MSC Income Fund, Inc. (MSIF): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is MSIF undervalued?

At 11.79 (close of 16 Oct 2026), MSIF trades 62% below the GLS average fair value of 30.81. That average comes from 7 models run on the latest filings, and 6 of them land above the current price. Margins of safety over 30% are the exception rather than the rule across the ~7,400 stocks we value each night, so the number earns MSC Income Fund, Inc. the full Value points in the Wheel Score - and a closer look at what the market is pricing in.

There is a wide gap between Lynch (11.08) and GLS Growth (77.03). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.

The nightly engine files MSIF under High Growth: revenue and earnings growing fast enough that the growth-based models carry the valuation.

Nine valuation models for MSIF

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

MSC Income Fund, Inc. scores 6 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score: a middling result that passes the Sunday Scan's "6 or more" rule. Some of the nine tests on profitability, leverage and efficiency are failed, so the accounts are worth a look before selling a put on the name. A GLS Moat score of 3.7/10 is a weak reading: the ten-year history the score grades (revenue, EPS, book value, margins, cash flow, share count, ROIC) has not been steady, so the Moat part of the Wheel Score contributes little.

Returns on capital are moderate - ROIC 6.6%, ROE 12.0%, ROA 6.4% - with debt at 0.82 times equity and negative free cash flow.

The dividend yield is high at 10.09% (payout ratio 63%). A yield this size is often the market's way of pricing a risk to the payout, so the health score and cash flow matter more than usual.

Institutional ownership scores 4/10, insider activity 10/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 39: No options

No options are listed on MSC Income Fund, Inc. in our nightly snapshot. The Wheel Score is therefore capped at 39 (it reads 39) and the stock is left out of every options screen; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.

Volume runs at 131k shares a day on a market cap of $535M, with a beta of 0.77 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 8 of 20.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls; it is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. The walkthrough lesson shows how the score fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

The next earnings report is due on 12 Nov 2026 (after the close), 27 days away; a 30-45-day put sold today would expire after it, which is worth weighing against the premium. The shares go ex-dividend on 2 Nov 2026 (0.1100 per share), so a covered call sold before then carries a small early-assignment risk around that date.

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