Logan Ridge Finance Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Reports Solid Results with Net Investment Income of $0.37 Per Share, and Net Asset Value of $32.31 Per Share

Recurring PIK Income as a Percentage of Total Investment Income Declines by Over 200 Basis Points

Exits Largest Equity Investment, Nth Degree Investment Group, LLC (“Nth Degree”)

Declared a Distribution of $0.36 Per Share for the Fourth Quarter of 2024, Which Represents a 9% Increase Compared to the Third Quarter of 2024

NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (“Logan Ridge”, “LRFC”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) (Nasdaq: LRFC) announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

• Total Investment Income was $5.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $5.4 million reported for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
• Net Investment Income (“NII”) increased to $1.0 million, or $0.37 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $0.8 million or $0.28 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
• Net asset value was $32.31 per share as of September 30, 2024, as compared to $33.13 per share as of June 30, 2024.
• During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, repurchased 3,697 of its outstanding shares of common stock in open market transactions under the renewed stock repurchase program, at an aggregate cost of approximately $0.1 million.
• Made approximately $0.9 million of investments and had approximately $19.0 million in repayments and sales of investments, resulting in net repayments and sales of approximately $18.1 million. The high level of repayments and sales was mainly due to the Company’s exit from its largest equity investment, Nth Degree, for $17.5 million in cash, which was approximately $2.0 million above the investment’s previously reported fair value as of June 30, 2024, in exchange for all of the Company’s equity interest in the investment. The exit was completed on September 10, 2024.
• On August 21, 2024, the Company amended and extended its existing senior secured revolving credit facility with KeyBank National Association. Under the terms of the amendment, the applicable margin during the reinvestment period was reduced from 2.90% per annum to 2.80% per annum, and the applicable margin during the amortization period was reduced from 3.25% per annum to 3.20% per annum. The reinvestment period was also extended from May 2025 to August 2027, and the maturity date was extended from May 2027 to August 2029. Of note, the credit facility continues to provide for borrowings of up to $75.0 million, and an uncommitted accordion feature that allows the Company to borrow up to an additional $125.0 million. Furthermore, under the terms of the amendment, the eligibility requirements, advance rates and concentration limits were revised, creating meaningful additional borrowing capacity for the Company.

Subsequent Events

• On November 6, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a fourth quarter distribution of $0.36 per share, payable on November 29, 2024, to stockholders of record as of November 19, 2024.
  

Management Commentary
Ted Goldthorpe, Chief Executive Officer and President of Logan Ridge, said, “We are pleased to announce another solid quarter of financial performance for Logan Ridge, highlighted by the sale of our largest equity position, Nth Degree, above our prior quarter fair value. This successful exit is a transformational milestone for the Company, as the rotation out of the legacy equity portfolio has been a key component of the turnaround strategy for Logan Ridge since Mount Logan management took over as the Company’s investment adviser in July of 2021. We plan to redeploy the cash proceeds from this transaction into interest earning assets originated by the BC Partners Credit Platform, which we believe will significantly improve the long-term earning power of our portfolio.

Further, the Company’s successful exit of its non-yielding equity interest Nth Degree, solid financial position and the outlook for the long-term earnings power of the portfolio has allowed the Board of Directors to approve a dividend of $0.36 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024, which represents a 9% increase compared to the $0.33 per share distributed in the third quarter of 2024.

Finally, during the third quarter of 2024, we amended and extended our revolving credit facility with KeyBank National Association. The new attractive terms, which reduced the applicable margins and extended the maturity date of both the reinvestment period and maturity date, have reduced our overall cost of capital while creating meaningful additional borrowing capacity to provide us with further financial flexibility.

As we navigate through economic uncertainty and a dynamic interest rate environment, we remain confident in our prudent investment strategy, strong pipeline, and experienced management team. We believe we remain well positioned to continue to deliver positive returns to our shareholders.”

