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Barings BDC (Barings BDC) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Barings BDC Financial Strength?

Barings BDC has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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Barings BDC Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Barings BDC's interest coverage with the available data. Barings BDC's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.79. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Barings BDC Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Barings BDC's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-22.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,440.5 Mil.

Barings BDC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Barings BDC's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 1440.497) / 133.552
=10.79

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Barings BDC  (NYSE:BBDC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Barings BDC has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Barings BDC (Barings BDC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 2500, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28202
Barings BDC Inc operates as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company and has elected to be treated as a business development company. The company's investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately-held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. Barings employs fundamental credit analysis and targets investments in businesses with low levels of cyclicality and operating risk relative to other businesses in this market segment. The holding size of each position will generally be dependent upon a number of factors including total facility size, pricing and structure, and the number of other lenders in the facility.
Executives
Michael Desieno officer: Chief Accounting Officer 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Stephen R Byers director C/O BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Michael James O'connor other: Adviser Board Member C/O BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON ST., SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Sears Merritt other: Adviser Board Member C/O BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON ST., SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Elizabeth A. Murray officer: Director of External Reporting BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Albert Perley officer: Assistant Treasurer BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON ST., STE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Michael Freno director BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Jeffrey Chillag officer: Director of Finance BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, STE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Eric Partlan other: Adviser Board Member BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Geoff Craddock other: Adviser Board Member MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02210
Thomas Okel director BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Gregory Wayne Maccordy other: Chief Compliance Officer 6 LAMPLIGHT LANE, WESTPORT CT 06880
Ashlee Steinnerd officer: Chief Legal Officer BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Benjamin Tecmire officer: Chief Compliance Officer BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Valerie Lancaster-beal director SIERRA INCOME CORPORATION, 375 PARK AVE. SUITE 3304, NEW YORK NY 10152