Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results; Declares a Third Quarter 2020 Regular Dividend of $0.41 per Share

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Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (CCAP) reported a net investment income of $13.0 million ($0.46 per share) and a net increase in net assets of $56.4 million ($2.00 per share) for Q2 2020. The net asset value (NAV) per share rose to $18.12 compared to $16.52 in Q1 2020. This increase was largely due to unrealized gains from tightening credit spreads. The company declared a third-quarter dividend of $0.41 per share, payable on or around October 15, 2020. Total investments reached $895.2 million, a rise from $883.2 million in Q1, driven by new portfolio company investments and reduced expenses.

Positive

• Net investment income increased to $13.0 million from $11.6 million in Q1 2020.
• Net asset value per share increased from $16.52 to $18.12.
• Declared third-quarter dividend of $0.41 per share.
• Total investments grew to $895.2 million from $883.2 million.

Negative

• Net realized losses of $1.1 million.
• Total net expenses decreased only slightly, indicating potential ongoing cost pressures.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (“Crescent BDC” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: CCAP) today reported net investment income of $13.0 million, or $0.46 per share, and a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $56.4 million, or $2.00 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. Reported net asset value per share was $18.12 at June 30, 2020 as compared to $16.52 at March 31, 2020.

The increase in net asset value for the second quarter was primarily driven by unrealized gains from the impact of credit spreads tightening relative to the end of the first quarter.

Declaration of Regular Dividend for Third Quarter 2020

The Company announced that its Board of Directors has declared a third quarter 2020 dividend of $0.41 per share, which will be paid on or around October 15, 2020 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2020.

Selected Financial Highlights
($ in millions, except per share amounts. Unaudited.)

		As of
		June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020				June 30, 2019
Investments, at fair value		$	895.2			$	883.2			$	624.9
Total assets		$	926.3			$	909.9			$	637.2
Total net assets		$	510.3			$	465.8			$	320.8
Net asset value per share		$	18.12			$	16.52			$	19.75
Weighted average yield on income producing securities (at cost)1			7.9	%			7.9	%			8.4	%
Percentage of debt investments at floating rates			96.9	%			96.0	%			96.1	%
(1) Yield excludes investments on non-accrual status.

		Three Months Ended
		June 30, 2020								March 31, 2020
		Total Amount				Per Share				Total Amount				Per Share
Total investment income		$	19.3			$	0.69			$	18.8			$	0.72
Net investment income		$	13.0			$	0.46			$	11.6			$	0.44
Net realized gains (losses)		$	(1.1	)		$	(0.04	)		$	(0.1	)		$	(0.00	)
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes		$	44.5			$	1.59			$	(82.2	)		$	(3.14	)
Realized loss on asset acquisition			n/a				n/a			$	(3.8	)		$	(0.14	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$	56.4			$	2.00			$	(74.5	)		$	(2.84	)
Dividend distributions per share						$	0.41							$	0.41

Portfolio & Investing Activity

As of June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company had investments in 124 and 127 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $895.2 million and $883.2 million, respectively. The portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following asset types:

		As of
$ in millions		June 30, 2020							March 31, 2020
Investment Type		Fair Value			Percentage				Fair Value			Percentage
Senior secured first lien		$	361.7			40.4	%		$	387.2			43.8	%
Unitranche first lien			307.2			34.3	%			294.2			33.3	%
Unitranche first lien - last out			14.4			1.6	%			14.6			1.6	%
Senior secured second lien			106.7			11.9	%			102.9			11.7	%
Unsecured debt			8.7			1.0	%			8.6			1.0	%
Equity & other			45.0			5.0	%			31.8			3.6	%
LLC/LP equity interests			51.5			5.8	%			43.9			5.0	%
Total investments		$	895.2			100.0	%		$	883.2			100.0	%

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company invested $26.4 million into one new portfolio company, one refinancing and several follow-on revolver and delayed draw fundings. For this period, the Company had $60.4 million in aggregate exits, sales and repayments.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, excluding assets acquired in the Alcentra Capital Corp. ("Alcentra") acquisition, the Company invested $117.4 million across seven new portfolio companies and three existing portfolio companies. For this period, the Company had $73.8 million in aggregate exits, sales and repayments.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

Investment income increased to $19.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 from $18.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was due in part to three months of investment income from Alcentra portfolio investments that the Company acquired on January 31, 2020.

Total net expenses, including income and excise taxes, decreased to $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 from $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest and other debt financing costs as the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s weighted average outstanding debt decreased from 4.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to 3.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $11.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and $166.1 million of undrawn capacity on its revolving credit facilities, subject to borrowing base and other limitations. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s debt outstanding was 2.7% as of June 30, 2020.

The Company’s debt to equity ratio was 0.78x as of June 30, 2020.

On July 30, 2020, the Company announced that it agreed to issue $50 million aggregate principal amount of 5.95% senior unsecured notes due July 30, 2023. Pro forma for this transaction, the Company had over $200 million of available liquidity as of June 30, 2020.

Conference Call

The Company will host a webcast/conference call on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its quarter ended June 30, 2020 financial results. Please visit Crescent BDC’s webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of Crescent BDC’s website for a slide presentation that complements the earnings conference call.

All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which will be hosted on a webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Resources section of Crescent BDC’s website at www.crescentbdc.com. Please visit the website to test your connection before the webcast. Participants are also invited to access the conference call by dialing one of the following numbers:

Domestic: (855) 982-6679
International: (614) 999-9468
Conference ID: 8443979

All callers will need to enter the Conference ID followed by the # sign and reference "Crescent BDC" once connected with the operator. An archived replay will be available via a webcast link located on the Investor Relations section of Crescent BDC's website.

About Crescent BDC

Crescent BDC is a business development company that seeks to maximize the total return of its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by providing capital solutions to middle market companies with sound business fundamentals and strong growth prospects. Crescent BDC utilizes the extensive experience, origination capabilities and disciplined investment process of Crescent Capital Group LP (“Crescent Capital”).  Crescent BDC is externally managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of Crescent Capital. Crescent BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. For more information about Crescent BDC, visit www.crescentbdc.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

About Crescent Capital Group

Crescent Capital is a global credit investment manager with approximately $28 billion of assets under management. For over 25 years, the firm has focused on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately-originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, as well as private senior, unitranche, and junior debt securities.  Crescent Capital is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, and London and more than 180 employees globally. For more information about Crescent Capital, visit www.crescentcap.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Contact:

Daniel McMahon
daniel.mcmahon@crescentcap.com       
212-364-0149
           
Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, and other statements that Crescent BDC may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to Crescent BDC’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.

Crescent BDC cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which may change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Crescent BDC assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Crescent BDC’s SEC reports and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) our future operating results; (2) our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; (3) the impact of investments that we expect to make; (4) our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; (5) the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest; (6) the financial condition of and ability of our current and prospective portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; (7) our expected financings and investments; (8) the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital, including our ability to obtain continued financing on favorable terms; (9) the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies; (10) the impact of increased competition; (11) the ability of our investment advisor to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments; (12) potential conflicts of interest in the allocation of opportunities between us and other investment funds managed by our investment advisor or its affiliates; (13) the ability of our investment advisor to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (14) changes in law and policy accompanying the new administration and uncertainty pending any such changes; (15) increased geopolitical unrest, terrorist attacks or acts of war, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, or the specific industries of our portfolio companies; (16) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets; (17) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; and (18) the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, our tax position.

Crescent BDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, each filed with the SEC, identify additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements.

Other Information

The information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with Crescent BDC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which Crescent BDC filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 4, 2020, Crescent BDC’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, which Crescent BDC filed with the SEC on August 11, 2020, as well as Crescent BDC’s other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of Crescent BDC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, Crescent BDC’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and Crescent BDC’s other reports filed with the SEC can be found on Crescent BDC’s website at www.crescentbdc.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands except share and per share data)

