NASDAQ$OCSL

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Financial results announced for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation reported a GAAP net investment income of $44.3 million ($0.54 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2025, compared to $44.9 million ($0.55 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024. Total investment income was $86.6 million ($1.05 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2025, as compared with $94.7 million ($1.15 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024.

  • Oaktree Capital I, L.P. purchased $100.0 million of shares of OCSL common stock at the Company’s net asset value as of January 31, 2025.
  • A total return hurdle was implemented, resulting in waived Part I incentive fees of $6.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
  • Originated $198.1 million of new investment commitments and received $352.4 million of proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales during the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
  • A quarterly and supplemental cash distribution was declared of $0.40 per share and $0.07 per share, respectively, payable in cash on March 31, 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$69.3M

Previous: -$1.25M+5655.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.54

Previous: $0.14+285.7%
NAV per share

$17.63

Previous: $19.14-7.9%
Debt to equity

1.11

Previous: 1.1+0.9%
Net debt to equity

1.03

Previous: 1.02+1.0%
New commitments

$198M

Previous: $370M-46.5%
Avg yield on debt

10.7%

No prior period
Cash yield on debt

9.5%

No prior period
Portfolio yield

10.2%

No prior period
Non-accrual at FV

3.9%

No prior period
Non-accrual at cost

5.1%

No prior period
Floating-rate mix

87.6%

No prior period
Fixed-rate mix

12.4%

No prior period
Net Income

$44.3M

Previous: $10.5M+320.5%
Operating Income

$44.6M

Previous: -$13.3M+434.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Oaktree · Revenue · Quarterly

$69.3M

Q1 2025-5,655.8%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 4 of 14 quarters(29%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Oaktree · $60.3M total across 3 segments · Q1 2022

  • Interest income
    $55.5M
  • Dividend income
    $3.92M
  • Fee income
    $912K

Forward guidance

Oaktree is focused on underperforming borrowers and identifying appropriate courses of action. They remain committed to shareholders and growing the business, as demonstrated by Oaktree's $100 million share purchase at NAV and the institution of a cap in the calculation of the Part I Incentive Fee.

Tailwinds

  • Continued focus on working through underperforming borrowers to identify appropriate actions.
  • Demonstrated commitment to shareholders through Oaktree's $100 million share purchase at NAV.
  • Incentive fee cap instituted to consider capital gains and losses, building to a 12-quarter lookback by fiscal year-end 2027.
  • Actions taken to provide capital for executing long-term initiatives.
  • Modification to the dividend policy introduces a stable base dividend, which is anticipated to be sustainable across market cycles, amid fluctuations in rates and spreads.

Headwinds

  • Continued challenges with several portfolio companies.
  • Decline in adjusted total investment income primarily due to decreases in reference rates, the impact of certain investments that were placed on non-accrual status, a smaller investment portfolio, and lower OID acceleration from investment repayments.
  • Decrease in fee income driven by lower prepayment fees.
  • Reduction in dividend income from the Company’s investment in Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (“SLF JV I”).
  • Adjusted net realized and unrealized losses, net of taxes, were $37.1 million, primarily reflecting realized and unrealized losses on certain debt and equity investments.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

-1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.0%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.6%

Avg return

30 days after

33%

6 / 18 earnings

Positive

+7.3%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-8.4%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+0.4%-5.8%-5.3%
Q1 2026+3.0%+2.0%-5.6%
Q4 2025+0.0%+1.1%-3.8%
Q2 2025-7.8%-6.7%+1.6%
Q1 2025-2.8%-2.9%+0.2%
Q4 2024-2.9%-1.9%-6.0%
Q3 2024-8.4%-10.6%-5.0%
Q2 2024-1.9%-2.9%-1.9%
Q1 2024-6.9%-7.2%-7.1%
Q4 2023+0.5%+0.4%+1.4%
Q3 2023-1.7%-0.8%-1.4%
Q2 2023-2.4%-0.7%+1.3%
Q1 2023-1.6%-1.7%-4.4%
Q4 2022+7.3%+7.9%+2.4%
Q3 2022-0.8%-1.1%-4.3%
Q2 2022-1.5%-4.5%-5.4%
Q1 2022+1.1%+0.0%-2.4%
Q4 2021+1.3%-0.8%-1.3%

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