MSC INCOME FUND ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
- Net investment income increased 15% year-over-year to $16.8 million
- Dividend income increased 108% to $5.1 million
- Total expenses decreased by $3.0 million (15.3%) due to reduced incentive fees and interest expense
- Enhanced liquidity position with increased credit facility commitments to $245 million
- Successful NYSE listing and equity offering generated $90.5 million in net proceeds
- Total investment income decreased by $0.7 million (2%) year-over-year
- Fee income declined 73% to $0.7 million
- Interest income decreased by $1.6 million due to increased non-accrual investments
- Net realized loss of $21.1 million from investments in Q1 2025
Insights
MSC Income Fund delivered solid Q1 2025 results with favorable ROE, improved net investment income, and enhanced capital structure.
The first quarter results from MSC Income Fund show meaningful improvement in several key metrics despite a slight decrease in total investment income. Net investment income increased to
Looking at portfolio changes, MSIF significantly expanded its private loan portfolio with
MSIF also strengthened its capital structure by amending its credit facilities. The Corporate Facility was expanded from
Dividend distribution remained stable with a
While the company experienced a
First Quarter 2025 Net Investment Income of
Net Asset Value of
First Quarter 2025 Highlights(1)
- Net investment income of
(or$16.8 million per share)$0.38 - Total investment income of
$33.2 million - Net increase in net assets resulting from operations of
(or$15.9 million per share)$0.36 - Return on equity(2) of
9.5% on an annualized basis for the quarter and9.7% for the trailing twelve-month period ended March 31, 2025 - Net asset value of
per share as of March 31, 2025$15.35 - Declared a regular quarterly dividend of
per share and a supplemental quarterly dividend of$0.35 per share, both payable in the second quarter of 2025, resulting in total dividends declared in the first quarter of 2025 of$0.01 per share$0.36 - Completed
in total private loan portfolio investments, which after aggregate repayments of several private loan portfolio debt investments, return of invested equity capital from several private loan portfolio equity investments and a decrease in cost basis due to realized losses on several private loan portfolio investments resulted in a net increase of$137.5 million in the total cost basis of the private loan investment portfolio$88.8 million - Net decrease of
in the total cost basis of the middle market investment portfolio$25.7 million - Further diversified the Fund's capital structure and enhanced its liquidity position by (i) amending the Corporate Facility to increase total commitments to
(from$245.0 million ), increase the accordion feature to up to a total of$165.0 million and expand and diversify the lender group to seven participants and (ii) amending the SPV Facility to decrease the interest rate to the applicable Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus$300.0 million 2.20% (from3.00% ), extend the revolving period through February 2029 (from February 2027) and extend the final maturity date to February 2030 (from February 2028), with the Corporate Facility and SPV Facility each as defined in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below - Entered into an amended advisory agreement effective upon the listing of the Fund's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") during January 2025 (the "Listing") to, among other things, (i) reduce the annual base management fees payable by the Company to
1.5% of its average total assets (with additional future contractual reductions based upon changes to the Company's investment portfolio composition), (ii) reduce to17.5% the subordinated incentive fee on income payable by the Company, subject to a50% /50% catch-up feature, (iii) reduce to17.5% and reset the incentive fee on cumulative net realized capital gains payable by the Company and (iv) establish a cap on the amount of expenses payable by the Company relating to certain internal administrative services, which varies based on the value of the Company's total assets
