secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001287750-24-000037
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital Q2 GAAP EPS $0.52, Core EPS $0.61; Q3 dividend $0.48
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- GAAP net income per share $0.52 in Q2 2024, down from $0.61 in Q2 2023.
- Core EPS (non-GAAP) rose to $0.61 from $0.58 YoY; net asset value per share $19.61, up from $19.24.
- Net investment income $358M, up from $314M; new investment commitments $3.9B in Q2.
- Q3 dividend declared at $0.48 per share, payable Sept 30, 2024; 15th consecutive year stable/increasing dividends.
- Debt/equity ratio 1.06x; $5B+ liquidity; issued $850M 5.95% notes, repaid $900M notes.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775024000037/0001287750-24-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775024000037/arcc-20240730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-24-000037

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