Capital Southwest Announces Financial Results for Third Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2020 and Announces Increase in Total Dividends to $0.52 per share for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021
Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) reported a strong financial performance for the third fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020, with a pre-tax net investment income of $10.0 million, or $0.52 per share. The investment portfolio totaled $648.8 million, with a credit portfolio of $531.1 million and a weighted average yield of 10.6%. The company declared total dividends of $0.52 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Additionally, CSWC executed significant capital commitments totaling $91 million and improved its net asset value to $15.74 per share.
- Pre-tax net investment income increased to $10.0 million, $0.52 per share.
- Total investment income rose to $19.0 million from $16.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Total investment portfolio reached $648.8 million.
- Declared total dividends of $0.52 per share for Q1 2021.
- Executed $91 million in capital commitments during the quarter.
- Realized losses on extinguishment of debt amounted to $0.3 million.
- Total net realized and unrealized gains decreased to $7.1 million from $8.4 million in the prior quarter.
CSWC Reports Pre-Tax Net Investment Income of
DALLAS, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest,” “CSWC” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CSWC), an internally managed business development company focused on providing flexible financing solutions to support the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses, today announced its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020.
Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Highlights
- Total Investment Portfolio:
$648.8 million - Credit Portfolio of
$531.1 million :91% 1st Lien Senior Secured Debt$55.5 million in new committed credit investments- Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments:
10.6% - One credit investment currently on non-accrual with a fair value of
$0.7 million , representing0.1% of the total investment portfolio- No new credit investments placed on non-accrual during the quarter
- Equity Portfolio of
$54.0 million , excluding investment in I-45 Senior Loan Fund (“I-45 SLF”)$2.0 million in new committed equity co-investments
- CSWC Investment in I-45 SLF of
$63.6 million at fair value- I-45 SLF portfolio of
$159.6 million - Portfolio consists of 38 issuers:
94% 1st Lien Debt and6% 2nd Lien Debt
- Portfolio consists of 38 issuers:
$85.0 million of debt outstanding at I-45 SLF as of December 31, 2020- I-45 SLF fund leverage of 1.07x debt to equity at fair value at quarter end
- I-45 SLF paid a
$1.7 million quarterly dividend to CSWC, an annualized yield of10.6%
- I-45 SLF portfolio of
- Credit Portfolio of
- Pre-Tax Net Investment Income:
$10.0 million , or$0.52 per weighted average diluted share - Dividends: Paid
$0.41 per share Regular Dividend,$0.10 per share Supplemental Dividend107% LTM Pre-Tax NII Regular Dividend Coverage- Total Dividends for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 of
$0.51 per share - Undistributed Taxable Income at quarter end estimated at
$1.09 per share
- Net Realized and Unrealized Appreciation on Investments:
$7.1 million $6.5 million of net appreciation related to the equity portfolio$0.7 million of net appreciation related to the upper middle market debt portfolio, including I-45 SLF$0.1 million net depreciation related to the lower middle market debt portfolio
- Realized Loss on Extinguishment of Debt:
$0.3 million - Redeemed
$20 million in aggregate principal amount of the5.95% Notes due 2022 (the “December 2022 Notes”)
- Redeemed
- Balance Sheet:
- Cash and Cash Equivalents:
$43.7 million - Total Net Assets:
$312.7 million - Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Share:
$15.74
- Cash and Cash Equivalents:
In commenting on the Company’s results, Bowen Diehl, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We finished calendar year 2020 strong as our portfolio continued to appreciate, recovering nicely from the effects of the pandemic, and our few non-accrual investments were resolved mostly with structures that allow us the opportunity to build back the value lost in those investments. Deal activity was strong for the quarter, and very strong considering the deal closings that extended into the first few weeks of January. In aggregate, we closed commitments of approximately
Third Quarter Fiscal Year Investment Activities
During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the Company originated investments in three new portfolio companies and three follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies, totaling
Acceleration Partners, LLC,
Broad Sky Networks LLC,
Klein Hersh, LLC,
During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the Company received full prepayment on one upper middle market investment totaling
Coastal Television Broadcasting LLC: Proceeds of
iEnergizer Limited: Proceeds of
Tinuiti Inc.: Proceeds of
Subsequent to Quarter-End Origination Activity
Subsequent to quarter ended December 31, 2020, the Company originated investments in two new portfolio companies, totaling
Third Fiscal Quarter 2021 Operating Results
For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, Capital Southwest reported total investment income of
For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, total operating expenses (excluding interest expense) were
For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, interest expense was
For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, total pre-tax net investment income was
For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, Capital Southwest had tax expense of
During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, Capital Southwest recorded total net realized and unrealized gains on investments of
The Company’s NAV at December 31, 2020 was
