PhenixFIN Corporation Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
August 10 2023 - 8:31PM
PhenixFIN Corporation (NASDAQ: PFX) (the "Company"), a publicly
traded business development company, today announced its financial
results for the fiscal third quarter of 2023.
Highlights
- Total investment income of $14.5
million and net investment income of $4.6 million for the nine
months ended June 30, 2023
- Net asset value (NAV) of $140.0
million, or $67.01 per share as of June 30, 2023
- Redeemed the $22.5 million 6.125%
unsecured notes on January 17, 2023
- On February 8, 2023, the Board
approved the expansion of the current repurchase program from $25
million to $35 million
- Weighted average yield of 12.2% on
debt and other income producing investments
David Lorber, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, stated:
“We reported another strong quarter driven by
NII, strong performance from our equity investments, and increased
investment activity all of which contributed to our increase in
NAV/share. Our relationships and sourcing capabilities have us well
positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for flexible capital
and our bespoke solutions in the market.”
Selected Third Quarter 2023 Financial
Results
For the three and nine months ended June 30,
2023, total investment income was $4.8 million and $14.5 million,
of which $4.7 million and $13.8 million, respectively, was
attributable to portfolio interest and dividend income and $0.1
million and $0.7 million, respectively, was attributable to fee and
other income.
For the three and nine months ended June 30,
2023, total net expenses were $3.6 million and $9.8 million and
total net investment income was $1.2 million and $4.6 million.
For the three and nine months ended June 30,
2023, the Company recorded a net realized loss of $1.3 million and
$2.1 million and net unrealized gain of $9.0 million and $17.1
million, due largely to market volatility in various
investments.
Portfolio and Investment Activities
As of June 30, 2023, the fair value of the
Company's investment portfolio totaled $218.7 million and consisted
of 46 portfolio companies.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had 6 portfolio
company investments on non-accrual status with a fair market value
of $6.8 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2023, the Company had $10.9 million
in cash and cash equivalents and $57.5 million and $28.2 million
outstanding in aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% unsecured
notes due 2028 and the Credit Facility, respectively.
ABOUT PHENIXFIN CORPORATION
PhenixFIN Corporation is a non-diversified,
internally managed closed-end management investment company
incorporated in Delaware that has elected to be regulated as a
business development company under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. We completed our initial public offering and
commenced operations on January 20, 2011. The Company has elected,
and intends to qualify annually, to be treated, for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Effective January 1, 2021, the Company operates under an
internalized management structure.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT AND OTHER
DISCLOSURES
This press release contains “forward-looking”
statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect current views
with respect to future events and financial performance, and the
Company may make related oral forward-looking statements on or
following the date hereof. These forward-looking statements are
subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results
and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results and
conditions to differ materially from those projected in these
forward-looking statements, including among other things,
PhenixFIN’s ability to deliver value to shareholders, increase
investment activity, grow the Company, increase net investment
income, reduce operating expenses, implement its investment
objective, source and capitalize on investment opportunities, grow
its net asset value and perform well in the prevailing market
environment, the ability of our portfolio companies to perform well
and generate income and other factors that are enumerated in the
Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. PhenixFIN Corporation disclaims and does not undertake
any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in
this press release.
Past performance is not a guarantee of
future results. The press release contains unaudited
financial results. For ease of review, we have excluded the word
"approximately" when rounding the results. This press release is
for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or
a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of PhenixFIN
Corporation’s common stock. There can be no assurance that
PhenixFIN Corporation will achieve its investment
objective.
For PhenixFIN investor relations,
please call 212-859-0390. For media inquiries, please
contact info@phenixfc.com.
