GREENWICH, Conn., April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXSQ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQL) (NasdaqGS: OXSQZ) (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) announced today its financial results and related information for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
As previously announced by the Company, our Board of Directors had declared monthly common stock distributions through June 30, 2020. While no decision has yet been made with regard to the Company’s common stock distributions for July, August and September, we believe that the Company’s Board of Directors will likely elect to reduce or suspend the Company’s distributions for those months. In light of current economic and market conditions, specifically as a result of the global crisis caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we believe that no reliance should be placed on the prospect for any particular level of distribution for those months, or for any other periods.During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the U.S. loan market exhibited a heightened level of volatility. While U.S. loan prices remained relatively stable throughout February 2020, the increasingly negative sentiment associated with the economic ramifications of the rapid spread of COVID-19 led to a precipitous decline in U.S. loan prices during March 2020, with the S&P / LSTA Leveraged Loan Index declining to a low of 76.23% of par value on March 23, 2020 and ending March 31, 2020 at 82.85% of par value. We believe that the COVID-19 pandemic represents an extraordinary circumstance that materially impacts the fair value of the Company’s investments. As a result, the fair value of the Company’s portfolio investments may be further negatively impacted after March 31, 2020 by circumstances and events that are not yet known. As of March 31, 2020 net asset value (“NAV”) per share was $3.32, compared with the NAV per share of $5.12 at the prior quarter end. For the quarter ended March 31, 2020 we recorded GAAP net investment income of approximately $6.4 million, or $0.13 per share, compared to $8.4 million, or $0.18 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2019.We recorded net realized losses on investments of approximately $0.3 million and unrealized depreciation of approximately $85.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to unrealized depreciation of $13.3 million and no net realized gains or losses on investments for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The increase in unrealized depreciation was due primarily to the negative economic impact and the increased uncertainty caused by COVID-19.In total, we had a net decrease in net assets from operations of approximately $79.4 million, or $1.62 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared with a net decrease in net assets from operations of $4.9 million, or $0.10 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019.Total investment income for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 amounted to approximately $10.8 million, which represents a decrease of approximately $2.6 million from the fourth quarter of 2019. For the quarter ended March 31, 2020 the components of investment income were as follows:$5.7 million from our debt investments,$4.8 million from our collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) equity investments, and$0.4 million from all other sources.Our total expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 were approximately $4.5 million, which represents a decrease of approximately $0.6 million from the fourth quarter of 2019.During the first quarter of 2020, we made investments of approximately $7.4 million and received, or were entitled to receive, proceeds of approximately $11.1 million from sales of investments, and $12.0 million from repayments and amortization payments on our debt investments.As of March 31, 2020 the following metrics applied (note that none of these values represent a total return to shareholders):The weighted average yield of our debt investments was 8.8% at current cost, compared with 9.1% as of December 31, 2019.The weighted average effective yield of our CLO equity investments at current cost was 9.7%, compared with 11.0% as of December 31, 2019.The weighted average cash distribution yield of our CLO equity investments at current cost was 14.4%, compared with 22.1% as of December 31, 2019.Our weighted average credit rating was 2.2 based on total fair value and 2.5 based on total principal value at the end of the first quarter of 2020, compared with 2.2 based on total fair value and 2.4 based on total principal value, as of December 31, 2019.As of March 31, 2020, we had two debt investments on non-accrual status, with a combined fair value of $5.2 million. Also, as of March 31, 2020, our preferred equity investments in one of our portfolio companies were on non-accrual status, with a combined fair value of $0.4 million.We will host a conference call to discuss our first quarter results today, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 9:00 AM ET. Please call 1-888-339-0740 to participate. A recording of the conference call will be available to replay for approximately 30 days following the call. The replay number is 1-877-344-7529, and the replay passcode is 10142635.A presentation containing further detail regarding our quarterly results of operations has been posted under the Investor Relations section of our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIESOXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – (unaudited)Financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are as follows:(1)Represents per share net investment income for the period, based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)Net realized and unrealized gains include rounding adjustments to reconcile change in net asset value per share.
(3)Management monitors available taxable earnings, including net investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a tax return of capital may occur for the year. To the extent the Company’s taxable earnings fall below the total amount of the Company’s distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders. The ultimate tax character of the Company’s earnings cannot be determined until tax returns are prepared after the end of the fiscal year.
(4)Total return based on market value equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming distribution reinvestment prices obtained under the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan, excluding any discounts. Total return is not annualized.
(5)Total return based on net asset value equals the increase or decrease of ending net asset value over beginning net asset value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning net asset value. Total return is not annualized.
(6)Annualized.
(7)Portfolio turnover rate is calculated using the lesser of the year-to-date cash investment sales and debt repayments or year-to-date cash investment purchases over the average of the total investments at fair value.
(8)The following table provides supplemental performance ratios (annualized) measured for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:About Oxford Square Capital Corp.
Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally investing in syndicated bank loans and debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) vehicles. CLO investments may also include warehouse facilities, which are financing structures intended to aggregate loans that may be used to form the basis of a CLO vehicle.Forward-Looking StatementsContact:
Bruce Rubin
203-983-5280
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