Reports Net Investment Income of $0.38 per
share
Declares a Regular Second Quarter Distribution
of $0.32 per Share and a Supplemental Distribution of $0.03 per
Share
New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) (“New Mountain,”
“New Mountain Finance” or the “Company”) today announced its
financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The Company
reported first quarter net investment income ("NII") of $0.38 per
weighted average share and net asset value (“NAV”) per share of
$13.14, compared to $13.02 on December 31, 2022. The Company also
announced that its board of directors declared a second quarter
regular distribution of $0.32 per share and a supplemental
distribution of $0.03, which will be payable on June 30, 2023 to
holders of record as of June 16, 2023.
Selected Financial Highlights
(in thousands, except per share
data)
March 31, 2023
Investment Portfolio1
$
3,286,865
Total Assets
$
3,378,935
Total Statutory Debt2
$
1,710,767
NAV3
$
1,326,690
NAV per Share
$
13.14
Net Investment Income per Weighted Average
Share
$
0.38
Distribution Paid per Share
$
0.32
Statutory Debt/Equity
1.29x
Statutory Debt/Equity (net of available
cash)
1.26x
Management Comments on First Quarter Performance
“Our first quarter results reflect a very good start to 2023
with year-over-year net investment income per share growth of over
26%. Our credit performance remains strong even in a more difficult
market environment,” said Steven B. Klinsky, NMFC Chairman. “New
Mountain Finance Corporation continues to benefit from our
disciplined defensive growth investment focus and our knowledgeable
and experienced team."
John R. Kline, CEO, commented: “NMFC’s net investment income per
share again outpaced its regular quarterly dividend in the first
quarter, resulting in a supplemental distribution of $0.03 per
share in addition to our regular distribution of $0.32 per share.
We remain focused on delivering stable enhanced yield to our
shareholders through our base dividend and future variable
supplemental dividend payments."
Portfolio and Investment Activity1
As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s NAV was $1,326.7 million and
its portfolio had a fair value of $3,286.9 million in 112 portfolio
companies, with a weighted average YTM at Cost4 of approximately
10.9%. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company
generated $76.7 million of originations5, and cash repayments5 of
$30.7 million.
Consolidated Results of Operations6
The Company’s total investment income for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $91.7 million and $68.6 million,
respectively. The Company’s total net expenses, after income tax
expense, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were
$53.6 million and $39.0 million, respectively. The Company's NII
for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $38.1
million and $29.6 million, respectively. The Company's NII per
share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.38
and $0.30, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2023
and 2022, the Company recorded $6.4 million and $6.6 million,
respectively, of net realized and unrealized gains.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents
of $46.4 million and total statutory debt outstanding of $1,710.8
million2. The Company's statutory debt to equity was 1.29x as of
March 31, 2023. Additionally, the Company had $300.0 million of
SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding as of March 31, 2023.
Portfolio and Asset Quality1
The Company monitors the performance and financial trends of its
portfolio companies on at least a quarterly basis. The Company
attempts to identify any developments within the portfolio company,
the industry or the macroeconomic environment that may alter any
material element of the Company’s original investment strategy. As
described more fully in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the
portfolio monitoring procedures are designed to provide a simple,
yet comprehensive analysis of the Company’s portfolio companies
based on their operating performance and underlying business
characteristics, which in turn forms the basis of its Risk Rating.
The Risk Rating is expressed in categories of Red, Orange, Yellow
and Green with Red reflecting an investment performing materially
below expectations and Green reflecting an investment that is
in-line with or above expectations.
The following table shows the Risk Rating of the Company’s
portfolio companies as of March 31, 2023:
(in millions)
As of March 31, 2023
Risk Rating
Cost
Percent
Fair Value
Percent
Red
$
62.3
1.9
%
$
17.6
0.5
%
Orange
60.1
1.8
%
41.0
1.3
%
Yellow1
187.7
5.6
%
138.7
4.2
%
Green7
3,022.5
90.7
%
3,089.6
94.0
%
Total
$
3,332.6
100.0
%
$
3,286.9
100.0
%
As of March 31, 2023, all investments in the Company’s portfolio
had a Green Risk Rating with the exception of nine portfolio
companies that had a Yellow Risk Rating, four portfolio companies
that had an Orange Risk Rating and three portfolio companies that
had a Red Risk Rating.
The following table shows the Company’s investment portfolio
composition as of March 31, 2023:
(in thousands, except per share
data)
Investment Portfolio
Composition
March 31, 2023
Percent of Total
First Lien
1,798,746
54.7
%
Second Lien1
578,952
17.6
%
Subordinated
78,282
2.4
%
Preferred Equity
191,155
5.8
%
Investment Fund
252,400
7.7
%
Common Equity and Other7
387,330
11.8
%
Total
$
3,286,865
100.0
%
Recent Developments
On April 25, 2023, the Company’s board of directors declared a
regular second quarter 2023 distribution of $0.32 per share and a
supplemental distribution related to Q1 earnings of $0.03 per
share, each payable on June 30, 2023 to holders of record as of
June 16, 2023.
