Gladstone Capital Corporation

Gladstone Capital Corporation

GLADยทNASDAQ

$18.92

-2.8%
Financial ServicesAsset Management

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$427.46M
EPS2.5600
P/E Ratio7.39
Earnings Date08/03/2026
Gladstone Capital Corporation

Gladstone Capital Corporation Fair Value Envelope

GLAD ยท NASDAQ

Our analysis suggests that GLAD has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $18.92, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for Gladstone Capital Corporation.

Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $18.92

Owner Earnings Valuation Tool

Warren Buffett's Owner Earnings DCF analysis for intrinsic value calculation

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$396.7B
+ Cash & Equivalents$32.4M
Firm Value$396.7B
- Debt$397.9M
Equity Value$396.3B
/ Shares Outstanding22,329,852B
DCF Value$17.7K
UNDERVALUED BY 93701%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

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Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$87.3M
$174.5M
$349.0M
$698.0M
$1.4B
$2.8B
$5.6B
$11.2B
$22.3B
$44.7B
Maintenance CapEx
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Owner Earnings
$87.3M
$174.5M
$349.0M
$698.0M
$1.4B
$2.8B
$5.6B
$11.2B
$22.3B
$44.7B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$80.8M
$149.6M
$277.1M
$513.1M
$950.1M
$1.8B
$3.3B
$6.0B
$11.2B
$20.7B
Terminal Value represents 88.7% of Enterprise Value