RWAY Fundamental Analysis - RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP

Fundamental Rating

Overall RWAY gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated RWAY against 237 industry peers in the Capital Markets industry. While RWAY is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. RWAY has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

RWAY had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year RWAY had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years RWAY has always been profitable.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: RWAY reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

RWAY's Return On Assets of 6.14% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. RWAY outperforms 76.37% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 12.60%, RWAY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.20% of the companies in the same industry.

With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 4.82%, RWAY is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.18% of the companies in the same industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for RWAY is below the industry average of 7.83%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.14%
ROE	12.6%
ROIC	4.82%

ROA(3y)4.56%

ROA(5y)5.44%

ROE(3y)9.34%

ROE(5y)9.12%

ROIC(3y)4.92%

ROIC(5y)4.87%

1.3 Margins

RWAY's Profit Margin of 45.30% is amongst the best of the industry. RWAY outperforms 89.45% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of RWAY has remained more or less at the same level.

With a decent Operating Margin value of 43.34%, RWAY is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.53% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of RWAY has declined.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 47.69%, RWAY is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.16% of the companies in the same industry.

RWAY's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	43.34%
PM (TTM)	45.3%
GM	47.69%

OM growth 3Y-10.9%

OM growth 5Y-7.82%

PM growth 3Y-7.29%

PM growth 5Y0.32%

GM growth 3Y-11.88%

GM growth 5Y-7.98%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The number of shares outstanding for RWAY has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for RWAY has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, RWAY has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

RWAY has an Altman-Z score of 0.69. This is a bad value and indicates that RWAY is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

RWAY has a Altman-Z score (0.69) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Debt to FCF ratio of RWAY is 6.59, which is on the high side as it means it would take RWAY, 6.59 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

RWAY's Debt to FCF ratio of 6.59 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. RWAY outperforms 59.92% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.98 indicates that RWAY is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

RWAY has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.98) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.98
Debt/FCF	6.59
Altman-Z	0.69

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

RWAY has a Current Ratio of 0.49. This is a bad value and indicates that RWAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

RWAY's Current ratio of 0.49 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. RWAY is outperformed by 76.37% of its industry peers.

RWAY has a Quick Ratio of 0.49. This is a bad value and indicates that RWAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 0.49, RWAY is not doing good in the industry: 76.37% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.49
Quick Ratio	0.49

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for RWAY have decreased strongly by -12.09% in the last year.

Measured over the past 5 years, RWAY shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 5.06% on average per year.

The Revenue for RWAY has decreased by -11.92% in the past year. This is quite bad

The Revenue has been growing by 21.29% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)-12.09%

EPS 3Y12.52%

EPS 5Y5.06%

EPS Q2Q%2.7%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.92%

Revenue growth 3Y26.53%

Revenue growth 5Y21.29%

Sales Q2Q%2.8%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, RWAY will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -3.19% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to decrease by -4.99% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-0.25%

EPS Next 2Y-1.87%

EPS Next 3Y-3.19%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-5.96%

Revenue Next 2Y-3.97%

Revenue Next 3Y-4.99%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 6.79, the valuation of RWAY can be described as very cheap.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, RWAY is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.30% of the companies are valued more expensively.

RWAY's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.54.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.93, the valuation of RWAY can be described as very cheap.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, RWAY is valued cheaply inside the industry as 91.14% of the companies are valued more expensively.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 35.28. RWAY is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	6.79
Fwd PE	6.93

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, RWAY is valued cheaper than 81.86% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	5.43
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

RWAY's earnings are expected to decrease with -3.19% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)1.34

EPS Next 2Y-1.87%

EPS Next 3Y-3.19%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 12.15%, RWAY is a good candidate for dividend investing.

RWAY's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 8.25.

RWAY's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.40.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	12.15%

5.2 History

RWAY has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

80.12% of the earnings are spent on dividend by RWAY. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.

DP80.12%

EPS Next 2Y-1.87%

EPS Next 3Y-3.19%

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RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP

NASDAQ:RWAY (8/7/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 10.87 0 (0%)

10.87

+0.01 (+0.09%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorFinancials

GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services

GICS IndustryCapital Markets

Earnings (Last)08-07 2025-08-07/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners56.83%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners1.04%

Ins Owner Change-1.99%

Market Cap405.99M

Analysts75

Price Target11.51 (5.89%)

Short Float %3.92%

Short Ratio4.57

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	12.15%

Yearly Dividend1.79

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP80.12%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-Date05-19 2025-05-19 (0.02)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)1

Avg EPS beat(2)1.81%

Min EPS beat(2)-8.77%

Max EPS beat(2)12.39%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-6.04%

Min EPS beat(4)-18.01%

Max EPS beat(4)12.39%

EPS beat(8)3

Avg EPS beat(8)-1.87%

EPS beat(12)6

Avg EPS beat(12)0.76%

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.09%

Min Revenue beat(2)-8.26%

Max Revenue beat(2)2.09%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-6.18%

Min Revenue beat(4)-11.44%

Max Revenue beat(4)2.09%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-6.96%

Revenue beat(12)5

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.32%

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)1.12%

PT rev (3m)-3.48%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)4.35%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)6.8%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.7%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.06%

Revenue NY rev (3m)1.02%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	6.79
Fwd PE	6.93
P/S	2.9
P/FCF	5.43
P/OCF	5.43
P/B	0.81
P/tB	0.81
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)1.6

EY14.72%

EPS(NY)1.57

Fwd EY14.44%

FCF(TTM)2

FCFY18.4%

OCF(TTM)2

OCFY18.4%

SpS3.75

BVpS13.47

TBVpS13.48

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)1.34

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.14%
ROE	12.6%
ROCE	6.1%
ROIC	4.82%
ROICexc	4.91%
ROICexgc	4.91%
OM	43.34%
PM (TTM)	45.3%
GM	47.69%
FCFM	53.36%

ROA(3y)4.56%

ROA(5y)5.44%

ROE(3y)9.34%

ROE(5y)9.12%

ROIC(3y)4.92%

ROIC(5y)4.87%

ROICexc(3y)4.94%

ROICexc(5y)4.91%

ROICexgc(3y)4.95%

ROICexgc(5y)4.91%

ROCE(3y)6.23%

ROCE(5y)6.67%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-0.67%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-5.2%

ROICexc growth 3Y-0.69%

ROICexc growth 5Y-5.21%

OM growth 3Y-10.9%

OM growth 5Y-7.82%

PM growth 3Y-7.29%

PM growth 5Y0.32%

GM growth 3Y-11.88%

GM growth 5Y-7.98%

F-Score6

Asset Turnover0.14

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.98
Debt/FCF	6.59
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	1.58
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	117.81%
Current Ratio	0.49
Quick Ratio	0.49
Altman-Z	0.69

F-Score6

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-12.09%

EPS 3Y12.52%

EPS 5Y5.06%

EPS Q2Q%2.7%

EPS Next Y-0.25%

EPS Next 2Y-1.87%

EPS Next 3Y-3.19%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.92%

Revenue growth 3Y26.53%

Revenue growth 5Y21.29%

Sales Q2Q%2.8%

Revenue Next Year-5.96%

Revenue Next 2Y-3.97%

Revenue Next 3Y-4.99%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-22.89%

EBIT growth 3Y12.73%

EBIT growth 5Y11.8%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y120.81%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y120.81%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP (RWAY) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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