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2020, Capital Southwest had approximately
In September 2019, the Company issued
On December 10, 2020 (the “Redemption Date”), the Company redeemed
In December 2020, the Company issued
In December 2018, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Agreement”), and a related Amended and Restated Guarantee, Pledge and Security Agreement, to amend and restate its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”). On May 23, 2019, the Company entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement, which increased the total commitments under the Credit Facility by
On March 4, 2019, the Company entered into separate equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents through which it may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to
During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold 1,264,776 shares of its common stock under the Equity ATM Program at a weighted-average price of
Additionally, I-45 SLF has total commitments outstanding of
Share Repurchase Program
On January 25, 2016, Capital Southwest announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to
On March 26, 2020, the aggregate amount of the Company’s common stock purchased (inclusive of commission fees) pursuant to the share repurchase agreement met the threshold set forth in the share repurchase agreement and, as a result, the Company ceased purchasing common stock under the share repurchase program on such date. Cumulative to date, the Company has repurchased a total of 840,543 shares at an average price of
Declared Dividend of
On January 20, 2021, the Board declared total dividends of
The Company’s dividend will be payable as follows:
March 31, 2021 Dividend
Amount Per Share: | |
Ex-Dividend Date: | March 12, 2021 |
Record Date: | March 15, 2021 |
Payment Date: | March 31, 2021 |
When declaring dividends, the Board reviews estimates of taxable income available for distribution, which may differ from net investment income under generally accepted accounting principles. The final determination of taxable income for each year, as well as the tax attributes for dividends in such year, will be made after the close of the tax year.
Capital Southwest maintains a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) that provides for the reinvestment of dividends on behalf of its registered stockholders who hold their shares with Capital Southwest’s transfer agent and registrar, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company. Under the DRIP, if the Company declares a dividend, registered stockholders who have opted into the DRIP by the dividend record date will have their dividend automatically reinvested into additional shares of Capital Southwest common stock.
Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Results Conference Call and Webcast
Capital Southwest has scheduled a conference call on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter 2021 financial results. You may access the call by dialing (866) 502-8274 and using the Conference ID 4729457 at least 10 minutes before the call. The call can also be accessed using the Investor Relations section of Capital Southwest’s website at www.capitalsouthwest.com, or by using http://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/d5kg4tq9.
A telephonic replay will be available through February 9, 2021 by dialing (855) 859-2056 and using the Conference ID 4729457. An audio archive of the conference call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of Capital Southwest’s website.
For a more detailed discussion of the financial and other information included in this press release, please refer to the Capital Southwest Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2020 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Capital Southwest’s Third Fiscal Quarter 2021 Earnings Presentation to be posted on the Investor Relations section of Capital Southwest’s website at www.capitalsouthwest.com.
About Capital Southwest
Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq: CSWC) is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed business development company with approximately
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains historical information and forward-looking statements with respect to the business and investments of Capital Southwest. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical statements and can often be identified by words such as “will,” “believe,” “expect” and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions and beliefs. They are not guarantees of future results and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. These risks include risks related to: changes in the markets in which Capital Southwest invests; changes in the financial, capital, and lending markets; regulatory changes; tax treatment and general economic and business conditions; and uncertainties associated with the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on the global and U.S. capital markets and the global and U.S. economy, the length and duration of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as well as worldwide and the magnitude of the economic impact of that outbreak; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business prospects and the operational and financial performance of our portfolio companies, including our ability and their ability to achieve their respective objectives, and the effects of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our ability to continue to effectively manage our business.
Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and are encouraged to review Capital Southwest’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 and subsequent filings, including the “Risk Factors” sections therein, with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of the risks and other factors that could affect any forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, Capital Southwest does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changing circumstances or any other reason after the date of this press release.
