Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Announces September 30, 2020 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2020 Dividend of $0.34 per Share

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Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (BCSF) reported strong third-quarter earnings for 2020, with net income per share of $0.80, a significant increase from $0.40 in the previous quarter. Despite a drop in net investment income per share to $0.33 from $0.37, the company's net asset value rose to $16.27 per share, up from $15.81. During the quarter, BCSF declared a dividend of $0.34 per share for the fourth quarter, reflecting its ongoing commitment to shareholder returns. Overall, the firm's debt-to-equity ratio improved to 1.33x, showcasing enhanced balance sheet strength.

Positive

• Net income per share increased to $0.80 from $0.40 quarter-over-quarter.
• Net asset value per share rose to $16.27 from $15.81.
• Declared a consistent fourth-quarter dividend of $0.34 per share.
• Debt-to-equity ratio improved to 1.33x from 1.42x.

Negative

• Net investment income per share decreased to $0.33 from $0.37.
• Total investment income declined to $46.8 million from $47.9 million.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF, the “Company”, “our” or “we”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter September 30, 2020, and that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.34 per share for the fourth quarter of 2020.

“We delivered strong earnings results this quarter driven by the stable performance of our portfolio company investments as broader credit market conditions improved,” said Michael Ewald, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCSF. “We continue to demonstrate meaningful progress in further de-leveraging our balance sheet, positioning us with greater asset coverage and increased flexibility to maximize long-term shareholder value.”

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

• Net investment income per share was $0.33, as compared to $0.37 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020;
• Net income per share was $0.80 as compared to $0.40 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020;
• Net asset value per share as of September 30, 2020 was $16.27 as compared to $15.81 as of June 30, 2020;
• Gross and net new investment fundings were $29.2 million and $(60.7) million, respectively. As a result of the principal repayments and sales activity that occurred during the quarter, and together with the increase in net assets, the Company’s ending debt-to-equity (net of cash) ratio was 1.33x as of September 30, 2020, as compared to 1.42x as of June 30, 2020;
• Credit quality improved as demonstrated by the number and percentage of non-accrual investments declining quarter-over-quarter. Non-accrual investments represented 0.2% of the total investment portfolio at both cost and fair value as of September 30, 2020; and
• Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.34 per share for the fourth quarter of 2020 payable to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020.⁽¹⁾

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

($ in millions, unless otherwise noted)		Q3 2020	Q2 2020
Net investment income per share		$0.33	$0.37
Net investment income		$21.5	$20.0
Earnings per share		$0.80	$0.40
Dividends per share declared and payable		$0.34	$0.34
($ in millions, unless otherwise noted)	As of September 30, 2020		As of June 30, 2020
Total fair value of investments		$2,459.7	$2,476.0
Total assets		$2,621.1	$2,610.0
Total net assets		$1,050.5	$1,021.0
Net asset value per share		$16.27	$15.81

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company invested $29.2 million in 16 portfolio companies across 10 different industries. New investments were primarily driven by fundings to existing portfolio companies. The Company had $89.9 million of principal repayments and sales in the quarter. On a net basis, our investments in the quarter totaled $(60.7) million.

Investment Activity for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2020:

($ in millions)	Q3 2020	Q2 2020
Investment Fundings	$29.2	$49.2
Sales and Repayments	$89.9	$67.1
Net Investment Activity	$(60.7)	$(17.9)

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s investment portfolio had a fair value of $2,459.7 million, comprised of investments in 107 portfolio companies operating across 30 different industries.

Investment Portfolio at Fair Value as of September 30, 2020:

Investment Type	$ in Millions	% of Total
First Lien Senior Secured Loans	$2,128.6	86.5%
First Lien Last Out Loans	17.2	0.7
Second Lien Senior Secured Loans	155.5	6.3
Subordinated Debt	15.0	0.6
Equity Interest	107.4	4.4
Preferred Equity	36.0	1.5
Total	$2,459.7	100.0%

As of September 30, 2020, the weighted average yield on the investment portfolio at amortized cost and fair value were 6.9% and 7.1%, respectively, as compared to 6.6% and 6.9%, respectively, as of June 30, 2020.⁽²⁾ 99.2% of the Company’s debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities.

