Golub Capital BDC, Inc. Declares Third Fiscal Quarter Distribution of $0.32 Per Share and Announces Second Fiscal Quarter Financial Results

CHICAGO, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a business development company (NASDAQ: GBDC), today announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms "we," "us," "our," and "Company" refer to Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  "GC Advisors" refers to GC Advisors LLC, our investment adviser.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

       

(in thousands, expect per share data)

       
 

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

Investment portfolio

$                     788,442

 

$                 768,342

Total assets

$                     893,178

 

$                 839,003

Net asset value per share

$                         14.80

 

$                     14.66

       
 

Quarter Ended

 

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

Investment income

$                       20,096

 

$                  18,594

Net investment income

$                       10,394

 

$                    9,578

Net gain (loss) on investments 

$                         1,857

 

$                     (259)

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

$                       12,251

 

$                    9,319

       

Net investment income per share

$                          0.32

 

$                      0.34

Net gain (loss) on investments

$                          0.06

 

$                    (0.01)

Net earnings per share

$                          0.38

 

$                      0.33

 

Second Fiscal Quarter 2013 Highlights

 

  • Net investment income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $10.4 million, or $0.32 per share, as compared to $9.6 million, or $0.34 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012;
  • Net gain (loss) on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $1.9 million, or $0.06 per share, as compared to $(0.3) million, or $(0.01) per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012;
  • Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $12.3 million, or $0.38 per share, as compared to $9.3 million, or $0.33 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012; and
  • Our board of directors declared a quarterly distribution on May 1, 2013 of $0.32 per share, payable on June 27, 2013 to stockholders of record as of June 13, 2013.

 

 

 

Portfolio and Investment Activities

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had investments in 135 portfolio companies with a total fair value of $788.4 million.  The investments in these portfolio companies consisted of $261.8 million of senior secured loans, $382.2 million of one stop loans, $76.6 million of second lien loans, $41.8 million of subordinated debt and $26.0 million of equity investments.  This compares to the Company's portfolio as of December 31, 2012, as of which the Company had investments in 129 portfolio companies with a total fair value of $768.3 million.  The investments in these portfolio companies consisted of $248.9 million of senior secured loans, $363.6 million of one stop loans, $81.4 million of second lien loans, $49.6 million of subordinated debt and $24.8 million of equity investments. 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company originated $58.1 million in new middle-market investment commitments. Approximately 36% of the new middle-market investment commitments were senior secured loans, 25% were one stop loans, 38% were second lien loans and 1% were equity securities. Overall, total investments in portfolio companies at fair value increased by $20.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 after factoring in debt repayments and sales of securities.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the weighted average annualized investment income yield (which includes interest income and amortization of fees and discounts) and the weighted average annualized interest income yield (which excludes income resulting from amortization of fees and discounts) on the fair value of earning investments in the Company's portfolio was 10.6% and 9.5%, respectively. 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

Total investment income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $20.1 million and $18.6 million, respectively.  This $1.5 million increase was primarily attributable to higher average invested assets partially offset by lower fees and amortization income from prepayments during the quarter ended March 31, 2013. 

 

Total expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were $9.7 million and $9.0 million, respectively.  This $0.7 million increase was primarily due to increased incentive fees due to higher net investment income, increased management fees due to higher average assets and increased financing costs associated with amendments to the Company's term debt securitization and revolving credit facility.  

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded net unrealized appreciation on investments of $1.9 million.  The unrealized appreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily resulted from an increase in fair value primarily due to the rise in market prices and a reversal of prior period unrealized depreciation.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company's liquidity and capital resources are derived from the Company's debt securitization, U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") debentures, revolving credit facility and cash flow from operations.  The Company's primary uses of funds from operations include investment in portfolio companies and payment of fees and other expenses that the Company incurs.  The Company has used, and expects to continue to use, its debt securitization, SBA debentures, revolving credit facility, proceeds from its investment portfolio and proceeds from offerings of its securities to finance its investment objectives. 

 

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $9.0 million, restricted cash of $84.2 million and $385.7 million of total debt outstanding.   As of March 31, 2013, the Company had $52.3 million available for additional borrowings on its revolving credit facility, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions.  As of March 31, 2013, the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, GC SBIC IV, L.P. had $135.0 million of outstanding SBA-guaranteed debentures and GC SBIC V, L.P. had no outstanding debentures, leaving incremental borrowing capacity of $15.0 million and $75.0 million for GC SBIC IV, L.P. and GC SBIC V, L.P., respectively, under present small business investment company ("SBIC") regulations.

On January 15, 2013, the Company priced a public offering of 4,500,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $15.87 per share, raising approximately $71.4 million in gross proceeds. On January 18, 2013, the transaction closed, the shares were issued, and proceeds, net of offering costs but before expenses, of $69.1 million were received. On February 20, 2013, the Company sold an additional 622,262 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $15.87 per share pursuant to the underwriters' partial exercise of the over-allotment option.

On February 15, 2013, the Company amended its term debt securitization which, among other things, increased the size of the total notes outstanding by $50.0 million, lowered the pricing on the Class A notes from LIBOR + 2.40% to LIBOR + 1.74% and extended the reinvestment period through July 2015.

On May 1, 2013, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.32 per share payable on June 27, 2013 to holders of record as of June 13, 2013. 

 

Portfolio and Asset Quality

 

GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of the Company's investments and rates each of them based on the following categories:

Internal Performance Rating

Rating

 

Definition

5

 

Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.

     

4

 

Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination. The borrower is generally performing as expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.

     

3

 

Involves a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan's risk has increased somewhat since origination. The borrower may be out of compliance with debt covenants; however, loan payments are generally not past due.

