Net Investment Income of $0.39 Per Share for
the Fourth Quarter and $1.57 Per Share for the Fiscal Year
DECLARES FIRST QUARTER 2021 DISTRIBUTION OF
$0.36 PER SHARE
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (NYSE: TPVG) (the
“Company,” “TPVG,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), the leading financing
provider to venture growth stage companies backed by a select group
of venture capital firms in technology and other high growth
industries, today announced its financial results for the fourth
quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the
declaration by its Board of Directors of its first quarter 2021
distribution of $0.36 per share.
Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights
- Earned net investment income of $11.9 million, or $0.39 per
share;
- Recorded $4.2 million from the realization of gains from the
sale of CrowdStrike, Inc. shares, the sale of Medallia, Inc. shares
and the acquisition of Freshly Inc. by Nestle USA;
- TPVG portfolio company View, Inc. announced plans to go public
through a SPAC merger and subsequent to the fourth quarter, Hims,
Inc. closed its SPAC merger and listed on the NYSE and GROOP
Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace) announced plans to go
public through a SPAC merger;
- Signed $172.3 million of term sheets with venture growth stage
companies at TriplePoint Capital LLC (“TPC”), and TPVG closed $73.4
million of new debt commitments to venture growth stage
companies;
- Funded $67.4 million in debt investments to nine portfolio
companies, an increase of 77% from prior quarter;
- Achieved a 15.2% weighted average annualized portfolio yield on
total debt investments for the quarter;
- Realized an 11.4% return on average equity, based on net
investment income during the quarter;
- Increased the capacity of revolving credit facility to $325
million from $300 million, extended the revolving period to
November 30, 2022 and extended the scheduled maturity date to May
31, 2024;
- Ended the year with a 0.66x leverage ratio;
- Declared a special dividend of $0.10 per share, paid on January
13, 2021;
- Net asset value of $400.4 million, or $12.97 per share, at
December 31, 2020; and
- Declared a first quarter distribution of $0.36 per share,
payable on March 31, 2021; bringing total declared distributions to
$10.42 per share since the Company’s initial public offering,
including $0.35 per share of cumulative special dividends.
Fiscal Year 2020 Highlights
- Earned net investment income of $47.9 million, or $1.57 per
share;
- Recorded $29.7 million of gross realized gains from warrant and
equity investments in CrowdStrike, Inc., Medallia, Inc., and
Freshly Inc.;
- Paid regular quarterly distributions totaling $1.44 per
share;
- Declared a special dividend of $0.10 per share;
- Signed $490.3 million of term sheets with venture growth stage
companies at TPC, and TPVG closed $276.7 million of new debt
commitments to venture growth stage companies;
- Funded $204.6 million in debt investments to 24 portfolio
companies with a 13.5% weighted average annualized portfolio yield
at origination;
- Achieved a 13.8% weighted average annualized portfolio yield on
total debt investments;
- Raised $78.2 million of net proceeds from the public issuance
of 5.75 million shares of common stock;
- Raised $70.0 million in aggregate principal amount from the
private issuance of 4.50% institutional notes due 2025, initially
assigned a BBB rating by DBRS, Inc.; and
- Estimated undistributed taxable earnings from net investment
income and realized gains of $16.2 million, or $0.53 per share, as
of December 31, 2020.
“TPVG’s strong performance in a challenging year underscores the
strength of our platform, the quality and resiliency of our
portfolio and the value of our warrant and equity investments,”
said Jim Labe, chairman and chief executive officer of TPVG. “We
are pleased to have generated NII in excess of our distributions
for the fourth year in a row and, based on last year’s substantial
capital gains, paid our third special distribution since going
public while still maintaining substantial spillover income.”
“We have entered 2021 well positioned to capitalize on the
robust venture capital market and strong demand for our debt
financing from venture growth stage companies,” said Sajal
Srivastava, president and chief investment officer of the Company.
“We expect to utilize our strong liquidity position to grow our
portfolio in a highly disciplined fashion while delivering
attractive returns to our stakeholders.”
PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company
entered into $73.4 million of new debt commitments with six
portfolio companies, funded debt investments totaling $67.4 million
to nine portfolio companies, acquired warrants valued at $2.0
million in 11 portfolio companies and made equity investments of
$0.5 million in three portfolio companies. Debt investments funded
during the quarter carried a weighted average annualized portfolio
yield of 14.3% at origination. During the quarter, the Company had
$63.0 million of principal prepayments and $10.8 million of
scheduled principal amortization. The weighted average annualized
portfolio yield on total debt investments for the fourth quarter
was 15.2%. The Company calculates weighted average portfolio yield
as the annualized rate of the interest income recognized during the
period divided by the average amortized cost of debt investments in
the portfolio during the period.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company held debt investments with
33 portfolio companies, warrants in 64 portfolio companies and
equity investments in 24 portfolio companies. The total cost and
fair value of these investments were $662.4 million and $633.8
million, respectively.
Total portfolio investment activity for the three months and
years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended December
31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2020
2019
Beginning portfolio at fair value
$
646,813
$
526,001
$
653,129
$
433,417
New debt investments, net(a)
65,602
165,816
200,068
407,582
Scheduled principal amortization
(10,837
)
(6,969
)
(48,262
)
(37,490
)
Principal prepayments and early
repayments
(62,959
)
(31,015
)
(155,116
)
(164,118
)
Accretion of debt investment fees
2,661
2,002
14,795
9,502
Payment-in-kind coupon
2,252
850
8,139
2,477
New warrant investments
1,969
3,118
3,757
6,585
New equity investments
483
180
2,315
3,342
Proceeds from dispositions of
investments
(5,026
)
(1,392
)
(32,926
)
(1,673
)
Net realized gains (losses) on
investments
3,928
1,226
8,978
(621
)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on
investments
(11,107
)
(6,688
)
(21,098
)
(5,874
)
Ending portfolio at fair value
$
633,779
$
653,129
$
633,779
$
653,129
_____________
(a) Debt balance is net of fees and
discounts applied to the loan at origination.
SIGNED TERM SHEETS
During the three months ended December 31, 2020, TPC entered
into $172.3 million of non-binding term sheets to venture growth
stage companies. These opportunities are subject to underwriting
conditions including, but not limited to, the completion of due
diligence, negotiation of definitive documentation and investment
committee approval, as well as compliance with TPC’s allocation
policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that any or all of these
transactions will be completed or assigned to the Company.
UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS
As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s unfunded commitments
totaled $132.3 million, of which $17.5 million is dependent upon
portfolio companies reaching certain milestones. Of the $132.3
million of unfunded commitments, $122.3 million will expire during
2021 and $10.0 million will expire in or after 2022 if not drawn
prior to expiration. Since these commitments may expire without
being drawn, unfunded commitments do not necessarily represent
future cash requirements or future earning assets for the
Company.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Total investment and other income was $23.4 million for the
fourth quarter of 2020, representing a weighted average annualized
portfolio yield of 15.2% on total debt investments, as compared to
$21.3 million and 15.3% for the fourth quarter of 2019. The
increase in total investment and other income was primarily due to
higher weighted average principal outstanding on our income-bearing
debt investments and greater prepayment activity, partially offset
by a decrease in the U.S. Prime Rate. For the year ended December
31, 2020, the Company’s total investment and other income was $91.2
million, as compared to $73.4 million for the year ended December
31, 2019, representing a weighted average annualized portfolio
yield on total debt investments of 13.8% and 15.0%,
respectively.
Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2020 were $11.5
million as compared to $10.2 million for the fourth quarter of
2019. Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2020 consisted
of $3.5 million of interest expense and amortization of fees, $3.1
million of base management fees, $2.8 million of income incentive
fees, $0.4 million of administration agreement expenses and $1.7
million of general and administrative expenses. Operating expenses
for the fourth quarter of 2019 consisted of $4.0 million of
interest expense and amortization of fees, $2.5 million of base
management fees, $1.4 million of income incentive fees, $0.5
million of administration agreement expenses and $1.8 million of
general and administrative expenses. The Company’s total operating
expenses were $43.3 million and $35.1 million for the years ended
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded net
investment income of $11.9 million, or $0.39 per share, as compared
to $11.1 million, or $0.45 per share, for the fourth quarter of
2019. The increase in net investment income between periods was
driven primarily by higher weighted average principal outstanding
on our income-bearing debt investments and greater prepayment
activity. Net investment income for the year ended December 31,
2020 was $47.9 million, or $1.57 per share, compared to $38.3
million, or $1.54 per share, for the year ended December 31,
2019.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded $4.0
million, or $0.13 per share, of net realized gains on investments,
primarily consisting of $4.2 million from the realization of gains
from the sale of CrowdStrike, Inc. shares, the sale of Medallia,
Inc. shares and the acquisition of Freshly Inc. by Nestle USA,
offset by $0.2 million of other net realized losses. During the
fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded net realized gains on
investments of $1.2 million, or $0.05 per share.
Net unrealized losses on investments for the fourth quarter of
2020 were $11.1 million, or $0.36 per share, resulting from the
reversal and recognition of $2.8 million of previously recorded
unrealized gains associated with the shares of CrowdStrike, Inc.,
Medallia, Inc. and Freshly Inc. that were sold during the quarter,
and $8.3 million of net unrealized losses on our investment
portfolio resulting primarily from fair value adjustments. Net
unrealized losses on investments for the fourth quarter of 2019
were $6.7 million, or $0.27 per share, resulting primarily from
market-price related changes in two publicly-traded equity and
warrant investments, the reversal and recognition of previously
recorded net unrealized gains into income or realized gains, and
credit-related adjustments affecting fair value estimates on the
portfolio. The Company’s net realized and unrealized losses were
$12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to net
realized and unrealized losses of $6.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2019.
The Company’s net increase in net assets resulting from
operations for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $4.8 million, or
$0.15 per share, as compared to a net increase in net assets
resulting from operations of $5.6 million, or $0.23 per share, for
the fourth quarter of 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020,
the Company’s net increase in net assets resulting from operations
was $35.3 million, or $1.16 per share, as compared to $31.8
million, or $1.28 per share, for the year ended December 31,
2019.
CREDIT QUALITY
The Company maintains a credit watch list with portfolio
companies placed into one of five categories, with Clear, or 1,
being the highest rating and Red, or 5, being the lowest.
Generally, all new loans receive an initial grade of White, or 2,
unless the portfolio company’s credit quality meets the
characteristics of another risk category.
As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average investment ranking
of the Company’s debt investment portfolio was 2.13, as compared to
2.08 as of the end of the prior quarter. During the quarter ended
December 31, 2020, portfolio company credit category changes,
excluding fundings and repayments, consisted of the following: one
portfolio company with a principal balance of $25.0 million was
upgraded from White (2) to Clear (1); one portfolio company with a
principal balance of $21.4 million was upgraded from Yellow (3) to
White (2); one portfolio company with a principal balance of $10.0
million was removed from Yellow (3) as a result of prepayment in
full; one portfolio company with a principal balance of $25.0
million was downgraded from White (2) to Yellow (3); and one
portfolio company with a principal balance of $29.5 million was
downgraded from Yellow (3) to Red (5). Additional information
regarding the Company’s credit rating methodology is detailed in
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2020.
The following table shows the credit rankings for the Company’s
debt investments at fair value as of December 31, 2020 and December
31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Credit Category (dollars in
thousands)
Fair Value
Percentage of Total Debt
Investments
Number of Portfolio
Companies
Fair Value
Percentage of Total Debt
Investments
Number of Portfolio
Companies
Clear (1)
$
74,276
12.7
%
5
$
121,866
20.2
%
8
White (2)
413,193
70.8
24
425,016
70.3
23
Yellow (3)
59,489
10.2
2
31,103
5.1
3
Orange (4)
21,377
3.7
1
22,956
3.8
1
Red (5)
15,000
2.6
1
3,577
0.6
3
$
583,335
100.0
%
33
$
604,518
100.0
%
38
NET ASSET VALUE
As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s net assets were $400.4
million, or $12.97 per share, as compared to $332.5 million, or
$13.34 per share, as of December 31, 2019. The Company’s net assets
at December 31, 2020 included the impact of the Company’s special
dividend of $0.10 per share declared during the fourth quarter of
2020.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had total liquidity of
$251.7 million, consisting of cash and restricted cash of $44.7
million and available capacity under its revolving credit facility
(“Credit Facility”) of $207.0 million (which excludes an additional
$75.0 million available under the credit facility’s accordion
feature as of December 31, 2020), subject to existing advance
rates, terms and covenants.
