New Mountain Finance Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
Reports First Quarter Net Investment Income of
First Quarter and Recent Highlights1
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Net investment income of
$34.5 million $0.32 -
Net asset value of
$12.45 $12.55 -
Sustained strong credit performance with ~
96.5% of the portfolio rated green -
Reduced cost of debt from SOFR +
2.15% to SOFR +1.95% on our Holdings Credit Facility -
Increased senior oriented asset mix to
77% , compared to75% as of December 31, 2024 -
Declared a second quarter 2025 distribution of
$0.32
($ in millions, except per share data) |
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Q1 2025 |
|
Q1 2024 |
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Net Investment Income per Weighted Average Share |
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$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
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Regular & Supplemental Dividends Paid per Share in Quarter |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
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Annualized Dividend Yield4 |
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
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Investment Portfolio5 |
|
$ |
3,047.7 |
|
$ |
3,104.5 |
NAV per Share |
|
$ |
12.45 |
|
$ |
12.55 |
Statutory Debt/Equity3 |
|
1.15x |
|
1.15x |
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Statutory Debt/Equity (Net of Available Cash)3 |
|
1.09x |
|
1.11x |
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Management Comments on First Quarter Performance
“New Mountain’s strategy of investing in defensive sectors positions NMFC for continued success in what has become a more volatile operating environment,” said Steven B. Klinsky, NMFC Chairman and New Mountain Capital CEO. “We believe that, relative to other credit funds, NMFC is notably well positioned for tariff and other political issues.”
John R. Kline, NMFC CEO, added: “NMFC maintained strong credit performance in Q1, with over
Portfolio and Investment Activity5
As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s NAV1 was
Portfolio and Asset Quality
NMFC’s mandate is to primarily target businesses in the middle market that, consistent with New Mountain’s private equity platform, are high quality, defensive growth companies in industries that are well-researched by New Mountain. The Company’s focus is on defensive growth businesses that generally exhibit the following characteristics: (i) acyclicality, (ii) sustainable secular growth drivers, (iii) niche market dominance and high barriers to competitive entry, (iv) recurring revenue and strong free cash flow, (v) flexible cost structures and (vi) seasoned management teams.
Portfolio Industry Composition based on Fair Value8
Software |
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Business Services |
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ERP |
8.0 % |
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Misc Services |
4.0 % |
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Human Capital Management |
5.6 % |
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Real Estate Services |
3.8 % |
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Finance & Accounting |
4.7 % |
|
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Engineering & Consulting Services |
3.4 % |
|
Ecommerce & Logistics |
4.6 % |
|
|
Digital Transformation |
2.1 % |
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Governance, Risk & Compliance |
3.9 % |
|
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Insurance & Benefits Services |
1.6 % |
|
IT Infrastructure & Security |
3.1 % |
|
|
MRO Services |
1.2 % |
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Integrated Payments |
1.6 % |
|
|
Utility Services |
1.0 % |
|
|
|
|
|
Data & Information Services |
0.2 % |
Total Software |
31.5 % |
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Total Business Services |
17.3 % |
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|
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Healthcare |
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Other Industries |
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Healthcare Services |
11.0 % |
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Consumer Services |
7.1 % |
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Healthcare Software |
6.3 % |
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Education |
6.6 % |
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Pharma Services |
1.5 % |
|
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Financial Services |
4.7 % |
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Tech-Enabled Healthcare |
0.8 % |
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Distribution & Logistics |
4.5 % |
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Healthcare Products |
0.2 % |
|
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Packaging |
2.6 % |
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|
|
|
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Other |
5.9 % |
Total Healthcare |
19.8 % |
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Total Other Industries |
31.4 % |
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The Company monitors the performance and financial trends of its portfolio companies on at least a quarterly basis. The Company attempts to identify any developments within the portfolio company, the industry, or the macroeconomic environment that may alter any material element of the Company’s original investment strategy. As described more fully in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
The following table shows the Risk Rating of the Company’s portfolio companies as of March 31, 2025:
(in millions) |
As of March 31, 2025 |
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Risk Rating |
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Cost |
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Percent |
|
Fair Value |
|
Percent |
|
Weighted Average Mark |
|||||
Green7 |
|
$ |
2,942.2 |
|
94.3 |
% |
|
$ |
2,939.1 |
|
96.5 |
% |
|
96.4 |
% |
Yellow5 |
|
|
107.6 |
|
3.4 |
% |
|
|
71.4 |
|
2.3 |
% |
|
66.3 |
% |
Orange |
|
|
73.1 |
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
37.2 |
|
1.2 |
% |
|
64.3 |
% |
Red |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,122.9 |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
3,047.7 |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2025, all investments in the Company’s portfolio had a Green Risk Rating, with the exception of five portfolio companies that had a Yellow Risk Rating and six portfolio companies that had an Orange Risk Rating. As of March 31, 2025, there were no portfolio companies that had a Red Risk Rating.
