NASDAQ$CSWC

Capital Southwest Corporation · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022, reporting pre-tax net investment income of $0.60 per share and increasing total dividends to $0.58 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Capital Southwest Corporation reported a total investment portfolio of $1.2 billion, pre-tax net investment income of $18.7 million or $0.60 per weighted average share outstanding, and declared a total dividend of $0.58 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

  • Total Investment Portfolio: $1.2 billion, with a credit portfolio of $990.3 million, 96% of which is 1st Lien Senior Secured Debt.
  • Pre-Tax Net Investment Income: $18.7 million, or $0.60 per weighted average share outstanding.
  • Dividends: Paid $0.52 per share Regular Dividend and $0.05 per share Supplemental Dividend, with Undistributed Taxable Income estimated at $0.34 per share at quarter end.
  • Net Realized and Unrealized Depreciation: $16.4 million, including net depreciation on investments of $13.0 million or (1.1%) of total portfolio at fair value.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.37M

Previous: $22.3M-93.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.62

Previous: $0.51+21.6%
Weighted avg yield on debt

12.0%

Previous: 9.5%+26.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$159K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$2.79M

Previous: -$35.3M+107.9%
Net Income

$2.95M

Previous: $11.9M-75.2%
Operating Income

$62K

Previous: $11.8M-99.5%
Gross Profit

$1.17M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$21.7M

Previous: $18.7M+16.2%
Total Assets

$1.2B

Previous: $913M+31.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$992K

Previous: $849K+16.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Capital Southwest · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.37M

Q3 2023-93.8%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 4 of 14 quarters(29%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Capital Southwest · $18.3M total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments
    $15.7M
  • Affiliate Investments
    $2.51M

Forward guidance

Capital Southwest anticipates continued growth in Pre-Tax Net Investment Income, supported by its balance sheet, liquidity, leverage profile, and the current interest rate environment, and intends to continue distributing quarterly supplemental dividends while base rates remain materially above long-term historical averages, supported by realizations in its equity co-investment portfolio.

Tailwinds

  • Portfolio is performing well, producing $0.60 of Pre-Tax Net Investment Income.
  • Deal activity remained strong, closing new commitments of approximately $164 million during the quarter.
  • Raised $104.3 million in gross proceeds through equity ATM program and an underwritten public equity offering.
  • Reduced regulatory leverage from 1.23x to 0.91x as of the current quarter end.
  • Board of Directors has declared an increase in our regular quarterly dividend to $0.53 per share.

Headwinds

  • Future dividend declarations are at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
  • Net Realized and Unrealized Depreciation: $16.4 million.
  • Net realized and unrealized depreciation on investments of $13.0 million or (1.1%) of total portfolio at fair value
  • $8.5 million of net depreciation related to the credit portfolio.
  • $3.3 million of net depreciation related to I-45 SLF.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

26 / 42 earnings

Positive

+9.7%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-13.0%

Q1 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+2.4%-1.5%+0.3%
Q3 2026+0.5%+0.2%-3.0%
Q2 2026-2.3%+1.7%+7.0%
Q4 2025-0.2%+2.5%-1.4%
Q3 2025+2.2%+3.1%+0.8%
Q2 2025-4.5%-6.4%-8.9%
Q1 2025-0.7%-2.5%+2.5%
Q4 2024-1.3%-2.0%-2.3%
Q3 2024+2.7%-2.0%-4.8%
Q2 2024+4.0%+3.8%+7.2%
Q1 2024+4.3%+2.0%+1.3%
Q4 2023+1.1%+1.6%+6.1%
Q3 2023+3.6%+2.6%-2.4%
Q2 2023+3.5%+3.5%-2.7%
Q1 2023+0.6%+1.4%-2.4%
Q4 2022+3.2%+5.5%-15.0%
Q3 2022+7.6%+6.3%+0.5%
Q2 2022-8.1%-2.6%-6.0%
Q1 2022+6.9%+5.9%+8.9%
Q4 2021+3.0%+5.2%-2.5%
Q3 2021+3.5%+8.5%+22.0%
Q2 2021+9.7%+17.9%+33.8%
Q1 2021+5.7%+9.5%+10.3%
Q4 2020+3.6%+9.2%-3.1%
Q3 2020-1.1%-2.0%-9.8%
Q2 2020-4.2%-5.0%-0.3%
Q1 2020+0.5%+4.0%+1.7%
Q4 2019-0.2%+0.4%-3.1%
Q3 2019+1.6%+0.5%+0.9%
Q1 2019+0.3%+1.8%+5.4%
Q4 2018+0.0%+10.9%+8.1%
Q3 2018+0.1%+0.7%+7.5%
Q1 2017+0.9%-0.3%+0.2%
Q4 2017+1.7%+2.3%+1.4%
Q3 2016-0.7%-2.5%-1.1%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013+2.9%
Q1 2013
Q4 2012+0.6%
Q3 2012-0.2%
Q2 2012-3.0%
Q1 2012-13.0%
Q4 2011-1.0%
Q4 2010-5.5%

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