Franklin Universal Trust (FT)FTFranklin Universal Trust

Balance Sheet

Assets, liabilities, and equity analysis

Quarterly Balance Sheet (USD)

Quarterly Report	TTM	02/28/2026	08/31/2025	02/28/2025	08/31/2024	02/29/2024	08/31/2023	02/28/2023	08/31/2022
Total Current Assets	8.750M	8.750M	11.205M	4.177M	7.237M	3.370M	3.245M	3.076M	5.754M
Cash & Cash Equivalents	63K	63K	56K	87K	55K	44K	29K	242K	2.884M
Short-Term Investments	5.436M	5.436M	5.815M	0.00	4.055M	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Cash & Short-Term Investments	5.499M	5.499M	5.871M	87K	4.109M	44K	29K	242K	2.884M
Accounts Receivable	3.251M	3.251M	5.334M	4.090M	3.127M	3.326M	3.216M	2.834M	2.870M
Inventory	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.479M	0.00	0.00
Total Assets	288.451M	288.451M	273.475M	268.975M	266.927M	248.147M	251.477M	256.305M	269.824M
Property, Plant & Equipment	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Goodwill	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Intangible Assets	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Long-Term Investments	279.701M	279.701M	201.501M	259.022M	263.717M	244.776M	248.232M	253.229M	264.070M
Total Current Liabilities	632K	632K	876K	728K	734K	1.895M	1.174M	2.749M	1.177M
Accounts Payable	455K	455K	0.00	728K	328K	1.200M	1.174M	2.749M	1.177M
Short-Term Debt	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Liabilities	60.773M	60.773M	60.876M	61.157M	60.734M	61.895M	66.618M	68.290M	66.772M
Long-Term Debt	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	64.999M	64.987M	64.974M
Total Debt	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	60.000M	64.999M	64.987M	64.974M
Net Debt (Cash)	59.937M	59.937M	59.944M	59.913M	59.945M	59.956M	64.970M	64.745M	62.090M
Total Shareholders' Equity	227.678M	227.678M	212.600M	207.817M	206.193M	186.252M	184.859M	188.014M	203.053M
Common Stock	152.782M	152.782M	152.782M	153.388M	153.388M	158.970M	158.970M	164.196M	164.196M
Retained Earnings	74.896M	74.896M	59.818M	54.430M	52.806M	27.282M	25.890M	23.818M	38.857M
Current Ratio	13.85	13.85	12.80	5.74	9.86	1.78	2.76	1.12	4.89
Debt to Equity Ratio	0.26	0.26	0.28	0.29	0.29	0.32	0.35	0.35	0.32

Annual Balance Sheet (USD)

Annual Report	08/31/2025	08/31/2024	08/31/2023	08/31/2022	08/31/2021	08/31/2020	08/31/2019	08/31/2018
Total Current Assets	11.205M	7.237M	3.245M	5.754M	4.715M	5.162M	4.235M	3.352M
Cash & Cash Equivalents	56K	55K	29K	2.884M	1.417M	1.034M	476K	0.00
Short-Term Investments	5.815M	4.055M	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.450M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	5.871M	4.109M	29K	2.884M	1.417M	1.034M	476K	11.450M
Accounts Receivable	5.334M	3.127M	3.216M	2.870M	3.297M	4.129M	3.759M	3.352M
Inventory	0.00	0.00	10.479M	15.282M	0.00	10.398M	8.995M	0.00
Total Assets	273.475M	266.927M	251.477M	269.824M	292.223M	271.559M	282.456M	266.882M
Property, Plant & Equipment	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Goodwill	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Intangible Assets	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Long-Term Investments	201.501M	259.691M	248.232M	264.070M	287.508M	266.397M	278.222M	263.530M
Total Current Liabilities	876K	734K	1.174M	1.177M	2.545M	2.187M	1.981M	825K
Accounts Payable	0.00	328K	1.174M	1.177M	300K	2.187M	1.981M	825K
Short-Term Debt	0.00	0.00	0.00	168K	58K	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Liabilities	60.876M	60.734M	66.618M	66.772M	67.977M	67.465M	67.164M	66.086M
Long-Term Debt	60.000M	60.000M	64.999M	64.974M	64.946M	64.928M	64.907M	64.881M
Total Debt	60.000M	60.000M	64.999M	64.974M	64.946M	64.928M	64.907M	64.881M
Net Debt (Cash)	59.944M	59.945M	64.970M	62.090M	63.528M	63.895M	64.431M	64.881M
Total Shareholders' Equity	212.600M	206.193M	184.859M	203.053M	224.246M	204.094M	215.292M	200.796M
Common Stock	152.782M	153.388M	158.970M	164.196M	164.230M	164.246M	164.230M	164.230M
Retained Earnings	59.818M	52.806M	25.890M	38.857M	60.016M	39.848M	51.062M	-337K
Current Ratio	12.80	9.86	2.76	4.89	1.85	2.36	2.14	4.06
Debt to Equity Ratio	0.28	0.29	0.35	0.32	0.29	0.32	0.30	0.32

Values are displayed in USD. Negative numbers shown in red.

Values are displayed in USD. Negative numbers are shown in red.

About Franklin Universal Trust

Established on September 23, 1988, Franklin Universal Trust operates as a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Franklin Resources, Inc. and is actively managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. The fund directs its capital towards the public equity and fixed income markets throughout the United States, specifically focusing its equity investments on the utility sector. Employing fundamental analysis, it constructs a diverse portfolio comprising corporate debt instruments and dividend-yielding utility stocks. For performance evaluation, the trust measures its equity holdings against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index, while its fixed income components are benchmarked against the Credit Suisse High Yield.

San Mateo, CA

www.franklintempleton.com/retail/jsp_app/products/closed_end_fund.jsp?fundNumber=002

Financial Services / Asset Management

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
CEO: Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.

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About Franklin Universal Trust

San Mateo, CA

www.franklintempleton.com/retail/jsp_app/products/closed_end_fund.jsp?fundNumber=002

Financial Services / Asset Management

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
CEO: Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.

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