Gladstone Capital Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2008
-- Net Investment Income was $6.4 million or $0.33 per common share
-- Net Decrease in Net Assets was $11.9 million or ($0.61) per common share
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Gladstone Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GLAD) (the "Company") today announced earnings for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008. All per share references are per basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding, unless otherwise noted.
Net Investment Income for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $6.4 million, or $0.33 per share, as compared to $5.7 million, or $0.47 per share, for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007, an increase in aggregate dollar amount of 12.3% but a decrease of 29.8% per share. The per share results were adversely impacted by the issuance of new shares in public offerings subsequent to March 31, 2007, while the proceeds of these offerings were not fully invested in income producing investments for the entire quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Net Investment Income for the six months ended March 31, 2008 was $13.7 million, or $0.75 per share, as compared to $10.9 million, or $0.89 per share, for the six months ended March 31, 2007, an increase in aggregate dollar amount of 25.7% but a decrease of 15.7% per share. The per share results were adversely impacted by the issuance of new shares in public offerings subsequent to the six months ended March 31, 2007, while the proceeds of these offerings were not fully invested in income producing investments during the full six months ended March 31, 2008.
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $11.9 million, or ($0.61) per share, as compared to a Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007 of $4.1 million, or $0.33 per share. Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2008 was $10.0 million, or ($0.55) per share, as compared to a Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2007 of $8.2 million, or $0.67 per share.
The primary difference between the current and prior year periods is the increase in net unrealized depreciation on the Company's investment portfolio as well as the increase in weighted average shares as a result of public offerings completed after March 31, 2007. The Company recorded net unrealized depreciation on its investments of $18.3 million and $23.7 million for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to net unrealized depreciation on its investments of $1.7 million and $2.7 million for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2007. The Company's investment portfolio was valued at a depreciated value due primarily to the general instability of the loan markets. The value of the Company's portfolio is determined quarterly by its board of directors based in part on opinions of value provided by Standard and Poor's Securities Evaluations, Inc. (SPSE). This quarter SPSE provided much lower opinions of value on certain loans than in prior quarters, and the Company believes the lower opinions of value reflect that the larger syndicated loan market by which its loans are measured has continued to deteriorate in value. Although the investment portfolio has depreciated, the entire portfolio is fair valued at 93% of cost as of March 31, 2008. Despite this devaluation, all but two of the loans in its portfolio are currently paying as agreed. The unrealized depreciation of its investments does not have an impact on the Company's current ability to pay distributions to stockholders.
Total assets were $426.8 million at March 31, 2008, as compared to $367.7 million at September 30, 2007. Net asset value was $14.27 per actual common share outstanding at March 31, 2008, as compared to $14.97 per actual common share outstanding at September 30, 2007.
The annualized weighted average yield on the Company's portfolio for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was 10.1%, as compared to 12.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The weighted average yield varies from period to period based on the current stated interest rate on interest-bearing investments and the amounts of loans for which interest is not accruing. Recent reductions in interest rates in the U.S. financial markets (primarily Prime and LIBOR rates) have reduced the Company's income, negatively impacting financial results.
For the second quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company reported the following activity:
-- Funded approximately $20.5 million of new investments;
-- Received scheduled principal repayments of approximately $3.0
million;
-- Completed a public offering of 3,450,000 shares of common
stock at a price of $17.00 per share, less an underwriting
discount of $0.935 per share, for net proceeds, after offering
expenses borne by the Company, of approximately $55.0 million,
which were used to repay outstanding borrowings on the
Company's line of credit; and
-- Paid monthly dividends of $0.14 per share for each of the
months of January, February, and March 2008.
At March 31, 2008, the Company had investments in debt and equity securities and syndicated loan participations in 62 private companies with an aggregate cost basis of $442.4 million and a fair value of $412.7 million.
"The second quarter was disappointing with only $20.5 million in new investments closed. While we believe that the longer term prospects and our pipeline remain strong, the instability of the financial and lending markets have made closing of investments more difficult and time consuming," said Chip Stelljes, President and Chief Investment Officer. "We were also disappointed by the lower valuation of the portfolio given the strong performance of the portfolio and continue to believe that the devaluation is reflective of the broader market for loans rather than any fundamental change in our portfolio. We expect most loans in the portfolio to continue paying as agreed with few problems through the third quarter. The equity we have raised and the additional debt capital provide the Company with ample funds to pursue the pipeline opportunities."
Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company:
-- Funded approximately $2.3 million of additional investments in
existing portfolio companies;
-- Received a success fee of approximately $0.5 million with the
restructuring of one investment;
-- Declared monthly cash dividends of $0.14 per common share for
each of the months of April, May, and June 2008; and
-- Expanded its revolving credit facility from $250 million to
$300 million with the addition of a new lender.
The financial statements below are without footnotes. The Company has filed a Form 10-Q today for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which can be retrieved from the SEC's website at www.SEC.gov or from the Company's web site at www.GladstoneCapital.com. A paper copy can be obtained free of charge by writing to us at 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22102.
The Company will hold a conference call Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 8:30 am EDT to discuss second quarter earnings. Please call (877) 407-8031 to enter the conference. An operator will monitor the call and set a queue for the questions. The conference call replay will be available two hours after the call for approximately 30 days. To hear the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853, access playback account 286 and use conference ID code 282342.
The live audio broadcast of Gladstone Capital's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.GladstoneCapital.com and www.investorcalendar.com. The event will be archived and available for replay on the Company's website.
For further information contact Investor Relations at 703-287-5893.
This press release may include statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements," including statements with regard to the future performance of the Company. Words such as "should," "believes," "continue," "feel," "expects," "projects," "strive," "goals," and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on the Company's current plans that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause the Company's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, those factors listed under the caption "Risk factors" of the Company's Prospectus dated January 23, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2008. 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.
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
(Unaudited)
March 31, September 30,
2008 2007
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ASSETS
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments
(Cost 3/31/08: $438,864,462; 9/30/07:
$354,835,652) $412,286,047 $348,920,982
Control investments (Cost 3/31/08:
$3,531,250; 9/30/07: $923,548) 451,389 923,548
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Total investments at fair value (Cost
3/31/08: $442,395,712; 9/30/07
$355,759,200) 412,737,436 349,844,530
Cash and cash equivalents 6,916,356 8,838,658
U.S. Treasury bill - 2,484,464
Interest receivable - investments in debt
securities 3,314,982 2,425,555
Interest receivable - employees 7,604 21,417
Due from custodian 3,070,386 3,230,385
Deferred financing fees 255,262 186,270
Prepaid assets 279,730 337,106
Other assets 265,602 360,753
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TOTAL ASSETS $426,847,358 $367,729,138
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 17,447 $ 6,013
Interest payable 367,165 587,514
Fee due to Administrator (Refer to Note 4) 240,579 237,510
Fees due to Adviser (Refer to Note 4) 692,985 708,517
Borrowings under lines of credit 123,459,000 144,440,000
Accrued expenses and deferred liabilities 998,040 790,849
Funds held in escrow 223,543 -
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 125,998,759 146,770,403
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NET ASSETS $300,848,599 $220,958,735
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000
shares authorized and 21,087,574 and
14,762,574 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively $ 21,088 $ 14,763
Capital in excess of par value 341,411,120 235,906,665
Notes receivable - employees (9,181,676) (9,230,502)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments (29,658,276) (5,914,670)
Unrealized depreciation on derivative (303,995) (291,686)
(Distributions in excess of) accumulated
undistributed net investment income (1,439,662) 474,165
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TOTAL NET ASSETS $300,848,599 $220,958,735
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NET ASSETS PER SHARE $ 14.27 $ 14.97
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GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March
31, Six Months Ended March 31,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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INVESTMENT
INCOME
Interest income
- investments $ 11,124,025 $ 8,254,459 $ 22,263,003 $16,153,059
Interest income
- cash and
cash
equivalents 102,436 31,645 246,921 68,914
Interest income
- notes
receivable
from employees 118,106 132,931 236,282 271,122
Prepayment fees
and other
income 5,000 224,743 5,000 384,401
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Total
investment
income 11,349,567 8,643,778 22,751,206 16,877,496
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EXPENSES
Interest
