Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Past Earnings Performance
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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -33.9%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.9% per year. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's return on equity is 3.8%, and it has net margins of 68.2%.
Key information
-33.9%
Earnings growth rate
-34.0%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 0.9% |
| Return on equity | 3.8% |
| Net Margin | 68.2% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 5 | -12 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 4 | -27 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 4 | -40 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 3 | -53 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 3 | -30 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 3 | -8 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 4 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 3 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: ECF has a large one-off gain of $2.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: ECF became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ECF's earnings have declined by 33.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ECF has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: ECF has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (3.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ECF's Return on Equity (3.8%) is considered low.