The main market indices have left a tough beginning to August behind them. Not so the BDC sector. We review the latest metrics and then engage in a long discussion about changing BDC credit performance of late.
Something unusual happened on Prospect Capital’s latest earnings conference call: some very bad tempered responses by the CEO to an analyst’s questions, adding to the controversy that swirls around this BDC.
We re-publish an article from the BDC Credit Reporter regarding a troubled portfolio company of Runway Growth Finance.
The major indices have recovered from the recent global panic. The BDC sector, though, has not. The metrics are better than they were but remain well off the highs of earlier this summer.
For the third time of late, the BDC Reporter takes a deep-dive into the credit performance of a BDC: relative public newbie Runway Growth Finance.
WhiteHorse Finance announced a surprise new non-accrual in the IIQ 2024. We review this latest development and the BDC’s credit performance both in the here and now and over the long term.
We take a deep breath and evaluate where the BDC sector stands after a tumultuous couple of weeks. We also review which BDCs have managed to thrive and which have not in 2024, after 33 weeks.
We take a long, hard look at Crescent Capital’s credit performance, both looking at current and long-term results. We were a little surprised by our own conclusion.
The BDC Reporter tackles the thorny subject of BlackRock TCP’s weak performance over the last two and a half years and whether more of the same is in the cards in the years ahead.
BDC investors suffered through a second difficult week in the markets, faring worse than the major indices. The sector is now in “correction” territory. We assess the damage to date and evaluate what might lie ahead.
We both analyze how Main Street Capital’s dividend payout performance looks like for 2024 and how the sector as a whole is faring. The numbers may surprise you.
This was a week to forget for stock investors around the world and the BDC sector was not spared – enduring its worst price performance since 2023. We assess the damage and discuss the way forward.
Oaktree Specialty Lending is the second BDC this earnings season to post sub-par results. We discuss the extent of the damage and what MIGHT be coming next.
The first BDC to disappoint in the IIQ 2024 earnings season is venture-debt Horizon Technology Finance. We explain why.
With one major quibble, Ares Capital’s IIQ 2024 performance was solid – and encouraging – across the board.
Days away from earnings season, BDC prices moved in a mostly favorable direction, notwithstanding the drama going on elsewhere in the markets. We also discuss what might be expected from the first 8 BDCs to report.
It’s done! The merger of two closed-en funds into MidCap Financial has been completed. We’re learning some of the financial consequences for the BDC – some good, some not so much.
As we anticipated in our prior Recap, BDC prices fell sharply this week. Is that the death knell of the nearly two-year long BDC rally we hear or just another head fake by a jittery market?
Oaktree Specialty Lending’s stock price just reached a low point. We consider what factors might be weighing on investors minds.
For the first time in a while, a BDC – Trinity Capital – has tapped the publicly-traded Baby Bond market for its financing needs. We discuss recent trends and the challenges facing both Trinity Capital and the rest of the sector.