ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION Second Quarter 2023
Earnings Presentation
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Financial and Portfolio Highlights
Financial Highlights | ||||||
Q2-23 | Q1-23 | Q2-22 | ||||
GAAP Net Income Per Share(1)(2) | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.22 |
Core EPS*(3) | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.46 |
Net Investment Income Per Share(1) | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.52 |
Net Realized Losses Per Share(1) | $ | (0.15) | $ | (0.10) | $ | (0.01) |
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Per Share(1) | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.29) |
Net Asset Value Per Share | $ | 18.58 | $ | 18.45 | $ | 18.81 |
Portfolio Highlights | ||||||
(dollar amounts in millions) | Q2-23 | Q1-23 | Q2-22 | |||
Gross Commitments(4) | $ | 1,218 | $ | 766 | $ | 3,109 |
Exits of Commitments(5) | $ | 1,138 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,085 |
Total Fair Value of Investments | $ | 21,496 | $ | 21,148 | $ | 21,170 |
Weighted Average Yields on Debt and Other Income Producing Securities at Amortized Cost(6) | 12.2 % | 12.0 % | 9.5 % | |||
Weighted Average Yields on Total Investments at Amortized Cost(7) | 11.0 % | 10.8 % | 8.7 % |
Note: Endnotes begin on slide 24
* See slide 23 hereof for reconciliations of GAAP net income per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Core EPS.
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Selected Historical Financial Information
As of and for the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
(dollar amounts in millions, except per share data and stock prices) | 6/30/23 | 3/31/23 | 12/31/22 | 9/30/22 | 6/30/22 | |||||
GAAP Net Income Per Share(1)(2) | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.22 |
Core EPS*(3) | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.46 |
Net Investment Income Per Share(1) | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.52 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Per Share(1) | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.08) | $ | (0.34) | $ | (0.36) | $ | (0.30) |
Dividend Declared and Payable Per Share | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.42 |
Additional Dividend Declared and Payable Per Share | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.03 |
Stockholders' Equity | $ | 10,354 | $ | 10,049 | $ | 9,555 | $ | 9,436 | $ | 9,335 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | $ | 18.58 | $ | 18.45 | $ | 18.40 | $ | 18.56 | $ | 18.81 |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 1.10x | 1.12x | 1.29x | 1.27x | 1.27x | |||||
Debt/Equity Ratio, Net of Available Cash(8) | 1.07x | 1.09x | 1.26x | 1.24x | 1.25x | |||||
Unsecured Debt to Total Debt | 68.0 % | 69.2 % | 69.4 % | 71.7 % | 72.3 % | |||||
Weighted Average Stated Interest on Debt(9) | 4.6 % | 4.4 % | 4.2 % | 3.8 % | 3.5 % | |||||
Net Interest and Dividend Margin(10) | 7.9 % | 7.5 % | 6.9 % | 6.6 % | 6.4 % | |||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(11) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |||||
Market Capitalization: | ||||||||||
Principal Debt | $ | 11,401 | $ | 11,196 | $ | 12,245 | $ | 11,853 | $ | 11,768 |
Equity | 10,473 | 9,949 | 9,591 | 8,579 | 8,898 | |||||
Total Market Capitalization | $ | 21,874 | $ | 21,145 | $ | 21,836 | $ | 20,432 | $ | 20,666 |
Common Stock Data: | ||||||||||
High Price during the period | $ | 19.11 | $ | 20.04 | $ | 19.76 | $ | 20.70 | $ | 22.44 |
Low Price during the period | $ | 17.65 | $ | 17.19 | $ | 17.30 | $ | 16.84 | $ | 17.12 |
Closing Price | $ | 18.79 | $ | 18.27 | $ | 18.47 | $ | 16.88 | $ | 17.93 |
*See slide 23 hereof for reconciliations of GAAP net income per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Core EPS.
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Selected Historical Financial Information (cont'd)
As of | ||||||||||
(dollar amounts in millions) | 6/30/23 | 3/31/23 | 12/31/22 | 9/30/22 | 6/30/22 | |||||
Investments at Fair Value | $ | 21,496 | $ | 21,148 | $ | 21,780 | $ | 21,339 | $ | 21,170 |
Number of Portfolio Companies(12) | 475 | 466 | 466 | 458 | 452 | |||||
Asset Class (at fair value): | ||||||||||
First Lien Senior Secured Loans(13) | 42 % | 41 % | 43 % | 45 % | 45 % | |||||
Second Lien Senior Secured Loans | 18 % | 18 % | 18 % | 18 % | 19 % | |||||
Senior Direct Lending Program(14) | 6 % | 6 % | 6 % | 5 % | 5 % | |||||
Senior Subordinated Loans | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | 5 % | |||||
Preferred Equity | 10 % | 10 % | 9 % | 10 % | 9 % | |||||
Ivy Hill Asset Management(15) | 10 % | 11 % | 10 % | 9 % | 9 % | |||||
Other Equity | 9 % | 9 % | 9 % | 8 % | 8 % | |||||
Interest Rate Type (at fair value): | ||||||||||
% Floating Rate(16) | 68 % | 69 % | 71 % | 73 % | 74 % | |||||
% Fixed Rate | 12 % | 11 % | 11 % | 10 % | 10 % | |||||
% Non-Income Producing | 11 % | 11 % | 10 % | 10 % | 10 % | |||||
% Ivy Hill Asset Management Equity* | 9 % | 9 % | 8 % | 7 % | 6 % | |||||
Yields: | ||||||||||
Weighted Avg. Yield on Debt and Other Income Producing | 12.2 % | 12.0 % | 11.6 % | 10.7 % | 9.5 % | |||||
Securities at Amortized Cost(6) | ||||||||||
Weighted Avg. Yield on Debt and Other Income Producing | 12.5 % | 12.2 % | 11.9 % | 10.8 % | 9.6 % | |||||
Securities at Fair Value(6) | ||||||||||
Weighted Average Yield on Total Investments at Amortized | 11.0 % | 10.8 % | 10.5 % | 9.6 % | 8.7 % | |||||
Cost(7) | ||||||||||
Weighted Average Yield on Total Investments at Fair | 11.1 % | 10.9 % | 10.6 % | 9.7 % | 8.6 % | |||||
Value(7) |
*Ares Capital's equity investment in Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P. ("IHAM") generally pays a quarterly dividend.
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