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HoldFallen FavouriteMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund · Financial Services · United States · $1.3B · Avg Vol: $6M/d
50
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Q
56
V
48
M
41
P/E (TTM)
22.1x
ROE
3.5%
D/E
1.2x
Dividend %
12.5%
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a Private Debt fund. The fund chiefly invests in riskier bonds, issued by middle-market companies or by private equity firms looking to finance their acquisitions.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 33.0M | 215.2M | 209.6M | 133.1M | 59.1% | 374.2M | 118.6M | 119.2M | -5.4% |
| EPS | 0.55 | 2.62 | 2.43 | 1.40 | 36.5% | 0.69 | 1.25 | 1.25 | -5.3% |
| Shares | 88.3M | 88.3M | 88.5M | 86.3M | -2.3% | 84.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 1.5B | 1.5B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 11.1% | 2.0B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 1.4B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 1.7B | 7.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | -429.8M | -83.8M | -382.5M | 150.9M | — | 282.9M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 436.9M | 72.3M | 376.2M | -132.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
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PRICE (1Y)+0.7%
SMA 50SMA 200
Close
$14.71
RSI (14)
27.3
52W High
$16.34
From 52W High
0.9%
SCORE BREAKDOWN
Quality
56
ROIC (ROA)
4.9%*73.5
ROE
3.5%20.6
GP/Assets
9.5%72.8
Op. Margin
80.0%88.3
FCF/Assets
2.8%64.2
Piotroski
446.2
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
1.20x26.1
Current Ratio
1.52x47.0
Value
48
P/E (TTM)
22.1x21.1
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
11.7x50.9
P/B
0.8x80.9
P/S
3.4x53.4
Div Yield
12.5%94.1
Momentum
41
52W High %
90%46.2
RS 6M
-7%40.7
SMA 50/200
1.02x46.0
EPS Rev 4W
-1.8%11.0
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
+161%89.8
Q Growth
-78%2.7
FUNDAMENTALS
Market Cap
$1.3B
P/E (Forward)
8.5x
Gross Margin
100.0%
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MSDL are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSDL | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund(you) | $1.3B | 50 | Hold |
| HYT | BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | $1.4B | 50 | Hold |
| NBXG | Neuberger Berman Income Funds - Neuberger Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc. | $1.2B | 52 | Hold |
| ECAT | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust | $1.5B | 51 | Hold |
| PSEC | Prospect Capital Corporation | $1.2B | 48 | Hold |
| QQQX | Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | $1.5B | 49 | Hold |
| GAB | The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. | $1.7B | 51 | Hold |
| AIO | Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund | $903M | 49 | Hold |
| CHY | Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund | $1.0B | 46 | Hold |
| BCX | Blackrock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust | $992M | 54 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 9.5% · P/E 13.1x · Gross margin 100.0%