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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) Cash per Share Explanation
Cash per Share represents the liquidity of a compant's assets. A high level of Cash per Share suggests that there's enough money on hand for a company to cover any emergencies and that the company has adequate money to reinvest its business or pay dividends to investors. However, if the ratio is too high, it can also suggeust the inefficiency of management for not making a full usage of the cash.
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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Cash per Share Historical Data
* 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.
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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Cash per Share Calculation
This is the ratio of a company's available cash, including easy to liquidate short-term investment, to its total number of shares outstanding. The result indicates the percentage of a company's share price that is available to spend on company's activities, such as strengthening the business, paying down the debt and making dividend payment to shareholders. It's a reliable indicator of a company's financial health.
* 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.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has a Cash per Share of $0.85 as of Jun. 2026. Cash per share is the per-share value of a company's available cash. View historical data for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and its competitors.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Cash per Share too high?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's current Cash per Share is $0.85. Overall, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a GF Score™ of 38/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Cash per Share compare to JFR and HQH?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Cash per Share of $0.85 can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash per Share for an Asset Management company?
A good Cash per Share depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Cash per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash per Share mean?
A high Cash per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cash per share is the per-share value of a company's available cash. View historical data for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and its competitors. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's current Cash per Share is $0.85. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.67, compared to a current price of $15.36 — trading 100.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Cash per Share is $0.85. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 38/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash per Share calculated?
Cash per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), the current Cash per Share is $0.85 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $15.36 is trading 100.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.67.
GuruFocus considers Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MSDL:
Cash per Share: $0.85
GF Value™: $7.67 vs. price of $15.36 (100.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MSDL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a fund whose investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. It invests predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans including unitranche loans and second lien senior secured term loans, with the balance of the investments expected to be in higher-yielding assets such as mezzanine debt, unsecured debt, equity investments and other opportunistic asset purchases.
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