In commenting on the Company's operating results for the first quarter of 2025, Dwayne L. Hyzak, MSC Income's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased with the Fund's performance in the first quarter, which delivered favorable results and a return on equity of just under
First Quarter 2025 Operating Results(1)
The following table provides a summary of the Fund's operating results for the first quarter of 2025:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Interest income | $ 27,424 | $ 29,059 | $ (1,635) | (6) % | |||
Dividend income | 5,142 | 2,472 | 2,670 | 108 % | |||
Fee income | 661 | 2,419 | (1,758) | (73) % | |||
Total investment income | $ 33,227 | $ 33,950 | $ (723) | (2) % | |||
Net investment income | $ 16,788 | $ 14,546 | $ 2,242 | 15 % | |||
Net investment income per share | $ 0.38 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.02 | 5 % | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 15,875 | $ 10,589 | $ 5,286 | 50 % | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share | $ 0.36 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.10 | 38 % |
The
Total expenses, net of waivers, decreased by
The Fund's ratio of total non-interest operating expenses, excluding incentive fees, as a percentage of quarterly average total assets, or the Operating Expenses to Assets Ratio, decreased to
The
The
The following table provides a summary of the total net unrealized appreciation of
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||
Private Loan | LMM (a) | Middle Market | Other | Total | |||||
(dollars in millions) | |||||||||
Accounting reversals of net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation recognized in prior periods due to net realized (gains / income) losses recognized during the current period | $ 1.3 | $ (0.2) | $ 20.1 | $ — | $ 21.2 | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to portfolio investments | (3.8) | 4.5 | (3.1) | — | (2.4) | ||||
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to portfolio investments | $ (2.5) | $ 4.3 | $ 17.0 | $ — | $ 18.8 |
(a) | Includes unrealized appreciation on 24 LMM portfolio investments and unrealized depreciation on 12 LMM portfolio investments. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had aggregate liquidity of
Several details regarding the Fund's capital structure as of March 31, 2025 are as follows:
- The SPV Facility included
in total commitments plus an accordion feature that allows the Fund to request an increase in the total commitments under the facility to up to$300 million .$450 million in outstanding borrowings under the SPV Facility, with an interest rate of$260.7 million 6.5% based on the applicable SOFR effective for the contractual reset date of April 1, 2025.- The Corporate Facility included
in total commitments from a diversified group of seven lenders plus an accordion feature that allows the Fund to request an increase in the total commitments under the facility to up to$245 million .$300 million in outstanding borrowings under the Corporate Facility, with an interest rate of$160.0 million 6.4% based on the applicable SOFR effective for the contractual reset date of April 1, 2025. of notes outstanding that bear interest at a rate of$150 million 4.04% per year (the "Series A Notes"). The Series A Notes mature on October 30, 2026.- The Fund maintains an investment grade rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC of BBB- with a stable outlook.
- The Fund's net asset value totaled
, or$718.9 million per share.$15.35 - The Fund's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.79x as of March 31, 2025, with the decline from the Fund's target leverage levels primarily attributable to the follow-on equity offering executed during the first quarter of 2025.
In January 2025, the Fund listed its shares of common stock on the NYSE and completed a follow-on equity offering which generated net proceeds of
On January 29, 2025, the Fund's Board of Directors unanimously approved the application of modified regulatory asset coverage requirements, which will increase the Fund's total leverage capacity on January 29, 2026 to an amount effectively equal to two times the Fund's current total leverage capacity.
