Headquartered in Dallas, TX Fiscal year ends March NASDAQ: CSWC capitalsouthwest.com
Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq: CSWC) is an internally managed business development company (BDC) with approximately $2.1 billion in investments at fair value. The company focuses on providing flexible financing solutions to support the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses, typically investing $5 million to $50 million across the capital structure including first lien, second lien, and non-control equity co-investments. CSWC targets companies with EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million, backing both sponsored and non-sponsored transactions. The company maintains a permanent capital base as a publicly traded entity, elected as a BDC in 1988 and operating with RIC tax treatment. Its credit portfolio is 99% first lien senior secured debt with a weighted average yield of 10.8%. CSWC operates two SBIC-licensed subsidiaries (SBIC I and SBIC II) and manages CapTrin Partners, a joint venture with Trinity Capital Inc. focused on first-out senior secured debt in the lower middle market. The company maintains investment grade ratings of Baa3 from Moody's and BBB- from Fitch, and employs 39 people. The portfolio is diversified across industries including healthcare services, consumer services, media and marketing, consumer products, food and beverage, and transportation. Updated
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Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq: CSWC) is an internally managed business development company (BDC) with approximately $2.1 billion in investments at fair value.
The Wall Street consensus 12-month price target for CSWC is $25.30.