Investor Relations Contact:
Michael S. Sarner, Chief Financial Officer
214-884-3829
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | |||||||
(In thousands, except shares and per share data) | |||||||
December 31, | March 31, | ||||||
2020 | 2020 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Investments at fair value: | |||||||
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (Cost: | $ | 497,326 | $ | 421,280 | |||
Affiliate investments (Cost: | 87,812 | 92,032 | |||||
Control investments (Cost: | 63,635 | 39,760 | |||||
Total investments (Cost: | 648,773 | 553,072 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 43,724 | 13,744 | |||||
Receivables: | |||||||
Dividends and interest | 10,746 | 10,389 | |||||
Escrow | 1,150 | 1,643 | |||||
Other | 42 | 51 | |||||
Income tax receivable | 585 | 147 | |||||
Deferred tax asset | — | 1,402 | |||||
Debt issuance costs (net of accumulated amortization of | 2,453 | 2,980 | |||||
Other assets | 1,361 | 1,531 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 708,834 | $ | 584,959 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
December 2022 Notes (Par value: | $ | 36,689 | $ | 75,812 | |||
October 2024 Notes (Par value: | 122,775 | 73,484 | |||||
January 2026 Notes (Par value: | 73,410 | — | |||||
Credit facility | 150,000 | 154,000 | |||||
Other liabilities | 6,783 | 4,883 | |||||
Accrued restoration plan liability | 2,975 | 3,082 | |||||
Income tax payable | 844 | 513 | |||||
Deferred tax liability | 2,708 | 963 | |||||
Total liabilities | 396,184 | 312,737 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | |||||||
Net Assets | |||||||
Common stock, | 5,552 | 5,085 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 337,822 | 310,846 | |||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (6,787 | ) | (19,772 | ) | |||
Treasury stock - at cost, 2,339,512 shares | (23,937 | ) | (23,937 | ) | |||
Total net assets | 312,650 | 272,222 | |||||
Total liabilities and net assets | $ | 708,834 | $ | 584,959 | |||
Net asset value per share (19,867,848 shares outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 17,998,098 shares outstanding at March 31, 2020) | $ | 15.74 | $ | 15.13 |
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except shares and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Investment income: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income: | |||||||||||||||
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments | $ | 12,286 | $ | 9,526 | $ | 34,234 | $ | 27,793 | |||||||
Affiliate investments | 2,401 | 2,159 | 6,980 | 6,210 | |||||||||||
Control investments | — | — | — | 265 | |||||||||||
Dividend income: | |||||||||||||||
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments | 1,235 | (15 | ) | 1,589 | 140 | ||||||||||
Affiliate investments | — | 122 | — | 141 | |||||||||||
Control investments | 1,681 | 2,581 | 5,144 | 10,013 | |||||||||||
Interest income from cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 21 | 8 | 49 | |||||||||||
Fees and other income | 1,436 | 1,590 | 2,934 | 2,390 | |||||||||||
Total investment income | 19,040 | 15,984 | 50,889 | 47,001 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Compensation | 2,444 | 2,034 | 6,125 | 5,763 | |||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 771 | 690 | 2,236 | 2,212 | |||||||||||
Interest | 4,528 | 4,142 | 13,253 | 11,664 | |||||||||||
Professional fees | 538 | 479 | 1,691 | 1,567 | |||||||||||
Net pension expense | 33 | 36 | 99 | 107 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 754 | 728 | 2,240 | 2,748 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 9,068 | 8,109 | 25,644 | 24,061 | |||||||||||
Income before taxes | 9,972 | 7,875 | 25,245 | 22,940 | |||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | 1,455 | 761 | 1,590 | 1,651 | |||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 8,517 | $ | 7,114 | $ | 23,655 | $ | 21,289 | |||||||
Realized (loss) gain | |||||||||||||||
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments | $ | (127 | ) | $ | (157 | ) | $ | (5,325 | ) | $ | 1,159 | ||||
Affiliate investments | — | 40 | (1,628 | ) | 57 | ||||||||||
Control investments | — | 44,399 | — | 44,566 | |||||||||||
Total net realized (loss) gain on investments, net of tax | (127 | ) | 40,818 | (6,953 | ) | 42,318 | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | |||||||||||||||
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments | 5,593 | (1,118 | ) | 16,417 | (4,899 | ) | |||||||||
Affiliate investments | 245 | (1,265 | ) | (1,012 | ) | (240 | ) | ||||||||
Control investments | 2,152 | (52,208 | ) | 11,075 | (55,027 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax (provision) benefit | (719 | ) | (174 | ) | (1,968 | ) | (832 | ) | |||||||
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, net of tax | 7,271 | (54,765 | ) | 24,512 | (60,998 | ) | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 7,144 | (13,947 | ) | 17,559 | (18,680 | ) | |||||||||
Realized losses on extinguishment of debt | (262 | ) | — | (548 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 15,399 | $ | (6,833 | ) | $ | 40,666 | $ | 2,609 | ||||||
Pre-tax net investment income per share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 1.36 | $ | 1.29 | |||||||
Net investment income per share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 1.27 | $ | 1.20 | |||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations – basic and diluted | $ | 0.80 | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | 2.18 | $ | 0.15 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | 19,134,824 | 18,100,176 | 18,629,463 | 17,803,005 | |||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | 19,134,824 | 18,100,176 | 18,629,463 | 17,803,005 |
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