NYSE
MSDL
Last Price
US $15.25
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$1.3B
EPS
TTM
$1.02
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
15.31x
P/S
TTM
3.38x
YIELD
12.65%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
75.16%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $15.25
-49.11%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $15.25
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund cash flow to debt ratio of 7.23% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's free cash flow has decreased -25.10% from $201.47M last year to $150.90M, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's debt to equity ratio is 1.21, 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
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 1.07 last year to 1.21 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 7.77x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's profit margin has decreased (-54.75%) in the last year from 64.83% to 29.33%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's short-term assets of $107.86M exceed its short-term liabilities of $81.14M
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on assets of 2.30% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on equity of 5.02%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a free cash flow yield of 11.54%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's yearly earnings has decreased -43.36% since last year from $215.56M to $122.09M, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's yearly revenue has increased 19.48% since last year from $332.52M to $397.29M, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 4.04% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's 3-year revenue CAGR of 56.89% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 7.76 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has an earnings yield of 6.65%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 21.40x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a price-to-book ratio of 0.78x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.36x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
5.02%
Return on equity
ROIC: 4.04%
Valuation History
15.3X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 21.4X
Cash flow
Profit margin
69.79%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
64.75%
(FY vs FY)
EARNINGS FV (GRAHAM)
Fair Value
Market $15.25
372.00%
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