expense 1,854,815 1,811,019 4,211,130 2,931,276
Loan servicing
fee (Refer to
Note 4) 1,561,941 760,623 2,943,248 1,479,775
Base management
fee (Refer to
Note 4) 556,507 599,608 1,134,427 1,150,702
Incentive fee
(Refer to Note
4) 1,288,428 1,158,995 2,749,085 2,307,478
Administration
fee (Refer to
Note 4) 240,579 168,766 452,254 294,851
Professional
fees 410,034 109,081 539,287 220,001
Amortization of
deferred
financing fees 183,780 68,200 257,579 126,500
Stockholder
related costs 138,346 87,288 258,115 151,016
Directors fees 56,970 56,970 111,220 111,220
Insurance
expense 58,717 62,398 112,930 125,092
Other expenses 94,685 48,975 159,816 137,460
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Expenses
before
credit from
Adviser 6,444,802 4,931,923 12,929,091 9,035,371
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Credit to base
management and
incentive fees
from Adviser
(Refer to Note
4) (1,537,374) (2,012,502) (3,923,309) (3,045,158)
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Total
expenses
net of
credit to
base
management
and
incentive
fees 4,907,428 2,919,421 9,005,782 5,990,213
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NET INVESTMENT
INCOME 6,442,139 5,724,357 13,745,424 10,887,283
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REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS:
Realized gain
on sale of
investments - 84,205 - 86,519
Realized gain
on settlement
of derivative 1,204 10,239 6,810 22,793
Unrealized
depreciation
on derivative (1,756) (15,801) (12,309) (25,613)
Net unrealized
depreciation
on investments (18,345,765) (1,718,149) (23,743,606) (2,722,528)
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Net loss on
investments (18,346,317) (1,639,506) (23,749,105) (2,638,829)
NET (DECREASE)
INCREASE IN NET
ASSETS
RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS $(11,904,178) $ 4,084,851 $(10,003,681) $ 8,248,454
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NET (DECREASE)
INCREASE IN NET
ASSETS
RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS PER
COMMON SHARE:
Basic and
Diluted $ (0.61) $ 0.33 $ (0.55) $ 0.67
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE
SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
OUTSTANDING:
Basic and
Diluted 19,670,333 12,249,683 18,312,018 12,272,012
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March Six Months Ended March 31,
31,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Per Share Data
(1)
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Net asset value
at beginning
of period $ 15.08 $ 13.88 $ 14.97 $ 14.02
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Income from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income (2) 0.33 0.47 0.75 0.89
Net
unrealized
depreciation
on
investments
(2) (0.94) (0.14) (1.30) (0.22)
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Total from
investment
operations (0.61) 0.33 (0.55) 0.67
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Distributions
to
stockholders (0.42) (0.42) (0.84) (0.84)
Issuance of
common stock
under shelf
offering 0.24 - 0.73 -
Offering costs (0.02) - (0.04) -
Repayment of
principal on
notes
receivable - 0.02 - 0.02
Stock
surrendered to
settle
withholding
tax obligation - - - (0.06)
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Net asset value
at end of
period $ 14.27 $ 13.82 $ 14.27 $ 13.82
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Per share
market value
at beginning
of period $ 17.01 $ 23.86 $ 19.52 $ 22.01
Per share
market value
at end of
period 18.71 23.68 18.71 23.68
Total return
(3)(4) 12.69% 1.08% 0.45% 11.50%
Shares
outstanding at
end of period 21,087,574 12,249,683 21,087,574 12,249,683
Ratios/
Supplemental
Data
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Net assets at
end of period $300,848,599 $169,323,895 $300,848,599 $169,323,895
Average net
assets (5) $293,158,407 $169,055,526 $279,259,377 $169,693,656
Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets-
annualized (6) 8.79% 11.32% 9.26% 10.29%
Ratio of net
expenses to
average net
assets-
annualized (7) 6.70% 6.91% 6.45% 7.06%
Ratio of net
investment
income to
average net
assets-
annualized 8.79% 13.54% 9.84% 12.83%
(1) Based on actual shares outstanding at the end of the corresponding period.
(2) Based on weighted average basic per share data.
(3) Total return equals the change in the ending market value of the Company's common stock from the beginning of the period taking into account dividends reinvested in accordance with the terms of our dividend reinvestment plan. Total return does not take into account dividends that may be characterized as a return of capital. For further information on estimated character of our dividends please refer to Note 9.
(4) Amounts were not annualized.
(5) Average net assets are computed using the average of the balance of net assets at the end of each month of the reporting period.
(6) Ratio of expenses to average net assets is computed using expenses before credits from Adviser to the base management and incentive fees and including income tax expense.
(7) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets is computed using total expenses net of credits from Adviser to the base management and incentive fees and including income tax expense.
Source: Gladstone Capital Corp.
Released May 5, 2008