The BDC Reporter shares some concerns – which may prove overblown – about Capitala Finance’s relationship with the SBA following a major realized loss in the second quarter of 2019.
Fidus Investment had to cope with a major credit set-back in the second quarter. However, the BDC Reporter’s credit outlook for the lower middle market BDC may surprise you.
The risk free rate hits a new low but BDC Fixed Income prices remain unmoved. We discuss market prices; credit ratings past and future and close with a three year chart.
A bad week for the major stock market indices affected the BDC sector just beginning its earnings season, but has anything essential changed ?
Taking a deep breath after the first week of BDC earnings season, the BDC Reporter tracks back to highlight the most material developments we’ve identified amongst the BDCs that have reported. We begin with BlackRock Capital, freshly off a dividend cut.
We compare the BDC Reporter’s Earnings Preview for Oxford Square against the actual IIQ 2019 results and note a couple of material surprises that might affect book value, earnings and the distribution in the quarters to come.
A BDC whose Dividend Outlook we had rated as AT RISK cuts its payout by a fifth. We discuss the future outlook and update other BDC dividend related developments.
We compare the BDC Reporter’s Earnings Preview – which included many unalloyed predictions by the BDC Reporter – for Ares Capital against the actual IIQ 2019 results and come away, more or less, where we expected in another routine quarter for the biggest BDC.
We update the just announced redemption date for one of Newtek Business Services’ Baby Bonds.
Once again, the BDC Reporter summarizes some of the key developments lifted from the BDC Credit Reporter.
In a routine week for BDC Fixed Income prices, there were two major developments worthy of attention.
Over recent weeks, the BDC sector has been headed nowhere. The BDC Reporter, though, reminds readers why eternal vigilance is necessary, drawing from a decade of experience, and what cause cause a market moving change to occur.
Newtek Business issues one Baby Bond to redeem another. We discuss who gains and who loses in this latest development in the world of BDC Fixed Income, which is poised for more change.
Medley Capital amends the deed of trust with its Israeli Baby Bond holders, as we anticipated on July 5. We discuss – as best we can given the spotty disclosures – the implications for the BDC’s shareholders and debt holders.
The BDC Reporter lifts the key long form sections of our BDC Earnings Preview to highlight OFS Capital in advance of IIQ 2019 results.
We extract two key sections from the BDC Reporter’s improved and enlarged BDC Earnings Calendar, starting with sector leader Ares Capital whose results will be published next week.
The BDC Reporter highlights how readers can use our multiple Investment Tools when analyzing BDC Fixed Income; reviewing the outlook for dividends and ascertaining the impact of the SBCAA. Most of all, we introduce readers to our enlarged BDC Earnings Table, intended to provide an array of insights in advance of the flood of BDC earnings releases beginning in a few days.
BDC Fixed Income prices are unchanged and no new public issues have come to market. Nonetheless, two privately placed debt issues that occurred in the week are a lead-in to a broader discussion of BDC Fixed Income risk and opportunity.
A weaker week for the markets and the BDC sector. We discuss both the week’s individual BDC winner and losers, while keeping an eye on earnings season right round the corner.
We share highlights from the BDC Credit Reporter’s compilation for the week of developments amongst under-performing portfolio companies, naming the BDCs and the amounts involved.