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Ticker
FT

Price
7.06
Stock movement up
+0.02 (0.28%)
Company name
Franklin Universal Closed Fund
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Asset Management
Market cap
177.43M
Ent value
238.11M
Price/Sales
6.55
Price/Book
0.86
Div yield
7.31%
Div growth
5.84%
Growth years
-
FCF payout
246.04%
Trailing P/E
5.85
Forward P/E
-
PEG
-
EPS growth
7.20%
1 year return
7.52%
3 year return
-4.71%
5 year return
3.58%
10 year return
-0.20%
Last updated: 2025-04-11

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.52
Dividend yield7.31%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield12.15%
Average yield6.80%
Minimum yield4.96%
Discount to avg yield6.97%
Upside potential7.49%
Yield as % of max yield60.16%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield7.31%
Current yield distribution34.21%
Yield at 100% (Min)4.96%
Yield at 90%5.45%
Yield at 80%5.94%
Yield at 50% (Median)6.85%
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 share0.52
Payout frequency-
Ex-div date17 Mar 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
FTS&P500
DGR MR1.18%-13.74%
DGR TTM0.20%6.60%
DGR 3 years9.92%5.24%
DGR 5 years5.84%5.40%
DGR 10 years1.03%7.07%
DGR 15 years0.75%6.12%
Time since last change announced190 days
EPS growth (5y)7.20%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM89.64%246.04%
Average98.49%101.20%
Forward--

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E5.85
Price to OCF8.89
Price to FCF16.07
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales6.55
Price to Book0.86
EV to Sales8.79

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count25.13M
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
Cash54.80K
Net receivables3.13M
Total current assets7.24M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets266.93M
Accounts payable328.50K
Short/Current long term debt60.00M
Total current liabilities491.50K
Total liabilities60.73M
Shareholder's equity206.19M
Net tangible assets0.00

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 Equity14.70%
Return on Assets11.36%
Return on Invested Capital14.70%
Cash Return on Invested Capital5.36%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open7.01
Daily high7.13
Daily low7.00
Daily Volume49K
All-time high10.25
1y analyst estimate-
Beta0.76
EPS (TTM)1.21
Dividend per share0.52
Ex-div date17 Mar 2025
Next earnings date-

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-31.12%-12.89%
Highest price drop-70.34%-56.47%
Date of highest drop20 Nov 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-27.80%-11.07%
Avg time to new high89 days12 days
Max time to new high6857 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FT (Franklin Universal Closed Fund) company logo
Marketcap
177.43M
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
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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