Stellus Capital Investment Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Stellus Capital Investment is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 12.16% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 15th May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 30th April, 2025.
Key information
12.2%
Dividend yield
-12.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | -0.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 11.8% |
| Dividend Growth | -0.04% |
| Next dividend pay date | 15 May 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 30 Apr 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 89% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stellus Capital: Weaker Earnings Driven By Rising Non-Accruals (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 15Stellus Capital Investment's Dividend Coverage Is At Risk
Dec 01Stellus Capital: Optically Attractive, But With Speculative Leverage Level
Oct 10Stellus Capital: Consistent Performance But Still Awaiting A Better Entry
Sep 17Stellus Capital: 12% Yield, Monthly Payer, Reasonable Valuation
Aug 23Stellus Capital: Potential Negative Growth, Non-Accruals And Lofty Valuation Could Hinder Returns
Aug 13Stellus Capital: This 12% Yield Is Too Good To Miss
Jun 04Stellus Capital: High Monthly Income But Trades At A Premium
May 08Stellus Capital: A Covered 12% Yield, But No Real Upside
Mar 14Stellus Capital: Fully Covered 12.5% Dividend Yield With NAV Angst
Mar 06Stellus Capital's 13% Yield Might Not Be As Safe As It Looks (Downgrade)
Dec 05Stellus Capital: A 12.2% Yield Paid Monthly, 4% Discount To NAV
Oct 09Stellus Capital: Outlook Is Gloomy; Consider Other Options
Aug 23Stellus Capital Investment: This 11.2% BDC Yield Offers Recession Protection
Jul 18Stellus Capital: A Growing 11.5% Yield Paid Monthly
May 29Stellus Capital Investment raises monthly dividend by 43% to $0.1333.
Jan 1210%-Yielding Stellus Capital: Take Advantage Of Market Turbulence
Dec 08Stellus Capital Investment GAAP NII of $0.37 beats by $0.08, TII of $20.14M beats by $2.55M
Nov 03Stellus Capital Investment declares $0.0933 dividend; additional dividend of $0.02
Oct 05Stellus Capital: Bank A Cool 10.4% Yield From This BDC
Sep 20Stellus Capital Investment NII of $0.32 beats by $0.03, Total investment income of $16.11M misses by $0.28M
Aug 03Stellus Capital Investment declares $0.0933 dividend, additional dividend of $0.02
Jul 14Stellus Capital: 12% Yield, Good Things Come In Small Packages
Jul 02Stellus Capital: 8.2% Yield, Why Wait When You Can Get Paid Now
Feb 0110% Yield, Discount To Book: Stellus Capital
Nov 04Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SCM's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SCM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Stellus Capital Investment Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SCM) | 12.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (SCM) (up to 3 years) | 11.8% |
Notable Dividend: SCM's dividend (12.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.6%).
High Dividend: SCM's dividend (12.16%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.81%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (89.3%), SCM's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: SCM is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/11 01:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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.
| 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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is covered by 9 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. |
| John Rowan | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |