N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-07644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York

  10580-1422
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2006

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


n   Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

 

Annual Report
To Contractowners


 

LOGO

 

Mario Gabelli, CFA, Portfolio Manager

 

Objective:

Growth of capital. Current income is a secondary objective

 

Portfolio:

At least 80% common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks

 

Inception Date:

May 1, 1995

 

Net Assets at December 31, 2006:

$234,413,653

 


 

An Update from Fund Management

 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, the Fund advanced 21.93% versus the S&P 500’s 15.78% and Russell 2000 Index’s 18.37% gains. For the five and ten year periods ended December 31, 2006, the Fund’s total annualized return averaged 10.78% and 13.17%, respectively, versus average annual total returns of 6.18% and 8.42% for the S&P 500 and 11.39% and 9.44% for the Russell 2000 Indices, for the same periods, respectively. Since inception on May 1, 1995 through December 31, 2006, the Fund’s cumulative total return was 314.66%, which equates to an average annual total return of 12.96%. This compares favorably to the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 annual total returns for the same period of 10.95% and 11.19%, respectively.

 

Stocks continued to rise in 2006 on the strength of rising corporate earnings, coupled with the belief that the Federal Reserve, under Ben Bernanke, would stop raising rates after 17 consecutive increases. Declining bond yields steered income hungry investors to stocks in the utility and telecom sectors, while supply concerns and geopolitics elevated shares of energy and commodity producers. Consumers found more money to spend and spend they did, powering shares of many retailers and consumer goods higher. The weakest sectors of the market were generally health care and technology, two areas where the Fund has limited exposure. Some of our Publishing and Broadcasting and Food and Beverage holdings lagged.

 

The Fund benefited from a number of companies being takeover targets. Also, returns were helped and by stellar performance from several industrial firms such as Sequa Corporation, Greif Inc., and Thomas & Betts. Hotels & Gaming was another sector which outperformed.

 

The Fund’s focus is on free cash flow: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) minus the capital expenditures necessary to grow the business. We believe free cash flow is the best barometer of a business’ value. Rising free cash flow often foreshadows net earnings improvement. We also look at earnings per share trends and we try to position ourselves in front of long term earnings uptrends. We analyze on and off balance sheet assets and liabilities such as plant and equipment, inventories, receivables, and legal, environmental and health care issues. We want to know everything and anything that will add to, or detract from, our private market value (“PMV”) estimates. Finally, we look for a catalyst: something happening in the company’s industry or indigenous to the company itself that will surface value. Once we identify stocks that qualify as fundamental and conceptual bargains, we then become patient investors. This has been a proven long term method for preserving and enhancing wealth in the U.S. equity markets.

 

The views expressed above are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager as of December 31, 2006 and are subject to change without notice. They do not necessarily represent the views of Gabelli Funds. The views expressed herein are based on current market conditions and are not intended to predict or guarantee the future performance of any Fund, any individual security, any market or market segment. The composition of each Fund’s portfolio is subject to change. No recommendation is made with respect to any security discussed herein.

 


About information in this report:

 

 

It is important to carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, fees and expenses before investing. All funds involve some risk, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

 

The S&P 500 Index is an index of 500 primarily large cap U.S. stocks that is generally considered to be representative of U.S. stock market activity. Index returns are provided for comparative purposes. Please note that the index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment and its returns do not reflect the fees and expenses that have been deducted from the Fund.


 

GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND    1


n   Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

 

Annual Report
To Contractowners


 

Top Ten Holdings  (As of 12/31/2006)

 

Company      Percentage of
Total Net Assets

American Express Co.

     2.33%

Time Warner Inc.

     2.04%

Honeywell International Inc.

     1.93%

The Coca-Cola Co.

     1.85%

Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A

     1.82%

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     1.80%

Diageo plc, ADR

     1.76%

General Mills Inc.

     1.72%

Pfizer Inc.

     1.55%

The Reader’s Digest Association Inc.

     1.42%

 

Sector Weightings as a % of Total Net Assets  (As of 12/31/2006)

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns  (For periods ended 12/31/2006)

 

        1
Yr
     5
Yrs
     10
Yrs
    

Since Inception

05/01/1995

Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

     21.93%      10.78%      13.17%      12.96%

S&P 500 Index

     15.78%      6.18%      8.42%      10.95%

 


All performance data quoted is historical and the results represent past performance and neither guarantee nor predict future investment results. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month (available within 7 business days of the most recent month end), please call us at (800) 221-3253 or visit our website at www.guardianinvestor.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted here. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

 

Total return figures are historical and assume the reinvestment of dividends and distributions and the deduction of all Fund expenses. The actual total returns for owners of variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies that provide for investment in the Fund will be lower to reflect separate account and contract/policy charges. The return figures shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a contractowner may pay on distributions or redemption of units.

