Sector: Financials | Industry: Closed End Funds |
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Company Contact | |
Address: | One Corporate Center RYE NY 10580 |
Tel: | N/A |
Website: | www.gabelli.com |
IR: | See website |
Key People | ||
John C. Ball President, Treasurer, and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer, Trustee | Richard J. Walz Chief Compliance Officer |
Peter D. Goldstein Vice President, Company Secretary | Carter W. Austin Vice President | Laurissa M. Martire Vice President, Ombudsman | David I. Schachter Vice President |
Business Overview |
The GDL Fund (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to achieve absolute returns in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital. The Fund will seek to achieve its objective by investing primarily in merger arbitrage transactions and, to a lesser extent, in corporate reorganizations involving stubs, spin-offs, and liquidations. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities or hedging arrangements relating to companies involved in corporate transactions or reorganizations, giving rise to the possibility of realizing gains upon or within relatively short periods of time after the completion of such transactions or reorganizations. It has investment in sectors, including financial services, energy and utilities, semiconductors, food and beverage, healthcare, wireless communications, automotive and cable and satellite. The Fund's advisor is Gabelli Funds, LLC. |
Financial Overview |
For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2023, GDL Fund revenues increased from $3.1M to $7M. Net income totaled $6.3M vs. loss of $2.8M. Revenues reflect Interest increase from $1.9M to $6.3M. Net Income reflects Unrealized G/L on Investment Securities increase from $3.3M (expense) to $4.5M (income), Realized G/L on Investments Securities increase from $372K (expense) to $1.6M (income). |
Reporting Currency: | U.S. Dollars |
Enterprise value: | $155.72M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Annual revenue (TTM): | $6.97M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
EBITDA (TTM): | $1.15M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Net annual income (TTM): | $6.29M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Free cash flow (TTM): | $13.18M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Net Debt Last Fiscal Year: | $62.70M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Shares outstanding: | 11,872,761 as of Mar 15, 2024 |
TTM: Trailing Twelve Months EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, & Amortization |