Prospect Capital Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
Prospect Capital's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.9%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.4% per year.
Key information
-2.9%
Earnings growth rate
-3.4%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% |
| Net Margin | -9.1% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Prospect Capital: 13.4% Dividend Yield, But Will NAV Dip Forever?
Feb 12Prospect Capital: 3 Reasons To Buy This Mediocre 12% Yield (Rating Upgrade)
Jan 26Prospect Capital: Attractive Entry Point For Investors Willing To Take Risk
Jan 14Prospect Capital announces additions to non-traded preferred stock offering
Oct 07Prospect Capital goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 26Prospect Capital exceeds $1B preferred fundraising milestone and upsizes extended credit facility to $1.584B
Sep 09Prospect Capital NII EPS of $0.21 beats by $0.03, total Investment Income of $184.62M beats by $8.02M
Aug 29The Best Way To Invest In Prospect Capital
Aug 21Prospect Capital: Deep Value Alert, Dividend Hike Could Come Soon
Aug 08Opportunity: Investment Grade Bond, +8% Yield From Prospect Capital
Jul 20Prospect Capital: A Dividend Cut Could Come Soon
Jun 26Prospect Capital: The Superstar Stock You Do Not Want To Miss
Apr 28Prospect Capital: 8% Yield, 21% Discount, Steady Dividends
Feb 13Prospect Capital: A Value Trap
Jan 06Prospect Capital: Preferred Offers Attractive Risk-Reward
Sep 07Prospect Capital: 9% Yield, 18% Discount, Monthly Payer
Aug 29Prospect Capital: Not Yet A Buy But No Longer Fool's Gold
Jul 19Prospect Capital: 8% Yield, 5% Discount, Outperforming Monthly Payer
Jun 18Prospect Capital NII beats by $0.02, beats on total investment income
May 10Prospect Capital prices $325M of 3.706% notes due 2026
Jan 14Prospect Capital offers to repurchase $20M of 6.375% convertible notes
Dec 28Prospect Capital buys $25M of notes issued by KM2 Solutions
Dec 22Prospect Capital launches tender offer for $162.9M of convertible notes
Dec 16Prospect Capital offers to buy back up to $40M of notes
Nov 17Prospect Capital: Cheap Valuation, But The Discount Is Warranted
Nov 14Prospect Capital declares $0.06 dividend
Nov 09Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Prospect Capital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 884 | -80 | 289 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 886 | 27 | 284 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 852 | -172 | 283 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 815 | -215 | 279 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 782 | 51 | 267 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 744 | 242 | 259 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 711 | 557 | 250 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 684 | 856 | 239 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 662 | 945 | 228 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 659 | 1,004 | 224 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 632 | 962 | 216 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 620 | 882 | 214 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 615 | 451 | 209 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 605 | 133 | 209 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 624 | -16 | 209 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 643 | -140 | 212 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 659 | 135 | 219 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 685 | 79 | 228 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 704 | 144 | 234 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 713 | 220 | 235 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 705 | 183 | 235 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 680 | 372 | 221 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 658 | 300 | 217 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 651 | 237 | 215 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 659 | 204 | 220 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 680 | 184 | 226 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 701 | 253 | 231 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 727 | 297 | 237 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 746 | 353 | 235 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 772 | 157 | 243 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 792 | 103 | 251 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 798 | 103 | 256 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 800 | 109 | 260 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 789 | 290 | 258 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 791 | 346 | 255 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 775 | 323 | 255 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 774 | 324 | 251 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 753 | 323 | 244 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 712 | 319 | 229 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 696 | 330 | 213 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 626 | 292 | 192 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 614 | 254 | 183 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 576 | 221 | 169 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: PSEC is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: PSEC is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PSEC is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 2.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PSEC's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: PSEC is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Capital Markets industry (1.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PSEC has a negative Return on Equity (0.14%), as it is currently unprofitable.