Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Reports March 31, 2019 Financial Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.45 Per Share

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (“GS BDC” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GSBD) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 and filed its Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

• Net investment income for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 was $0.55 per share, equating to an annualized net investment income yield on book value of 12.8%;
• The Company announced a second quarter dividend of $0.45 per share payable to shareholders of record as of June 28, 2019;1
• Net asset value per share as of March 31, 2019 was $17.25 as compared to $17.65 as of December 31, 2018;
• Gross and net originations were $155.5 million and $77.7 million, respectively, primarily driven by gross originations of first lien debt investments;
• Over the past four quarters following the passage of the Small Business Credit Availability Act, the Company’s proportion of its first lien debt investments within its aggregate investment portfolio increased by 74% and second lien debt investments decreased by 44%. In addition, single name portfolio diversification has increased by 39%;
• The Company increased the amount of commitments to its revolving credit facility to $795.0 million; and
• Effective May 8, 2019, the Company and its partner in the Senior Credit Fund, LLC (“SCF”), a joint venture focused on first lien debt investments, commenced the dissolution of the joint venture partnership. In connection with this, the Company received its pro rata portion of the SCF investments on balance sheet.2

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY3

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, new investment commitments and fundings were $155.5 million and $124.9 million, respectively. The new investment commitments were across seven new portfolio companies and four existing portfolio companies. New investment commitments were comprised of 87.8% secured debt investments, including 81.5% first lien debt, and 6.3% second lien debt, and 12.2% in preferred stock. The Company had sales and repayments of $77.8 million primarily driven by the full repayment of two second lien debt investments.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY3

As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s investment portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $1,405.1 million, comprised of investments in 78 portfolio companies operating across 33 different industries. The investment portfolio on a fair value basis was comprised of 85.9% secured debt investments (65.2% in first lien debt (including 7.2% in first lien/last-out unitranche debt) and 20.7% in second lien debt), 0.5% in unsecured debt, 3.2% in preferred stock, 3.6% in common stock and 6.8% in the SCF. Within the SCF, 98.8% of the investment portfolio was invested in first lien senior secured loans.

As of March 31, 2019, the weighted average yield of the Company’s total investment portfolio at amortized cost and fair value was 9.3% and 9.9%, respectively, as compared to 9.5% and 10.1%, respectively, as of December 31, 2018. The weighted average yield of the Company’s total debt and income producing investments at amortized cost and fair value was 10.7% and 11.1%, respectively, versus 10.9% and 11.3%, respectively, as of December 31, 2018.5

On a fair value basis, as of March 31, 2019, 96.3% of the Company’s debt investments bore interest at a floating rate.6

As of March 31, 2019, the weighted average net debt/EBITDA of the companies in the Company’s investment portfolio was 5.3x versus 5.6x as of December 31, 2018. The weighted average interest coverage of companies comprising interest-bearing investments in the investment portfolio was 2.2x which was unchanged versus the prior quarter. The median EBITDA of the portfolio companies was $25.5 million versus $26.9 million as of December 31, 2018.7

As of March 31, 2019, investments on non-accrual status represented 3.5% and 4.5% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively. As previously disclosed, the Company’s first lien, last-out unitranche debt investment in NTS Communications, Inc. (“NTS”) was placed on non-accrual status during the quarter ended December 31, 2018. This investment represents 3.5% and 3.8% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively. The Company currently expects that this investment will be repaid during the quarter ending June 30, 2019, in connection with the sale of NTS. However, the exact timing is dependent on the satisfaction of certain closing conditions to the sale transaction, including receipt of Federal Communications Commission approval. Excluding this investment, non-accruals represented less than 0.1% and 0.7% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.

The Company’s investment in the SCF produced a return of 10.6% and 10.9%, at amortized cost and fair value, respectively, over the trailing four quarters ended March 31, 2019.8 The SCF’s investment portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $431.5 million, comprised of investments in 31 portfolio companies operating across 19 different industries. The SCF’s investment portfolio on a fair value basis was comprised of 99.9% secured debt investments (98.8% in first lien debt and 1.1% in second lien debt) and 0.1% in common stock. All of the debt investments in the SCF bore interest at a floating rate.

As of March 31, 2019, the weighted average net debt/EBITDA and interest coverage of the companies in the SCF investment portfolio were 4.8x and 2.5x, respectively. The median EBITDA of the SCF’s portfolio companies was $48.1 million.9 As of March 31, 2019, the SCF had one investment on non-accrual status.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Total investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $36.5 million and $36.0 million, respectively. The increase in investment income over the quarter was primarily driven by an increase in prepayment fees and accelerated accretion. The $36.5 million of total investment income was comprised of $34.1 million from interest income, original issue discount accretion, payment-in-kind income and dividend income, $0.7 million from other income and $1.7 million from prepayment related income.10

Total expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $13.8 million and $13.0 million, respectively. The $0.8 million increase in expenses was primarily driven by an increase in incentive fees and an increase in interest and other debt expenses due to a higher average daily borrowing during the quarter. The $13.8 million of total expenses were comprised of $8.5 million of interest and other debt expenses, $3.5 million of management fees, $0.5 million of incentive fees and $1.3 million of other operating expenses.

Net investment income after taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $22.3 million, or $0.55 per share, compared with $22.4 million, or $0.56 per share per share for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had net realized and unrealized gains (losses) of $(20.3) million and had benefit for taxes on unrealized appreciation on investments of $0.2 million.

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $2.2 million, or $0.06 per share.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $709.3 million of total principal amount of debt outstanding, comprised of $554.3 million of outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and $155.0 million of convertible notes.11 The combined weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 4.42% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $240.7 million of availability under its revolving credit facility and $5.9 million in cash and cash equivalents.

