Barings BDC Q4 net investment income falls q-o-q

Reuters
Feb 20
Barings BDC Q4 net investment income falls q-o-q

Overview

  • Investment company's Q4 net investment income decreased from the previous quarter

  • NAV per share slightly decreased from the previous quarter

  • Company announced a new $30 mln share repurchase program

Result Drivers

  • CREDIT QUALITY - CEO Tom McDonnell highlighted excellent credit quality and stable portfolio spreads as key performance drivers

  • NET REALIZED LOSSES - Decrease in NAV per share attributed to net realized losses on investments and currency transactions

  • UNREALIZED APPRECIATION - Unrealized appreciation partially offset net realized losses, contributing to NAV stability

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Dividend

$0.26

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the closed end funds peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Barings BDC Inc is $9.50, about 3.7% above its February 18 closing price of $9.16

  • The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

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