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Mar 31, 2022

Ares Capital Q1 2022 Earnings Report

Ares Capital's financial performance remained strong with stable credit quality, net realized investment gains, and the highest net asset value since inception.

Key Takeaways

Ares Capital reported a net income of $211 million and a GAAP net income per share of $0.44 for the first quarter of 2022. The company's portfolio investments at fair value amounted to $19.486 billion. The board of directors declared a second quarter dividend of $0.42 per share.

Ares Capital's Board of Directors declared a second quarter dividend of $0.42 per share.

Core EPS for Q1 2022 was $0.42 per share.

GAAP net income per share for Q1 2022 was $0.44.

The company made new investment commitments of approximately $2.0 billion during the quarter.

Total Revenue
$440M
Previous year: $390M
+12.8%
EPS
$0.42
Previous year: $0.43
-2.3%
Debt/Equity Ratio
1.13
Previous year: 1.06
+6.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$695M
Previous year: $337M
+106.2%
Total Assets
$20.5B
Previous year: $16B
+27.7%

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Forward Guidance

Ares Capital believes they are well positioned to benefit from continued increases in interest rates, given their asset sensitive balance sheet.