Gladstone Capital Corp (GLADZ) Finansal

Gladstone Capital Corp. is real estate investment trust, which owns net leased industrial, commercial, retail property and selectively makes long-term industrial and commercial mortgage loans. The company is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia and currently employs 73 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2001-08-23. The firm invests in debt and equity securities, consisting primarily of secured first and second lien term loans to lower middle market businesses. Its investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established lower middle market companies (companies with annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $3 million to $25 million) in the United States that will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on its outstanding indebtedness, and make distributions to stockholders; and provide its stockholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of its assets by investing in equity securities, in connection with its debt investments, that can grow over time to permit it to sell its equity investments for capital gains. The company is externally managed by Gladstone Management Corporation.