Capitala Finance Corp. Company Profile (NASDAQ:CPTA)

About Capitala Finance Corp.

Capitala Finance Corp. is an externally managed non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Both directly and through its subsidiaries that are licensed by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), the Company offers financing to business owners, management teams and financial sponsors for change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, business expansion and other growth initiatives. It invests in mezzanine, senior subordinated and unitranche debt, as well as senior and second-lien loans and, to a lesser extent, equity securities issued by lower middle-market and middle-market companies. It invests in various sectors, which include oil and gas services, consumer electronics, transportation, financial services and business services. It is managed by Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Closed-End Fund - Equity
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: CPTA
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $13.00
50 Day Moving Average: $14.67
200 Day Moving Average: $13.86
52-Week Range: $9.54 - $15.80
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 7.34
P/E Growth: 0.50
Market Cap: $N/A
Beta: 1.08

Profitability:

Net Margins: 3.04%
Return on Equity: 11.23%
Return on Assets: 4.77%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69%
Current Ratio: 0.14%
Quick Ratio: 0.14%

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Consensus Ratings for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	7 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.36)
Consensus Price Target:	$16.14 (24.15% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2016	FBR & Co	Set Price Target	Hold	$15.00
9/23/2016	Wunderlich	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$15.50 -> $14.50
9/23/2016	JMP Securities	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
8/12/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Buy	$14.75 -> $16.25
8/11/2016	Barclays PLC	Set Price Target	Buy	$15.00
4/27/2016	Janney Montgomery Scott	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/17/2016	Stephens	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$17.00 -> $15.00
3/11/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/10/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$18.50
3/9/2016	Ladenburg Thalmann	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$16.00
11/11/2015	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$18.00
8/11/2015	MLV & Co.	Lower Price Target	Buy	$20.00 -> $17.00

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/7/2016
8/9/2016	Q216	$0.47	$0.47	$17.10 million		View	N/A
5/9/2016	Q116	$0.47	$0.47	$17.00 million		View	N/A
3/8/2016	Q415	$0.46	$0.47	$17.89 million		View	N/A
11/10/2015	Q315	$0.41	$0.48	$17.01 million		View	Listen
8/10/2015	Q215	$0.41	$0.33	$15.58 million		View	Listen
5/11/2015	Q115	$0.43	$0.37	$14.40 million		View	N/A
3/4/2015	Q414	$0.40	$0.39	$13.60 million	$13.50 million	View	Listen
11/12/2014		$0.41	$0.27			View	N/A
8/12/2014	Q214	$0.43	$0.43	$12.51 million		View	N/A
5/12/2014	Q114	$0.46	$0.44	$11.46 million		View	N/A
3/12/2014	Q413	$0.40	$0.47	$10.07 million		View	N/A
11/13/2013	Q213	$0.41	$0.42	$10.04 million		View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.77 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.77 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	4	$0.46	$0.47	$0.47
Q2 2016	2	$0.47	$0.47	$0.47
Q3 2016	3	$0.40	$0.47	$0.44
Q4 2016	3	$0.39	$0.47	$0.44
Q1 2017	3	$0.39	$0.47	$0.44
Q2 2017	3	$0.39	$0.47	$0.44
Q3 2017	3	$0.40	$0.48	$0.44
Q4 2017	3	$0.40	$0.48	$0.44

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

Annual Dividend:	$1.88
Dividend Yield:	14.46%
Payout Ratio:	1,709.09% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 106.21% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 106.21% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/23/2016	monthly	$0.13	11.83%	12/19/2016	12/21/2016	12/29/2016
9/23/2016	monthly	$0.13	11.83%	11/17/2016	11/21/2016	11/29/2016
9/23/2016	monthly	$0.13	11.83%	10/19/2016	10/21/2016	10/28/2016
7/5/2016	monthly	$0.16	13.28%	7/20/2016	7/22/2016	7/29/2016
7/5/2016	monthly	$0.16	13.28%	8/18/2016	8/22/2016	8/30/2016
7/5/2016	monthly	$0.16	13.28%	9/20/2016	9/22/2016	9/29/2016
4/4/2016	monthly	$0.16	15.4%	4/20/2016	4/22/2016	4/28/2016
4/4/2016	monthly	$0.16	15.4%	6/17/2016	6/21/2016	6/29/2016
4/4/2016	monthly	$0.16	15.4%	5/19/2016	5/23/2016	5/30/2016
1/4/2016		$0.16		2/17/2016	2/19/2016	2/29/2016
1/5/2016	monthly	$0.16	14.97%	2/17/2016	2/19/2016	2/26/2016
1/5/2016	monthly	$0.16	14.97%	3/18/2016	3/22/2016	3/30/2016
1/5/2016	monthly	$0.16	14.97%	1/20/2016	1/22/2016	1/28/2016
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	11/18/2015	11/20/2015	11/27/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	6/18/2015	6/22/2015	6/29/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	12/18/2015	12/22/2015	12/30/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	10/21/2015	10/23/2015	10/29/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	5/19/2015	5/21/2015	5/28/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	4/21/2015	4/23/2015	4/29/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	9/21/2015	9/23/2015	9/29/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	7/21/2015	7/23/2015	7/30/2015
3/5/2015	special	$0.05	10.06%	8/19/2015	8/21/2015	8/28/2015
1/5/2015	monthly	$0.16	10.21%	2/18/2015	2/20/2015	2/26/2015
1/5/2015	monthly	$0.16	10.21%	3/19/2015	3/23/2015	3/30/2015
1/5/2015	monthly	$0.16	10.21%	1/20/2015	1/22/2015	1/29/2015
10/6/2014	monthly	$0.16	10.29%	12/17/2014	12/19/2014	12/30/2014
10/6/2014	monthly	$0.16	10.29%	11/19/2014	11/21/2014	11/28/2014
10/3/2014	oct 14	$0.16	10.29%	10/20/2014	10/22/2014	10/30/2014
8/12/2014	quarterly	$0.47	10.08%	9/10/2014	9/12/2014	9/26/2014
5/13/2014	quarterly	$0.47	10.51%	6/5/2014	6/9/2014	6/26/2014
3/6/2014	quarterly	$0.47	9.34%	3/12/2014	3/14/2014	3/26/2014
11/14/2013	special	$0.47		12/6/2013	12/10/2013	12/30/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 8.40%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 22.84%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
3/21/2016	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	10,000	$11.55	$115,500.00
3/14/2016	John F Mcglinn	COO	Buy	2,190	$11.40	$24,966.00
12/23/2015	Joseph B Alala III	Insider	Buy	84,950	$11.60	$985,420.00
12/10/2015	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	3,000	$12.90	$38,700.00
9/23/2015	Joseph B Alala III	CEO	Buy	7,420	$13.35	$99,057.00
8/25/2015	John F Mcglinn	COO	Buy	2,150	$13.94	$29,971.00
8/25/2015	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	5,000	$13.50	$67,500.00
8/24/2015	Joseph B Alala III	Insider	Buy	7,500	$13.25	$99,375.00
8/24/2015	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	10,000	$13.99	$139,900.00
8/21/2015	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	5,000	$14.50	$72,500.00
8/13/2015	Joseph B Alala III	Insider	Buy	6,600	$14.93	$98,538.00
6/12/2015	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	5,000	$16.44	$82,200.00
6/10/2015	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	3,950	$17.00	$67,150.00
5/22/2015	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	1,050	$17.00	$17,850.00
5/20/2015	Joseph B Alala III	Insider	Buy	11,600	$17.13	$198,708.00
5/19/2015	John F Mcglinn	COO	Buy	1,170	$17.10	$20,007.00
5/15/2015	John F Mcglinn	COO	Buy	2,000	$17.49	$34,980.00
3/23/2015	Joseph B Alala III	CEO	Buy	7,409	$18.76	$138,992.84
3/20/2015	H. Paul Chapman	Director	Buy	2,500	$18.80	$47,000.00
12/23/2014	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	4,700	$18.19	$85,493.00
12/22/2014	Joseph B Alala III	CEO	Buy	8,751	$20.00	$175,020.00
12/18/2014	John F Mcglinn	COO	Buy	1,900	$18.45	$35,055.00
11/26/2014	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	1,000	$18.74	$18,740.00
11/25/2014	Joseph B Alala III	CEO	Buy	10,000	$18.75	$187,500.00
11/19/2014	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	15,000	$18.85	$282,750.00
9/18/2014	Larry W Carroll	Director	Buy	1,530	$18.05	$27,616.50
9/3/2014	Joseph B Alala III	Insider	Buy	5,200	$18.92	$98,384.00
8/18/2014	John F Mcglinn	COO	Buy	2,650	$18.90	$50,085.00
6/18/2014	H. Paul Chapman	Director	Buy	5,000	$18.68	$93,400.00
6/17/2014	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	27,000	$18.55	$500,850.00
5/19/2014	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	13,580	$18.41	$250,007.80
5/16/2014	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	1,098	$18.19	$19,972.62
5/15/2014	Joseph Alala III	Insider	Buy	55,118	$18.04	$994,328.72
12/17/2013	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	10,000	$19.77	$197,700.00
12/12/2013	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	5,000	$19.78	$98,900.00
12/4/2013	Markham Hunt Broyhill	Director	Buy	1,000	$19.80	$19,800.00
11/21/2013	Joseph Alala III	Insider	Buy	10,500	$19.00	$199,500.00
11/18/2013	Stephen Arnall	CFO	Buy	2,600	$19.13	$49,738.00
9/30/2013	H. Paul Chapman	Director	Buy	2,500	$19.20	$48,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)