PHENIXFIN CORPORATION |
Consolidated Statements of Assets and
Liabilities |
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June
30,2023(Unaudited) |
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September 30, 2022 |
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Assets: |
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Investments at fair value |
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Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of
$142,762,992 and $147,378,917, respectively) |
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$ |
124,234,092 |
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$ |
122,616,275 |
|
Affiliated investments (amortized cost of $50,295,960 and
$30,585,884, respectively) |
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|
35,336,778 |
|
|
|
12,314,192 |
|
Controlled investments (amortized cost of $79,039,463 and
$85,483,093, respectively) |
|
|
59,115,748 |
|
|
|
58,026,182 |
|
Total Investments at fair
value |
|
|
218,686,618 |
|
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|
192,956,649 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
10,876,185 |
|
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22,768,066 |
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Receivables: |
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Interest receivable |
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|
865,458 |
|
|
|
727,576 |
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Paydown receivable |
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|
- |
|
|
|
112,500 |
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Dividends receivable |
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|
220,636 |
|
|
|
269,330 |
|
Other receivable |
|
|
6,835 |
|
|
|
36,992 |
|
Prepaid share repurchase |
|
|
11,443 |
|
|
|
489,156 |
|
Deferred financing costs |
|
|
763,744 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Due from Affiliate |
|
|
396,419 |
|
|
|
271,962 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
615,438 |
|
|
|
1,192,677 |
|
Total Assets |
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$ |
232,442,776 |
|
|
$ |
218,874,908 |
|
|
|
|
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|
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Liabilities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit facility and note
payable (net of debt issuance costs of $1,782,166 and $2,059,164,
respectively) |
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$ |
83,959,776 |
|
|
$ |
77,962,636 |
|
Investments purchased
payable |
|
|
5,118,912 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses |
|
|
2,018,046 |
|
|
|
2,040,277 |
|
Interest and fees payable |
|
|
669,577 |
|
|
|
503,125 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
466,500 |
|
|
|
572,949 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
255,301 |
|
|
|
325,602 |
|
Administrator expenses payable
(see Note 6) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
74,911 |
|
Due to broker |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,550,000 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
92,488,112 |
|
|
|
98,029,500 |
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Commitments and Contingencies
(see Note 8) |
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Net
Assets: |
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|
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|
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|
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Common Shares, $0.001 par
value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,723,709 shares issued;
2,088,589 and 2,102,129 common shares outstanding,
respectively |
|
|
2,089 |
|
|
|
2,102 |
|
Capital in excess of par
value |
|
|
674,934,277 |
|
|
|
675,401,802 |
|
Total distributable earnings
(loss) |
|
|
(534,981,702 |
) |
|
|
(554,558,496 |
) |
Total Net Assets |
|
|
139,954,664 |
|
|
|
120,845,408 |
|
Total Liabilities and Net Assets |
|
$ |
232,442,776 |
|
|
$ |
218,874,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Common Share |
|
$ |
67.01 |
|
|
$ |
57.49 |
|
PHENIXFIN CORPORATION |
Consolidated Statements of Operations |
(Unaudited) |
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For the Three Months Ended June
30, |
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For the Nine Months EndedJune
30, |
