GREENWICH, CT — (Marketwired) — 11/07/13 — TICC Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TICC) announced today its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, and a distribution of $0.29 per share for the fourth quarter of 2013.
HIGHLIGHTS
For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, we recorded net investment income of approximately $12.2 million, or approximately $0.23 per share. Excluding the impact of a capital gains incentive fee accrual of approximately $2.3 million, our core net investment income(1) was approximately $14.5 million, or approximately $0.28 per share. In the third quarter, we also recorded net unrealized appreciation of approximately $12.7 million and net realized capital losses of approximately $1.3 million. In total, we had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $23.6 million or approximately $0.45 per share for the third quarter.
Total investment income for the third quarter of 2013 amounted to approximately $27.4 million which represents an increase of approximately $2.0 million over the second quarter of 2013.
For the quarter ending September 30, 2013, TICC recorded earned income from our investment portfolio as follows:
approximately $13.7 million from our syndicated and bilateral investments,
approximately $12.2 million from our CLO equity investments,
approximately $0.7 million from our CLO debt investments, and
approximately $0.8 million from all other income.
As of the end of the third quarter of 2013 there were no loans on non-accrual status.
Our weighted average credit rating on a fair value basis stood at 2.1 at the end of the third quarter of 2013 (compared to 2.2 at the end of the second quarter of 2013).
Our operating expenses before the capital gains incentive fee for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 were approximately $12.9 million, up from the second quarter of 2013 by approximately $572,000 due largely to increased interest expense, as well as higher investment advisory fees.
The capital gains incentive fee increased by approximately $2.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The capital gains incentive fee accrual, as reported under generally accepted accounting principles, is calculated on the basis of net realized and unrealized gains and losses at the end of each period. The accrued capital gains incentive fee related to the hypothetical liquidation of the portfolio (and assuming no other changes in realized or unrealized gains and losses) would only have become payable on September 30, 2013 to our investment adviser in the event of a complete liquidation of our portfolio as of period end and the termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Agreement”).
The amount of the capital gains incentive fee, if any, which will actually be payable is determined in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and is calculated as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Agreement). The terms of the Agreement state that the capital gains incentive fee calculation is based on net realized gains, if any, offset by gross unrealized depreciation for the calendar year. No effect is given to gross unrealized appreciation in this calculation.
Our Board of Directors has declared a distribution of $0.29 per share for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Payable Date: December 31, 2013
Record Date: December 17, 2013
During the third quarter of 2013, we made approximately $85.0 million in additional investments. The additional investments consisted of approximately $62.1 million in corporate securities, $17.2 million in CLO equity and $5.7 million in CLO debt.
It is worth noting that for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we invested approximately $492.3 million, consisting primarily of $351.1 million in corporate securities, $124.1 million in CLO equity, and $17.1 million in CLO debt.
For the third quarter of 2013, we received proceeds of approximately $61.9 million from repayments, sales and amortization payments on our debt investments.
At September 30, 2013, the weighted average yield of our debt investments was approximately 8.7%, compared with 8.5% at June 30, 2013.
At September 30, 2013, net asset value per share was $9.90 compared with the net asset value per share at June 30, 2013 of $9.75.
On a supplemental basis, we provide information relating to core net investment income which is a non-GAAP measure. This measure is provided in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net investment income. Core net investment income represents net investment income excluding our capital gains incentive fee. As the capital gains incentive fee, for generally accepted accounting purposes, is based on the hypothetical liquidation of the entire portfolio (and as any capital gains incentive fee may be non-recurring), we believe that core net investment income is a useful indicator of operations exclusive of any capital gains incentive fee. We note that such amount is excluded from the core net investment income amount presented below.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net investment income to core net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:
We will host a conference call to discuss our third quarter end results today, Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET. Please call 888-317-6016 to participate. A replay of the conference call will be available for approximately 30 days. The replay number is 877-344-7529, and the replay passcode is 10036486.
The following financial statements are unaudited and without footnotes. Readers who would like additional information should obtain our Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012, and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q as they are filed.
About TICC Capital Corp.
TICC Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally engaged in providing capital to established businesses, investing in syndicated bank loans and purchasing debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations. Companies interested in learning more about financing opportunities should contact Debdeep Maji at (203) 983-5285.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events.
Contact:
Bruce Rubin
203-983-5280
Patrick Conroy
203-983-5282