NASDAQ$ARCC

Ares Capital Corp · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ares Capital's financial performance remained strong with stable credit quality, net realized investment gains, and the highest net asset value since inception.

Ares Capital reported a net income of $211 million and a GAAP net income per share of $0.44 for the first quarter of 2022. The company's portfolio investments at fair value amounted to $19.486 billion. The board of directors declared a second quarter dividend of $0.42 per share.

  • Ares Capital's Board of Directors declared a second quarter dividend of $0.42 per share.
  • Core EPS for Q1 2022 was $0.42 per share.
  • GAAP net income per share for Q1 2022 was $0.44.
  • The company made new investment commitments of approximately $2.0 billion during the quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$440M

Previous: $390M+12.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.42

Previous: $0.43-2.3%
Debt/equity ratio

1.1%

Previous: 1.1%+6.6%
Net Income

$211M

Previous: $373M-43.4%
Operating Income

$211M

Previous: $149M+41.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$695M

Previous: $337M+106.2%
Total Assets

$20.5B

Previous: $16B+27.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

$440M

Q1 2022+12.8%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Ares Capital believes they are well positioned to benefit from continued increases in interest rates, given their asset sensitive balance sheet.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

36 / 64 earnings

Positive

+6.5%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-9.2%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.8%+3.4%+1.0%
Q4 2025+0.5%+1.8%-2.0%
Q3 2025+1.1%+0.1%+0.9%
Q1 2025-2.7%-2.1%+3.5%
Q4 2024-3.0%-3.9%-3.4%
Q3 2024-2.0%-3.2%+2.7%
Q2 2024+0.2%-2.9%+0.6%
Q1 2024-0.3%+1.4%+4.7%
Q4 2023+0.4%+1.3%+2.9%
Q3 2023+0.5%-0.8%+5.5%
Q2 2023+1.0%-0.4%-2.1%
Q1 2023-3.5%+0.1%+1.1%
Q4 2022+1.8%+0.7%-5.9%
Q3 2022+6.5%+7.8%+8.3%
Q2 2022+2.7%+0.9%+6.8%
Q1 2022-4.1%-6.6%-10.6%
Q4 2021-2.1%-4.5%-10.5%
Q3 2021+1.2%+0.7%-3.1%
Q2 2021-1.3%-0.5%+0.0%
Q1 2021+0.1%-2.4%-0.7%
Q4 2020-1.2%-0.4%+3.1%
Q3 2020-0.8%-1.3%+19.9%
Q2 2020+2.4%+3.0%-1.4%
Q1 2020+6.4%+9.3%+25.9%
Q4 2019-0.2%-1.0%-23.7%
Q3 2019-1.2%+0.1%+1.1%
Q2 2019+1.9%+1.2%+3.3%
Q1 2019+0.2%+0.4%+0.4%
Q4 2018+2.9%+3.4%+3.0%
Q3 2018+6.0%+6.5%+4.7%
Q2 2018+2.3%+3.1%+3.6%
Q1 2018+1.3%+2.6%+5.7%
Q4 2017+3.2%+2.6%-1.6%
Q3 2017-0.3%+0.9%+1.0%
Q2 2017-0.1%+0.1%-1.6%
Q1 2017-4.8%-5.4%-4.0%
Q4 2016+0.5%+0.5%-1.9%
Q3 2016+0.4%+0.7%+6.1%
Q2 2016+2.8%+2.3%+8.4%
Q1 2016+0.1%
Q4 2015+3.6%
Q3 2015+1.2%
Q2 2015-0.3%
Q1 2015-4.2%
Q4 2014+1.6%
Q3 2014+1.4%
Q2 2014-1.4%
Q1 2014-3.5%
Q4 2013-0.9%
Q3 2013+2.4%
Q2 2013-3.9%
Q1 2013-0.1%
Q4 2012+2.0%
Q3 2012-0.5%
Q2 2012+2.1%
Q1 2012-2.4%
Q4 2011+2.3%
Q3 2011-3.1%
Q2 2011-9.2%
Q1 2011-1.3%
Q4 2010-2.0%
Q3 2010+2.0%
Q2 2010+2.4%
Q1 2010+3.0%

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