Bain Capital Specialty Finance/$BCSF

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About Bain Capital Specialty Finance

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The company's objective is to provide risk-adjusted returns and current income to investors by investing in middle-market companies. Its portfolio of investments includes First Lien Senior Secured Loan, Preferred Equity, Equity Interest, Warrants, and Second Lien Senior Secured Loan, and others.
Ticker
$BCSF
Sector
Finance
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
-
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Website
www.baincapitalspecialtyfinance.com

BCSF Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$719M
11.25
$0.99
0.64
$1.86
15.15%

What the Analysts think about BCSF

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Q2 net investment income was $0.44 per share, covering the $0.42 quarterly dividend by 105%. That gives the current payout a modest earnings cushion and a 10.5% annualised yield on book value. (Bain Capital)
The portfolio remains broadly diversified across 214 companies and 30 industries, with 63.4% of fair value in first-lien senior secured loans. Most debt investments are floating-rate, helping preserve income when benchmark rates stay high. (Bain Capital)
BCSF’s net debt-to-equity ratio fell to 1.22 times from 1.28 times in the prior quarter, reducing balance-sheet risk and leaving more capacity to invest. Bain Capital’s core middle-market platform is also seeing better terms, with new-loan spreads widening as lenders become more selective. (Bain Capital, The Motley Fool)
Credit performance deteriorated sharply in Q2: non-accruals rose to 3.2% of investments at cost and 2.2% at fair value, from 1.4% and 0.6% respectively. Further borrower stress could cut interest income and force valuation losses. (Bain Capital)
NAV per share fell to $16.65 from $16.86, while Q2 net income was only $0.22 per share. The decline shows that realised and unrealised portfolio losses can materially offset otherwise healthy recurring income. (Bain Capital, TradingKey)
Income momentum is weakening: total investment income fell to $62.3 million from $66.2 million and fair-value portfolio yield dropped to 10.4% from 10.9%. Management said it will reassess the $0.42 dividend as base rates, debt costs and the October 2026 unsecured-note maturity affect future coverage. (Bain Capital, Exa)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 Sept 2026.

BCSF Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
Income statement
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
Net income
Profit margin

BCSF Earnings Performance

Company profitability
Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
Expected
Surprise

BCSF News

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The Fed's Next Move Could Awaken These Big BDC Dividends

Forbes3 weeks ago

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat2 months ago

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Announces June 30, 2026 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2026 Dividend of $0.42 per Share

Business Wire2 months ago
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