Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.
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Overview
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About Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Not available
- Headquarters
- 150 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA, US
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Not available
- Headquarters
- 150 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA, US
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. is a business development company specializes in venture capital investments in start-up, early stage, middle stage, late stage, early development stage, and PIPEs. It seeks to invest in pre-IPO companies.
The fund also seeks to make investments in companies with operating histories that are unprofitable or marginally profitable, that have negative net worth, or that are involved in bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings.
In addition, it also makes investments in connection with the acquisition or divestiture of companies or divisions of companies. The fund seeks to invest through direct investments in private companies, negotiations with selling shareholders, and in organized secondary marketplaces for private securities.
It may also invest in micro-cap publicly traded companies and also make investments in securities of public companies.
The fund seeks to invest in private technology, information technology, cleantech sector, and companies that possess patents and other defensible intellectual property rights with a focus on Internet, consumer electronics, computer hardware, computer software, social networking, computer peripherals, solar photovoltaic, energy efficiency, solid-state lighting, water purification, wind-generated electricity, fuel cells, bio-fuels, electronic components, semiconductors, telecommunications, and advanced materials.
Cleantech companies include those engaged in the sale of goods and services designed to harness renewable energy and materials, eliminate emissions and waste, and reduce the use of natural resources. It invests primarily in equity securities of private companies in the United States.
However the fund also invests in securities of public companies located outside of the United States. It seeks to invest between $1 million and $10 million each in its investee companies.
The fund structures its equity investments as preferred stock, common stock, warrants, limited partnership interests, options, other beneficial ownership interests, convertible debt, short term debt investments, high-yield bonds, and distressed debt.
It prefers to control, be represented on, or have observer rights on the board of directors of a portfolio company. The fund seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisition by other industry participants, initial public offering of common stock, or other capital market transaction.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.. Starting points for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.: EPS -$0.17, beta 0.82 — an Asset Management name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.. Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. stands at -$0.17. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.. Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 2011. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
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Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $68,925 market value, institutional positions materially move Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. have traded between $0.01 and $0.07 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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House Trading
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