 


 

2   GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND


n   Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

 

Annual Report
To Contractowners


 

Growth of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)

 

To give you a comparison, this chart shows you the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund and in the S&P 500 Index. Index returns do not include the fees and expenses of the Fund, but do include the reinvestment of dividends.

 

LOGO

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance.

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, the last of which was filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Shareholders may obtain this information by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554). The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

Proxy Voting

 

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; and (iii) visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 


 

GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND    3


n   Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

 

Annual Report
To Contractowners


Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

 

For the Six Month Period from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006

 

Expense Table

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

 

Actual Fund Return: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return during the past six months, and the “Expenses Paid During Period” shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid during this period.

 

Hypothetical 5% Return: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case — because the hypothetical return used is not the Fund’s actual return — the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which would be described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. The “Annualized Expense Ratio” represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the year ended December 31, 2006.

      Beginning
Account Value
07/01/2006
   Ending
Account Value
12/31/2006
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
   Expenses
Paid During
Period*

Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

                         

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,120.80    1.09%    $ 5.83

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,019.71    1.09%    $ 5.55

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365.

 


 

4   GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND


n   Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

December 31, 2006

 

Common Stocks — 94.7%  
Shares        Cost  

Market

Value

     
Aerospace — 0.7%    
9,000  

HEICO Corp.

  $ 219,619   $ 349,470
30,000  

Herley Industries Inc.†

    538,353     485,700
100,000  

Rolls-Royce Group plc†

    773,166     876,686
1,835,000  

Rolls-Royce Group plc,
Cl. B

    3,492     3,647
             
      1,534,630     1,715,503
 
Agriculture — 1.3%    
45,000  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    590,521     1,438,200
30,000  

Delta & Pine Land Co.

    1,217,936     1,213,500
20,000  

The Mosaic Co.†

    366,525     427,200
             
      2,174,982     3,078,900
 
Automotive — 1.1%    
50,000  

General Motors Corp.

    1,461,513     1,536,000
30,000  

Navistar International Corp.†

    619,003     1,002,900
             
      2,080,516     2,538,900
 
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.7%  
2,000  

Bandag Inc.

    101,180     100,860
5,000  

BorgWarner Inc.

    198,525     295,100
45,000  

CLARCOR Inc.

    422,225     1,521,450
120,000  

Dana Corp.†

    497,276     166,800
85,000  

Earl Scheib Inc.†

    483,196     300,900
20,000  

Midas Inc.†

    402,432     460,000
11,000  

Modine Manufacturing Co.

    265,673     275,330
36,000  

Proliance International Inc.†

    197,995     165,600
45,000  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    648,865     674,100
             
      3,217,367     3,960,140
 
Aviation: Parts and Services — 4.1%    
38,000  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    545,113     1,409,040
6,000  

EDO Corp.

    152,016     142,440
70,000  

GenCorp Inc.†

    714,297     981,400
55,000  

Kaman Corp.

    698,386     1,231,450
30,000  

Precision Castparts Corp.

    657,891     2,348,400
28,000  

Sequa Corp., Cl. A†

    990,661     3,221,680
170,000  

The Fairchild Corp., Cl. A†

    898,870     372,300
             
      4,657,234     9,706,710
 
Broadcasting — 3.8%    
45,000  

CBS Corp., Cl. A

    918,326     1,404,900
10,000  

Cogeco Inc.

    195,072     250,911
51,000  

Fisher Communications Inc.†

    2,812,109     2,254,710
212,000  

Gray Television Inc.

    1,915,683     1,553,960
35,000  

ION Media Networks Inc.†

    47,649     17,500
18,000  

Liberty Media Corp. — Capital, Cl. A†

    942,330     1,763,640
65,000  

Lin TV Corp., Cl. A†

    1,032,876     646,750
90,000  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A

    800,344     945,000
20,000  

Young Broadcasting Inc., Cl. A†

    105,350     56,400
             
      8,769,739     8,893,771
 
Business Services — 1.3%    
30,000  

Aramark Corp., Cl. B

    992,260     1,003,500
7,000  

Avis Budget Group Inc.

