Capital Southwest Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Capital Southwest has a total shareholder equity of $791.3M and total debt of $785.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 99.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.6B and $813.2M respectively. Capital Southwest's EBIT is $168.8M making its interest coverage ratio 3.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $47.2M.
Key information
99.2%
Debt to equity ratio
US$785.03m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.5x |
| Cash | US$47.24m |
| Equity | US$791.26m |
| Total liabilities | US$813.24m |
| Total assets | US$1.60b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Capital Southwest: Good For Income, Questionable For Superior Returns
Jan 14Capital Southwest: Time To Pull The Buy Trigger (Upgrade)
Dec 18Capital Southwest: Buying The Dip Despite Dividend Risks
Dec 06Buy The Dip With +10% Yield: Capital Southwest
Nov 11Capital Southwest: Mediocre Quarter? Don't Ignore The Growth
Nov 05Capital Southwest: High Quality And Stable 10% Yield At The Right Time
Oct 17Capital Southwest: 10% Quality Yield Has Its Price
Sep 16My 10% Yield Keeps Growing: Capital Southwest
Aug 22Capital Southwest: Looking To Add But Waiting For A Further Drop In Price
Aug 16Capital Southwest: An Expensive But Well Run BDC, 9% Yield
Jul 22Capital Southwest: I Was Wrong About This BDC Gem (Upgrade)
Jun 20Capital Southwest: Strong Growth Momentum And Solid Portfolio Quality, Still A Buy
May 31It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC)
May 29
Capital Southwest Q4: Quality BDC But Valuation Is Too Rich Here
May 16Capital Southwest: Hefty 9% Yield Supported By Low Operating Costs
Apr 05Capital Southwest: Strong NII Can Potentially Offset Interest Rate Sensitivity
Mar 22Capital Southwest: High Yield At Low Risk
Mar 04Capital Southwest Yield 9%: The Next BDC Leader?
Feb 20Capital Southwest Q3: A Must-Have For Income Investors But Wait For A Pullback
Feb 02Broker Revenue Forecasts For Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) Are Surging Higher
Feb 01Capital Southwest reports preliminary estimates of Q2 operating results
Oct 07Capital Southwest raises 4% to $0.52/shares
Sep 20Capital Southwest goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 13Capital Southwest: 9% Yield, Dividend Hike, Strong Fiscal Q1 Earnings
Aug 19Capital Southwest Q1 2023 Earnings Preview
Jul 31Capital Southwest BDC: Generate Sustainable 10.3% Passive Income
Jul 14Capital Southwest: 11% Yield, Benefits From Rising Rates, 28% Dividend Growth
Jun 19Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CSWC's short term assets ($79.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($799.0K).
Long Term Liabilities: CSWC's short term assets ($79.2M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($812.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CSWC's net debt to equity ratio (93.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CSWC's debt to equity ratio has increased from 75.3% to 99.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CSWC's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: CSWC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/02 01:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Capital Southwest Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 5 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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| Bryce Rowe | Baird |
| Bryce Rowe | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Mitchel Penn | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |