Blackrock Tcp Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.92 EPS

Blackrock Tcp Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The investment management company reported ($0.80) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.92), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $28.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $27.51 million. Blackrock Tcp Capital had a positive return on equity of 13.85% and a negative net margin of 61.27%.

Here are the key takeaways from Blackrock Tcp Capital’s conference call:

• The board’s strategic-alternatives review is ongoing, with no outcome or timeline yet. Management said it is preserving flexibility and will share more when appropriate.
• Liquidity rose to $511 million, including $253 million in cash, while net regulatory leverage fell to 0.16x after the portfolio sale and repayments. Management is holding cash rather than pursuing new investments while the review continues.
• NAV fell $0.97 per share to $5.61; $0.68 of the decline came from the portfolio sale, with Job&Talent markdowns also weighing on results.
• Adjusted net investment income was $0.15 per share, below the $0.17 quarterly dividend. The board declared another $0.17 dividend for Q4 but will continue evaluating it during the strategic review.
• The portfolio has shrunk to $544 million and is more concentrated; non-accruals rose to 14.2% of portfolio cost and 3.4% of fair value. Management attributed much of the percentage increase to repayments and the portfolio sale reducing the portfolio denominator.

Blackrock Tcp Capital Trading Down 2.3%

TCPC traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $4.27. 2,015,469 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 933,984. The stock has a market capitalization of $358.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.34 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.00. Blackrock Tcp Capital has a 52 week low of $3.08 and a 52 week high of $6.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 33.70 and a quick ratio of 33.70.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TCPC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Blackrock Tcp Capital in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Blackrock Tcp Capital from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $3.50 to $4.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Blackrock Tcp Capital from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $3.50 to $4.00 in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $4.00.

About Blackrock Tcp Capital

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TCPC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in privately negotiated senior secured loans, subordinated debt and other debt securities, while also making select equity investments. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries.

The company seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing in established businesses that may require financing for acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancing, growth initiatives and other corporate purposes.