UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2017
Medley Capital Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | |
1-35040 (Commission File Number) | 27-4576073 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
280 Park Avenue, 6th Floor East
New York, NY 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 759-0777
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 9, 2017, Medley Capital Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated May 9, 2017 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 9, 2017 | MEDLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ Richard T. Allorto, Jr. | |||
Name: Richard T. Allorto, Jr. | ||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
Medley Capital Corporation Announces March 31, 2017 Financial Results
NEW YORK, NY (May 9, 2017) - Medley Capital Corporation (NYSE: MCC) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017.
Second Quarter Highlights
• | Declared a dividend of $0.16 per share |
• | Net investment income of $0.15 per share |
• | Adjusted net investment income of $0.17 per share excluding one-time charge |
• | Net loss of $0.22 per share |
• | Net asset value (NAV) of $8.94 per share |
• | Issued $38.2 million of additional 6.125% unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) |
• | Redeemed $40.0 million of the outstanding 7.125% unsecured notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) |
• | Upsized Company’s joint venture credit facility commitment by $100 million to $200 million |
Portfolio Investments
The total value of our investments was $926.1 million at March 31, 2017. During the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Company had net originations of $23.0 million. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had investments in securities of 64 portfolio companies with approximately 64.4% consisting of senior secured first lien investments, 24.1% consisting of senior secured second lien investments, 3.1% in unsecured debt and 8.4% in equities / warrants. As of March 31, 2017, the weighted average yield based upon the cost basis of our portfolio investments, excluding cash and cash equivalents, was 11.6%.
Results of Operations
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported net investment income of $0.15 and $0.33 per share, calculated based upon the weighted average shares outstanding. As of March 31, 2017, the Company’s NAV was $8.94 per share.
Investment Income
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, gross investment income was $24.4 million and consisted of $21.8 million of portfolio interest income, $1.1 million of dividend income, and $1.5 million of fee income.
For the six months ended March 31, 2017, gross investment income was $50.4 million and consisted of $45.7 million of portfolio interest income, $1.7 million of dividend income, and $3.0 million of fee income.
Expenses
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, total expenses net of management and incentive fee waiver were $16.3 million and consisted of the following: base management fees net of waiver of $4.5 million, professional fees of $0.7 million, administrator expenses of $1.0 million, directors fees of $0.2 million, general and administrative related expenses of $0.8 million and interest and financing expenses of $9.1 million. Included in the $9.1 million of interest and financing expenses, is a one-time charge of $1.3 million attributable to the acceleration of debt issuance costs associated with the reduction of the revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) commitment.
For the six months ended March 31, 2017, total expenses net of management and incentive fee waiver were $32.0 million and consisted of the following: base management fees net of waiver of $9.0 million, incentive fees net of waiver
of $0.9 million, interest and financing expenses of $16.9 million, professional fees of $1.3 million, administrator expenses of $1.9 million, directors fees of $0.3 million, and other general and administrative related expenses of $1.7 million.
Net Investment Income
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported net investment income of $8.0 million and $18.2 million, or $0.15 and $0.33 on a weighted average per share basis.
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/Losses
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported net realized gains on investments of $9,948 and net realized losses on investments of approximately $6.3 million, respectively.
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported net unrealized depreciation of $19.8 million and $17.4 million, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On February 14, 2017, the Company elected to reduce the total commitment of the Revolving Facility to $200.0 million from $343.5 million in order to decrease long-term interest expense by approximately $1.4 million, annually.
During the quarter, the Company sold approximately 1.5 million of the 2023 Notes at an average price of $25.01 per note and raised $38.2 million in net proceeds under the “At-The-Market” (“ATM”) debt distribution agreement with FBR Capital Markets & Co. Since inception of the ATM program, the Company has sold approximately 1.6 million of the 2023 Notes at an average price of $25.01 per note.
On February 22, 2017, the Company utilized the proceeds from the 2023 Notes to redeem the 2019 Notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest.
On March 30, 2017, the Company increased its Joint Venture facility commitment to $200.0 million from $100.0 million.
As of March 31, 2017, the Company had a cash balance of $83.5 million and $34.0 million of debt outstanding before netting out debt issuance costs under the Revolving Facility.
The Company also had $174.0 million of debt outstanding under its senior secured term loan credit facility, $150.0 million outstanding in SBA-guaranteed debentures, $74.0 million outstanding in aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due 2021 and $102.9 million outstanding in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes.
Dividend Declaration
On May 5, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $0.16 per share, payable on June 23, 2017, to stockholders of record as of May 24, 2017. The specific tax characteristics of the dividend will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year.
Webcast/Conference Call
The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
All interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing (888) 637-5728 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call, international callers should dial (484) 747-6636. Participants should reference Medley Capital Corporation and the Conference ID: 5324974. Following the call you may access a replay of the event via audio webcast. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties through the Company's website, http://www.medleycapitalcorp.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Company's website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download any necessary audio software. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the Company's website.
Financial Statements
Medley Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31, 2017 | September 30, 2016 | ||||||
ASSETS | (unaudited) | ||||||
Investments at fair value | |||||||
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $770,316 and $813,814, respectively) | $ | 717,295 | $ | 767,302 | |||
Controlled investments (amortized cost of $236,536 and $189,077, respectively) | 176,022 | 136,882 | |||||
Affiliated investments (amortized cost of $35,351 and $10,000, respectively) | 32,824 | 10,000 | |||||
Total investments at fair value | 926,141 | 914,184 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 83,523 | 104,485 | |||||
Interest receivable | 10,050 | 8,982 | |||||
Other assets | 918 | 893 | |||||
Fees receivable | 882 | 1,404 | |||||
Receivable for dispositions and investments sold | 680 | 689 | |||||
Deferred offering costs | 307 | 243 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,022,501 | $ | 1,030,880 | |||
LIABILITIES | |||||||
Revolving credit facility payable (net of debt issuance costs of $1,708 and $3,590, respectively) | $ | 32,292 | $ | 10,410 | |||
Term loan payable (net of debt issuance costs of $1,842 and $2,197, respectively) | 172,158 | 171,803 | |||||
Notes payable (net of debt issuance costs of $4,713 and $4,630, respectively) | 172,163 | 172,883 | |||||
SBA debentures payable (net of debt issuance costs of $3,186 and $3,525, respectively) | 146,814 | 146,475 | |||||
Management and incentive fees payable | 4,479 | 4,559 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,273 | 2,663 | |||||
Deferred tax liability | 2,003 | 2,004 | |||||
Interest and fees payable | 1,843 | 1,714 | |||||
Administrator expenses payable | 997 | 990 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 282 | 370 | |||||
Due to affiliate | 150 | 90 | |||||
Offering costs payable | 32 | — | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 535,486 | $ | 513,961 | |||
NET ASSETS | |||||||
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized, 54,474,211 and 54,474,211 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively | $ | 54 | $ | 54 | |||
Capital in excess of par value | 705,313 | 705,326 | |||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | 5,020 | 10,812 | |||||
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments | (105,745 | ) | (99,000 | ) | |||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, net of deferred taxes | (117,627 | ) | (100,273 | ) | |||
Total net assets | 487,015 | 516,919 | |||||
Total liabilities and net assets | $ | 1,022,501 | $ | 1,030,880 | |||
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | $ | 8.94 | $ | 9.49 | |||
Medley Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
For the three months ended March 31 | For the six months ended March 31 | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||
Interest from investments | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments: | |||||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 16,890 | $ | 25,274 | $ | 35,035 | $ | 53,400 | |||||||
Payment-in-kind | 2,825 | 2,352 | 5,686 | 3,574 | |||||||||||
Affiliated investments: | |||||||||||||||
Cash | 488 | 167 | 1,031 | 333 | |||||||||||
Payment-in-kind | 100 | — | 201 | — | |||||||||||
Controlled investments: | |||||||||||||||
