OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Balance Sheet Liquidity
Current ratio remains strong at 3.92x, indicating ample near-term liquidity.
Debt remains meaningful with debt-to-equity at 1.04x and debt-to-assets at 0.50x, so leverage is still a watch item.
Profitability Cash Flow
Gross margin is high at 80.5% and EBITDA margin is 70.0%, supporting solid operating economics.
Free cash flow yield is attractive at 13.4%, but interest coverage is only 1.20x and net margin is 15.1%, leaving limited cushion if earnings soften.
Valuation
Valuation looks reasonable with price-to-free-cash-flow at 7.48x and price-to-book at 0.83x.
However, price-to-earnings is 26.8x, which is not especially cheap given modest return on equity of 3.0%.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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