HTGCHercules Capital, Inc.
$16.51-7.6% 1Y
$16.51
$13.4852 weeks$17.91
Is the business good?
Mixed
2 neutral, 2 without dataThe checks split: margins steady and returns not propped up by debt.
Margin direction, 3 years−0.3 pts
Negative operating leverage, costs are rising faster than sales, squeezing margins as it grows.
Where ROE comes from7% ROA
Margin-driven, fat margins on slower asset turns. ROE 15% = margin × turnover × leverage.
All from derived.
Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.
Asset Management
The closest names by size in the same industry