Ares Capital Q3 core EPS meets estimates

Reuters10-28

Ares Capital Q3 core EPS meets estimates

Overview

Ares Capital Q3 GAAP net income per share falls to $0.57 from $0.62 yr/yr
Core EPS for Q3 meets analyst expectations at $0.50
Company maintains Q3 dividend at $0.48 per share

Outlook

Company did not provide specific financial guidance for future periods

Result Drivers

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY - Ares Capital made $3.9 bln in new investment commitments, focusing on first lien senior secured loans
CREDIT PERFORMANCE - Co reports record net asset value per share, citing healthy credit performance
BALANCE SHEET ENHANCEMENT - Raised over $1 bln in new debt capital, strengthening balance sheet

Key Details

Metric	Beat/Miss	Actual	Consensus Estimate
Q3 Adjusted EPS	Meet	$0.50	$0.50 (13 Analysts)
Q3 EPS		$0.57
Q3 Net Income		$404 mln

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the investment management & fund operators peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ares Capital Corp is $23.00, about 11.7% above its October 27 closing price of $20.32
The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBw7Nb6N7a

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