    135,071     151,830
52,000  

Intermec Inc.†

    940,363     1,262,040
75,700  

Nashua Corp.†

    649,904     633,609
             
      2,717,598     3,050,979
 
Shares        Cost  

Market

Value

     
Cable and Satellite — 2.8%    
5,000  

Adelphia Communications Corp., Cl. A†

  $ 5,250   $ 50
150,000  

Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A†

    783,509     4,272,000
10,000  

EchoStar Communications Corp., Cl. A†

    294,560     380,300
25,000  

Liberty Global Inc., Cl. A†

    363,484     728,750
9,315  

Liberty Global Inc., Cl. C†

    155,984     260,820
10,000  

Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B

    268,416     596,000
10,000  

The DIRECTV Group Inc.†

    160,500     249,400
             
      2,031,703     6,487,320
 
Communications Equipment — 2.9%    
32,000  

Agere Systems Inc.†

    388,474     613,440
84,000  

Corning Inc.†

    546,500     1,571,640
20,000  

Motorola Inc.

    198,099     411,200
15,000  

Nortel Networks Corp., New York†

    397,259     400,950
17,000  

Nortel Networks Corp., Toronto†

    724,875     454,393
70,000  

Thomas & Betts Corp.†

    1,543,218     3,309,600
             
      3,798,425     6,761,223
 
Computer Software and Services — 1.3%  
140,000  

Xanser Corp.†

    480,229     680,400
96,000  

Yahoo! Inc.†

    3,042,700     2,451,840
             
      3,522,929     3,132,240
 
Consumer Products — 2.8%    
10,000  

Avon Products Inc.

    273,243     330,400
10,000  

Clorox Co.

    557,423     641,500
10,000  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    561,371     652,400
2,000  

Fortune Brands Inc.

    160,631     170,780
23,000  

Gallaher Group plc, ADR

    552,606     2,068,850
1,000  

National Presto
Industries Inc.

    27,490     59,870
15,000  

Pactiv Corp.†

    152,305     535,350
22,000  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    970,741     1,413,940
115,000  

Revlon Inc., Cl. A†

    302,619     147,200
65,000  

Schiff Nutrition International Inc.†

    178,934     432,250
             
      3,737,363     6,452,540
 
Consumer Services — 0.9%    
30,000  

Liberty Media Corp. — Interactive, Cl. A†

    557,113     647,100
70,000  

Rollins Inc.

    540,933     1,547,700
             
      1,098,046     2,194,800
 
Diversified Industrial — 6.3%    
40,000  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

    640,525     1,339,200
33,000  

Baldor Electric Co.

    955,882     1,102,860
14,000  

Cooper Industries Ltd., Cl. A

    1,014,181     1,266,020
30,000  

Crane Co.

    623,766     1,099,200
13,000  

Greif Inc., Cl. A

    326,895     1,539,200
100,000  

Honeywell International Inc.

    3,088,796     4,524,000
28,000  

ITT Corp.

    1,233,131     1,590,960
60,000  

Jacuzzi Brands Inc.†

    734,734     745,800
80,000  

Katy Industries Inc.†

    813,103     214,400
90,000  

Myers Industries Inc.

    902,449     1,409,400
             
      10,333,462     14,831,040
 

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

   5


n   Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares        Cost  

Market

Value

     
Electronics — 2.4%    
27,000  

Intel Corp.

  $ 539,872   $ 546,750
200,000  

Symbol Technologies Inc.

    2,982,250     2,988,000
75,000  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    1,772,273     2,160,000
             
      5,294,395     5,694,750
 
Energy and Utilities — 9.3%    
68,000  

Allegheny Energy Inc.†

    667,644     3,121,880
275,000  

Aquila Inc.†

    1,027,941     1,292,500
9,000  

Cameron International Corp.†

    260,717     477,450
10,000  

Chevron Corp.

    624,800     735,300
30,000  

ConocoPhillips

    860,026     2,158,500
10,000  

Devon Energy Corp.

    322,357     670,800
40,000  

DPL Inc.

    1,085,990     1,111,200
10,000  

Duquesne Light
Holdings Inc.

    175,020     198,500
90,000  

El Paso Corp.

    723,059     1,375,200
27,000  

El Paso Electric Co.†

    242,555     657,990
18,000  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    654,381     1,379,340
6,699  

Florida Public Utilities Co.

    52,922     88,762
10,000  

Giant Industries Inc.†

    806,378     749,500
40,000  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    4,184,127     4,230,000
2,000  

Niko Resources Ltd.

    109,377     142,949
5,000  

Northeast Utilities

    90,850     140,800
27,000  

NSTAR

    642,663     927,720
17,000  

Progress Energy Inc., CVO†

    7,800     5,525
15,000  

Royal Dutch Shell plc,
Cl. A, ADR

    937,915     1,061,850
67,500  

RPC Inc.

    597,913     1,139,400
3,000  

Southwest Gas Corp.

    71,147     115,110
1,000  

Transocean Inc.†

    57,820     80,890
             
      14,203,402     21,861,166
 
Entertainment — 5.2%    
15,000  

Canterbury Park
Holding Corp.

