Prospect Capital Valuation
Is PSEC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of PSEC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate PSEC's fair value for valuation analysis.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate PSEC's fair value for valuation analysis.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PSEC?
Key metric: As PSEC is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is PSEC's PS Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PS Ratio | 1.7x |
| Sales | US$719.44m |
| Market Cap | US$1.26b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 6.9x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | n/a |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does PSEC's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | n/a | ||
PSEC Prospect Capital | 1.7x | -3.05% | US$1.3b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: Insufficient data to calculate PSEC's Price-To-Sales Ratio vs. peers for valuation analysis.
Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry
How does PSEC's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PSEC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.7x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (4x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is PSEC's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 1.7x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 2.5x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PSEC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/09/26 12:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Industry and Sector Metrics
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Analyst Sources
Prospect Capital Corporation is covered by 22 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |
| Mark DeVries | Barclays |
| David Chiaverini | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |