KCAP Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results


NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KCAP Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:KCAP) announces its third quarter 2015 financial results.

Financial Highlights

  • Net investment income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $6.5 million, or $0.18 per basic share, compared with approximately $5.5 million, or $0.16 per basic share in the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
  • Taxable distributable income for the quarter was $0.21 per basic share.
  • Cash distributed by the Asset Manager Affiliates in excess of taxable earnings was $0.02 per basic share for the quarter.
  • Resources available for distribution, a non-GAAP measure, was $0.23 per basic share during the quarter.
  • KCAP Financial, Inc. declared a third quarter shareholder distribution of $0.21 per share.
  • At September 30, 2015, the fair value of KCAP's investments totaled approximately $437 million.
  • Net Asset Value ("NAV") per share was $6.33 as of September 30, 2015, compared with $6.94 at December 31, 2014.

Dayl Pearson, President and Chief Executive Officer of KCAP Financial, Inc., noted: "We are pleased with our operating performance, generating $0.23 per share of resources available for distribution. Our reduction in NAV reflects the sell-off in credit markets in September, which appears to have stabilized."

Operating Results

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, we reported total investment income of approximately $11.8 million as compared to approximately $10.8 million in the same period last year, an increase of 9%. Investment income from debt securities increased 17% to approximately $6.3 million from approximately $5.4 million in the third quarter 2014. Investment income from investments in CLO fund securities in the third quarter of 2015 increased to $3.9 million from $3.6 million in 2014, an increase of 8%, and dividends from our Asset Manager Affiliates in the third quarter of 2015 increased to approximately $1.5 million from approximately $1.4 million in 2014.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, total expenses were relatively flat compared to the same period in 2014.

Net investment income for the third quarter of 2015 and 2014 was approximately $6.5 million and $5.5 million, or $0.18 and $0.16 per basic share, respectively. Net realized and unrealized depreciation on investments for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $22.4 million, as compared to net realized and unrealized appreciation of approximately $2.7 million for the same period in 2014.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

The fair value of our portfolio was approximately $437 million as of September 30, 2015. The composition of our investment portfolio at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 at cost and fair value was as follows:

  September 30, 2015 (unaudited) December 31, 2014
Security Type Cost Fair Value Cost Fair Value
Money Market Accounts³  $ 3,345,723  $ 3,345,723 1  $ 1,602,741  $ 1,602,741 1
Senior Secured Loan 211,441,566 204,189,144 86 220,965,922 218,329,860 86
Junior Secured Loan 41,204,786 39,795,980 17 38,664,199 38,569,006 15
Senior Unsecured Loan 23,000,000 23,000,000 10 33,066,984 33,066,984 13
First Lien Bond 2,976,651 2,317,500 1 2,962,507 2,580,000 1
Senior Subordinated Bond 4,420,467 4,221,543 2 4,295,544 4,240,301 2
Senior Unsecured Bond 11,698,340 10,597,995 5 11,208,178 11,386,218 4
Senior Secured Bond 1,511,590 1,481,250 1 1,515,584 1,552,500 1
CLO Fund Securities 86,288,448 66,720,782 28 90,889,190 77,514,901 30
Equity Securities 8,514,487 6,936,653 3 8,828,812 8,119,681 3
Preferred Securities 10,359,873 10,681,029 5 10,206,016 10,418,302 4
Asset Manager Affiliates² 57,189,159 64,121,000 27 60,292,677 72,326,000 28
             
Total  $ 461,951,090  $ 437,408,599 186%  $ 484,498,354  $ 479,706,494 188%
             
¹ Represents percentage of Net Asset Value.      
² Represents the equity investment in the Asset Manager Affiliates.        
³ Includes restricted cash held under employee benefit plans.        

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2015, we had unrestricted cash and money market balances of approximately $4.9 million, total assets of approximately $456.9 million and stockholders' equity of approximately $234.6 million. Our Net Asset Value per common share was $6.33. As of September 30, 2015, we had $222.4 million (par value) of borrowings outstanding ($219.3 million net of discount) with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 4.37%.

Subject to prevailing market conditions, we may grow our portfolio of assets by raising additional capital, including through the prudent use of leverage available to us. As a result, we may seek to enter into new agreements with other lenders or into other financing arrangements as market conditions permit. Such financing arrangements may include a new secured and/or unsecured credit facility or the issuance of unsecured debt or preferred stock.

Distributions

Generally, we seek to fund distributions to shareholders from current distributable resources, primarily from net investment income generated by our investment portfolio. We announced a regular quarterly distribution of $0.21 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The record date for this distribution was October 14, 2015 and the distribution was paid on October 27, 2015. An estimate of the tax attributes of distributions made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of distributions for a full year. Tax characteristics of all distributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end of the calendar year.

We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of distributions in shares of our common stock, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if we declare a cash distribution, shareholders who have not "opted out" of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving cash. For more information regarding our distributions, please refer to our 2014 annual financial report. Please contact your broker or other financial intermediary for more information regarding the dividend reinvestment plan.

Supplemental Information: Analysis of Shareholder Distributions

On a supplemental basis, we are providing information relating to our shareholder distributions. The Company believes that taxable distributable income as reported in our financial statement footnotes is an important measure for investors. The Company may not distribute all of its taxable distributable income, or may over-distribute during any period.

The following table¹ depicts the composition of shareholder distributions on a per share basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015¹ 2014¹ 2015¹ 2014¹
Net investment income   $ 0.18  $ 0.16  $ 0.51  $ 0.44
Tax Accounting Difference on CLO Equity Investments  0.01 0.03 0.04 0.14
Other tax accounting differences 0.02 -- 0.02 0.01
Taxable distributable income  0.21 0.20 0.57 0.59
Cash distributed to the Company by Asset Manager Affiliates in excess of their taxable earnings  0.02 0.05 0.08 0.15
Available for distribution² 0.23 0.25 0.66 0.74
Distributed  $ 0.21  $ 0.25  $ 0.63  $ 0.75
Difference   $ 0.02 $  --   $ 0.03  $ (0.01)
         
¹ Table may not foot due to rounding.
² The "Available for distribution" financial measure is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by including the cash distributed to the Company by the Asset Manager Affiliates in excess of their taxable earnings to the Company's taxable distributable income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. In order to reconcile the "Available for distribution financial measure to taxable distributable income per share in accordance with GAAP, the $0.02 and $0.08 per share of cash distributed to the Company by the Asset Manager Affiliates in excess of their taxable earnings is subtracted from the "Available for distribution" financial measure for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The Company's management believes that the presentation of the non-GAAP "Available for distribution" financial measure provides useful information to investors.

Conference Call and Webcast

We will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 9:00 am Eastern Time to discuss our third quarter 2015 financial results. Shareholders, prospective shareholders and analysts are welcome to listen to the call or attend the webcast.

The conference call dial-in number is (866) 757-5630. No password is required. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the Internet, on a listen-only basis on our Company's website www.kcapfinancial.com in the Investor Relations section under Events. The online archive of the webcast will be available after 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time for approximately 90 days.

A replay of this conference call will be available from 12:00 pm on November 5, 2015 until 11:59 pm Eastern time on November 12, 2015. The dial in number for the replay is (855) 859-2056 and the conference ID is 70751753.

About KCAP Financial, Inc.

KCAP Financial, Inc. is a publicly traded, internally managed business development company. The Company's middle market investment business originates, structures, finances and manages a portfolio of term loans, mezzanine investments and selected equity securities in middle market companies. The Company's wholly owned portfolio companies, Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C. and Katonah Debt Advisors, L.L.C., manage collateralized debt obligation funds that invest in broadly syndicated corporate term loans, high-yield bonds and other credit instruments.

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in this press release that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,'' "will,'' "should,'' "expects,'' "plans,'' "anticipates,'' "could,'' "intends,'' "target,'' "projects,'' "contemplates,'' "believes,'' "estimates,'' "predicts,'' "potential'' or "continue'' or the negative of these terms or other similar words. Further information about factors that could affect our financial and other results is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required to be reported under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

KCAP FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
     
  As of As of
  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
  (unaudited)  
ASSETS    
Investments at fair value:    
Money market accounts (cost: 2015 -- $3,345,723; 2014 -- $1,602,741)  $ 3,345,723  $ 1,602,741
Debt securities (cost: 2015 -- $306,613,274; 2014 -- $322,884,934) 296,284,441 320,143,170
CLO Fund securities managed by affiliates (cost: 2015 -- $80,790,584; 2014 -- $85,355,897) 63,682,491 74,139,696
CLO Fund securities managed by non-affiliates (cost: 2015 -- $5,497,863; 2014 -- $5,533,293) 3,038,291 3,375,206
Equity securities (cost: 2015 -- $8,514,487; 2014 -- $8,828,812) 6,936,653 8,119,681
Asset Manager Affiliates (cost: 2015 -- $57,189,159; 2014 -- $60,292,677) 64,121,000 72,326,000
Total Investments at Fair Value (cost: 2015 -- $461,951,090; 2014 -- $484,498,354) 437,408,599 479,706,494
Cash 1,566,274 1,220,798
Restricted cash 8,334,124 19,325,550
Interest receivable 2,229,547 1,748,821
Due from affiliates 2,634,589 3,027,409
Other assets 4,735,669 5,417,725
Total Assets  $ 456,908,802  $ 510,446,797
     
