NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CM Finance Inc (NASDAQ:CMFN) (“CMFN” or “the Company”) today announced
financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2016.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Decline in NAV per share to $11.90 per share from $11.96 per share as of March 31, 2016
- Investment portfolio declined by $4.2 mm, or 1.6%, from last quarter, to $272.1 mm at fair value
- Three new investments with a cost of $15.3 mm and an average yield of 10.60% were made during the
quarter
- Two investments were fully realized during the quarter
- Weighted average yield of debt portfolio, at cost (without amortization), of 9.57% compared to 9.71%
at March 31, 2016
- Weighted average yield of debt portfolio, at cost (with amortization), of 9.80%(1)
compared to 9.90% at March 31, 2016
- Declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.3516 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2016, payable on
October 6, 2016, to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2016
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| Portfolio results, as of June 30, 2016: |
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| Total Assets |
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$ |
320.0 mm |
| Investment portfolio, at fair value |
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$ |
272.1 mm |
| Net Assets |
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$ |
162.7 mm |
| Weighted Average yield on debt investments, at cost |
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9.80% (1) |
| Net Asset Value per share |
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$ |
11.90 |
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| Portfolio activity in the current quarter: |
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| Number of new investments |
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3 |
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| Total capital invested |
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$ |
15.3 mm |
| Proceeds from repayments, sales, and amortization |
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$ |
20.0 mm |
| Number of portfolio companies, end of period |
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22 |
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| Net investment income |
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$ |
4.4 mm |
| Net investment income per share |
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$ |
0.32 |
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| Net increase in net assets from operations |
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$ |
4.0 mm |
| Net increase in net assets from operations per share |
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$ |
0.29 |
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| Distribution declared per share (paid July 7, 2016) |
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$ |
0.3516 |
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Mr. Michael C. Mauer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, said “We see opportunities in both the primary and
secondary markets, especially in first and second lien debt. As patient investors with a long-term focus, we will continue to
be patient in deploying our capital.”
On August 25, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a distribution for the quarter ended September 30,
2016 of $0.3516 per share payable on October 6, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2016.
The Company reported net investment income of $4.4 mm, or $0.32 per share, and net realized and unrealized
losses of $0.4 mm or $0.03 per share, for the quarter. The total net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the
quarter was $4.0 mm, or $0.29 per share. At June 30, 2016, the Company’s net asset value (NAV) per share was $11.90.
Portfolio and Investment Activities
During the quarter, we realized $20.0 mm of repayments, sales proceeds and amortization. The decrease in our net
investments after taking into account realized and unrealized gains was approximately $0.4 mm (at fair value).
At June 30, 2016, our investment portfolio of $272.1 mm (at fair value) consisted of investments in 22 portfolio companies, of
which 57.7% were first lien investments and 42.2% were second lien investments. At June 30, 2016, our average portfolio company
investment at fair value was $12.4 mm. At June 30, 2016, we had two loans on non-accrual status representing 6.2% of our portfolio
at fair value.
As of June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, our weighted average total yield of debt and income producing securities at amortized
cost (which includes interest income and amortization of fees and discounts) was 9.80% and 10.91%, respectively.
Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2016, we had $18.4 mm in cash, $18.0 mm in restricted cash and $19.5 mm of capacity under our revolving credit
facility. Our net assets totaled $162.7 mm.
Subsequent Events
Subsequent to quarter end, the Company invested $13.2 mm in new and existing portfolio companies and received repayment or sales
proceeds of $24.7 mm.
On August 25, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular distribution for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 of
$0.3516 per share payable on October 6, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2016.
