Very few BDCs are as ambitious as Trinity Capital – one of the newer public BDCs. We have a look at whether the BDC’s recent performance is in line with its goals.
WhiteHorse Finance’s IQ 2024 results met performance expectations in almost every way, with one notable exception.
We’re posting with a little delay – which we explain in the Foreword. The week ended May 17, 2024 saw BDC stocks falling behind the major indices but is this the pause that refreshes or a turning point?
Barings BDC has faced some challenge of late not of their own creation but the IQ 2024 results seem to be broadly within market expectations. We review all the key metrics involved.
Blackstone Secured Lending is going where many of its peers have been in 2024 – to the unsecured note market. We review both the implications for the BDC and for the sector more generally of the generous terms available for would-be borrowers.
The President of Investcorp Credit Management BDC has been made its Chief Executive Officer. Will this make a change at this perennially underperforming BDC?
Working hand in hand with the BDC Credit Reporter, we bring news of an improving trend at a troubled portfolio company of Crescent Capital.
With BDC earnings season winding down, the BDC Reporter is circling back to review the overall performance of Crescent Capital, which has received our top rating.
The BDC sector – and most of its constituent stocks – are in rally mode, along with the major indices – breaking all sorts of records. We provide much color on who is up and who is left out and then tackle the increasingly thorny issue of where the market goes from here. Get this wrong and there’s a lot to lose.
We’re republishing an article from the BDC Credit Reporter about a new non-accrual at OFS Capital. More importantly, we’re downgrading the BDC’s overall credit status after multiple missteps.
By several measures, Ares Capital’s IQ 2024 credit performance appears to be strong. We look at the subject from multiple angles.
We are beginning our quarterly tradition of rating each BDC’s latest results on a 1 to 5 scale, with a focus on the underperformers and out-performers. Oxford Square’s IQ 2024 performance lies squarely in the former camp.
The major indices moved up sharply this week but the BDC sector not so much. Nonetheless, there was plenty of good news for individual BDC stocks despite a lackluster start to earnings season.
Both the major indices and the BDC sector are moving along strongly. We review the overall metrics and individual BDCs. We also list out some of the players that might disappoint once IQ 2024 earnings season begins shortly.
An important portfolio company of Saratoga Investment has recently been sold. We provide the details and discuss the possible impact on the BDc’s bok value and earnings power.
Golub Capital follows Main Street in disclosing preliminary results for the IQ 2024. We compare the metrics against the prior quarter and expectations.
The major indices are slumping just as the BDC sector – and most BDC prices – are headed higher. We delve into this unusual phenomenon and discuss – amongst other things – what could trigger further BDC price gains.
Main Street tantalizes investors with a few key preliminary results for the IQ 2024 and promises a higher payout as well. We put this latest data in perspective and what the result might be for the year as a whole.
The IQ 2024 BDC earnings season is just around the corner and we’re bracing ourselves. Here we preview what to expect – as best as one can tell – from Oaktree Specialty Lending – one of last quarter’s major disappointments.
The BDC sector had a mediocre week price-wise but not as bad as the major indices. With little breaking news to report, we review in detail 2024’s performance to date and identify the winners and losers.