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This Dividend Represents an Increase of Approximately 4.2% as Compared to Same Second Quarter of Fiscal 2024 NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE:SAR) (“Saratoga Investment” or “the Company”), a business development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share for the fiscal second quarter ending August 31, 2024, which represents a 4.2% increase as compared to the $0.71 per share distributed in the second qua ...

NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE: SAR) (“Saratoga Investment,” “Saratoga” or “the Company”) today announced that the Company commenced distribution of proxy materials to the Company’s stockholders for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on September 26 2024. Saratoga’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2024, and its definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting which was filed on August 1, 2024 ...

Hiroshi Watanabe I have been covering Saratoga Investment Corp (NYSE:SAR) since March this year when I issued an article arguing that the risks are just too high for going long here. After SAR circulated its Q4, 2023 earnings deck, I wrote a follow-up article, where my overall investment stance did not change even though the underlying performance showed some signs of improvement. The reason for this was simple - the combination of one of the highest leverage profiles in the BDC space and a reliance on addi ...

财务数据和关键指标变化 - 公司调整后的净投资收益同比增长12%,主要得益于利率稳定导致投资组合的经常性净利差率提高19% [8] - 公司本季度的净投资收益为每股1.05美元,大幅超过最近提高的0.74美元每股的股息42% [9] - 公司的加权平均普通股股数从去年的11.9百万股增加到本季度的13.7百万股 [22] - 公司的总费用(不含利息、债务融资费用、基本管理费、激励费和税费)从去年同期的2.3百万美元增加到2.9百万美元,占平均总资产的1.0%,高于去年同期的0.8%和上季度的0.7% [23] 各条业务线数据和关键指标变化 - 公司的资产管理规模稳步增长,从去年同期的10.96亿美元增加到本季度的10.96亿美元 [20] - 公司核心BDC投资组合的公允价值超过成本3.3% [11] - 公司有3笔投资被列为不良贷款,占公允价值的1.6% [15] 各个市场数据和关键指标变化 - 整体并购交易量较历史水平较低,但私募股权公司仍有大量资金待部署 [36] - 由于交易量低迷和资金充沛,部分贷款人开始提供非常积极的定价来争夺交易,导致息差收缩 [36][37] - 公司认为在当前经济环境下,中低端中型市场仍是一个良好的投资机会 [69] 公司战略和发展方向及行业竞争 - 公司保持谨慎的投资策略,本季度未进行任何新的投资组合公司投资,而是专注于对现有投资组合公司的支持 [13][39] - 公司将继续专注于中低端中型市场,利用良好的行业关系和严格的尽职调查能力,寻找优质的投资机会 [69][70] - 公司正在积极管理和改善Pepper Palace和Zollege两家问题投资,通过债务重组等方式提高回收价值 [11][48][49] 管理层对经营环境和未来前景的评论 - 管理层认为公司的资产负债表结构、流动性和净资产价值维护对于当前的经济不确定性至关重要 [17][60] - 管理层对公司的信誉、经验丰富的管理团队、出色的尽职调查标准和经过时间考验的投资策略表示信心,认为这些将有助于公司在当前和未来的环境中找到挑战和机遇 [60] 其他重要信息 - 公司本季度的股息为每股0.74美元,而调整后的净投资收益为每股1.05美元,超出股息42% [16] - 公司在本季度末拥有2.99亿美元的投资能力,包括9,330万美元的现金、1.36亿美元的SBIC III基金和7,000万美元的两个循环信贷额度 [27][28] - 公司的长期平均权益回报率为10.5%,远高于6.7%的行业平均水平 [19] 问答环节重要的提问和回答 问题1 **Bryce Rowe 提问** 询问公司是否看到贷款提前偿还活动有所增加,以及对新交易环境的看法 [65][66] **Michael Grisius 回答** 公司确实看到一些较大的贷款机构开始提供非常积极的定价来争夺交易,导致一些较低杠杆的资产可能会提前偿还。但总体而言,公司仍然看好中低端中型市场的风险调整后收益,并将继续保持谨慎的投资策略 [66][67][69] 问题2 **Casey Alexander 提问** 询问公司新增的Live Oak信贷额度的成本和条款,以及未来是否会用其取代Encina信贷额度 [82][83] **Henri Steenkamp 回答** Live Oak信贷额度的定价与Encina相当,但有一个递减定价机制。公司目前没有立即取代Encina的计划,因为Encina还有近两年到期,公司会根据实际情况来决定未来的信贷安排 [83][84][87] 问题3 **Robert Dodd 提问** 询问公司对Noland、Pepper Palace和Zollege三家问题投资的最新进展 [96][97] **Michael Grisius 回答** 公司正在积极管理这三家问题投资,采取了债务重组等措施试图提高回收价值。Noland业务有所好转,Pepper Palace和Zollege的重组工作也在推进,但这些投资仍需要大量工作才能达到预期目标 [96][97][120]

Saratoga Investment Corp. Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Shareholder Presentation July 10, 2024 Steady Long-Term Growth and Performance in Q1 2025 Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Highlights: • Continued high quality portfolio and solid performance • Investment quality remains solid • 98.3% of loan investments with highest internal rating and three non-accruals (1.6% of fair value / 4.8% of cost) • Return on equity in Q1 of 7.2% and 4.4% for LTM, as compared to industry average of 10.1% • Net realized losses and unreal ...

Saratoga Investment (SAR) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.97 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.08 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 8.25%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this business development company would post earnings of $0.96 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.94, delivering a surprise of -2.08%.Over the last four ...

Exhibit 99.1 Saratoga Investment Corp. Announces Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Financial Results NEW YORK, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE:SAR) ("Saratoga Investment" or "the Company"), a business development company ("BDC"), today announced financial results for its 2025 fiscal first quarter, with Net Investment Income ("NII") per share of $1.05 versus $1.35 last year and $0.94 for last year's fourth quarter, and adjusted NII per share of $1.05 versus $1.08 last year and $0.94 ...

NEW YORK, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE:SAR) ("Saratoga Investment" or "the Company"), a business development company ("BDC"), today announced financial results for its 2025 fiscal first quarter, with Net Investment Income ("NII") per share of $1.05 versus $1.35 last year and $0.94 for last year's fourth quarter, and adjusted NII per share of $1.05 versus $1.08 last year and $0.94 for last year's fourth quarter. Saratoga Investment's annualized first quarter dividend of $ ...

NEW YORK, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE:SAR) (“Saratoga Investment” or “the Company”), a business development company (“BDC”), today announced financial results for its 2025 fiscal first quarter, with Net Investment Income (“NII”) per share of $1.05 versus $1.35 last year and $0.94 for last year’s fourth quarter, and adjusted NII per share of $1.05 versus $1.08 last year and $0.94 for last year’s fourth quarter. Saratoga Investment’s annualized first quarter dividend of $ ...