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Barings BDC Inc (BBDC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) (“Barings BDC” or the “Company”) today reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2025 and announced that the Company's Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share. Highlights   Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Income Statement June 30, 2025 March 31, 2025...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) (“Barings BDC” or the “Company”) announced today that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Thursday, August 7, 2025, after the market closes. Barings BDC, Inc. has scheduled a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results for Friday, August 8, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ...

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Barings BDC's dividend appears safe for the near-term, but declining financials and economic uncertainty warrant caution for income investors. Recent earnings showed net investment income fell below dividend coverage, with credit quality and leverage metrics also weakening. Despite attractive discount to NAV and defensive portfolio moves, I recommend waiting for financial and NAV stability befo...

Recent Fed actions and economic data suggest a material risk of further interest rate cuts in the near to medium term. Lower rates threaten BDC dividend sustainability, even for solid names like ARCC and BXSL, as shown by recent NII declines. In this article, I discuss two high-quality BDCs (not ARCC and BXSL), which investors should consider divesting if they also assume an interest rate cut s...

Barings BDC is a well-established vehicle with one of the longest track records in the sector. The portfolio quality is solid, and certainly better than what could be implied from the 20% discount to NAV. Yet, the base dividend seems unsustainable or at least with no material margin of safety.