Symbols / CSQ Stock $19.68 +0.56% Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Financial Services • Asset Management • United States • NGM
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Index EQUITY
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
CEO —
Exch · Country NGM · United States
Market Cap 3.16B
Enterprise Value —
Income 721.78M
Sales 79.90M
FCF (ttm) —
Book/sh 20.83
Cash/sh —
Employees —
Insider 10d —
IPO Apr 01, 2004
Div forward ($/yr)
Div TTM ($/yr)
Dividend Yield
Ex-Div Date
5Y Avg Yield
Yield vs 5Y Avg
Payout 27.27%
P/E 4.36
Forward P/E —
PEG —
P/S 39.50
P/B 0.94
P/C —
EV/EBITDA —
EV/Sales —
Quick Ratio 0.28
Current Ratio 3.59
Debt/Eq 41.08
LT Debt/Eq —
EPS (ttm) 4.51
EPS next Y —
EPS Growth 122.20%
Revenue Growth -2.20%
EPS Gr Q/Q 122.20%
Rev Gr Q/Q —
Earnings (next) —
Earnings (prior) —
ROA 0.50%
ROE 23.45%
ROIC —
Gross Margin 100.00%
Oper. Margin 41.69%
Profit Margin 9.03%
Shs Outstand 160.37M
Shs Float —
Insider Own 0.16%
Instit Own 56.66%
Short Float 0.03%
Short Ratio 0.07
Short Interest 23.73K
52W High 19.85
vs 52W High -0.86%
52W Low 16.13
vs 52W Low 22.01%
Beta 1.29
Impl. Vol. —
Rel Volume 0.77
Avg Volume 280.46K
Volume 214.81K
Target (mean) —
Tgt Median —
Tgt Low —
Tgt High —
# Analysts —
Recom None
Prev Close $19.57
Price $19.68
Change 0.56%
About

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. The fund is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in common and preferred stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, convertible securities, and high yield corporate bonds with an average credit rating of BB as rated by S&P. The fund employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down security picking approaches to create its portfolio. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund was formed on December 31, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

Valuation Models

Price estimates from analyst targets and simple models.

1. Analyst consensus
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Mean price target
2. Current target
$19.68
Latest analyst target
3. DCF / Fair value
$67.65
Fallback: EPS × 15 (assumed fair P/E). No FCF data; use with …
Ratings
Current target
$19.68
Low
—
High
—
Mean
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Latest analyst rating changes

