NASDAQ$ARCC

Ares Capital Corp · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ares Capital reported strong Q4 2021 financial results, with increased core earnings and net asset value, and declared a first quarter dividend of $0.42 per share and additional dividends totaling $0.12 per share for 2022.

Ares Capital Corporation announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, featuring record results across originations, core earnings, and net asset value. The company increased its regular quarterly dividend to $0.42 per share and declared additional dividends totaling $0.12 per share for 2022.

  • Ares Capital declared a first quarter dividend of $0.42 per share and additional dividends totaling $0.12 per share for 2022.
  • Core EPS for Q4 2021 was $0.58 per share, compared to $0.54 per share in Q4 2020.
  • GAAP net income for Q4 2021 was $382 million, or $0.83 per share, compared to $378 million, or $0.89 per share in Q4 2020.
  • The company made new investment commitments of approximately $5.9 billion in Q4 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$529M

Previous: $440M+20.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.58

Previous: $0.54+7.4%
Debt/equity ratio

1.3%

Previous: 1.2%+5.0%
Net Income

$382M

Previous: $378M+1.1%
Operating Income

$250M

Previous: $236M+5.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$372M

Previous: $254M+46.5%
Total Assets

$20.8B

Previous: $16.2B+28.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

$529M

Q4 2021+20.2%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Ares Capital did not provide any forward guidance in 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 Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 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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