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- Ticker
- FT
- Price
- 7.44
- Stock movement up
- +0.01 (0.13%)
- Company name
- Franklin Universal Closed Fund
- Exchange
- (NYSE ,
- Currency
- USD )
- Sector
- Financial Services >Asset Management
- Market cap
- 199.30M
- Ent value
- 259.98M
- Price/Sales
- 7.36
- Price/Book
- 0.97
- Div yield
- 6.43%
- Div growth
- 5.84%
- Growth years
- -
- FCF payout
- 246.04%
- Trailing P/E
- 6.57
- Forward P/E
- -
- PEG
- -
- EPS growth
- 7.20%
- 1 year return
- 11.53%
- 3 year return
- -0.03%
- 5 year return
- 2.29%
- 10 year return
- 2.28%
Last updated: 2025-09-12
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DIVIDENDS
Dividend yield - 5y
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Dividend yield data
| Dividend per share | 0.51 |
| Dividend yield | 6.43% |
| Payout frequency | Monthly |
| Maximum yield | 12.15% |
| Average yield | 6.87% |
| Minimum yield | 4.96% |
| Discount to avg yield | -6.85% |
| Upside potential | -6.41% |
| Yield as % of max yield | 52.94% |
Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y
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Yield distribution data
| Dividend yield | 6.43% |
| Current yield distribution | 67.86% |
| Yield at 100% (Min) | 4.96% |
| Yield at 90% | 5.46% |
| Yield at 80% | 6.12% |
| Yield at 50% (Median) | 6.87% |
| Yield at 20% | 7.58% |
| Yield at 10% | 7.82% |
| Yield at 0% (Max) | 12.15% |
Dividend per share
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Dividend per share data
| Years of growth | - |
| CCC status | - |
| Dividend per share | 0.51 |
| Payout frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-div date | 18 Sep 2025 |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.21 |
| EPS (1y forward) | - |
| EPS growth (5y) | 7.20% |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | - |
Dividend growth
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Dividend growth data
| FT | S&P500 | |
| DGR MR | -1.16% | -13.74% |
| DGR TTM | 0.39% | 6.60% |
| DGR 3 years | 9.92% | 5.24% |
| DGR 5 years | 5.84% | 5.40% |
| DGR 10 years | 1.03% | 7.07% |
| DGR 15 years | 0.75% | 6.12% |
| Time since last change announced | 77 days |
| EPS growth (5y) | 7.20% |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | - |
Payout ratio
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Payout ratio data
| EPS coverage | FCF coverage | |
| TTM | 89.64% | 246.04% |
| Average | 98.49% | 101.20% |
| Forward | - | - |
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VALUATION
Valuation Ratios
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Valuation Ratios data
| Trailing P/E | 6.57 |
| Price to OCF | 9.98 |
| Price to FCF | 18.05 |
| Price to EBITDA | - |
| EV to EBITDA | - |
Valuation (Sales/Book Value)
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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
| Price to Sales | 7.36 |
| Price to Book | 0.97 |
| EV to Sales | 9.60 |
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FINANCIALS
Per share
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Per share data
| Current share count | 25.13M |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.21 |
| FCF per share (TTM) | 0.44 |
Income statement
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Income statement data
| Revenue (TTM) | 27.09M |
| Gross profit (TTM) | 22.22M |
| Operating income (TTM) | 33.22M |
| Net income (TTM) | 30.31M |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.21 |
| EPS (1y forward) | - |
Margins
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Margins data
| Gross margin (TTM) | 82.02% |
| Operating margin (TTM) | 122.63% |
| Profit margin (TTM) | 111.88% |
Balance Sheet
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Balance Sheet data
| Cash | 54.80K |
| Net receivables | 3.13M |
| Total current assets | 7.24M |
| Goodwill | 0.00 |
| Intangible assets | 0.00 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 0.00 |
| Total assets | 266.93M |
| Accounts payable | 328.50K |
| Short/Current long term debt | 60.00M |
| Total current liabilities | 491.50K |
| Total liabilities | 60.73M |
| Shareholder's equity | 206.19M |
| Net tangible assets | 0.00 |
Cash flow
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Cash flow data
| Operating cash flow (TTM) | 19.97M |
| Capital expenditures (TTM) | 4.00 |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | 11.04M |
| Dividends paid (TTM) | 27.17M |
Financial returns
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Financial returns data
| Return on Equity | 14.70% |
| Return on Assets | 11.36% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 14.70% |
| Cash Return on Invested Capital | 5.36% |
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STOCK INFORMATION
Stock chart
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Stock price data
| Open | 7.92 |
| Daily high | 8.00 |
| Daily low | 7.87 |
| Daily Volume | 30K |
| All-time high | 10.25 |
| 1y analyst estimate | - |
| Beta | 0.68 |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.21 |
| Dividend per share | 0.51 |
| Ex-div date | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Next earnings date | 1 Nov 2025 |
Downside potential
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Downside potential data
| FT | S&P500 | |
| Current price drop from All-time high | -22.63% | -1.46% |
| Highest price drop | -70.34% | -56.47% |
| Date of highest drop | 20 Nov 2008 | 9 Mar 2009 |
| Avg drop from high | -27.78% | -10.99% |
| Avg time to new high | 89 days | 12 days |
| Max time to new high | 6947 days | 1805 days |
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COMPANY DETAILS
Marketcap
199.30M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Employees
0
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
-
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Monthly
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