An illustration of how short term Return on Equity tells you nothing useful, using Gladstone Capital.

The BDC Reporter disagrees with a Barron's article pointing to short term Return On Equity as an indicator of which BDCs might be worth investing in. We illustrate our point by using the case in point of Gladstone Capital (GLAD) and suggest a better way to analyze who to buy or stay away from.

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