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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001287750-24-000053
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital Q3 GAAP EPS $0.62 vs $0.89 YoY, record NAV $19.77, Q4 dividend $0.48
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- GAAP net income per share $0.62 (down 30% YoY from $0.89); Core EPS $0.58 vs $0.59.
- Net investment income $361M ($0.57/sh) up from $289M ($0.52) YoY on higher portfolio.
- Net asset value per share $19.77 (record), vs $19.24 at Dec 31, 2023; debt/equity 1.06x.
- Q4 2024 dividend declared $0.48/sh (unchanged), payable Dec 30 to holders of record Dec 13.
- New commitments $3.9B in Q3; 93% first lien; weighted average yield on debt 11.7% at cost.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775024000053/0001287750-24-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775024000053/arcc-20241030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-24-000053

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