Ares Capital Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Ares Capital has a total shareholder equity of $12.8B and total debt of $13.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 106.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $27.1B and $14.3B respectively. Ares Capital's EBIT is $2.1B making its interest coverage ratio 3.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $486.0M.
Key information
106.2%
Debt to equity ratio
US$13.56b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.2x |
| Cash | US$486.00m |
| Equity | US$12.77b |
| Total liabilities | US$14.33b |
| Total assets | US$27.10b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Ares Capital: Bullish Due To Higher Deal Activity
Dec 25Ares Capital: BDC Market Leader That You Shouldn't Miss Buying
Nov 27Ares Capital: A Magnificent 9% Yielding Cash Cow
Nov 20Ares Capital: A Strong Q3 With Income Peak Likely Behind Us
Nov 12Ares Capital: One Of The Safest High-Yielders Your Money Can Buy (Rating Upgrade)
Nov 04Ares Capital: 8.9% Yield Standout Among BDC Peers
Oct 29Ares Capital: Still Cheap Even As The Fed Shifts Down
Oct 19The Battle Of Two Goliaths: Ares Capital Vs. FS KKR, Update
Sep 30I Made Ares Capital One Of My Top BDC Positions
Sep 20Ares Capital: Reduced Portfolio Risk At This 9%+ Yielder
Sep 06Ares Capital: Why Investors Should Be Wary Of Rising Recession Risks
Aug 20My Favorite Recession BDC: Ares Capital
Aug 12Ares Capital: The Pros And Cons After Q2 FY24 Results (Rating Upgrade)
Aug 06Ares Capital Q2 Earnings: Buy, Sell, Or Hold?
Jul 31Ares Capital: One Of The Best Buys In The BDC Sector
Jul 21Ares Capital: Keep Riding On Your Winning BDC Bets
Jun 30Ares Capital: Another Strong Quarter Despite A Decline In Net Income
Jun 05Ares Capital: Strong Performance And Low Leverage Signal Higher Dividends
May 24Ares Capital: Building A Big-Yield Portfolio (BDCs, CEFs, REITs)
May 10Ares Capital: A 9.2% Yielding BDC Cash Cow
May 03Ares Capital: High Quality But Awaiting Better Entry (Downgrade)
Apr 26Ares Capital: Attractive For Income Investors Yielding 9.6% Heading Into A Lower Rate Environment
Mar 25Ares Capital's NAV, Valuation, And Dividend Versus 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Includes Recommendations As Of 3/8/2024)
Mar 13Looking At Ares Capital's Financials Under Lower Interest Rates
Feb 20Ares Capital: The Only 10% Yielding BDC You Need
Feb 12Ares Capital: Dividend Looks Secure
Jan 30Better Buy: Ares Capital Or Oaktree Specialty Lending? - Big Yields +10%
Oct 17Ares Capital: A More Aggressive Fed Is Good For Its Earnings
Oct 07Where Prospect Capital Clearly Beats Ares Capital
Sep 28Better Buy: Ares Capital's 9.3% Yield Or FS KKR's 12.6%
Sep 16Why We Own Ares Capital Instead Of Owl Rock Capital
Sep 07Better Buy: Ares Capital's 8.8% Yield Or SLR Investment's 11%
Aug 24More Attractive After Quarterly Results: Ares Capital Or Oaktree Specialty Lending?
Aug 09Ares Capital Is Sliding And I Am Buying This 8% Yielding BDC
Aug 01Ares Capital Non-GAAP EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.02, TII of $479M beats by $12.79M
Jul 26Better 9%+ Yield Buy: Owl Rock Vs. Ares Capital
Jul 15Load Up The Truck With 9.3% Yielding Ares Capital
Jun 28Ares Capital: 10% Yield, Benefits From Rising Rates, Analyst Upgrades, 5% Discount
Jun 17Ares Capital Stock: 2 Reasons A Dividend Cut Could Be Coming
Jun 02Ares Capital Stock: Our Top Pick For The Rising Interest Rate Environment
May 12Ares Capital: Bag This 8% Yield And Call It A Day
Apr 28Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Versus 15 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q2 + Q3 2022 Dividend Projection)
Mar 28Ares Capital Stock: 3 Reasons Why Dividend Growth Is Set To Continue
Mar 11Ares Capital Corp: The BDC King Retains Its Crown
Feb 20Ares Capital: Best-Of-Breed BDC's 7.4% Yield Is A Buy
Feb 08Ares Capital Yielding 7.7% Hits It Out Of The Park
Jan 23Ares Capital: Dividend Strategy To Help Prepare For The New Market Realities
Jan 14Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q1 + Q2 2022 Dividend Projection)
Dec 16Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Post Q3 2021 Earnings)
Dec 08Ares Capital: A Smart, Safe, Growing 8% Yielder You Can Count On
Nov 29Ares Capital: 7.6% Yield, Outperforming The Market
Oct 29Ares Capital: Book Value Premium And Growing Credit Risks Exacerbate Downside Risk
Oct 21Why Buy A CD When I Can Buy Ares Capital?
Oct 15Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q4 2021 Dividend Projection)
Sep 17Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Post Q2 2021 Earnings)
Sep 10Ares Capital: 8.2% Yield, Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
Sep 01Ares Capital Scores Big, Again, But ...
Aug 23Ares Capital: A Monster Dividend With Plenty Of Potential
Jul 29Invest In The American Dream With This Blue-Chip BDC: Ares Capital - Yield 8.1%
Jul 06Ares Capital: Despite The Risks, This 8.0% Yield BDC Is Compelling
Jun 14Ares Capital Q1 2021 Earnings Preview
Apr 27Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q1 2021 Dividend Projection)
Jan 10Ares Capital prices $650M debt offering
Jan 07Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers (Post Q3 2020 Earnings - Remains Attractively Valued)
Dec 29Ares Capital: An Excellent Portfolio Income Booster With 9.4% Yield
Dec 14Ares Capital (ARCC) Investor Presentation - Slideshow
Nov 19Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ARCC's short term assets ($1.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($673.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: ARCC's short term assets ($1.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($13.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ARCC's net debt to equity ratio (102.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: ARCC's debt to equity ratio has increased from 89.9% to 106.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ARCC's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: ARCC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 23:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Ares Capital Corporation is covered by 33 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |
| Vernon Plack | BB&T Capital Markets |
| David Chiaverini | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |