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HoldUnloved QualityStellus Capital Investment Corporation · Financial Services · United States · $249M · Avg Vol: $2M/d
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company (BDC) that provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to lower middle-market companies. The company's competitive moat is built on its deep relationships with private equity sponsors and a disciplined underwriting process focused on senior secured, first-lien loans. It operates as an externally managed BDC, aiming to deliver stable dividend income to shareholders through a diversified portfolio of resilient, cash-flowing businesses.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 20.9M | 21.2M | 51.2M | 32.0M | 15.2% | 97.1M | 28.8M | 29.3M | -4.3% |
| EPS | 0.74 | 0.80 | 1.79 | 0.95 | 8.7% | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.76 | -10.4% |
| Shares | 19.7M | 24.1M | 27.5M | 28.9M | +47.2% | 28.5M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 604.1M | 575.8M | 593.0M | 651.8M | 2.6% | 599.4M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 275.8M | 319.9M | 369.9M | 371.2M | 10.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | -56.3M | -17.3M | -28.6M | -24.4M | — | 45.0M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 60.2M | -4.7M | 22.6M | 29.4M | — | — | — | — | — |
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of SCM are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | Stellus Capital Investment Corporation(you) | $249M | 53 | Hold |
| SABA | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II | $221M | 53 | Hold |
| JCE | Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund | $279M | 56 | Hold |
| MMT | Aberdeen Multi-Market Income Fund | $243M | 48 | Hold |
| FTF | Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust | $233M | 58 | Hold |
| VPV | Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust | $194M | 55 | Hold |
| TCPC | BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. | $346M | 54 | Hold |
| GLO | Clough Global Opportunities Fund | $249M | 45 | Hold |
| SPXX | Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | $346M | 55 | Hold |
| BGT | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | $331M | 56 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 9.5% · P/E 13.1x · Gross margin 100.0%