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High Income Securities Fund NYSE:PCF Stock Report

Last Price

US$6.74

Market Cap

US$117.5m

7D

-0.1%

1Y

8.4%

Updated

20 Mar, 2024

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Company Financials

High Income Securities Fund

NYSE:PCF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$117.5m

PCF Stock Overview

High Income Securities Fund is a closed-ended balanced income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC.

PCF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for High Income Securities Fund
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$6.74
52 Week HighUS$6.96
52 Week LowUS$5.71
Beta0.89
1 Month Change3.22%
3 Month Change5.31%
1 Year Change8.36%
3 Year Change-21.54%
5 Year Change-25.44%
Change since IPO-31.75%

Recent News & Updates

PCF: A High Income Securities Fund In Decline

Feb 19

PCF: An Interesting Fund For Income Hunters, But Distribution Still Looks Strained

Dec 11

Recent updates

PCF: A High Income Securities Fund In Decline

Feb 19

PCF: An Interesting Fund For Income Hunters, But Distribution Still Looks Strained

Dec 11

PCF: A Good Diversifier For An Income Portfolio, But Distribution Appears Strained

Oct 04

PCF: Lack Of Transparency A Big Negative

Jul 26

High Income Securities Fund dividend declines by 17.3% to $0.0604

Jan 06

High Income Securities Fund declares $0.073 dividend

Oct 11

PCF: An Interesting Portfolio At A Fair Valuation

Aug 25

PCF: Fund-Of-Funds CEF, Large 11.3% Dividend Yield

Aug 18

High Income Securities Fund declares $0.073 dividend

Jul 07

PCF: Discounted And A 10% Managed Distribution Plan

May 22

PCF's Rights Offering: Quick Notes

Oct 21

PCF: An Underfollowed 9.54% Yielder

Aug 26

PCF: High Income Fund With A 9.4%+ Distribution Rate

Jun 09

High Income Securities Fund declares $0.078 dividend

Jan 05

Shareholder Returns

PCFUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D-0.1%0.6%1.0%
1Y8.4%31.9%31.2%

Return vs Industry: PCF underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PCF underperformed the US Market which returned 27.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PCF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PCF volatility
PCF Average Weekly Movement2.7%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: PCF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: PCF's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1987n/an/ahttps://www.putnam.com/individual/mutual-funds/closed-end-funds/funds/40-high-income-securities

High Income Securities Fund is a closed-ended balanced income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.

High Income Securities Fund Fundamentals Summary

How do High Income Securities Fund's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PCF fundamental statistics
Market capUS$117.45m
Earnings (TTM)US$5.90m
Revenue (TTM)US$7.61m

20.0x

P/E Ratio

15.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PCF income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$7.61m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$7.61m
Other ExpensesUS$1.72m
EarningsUS$5.90m

Last Reported Earnings

Aug 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.34
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin77.45%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did PCF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

11.1%

Current Dividend Yield

230%

Payout Ratio
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