PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Future Growth
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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 4.8% and 12.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to decline by 3.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11.1% in 3 years.
Key information
4.8%
Earnings growth rate
-3.3%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets earnings growth | 13.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 12.9% |
| Future return on equity | 11.1% |
| Analyst coverage | Good |
| Last updated | 12 Feb 2025 |
Recent future growth updates
No updates
Recent updates
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Improved Portfolio Quality And Discounted Valuation
Jan 13PFLT: High Monthly Income, But Coverage Looking Pressured
Nov 07PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Weak Dividend Coverage Offset By Increased Investment Activity
Oct 25PFLT: Dividend Coverage Of 103% Is Safer Than It Seems
Aug 20PFLT: Is This 10% Dividend Income Suitable For You
Jul 17PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Q2 Proves Again That It Is One Of The Best BDCs Out There
May 13PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: A More Reliable Alternative To PNNT
Apr 29PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: When Being Conservative Pays Off
Feb 22PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: One Of My Favorite BDCs, But Market Liquidity Risks Rising
Feb 02PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Time To Sell This 10% Yielding BDC (Downgrade)
Jan 12PFLT: This BDC Yields Above 10% Despite The Conservative Characteristics
Dec 24PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Strong Fiscal Q4 Earnings
Dec 10PennantPark Floating Rate: Will There Be Another Dividend Raise?
Nov 21PennantPark Floating Rate: A Fat 11.3% Yield
Sep 14PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Floating Rate 11% Yield, Earnings Up, But...
Aug 18BlackRock Or PennantPark For Solid 12% Yield?
Jul 05PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: An 11.5% Yield Paid Monthly And At A Small Discount
May 30PennantPark NII of $0.30 in-line, total investment income of $31.34M beats by $1.8M
Feb 08PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Feb 02PennantPark Floating Rate Capital falls 7% on primary stock offering
Jan 23PennantPark FQ4 2022 Earnings Preview
Nov 15PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Nov 03PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Oct 04PennantPark Floating Rate Capital upsizes credit facility to $366M
Sep 21PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Sep 02PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Jul 05PennantPark: 10% Yield, 14% Discount, Monthly Payer, Benefits From Rising Rates
Jun 24Head-To-Head High Yield Comparison: PennantPark
Apr 17PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Slow And Steady 8.76% Yield
Feb 02PennantPark Floating Rate: A Monthly Dividend Payer On Fair Value
Jan 25PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Is Set To Underperform
Oct 12PennantPark Floating Rate: This Overlooked Gem Is A Buy, Here's Why
Jul 29PennantPark Floating Rate Capital names new finance chief
Jun 21PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2021 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
May 06PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
May 03PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Feb 02PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Jan 05PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Dec 022 Dividend Stocks To Buy With Improving Book Values, Both From PennantPark
Nov 29PennantPark NII beats by $0.01, misses on total investment income
Nov 18PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: The Market Is Contradicting Itself When It Comes To BDCs
Nov 11PennantPark declares $0.095 dividend
Nov 03Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | Free Cash Flow | Cash from Op | Avg. No. Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/2026 | 275 | 111 | N/A | N/A | 5 |
| 9/30/2025 | 268 | 111 | N/A | N/A | 4 |
| 12/31/2024 | 215 | 98 | -852 | -852 | N/A |
| 9/30/2024 | 186 | 92 | -801 | -801 | N/A |
| 6/30/2024 | 167 | 99 | -431 | -431 | N/A |
| 3/31/2024 | 156 | 87 | -229 | -229 | N/A |
| 12/31/2023 | 146 | 63 | -48 | -48 | N/A |
| 9/30/2023 | 139 | 39 | 141 | 141 | N/A |
| 6/30/2023 | 132 | -2 | 127 | 127 | N/A |
| 3/31/2023 | 120 | -13 | 71 | 71 | N/A |
| 12/31/2022 | 110 | -13 | 42 | 42 | N/A |
| 9/30/2022 | 105 | 3 | -47 | -47 | N/A |
| 6/30/2022 | 98 | 21 | -186 | -186 | N/A |
| 3/31/2022 | 93 | 40 | -170 | -170 | N/A |
| 12/31/2021 | 88 | 45 | -88 | -88 | N/A |
| 9/30/2021 | 83 | 57 | 50 | 50 | N/A |
| 6/30/2021 | 83 | 69 | 182 | 182 | N/A |
| 3/31/2021 | 85 | 67 | 272 | 272 | N/A |
| 12/31/2020 | 92 | 35 | 117 | 117 | N/A |
| 9/30/2020 | 95 | 18 | -5 | -5 | N/A |
| 6/30/2020 | 98 | 9 | -88 | -88 | N/A |
| 3/31/2020 | 98 | 1 | -245 | -245 | N/A |
| 12/31/2019 | 94 | 16 | -144 | -144 | N/A |
| 9/30/2019 | 93 | 11 | -121 | -121 | N/A |
| 6/30/2019 | 90 | 15 | -121 | -121 | N/A |
| 3/31/2019 | 87 | 16 | -132 | -132 | N/A |
| 12/31/2018 | 81 | 37 | -207 | -207 | N/A |
| 9/30/2018 | 72 | 33 | N/A | -208 | N/A |
| 6/30/2018 | 65 | 33 | N/A | -166 | N/A |
| 3/31/2018 | 60 | 38 | N/A | -72 | N/A |
| 12/31/2017 | 57 | 29 | N/A | -58 | N/A |
| 9/30/2017 | 55 | 36 | N/A | -77 | N/A |
| 6/30/2017 | 53 | 41 | N/A | -116 | N/A |
| 3/31/2017 | 49 | 45 | N/A | -191 | N/A |
| 12/31/2016 | 47 | 41 | N/A | -162 | N/A |
| 9/30/2016 | 43 | 33 | N/A | -165 | N/A |
| 6/30/2016 | 39 | 19 | N/A | -162 | N/A |
| 3/31/2016 | 35 | 10 | N/A | -128 | N/A |
| 12/31/2015 | 32 | 14 | N/A | -81 | N/A |
| 9/30/2015 | 30 | 13 | N/A | -2 | N/A |
| 6/30/2015 | 31 | 14 | N/A | 32 | N/A |
| 3/31/2015 | 31 | 14 | N/A | 77 | N/A |
| 12/31/2014 | 31 | 15 | N/A | 25 | N/A |
| 9/30/2014 | 30 | 21 | N/A | -22 | N/A |
| 6/30/2014 | 28 | 24 | N/A | -115 | N/A |
| 3/31/2014 | 25 | 20 | N/A | -194 | N/A |
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: PFLT's forecast earnings growth (4.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).
Earnings vs Market: PFLT's earnings (4.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: PFLT's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: PFLT's revenue (12.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: PFLT's revenue (12.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: PFLT's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.1%).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/12 02:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
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| 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
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is covered by 9 analysts. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Mitchel Penn | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
| Brian Mckenna | JMP Securities |
| Paul Johnson | Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods |