Fidus Investment Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of -22.82% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Fidus Investment Corporation's free cash flow has decreased -335.72% from $62.37M last year to $-147.00M, signaling decreasing performance

Fidus Investment Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.90, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy

Fidus Investment Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.72 last year to 0.90 today, signaling weakened financials

Fidus Investment Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.77x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

Fidus Investment Corporation earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.

Fidus Investment Corporation's profit margin has decreased (-9.97%) in the last year from 68.87% to 62.00%, signaling decreasing performance

Fidus Investment Corporation's short-term assets of $70.00M exceed its short-term liabilities of $38.74M

Fidus Investment Corporation's return on assets of 5.72% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

Fidus Investment Corporation's return on equity of 11.45%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Fidus Investment Corporation's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Fidus Investment Corporation had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Fidus Investment Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Fidus Investment Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Fidus Investment Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 5.25% since last year from $78.29M to $82.40M, signaling increasing performance

Fidus Investment Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 0.96% since last year from $157.74M to $159.25M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 6.52% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

Fidus Investment Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 30.52% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Fidus Investment Corporation had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Fidus Investment Corporation had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Fidus Investment Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Fidus Investment Corporation has an earnings yield of 11.59%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

Fidus Investment Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 17.96 based on EBITDA multiple model

Fidus Investment Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 13.62x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Fidus Investment Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 76.95 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Fidus Investment Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Fidus Investment Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 0.96x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Fidus Investment Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 5.35x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue