• TCG BDC, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2021 Regular Dividend of $0.32 Per Common Share and Supplemental Dividend of $0.05 per Common Share

    المصدر: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 23 فبراير 2021 16:02:00   America/New_York

    NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TCG BDC, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” “TCG BDC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CGBD) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020.

    Linda Pace, TCG BDC’s Chief Executive Officer said, “New deal activity in the 4th quarter was robust, as M&A demand accelerated post-Labor Day. Continuing strong portfolio performance, paired with our proactive balance sheet management actions in 2020, positioned us well to participate actively in this attractive originations environment. We enter 2021 with confidence in our ability to deliver sustainable yield and continued positive credit migration as the cycle progresses.”

    Selected Financial Highlights

    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
    Total investments, at fair value $1,825,749  $1,948,173 
    Total assets 1,922,613  2,008,387 
    Total debt 983,923  1,074.806 
    Total net assets $901,363  $895,222 
    Net assets per common share $15.39   15.01


      For the three month periods ended
      December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
    Total investment income $43,514  $42,784 
    Net investment income (loss) $21,909  $21,234 
    Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities $16,254  $12,374 
    Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $38,163  $33,608 
         
    Per weighted-average common share—Basic:    
    Net investment income (loss), net of preferred dividend $0.38  $0.36 
    Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities $0.28  $0.22 
    Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations attributable to common stockholders $0.66  $0.58 
    Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding—Basic 55,961,413  56,308,616 
    Regular dividends declared per common share $0.32  $0.32 
    Supplemental dividends declared per common share $0.04  $0.05 

    Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

    • Net investment income for the three month period ended December 31, 2020 was $21,044, or $0.38 per common share, net of the preferred dividend, as compared to $21,234, or $0.36 per common share, net of the preferred dividend, for the three month period ended September 30, 2020;
    • Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities for the three month period ended December 31, 2020 was $16,254, or $0.28 per share, as compared to $12,374, or $0.22 per share, for the three month period ended September 30, 2020;
    • Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations for the three month period ended December 31, 2020 was $38,163, or $0.66 per share, as compared to $33,608, or $0.58 per common share, for the three month period ended September 30, 2020;
    • On December 8, 2020, the Company issued $75,000 in aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due December 31, 2024;
    • During the three month period ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased and extinguished 1.0 million shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to the Company’s previously announced $150 million stock repurchase program at an average cost of $10.85 per share, or $11.3 million in the aggregate, resulting in accretion to net assets per share of $0.08; and
    • On February 22, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.32 plus a supplemental dividend of $0.05, which is payable on April 16, 2021 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2021.

    Portfolio and Investment Activity
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted)

    As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of our investments was approximately $1,825,749, comprised of 160 investments in 117 portfolio companies/investment funds across 27 industries with 63 sponsors. This compares to the Company’s portfolio as of September 30, 2020, as of which date the fair value of our investments was approximately $1,948,173, comprised of 146 investments in 114 portfolio companies/investment funds across 28 industries with 63 sponsors.

    As of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, investments consisted of the following:

     December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
     Type—% of Fair ValueFair Value % of Fair Value Fair Value % of Fair Value
    First Lien Debt (excluding First Lien/Last Out Debt)$1,161,881   63.63 % $1,344,575   69.01 %
    First Lien/Last Out Debt62,182   3.41   78,616   4.04  
    Second Lien Debt284,523   15.58   287,659   14.77  
    Equity Investments33,877   1.86   32,987   1.69  
    Investment Funds283,286   15.52   204,336   10.49  
    Total$1,825,749   100.00 % $1,948,173   100.00 %

    The following table shows our investment activity for the three month period ended December 31, 2020:

     Funded Sold/Repaid
    Principal amount of investments:Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
    First Lien Debt (excluding First Lien/Last Out Debt)$137,122   53.42 % $(333,349)  83.34 %
    First Lien/Last Out Debt9,945   3.88   (26,414)  6.60  
    Second Lien Debt30,629   11.93   (38,971)  9.74  
    Equity Investments857   0.33   (1,282)  0.32  
    Investment Funds78,122   30.44   —    —  
    Total$256,675   100.00 % $(400,016)  100.00 %

    Overall, total investments at fair value decreased by 6.3%, or $122,424, during the three month period ended December 31, 2020 after factoring in repayments and sales, net fundings on revolvers and delayed draws and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

    As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average yields for our first and second lien debt investments on an amortized cost basis were 7.21% and 9.15%, respectively, with a total weighted average yield of 8.12%. Weighted average yields include the effect of accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and are based on interest rates as of December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, on a fair value basis, approximately 0.9% of our debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 99.1% of our debt investments bear interest at a floating rate, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

