NYSE$SAR

Saratoga Investment Corp · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced fiscal second quarter 2023 financial results, showing increased total investment income and AUM, but decreased NAV per share.

Saratoga Investment Corp. reported its fiscal second quarter 2023 financial results, noting significant market volatility. The company focused on balance sheet strength, growing its asset base in high-quality credits and the increase of the quarterly dividend level by $0.01. Total investment income increased, driven by a larger investment base and higher interest rates.

  • Assets under management increased by 43.3% year-over-year to $954.7 million.
  • Total investment income increased by 18.5% year-over-year to $21.9 million.
  • Adjusted net investment income was relatively unchanged year-over-year at $7.0 million.
  • NAV per share decreased by 1.5% from last quarter to $28.27.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$1.46M

Previous: $18.4M-107.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.58

Previous: $0.63-7.9%
Net Investment Income Yield

9.0%

No prior period
Assets Under Management

$955M

No prior period
Net Income

-$539K

Previous: $6.4M-108.4%
Operating Income

-$15.6M

Previous: $7M-323.1%
Gross Profit

-$1.46M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$3.07M

Previous: $73.3M-95.8%
Total Assets

$973M

Previous: $666M+46.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Saratoga Investment · Revenue · Quarterly

-$1.46M

Q2 2023-107.9%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 0 of 3 quarters(0%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Saratoga Investment remains confident in its management team, underwriting standards, and ability to grow portfolio size and maintain quality.

Tailwinds

  • Experienced management team
  • High underwriting standards
  • Ability to steadily grow portfolio size
  • Ability to maintain quality
  • Ability to maintain investment performance over the long-term

Headwinds

  • Significant market volatility
  • Increasing inflation
  • Supply chain constraints
  • Rising rates
  • Global instability

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

10 / 20 earnings

Positive

+3.9%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-7.7%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2027
Q4 2026-1.3%-5.9%-4.5%
Q3 2026+0.9%+1.9%+3.9%
Q2 2026-4.3%-11.6%-10.5%
Q1 2026+1.4%+0.4%+1.6%
Q4 2025-7.7%-2.3%-1.1%
Q3 2025+0.7%+0.7%+5.0%
Q2 2025-0.3%+2.4%+4.8%
Q1 2025+0.3%+2.9%-1.9%
Q4 2024-0.1%-1.9%+2.0%
Q3 2024+0.2%-9.8%-12.2%
Q2 2024-1.4%-1.7%+1.2%
Q1 2024+0.3%-3.4%-3.2%
Q4 2023-0.1%-0.2%+17.5%
Q3 2023+0.0%+2.3%+0.9%
Q2 2023+3.9%+1.0%+7.1%
Q1 2023-0.3%-1.9%-0.9%
Q4 2022+2.3%+0.7%+3.2%
Q3 2021-0.2%-4.3%-4.8%
Q2 2022+1.7%+1.3%+0.8%
Q4 2021+0.3%-1.3%+3.4%

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