Gabelli Utility Trust
Market Cap
US$441.0m
Last Updated
2021/03/02 23:11 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
The Gabelli Utility Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Share Price & News
How has Gabelli Utility Trust's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GUT is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.
Volatility Over Time: GUT's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-9.3%
GUT
1.0%
US Capital Markets
-0.7%
US Market
1 Year Return
-1.9%
GUT
38.8%
US Capital Markets
36.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: GUT underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 36.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GUT underperformed the US Market which returned 41.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GUT | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -9.3% | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 30 Day | -9.1% | 10.8% | 4.3% |
| 90 Day | -6.1% | 17.0% | 8.1% |
| 1 Year | 6.3%-1.9% | 42.2%38.8% | 39.6%36.6% |
| 3 Year | 44.0%8.2% | 40.1%29.7% | 53.5%43.7% |
| 5 Year | 87.0%17.6% | 152.2%121.0% | 123.7%98.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Gabelli Utility Trust's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is Gabelli Utility Trust undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.89x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: GUT ($7.35) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($2.24)
Significantly Below Fair Value: GUT is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GUT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Capital Markets industry average.
PE vs Market: GUT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GUT's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GUT is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.9x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (14.4x).
Future Growth
How is Gabelli Utility Trust forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
13.7%
Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Gabelli Utility Trust has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Gabelli Utility Trust performed over the past 5 years?
7.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GUT is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: GUT is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GUT is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 7.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare GUT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: GUT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (10.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GUT has a negative Return on Equity (-7.99%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Gabelli Utility Trust's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GUT's short term assets ($597.2K) do not cover its short term liabilities ($699.8K).
Long Term Liabilities: GUT's short term assets ($597.2K) exceed its long term liabilities ($10.1K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GUT is debt free.
Reducing Debt: GUT had no debt 5 years ago.
Debt Coverage: GUT has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: GUT has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Gabelli Utility Trust current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
8.16%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: GUT's dividend (8.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.31%).
High Dividend: GUT's dividend (8.16%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.72%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: GUT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GUT's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: GUT is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
22.2yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Bruce Alpert (68 yo)
no data
Tenure
Mr. Bruce N. Alpert, CPA, has been a Executive Vice President at GAMCO Investors, Inc. He served as a Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors Inc. since May 2008. Mr. Alpert is President at The Gabelli Di...
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Trustee | 22.17yrs | US$15.50k | 0.011% $ 50.4k | |
| Lead Independent Trustee | no data | US$15.00k | no data | |
| Independent Trustee | 22.17yrs | US$12.50k | no data | |
| Independent Trustee | 22.17yrs | US$12.50k | no data | |
| Independent Trustee | 22.17yrs | US$17.00k | no data | |
| 22.17yrs | no data | no data | ||
| Independent Trustee | 22.17yrs | US$15.00k | no data | |
| Independent Trustee | 22.17yrs | US$15.00k | no data | |
| Independent Trustee | 8.58yrs | US$12.50k | 0.014% $ 59.7k |
22.2yrs
Average Tenure
80yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GUT's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 22.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
The Gabelli Utility Trust's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: The Gabelli Utility Trust
- Ticker: GUT
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: Asset Management and Custody Banks
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Market Cap: US$441.019m
- Shares outstanding: 54.92m
- Website: https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=NDRiZjk=&bid=MmMzNQ==&mid=OWEyMA==&num=ZDQzOQ==&kid=MzM4ZDI=&fid=YjBiNA==&rid=311-=edoc_dnuf
Location
- The Gabelli Utility Trust
- One Corporate Center
- Rye
- New York
- 10580-1422
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUT | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Jun 1999 |
| GUT.PRA | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | PFD A 5.625% | US | USD | Aug 2003 | |
| GUT.PRC | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | PFD CUM SER C | US | USD | May 2016 |
Biography
The Gabelli Utility Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It make...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/02 23:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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