Investment Portfolio Information as of March 31, 2025(3)
The following table provides a summary of the investments in the Fund's private loan portfolio and LMM portfolio as of March 31, 2025:
As of March 31, 2025 | ||||
Private Loan | LMM (a) | |||
(dollars in millions) | ||||
Number of portfolio companies | 84 | 57 | ||
Fair value | $ 767.8 | $ 439.7 | ||
Cost | $ 790.0 | $ 356.3 | ||
Debt investments as a % of portfolio (at cost) | 93.5 % | 67.7 % | ||
Equity investments as a % of portfolio (at cost) | 6.5 % | 32.3 % | ||
% of debt investments at cost secured by first priority lien | 99.9 % | 99.9 % | ||
Weighted-average annual effective yield (b) | 11.6 % | 13.1 % | ||
Average EBITDA (c) | $ 32.3 | $ 11.0 |
(a) | The Fund had equity ownership in all of its LMM portfolio companies, and the Fund's average fully diluted equity ownership in those portfolio companies was |
(b) | The weighted-average annual effective yields were computed using the effective interest rates for all debt investments as of March 31, 2025, including amortization of deferred debt origination fees and accretion of original issue discount but excluding fees payable upon repayment of the debt instruments and any debt investments on non-accrual status, and are weighted based upon the principal amount of each applicable debt investment as of March 31, 2025. |
(c) | The average EBITDA is calculated using a weighted-average for the private loan portfolio and a simple average for the LMM portfolio. These calculations exclude certain portfolio companies, including four private loan portfolio companies and four LMM portfolio companies as EBITDA is not a meaningful valuation metric for the Fund's investments in these portfolio companies, and those portfolio companies whose primary purpose is to own real estate and those portfolio companies whose primary operations have ceased and only residual value remains. |
The Fund's total investment portfolio at fair value consists of approximately
The fair value of the Fund's LMM portfolio company equity investments was
As of March 31, 2025, the Fund's investment portfolio also included:
- Middle market portfolio investments in eight portfolio companies, collectively totaling
in fair value and$30.8 million in cost basis, which comprised$40.6 million 2.4% and3.4% of the Fund's investment portfolio at fair value and cost, respectively; and - Other portfolio investments in six entities, spread across four investment managers, collectively totaling
in fair value and$22.6 million in cost basis, which comprised$16.5 million 1.8% and1.4% of the Fund's investment portfolio at fair value and cost, respectively.
As of March 31, 2025, non-accrual investments comprised
First Quarter 2025 Financial Results Conference Call / Webcast
MSC Income has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the first quarter 2025 financial results.
You may access the conference call by dialing 412-902-0030 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. The conference call can also be accessed via a simultaneous webcast by logging into the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://www.mscincomefund.com.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through Tuesday, May 20, 2025 and may be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using the passcode 13752815#. An audio archive of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://www.mscincomefund.com shortly after the call and will be accessible until the date of MSC Income's earnings release for the next quarter.
For a more detailed discussion of the financial and other information included in this press release, please refer to the MSC Income Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 to be filed with the
ABOUT MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
The Company (www.mscincomefund.com) is a principal investment firm that primarily provides debt capital to private companies owned by or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund. The Company's portfolio investments are typically made to support leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. The Company seeks to partner with private equity fund sponsors and primarily invests in secured debt investments within its private loan investment strategy. The Company also maintains a portfolio of customized long-term debt and equity investments in lower middle market companies, and through those investments, the Company has partnered with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams in co-investments with Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") utilizing the customized "one-stop" debt and equity financing solution provided in Main Street's lower middle market investment strategy. The Company's private loan portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between
ABOUT MSC ADVISER I, LLC
MSC Adviser I, LLC ("MSCA") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Street that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. MSCA serves as the investment adviser and administrator of the Company in addition to several other advisory clients.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
