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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.18%
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.18%
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Flat results in Jun 25
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With ROE of 9.61%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.13 Price to Book Value
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-7.3%
0%
-7.3%
6 Months
-16.12%
0%
-16.12%
1 Year
-21.08%
0%
-21.08%
2 Years
-6.84%
0%
-6.84%
3 Years
-4.57%
0%
-4.57%
4 Years
-15.17%
0%
-15.17%
5 Years
5.38%
0%
5.38%
Ares Capital Corp. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
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Announcements 
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Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
16.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
42.06%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
5.26%
Dividend Payout Ratio
78.72%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
35.82%
ROCE (avg)
19.34%
ROE (avg)
13.18%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.13
EV to EBIT
6.89
EV to EBITDA
6.89
EV to Capital Employed
1.13
EV to Sales
5.02
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
6.95%
ROCE (Latest)
16.46%
ROE (Latest)
9.61%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Shareholding Snapshot : Sep 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Foreign Institutions
Domestic Funds
Held in 25 Schemes (3.15%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 98 Foreign Institutions (6.55%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - QoQ
Jun'25
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
822.00
671.00
22.50%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
565.00
434.00
30.18%
Interest
188.00
186.00
1.08%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
361.00
241.00
49.79%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
687.30%
646.80%
4.05%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 22.50% vs -8.46% in Mar 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 49.79% vs -32.49% in Mar 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
2,929.00
2,446.00
19.75%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
2,319.00
2,124.00
9.18%
Interest
715.00
582.00
22.85%
Exceptional Items
-14.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
1,522.00
1,522.00
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
791.70%
868.40%
-7.67%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 19.75% vs 12.10% in Dec 2023
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 0.00% vs 153.67% in Dec 2023
About Ares Capital Corp. 
Ares Capital Corp.
Capital Markets
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company. The Company operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. It invests primarily in the United States middle-market companies. It may from time to time invest in larger or smaller (in particular, for investments in early-stage and/or venture capital-backed) companies. It invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and mezzanine debt, generally in a first lien position), second lien senior secured loans, and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. It invests in various industries, such as automotive services, business services, consumer products, and containers and packaging. Ares Capital Management LLC serves as its investment advisor.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
245 Park Ave Fl 44 , NEW YORK NY : 10167-4400
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