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 Jun 25
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 17% (YoY)
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 32.4 MM
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at USD 7.77 MM
3
With ROE of 11.51%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.05 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 -6.60%, its profits have fallen by -5.2%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 31.11%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 1.89% over the previous quarter.
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -6.60% 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.
-6.75%
-0.10
22.51%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
25.26%
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
31.11%
ROCE (avg)
19.53%
ROE (avg)
12.28%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.05
EV to EBIT
5.90
EV to EBITDA
5.90
EV to Capital Employed
1.05
EV to Sales
3.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
8.22%
ROCE (Latest)
17.87%
ROE (Latest)
11.51%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 71.03 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 158.69 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 25.36 MM
-10What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 17% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 32.4 MM
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at USD 7.77 MM
Here's what is working for Fidus Investment Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 71.03 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 25.36 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 158.69 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for Fidus Investment Corp.
Net Sales
At USD 32.4 MM has Fallen at -24.28%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 42.79 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Interest
At USD 7.77 MM has Grown at 14.71%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 32.4 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Interest
Highest at USD 7.77 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 14.71% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 17% (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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