OFS Capital (OFS) 3 Mar 232022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, and welcome to the OFS Capital Corporation Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Steve Altebrando, Vice President of Capital Markets. ahead. go Please

Financial and the everyone, and for us. company's joining Executive Good today thank are on Chief the Cerny, call and Chairman and Bilal Also Treasurer. Officer; morning, Jeff you Officer Rashid, Chief our

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quarter. investment the closed We solid with another you, increase fourth in Good income net Thank XXXX Steve. out in morning.

the to portfolio ago first in quarters. As earnings is XX% increased This quarter the and to our increase vast increase per also XXXX. one spreads This higher of base share represents quarterly of have our XX rates for XX% This distribution power. helped our compared by loan $X.XX to increase is floating past be an us higher ninth our rate, XXXX. March paid year the over majority

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per investment a income $X.XX fourth third realize in increased the our net half Our balance In in to of per to $X.XX environment. the were up we the share in rising from year, quarter, the advance second interest quarter. the able of of benefits sheet positioning share rate

and rate of well comprised diversified portfolio is industries. across loans secured primarily Our is multiple senior floating

is sheet Our debt. fixed-rate balance primarily financed with long-term

We the expect this interest inflation. income our assumed, provide as if rates, combination is Fed investment continues to to continue net as widely to tailwinds they continue to increase fight will

and issues remains portfolio we the not systemic any them. The solid we interactions interest seeing cost of Based companies borrowing overall corporate among quality manageable environment. rising our rate in these on believe remains of this companies, our credit are with

to Our cyclical investing highly investment helped industries. has us discipline long-standing avoid in

technology. and largest are in manufacturing, We sector with services business positioned exposures our defensively healthcare,

overall As reported, has widely slow has been has muted. been in market activity as M&A been deal middle the activity

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as cycles. manage through portfolio done our multiple conservatively have to we continue We credit

our fourth XXXX later provide continues the matures us unsecured. Our and XXX% approximately of end or in debt of debt At outstanding is half of quarter, financing flexibility. operational to with our the

to million maturity years senior our by with to XXXX. nonrecourse facility last calls, $XXX we As of BDC. the June, three This we June BNP is have previously noted facility on loan our extended Paribas the

no with rates locked provisions. to fixed-rate flexible the benefit and of the mark-to-market to $XXX the rising debt and are in Our rate, increasing high expect rates market we unsecured in million at is quarter that XXXX, And notably fast historically Fed first at we from a lower to us prior corporate of rates line see has of beyond. enabled than continue to interest combination pricing. benefits current This in and credit financings

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being we senior top this economic with of us the structure in loan our that of at capital being majority uncertain environment. secured However, the believe the helps portfolio

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point, At the Officer, Cerny, for to our to the and more Financial over turn you give Chief Jeff this I’ll details color call quarter.

Thanks, Bilal. morning, Good everyone.

of share mentioned, per $X.XX net As $X.XX Bilal share. net we the quarter’s our prior income posted for income compares of favorably investment per investment This to quarter.

investment quarter’s of period. the of our $X.XX net again the the income, share XX% continued up distribution and to which last to our increased from per prior share, once distribution up Due strength year is $X.XX quarterly per Board from XX%

the income the up balance sheet. Comparing thoughtful due construction net we part quarter-over-quarter, over are X%, to rising interest investment environment coupled of rate large in with our

continued income higher by economy. the by lower uncertainty the fee interest quarter-over-quarter lower was We state driven to approach income, and slightly with dividend fee of income. originations offset our cautious and partly The given overall saw improvements

strong increase of rate remain rising that the likelihood positioning will sheet our balance performance The our environment. in this will

asset net X% share per per Our decreased by than less value to $XX.XX share.

related our The XXXX year-end quarter despite level remains primarily was investment unrealized some above the depreciation pre-pandemic XXXX. the noted, approximately to decline As value Bilal on end at decline, this X% its of net portfolio. asset modest

see the incremental quarter Credit although some trends stable, losses. which in unrealized in relatively portfolio our remained we did led widening spread to some

currently have few investments had just we borrowers value, in small X.X% deterioration total non-accrual. non-accrual. performance, also showed of At placing some a our We a that fair credit on loan on including

up investment in million, prior $XX Total million the income income from was the quarter. $XX.X to Turning statement.

environment I previously well as an mentioned, was increase in due an dividend interest As increase income, rising as to this interest income. rate reflecting in primarily our the

Total $X.X from expense primarily variable of million to interest facilities. interest due on quarter’s expenses rate up increasing credit last due our $X higher to rates million, were

investment income mentioned nice income $X.XX earlier, quarter. to for I a last share. As $X.XX per share compared net increase investment per is was the quarter’s fourth net This of

exist portfolio our our that fixed believe matures continue levels in floating approximately at It debt. XXXX market of debt loan vast that that majority our unsecured. noting quarter’s rates of We of tailwinds liabilities to for is at later all given our and than was rate while or is rate worth also XX% fixed of current debt XX% at quarter’s outstanding lower earnings the are end, outstanding end

investments. debt, fair offset the balances our Excluding value debt-to-equity on ratio by SBIC X.XX with decreased quarter-over-quarter modestly partially to our lower approximately lower debt slightly times

Turning to our investments.

are our senior continued performance structure the pleased and We selective We in by capital portfolio the committed underwriting. this to our in companies being of environment. uncertain in remain macroeconomic

in it we for several opportunities with the originations, for While or continue are incremental funding remain identify either cautious evaluating we companies quarter regard to growth, to the quarter. first fourth in fund portfolio of which new add-on our

relationship our are team The the its majority XX, these we of XXX% at and and the as advantages opinion, was our in past, investments company And in secured. have investments. the today’s making senior of management in nearly loan value As informational in of especially gives macroeconomic knowing loans. said in us December portfolio environment fair

been there of has In portfolio was a floating meaningful rate XX% addition, at and loan benchmark rates. interest the quarter’s increase in end,

X% approximately during end quarter’s the increased and approximately X.XX% instance, X.XX% For fourth quarter’s three-month by at three-month increased to X% end. SOFR LIBOR similarly quarter, to by at

the of basis rates twice an by points points and for aggregate later this during the quarter FOMC next set month. first meeting XX so increase quarter increased far Fed another XXX increased the fourth The XXXX rates of in basis for the Fed with

We see to of in an SOFR, compared interest an for trajectory LIBOR and few quarters. although both this increase past continue so the less rates quarter to far upward

X% portfolio finance As a our subordinated investment notes percentage senior securities. X% structured of XX% and debt, secured overall includes equity XX% loans, approximately cost,

remains with fair fair totaling on portfolio million end the portfolio size $X.X of of the XX we million investments had basis investment $XXX value. X% a quarter, portfolio’s total At average Our approximately of diversified. an or value the approximately

of that For rate the the portfolio amortization and ended rate was portion our quarter interest which meaningful, of this increase nature rising all the December basis This the floating last XX.X%, reflecting XX, includes loan interest-bearing portfolio XXX from on fees. yield quarter is investment environment. point deferred in the income of

the I’ll to turn back call With Bilal. over that,

Thank you, Jeff.

We with environment. in income grow to pleased our investment continued this rate interest rising ability net are

our us of debt being loan rate. balance sheet and also are the how We rate our vast fixed of positioning well our served with pleased majority floating XX% has being outstanding with portfolio

with addition, of XXX% to portfolio remain value, expect our benefit nearly our overall continue fair we preservation our from the quality secured loan confident we and and being at In to in of fundamentals portfolio. senior on focus capital

outstanding Our in XXXX with beyond. our all financing of debt maturing long-term is primarily and

$X.X continues, we has uncertain XX loss more upon rely just XXXX, while over Since billion our portfolio. this last discipline experience years net investment on and OFS will attractive of than to realized generating a of us. As economic environment our invested yields X% beginning the long-standing with cumulative the guide

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cycles also a BDC. that with reiterate XX% of through to over is corporate platform years. interest Our important shareholders last adviser stake credit credit the gone a ownership in OFS XX-plus multiple strong It alignment Capital’s has the with has

questions. open call With up the that, operator, for please

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just the some Good interest regarding Hello. environment. changing rate morning. for I questions you have

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another excellent Yes, David, question. that’s

looking are at We that as well.

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Thank you, David.

David. Thanks,

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