earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Ares Capital Q2 GAAP EPS $0.61 vs $0.22 YoY; core EPS $0.58; declares $0.48 dividend
ARES CAPITAL CORP
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$1.10
- GAAP net income per share $0.61 vs $0.22 in Q2 2022; core EPS $0.58 vs $0.46.
- Net investment income $314M ($0.57/sh), up from $257M ($0.52/sh) YoY.
- Weighted average yield on debt at amortized cost rose to 12.2% from 11.6% YoY.
- Q3 2023 dividend of $0.48/sh declared, payable Sept 29, 2023 – 56th consecutive steady/increased quarterly dividend.
- New investment commitments of $1.2B in Q2; stock buyback authorization increased to $1.0B.