NasdaqGS:CSWCCapital Markets
Capital Southwest (CSWC) Stock Rises As Dividend Coverage Tightens
Capital Southwest stock closed up 3.3% at US$24.72, even though the latest quarter showed a clear squeeze in profitability. For a business development company, pretax net investment income is the core earnings line, and Q1 delivered US$35 million, or US$0.57 per share, alongside a total dividend of US$0.64 per share for the September quarter.
In the near term, the market appears comfortable rewarding the yield and portfolio scale. The bigger question for long term holders is how long Capital...