Selected Financial Information

• Total investment income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $0.1 million, to $5.1 million, compared to $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2023.
• Total operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, increased by $0.2 million, to $4.2 million, compared to $4.0 million for the third quarter of 2023.
• Net investment income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was $1.0 million, or $0.37 per share, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.43 per share, for the third quarter of 2023.
• Net asset value as of September 30, 2024, was $86.3 million, or $32.31 per share, compared to $88.7 million, or $33.13 per share, as of June 30, 2024.
• Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024, were $5.0 million compared to $4.3 million as of June 30, 2024.
• The investment portfolio as of September 30, 2024, consisted of investments in 59 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $175.6 million. This compares to 61 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $195.6 million as of June 30, 2024.
• Deployment, in our view, was judicious and prudent during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. During the quarter, the Company made approximately $0.9 million in investments and had $19.0 million in repayments and sales of investments, resulting in net repayments and sales of approximately $18.1 million for the quarter. The high level of repayments and sales during the quarter was largely due to the sale of the Company’s largest equity position, Nth Degree, for $17.5 million.
• The debt investment portfolio as of September 30, 2024 represented 86.8% of the fair value of the total portfolio, with a weighted average annualized yield of approximately 12.3% (excluding income from non-accruals and collateralized loan obligations), compared to a debt investment portfolio of approximately 80.0% with a weighted average annualized yield of approximately 11.4% (excluding income from non-accruals and collateralized loan obligations) as of June 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, 10.6% of the fair value of the debt investment portfolio was bearing a fixed rate of interest, compared to 11.9% of the fair value of the debt investment portfolio as of June 30, 2024.
• Non-Accruals: As of September 30, 2024, the Company had debt investments in three portfolio companies on non-accrual status with an amortized cost and fair value of $17.2 million and $8.2 million, respectively, representing 8.8% and 4.6% of the investment portfolio’s amortized cost and fair value, respectively. This compares to debt investments in the same three portfolio companies on non-accrual status with an aggregate amortized cost and fair value of $17.2 million and $10.1 million, respectively, representing 8.5% and 5.2% of the investment portfolio’s amortized cost and fair value, respectively, at June 30, 2024.
• Asset coverage ratio as of September 30, 2024 was 186%.

Results of Operations
Our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Investment income
The composition of our investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

Fair Value of Investments
The composition of our investments as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, at amortized cost and fair value of investments was as follows (dollars in thousands):

Interest Rate Risk

Based on our consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024, the following table shows the annual impact on net income (excluding the potential related incentive fee impact) of base rate changes in interest rates (considering interest rate floors for variable rate securities), assuming no changes in our investment and borrowing structure (dollars in thousands):

Conference Call and Webcast

We will hold a conference call on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter 2024 financial results. Stockholders, prospective stockholders, and analysts are welcome to listen to the call or attend the webcast.

To access the conference call, please dial (646) 307-1963 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and use the conference ID 1567736.

A replay of this conference call will be available shortly after the live call through November 19, 2024.

A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the Internet, on a listen-only basis on the Company’s website www.loganridgefinance.com in the Investor Resources section under Events and Presentations. The webcast can also be accessed by clicking the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/qktrwywh. The online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website shortly after the call.

About Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: LRFC) is a business development company that invests primarily in first lien loans and, to a lesser extent, second lien loans and equity securities issued by lower middle-market companies. The Company invests in performing, well-established middle-market businesses that operate across a wide range of industries. It employs fundamental credit analysis, targeting investments in businesses with relatively low levels of cyclicality and operating risk. For more information, visit www.loganridgefinance.com.

About Mount Logan Capital Inc.
Mount Logan Capital Inc. (“MLC”) is an alternative asset management company that is focused on public and private debt securities in the North American market. MLC seeks to source and actively manage loans and other debt-like securities with credit-oriented characteristics. MLC actively sources, evaluates, underwrites, manages, monitors, and primarily invests in loans, debt securities, and other credit-oriented instruments that present attractive risk-adjusted returns and present low risk of principal impairment through the credit cycle.

About BC Partners Advisors L.P. and BC Partners Credit
BC Partners is a leading international investment firm in private equity, private credit and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buyout market for three decades. Today, BC Partners executives operate across markets as an integrated team through the firm's offices in North America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.bcpartners.com.

BC Partners Credit was launched in February 2017 and has pursued a strategy focused on identifying attractive credit opportunities in any market environment and across sectors, leveraging the deal sourcing and infrastructure made available from BC Partners.

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For additional information, contact:

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
650 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022

Brandon Satoren
Chief Financial Officer
Brandon.Satoren@bcpartners.com
(212) 891-2880

Lena Cati
The Equity Group Inc.
lcati@equityny.com
(212) 836-9611

Val Ferraro
The Equity Group Inc.
vferraro@equityny.com
(212) 836-9633

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(1)During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received $0.2 million of non-recurring income that was paid-in-kind and included in this financial statement line item.