Ares Capital: High Yield But Challenging Outlook (Archive)

High yield BDC facing sector headwinds, rising leverage, dilution risks, and likely underperformance.

Ares Capital: High Yield But Challenging Outlook (Archive)

This 5-Minute Pitch was originally published on Seeking Alpha before the launch of the Hunting Alphas website. It is shared here to showcase my previous work and track record. New 5-Minute Pitches published on this site will not be disseminated anywhere else.

Elevator Pitch

  • Ares Capital is a very popular pick among many investors on Seeking Alpha due to its very high yields. But operational headwinds prevent me from being a bull:
  • BDC sector dynamics are deteriorating.
  • Leverage management is leading to equity dilution.
  • Technical analysis also suggests a subdued outlook and negative alpha potential vs the S&P 500.

Read the full article here.

Disclosures and Disclaimers

Past performance ≠ future results. Not investment advice. See full Disclaimer.