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Penn Capital Management Company, LLC

CIK:0001158202
Asset Manager
$2B AUM
157 holdings
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Founded:1988
15 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Penn Capital Management Company, LLC is a boutique, SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, the firm has approximately 15 employees and specializes in the leveraged finance market, focusing on investment management for institutional and high-net-worth clients through mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and advisory programs. Penn Capital provides investment advisory services primarily via discretionary and non-discretionary management and serves as adviser and sub-adviser to affiliated and non-affiliated mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

Penn Capital Management Company, LLC employs investment strategies centered on micro-to-mid capitalization equities, fixed income, and high yield securities. Its approach includes active management in micro cap equity, small cap equity, small cap value, small to mid cap equity (SMID), mid cap equity, ultra-short duration corporate income, defensive short duration high income, defensive high yield fixed income, and opportunistic high yield fixed income portfolios. The firm aims to identify securities with strong potential for risk-adjusted returns, delivering results via registered mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and model portfolios for institutional and private clients.

Top Buys
C
CZRCAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NE
+$14.9M
E
ETORETORO GROUP LTD
+$12.3M
C
CAMTCAMTEK LTD
+$12.2M
G
GRDNGUARDIAN PHARMACY SVCS INC
+$11.4M
C
CDECOEUR MNG INC
+$11.3M
Top Sells
E
EPREPR PPTYS
-$15.4M
L
LNTHLANTHEUS HLDGS INC
-$14.4M
H
HLMNHILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP
-$13.8M
C
CENXCENTURY ALUM CO
-$9.6M
F
FWRDFORWARD AIR CORP
-$9.5M

Top Holdings

A
AMTMAMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
+2.1%$23.8M
L
LITELUMENTUM HLDGS INC
+2.0%$23.0M
B
BGCBGC GROUP INC
+2.0%$23.0M
D
DYDYCOM INDS INC
+2.0%$22.8M
G
GPORGULFPORT ENERGY CORP
+1.9%$22.1M

Equity Positions (154)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
A
AMTM
AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC2.05%$23.8M1,003,472$20.07$23.61+$7.5M
L
LITE
LUMENTUM HLDGS INC1.99%$23.0M240,991$78.67$95.06+$8.3M
B
BGC
BGC GROUP INC1.99%$23.0M2,238,373$6.94$10.23+$2.4M
D
DY
DYCOM INDS INC1.97%$22.8M93,141$167.23$244.39+$6.4M
G
GPOR
GULFPORT ENERGY CORP1.91%$22.1M109,599$184.22$201.17+$1.9M

Industry Allocation

STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
+5.9%
SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
+5.0%
SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION
+4.6%
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
+4.5%
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
+4.2%

Investment Team (8)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
J
Joe Maguire
Portfolio ManagerUnited States
P
Paulo Silva
Senior Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio ManagerPhiladelphia, PA , United States
P
Percy Walla
Managing PartnerPhiladelphia, PA , United States
R
Randall Braunfeld
Senior Research Analyst and PartnerPhiladelphia, PA , United States
B
Ben Pickles
Research AnalystPhiladelphia, PA , United States
B
Bob McLaughlin
Director of Investment Services and Senior PartnerMedia, PA , United States
C
Chad Bolen
Senior Partner and Senior Research AnalystMedia, PA , United States
Howard Bryerman
Howard Bryerman
AnalystCherry Hill, NJ , United States