Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.

SPE
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.US flagNew York Stock Exchange
15.07
USD
-0.07
(-1.24%)
2.89EPS
5.24P/E
160.09MMarket Cap
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.
SPE
(New York Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

15.07

P/E

ratio

5.24

div

yld

- -

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FRC
3.05
-0.97
3.78
1.81
4.42
-1.95
2.59
3.64
Revenue per Share
2.7
-1.24
3.44
1.43
4.24
-2.15
2.38
3.41
Basic EPS, GAAP
1.83
1.42
1.14
1.62
2.46
-1.66
1.76
1.88
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.7
1.42
1.25
1.62
2.29
1.4
1.26
1.36
Dividend per Share
44.99
33.64
45.01
50.07
45.77
32.03
37.96
41.74
Book Value per Share
18.25
11.67
17.21
19.2
22.35
12.27
14.84
17.19
Tangible Book Value per Share
8
10
8
7
9
12
11
10
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
24
-10
30
13
42
-24
28
37
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
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- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Operating Margin (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Depreciation Expense
23
-11
29
12
41
-25
27
36
Net Income, GAAP
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
96.83
107.55
97.56
94.08
98.07
104.17
97.48
97.74
Profit Margin (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
LT Debt
198
173
192
193
210
207
214
231
Total Equity
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
-3.62
7.86
2.86
10.12
-6.37
6.38
8.39
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
No data availableFinancial data will appear here once available

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
No data availableFinancial data will appear here once available

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
3.83%
7.97%
Free Cash Flow
- -
-49.8%
2.86%
Net Income, GAAP
- -
-31.43%
35.16%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
-34.71%
34.81%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
18.43%
4.64%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
28
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
37
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.38
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
3.41
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
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1.26
2024
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- -
- -
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1.36
2025
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- -
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Business
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (SPE) operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, pursuing total return through an opportunistic investment philosophy that emphasizes discounted closed-end funds, undervalued operating companies of large, mid- and small-capitalization, and special situations including risk arbitrage and distressed securities; its portfolio principally comprises investments in other closed-end investment companies focusing on public equity and fixed income markets, as well as direct and indirect securities of foreign companies, employing value, opportunistic, and event-driven strategies benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index. Incorporated in Maryland on February 19, 1993, and headquartered at Park 80 West, 250 Pehle Avenue, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, the Fund--managed by Bulldog Investors, LLP--formerly operated as Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. until its name change on December 21, 2009, and investment objective shift to total return effective January 25, 2010. Recent activities include ongoing quarterly distributions under a managed distribution plan at an 8% annual rate, such as the October 30, 2025 dividend declaration and fourth-quarter 2025 distributions announced October 2, 2025; modification of its share repurchase plan; activism efforts like announcing results of the BNY Mellon Municipal Income stockholders meeting on June 17, 2024, and providing a FAST Acquisition Corp. settlement update on May 6, 2024 with proceeds expected by June 30, 2024; and regular dividend increases, including a 15.1% rise to $0.1098 per share.

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