Saratoga Investment announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.73 per share for the fiscal fourth quarter ended February 29, 2024, an increase of $0.01 from $0.72 per share in the prior fiscal third quarter, and the sixteenth quarterly dividend increase in a row. “We continue to benefit from the elevated level of interest rates on our largely floating rate assets combined with the growth of our overall portfolio in well-selected industry segments, resulting in healthy earnings growth this past year,” said Christian L. Oberbeck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saratoga Investment. “Saratoga’s fourth quarter dividend of 73c per share reflects an approximately 6% increase year-over-year and a 38% increase over the past two years. Annualizing this dividend rate implies a 12.8% dividend yield based on Saratoga’s recent stock price of $22.77 per share on February 13, 2024. Our current substantial overearning of the dividend increases Net Asset Value, supports increased portfolio growth and provides a cushion against adverse events, including potential cuts in interest rates in 2024.”
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