    194,588     205,500
50,000  

Discovery Holding Co.,
Cl. A†

    433,402     804,500
70,000  

Dover Motorsports Inc.

    446,303     371,700
170,000  

Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.†

    784,117     681,700
105,000  

Grupo Televisa SA, ADR

    964,249     2,836,050
50,000  

The Topps Co. Inc.

    457,078     445,000
220,000  

Time Warner Inc.

    3,735,797     4,791,600
20,000  

Triple Crown Media Inc.†

    184,942     154,800
30,000  

Viacom Inc., Cl. A†

    1,107,747     1,230,300
20,000  

Vivendi

    566,155     781,731
             
      8,874,378     12,302,881
 
Environmental Services — 1.9%    
100,000  

Allied Waste Industries Inc.†

    985,078     1,229,000
90,000  

Waste Management Inc.

    2,690,138     3,309,300
             
      3,675,216     4,538,300
 
Equipment and Supplies — 4.2%    
33,000  

AMETEK Inc.

    225,394     1,050,720
38,000  

Baldwin Technology Co. Inc., Cl. A†

    52,525     190,000
18,000  

Belden CDT Inc.

    269,204     703,620
40,000  

Capstone Turbine Corp.†

    70,880     49,200
12,000  

CIRCOR International Inc.

    202,142     441,480
110,000  

CTS Corp.

    1,013,089     1,727,000
70,000  

Fedders Corp.†

    286,725     70,000
28,000  

Flowserve Corp.†

    387,635     1,413,160
17,000  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    165,144     873,630
Shares        Cost  

Market

Value

     
40,000  

GrafTech International Ltd.†

  $ 352,242   $ 276,800
17,000  

IDEX Corp.

    289,470     805,970
50,000  

L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A

    747,924     812,500
13,000  

Robbins & Myers Inc.

    291,198     596,960
15,000  

The Eastern Co.

    138,870     290,850
15,000  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Cl. A

    197,302     616,650
             
      4,689,744     9,918,540
 
Financial Services — 7.2%    
90,000  

American Express Co.

    2,813,014     5,460,300
12,000  

American International Group Inc.

    808,697     859,920
25,000  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    852,828     1,362,500
25,000  

Argonaut Group Inc.†

    509,445     871,500
23,000  

BKF Capital Group Inc.†

    143,684     77,050
40,000  

Citigroup Inc.

    1,972,743     2,228,000
12,000  

Deutsche Bank AG

    720,360     1,598,880
157,000  

Epoch Holding Corp.†

    443,576     1,560,580
50,000  

TD Banknorth Inc.

    1,611,000     1,614,000
18,000  

The Bank of New York
Co. Inc.

    579,773     708,660
10,000  

The Midland Co.

    81,237     419,500
             
      10,536,357     16,760,890
 
Food and Beverage — 10.5%    
5,000  

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

    243,348     246,000
22,000  

Brown-Forman Corp.,
Cl. A

    612,150     1,483,460
10,000  

Cadbury Schweppes
plc, ADR

    415,450     429,300
5,000  

Campbell Soup Co.

    113,482     194,450
10,000  

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    195,696     204,200
3,000  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, ADR

    83,953     114,000
4,000  

Corn Products
International Inc.

    63,231     138,160
22,800  

Del Monte Foods Co.

    235,992     251,484
52,000  

Diageo plc, ADR

    2,063,627     4,124,120
5,000  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de
CV, ADR

    488,312     578,800
70,000  

General Mills Inc.

    3,322,849     4,032,000
88,000  

Groupe Danone, ADR

    1,880,786     2,868,800
20,000  

H.J. Heinz Co.

    624,808     900,200
60,000  

PepsiAmericas Inc.

    913,179     1,258,800
15,000  

PepsiCo Inc.

    919,031     938,250
90,000  

The Coca-Cola Co.

    4,103,662     4,342,500
30,000  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    550,477     981,000
23,000  

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

    1,051,878     1,189,560
5,750  

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Cl. B

    279,613     295,550
             
      18,161,524     24,570,634
 
Health Care — 2.2%    
16,000  

Advanced Medical
Optics Inc.†

    609,984     563,200
8,000  

DENTSPLY
International Inc.

    174,900     238,800
10,000  

Henry Schein Inc.†

    290,333     489,800
2,000  

Invitrogen Corp.†

    69,870     113,180
3,000  

Patterson Companies Inc.†

    89,238     106,530
140,000  

Pfizer Inc.