On April 25, 2023, Alice W. Handy notified the Company's board
of directors that she was resigning as a director, effective
immediately. In submitting her resignation, Ms. Handy did not
express any disagreement on any matter relating to the Company's
operations, policies or practices. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of the board of directors has been actively
searching for Ms. Handy’s successor in accordance with its policies
and procedures, and expects to appoint a new director in the near
future.
_____________________________________ (1)
Includes collateral for securities
purchased under collateralized agreements to resell.
(2)
Excludes the Company’s United States Small
Business Administration (“SBA”) guaranteed debentures.
(3)
Excludes non-controlling interest in New
Mountain Net Lease Corporation (“NMNLC”).
(4)
References to “YTM at Cost” assume the
accruing investments, including secured collateralized agreements,
in the Company's portfolio as of a certain date, the ‘‘Portfolio
Date’’, are purchased at cost on that date and held until their
respective maturities with no prepayments or losses and are exited
at par at maturity. This calculation excludes the impact of
existing leverage. YTM at Cost uses the London Interbank Offered
Rate (“LIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate
("SONIA”), Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") and Secured
Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) curves at each quarter’s
respective end date. The actual yield to maturity may be higher or
lower due to the future selection of LIBOR, SONIA, EURIBOR and SOFR
contracts by the individual companies in the Company’s portfolio or
other factors.
(5)
Originations exclude payment-in-kind
(“PIK”); originations, repayments, and sales excludes revolvers,
unfunded commitments, bridges, return of capital, and realized
gains / losses.
(6)
Excludes net income related to
non-controlling interests in NMNLC. For the quarter ended March 31,
2023 and 2022, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of
dividend income is excluded from investment income, $0.0 million
and $0.1 million, respectively, of net direct and indirect
professional, administrative, other general and administrative is
excluded from net expenses, and $(0.0) million and $0.5 million,
respectively, of unrealized losses and realized and unrealized
gains, respectively, is excluded from net realized and unrealized
gains.
(7)
Includes investment held in NMNLC
First Quarter 2023 Conference Call
New Mountain Finance Corporation will host an earnings
conference call and webcast at 10:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday,
May 9, 2023. To participate in the live earning conference call,
please use the following dial-in numbers or visit the audio webcast
link. To avoid any delays, please join at least fifteen minutes
prior to the start of the call.
- United States: +1 (877) 443-9109
- International: +1 (412) 317-1082
- Live Audio Webcast
A replay of the conference call can be accessed one hour after
the end of the conference call through August 9, 2023. The full
webcast replay will be available through May 9, 2024. To access the
earnings webcast replay please visit the New Mountain Investor
Relations website.
- United States: +1 (877) 344-7529
- International: +1 (412) 317-0088
- Access Code: 8478449
For additional details related to the quarter ended March 31,
2023, please refer to the New Mountain Finance Corporation Form
10-Q filed with the SEC and the supplemental investor presentation
which can be found on the Company's website at
http://www.newmountainfinance.com.
New Mountain Finance
Corporation
Consolidated Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except shares and
per share data)
(unaudited)
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Assets
Investments at fair value
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments
(cost of $2,578,975 and $2,523,522, respectively)
$
2,453,534
$
2,400,425
Non-controlled/affiliated investments
(cost of $102,901 and $85,971, respectively)
147,701
130,787
Controlled investments (cost of $620,738
and $650,474, respectively)
669,091
690,035
Total investments at fair value (cost of
$3,302,614 and $3,259,967, respectively)
3,270,326
3,221,247
Securities purchased under collateralized
agreements to resell (cost of $30,000 and $30,000,
respectively)
16,539
16,539
Cash and cash equivalents
46,399
71,190
Interest and dividend receivable
34,288
36,154
Receivable from affiliates
91
—
Other assets
11,292
9,797
Total assets
$
3,378,935
$
3,354,927
Liabilities
Borrowings
Holdings Credit Facility
$
614,663
$
618,963
Unsecured Notes
441,500
531,500
Convertible Notes
377,135
316,853
SBA-guaranteed debentures
300,000
300,000
DB Credit Facility
186,400
186,400
NMFC Credit Facility
87,949
40,359
NMNLC Credit Facility II
3,120
3,785
Deferred financing costs (net of
accumulated amortization of $49,187 and $47,531, respectively)
(16,699
)
(17,199
)
Net borrowings
1,994,068
1,980,661
Management fee payable
10,575
10,524
Incentive fee payable
9,597
6,296
Interest payable
20,566
19,627
Payable to affiliates
—
78
Deferred tax liability
2,988
8,487
Other liabilities
2,647
3,063
Total liabilities
2,040,441
2,028,736
Commitments and contingencies
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
—
—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
200,000,000 shares authorized, and 100,937,026 and 100,937,026
