Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Company Performance - Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share, and down from $0.54 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -4.65% [1] - The company posted revenues of $36.26 million for the quarter ended March 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15.40%, and down from $44.14 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Carlyle Secured Lending has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times, but has topped consensus revenue estimates only once [2] Stock Performance - Carlyle Secured Lending shares have declined approximately 20.6% since the beginning of the year, compared to a decline of -3.9% for the S&P 500 [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.45 on revenues of $53.34 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.71 on revenues of $200.34 million [7] Industry Outlook - The Zacks Industry Rank for Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry is currently in the bottom 45% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stocks in this sector [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that the outlook for the industry can significantly impact stock performance [5][8]