NYSE$SAR

Saratoga Investment Corp · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced fiscal year-end and fourth quarter 2023 financial results, with adjusted NII per share up 27% over last year’s fourth quarter.

Saratoga Investment Corp. reported financial results for Q4 2023, featuring a 27% increase in adjusted NII per share compared to the same quarter last year. The company's performance was driven by higher margins on its portfolio and a strong flow of investment opportunities.

  • Adjusted NII per share increased by 27% sequentially in Q4.
  • Assets under management grew to more than $1.05 billion with net originations of approximately $109 million since year-end.
  • Dividend increased to 69c per share, up 30% from Q4 last year and over earned by 42% as compared to this quarter’s 98c per share adjusted NII.
  • Company issued $301.4 million in long-term, fixed-rate capital to support growth.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$32.3M

Previous: $19M+70.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.98

Previous: $0.53+84.9%
Net Investment Income Yield

13.6%

Previous: 6.6%+106.1%
Net Income

$19.2M

Previous: $8.4M+128.6%
Operating Income

$14.3M

Previous: $6.4M+123.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$96.1M

Previous: $47.3M+103.4%
Total Assets

$973M

Previous: $818M+19.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Saratoga Investment · Revenue · Quarterly

$32.3M

Q4 2023+70.2%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 0 of 3 quarters(0%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Saratoga Investment remains confident in its management team and underwriting standards, expecting to grow portfolio size and maintain investment performance.

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

  • Challenging environment
  • Prudent and discerning in terms of new commitments
  • Pipeline remains robust with many actionable opportunities
  • Credit quality for this quarter remained high at 96% of credits rated in our highest category, with one credit on non-accrual.
  • Uncertainty of economic conditions

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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 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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