Runway Growth Finance has disclosed highlights of its IIIQ 2023 investment activity and repayments. We discuss some of the implications of the news.
Stellus Capital has announced its IVQ 2023 distribution. The BDC is having a record year where earnings and distributions are concerned. We explain why the stock price is nonetheless 20% off its high.
Oxford Square is paying down more of one of its Baby Bonds. We review the details and what remains.
We discuss PennantPark Investment’s first monthly dividend and segue into a broader review of the past, present and future payouts of the BDC, which is recovering after years in the figurative wilderness.
Ares Capital has announced the date for its IIIQ 2023 earnings release. We have summarized expectations for the key metrics the BDC will report.
At the end of last week, Prospect Capital announced in a regulatory filing an important switch in accounting firms.
There are several material credit developments of note this week, both negative and positive. However – as we explain – the BDC credit outlook remains “normal”.
The major indices are going one way and BDC prices another. We review this unusual phenomenon and its likely cause and what might come next.
Saratoga Investment – as always – will be kicking off the BDC earnings season. Here’s what to expect across a range of metrics.
In its less than two years as a public BDC Cion Investment has had an above-average level of credit losses. That makes assessing its longer term outlook problematic.
After weeks with no bankruptcies of BDC-financed companies we identified two new names and some other important credit developments.
A poor week for the major indices but only a modest decline for the BDC sector – not spooked by the Fed meeting.
Continuing a series, the BDC Reporter peers into the crystal ball for Capital Southwest – a leading lower middle market-focused BDC.
The BDC Reporter tackles a difficult and sensitive subject where Prospect Capital is concerned: the viability of its portfolio investment valuations.
Another week where the broader U.S. bankruptcy data was not reflected in the credit performance of the BDC sector – an encouraging phenomenon for BDC investors.
BDC prices have just reached a 2023 record. We provide the details and pose the hard questions about whether there is still enough gas in the BDC tank.
Combining the resources of the BDC Reporter, Credit Reporter and Best Ideas we provide our outlook for Crescent Capital BDC for years to come.
Trinity Capital announces yet another distribution increase. We review the outlook for future payouts and the BDC’s most recent valuation metrics.
Not much to report in terms of BDC credit developments. This gives us the opportunity to argue why more bankruptcies might be a Good Thing for BDC investors.
The markets have been battening down their hatches, expecting a weak September. For the BDC sector, this first week was not too bad. We also discuss a key merger and a long anticipated filing.