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Barings BDC, Inc. (BBDC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 14.46% (safety: at-risk).
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Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
About Barings BDC, Inc.
Barings BDC, Inc. is a publicly traded Real Estate, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans, first lien debt, unitranche, second lien debt, subordinated debt, equity co-investments and senior secured private debt investments in private middle-market companies that operate across a wide range of industries. It specializes in mezzanine, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, ESOPs, change of control transactions, acquisition financings, growth financing, and recapitalizations in lower middle market, mature, and later stage companies. It invests in manufacturing and distribution; business services and technology; transportation and logistics; consumer product and services. It invests in United States. It invests in companies with EBITDA of $10 million to $75 million, typically in private equity sponsor backed. The firm prefers to invest in companies having maximum revenue of $200 million and having EBITDA value between $10 million and $75 million.
FAQ
Is BBDC financially healthy?
Barings BDC, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does BBDC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Barings BDC, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 14.46% with a 122.9% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is BBDC?
In FY2025, Barings BDC, Inc. had a return on equity of 8.8%.
Is BBDC overvalued or undervalued?
Barings BDC, Inc. trades at about 8.2× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.5×–12.0×, median 8.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BBDC?
The average Wall-Street price target for Barings BDC, Inc. is $9.62, about 4.3% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is BBDC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Barings BDC, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 8.5×, a dividend yield of 14.46%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.