Gladstone Capital Corporation

Description

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.

About

CEO
Mr. David John Gladstone
Employees
0
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
MIC code
XNGS
Address
1521 Westbranch Drive, McLean, VA 22102, United States
Phone
703-287-5800
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Nov 11, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Apr 30, 2025
Feb 12, 2025

Earnings estimate

Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
Current Year
(Sep 2025)
Next Year
(Sep 2026)
Number of analysts 6 6 3
Average estimate 0.51 2.04 2.04
Low estimate 0.46 1.91 2.03
High estimate 0.54 2.15 2.05
Last year EPS 0.25 2.11 2.04
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Growth estimates

Current qtr
-1.540%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
103.330%
Current year (Sep 2025)
-3.480%
Next year (Sep 2026)
0.330%
Next 5 years (per annum)
9.296%
Past 5 years (per annum)
18.946%

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Oct 23, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Bryce Rowe
Initiates Neutral Announces $23
Jul 5, 2023
Jefferies
Kyle Joseph
Initiates Buy Announces $11
Jul 12, 2022
Janney Montgomery Scott
John Rowan
Initiates Neutral
Apr 6, 2022
Raymond James
Initiates Market Perform
Jun 29, 2021
Oppenheimer
Initiates Perform
Nov 6, 2018
National Securities
Downgrade Sell
Nov 6, 2018
National Securities Corporation
Downgrade Sell ▼ Lowers $8 → $7
Feb 7, 2018
Ladenburg Thalmann
Upgrade Buy
Feb 7, 2018
National Securities Corporation
Upgrade Neutral
Feb 7, 2018
National Securities
Upgrade Neutral
Sep 28, 2017
Wedbush
Initiates Neutral
May 5, 2017
Hilliard Lyons
Andrew Stapp
Upgrade Neutral ▲ Raises $8.5 → $9.25
Mar 29, 2017
DA Davidson
Initiates Buy
Sep 1, 2015
Cantor Fitzgerald
Downgrade Hold ▼ Lowers $9.5 → $9
Jul 1, 2015
Cantor Fitzgerald
Initiates Buy
Feb 4, 2015
Keefe Bruyette & Woods
Upgrade Market Perform
Feb 4, 2015
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Upgrade Market Perform ▼ Lowers $9 → $8.5
Aug 1, 2013
Hilliard Lyons
Downgrade Underperform
May 2, 2013
Hilliard Lyons
Downgrade Underperform
Sep 18, 2012
Stifel Nicolaus
Downgrade Sell
Sep 18, 2012
Stifel
Downgrade Sell
Sep 17, 2012
Hilliard Lyons
Downgrade Neutral

Income statement

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fiscal date 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30 2021-09-30 2020-09-30
Total reported revenue 98.55M 44.98M 20.06M 86.04M -1.89M
Cost of revenue
Gross profit
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 14.00M 12.23M 10.10M 8.92M 9.35M
Other operating expenses -10.17M -9.91M -9.96M -7.19M -9.37M
Operating income
Non operating interest income
Income
Expense
Other income expense
Pretax income 94.72M 42.67M 19.91M 84.30M -1.87M
Tax provision
Net income 94.72M 42.67M 19.91M 84.30M -1.87M
Basic EPS 4.34 2.29 1.16 5.08 -0.12
Diluted EPS 4.34 2.29 1.16 5.08 -0.12
Basic average shares 21.78M 18.66M 17.18M 16.62M 15.52M
Diluted average shares 21.78M 18.66M 17.18M 16.62M 15.52M
EBITDA
Net income from continuing op. 94.51M 42.67M 19.91M 84.30M -1.87M
Minority interests
Preferred stock dividends

Balance sheet

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fiscal date 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30 2021-09-30 2020-09-30
Total assets
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 2.17M 1.31M 2.01M 671,000 2.42M
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 6.10M 2.74M 2.36M 3.00M
Other receivables
Inventory
Prepaid assets
Restricted cash
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets
Non current assets
Properties
Land and improvements
Machinery furniture equipment
Construction in progress
Leases
Accumulated depreciation
Goodwill
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets
Investments and advances 796.26M 704.82M 649.62M 557.61M 450.40M
Other non current assets
Total liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 4.15M 3.96M 3.02M 2.29M 1.56M
Accrued expenses
Short term debt 47.80M 141.80M 50.50M 127.65M
Deferred revenue
Tax payable
Pensions
Other current liabilities
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 324.61M 300.91M 339.41M 237.11M 221.54M
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities
Shareholders equity
Common stock 44,000 44,000 35,000 34,000 32,000
Retained earnings 6.14M 4.74M -500,000 149,000 -39,000
Other shareholders equity -17.45M -6.44M 11.10M -43.90M
Total shareholders equity 478.74M 408.70M 315.49M 318.44M 233.74M
Additional paid in capital 492.31M 481.48M 395.54M 392.49M 367.13M
Treasury stock
Minority interest

