Golub Capital BDC Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Golub Capital BDC is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 12.66%. Last payment was on 27th December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9th December, 2024.
Key information
12.7%
Dividend yield
0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 12.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 10.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 4.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | 27 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 09 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$1.930 |
| Payout ratio | 113% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Golub Capital's NAV, Valuation, And Dividend Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Updated Dividend Projections)
Dec 18Golub Capital's NAV, Valuation, And Dividend Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Includes Recommendations As Of 11/29/2024)
Dec 04Golub Capital: 10% Yield, Special Dividends, No NAV Premium
Nov 27Golub Capital: High-Yield Play With Caveats
Nov 14Golub Capital: A Good Blend Of Yield, Quality, And Income In An Expensive Sector
Oct 31Golub Capital: Healthy And Well-Covered 11% Dividend
Oct 13Golub Capital BDC: A Solid Quarter But Worse Under The Hood
Sep 16Golub Capital BDC: A Strong 12% BDC Yield Trading Below NAV
Sep 10Golub Capital: 11% Yield And Cheap (Upgrade)
Aug 19Golub Capital: Price Drop Brings This Into Buy Zone (Rating Upgrade)
Aug 03Golub Capital: Buy The Dip On This 10% Yield
Jul 21Golub Capital: A 10% Yielding BDC That Remains An Attractive Income Play
Jun 13Golub Capital: 11% Yield And Merger Catalyst
May 24Golub Capital: Outperformance In Q2 Made This BDC Too Expensive (Downgrade)
May 07Golub Capital: Add To Your Cashflow With This 9.4% Yield
Apr 04Golub Capital: A BDC To Consider Whether Or Not Rates Remain Higher
Feb 24Golub Capital: Q1 Earnings Show Additional Supplemental Distributions Likely
Feb 06Golub Capital BDC originates $176.7M commitments in fiscal Q4; fair value declines
Oct 11Golub Capital BDC goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Aug 31Golub Capital: I Am Buying This 8.6% Yielding BDC Hand Over Fist
Aug 21Golub Capital BDC originates $449.6M in fiscal Q3; fair value estimated to rise
Jul 12Golub Capital: This Is A Doubling Down Opportunity
Jun 23Golub Capital: Initiating A Position In This 8.5%-Yielding BDC
May 26Golub Capital: Collect A Covered 7.8% Yield From This BDC
Apr 14Golub Capital: 7.6% Yield, Get Paid To Own This Stalwart BDC
Feb 21Golub Capital BDC: Q3 Update - Income Tailwinds Drive Dividend Increase
Dec 09Conservative Portfolio Safely Paying Investors 7.3%: Golub Capital
Oct 17Golub Capital BDC: A BDC With A Margin Of Safety
Oct 04Golub Capital: This Stalwart Pays You A 7.6% Yield
Sep 21Golub Capital records record deal activity in Q4
Jan 11Golub Capital BDC: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain
Dec 06Golub Capital BDC NII beats by $0.01, misses on total investment income
Nov 30Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: GBDC's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GBDC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Golub Capital BDC Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (GBDC) | 12.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (GBDC) (up to 3 years) | 10.3% |
Notable Dividend: GBDC's dividend (12.66%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: GBDC's dividend (12.66%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.48%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (113.2%), GBDC's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (148.3%), GBDC's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/27 23:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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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
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 4 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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| Derek Hewett | BofA Global Research |
| Christopher Testa | B. Riley Wealth |
| David Chiaverini | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |