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About Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company. The fund specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. It seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering. The firm also seeks investment in media, advertising sectors, software, IT services, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, real estate management and development, chemicals, machinery, and internet and direct marketing retail sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies. The firm invest in companies having enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.
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5 years, 6 months ago
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 12.0% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 4.8% more expensive than other stocks from the Financial Services sector with a price to sales ratio of 9.5.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's total revenue rose by 223.0% to $68M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 373.5% to $66M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 137.0% to $16M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation gets an overall score of 4/5.