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LIEN

Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc.

Next earnings Aug 12, 2026 · consensus $0.41 EPS, $15.8M rev

Last earnings +8.4% on 2026-05-14

Sell
$9.96
▼ -4.23%
$9.96▲ +17.07%
over 1Y
L $8.51EODHDH $10.52
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-4.2%
1W-4.0%
1M+0.1%
3M+9.0%
YTD+0.0%
1Y+17.3%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
A-
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 8 analysts
Buy

Mixed signals in the latest filings.

The read

It screens cheap (~457% below fair value), but the weak fundamentals are why — more potential value trap than bargain.

Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. shows limited reported revenue, and 11.0% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue————
Gross profit————
Operating income————
Net income$84.7M$7.34M$9.62M$33.3M
Diluted EPS-$0.64$1.18$0.93$1.46
Net margin————

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value—
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales—
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)0.03
Earnings yield14.6%
FCF yield—

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow—
Total debt—
Net cash$2.93M

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)10.2%
Shareholder yield10.2%
Shares Δ YoY+0.0%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-06-25
  2. 8-K Material agreement2026-06-18
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-14
  4. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-14
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-30
  6. 8-K Officer / director change2026-04-14
  7. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-19
  8. 10-K Annual report2026-03-19
  9. 8-K Charter / bylaws change2025-12-19

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-242026-06-25open ↗425Filing2026-06-18open ↗425Filing2026-06-18open ↗DEFA14AFiling2026-06-18open ↗425Filing2026-06-18open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-172026-06-18open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-142026-05-14open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-14open ↗N-2Filing2026-05-11open ↗DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-04-292026-04-30open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-04-102026-04-14open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-03-192026-03-19open ↗

Quality score

A-
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA+
GrowthA+
ProfitabilityB-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$55.48

Undervalued +457% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $1.46 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 1.00 quality = 38.0× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
—
Net margin
—
ROE
11.0%
P/E
6.8

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Net income$33.3M+245.8%
Diluted EPS$1.46+57.0%
Cash & equivalents$2.93M-87.7%
Total assets$342M+10.5%
Total liabilities$38.6M+359.5%
Stockholders' equity$303M+0.7%
L/E: 0.13x

Frequently asked

Is Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) a buy?
LIEN currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Mixed signals in the latest filings.
What is LIEN's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on LIEN's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $55.48. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is LIEN overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, LIEN currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc.'s quality score?
LIEN scores 82.6470588235294/100 (grade A-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001843162, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-14) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:32:50 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2025-09-19
Sack Peter
Chief Executive Officer
Buy450.00 @ $11.23$5.05K
2025-07-17
Sack Peter
Chief Executive Officer
Buy1.00K @ $10.47$10.5K
2025-06-06
Mahajan Umesh
Secretary; Co-CIO
Buy1.00K @ $10.30$10.3K
2025-06-05
Mahajan Umesh
Secretary; Co-CIO
Buy900.00 @ $10.25$9.22K
2025-06-05
Mahajan Umesh
Secretary; Co-CIO
Buy212.00 @ $10.17$2.16K
2025-05-29
Colonna Bernardino
President
Buy1.00K @ $10.21$10.2K
2025-05-28
Sack Peter
Chief Executive Officer
Buy500.00 @ $10.29$5.14K
2025-05-19
Sack Peter
Chief Executive Officer
Buy500.00 @ $10.42$5.21K
2025-05-19
Gordon Scott
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Disposed (J)214K
2025-05-19
Gordon Scott
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Disposed (J)714K
2025-05-19
Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC
10% owner
Disposed (J)214K
2025-05-19
Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC
10% owner
Disposed (J)714K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
17.1%
Annual / share
$1.70
Last ex-date
2026-06-26
Last amount
$0.34
ex 2026-06-26paid 2026-07-10$0.34
ex 2026-03-30paid 2026-04-14$0.34
ex 2025-12-31paid 2026-01-15$0.34
ex 2025-09-29paid 2025-10-10$0.34
ex 2025-06-27paid 2025-07-11$0.34
ex 2025-03-28paid 2025-04-11$0.34

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-14Beat +21.7% est▲ +8.38%8-K ↗
2026-03-19Miss -1.7% est▲ +2.02%8-K ↗
2025-11-13Beat +18.3% est▲ +3.09%8-K ↗
2025-08-14Miss -6.9% est▲ +0.29%8-K ↗
2025-05-14—▼ -1.48%8-K ↗
2025-05-02—▼ -0.86%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

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finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-01
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. Announces 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders' DateBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-05-01
LIEN Ex-Dividend Reminder - 3/30/26Bullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-03-26

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score83 vs 67
Revenue growth— vs 7.1%
Net margin— vs 10.5%
Return on equity11.0% vs 12.3%
P/E6.8 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 4d
Bullish
+0.17
vs typical · 5 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.