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Palmer Square Capital BDC

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41
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
$10.45
+0.07 (+0.67%)
pre-market:$11.00+5.26%
Market Cap
$325.2M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
41
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Palmer Square Capital BDC is a business development company that lends money to mid-sized private companies across the United States. It primarily invests in corporate loans, including broadly syndicated loans and other credit instruments. BDCs like Palmer Square help companies that may not easily access traditional bank financing.

The company earns money mainly from interest income on its loan portfolio and fees from managing those credit investments. It is externally managed by Palmer Square Capital Management, a firm based in Kansas City known for its expertise in credit markets. As a relatively small BDC with a market cap around $0.3 billion, it competes against much larger players in the private lending space. Key growth depends on expanding its loan portfolio and maintaining credit quality, while the main risk is that an economic downturn could lead to higher loan defaults and reduced income.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+22.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

58.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.1T cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Palmer Square Capital BDC is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.1M (2021) → 32.1M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
85.2%
Premium pricing power — 85.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
79.7%
Excellent — 79.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.0%
Weak — -0.0% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-18.2%
Shrinking sales (-18.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-276.8%
Earnings shrinking (-276.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
78467.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (78467.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.71
Elevated debt (1.71)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
13.78%
Healthy income — 13.78% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-9.4%
Dividend cut (-9.4% YoY) — warning sign

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