The following table shows the Company’s investment portfolio composition as of March 31, 2025:
(in millions) |
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Investment Portfolio Composition |
|
March 31, 2025 |
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Percent of Total |
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First Lien |
|
$ |
1,959.0 |
|
64.3 |
% |
Senior Loan Funds (SLP III & SLP IV) & NMNLC |
|
|
386.9 |
|
12.7 |
% |
Second Lien5 |
|
|
187.1 |
|
6.1 |
% |
Subordinated |
|
|
104.9 |
|
3.4 |
% |
Preferred Equity |
|
|
243.3 |
|
8.0 |
% |
Common Equity and Other9 |
|
|
166.4 |
|
5.5 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
3,047.7 |
|
100.0 |
% |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of
First Quarter 2025 Conference Call
New Mountain Finance Corporation will host an earnings conference call and webcast at 10:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. To participate in the live earning conference call, please use the following dial-in numbers or visit the audio webcast link. To avoid any delays, please join at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call.
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United States : +1 (877) 443-9109 - International: +1 (412) 317-1082
- Live Audio Webcast
A replay of the conference call can be accessed one hour after the end of the conference call through August 6, 2025. The full webcast replay will be available through May 6, 2026. To access the earnings webcast replay please visit the New Mountain Investor Relations website.
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United States : +1 (877) 344-7529 - International: +1 (412) 317-0088
- Access Code: 7848158
For additional details related to the quarter ended March 31, 2025, please refer to the New Mountain Finance Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and the supplemental investor presentation which can be found on the Company's website at http://www.newmountainfinance.com.
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| (1) | Excludes non-controlling interest in New Mountain Net Lease Corporation (“NMNLC”). |
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| (2) | Originations exclude payment-in-kind (“PIK”); originations, repayments, and sales excludes revolvers, unfunded commitments, bridges, return of capital, and realized gains / losses. |
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| (3) | Excludes the Company’s United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) guaranteed debentures. |
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| (4) |
Dividend yield calculation uses the closing stock price of |
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| (5) | Includes collateral for securities purchased under collateralized agreements to resell. |
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| (6) | References to “YTM at Cost” assume the accruing investments, including secured collateralized agreements, in the Company's portfolio as of a certain date, the ‘‘Portfolio Date’’, are purchased at cost on that date and held until their respective maturities with no prepayments or losses and are exited at par at maturity. This calculation excludes the impact of existing leverage. YTM at Cost uses the Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate ("SONIA”), Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) curves at each quarter’s respective end date. The actual yield to maturity may be higher or lower due to the future selection of SONIA, EURIBOR and SOFR contracts by the individual companies in the Company’s portfolio or other factors. |
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| (7) | Includes investments held in NMNLC. |
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| (8) | Excludes NMFC Senior Loan Program III LLC ("SLP III"), NMFC Senior Loan Program IV LLC ("SLP IV") and NMNLC. |
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| (9) | Includes investments classified as structured finance obligations. |
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New Mountain Finance Corporation |
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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
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(in thousands, except shares and per share data) |
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(unaudited) |
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|
March 31, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
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Assets |
|
|
|
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Investments at fair value |
|
|
|
||||
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (cost of |
$ |
2,260,728 |
|
|
$ |
2,277,352 |
|
Non-controlled/affiliated investments (cost of |
|
110,558 |
|
|
|
112,776 |
|
Controlled investments (cost of |
|
662,925 |
|
|
|
700,896 |
|
Total investments at fair value (cost of |
|
3,034,211 |
|
|
|
3,091,024 |
|
Securities purchased under collateralized agreements to resell (cost of |
|
13,500 |
|
|
|
13,500 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
85,496 |
|
|
|
80,320 |
|
Interest and dividend receivable |
|
41,239 |
|
|
|
42,379 |
|
Derivative asset at fair value |
|
3,117 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Receivable from affiliates |
|
247 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
Other assets |
|
18,841 |
|
|
|
19,265 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
3,196,651 |
|
|
$ |
3,246,701 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
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Borrowings |
|
|
|
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Unsecured Notes |
$ |
985,227 |
|
|
$ |
978,503 |
|
Holdings Credit Facility |
|
270,563 |
|
|
|
294,363 |
|
SBA-guaranteed debentures |
|
262,500 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
2022 Convertible Notes |
|
258,846 |
|
|
|
260,091 |
|
NMFC Credit Facility |
|
29,059 |
|
|
|
27,944 |
|
Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization of |
|
(23,343 |
) |
|
|
(24,191 |
) |
Net borrowings |
|
1,782,852 |
|
|
|
1,836,710 |
|
Interest payable |
|
18,437 |
|
|
|
17,109 |
|
Payable for unsettled securities purchased |
|
12,022 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payable to broker |
