Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) Valuation — DCF, Graham & Comparables

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) — Price $17.59 Financial ServicesAsset Management — NYSE

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Valuation dashboard for Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) with P/E 17.59, P/B 0.76, EV/EBITDA 17.37 and dividend yield 18.48%. DCF, Graham Number and Earnings Power Value models plus sector comparison against other Financial Services companies.

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies.

Analysis Summary

Saratoga Investment Corp. reported revenue of $99.2M in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 20.0%. Net income reached $36.6M, with a 19.9% 5-year CAGR.

Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 56.6%, operating margin 46.3%, net margin 16.6%.

At the current price of $17.59, SAR trades at a P/E of 17.59 and an ROE of 4.19%. Market capitalisation stands at $287M.

Balance sheet quality for SAR: current ratio of 0.4. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio17.59
Price / Book0.76
EV / EBITDA17.37
Dividend Yield18.48%

Valuation Models

DCF Fair Value$17.22
vs Current Price-2.1%

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyMarket CapP/EP/BROE
SARSaratoga Investment Corp.$287M17.590.764.2%
GBDCGolub Capital BDC, Inc.$3.2B22.110.853.8%
HTGCHercules Capital, Inc.$3.3B8.481.44
0QZZ.LBlackRock, Inc.$162.9B28.192.809.9%
BLKBlackRock, Inc.$160.8B24.322.7811.7%
BXBlackstone Inc.$149.1B26.1410.2240.9%
BN.TOBrookfield Corporation$115.7B64.751.853.0%
BAM.TOBrookfield Asset Management Ltd.$100.9B

Price

Price$17.59
Market Cap$287M
ExchangeNYSE
CountryUS

Profitability

Return on Equity4.19%
Return on Invested Capital1.41%
Return on Assets1.40%
Gross Margin56.59%
Operating Margin46.30%
Net Margin16.64%

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