Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) vs PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT)
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. are both Asset Management companies. Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. are of similar size ($767.2M and $698.5M). PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 13.7× against 22.1×. Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.7% against 9.33%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. has the higher net margin (18.5% vs 14.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.51% vs 2.75%). Both pay a dividend; PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. yields more (10.8% vs 9.89%). Across the 21 metrics below, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. leads on 15 and Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. on 6.
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| Metric | CGBD | PFLT | Asset Management median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Operating margin | 74.29% | 76.57% | 33.03% |
| Net margin | 14.26% | 18.53% | 13.53% |
| Free cash flow margin | 64.17% | (21.54%) | 12.44% |
| Return on equity | 3.25% | 4.77% | 4.83% |
| Return on assets | 1.47% | 1.95% | 1.57% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.75% | 3.51% | 3.04% |
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