As of September 30, 2020, one portfolio company was on non-accrual status, representing 0.2% and 0.2% of the total investment portfolio at cost and fair value, respectively.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, total investment income was $46.8 million and $47.9 million, respectively. The decrease in investment income was primarily due to a contraction in the size of the investment portfolio as a result of net repayments.

Total expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 were $25.4 million and $27.9 million, respectively. The decrease was primarily driven by lower interest and debt financing expenses.

Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 was $21.5 million or $0.33 per share and $20.0 million or $0.37 per share, respectively.

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had net realized and unrealized gains of $30.0 million.

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $51.5 million, or $0.80 per share.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had total principal debt outstanding of $1,521.4 million, including $307.8 million outstanding in the Company’s revolving credit facility with Goldman Sachs Bank USA (the “BCSF Revolving Credit Facility”), $299.1 million outstanding in the Company’s credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (the “JPM Credit Facility”), $365.7 million outstanding of the notes issued through BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1 LLC, $398.8 million outstanding of the 2019-1 Debt and $150.0 million outstanding in the Company’s senior unsecured notes due 2023.

During the quarter, the Company entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement within its BCSF Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) decrease the financing limit from $500.0 million to $425.0 million, (ii) decrease the interest rate on financing from LIBOR plus 3.25% per annum to LIBOR plus 3.00% per annum, and (iii) provide enhanced flexibility to contribute and borrow against revolving and delayed draw loans and modify certain other terms relating to collaterals.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 3.3%, as compared to 3.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents (including foreign cash) of $45.0 million and $318.0 million of aggregate capacity under its credit facilities, including $117.2 million in the BCSF Revolving Credit Facility, $150.8 million in the JPM Credit Facility and $50.0 million in the Revolving Advisor Loan. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $153.0 million of undrawn investment commitments.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s debt-to-equity and debt-to-equity (net of cash) ratios were 1.45x and 1.33x, respectively, as compared to 1.52x and 1.42x, respectively, as of June 30, 2020.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all terms under its secured credit facilities.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

A conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results will be held live at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on November 6, 2020. Please visit BCSF’s webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Resources section of BCSF’s website at http://www.baincapitalbdc.com for a slide presentation that complements the Earnings Conference Call.

Participants are also invited to access the conference call by dialing one of the following numbers:

• Domestic: 1-877-300-8521
• International: 1-412-317-6026
• Conference ID: 10148764

All participants will need to enter the Conference ID followed by the # sign and reference “Bain Capital Specialty Finance” once connected with the operator. All participants are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the call.

Replay Information:

An archived replay will be available approximately three hours after the conference call concludes through November 13, 2020 via a webcast link located on the Investor Resources section of BCSF’s website, and via the dial-in numbers listed below:

• Domestic: 1-844-512-2921
• International: 1-412-317-6671
• Conference ID: 10148764

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
			As of			As of
			September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
			(Unaudited)
Assets
	Investments at fair value:
		Non-controlled/non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of $2,361,890 and $2,416,854, respectively)	$	2,303,209		$	2,403,250
		Non-controlled/affiliate investment (amortized cost of $28,852 and $6,720, respectively)		33,549			6,720
		Controlled affiliate investment (amortized cost of $137,924 and $113,689, respectively)		122,899			117,085
	Cash and cash equivalents			43,020			36,531
	Foreign cash (cost of $2,029 and $854, respectively)			2,009			810
	Restricted cash and cash equivalents			78,895			31,505
	Collateral on forward currency exchange contracts			3,604			-
	Deferred financing costs			3,493			3,182
	Interest receivable on investments			20,232			22,482
	Receivable for sales and paydowns of investments			4,633			21,994
	Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts			23			1,034
	Dividend receivable			5,573			961
		Total Assets	$	2,621,139		$	2,645,554
Liabilities
	Debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $7,555 and $4,584, respectively)		$	1,513,852		$	1,574,635
	Offering costs payable			518			-
	Interest payable			11,783			15,534
	Payable for investments purchased			2,956			293
	Collateral payable on forward currency exchange contracts			-			331
	Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts			8,162			1,252
	Base management fee payable			8,885			7,265
	Incentive fee payable			-			4,513
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses			2,573			2,155
	Distributions payable			21,951			21,176
		Total Liabilities		1,570,680			1,627,154
Commitments and Contingencies
Net Assets
	Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 10,000,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		$	-		$	-
	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000,000 and 100,000,000,000 shares authorized, 64,562,265 and 51,649,812 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively			65			52
	Paid in capital in excess of par value			1,166,685			1,038,343
	Total distributable earnings (loss)			(116,291)			(19,995)
		Total Net Assets		1,050,459			1,018,400
Total Liabilities and Total Net assets			$	2,621,139		$	2,645,554
Net asset value per share			$	16.27		$	19.72

