BBDC Stock Analysis: Barings BDC | NYSE

Asset Management | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 963m USD | 12M Return: 10.2% | US06759L1035 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Senior Secured Loans, First Lien Debt, Mezzanine Investments, Unitranche Financing
Total Rating 39
Safety 36
Buy Signal 0.09
Asset Management
Industry Rotation: +9.7
Market Cap: 963M
Avg Turnover: 4.73M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility24.7%
VaR 5th Pctl4.29%
VaR vs Median5.38%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.36
Rel. Str. IBD50.6
Rel. Str. Peer Group66.5
Character TTM
Beta0.498
Beta Downside0.517
Hurst Exponent0.478
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD26.45%
CAGR/Max DD0.44
CAGR/Mean DD1.61
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of BBDC over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 0.22, "2021-09": 0.23, "2021-12": 0.23, "2022-03": 0.23, "2022-06": 0.29, "2022-09": 0.26, "2022-12": 0.34, "2023-03": 0.25, "2023-06": 0.31, "2023-09": 0.31, "2023-12": 0.31, "2024-03": 0.28, "2024-06": 0.4, "2024-09": 0.29, "2024-12": 0.28, "2025-03": 0.25, "2025-06": 0.28, "2025-09": 0.32, "2025-12": 0.27, "2026-03": 0.25, "2026-06": 0.28,
EPS CAGR: -4.16%
EPS Trend: -66.6%
Last SUE: 0.73
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of BBDC over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 39.504, 2021-09: 24.82, 2021-12: 23.422018, 2022-03: 43.757, 2022-06: 55.592, 2022-09: 56.306, 2022-12: 63.473, 2023-03: 67.204, 2023-06: 75.302, 2023-09: 70.846, 2023-12: 75.849, 2024-03: 69.807, 2024-06: 42.872, 2024-09: 48.043, 2024-12: 50.178, 2025-03: 54.867, 2025-06: 45.837, 2025-09: 71.021, 2025-12: 49.701, 2026-03: 52.218, 2026-06: null,
Rev. CAGR: -11.49%
Rev. Trend: -77.7%
Last SUE: -0.31
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Extended 1w

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +1.9% 8
Feb +0.2% 17
Mar -0.3% 21
Apr -1.5% 21
May -1.2% 2
Jun +0.1% 15
Jul -0.1% 2
Aug +0.5% 14
Sep -1.4% 17
Oct -1.4% 27
Nov +0.2% 16
Dec -1.7% 16

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: BBDC Barings BDC

Barings BDC, Inc. (BBDC) is an externally managed business development company (BDC) that invests primarily in private, U.S. middle-market companies, with a focus on senior secured loans, first lien debt, unitranche facilities, second lien debt, and subordinated debt, alongside select equity co-investments. As a BDC regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the firm is required to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders, which generally allows it to qualify for pass-through tax treatment.

The firm targets companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $75 million (typically private equity sponsor-backed) and concentrates on manufacturing and distribution, business services and technology, transportation and logistics, and consumer products and services. It structures investments around mezzanine financings, leveraged and management buyouts, ESOPs, change-of-control transactions, acquisition financings, growth capital, and recapitalizations. Because BBDC is externally managed by an affiliate of Barings, it relies on its manager for deal sourcing, underwriting, and portfolio servicing rather than maintaining an in-house investment team.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest income driven by floating rate loan portfolio
  • Credit quality deterioration raises non-accrual provisions
  • Base rate movements directly impact investment income margins
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 5.5
Net Income: 89.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 14.87 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -1.71% < 20% (prev 39.97%; Δ -41.68% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 304.7m > Net Income 89.3m
Net Debt (1.36b) to EBITDA (151.7m): 8.99 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.91 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (104.7m) vs 12m ago -0.50% < -2%
Gross Margin: 67.80% > 18% (prev 56.81%; Δ 10.99% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 8.14% > 50% (prev 7.02%; Δ 1.12% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.59 > 6 (EBIT TTM 133.5m / Interest Expense TTM 83.8m)
Altman Z'' 0.27
A: -0.00 (Total Current Assets 38.2m - Total Current Liabilities 42.0m) / Total Assets 2.58b
B: -0.27 (Retained Earnings -702.3m / Total Assets 2.58b)
C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 133.5m / Avg Total Assets 2.69b)
D: 0.80 (Book Value of Equity 1.15b / Total Liabilities 1.44b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.27 = B
What is the price of BBDC shares?

As of August 11, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 9.36 with a total of 1,312,933 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +11.30%, over one month by +9.22%, over three months by +12.04% and over the past year by +10.17%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 9.00 (which is 3.8% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).

Is BBDC a buy, sell or hold?

Barings BDC has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.40. Therefore, it is recommended to buy BBDC.

  • StrongBuy: 3
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the BBDC price?
Analysts Target Price 9.6 2.9%
Barings BDC (BBDC) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 08 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 963.3m (963.3m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 10.8235
P/E Forward = 8.4175
P/S = 3.4986
P/B = 0.7643
P/EG = 3.1449
Revenue TTM = 218.8m USD
EBIT TTM = 133.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 151.7m USD
 Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Debt = 1.43b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last fiscal year)
Net Debt = 1.36b USD (calculated: Debt 1.43b - CCE 66.8m)
Enterprise Value = 2.33b USD (963.3m + Debt 1.43b - CCE 66.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.59 (Ebit TTM 133.5m / Interest Expense TTM 83.8m)
EV/FCF = 7.63x (Enterprise Value 2.33b / FCF TTM 304.7m)
FCF Yield = 13.10% (FCF TTM 304.7m / Enterprise Value 2.33b)
 FCF Margin = 139.3% (FCF TTM 304.7m / Revenue TTM 218.8m)
 Net Margin = 40.84% (Net Income TTM 89.3m / Revenue TTM 218.8m)
Gross Margin = 67.80% ((Revenue TTM 218.8m - Cost of Revenue TTM 70.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 75.07% (prev 57.35%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.90 (Enterprise Value 2.33b / Total Assets 2.58b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.86% (Interest Expense 83.8m / Debt 1.43b)
Taxrate = 4.16% (3.88m / 93.2m)
NOPAT = 127.9m (EBIT 133.5m * (1 - 4.16%))
Current Ratio = 0.91 (Total Current Assets 38.2m / Total Current Liabilities 42.0m)
Debt / Equity = 1.25 (Debt 1.43b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.15b)
Debt / EBITDA = 8.99 (Net Debt 1.36b / EBITDA 151.7m)
Debt / FCF = 4.47 (Net Debt 1.36b / FCF TTM 304.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.16b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.32% (Net Income 89.3m / Total Assets 2.58b)
RoE = 7.72% (Net Income TTM 89.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.16b)
RoCE = 5.25% (EBIT 133.5m / Capital Employed (Total Assets 2.58b - Current Liab 42.0m))
RoIC = 5.05% (NOPAT 127.9m / Invested Capital 2.53b)
WACC = 6.47% (E(963.3m)/V(2.39b) * Re(7.74%) + D(1.43b)/V(2.39b) * Rd(5.86%) * (1-Tc(0.04)))
Discount Rate = 7.74% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.44 | Cagr: -0.56%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈304.7m ; Y1≈306.0m ; Y5≈324.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 35.13 (EV 5.04b - Net Debt 1.36b = Equity 3.68b / Shares 104.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -66.58 | EPS CAGR: -4.16% | SUE: 0.73 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -77.66 | Revenue CAGR: -11.49% | SUE: -0.31 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.25 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.98 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-12.2% | GrowthRev=-13.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.97 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-1.7% | GrowthRev=-0.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50% (up=3, down=0)