The BDC Reporter has just updated the BDC Fixed Income Table with the departure of two public issues. We analyze how BDC public Baby Bonds have performed in 2022 to date and take a stab at what the rest of th year might bring.
BDC sector prices recovered mightily after weeks of being battered. We review the metrics and ascertain just how much damage has been done in 2022 following this unexpected reprieve.
As summer 2022 officially gets going, the BDC Reporter has a sector wide look at how well the BDC sector is doing where distributions to shareholders are concerned. We offer up our proprietary data aggregation and much in the way of individual BDC color.
We annotate Crescent Capital’s IQ 2022 earnings conference call, both with an eye on recent performance and the outlook for the BDC should we have a recession before long.
Capital Southwest reports its IQ 2022 and fiscal full year results, closing out BDC earnings season. With a potential recession on everyone’s mind, the BDC’s performance was encouraging.
The BDC sector – and everything else – had a difficult week where prices are concerned. We attempt to get our arms around about how bad this could yet get and also look to the potential upside of all this downward drama.
Apollo Investment has reported calendar first quarter and fiscal full year results and there’s a good deal to unpack. The BDC is making some important strategic moves that could drastically change its future narrative.
The BDC Reporter annotates the IQ 2022 conference call of the fast growing venture debt lender Horizon Technology Finance. Recent performance has been laudable but – with a recession in the offing – the BDC faces a number of challenges which could make for a bumpy ride.
With BDC earnings season almost over, we’ve switched back to analyzing BDC credit performance as part of the BDC Reporter’s Credit Table. We take a look at BlackRock TCP Capital.
Logan Ridge Finance has restructured its financing to repay its public notes which are close to maturity. We discuss how the BDC’s note and common stock holders have fared, and what’s the outlook going forward.
After another difficult week in the markets, BDC sector prices are at a one year low and in correction mode. Is a continuing slump inevitable or could investors be surprised to the upside. We explain the complicated forces involved.
Goldman Sachs BDC posts a relatively straightforward – almost dull – IQ 2022 performance. We also discuss the outlook for the rest of 2022 in light of changing rate and economic conditions.
This was a wild week in the markets, including the BDC sector, but that’s not reflected in the final numbers. We discuss what happened and the outlook for 2022, which could yet go in very different directions.
We review Carlyle Secured Lending’s first quarter with a new name and changing management team. We focus in on credit; future earnings and what might be happening in the C-suite.
Bloomberg has unexpected news about distressed credit conditions. We offer up some BDC-related perspective.
Here are the key findings from the BDC Reporter’s review of Gladstone Capital’s latest conference call. All is good from an earnings and dividend standpoint – and could get better. Management, though, touches on what might go wrong…
We update BlackRock Capital’s credit status as of the IQ 2022 and find much has improved in recent years.
The BDC Reporter summarizes the key findings in BlackRock Capital’s IQ 2022 conference call, as well as in the earnings release and 10-Q. Could earnings hurtle forward and exceed the dividend in a few quarters ?
After briefly reaching a new high less than days ago, the BDC sector plumbed new depths for 2022 in a continuing reversal of fortune. We check out the damage and surmise what might come next, while keeping a long term perspective.
To accompany the BDC Credit Table, the BDC Reporter is adding analysis and commentary about each BDC’s latest credit picture as quarterly results come in. We start with Ares Capital and Oxford Square.