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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Announces Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Declares Distribution of $0.095 Per Share

LOS ANGELES, CA, November 29, 2018—Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the “Company”), a specialty finance company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2018 Highlights

 

   

Total investment income of $38.2 million ($0.27 per share), up from $31.8 million ($0.23 per share) for the third fiscal quarter of 2018;

 

   

Net investment income of $17.0 million ($0.12 per share), up from $14.4 million ($0.10 per share) for the third fiscal quarter of 2018;

 

   

Net asset value (“NAV”) per share of $6.09, up from $5.95 for the third fiscal quarter of 2018;

 

   

Originated $228.4 million of new investment commitments and received $267.5 million of proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales; and

 

   

A quarterly dividend was declared of $0.095 per share, payable on December 28, 2018 to stockholders of record on December 17, 2018.

Management Commentary

Edgar Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Oaktree Specialty Lending said, “The fourth quarter completed a strong year for OCSL, highlighted by solid earnings growth and improved credit performance, including delivering the third consecutive quarter of increased NAV per share. Since we began managing OCSL a year ago, we have made significant progress in reducing credit risk in the portfolio and stabilizing NAV. During the fiscal year, we reduced non-core investments by $569 million while adding over $1.0 billion of new investments that are consistent with Oaktree’s investment philosophy. Core investments now represent 76 percent of our portfolio, up from 37 percent as of September 30, 2017. Given our substantial progress to date, we believe we are well positioned to further enhance our return on equity and deliver value to our shareholders in 2019.”

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of September 30, 2018, the fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio was $1.5 billion and was comprised of investments in 113 companies. These included debt investments in 86 companies, the investments in Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (“SLF JV I”) and equity investments in 40 companies, including in SLF JV I and 2 private equity funds. Fourteen of the equity investments were in companies in which Oaktree Specialty Lending also had a debt investment.

At fair value, 95.0% of the Company’s portfolio as of September 30, 2018 consisted of debt investments, including 48.4% of first lien loans, 27.0% of second lien loans and 19.6% of unsecured debt investments, including the debt investments in SLF JV I.

As of September 30, 2018, SLF JV I had $314.2 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 40 portfolio companies. The joint venture generated income of $3.1 million for Oaktree Specialty Lending during the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

The weighted average yield on the Company’s debt investments as of September 30, 2018, including the return on the Company’s mezzanine note investments in SLF JV I, was 8.4%.

As of September 30, 2018, $1.2 billion of the Company’s debt investments, or 83.2% of the total debt portfolio, at fair value, had floating interest rates.


During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the Company originated $228.4 million of investment commitments, including investments in 13 new and three existing portfolio companies, and funded $218.4 million of investments across new and existing portfolio companies.

During the quarter, the Company received $267.5 million of proceeds from various prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales and exited 18 investments.

Results of Operations

Total investment income for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was $38.2 million, including $35.3 million of cash interest income from portfolio investments, $0.5 million of payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest income, $2.0 million of fee income and $0.4 million of dividend income. PIK interest income, net of PIK collected in cash, represented 1.1% of total investment income for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Total investment income increased $6.4 million from the quarter ended June 30, 2018, which was primarily attributable to the acceleration of interest income and prepayments fees earned in connection with the exit of a certain investment.

Net expenses for the quarter were $21.2 million, an increase of $3.8 million from the quarter ended June 30, 2018. The increase in net expenses was due primarily to an increase in Part I incentive fees (net of fees waived) resulting from higher investment earnings during the quarter, and an increase in interest expense, which was attributable to higher levels of outstanding debt during the quarter.

Net realized and unrealized gain before taxes on the Company’s investment portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was $16.9 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $13.5 million of cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash), total principal value of debt outstanding of $643.4 million and $359.0 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facility, subject to borrowing base and other limitations. The weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 5.1% as of September 30, 2018.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company’s total leverage ratio was 0.75x debt-to-equity.

Distribution Declaration

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.095 per share, payable on December 28, 2018 to stockholders of record on December 17, 2018.

Distributions are paid primarily from distributable (taxable) income. To the extent taxable earnings for a fiscal taxable year fall below the total amount of dividend distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a return of capital to the Company’s stockholders.

