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SCM has shown inconsistent dividend payments over the past 11 years with 1 cuts over 5%.
SCM's dividend payments have shown moderate growth, growing by 3.823% annually over the last 5 years.
SCM's earnings have shown very poor growth, shrinking by -7.886% over the last 5 years. Poor earnings growth or decline indicates potential struggles to maintain dividend levels, which may lead to cuts and affect overall returns.
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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.
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SCM paid out 28.67% of its $18M earnings as dividends over the last 12 months.
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SCM's Dividend Payout Ratio of 28.67% is considered safe for the Financial Services sector, indicating that the company retains enough earnings to support business growth.
SCM's Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.968 poses a risk, signaling financial challenges due to insufficient earnings to cover interest expenses.
SCM demonstrates poor income quality with a ratio of -0.985. This indicates low-quality earnings and high risk of dividend cuts.
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation(SCM) offers a dividend yield of 11.63% and pays $1.60 in dividends per share. Explore the historical dividend growth of SCM.
SCM has shown inconsistent dividend payments over the past 11 years with 1 cuts over 5%.
SCM's dividend payments have shown moderate growth, growing by 3.823% annually over the last 5 years.
SCM's earnings have shown very poor growth, shrinking by -7.886% over the last 5 years. Poor earnings growth or decline indicates potential struggles to maintain dividend levels, which may lead to cuts and affect overall returns.
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Profit margin ratio of SCM (4.987K) is higher than the average of its peers (0.549).
Net profit margin ratio of SCM (0.826) is higher than the average of its peers (0.332).
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Return on Equity ratio of SCM (0.055) is lower than the average of its peers (0.066).
SCM's Return on Equity has shown poor growth over the past 10 years, increasing by only -0.65%.
See how SCM has grown it's revenue over the past 10 years.
SCM's revenue has shown poor growth over the past 10 years, increasing by only 5.32%.