Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2024 12:00 PM ET Company Participants John Stilmar - Partner, Co-Head of Public Markets IR Kipp DeVeer - CEO Scott Lem - CFO Kort Schnabel - Co-President, Los Angeles Jim Miller - Co-President Conference Call Participants John Hecht - Jefferies Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo Securities Casey Alexander - Compass Point Robert Dodd - Raymond James Kenneth Lee - RBC Capital Markets Mark Hughes - Truist Paul Johnson - KBW Derek Hewett - Bank of America Merrill Lynch John Stilmar Thank you. Let me start with some important reminders.
The headline numbers for Ares Capital (ARCC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Ares Capital (ARCC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.59 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.59 per share a year ago.
A rise in interest income from investments is expected to have supported ARCC's Q3 earnings.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Ares Capital (ARCC) for the quarter ended September 2024 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Ares Capital (ARCC) closed at $21.58 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.42% move from the prior day.
Ares Capital (ARCC) closed at $21.67 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.79% move from the prior day.
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