Garrison Capital Inc. is a managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company's investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by making investments primarily in debt securities and loans of the United States-based middle-market companies, which it defines as those having annual earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, or EBITDA, of certain amount. It invests or provides direct lending in first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, one-stop senior secured loans or unitranche loans, subordinated or mezzanine loans, unsecured consumer loans and to a lesser extent, selected equity co-investments in middle-market companies. The Company intends to generate risk-adjusted net returns by assembling a portfolio of investments. The Company's investment advisor is Garrison Capital Advisers LLC.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
SymbolNASDAQ:GARS
CUSIPN/A
Phone212-372-9590
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.27
Current Ratio7.95
Quick Ratio7.95
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio7.73
Forward P/E Ratio7.66
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$36.62 million
Price / Sales3.62
Cash Flow$1.0147 per share
Price / Cash8.15
Book Value$11.69 per share
Price / Book0.71
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.07
Net Income$6.22 million
Net Margins32.34%
Return on Equity9.58%
Return on Assets4.38%
Miscellaneous
Employees71
Outstanding Shares16,050,000
Market Cap$133.37
Garrison Capital (NASDAQ:GARS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Garrison Capital's stock symbol?
Garrison Capital trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GARS."
How often does Garrison Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Garrison Capital?
Garrison Capital announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 14th. Investors of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Friday, June 22nd. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 7th. View Garrison Capital's Dividend History.
How were Garrison Capital's earnings last quarter?
Garrison Capital Inc (NASDAQ:GARS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 8th. The investment management company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.02. The investment management company had revenue of $10.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.91 million. Garrison Capital had a net margin of 32.34% and a return on equity of 9.58%. View Garrison Capital's Earnings History.
When is Garrison Capital's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for GARS?
2 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Garrison Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $11.00. On average, they anticipate Garrison Capital's share price to reach $10.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Garrison Capital.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Garrison Capital?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Garrison Capital in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Garrison Capital stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Garrison Capital stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Garrison Capital Inc. is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company's investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by making investments primarily in debt securities and loans of the United States-based middle-market companies, which it defines as those having annual earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, or EBITDA of certain amount. It invests or provides direct lending in first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, one-stop senior secured loans or unitranche loans, subordinated or mezzanine loans, unsecured consumer loans and to a lesser extent, selected equity co-investments in middle-market companies. The Company intends to generate risk-adjusted net returns by assembling a portfolio of investments. The Company's investments include debt investments, preferred and minority equity investments (equity) of diversified companies and a portfolio of unsecured small balance consumer loans. " (7/17/2018)
- 2. National Securities analysts commented, "• For 1Q18, GARS earned NII/share of $0.31, a penny shy of our estimate but two cents above consensus. Fee income was bolstered by the prepayment of oil & gas investments. We think a resumption of the incentive fee being earned in 3Q18 will induce a dividend cut to $0.24/share from $0.28/share currently, although the earnings outlook through 2019 is positive.
• In late March, Garrison’s Board approved the increased leverage available to BDCs. With regulatory D/E finishing 3/31/18 at 0.96x, this will certainly be very beneficial to GARS. The company will also seek shareholder approval sooner to expedite when the increased leverage is available, although we do not model the increased leverage being available until March 2019 to be conservative. The benefit of receiving the approval earlier, aside from breathing room, would be to upsize the CLO concomitant with refinancing it after the non-call period ends in September.
• On the earnings call, management noted that they will reduce the management fees as the increased leverage permits more balance sheet growth. While a hard number was not provided on the call, we applaud management for ensuring that the benefits from the increased leverage flow to shareholders. We expect the base fee to be cut by 25 bps in 1Q19.
• Garrison has the benefit of having spent the past couple of years focused on UMM, sponsor-backed investments. Not only does this portend to a more stable NAV going forward, but we also think this fits well into the increased leverage available. Garrison will not be changing what it is generally already putting on its balance sheet with the leverage increase like some its peers and we thus expect that the transition into higher leverage next year will be relatively seamless.
• Non-accruals at cost increased to $9.2 million of 2.3% of the portfolio from $5.0 million or 1.3% of the portfolio Q/Q. Previous non-accrual Rooster Energy was restructured and ProFusion industries was added to non-accrual status.
• We are revising our 2018 NII/share estimate to $1.14 from $1.11 and our 2019 adjusted NII/share estimate to $1.21 from $1.03. " (5/14/2018)
- 3. Maxim Group analysts commented, "GARS reported 4Q17 EPS of $0.23 (including $0.03 of non-recurring expenses) versus its dividend of $0.28, so NAV was stable (down 0.4%, to $11.69). We are maintaining our 2018 dividend estimate of $1.12, covered by earnings. As GARS has now resolved most of its legacy problem loans, we are now valuing it closer to peers that have not encountered difficulties. Our price target of $11 equates to 0.94x NAV, a modest discount to the 1.0x NAV level at which we believe well-performing BDCs should trade in the current environment." (3/9/2018)
Who are some of Garrison Capital's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Garrison Capital include Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Arlington Asset Investment (AI), THL Credit (TCRD), Safeguard Scientifics (SFE), Oaktree Strategic Income (OCSI), TRIPLEPOINT VEN/COM (TPVG), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), OFS Capital (OFS), Capitala Finance (CPTA), Amern Cap Sr Fl/COM (ACSF), KCAP Financial (KCAP) and CM Finance (CMFN).
Who are Garrison Capital's key executives?
Garrison Capital's management team includes the folowing people:
- Joseph B. Tansey, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer (Age 42)
- Brian S Chase, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, interim Chief Compliance Officer, interim Secretary and Director (Age 39)
- Cecil E. Martin Jr., Independent Director (Age 75)
- Joseph L. Morea, Independent Director (Age 62)
- Matthew J. Westwood CPA, Independent Director (Age 44)
Has Garrison Capital been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about GARS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Garrison Capital earned a news impact score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the investment management company an impact score of 46.04 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
How do I buy shares of Garrison Capital?
Shares of GARS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Garrison Capital's stock price today?
One share of GARS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.27.
How big of a company is Garrison Capital?
Garrison Capital has a market capitalization of $133.37 million and generates $36.62 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $6.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.07 on an earnings per share basis. Garrison Capital employs 71 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Garrison Capital?
Garrison Capital's mailing address is 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS SUITE 914, NEW YORK NY, 10104. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 212-372-9590.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Garrison Capital (NASDAQ GARS)
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