Prospect Capital Corporation

PSEC

Asset Management · Financial Services

Price

$2.25

-0.08 (-3.43%)

Market Cap

$1.13B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+14.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 386.0M (2021) → 440.3M (2025)

Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+175.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+130.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

18.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$35M cash & investments

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

Revenue accelerating

Prospect Capital Corporation grew revenue 176% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

50.9%

Healthy — 50.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

124.9%

Excellent — 124.9% operating margin

ROCE

1.4%

Weak — 1.4% 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

-125.9%

Shrinking sales (-125.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

-287.3%

Earnings shrinking (-287.3% 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

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

N/A

Data not available

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.38

Conservative — low debt load (0.38)

Interest Cover

N/A

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

24.20%

Healthy income — 24.20% yield

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

Dividend Growth

-22.2%

Dividend cut (-22.2% YoY) — warning sign

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