Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Reports December 31, 2023 Financial Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.45 Per Share

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Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. reported financial results for Q4 and FY2023, with net investment income per share of $0.56, NAV per share increased to $14.62, total investments at fair value and commitments were $3,721.8 million, and a regular dividend of $0.45 per share was declared. Investment portfolio comprised 97.2% senior secured debt. The Company's total debt outstanding was $1,832.2 million.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (“GSBD”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) (NYSE: GSBD) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 and filed its Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

• Net investment income per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $0.56. Excluding purchase discount amortization per share of $0.01 from the Merger (as defined below), adjusted net investment income per share was $0.55, equating to an annualized net investment income yield on book value of 15.0%.¹ Earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $0.46.
• Net asset value (“NAV”) per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 0.07% to $14.62 from $14.61 as of September 30, 2023.
• As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s total investments at fair value and commitments were $3,721.8 million, comprised of investments in 144 portfolio companies across 38 industries. The investment portfolio was comprised of 97.2% senior secured debt, including 95.3% in first lien investments.²
• During the quarter, the Company made new investment commitments of $166.2 million, funded new investment commitments of $123.4 million, and had fundings of previously unfunded commitments of $66.6 million. Sales and repayments activity totaled $224.0 million, resulting in a net funded portfolio change of $(34.0) million.
• During the quarter, one portfolio company was placed on non-accrual status and certain investments in three portfolio companies were removed from non-accrual. As of December 31, 2023, investments on non-accrual status amounted to 2.3% and 3.8% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.
• The Company’s ending net debt to equity ratio was 1.11x as of December 31, 2023 and 1.13x as of September 30, 2023.
• As of December 31, 2023, 46.9% of the Company’s approximately $1,832.2 million of total principal amount of debt outstanding was in unsecured debt and 53.1% in secured debt.
• The Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular first quarter 2024 dividend of $0.45 per share payable to shareholders of record as of March 28, 2024.³

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in $ millions, except per share data)		As of December 31, 2023			As of September 30, 2023
Investment portfolio, at fair value2		$	3,414.3		$	3,438.7
Total debt outstanding4		$	1,832.2		$	1,884.5
Net assets		$	1,601.8		$	1,600.6
Net asset value per share		$	14.62		$	14.61
Ending net debt to equity		1.11x			1.13x

(in $ millions, except per share data)		Three Months Ended December 31, 2023			Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Total investment income		$	115.4		$	120.1
Net investment income after taxes		$	61.8		$	72.9
Less: Purchase discount amortization			1.1			3.2
Adjusted net investment income after taxes1		$	60.7		$	69.7
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)		$	(11.2	)	$	(21.3	)
Add: Realized/Unrealized depreciation from the purchase discount			1.1			3.2
Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains (losses)1		$	(10.1	)	$	(18.1	)
Net investment income per share (basic and diluted)		$	0.56		$	0.67
Less: Purchase discount amortization per share			0.01			0.03
Adjusted net investment income per share1		$	0.55		$	0.64
Weighted average shares outstanding			109.6			109.5
Regular distribution per share		$	0.45		$	0.45

Total investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 was $115.4 million and $120.1 million, respectively. The decrease in investment income was primarily driven by the decrease in repayments and the related accretion of discounted positions.

Net expenses before taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 were $51.9 million and $45.6 million, respectively. Net expenses increased by $6.3 million primarily as a result of an increase in incentive fee.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY²

Summary of Investment Activity for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was as follows:

		New Investment Commitments								Sales and Repayments
Investment Type		$ Millions				% of Total				$ Millions				% of Total
1st Lien/Senior Secured Debt		$	136.5				82.1	%		$	179.8				80.3	%
1st Lien/Last-Out Unitranche			29.7				17.9				0.1				—
2nd Lien/Senior Secured Debt			—				—				36.9				16.5
Preferred Stock			—				—				7.1				3.2
Common Stock			—				—				0.1				—
Total		$	166.2				100.0	%		$	224.0				100.0	%

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, new investment commitments were across fourteen new portfolio companies and four existing portfolio companies. Sales and repayments were primarily driven by the full repayment and exit of investments in seven portfolio companies.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY²

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:

		Investments at Fair Value
Investment Type		$ Millions				% of Total
1st Lien/Senior Secured Debt		$	3,107.5				91.1	%
1st Lien/Last-Out Unitranche			144.7				4.2
2nd Lien/Senior Secured Debt			66.5				1.9
Unsecured Debt			27.3				0.8
Preferred Stock			37.3				1.1
Common Stock			30.7				0.9
Warrants			0.3				—
Total		$	3,414.3				100.0	%

The following table presents certain selected information regarding the Company’s investments:

		As of
		December 31, 2023				September 30, 2023
Number of portfolio companies			144				137
Percentage of performing debt bearing a floating rate5			99.9	%			99.9	%
Percentage of performing debt bearing a fixed rate5			0.1	%			0.1	%
Weighted average yield on debt and income producing investments, at amortized cost6			12.6	%			12.6	%
Weighted average yield on debt and income producing investments, at fair value6			13.8	%			13.3	%
Weighted average leverage (net debt/EBITDA)7		6.1x				5.9x
Weighted average interest coverage7		1.5x				1.5x
Median EBITDA7	$	53.98 million			$	50.22 million

