earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Saratoga Investment Q1 FY2027: NAV per share down 4.9% to $23.23; EPS loss of $0.42
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
2026-Q1 EPS
reported -$0.42
vs consensus $0.56
▼ miss
(-175.1%)
- Adjusted NII per share $0.47 vs $0.53 prior quarter; total investment income $30.8M, down 4.8% YoY.
- AUM grew 1.6% to $1.126B; net originations $31M from $79.2M in new investments in two new portfolio companies.
- Non-accruals at 0.0% of fair value; core BDC portfolio fair value 0.2% below cost; Pepper Palace written down to zero.
- Quarter-end cash $60.8M; issued $25M 7.25% notes due 2029; total undrawn borrowing capacity $196.8M.
- Base quarterly dividend maintained at $0.75/share; LTM ROE 4.0% vs BDC industry average 2.4%.