Portfolio Asset Quality

As of September 30, 2018, there were eight investments on which the Company had stopped accruing cash and/or PIK interest or original issue discount (“OID”) income that, in the aggregate, represented 14.5% of the Company’s debt portfolio at cost and 7.0% at fair value.

 

($ in thousands)  

Non-Accrual - Debt Investments

   As of September 30, 2018     As of September 30, 2017  

Non-Accrual Investments at Fair Value

   $ 98,760     $ 67,015  

Non-Accrual Investments/Total Debt Investments at Fair Value

     7.0     4.7


Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     September 30,
2018
    June 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    September 30,
2017
 
ASSETS                   

Investments at fair value:

      

Control investments (cost September 30, 2018: $213,470; cost June 30, 2018: $266,097; cost September 30, 2017: $444,826)

   $ 196,874     $ 223,421     $ 305,271  

Affiliate investments (cost September 30, 2018: $1,080; cost June 30, 2018: $1,080; cost September 30, 2017: $33,743)

     2,161       2,161       36,983  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost September 30, 2018: $1,392,383; cost June 30, 2018: $1,416,632; cost September 30, 2017: $1,279,096)

     1,292,166       1,294,936       1,199,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments at fair value (cost September 30, 2018: $1,606,933; cost June 30, 2018: $1,683,809; cost September 30, 2017: $1,757,665)

     1,491,201       1,520,518       1,541,755  

Cash and cash equivalents

     13,380       56,615       53,018  

Restricted cash

     109       499       6,895  

Interest, dividends and fees receivable

     10,272       8,102       6,892  

Due from portfolio companies

     1,357       15,757       5,670  

Receivables from unsettled transactions

     26,760       22,538       —    

Deferred financing costs

     5,209       5,620       1,304  

Derivative asset at fair value

     162       —         —    

Other assets

     3,008       3,108       514  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,551,458     $ 1,632,757     $ 1,616,048  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS                   

Liabilities:

      

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

   $ 3,581     $ 2,714     $ 2,417  

Base management fee and Part I incentive fee payable

     8,223       7,094       6,750  

Due to affiliate

     3,274       4,230       1,815  

Interest payable

     3,365       6,338       3,167  

Amounts payable to syndication partners

     109       301       1  

Director fees payable

     —         —         184  

Payables from unsettled transactions

     37,236       166,903       58,691  

Deferred tax liability

     422       —         —    

Credit facilities payable

     241,000       211,000       255,995  

Unsecured notes payable (net of $3,483, $3,851 and $4,737 of unamortized financing costs as of September 30, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively)

     386,485       386,132       406,115  

Secured borrowings at fair value (proceeds September 30, 2018: $12,314; proceeds June 30, 2018: $12,623; proceeds September 30, 2017: $13,489)

     9,728       9,950       13,256  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     693,423       794,662       748,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

      

Net assets:

      

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000 shares authorized; 140,961 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017

     1,409       1,409       1,409  

Additional paid-in-capital

     1,492,739       1,579,278       1,579,278  

Accumulated overdistributed earnings

     (636,113     (742,592     (713,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets (equivalent to $6.09, $5.95 and $6.16 per common share as of September 30, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively)

     858,035       838,095       867,657  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and net assets

   $ 1,551,458     $ 1,632,757     $ 1,616,048  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30,
2018
(unaudited)
    Three months
ended
June 30,
2018
(unaudited)
    Three months
ended
September 30,
2017
(unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2018
    Year ended
September 30,
2017
 

Interest income:

          

Control investments

   $ 3,687     $ 2,737     $ 3,126     $ 12,698     $ 14,230  

Affiliate investments

     —         161       978       2,027       3,939  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     31,496       23,629       26,935       103,223       133,344  

Interest on cash and cash equivalents

     123       107       313       563       810  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     35,306       26,634       31,352       118,511       152,323  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PIK interest income:

          

Control investments

     —         1,045       1,186       3,446       6,631  

Affiliate investments

     —         52       196       416       788  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     499       360       746       1,907       3,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total PIK interest income

     499       1,457       2,128       5,769       11,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fee income:

