Ares Capital Corporation

LSE:0HHP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.3b

Ares Capital Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Ares Capital has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 8.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16% per year. Ares Capital's return on equity is 11.4%, and it has net margins of 50.9%.

Key information

20.0%

Earnings growth rate

12.1%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate16.0%
Return on equity11.4%
Net Margin50.9%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Ares Capital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0HHP Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 242,9901,5227990
30 Sep 242,9381,5787950
30 Jun 242,8181,6848060
31 Mar 242,6971,6937970
31 Dec 232,6141,5227460
30 Sep 232,5471,2836820
30 Jun 232,4298875790
31 Mar 232,2746675170
31 Dec 222,0966004940
30 Sep 221,9858085360
30 Jun 221,8901,0385800
31 Mar 221,8701,4056590
31 Dec 211,8201,5676780
30 Sep 211,7311,5636260
30 Jun 211,6411,6705720
31 Mar 211,5321,4694860
31 Dec 201,5114843810
30 Sep 201,4573103730
30 Jun 201,492443620
31 Mar 201,524-333590
31 Dec 191,5287934100
30 Sep 191,4877423760
30 Jun 191,4427763740
31 Mar 191,3938303770
31 Dec 181,3378583840
30 Sep 181,2999374040
30 Jun 181,2518673880
31 Mar 181,2027913700
31 Dec 171,1606674050
30 Sep 171,1135103230
30 Jun 171,0784813180
31 Mar 171,0394603150
31 Dec 161,0124742960
30 Sep 161,0134142810
30 Jun 161,0154212830
31 Mar 161,0204102820
31 Dec 151,0253792720
30 Sep 151,0355173080
30 Jun 151,0275783220
31 Mar 151,0025753170
31 Dec 149895913170
30 Sep 149525713050
30 Jun 149455352910
31 Mar 149265252820

Quality Earnings: 0HHP has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0HHP's current net profit margins (50.9%) are lower than last year (58.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0HHP's earnings have grown significantly by 20% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0HHP's earnings growth over the past year (0%) is below its 5-year average (20% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0HHP had negative earnings growth (0%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (13.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 0HHP's Return on Equity (11.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 02:24
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ares Capital Corporation is covered by 32 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kannan VenkateshwarBarclays
Vernon PlackBB&T Capital Markets
David ChiaveriniBMO Capital Markets Equity Research