DISTRIBUTION
On February 24, 2021, the Company’s board of directors declared
a quarterly distribution of $0.36 per share for the first quarter
of 2021, payable on March 31, 2021 to stockholders of record as of
March 15, 2021.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Since January 1, 2021 and through March 2, 2021:
- TPC’s direct originations platform entered into $58.1 million
of additional non-binding signed term sheets with venture growth
stage companies;
- TPVG closed $48.4 million of additional debt commitments;
- TPVG funded $42.9 million in new investments;
- Received $17.4 million of principal prepayments generating
approximately $0.5 million of accelerated income;
- On January 11, 2021, TPVG sold its investments in portfolio
company Knotel, Inc. (“Knotel”) to a third party for gross proceeds
of approximately $15.0 million plus potential equity in its
post-bankruptcy entity. On January 31, 2021, Knotel filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The fair value of the Company’s
investments in Knotel as of December 31, 2020 was $15.0 million,
reflecting cash proceeds received in January 2021;
- Amended the Credit Facility to increase the capacity to $350
million from $325 million; and
- Raised $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount from the
private issuance of 4.50% institutional notes due 2026. TPVG
intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to redeem all of
its outstanding 5.75% fixed-rate notes due 2022 and to use the
remaining proceeds to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings
under the Credit Facility, to fund investments in accordance with
its investment objectives and for other general corporate
purposes.
CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will host a
conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, today, March 3, 2021, to
discuss its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020. To listen to the call, investors and
analysts should dial 1 (844) 826-3038 (domestic) or 1 (412)
317-5184 (international) and ask to join the TriplePoint Venture
Growth BDC Corp. call. Please dial in at least five minutes before
the scheduled start time. A replay of the call will be available
through April 3, 2021, by dialing 1 (877) 344-7529 (domestic) or 1
(412) 317-0088 (international) and entering conference ID 10151700.
The conference call will also be available via a live audio webcast
in the investor relations section of the Company’s website,
http://www.tpvg.com. An online archive of the webcast will be
available on the Company’s website for 30 days after the call.
ABOUT TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. is an externally-managed
business development company focused on providing customized debt
financing with warrants and direct equity investments to venture
growth stage companies in technology and other high growth
industries backed by a select group of venture capital firms. The
Company’s sponsor, TriplePoint Capital, is a Sand Hill Road-based
global investment platform which provides customized debt
financing, leasing, direct equity investments and other
complementary solutions to venture capital-backed companies in
technology and other high growth industries at every stage of their
development with unparalleled levels of creativity, flexibility and
service. For more information about TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC
Corp., visit https://www.tpvg.com. For more information about the
TriplePoint Capital, visit https://www.triplepointcapital.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve
a number of substantial risks and uncertainties, many of which are
difficult to predict and are generally beyond the Company’s
control. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,”
“plans,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,”
“estimates,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “targets,” “projects,” and
variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Actual events, performance,
condition or results, including the use of proceeds from the
offering of the Company’s 4.50% institutional notes due 2026, may
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a
result of a number of factors, including as a result of changes in
economic, market or other conditions, the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic and its effects on the Company’s and its portfolio
companies’ results of operations and financial condition, and those
factors described from time to time in the Company’s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information on these
risks and other potential factors that could affect actual events
and the Company’s performance and financial results, including
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from plans, estimates or expectations included herein or
discussed on the webcast/conference call, is or will be included in
the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections
of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s
opinions only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC
Corp.
