NASDAQ$ARCC

Ares Capital Corp · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ares Capital announced financial results for Q1 2023 and declared a second quarter dividend of $0.48 per share.

Ares Capital reported a strong start to 2023, with core EPS growing by over 35% year-over-year. The company strengthened its balance sheet by reducing leverage and increasing available liquidity.

  • Ares Capital declared a second quarter 2023 dividend of $0.48 per share.
  • Core EPS for Q1 2023 was $0.57 per share, compared to $0.42 per share in Q1 2022.
  • GAAP net income per share for Q1 2023 was $0.52, compared to $0.44 for the same quarter last year.
  • The company reduced leverage and increased available liquidity, positioning it to support existing portfolio companies and be opportunistic investors.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$7M

Previous: $440M-101.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.57

Previous: $0.42+35.7%
Debt/equity ratio

1.1%

Previous: 1.1%-0.9%
Free Cash Flow

$278M

No prior period
Net Income

$278M

Previous: $211M+31.8%
Operating Income

-$96M

Previous: $211M-145.5%
Gross Profit

-$7M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$359M

Previous: $695M-48.3%
Total Assets

$21.8B

Previous: $20.5B+6.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

-$7M

Q1 2023-101.6%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 3 of 15 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Ares Capital believes its ability to provide certainty of execution and flexible capital solutions to borrowers will enhance its competitive position and enable it to make attractive investments for this market cycle.

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 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+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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