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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. ARDC

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11.68 USD -0.04 -0.34%

At close · Nov 2

11.68 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET

Bid
11.59 × 500
Ask
11.71 × 1,200
11.64 Day range 11.80
11.10 52-week range 13.99
YTD
-12.18%
1 year
-14.31%
Open
11.79
Prev close
11.72
Mkt cap
279.92M
Vol
192.54K
Avg vol
116.99K
EPS
0.21
P/E
55.62
Div yield
11.64%
More statistics
Low
11.64
High
11.80
Forward P/E
0.00
Beta
0.00
Short ratio
0.24
Inst. own
32.92%
Dividend
1.41
Ex-div date
Oct 18, 2023
50-d avg
15.17
200-d avg
14.84
1y target
0.00

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.88 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

C+2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 2
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 2
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 14.3×
FY 2016: 11.1×FY 2017: 7.5×FY 2018: 18.9×FY 2019: 76.8×FY 2020: 44.7×FY 2021: 10.1×FY 2022: -5.8×FY 2023: 5.6×FY 2024: 9.4×FY 2025: 14.3×
FY 2016 5y median 9.4× FY 2025
P/S 7.0×
FY 2016: 48.6×FY 2017: 7.1×FY 2018: 16.7×FY 2019: 18.3×FY 2020: 57.2×FY 2021: 8.3×FY 2022: 11.0×FY 2023: 9.8×FY 2024: 8.6×FY 2025: 7.0×
FY 2016 5y median 8.6× FY 2025
P/B 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
P/FCF 14.8×
FY 2016: 11.3×FY 2017: 15.2×FY 2018: 9.9×FY 2019: 32.1×FY 2020: 9.7×FY 2021: -11.8×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 6.8×FY 2024: -14.5×FY 2025: 14.8×
FY 2016 5y median 3.5× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 16.4×
FY 2016: 16.1×FY 2017: 10.1×FY 2018: 29.2×FY 2019: 16.2×FY 2020: 42.5×FY 2021: 12.4×FY 2022: -7.9×FY 2023: 7.2×FY 2024: 9.3×FY 2025: 16.4×
FY 2016 5y median 9.3× FY 2025
EV/Sales 11.8×
FY 2016: 71.5×FY 2017: 10.2×FY 2018: 24.4×FY 2019: 26.5×FY 2020: 84.0×FY 2021: 10.8×FY 2022: 13.6×FY 2023: 14.5×FY 2024: 11.1×FY 2025: 11.8×
FY 2016 5y median 11.8× FY 2025
FCF Yield 6.8%
FY 2016: 8.9%FY 2017: 6.6%FY 2018: 10.1%FY 2019: 3.1%FY 2020: 10.4%FY 2021: -8.5%FY 2022: 28.4%FY 2023: 14.7%FY 2024: -6.9%FY 2025: 6.8%
FY 2016 5y median 6.8% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 84.9%
FY 2016: -3.7%FY 2017: 86.5%FY 2018: 65.2%FY 2019: 65.0%FY 2020: -9.1%FY 2021: 84.9%FY 2022: 73.2%FY 2023: 185.1%FY 2024: 86.8%FY 2025: 84.9%
FY 2016 5y median 84.9% FY 2025
Operating Margin 73.8%
FY 2016: 443.2%FY 2017: 101.1%FY 2018: 111.1%FY 2019: 97.3%FY 2020: 193.9%FY 2021: 87.1%FY 2022: -173.2%FY 2023: 201.2%FY 2024: 92.2%FY 2025: 73.8%
FY 2016 5y median 87.1% FY 2025
Net Margin 49.3%
FY 2016: 434.9%FY 2017: 94.9%FY 2018: 87.9%FY 2019: 97.3%FY 2020: 128.8%FY 2021: 82.1%FY 2022: -191.4%FY 2023: 174.7%FY 2024: 92.2%FY 2025: 49.3%
FY 2016 5y median 82.1% FY 2025
ROE 6.5%
FY 2016: 7.7%FY 2017: 12.2%FY 2018: 4.5%FY 2019: 4.8%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 9.8%FY 2022: -15.0%FY 2023: 17.0%FY 2024: 10.9%FY 2025: 6.5%
FY 2016 5y median 9.8% FY 2025
ROIC 5.7%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 7.1%FY 2018: 4.0%FY 2019: 3.4%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 6.5%FY 2022: -8.8%FY 2023: 13.0%FY 2024: 6.7%FY 2025: 5.7%
FY 2016 5y median 6.5% FY 2025
ROA 3.8%
FY 2016: 5.1%FY 2017: 8.3%FY 2018: 3.1%FY 2019: 3.3%FY 2020: 1.3%FY 2021: 5.9%FY 2022: -9.2%FY 2023: 10.7%FY 2024: 6.6%FY 2025: 3.8%
FY 2016 5y median 5.9% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 10.1%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 664.7%FY 2018: -61.4%FY 2019: -6.3%FY 2020: -70.3%FY 2021: 689.7%FY 2022: -46.7%FY 2023: 33.9%FY 2024: 27.7%FY 2025: 10.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -11.9%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 74.4%FY 2018: -57.5%FY 2019: -18.0%FY 2020: -40.7%FY 2021: 254.7%FY 2022: -205.9%FY 2023: 255.6%FY 2024: -41.5%FY 2025: -11.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -42.2%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 66.7%FY 2018: -64.1%FY 2019: -74.7%FY 2020: 60.0%FY 2021: 406.3%FY 2022: -224.1%FY 2023: 222.4%FY 2024: -34.6%FY 2025: -42.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 187.9%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: -16.9%FY 2018: 38.5%FY 2019: -68.2%FY 2020: 209.2%FY 2021: -193.7%FY 2022: 337.9%FY 2023: -38.8%FY 2024: -153.0%FY 2025: 187.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.6×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.6×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: -0.0×FY 2018: -0.0×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: -0.1×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.6×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.2×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.6×
FY 2016: 5.2×FY 2017: 3.0×FY 2018: 9.2×FY 2019: 5.0×FY 2020: 13.6×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: -1.5×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 2.1×FY 2025: 6.6×
FY 2016 5y median 2.4× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 3.5×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 16.4×FY 2018: 4.8×FY 2019: 26.5×FY 2020: 4.8×FY 2021: 14.1×FY 2022: -7.3×FY 2023: 8.4×FY 2024: 3.7×FY 2025: 3.5×
FY 2016 5y median 3.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 10.1%
FY 2016: 8.9%FY 2017: 7.5%FY 2018: 8.6%FY 2019: 8.4%FY 2020: 8.4%FY 2021: 7.2%FY 2022: 10.3%FY 2023: 9.9%FY 2024: 9.0%FY 2025: 10.1%
FY 2016 5y median 9.9% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 143.2%
FY 2016: 99.6%FY 2017: 56.4%FY 2018: 163.2%FY 2019: 157.8%FY 2020: 372.7%FY 2021: 72.2%FY 2022: -59.4%FY 2023: 55.1%FY 2024: 83.8%FY 2025: 143.2%
FY 2016 5y median 72.2% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31