Rand Capital Corp (RAND) is a publicly traded company in the Financial Services — Asset Management industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Rand Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in subordinated debt with warrants or preferred equity and venture capital investments. Within private equity, the firm specializing in capital growth and lower middle market investments. Within venture capital, it specializing in early to late-stage private businesses. It does not prefer to invest in real estate sector.
Analysis Summary
Rand Capital Corp reported revenue of $4.5M in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 5.3%.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 89.4%, operating margin 42.0%, net margin -2.2%. Free cash flow grew at 13.1% CAGR over 5 years.
At the current price of $10.75, RAND has negative trailing earnings (P/E not meaningful) and an ROE of -0.28%. Market capitalisation stands at $32M.
Balance sheet quality for RAND: current ratio of 7.3. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Price
| Price | $10.75 |
| Market Cap | $32M |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
Valuation Ratios
| Price / Book | 0.62 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.78 |
| Dividend Yield | 16.00% |
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -0.28% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -18.08% |
| Return on Assets | -0.25% |
| Gross Margin | 89.39% |
| Operating Margin | 41.97% |
| Net Margin | -2.22% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.10 |
| Current Ratio | 0.17 |
What to look at in Financial Services
Asset managers, brokers, fintech, exchanges. They are not banks — look at AUM, fees and FCF quality.
- 5y revenue growth — Without growth, there is no long-term value creation
- Operating margin — Good asset managers have >30% margins thanks to scalability
- ROE — Quality financial services have a consistent ROE >15%
- FCF / Net Income — Earnings quality — >90% expected in capital-light businesses
- Debt / Equity — Fintech and brokers with high D/E are time bombs in crises
- P/E vs own 5y — Asset managers have stable multiples in well-known ranges
- Dividend yield + buybacks — These businesses return a lot of capital — look at total yield (div + buybacks)
Peer Comparison
| Symbol | Company | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAND | Rand Capital Corp | $32M | 0.62 | -0.3% | |
| 0QZZ.L | BlackRock, Inc. | $162.9B | 28.19 | 2.80 | 9.9% |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | $160.8B | 24.32 | 2.78 | 11.7% |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | $149.1B | 26.14 | 10.22 | 40.9% |
| BN.TO | Brookfield Corporation | $115.7B | 64.75 | 1.85 | 3.0% |
| BAM.TO | Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. | $100.9B | |||
| BNH | Brookfield Finance Inc. | $94.4B | 68.91 | 1.97 | 3.0% |
| BNJ | Brookfield Finance Inc. 4.50% P | $89.7B | 65.82 | 1.88 | 3.0% |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +5.91% |
| 3 months | +4.57% |
| Year-to-date | -5.37% |
| 1 year | -29.32% |
| 3 years | -20.37% |
| 5 years | -36.32% |
52-Week Range
| 52-week High | $17.49 |
| 52-week Low | $10.00 |
| Avg Volume (90d) | 3K |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2026-03-11 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.8500 | 31.62% |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2024-12-16 | $4.2000 | 156.23% |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.2900 | 10.79% |
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