Main Street Announces Preliminary Estimate of First Quarter 2025 Operating Results

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Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) has released preliminary estimates for Q1 2025, showcasing strong operating performance. The company expects net investment income (NII) of $1.00-$1.02 per share and distributable net investment income (DNII) of $1.06-$1.08 per share.

The company's net asset value (NAV) per share is estimated at $32.00-$32.06, representing a 1.1-1.3% increase from $31.65 as of December 31, 2024. This marks the eleventh consecutive quarter of record NAV per share. The company achieved an estimated quarterly annualized return on equity exceeding 16%.

Investment activities included $86.2 million in lower middle market investments, $138.2 million in private loan portfolio investments, and a net decrease of $44.2 million in middle market investments. Non-accrual investments represented 1.7% of the portfolio at fair value and 4.5% at cost.

Positive

• Achieved 11th consecutive quarter of record NAV per share
• Strong quarterly annualized return on equity over 16%
• Net increase of $57.3 million in lower middle market portfolio
• Net increase of $25.6 million in private loan portfolio
• Low non-accrual rate of 1.7% at fair value

Negative

• Net decrease of $44.2 million in middle market investment portfolio
• Non-accrual investments at 4.5% of cost basis

Insights

Financial Analyst

Main Street Capital has delivered robust Q1 2025 preliminary results that demonstrate continued operational strength. The company reported DNII of $1.06-$1.08 per share and achieved a record NAV of $32.00-$32.06 per share, marking their eleventh consecutive quarterly NAV record. This represents a meaningful 1.1-1.3% NAV growth from the previous quarter's $31.65, despite the $0.30 per share supplemental dividend paid in March.

The estimated ROE exceeding 16% annualized is particularly impressive for a BDC and suggests efficient capital deployment. Portfolio quality remains strong with non-accruals representing only 1.7% of the portfolio at fair value and 4.5% at cost, comparing favorably to industry averages.

Their capital allocation strategy shows deliberate portfolio construction, with $86.2 million invested in lower middle market opportunities (net increase of $57.3 million) and $138.2 million in private loan investments (net increase of $25.6 million). The reduction in middle market exposure ($44.2 million decrease) likely reflects a strategic shift toward higher-yielding segments where Main Street has competitive advantages.

This reallocation toward proprietary LMM investments typically generates higher returns and better downside protection through equity co-investments and stronger covenant packages, potentially improving risk-adjusted returns going forward.

Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

HOUSTON, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its preliminary operating results for the first quarter of 2025 and its first quarter 2025 earnings release and conference call schedule.

In commenting on the Company's preliminary operating results for the first quarter of 2025, Dwayne L. Hyzak, Main Street's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased with our performance in the first quarter, which resulted in another quarter of strong operating results, including a new record for net asset value per share for the eleventh consecutive quarter, favorable distributable net investment income per share and significant net unrealized appreciation, which resulted in an estimated return on equity of over 16% for the first quarter. We are pleased with our first quarter 2025 results and look forward to sharing the full details of our results in a few weeks."

Preliminary Estimates of First Quarter 2025 Results

Main Street's preliminary estimate of first quarter 2025 net investment income ("NII") is $1.00 to $1.02 per share and distributable net investment income ("DNII") is $1.06 to $1.08 per share.⁽¹⁾

Main Street's preliminary estimate of net asset value ("NAV") per share as of March 31, 2025 is $32.00 to $32.06, representing an increase of $0.35 to $0.41 per share, or 1.1% to 1.3%, from the NAV per share of $31.65 as of December 31, 2024, with this increase after the impact of the supplemental dividend paid in March 2025 of $0.30 per share. The estimated increase in NAV per share is primarily due to the net fair value increase on the investment portfolio resulting from the net unrealized appreciation and the net realized loss on portfolio investments, including a decrease in the fair value of the wholly-owned asset manager, and the accretive impact of equity issuances during the quarter, partially offset by the net tax provision for the quarter.

As a result of Main Street's preliminary estimates of NII, net changes in the fair market value of its investment portfolio and the net tax provision as noted above, Main Street estimates that it generated a quarterly annualized return on equity of over 16% for the first quarter of 2025.⁽²⁾

Main Street preliminarily estimates that investments on non-accrual status comprised 1.7% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and 4.5% at cost as of March 31, 2025.

Investment Portfolio Activity

The Company's first quarter 2025 operating activities include the following investment activity in the lower middle market ("LMM"), private loan and middle market investment strategies:

• $86.2 million in total LMM portfolio investments, which after aggregate repayments of debt investments resulted in a net increase of $57.3 million in the total cost basis of the LMM investment portfolio;
  
  
• $138.2 million in total private loan portfolio investments, which after aggregate repayments of debt investments, return of invested equity capital and a decrease in cost basis due to realized losses on several private loan portfolio investments resulted in a net increase of $25.6 million in the total cost basis of the private loan investment portfolio; and
  
  
• a net decrease of $44.2 million in the total cost basis of the middle market investment portfolio.

