ARCC (Ares Capital) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Ares Capital Financial Strength?

Ares Capital has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

GuruFocus does not calculate Ares Capital's interest coverage with the available data. Ares Capital's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 12.70. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

Ares Capital 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:

Ares Capital's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-172 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $13,922 Mil.

Ares Capital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

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

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

Ares Capital's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(0	+	13922)	/	1096
	=	12.70

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.

Ares Capital (NAS:ARCC) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Ares Capital has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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Ares Capital Business Description

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Address

245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10167

Website

https://www.arescapitalcorp.com

Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position) and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, the company also invests in subordinated loans and preferred equity, it also makes common equity investments.

Executives

Bates Ann Torre	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Michael Kort Schnabel	officer: Co-President	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Penelope F Roll	officer: Chief Financial Officer
Jana Markowicz	officer: Chief Operating Officer	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Mary Beth Henson	director	130 EAST 75TH STREET, APT 7C, NEW YORK NY 10021
Steven B. Mckeever	director	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael J Arougheti	officer: President	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael Lewis Smith	officer: Executive Vice President	245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Joshua M Bloomstein	officer: Gen. Counsel, VP & Asst. Secr.	C/O ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FL EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
R. Kipp Deveer	officer: President	245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Eric B Siegel	director	123 W MILLS, EL PASO TX 79901
Michael K Parks	director	123 W MILLS, EL PASO TX 79901
Robert L Rosen	director	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Steve Bartlett	director	7711 CARONDELET AVE, SUITE 800, ST LOUIS MO 63105
Kelly Daniel G Jr	director	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067