    Total investments at fair value held by Middle Market Credit Fund, LLC (“Credit Fund”), which is not consolidated with the Company, decreased by 18.2%, or $235,031, during the three month period ended December 31, 2020 after factoring in repayments, sales, net fundings on revolvers and delayed draws and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). As of December 31, 2020, Credit Fund had total investments at fair value of $1,056,381, which comprised 97.5% of first lien senior secured loans, 2.3% of second lien senior secured loans at fair value, 0.2% of equity investments at fair value. As of December 31, 2020, on a fair value basis, approximately 2.3% of Credit Fund’s debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 97.7% of Credit Fund’s debt investments bear interest at a floating rate, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

    Middle Market Credit Fund II, LLC (“Credit Fund II”) was formed on November 3, 2020 as a joint venture with Cliffwater Direct Lending Fund and is not consolidated with the Company. Credit Fund II's initial portfolio of $250 million in aggregate principal balance was contributed by the Company. As of December 31, 2020, Credit Fund II had total investments at fair value of $246,421, which comprised 90.1% of first lien senior secured loans and 9.9% of second lien senior secured loans at fair value. As of December 31, 2020, on a fair value basis, approximately 0.9% of Credit Fund II’s debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 99.1% of Credit Fund II’s debt investments bear interest at a floating rate, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

    As part of the monitoring process, our Investment Adviser has developed risk policies pursuant to which it regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our debt investments and rates each of them based on the following categories, which we refer to as “Internal Risk Ratings”:

    Internal Risk Ratings Definitions

    Rating Definition
    1 Borrower is operating above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
      
    2 Borrower is operating generally as expected or at an acceptable level of performance. The level of risk to our initial cost bases is similar to the risk to our initial cost basis at the time of origination. This is the initial risk rating assigned to all new borrowers.
      
    3 Borrower is operating below expectations and level of risk to our cost basis has increased since the time of
    origination. The borrower may be out of compliance with debt covenants. Payments are generally current although there may be higher risk of payment default.
      
    4 Borrower is operating materially below expectations and 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 by more than 120 days. It is anticipated that we may not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a loss of our initial cost basis upon exit.
      
    5 Borrower is operating substantially below expectations and the loan’s risk has increased substantially since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. It is anticipated that we will not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a substantial loss of our initial cost basis
    upon exit.

    Our Investment Adviser’s risk rating model is based on evaluating portfolio company performance in comparison to the base case when considering certain credit metrics including, but not limited to, adjusted EBITDA and net senior leverage as well as specific events including, but not limited to, default and impairment.

    Our Investment Adviser monitors and, when appropriate, changes the investment ratings assigned to each debt investment in our portfolio. Our Investment Adviser reviews our investment ratings in connection with our quarterly valuation process. The following table summarizes the Internal Risk Ratings of our debt portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020:

     December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
     Fair Value % of Fair Value Fair Value % of Fair Value
    (dollar amounts in millions)       
    Internal Risk Rating 1$19.1   1.27 % $38.8   2.27 %
    Internal Risk Rating 21,047.5   69.44   1,201.4   70.22  
    Internal Risk Rating 3361.1   23.93   380.8   22.26  
    Internal Risk Rating 448.1   3.19   48.9   2.86  
    Internal Risk Rating 532.8   2.17   40.9   2.39  
    Total$1,508.6   100.00 % $1,710.8   100.00 %

    As of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the weighted average Internal Risk Rating of our debt investment portfolio was 2.4 and 2.3, respectively.

    Consolidated Results of Operations
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

    Total investment income for the three month periods ended December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 was $43,514 and $42,784, respectively. This $730 net increase was primarily due to an increase in income recognized from OID accretion from prepayments, higher fee income, and an increase in total dividends from the credit funds. This was partially offset by lower interest income from a lower weighted average principal, which was primarily due to the contribution of assets to Credit Fund II.

    Total expenses for the three month periods ended December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 were $21,605 and $21,550, respectively, a net increase of $55.

    During the three month period ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a net realized and unrealized depreciation gain of $16,254. This was primarily driven by continued tightening of market yields resulting in increases in fair value, as well as the successful exit of our investment in Hydrofarm at par.

    Liquidity and Capital Resources
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

    As of December 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $68,419, notes payable and senior unsecured notes (before debt issuance costs) of $449,200 and $190,000, respectively, and secured borrowings outstanding of $347,949. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $340,051 of remaining unfunded commitments and $207,365 available for additional borrowings under its revolving credit facility, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility of its wholly owned subsidiary, and the facility was terminated.

    Dividend

    On February 22, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.32 plus a supplemental dividend of $0.05, which is payable on April 16, 2021 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2021.

    On December 31, 2020, the Company declared and paid a dividend on the Preferred Stock for the period from October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 in the amount of $0.438 per Preferred Share to the holder of record on December 31, 2020.