Date	Headline
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) :EPS Projection At $0.45 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.investornewswire.com - September 29 at 4:18 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) EPS Projection For FY2016 At $1.82 - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.stocksdaily.net - September 28 at 9:14 AM
	New Strong Sell Stocks for September 26th (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.zacks.com - September 26 at 9:07 AM
	Capitala Finance downgraded by Wunderlich (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 3:45 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Announces Distributions (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 9:31 AM
	Capitala Group recaps CT Gardens - PE Hub (subscription) (blog) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.pehub.com - September 20 at 10:11 AM
	Capitala Group Announces Investment in CT Gardens Holdings, LLC - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.businesswire.com - September 19 at 5:09 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (CPTA) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for September 20, 2016 - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.nasdaq.com - September 19 at 5:09 PM
	Capitala Group Announces Investment in CT Gardens Holdings, LLC (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 5:09 PM
	Capitala Finance (CPTA) Sells Portfolio Assets for $47.6M (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.streetinsider.com - September 14 at 8:42 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Announces Sale of Portfolio Assets (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 14 at 8:42 AM
	4:39 pm Capitala Finance announces sale of portfolio assets that generated approx $47.6 mln in proceeds from the sale of existing investments (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 14 at 8:42 AM
	Capitala Group Holds Close on Capitala Private Credit Fund - FinSMEs (blog) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.finsmes.com - September 13 at 9:11 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Median Stock Price Target At $16 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.investornewswire.com - September 13 at 9:11 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Announces Investment Activity - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.businesswire.com - September 13 at 9:11 AM
	Capitala Finance Makes $25 Mln Investment in California Pizza Kitchen and AmeriMark Holdings, LLC (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.nasdaq.com - September 12 at 4:10 PM
	Capitala Group Holds Close on Capitala Private Credit Fund (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.finsmes.com - September 12 at 9:12 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Announces Investment Activity (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 12 at 9:12 AM
	Capitala Group Announces Anchor Close on Private Credit Fund V, LP - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.businesswire.com - September 8 at 8:07 AM
	Placing Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Shares Under the Microscope - Post News (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 8 at 8:07 AM
	Capitala Group Announces Anchor Close on Private Credit Fund V, L.P. (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 4:27 PM
	Stock in Review: Taking a Closer Look at Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Shares - Post News (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 10:51 AM
	Capitala Finance (CPTA) Exits Four Investments Totaling $57.2M (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.streetinsider.com - August 26 at 4:31 PM
	Capitala Finance (CPTA) Exits Four Investments Totaling $57.2M - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.streetinsider.com - August 26 at 10:03 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Reports Investment Exits, Reduction in Energy Exposure - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.businesswire.com - August 25 at 9:44 PM
	CAPITALA FINANCE CORP. : Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K) (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.4-traders.com - August 25 at 4:27 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Reports Investment Exits, Reduction in Energy Exposure (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - August 25 at 4:27 PM
	What Does the Consensus Have to Say About Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)? Crowd & Analysts Chime in - Post News (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 25 at 9:21 AM
	Can Earnings Grow for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA)? - Post News (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 19 at 10:40 AM
	Deutsche Maintains Buy On Capitala, Raises Target Price To $16.25 (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.benzinga.com - August 12 at 4:24 PM
	Edited Transcript of CPTA earnings conference call or presentation 10-Aug-16 12:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - August 10 at 10:34 PM
	Capitala's (CPTA) CEO Joe Alala on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NASDAQ:CPTA) seekingalpha.com - August 10 at 4:27 PM
	Capitala Finance : Analysis and Capitala Finance Corp (CPTA) Earnings Review (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.4-traders.com - August 10 at 8:03 AM
	Capitala Finance meets 2Q profit forecasts (NASDAQ:CPTA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 10 at 8:03 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - August 9 at 5:22 PM
	Q2 2016 Capitala Finance Corp Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:CPTA) biz.yahoo.com - August 9 at 10:59 AM
	Yield-Is-High Squad: 3 BDCs Paying Monthly Dividends (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 4:27 PM
	CapitalSouth Growth Fund Completes $7.8 Million Investment in Hale & Hearty Holdings, LLC (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 10:58 AM
	Earnings Focus and Crowd Sourced Sentiment Review for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) - TGP (NASDAQ:CPTA) telanaganapress.com - July 21 at 6:13 AM
	Trading Performance and Target Watch for Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:CPTA) presstelegraph.com - July 19 at 4:27 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA): Sell-Side Ratings and Company Earnings Glance - Engelwood Daily (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 19 at 4:27 PM
	Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) - Fiscal Standard (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 17 at 8:59 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Updated Price Targets - FTSE News (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.ftsenews.co.uk - July 15 at 10:19 AM
	Will Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Surprise Analysts? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.investornewswire.com - July 14 at 4:36 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Earnings Concentration and Analyst Target Watch - Engelwood Daily (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 13 at 4:28 PM
	Analyst Target and Average Rating Watch: Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:CPTA) presstelegraph.com - July 13 at 4:28 PM
	Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) Broker Price Targets For The Coming Week - Fiscal Standard (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 11 at 9:10 AM
	Capitala Finance Corp. Schedules First Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call (NASDAQ:CPTA) finance.yahoo.com - July 7 at 8:30 AM
	3 Sell-Rated Dividend Stocks: CPTA, SRLP, CELP - TheStreet.com (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.thestreet.com - July 6 at 4:28 PM
	Broker Outlook For The Week Ahead Capitala Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTA) - Fiscal Standard (NASDAQ:CPTA) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 5 at 9:06 AM