    3,953,723     3,626,000
60,000  

TL Administration Corp.†

    144,933     0
             
      5,332,981     5,137,510
 

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares        Cost  

Market

Value

     
Hotels and Gaming — 3.5%    
20,000  

Aztar Corp.†

  $ 942,582   $ 1,088,400
1,000  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    35,018     45,310
11,000  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    428,322     470,140
8,000  

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc.

    51,387     106,960
6,000  

Four Seasons Hotels Inc.

    488,237     491,940
18,000  

Gaylord Entertainment Co.†

    465,545     916,740
5,000  

Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.

    377,868     413,600
40,000  

Hilton Hotels Corp.

    509,728     1,396,000
12,000  

International Game Technology

    326,747     554,400
7,000  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.†

    258,250     626,360
35,000  

MGM Mirage†

    976,160     2,007,250
             
      4,859,844     8,117,100
 
Machinery — 0.9%    
55,000  

CNH Global NV

    1,075,301     1,501,500
6,000  

Deere & Co.

    365,420     570,420
             
      1,440,721     2,071,920
 
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 0.7%
3,000  

Cavco Industries Inc.†

    80,988     105,120
120,000  

Champion Enterprises Inc.†

    1,193,708     1,123,200
10,000  

Skyline Corp.

    397,176     402,200
             
      1,671,872     1,630,520
 
Metals and Mining — 1.3%    
4,000  

Alcoa Inc.

    115,191     120,040
40,000  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    1,680,693     1,806,000
2,000  

Peabody Energy Corp.

    70,704     80,820
8,000  

Phelps Dodge Corp.

    980,774     957,760
             
      2,847,362     2,964,620
 
Publishing — 5.0%    
15,000  

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.

    533,197     570,000
45,000  

Journal Communications Inc., Cl. A

    592,141     567,450
6,000  

Lee Enterprises Inc.

    170,932     186,360
21,535  

McClatchy Co., Cl. A

    697,214     932,465
10,000  

Media General Inc., Cl. A

    497,356     371,700
8,000  

Meredith Corp.

    171,362     450,800
15,000  

New York Times Co., Cl. A

    515,129     365,400
80,000  

News Corp., Cl. A

    1,205,495     1,718,400
130,000  

Penton Media Inc.†

    114,339     100,100
290,000  

PRIMEDIA Inc.†

    829,451     490,100
16,000  

The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A

    667,408     799,040
200,000  

The Reader’s Digest Association Inc.

    3,241,303     3,340,000
60,000  

Tribune Co.

    1,852,817     1,846,800
             
      11,088,144     11,738,615
 
Real Estate — 0.7%    
49,600  

Griffin Land &
Nurseries Inc.†

    739,126     1,609,520
 
Retail — 0.9%    
32,000  

Aaron Rents Inc., Cl. A

    266,360     844,160
5,000  

CSK Auto Corp.†

    78,337     85,750
10,000  

Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A

    125,475     297,900
15,000  

Safeway Inc.

    307,433     518,400
10,000  

The Home Depot Inc.

    368,748     401,600
             
      1,146,353     2,147,810
 
Shares        Cost  

Market

Value

 
     
  Specialty Chemicals — 3.5%  
  80,000  

Ferro Corp.

  $ 1,604,598   $ 1,655,200  
  50,000  

Hawkins Inc.

    681,993     715,000  
  40,000  

Hercules Inc.†

    421,526     772,400  
  12,000  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    560,430     589,920  
  55,000  

MacDermid Inc.

    1,481,669     1,875,500  
  130,000  

Omnova Solutions Inc.†

    838,833     595,400  
  5,000  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    87,062     110,350  
  77,000  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    1,498,151     1,894,200  
               
      7,174,262     8,207,970  
     
  Telecommunications — 2.3%    
  4,000  

Alltel Corp.

    18,393     241,920  
  230,000  

Cincinnati Bell Inc.†

    1,193,739     1,051,100  
  125,000  

Qwest Communications International Inc.†

    527,820     1,046,250  
  120,000  

Sprint Nextel Corp.

    1,690,790     2,266,800  
  10,000  

Telephone & Data
Systems Inc.

    401,125     543,300  
  5,000  

Telephone & Data Systems Inc., Special

    100,476     248,000  
               
      3,932,343     5,397,370  
     
  Transportation — 0.4%    
  20,000  

GATX Corp.

    888,622     866,600  
     
  Wireless Communications — 1.6%  
  46,000  

Price Communications Corp.

