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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation Announces First Fiscal Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Declares Increased Distribution of $0.155 Per Share

LOS ANGELES, CA, February 4, 2021—Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (NASDAQ: OCSI) (“Oaktree Strategic Income” or the “Company”), a specialty finance company, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

 

   

Total investment income was $9.0 million ($0.30 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2021, unchanged as compared with $9.0 million ($0.30 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020.

 

   

Net investment income was $4.0 million ($0.14 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2021, up 7% as compared with $3.7 million ($0.13 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020. The increase in net investment income was primarily driven by lower interest expense resulting from lower outstanding borrowings and lower Part I incentive fees. This was offset by higher professional fees incurred in connection with the Company’s pending merger with Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (“OCSL”).

 

   

Net asset value (“NAV”) per share was $9.38 as of December 31, 2020, up 4% from $9.05 as of September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to unrealized gains resulting from price increases on liquid debt investments and the impact of tighter credit spreads on private debt investment valuations.

 

   

Originated $55.8 million of new investment commitments and received $34.3 million of proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales during the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Of these new investment commitments, 100.0% were first lien loans. The weighted average yield on new debt investments was 8.2%.

 

   

Total debt outstanding was $252.8 million as of December 31, 2020. The total debt to equity ratio was 0.91x, and the net debt to equity ratio was 0.87x, after adjusting for cash and cash equivalents.

 

   

Liquidity as of December 31, 2020 was composed of $13.6 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $87.2 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facilities (subject to borrowing base and other limitations). Unfunded investment commitments were $47.1 million ($33.1 million excluding unfunded commitments to the OCSI Glick JV), with approximately $29.1 million that can be drawn immediately. The remaining $4.0 million is subject to certain milestones that must be met by one of the Company’s portfolio companies.

 

   

A quarterly cash distribution was declared of $0.155 per share, an increase of 7% from the prior quarter and the second consecutive quarterly distribution increase, payable on February 26, 2021 to stockholders of record on February 12, 2021.

Armen Panossian, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, said, “OCSI produced solid first quarter results, highlighted by continued NAV appreciation and strong earnings generation. NAV grew by 4% in the quarter, reflecting the continued improvement in credit market conditions and the strong credit quality of the portfolio. Net investment income rose by 7% from the fourth quarter, underscoring our recent opportunistic investment activity and our rotation out of lower yielding investments. Given our continued strong results, the Board of Directors announced a 7% increase to the quarterly dividend to $0.155, returning it to its pre-pandemic level.”

 

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Distribution Declaration

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.155 per share, an increase of 7%, or $0.01 per share, from the prior quarter, payable on February 26, 2021 to stockholders of record on February 12, 2021.

Distributions are paid primarily from distributable (taxable) income. To the extent taxable earnings for a fiscal taxable year fall below the total amount of distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a return of capital to the Company’s stockholders.

 

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Results of Operations

 

     For the three months ended  
     December 31, 2020
(unaudited)
     September 30, 2020
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2019
(unaudited)
 

Operating results:

        

Interest income

   $ 7,687,713    $ 7,730,348    $ 11,211,885

PIK interest income

     1,083,572      938,550      3,563

Fee income

     215,460      277,251      387,665

Dividend income

     —          6,008      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     8,986,745      8,952,157      11,603,113

Net expenses

     4,986,519      5,206,521      6,875,533
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,000,226      3,745,636      4,727,580

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     10,032,153      16,910,056      1,406,674
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 14,032,379    $ 20,655,692    $ 6,134,254
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income per common share

   $ 0.14    $ 0.13    $ 0.16

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per common share

   $ 0.34    $ 0.57    $ 0.05

Earnings (loss) per common share — basic and diluted

   $ 0.48    $ 0.70    $ 0.21

 

     As of  
     December 31, 2020
(unaudited)
     September 30, 2020  

Select balance sheet and other data:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13,604,901    $ 25,072,749

Investment portfolio at fair value

     520,996,286      502,293,365

Total debt outstanding

     252,756,800      267,586,378

Net assets

     276,441,109      266,681,411

Net asset value per share

     9.38      9.05

Total debt to equity ratio

     0.91x        1.00x  

Net debt to equity ratio

     0.87x        0.91x  

Total investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was $9.0 million and included $7.7 million of interest income from portfolio investments, $1.1 million of payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest income and $0.2 million of fee income. Total investment income was flat as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Net expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 totaled $5.0 million, down $0.2 million from $5.2 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The decline was primarily attributable to $0.4 million of lower interest expense resulting from lower outstanding borrowings and $0.3 million of lower Part I incentive fees. This was offset by $0.6 million of higher professional fees primarily driven by the Company’s pending merger with OCSL.

