TCG BDC, Inc. Stock News

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the second week of May and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. The BDC sector remained flat on the week, with CGBD leading the decline. The median BDC valuation is at a 12% discount, making the sector attractive for new allocations. Net unrealized depreciation is a key theme this earnings season, driven by wide...

Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. (NASDAQ:CGBD ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Nishil Mehta - Head of Shareholder Relations Justin Plouffe - Chief Executive Officer Tom Hennigan - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo Securities Melissa Wedel - JPMorgan Operator Hello. Good day, and thank you for standing by.

Market volatility and higher interest rates make BDCs attractive for income investors, with Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Carlyle Secured Lending offering strong dividend coverage and potential upside. Bain Capital Specialty Finance shows solid portfolio growth, strong dividend coverage, and a favorable P/NAV ratio, despite slight declines in net investment income and top-line revenue. Car...

Capital gains can be volatile, but dividends provide stability. Two high-yield picks, Carlyle Secured Lending and CTO Realty Growth, offer yields of 8-12%. Carlyle Secured Lending offers a 12.2% yield, backed by a conservatively managed, senior-secured debt portfolio, strong liquidity, and a discounted price relative to NAV. CTO Realty Growth provides an 8.5% yield from retail properties in hig...

We constantly monitor BDC-issued Baby Bonds due to the issuers' regulatory leverage limitations and attractive yields, using Moody's BDC credit rating methodology for better evaluation. Carlyle Secured Lending offers a tempting adjusted NII yield of 13.5% and adjusted expected ROE of 11.8%, but with inherent credit and interest rate risks, too. CGBDL, trading at $26.00, offers a 7.50% Yield to ...

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the last week of March and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs finished flat for the week with MAIN and HTGC underperforming; sector valuation remains slightly above historic averages and down 7% from the recent peak. Carlyle Secured Lending's merger with CSL III closed, potentially pushing CGBD prices low...

CGBD is a defensively structured BDC with a strong portfolio, solid dividend coverage, and increasing investor recognition, currently trading at a ~0.96x P/BV multiple. The merger with CSL III will enhance CGBD's defensive nature, increasing assets to $2.8B and improving metrics. Post-merger, CGBD will have better diversification, higher first-lien debt exposure, and lower non-accruals.

NEW YORK, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (“CGBD”) (NASDAQ: CGBD) announced today the closing of its previously announced merger with Carlyle Secured Lending III (“CSL III”) with CGBD as the surviving company. Based on March 25, 2025 financial data, the combined company has more than $2.8 billion of assets.