earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.78
Ares Capital Q3 GAAP EPS $0.89 vs $0.21 YoY; declares Q4 dividend $0.48/share
ARES CAPITAL CORP
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$1.98
- GAAP net income $500M ($0.89/share) vs $104M ($0.21) in Q3-22; Core EPS $0.59 vs $0.50.
- NAV per share $18.99 vs $18.40 at Dec 31; leverage down to 1.03x net debt/equity from 1.26x.
- Q4 dividend declared $0.48/share, payable Dec 28, record Dec 15; flat QoQ, up from $0.46 regular year-ago.
- Q3 new investment commitments $1.6B, exits $1.3B; raised $600M 7.000% unsecured notes due 2027.
- Non-accrual loans improved to 1.2% of portfolio at cost from 1.7% at Dec 31, 2022.