AINV - Apollo Investment Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31 2022

May, 19 2022 04:00 PM Apollo Investment Corporation

Fiscal Fourth Quarter Financial Results:

Net investment income per share for the quarter was $0.42 compared to $0.35 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter was $15.79 compared to $16.08 as of December 31, 2021, a decrease of 1.8% attributable to a decline in Merx and certain non core assets ⁽¹⁾
New investment commitments made during the quarter totaled $116 million ⁽²⁾
Gross fundings during the quarter totaled $220 million ⁽³⁾ consisting $115 million of term loans and $105 million ⁽⁴⁾ of revolvers
Gross exits during the quarter totaled $274 million, primarily consisting of $10 million of term loan sales, $124 million of term loan repayments, $7 million of equity positions, and $133 million of gross revolver paydowns ⁽⁵⁾ — Sales and repayments include $7 million of second lien corporate loans and $32 million from non-core assets
Net repayments during the quarter totaled $54 million primarily consisting of $26 million of net term loan repayments and $28 million of net revolver fundings
Net leverage ⁽⁶⁾ as of March 31, 2022 was 1.51x, compared to 1.52x as of December 31, 2021
Continued to repurchase $2.4 million ⁽⁷⁾ of common stock
Declared a base distribution of $0.31 per share and a supplemental distribution of $0.05 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2022 ⁽⁸⁾

NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) or the “Company,” or “Apollo Investment” today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Company’s net investment income was $0.42 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to $0.35 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s net asset value (“NAV”) was $15.79 per share as of March 31, 2022, compared to $16.08 as of December 31, 2021.

On May 19, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a distribution of $0.31 per share payable on July 7, 2022 to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2022. On May 19, 2022, the Company’s Board also declared a supplemental distribution of $0.05 per share payable on July 7, 2022 to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2022.

Mr. Howard Widra, Apollo Investment’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “We continue to make substantial progress reducing our exposure to non-core assets with the receipt of significant cash proceeds from the repayment of non-core assets. Pro-forma for post quarter end paydowns and pending sales, non-core assets represent approximately 3% of the total portfolio, at fair value.” Mr. Howard Widra continued, “Over the years, we have constructed a high quality first lien corporate lending portfolio which we believe is well-positioned for the current and evolving economic environment.”

___________________

⁽¹⁾

^{Corporate lending portfolio includes leveraged lending, life sciences, franchise finance, asset based and lender finance. Excludes Merx Aviation Finance, LLC ("Merx") and non-core and legacy assets. Non-core assets include oil & gas, structured credit, renewables, shipping and commodities.}

⁽²⁾

^{Commitments made for the corporate lending portfolio.}

⁽³⁾

^{Gross fundings include $0.2 million of equity.}

⁽⁴⁾

^{Revolver fundings include $5.0 million funding for the Merx revolver.}

⁽⁵⁾

^{Revolver paydowns include $5.0 million paydown for the Merx revolver.}

⁽⁶⁾

^{The Company’s net leverage ratio is defined as debt outstanding plus payable for investments purchased, less receivable for investments sold, less cash and cash equivalents, less foreign currencies, divided by net assets.}

⁽⁷⁾

^{From January 1, 2022 through May 18, 2022.}

⁽⁸⁾

^{Both distributions are payable on July 7, 2022 to stockholders of record on June 16, 2022.}

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

($ in billions, except per share data)
March 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

March 31, 2021
Total assets
$
2.60

$
2.67

$
2.69

$
2.59

$
2.54
Investment portfolio (fair value)
$
2.52

$
2.59

$
2.61

$
2.49

$
2.45
Debt outstanding
$
1.55

$
1.59

$
1.60

$
1.49

$
1.47
Net assets
$
1.00

$
1.02

$
1.04

$
1.04

$
1.04
Net asset value per share
$
15.79

$
16.08

$
16.07

$
16.02

$
15.88










Debt-to-equity ratio
1.54 x

1.55 x

1.54 x

1.43 x

1.41 x
Net leverage ratio (1)
1.51 x

1.52 x

1.51 x

1.39 x

1.36 x

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^{(1) The Company’s net leverage ratio is defined as debt outstanding plus payable for investments purchased, less receivable for investments sold, less cash and cash equivalents, less foreign currencies, divided by net assets.}

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY


Three Months Ended March 31,

Year Ended March 31,
(in millions)*

2022



2021



2022



2021









Investments made in portfolio companies
$
220.1


$
216.2


$
1,140.8


$
617.1

Investments sold

(9.7
)


—



(27.8
)


(101.1
)
Net activity before repaid investments

210.3



216.2



1,113.0



516.0

Investments repaid

(264.6
)


(268.8
)


(1,047.1
)


(896.9
)
Net investment activity
$
(54.3
)

$
(52.6
)

$
65.9


$
(380.8
)








Portfolio companies at beginning of period

139



143



135



152

Number of new portfolio companies

6



4



33



14

Number of exited portfolio companies

(6
)


(12
)


(29
)


(31
)
Portfolio companies at end of period

139



135



139



135









Number of investments made in existing portfolio companies

53



43



84



75

____________________

^{* Totals may not foot due to rounding.}

OPERATING RESULTS


Three Months Ended March 31,

Year Ended March 31,
(in millions)*

2022



2021



2022



2021









Net investment income
$
26.9


$
25.6


$
96.0


$
110.0

Net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses)

(22.6
)


16.8



(13.6
)


1.8

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
4.2


$
42.4


$
82.4


$
111.9









*(per share) (1)**







Net investment income on per average share basis
$
0.42


$
0.39


$
1.49


$
1.69

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) per share
$
(0.36
)

$
0.26


$
(0.21
)

$
0.03

Earnings per share — basic
$
0.07


$
0.65


$
1.28


$
1.71

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^{* Totals may not foot due to rounding.}

^{(1) Based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period presented.}

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM *

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 60,605 shares at a weighted average price per share of $12.70 inclusive of commissions, for a total cost of $0.8 million. During the period from April 1, 2022 through May 18, 2022, the Company repurchased 128,522 shares at a weighted average price per share of $12.74 inclusive of commissions, for a total cost of $1.6 million.

Since the inception of the share repurchase program and through May 18, 2022, the Company repurchased 15,395,036 shares at a weighted average price per share of $15.97, inclusive of commissions, for a total cost of $245.8 million, leaving a maximum of $29.2 million available for future purchases under the current Board authorization of $275 million.

^{* Share figures have been adjusted for the 1-for-3 reverse stock split which was completed after market close on November 30, 2018.}

LIQUIDITY

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s outstanding debt obligations, excluding deferred financing cost and debt discount of $4.9 million, totaled $1.555 billion which was comprised of $350 million of Senior Unsecured Notes (the “2025 Notes”) which will mature on March 3, 2025, $125 million of Unsecured Notes (the "2026 Notes") which will mature on July 16, 2026 and $1.080 billion outstanding under the Facility. As of March 31, 2022, $26.9 million in standby letters of credit were issued through the Facility. The available remaining capacity under the Facility was $703 million as of March 31, 2022, which is subject to compliance with a borrowing base that applies different advance rates to different types of assets in the Company’s portfolio.

CONFERENCE CALL / WEBCAST AT 8:00 AM EDT ON MAY 20, 2022
The Company will host a conference call on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. All interested parties are welcome to participate in the conference call by dialing (866) 342-8591 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call; international callers should dial (203) 518-9713. Participants should reference either Apollo Investment Corporation Q4 2022 Earnings Call or Conference ID: AINVQ422 when prompted. A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis and can be accessed through the Events Calendar in the Shareholders section of our website at www.apolloic.com. Following the call, you may access a replay of the event either telephonically or via audio webcast. The telephonic replay will be available approximately two hours after the live call and through June 10, 2022 by dialing (800) 688-9459; international callers should dial (402) 220-1373. A replay of the audio webcast will also be available later that same day. To access the audio webcast please visit the Events Calendar in the Shareholders section of our website at www.apolloic.com.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Company provides a supplemental information package to offer more transparency into its financial results and make its reporting more informative and easier to follow. The supplemental package is available in the Shareholders section of the Company’s website under Presentations at www.apolloic.com .

