PennantPark Investment Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025
Rhea-AI Summary
PennantPark Investment Corporation (NYSE: PNNT) reported results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. Net assets were $464.0 million and NAV per share was $7.11, with a quarterly NAV decline of (3.4%). The investment portfolio totaled $1,287.3 million and had net unrealized appreciation of $50.4 million.
For the year, net investment income was $46.1 million ($0.71 per share); distributions declared totaled $0.96 per share. The company recorded net realized losses of $(52.4) million for the year. Weighted average yield on debt investments was 11.0%. A conference call is scheduled for November 25, 2025.
Positive
- Net assets of $464.0 million
- NAV per share of $7.11
- Net unrealized appreciation of $50.4 million
- Distributions declared of $0.96 per share for the year
Negative
- Net investment income per share declined from $0.92 to $0.71 (year)
- Net realized losses of $(52.4) million for the year
- Quarterly NAV decline of (3.4%)
Insights
PennantPark reports lower income and realized losses, offset by higher unrealized appreciation and stable liquidity metrics.
PennantPark Investment Corporation reported a
The business mechanism is clear: income derives from a mix of first‑lien, subordinated debt and equity positions, funded with a
Key dependencies and risks center on realized loss execution and yield compression. The company recorded lower investment income versus prior year, attributed to a smaller portfolio and lower weighted yields, and recorded sizeable realized losses which reduced operating results. At the same time, unrealized appreciation increased materially versus prior year, which cushions book value but depends on future realizations.
Concrete items to watch include the conference call at
MIAMI, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Investment Corporation (NYSE: PNNT) (the "Company") announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
HIGHLIGHTS
Year ended September 30, 2025
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
| Assets and Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Investment portfolio (1) | $ | 1,287.3 | ||||||
| Net assets | $ | 464.0 | ||||||
| Net asset value per share | $ | 7.11 | ||||||
| Quarterly change in net asset value per share | (3.4 | )% | ||||||
| Credit Facility | $ | 425.5 | ||||||
| 2026 Notes, net of unamortized deferred financing costs | $ | 149.5 | ||||||
| 2026-2 Notes, net of unamortized deferred financing costs | $ | 163.9 | ||||||
| Regulatory debt to equity | 1.60 | x | ||||||
| Weighted average yield on debt investments | 11.0 | % | ||||||
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | |||||||
| Operating Results: | ||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 9,832 | $ | 46,051 | ||||
| Net investment income per share | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.71 | ||||
| Core net investment income per share (2) | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.71 | ||||
| Distributions declared per share | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.96 | ||||
| Portfolio Activity: | ||||||||
| Purchases of investments (3) | $ | 186.4 | $ | 746.6 | ||||
| Sales and repayments of investments (3) | $ | 61.4 | $ | 810.4 | ||||
| PSLF Portfolio data: | ||||||||
| PSLF investment portfolio | $ | 1,265.9 | $ | 1,265.9 | ||||
| Purchases of investments | $ | 0.4 | $ | 546.1 | ||||
| Sales and repayments of investments | $ | 65.0 | $ | 293.8 | ||||
- Includes investments in PennantPark Senior Loan Fund, LLC ("PSLF"), an unconsolidated joint venture, totaling
$207.8 million , at fair value. - Core net investment income ("Core NII") is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes that Core NII provides useful information to investors and management because it reflects the Company's financial performance excluding one-time or non-recurring investment income and expenses. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, there were no one-time events resulting in
$0.15 of Core NII. For the year ended September 30, 2025, Core NII excluded: i)$0.3 million of credit facility amendment cost, and ii)$0.1 million of incentive fee expense offset. - Excludes U.S. Government Securities.
CONFERENCE CALL AT 12:00 P.M. EST ON NOVEMBER 25, 2025
PennantPark Investment Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) will also host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 to discuss its financial results. All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the conference call by dialing toll-free (800) 330-6710 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call. International callers should dial (646) 769-9200. All callers should reference conference ID #7198155 or PennantPark Investment Corporation. An archived replay will also be available on a webcast link located on the Quarterly Earnings page in the Investor section of PennantPark’s website.
PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
"The credit quality of our investment portfolio continues to perform well and we remain confident in the continued resilience of the portfolio, supported by our disciplined focus on the core middle market. Investments in the core middle market typically feature attractive credit spreads, lower leverage, and enhanced lender protections relative to the upper middle market." said Art Penn, Chief Executive Officer. “We remain highly focused on creating realizations of our equity holdings and utilizing that capital to support our NII. We will continue to utilize our spillover income, which is estimated at 73 cents per share, to supplement shortfalls in our dividend coverage,” added Mr. Penn.
As of September 30, 2025, our portfolio totaled
As of September 30, 2024, our portfolio totaled
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we invested
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we invested
PennantPark Senior Loan Fund, LLC
As of September 30, 2025, PSLF’s portfolio totaled
As of September 30, 2024, PSLF’s portfolio totaled
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, PSLF invested
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, PSLF invested
In July 2025, PSLF through its wholly-owned and consolidated subsidiary, PennantPark CLO VII, LLC (“CLO VII”) closed the partial refinancing of its
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Set forth below are the results of operations for the three months ended and years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Investment Income
For the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, investment income was
Expenses
For the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, expenses totaled
Net Investment Income
For the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, net investment income totaled
Net Realized Gains or Losses
For the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, net realized gains (losses) totaled
Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Debt
For the three months ended and year ended September 30, 2025, net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments was
For the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, our Credit Facility had a net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
Net Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
For the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations totaled
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our liquidity and capital resources are derived primarily from proceeds of securities offerings, debt capital and cash flows from operations, including investment sales and repayments, and income earned. Our primary use of funds from operations includes investments in portfolio companies and payments of interest expense, fees and other operating expenses we incur. We have used, and expect to continue to use, our debt capital, proceeds from the rotation of our portfolio and proceeds from public and private offerings of securities to finance our investment objectives.
As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, we had
As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of
For the year ended September 30, 2025, our operating activities provided cash of
For the year ended September 30, 2024, our operating activities used cash of
DISTRIBUTIONS
During the three months and year ended September 30, 2025, we declared distributions of
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company makes available on its website its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and stockholders may find the report on our website at www.pennantpark.com.
| PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| (In thousands, except share data) | ||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Investments at fair value | ||||||||
| Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (amortized cost— | $ | 857,415 | $ | 910,323 | ||||
| Non-controlled, affiliated investments (amortized cost— | 4,891 | 33,423 | ||||||
| Controlled, affiliated investments (amortized cost— | 424,967 | 384,304 | ||||||
| Total investments (amortized cost— | 1,287,273 | 1,328,050 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (cost— | 51,783 | 49,861 | ||||||
| Interest receivable | 5,261 | 5,261 | ||||||
| Distribution receivable | 4,694 | 5,417 | ||||||
| Due from affiliates | 168 | 228 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 375 | 269 | ||||||
| Total assets | 1,349,554 | 1,389,086 | ||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Truist Credit Facility payable, at fair value (cost— | $ | 425,477 | 460,361 | |||||
| 2026 Notes payable (par— | 149,473 | 148,571 | ||||||
| 2026 Notes-2 payable (par— | 163,933 | 163,080 | ||||||
| Payable for investment purchased | 130,007 | 100,096 | ||||||
| Interest payable on debt | 6,281 | 6,406 | ||||||
| Distributions payable | — | 5,224 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 4,342 | 4,053 | ||||||
| Base management fee payable | 4,005 | 4,297 | ||||||
| Incentive fee payable | 2,086 | 3,057 | ||||||
| Due to affiliate | — | 33 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 885,604 | 895,178 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Net assets | ||||||||
| Common stock, 65,296,094 and 65,296,094 shares issued and outstanding, respectively Par value | 65 | 65 | ||||||
| Paid-in capital in excess of par value | 740,506 | 743,968 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (276,621 | ) | (250,125 | ) | ||||
