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Ares Capital Corporation ARCC
$ 19.47 0.21%

Ares Capital Corporation Financial Ratios 2020-2011 | ARCC

Brief overview of Ares Capital Corporation's valuation multiples

The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2016 to 2020.

The valuation comparison uses P/E 9.22x (median 10.15x), P/B 1.02x (median 1.02x), P/CF 22.77x (median 12.13x). Current valuation broadly matches recent historical reference points; the difference from five-year medians is 0%.

Earnings yield calculated as 1/P/E is about 10.9%, showing current profit per unit of share price.

Returns on assets and capital are represented by ROE 11.1%, ROA 4.9%, ROCE 15.6%. Capital returns look adequate and support overall financial resilience.

Price, earnings and growth produce a PEG of 8.59x. A high value reduces the cushion if growth slows.

For financial institutions, P/B, ROE and ROA are particularly relevant, while EV/EBITDA and ordinary liquidity ratios have limited comparability.

Conclusion

Ares Capital Corporation's market valuation is near its own historical norm, while quality ratios provide no extreme signal.

Annual Financial Ratios Ares Capital Corporation

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
9.2 10.1 8.1 10.3 11.2 11.5 8.6 9.7 8.0 10.2

P/S

6.0 5.3 5.2 5.9 5.3 4.3 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.1

EV/EBITDA

12.9 18.8 6.4 12.4 9.9 8.0 10.7 10.3 10.7 19.2

PEG

8.59 -1.3 0.28 2.59 0.44 -0.31 1.49 -0.57 0.19 -0.17

P/B

1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

P/CF

-13.1 -6.6 22.8 -3.3 7.5 12.1 -7.7 -3.7 -16.3 -8.2

ROE %

11.06 10.62 11.75 9.40 9.18 7.32 11.18 9.96 12.74 10.15

ROA %

4.90 5.32 6.65 5.40 5.13 3.97 6.22 6.00 7.94 5.93

ROCE %

15.63 5.73 5.70 4.40 5.70 5.53 4.95 5.63 - 5.69

DSO

- 31.3 28.1 29.6 50.9 49.1 59.7 104.5 53.3 57.3

DPO

- 99.0 110.3 156.6 84.4 89.6 95.8 102.2 87.5 56.5

All numbers in USD currency

Multiples are an important financial analysis tool for the company Ares Capital Corporation, allowing investors and analysts to quickly assess the company’s value and investment attractiveness based on the ratio of market indicators to the company’s financial performance. Essentially, multiples express how the market values the company relative to its earnings, revenue, equity, or other key metrics.

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