Stellus Capital Investment Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
Stellus Capital Investment's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.8%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 10% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.3% per year. Stellus Capital Investment's return on equity is 5.5%, and it has net margins of 16.6%.
Key information
-1.8%
Earnings growth rate
-5.9%
EPS growth rate
| Capital Markets Industry Growth | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.5% |
| Net Margin | 16.6% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Stellus 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 04Stellus Capital - Resilient Portfolio And Sustainable Dividends
Nov 02Stellus Capital Investment EPS beats by $0.02, beats on revenue
Oct 30Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Stellus Capital Investment 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 | 106 | 18 | 31 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 101 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 94 | 16 | 27 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 84 | 14 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 75 | 14 | 21 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 69 | 21 | 22 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 66 | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 65 | 34 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 64 | 34 | 24 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 57 | 35 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 55 | 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 59 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 60 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 60 | -28 | 19 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 59 | 26 | 21 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 59 | 27 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 58 | 27 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 56 | 29 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 53 | 26 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 47 | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: SCM has a large one-off loss of $27.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: SCM's current net profit margins (16.6%) are lower than last year (19.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SCM's earnings have declined by 1.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SCM's earnings growth over the past year (21%) exceeds its 5-year average (-1.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: SCM earnings growth over the past year (21%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry -2.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: SCM's Return on Equity (5.5%) is considered low.