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Fidus Investment Corporation FDUS

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Fidus Investment Corporation

Overview of Fidus Investment Corporation

FDUS NMS
Financial Services Asset Management Framework: Asset Management & Capital Markets Small Cap
Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS), is a Small Cap company, in the Asset Management industry, last closed at $18.99, about 142.5% undervalued vs fair value, -9.9% 1Y return, placing in the top 25% of its sector.
Metrics P/E 8.3× Rev Growth 8.7% ROE 11.8% Div Yield 10.73%
USD 18.99
1.66%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 23.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$720.80M
Enterprise Value
$1.41B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 82%
Confidence: 87%
Updated: Oct 24
Top Beats

Quick Facts

Website https://www.fdus.com
HQ Evanston, IL
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Nov 5

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$35
$46
$63
Current: $18.99 +143% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Asset Management & Capital Markets - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$99.3M
8.7%%
Operating Income (FRE Proxy)
$82.2M
3%%
EBITDA
$82.2M
3%%
Net Income
$82.4M
5.2%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Asset Management & Capital Markets

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Operating Margin (FRE Proxy)
82.8%
Excellent

Operating Income / Revenue — proxy for Fee-Related Earnings margin

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
0/1
Improving
0
High Impact
1
Critical
Moat Analysis Asset Management Specialized

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Fidus Investment Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
52
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Consistent Fee Structure Fee margin stability is solid (score 0.84).
  • Improving Margin Trajectory Margin trajectory is improving (trend score 0.65).

Key risks

  • Weak Cash Conversion Cash conversion is weak (score 0.12).
  • Elevated Leverage Leverage is elevated vs peers (score 0.38).

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Fee Revenue Quality

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Asset Managers, Capital Markets & Exchanges vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing FDUS's balance between Growth (32.7%), Profitability (35.2%), and Safety (32.2%). Growth 33% Safety 32% Profitability 35%

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Growth

55th percentile vs peers
55
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 8.7% 56p Revenue CAGR 3Y 21.7% 67p EPS Growth YoY -3.4% 44p EPS CAGR 3Y 16.6% 57p
Strengths
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (25.62, 91th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

59th percentile vs peers
60
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Safety

54th percentile vs peers
54
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Fidus Investment Corporation.

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Bear
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Base
$46.06
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+142.5% vs current
Snapshot base estimate
Bull
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Fair Value Range Current: $-
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