Cash | 354 | 22 | 696 | 878 | |||||||||||
Payment-in-kind | 1,071 | 1,131 | 3,043 | 2,127 | |||||||||||
Total interest income | 21,728 | 28,946 | 45,692 | 60,312 | |||||||||||
Dividend income, net of provisional taxes ($0 and $0, respectively) | 1,050 | — | 1,695 | — | |||||||||||
Interest from cash and cash equivalents | 41 | 10 | 64 | 12 | |||||||||||
Fee income | 1,538 | 1,758 | 2,962 | 4,817 | |||||||||||
Total investment income | 24,357 | 30,714 | 50,413 | 65,141 | |||||||||||
EXPENSES: | |||||||||||||||
Base management fees | 4,496 | 4,876 | 9,011 | 10,223 | |||||||||||
Incentive fees | — | 3,149 | 896 | 7,065 | |||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | 9,144 | 7,920 | 16,917 | 14,890 | |||||||||||
Administrator expenses | 997 | 1,043 | 1,913 | 1,959 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 783 | 453 | 1,480 | 1,163 | |||||||||||
Professional fees | 663 | 556 | 1,314 | 1,188 | |||||||||||
Directors fees | 150 | 130 | 320 | 264 | |||||||||||
Insurance | 99 | 135 | 199 | 271 | |||||||||||
Expenses before management and incentive fee waivers | 16,332 | 18,262 | 32,050 | 37,023 | |||||||||||
Management fee waiver | (17 | ) | (71 | ) | (37 | ) | (71 | ) | |||||||
Incentive fee waiver | — | (2,052 | ) | (44 | ) | (2,052 | ) | ||||||||
Total expenses, net of management and incentive fee waivers | 16,315 | 16,139 | 31,969 | 34,900 | |||||||||||
Net investment income before excise taxes | 8,042 | 14,575 | 18,444 | 30,241 | |||||||||||
Excise tax expense | — | — | (267 | ) | — | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 8,042 | 14,575 | 18,177 | 30,241 | |||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments | 10 | 99 | (6,288 | ) | 5,477 | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | (19,844 | ) | (14,093 | ) | (17,355 | ) | (74,116 | ) | |||||||
Change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments | — | (133 | ) | — | (358 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (456 | ) | — | (456 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net gain/(loss) on investments | (20,290 | ) | (14,127 | ) | (24,099 | ) | (68,997 | ) | |||||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (12,248 | ) | $ | 448 | $ | (5,922 | ) | $ | (38,756 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.69 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER COMMON SHARE | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.54 | |||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED | 54,474,211 | 55,761,062 | 54,474,211 | 56,044,037 | |||||||||||
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.60 | |||||||
ABOUT MEDLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION
Medley Capital Corporation is a closed-end, externally managed business development company ("BDC") that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MCC). Medley Capital Corporation's investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by lending to privately-held middle market companies, primarily through directly originated transactions, to help these companies expand their businesses, refinance and make acquisitions. Our portfolio generally consists of senior secured first lien loans and senior secured second lien loans. In many of our investments, we receive warrants or other equity participation features, which we believe will increase the total investment returns. Medley Capital Corporation is externally managed by MCC Advisors LLC, which is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. For additional information, please visit Medley Capital Corporation at www.medleycapitalcorp.com.
ABOUT MCC ADVISORS LLC
MCC Advisors LLC is a subsidiary of Medley Management Inc. (NYSE: MDLY). Medley is an alternative asset management firm offering yield solutions to retail and institutional investors. Medley's national direct origination franchise, with over 85 people, is a premier provider of capital to the middle market in the U.S. As of December 31, 2016, Medley had in excess of $5.3 billion of assets under management in two business development companies, Medley Capital Corporation (NYSE: MCC) and Sierra Income Corporation, as well as private investment vehicles. Over the past 15 years, Medley has provided capital to over 350 companies across 35 industries in North America. For additional information, please visit Medley Management Inc. at www.mdly.com.
Medley LLC, the operating company of Medley Management Inc., has outstanding bonds which trade on the NYSE under the symbol (NYSE: MDLX) and (NYSE: MDLQ). Medley Capital Corporation (NYSE: MCC) has outstanding bonds which trade on the NYSE under the symbols (NYSE: MCV) and (NYSE: MCX).
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein may contain "forward-looking statements". Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
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