Our portfolio composition and weighted average yields as of March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021, June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 were as follows:


March 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

March 31, 2021
Portfolio composition, at fair value:









First lien secured debt
90
%

87
%

85
%

81
%

78
%
Second lien secured debt
4
%

4
%

6
%

7
%

10
%
Total secured debt
94
%

91
%

91
%

88
%

88
%
Unsecured debt
0
%

1
%

1
%

1
%

1
%
Structured products and other
0
%

0
%

0
%

0
%

0
%
Preferred equity
1
%

1
%

1
%

1
%

1
%
Common equity/interests and warrants
5
%

6
%

7
%

10
%

10
%
Weighted average yields, at amortized cost (1):









First lien secured debt (2)
8.0
%

7.9
%

7.9
%

7.7
%

7.8
%
Second lien secured debt (2)
9.6
%

9.6
%

9.5
%

10.0
%

9.9
%
Total secured debt (2)
8.1
%

8.0
%

7.9
%

7.9
%

8.0
%
Unsecured debt portfolio (2)
—
%

5.3
%

5.2
%

5.2
%

5.3
%
Total debt portfolio (2)
8.1
%

7.9
%

7.9
%

7.9
%

8.0
%
Total portfolio (3)
7.1
%

6.9
%

6.9
%

6.4
%

6.5
%
Interest rate type, at fair value (4):









Fixed rate amount
$0.0 billion

$0.0 billion

—


—


—

Floating rate amount
$2.0 billion

$2.0 billion

$2.1 billion

$1.9 billion

$1.9 billion
Fixed rate, as percentage of total
1
%

1
%

—


—


—

Floating rate, as percentage of total
99
%

99
%

100
%

100
%

100
%
Interest rate type, at amortized cost (4):









Fixed rate amount
$0.0 billion

$0.0 billion

—


—


—

Floating rate amount
$2.0 billion

$2.0 billion

$2.1 billion

$1.9 billion

$1.9 billion
Fixed rate, as percentage of total
1
%

1
%

—
%

—
%

—
%
Floating rate, as percentage of total
99
%

99
%

100
%

100
%

100
%

⁽¹⁾

^{An investor’s yield may be lower than the portfolio yield due to sales loads and other expenses.}

⁽²⁾

^{Exclusive of investments on non-accrual status.}

⁽³⁾

^{Inclusive of all income generating investments, non-income generating investments and investments on non-accrual status.}

⁽⁴⁾

^{The interest rate type information is calculated using the Company’s corporate debt portfolio and excludes aviation, oil and gas, structured credit, renewables, shipping, commodities and investments on non-accrual status.}

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(In thousands, except share and per share data)


March 31, 2022

March 31, 2021
Assets



Investments at fair value:



Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (cost — $2,001,907 and $1,871,073, respectively)
$
1,977,647


$
1,844,627

Non-controlled/affiliated investments (cost — $130,866 and $133,428, respectively)

63,709



50,874

Controlled investments (cost — $613,056 and $711,898, respectively)

481,817



553,650

Cash and cash equivalents

30,033



50,180

Foreign currencies (cost — $601 and $4,462, respectively)

565



4,444

Receivable for investments sold

7,989



1,351

Interest receivable

15,554



13,135

Dividends receivable

5,083



3,793

Deferred financing costs

17,005



21,528

Prepaid expenses and other assets

719



907

Total Assets
$
2,600,121


$
2,544,489





Liabilities



Debt
$
1,550,608


$
1,465,371

Payable for investments purchased

—



—

Distributions payable

22,913



23,493

Management and performance-based incentive fees payable

9,912



8,666

Interest payable

3,335



2,096

Accrued administrative services expense

897



794

Other liabilities and accrued expenses

7,624



7,739

Total Liabilities
$
1,595,289


$
1,508,159





Net Assets
$
1,004,832


$
1,036,330





Net Assets



Common stock, $0.001 par value (130,000,000 shares authorized; 63,647,240 and 65,259,176 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)
$
62


$
65

Capital in excess of par value

2,078,760



2,099,876

Accumulated under-distributed (over-distributed) earnings

(1,073,990
)


