MVC Capital Inc. (NYSE: MVC) Chairman Michael T. Tokarz last Friday bought 30,000 shares of the company at a cost of $12.61 per share.
This is the third time Tokarz has bought MVC shares in the last one year. On the previous two occasions, he had bought MVC stock at an average price of $12.85 per share.
MVC Capital shares ended 2.08% higher at $12.88 in Tuesday’s trading session. Year-to-date, the stock has gained 11.13%, outperforming the S&P 500, which gained 7.98% in the same period.
Based in Purchase, New York, MVC Capital is a provider of equity and debt investment capital to fund growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies in a variety of industries primarily located in the U.S.
Last week, MVC Capital released its second quarter financial results. In the second quarter ended April 30, 2012, MVC earned approximately $14.6 million in interest and dividend income and approximately $1.5 million in fee and other income, representing an increase in total operating income of around $11.6 million as compared to the same period in the previous year. The increase in total operating income was mainly due to recapitalization of Summit Research Labs Inc.
At the end of the second quarter, MVC Capital’s net assets stood at $406.3 million, or $16.99 per share. This compares with net assets of $407.6 million, or $17.04 per share at the start of the quarter.
Net operating income for the second quarter ended April 30, 2012 was $14.2 million, compared with net operating income of $65,000 reported in the second quarter in fiscal 2011.
Tokarz said last week that MVC continues to work with its portfolio companies and their management teams to seek to strengthen performance and uncover potential growth opportunities and monetizations.
At the end of the second quarter, MVC Capital had 34 investments across 27 industries. Nearly 79% of MVC’s portfolio consisted of equity investments.
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