Barings BDC, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results And Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.17 Per Share
Barings BDC reported its Q3 2020 financial results, highlighting a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, up from $0.16 in Q2. The company recorded net investment income of $8.0 million, a net increase in net assets of $43.2 million, and net unrealized appreciation of $55.9 million. The net asset value (NAV) per share rose to $10.97. Barings made new investments totaling $127.3 million while selling loans that resulted in a net realized loss of $18.4 million.
- Quarterly cash dividend increased to $0.17 from $0.16.
- Net investment income rose to $8.0 million compared to $6.5 million in the previous quarter.
- NAV per share increased to $10.97 from $10.23.
- Total investment income was reported at $16.3 million.
- Net realized losses totaled $20.5 million.
- Loss on loan sales amounted to $18.4 million.
- The debt-to-equity ratio increased to 1.32x from 1.16x.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) ("Barings BDC" or the "Company") today reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2020 and announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
Highlights
Income Statement | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||
(dollars in millions, except per share data) | Total | Per Share(1) | Total | Per |
Net investment income | ||||
Net realized losses | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | ||||
Dividends paid | ||||
(1) Based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period of 47,961,753. | ||||
(2) Based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period of 47,977,481. |
Investment Portfolio and Balance Sheet | ||||||||
(dollars in millions, except per share data) | As of | As of | As of | As of | ||||
Investment portfolio at fair value | ||||||||
Weighted average yield on performing debt investments, excluding short-term investments (at principal amount) | ||||||||
Weighted average spread on performing debt investments excluding short-term investments (at principal amount) | ||||||||
Total assets | ||||||||
Debt outstanding (principal) | ||||||||
Total net assets (equity) | ||||||||
Net asset value per share | ||||||||
Debt-to-equity ratio | 1.32x | 1.16x | 1.42x | 1.17x | ||||
Net debt-to-equity ratio (adjusted for cash, short-term investments and unsettled transactions) | 0.74x | 1.00x | 1.20x | 0.90x |
Third Quarter 2020 Results
Commenting on the quarter, Eric Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "During the third quarter, Barings continued to drive quality origination flow across both middle-market and cross-platform investments while maintaining a high quality investment portfolio with no loans on non-accrual. I am also pleased to announce that the Barings BDC Board of Directors approved a dividend increase to
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company reported total investment income of
Net asset value ("NAV") per share as of September 30, 2020 was
Recent Portfolio Activity
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made 15 new investments totaling
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company reported total net unrealized appreciation of
Liquidity and Capitalization
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash of
On August 3, 2020, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the "August NPA") governing the issuance of (i)
Commenting on the Company's liquidity position, Jonathan Bock, Chief Financial Officer, stated, "During the third quarter, Barings BDC continued to improve its liquidity position and financing profile through the issuance of
Share Repurchase Program
On February 27, 2020, the Board approved an open-market share repurchase program for fiscal year 2020 (the "2020 Share Repurchase Program"). Under the 2020 Share Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized during fiscal year 2020 to repurchase up to a maximum of
As of November 9, 2020, the Company had repurchased a total of 989,050 shares of its common stock in the open market under the 2020 Share Repurchase Program (approximately
Dividend Information
The Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of
The Company's fourth quarter dividend will be payable as follows:
Fourth Quarter 2020 Dividend: | ||
Amount per share: | ||
Record date: | November 25, 2020 | |
Payment date: | December 2, 2020 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Barings BDC has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP") that provides for reinvestment of dividends and distributions on behalf of its stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, when the Company declares a cash dividend or distribution, stockholders who have not opted out of the DRIP will have their cash dividends or distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company's common stock, rather than receiving cash.
When the Company declares and pays dividends and distributions, it determines the allocation of the distribution between current income, accumulated income and return of capital on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). At each year end, the Company is required for tax purposes to determine the allocation based on tax accounting principles. Due to differences between GAAP and tax accounting principles, the portion of each dividend distribution that is ordinary income, capital gain or return of capital may differ for GAAP and tax purposes. The tax status of the Company's distributions can be found on the Investor Relations page of its website.
