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Capital Southwest (CSWC) stock, explained like you're 5

Capital Southwest trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker CSWC. It is a small cap company in the textiles industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 1.5 billion dollars.

Ticker
CSWC
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Textiles
Size
Small cap, about 1.5 billion dollars

Is Capital Southwest a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Capital Southwest is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 1.5 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Capital Southwest makes money

  • Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
  • Online and in store sales.
  • Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves CSWC stock

  • How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
  • Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
  • Prices, costs and competition.

In the news lately

  • Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
  • Quarterly investment income is preliminarily estimated at 56 to 57 cents per share. Final results are scheduled for Nov. 2. (Stock Titan)
  • Capital Southwest (CSWC) Posted Preliminary Q2 Results, Is A 9% Discount Enough? (Simply Wall Street)
  • Capital Southwest Corporation $CSWC Stock Sold by Sanders Morris Harris LLC (MarketBeat)
  • Capital Southwest's preliminary fiscal Q2 NII indicates an earnings beat (TradingView)

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Key terms to know before you follow CSWC

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Volatility

Questions about Capital Southwest stock

What does Capital Southwest do?

Capital Southwest trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker CSWC. It is a small cap company in the textiles industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 1.5 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Capital Southwest?

Capital Southwest trades under the ticker CSWC on the Nasdaq.

What is Capital Southwest's market cap?

Capital Southwest is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 1.5 billion dollars.

How does Capital Southwest make money?

Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining. Online and in store sales. Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves CSWC stock?

How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend. Interest rates, which affect big purchases. Prices, costs and competition.

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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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