    Conference Call

    The Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 to discuss these quarterly financial results. The call and webcast will be available on the TCG BDC website at tcgbdc.com. The call may be accessed by dialing +1 (866) 394-4623 (U.S.) or +1 (409) 350-3158 (international) and referencing “TCG BDC Financial Results Call.” The conference call will be webcast simultaneously via a link on TCG BDC’s website and an archived replay of the webcast also will be available on the website soon after the live call for 21 days.

    TCG BDC, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

     December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
     (unaudited) (unaudited)
    ASSETS   
    Investments, at fair value   
    Investments—non-controlled/non-affiliated, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,574,182 and $1,840,796, respectively)$1,509,271   $1,737,044  
    Investments—non-controlled/affiliated, at fair value (amortized cost of $37,571 and $0, respectively)26,180   —  
    Investments—controlled/affiliated, at fair value (amortized cost of $311,213 and $233,131, respectively)290,298   211,129  
    Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,922,966 and $2,073,927, respectively)1,825,749   1,948,173  
    Cash and cash equivalents68,419   37,088  
    Receivable for investment sold4,313   74  
    Deferred financing costs3,633   3,651  
    Interest receivable from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments12,634   12,791  
    Interest receivable from non-controlled/affiliated investments569   —  
    Interest and dividend receivable from controlled/affiliated investments6,480   5,754  
    Prepaid expenses and other assets816   856  
    Total assets$1,922,613   $2,008,387  
    LIABILITIES   
    Secured borrowings$347,949   $513,332  
    2015-1R Notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,664 and $2,726, respectively446,536   446,474  
    Senior Notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $562 and $0, respectively189,438   115,000  
    Payable for investments purchased809   —  
    Interest and credit facility fees payable2,439   3,405  
    Dividend payable19,892   20,830  
    Base management and incentive fees payable11,549   11,473  
    Administrative service fees payable85   85  
    Other accrued expenses and liabilities2,553   2,566  
    Total liabilities1,021,250   1,113,165  
        
    NET ASSETS   
    Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 and 2,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively50,000   50,000  
    Common stock, $0.01 par value; 198,000,000 shares authorized; 55,320,309 and 56,308,616 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively553   563  
    Paid-in capital in excess of par value1,081,436   1,093,250  
    Offering costs(1,633) (1,633)
    Total distributable earnings (loss)(228,993) (246,958)
    Total net assets$901,363   $895,222  
    NET ASSETS PER COMMON SHARE$15.39   $15.01  

    TCG BDC, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
    (unaudited)

      For the three months ended
      December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020
    Investment income:    
    From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:    
    Interest income $34,001   $34,789  
    Other income 2,973   2,110  
    Total investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments 36,974   36,899  
    From non-controlled/affiliated investments:    
    Interest income 14   —  
    Total investment income from non-controlled/affiliated investments 14   —  
    From controlled/affiliated investments:    
    Interest income 48   135  
    Dividend income 6,478   5,750  
    Total investment income from controlled/affiliated investments 6,526   5,885  
    Total investment income 43,514   42,784  
    Expenses:    
    Base management fees 7,063   7,134  
    Incentive fees 4,480   4,322  
    Professional fees 800   937  
    Administrative service fees 140   167  
    Interest expense 6,907   7,291  
    Credit facility fees 1,655   728  
    Directors’ fees and expenses 95   86  
    Other general and administrative 431   498  
    Total expenses 21,571   21,163  
    Net investment income (loss) before taxes 21,943   21,621  
    Excise tax expense 34   387  
    Net investment income (loss) 21,909   21,234  
    Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities:    
    Net realized gain (loss) from:    
    Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (8,783) (209)
    Currency gains (losses) on non-investment assets and liabilities 23   (11)
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:    
    Non-controlled/non-affiliated 28,425   12,906  
    Non-controlled/affiliated (900) —  
    Controlled/affiliated 1,086   2,134  
    Net change in unrealized currency gains (losses) on non-investment assets and liabilities (3,597) (2,446)
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities 16,254   12,374  
    Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 38,163   33,608  
    Preferred stock dividend 865   856  
    Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations attributable to Common Stockholders $37,298   $32,752  
    Basic and diluted earnings per common share:    
    Basic $0.66   $0.58  
    Diluted $0.62   $0.55  
    Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:    
    Basic 55,961,413   56,308,616  
    Diluted 61,224,570   61,571,773  

    About TCG BDC, Inc.

    TCG BDC is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. TCG BDC is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. Since it commenced investment operations in May 2013 through December 31, 2020, TCG BDC has invested approximately $6.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. TCG BDC’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments in U.S. middle market companies. TCG BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

    Web: tcgbdc.com

    CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including the impact of COVID-19 on the business. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,”
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    Contacts:

    Investors:Media:
    L. Allison RudaryBrittany Berliner
    +1-212-813-4756
    allison.rudary@carlyle.com
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