		As of				As of
		June 30, 2020				December 31,
		(Unaudited)				2019
Assets
Investments, at fair value
Non-controlled non-affiliated (cost of $864,843 and $675,329, respectively)		$	821,831			$	671,582
Non-controlled affiliated (cost of $33,782 and $19,766, respectively)			42,890				20,507
Controlled (cost of $39,000 and $34,000, respectively)			30,513				34,442
Cash and cash equivalents			3,514				4,576
Restricted cash and cash equivalents			8,043				8,851
Receivable for investments sold			11,393				160
Interest receivable			3,980				2,832
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts			2,672				758
Deferred tax assets			762				421
Other assets			712				3,046
Total assets		$	926,310			$	747,175
Liabilities
Debt (net of deferred financing costs of $4,504 and $3,431, respectively)		$	395,829			$	322,010
Distributions payable			11,548				8,554
Interest and other debt financing costs payable			3,345				3,545
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			2,553				3,788
Management fees payable			1,660				1,343
Deferred tax liabilities			959				879
Directors’ fees payable			110				74
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts			8				65
Total liabilities		$	416,012			$	340,258
Net Assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (10,000 shares authorized, zero outstanding, respectively)		$	—			$	—
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (200,000,000 shares authorized, 28,167,360 and 20,862,314 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)			28				21
Paid-in capital in excess of par value			558,913				414,293
Accumulated loss			(48,643	)			(7,397	)
Total Net Assets		$	510,298			$	406,917
Total Liabilities and Net Assets		$	926,310			$	747,175
Net asset value per share		$	18.12			$	19.50

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

		For the three months ended								For the six months ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Investment Income:
From non-controlled non-affiliated investments:
Interest income		$	15,689			$	10,523			$	32,292			$	20,875
Paid-in-kind interest			697				172				1,246				337
Dividend income			712				508				1,604				931
Other income			620				500				1,060				744
From non-controlled affiliated investments:
Interest income			328				265				671				537
Paid-in-kind interest			481				—				485				—
From controlled investments:
Dividend income			800				550				800				550
Total investment income			19,327				12,518				38,158				23,974
Expenses:
Interest and other debt financing costs			3,631				3,173				7,980				5,982
Management fees			2,767				2,160				5,418				4,050
Incentive fees			2,267				1,107				4,199				2,131
Professional fees			364				192				706				384
Directors' fees			110				72				239				145
Organization expenses			—				49				—				91
Other general and administrative expenses			495				537				1,221				1,058
Total expenses			9,634				7,290				19,763				13,841
Management fee waiver			(1,107	)			(1,044	)			(2,264	)			(1,947	)
Incentive fee waiver			(2,267	)			(1,107	)			(4,199	)			(2,131	)
Net expenses			6,260				5,139				13,300				9,763
Net investment income before taxes			13,067				7,379				24,858				14,211
Income and excise taxes			111				3				349				6
Net investment income			12,956				7,376				24,509				14,205
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
Non-controlled non-affiliated investments			(1,136	)			(660	)			(1,023	)			(921	)
Foreign currency transactions			76				476				(161	)			489
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Non-controlled non-affiliated investments and foreign currency translation			25,140				1,434				(39,300	)			3,894
Non-controlled affiliated investments			11,878				80				8,367				616
Controlled investments			7,914				(472	)			(8,929	)			(713	)
Foreign currency forward contracts			(218	)			309				1,972				282
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments			43,654				1,167				(39,074	)			3,647
Realized loss on asset acquisition			—				—				(3,825	)			—
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and asset acquisition			43,654				1,167				(42,899	)			3,647
Benefit (provision) for taxes on unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments			(193	)			(31	)			262				(480	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$	56,417				8,512			$	(18,128	)			17,372
Per Common Share Data:
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share (basic and diluted):		$	2.00				0.54			$	(0.67	)			1.15
Net investment income per share (basic and diluted):		$	0.46				0.47			$	0.90				0.94
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted):			28,168,643				15,703,473				27,190,817				15,087,362

FAQ

What were Crescent Capital BDC's earnings for Q2 2020?

Crescent Capital BDC reported net investment income of $13.0 million or $0.46 per share for Q2 2020.

What is the net asset value per share for CCAP as of June 30, 2020?

The net asset value per share was $18.12 as of June 30, 2020.

When is the dividend for Q3 2020 payable?

The dividend of $0.41 per share is scheduled to be paid on or around October 15, 2020.

How did Crescent Capital BDC's total investments change in Q2 2020?

Total investments increased to $895.2 million in Q2 2020, up from $883.2 million in Q1 2020.