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Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) reported $94.69 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 7.1%. EPS of $0.55 for the same period compares to $0.62 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $98.09 million, representing a surprise of -3.47%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -1.79%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Oaktree Specialty Lending performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Total fee income: $3.90 million compared to the $1.92 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Total dividend income: $1.14 million compared to the $1.46 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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PIK interest income- Non-control/Non-affiliate investments: $5.21 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.87 million.
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Total interest income: $83.63 million compared to the $89.73 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending have returned -2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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