NASDAQ$GLAD

Gladstone Capital Corp · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Gladstone Capital Corporation reported a 21.2% increase in net investment income to $11.7 million, or $0.31 per share, driven primarily by higher interest income. The weighted average yield on debt investments rose 50bp to 13.6%.

  • Invested $53.5 million in three new portfolio companies and $17.1 million in existing portfolio companies.
  • Received $35.2 million in repayments and net proceeds.
  • Net investment income increased 21.2% over last quarter to $11.7 million, or $0.31 per share.
  • Secured first lien assets continued to be over 70% of the portfolio, at cost, while the weighted average yield on debt investments rose 50bp to 13.6%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$5.55M

Previous: $13.8M-140.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.62

Previous: $0.40+55.0%
Free Cash Flow

$11.9M

No prior period
Net Income

$11.9M

Previous: $6.95M+71.1%
Operating Income

-$12.7M

No prior period
Gross Profit

-$5.55M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$1.68M

Previous: $943K+78.3%
Total Assets

$730M

Previous: $586M+24.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Gladstone Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

-$5.55M

Q3 2023-140.3%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 14 quarters(14%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The competitive outlook for lower middle market investing continues to improve and should sustain our favorable investment margin and portfolio growth, which will be the primary drivers of our earnings momentum in the coming quarters.

Tailwinds

  • Favorable investment margin should be sustained.
  • Portfolio growth should be sustained.
  • Earnings momentum is expected.
  • Competitive outlook for lower middle market investing continues to improve.
  • Recent earnings have benefitted from the increase in interest rates.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

29 / 64 earnings

Positive

+8.4%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-15.6%

Q2 2010

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+4.1%+2.2%
Q1 2026+2.1%-5.6%-9.3%
Q4 2025+5.8%+8.2%+11.0%
Q2 2025-0.2%+2.4%+6.5%
Q1 2025+0.5%+4.0%-4.1%
Q4 2024+0.5%+4.4%+9.7%
Q3 2024-0.5%-0.4%-0.6%
Q2 2024-0.8%+1.4%+4.6%
Q1 2024-6.1%-4.4%-2.9%
Q4 2023+1.8%+0.1%+5.6%
Q3 2023+2.6%+3.4%-6.4%
Q2 2023-1.5%-0.9%-0.9%
Q1 2023+3.8%+1.7%-4.1%
Q4 2022+4.8%+3.2%-2.2%
Q3 2022-2.6%-2.0%-6.8%
Q2 2022+8.4%+5.7%+0.3%
Q1 2022+2.1%+3.6%-2.0%
Q4 2021+4.6%+1.2%-3.7%
Q3 2021-0.2%+2.8%+1.7%
Q2 2021-0.8%-0.5%+5.4%
Q1 2021+3.5%+6.6%+4.4%
Q4 2020+6.7%+8.2%+10.8%
Q3 2020+1.9%+1.1%+5.4%
Q2 2020-12.3%-3.4%+11.8%
Q1 2020-0.1%+1.2%-13.6%
Q4 2019+3.0%+2.4%+2.6%
Q3 2019-1.8%-0.9%+0.0%
Q2 2019-1.5%-0.1%-5.3%
Q1 2019+1.2%-1.4%+1.8%
Q4 2018-1.8%-4.0%-9.8%
Q3 2018+1.3%+1.7%+4.4%
Q2 2018+0.5%+1.4%+4.4%
Q1 2018-7.5%-0.4%-2.3%
Q4 2017+0.2%+0.2%-5.0%
Q3 2017-0.6%-0.3%-7.3%
Q2 2017-0.6%+2.0%-0.2%
Q1 2017-0.9%-4.5%-9.6%
Q4 2016+0.4%+2.6%+16.5%
Q3 2016+1.1%+3.6%+8.1%
Q2 2016-3.1%
Q1 2016-5.8%
Q4 2015+1.0%
Q3 2015+3.0%
Q2 2015-6.5%
Q1 2015+2.8%
Q4 2014+0.3%
Q3 2014-10.2%
Q2 2014-2.4%
Q1 2014-1.6%
Q4 2013+1.4%
Q3 2013-0.5%
Q2 2013-5.2%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012-10.7%
Q3 2012-1.5%
Q2 2012-0.1%
Q1 2012+3.7%
Q4 2011-0.5%
Q3 2011-3.3%
Q2 2011-0.4%
Q1 2010+4.6%
Q4 2010-5.1%
Q3 2010-3.2%
Q2 2010-15.6%

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