Subsequent Events
Subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company made approximately
On October 15, 2020, the Company fully repaid all outstanding notes under its term debt securitization totaling
On November 4, 2020, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the "November NPA") governing the issuance of (i)
In connection with the November NPA, also on November 4, 2020, the Company amended the August NPA to reduce the aggregate principal amount of unissued Additional Notes from
Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2020 Results
Barings BDC has scheduled a conference call to discuss third quarter 2020 financial and operating results for Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. ET.
To listen to the call, please dial 877-407-8831 or 201-493-6736 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A taped replay will be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until November 24, 2020. To access the replay, please dial 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415 and enter conference ID 13711281.
This conference call will also be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of its website at https://ir.barings.com/ir-calendar. Access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the Company's website until November 24, 2020.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included herein or on the webcast/conference call may constitute "forward-looking statements," which relate to future events or Barings BDC's future performance or financial condition. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made, which reflect management's current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability of Barings LLC to manage Barings BDC and identify investment opportunities, are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions, including with respect to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on Barings BDC's and its portfolio companies' results of operations and financial condition, and may not be relied upon as investment advice or an indication of Barings BDC's trading intent. More information on these risks and other potential factors that could affect Barings BDC's financial results, including important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from plans, estimates or expectations included herein or on the webcast/conference call, is included in Barings BDC's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Barings BDC's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K, as well as in subsequent filings, including Barings BDC's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. In addition, there is no assurance that Barings BDC or any of its affiliates will purchase additional shares of Barings BDC at any specific discount levels or in any specific amounts. There is no assurance that the market price of Barings BDC's shares, either absolutely or relative to net asset value, will increase as a result of any share repurchases, or that any repurchase plan will enhance stockholder value over the long term.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide additional information about the Company's results, the Company's management has discussed in this press release the Company's net debt (calculated as total debt less cash, short-term investments and unsettled transactions) and its net debt-to-equity ratio (calculated as net debt divided by total net assets), which are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP measures are included to supplement the Company's financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and because the Company uses such measures to monitor and evaluate its leverage and financial condition and believes the presentation of these measures enhances an investors' ability to analyze trends in the Company's business and to evaluate the Company's leverage and ability to take on additional debt. However, these non-GAAP measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's financial results as reported under GAAP.
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. These measures should only be used to evaluate the Company's results of operations in conjunction with their corresponding GAAP measures. Pursuant to the requirements of Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has provided a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures in the last table included in this press release.
About Barings BDC
Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Barings BDC seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans to private U.S. middle market companies that operate across a wide range of industries. Barings BDC's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Barings LLC, a leading global asset manager based in Charlotte, NC with over
About Barings LLC
Barings is a
*Assets under management as of September 30, 2020
Media Contact:
