WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
Description
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is business development company, non-diversified, closed end management company specializing in originating senior secured loans, lower middle market, growth capital industries. It invests in broadline retail, office services and supplies, building products, health care services, health care supplies, research and consulting services, application software, home furnishings, specialized consumer services, data processing and outsourced services, leisure facilities, cable, and satellite. It prefers to invest in United States. It typically invests between $5 million to $25 million in companies having enterprise value of between $50 million and $350 million.
About
CEO
Mr. Stuart D. Aronson
Employees
0
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
MIC code
XNGS
Address
1450 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131, United States
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Earnings
| Date | Estimate EPS | Actual EPS | Difference | % Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 0.39 | — | — | — |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 0.41 | 0.40 | -0.01 | -2.44% |
Earnings estimate
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Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
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Next Year
(Dec 2025)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of analysts | — | 4 | — | 5 |
| Average estimate | — | 0.38 | — | 1.46 |
| Low estimate | — | 0.36 | — | 1.39 |
| High estimate | — | 0.39 | — | 1.53 |
| Last year EPS | — | 0.47 | — | 1.66 |
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Growth estimates
Current qtr
-14.650%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
-19.350%
Current year
-9.640%
Next year (Dec 2025)
-12.080%
Next 5 years (per annum)
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Past 5 years (per annum)
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Analyst Ratings
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 |
JP Morgan
Melissa Wedel
|
Maintains | Underweight | ▼ Lowers $10 → $9.5 |
| Nov 11, 2024 |
Oppenheimer
Mitchel Penn
|
Downgrade | Perform | ▼ Lowers $14 → $12 |
| Nov 8, 2024 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Downgrade | Market Perform | — |
| Jul 29, 2024 |
JP Morgan
Richard Shane
|
Maintains | Underweight | ▼ Lowers $12.5 → $11.5 |
| Mar 1, 2024 |
JP Morgan
Richard Shane
|
Maintains | Underweight | ▼ Lowers $12 → $11.5 |
| Jan 8, 2024 |
B. Riley Securities
Bryce Rowe
|
Downgrade | Neutral | Announces $13.25 |
| Nov 10, 2023 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $14 → $13.5 |
| Aug 9, 2023 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $15 → $14 |
| Aug 9, 2023 |
Ladenburg Thalmann
|
Downgrade | Neutral | Announces $13 |
| Aug 2, 2023 |
B. Riley Securities
Bryce Rowe
|
Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $13.5 → $14 |
| Mar 6, 2023 |
Oppenheimer
Mitchel Penn
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Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $16 → $14 |
| Nov 22, 2022 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $15.5 → $15 |
| Oct 14, 2022 |
B. Riley Securities
Bryce Rowe
|
Reinstates | Buy | Announces $12 |
| Sep 6, 2022 |
JP Morgan
Richard Shane
|
Downgrade | Underweight | — |
| Aug 11, 2022 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $16 → $15.5 |
| Mar 4, 2022 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $16.5 → $16 |
| Aug 10, 2021 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $16 → $16.5 |
| Aug 10, 2021 |
JP Morgan
|
Upgrade | Neutral | — |
| Apr 27, 2021 |
JP Morgan
Melissa Wedel
|
Downgrade | Underweight | ▲ Raises $14.5 → $15.5 |
| Mar 3, 2021 |
Raymond James
Robert Dodd
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $14 → $16 |
| Nov 18, 2020 |
Raymond James
|
Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $12 → $14 |
| Aug 17, 2020 |
Deutsche Bank
|
Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $11 → $11.5 |
| May 12, 2020 |
Deutsche Bank
George Bahamondes
|
Maintains | Buy | ▼ Lowers $15 → $11 |
| May 4, 2020 |
JP Morgan
|
Maintains | Neutral | ▼ Lowers $14.5 → $10.5 |
| Apr 13, 2020 |
Oppenheimer
Chris Kotowski
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Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $16 → $13 |
| Mar 24, 2020 |
B. Riley Securities
Tim Hayes
|
Downgrade | Neutral | ▼ Lowers $14.5 → $10.5 |
| Mar 24, 2020 |
B. Riley FBR
|
Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| Mar 3, 2020 |
National Securities Corporation
|
Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| Mar 3, 2020 |
Deutsche Bank
|
Maintains | Buy | ▼ Lowers $15.5 → $15 |
| Mar 3, 2020 |
National Securities
|
Downgrade | Neutral | — |
Income statement
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| Total reported revenue | 25.68M | 21.35M | 35.35M | 36.02M | 34.24M |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating expense | |||||
| Research & development | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selling general and admin | 4.31M | 4.65M | 4.26M | 3.59M | 2.98M |
| Other operating expenses | — | — | 1.00M | 742,000 | -397,000 |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non operating interest income | |||||
| Income | — | — | — | — | — |