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2023 |
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|
2022 |
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|
2023 |
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|
2022 |
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Interest Income: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest from investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
1,794,974 |
|
|
$ |
1,468,171 |
|
|
$ |
5,827,756 |
|
|
$ |
3,748,190 |
|
Payment in-kind |
|
|
110,477 |
|
|
|
102,063 |
|
|
|
336,257 |
|
|
|
340,636 |
|
Affiliated investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
|
652,304 |
|
|
|
(23,496 |
) |
|
|
1,111,785 |
|
|
|
486,569 |
|
Payment in-kind |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
93,275 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
283,036 |
|
Controlled investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
|
30,610 |
|
|
|
4,375 |
|
|
|
282,425 |
|
|
|
1,365,035 |
|
Payment in-kind |
|
|
134,550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
380,287 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total interest income |
|
|
2,722,915 |
|
|
|
1,644,388 |
|
|
|
7,938,510 |
|
|
|
6,223,466 |
|
Dividend income |
|
|
1,926,049 |
|
|
|
1,846,507 |
|
|
|
5,461,782 |
|
|
|
3,463,386 |
|
Interest from cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
95,356 |
|
|
|
9,255 |
|
|
|
313,053 |
|
|
|
18,025 |
|
Fee income (see Note 9) |
|
|
94,482 |
|
|
|
65,014 |
|
|
|
339,136 |
|
|
|
420,279 |
|
Other income |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
93,394 |
|
|
|
401,986 |
|
|
|
323,828 |
|
Total Investment Income |
|
|
4,838,802 |
|
|
|
3,658,558 |
|
|
|
14,454,467 |
|
|
|
10,448,984 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Interest and financing expenses |
|
|
1,415,102 |
|
|
|
1,201,623 |
|
|
|
4,029,874 |
|
|
|
3,910,361 |
|
Salaries and benefits |
|
|
1,277,797 |
|
|
|
1,037,602 |
|
|
|
2,937,420 |
|
|
|
1,973,770 |
|
Professional fees, net |
|
|
310,878 |
|
|
|
469,550 |
|
|
|
1,036,024 |
|
|
|
936,895 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
253,298 |
|
|
|
362,989 |
|
|
|
674,456 |
|
|
|
849,684 |
|
Directors fees |
|
|
170,833 |
|
|
|
164,500 |
|
|
|
541,333 |
|
|
|
540,000 |
|
Insurance expenses |
|
|
115,654 |
|
|
|
155,449 |
|
|
|
361,125 |
|
|
|
469,803 |
|
Administrator expenses (see Note 6) |
|
|
76,351 |
|
|
|
58,881 |
|
|
|
232,172 |
|
|
|
210,162 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
3,619,913 |
|
|
|
3,450,594 |
|
|
|
9,812,404 |
|
|
|
8,890,675 |
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
1,218,889 |
|
|
|
207,964 |
|
|
|
4,642,063 |
|
|
|
1,558,309 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gains (losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
(1,374,437 |
) |
|
|
(188,638 |
) |
|
|
(2,199,059 |
) |
|
|
749,791 |
|
Affiliated investments |
|
|
30,211 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
30,211 |
|
|
|
14,737,897 |
|
Controlled investments |
|
|
858 |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
24,131 |
|
|
|
1,850 |
|
Total net realized gains (losses) |
|
|
(1,343,368 |
) |
|
|
(187,713 |
) |
|
|
(2,144,717 |
) |
|
|
15,489,538 |
|
Net change in unrealized gains (losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
3,907,130 |
|
|
|
(9,623,302 |
) |
|
|
6,233,742 |
|
|
|
(11,630,618 |
) |
Affiliated investments |
|
|
2,322,910 |
|
|
|
405,381 |
|
|
|
3,312,510 |
|
|
|
(8,529,483 |
) |
Controlled investments |
|
|
2,811,099 |
|
|
|
(31,533 |
) |
|
|
7,533,196 |
|
|
|
1,954,912 |
|
Total net change in unrealized gains (losses) |
|
|
9,041,139 |
|
|
|
(9,249,454 |
) |
|
|
17,079,448 |
|
|
|
(18,205,189 |
) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 5) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(296,197 |
) |
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) |
|
|
7,697,771 |
|
|
|
(9,437,167 |
) |
|
|
14,934,731 |
|
|
|
(3,011,848 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations |
|
$ |
8,916,660 |
|
|
$ |
(9,229,203 |
) |
|
$ |
19,576,794 |
|
|
$ |
(1,453,539 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average basic and diluted earnings per common share |
|
$ |
4.26 |
|
|
$ |
(4.19 |
) |
|
$ |
9.34 |
|
|
$ |
(0.61 |
) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (see
Note 11) |
|
|
2,090,691 |
|
|
|
2,202,115 |
|
|
|
2,095,591 |
|
|
|
2,372,849 |
|
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