Saratoga Investment Corp SAR

17.11 (0.22) (1.27%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$278.7M
P/E
17.1×

Insider Decisions

in millions of $
Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — — — — — —
Insider Ownership 14.48%

Capital & Financial Ratios

Market Cap 278.68
Revenue 124.17
Net Income 15.77
Free Cash Flow (146.29)
Net Debt 9.19
Current Ratio 0.09
Debt/Equity 0.19
P/E ratio 17.11
P/S ratio 2.24
P/B ratio 0.73
Past 5Y EPS Growth (18.97%)
This Y EPS Growth (17.54%)
Next Y EPS Growth (6.95%)
Next 5Y EPS Growth —
in millions of $

Dividends

Payout Ratio 1.13
Annual Dividend Rate 2.78
Annual Dividend Yield 12.27%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 3.00
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
2025 2.99
0.74
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
2024 2.95
0.73
0.74
0.74
0.74
2023 2.82
0.69
0.70
0.71
0.72
2022 2.81
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.54
0.68
2021 1.81
0.42
0.43
0.44
0.52
2020 1.37
0.56
0.40
0.41
2019 1.65
0.54
0.55
0.56
2018 2.06
0.50
0.51
0.52
0.53
2017 2.35
0.45
0.46
0.47
0.48
0.49
2016 1.27
0.40
0.41
0.43
0.20
0.44
predictions in italic, special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities

2024 2025 2026 Q'26
Cash 41 205 22 61
Receivables 10 7 7 9
Inventory — — — —
Other — — — —
51 212 29 70
2024 2025 2026 Q'26
Payables 228 182 173 225
ST’ Debt — — — —
Other 4 8 (13) (14)
782 741 669 745
in millions of $

Compound Annual Growth

10y 5y 3y
Sales 9.11% 8.36% 5.67%
Cash Flow 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings 7.06% (4.36%) 14.05%
Book Value 8.15% 2.16% 4.52%

Revenue

May Aug Nov Feb Year
’26 31 — — — —
’26 32 31 32 31 126
’25 39 43 36 31 149
’24 35 36 36 37 144
’23 — — — — 107
’23 19 22 26 32 99
’22 — — — — 84
in millions of $ · fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

Operating Cash Flow

May Aug Nov Feb Year
’26 (26) — — — —
’26 32 (19) (9) (92) (88)
’25 52 71 94 (20) 198
’24 (111) (7) (19) (21) (157)
’23 — — — — 32
’23 (80) (60) (22) 33 (130)
’22 — — — — 28
in millions of $ · fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

Free Cash Flow

May Aug Nov Feb Year
’26 (26) — — — —
’26 32 (19) (9) (92) (88)
’25 52 71 94 (20) 198
’24 (111) (7) (19) (21) (157)
’23 — — — — 32
’23 (80) (60) (22) 33 (130)
’22 — — — — 28
in millions of $ · fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

EPS

May Aug Nov Feb Year
’26 (0.42) — — — —
’26 0.91 0.84 0.74 (0.16) 2.31
’25 0.48 0.97 0.64 (0.05) 2.02
’24 (0.02) 0.65 (0.31) 0.39 0.71
’23 — — — — 2.06
’23 (0.12) 0.08 0.51 1.62 2.06
’22 — — — — 3.99
fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.7
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
19.90 18.60 19.90 5.94 20.20 20.16 22.63 21.56 21.10 17.00

