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Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported adjusted net investment income and net loss per share, driven by unrealized losses from credit spread widening.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. reported adjusted net investment income of $0.42 per share and adjusted net loss of $0.30 per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The company's net loss was primarily driven by unrealized losses from the impact of credit spread widening on the valuation of the company's portfolio.

  • Adjusted net investment income per share was $0.42.
  • Adjusted net loss per share was $0.30.
  • NAV per share was $16.27.
  • Increased third quarter base dividend per share to $0.42.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$63.9M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

$0.42

No prior period
Net Asset Value Per Share

$16.27

No prior period
First Lien Debt Investments (% FV)

90.5%

No prior period
Total Investment Income

$63.9M

No prior period
Net Investment Income Per Share

$0.54

No prior period
Adjusted Net Investment Income Per Share

$0.42

No prior period
Total Principal Debt Outstanding

$1.32B

No prior period
New Investment Commitments

$379M

No prior period
Principal Amount of Investments Funded

$325M

No prior period
Net Income

-$13.5M

No prior period
Operating Income

$41.6M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$27.2M

No prior period
Total Assets

$2.58B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Sixth Street · Revenue · Quarterly

$63.9M

Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 4 of 13 quarters(31%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.01 per share increase to its third quarter base dividend per share from $0.41 to $0.42 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2022, payable on September 30, 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Increase reflects the Company’s updated view on forward earnings.
  • Incorporates the anticipated positive impact of the interest rate environment on the Company’s income statement.
  • Net asset value (NAV) per share was $16.27 at June 30, 2022
  • No new portfolio companies were added to non-accrual during the quarter.
  • The conversion election of approximately $79 million principal value of note holders and corresponding equity issuance translated to approximately $0.08 per share of accretion to the Company’s net asset value, which will be reflected in its Q3 financial results.

Headwinds

  • Adjusted net loss of $0.30 per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • The Company’s net loss this quarter was primarily driven by unrealized losses from the impact of credit spread widening on the valuation of the Company’s portfolio.
  • Unrealized losses during the quarter resulted in a partial reversal or unwind of previously accrued capital gains incentive fees amounting to approximately $0.12 per share.
  • Reported net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was ($13.5) million, or ($0.18) per share.
  • The primary drivers of this quarter’s NAV per share decline were the unrealized losses related to the impact of credit spread widening on the valuation of the Company’s investments.

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 Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

68%

13 / 19 earnings

Positive

+4.6%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-4.4%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.8%-11.3%-11.8%
Q4 2025-4.4%-4.3%-11.5%
Q3 2025-1.4%-6.4%-1.6%
Q1 2025-0.6%-0.9%+11.5%
Q4 2024+2.2%+2.9%-3.0%
Q3 2024+1.0%+1.3%+7.2%
Q2 2024-0.8%-5.0%+1.1%
Q1 2024-3.7%-3.0%+1.5%
Q4 2023+1.9%+1.6%-2.8%
Q3 2023+4.6%+2.9%+6.3%
Q2 2023+4.5%+2.5%+1.4%
Q1 2023+0.4%-2.6%+4.3%
Q4 2022+3.2%+0.3%-9.4%
Q3 2022+0.2%+1.2%+3.2%
Q2 2022-0.5%-0.6%-2.8%
Q1 2022+1.7%-0.2%-3.7%
Q4 2021+1.7%+0.0%-4.0%
Q3 2021+0.3%+1.5%+0.4%
Q4 2020+3.1%-0.1%+3.6%

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