    691,372     968,300  
  40,500  

United States
Cellular Corp.†

    1,520,786     2,818,395  
               
      2,212,158     3,786,695  
     
 

Total Common Stocks

    158,442,798     222,127,477  
     
     
  Rights — 0.0%    
  Consumer Products — 0.0%  
  115,000  

Revlon Inc., Cl. A Rights†

    0     5,750  
     
     
  Warrants — 0.0%    
  Energy and Utilities — 0.0%    
  1,000  

Mirant Corp., Ser. A, expire 01/03/11†

    2,199     13,100  
     
     
  U.S. Government Obligations — 5.4%  

Principal

Amount

                
$ 12,664,000  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.845% to 5.209%††, 01/04/07 to 04/26/07

    12,571,038     12,574,906  
     
  Total Investments — 100.1%   $ 171,016,035     234,721,233  
  Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (0.1)%     (307,580 )
     
  Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 234,413,653  
     

 

  Non-income producing security.
††   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

 

ADR — American Depository Receipt

CVO — Contingent Value Obligation

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Gabelli Capital Asset Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2006


 

ASSETS:

  

Investments, at value (cost $171,016,035)

   $ 234,721,233  

Cash

     1,012  

Receivable for investments sold

     185,635  

Dividends receivable

     139,231  

Prepaid expense

     10,425  
        

Total Assets

     235,057,536  
        

LIABILITIES:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     397,259  

Payable for management fees

     199,174  

Payable for accounting fees

     7,501  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     349  

Other accrued expenses

     39,600  
        

Total Liabilities

     643,883  
        

Net Assets applicable to 12,613,817 shares outstanding

   $ 234,413,653  
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in capital, at $0.001 par value

   $ 175,372,088  

Distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments

     (4,663,775 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     63,705,198  

Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations

     142  
        

Net Assets

   $ 234,413,653  
        

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($234,413,653 ÷ 12,613,817 shares
outstanding; 500,000,000 shares authorized)

     $18.58  
        

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Year Ended

December 31, 2006


 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $27,375)

   $ 2,557,739  

Interest

     519,363  
        

Total Investment Income

     3,077,102  
        

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     2,229,607  

Legal and audit fees

     60,187  

Accounting fees

     45,000  

Custodian fees

     43,767  

Directors’ fees

     22,000  

Shareholder services fees

     10,530  

Interest expense

     1,871  

Miscellaneous expenses

     40,474  
        

Total Expenses

     2,453,436  

Less: Custodian fee credits

     (8,935 )
        

Net Expenses

     2,444,501  
        

Net Investment Income

     632,601  
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     28,591,121  

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     3  
        

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     28,591,124  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     15,321,168  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations

     142  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     15,321,310  
        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

     43,912,434  
        

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 44,545,035  
        

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2006        2005  

OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income

     $ 632,601        $ 607,041  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

       28,591,124          14,021,060  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

       15,321,310          (10,201,407 )
                     

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       44,545,035          4,426,694  
                     

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

         

Net investment income

       (632,604 )        (599,554 )

Net realized gain on investments

       (28,686,990 )        (14,154,173 )

Return of capital

       (24,731 )         
                     

Total Distributions to Shareholders

       (29,344,325 )        (14,753,727 )
                     

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

       86,062          (10,581,004 )
                     

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

       15,286,772          (20,908,037 )

NET ASSETS:

         

Beginning of period

       219,126,881          240,034,918  
                     

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $9,050, respectively)

     $ 234,413,653        $ 219,126,881  
                     

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2006

 

1.    Organization

 

The Gabelli Capital Asset Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which was organized on April 8, 1993 as a Maryland corporation. The Company is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary objective is growth of capital. Current income is a secondary objective. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 1, 1995. Shares of the Fund are available to the public only through the purchase of certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts issued by The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. (“Guardian”) and other selected insurance companies.

 

2.    Significant Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Security Valuation

 

Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Directors (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

 

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded.

 

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons to the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities to the equivalent U.S. dollar value ADR securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is in the process of reviewing the requirements of SFAS 157 against its current valuation policies to determine future applicability.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the cur -

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2006

 

rent exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

 

Foreign Securities

 

The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the ability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

 

Foreign Taxes

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income

 

Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or loss on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend.

 

Expenses

 

Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each Fund’s average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.

 

Custodian Fee Credits

 

When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “custodian fee credits”.

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, reclassifications were made to decrease accumulated net investment income by $9,047 and to increase distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments by $19,988, with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in capital.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:

 

    

Year Ended

December 31,
2006

   Year Ended
December 31,
2005

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains)

   $ 1,652,200    $ 2,018,422

Net long term capital gains

     27,667,394      12,735,305

Non-taxable return of capital

     24,731     
             

Total Distributions Paid:

   $ 29,344,325    $ 14,753,727
             

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2006

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required.