shares issued and outstanding, respectively
1,009
1,009
Paid in capital in excess of par
1,305,889
1,305,945
Accumulated undistributed earnings
19,792
7,519
Total net assets of New Mountain
Finance Corporation
$
1,326,690
$
1,314,473
Non-controlling interest in New Mountain
Net Lease Corporation
11,804
11,718
Total net assets
$
1,338,494
$
1,326,191
Total liabilities and net
assets
$
3,378,935
$
3,354,927
Number of shares outstanding
100,937,026
100,937,026
Net asset value per share of New
Mountain Finance Corporation
$
13.14
$
13.02
New Mountain Finance
Corporation
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(in thousands, except shares and
per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
March 31, 2022
Investment income
From non-controlled/non-affiliated
investments:
Interest income (excluding Payment-in-kind
("PIK") interest income)
$
60,758
$
37,444
PIK interest income
3,944
3,302
Dividend income
47
48
Non-cash dividend income
4,166
3,085
Other income
1,918
1,631
From non-controlled/affiliated
investments:
Interest income (excluding PIK interest
income)
9
255
PIK interest income
691
251
Non-cash dividend income
1,105
982
Other income
63
63
From controlled investments:
Interest income (excluding PIK interest
income)
1,444
1,656
PIK interest income
4,388
4,970
Dividend income
10,995
11,645
Non-cash dividend income
1,230
1,012
Other income
1,195
2,619
Total investment income
91,953
68,963
Expenses
Interest and other financing expenses
30,796
18,637
Management fee
11,638
11,553
Incentive fee
9,597
7,477
Administrative expenses
1,048
1,209
Professional fees
965
937
Other general and administrative
expenses
488
477
Total expenses
54,532
40,290
Less: management fee waived
(1,063
)
(1,092
)
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed
—
(238
)
Net expenses
53,469
38,960
Net investment income before income
taxes
38,484
30,003
Income tax expense
96
95
Net investment income
38,388
29,908
Net realized gains (losses):
Non-controlled/non-affiliated
investments
(1,308
)
(70
)
Controlled investments
1,973
19,242
Foreign currency
12
345
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation):
Non-controlled/non-affiliated
investments
(2,929
)
(4,524
)
Non-controlled/affiliated investments
(16
)
10,759
Controlled investments
8,797
(16,168
)
Securities purchased under collateralized
agreements to resell
—
(2,021
)
Foreign currency
26
(422
)
Provision for taxes
(131
)
(2
)
Net realized and unrealized
gains
6,424
7,139
Net increase in net assets resulting from
operations
44,812
37,047
Less: Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations related to non-controlling interest in New Mountain
Net Lease Corporation
(239
)
(855
)
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations related to New Mountain Finance Corporation
$
44,573
$
36,192
Basic earnings per share
$
0.44
$
0.37
Weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding - basic
100,937,026
98,413,476
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.40
$
0.34
Weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding - diluted
123,591,432
111,671,062
Distributions declared and paid per
share
$
0.32
$
0.30
ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION
New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) is a leading
business development company (BDC) focused on providing direct
lending solutions to U.S. middle market companies backed by top
private equity sponsors. Our portfolio consists primarily of senior
secured loans, and select junior capital positions, to growing
businesses in defensive industries that offer attractive
risk-adjusted returns. Our differentiated investment approach
leverages the deep sector knowledge and operating resources of New
Mountain Capital, a global investment firm with approximately $37
billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2023.
ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL
New Mountain Capital is a New York-based investment firm that
emphasizes business building and growth, rather than debt, as it
pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm currently manages
private equity, credit and net lease investment strategies with
over $37 billion in assets under management. New Mountain seeks out
what it believes to be the highest quality growth leaders in
carefully selected industry sectors and then works intensively with
management to build the value of these companies. For more
information on New Mountain Capital, please visit
http://www.newmountaincapital.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein may contain “forward-looking
statements”, which relate to our future operations, future
performance or our financial condition. Forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the impact
of COVID-19 and related changes in base interest rates and
significant volatility on our business, portfolio companies, our
industry and the global economy. Actual results and outcomes may
differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those
described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or factors that are beyond our control. New
Mountain Finance Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein, except
as may be required by law. All forward-looking statements speak
only as of the time of this press release.
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Holson, Authorized Representative NMFCIR@newmountaincapital.com
(212) 220-3505
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