(GLAD) Gladstone Capital - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3765358789

Debt, Equity, Loans, Investments, Financing

GLAD EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of GLAD over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-03": -1.7835699653881, "2020-06": 0.95900950866552, "2020-09": 0.65441331434447, "2020-12": 0.76659937191566, "2021-03": 1.3000671427699, "2021-06": 1.0634491908925, "2021-09": 1.9083226483273, "2021-12": 0.70563199626866, "2022-03": 0.48407784424156, "2022-06": -0.32643042874966, "2022-09": 0.29611290210358, "2022-12": 0.32368379195165, "2023-03": 0.65489752542058, "2023-06": 0.63077886646639, "2023-09": 0.65848999698402, "2023-12": 0.91941711869082, "2024-03": 1.0866966994576, "2024-06": 0.88000183870004, "2024-09": 1.4671211606134, "2024-12": 1.2166819801448, "2025-03": 0.4025096395416, "2025-06": 0.34433651740491,

GLAD Revenue

Revenue of GLAD over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-03: 11.492, 2020-06: 14.975, 2020-09: 10.96, 2020-12: 12.968, 2021-03: 23.748, 2021-06: 20.652, 2021-09: 35.352, 2021-12: 15.51, 2022-03: 11.471, 2022-06: 11.948, 2022-09: 8.236, 2022-12: 9.245, 2023-03: 15.828, 2023-06: 16.298, 2023-09: 17.255, 2023-12: 24.593, 2024-03: 30.752, 2024-06: 25.689, 2024-09: 38.548, 2024-12: 20.557, 2025-03: 20.438, 2025-06: 18.037,

Description: GLAD Gladstone Capital

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company that provides financing solutions to lower middle-market companies in the United States, focusing on growth capital, acquisitions, and debt refinancing. The companys investment strategy encompasses a range of debt and equity investments, including senior term loans, mezzanine loans, and equity stakes in the form of common or preferred stock. With an industry-agnostic approach, Gladstone Capital targets companies across various sectors, including business services, manufacturing, healthcare, and energy services, among others.

The companys investment criteria include companies with sales between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million, with a typical investment range of $7 million to $30 million. Gladstone Capital typically acquires minority stakes in its portfolio companies, seeking to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions, initial public offerings, or other capital market transactions. This approach allows the company to provide growth capital to businesses while minimizing its risk exposure.

Analyzing the technical data, GLADs stock price is currently at $26.40, slightly below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) of $26.54. The stock has shown a relatively stable trend, with an average true range (ATR) of 0.54, representing a 2.05% daily price movement. Considering the 52-week high and low of $29.37 and $20.07, respectively, the stock is currently trading near the lower end of its recent range. The SMA50 and SMA200 are $25.81 and $25.56, indicating a longer-term uptrend.

From a fundamental perspective, Gladstone Capitals market capitalization stands at $589.51 million, with a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.70 and a forward P/E of 13.42. The companys return on equity (RoE) is 18.33%, indicating a relatively strong profitability profile. Combining the technical and fundamental data, a potential forecast for GLADs stock price could be influenced by its ability to maintain its current investment pace and deliver strong returns on its portfolio. If the company continues to grow its investment portfolio and maintain its RoE, the stock price could potentially move towards its 52-week high, driven by increased investor confidence. A target price of $28.50 could be achievable in the near term, representing a 7.9% increase from the current price.

GLAD Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 590m
Sub-Industry Asset Management & Custody Banks
IPO / Inception 2002-08-02

GLAD Stock Ratings

Growth Rating 68.3%
Fundamental 75.6%
Dividend Rating 93.8%
Return 12m vs S&P 500 -6.87%
Analyst Rating 3.33 of 5

GLAD Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 10.25%
Yield on Cost 5y 26.00%
Annual Growth 5y 8.43%
Payout Consistency 94.7%
Payout Ratio 36.1%

GLAD Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -30.4%
Growth Correlation 12m 46.5%
Growth Correlation 5y 84.4%
CAGR 5y 17.02%
CAGR/Max DD 3y 0.74
CAGR/Mean DD 3y 2.89
Sharpe Ratio 12m 1.54
Alpha -1.87
Beta 0.624
Volatility 65.86%
Current Volume 295.3k
Average Volume 20d 88.7k
Stop Loss 22.8 (-3%)
Signal -0.74

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income (75.8m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 5.85m TTM)
FCFTA 0.10 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 7.27pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue -239.2% (prev -245.6%; Δ 6.38pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.10 (>3.0%) and CFO 77.2m > Net Income 75.8m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (239.4m) to EBITDA (95.4m) ratio: 2.51 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio 0.08 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (22.3m) change vs 12m ago 2.64% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 79.68% (prev 77.25%; Δ 2.43pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 12.55% (prev 12.68%; Δ -0.13pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio 4.85 (EBITDA TTM 95.4m / Interest Expense TTM 19.7m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' -1.10

