Saratoga Investment (Saratoga Investment) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 12.57 (As of Today)

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Saratoga Investment's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 12.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saratoga Investment's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

SAR' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09 Med: 8.49 Max: 23.59
Current: 12.57

During the past 13 years, Saratoga Investment's highest Yield on Cost was 23.59. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 8.49.

SAR's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
86.99% of 1214 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.01 vs SAR: 12.57

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Saratoga Investment's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.

Saratoga Investment 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Saratoga Investment's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saratoga Investment's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Saratoga Investment 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Saratoga Investment is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Saratoga Investment (Saratoga Investment) Business Description

Industry

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Address

535 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

https://www.saratogainvestmentcorp.com

Saratoga Investment Corp is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The company invests in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, equity issued by private U.S. middle-market companies, which it defines as companies having annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) under $50 million, both through direct lending and through participation in loan syndicates.

Executives

Christian L Oberbeck	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Director	C/O KOPPERS INC, 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURG PA 15219
Steven M Looney	director	132 WAIKU ROAD, RIDGEWOOD NJ 07450-2322
Henri J Steenkamp	officer: Chief Financial Officer	SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Williams George Cabell Iii	director	5422 ALBIA ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20816
Elizabeth Oberbeck	10 percent owner	C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP., 535 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael J Grisius	director, officer: President and Director	1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, 3RD FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Whitman Iii Charles S	director	C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP., 12 EAST 49TH STREET, SUITE 3200, NEW YORK NY 10017
Phillips Charles G Iv	other: Member of 10% owner group.	C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard A Petrocelli	director, officer: CFO, Secretary and CCO	1350 6TH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John P. Birkelund	other: Member of 10% owner group	ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
John F. Macmurray	other: Member of 10% owner group	C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Durkin Charles P Jr	other: Member of 10% owner group
Clo Partners Llc	other: Member of 10% owner group	535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Saratoga Investment Advisors, Llc	other: Member of 10% owner group	535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ivo Turkedjiev	officer: VP Corporate Credit Group	C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP, 888 SEVENTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019