Gladstone Investment Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Capital Markets
  • ISIN: US3765461070
USD
14.34
0.09 (0.63%)
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  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Beneficient

Why is Gladstone Investment Corp. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 14.51%
2
Flat results in Dec 25
  • NET SALES(HY) At USD 22.58 MM has Grown at -73.81%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 67.94 MM
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 21.01 MM has Grown at 48.95%
3
With ROE of 20.20%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.93 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 4.30%, its profits have risen by 71.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
4
Increasing Participation by Institutional Investors
  • Institutional investors have increased their stake by 1.23% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 18.47% of the company
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Gladstone Investment Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Gladstone Investment Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Gladstone Investment Corp.
6.38%
-0.06
22.06%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.92%
EBIT Growth (5y)
79.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.23
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
53.99%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
18.47%
ROCE (avg)
20.39%
ROE (avg)
14.51%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.93
EV to EBIT
3.45
EV to EBITDA
3.45
EV to Capital Employed
0.93
EV to Sales
5.85
PEG Ratio
0.08
Dividend Yield
10.01%
ROCE (Latest)
27.10%
ROE (Latest)
20.20%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

17What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 22.16%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 729.58

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 65.9 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 65.9 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.66

-19What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)

At USD 22.58 MM has Grown at -73.81%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 67.94 MM

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 21.01 MM has Grown at 48.95%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 14.45%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 40.86% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 5.13 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.44 times

Here's what is working for Gladstone Investment Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 729.58
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 65.9 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 65.9 MM has Grown at 71.21%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 65.9 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 65.9 MM has Grown at 71.21%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.66
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Here's what is not working for Gladstone Investment Corp.

Net Sales
At USD 22.58 MM has Grown at -73.81%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 67.94 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 21.01 MM has Grown at 48.95%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 5.13 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 10.44 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 14.45%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 40.86% (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