Shares of Medley Capital Corporation MCC lost 7.1%, following the release of its second-quarter fiscal 2020 results. The company reported net investment loss of 8 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss per share of 3 cents. In the prior-year quarter, the company reported net investment loss per share of 19 cents.Results were hurt by a decline in total investment income. However, lower expenses provided support to some extent. The portfolio activity remained decent during the quarter.Net investment loss was $4.2 million, which compared with $10.6 million recorded in the prior-year quarter.Total Investment Income & Expenses DeclineTotal investment income was $5.3 million, down 57.9% year over year. The fall was due to a decline in all revenue components. The reported figure lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.1 million.Total expenses, net of management and incentive fee waive, declined 58.9% year over year to $9.5 million.Balance Sheet Position DecentAs of Mar 31, 2020, the company’s cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) totaled $61.1 million, down from $84.3 million as of Sep 30, 2019.Medley Capital’s total assets amounted to $318.5 million, down from $486.3 million recorded as of Sep 30, 2019.Net asset value was $2.60 per share, down from $3.97 as of Sep 30, 2019.Portfolio Activity RobustThe fair value of Medley Capital’s total investment portfolio was $255.9 million as of Mar 31, 2020.In the reported quarter, the company originated $6.6 million of investments, and had $20.4 million of repayments and sales.Our TakeContinued decent origination volumes are expected to aid Medley Capital’s growth. Moreover, lower expenses (as witnessed in the reported quarter) might aid the bottom line to some extent in the near term.Medley Capital Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Medley Capital Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Medley Capital Corporation QuoteCurrently, Medley Capital carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.Performance of Other Finance StocksHercules Capital Inc.’s HTGC first-quarter 2020 net investment income of 37 cents per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The bottom line also grew 23.3% from the year-ago reported figure.Ares Capital Corporation’s ARCC first-quarter 2020 core earnings of 41 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents. Also, the bottom line declined 14.6% year over year.SEI Investments Co.’s SEIC first-quarter 2020 earnings of 72 cents per share lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 77 cents. Moreover, the figure reflects a decline of 1.4% from the prior-year quarter.The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of AllLast year, it generated $24 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $77.6 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.See Zacks' 3 Best Stocks to Play This Trend >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC): Free Stock Analysis Report Hercules Capital Inc (HTGC): Free Stock Analysis Report SEI Investments Company (SEIC): Free Stock Analysis Report Medley Capital Corporation (MCC): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research