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| CM Finance Inc and subsidiaries |
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| Consolidated Statements of Assets and
Liabilities |
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June 30,
2016 |
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June 30,
2015 |
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| Assets |
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| Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments, at fair value (amortized cost of
$307,364,949 and $336,092,639, respectively) |
$ |
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272,114,164 |
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$ |
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330,323,856 |
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| Derivatives, at fair value (cost $0 and $0, respectively) |
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9,071,659 |
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1,845,768 |
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| Cash |
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18,433,066 |
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21,535,492 |
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| Cash, restricted |
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18,023,466 |
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3,433,704 |
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| Interest receivable |
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1,897,710 |
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2,900,804 |
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| Deferred offering costs |
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186,513 |
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186,513 |
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| Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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234,837 |
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232,704 |
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| Total Assets |
$ |
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319,961,415 |
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$ |
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360,458,841 |
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| Liabilities |
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| Notes Payable: |
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| Term loan |
$ |
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102,000,000 |
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$ |
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102,000,000 |
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| Revolving credit facility |
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30,478,329 |
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48,847,459 |
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| Deferred debt issuance costs |
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(1,510,491 |
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(2,331,035 |
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| Notes Payable, net |
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130,967,838 |
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148,516,424 |
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| Payable for investments purchased |
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8,828,750 |
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2,988,655 |
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| Distributions payable |
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4,809,778 |
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4,741,174 |
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| Derivatives, at fair value (cost $0 and $0, respectively) |
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9,071,659 |
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1,845,768 |
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| Base management fees payable |
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1,257,768 |
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1,420,978 |
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| Income-based incentive fees payable |
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275,540 |
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1,723,260 |
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| Deferred financing costs payable |
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879,042 |
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1,525,000 |
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| Interest payable |
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175,792 |
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168,658 |
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| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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945,365 |
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578,075 |
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| Total Liabilities |
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157,211,532 |
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163,507,992 |
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| Commitments and Contingencies |
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| Net Assets |
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| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (100,000,000 shares
authorized, 13,679,686 and 13,667,267 shares issued and outstanding, respectively) |
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13,680 |
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13,667 |
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| Additional paid-in capital |
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199,722,997 |
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199,418,478 |
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| Accumulated net realized (loss) gain |
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3,700,400 |
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| Distributions in excess of net investment income |
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(1,736,009 |
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(412,913 |
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| Net unrealized depreciation on investments |
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(35,250,785 |
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(5,768,783 |
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| Total Net Assets |
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162,749,883 |
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196,950,849 |
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| Total Liabilities and Net Assets |
$ |
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319,961,415 |
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$ |
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360,458,841 |
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| Net Asset Value Per Share |
$ |
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11.90 |
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$ |
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14.41 |
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| CM Finance Inc and subsidiaries |
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| Consolidated Statements of
Operations |
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For the three months
ended June 30, |
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For the twelve months
ended June 30, |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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| Investment Income: |
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| Interest income |
$ |
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7,493,388 |
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$ |
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11,259,339 |
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$ |
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33,683,108 |
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$ |
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35,165,863 |
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| Payment in-kind interest income |
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218,174 |
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960,603 |
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1,121,036 |
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| Other fee income |
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321,395 |
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42,332 |
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936,211 |
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630,206 |
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| Total investment income |
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7,814,783 |
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11,519,845 |
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35,579,922 |
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36,917,105 |
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| Expenses: |
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| Interest expense |
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1,012,620 |
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988,886 |
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4,048,527 |
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3,527,014 |
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| Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs |
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364,195 |
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340,590 |
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1,441,044 |
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1,194,662 |
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| Base management fees |
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1,257,768 |
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1,420,978 |
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5,511,532 |
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5,169,039 |
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| Income-based incentive fees |
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(1 |
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1,563,388 |
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1,229,031 |
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4,711,675 |
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| Custodian and administrator fees |
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111,858 |
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87,344 |
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442,598 |
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303,913 |
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| Directors' fees |
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97,672 |
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108,005 |
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425,922 |
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426,255 |
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| Professional fees |
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356,769 |
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380,330 |
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1,039,802 |
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1,214,546 |
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| Allocation of administrative costs from advisor |
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60,000 |
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209,241 |
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785,846 |
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591,233 |
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| Insurance expense |
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91,916 |
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85,266 |
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367,327 |
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396,885 |
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| Other expenses |
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61,068 |
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84,110 |
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434,337 |
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338,835 |
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| Total expenses |
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3,413,865 |
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5,268,138 |
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15,725,966 |
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17,874,057 |
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| Waiver of income-based incentive fees |
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— |
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(1,174,655 |
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| Net expenses |
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3,413,865 |
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5,268,138 |
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15,725,966 |
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16,699,402 |
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| Net investment income |
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4,400,918 |
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6,251,707 |
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19,853,956 |
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20,217,703 |
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| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment
transactions: |
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| Net realized gains (losses) on investments |
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1 |
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4,326,004 |
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283,276 |
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3,012,575 |
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| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
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(411,534 |
) |
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(5,911,675 |
) |
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(29,482,002 |
) |
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(7,796,990 |
) |
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| Net realized and unrealized losses |
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(411,533 |
) |
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(1,585,671 |
) |
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(29,198,726 |
) |
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(4,784,415 |
) |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations |
$ |
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3,989,385 |
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$ |
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4,666,036 |
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$ |
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(9,344,770 |
) |
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$ |
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15,433,288 |
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| Basic and diluted: |
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| Net investment income per share |
$ |
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0.32 |
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$ |
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0.46 |
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$ |
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1.45 |
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$ |
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1.48 |
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| Earnings (loss) per share |
$ |
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0.29 |
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$ |
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0.34 |
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$ |
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(0.68 |
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$ |
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1.13 |
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| Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding |
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13,679,532 |
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13,667,254 |
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13,674,197 |
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13,666,812 |
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About CM Finance Inc
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected
to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company’s investment
objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt
and related equity investments by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns. The Company seeks to
invest primarily in middle-market companies that have annual revenues of at least $50 mm and earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization of at least $15 mm. The Company’s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, CM
Investment Partners LLC. To learn more about CM Finance Inc, please visit www.cmfn-inc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included herein may contain “forward-looking statements,” which relate to future performance or
financial condition. 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. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein except as
required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
Contacts CM Finance Inc Investor Relations Email: investorrelations@cmfn-inc.com Phone: 212-257-5199
