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ArrowMark Financial Corp. (BANX)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NasdaqGM
19.90 USD -0.13 (-0.624%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally compromised by a payout ratio of 168%, meaning the company is distributing nearly 1.7 times its earnings. While the headline yield looks attractive at 9%, this is a classic value trap where the dividend is being funded by capital erosion rather than sustainable cash flow. The balance sheet reflects this distress with a debt-to-equity ratio of 20x and negative operating cash flow, despite positive free cash flow figures that likely exclude the massive dividend obligation. The price action confirms the skepticism, trading well below book value and failing to recover from multi-year lows. Although the long-term price trajectory shows a net gain over the last decade, the underlying business metrics—specifically the inability to generate enough earnings to cover the payout—suggest the current valuation is not a margin of safety but a warning sign. The short-term outlook remains neutral to slightly bearish given the lack of catalysts and the precarious financial structure.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.019489
AutoETS0.019489
MSTL0.019878
AutoARIMA0.019890

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 16.78
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.115
Excess Kurtosis -1.18
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 20.05
Revenue per Share 2.735
Market Cap 192,762,320
Trailing P/E 18.59
Forward P/E 8.76
Beta 0.29
Profit Margins 50.78%
Previous Name StoneCastle Financial Corp.
Website https://ir.arrowmarkfinancialcorp.com/

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin across all expirations, indicating a lack of institutional or retail conviction. The sparse open interest suggests the market is currently pricing in a binary event or simply ignoring the stock due to low liquidity. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the low volume, reflecting uncertainty rather than a specific directional bet.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.71% 11.10% 11.17% 10.33%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-23 0.15 0.713606
2026-08-24 0.15 0.725689
2026-07-24 0.15 0.763359
2026-06-23 0.15 0.766871
2026-05-22 0.15 0.761808
2026-04-23 0.15 0.774393
2026-03-23 0.15 0.785752
2026-02-03 0.15 0.703895
2026-01-22 0.10 0.472144
2026-01-21 0.15 0.700280
2025-12-26 0.45 2.063274
2025-12-03 0.40 1.863933
2025-09-22 0.45 2.038967
2025-06-23 0.45 2.155173
2025-03-20 0.55 2.660861
2024-12-26 0.65 3.090823
2024-09-26 0.45 2.216749
2024-06-24 0.45 2.425876
2024-03-20 0.45 2.377179
2023-12-28 0.55 3.021978
2023-10-19 0.42 2.420749
2023-09-21 0.45 2.500000
2023-06-20 0.39 2.296820
2023-03-23 0.39 2.294118
2022-12-28 0.49 2.785674
2022-09-21 0.39 2.155887
2022-06-21 0.39 2.124183
2022-03-18 0.39 1.814798
2021-12-28 0.48 2.170963
2021-09-20 0.38 1.763341
2021-06-18 0.38 1.743119
2021-03-17 0.38 1.900950
2020-12-18 0.43 2.080310
2020-09-24 0.38 2.005277
2020-06-18 0.38 2.253855
2020-03-17 0.38 2.900763
2019-12-20 0.38 1.667398
2019-09-20 0.38 1.719457
2019-06-19 0.38 1.740724
2019-03-18 0.38 1.796690
2018-12-21 0.52 2.997118
2018-09-21 0.38 1.685144
2018-06-20 0.38 1.653612
2018-03-19 0.38 1.708633
2017-12-21 0.38 1.882120
2017-09-20 0.38 1.868240
2017-06-16 0.37 1.857430
2017-03-20 0.37 1.885831
2016-12-20 0.37 1.961824
2016-09-23 0.37 2.009777
2016-06-16 0.37 2.079820
2016-03-17 0.35 2.005731
2015-12-18 0.35 2.131547
2015-09-17 0.33 1.908618
2015-06-17 0.33 1.882487
2015-03-18 0.50 2.760905
2014-12-10 0.50 2.593361
2014-09-10 0.50 1.940994
2014-06-11 0.50 1.955417
2014-03-13 0.50 2.039984
2013-12-19 0.28 1.124498
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 9.05
exDividendDate 2026-10-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08991008
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-09-23
dividendDate 2022-01-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.07570833
Address1 152 West 57th Street
Address2 Floor 52
All Time High 28.6
All Time Low 9.25
Ask 26.56
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 30,130
Average Daily Volume3 Month 37,825
Average Volume 37,825
Average Volume10Days 30,130
Beta 0.292
Bid 14.67
Bid Size 2
Book Value 21.003
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.895
Current Ratio 1.437
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 20.09
Day Low 19.83
Debt To Equity 20.05
Display Name ArrowMark Financial
Dividend Date 1,641,340,800
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 9.05
Earnings Growth -0.581
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.431
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,123,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,755,773,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.748
Enterprise Value 231,840,320
Eps Forward 2.27
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.07
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,713,600
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 354 6565
Fifty Day Average 20.5148
Fifty Day Average Change -0.61979866
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03021227
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.570833
Fifty Two Week High 22.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.6049995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11577776
Fifty Two Week Low 18.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4449997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.078319766
Fifty Two Week Range 18.45 - 22.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,383,834,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.7
Forward Eps 2.27
Forward P E 8.7643175
Free Cashflow 13,571,539
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.14249992
Fullday Change Percent -0.7117878
Fullday Price 19.895
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 26,503,580
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00014999999
Held Percent Institutions 0.18804
Implied Shares Outstanding 9,688,983
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,121,600
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary ArrowMark Financial Corp. is a closed-end balanced mutual fund launched and managed by ArrowMark Asset Management, LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets of global region. For its equity portion, the fund invests in stocks of companies operating across financials, banks sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. For its fixed income portion, the fund invests in debt and subordinated debt, structured notes and securities, regulatory capital securities which are rated below investment grade. ArrowMark Financial Corp. was formed on February 7, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name ArrowMark Financial Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 192,762,320
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_241710334
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-17
Net Income To Common 13,457,693
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 202,819,416
Open 20.08
Operating Cashflow -14,560,061
Operating Margins 0.75104
Payout Ratio 1.6822
Phone 212 354 6500
Prev Name StoneCastle Financial Corp.
Previous Close 20.02
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.94724566
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.2730675
Profit Margins 0.50777
Quick Ratio 1.24
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.125
Regular Market Change Percent -0.6243756
Regular Market Day High 20.09
Regular Market Day Low 19.83
Regular Market Day Range 19.83 - 20.09
Regular Market Open 20.08
Regular Market Previous Close 20.02
Regular Market Price 19.895
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 14,434
Return On Assets 0.052750003
Return On Equity 0.07437
Revenue Growth -0.002
Revenue Per Share 2.735
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 9,688,983
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0028
Shares Short 27,590
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 48,614
Short Name StoneCastle Financial Corp
Short Percent Of Float 0.0028
Short Ratio 0.57
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BANX
Total Cash 1,721,991
Total Cash Per Share 0.178
Total Debt 40,800,000
Total Revenue 26,503,580
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08991008
Trailing Eps 1.07
Trailing P E 18.593458
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.09385
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.19884872
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009896
Type Disp Equity
Volume 14,434
Website https://ir.arrowmarkfinancialcorp.com/
Zip 10,019