NASDAQ$PSEC

Prospect Capital Corp · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Prospect Capital's financial performance for the quarter ending March 31, 2020, was announced, revealing a net investment income of $68.5 million, but a net loss of $(185.7) million due to unrealized depreciation from macroeconomic conditions.

Prospect Capital Corporation reported a net investment income of $68.5 million, or $0.19 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. However, the company experienced a net loss of $(185.7) million, or $(0.51) per share, primarily due to unrealized depreciation resulting from macroeconomic conditions. The net asset value per share decreased by $0.68 to $7.98. The company maintained its distribution rate of $0.06 per share per month and declared distributions for May, June, July and August 2020.

  • Net investment income for the quarter was $68.5 million, or $0.19 per share.
  • Net loss for the quarter was $(185.7) million, or $(0.51) per share, due to unrealized depreciation.
  • NAV per share decreased by $0.68 to $7.98.
  • Distributions to shareholders were maintained at $0.06 per share per month.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$155M

Previous: $171M-9.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.19

Previous: $0.21-9.5%
NII per Share

$0.19

No prior period
NAV per Share

$7.98

No prior period
Debt to total assets

74.1%

No prior period
Distributions per Share

$0.18

No prior period
Net Income

-$186M

No prior period
Operating Income

$68.5M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$46.6M

No prior period
Total Assets

$5.22B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Prospect Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

$155M

Q3 2020-9.7%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Prospect Capital · $155M total across 3 segments · Q3 2020

  • Interest Income
    $139M—
  • Other Income
    $13.1M—
  • Dividend Income
    $2.58M—

Forward guidance

Prospect expects to declare September 2020 and October 2020 distributions in August 2020.

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 Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

24 / 43 earnings

Positive

+10.7%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-16.3%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026-9.9%-17.9%-18.6%
Q2 2026+10.3%+16.9%+1.5%
Q1 2026+0.4%+12.2%+5.1%
Q4 2025+2.5%+5.3%-7.8%
Q3 2025-1.9%+0.8%-10.2%
Q2 2025-1.0%+3.8%+0.7%
Q1 2025-16.3%-18.2%-13.4%
Q4 2024-1.8%+2.8%+4.3%
Q3 2024+3.6%+4.0%+6.3%
Q1 2024+10.7%+3.9%+7.9%
Q4 2023+1.0%+0.7%+0.8%
Q3 2023-1.7%-4.7%-0.9%
Q2 2023-0.7%+1.7%-9.7%
Q1 2023+0.8%+2.5%-2.2%
Q3 2022-1.2%-1.8%-0.8%
Q2 2022+2.0%-1.0%-4.3%
Q1 2022+6.9%+6.3%+2.2%
Q3 2021-2.0%-1.5%+12.6%
Q2 2021+4.9%+8.0%+11.2%
Q1 2021+4.2%+3.2%+9.3%
Q4 2020-0.8%-1.4%-2.3%
Q3 2020+5.9%+8.1%+36.0%
Q2 2020-0.5%-0.6%-27.6%
Q1 2020-0.6%+1.4%+1.7%
Q4 2019-5.4%-4.4%+0.5%
Q3 2019-0.6%-1.3%-4.0%
Q2 2019-4.6%-7.9%-5.6%
Q1 2019+2.7%+3.7%-0.7%
Q4 2018+2.8%+4.5%+2.6%
Q3 2018+1.6%+2.9%+6.8%
Q2 2018+3.3%+8.4%+4.6%
Q1 2018-4.9%+1.9%+14.4%
Q4 2017-3.8%-6.0%-6.5%
Q3 2017-6.8%-12.5%-13.0%
Q2 2017+3.5%+6.6%+4.6%
Q1 2017+0.8%+3.3%+8.5%
Q4 2016+2.0%+0.4%-3.2%
Q3 2016+1.8%——
Q2 2016+2.5%——
Q1 2015-1.9%——
Q4 2015+7.1%——
Q3 2015+2.0%——
Q2 2014+0.1%——

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