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Capital Southwest (Capital Southwest) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

: 2.18 (As of Dec. 2023)
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In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Capital Southwest's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.18. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 11.48.


The historical rank and industry rank for Capital Southwest's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CSWC' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.29   Med: 14.89   Max: 25.09
Current: 11.5


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Capital Southwest was 25.09. The lowest was 8.29. And the median was 14.89.


CSWC's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
50.61% of 330 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 11.16 vs CSWC: 11.50

Capital Southwest's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.57. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.34. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 10.70.

Capital Southwest's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.57. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.34. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 10.70.


Capital Southwest Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capital Southwest's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* 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.

* Premium members only.

Capital Southwest Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 1.78 0.90

Capital Southwest Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.78 0.90 1.48 1.35 2.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Capital Southwest's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Capital Southwest Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Capital Southwest's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capital Southwest's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Capital Southwest Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Capital Southwest's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 88.1
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 3.9
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.2
Change In Working Capital -1.3
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 41.5

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Capital Southwest's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $88.1 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Capital Southwest's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.9 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Capital Southwest's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.2 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Capital Southwest's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.2 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Capital Southwest's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.3 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Capital Southwest's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 41.514 Mil.

Capital Southwest's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 88.096 +3.876+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.2272+-1.292)/41.514
=2.18

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=25.03/2.18
=11.48

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Capital Southwest (Capital Southwest) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Capital Southwest Corp is an us-based investment company that specializes in providing customized financing to middle market companies across various industries. The company's investment objective to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity and equity related investments. It focuses on providing flexible financing solutions through partnership with business owners, management teams, and financial sponsors. The company's portfolio may include senior debt, second lien and subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock and warrants. The primary source company's revenue comprises interest income and dividend income from investments made as well as management fees.
Executives
Ramona Lynn Rogers-windsor director 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Christine Battist director 601 CARLSON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, MINNETONKA MN 55305
David R Brooks director 1600 REDBUD BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Michael Scott Sarner officer: Chief Financial Officer 5400 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75240
Thomas William R Iii director 12900 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
Thomas Duane Morgan director 9800 RICHMOND AVE, SUITE 305, HOUSTON TX 77042
Joshua S. Weinstein officer: Senior Managing Director C/O CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION, 5400 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 130, DALLAS TX 75240
Bowen S Diehl director, officer: President and CEO 12900 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
Jack D Furst director 2591 LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 100, FLOWER MOUND TX 75022
John H Wilson director 12900 PRESTON RD, STE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
Douglas M. Kelley officer: Sr. VP & Managing Director 5400 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75240
Moab Partners Lp 10 percent owner PO BOX 352, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Moab Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner PO BOX 352, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Joseph B Armes director, officer: President 5420 LYNDON B, JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75240
Moab Gp Llc 10 percent owner 15 EAST 62ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10021