Net investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was $4.0 million ($0.14 per share), up as compared with $3.7 million ($0.13 per share) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, primarily driven by a $0.2 million decrease in net expenses.

Net realized and unrealized gains on the investment portfolio for the quarter were $10.0 million, primarily driven by price increases on liquid debt investments and the impact of tighter credit spreads on private debt investment valuations.

 

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Portfolio and Investment Activity

 

     As of  
($ in thousands)    December 31, 2020
(unaudited)
    September 30, 2020
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2019
(unaudited)
 

Investments at fair value

   $ 520,996   $ 502,293   $ 584,454

Number of portfolio companies

     78     78     84

Average portfolio company debt size

   $ 6,700   $ 6,600   $ 7,100

Asset class:

      

Senior secured debt

     89.3     89.7     90.7

OCSI Glick JV

     10.2     9.8     9.3

Equity

     0.5     0.5     —  

Non-accrual debt investments:

      

Non-accrual investments at fair value

   $ 53,366   $ 49,910   $ —  

Non-accrual investments as a percentage of debt investments

     10.3     9.9     —  

Number of investments on non-accrual

     1     1     —    

Interest rate type:

      

Percentage floating-rate

     97.9     98.1     100.0

Percentage fixed-rate

     2.1     1.9     —  

Yields:

      

Weighted average yield on debt investments1

     6.5     6.3     7.2

Weighted average yield on debt investments (excluding the OCSI Glick JV)2

     7.3     7.0     7.1

Cash component of weighted average yield on debt investments

     5.5     5.3     7.0

Weighted average yield on total portfolio investments3

     6.5     6.3     7.2

Investment activity:

      

New investment commitments

   $ 55,800   $ 54,100   $ 34,900

New funded investment activity4

   $ 43,000   $ 51,900   $ 37,900

Proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales

   $ 34,300   $ 71,600   $ 46,000

Net new investments5

   $ 8,700   $ (19,700   $ (8,100

Number of new investment commitments in new portfolio companies

     9     9     9

Number of new investment commitments in existing portfolio companies

     3     3     2

Number of portfolio company exits

     9     6     9

 

1 

Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of original issue discount or premium earned on accruing investments, including the Company’s share of the return on debt investments in the OCSI Glick JV.

2 

Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of original issue discount or premium earned on accruing investments, excluding the Company’s share of the return on debt investments in the OCSI Glick JV.

3 

Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of original issue discount or premium earned on accruing investments and dividend income, including the Company’s share of the return on debt investments in the OCSI Glick JV.

4 

New funded investment activity includes drawdowns on existing revolver and delayed draw term loan commitments.

5 

Net new investments consists of new funded investment activity less proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales.

As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio was $521.0 million and was composed of investments in 78 companies, including the OCSI Glick JV.

As of December 31, 2020, 89.3% of the Company’s portfolio at fair value consisted of senior secured debt investments, including 85.7% of first liens and 3.6% of second liens, and 10.2% was related to a subordinated note investment in the OCSI Glick JV.

 

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The Company’s investments in the OCSI Glick JV totaled $53.4 million at fair value as of December 31, 2020, up 8% from $49.4 million as of September 30, 2020. The increase in the value of the Company’s investments in the OCSI Glick JV was primarily driven by unrealized appreciation in the underlying investment portfolio resulting from the broader market recovery during the quarter and the OCSI Glick JV’s use of leverage. The Company’s investment in the OCSI Glick JV remained on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2020. While the Company did not recognize interest income from the OCSI Glick JV during the quarter, the underlying OCSI Glick JV portfolio generated net investment income of $1.4 million. Following quarter-end, the OCSI Glick JV used these proceeds to make a $1.4 million repayment of outstanding principal on the subordinated notes, of which $1.2 million was paid to the Company.