| Expense | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other income expense | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pretax income | 21.38M | 16.71M | 31.10M | 32.43M | 31.65M |
| Tax provision | 965,000 | 1.02M | 1.00M | 742,000 | 813,000 |
| Net income | 20.41M | 15.68M | 30.09M | 31.69M | 30.84M |
| Basic EPS | 0.88 | 0.68 | 1.42 | 1.55 | 1.50 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.88 | 0.68 | 1.42 | 1.55 | 1.50 |
| Basic average shares | 23.24M | 23.23M | 21.15M | 20.55M | 20.55M |
| Diluted average shares | 23.24M | 23.23M | 21.15M | 20.55M | 20.55M |
| EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income from continuing op. | 20.41M | 15.68M | 30.09M | 31.69M | 30.84M |
| Minority interests | — | — | — | — | — |
| Preferred stock dividends | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| Total assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current assets | |||||
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash equivalents | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 10.75M | 9.51M | 12.19M | 8.06M | 4.29M |
| Other short term investments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other receivables | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prepaid assets | 1.21M | 1.17M | 1.31M | 1.06M | 7.62M |
| 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 | 696.17M | 760.23M | 819.21M | 690.74M | 589.69M |
| Other non current assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Accounts payable | 13.11M | 13.35M | 12.75M | 11.37M | 10.91M |
| Accrued expenses | — | — | — | — | — |
| Short term debt | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax payable | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pensions | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non current liabilities | |||||
| Long term debt | 386.45M | 440.43M | 475.96M | 384.88M | 298.92M |
| Provision for risks and charges | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derivative product liabilities | 43,000 | 3,000 | — | — | — |
| Other non current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholders equity | |||||
| Common stock | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 |
| Retained earnings | -21.53M | -6.88M | 10.57M | 12.87M | 12.19M |
| Other shareholders equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders equity | 316.77M | 332.39M | 349.75M | 312.90M | 312.96M |
| Additional paid in capital | 338.28M | 339.24M | 339.16M | 300.00M | 300.74M |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash flow statement
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
| Net Income | 20.41M | 15.68M | 30.09M | 31.69M | 30.84M | 57.30M | 34.45M | 31.33M | -2.83M | 19.54M | 19.03M | 39.56M |
| Depreciation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred Taxes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -8.63M | -6.44M | -5.84M | -3.59M | -5.57M | -4.17M | -2.92M | -3.44M | 1.31M | -2.10M | -1.85M | -12.41M |
| Accounts Receivable | -395,000 | 43,000 | 4.21M | -4.88M | 3.85M | -4.49M | -958,000 | -1.37M | -705,000 | -1.12M | -111,000 | -2.39M |
| Accounts Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Assets & Liabilities | -509,000 | -14,000 | 467,000 | 229,000 | 113,000 | -62,000 | 92,000 | -11.86M | 4.50M | -1.42M | 57.14M | -63.29M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 10.88M | 9.27M | 28.93M | 23.45M | 29.23M | 48.58M | 30.66M | 14.67M | 2.27M | 14.91M | 74.21M | -38.53M |
| Investing Activities | ||||||||||||
| Capital Expenditures | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Acquisitions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purchase of Investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of Investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Investing Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Activities | ||||||||||||
| Long-Term Debt Issuance | 166.75M | 140.53M | 457.80M | 296.05M | 176.02M | 165.40M | 102.57M | 113.25M | 240.00M | 139.50M | 66.00M | 141.25M |
| Long-Term Debt Payments | -222.10M | -175.42M | -366.01M | -209.90M | -52.10M | -170.40M | -102.57M | -115.25M | -243.50M | -59.00M | -97.25M | — |
| Other Financing Charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -90.68M | -67.91M | 99.47M | 54.41M | 90.74M | -33.95M | 3.91M | -27.99M | 19.20M | 59.31M | -48.63M | 128.01M |
| Other Cash Details | ||||||||||||
| End Cash Position | 24.49M | 26.26M | 22.47M | 15.94M | 27.55M | 33.73M | 38.94M | 28.89M | 22.77M | 11.65M | 92.91M | 156.12M |
| Income Tax Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.95M | 6.85M | 5.97M | 5.22M | — | 752,000 |
| Free Cash Flow | 90.37M | 71.99M | -90.19M | -64.60M | -94.98M | 31.07M | 7.17M | 34.12M | -9.01M | -139.76M | -13.34M | 31.41M |
Top Institutional Holders
| Holder | Date Reported | Shares | Value | % Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Credit Income Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 207,328 | 2.15M | 0.89% |
| ETFis Ser Tr I-Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF | Oct 31, 2024 | 88,352 | 914,443 | 0.38% |
| Tidal ETF Tr-Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF | Nov 30, 2024 | 49,460 | 511,911 | 0.21% |
| Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 3,200 | 33,120 | 0.01% |
| John Hancock Var Ins Tr-Total Stock Market Index Tr | Sep 30, 2024 | 557 | 5,764 | 0.00% |
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