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Oxford Lane Capital

OXLCI
52
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
$25.52
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$12.29B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+365.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 21.0M (2022) → 97.6M (2026)

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. is a close ended fund launched and managed by Oxford Lane Management LLC. It invests in fixed income securities. The fund primarily invests in securitization vehicles which in turn invest in senior secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade or is unrated. Oxford Lane Capital Corp was formed on June 9, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+38.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-138.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

3.8%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$295M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Oxford Lane Capital is growing revenue at 38% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
71.7%
Premium pricing power — 71.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
1.6%
Thin — 1.6% operating margin
ROCE
0.1%
Weak — 0.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+67.3%
Fast-growing sales (67.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-100.0%
Earnings shrinking (-100.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
667%
Turns 667% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
154.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (154.9%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Interest Cover
9.33x
Comfortably covers interest (9.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.5x
Pricey — P/E 31.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+25.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.5 → 6.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
49.38%
Healthy income — 49.38% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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