Barings BDC Inc. (NYSE:BBDC ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 21, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Eric Lloyd - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Matthew Freund - President Elizabeth Murray - Chief Financial Officer Bryan High - Head of Global Private Finance Joe Mazzoli - Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo Robert Dodd - Raymond James Casey Alexander - Compass Point Operator Good day everyone. At this time, I'd like to welcome you to the Barings BDC Inc. conference call for the quarter ended and year ended December 31, 2024.
Main Street Capital, Barings BDC, and Crescent Capital BDC are included in the Zacks Industry Outlook report.
An increase in the need for financing in various sectors, due to strong economic performance and low interest rates, will benefit companies such as Main Street Capital, Barings BDC, and Crescent Capital, even as asset quality declines.
A rise in financing demand across sectors on the back of economic resilience and relatively low rates will support companies like Main Street Capital, Barings BDC and Crescent Capital amid weakening asset quality.
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Key Points The Federal Reserve will have lowered rates by 1% by year-end.
Barings BDC Inc (NYSE:BBDC ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Joe Mazzoli – Head of Investor Relations Eric Lloyd – Chief Executive Officer Matt Freund – President Elizabeth Murray – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Operator At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Barings BDC, Inc. Conference Call for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024. All participants are in listen-only mode.
Barings BDC (BBDC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.29 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago.
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