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Great Elm Capital Corp (DE:O4R)
NASDAQ:O4R

Great Elm Capital (O4R) Price & Analysis

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O4R Stock Chart & Stats

€4.44
€0.00(0.00%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
€4.44
€0.00(0.00%)

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say
Cash GenerationSustained trailing‑12‑month operating and free cash flow (~$77.4M) provides a durable internal funding source to cover distributions, repurchase activity, and selective deleveraging. Strong cash flow underpins financial flexibility even when accounting earnings swing, supporting longer‑term capital allocation.
Improved Liquidity And MaturitiesExtending the revolver and removing near‑term note maturities creates multi‑year refinancing runway and reduces immediate rollover risk. Combined with available revolver capacity and cash, this structural liquidity improvement meaningfully lowers refinancing pressure and gives management time to reprice liabilities or grow protected income.
Portfolio Quality And DiversificationVery low non‑accruals signal disciplined underwriting and portfolio credit quality. Diversification into private credit and CLO exposure across 300+ senior secured loans reduces single‑name concentration, supporting more stable interest income and downside protection across economic cycles over the medium term.
Bears Say
Volatile And Negative EarningsA trailing‑twelve‑month net loss of about $40M and negative reported revenue reflect unstable underlying earnings power. Persistent volatility in accounting results constrains the company’s ability to sustainably fund dividends and build retained capital, increasing execution risk across planning horizons.
Reliance On Non‑core And One‑time ItemsCoverage and NAV benefits have depended on realized gains, insurance dividends, CoreWeave payouts, and substantial manager fee waivers. Reliance on irregular items and waived fees reduces predictability of NII and makes dividend support and capital planning more contingent on event timing rather than stable portfolio yield.
Meaningful Leverage And Weak ReturnsA leverage profile around 1.3–1.6x combined with strongly negative return on equity raises sensitivity to credit losses and funding cost increases. Negative ROE indicates capital employed is not earning positive returns, leaving less buffer for shocks and reducing headroom for growth without additional capital or improved margins.

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O4R FAQ

What was Great Elm Capital Corp’s price range in the past 12 months?
Great Elm Capital Corp lowest stock price was €3.96 and its highest was €10.30 in the past 12 months.
    What is Great Elm Capital Corp’s market cap?
    Great Elm Capital Corp’s market cap is €71.13M.
      When is Great Elm Capital Corp’s upcoming earnings report date?
      Great Elm Capital Corp’s upcoming earnings report date is Oct 29, 2026 which is in 67 days.
        How were Great Elm Capital Corp’s earnings last quarter?
        Great Elm Capital Corp released its earnings results on Aug 05, 2026. The company reported €0.276 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of €0.302 by -€0.026.
          Is Great Elm Capital Corp overvalued?
          According to Wall Street analysts Great Elm Capital Corp’s price is currently Overvalued. Get more investment ideas with TipRanks Premium
            Does Great Elm Capital Corp pay dividends?
            Great Elm Capital Corp does not currently pay dividends.
            What is Great Elm Capital Corp’s EPS estimate?
            Great Elm Capital Corp’s EPS estimate is 0.16.
              How many shares outstanding does Great Elm Capital Corp have?
              Great Elm Capital Corp has 13,889,750 shares outstanding.
                What happened to Great Elm Capital Corp’s price movement after its last earnings report?
                Great Elm Capital Corp reported an EPS of €0.276 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of €0.302. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 1.786%.
                  Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Great Elm Capital Corp?
                  Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DE:O4R
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                  Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology

                    Great Elm Capital Stock Smart Score

                    Company Description

                    Great Elm Capital Corp

                    Great Elm Capital Corp. functions as a business development company (BDC) primarily specializing in providing capital to mid-market enterprises. The firm's investment strategy focuses on acquiring debt instruments, including loans and mezzanine financing, from these middle-market entities. It tends to favor allocating its resources to companies operating in sectors such as media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, and communications equipment. Furthermore, while predominantly focused on debt, the BDC also undertakes equity investments, generally committing between $3 million and $10 million to businesses that report annual revenues ranging from $3 million to $75 million.

                    Great Elm Capital (O4R) Earnings & Revenues

                    O4R Company Deck

                    O4R Earnings Call

                    Q2 2026
                    0:00 / 0:00
                    Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
                    The call emphasized several positive operational and financial developments: QoQ NAV growth (~3%), realized and unrealized gains (notably from CoreWeave), improved balance sheet metrics (asset coverage up to 166.4%, debt/equity improved to 1.51x), manager fee waivers accretive to NAV, targeted share repurchases at a ~37% NAV discount, and profitable GESF verticals. Offsetting risks include a sequential decline in reported NII driven in part by smaller incentive fee waivers, quarter-to-quarter earnings variability tied to one-time items (insurance dividend, CoreWeave distributions) and Prestige churn, and a competitive market making BSL yields harder to find. Overall, positives—particularly NAV growth, deleveraging, cash generation from realizations, and disciplined capital actions—outweigh the noted short-term variability and market challenges.View all DE:O4R earnings summaries
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