As of December 31, 2020, the OCSI Glick JV had $154.1 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 42 portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2020, two investments held by the OCSI Glick JV were on non-accrual status, which represented 1.5% of the OCSI Glick JV portfolio at cost and 1.3% at fair value, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, OCSI Glick JV had $11.3 million of undrawn capacity (subject to borrowing base and other limitations) on its senior revolving credit facility.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had total principal value of debt outstanding of $252.8 million under its credit facilities. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under its credit facilities as of December 31, 2020.

Liquidity as of December 31, 2020 was composed of $13.6 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $87.2 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facilities (subject to borrowing base and other limitations). Unfunded investment commitments were $47.1 million ($33.1 million excluding unfunded investment commitments to the OCSI Glick JV), with approximately $29.1 million that can be drawn immediately. The remaining $4.0 million is subject to certain milestones that must be met by one of the Company’s portfolio companies. The Company has analyzed cash and cash equivalents, availability under its credit facilities, the ability to rotate out of certain assets and amounts of unfunded commitments that could be drawn and believe its liquidity and capital resources are sufficient to take advantage of market opportunities in the current economic climate.

As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 2.6%, flat as compared to September 30, 2020.

The Company’s total debt to equity ratio was 0.91x and 1.00x as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The Company’s net debt to equity ratio was 0.87x and 0.91x as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

Recent Developments

Merger Update

On January 19, 2021, OCSL filed an amended registration statement on Form N-14, which included a joint proxy statement of OCSL and the Company and OCSL’s prospectus. The registration statement on Form N-14 was declared effective by the SEC on January 21, 2021. On January 21, 2021, the Company filed its final joint proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC, which was mailed on or about January 21, 2021 to the Company’s stockholders of record as of January 19, 2021. The Company’s special meeting of stockholders and OCSL’s annual meeting of stockholders are both scheduled for March 15, 2021 to vote on the matters described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus as required by the Merger Agreement.

The transaction is expected to close soon after the meetings of stockholders in March 2021, subject to stockholder approval and other customary closing conditions.

 

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Conference Call Information

Oaktree Strategic Income will host a conference call to discuss its first fiscal quarter 2021 results at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time on February 4, 2021. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 507-4376 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-5239 (non-U.S. callers), participant password “Oaktree Strategic Income.” Alternatively, a live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on Oaktree Strategic Income’s website, www.oaktreestrategicincome.com. During the earnings conference call, the Company intends to refer to an investor presentation that will be available on the Investors section of its website.

For those individuals unable to listen to the live broadcast of the conference call, a replay will be available on Oaktree Strategic Income’s website, or by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (non-U.S. callers), access code 10151068, beginning approximately one hour after the broadcast.

About Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSI) is a specialty finance company dedicated to providing customized capital solutions for middle-market companies in both the syndicated and private placement markets. The Company’s investment objective is to generate a stable source of current income while minimizing the risk of principal loss and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by providing innovative first-lien financing solutions to companies across a wide variety of industries. The Company is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is externally managed by Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. For additional information, please visit Oaktree Strategic Income’s website at www.oaktreestrategicincome.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events, future performance or financial condition or the two-step merger of OCSL with and into the Company (the “Mergers”). The forward-looking statements may include statements as to: future operating results of OCSL and the Company and distribution projections; business prospects of OCSL and the Company and the prospects of their portfolio companies; and the impact of the investments that OCSL and the Company expect to make. In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected, including the uncertainties associated with (i) the timing or likelihood of the Mergers closing; (ii) the expected synergies and savings associated with the Mergers; (iii) the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Mergers, including the expected elimination of certain expenses and costs due to the Mergers; (iv) the percentage of OCSL and the Company’s stockholders voting in favor of the proposals submitted for their approval; (v) the possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals will be made; (vi) the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the Mergers may not be satisfied or waived; (vii) risks related to diverting management’s attention from ongoing business operations; (viii) the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the Mergers may result in significant costs of defense and liability; (ix) changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment, (x) risks associated with possible disruption in the operations of OCSL and the Company or the economy generally due to terrorism, natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic; (xi) future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities); (xii) conditions in OCSL’s and the Company’s operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies; (xiii) general considerations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xiv) other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in OCSL’s and the Company’s publicly disseminated documents and filings. The Company has based the forward-looking statements included in this press release on information available to it on the date of this press release, and it assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that it may make directly to you or through reports that the Company in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Contacts

Investor Relations:

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

Michael Mosticchio

(212) 284-1900

ocsi-ir@oaktreecapital.com

Media Relations:

Financial Profiles, Inc.

