NASDAQ$ARCC

Ares Capital Corp · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 and declared third quarter 2021 dividend of $0.41 per share.

Ares Capital Corporation reported strong core earnings, healthy portfolio performance, and record NAV per share for Q2 2021. The company's board of directors also declared a third quarter dividend of $0.41 per share, an increase of $0.01 per share over the prior quarter dividend.

  • Core EPS was $0.53.
  • GAAP net income per share was $1.09.
  • Net investment income was $171 million.
  • The company increased the regular quarterly dividend to $0.41 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$459M

Previous: $350M+31.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.53

Previous: $0.39+35.9%
Debt/equity ratio

1.2%

Previous: 1.1%+3.6%
Net Income

$478M

Previous: $277M+72.6%
Operating Income

$182M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$377M

Previous: $278M+35.6%
Total Assets

$18B

Previous: $14.5B+24.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

$459M

Q2 2021+31.1%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Ares Capital did not provide specific forward guidance in the text of the earnings report.

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 Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

+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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