SLR Investment Corp

SLRC

Market cap $837M

SLR Investment Corp. maintains a hold rating due to flat earnings, limited growth, and dividend coverage concerns, despite a more attractive price-to-NAV discount. SLRC's portfolio remains resilient, with low non-accruals (0.3% of fair value) and a high concentration in financials and healthcare, but sector concentration poses risk. Net investment income of $0.40/share fell short of the $0.41/share dividend, raising sustainability questions even as management expresses confidence.

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Eagle Point Credit Co LLC and SLR Investment Corp. trade at similar discounts and market caps but differ in risk-return profiles. ECC boasts a higher gross asset yield (~13.5%) but with much greater volatility, while SLRC offers a steadier, lower-yield profile (~8.15%). After adjusting for losses and expenses, both ECC and SLRC deliver comparable real returns (~6.4% vs. ~5.2%), but SLRC benefits from cheaper leverage.

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SLR Investment Corp.'s expertise allowed it to avoid the First Brands fraud altogether. Trading at a double-digit discount despite higher NAV. SLRC focuses on safe asset-based loans with low LTV (44%).

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SLR Investment Corp. ( SLRC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 5, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Michael Gross - Chairman, President & Co-CEO Bruce Spohler - Co-CEO, COO & Interested Director Shiraz Kajee - CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Erik Zwick - Lucid Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division Melissa Wedel - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Robert Dodd - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator " Michael Gross Chairman, President & Co-CEO " Bruce Spohler Co-CEO, COO & Interested Director " Shiraz Kajee CFO & Treasurer " Erik Zwick Lucid Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division " Lucid Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division Melissa Wedel JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division " JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Robert Dodd Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division " Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Finian O'Shea Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division " Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research DivisionGood morning, everyone. Welcome to today's Third Quarter 2025 SLR Investment Corporation Earnings Call.

SLR Investment (SLRC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.4 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.41 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.45 per share a year ago.

Net Investment Income of $0.40 Per Share; Stability in Both NAV and NII Per Share NEW YORK, Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: SLRC) (the “Company”, “SLRC”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) today reported net investment income (“NII”) of $21.6 million, or $0.40 per share, for the third quarter of 2025. On November 4, 2025, the Company's board of directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly distribution of $0.41 per share payable on December 26, 2025, to holders of record as of December 12, 2025.

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