Cash flow statement

202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001
Operating Activities
Net Income94.51M42.67M19.91M84.30M-1.87M19.87M18.65M17.18M11.37M8.48M11.23M32.22M-8.01M-21.10M16.39M3.78M-21.26M14.95M24.43M15.49M10.57M11.07M7.62M-92,644
Depreciation47.04M7.80M-2,000384,1021.33M251,65013,822265
Deferred Taxes
Stock-Based Compensation
Other Non-Cash Items170,000114,000-445,000876,000-329,000358,000-119,000268,000-458,000-179,0001.89M345,000-121,0001.47M1.01M-11.18M46.97M-5.76M1.42M2.18M-806,088-400,491
Accounts Receivable311,000-3.10M-624,000-208,000347,000-43,000-623,000-288,0002.27M2.02M10.17M-14.09M740,000-2.61M3.19M994,000-2.55M
Accounts Payable945,000730,000729,000140,000798,000-166,000-434,000350,000261,000-56,0004,000-142,000610,000248,000-209,00061,000
Other Assets & Liabilities-423,0002.00M-4.64M2.97M-667,000-875,000-1.38M-5.39M-3.10M-54,0001.57M248,0001.53M1.11M2.28M33,000-256,000
Operating Cash Flow94.56M42.63M14.93M88.66M-2.38M20.11M16.36M11.34M10.43M10.53M24.81M18.73M-6.00M-20.51M23.12M-6.58M70.00M22.75M18.67M17.29M14.08M10.52M7.23M-92,379
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures117,365-82,344-70,976-31,794
Net Intangibles
Net Acquisitions
Purchase of Investments-143.79M-86.27M-47.01M-102.61M
Sale of Investments2.48M88.02M47.16M62.49M
Investing Cash Flow2.48M-76.28M-38.89M10.31M-40.19M-31,794
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance221.20M206.00M378.90M388.80M243.31M228.20M140.89M138.70M103.00M147.60M108.88M87.65M75.40M123.35M26.30M200.62M305.60M155.00M114.74M
Long-Term Debt Payments-198.40M-243.00M-276.41M-373.80M-143.40M-213.80M-101.90M-117.00M-159.00M-56.90M-119.00M-96.70M-115.50M-37.50M-91.10M-116.83M-194.03M-211.15M-142.71M-74.00M
Other Financing Charges-62,000-2.10M-3.25M-2.17M-211,000-216,233-871,649-1.09M-641,354590,382
Financing Cash Flow-1.50M-79.01M171.00M-61.62M95.76M7.07M38.18M14.71M-56.39M74.17M-5.26M-26.75M-19.25M188.27M-148.72M-213.57M81.92M70.14M-21.88M-5.04M22.76M-10.96M-6.68M590,382
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position2.30M1.40M2.11M846,0002.47M15.75M2.00M5.27M6.15M3.81M6.31M13.90M9.86M6.46M7.73M5.28M6.49M8.84M732,000503,77665.95M101.17M91.93M132.82M
Income Tax Paid7,000
Interest Paid20.41M12.25M10.90M9.65M7.53M5.79M3.01M2.97M3.70M2.65M3.23M4.48M3.08M4.08M8.28M8.23M
Free Cash Flow3.24M-10.86M-76.40M-14.06M-46.09M9.26M-17.80M-13.03M60.02M-74.48M473,00032.14M26.20M-68.37M86.50M95.52M-80.22M-116.98M7.24M-61.53M-82.73M9.80M6.90M-108,090
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Gladstone Capital Corporation Earnings Call and Webcast Information Article
Gladstone Capital Corporation Earnings Call and Webcast Information
MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2025 / Gladstone Capital Corporation (Nasdaq:GLAD) announces the following event: What: Gladstone Capital Corporation's First Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2024 Earnings Call & WebcastWhen: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 @ 8:30 a.m. Eastern TimeWebsite: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=bFX5icY1 How: By webcast -- Log on to the web at the address aboveBy phone -- Please call (866) 424-3437Contact: Gladstone Capital Corporation, (703) 287-5893 A conference call replay will be available after the call and will be accessible through February 19, 2025.
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