(1,063,611
)
Net Assets
$
1,004,832


$
1,036,330





Net Asset Value Per Share
$
15.79


$
15.88

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)


Three Months Ended March 31,

Year Ended March 31,


2022



2021



2022



2021


(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)




Investment Income







Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:







Interest income (excluding Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest income)
$
43,318


$
41,003


$
164,878


$
178,277

Dividend income

1



—



560



753

PIK interest income

231



1,422



2,652



5,447

Other income

1,303



680



5,060



2,472

Non-controlled/affiliated investments:







Interest income (excluding PIK interest income)

48



45



190



118

Dividend income

331



309



1,290



1,308

PIK interest income

19



15



71



15

Other income

—



—



—



—

Controlled investments:







Interest income (excluding PIK interest income)

9,114



7,036



35,043



25,624

Dividend income

—



—



2,059



1,691

PIK interest income

375



315



1,352



1,044

Other income

—



—



—



—

Total Investment Income
$
54,740


$
50,825


$
213,155


$
216,749

Expenses







Management fees
$
8,938


$
8,691


$
36,142


$
36,434

Performance-based incentive fees

1,043



—



11,681



—

Interest and other debt expenses

14,280



12,966



55,020



55,416

Administrative services expense

1,409



1,175



5,835



4,765

Other general and administrative expenses

2,365



2,459



9,106



10,495

Total expenses

28,035



25,291



117,784



107,110

Management and performance-based incentive fees waived

—



—



—



—

Performance-based incentive fee offset

(68
)


(25
)


(247
)


(25
)
Expense reimbursements

(114
)


(75
)


(343
)


(362
)
Net Expenses
$
27,853


$
25,191


$
117,194


$
106,723

Net Investment Income
$
26,887


$
25,634


$
95,961


$
110,026

Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)







Net realized gains (losses):







Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments
$
757


$
1,122


$
2,977


$
(13,113
)
Non-controlled/affiliated investments

—



—



541



(4,285
)
Controlled investments

—



—



(65,299
)


—

Foreign currency transactions

(2,778
)


(4,501
)


(5,586
)


(4,108
)
Extinguishment of debt

—



—



—



—

Net realized gains (losses)

(2,021
)


(3,379
)


(67,367
)


(21,506
)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses):







Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments

(1,655
)


11,467



2,184



69,431

Non-controlled/affiliated investments

(3,610
)


1,707



15,398



3,894

Controlled investments

(19,883
)


3,071



27,010



(36,393
)
Foreign currency translations

4,520



3,911



9,178



(13,591
)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)

(20,628
)


20,156



53,770



23,341

Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
$
(22,649
)

$
16,777


$
(13,597
)

$
1,835

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
4,238


$
42,411


$
82,364


$
111,861

Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Basic
$
0.07


$
0.65


$
1.28


$
1.71

About Apollo Investment Corporation

Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) is a closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company invests primarily in various forms of debt investments, including secured and unsecured debt, loan investments, and/or equity in private middle-market companies. The Company may also invest in the securities of public companies and structured products and other investments such as collateralized loan obligations and credit-linked notes. The Company seeks to provide private financing solutions for private companies that do not have access to the more traditional providers of credit. Apollo Investment Corporation is managed by Apollo Investment Management, L.P., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc., a high growth global alternative investment manager. For more information, please visit www.apolloic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements as to our future operating results; our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; the impact of investments that we expect to make; our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest; the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; our expected financings and investments; the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.

We may use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may” 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. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: macro- and micro-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; actions taken by governmental authorities to contain the COVID-19 pandemic or treat its impact; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources; the return on equity; the yield on investments; the ability to borrow to finance assets; new strategic initiatives; the ability to reposition the investment portfolio; the market outlook; future investment activity; and risks associated with changes in business conditions and the general economy. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required by law.

For additional information about the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, please refer to the COVID-19 Developments section and additional disclosure in our Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2022.

Contact

Elizabeth Besen
Investor Relations Manager
Apollo Investment Corporation
212.822.0625
ebesen@apollo.com

Company Name:	Apollo Investment Corporation
Stock Symbol:	AINV
Market:	NASDAQ
Website:	apolloic.com

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