Consolidated Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except per share
data)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Assets
Investments at fair value (amortized cost
of $662,423 and $660,675, respectively)
$
633,779
$
653,129
Cash and cash equivalents
38,219
20,285
Restricted cash
6,458
6,156
Deferred credit facility costs
3,152
1,603
Prepaid expenses and other assets
1,901
2,975
Total assets
$
683,509
$
684,148
Liabilities
Revolving credit facility
$
118,000
$
262,300
2022 Notes, net
73,964
73,454
2025 Notes, net
69,148
-
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
21,962
15,888
Total liabilities
$
283,074
$
351,642
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share
(50,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding,
respectively)
$
-
$
-
Common stock, par value
309
249
Paid-in capital in excess of par value
412,514
333,052
Total distributable earnings (loss)
(12,388
)
(795
)
Total net assets
$
400,435
$
332,506
Total liabilities and net
assets
$
683,509
$
684,148
Shares of common stock outstanding (par
value $0.01 per share and 450,000 authorized)
30,871
24,923
Net asset value per share
$
12.97
$
13.34
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC
Corp.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(in thousands, except per share
data)
For the Three Months
Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Investment income
Interest income from investments
$
22,811
$
20,047
$
88,572
$
70,524
Other income
611
1,218
2,612
2,863
Total investment and other
income
$
23,422
$
21,265
$
91,184
$
73,387
Operating expenses
Base management fee
$
3,067
$
2,462
$
12,424
$
8,569
Income incentive fee
2,782
1,363
8,717
8,117
Interest expense and amortization of
fees
3,511
3,990
15,494
12,405
Administration agreement expenses
450
548
2,121
1,786
General and administrative expenses
1,736
1,800
4,574
4,257
Total operating expenses
$
11,546
$
10,163
$
43,330
$
35,134
Net investment income
$
11,876
$
11,102
$
47,854
$
38,253
Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses)
Net realized gains (losses) on
investments
$
3,990
$
1,226
$
8,550
$
(621
)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on
investments
(11,107
)
(6,688
)
(21,097
)
(5,874
)
Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses)
$
(7,117
)
$
(5,462
)
$
(12,547
)
$
(6,495
)
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
$
4,759
$
5,640
$
35,307
$
31,758
Basic and diluted net investment income
per share
$
0.39
$
0.45
$
1.57
$
1.54
Basic and diluted net increase in net
assets per share
$
0.15
$
0.23
$
1.16
$
1.28
Basic and diluted weighted average shares
of common stock outstanding
30,836
24,900
30,566
24,844
Basic and diluted regular distributions
declared per share
$
0.36
$
0.36
$
1.44
$
1.44
Basic and diluted special distributions
declared per share
0.10
-
0.10
-
Total basic and diluted distributions
declared per share
$
0.46
$
0.36
$
1.54
$
1.44
Weighted Average Portfolio
Yield on Total Debt Investments
Ratios
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended December
31,
(Percentages, on an annualized
basis)(1)
2020
2019
2020
2019
Weighted average portfolio yield on total
debt investments(2)
15.2
%
15.3
%
13.8
%
15.0
%
Coupon income
9.4
%
9.8
%
9.8
%
10.1
%
Accretion of discount
1.1
%
1.6
%
1.0
%
1.1
%
Accretion of end-of-term payments
1.7
%
1.6
%
1.7
%
1.9
%
Impact of prepayments during the
period
3.0
%
2.3
%
1.3
%
1.9
%
U.S. Prime Rate at end of period(3)
3.25
%
4.75
%
3.25
%
4.75
%
_____________
(1)
Weighted average portfolio yields on total
debt investments for periods shown are the annualized rates of
interest income recognized during the period divided by the average
amortized cost of debt investments in the portfolio during the
period.
(2)
The weighted average portfolio yields on
total debt investments reflected above do not represent actual
investment returns to the Company’s stockholders.
(3)
Included as a reference point for coupon
income and weighted average portfolio yield.
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