MSC Income cautions that statements in this press release which are forward–looking and provide other than historical information, including but not limited to MSC Income's ability to successfully source and execute on new portfolio investments and deliver future financial performance and results, are based on current conditions and information available to MSC Income as of the date hereof and include statements regarding MSC Income's goals, beliefs, strategies and future operating results and cash flows. Although its management believes that the expectations reflected in those forward–looking statements are reasonable, MSC Income can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to be correct. Those forward-looking statements are made based on various underlying assumptions and are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including, without limitation: MSC Income's continued effectiveness in raising, investing and managing capital; adverse changes in the economy generally or in the industries in which MSC Income's portfolio companies operate; the impacts of macroeconomic factors on MSC Income and its portfolio companies' businesses and operations, liquidity and access to capital, and on the
MSC INCOME FUND, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except shares and per share amounts) (Unaudited) | |||
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
2025 | 2024 | ||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||
Interest, fee and dividend income: | |||
Control investments | $ 1,442 | $ 811 | |
Affiliate investments | 9,335 | 6,929 | |
Non–Control/Non–Affiliate investments | 22,450 | 26,210 | |
Total investment income | 33,227 | 33,950 | |
EXPENSES: | |||
Interest | (8,243) | (9,549) | |
Base management fees | (4,972) | (5,028) | |
Incentive fees | (2,023) | (3,637) | |
Internal administrative services expenses | (174) | (2,267) | |
General and administrative | (1,027) | (1,034) | |
Total expenses before expense waivers | (16,439) | (21,515) | |
Waiver of internal administrative services expenses | — | 2,111 | |
Total expenses, net of expense waivers | (16,439) | (19,404) | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 16,788 | 14,546 | |
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | |||
Control investments | 9 | 10 | |
Non–Control/Non–Affiliate investments | (21,075) | (1,894) | |
Total net realized loss | (21,066) | (1,884) | |
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION): | |||
Control investments | (833) | 422 | |
Affiliate investments | 2,836 | (19) | |
Non–Control/Non–Affiliate investments | 16,780 | (1,536) | |
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 18,783 | (1,133) | |
INCOME TAXES: | |||
Federal and state income, excise and other taxes | (483) | (329) | |
Deferred taxes | 1,853 | (611) | |
Total income tax benefit (provision) | 1,370 | (940) | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ 15,875 | $ 10,589 | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE—BASIC AND DILUTED (1) | $ 0.38 | $ 0.36 | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS PER SHARE—BASIC AND DILUTED (1) | $ 0.36 | $ 0.26 | |
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC AND DILUTED (1) | 44,680,084 | 40,129,395 |
MSC INCOME FUND, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||
(Unaudited) | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Investments at fair value: | ||||
Control investments | $ 69,273 | $ 69,878 | ||
Affiliate investments | 367,260 | 351,360 | ||
Non–Control/Non–Affiliate investments | 824,320 | 756,269 | ||
Total investments | 1,260,853 | 1,177,507 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 39,459 | 28,375 | ||
Interest and dividend receivable | 12,578 | 11,925 | ||
Receivable for securities sold | 4 | 141 | ||
Deferred financing costs | 3,775 | 1,985 | ||
Prepaids and other assets | 3,329 | 4,113 | ||
Deferred tax asset, net | 2,478 | 625 | ||
Total assets | $ 1,322,476 | $ 1,224,671 | ||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Credit Facilities | $ 420,688 | $ 415,688 | ||
Series A Notes due 2026 (par: | 149,528 | 149,453 | ||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 1,745 | 4,723 | ||
Interest payable | 7,715 | 6,909 | ||
Dividend payable | 16,866 | 14,487 | ||
Management and incentive fees payable | 6,994 | 8,508 | ||
Total liabilities | 603,536 | 599,768 | ||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Common stock | 47 | 40 | ||
Additional paid–in capital | 784,601 | 689,580 | ||
Total overdistributed earnings | (65,708) | (64,717) | ||
Total net assets | 718,940 | 624,903 | ||
Total liabilities and net assets | $ 1,322,476 | $ 1,224,671 | ||
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | $ 15.35 | $ 15.53 |
MSC INCOME FUND, INC. | |
(1) | All prior quarter per share amounts have been retrospectively adjusted for a 2-for-1 reverse stock split completed by the Company, effective as of December 16, 2024. |
(2) | Return on equity equals the net increase in net assets resulting from operations divided by the average quarterly total net assets. |
(3) | Portfolio company financial information has not been independently verified by MSC Income. |
(4) | These credit statistics exclude portfolio companies on non-accrual status and portfolio companies for which EBITDA is not a meaningful metric. |
Contacts:
MSC Income Fund, Inc.
Dwayne L. Hyzak, CEO, dhyzak@mainstcapital.com
Cory E. Gilbert, CFO, cgilbert@mainstcapital.com
713-350-6000
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
Ken Dennard / ken@dennardlascar.com
Zach Vaughan / zvaughan@dennardlascar.com
713-529-6600
View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/msc-income-fund-announces-first-quarter-2025-results-302452828.html
SOURCE MSC Income Fund, Inc.