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Blackrock TCP Capital Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results Including Net Investment Income Of $0.41 Per Share; 29 Consecutive Quarters Of Dividend Coverage

Aug 8, 2019

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. ("we," "us," "our," "TCPC" or the "Company"), a business development company (NASDAQ: TCPC), today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019 and filed its Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Net investment income for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 was $23.8 million, or $0.41 per share on a diluted basis, exceeding the dividend of $0.36 per share.
  • Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 was $10.8 million, or $0.18 per share.
  • Net asset value per share at June 30, 2019 was $13.64 compared to $14.18 at March 31, 2019.
  • Total acquisitions during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 were $232.2 million and total dispositions were $117.1 million. Total portfolio companies reached a record 104 companies as of June 30, 2019.
  • Aggregate $150.0 million increase in credit facility capacity, including $50.0 million added after quarter end on August 6, 2019. The Company also reduced the rate on its SVCP Facility by 0.25% to LIBOR + 2.00% and extended the maturities of both facilities to May 2023.
  • On August 8, 2019, our board of directors declared a third quarter dividend of $0.36 per share payable on September 30, 2019 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2019.

"We out-earned our dividend for the 29th consecutive quarter, generating strong investment income and robust originations in the second quarter," said Howard Levkowitz, BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. Chairman and CEO. "Originations totaled $232 million for the quarter. We leveraged our existing relationships with borrowers and deal sources as well as the BlackRock platform's resources to deepen relationships with existing clients and to engage new borrowers. While our overall portfolio is strong, our net asset value declined 3.8 percent in the quarter, almost entirely due to one underperforming investment. Looking ahead, we have a solid pipeline of new investment opportunities and believe we are well-positioned to continue to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders."

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

As of June 30, 2019, our investment portfolio consisted of debt and equity positions in 104 portfolio companies with a total fair value of approximately $1.7 billion. Debt positions represented approximately 95% of the portfolio at fair value, with 92% of the portfolio comprised of senior secured debt. Equity positions, including equity interests in portfolios of debt and lease assets, represented approximately 5% of our investment portfolio.

As of June 30, 2019, the weighted average annual effective yield of our debt portfolio was approximately 11.0% and the weighted average annual effective yield of our total portfolio was approximately 10.5%.(1) As of June 30, 2019, approximately 91% of our debt portfolio at fair value had floating interest rates. As of June 30, 2019, debt in one portfolio company was on non-accrual status.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we invested approximately $232.2 million, primarily in 18 investments, comprised of 11 new and 7 existing portfolio companies. The investments were comprised of approximately $224.7 million in senior secured loans, $5.0 million in unsecured notes and $1.0 million in senior secured notes. The remaining $1.5 million represented equity investments including $1.4 million of additional equity interests in portfolios of debt and lease assets as well as $0.1 million in equity positions received in connection with one debt investment. Additionally, we received proceeds from sales and repayments of investment principal of approximately $117.1 million. We expect to continue to invest in senior secured loans, bonds and subordinated debt, as well as select equity investments, to obtain a high level of current income, with an emphasis on principal protection.

As of June 30, 2019, total assets were $1,742.5 million, net assets applicable to common shareholders were $801.3 million and net asset value per share was $13.64, as compared to $1,663.1 million, $833.3 million, and $14.18 per share, respectively, as of March 31, 2019.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Total investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $48.2 million, or $0.82 per share, including $0.05 per share from prepayment premiums and related accelerated original issue discount and exit fee amortization, $0.04 per share from recurring original issue discount and exit fee amortization and $0.08 per share from recurring income paid in kind. This reflects our policy of recording interest income, adjusted for amortization of premiums and discounts, on an accrual basis. Origination, structuring, closing, commitment, and similar upfront fees received in connection with the outlay of capital are generally amortized into interest income over the life of the respective debt investment.

Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were approximately $24.4 million, or $0.41 per share, including interest and other debt expenses of $11.1 million, or $0.19 per share, and incentive compensation from net investment income of $4.8 million, or $0.08 per share. Excluding incentive compensation, interest and other debt expenses, annualized second quarter expenses were 4.1% of average net assets.

Net investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $23.8 million, or $0.41 per share. Net investment income is net of incentive compensation and benefited from the incentive fee rate reduction that took effect on February 9, 2019.

Net unrealized losses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were $34.6 million, or $0.59 per share, comprised primarily of unrealized losses of $28.6 million on our investment in Fidelis and $3.2 million on our investment in Green Biologics. Net realized losses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were $0.0 million.

