Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
OFS Capital Corporation is a publicly traded, externally managed business development company (BDC) that provides capital solutions to middle-market companies in the United States. The company operates within the asset management and private credit industries, with a primary focus on generating income through investments in debt and, to a lesser extent, equity securities. Its core objective is to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to shareholders, primarily through interest income.
The company’s primary revenue drivers are investments in senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and select equity positions issued by privately held U.S. companies. OFS Capital Corporation targets businesses with stable cash flows, often backed by private equity sponsors, and positions itself as a flexible financing partner. The firm was formed in 2010 and completed its initial public offering in 2012, evolving as part of a broader credit platform affiliated with OFS Capital Management, Inc.
Business Operations
OFS Capital Corporation operates as a single reportable operating segment focused on middle-market lending, consistent with its structure as a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The investment portfolio is primarily composed of first-lien and second-lien senior secured loans, with supplemental exposure to subordinated debt and minority equity investments. Revenue is generated mainly from interest income, origination fees, and dividend income from equity holdings.
The company does not have employees and is externally managed by OFS Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of OFS Capital Management, Inc., which provides investment advisory, administrative, and operational services. All operations are U.S.-focused, and the company does not maintain direct international lending activities. The external manager leverages a broader credit platform that includes other BDCs and private funds, allowing for shared sourcing, underwriting expertise, and portfolio management infrastructure.
Strategic Position & Investments
Strategically, OFS Capital Corporation emphasizes capital preservation, disciplined underwriting, and downside protection through senior secured lending. Growth initiatives center on selectively expanding the investment portfolio while maintaining conservative leverage and compliance with regulatory asset coverage requirements. The company regularly accesses the capital markets through equity, unsecured notes, and baby bond issuances, including the publicly traded OFSSO notes, to fund portfolio growth and refinance liabilities.
The company does not pursue large-scale acquisitions of operating businesses but instead invests across a diversified portfolio of portfolio companies spanning sectors such as business services, healthcare, industrials, and technology-enabled services. OFS Capital Corporation benefits from its affiliation with the broader OFS credit platform, which enhances deal flow, co-investment opportunities, and sector specialization, though investment decisions are made independently for the company’s portfolio.
Geographic Footprint
OFS Capital Corporation is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and its investment activities are concentrated entirely within the United States. The company targets U.S.-based middle-market companies, typically with annual EBITDA in the lower to mid-middle-market range, and does not maintain offices or direct operations outside the country.
While its geographic footprint is domestic, the company’s portfolio companies may have customers or operations that extend internationally. However, OFS Capital Corporation’s investment mandate, regulatory framework, and strategic focus remain centered on the U.S. private credit market.
Leadership & Governance
OFS Capital Corporation is overseen by a board of directors, the majority of whom are independent, in accordance with BDC governance requirements. The company’s strategic vision emphasizes disciplined credit selection, alignment of interests with shareholders, and long-term income generation. Day-to-day management and investment decisions are delegated to its external adviser, OFS Capital Management, LLC.
Key executives involved in the management and oversight of the company include:
- Bilal Rashid – Chief Executive Officer
- Jeffrey A. Cummings – Chief Financial Officer
- Kyle Huber – Chief Investment Officer
- Joshua D. Easterly – Chairman of the Board
Leadership collectively brings experience in leveraged finance, private credit, and portfolio management, guiding the company’s conservative investment philosophy and compliance-driven governance framework.