The BDC rally continues for another week, lifting almost all boats and leaving us speculating where this might take us.
We review Main Street’s preliminary IIQ 2023 results to ascertain what they tell us about what we should expect from the BDC itself and from the sector.
Capital Southwest has shared a few key calendar IIQ 2023 metrics three weeks ahead of reporting its final results. We seek to determine if the BDC remains on track with expectations for earnings and distributions.
We review some interesting default projections from KBRA DLD; discuss the latest BDC credit news and offer up an unusually optimistic outlook.
The BDC rally rolls on, involving almost every public player out there. However, there’s still some considerable way to go before this cycle’s losses are made up.
We de-construct as best we can a quarterly press release from Golub Capital about its recent activity.
Gladstone Investment has re-invested in a portfolio company that proved a big success earlier. Logan Ridge also has a position. We discuss how this might play out for both BDCs.
Saratoga Investment launched IIQ 2023 BDC earnings season with mostly very strong results. We look at performance and the BDC’s current valuation.
In the broader non-investment grade company market troubled companies continue to pile up. However, where BDC-financed companies are concerned, there has been little credit activity.
A poor week for the major indices but a good one for the BDC sector – very much still in rally mode. We review the latest metrics, review which players have been left behind, and point out what price levels to look for on the road ahead.
We use the opportunity of PennantPark Floating Rate’s recent dividend announcement to survey the BDC’s payout history and outlook and review its market valuation.
Funnily enough, at mid-year more underperforming BDC-financed companies are getting restructured and upgraded than defaulting or being downgraded.
We are at the halfway mark for 2023 and BDC sector prices are performing pretty well. We review a number of metrics and look through to the end of the year.
TriplePoint Venture Growth is the subject of a class action lawsuit. The BDC Reporter systematically reviews all the charges made.
We’ve been reading widely about credit conditions in the non-investment grade borrower market, tapping into a variety of reliable sources. There’s a clear trend underway but it’s at variance with market prices.
The BDC rally came to a halt after many weeks as investors across all markets had a re-think. Long term, though, the same old questions remain.
Oxford Square Capital’s planned Rights Offering did not play out as management must have hoped. Unfortunately, this leaves the BDC’s securities holders with existential questions.
Blackstone Secured Lending’s latest dividend announcement leads us to analyze the BDC’s performance since going public and to a wider discussion about how different BDCs approach how and when to make payouts to shareholders.
We review deteriorating credit metrics across the non-investment grade space – including the BDC sector – and how the markets are reacting to them.
All the markets continue to rally, including the BDC sector. However, the most recent BDC metrics are underwhelming, as we show in this week’s Recap. We also offer the BDC Reporter’s skepticism that these days of wine and roses can last and explain why.