Net decrease in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $10.8 million, or $0.18 per share.

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(1) Weighted average annual effective yield includes amortization of deferred debt origination and end-of-term fees and accretion of original issue discount, but excludes market discount and any prepayment and make-whole fee income. The weighted average effective yield on our debt portfolio excludes any debt investments that are distressed or on non-accrual status.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2019, available liquidity was approximately $237.3 million, comprised of approximately $227.0 million in available capacity under our leverage program and $21.9 million in cash and cash equivalents, reduced by approximately $11.6 million in net outstanding settlements of investments purchased.

The combined weighted-average interest rate on debt outstanding at June 30, 2019 was 4.32%.

Total debt outstanding at June 30, 2019 was as follows:






Carrying




Total



Maturity


Rate


Value (1)


Available


Capacity


SVCP Facility

2023


L+2.00%


$

136,000,000



$

84,000,000



$

220,000,000


(2)

2019 Convertible Notes ($108 million par)

2019


5.25%


107,757,138





107,757,138



2022 Convertible Notes ($140 million par)

2022


4.625%


138,278,427





138,278,427



2022 Notes ($175 million par)

2022


4.125%


174,587,137





174,587,137



TCPC Funding Facility

2023


L+2.00%

(3)

239,000,000



111,000,000



350,000,000



SBA Debentures

 2024−2028


2.77%

(4)

118,000,000



32,000,000



150,000,000



Total leverage





913,622,702



$

227,000,000



$

1,140,622,702



Unamortized issuance costs





(6,232,536)







Debt, net of unamortized issuance costs





$

907,390,166









(1)

Except for the convertible notes and the 2022 Notes, all carrying values are the same as the principal amounts outstanding.

(2)

Increased to $270,000,000 effective August 6, 2019

(3)

Subject to certain funding requirements

(4)

Weighted-average interest rate on pooled loans, excluding fees of 0.36% or 0.35%. As of June 30, 2019, $15.0 million and $5.0 million of the outstanding amount was not yet pooled, and bore interest at a temporary rate of 2.72% and 2.69%, respectively, plus fees of 0.35% through September 25, 2019, the date of the next SBA pooling.

On August 6, 2019, our board of directors re-approved our stock repurchase plan to acquire up to $50 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices at certain thresholds below our net asset value per share, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we repurchased 9,000 shares for a total cost of $0.1 million.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Effective August 6, 2019, the Company expanded the total capacity of its SVCP Facility by $50.0 million to $270.0 million.

On August 8, 2019, the Company's board of directors declared a third quarter regular dividend of $0.36 per share payable on September 30, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 16, 2019.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. will host a conference call on Thursday August 8, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results. All interested parties are invited to participate in the conference call by dialing (866) 393-0571; international callers should dial (206) 453-2872. Participants should enter the Conference ID 7179550 when prompted. For a slide presentation that we intend to refer to on the earnings conference call, please visit the Investor Relations section of our website (www.tcpcapital.com) and click on the Second Quarter 2019 Investor Presentation under Events and Presentations. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously in the investor relations section of our website at http://investors.tcpcapital.com/. An archived replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live call, through August 15, 2019. For the replay, please visit https://investors.tcpcapital.com/events-and-presentations or dial (855) 859-2056. For international replay, please dial (404) 537-3406. For all replays, please reference program ID number 7179550.

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.


Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities



June 30, 2019


December 31, 2018


(unaudited)



Assets




Investments, at fair value:




Companies less than 5% owned (cost of $1,576,176,528 and $1,460,936,257, respectively)

$

1,549,241,885



$

1,463,800,744


Companies 5% to 25% owned (cost of $94,022,360 and $78,353,253, respectively)

73,909,982



63,193,357


Companies more than 25% owned (cost of $104,824,283 and $110,258,458, respectively)

66,030,402



70,291,689


Total investments (cost of $1,775,023,171 and $1,649,547,968, respectively)

1,689,182,269



1,597,285,790








Cash and cash equivalents

21,857,502



27,920,402


Accrued interest income:






Companies less than 5% owned

19,087,851



20,898,838


Companies 5% to 25% owned

1,039,655



678,057


Companies more than 25% owned

212,221



124,009


Deferred debt issuance costs

5,947,161



4,843,985


Receivable for investments sold

433,969




Prepaid expenses and other assets

4,716,366



7,784,608


Total assets

1,742,476,994



1,659,535,689








Liabilities






Debt, net of unamortized issuance costs of $6,232,536 and $6,805,196, respectively

