Gladstone Investment Corporation

NasdaqGS:GAIN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$506.5m

Gladstone Investment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Gladstone Investment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.5%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.5% per year. Gladstone Investment's return on equity is 14.3%, and it has net margins of 78.5%.

Key information

20.5%

Earnings growth rate

19.4%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate10.5%
Return on equity14.3%
Net Margin78.5%
Next Earnings Update13 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Yield Hunting Part 13: GAIN's Baby Bond Gives Us 7%+ YTM

Mar 20

Gladstone Investment: Shrinking Earnings Offset By Increased Investment Activity

Feb 16

Gladstone Investment: Q2 Results Lack Any Meaningful Improvements

Nov 09

Assessing Gladstone Investment's Performance For Q2 2024

Oct 02

Gladstone Investment: Stagnating Price With Increasing Value Creation Potential

Sep 23

Gladstone Investment: Valuation Becomes Attractive Again, Long-Term Income Opportunity

Sep 01

Gladstone Investment: Smart Managers, And Very Cheap BDC

Jul 25

Gladstone Investment: Solid 6.8% Yielding BDC For Retirees Seeking Income

Jun 05

Gladstone Investment: The Decrease In Dividend Coverage Is Not A Reason To Sell

May 19

Gladstone Investment: 7% Yield, Special Dividends, Re-Rating Potential

Apr 09

Gladstone Investment: Resilient And More Attractive After Q3 Report

Feb 12

Gladstone Investment raises monthly dividend by 6.7% to $0.08/share

Oct 11

Gladstone Investment Q1 2023 Earnings Preview

Aug 02

Gladstone Investment declares $0.075 dividend

Jul 18

Gladstone Investment acquires Dema Plumbing for undisclosed amount

Jul 06

Gladstone Investment: Gain An 8% Yield With This Sturdy BDC

May 31

Solid 8% Yield Investing In American Small Businesses: Gladstone

Mar 13

Gladstone Investment: The Difference Is In The Details

Feb 06

Try Gladstone Investment For Solid Monthly Gains

Jan 23

MAIN And GAIN: Solid Results Reinforce Why These Are Worthy Investments

Nov 23

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Gladstone Investment makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:GAIN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 248970350
30 Sep 249138280
30 Jun 248970350
31 Mar 248785390
31 Dec 238467330
30 Sep 238277360
30 Jun 238332260
31 Mar 238236270
31 Dec 228148300
30 Sep 227642250
30 Jun 227467320
31 Mar 2273102400
31 Dec 2170106420
30 Sep 2171111450
30 Jun 216490370
31 Mar 215742240
31 Dec 2052-1680
30 Sep 2051-1870
30 Jun 2055-13100
31 Mar 2062-7120
31 Dec 196633250
30 Sep 196536230
30 Jun 196155290
31 Mar 196082360
31 Dec 1859101370
30 Sep 1860102370
30 Jun 186085280
31 Mar 185861220
31 Dec 175548180
30 Sep 175242170
30 Jun 175128160
31 Mar 175245150
31 Dec 165258160
30 Sep 165141150
30 Jun 165341160
31 Mar 165125160
31 Dec 155031160
30 Sep 154945150
30 Jun 154548140
31 Mar 154250130
31 Dec 143922120
30 Sep 14364120
30 Jun 143916120

Quality Earnings: GAIN has a large one-off gain of $44.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: GAIN's current net profit margins (78.5%) are lower than last year (80.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GAIN's earnings have grown significantly by 20.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GAIN's earnings growth over the past year (3.9%) is below its 5-year average (20.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GAIN earnings growth over the past year (3.9%) did not outperform the Capital Markets industry 18.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: GAIN's Return on Equity (14.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/11 11:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

Gladstone Investment Corporation is covered by 13 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.

AnalystInstitution
Bryce RoweB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Bryce RoweB. Riley Wealth
David WestDavenport & Company