 

At December 31, 2006, the difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation was primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

As of December 31, 2006, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   $ 59,041,423

Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency

     142
      

Total accumulated earnings

   $ 59,041,565
      

 

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at December 31, 2006:

 

    Cost   Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Gross

Unrealized
Depreciation

    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

Investments

  $ 175,679,810   $ 70,204,839   $ (11,163,416 )   $ 59,041,423

 

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“the Interpretation”). The Interpretation establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Fund, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Interpretation is required to be implemented for a calendar year open-end fund no later than its June 29, 2007 NAV, and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the date of effectiveness. Management has begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Fund, and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

3.    Agreements with Affiliated Parties

 

Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”), the Fund will pay Guardian Investor Services Corporation (the “Manager”) a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement among the Fund, the Manager and the Adviser, the Adviser, under the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Manager, manages the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies, makes investment decisions for the Fund, places purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Fund, provides investment research, and provides facilities and personnel required for the Fund’s administrative needs. The Adviser may delegate its administrative role and currently has done so to PFPC Inc., the Fund’s sub-administrator (the “Sub-Administrator”). The Adviser will supervise the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others and pays the compensation of the Sub-Administrator and all officers and Directors of the Company who are its affiliates. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Adviser, the Manager pays the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.75% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Fund pays each Director that is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $500 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

 

4.    Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, other than short-term securities, aggregated $84,615,888 and $91,311,387, respectively.

 

5.    Transactions with Affiliates

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund paid brokerage commissions of $170,456 to Gabelli & Company, Inc.

 

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. During the fiscal year ended December 31,

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2006

 

2006, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

 

The Fund is assuming its portion of the allocated cost of the Gabelli Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer in the amount of $5,097 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which is included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

6.    Line of Credit

 

The Fund has access to an unsecured line of credit of up to $25,000,000 from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at 0.75% above the Federal Funds rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be shown as “interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2006, there were no borrowings outstanding from the line of credit.

 

The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding from the line of credit within the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, was $16,923 with a weighted average interest rate of 5.02%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,011,000.

 

7.    Capital Stock Transactions

 

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

       Year Ended December 31,        Year Ended December 31,  
        2006        2005        2006        2005  
        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold

     710,099        973,276        $ 13,570,627        $ 17,612,039  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

     1,568,376        845,486          29,344,326          14,753,726  

Shares redeemed

     (2,260,473 )      (2,355,773 )        (42,828,891 )        (42,946,769 )
   

Net increase (decrease)

     18,002        (537,011 )      $ 86,062        $ (10,581,004 )
   

 

8.    Indemnifications

 

The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

9.    Other Matters

 

The Adviser and/or affiliates received subpoenas from the Attorney General of the State of New York and the SEC requesting information on mutual fund share trading practices involving certain funds managed by the Adviser. GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”), the Adviser’s parent company, responded to these requests for documents and testimony. In June 2006, GAMCO began discussions with the SEC regarding a possible resolution of their inquiry. In February 2007, the Adviser made an offer of settlement to the staff of the SEC for communication to the Commission for its consideration to resolve this matter. This offer of settlement is subject to agreement regarding the specific language of the SEC’s administrative order and other settlement documents. On a separate matter, in September 2005, the Adviser was informed by the staff of the SEC that the staff may recommend to the Commission that an administrative remedy and a monetary penalty be sought from the Adviser in connection with the actions of two of seven closed-end funds managed by the Adviser relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act. These provisions require registered investment companies to provide written statements to shareholders when a dividend is made from a source other than net investment income. While the two closed-end funds sent annual statements and provided other materials containing this information, the funds did not send written statements to shareholders with each distribution in 2002 and 2003. The Adviser believes that all of the funds are now in compliance. The Adviser believes that these matters would have no effect on the Fund or any material adverse effect on the Adviser or its ability to manage the Fund.

 


 

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Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Operating performance:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $17.40     $18.28     $16.44     $12.16     $14.23  
   

Net investment income

  0.06     0.05     0.06     0.02     0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

  3.77     0.33     2.50     4.29     (2.07 )
   

Total from investment operations

  3.83     0.38     2.56     4.31     (2.04 )
   

Distributions to shareholders:

         

Net investment income

  (0.06 )   (0.05 )   (0.06 )   (0.02 )   (0.03 )

Net realized gain on investments

  (2.59 )   (1.21 )   (0.66 )   (0.01 )   (0.00 )(b)

Return of capital

  (0.00 )(b)                
   

Total distributions

  (2.65 )   (1.26 )   (0.72 )   (0.03 )   (0.03 )
   

Net asset value, end of period

  $18.58     $17.40     $18.28     $16.44     $12.16  
   

Total return†

  21.9 %   2.0 %   15.5 %   35.5 %   (14.3 )%
   

Ratios to average net assets and supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $234,414     $219,127     $240,035     $214,480     $158,831  

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

  0.28 %   0.26 %   0.34 %   0.13 %   0.20 %

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets

  1.10 %(a)   1.10 %   1.10 %   1.11 %   1.12 %

Portfolio turnover rate

  40 %   25 %   27 %   39 %   19 %
   

 

  Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions.
(a)   The ratio does not include a reduction of expenses for custodian fee credits on cash balances maintained with the custodian. Including such custodian fee credits, the expense ratio for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 would have been 1.09%.
(b)   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting

Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Gabelli Capital Asset Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2006, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2006, by correspondence with the Fund’s custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, a series of Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc., at December 31, 2006, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 16, 2007

 


 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and Officers of the Fund is set forth below. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc. Directors and is available, without charge, upon request, by writing to Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc. at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.

 

Name, Position(s)
Address1 and Age
  Term of
Office and
Length of Time
Served2
  Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Other Directorships
Held by Director4

Interested Directors3

       
Mario J. Gabelli,
Director and Chief Investment Officer
Age: 64
  Since 1995   24   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer — Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc.; Director/Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies in the Gabelli Fund Complex; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc.   Director of Morgan Group
Holdings, Inc.
(transportation services);
Chairman of the Board of
Lynch Interactive
Corporation (multimedia
and communication
services company)

Arthur V. Ferrara

Director
Age: 76

  Since 1995   7   Formerly, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (1993-1995)   Director of The Guardian
sponsored Mutual Funds

Independent Directors:

       

Anthony J. Colavita

Director
Age: 71

  Since 1995   34   Partner in the law firm of
Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.
 

Anthony R. Pustorino

Director
Age: 81

  Since 1995   14   Certified Public Accountant; Professor
Emeritus, Pace University
  Director of The LGL
Group, Inc. (diversified
manufacturing)

Werner J. Roeder, MD

Director
Age: 66

  Since 1995   23   Medical Director of Lawrence Hospital and practicing private physician  

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Director
Age: 72

  Since 1995   17   Chairman of BALMAC International, Inc. (commodities and futures trading)  

Officers:

       

Bruce N. Alpert

President

Age: 55

  Since 1995     Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988 and an officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli Funds complex. Director and President of Gabelli Advisers, Inc. since 1998.  

James E. McKee

Secretary
Age: 43

  Since 1995     Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 1999 and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since 1993; Secretary of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli Funds complex.  

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

Age: 48

  Since 2006     Treasurer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli Funds complex; Senior Vice President of U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds from 2004 through 2005; Chief Financial Officer of AMIC Distribution Partners from 2002 through 2004; Controller of Reserve Management Corporation and Reserve Partners, Inc. and Treasurer of Reserve Funds from 2000 through 2002.  

 


 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Position(s)
Address1 and Age
  Term of
Office and
Length of Time
Served2
     Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

Peter D. Goldstein

Chief Compliance Officer

Age: 53

  Since 2004      Director of Regulatory Affairs at GAMCO
Investors, Inc. since 2004; Chief Compliance Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli Funds complex; Vice President of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2000 through 2004.
1.   Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted.
2.   Each Director will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Director and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Director resigns or retires, or a Director is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders, in accordance with the Fund’s Amended and Restated By-Laws and Articles of Amendment and Restatement. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
3.   “Interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Gabelli is considered an “interested person” because of his affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Fund’s investment adviser. Mr. Ferrara is considered an interested person because of his affiliation with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which is the parent company of the Fund’s Manager.
4.   This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (i.e. public companies) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

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2006 Tax Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund paid to shareholders on December 27, 2006 an ordinary income dividend (comprised of net investment income and short-term capital gains) totaling $0.1497 per share and a long-term capital gain distribution totaling $2.5050 per share ($27,667,394) which is designated as a capital gain distribution. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, 100% of the ordinary income dividend qualified for the dividend received deduction available to corporations, and 100% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified dividend income.

 


 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a) The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c) There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d) The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Anthony R. Pustorino is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a) The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $38,800 for 2005 and $39,900 for 2006.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2005 and $0 for 2006.

Tax Fees

 

  (c) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $3,600 for 2005 and $0 for 2006. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

All Other Fees

 

  (d) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2005 and $0 for 2006.

 

    (e)(1) ( Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the


Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers). Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.

 

    (e)(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

 

  (b) Not applicable

 

  (c) 100%

 

  (d) Not applicable

 

  (f) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

 

  (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $100,600 for 2005 and $73,050 for 2006.

 

  (h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).


  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1) Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

  (a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)   Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert
  Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date 03/01/2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert
  Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date 03/01/2007

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Agnes Mullady
  Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer

Date 03/01/2007

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.