Analyst estimates 2027–2029

Powerpack
Low Price
23.78 28.30 26.39 28.70 30.25 29.48 28.87 26.49 26.17 24.07
High Price
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Employees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Revenue/Emp
46 33 53 58 49 84 107 144 149 126
Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Gross Margin
11 18 19 15 19 48 26 57 53 37
EBT
25.01% 54.00% 36.61% 25.43% 39.32% 56.91% 24.11% 39.57% 35.61% 29.28%
EBT Margin
11 18 19 56 15 46 25 9 28 37
Net Income
2 1 1 1 1 2 19 52 (14) 10
Depreciation
7.93 5.43 7.46 6.27 4.37 7.34 8.91 11.34 10.70 7.93
Revenue/Sh
1.98 2.93 2.63 5.98 1.32 3.99 2.06 0.71 2.02 2.31
Earnings/Sh
2.18 1.76 1.70 (1.63) 0.86 2.44 2.72 (12.41) 14.20 (5.55)
Cash Flow/Sh
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Capex/Sh
2.18 1.76 1.70 (1.63) 0.86 2.44 2.72 (12.41) 14.20 (5.55)
Free CF/Sh
22.17 23.85 25.69 32.65 27.17 31.07 29.00 29.22 28.22 24.99
Book Value/Sh
6 6 7 9 11 11 12 13 14 16
Shares
11.68 7.34 8.93 4.32 17.45 6.82 13.15 33.25 12.75 10.12
PE Ratio
4.00 3.34 3.42 3.90 4.50 4.44 3.32 2.08 2.43 2.97
PS Ratio
1.04 0.90 0.90 0.75 0.85 0.88 0.95 0.81 0.92 0.94
PB Ratio
3.40 3.01 2.36 6.73 8.74 3.87 2.68 2.04 1.41 3.36
EV/Sales
16.71 (3.78) (2.82) (25.97) (8.08) (1.35) (2.03) (1.87) 1.06 (4.79)
EV/FCF
13 11 12 (15) 10 28 32 (157) 198 (88)
Op' Cash Flow
— — — — — — — — — —
Capex
13 11 12 (15) 10 28 32 (157) 198 (88)
FCF
(166) (200) (223) (181) (252) (449) (591) (731) (529) (639)
Working Cap'
181 206 277 205 274 499 711 35 53 70
Total Debt
159 193 215 166 244 446 615 (6) (152) 48
Net Debt
127 144 181 304 304 356 347 370 393 396
Sh' Equity
3.57% 4.91% 3.93% 11.13% 2.50% 5.22% 2.29% 0.79% 2.36% 3.14%
ROA
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.98% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 9.75% 13.78% 5.18%
ROIC
8.95% 12.30% 10.23% 22.97% 4.86% 12.85% 7.11% 2.49% 7.36% 9.28%
ROE
predictions in italic, sparklines do not include predictions

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Fiscal years to Feb 2026 · latest quarter May 2026

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) key facts

  • Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) is an Asset Management company in the Financial sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Saratoga Investment Corp’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended February 2026) was $125.7 million, down 15.5% from fiscal 2025.
  • Net income was $36.6 million, or $2.31 per share (basic), a net margin of 29.1%.
  • As of September 25, 2026, SAR traded at $17.11, a market capitalization of $278.7 million.
  • At that price the stock trades at 17.1× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.2× sales.
  • Saratoga Investment Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share, a yield of 12.3%, with a payout ratio of 113.0%.
  • Return on equity was 9.28% and debt-to-equity 0.18.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) Latest News

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23 Sep

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. priced an underwritten public offering of $20.08 million in notes. Increases debt by $20.08 million, a modest addition relative to SAR's size, with potential but limited impact on leverage and funding costs.

3

New York-based Saratoga Investment Corp. priced an underwritten public offering of approximately $20.08 million in 8.00% unsecured notes due 2031, with an option for up to $3.0 million more. The notes will be fungible with the existing 8.00% notes due 2031 and rank equally with them. Upon closing, total senior notes outstanding under the 2031 issue will reach about $117.83 million, assuming no over-allotment exercise. The notes pay 8% interest quarterly and mature August 31, 2031; redemption is allowed after August 26, 2028. Proceeds are expected to be used to repay part of the indebtedness under a Valley National Bank SPV facility. BBB private rating from Egan-Jones; Lucid Capital Markets and Oppenheimer & Co. serve as joint book-running managers. Closing is anticipated September 24, 2026, subject to customary conditions. New debt to refinance existing borrowings modestly affects leverage and interest costs.

22 Sep

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. announced a registered public offering of additional 8.00% Notes due 2031 to be listed on the NYSE as SAX. The new notes constitute a further issuance that is fungible with the prior 8.00% notes due 2031 issued on Aug. 26 and Sept. 2, 2026, forming a single series under the same terms (except issue date and offering price). Lucid Capital Markets LLC and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. are joint book-running managers. Net proceeds are expected to repay part of the Valley National Bank SPV financing facility or redeem the outstanding 8.00% notes due 2027, depending on the amount of net proceeds. A registration statement (No. 333-292765) is effective; the offering is being made only by a written prospectus and preliminary supplement. Saratoga, a BDC, highlights its financing model and its SBIC subsidiaries and CLO-related assets as context for investors. Adds new long-term debt and potential refinancing, with a moderate impact on leverage and liquidity.