          

Control investments

     6       697       315       951       1,244  

Affiliate investments

     —         —         12       48       753  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     2,028       1,728       1,355       8,433       8,510  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fee income

     2,034       2,425       1,682       9,432       10,507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend and other income:

          

Control investments

     381       1,331       570       5,010       3,954  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     —         —         —         —         87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividend and other income

     381       1,331       570       5,010       4,041  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     38,220       31,847       35,732       138,722       177,964  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

          

Base management fee

     5,767       5,909       6,808       22,652       31,369  

Part I incentive fee

     3,675       2,733       —         10,485       10,713  

Professional fees

     859       924       1,964       5,696       5,703  

Directors fees

     143       154       277       650       872  

Interest expense

     9,323       8,291       12,772       35,728       49,935  

Administrator expense

     336       466       660       1,687       2,217  

General and administrative expenses

     794       488       1,845       3,120       5,999  

Loss on legal settlements

     —         —         —         —         3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     20,897       18,965       24,326       80,018       106,811  

Fees waived

     292       (1,548     (58     (1,342     (240

Insurance recoveries

     —         —         —         —         (1,259
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     21,189       17,417       24,268       78,676       105,312  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     17,031       14,430       11,464       60,046       72,652  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency:

          

Control investments

     26,081       97,000       (83,359     115,906       (71,329

Affiliate investments

     —         72       (73     (2,159     (1,574

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     21,039       1,810       (33,008     (13,657     (24,640

Foreign currency forward contracts

     162       —         —         162       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     47,282       98,882       (116,440     100,252       (97,543

Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on secured borrowings

     (87     377       —         2,353       (296

Realized gain (loss) on investments, secured borrowings and foreign currency:

          

Control investments

     (31,331     (91,470     (728     (122,801     (59,722

Affiliate investments

     —         —         —         2,048       —    

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     1,494       2,033       (19,765     6,042       (112,060

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (436     —         —         (436     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments, secured borrowings and foreign currency

     (30,273     (89,437     (20,493     (115,147     (171,782

Redemption premium on unsecured notes payable

     —         —         —         (120     —    

Provision for income taxes

     (622     —         —         (622     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 33,331     $ 24,252     $ (125,469   $ 46,762     $ (196,969
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income per common share — basic and diluted

   $ 0.12     $ 0.10     $ 0.08     $ 0.43     $ 0.51  

Earnings (loss) per common share — basic and diluted

   $ 0.24     $ 0.17     $ (0.89   $ 0.33     $ (1.39

Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted

     140,961       140,961       140,961       140,961       141,438  


Conference Call Information

Oaktree Specialty Lending will host a conference call to discuss its fourth fiscal quarter 2018 results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on November 29, 2018. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 507-3275 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-5238 (non-U.S. callers), participant password “Oaktree Specialty Lending.” During the earnings conference call, Oaktree Specialty Lending intends to refer to an investor presentation that will be available on the Investors section of the Oaktree Specialty Lending website, www.oaktreespecialtylending.com. Alternatively, a live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on Oaktree Specialty Lending’s website.

For those individuals unable to listen to the live broadcast of the conference call, a replay will be available on Oaktree Specialty Lending’s website, or by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (non-U.S. callers), access code 10125435, beginning approximately one hour after the broadcast.

About Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) is a specialty finance company dedicated to providing customized one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets. The firm seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by providing companies with flexible and innovative financing solutions including first and second lien loans, unsecured and mezzanine loans, and preferred equity. The company is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Oaktree Specialty Lending is managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. For additional information, please visit Oaktree Specialty Lending’s website at www.oaktreespecialtylending.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements may include statements as to: our future operating results and distribution projections; our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; and the impact of the investments that we expect to make. In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment; risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters; future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities) and conditions in our operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies; and other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in our publicly disseminated documents and filings.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this presentation on information available to us on the date of this presentation, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Contacts

Investor Relations:

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

Michael Mosticchio

(212) 284-1900

ocsl-ir@oaktreecapital.com

Media Relations:

Financial Profiles, Inc.

Moira Conlon

(310) 478-2700

mediainquiries@oaktreecapital.com