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DECEMBER 4, 2023

The company is on pace to achieve a net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) ratio in the 2.5 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PenantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) is a business development company ( BDC ) that offers investors a huge 10.9%

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MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Hercules is different from a typical bank as it tends to offer more flexible financing options. Hercules Capital: 10.6% Kinder Morgan: 6.5%

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AUGUST 23, 2023

A yield trap can come about for a few reasons, including a burdensome debt load, a declining business, or an elevated dividend payout ratio. Sporting a whopping 10% dividend yield, investors may initially think that the business development company ( BDC ) Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a yield trap.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that provides financing for middle-market companies (businesses that generate between $10 million and $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every year). Image source: Getty Images.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This should help the company's oil and gas royalty segment bring in higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Smaller, unproven companies usually have limited options when it comes to accessing traditional debt and credit markets. Image source: Getty Images.

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JANUARY 1, 2025

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). As a BDC, Ares provides financing primarily to middle-market businesses with market caps between $100 million and $1 billion. Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free 1.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Income-seeking investors looking for ultra-high-yield dividend stocks can find what they're looking for in the healthcare and finance sectors. Before opening your brokerage application to buy these stocks, it's important to remember dividend yields usually don't climb this high unless investors are worried about the underlying businesses.

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