Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

NYSE•SCM

CEO: Mr. Robert Thomsen Ladd

Sector: Financial Services

Industry: Asset Management

Listing Date: 2012-11-08

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.

Contact Information

4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX, 77027, United States

713-292-5400

www.stelluscapital.com/public-investors/investment-corp

Market Cap

$289.76M

P/E (TTM)

10.5

Dividend Yield

15.4%

52W High

$15.39

52W Low

$8.43

52W Range

23%

Rank42Top 47.5%

3.9

F-Score

Modified Piotroski Analysis

Based on 10-year fundamentals

Weak • 3.9 / 9 points

Scoring Range (0-9)

8-9: Excellent Value

6-7: Strong Fundamentals

4-5: Average Quality

0-3: Weak Performance

Data Period: 2016-2025

Financial Dashboard

Q4 2025 Data

Revenue

$52.43M+0.00%

4-Quarter Trend

EPS

$0.18+0.00%

4-Quarter Trend

FCF

$83.64T+0.00%

4-Quarter Trend

2025 Annual Earnings Highlights

Key Highlights

Portfolio Fair Value Growth Total investments reached $1.007B fair value across 115 companies; weighted-average annual yield stood at 8.7%.

New Investment Deployment Deployed $194.1M across 18 new portfolio companies and 28 existing positions during 2025.

Strong First Lien Debt Position Portfolio heavily weighted towards senior secured debt, with 90.2% fair value in first lien debt investments.

Asset Coverage Ratio Maintained Maintained strong asset coverage ratio of 2.03x as of December 31, 2025, exceeding 150% requirement.

Risk Factors

Capital Market Disruption Risk Capital markets instability may adversely affect debt/equity markets, negatively impacting business operations and financial condition.

Dependence on Investment Advisor Future success heavily dependent upon key personnel at Stellus Capital Management; loss could significantly harm investment objective achievement.

Failure to Maintain RIC Status Failure to meet source-of-income or asset diversification tests risks corporate-level U.S. federal income tax imposition.

Illiquid Portfolio Valuation Uncertainty Most investments are Level 3, valued using unobservable inputs, creating uncertainty in fair value determination and potential realization losses.

Outlook

Lower Middle-Market Focus Continue direct origination strategy targeting lower middle-market companies with $5M to $50M EBITDA for strong returns.

Financing Growth Opportunities Intend to use ATM Program proceeds and available borrowings to fund unfunded commitments and future growth needs.

Stellus Management Expertise Leveraged Rely on Stellus professionals' extensive experience in credit structuring and monitoring to achieve investment objective effectively.

Peer Comparison

Revenue (TTM)

DHIL

$157.86M

+7.8%

RWAY

$140.16M

+12.8%

SCM

$103.67M

+25.3%

Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)

DHIL

246.7%

+13.8pp

RWAY

246.2%

-18.1pp

SCM

102.1%

-19.7pp

Key Metrics

Symbol	Market Cap	P/E (TTM)	ROE (TTM)	Debt to Assets
DHIL	$468.41M	9.7	28.0%	2457.0%
GLAD	$434.24M	11.8	7.5%	44.0%
SAR	$379.16M	9.8	9.6%	63.9%

Long-Term Trends

Last 4 Quarters

Revenue

Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

4Q Revenue CAGR

55.4%

Strong Growth

4Q Net Income CAGR

1.5%

Profitability Slowly Improving

Cash Flow Stability

50%

Cash Flow Needs Attention

Deep Research

Next earnings:May 11, 2026

EPS:$0.27

Revenue:$24.80M

Financials

Earnings Calls

Reports

News

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Statement

Ratios

% Chg.

Income Statement	LTM

No Data