Saratoga Investment (Saratoga Investment) GF Value Rank : 2 (As of May. 04, 2024)

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What is Saratoga Investment GF Value Rank?

Saratoga Investment has the GF Value Rank of 2.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Saratoga Investment's GF Value Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, Saratoga Investment's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Saratoga Investment's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Saratoga Investment's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saratoga Investment's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Saratoga Investment (Saratoga Investment) Business Description

Industry

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Address

535 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

https://www.saratogainvestmentcorp.com

Saratoga Investment Corp is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The company invests in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, equity issued by private U.S. middle-market companies, which it defines as companies having annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) under $50 million, both through direct lending and through participation in loan syndicates.

Executives

Christian L Oberbeck	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Director	C/O KOPPERS INC, 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURG PA 15219
Steven M Looney	director	132 WAIKU ROAD, RIDGEWOOD NJ 07450-2322
Henri J Steenkamp	officer: Chief Financial Officer	SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Williams George Cabell Iii	director	5422 ALBIA ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20816
Elizabeth Oberbeck	10 percent owner	C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP., 535 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael J Grisius	director, officer: President and Director	1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, 3RD FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Whitman Iii Charles S	director	C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP., 12 EAST 49TH STREET, SUITE 3200, NEW YORK NY 10017
Phillips Charles G Iv	other: Member of 10% owner group.	C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard A Petrocelli	director, officer: CFO, Secretary and CCO	1350 6TH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John P. Birkelund	other: Member of 10% owner group	ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
John F. Macmurray	other: Member of 10% owner group	C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Durkin Charles P Jr	other: Member of 10% owner group
Clo Partners Llc	other: Member of 10% owner group	535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Saratoga Investment Advisors, Llc	other: Member of 10% owner group	535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ivo Turkedjiev	officer: VP Corporate Credit Group	C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP, 888 SEVENTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019