Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -3.8x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -13.7%. (1994–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $31M | $33M | $50M | $34M | $34M | $44M | $40M | $20M | $16M | $19M | $20M |
| Enterprise Value | $26M | $29M | $49M | $46M | $36M | $43M | $30M | $5M | $20M | $21M | $16M |
| P/E Ratio → | -3.77 | — | 5.63 | 5.13 | — | 2.78 | 53.33 | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 6.84 | 7.48 | 4.43 | 3.67 | 50.38 | 2.55 | 11.55 | — | 8.94 | 15.19 | — |
| P/B Ratio | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.61 |
| P/FCF | 2.72 | 2.97 | 3.24 | 5.48 | 136.23 | 6.88 | 6.55 | 3.46 | — | — | 3.10 |
| P/OCF | 2.72 | 2.97 | 3.24 | 5.48 | 136.23 | 6.88 | 6.55 | 3.46 | — | — | 3.10 |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 6.54 | 4.41 | 5.09 | 52.11 | 2.50 | 8.79 | — | 11.50 | 16.45 | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | 5.61 | 6.79 | — | 2.73 | 14.40 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | 5.63 | 6.81 | — | 2.76 | 14.67 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 2.60 | 3.23 | 7.60 | 140.91 | 6.75 | 4.99 | 0.89 | — | — | 2.41 |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 106.7% | 106.7% | 90.3% | 88.6% | 89.7% | 96.4% | 87.9% | 169.5% | 82.4% | 75.3% | 106.2% |
| Operating Margin | -176.2% | -176.2% | 78.3% | 74.7% | -81.8% | 90.6% | 59.9% | 537.6% | -17.0% | -59.1% | 140.0% |
| Net Profit Margin | -179.7% | -179.7% | 78.7% | 71.4% | -129.2% | 91.8% | 21.5% | 389.9% | -22.3% | -56.5% | 23.9% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -13.7% | -13.7% | 14.0% | 11.0% | -1.5% | 29.6% | 1.5% | -5.4% | -1.2% | -2.2% | -3.6% |
| ROA | -12.8% | -12.8% | 11.5% | 9.0% | -1.4% | 25.0% | 1.2% | -4.3% | -1.0% | -1.7% | -2.8% |
| ROIC | -10.0% | -10.0% | 9.2% | 7.5% | -0.7% | 19.9% | 2.6% | -4.5% | -0.6% | -1.4% | -12.9% |
| ROCE | -12.8% | -12.8% | 11.7% | 9.5% | -0.9% | 25.4% | 3.4% | -6.0% | -0.8% | -1.8% | -18.4% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.04 | — | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | 0.07 | 2.37 | — | — | 5.13 | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.08 | -0.00 | 0.21 | 0.02 | -0.01 | -0.21 | -0.28 | 0.14 | 0.05 | -0.14 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | -0.03 | 1.89 | — | -0.05 | -4.52 | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | -0.37 | -0.02 | 2.12 | 4.68 | -0.13 | -1.57 | -2.57 | — | — | -0.69 |
| Interest Coverage | -70.05 | -70.05 | 8.06 | 6.53 | -7.98 | 25.27 | 4.97 | -7.74 | -0.97 | -2.39 | -22.74 |
Net cash position: cash ($4M) exceeds total debt ($0)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 7.26 | 7.26 | 0.70 | 3.35 | 27.54 | 27.00 | 5.80 | 92.29 | 14.37 | 22.63 | 8.62 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.26 | 7.26 | 0.70 | 3.35 | 27.54 | 27.00 | 5.80 | 92.29 | 14.37 | 22.63 | 8.62 |
| Cash Ratio | 6.77 | 6.77 | 0.37 | 2.93 | 20.53 | 16.13 | 5.65 | 89.68 | 10.88 | 19.43 | 7.70 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 0.06 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | -0.12 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | 24.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | 17.8% | 19.5% | — | 36.0% | 1.9% | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 36.8% | 33.6% | 30.9% | 18.2% | 0.7% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 28.9% | — | — | 32.3% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $3M | $3M | $3M | $3M | $3M | $2M | $836892 | $702443 | $702442 | $702865 |
Portfolio Asset Liquidity Risk
According to recent market data, RAND trades at a P/B ratio of 0.58, which, when compared to peers like CSWC at 1.51, suggests that investors are heavily discounting the firm's net asset value due to concerns regarding the liquidity and quality of its underlying portfolio.
The deep discount to book value implies that the market views the current portfolio as a static collection of legacy assets rather than a growth-oriented investment engine. This valuation gap warrants further investigation into whether the market is pricing in a permanent impairment of the firm's Level 3 assets.
As reported in financial statements, RAND's ROIC has trended into negative territory, reaching -0.5% in 2026Q1, which highlights a persistent inability to generate returns on invested capital that exceed the firm's cost of maintaining its public corporate structure and external management fees.
The decay in ROIC suggests that the firm is struggling to deploy capital into high-yielding opportunities, likely due to the limited scale of its regional mandate. Investors should monitor whether management can pivot toward higher-margin deployments or if the current return profile is a structural limitation of the business model.
Based on quarterly data, RAND's asset turnover has remained consistently low, often hovering near 0.03, which indicates that the firm's investment base is not being cycled effectively to generate recurring revenue compared to more active, national-scale BDC peers in the financial services sector.
This low turnover suggests that the firm's capital is trapped in illiquid, long-term positions that fail to provide the velocity needed to cover fixed operating costs. The lack of efficiency appears to be a primary driver of the firm's negative operating margins and overall profitability challenges.
As indicated by recent filings, the current ratio has plummeted from 122.67 in 2025Q1 to 0.77 in 2026Q1, signaling a rapid depletion of the firm's liquid assets that may constrain its ability to fund new investments or meet short-term operational obligations under stress.
The sharp contraction in liquidity suggests that the firm is consuming its cash reserves to sustain operations and dividend payouts in the absence of sufficient investment income. This trend appears unsustainable and may force management to reconsider its capital allocation strategy if cash levels continue to decline.
The P/E ratio is frequently misapplied to RAND, as the firm's earnings are heavily distorted by non-cash valuation adjustments on Level 3 assets, which obscures the true cash-generating capacity of the portfolio and leads to misleading conclusions about the firm's actual fundamental earning power.
Analysts should instead focus on Net Investment Income (NII) and cash flow metrics to assess the firm's performance, as these provide a clearer view of the recurring yield generated by the debt and equity holdings. Relying on P/E in this context may lead to an inaccurate assessment of the firm's valuation relative to its peers.
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Rand Capital Corporation's current P/E ratio is -3.8x. The historical average is 32.2x.
Rand Capital Corporation's return on equity (ROE) is -13.7%. The historical average is 5.4%.
Based on historical data, Rand Capital Corporation is trading at a P/E of -3.8x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Rand Capital Corporation's current dividend yield is 24.00%.
Rand Capital Corporation has 106.7% gross margin and -176.2% operating margin.