Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC): Price and Financial Metrics
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CSWC POWR Grades
- Momentum is the dimension where CSWC ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 96.87% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for CSWC is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 177 days.
- CSWC ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 1st percentile.
CSWC Stock Summary
- For CSWC, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 97.66% of US equities we're observing.
- The volatility of CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP's share price is greater than that of just 7.76% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is -40.94%, greater than the shareholder yield of only 12.7% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP, a group of peers worth examining would be LADR, AFCG, TFSL, NYCB, and LBC.
- CSWC's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP's official web site, go to www.capitalsouthwest.com.
CSWC Valuation Summary
- CSWC's price/sales ratio is 5.7; this is 470% higher than that of the median Financial Services stock.
- CSWC's EV/EBIT ratio has moved up 32.8 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for CSWC.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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CSWC | 2023-03-17 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 |
CSWC | 2023-03-16 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 17.2 | 28.2 |
CSWC | 2023-03-15 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 16.9 | 27.9 |
CSWC | 2023-03-14 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 28.1 |
CSWC | 2023-03-13 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 17.2 | 28.2 |
CSWC | 2023-03-10 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 17.2 | 28.2 |
CSWC Growth Metrics
- Its 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -38.6%.
- Its year over year revenue growth rate is now at 20.79%.
- Its 5 year price growth rate is now at -10.17%.

The table below shows CSWC's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-12-31 | 103.137 | -237.22 | 34.586 |
2022-09-30 | 92.682 | -174.444 | 44.197 |
2022-06-30 | 86.179 | -152.185 | 30.183 |
2022-03-31 | 82.215 | -182.675 | 42.815 |
2021-12-31 | 78.359 | -161.651 | 33.363 |
2021-09-30 | 75.088 | -125.242 | 36.202 |
CSWC's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- CSWC has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 48.4% of graded US stocks.
- CSWC's asset turnover comes in at 0.095 -- ranking 49th of 428 Banking stocks.
- NYCB, IROQ, and INBK are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with CSWC.
The table below shows CSWC's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-09-30 | 0.095 | 1 | 0.035 |
2021-06-30 | 0.097 | 1 | 0.056 |
2021-03-31 | 0.100 | 1 | 0.054 |
2020-12-31 | 0.102 | 1 | 0.020 |
2020-09-30 | 0.102 | 1 | -0.004 |
2020-06-30 | 0.103 | 1 | -0.020 |
CSWC Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of CSWC, see our CSWC price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $26.71 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.5 (Moderate Buy) |
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CSWC Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $17.78 | 52-week high | $24.40 |
Prev. close | $17.50 | 52-week low | $16.28 |
Day low | $17.59 | Volume | 322,412 |
Day high | $17.93 | Avg. volume | 275,768 |
50-day MA | $18.48 | Dividend yield | 12.05% |
200-day MA | $18.52 | Market Cap | 614.46M |
Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) Company Bio
Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in private equity investments in growth capital, acquisition financings, industry consolidations, early-stage financing, sponsor-led buyouts management buyouts, middle market, subordinated debt, first and second lien loans, senior uni-tranche structures and equity co-investment positions. and minority recapitalizations. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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CSWC Price Returns
1-mo | -1.45% |
3-mo | 7.60% |
6-mo | 12.08% |
1-year | -15.13% |
3-year | 120.26% |
5-year | 84.30% |
YTD | 7.60% |
2022 | -24.42% |
2021 | 57.40% |
2020 | -1.56% |
2019 | 18.03% |
2018 | 29.52% |
CSWC Dividends
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