Profile
Sector:
Financial ServicesIndustry:
Asset ManagementCountry:
United StatesIPO:
05 October 2021Website:
http://www.cionbdc.comNext earnings report:
09 August 2024Last dividends:
28 June 2024Next dividends:
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CION Investment Corp. is a debt-focused BDC with $2 billion in assets invested primarily in first-lien floating rate debt. CION trades at a significant discount relative to peers, offering a strong dividend yield of nearly 12% with high coverage. CION has had past challenges, but they appear to be on the mend, and dividend coverage here is strong.
CION Investment Corporation has robust cash flow and significant dividend coverage.
CION Investment performed well in 2023 with a 32% total return but faces challenges in 2024. The company's dividend growth and share price upside potential may be negatively impacted by declining income and high debt maturities. CION's stock price is undervalued based on valuations and net asset value, but its overall rating score is affected by negative growth and poor stock price momentum.
MAIN is an established blue-chip BDC that many consider to be the industry's gold standard. CION is a relative newcomer without much of a publicly traded track record to judge it by. That being said, CION trades at a meaningful discount to MAIN and has a bit of a different focus in its investment portfolio.
CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:CION ) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 9, 2023 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Michael Reisner - Co-Chief Executive Officer Mark Gatto - Co-Chief Executive Officer Gregg Bresner - President and CIO Keith Franz - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Erik Zwick - Hovde Group Operator Good morning. And welcome to CION Investment Corporation's Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call.
CION Investment may struggle to increase earnings due to potential Fed rate cuts, leading to a decline in dividend coverage ratio. The company's cautious investment strategy and low new investments may also negatively impact prospects for sustainable growth in interest income. CION Investment's liquidity position is currently strong, but debt maturities in the future may put pressure on its liquidity.
CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:CION ) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 9, 2023 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Michael Reisner - Co-Chief Executive Officer Gregg Bresner - President & Chief Investment Officer Keith Franz - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Erik Zwick - Hovde Group Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo Operator Thank you. Good morning and welcome to the CION Investment Corporation's Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call.
CION Investment, a New York-based alternative asset manager, has seen Q1 revenues of $60.45mn, a 45.26% increase, with a net income of -31.05mn and a free cash flow of $12.54mn. The company's value proposition is supported by its vertically integrated investment fund structure, focus on first-lien, senior secured loans, and in-house capital origination and fundraising. Despite volatile cash flows, the company's vertical integration, lean organization, and quality investment philosophy combined with a moderate undervaluation leads me to rate the company a 'buy'.
CION makes investments in middle market companies to generate market beating returns due to their expertise in private credit and rigorous lending practices. CION has outperformed most of its peer BDCs over the past 6 months including ARCC, ORCC, FSK, and OCSL.
What type of business is CION Investment?
CION Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in investments in senior secured loans, including unitranche loans, First Lien, second lien loans, long-term subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans; equity interests such as warrants or options; and corporate bonds; and other debt securities in middle-market companies. The firm invests in growth capital, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, market/product expansion, refinancing and recapitalization. The fund also invests up to 30 percent of their assets opportunistically in other types of investments, including the securities of larger public companies and foreign securities. It also makes investments in the secondary loan market. The fund does not invest in start-up companies, turnaround situations, or companies with speculative business plans. The fund prefers to invest in high tech industries, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, business services, media, chemicals, plastic, rubber, telecommunication, consumer services, advertising, printing and publishing, consumer goods, durables, diversified financials, and other industries. It also invests in homebuilding, restaurants, beverage and tobacco bars, broadcasting, distributors, Non-durable good distribution, food beverage and tobacco, energy, oil gas and consumables fuels, insurance, aerospace and defense, industrial machinery, paper and forest product machinery, information technology, metals and mining, and real estate. It primarily seeks to invest in the United States. The fund seeks to invest between $5 million and $50 million in companies with an EBITDA between $25 million and $75 million with average targeted hold of $25 million. It also purchases minority interests in the form of common or preferred equity in the target companies, typically in conjunction with its debt investments or through a co-investment with a financial sponsor. The fund seeks to exit its investments through an initial public offering of common stock, a merger, a sale, or other recapitalization.
What sector is CION Investment in?
CION Investment is in the Financial Services sector
What industry is CION Investment in?
CION Investment is in the Asset Management industry
What country is CION Investment from?
CION Investment is headquartered in United States
When did CION Investment go public?
CION Investment initial public offering (IPO) was on 05 October 2021
What is CION Investment website?
https://www.cionbdc.com
Is CION Investment in the S&P 500?
No, CION Investment is not included in the S&P 500 index
Is CION Investment in the NASDAQ 100?
No, CION Investment is not included in the NASDAQ 100 index
Is CION Investment in the Dow Jones?
No, CION Investment is not included in the Dow Jones index
When does CION Investment report earnings?
The next expected earnings date for CION Investment is 09 August 2024