|
10,130 |
|
|
|
3,230 |
|
Management fee payable |
|
9,945 |
|
|
|
10,467 |
|
Incentive fee payable |
|
6,714 |
|
|
|
8,625 |
|
Derivative liability at fair value |
|
3,368 |
|
|
|
7,423 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
1,432 |
|
|
|
1,410 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
3,573 |
|
|
|
2,436 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,848,473 |
|
|
|
1,887,410 |
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
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Net assets |
|
|
|
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Preferred stock, par value |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, par value |
|
1,079 |
|
|
|
1,079 |
|
Paid in capital in excess of par |
|
1,365,824 |
|
|
|
1,365,852 |
|
Accumulated undistributed earnings |
|
(24,691 |
) |
|
|
(13,592 |
) |
Total net assets of New Mountain Finance Corporation |
$ |
1,342,212 |
|
|
$ |
1,353,339 |
|
Non-controlling interest in New Mountain Net Lease Corporation |
|
5,966 |
|
|
|
5,952 |
|
Total net assets |
$ |
1,348,178 |
|
|
$ |
1,359,291 |
|
Total liabilities and net assets |
$ |
3,196,651 |
|
|
$ |
3,246,701 |
|
Number of shares outstanding |
|
107,851,415 |
|
|
|
107,851,415 |
|
Net asset value per share of New Mountain Finance Corporation |
$ |
12.45 |
|
|
$ |
12.55 |
|
New Mountain Finance Corporation |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(in thousands, except shares and per share data) |
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(unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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|
March 31, 2025 |
|
March 31, 2024 |
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Investment income |
|
|
|
||||
From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments: |
|
|
|
||||
Interest income (excluding Payment-in-kind ("PIK") interest income) |
$ |
52,113 |
|
|
$ |
56,237 |
|
PIK interest income |
|
2,913 |
|
|
|
4,683 |
|
Dividend income |
|
557 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
Non-cash dividend income |
|
4,434 |
|
|
|
4,684 |
|
Other income |
|
1,312 |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
From non-controlled/affiliated investments: |
|
|
|
||||
Interest income (excluding PIK interest income) |
|
331 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
PIK interest income |
|
987 |
|
|
|
836 |
|
Non-cash dividend income |
|
1,683 |
|
|
|
1,244 |
|
Other income |
|
63 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
From controlled investments: |
|
|
|
||||
Interest income (excluding PIK interest income) |
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
1,361 |
|
PIK interest income |
|
3,688 |
|
|
|
4,135 |
|
Dividend income |
|
12,198 |
|
|
|
12,683 |
|
Non-cash dividend income |
|
2,071 |
|
|
|
1,496 |
|
Other income |
|
1,828 |
|
|
|
873 |
|
Total investment income |
|
85,663 |
|
|
|
90,556 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
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Interest and other financing expenses |
|
31,374 |
|
|
|
31,016 |
|
Management fee |
|
10,233 |
|
|
|
10,997 |
|
Incentive fee |
|
8,247 |
|
|
|
9,389 |
|
Professional fees |
|
1,389 |
|
|
|
1,067 |
|
Administrative expenses |
|
1,104 |
|
|
|
968 |
|
Other general and administrative expenses |
|
516 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
Total expenses |
|
52,863 |
|
|
|
53,902 |
|
Less: management and incentive fees waived |
|
(1,822 |
) |
|
|
(901 |
) |
Net expenses |
|
51,041 |
|
|
|
53,001 |
|
Net investment income before income taxes |
|
34,622 |
|
|
|
37,555 |
|
Income tax (benefit) expense |
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Net investment income |
|
34,641 |
|
|
|
37,554 |
|
Net realized (losses) gains: |
|
|
|
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Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments |
|
(1,074 |
) |
|
|
(11,858 |
) |
Controlled investments |
|
38,899 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): |
|
|
|
||||
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments |
|
4,206 |
|
|
|
23,160 |
|
Non-controlled/affiliated investments |
|
(4,891 |
) |
|
|
(22,463 |
) |
Controlled investments |
|
(48,392 |
) |
|
|
2,320 |
|
Foreign currency |
|
150 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
Provision for taxes |
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(637 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized losses |
|
(11,124 |
) |
|
|
(9,470 |
) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
23,517 |
|
|
|
28,084 |
|
Less: Net increase in net assets resulting from operations related to non-controlling interest in New Mountain Net Lease Corporation |
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(676 |
) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations related to New Mountain Finance Corporation |
$ |
23,413 |
|
|
$ |
27,408 |
|
Basic earnings per share |
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic |
|
107,851,415 |
|
|
|
103,660,370 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted |
|
126,852,911 |
|
|
|
122,443,478 |
|
Distributions declared and paid per share |
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION
New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) is focused on providing direct lending solutions to
ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL
New Mountain Capital ("NMC") is a
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein may contain “forward-looking statements”, which relate to our future operations, future performance or our financial condition. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in base interest rates and significant volatility on our business, portfolio companies, our industry and the global economy. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or factors that are beyond our control. New Mountain Finance Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein, except as may be required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the time of this press release.
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New Mountain Finance Corporation
Investor Relations
Laura C. Holson, Authorized Representative
NMFCIR@newmountaincapital.com
(212) 220-3505
Source: New Mountain Finance Corporation