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
				For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
					2020				2019				2020				2019
Income
	Investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliate investments:
	Interest from investments			$	43,558			$	50,710			$	135,576			$	126,037
	Dividend income				34				46				748				62
	Other income				607				236				1,106				627
		Total investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliate investments			44,199				50,992				137,430				126,726
	Investment income from non-controlled, affiliate investments:
	Investment income from non-controlled/affiliate investments:
	Interest from investments				56				-				56				-
		Total investment income from non-controlled/affiliate investments			56				-				56				-
	Investment income from controlled affiliate investments:
	Interest from investments				715				781				2,225				1,023
	Dividend income				1,847				915				6,473				15,425
	Other income				-				-				-				4
		Total investment income from controlled affiliate investments			2,562				1,696				8,698				16,452
		Total investment income			46,817				52,688				146,184				143,178
Expenses
	Interest and debt financing expenses				14,426				19,427				49,614				46,592
	Base management fee				8,885				8,910				26,250				23,644
	Incentive fee				-				4,330				-				12,905
	Professional fees				296				789				1,909				1,615
	Directors fees				209				159				555				370
	Other general and administrative expenses				1,545				1,243				3,878				3,672
		Total expenses before fee waivers			25,361				34,858				82,206				88,798
	Base management fee waiver				-				(2,582	)			-				(6,450	)
	Incentive fee waiver				-				(763	)			-				(2,745	)
		Total expenses, net of fee waivers			25,361				31,513				82,206				79,603
		Net investment income			21,456				21,175				63,978				63,575
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
	Net realized gain (loss) on non-controlled/non-affiliate investments				(24,263	)			27				(34,667	)			(1,394	)
	Net realized gain on controlled affiliate investments				-				-				-				265
	Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions				(19	)			122				(368	)			(190	)
	Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts				(130	)			346				6,472				11,042
	Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translation				194				162				89				461
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency exchange contracts				(11,177	)			9,135				(7,921	)			(14	)
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on non-controlled/non-affiliate investments				73,892				(12,373	)			(45,077	)			2,269
	Net change in unrealized appreciation on non-controlled/affiliate investments				1,689				-				4,697				-
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on controlled affiliate investments				(10,185	)			(395	)			(18,421	)			720
		Total net gains (losses)			30,001				(2,976	)			(95,196	)			13,159
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations				$	51,457			$	18,199			$	(31,218	)		$	76,734
Basic and diluted net investment income per common share				$	0.33			$	0.41			$	1.13			$	1.23
Basic and diluted increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share				$	0.80			$	0.35			$	(0.55	)		$	1.49
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding					64,562,265				51,649,812				56,692,267				51,587,779

Endnotes

(1) The fourth quarter dividend is payable on January 29, 2021 to holders of record as of December 31, 2020.

(2) Information as of September 30, 2020. Weighted average yields are computed as (a) the annual stated interest rate or yield earned on the relevant accruing debt and other income producing securities, divided by (b) the total relevant investments at amortized cost or at fair value, as applicable.

About Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. BCSF is managed by BCSF Advisors, LP, an SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of Bain Capital Credit, LP. Since commencing investment operations on October 13, 2016, and through September 30, 2020, BCSF has invested approximately $3,712.9 million in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. BCSF’s investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last out, unitranche and second lien debt, investments in strategic joint ventures, equity investments and, to a lesser extent, corporate bonds. BCSF has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Forward-Looking Statements

This letter may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this letter may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this letter.