907,390,166



805,202,192


Payable for investments purchased

12,001,815



908,759


Interest payable

8,730,757



8,747,872


Management and advisory fees payable

5,313,570



5,247,344


Incentive compensation payable

4,830,994



5,840,346


Payable to the Advisor

898,196



1,226,372


Accrued expenses and other liabilities

1,970,236



1,888,077


Total liabilities

941,135,734



829,060,962








Commitments and contingencies












Net assets applicable to common shareholders

$

801,341,260



$

830,474,727








Composition of net assets applicable to common shareholders






Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 58,766,000 and 58,774,607 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

$

58,766



$

58,775


Paid-in capital in excess of par

999,953,094



1,000,073,183


Distributable earnings (loss)

(198,670,600)



(169,657,231)


Net assets applicable to common shareholders

$

801,341,260



$

830,474,727







Net assets per share

$

13.64



$

14.13


 

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.


Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)






Three Months Ended June 30,


Six Months Ended June 30,


2019


2018


2019


2018

Investment income








Interest income (excluding PIK):








Companies less than 5% owned

$

40,843,623



$

43,611,423



$

83,800,277



$

82,782,074


Companies 5% to 25% owned

983,755



485,488



1,713,023



1,133,394


Companies more than 25% owned

902,019



549,004



1,798,275



1,829,619


PIK interest income:












Companies less than 5% owned

4,160,072



1,866,698



5,838,088



3,493,902


Companies 5% to 25% owned

741,170



1,326,720



1,457,796



2,425,678


Companies more than 25% owned



478,742





478,740


Dividend income:












Companies more than 25% owned

392,198



28,379



872,602



46,281


Lease income:












Companies more than 25% owned

74,457



74,457



148,914



148,914


Other income:












Companies less than 5% owned

77,331





86,179




Companies 5% to 25% owned







297,356


Total investment income

48,174,625



48,420,911



95,715,154



92,635,958














Operating expenses












Interest and other debt expenses

11,144,631



10,104,153



21,832,263



19,746,047


Management and advisory fees

6,119,490



6,177,575



12,154,231



11,883,811


Incentive fee

4,830,994



5,986,557



10,184,410



11,377,835


Administrative expenses

599,559



597,232



1,199,118



1,194,464


Legal fees, professional fees and due diligence expenses

430,876



579,809



868,013



1,014,111


Director fees

202,328



176,767



391,126



333,583


Insurance expense

128,742



108,053



256,070



214,918


Custody fees

97,603



91,248



197,213



183,103


Other operating expenses

806,764



653,288



1,498,974



1,176,745


Total operating expenses

24,360,987



24,474,682



48,581,418



47,124,617














Net investment income

23,813,638



23,946,229



47,133,736



45,511,341














Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency












Net realized gain (loss):












Investments in companies less than 5% owned

(37)



707,539



(300,359)



74,764


Investments in companies 5% to 25% owned





43,320




Net realized gain (loss)

(37)



707,539



(257,039)



74,764














Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(34,637,483)



(20,536,124)



(33,578,759)



(14,279,675)


Net realized and unrealized loss

(34,637,520)



(19,828,585)



(33,835,798)



(14,204,911)














Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

$

(10,823,882)



$

4,117,644



$

13,297,938



$

31,306,430














Basic and diluted earnings per common share

$

(0.18)



$

0.07



$

0.23



$

0.53














Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

58,765,802



58,823,534



58,766,618



58,833,900


 

ABOUT BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP.

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TCPC) is a specialty finance company focused on direct lending to middle-market companies as well as small businesses. TCPC lends primarily to companies with established market positions, strong regional or national operations, differentiated products and services and sustainable competitive advantages, investing across industries in which it has significant knowledge and expertise. TCPC's investment objective is to achieve high total returns through current income and capital appreciation, with an emphasis on principal protection. TCPC is a publicly-traded business development company, or BDC, regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is externally managed by its advisor, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. For more information, visit www.tcpcapital.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Prospective investors considering an investment in BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. should consider the investment objectives, risks and expenses of the company carefully before investing. This information and other information about the company are available in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and the company's website at www.tcpcapital.com. Prospective investors should read these materials carefully before investing.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management of the company at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, changes in general economic conditions or changes in the conditions of the industries in which the company makes investments, risks associated with the availability and terms of financing, changes in interest rates, availability of transactions, and regulatory changes. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements are included in the "Risk Factors" section of the company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the company's subsequent periodic filings with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and the company's website at www.tcpcapital.com. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and are subject to change without notice. The company has no duty and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.

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