NASDAQ$PFLT

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. reported solid performance in Q4 2023 with a portfolio totaling $1,067.2 million. Net investment income was $18.5 million, or $0.32 per share. The company invested $93.5 million in new and existing portfolio companies. As of September 30, 2023, the portfolio had a weighted average yield on debt investments of 12.6%.

  • Investment portfolio totaled $1,067.2 million.
  • GAAP net asset value per share was $11.13, with a quarterly increase of 1.6%.
  • Net investment income was $18.5 million, or $0.32 per share.
  • Weighted average yield on debt investments at quarter-end was 12.6%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$35.7M

Previous: $28.8M+24.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.32

Previous: $0.30+6.7%
Net Income

$28M

Previous: $12.7M+121.6%
Operating Income

$18.5M

Previous: $12.7M+46.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$100M

Previous: $47.9M+108.8%
Total Assets

$1.18B

Previous: $1.22B-3.7%

Revenue & EPS history

PennantPark Floating Rate · Revenue · Quarterly

$35.7M

Q4 2023+24.1%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PennantPark Floating Rate · $20.9M total across 2 segments · Q3 2021

  • First Lien Secured Debt
    $18.2M-13.3%
  • Other Investments
    $2.7M+50.0%

Forward guidance

The Company expects to report certain material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting in Item 9A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. The material weaknesses identified to date relate to the control environment over the Company’s review process of its cash and par reconciliations and its interest income analysis. The material weaknesses are not expected to impact the accuracy of the Company’s financial statements to be reported in the 2023 Annual Report.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

20 / 42 earnings

Positive

+8.8%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-9.2%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+0.3%-3.6%-9.7%
Q1 2026-3.5%-8.5%-14.7%
Q4 2025-1.0%-0.2%-1.6%
Q3 2025-1.1%-2.3%-2.5%
Q2 2025-0.8%+0.2%+2.6%
Q4 2024-0.1%+2.5%+1.5%
Q3 2024+0.3%+2.1%+6.5%
Q2 2024-1.2%-1.5%-1.9%
Q1 2024+0.9%+2.3%+1.7%
Q4 2023+0.3%-0.4%+6.5%
Q3 2023-4.6%-5.1%-5.6%
Q2 2023+3.9%+3.1%+2.9%
Q1 2023-2.1%+0.0%-8.6%
Q4 2022-2.3%-1.7%-3.1%
Q3 2022-2.8%+1.3%-8.1%
Q2 2022-1.1%-8.1%-10.5%
Q1 2022+1.7%-0.8%-2.1%
Q4 2021-3.4%-3.3%-8.2%
Q3 2021+0.8%+0.6%-0.7%
Q2 2021+1.4%-0.2%+1.8%
Q1 2021+1.4%-0.5%+3.6%
Q4 2020+8.8%+11.7%+11.3%
Q3 2020-2.5%+0.6%+1.1%
Q2 2020+7.9%+5.7%+29.5%
Q1 2020+1.6%+3.6%-7.0%
Q4 2019-0.4%+2.9%+4.8%
Q3 2019+1.9%+2.2%+2.5%
Q2 2019-9.2%-8.5%-11.6%
Q1 2019-0.7%+0.5%-1.3%
Q4 2018+1.0%+2.2%-6.7%
Q3 2018+0.9%+0.1%-2.9%
Q2 2018+1.5%+1.7%+5.2%
Q1 2018-8.8%-3.8%-1.9%
Q4 2017-1.3%-1.1%-2.1%
Q3 2017+0.1%-2.1%-0.4%
Q2 2017+0.6%+1.2%+1.6%
Q1 2016-0.6%-3.3%-2.3%
Q4 2016-0.5%+1.6%+4.7%
Q3 2016+2.0%+2.4%+2.8%
Q2 2016+0.7%
Q4 2015-0.9%
Q3 2011-2.3%

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