(A) -0.30 = (Total Current Assets 21.4m - Total Current Liabilities 254.8m) / Total Assets 780.2m
(B) 0.01 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 5.20m / Total Assets 780.2m
(C) 0.12 = EBIT TTM 95.4m / Avg Total Assets 777.6m
(D) 0.02 = Book Value of Equity 5.24m / Total Liabilities 291.2m
Total Rating: -1.10 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 75.55

1. Piotroski 5.0pt = 0.0
2. FCF Yield 8.91% = 4.46
3. FCF Margin 79.10% = 7.50
4. Debt/Equity 0.60 = 2.33
5. Debt/Ebitda 3.05 = -1.84
6. ROIC - WACC 3.74% = 4.68
7. RoE 15.56% = 1.30
8. Rev. Trend 65.93% = 3.30
9. Rev. CAGR 32.98% = 2.50
10. EPS Trend 30.55% = 0.76
11. EPS CAGR 5.64% = 0.56

What is the price of GLAD shares?

As of September 15, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 23.51 with a total of 295,295 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -9.79%, over one month by -13.19%, over three months by -9.66% and over the past year by +10.13%.

Is Gladstone Capital a good stock to buy?

Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) is currently (September 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 75.55 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of GLAD is around 26.78 USD . This means that GLAD is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +13.91% (Margin of Safety).

Is GLAD a buy, sell or hold?

Gladstone Capital has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefor, it is recommend to hold GLAD.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the GLAD price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 26.8 14%
Analysts Target Price 26.8 14%
ValueRay Target Price 29.2 24.1%

Last update: 2025-09-01 04:46

GLAD Fundamental Data Overview

Market Cap USD = 590.0m (590.0m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
CCE Cash And Equivalents = 15.3m USD (Cash And Short Term Investments, last quarter)
P/E Trailing = 7.7935
P/E Forward = 12.6422
P/S = 6.6362
P/B = 1.2434
P/EG = 2.3116
Beta = 1.016
Revenue TTM = 97.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 95.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 95.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 36.5m USD (from nonCurrentLiabilitiesTotal, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 254.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 291.2m USD (Calculated: Short Term 254.8m + Long Term 36.5m)
Net Debt = 239.4m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 865.9m USD (590.0m + Debt 291.2m - CCE 15.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.85 (Ebit TTM 95.4m / Interest Expense TTM 19.7m)
FCF Yield = 8.91% (FCF TTM 77.2m / Enterprise Value 865.9m)
FCF Margin = 79.10% (FCF TTM 77.2m / Revenue TTM 97.6m)
Net Margin = 77.64% (Net Income TTM 75.8m / Revenue TTM 97.6m)
Gross Margin = 79.68% ((Revenue TTM 97.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 19.8m) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 165.2 (set to none) (Enterprise Value 865.9m / Book Value Of Equity 5.24m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.53% (Interest Expense 4.45m / Debt 291.2m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default)
NOPAT = 75.4m (EBIT 95.4m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.08 (Total Current Assets 21.4m / Total Current Liabilities 254.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.60 (Debt 291.2m / last Quarter total Stockholder Equity 489.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.05 (Net Debt 239.4m / EBITDA 95.4m)
Debt / FCF = 3.77 (Debt 291.2m / FCF TTM 77.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 487.0m (last 4 quarters mean)
RoA = 9.71% (Net Income 75.8m, Total Assets 780.2m )
RoE = 15.56% (Net Income TTM 75.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 487.0m)
RoCE = 18.23% (Ebit 95.4m / (Equity 487.0m + L.T.Debt 36.5m))
RoIC = 9.71% (NOPAT 75.4m / Invested Capital 776.5m)
WACC = 5.96% (E(590.0m)/V(881.2m) * Re(8.31%)) + (D(291.2m)/V(881.2m) * Rd(1.53%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 98.47 | Cagr: 2.38%
Discount Rate = 8.31% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 69.27% ; FCFE base≈54.5m ; Y1≈35.8m ; Y5≈16.4m
Fair Price DCF = 13.76 (DCF Value 307.2m / Shares Outstanding 22.3m; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 3.0% )
Revenue Correlation: 65.93 | Revenue CAGR: 32.98%
Rev Growth-of-Growth: -76.65
EPS Correlation: 30.55 | EPS CAGR: 5.64%
EPS Growth-of-Growth: -100.2

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