Business development companies (BDCs) are facing pressure from expected Fed rate cuts and credit concerns, leading to declining net investment income and potential dividend reductions. Dividend cuts are never fun, but as BDCs, their operations are impacted significantly by interest rate changes and can still deliver outsized yields even after reductions. Even further, these pressures have also ...
CION Investment Corporation faces significant financial headwinds, with declining NAV, shrinking portfolio, and rising leverage compared to peers. Recent earnings missed expectations, with net investment income and bottom line both falling, failing to cover distributions, and raising concerns about dividend sustainability. Despite management's optimism and ongoing share buybacks, the risk of a ...
CION Investment Corp (CION) faces significant headwinds, including declining earnings, a rising non-accrual rate, and trades at a deep discount to NAV. CION's dividend yield is high at 16.3%, but net investment income no longer covers the payout, raising concerns about dividend sustainability amid elevated interest rates. CION's portfolio is defensively structured with 85% first lien loans, but...
Stocks offering big dividend yields and trading at what appear to be huge discounts to fair value are often very tempting. However, there is often more to the story. I detail some big dividend stocks that look cheap but have major issues under the hood and are likely about to cut their dividends.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (“CION”) announced today that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 on Thursday, November 6, 2025, prior to the opening of the financial markets. CION will discuss those results in an earnings conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET that same day. Participant Dial-in Numbers: Domestic (Tol...
Q2 earnings confirmed my call for a market rotation in BDCs; quality bias and selectivity remain critical for outperformance. Structural headwinds—spread compression, falling base rates, and thin dividend coverage—signal elevated risk of further dividend cuts across the sector. Current sector repricing is insufficient for broad new BDC allocations; most remain unattractive except for select nam...
CION offers a compelling risk-adjusted opportunity with a ~30% discount to NAV and a nearly 14% yield, despite high risks. Dividend coverage is weak, with NII per share below the payout and significant reliance on non-cash PIK income, raising cut risk. Yet, Q2 2025 results showed NAV growth and strong portfolio metrics, suggesting some underlying portfolio resilience, despite leverage concerns.
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