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Sector:
Financial ServicesIndustry:
Asset ManagementCountry:
United StatesIPO:
05 October 2021Website:
http://www.cionbdc.comNext earnings report:
14 March 2025Last dividends:
03 September 2024Next dividends:
02 December 2024Price
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CION Investment Corporation is a deeply discounted high yield play. The market is concerned about CION's PIK and portfolio volatility. Looking at the fundamentals, I simply can't rationalize the ~27% discount to NAV.
CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:CION ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Charlie Arestia - Managing Director and Head, Investor Relations Mark Gatto - Co-Chief Executive Officer Gregg Bresner - President and CIO Keith Franz - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Operator Greetings. And welcome to the CION Investment Corporation's Third Quarter 2024 Conference Call.
CION Investment Corp remains undervalued, trading at a 34% discount to its NAV despite solid fundamentals and solid dividend coverage. The BDC's smaller size and shorter track record may be a contributor to its market mispricing compared to larger, more established peers. CION's portfolio performance has been resilient, with high credit quality and decreasing non-accruals year-over-year, despite higher for longer interest rates.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (the “Company” or “CION”) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes due 2029 (the “Notes”), which will result in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $145.4 million after the payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Notes will mature on December 30, 2029 and may be.
This is not the right time to take high risk in the BDC space. Yet, as it is often the case, a challenging environment creates opportunities. In this article, I elaborate on two BDCs which indeed have some risks, but not to the extent that is currently priced in by the market.
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.
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 investments. 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 $30 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 was CION Investment the previous earnings report?
No data
When does CION Investment earnings report?
The next expected earnings date for CION Investment is 14 March 2025