ScoreComparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Fidus Investment Corp. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 12.28%
2
Flat results in Sep 25
- NET SALES(HY) At USD 68.72 MM has Grown at -18.63%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 364.9
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.62% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 11.57%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.95 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -16.29%, its profits have fallen by -6.1%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 32.02%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -16.29% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Fidus Investment Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Fidus Investment Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Fidus Investment Corp.
-16.0%
-0.57
24.15%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.39%
EBIT Growth (5y)
21.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.41
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
6.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
71.59%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
32.02%
ROCE (avg)
19.53%
ROE (avg)
12.28%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.95
EV to EBIT
4.11
EV to EBITDA
4.11
EV to Capital Employed
0.93
EV to Sales
3.05
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
8.06%
ROCE (Latest)
22.64%
ROE (Latest)
11.57%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend2What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 292.96 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 46.66 %
-6What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)
At USD 68.72 MM has Grown at -18.63%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 364.9
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.62% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.76 times
Here's what is working for Fidus Investment Corp.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 292.96 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 46.66 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Here's what is not working for Fidus Investment Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 364.9
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
At USD 68.72 MM has Grown at -18.63%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.76 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.62% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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