LIABILITIES    
Convertible Notes  $ 33,647,000  $ 38,647,000
7.375% Notes Due 2019 41,400,000 41,400,000
Notes issued by KCAP Senior Funding I, LLC (net of discount: 2015 -- $3,060,315; 2014 -- $3,512,407) 144,289,685 143,837,593
Payable for open trades —  18,293,725
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,797,885 2,166,400
Accrued interest payable 860,939 1,566,255
Payable to officers and directors —  107,750
Due to affiliates 313,411 31,000
Shareholder distribution payable —  9,080,373
Total Liabilities 222,308,920 255,130,096
     
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)    
     
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized; 37,088,923 issued, and 37,052,575 outstanding at September 30, 2015, and 36,775,127 common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 370,526 367,751
Capital in excess of par value 364,371,732 362,411,830
Excess distribution of net investment income (22,013,276) (25,579,865)
Accumulated net realized losses (81,788,040) (75,512,134)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments (26,121,123) (6,370,881)
Treasury stock at cost (219,937) — 
     
Total Stockholders' Equity 234,599,882 255,316,701
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $ 456,908,802  $ 510,446,797
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE  $ 6.33  $ 6.94
     
KCAP FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Investment Income:        
Interest from investments in debt securities  $ 6,302,777  $ 5,391,997  $ 18,380,536  $ 15,812,747
Interest from cash and time deposits 2,726 831 7,084 2,341
Investment income on CLO Fund Securities managed by affiliates 3,684,802 3,374,704 11,624,644 9,013,831
Investment income on CLO Fund Securities managed by non-affiliates 196,965 230,529 821,042 829,203
Dividends from Asset Manager Affiliates 1,547,069 1,424,415 4,196,483 4,181,347
Capital structuring service fees 45,009 412,772 263,074 764,971
 Total investment income 11,779,348 10,835,248 35,292,863 30,604,440
         
Expenses:        
Interest and amortization of debt issuance costs 3,007,283 2,891,724 8,965,252 8,775,697
Compensation 892,119 1,431,825 3,022,393 3,921,913
Professional fees 762,357 566,320 2,638,931 1,783,443
Insurance 107,028 112,109 326,561 359,576
Administrative and other 469,481 315,769 1,459,447 1,183,367
         
 Total expenses 5,238,268 5,317,747 16,412,584 16,023,996
         
Net Investment Income 6,541,080 5,517,501 18,880,279 14,580,444
Realized And Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments:        
Net realized (losses) from investment transactions (6,231,759) (2,141,591) (6,133,352) (1,896,806)
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on:        
 Debt securities (6,334,456) 7,420,256 (7,587,070) 7,919,575
 Equity securities (605,432) 1,215,992 (868,703) 1,435,014
 CLO Fund securities managed by affiliates (261,695) (11,986,471) (5,891,498) (8,402,287)
 CLO Fund securities managed by non-affiliates (152,980) 3,100,201 (301,488) 3,333,111
 Asset Manager Affiliates investments (8,863,069) 5,110,585 (5,101,483) 6,961,675
 Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (16,217,632) 4,860,563 (19,750,242) 11,247,088
Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (22,449,391) 2,718,972 (25,883,594) 9,350,282
         
Realized losses on extinguishments of debt (142,554) —  (142,554) — 
Net (Decrease) Increase In Stockholders' Equity Resulting From Operations  $ (16,050,865)  $ 8,236,473 $ (7,145,869)  $ 23,930,726
         
Net (Decrease) Increase In Stockholders' Equity Resulting from Operations per Common Share:        
 Basic:  $ (0.43)  $ 0.24  $ (0.19)  $ 0.71
 Diluted:  $ (0.43)  $ 0.23  $ (0.19)  $ 0.68
Net Investment Income Per Common Share:        
 Basic:  $ 0.18  $ 0.16  $ 0.51  $ 0.44
 Diluted:  $ 0.18  $ 0.16  $ 0.51  $ 0.43
         
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding—Basic 37,046,906 33,746,159 36,923,212 33,497,934
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding—Diluted 37,046,906 40,125,660 36,923,212 39,877,326

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