18 Aug

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. announces an offering of notes and receives a BBB investment grade rating from Egan-Jones Ratings Company. Note offering with BBB rating can enhance funding access and short-term market perception for Saratoga.

9 Jul

3 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp held its Q1 earnings call, covering financial results, portfolio performance, and management outlook for the period. Q1 earnings call delivers updated financial metrics and guidance that moderately influence near-term stock sentiment and valuation.

8 Jul

3 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp held its Q1 2027 earnings call covering financial results and outlook. Earnings call updates may affect short-term stock sentiment without altering long-term trajectory.

7 Jul

3

Saratoga Investment Corp missed Q1 earnings and revenue estimates. Q1 earnings and revenue misses typically pressure near-term stock price and sentiment.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp announced fiscal first quarter 2027 financial results. Quarterly earnings releases can shift near-term stock valuation and sentiment.

7 May

4 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) released Q3 2026 earnings call transcript detailing financial results, portfolio performance, management discussion, and future outlook. Earnings transcripts reveal quarterly financials, investment updates, and guidance that significantly shape investor sentiment and stock trajectory.

6 May

4 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) released the full transcript of its Q4 2026 earnings call, detailing financial results, portfolio updates, and management outlook. Q4 earnings call transcripts disclose key financial metrics, dividend declarations, and future guidance that significantly sway investor sentiment and stock trajectory.

4

Saratoga Investment Corp released summary of Q4 2026 earnings call, highlighting financial results, portfolio performance, and future outlook for the business development company. Q4 earnings call summary discloses key financial metrics and guidance that significantly influence stock valuation and investor expectations.

5 May

4

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) announced fiscal year 2026 full-year and fourth quarter financial results. Annual and quarterly financial results disclosure directly impacts investor sentiment, valuation, and stock performance trajectory.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) reported Q4 earnings that met analyst estimates. Meeting Q4 earnings estimates positively influences financial performance perception and short-term market sentiment without transformative changes.

10 Feb

3

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) faces risks in software lending due to increasing competition and potential regulatory changes. The company's focus on technology-driven lending solutions may be challenged by market dynamics and evolving borrower needs. Investors are advised to monitor these developments closely as they could impact SAR's financial performance and strategic direction. Increased competition and regulatory changes in software lending could moderately influence SAR's financial performance and market positioning.

30 Jan

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. has announced the pricing of a public offering of $100 million in 7.50% notes due in 2031. The offering aims to enhance the company's financial flexibility and support its investment strategy. The notes are expected to be issued on a date to be determined, and the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including potential investments in portfolio companies. The issuance of notes is expected to provide capital for investments, which may moderately influence financial performance.

29 Jan

4

Saratoga Investment Corp. has announced an offering of notes and received a BBB+ investment grade rating from Egan-Jones Ratings Company. This rating reflects the company's financial stability and creditworthiness, potentially enhancing its ability to attract investors and secure favorable financing terms. The BBB+ rating and note offering are significant strategic moves that could enhance investor sentiment and financial performance.

8 Jan

4 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) reported strong financial performance in Q3 2026, highlighting a robust return on equity (ROE) and strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing growth. The earnings call emphasized the company's commitment to optimizing its investment portfolio and maintaining a competitive edge in the market. Management outlined future plans that focus on sustainable growth and shareholder value, indicating confidence in navigating market challenges. Strong ROE and strategic initiatives are likely to significantly impact future performance and investor sentiment.

3 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp reported its Q3 earnings, highlighting a strong performance with increased net investment income and a stable portfolio. The company emphasized its commitment to maintaining a diversified investment strategy while navigating market challenges. Management provided insights into future growth opportunities and ongoing efforts to enhance shareholder value. Overall, the earnings call reflected a positive outlook for the company amidst a competitive landscape. The earnings call indicates moderate growth potential and strategic focus, but overall impact on long-term trajectory remains balanced.

