Prospect Capital Corporation
Prospect Capital Corporation
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Prospect Capital Corporation
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- John Francis Barry
- Headquarters
- US
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- John Francis Barry
- Headquarters
- US
Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company.
It specializes in middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions.
It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses.
It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments.
It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors.
It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors.
It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals.
The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for Prospect Capital Corporation, and the rating behind it. PSEC last traded at $2.22, 39.4× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Prospect Capital Corporation. Starting points for Prospect Capital Corporation: P/E 39.4, EPS $0.32, beta 0.79 — an Asset Management name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.
Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Prospect Capital Corporation. Prospect Capital Corporation paid $0.50 per share over the last year — a 22.5% yield at the current $2.22 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.
Reported vs. expected earnings history for Prospect Capital Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Prospect Capital Corporation stands at $0.32. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Prospect Capital Corporation. Prospect Capital Corporation has reported as a listed company since 2004. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Prospect Capital Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. Prospect Capital Corporation is measured against Asset Management peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Prospect Capital Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $1.11B market value, institutional positions materially move Prospect Capital Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Prospect Capital Corporation executives and directors. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Prospect Capital Corporation. Prospect Capital Corporation is a $1.11B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Prospect Capital Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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Latest headlines and company announcements for Prospect Capital Corporation. Coverage tracks Prospect Capital Corporation within Asset Management (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.