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FS Specialty Lending FundFSSL 13 Net Cash per Share is $-5.31 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FSSL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 464 Asset Management companies, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks worse than 215517.03% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for FS Specialty Lending Fund's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:
FSSL's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.09 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE:FSSL) Net Cash per Share Explanation
Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.
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FS Specialty Lending Fund Net Cash per Share Related Terms
FS Specialty Lending Fund Net 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Net Cash per Share Chart
FSSL vs OXLC, STK, EOI: Net Cash per Share Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, FS Specialty Lending Fund's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Price-to-Net-Cash vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FS Specialty Lending Fund's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where FS Specialty Lending Fund's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Net Cash per Share Calculation
In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a Net Cash per Share of $-5.31 as of Dec. 2025. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #999999 out of 464 companies in the Asset Management industry.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund's Net Cash per Share too high?
FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Net Cash per Share is $-5.31. Based on the distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #999999 out of 464 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, FS Specialty Lending Fund has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does FS Specialty Lending Fund's Net Cash per Share compare to OXLC and STK?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #999999 out of 464 companies for Net Cash per Share. This places FS Specialty Lending Fund in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Net Cash per Share is 6.09. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Cash per Share for an Asset Management company?
The median Net Cash per Share among Asset Management companies is 6.09, based on 464 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net Cash per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net 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 Net Cash per Share mean?
A high Net Cash per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Net Cash per Share is 6.09 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Net Cash per Share is $-5.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund stock overvalued right now?
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a current Net Cash per Share of $-5.31. The current Net Cash per Share is $-5.31. FS Specialty Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Cash per Share calculated?
Net Cash per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL), the current Net Cash per Share is $-5.31 as of Dec. 2025. 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund is a United States-based externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in private and public credit in a broad set of industries, sectors, and sub-sectors. Its investment policy is to invest mainly in a portfolio of secured and unsecured floating and fixed-rate loans, bonds, and other types of credit instruments, which, under normal circumstances, will represent at least eighty percent of the Company's total assets.
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