7 Jan

3

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) reported its fiscal Q3 earnings, highlighting a net investment income of $2.1 million, or $0.34 per share, compared to $1.8 million, or $0.30 per share, in the previous year. The company’s total assets increased to $215.5 million, with a net asset value per share of $20.05. The firm declared a dividend of $0.20 per share, reflecting its commitment to returning value to shareholders. Management expressed optimism about future growth opportunities despite market challenges. Earnings growth and asset increase indicate moderate positive influence on financial performance.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. reported its financial results for the fiscal third quarter of 2026, highlighting key metrics such as net investment income and total assets. The company demonstrated growth in its portfolio and maintained a strong dividend payout, reflecting its commitment to shareholder returns. Management expressed optimism about future investment opportunities and market conditions, indicating a strategic focus on enhancing overall performance. The financial results indicate moderate growth and stability, which may influence investor sentiment and operational aspects but are not expected to drastically change the company's trajectory.

11 Dec

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. has declared a dividend of $0.75 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, which will be distributed in monthly payments of $0.25 per share. This announcement reflects the company's ongoing commitment to returning value to its shareholders. The dividend declaration indicates stable financial performance, which may positively influence investor sentiment but is not expected to significantly alter the company's trajectory.

12 Nov

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. has declared a special dividend of $0.25 per share, fulfilling its distribution requirements for fiscal 2025. This announcement reflects the company's commitment to returning value to its shareholders while meeting regulatory obligations. The special dividend indicates a stable financial position, which may positively influence investor sentiment but is not expected to significantly alter the company's overall trajectory.

6 Nov

4

Saratoga Investment Corp. has secured a new $85 million credit facility with Valley National Bank, aimed at enhancing its financial flexibility and supporting future investments. This facility is expected to provide the company with additional resources to pursue growth opportunities and manage its capital structure more effectively. The new credit facility is a significant strategic move that could enhance financial flexibility and support growth initiatives.

27 Oct

3

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) has announced that Angry Chickz, a fast-casual restaurant chain, has received investment funding aimed at expansion. This funding will support the brand's growth strategy, allowing for the opening of new locations and enhancing its market presence. The investment is expected to bolster Angry Chickz's operational capabilities and drive increased customer engagement. The investment in Angry Chickz may moderately influence Saratoga Investment Corp's financial performance and market positioning.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) has announced that Angry Chickz, a fast-casual restaurant chain, has received a significant investment aimed at facilitating its expansion plans. This funding is expected to enhance the brand's market presence and operational capabilities, allowing for increased growth opportunities in the competitive food industry. The investment in Angry Chickz may moderately influence Saratoga Investment Corp's financial performance and market positioning.

10 Oct

3

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) has been identified as a strong sell stock for October 10th due to concerns over its financial performance and market positioning. Analysts suggest that the company's recent performance metrics indicate potential challenges ahead, prompting a reevaluation of its investment attractiveness. Investors are advised to consider the implications of these developments on their portfolios. Concerns about financial performance and market positioning may moderately influence investor sentiment and future performance.

8 Oct

4 transcript

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) reported its Q2 2026 earnings, highlighting strategic growth initiatives and market challenges. The company emphasized its focus on expanding its investment portfolio while navigating economic uncertainties. Key financial metrics showed resilience, with management expressing optimism about future performance despite potential headwinds. The earnings call addressed investor concerns and outlined plans for continued growth in a competitive landscape. Significant strategic moves and market challenges discussed could alter the company's trajectory and investor sentiment.

7 Oct

4

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) reported its fiscal Q2 earnings, showcasing a notable increase in net investment income and total assets. The company highlighted strong portfolio performance and strategic investments, contributing to a positive outlook. Management expressed confidence in sustaining growth and delivering shareholder value amid market challenges. Strong portfolio performance and strategic investments indicate significant potential for future growth and investor sentiment.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) reported Q2 earnings and revenues that fell short of analysts' estimates, raising concerns about its financial performance. The company's net investment income and total investment income were below expectations, leading to a decline in its stock price. The results reflect challenges in the current market environment, impacting investor sentiment and raising questions about future growth prospects. Earnings and revenue misses can moderately influence investor sentiment and financial performance, but the overall impact is expected to be limited.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp. reported its financial results for the fiscal second quarter of 2026, highlighting key metrics such as net investment income and total assets. The company demonstrated growth in its portfolio and maintained a stable dividend payout, reflecting its commitment to shareholder returns. Management expressed optimism about future investment opportunities and market conditions, indicating a strategic focus on enhancing the company's performance in the coming quarters. The financial results indicate moderate growth and stability, which may positively influence investor sentiment but are not expected to drastically change the company's trajectory.

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