The Company’s average and ending debt to equity leverage ratio was 0.98x and 1.02x, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared with 0.90x and 0.94x, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2018.12

CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host an earnings conference call on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 9:00 am Eastern Time. All interested parties are invited to participate in the conference call by dialing (866) 884-8289; international callers should dial +1 (631) 485-4531; conference ID 2894376. All participants are asked to dial in approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the call, and reference “Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.” when prompted. For a slide presentation that the Company may refer to on the earnings conference call, please visit the Investor Resources section of the Company’s website at www.goldmansachsbdc.com. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the Company’s website. An archived replay of the call will be available from approximately 12:00 pm Eastern Time on May 10, 2019 through June 10, 2019. To hear the replay, participants should dial (855) 859-2056; international callers should dial +1 (404) 537-3406; conference ID 2894376. An archived replay will also be available on the Company’s webcast link located on the Investor Resources section of the Company’s website. Please direct any questions regarding obtaining access to the conference call to Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Investor Relations, via e-mail, at gsbdc-investor-relations@gs.com.

ENDNOTES

1 The $0.45 per share dividend is payable on July 15, 2019 to holders of record as of June 28, 2019.
2 The SCF distributed each member’s pro rata share of all of its assets (other than cash and cash equivalents), primarily consisting of senior secured loans, to the members. After the satisfaction of all remaining liabilities and the distribution of any remaining assets (including any amounts owed to it and not yet received), the SCF will be wound up and terminated.
3 The discussion of the investment portfolio of both the Company and the SCF excludes their respective investment in a money market fund managed by an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4 Total debt outstanding excluding netting of debt issuance costs of $4.9 million and $5.3 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
5 Computed based on the (a) annual actual interest rate or yield earned plus amortization of fees and discounts on the performing debt and other income producing investments as of the reporting date, divided by (b) the total performing debt and other income producing investments (excluding investments on non-accrual) at amortized cost or fair value, respectively. This calculation excludes exit fees that are receivable upon repayment of the loan.
6 The fixed versus floating composition has been calculated as a percentage of performing debt investments measured on a fair value basis, including income producing stock investments and excludes investments, if any, placed on non-accrual.
7 For a particular portfolio company, we calculate the level of contractual indebtedness net of cash (“net debt”) owed by the portfolio company and compare that amount to measures of cash flow available to service the net debt. To calculate net debt, we include debt that is both senior and pari passu to the tranche of debt owned by us but exclude debt that is legally and contractually subordinated in ranking to the debt owned by us. We believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of our portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual rights of repayment of the tranche of debt owned by us relative to other senior and junior creditors of a portfolio company. We typically calculate cash flow available for debt service at a portfolio company by taking net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the trailing twelve month period. Weighted average net debt to EBITDA is weighted based on the fair value of our debt investments, including our exposure to underlying debt investments in the SCF and excluding investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
For a particular portfolio company, we also calculate the level of contractual interest expense owed by the portfolio company, and compare that amount to EBITDA (“interest coverage ratio”). We believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of our portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual interest obligations of the portfolio company. Weighted average interest coverage is weighted based on the fair value of our performing debt investments, including our exposure to underlying debt investments in the SCF and excluding investments where interest coverage may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
Median EBITDA is based on our debt investments, including our exposure to underlying debt investments in the SCF and excluding investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
Portfolio company statistics are derived from the financial statements most recently provided to us of each portfolio company as of the reported end date. Statistics of the portfolio companies have not been independently verified by us and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk represented 20.0% and 18.3%, respectively, of total debt investments, including our investment in the SCF, at fair value. Portfolio company statistics are derived from the financial statements most recently available to us of each portfolio company as of the respective reported end date. Portfolio company statistics have not been independently verified by us and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount.
8 Computed based on the net investment income earned from the SCF for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2019, which may include dividend income and loan origination and structuring fees, divided by GS BDC’s average member’s equity at cost and fair value, adjusted for equity contributions.
9 For a particular portfolio company of the SCF, we calculate the level of net debt owed by the portfolio company, and compare that amount to measures of cash flow available to service the net debt. To calculate net debt, we include debt that is both senior and pari passu to the tranche of debt owned by the SCF, but exclude debt that is legally and contractually subordinated in ranking to the debt owned by the Senior Credit Fund. We believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of the SCF’s portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual rights of repayment of the tranche of debt owned by the SCF relative to other senior and junior creditors of a portfolio company. We typically calculate cash flow available for debt service at a portfolio company by taking EBITDA for the trailing twelve month period. For a particular portfolio company of the SCF, we also calculate the interest coverage ratio. We believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of the SCF’s portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual interest obligations of the portfolio company. Median EBITDA is based on the SCF’s debt investments. Portfolio company statistics are derived from the financial statements most recently available to us of each portfolio company of the SCF as of the respective reported end date. Statistics of the SCF’s portfolio companies have not been independently verified by us and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount.
10 Interest income excludes prepayment premiums, accelerated accretion of upfront loan origination fees and unamortized discounts. Prepayment related income includes prepayment premiums and accelerated accretion of upfront loan origination fees and unamortized discounts.
11 Debt outstanding denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars (“USD”) have been converted to USD using applicable foreign currency exchange rate as of March 31, 2019.
12 The average debt to equity leverage ratio has been calculated using the average daily borrowings during the quarter divided by average net assets, adjusted for equity contributions. The ending and average debt to equity leverage ratios exclude unfunded commitments.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS BDC, INC.

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. is a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. GS BDC was formed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”) to invest primarily in middle-market companies in the United States, and is externally managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. GS BDC seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation primarily through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, and unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt, as well as through select equity investments. For more information, visit www.goldmansachsbdc.com. Information on the website is not incorporated by reference into this press release and is provided merely for convenience.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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