Date Action Analyst Rating Change Price Target
2017-06-26 down Stifel Buy → Hold —
News
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Insider Transactions
Filed Date Insider Relationship Transaction Shares Price Value SEC
2025-01-30 HERMAN THOMAS E. Chief Financial Officer — 23,190 $18.23 $424,668
Financials
Statement View
Amounts in millions (2 decimals, no suffix) • EPS per share (2 decimals) • Trend = period evolution • YoY Growth = previous period %
Line Item Trend 2025-10-31 2024-10-31 2023-10-31 2022-10-31
Total Revenue
723.74
-16.21%
863.77
+404.45%
171.23
+128.48%
-601.24
Operating Revenue
723.74
-16.21%
863.77
+404.45%
171.23
+128.48%
-601.24
Operating Expense
1.96
+6.21%
1.84
+15.86%
1.59
-8.00%
1.73
Selling General And Administration
1.61
+8.88%
1.48
-2.19%
1.51
-10.29%
1.68
General And Administrative Expense
1.61
+8.88%
1.48
-2.19%
1.51
-10.29%
1.68
Other Operating Expenses
0.35
-4.53%
0.37
+349.90%
0.08
+74.21%
0.05
Net Income
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Pretax Income
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Net Interest Income
-13.46
-65.99%
-8.11
+20.32%
-10.18
-205.36%
9.66
Interest Expense
63.80
+2.35%
62.34
+10.03%
56.66
+130.41%
24.59
Interest Income
50.34
-7.17%
54.23
+16.67%
46.48
+35.71%
34.25
Gain On Sale Of Security
267.24
+28.68%
207.68
+5.76%
196.37
+23.15%
159.46
Tax Rate For Calcs
0.00
+0.00%
0.00
+0.00%
0.00
0.00
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Net Income Continuous Operations
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Normalized Income
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Net Income Common Stockholders
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Diluted EPS
—
5.37
+401.87%
1.07
+128.01%
-3.82
Basic EPS
—
5.37
+401.87%
1.07
+128.01%
-3.82
Basic Average Shares
—
160.51
+1.24%
158.54
+0.44%
157.85
Diluted Average Shares
—
160.51
+1.24%
158.54
+0.44%
157.85
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Line Item Trend 2025-10-31
Total Assets
4,758.62
Cash And Cash Equivalents
—
Cash Financial
—
Receivables
11.64
Prepaid Assets
1.21
Investments And Advances
4,608.49
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
1,418.81
Payables
46.19
Accounts Payable
37.38
Other Payable
8.81
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
1,050.00
Preferred Securities Outside Stock Equity
321.91
Stockholders Equity
3,339.81
Common Stock Equity
3,339.81
Capital Stock
1,889.31
Common Stock
1,889.31
Share Issued
160.37
Ordinary Shares Number
160.37
Retained Earnings
1,450.50
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
3,339.81
Total Capitalization
4,389.81
Invested Capital
4,389.81
Total Debt
1,050.00
Net Debt
1,050.00
Net Tangible Assets
3,339.81
Tangible Book Value
3,339.81
Available For Sale Securities
—
Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold
136.96
Derivative Product Liabilities
0.38
Financial Assets Designatedas Fair Value Through Profitor Loss Total
4,601.07
Investmentin Financial Assets
4,608.49
Preferred Shares Number
12.92
Line Item Trend 2025-10-31 2024-10-31 2023-10-31 2022-10-31
Operating Cash Flow
70.60
-48.58%
137.29
+39.58%
98.36
-54.61%
216.70
Net Income From Continuing Operations
721.78
-16.26%
861.93
+408.09%
169.64
+128.13%
-602.97
Other Non Cash Items
13.76
+12.47%
12.24
+14.24%
10.71
+24.40%
8.61
Gain Loss On Investment Securities
-666.54
+9.57%
-737.04
-778.92%
-83.86
-110.35%
809.89
Change In Working Capital
1.59
+881.89%
0.16
-91.35%
1.87
+60.10%
1.17
Change In Receivables
0.70
+288.47%
-0.37
+50.59%
-0.75
-191.87%
0.81
Change In Prepaid Assets
-0.01
+95.81%
-0.17
-5284.07%
0.00
+106.53%
-0.05
Change In Payable
0.95
+22.76%
0.77
-70.37%
2.61
+654.46%
0.35
Change In Other Current Assets
-0.05
+26.68%
-0.07
-2049.06%
-0.00
-105.90%
0.06
Change In Other Current Liabilities
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Financing Cash Flow
-88.34
-54.14%
-57.31
+67.50%
-176.34
+22.87%
-228.65
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt
109.00
-22.42%
140.50
—
-79.50
Issuance Of Debt
109.00
-50.57%
220.50
—
—
Repayment Of Debt
—
-80.00
—
-79.50
Long Term Debt Issuance
109.00
-50.57%
220.50
—
—
Long Term Debt Payments
—
-80.00
—
-79.50
Net Long Term Debt Issuance
109.00
-22.42%
140.50
—
-79.50
Net Common Stock Issuance
—
—
9.88
-49.03%
19.38
Common Stock Dividend Paid
-197.25
-0.29%
-196.68
-5.65%
-186.17
+0.59%
-187.28
Cash Dividends Paid
-197.25
-0.29%
-196.68
-5.65%
-186.17
+0.59%
-187.28
Repurchase Of Capital Stock
-0.00
—
-0.00
—
Net Other Financing Charges
0.00
+100.00%
-0.35
0.00
-100.00%
19.60
Changes In Cash
-17.74
-122.18%
79.98
+202.56%
-77.98
-552.78%
-11.95
Beginning Cash Position
154.70
+107.04%
74.72
-51.07%
152.70
-7.26%
164.65
End Cash Position
136.96
-11.47%
154.70
+107.04%
74.72
-51.07%
152.70
Free Cash Flow
70.60
-48.58%
137.29
+39.58%
98.36
-54.61%
216.70
Common Stock Issuance
—
—
9.88
-49.03%
19.38
Issuance Of Capital Stock
—
—
9.88
-49.03%
19.38
Net Preferred Stock Issuance
-0.00
—
-0.00
—
Preferred Stock Dividend Paid
—
—
-0.00
-100.00%
19.60
Preferred Stock Issuance
—
—
—
—
Preferred Stock Payments
-0.00
—
-0.00
—
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