| Total net assets | $ | 463,950 | $ | 493,908 | ||||
| Total liabilities and net assets | $ | 1,349,554 | $ | 1,389,086 | ||||
| Net asset value per share | $ | 7.11 | $ | 7.56 | ||||
| PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Twelve Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Investment income: | ||||||||||||||||
| From non-controlled, non-affiliated investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest | $ | 13,940 | $ | 19,174 | $ | 60,351 | $ | 80,527 | ||||||||
| Payment-in-kind | 1,668 | 3,047 | 6,222 | 5,140 | ||||||||||||
| Dividend income | 365 | 577 | 1,931 | 2,869 | ||||||||||||
| Other income | 461 | 913 | 1,780 | 3,508 | ||||||||||||
| From non-controlled, affiliated investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payment-in-kind | — | — | — | 347 | ||||||||||||
| From controlled, affiliated investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest | 6,689 | 6,349 | 30,049 | 25,738 | ||||||||||||
| Payment-in-kind | 368 | 1,600 | 1,546 | 4,084 | ||||||||||||
| Dividend income | 4,463 | 4,840 | 20,471 | 21,605 | ||||||||||||
| Other income | — | — | 27 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total investment income | 27,954 | 36,500 | 122,377 | 143,818 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and expenses on debt | 10,061 | 12,281 | 41,315 | 45,188 | ||||||||||||
| Base management fee | 4,005 | 4,297 | 16,179 | 16,654 | ||||||||||||
| Incentive fee | 2,086 | 3,057 | 9,768 | 12,741 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 850 | 1,250 | 4,300 | 4,874 | ||||||||||||
| Administrative services expenses | 450 | 500 | 1,850 | 1,689 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses before provision for taxes and financing costs | 17,452 | 21,385 | 73,412 | 81,146 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for taxes on net investment income | 670 | 700 | 2,590 | 2,602 | ||||||||||||
| Credit facility amendment and debt issuance costs | — | — | 324 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net expenses | 18,122 | 22,085 | 76,326 | 83,748 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 9,832 | 14,415 | 46,051 | 60,070 | ||||||||||||
| Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and debt: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and debt: | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments | 235 | 1,610 | (30,514 | ) | 1,166 | |||||||||||
| Non-controlled and controlled, affiliated investments | (21,946 | ) | 475 | (21,946 | ) | (34,999 | ) | |||||||||
| Provision for taxes on realized gain on investments | 76 | 363 | 26 | 186 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and debt | (21,635 | ) | 2,448 | (52,434 | ) | (33,647 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments | (2,732 | ) | (5,483 | ) | 9,862 | (20,895 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-controlled and controlled, affiliated investments | 12,664 | 9,796 | 29,363 | 48,388 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for taxes on unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | — | — | — | (680 | ) | |||||||||||
| Debt appreciation (depreciation) | 907 | (2,807 | ) | (116 | ) | (4,385 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and debt | 10,839 | 1,506 | 39,109 | 22,428 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments and debt | (10,796 | ) | 3,954 | (13,325 | ) | (11,219 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (964 | ) | $ | 18,369 | $ | 32,726 | $ | 48,851 | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.75 | |||||||
| Net investment income per common share | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.92 | ||||||||
ABOUT PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORPORATION
PennantPark Investment Corporation is a business development company which primarily invests in U.S. middle-market private companies in the form of first lien secured debt, second lien secured debt, subordinated debt and equity investments. PennantPark Investment Corporation is managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC.
ABOUT PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC
PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC is a leading middle market credit platform, managing approximately
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND OTHER
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that under Section 27A(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not apply to forward-looking statements made in periodic reports PennantPark Investment Corporation files under the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the SEC. PennantPark Investment Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. You should not place undue influence on such forward-looking statements as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made.
We may use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “seeks,” “plans,” “estimates” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations.
The information contained herein is based on current tax laws, which may change in the future. The Company cannot be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss resulting from applying any of the information provided in this publication or from any other source mentioned. The information provided in this material does not constitute any specific legal, tax or accounting advice. Please consult with qualified professionals for this type of advice.
| Contact: | Richard T. Allorto, Jr. |
| PennantPark Investment Corporation | |
| (212) 905-1000 | |
| www.pennantpark.com |