NYSE
SAY
Last Price
US $25.33
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
Saratoga Investment Corp. cash flow to debt ratio of -12.06% 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.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s free cash flow has decreased -144.56% from $197.54M last year to $-88.03M, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.84, 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 stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.99 last year to 1.84 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 18.59x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
Saratoga Investment Corp. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s profit margin has increased (23.68%) in the last year from 29.83% to 36.89%, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s short-term liabilities of $80.51M exceed its short-term assets of $29.35M, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s return on assets of 3.21% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s return on equity of 9.06%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Saratoga Investment Corp. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Decreasing performance - Free cash flow.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it
Decreasing performance - FCF yield.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s yearly earnings has increased 30.33% since last year from $28.09M to $36.60M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s yearly revenue has increased 39.61% since last year from $94.16M to $131.46M, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 3.24% (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.
Saratoga Investment Corp.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 12.41% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Saratoga Investment Corp. had revenue growth in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Saratoga Investment Corp. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has an earnings yield of 9.11%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Saratoga Investment Corp. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 28.11x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has a price-to-book ratio of 0.89x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Saratoga Investment Corp. has a price-to-sales ratio of 3.65x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
7.36%
Return on equity
ROIC: 2.37%
Valuation History
12.5X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 30.8X
Cash flow
Profit margin
13.82%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-6.67%
(FY vs FY)
Fair Value
Market $25.33
113.90%
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