Main Street Capital Corporation

LSE:0JXQ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.9b

Main Street Capital Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Main Street Capital has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 35.2%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 8.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 20.5% per year. Main Street Capital's return on equity is 17.6%, and it has net margins of 89.2%.

Key information

35.2%

Earnings growth rate

30.2%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate20.5%
Return on equity17.6%
Net Margin89.2%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0JXQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24530473610
30 Jun 24516452600
31 Mar 24512456600
31 Dec 23500428590
30 Sep 23485396590
30 Jun 23460348590
31 Mar 23418256570
31 Dec 22377242530
30 Sep 22345230530
30 Jun 22324258510
31 Mar 22306339490
31 Dec 21289331480
30 Sep 21269316430
30 Jun 21245310390
31 Mar 21229258370
31 Dec 2022329350
30 Sep 20221-34330
30 Jun 20229-78320
31 Mar 20238-83330
31 Dec 19243130360
30 Sep 19242123330
30 Jun 19240158340
31 Mar 19239175340
31 Dec 18233168330
30 Sep 18230220360
30 Jun 18223186350
31 Mar 18214174340
31 Dec 17206171340
30 Sep 17197157330
30 Jun 17192165320
31 Mar 17184154300
31 Dec 16178139290
30 Sep 1617598280
30 Jun 1617176270
31 Mar 1616986260
31 Dec 15165104250
30 Sep 15160119240
30 Jun 15154120230
31 Mar 15147109230
31 Dec 14141101220
30 Sep 14135100220
30 Jun 14129106210
31 Mar 14122100200
31 Dec 1311697200

Quality Earnings: 0JXQ has a large one-off gain of $151.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 0JXQ's current net profit margins (89.2%) are higher than last year (81.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0JXQ's earnings have grown significantly by 35.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0JXQ's earnings growth over the past year (19.5%) is below its 5-year average (35.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0JXQ earnings growth over the past year (19.5%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 4.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 0JXQ's Return on Equity (17.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 14:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

Main Street Capital Corporation is covered by 12 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bryce RoweBaird
Bryce RoweB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Christopher Whitbread NolanFBR Capital Markets & Co.