     

2

 

Involves a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan's risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).

     

1

 

Involves a borrower performing substantially below expectations and indicates that the loan's risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans scored 1 are not anticipated to be repaid in full and we will reduce the fair market value of the loan to the amount the Company anticipates will be recovered.

The following table shows the distribution of the Company's investments on the 1 to 5 internal performance rating scale at fair value as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

                   
   

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

Internal

 

Investments

 

Percentage of

 

Investments

 

Percentage of

 

Performance

 

at Fair Value

 

Total

 

at Fair Value

 

Total

 

Rating

 

(In thousands)

 

Investments

 

(In thousands)

 

Investments

 

5

 

$                136,918

 

17.4

%

$        107,548

 

14.0

%

4

 

614,776

 

78.0

 

612,624

 

79.7

 

3

 

30,145

 

3.8

 

43,924

 

5.7

 

2

 

5,681

 

0.7

 

2,047

 

0.3

 

1

 

922

 

0.1

 

2,199

 

0.3

 

Total

 

$                788,442

 

100.0

%

$        768,342

 

100.0

%

                   

 

Conference Call

 

The Company will host an earnings conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, May 3, 2013 to discuss the quarterly financial results.  All interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing (800) 915-4217 approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the call; international callers should dial (212) 271-4651. Participants should reference Golub Capital BDC, Inc. when prompted. For a slide presentation that we intend to refer to on the earnings conference call, please visit the Events and Presentations link on the homepage of our website (www.golubcapitalbdc.com) and click on the Quarter Ended 3.31.13 Investor Presentation under Events and Presentations.  An archived replay of the call will be available shortly after the call until 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 28, 2013. To hear the replay, please dial (800) 633-8284. International dialers, please dial (402) 977-9140. For all replays, please reference program ID number 21654052.

 

 

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

       
 

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

Assets

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

Investments, at fair value (cost of $783,868 and $765,626,

  respectively)

$                  788,442

 

$                  768,342

Cash and cash equivalents

8,950

 

21,420

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

84,214

 

39,226

Interest receivable

4,278

 

3,245

Deferred financing costs

7,029

 

6,373

Other assets

265

 

397

Total Assets

$                  893,178

 

$                  839,003

       

Liabilities

     

Debt

$                  385,700

 

$                  400,450

Interest payable

1,304

 

2,473

Management and incentive fees payable

5,069

 

4,782

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

1,452

 

1,452

Payable for investments purchased

 

10,456

Total Liabilities

393,525

 

419,613

       

Net Assets

     

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 1,000,000

  shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding

  as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     

 

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000

  shares authorized, 33,754,512 and 28,605,336 shares

  issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2013

  December 31, 2012, respectively

     
     

34

 

29

Paid in capital in excess of par

498,448

 

419,648

Capital distributions in excess of net investment income

379

 

779

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and

  derivative instruments

7,242

 

5,384

Net realized loss on investments and derivative instruments

(6,450)

 

(6,450)

Total Net Assets

499,653

 

419,390

Total Liabilities and Total Net Assets

$                  893,178

 

$                  839,003

       

Number of common shares outstanding 

33,754,512

 

28,605,336

Net asset value per common share

$                       14.80

 

$                       14.66

       
       

 

 

 

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
   

Three months ended

   

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

   

(unaudited)

Investment income

   

   Interest income

 

$                          19,617

 

$                          18,327

   Dividend income

 

479

 

267

         

Total investment income

 

20,096

 

18,594

         

Expenses

       

   Interest and other debt financing expenses

 

3,292

 

2,995

   Base management fee

 

2,686

 

2,468

   Incentive fee 

 

2,468

 

2,394

   Professional fees

 

512

 

493

   Administrative service fee

 

610

 

548

   General and administrative expenses

 

134

 

118

         

Total expenses

 

9,702

 

9,016

         

Net investment income

 

10,394

 

9,578

         

Net (loss) gain on investments

       

   Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

94

   Net realized loss on derivative instruments

 

 

   Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation

     on investments

 

1,857

 

(353)

   Net change in unrealized depreciation on derivative

     instruments

 

 

         

Net (loss) gain on investments

 

1,857

 

(259)

         

Net increase in net assets resulting from

  operations

 

$                          12,251

 

$                             9,319

         

Per Common Share Data

       

   Basic and diluted earnings per common share

 

$                               0.38

 

$                               0.33

   Dividends and distributions declared per common 

     share

 

$                               0.32

 

$                               0.32

   Basic and diluted weighted average common shares 

     outstanding

 

32,532,794

 

27,933,613

         
         

 

ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. principally invests in senior secured, one stop, subordinated and second lien loans of middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. Golub Capital BDC, Inc.'s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, GC Advisors LLC, an affiliate of the Golub Capital group of companies ("Golub Capital").

ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL

With $8 billion of capital under management, Golub Capital is a leading provider of financing solutions for the middle market, including one stop financings (through the firm's proprietary GOLD and MEGA GOLD facilities), senior, second lien, and subordinated debt, preferred stock and co-investment equity. The firm underwrites and syndicates senior credit facilities up to $250 million. Golub Capital's hold sizes range up to $200 million per transaction.

Golub Capital has been a Top 3 Traditional Middle Market Bookrunner each year from 2008 through 2012 for senior secured loans of up to $100 million for leveraged buyouts (according to Thomson Reuters LPC and internal data; based on number of deals). In 2012, Golub Capital was awarded the ACG New York Champion's Award for "Senior Lender Firm of the Year." Golub Capital is a national firm with principal offices in Chicago and New York. For more information, please visit the firm's website at www.golubcapital.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

 

 

SOURCE Golub Capital BDC, Inc.