Great Elm Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GECC) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.37 Per Share

Great Elm Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GECC) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.37 per share by the financial services provider on Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 14.02%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This is a boost from Great Elm Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35.

Great Elm Capital has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 2.1% per year over the last three years. Great Elm Capital has a dividend payout ratio of 98.6% meaning its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings tumble. Analysts expect Great Elm Capital to earn $1.41 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 99.3%.

Great Elm Capital Trading Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ:GECC opened at $10.56 on Thursday. Great Elm Capital has a 12-month low of $9.55 and a 12-month high of $11.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.11 and a quick ratio of 0.11. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.35 million, a P/E ratio of 15.30 and a beta of 1.61.

Great Elm Capital Company Profile

Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment.