CARLYLE SECURED LENDING, INC. Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Presentation
March 31, 2023
Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statement
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Q1 2023 Quarterly Highlights
First
Quarter
Results
Portfolio &
Investment
Activity
Liquidity &
Capital
Activity
- Net investment income per share was $0.50 per common share, up $0.02 compared to our 4Q22 core earnings due primarily to the continued rise in benchmark interest rates
- NAV per share was $17.09, up 0.6% compared to our 4Q22 NAV of $16.99 per share
- The change in NAV in 1Q23 was primarily driven by NII generated in excess of our 1Q23 dividend
- Declared a $0.37 base dividend plus a $0.07 supplemental for 2Q23, equating to an annualized dividend yield of 10.3% on our 1Q23 NAV
- 1Q23 portfolio included total commitments of $2.2 billion across 133 portfolio companies
- New investment fundings during the quarter were $55.9 million with a weighted average yield of 12.7%
- Total repayments and sales during the quarter were $76.3 million with a weighted average yield of 10.1%
- Non-accrualinvestments in 1Q23 increased to 4.2% and 3.5% of the total portfolio based on amortized cost and fair value, respectively
- The annualized dividend yield on our Investment Funds was 12.2% in 1Q23
- Paid the 1Q23 base dividend of $0.37 plus a supplemental dividend of $0.07 per share
- Repurchased 0.3 million shares in 1Q23 for $4.0 million, contributing $0.01 per share of NAV accretion
- Net financial leverage remained at 1.16x, comfortably within our target range
- Total liquidity at 1Q23 was $278.5 million in cash and undrawn debt capacity
Note: Per share amounts within this presentation apply to common shares of the Company unless otherwise noted.
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Quarterly Operating Results Detail
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 | |||||
SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||||||
Total investment income | $ | 47,509 | $ | 44,568 | $ | 59,143 | $ | 56,036 | $ | 58,375 |
Total expenses(1) | (22,865) | (23,573) | (28,865) | (31,411) | (32,680) | |||||
Net Investment Income(2) | $ | 24,644 | $ | 20,995 | $ | 30,278 | $ | 24,625 | $ | 25,695 |
Net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) | 5,164 | (17,205) | 6,677 | (13,041) | 1,417 | |||||
Net Income (Loss)(2) | $ | 29,808 | $ | 3,790 | $ | 36,955 | $ | 11,584 | $ | 27,112 |
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding | 52,892 | 52,421 | 51,863 | 51,310 | 50,887 | |||||
Net Investment Income per Share(2) | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.50 |
Net Income (Loss) per Share(2) | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.53 |
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET | ||||||||||
Total investments, at fair value | $ | 1,873,183 | $ | 1,889,276 | $ | 1,948,957 | $ | 1,979,877 | $ | 1,973,565 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 69,512 | 39,291 | 68,644 | 30,506 | 42,873 | |||||
Other assets | 43,263 | 117,386 | 36,431 | 31,314 | 38,969 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 1,985,958 | $ | 2,045,953 | $ | 2,054,032 | $ | 2,041,697 | $ | 2,055,407 |
Debt and secured borrowings | 996,141 | 1,079,954 | 1,060,615 | 1,077,192 | 1,092,707 | |||||
Accrued expenses and liabilities | 39,277 | 39,506 | 57,766 | 47,082 | 44,507 | |||||
Preferred stock | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||
Total Liabilities and Preferred Stock | $ | 1,085,418 | $ | 1,169,460 | $ | 1,168,381 | $ | 1,174,274 | $ | 1,187,214 |
Net Assets | $ | 950,540 | $ | 926,493 | $ | 935,651 | $ | 917,423 | $ | 918,193 |
Preferred stock | (50,000) | (50,000) | (50,000) | (50,000) | (50,000) | |||||
Net Assets | $ | 900,540 | $ | 876,493 | $ | 885,651 | $ | 867,423 | $ | 868,193 |
Common shares outstanding at end of period | 52,647 | 52,148 | 51,617 | 51,060 | 50,795 | |||||
Net Asset Value per Common Share | $ | 17.11 | $ | 16.81 | $ | 17.16 | $ | 16.99 | $ | 17.09 |
LEVERAGE | ||||||||||
Net Financial Leverage (3) | 0.98x | 1.05x | 1.09x | 1.16x | 1.16x | |||||
Statutory Debt to Equity (4) | 1.16x | 1.29x | 1.26x | 1.30x | 1.32x |
Please refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for more information.
- Includes the preferred stock dividend. (2) Presented net of the preferred stock dividend for the period. (3) Reflects cumulative convertible preferred securities as equity, net of excess cash held at period end, which was $37.3 million on March 31, 2023. (4) Reflects cumulative convertible preferred securities as debt. These securities are considered "senior securities" for the purposes of calculating asset coverage pursuant to the Investment Company Act.
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Origination Activity Detail
(Dollar amounts in thousands and based on par) | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 | |||||
NEW INVESTMENT FUNDINGS BY ASSET TYPE (1) | ||||||||||
First lien debt | $ | 110,594 | $ | 198,625 | $ | 267,262 | $ | 126,400 | $ | 53,164 |
Second lien debt | 249 | 430 | 285 | 318 | 325 | |||||
Equity(2) | 2,387 | 1,287 | 14,623 | 1,868 | 2,361 | |||||
Total | $ | 113,230 | $ | 200,342 | $ | 282,170 | $ | 128,586 | $ | 55,850 |
Weighted Average Yield at Amortized Cost | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 12.7% | |||||
SALES & REPAYMENTS BY ASSET TYPE (1) | ||||||||||
First lien debt | $ | (108,253) | $ | (156,301) | $ | (180,937) | $ | (87,352) | $ | (68,505) |
Second lien debt | (36,325) | (5,000) | (31,500) | - | (6,954) | |||||
Equity(2) | (5,086) | (1,031) | - | (60) | (829) | |||||
Total | $ | (149,664) | $ | (162,332) | $ | (212,437) | $ | (87,412) | $ | (76,288) |
Weighted Average Yield at Amortized Cost | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10.1% |
Net Investment Activity | $ (36,434) | $ | 38,010 | $ | 69,733 | $ | 41,174 |
- (20,438)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO BY ASSET TYPE (3)(4) | |||||
First lien debt | 65.4% | 66.5% | 68.2% | 68.6% | 68.5% |
Second lien debt | 16.2% | 15.4% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.1% |
Equity | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
Investment funds | 14.2% | 13.9% | 13.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments at | 8.2 % | 8.8 % | 10.4 % | 11.7 % | 12.0% |
Amortized Cost(5) | |||||
Weighted Average Yield on Debt and Income | 8.7 % | 9.3 % | 10.6 % | 11.8 % | 12.1% |
Producing Investments at Amortized Cost(5) | |||||
Please refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for more information. No assurance is given that the Company will continue to achieve comparable results.
- Excludes activity related to the Investment Funds. (2) Based on cost/proceeds of equity activity. (3) At quarter end. (4) As a percentage of fair value. (5) Weighted average yields exclude investments placed on non-accrual status. Weighted average yields of income producing investments include Credit Fund and Credit Fund II, as well as income producing equity investments.
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