First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

Main Street will release its first quarter 2025 results on Thursday, May 8, 2025, after the financial markets close. In conjunction with the release, Main Street has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live via phone and over the Internet, on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Investors may participate either by phone or audio webcast.⁽³⁾

By Phone:	Dial 412-902-0030 at least 10 minutes before the call. A replay will be available through May 16, 2025 by dialing 201-612-7415 and using the access code 13752809#.
By Webcast:	Connect to the webcast via the Investor Relations section of Main Street's website at www.mainstcapital.com. Please log in at least 10 minutes in advance to register and download any necessary software. A replay of the conference call will be available on Main Street's website shortly after the call and will be accessible until the date of Main Street's earnings release for the next quarter.

ABOUT MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORPORATION

Main Street (www.mainstcapital.com) is a principal investment firm that primarily provides customized long-term debt and equity capital solutions to lower middle market companies and debt capital to private companies owned by or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides customized "one-stop" debt and equity financing alternatives within its lower middle market investment strategy. Main Street seeks to partner with private equity fund sponsors and primarily invests in secured debt investments in its private loan investment strategy. Main Street's lower middle market portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's private loan portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $25 million and $500 million.

Main Street, through its wholly owned portfolio company MSC Adviser I, LLC ("MSC Adviser"), also maintains an asset management business through which it manages investments for external parties. MSC Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Main Street cautions that statements in this press release which are forward-looking and provide other than historical information, including but not limited to the preliminary estimates of first quarter 2025 financial information and results and the declaration and payment of future dividends, are based on current conditions and information available to Main Street as of the date hereof. Although its management believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, Main Street can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to be correct. Those forward-looking statements are made based on various underlying assumptions and are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including, without limitation, such factors described under the captions "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" included in Main Street's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (www.sec.gov). Main Street undertakes no obligation to update the information contained herein to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations.

The preliminary estimates of first quarter 2025 financial information and results furnished above are based on Main Street management's preliminary determinations and current expectations, and such information is inherently uncertain. The preliminary estimates provided herein have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, management and are subject to completion of Main Street's customary quarter-end closing and review procedures and third-party review, including the determination of the fair value of Main Street's portfolio investments. As a result, actual results could differ materially from the current preliminary estimates based on adjustments made during Main Street's quarter-end closing and review procedures and third-party review, and Main Street's reported information in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 may differ from this information, and any such differences may be material. In addition, the information furnished above does not include all of the information regarding Main Street's financial condition and results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that may be important to readers. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the information furnished in this press release and should view this information in the context of Main Street's full first quarter 2025 results when such results are disclosed by Main Street in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The information furnished in this press release is based on Main Street's management's current expectations that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, such information.

Main Street has an existing effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 on file with the SEC relating to the offer and sale from time to time of its securities. Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objective, risks and charges and expenses of Main Street before investing in any of Main Street's securities. The prospectus included in the shelf registration statement, together with any related prospectus supplement, contain this and other information about Main Street and should be read carefully before investing. A copy of the prospectus and any related prospectus supplement may be obtained by contacting Main Street.

Endnotes
(1)	Distributable net investment income is net investment income as determined in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or U.S. GAAP, excluding the impact of non-cash compensation expenses, which includes both share-based compensation expenses and deferred compensation expense or benefit. Main Street believes presenting distributable net investment income per share is useful and appropriate supplemental disclosure for analyzing its financial performance, since share-based compensation does not require settlement in cash and deferred compensation expense or benefit does not result in a net cash impact to Main Street upon settlement. However, distributable net investment income is a non-U.S. GAAP measure and should not be considered as a replacement for net investment income and other earnings measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Instead, distributable net investment income should be reviewed only in connection with such U.S. GAAP measures in analyzing Main Street's financial performance. In order to reconcile estimated distributable net investment income per share to estimated net investment income per share in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the first quarter of 2025, an estimated $0.05 to $0.06 per share of non-cash compensation expenses are added back to calculate estimated distributable net investment income per share.
(2)	Return on equity equals the net increase in net assets resulting from operations divided by the average quarterly total net assets.
(3)	No information contained on the Company's website or disclosed on the May 9, 2025 conference call, including the webcast and the archived versions, is incorporated by reference in this press release or any of the Company's filings with the SEC, and you should not consider that information to be part of this press release or any other such filing.

Contacts:
Main Street Capital Corporation
Dwayne L. Hyzak, CEO, dhyzak@mainstcapital.com
Ryan R. Nelson, CFO, rnelson@mainstcapital.com
713-350-6000

Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
Ken Dennard / ken@dennardlascar.com
Zach Vaughan / zvaughan@dennardlascar.com
713-529-6600

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SOURCE Main Street Capital Corporation

FAQ

What is Main Street Capital's (MAIN) expected net investment income per share for Q1 2025?

MAIN expects net investment income (NII) of $1.00-$1.02 per share for Q1 2025.

How much did MAIN's NAV per share increase in Q1 2025?

MAIN's NAV increased by $0.35-$0.41 per share (1.1-1.3%) to $32.00-$32.06, from $31.65 at the end of 2024.

What was MAIN's investment activity in the lower middle market during Q1 2025?

MAIN invested $86.2 million in lower middle market portfolio investments, resulting in a net increase of $57.3 million.

What percentage of MAIN's portfolio is on non-accrual status as of Q1 2025?

Non-accrual investments represented 1.7% of the portfolio at fair value and 4.5% at cost.

When will MAIN release its complete Q1 2025 earnings report?

MAIN will release its complete Q1 2025 results on Thursday, May 8, 2025, after market close.