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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a credit services business based in the US. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares (OCSL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
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52-week range | USD$2.1882 - USD$6.27 |
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50-day moving average | USD$5.843 |
200-day moving average | USD$5.283 |
Wall St. target price | USD$6.63 |
PE ratio | 9.4574 |
Dividend yield | USD$0.405 (6.56%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$0.645 |
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Valuing Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Revenue TTM | USD$150.4 million |
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Operating margin TTM | 66.52% |
Gross profit TTM | USD$143.1 million |
Return on assets TTM | 3.78% |
Return on equity TTM | 9.59% |
Profit margin | 60.47% |
Book value | $6.845 |
Market capitalisation | USD$859.9 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 1.5 million Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 14.5% up from 1.3 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares can be evaluated.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 529329.75778547). Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.89. In other words for every 100,000 Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2890 shares are currently held short.
However Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0155% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares, roughly 16 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation.
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Dividend payout ratio: 82.69% of net profits
Recently Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation has paid out, on average, around 82.69% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 7.78% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 7.78% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.405 per share.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 31 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.1882 up to $6.27. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's is 1.468. This would suggest that Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. The fund seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering, and media and advertising sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies with enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.
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