As of December 31, 2023, investments on non-accrual status represented 2.3% and 3.8% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $1,832.2 million of total principal amount of debt outstanding, comprised of $972.2 million of outstanding borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), $360.0 million of unsecured notes due 2025, and $500.0 million of unsecured notes due 2026. The combined weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 5.45% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $724.1 million of availability under its Revolving Credit Facility and $52.4 million in cash.^4,8

The Company’s ending net debt to equity leverage ratio was 1.11x for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to 1.13x for the three months ended September 30, 2023. ⁹

CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 9:00 am Eastern Time. All interested parties are invited to participate in the conference call by dialing (800) 289-0459; international callers should dial +1 (929) 477-0443; conference ID 427709. All participants are asked to dial in approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the call, and reference “Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.” when prompted. For a slide presentation that the Company may refer to on the earnings conference call, please visit the Investor Resources section of the Company’s website at www.goldmansachsbdc.com. An archived replay will be available on the Company’s webcast link located on the Investor Resources section of the Company’s website.

Please direct any questions regarding the conference call to Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Investor Relations, via e-mail, at gsbdc-investor-relations@gs.com.

ENDNOTES

1)		On October 12, 2020, we completed our merger (the “Merger”) with Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (“MMLC”). The Merger was accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50, Business Combinations — Related Issues. The consideration paid to MMLC’s stockholders was less than the aggregate fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which resulted in a purchase discount (the “purchase discount”). The purchase discount was allocated to the cost of MMLC investments acquired by us on a pro-rata basis based on their relative fair values as of the closing date. Immediately following the Merger with MMLC, we marked the investments to their respective fair values and, as a result, the purchase discount allocated to the cost basis of the investments acquired was immediately recognized as unrealized appreciation on our Consolidated Statement of Operations.  The purchase discount allocated to the loan investments acquired will amortize over the life of each respective loan through interest income, with a corresponding adjustment recorded as unrealized appreciation on such loan acquired through its ultimate disposition. The purchase discount allocated to equity investments acquired will not amortize over the life of such investments through interest income and, assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity investments acquired and disposition of such equity investments at fair value, we will recognize a realized gain with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized appreciation on disposition of such equity investments acquired.
		As a supplement to our financial results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we have provided, as detailed below, certain non-GAAP financial measures to our operating results that exclude the aforementioned purchase discount and the ongoing amortization thereof, as determined in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures include i) Adjusted net investment income per share; ii) Adjusted net investment income after taxes; and iii) Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains (losses). We believe that the adjustment to exclude the full effect of the purchase discount is meaningful because it is a measure that we and investors use to assess our financial condition and results of operations. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are intended to enhance investors’ understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. The aforementioned non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
2)		The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes the investment, if any, in a money market fund managed by an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not have an investment in the money market fund.
3)		The $0.45 per share dividend is payable on April 26, 2024 to stockholders of record as of March 28, 2024.
4)		Total debt outstanding excludes netting of debt issuance costs of $5.4 million and $6.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023.
5)		The fixed versus floating composition has been calculated as a percentage of performing debt investments measured on a fair value basis, including income producing preferred stock investments and excludes investments, if any, placed on non-accrual.
6)		Computed based on the (a) annual actual interest rate or yield earned plus amortization of fees and discounts on the performing debt and other income producing investments as of the reporting date, divided by (b) the total performing debt and other income producing investments (excluding investments on non-accrual) at amortized cost or fair value, respectively. This calculation excludes exit fees that are receivable upon repayment of the investment. Excludes the purchase discount and amortization related to the Merger.
7)		For a particular portfolio company, we calculate the level of contractual indebtedness net of cash (“net debt”) owed by the portfolio company and compare that amount to measures of cash flow available to service the net debt. To calculate net debt, we include debt that is both senior and pari passu to the tranche of debt owned by us but exclude debt that is legally and contractually subordinated in ranking to the debt owned by us. We believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of our portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual rights of repayment of the tranche of debt owned by us relative to other senior and junior creditors of a portfolio company. We typically calculate cash flow available for debt service at a portfolio company by taking net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the trailing twelve month period. Weighted average net debt to EBITDA is weighted based on the fair value of our debt investments and excludes investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
		For a particular portfolio company, we also compare that amount of EBITDA to the portfolio company’s contractual interest expense (“interest coverage ratio”). We believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of our portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual interest obligations of the portfolio company. Weighted average interest coverage is weighted based on the fair value of our performing debt investments and excludes investments where interest coverage may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
		Median EBITDA is based on our debt investments and excludes investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
		Portfolio company statistics are derived from the financial statements most recently provided to us of each portfolio company as of the reported end date. Statistics of the portfolio companies have not been independently verified by us and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount. As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk represented 42.9% and 43.5%, respectively, of total debt investments at fair value.
8)		The Company’s Revolving Credit Facility has debt outstanding denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars (“USD”). These balances have been converted to USD using applicable foreign currency exchange rates as of December 31, 2023. As a result, the Revolving Credit Facility’s outstanding borrowings and the available debt amounts may not sum to the total debt commitment amount.
9)		The ending net debt to equity leverage ratio is calculated by using the total borrowings net of cash and cash equivalents divided by equity as of December 31, 2023 and excludes unfunded commitments.

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
		December 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
Assets
Investments, at fair value
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (cost of $3,500,119 and $3,598,963)		$	3,371,910			$	3,465,225
Non-controlled affiliated investments (cost of $73,672 and $69,712)			42,419				40,991
Controlled affiliated investments (cost of $0 and $22,366)			—				—
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $3,573,791 and $3,691,041)		$	3,414,329			$	3,506,216
Cash			52,363				39,602
Interest and dividends receivable			38,534				31,779
Deferred financing costs			14,937				12,772
Other assets			2,656				942
Total assets		$	3,522,819			$	3,591,311
Liabilities
Debt (net of debt issuance costs of $5,447 and $8,741)		$	1,826,794			$	2,012,660
Interest and other debt expenses payable			13,369				13,309
Management fees payable			8,708				9,063
Incentive fees payable			13,041				—
Distribution payable			49,304				46,283
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts			726				484
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			9,052				7,118
Total liabilities		$	1,920,994			$	2,088,917
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding)		$	—			$	—
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (200,000,000 shares authorized, 109,563,525 and 102,850,589 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)			110				103
Paid-in capital in excess of par			1,827,715				1,709,914
Distributable earnings (loss)			(224,579	)			(206,202	)
Allocated income tax expense			(1,421	)			(1,421	)
Total net assets		$	1,601,825			$	1,502,394
Total liabilities and net assets		$	3,522,819			$	3,591,311
Net asset value per share		$	14.62			$	14.61

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2023				2022				2021
Investment income:
From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:
Interest income		$	414,711			$	329,641			$	325,559
Payment-in-kind income			33,662				20,415				13,914
Other income			3,099				4,933				3,873
From non-controlled affiliated investments:
Dividend income			908				382				996
Interest income			2,286				1,236				378
Payment-in-kind income			207				547				774
Other income			41				23				—
From controlled affiliated investments:
Payment-in-kind income			—				259				1,392
Interest income			—				16				94
Total investment income		$	454,914			$	357,452			$	346,980
Expenses:
Interest and other debt expenses		$	111,302			$	79,464			$	58,988
Incentive fees			49,417				12,023				40,697
Management fees			35,470				35,996				32,611
Professional fees			3,536				3,466				3,259
Directors’ fees			823				833				934
Other general and administrative expenses			4,269				4,370				3,411
Total expenses		$	204,817			$	136,152			$	139,900
Fee waivers		$	(1,986	)		$	(11,724	)			(31,578	)
Net expenses		$	202,831			$	124,428			$	108,322
Net investment income before taxes		$	252,083			$	233,024			$	238,658
Income tax expense, including excise tax		$	4,842			$	4,453			$	1,283
Net investment income after taxes		$	247,241			$	228,571			$	237,375
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment transactions:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments		$	(49,409	)		$	(4,548	)		$	4,627
Non-controlled affiliated investments			—				—				35,160
Controlled affiliated investments			(22,366	)			(14,414	)			—
Foreign currency forward contracts			—				283				(234	)
Foreign currency and other transactions			404				(2,585	)			304
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments			5,529				(144,792	)			(35,210	)
Non-controlled affiliated investments			(2,532	)			(3,319	)			(47,914	)
Controlled affiliated investments			22,366				(7,367	)			(6,409	)
Foreign currency forward contracts			(242	)			(584	)			455
Foreign currency translations and other transactions			(4,482	)			3,997				4,629
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)		$	(50,732	)		$	(173,329	)		$	(44,592	)
(Provision) benefit for taxes on realized gain/loss on investments		$	(1,210	)		$	—			$	53
(Provision) benefit for taxes on unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments			575				(239	)			(409	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations		$	195,874			$	55,003			$	192,427
Weighted average shares outstanding			108,305,428				102,258,701				101,691,076
Basic and diluted net investment income per share		$	2.28			$	2.24			$	2.33
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share		$	1.81			$	0.54			$	1.89

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS BDC, INC.

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. is a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. GSBD was formed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”) to invest primarily in middle-market companies in the United States, and is externally managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. GSBD seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation primarily through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, and unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt, as well as through select equity investments. For more information, visit www.goldmansachsbdc.com. Information on the website is not incorporated by reference into this press release and is provided merely for convenience.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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FAQ

What was Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.'s net investment income per share for Q4 2023?

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.'s net investment income per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, was $0.56.

What was the Company's total investments at fair value and commitments as of December 31, 2023?

As of December 31, 2023, the Company's total investments at fair value and commitments were $3,721.8 million.

What was the NAV per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023?

The NAV per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, increased to $14.62 from $14.61 as of September 30, 2023.

What was the ending net debt to equity ratio as of December 31, 2023?

The Company's ending net debt to equity ratio was 1.11x as of December 31, 2023.

What was the percentage of senior secured debt in the investment portfolio?

The investment portfolio was comprised of 97.2% senior secured debt, including 95.3% in first lien investments.