secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001287750-25-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital Q4 GAAP EPS $0.55, down from $0.72; dividend held at $0.48
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- Q4 GAAP EPS $0.55 vs $0.72; Core EPS $0.55 vs $0.63.
- FY 2024 GAAP EPS $2.44 vs $2.75; Core EPS $2.33 vs $2.37.
- Portfolio investments at fair value $26.7B, up from $22.9B; debt/equity ratio 1.03x.
- Non-accrual loans increased to 1.7% of cost (1.0% value) from 1.3% (0.6%) a year ago.
- Dividend steady at $0.48 per share for Q1; $1.0B 5.8% unsecured notes issued due 2032.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775025000004/0001287750-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775025000004/arcc-20250205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-25-000004

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