Hercules Capital Inc is a specialty finance company that provides senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies in various technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries. It invests majorly in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The company lends to and invests in portfolio companies in various technology-related industries, including technology, drug discovery and development, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, and sustainable and renewable technology.
It is the difference between the average yield a bank receives from loans & other interest, accruing activities and the average rate it pays on deposits and borrowings.
It is a measure of the difference between the interest income generated by banks or other financial institutions and the amount of interest paid out to their lenders, relative to the amount of their (interest-earning) assets.
The net profit margin, or simply net margin, measures how much net income or profit is generated as a percentage of revenue. It is the ratio of net profits to revenues for a company or business segment.
The consolidated net income of a company includes the result that belongs to minority shareholders of subsidiaries, called in the Income Statement "Attributed to Non-Controlling Partners". The profit that matters to the investor of the company via the Stock Exchange and which serves as the basis for the payment of dividends is called "Attributable to Shareholders of the Parent Company". The higher the % of profit attributed to the parent company's shareholders, the better.
The consolidated net income of a company includes the result that belongs to minority shareholders of subsidiaries, called in the Income Statement "Attributed to Non-Controlling Partners". The profit that matters to the investor of the company via the Stock Exchange and which serves as the basis for the payment of dividends is called "Attributable to Shareholders of the Parent Company". The higher the % of profit attributed to the parent company's shareholders, the better.
Return on equity (ROE) is the measure of a company's net income divided by its shareholders' equity and is a gauge of a corporation's profitability and how efficiently it generates those profits.
Return on assets is a metric that indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets and can be used by management, analysts, and investors to determine whether a company uses its assets efficiently to generate a profit.
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