Moira Conlon

(310) 478-2700

mediainquiries@oaktreecapital.com

 

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Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

     December 31, 2020
(unaudited)
    September 30,
2020
 
ASSETS     

Investments at fair value:

    

Control investments (cost December 31, 2020: $71,157,302; cost September 30, 2020: $72,157,302)

   $ 53,365,955   $ 49,409,901

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost December 31, 2020: $476,033,813; cost September 30, 2020: $466,907,805)

     467,630,331     452,883,464
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments at fair value (cost December 31, 2020: $547,191,115; cost September 30, 2020: $539,065,107)

     520,996,286     502,293,365

Cash and cash equivalents

     13,604,901     25,072,749

Restricted cash

     4,318,964     4,427,678

Interest, dividends and fees receivable

     1,849,179     1,273,014

Due from portfolio companies

     650,241     527,064

Receivables from unsettled transactions

     1,660,674     7,966,668

Deferred financing costs

     1,877,404     2,130,020

Deferred offering costs

     140,761     121,310

Other assets

     7,424,294     557,776
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 552,522,704   $ 544,369,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

 

Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

   $ 1,705,696   $ 1,401,709

Base management fee and incentive fee payable

     1,336,019     1,663,660

Due to affiliate

     1,362,685     1,165,838

Interest payable

     1,478,926     1,486,077

Payables from unsettled transactions

     17,267,238     4,254,635

Derivative liability at fair value

     174,231     129,936

Credit facilities payable

     252,756,800     256,656,800

Secured borrowings

     —         10,929,578
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     276,081,595     277,688,233

Commitments and contingencies

    

Net assets:

    

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 29,466,768 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020

     294,668     294,668

Additional paid-in-capital

     369,199,332     369,199,332

Accumulated overdistributed earnings

     (93,052,891     (102,812,589
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets (equivalent to $9.38 and $9.05 per common share as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively)

     276,441,109     266,681,411
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and net assets

   $ 552,522,704   $ 544,369,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
December 31, 2020
    Three months ended
September 30, 2020
    Three months ended
December 31, 2019
 

Interest income:

      

Control investments

   $ —     $ —     $ 1,436,726

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     7,686,948     7,729,181     9,744,449

Interest on cash and cash equivalents

     765     1,167     30,710
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     7,687,713     7,730,348     11,211,885
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PIK interest income:

      

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     1,083,572     938,550     3,563
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total PIK interest income

     1,083,572     938,550     3,563
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fee income:

      

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     215,460     277,251     387,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fee income

     215,460     277,251     387,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend income:

      

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     —         6,008     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividend income

           6,008     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     8,986,745     8,952,157     11,603,113
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Base management fee

     1,303,342     1,320,373     1,505,526

Part I incentive fee

     32,655     343,265     992,138

Professional fees

     1,069,398     436,064     373,186

Directors fees

     105,000     105,000     105,000

Interest expense

     2,095,449     2,532,597     3,426,891

Administrator expense

     216,730     214,695     249,914

General and administrative expenses

     163,945     254,527     273,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,986,519     5,206,521     6,926,134

Fees waived

     —         —         (50,601
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,986,519     5,206,521     6,875,533
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,000,226     3,745,636     4,727,580
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

      

Control investments

     4,956,054     4,450,718     (135,068

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     5,620,859     12,365,551     2,251,040

Foreign currency forward contract

     (44,295     (411,053     (189,588
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     10,532,618     16,405,216     1,926,384
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized gains (losses):

      

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

     (291,665     223,723     (277,225

Foreign currency forward contract

     (208,800     281,117     (242,485
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses)

     (500,465     504,840     (519,710
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     10,032,153     16,910,056     1,406,674
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 14,032,379   $ 20,655,692   $ 6,134,254
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income per common share — basic and diluted

   $ 0.14   $ 0.13   $ 0.16

Earnings (loss) per common share — basic and diluted

   $ 0.48   $ 0.70   $ 0.21

Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted

     29,466,768     29,466,768     29,466,768

 

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