NASDAQ$ARCC

Ares Capital Corp · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ares Capital reported strong Q2 2023 financial results, marked by year-over-year growth in GAAP and Core earnings per share, driven by rising portfolio yields and increased investment activity.

Ares Capital Corporation announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, reporting GAAP net income of $331 million, or $0.61 per share, and Core EPS of $0.58. The company declared a third quarter 2023 dividend of $0.48 per share.

  • GAAP net income was $331 million, or $0.61 per share.
  • Core EPS was $0.58.
  • The company declared a third quarter 2023 dividend of $0.48 per share.
  • New investment commitments of approximately $1.2 billion were made.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$15M

Previous: $479M-103.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.58

Previous: $0.46+26.1%
Debt/equity ratio

1.1%

Previous: 1.3%-13.4%
Free Cash Flow

$331M

No prior period
Net Income

$331M

Previous: $111M+198.2%
Operating Income

-$105M

Previous: $267M-139.3%
Gross Profit

-$15M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$411M

Previous: $204M+101.5%
Total Assets

$22.2B

Previous: $21.8B+2.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

-$15M

Q2 2023-103.1%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 3 of 15 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

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 2023

Historical avgQ2 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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