Cheryl Krauss, Media Relations, Barings, 980-417-5858, cheryl.krauss@barings.com
Investor Relations:
BDCinvestorrelations@barings.com, 888-401-1088
Barings BDC, Inc Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Assets: | |||||||
Investments at fair value: | |||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments (cost of | $ | 886,610,176 | $ | 1,066,845,054 | |||
Affiliate investments (cost of | 19,158,075 | 10,229,813 | |||||
Short-term investments (cost of | 210,503,390 | 96,568,940 | |||||
Total investments at fair value | 1,116,271,641 | 1,173,643,807 | |||||
Cash | 7,112,312 | 13,567,849 | |||||
Foreign currencies (cost of | 7,675,046 | 8,423,716 | |||||
Interest and fees receivable | 7,749,841 | 5,265,980 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 3,831,057 | 1,112,559 | |||||
Deferred financing fees | 4,440,269 | 5,366,119 | |||||
Receivable from unsettled transactions | 75,486,443 | 45,254,808 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,222,566,609 | $ | 1,252,634,838 | |||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 1,373,856 | $ | 1,524,830 | |||
Interest payable | 766,815 | 2,491,534 | |||||
Administrative fees payable | 300,000 | 400,000 | |||||
Base management fees payable | 3,375,262 | 3,266,722 | |||||
Payable from unsettled transactions | — | 4,924,150 | |||||
Borrowings under credit facilities | 463,703,208 | 352,488,419 | |||||
Debt securitization | 177,536,048 | 316,664,474 | |||||
Notes payable | 49,534,479 | — | |||||
Total liabilities | 696,589,668 | 681,760,129 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Net Assets: | |||||||
Common stock, | 47,962 | 48,951 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 846,636,727 | 853,766,370 | |||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (320,707,748) | (282,940,612) | |||||
Total net assets | 525,976,941 | 570,874,709 | |||||
Total liabilities and net assets | $ | 1,222,566,609 | $ | 1,252,634,838 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 10.97 | $ | 11.66 |
Barings BDC, Inc Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||
Three Months | Three Months | Nine Months | Nine Months | ||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||
Investment income: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income: | |||||||||||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments | $ | 15,205,310 | $ | 18,169,034 | $ | 47,850,786 | $ | 54,853,833 | |||||||
Short-term investments | 12,237 | 279,908 | 336,842 | 703,947 | |||||||||||
Total interest income | 15,217,547 | 18,448,942 | 48,187,628 | 55,557,780 | |||||||||||
Dividend income: | |||||||||||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments | — | 4,221 | 2,603 | 8,932 | |||||||||||
Total dividend income | — | 4,221 | 2,603 | 8,932 | |||||||||||
Fee and other income: | |||||||||||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments | 769,126 | 848,792 | 2,380,552 | 1,669,819 | |||||||||||
Total fee and other income | 769,126 | 848,792 | 2,380,552 | 1,669,819 | |||||||||||
Payment-in-kind interest income: | |||||||||||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments | 342,469 | — | 577,090 | — | |||||||||||
Total payment-in-kind interest income | 342,469 | — | 577,090 | — | |||||||||||
Interest income from cash | — | 2,152 | 631 | 9,022 | |||||||||||
Total investment income | 16,329,142 | 19,304,107 | 51,148,504 | 57,245,553 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Interest and other financing fees | 3,738,991 | 6,727,780 | 14,367,855 | 19,598,992 | |||||||||||
Base management fee | 3,375,262 | 3,263,803 | 10,904,422 | 8,845,753 | |||||||||||
Compensation expenses | — | 107,779 | 48,410 | 334,869 | |||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 1,254,723 | 1,217,570 | 4,044,453 | 5,108,595 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 8,368,976 | 11,316,932 | 29,365,140 | 33,888,209 | |||||||||||
Net investment income | 7,960,166 | 7,987,175 | 21,783,364 | 23,357,344 | |||||||||||
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions: | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses): | |||||||||||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments | (19,477,823) | (1,066,536) | (36,233,667) | (1,146,287) | |||||||||||
Net realized losses on investments | (19,477,823) | (1,066,536) | (36,233,667) | (1,146,287) | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (1,028,262) | 83,037 | (1,089,787) | 83,037 | |||||||||||
Net realized losses | (20,506,085) | (983,499) | (37,323,454) | (1,063,250) | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |||||||||||||||
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments | 56,467,202 | (2,209,225) | 2,522,789 | 25,202,059 | |||||||||||
Affiliate investments | 1,624,230 | 40,119 | 828,262 | (121,970) | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 58,091,432 | (2,169,106) | 3,351,051 | 25,080,089 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (2,144,050) | 374,278 | (1,756,412) | 374,278 | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 55,947,382 | (1,794,828) | 1,594,639 | 25,454,367 | |||||||||||
