The BDC sector may seem scary, but BCIC has a well covered 14.1% dividend yield. Another Dutch tender offer is expected and an eventual buyout is likely. Don't Panic! DNY59/iStock via Getty Images BCP Investment Corporation ( BCIC ) has not escaped the panic selling that has gripped the BDC sector and other middle market lenders. BCIC has declined by 35% in 2026 and now trades at a whopping 54% di...
The BDC sector may seem scary, but BCIC has a well covered 14.1% dividend yield. Another Dutch tender offer is expected and an eventual buyout is likely. Don't Panic! DNY59/iStock via Getty Images BCP Investment Corporation ( BCIC ) has not escaped the panic selling that has gripped the BDC sector and other middle market lenders. BCIC has declined by 35% in 2026 and now trades at a whopping 54% discount to net asset value. Despite this panic selling, the 14.1% dividend is well covered. There are potential positive catalysts for BCIC to trade higher, including share buybacks, another Dutch tender offer, or a buyout. This article makes the bullish case for BCIC and also discusses the major risks. 54% discount to NAV At a recent price of $7.66, BCIC is trading at a 54% discount to its $16.68 NAV. The CEF Advisors BDC Universe is a database of 52 publicly traded BDC issues. BCIC is now ranked #5 when the database is sorted by discount to NAV. Three of the BDC issues trading at greater discounts have market capitalizations of less than $70 million. These tiny BDC issues lack the necessary economies of scale to compete with larger peers. The infamous Prospect Capital Corp. ( PSEC ) is the only large BDC trading at a heftier discount to NAV. The average discount for the debt-focused BDCs listed in the BDC Universe database is 25%. The whole BDC sector is deeply discounted, but BCIC is more than twice as discounted as peers. Are BCIC assets marked accurately? The steep discount to NAV suggests that Mr. Market doesn't trust BCIC asset valuations. To avoid potential conflicts of interest or management bias, BCIC uses independent experts to review asset valuations. As noted in the 10K annual report (see page F-22): "The Adviser utilizes one or more independent valuation firms to provide third party valuation consulting services. Each quarter the independent valuation firms perform third party valuations of the Company's investments in material illiquid securities such that the...
Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sick In the week that many families took to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma. “Welcome to Fleetwood,” read the local newspaper headline. “The town that smells of bin juice.” Continue reading....
Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sick In the week that many families took to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma. “Welcome to Fleetwood,” read the local newspaper headline. “The town that smells of bin juice.” Continue reading...
(New Year) Londoner Alex Peringer breaks from his intriguing and outlandish dance music with this debut album of charming bedroom-pop ballads A decade ago, Londoner Alex Peringer intrigued underground club circles with his outlandish take on dance music. Structured around dizzying time signatures and wry tales of unfulfilling lovers and pills gone wrong, his tracks referenced everything from UK fu...
(New Year) Londoner Alex Peringer breaks from his intriguing and outlandish dance music with this debut album of charming bedroom-pop ballads A decade ago, Londoner Alex Peringer intrigued underground club circles with his outlandish take on dance music. Structured around dizzying time signatures and wry tales of unfulfilling lovers and pills gone wrong, his tracks referenced everything from UK funky to new wave and sea shanties. Then came several years of near silence – now broken by this self-released debut album, How Long Has It Been? The record acknowledges this break not just in the title, but also in its sound. On first listen, it couldn’t seem more different to Peringer’s early work, with those discordant constructions now replaced by the warm tinkering of the Rhodes electric piano and ostensibly earnest sentiment. But traces of that eccentricity still linger in this collection of atmospheric bedroom-pop ballads. The record takes winter as its theme, though it feels fitting for this transitional time of year, with its stories of introspection and dodgy weather set against soft, simple arrangements. A handful of subtly wonky elements stop it from sounding overly polished or guileless: Before and After slips in a reference to a “fateful bong”; on the dreamy duet Two Lovers, glitches cut through the twinkling keys and mumblecore guest vocals. Elsewhere, the chords waver on Black Keys, one of several gorgeous and forlorn instrumentals. Continue reading...
Last week, on April 1 to be exact, Apple reached the grand old age of 50 (almost exactly a year younger than Microsoft), one of a tiny proportion of S&P-listed companies that have stayed the course for half a century. It is a company with which I have had a special connection and a love-hate relationship for most of my adult life. Not that I have ever owned an Apple product (I have always been a l...
Last week, on April 1 to be exact, Apple reached the grand old age of 50 (almost exactly a year younger than Microsoft), one of a tiny proportion of S&P-listed companies that have stayed the course for half a century. It is a company with which I have had a special connection and a love-hate relationship for most of my adult life. Not that I have ever owned an Apple product (I have always been a loyal Android man) nor any Apple shares; heavens, I wish I had. No. My special connection is more...
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)