Operates as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment fund. Functions as a Business Development Company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 21% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 10.1× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 89% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 4% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
For a bank, strength is measured by capital buffers and reserves — not cash minus debt.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Financial Strength: The capital buffer looks thin next to its class; less room to absorb a rough stretch.
The stock trades 35% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 44% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 21% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 7 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 24/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 32/100.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.