Net realized losses and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 35,441,297 | (2,778,327) | (35,728,815) | 24,391,117 | |||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (216,474) | (13,357) | (660,066) | (143,108) | |||||||||||
Benefit from (provision for) taxes | (7,362) | — | 10,105 | (499) | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 43,177,627 | $ | 5,195,491 | $ | (14,595,412) | $ | 47,604,854 | |||||||
Net investment income per share—basic and diluted | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share—basic and diluted | $ | 0.90 | $ | 0.10 | $ | (0.30) | $ | 0.94 | |||||||
Dividends/distributions per share: | |||||||||||||||
Total dividends/distributions per share | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.39 | |||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 47,961,753 | 49,987,312 | 48,274,397 | 50,535,246 |
BARINGS BDC, INC Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
Nine Months | Nine Months | ||||||
September 30, | September 30, | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (14,595,412) | $ | 47,604,854 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||
Purchases of portfolio investments | (316,723,958) | (294,160,380) | |||||
Repayments received / sales of portfolio investments | 416,989,098 | 251,057,329 | |||||
Purchases of short-term investments | (697,141,628) | (577,451,108) | |||||
Sales of short-term investments | 583,220,977 | 571,122,802 | |||||
Loan origination and other fees received | 6,075,019 | 5,118,390 | |||||
Net realized loss on investments | 36,233,667 | 1,146,287 | |||||
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions | 1,089,787 | (83,037) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | (3,351,051) | (25,080,089) | |||||
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of foreign currency transactions | 1,756,412 | (374,278) | |||||
Payment-in-kind interest accrued, net of payments received | (577,090) | — | |||||
Amortization of deferred financing fees | 1,113,839 | 951,134 | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 660,066 | 143,108 | |||||
Accretion of loan origination and other fees | (1,676,063) | (1,254,234) | |||||
Amortization / accretion of purchased loan premium / discount | (1,138,000) | (187,967) | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Interest and fees receivables | (2,699,114) | 595,826 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (2,569,056) | 2,421,921 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (118,876) | 65,869 | |||||
Interest payable | (1,724,576) | 2,141,975 | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 4,824,041 | (16,221,598) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Borrowings under credit facilities | 236,239,474 | 188,225,262 | |||||
Repayments of credit facilities | (127,523,364) | (466,000,000) | |||||
Proceeds from debt securitization | — | 348,250,000 | |||||
Repayment of debt securitization | (139,897,128) | (7,468,690) | |||||
Proceeds from notes | 50,000,000 | — | |||||
Financing fees paid | (544,874) | (8,246,692) | |||||
Purchases of shares in repurchase plan | (7,130,632) | (18,544,205) | |||||
Cash dividends / distributions paid | (23,171,724) | (19,582,956) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (12,028,248) | 16,632,719 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and foreign currencies | (7,204,207) | 411,121 | |||||
Cash and foreign currencies, beginning of period | 21,991,565 | 12,426,982 | |||||
Cash and foreign currencies, end of period | $ | 14,787,358 | $ | 12,838,103 | |||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 13,372,484 | $ | 14,398,249 |
BARINGS BDC, INC Unaudited Reconciliation of Debt to Net Debt and Calculation of Net Debt-to-Equity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||
Total debt (principal) | $ | 692,016,256 | $ | 569,341,828 | $ | 631,061,734 | $ | 670,698,595 | ||||||||
minus: Cash | (14,787,358) | (18,453,504) | (7,458,729) | (21,991,565) | ||||||||||||
minus: Short-term investments | (210,503,390) | (58,046,124) | (100,459,806) | (96,568,940) | ||||||||||||
plus: Payable from unsettled transactions | — | — | 13,862,282 | 4,924,150 | ||||||||||||
minus: Receivable from unsettled transactions | (75,486,443) | (575,630) | (4,138,890) | (45,254,808) | ||||||||||||
Total net debt(1) | $ | 391,239,065 | $ | 492,266,570 | $ | 532,866,591 | $ | 511,807,432 | ||||||||
Total net assets | $ | 525,976,941 | $ | 490,473,194 | $ | 445,744,908 | $ | 570,874,709 | ||||||||
Total net debt-to-equity ratio(1) | 0.74x | 1.00x | 1.20x | 0.90x | ||||||||||||
(1) See the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this press release. |
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