Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

NYSE:SCM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$373.7m

Stellus Capital Investment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Stellus Capital Investment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.5%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16% per year. Stellus Capital Investment's return on equity is 12.4%, and it has net margins of 43.8%.

Key information

13.5%

Earnings growth rate

8.1%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate16.0%
Return on equity12.4%
Net Margin43.8%
Next Earnings Update12 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Stellus Capital: Weaker Earnings Driven By Rising Non-Accruals (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 15

Stellus Capital Investment's Dividend Coverage Is At Risk

Dec 01

Stellus Capital: Optically Attractive, But With Speculative Leverage Level

Oct 10

Stellus Capital: Consistent Performance But Still Awaiting A Better Entry

Sep 17

Stellus Capital: 12% Yield, Monthly Payer, Reasonable Valuation

Aug 23

Stellus Capital: Potential Negative Growth, Non-Accruals And Lofty Valuation Could Hinder Returns

Aug 13

Stellus Capital: This 12% Yield Is Too Good To Miss

Jun 04

Stellus Capital: High Monthly Income But Trades At A Premium

May 08

Stellus Capital: A Covered 12% Yield, But No Real Upside

Mar 14

Stellus Capital: Fully Covered 12.5% Dividend Yield With NAV Angst

Mar 06

Stellus Capital's 13% Yield Might Not Be As Safe As It Looks (Downgrade)

Dec 05

Stellus Capital: A 12.2% Yield Paid Monthly, 4% Discount To NAV

Oct 09

Stellus Capital: Outlook Is Gloomy; Consider Other Options

Aug 23

Stellus Capital Investment: This 11.2% BDC Yield Offers Recession Protection

Jul 18

Stellus Capital: A Growing 11.5% Yield Paid Monthly

May 29

Stellus Capital Investment raises monthly dividend by 43% to $0.1333.

Jan 12

10%-Yielding Stellus Capital: Take Advantage Of Market Turbulence

Dec 08

Stellus Capital Investment GAAP NII of $0.37 beats by $0.08, TII of $20.14M beats by $2.55M

Nov 03

Stellus Capital Investment declares $0.0933 dividend; additional dividend of $0.02

Oct 05

Stellus Capital: Bank A Cool 10.4% Yield From This BDC

Sep 20

Stellus Capital Investment NII of $0.32 beats by $0.03, Total investment income of $16.11M misses by $0.28M

Aug 03

Stellus Capital Investment declares $0.0933 dividend, additional dividend of $0.02

Jul 14

Stellus Capital: 12% Yield, Good Things Come In Small Packages

Jul 02

Stellus Capital: 8.2% Yield, Why Wait When You Can Get Paid Now

Feb 01

10% Yield, Discount To Book: Stellus Capital

Nov 04

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SCM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2410546310
30 Sep 2410749300
30 Jun 2410831300
31 Mar 2410826320
31 Dec 2310618310
30 Sep 2310110280
30 Jun 239416270
31 Mar 238414230
31 Dec 227514210
30 Sep 226921220
30 Jun 226630240
31 Mar 226534250
31 Dec 216434240
30 Sep 216040220
30 Jun 215735180
31 Mar 215569180
31 Dec 205720180
30 Sep 20595170
30 Jun 20606180
31 Mar 2060-28190
31 Dec 195926210
30 Sep 195927200
30 Jun 195827200
31 Mar 195629200
31 Dec 185326180
30 Sep 184729170
30 Jun 184325150
31 Mar 184124140
31 Dec 174023130
30 Sep 174023140
30 Jun 174128140
31 Mar 174027140
31 Dec 163923140
30 Sep 163816130
30 Jun 16376130
31 Mar 16365130
31 Dec 15358120
30 Sep 153510130
30 Jun 153413110
31 Mar 153311110
31 Dec 143210100
30 Sep 143113100
30 Jun 143115110

Quality Earnings: SCM has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SCM's current net profit margins (43.8%) are higher than last year (16.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SCM's earnings have grown by 13.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SCM's earnings growth over the past year (161.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (13.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SCM earnings growth over the past year (161.5%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 18.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SCM's Return on Equity (12.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/11 01:23
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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.

AnalystInstitution
Bryce RoweBaird
Bryce RoweB. Riley Securities, Inc.
John RowanJanney Montgomery Scott LLC