8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2022

 

 

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   814-01022   90-0945675

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

650 Madison Avenue

New York, New York

  10022
(Address of Principal Executive Officers)   (Zip Code)

(212) 891-2880

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
  LRFC
  NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 2.02. Result of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 8, 2022, Logan Ridge Finance Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated November 8, 2022


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 8, 2022     By:  

/s/ Jason Roos

    Name:   Jason Roos
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Reports Net Investment Income of $0.07 per Share, a Significant Milestone for Logan Ridge

Continues to Exit Legacy Equity Portfolio Positions and Redeploy Proceeds into Interest-Earning Investments

NEW YORK, November 8, 2022 – Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (“LRFC”, “Logan Ridge” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LRFC) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Milestones

 

   

Reported positive Net Investment Income (NII) of $0.2 million or $0.07 per share, an increase of $1.1 million compared to the preceding 2022 quarter.

 

   

Investment income increased $0.4 million due to net deployment as well as increase in base rate.

 

   

Interest expense decreased $0.6 million due to the refinancing of the entire debt capital structure over the last year.

 

   

Gross and net leverage increased to 1.1x and 1.0x, respectively, compared to 1.0x and 0.8x, respectively, as of the preceding 2022 quarter.

 

   

Made first capital commitment to the Great Lakes Joint Venture. Management plans to increase its commitment to this investment vehicle as it continues to successfully exit legacy equity portfolio positions.

 

   

Subsequent to quarter end, LRFC successfully exited equity investment in Burke America Parts Group, LLC for cash proceeds of $2.7 million, further reducing the Company’s non-yielding equity portfolio.

Management Commentary

Ted Goldthorpe, Chief Executive Officer and President of LRFC, said, “The third quarter of 2022 was a significant milestone for Logan Ridge and puts the Company closer to its goal of reinstating the dividend, as it marks the first quarter of positive NII for the company since Mount Logan Management took over as its investment advisor. The NII this quarter was largely a result of the hard work we have put in over the past 15 months to execute on our strategic initiatives. Also, during the third quarter, Logan Ridge made its inaugural capital commitment to our Great Lakes Joint Venture, an investment which we will look to increase as we continue to exit the legacy equity portfolio. Heading into the fourth quarter, our portfolio is stable and non-accruals remain low as a percentage of the total portfolio at fair value. Under our stewardship, the Company has greatly increased the diversity of the portfolio and reduced the average position size. Due to the current strength of our portfolio and the execution on our growth initiatives, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of new opportunities arising from the current credit environment. Over the coming quarters, we will remain laser focused on growing the portfolio, seeking to achieve our target leverage ratio of 1.3x-1.4x, increasing the earnings power of the portfolio, and improving our overall financial performance.”

 

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Selected Third Quarter 2022 Financial Information

 

   

Total investment income was $3.8 million for the third quarter of 2022 as compared to $3.4 million for the third quarter of 2021.

 

   

NII was $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2022. This compares to a net investment loss of $1.5 million reported in the third quarter of 2021.

 

   

Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2022 declined to $3.6 million as compared to $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2021.

 

   

The investment portfolio as of September 30, 2022 consisted of investments in 54 portfolio companies with a fair value of approximately $193.1 million. This compares to 33 portfolio companies with a fair value of approximately $195.4 million as of September 30, 2021.

 

   

Deployment remained strong. During the third quarter, the Company made approximately $36.7 million of investments and had approximately $17.1 million in repayment and sales, resulting in net deployment of approximately $19.6 million for the period.

 

   

Net asset value as of September 30, 2022 was $98.2 million, or $36.21 per share, as compared to $107.1 million, or $39.48 per share, as of December 31, 2021.

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022 were $11.3 million as compared to $39.1 million as of December 31, 2021.

 

   

Debt investment portfolio as of September 30, 2022, which represented 79.4% of our total portfolio at fair value, had a weighted average annualized yield of approximately 8.9% (excluding non-accruals and collateralized loan obligations). As of December 31, 2021, our debt investment portfolio, which represented 67.4% of the fair value of our total portfolio, had a weighted average annualized yield of approximately 8.1% (excluding non-accruals and collateralized loan obligations). As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 23.7% and 22.8% of the fair value of our debt investment portfolio was bearing a fixed rate of interest, respectively.

 

   

Non-yielding equity portfolio reduced. As of September 30, 2022, the non-yielding equity portfolio had declined 17.6% and 17.0% of the Company’s total investments on a cost and fair value basis, respectively.

 

   

No new non-accruals as of September 30, 2022. The Company had debt investments in two portfolio companies on non-accrual status with an aggregate amortized cost of $12.1 million and an aggregate fair value of $8.9 million, which represented 6.0% and 4.6% of the investment portfolio, respectively as of September 30, 2022. As of December 31, 2021, we had debt investments in two portfolio companies on non-accrual status with aggregate amortized cost of $12.7 million and an aggregate fair value of $7.6 million, which represented 6.7% and 3.8% of the investment portfolio, respectively.

Results of Operations

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

     For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
     For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
$ in thousands    2022      2021      2022      2021  

Total investment income

   $ 3,748      $ 3,372      $ 10,389      $ 13,342  

Total expenses, net of incentive fee waiver

     3,566        4,882        12,186        15,601  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     182        (1,510      (1,797      (2,259

Net realized (loss) gain on investments

     (5,192      7,425        10,274        349  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,049        (9,401      (17,330      4,039  

Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          —          —          (815
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (2,961    $ (3,486    $ (8,853    $ 1,314  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Investment Income

The composition of investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:

 

     For the Three
Months Ended
September 30,
     For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in thousands    2022      2021      2022      2021  

Interest income

   $ 3,373      $ 3,248      $ 9,566      $ 11,969  

Payment-in-kind interest

     297        100        737        393  

Dividend income

     —          24        —          739  

Other income

     78        —          86        241  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

   $ 3,748      $ 3,372      $ 10,389      $ 13,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value of Investments

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and the fair value of investments as of September 30, 2022:

 

($ in thousands)    Investments at
Amortized
Cost
     Amortized Cost
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
    Investments at
Fair Value
     Fair Value
Percentage of
Total
Portfolio
 

First Lien Debt

   $ 124,030        61.2   $ 119,426        61.9

Second Lien Debt

     9,020        4.4     7,773        4.0

Subordinated Debt

     26,501        13.1     26,096        13.5

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     7,267        3.6     6,664        3.5

Joint Venture

     277        0.1     270        0.1

Equity and Warrants

     35,648        17.6     32,891        17.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 202,743        100.0   $ 193,120        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and the fair value of investments as of December 31, 2021:

 

($ in thousands)    Investments at
Amortized
Cost
     Amortized Cost
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
    Investments at
Fair Value
     Fair Value
Percentage of
Total
Portfolio
 

First Lien Debt

   $ 103,667        54.4   $ 98,251        49.6

Second Lien Debt

     30,048        15.8     30,190        15.2

Subordinated Debt

     5,050        2.6     5,050        2.6

Equity and Warrants

     51,717        27.2     64,698        32.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 190,482        100.0   $ 198,189        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

Based on our September 30, 2022 consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, the following table shows the annual impact on net income (excluding the potential related incentive fee impact) of base rate changes in interest rates (considering interest rate floors for variable rate securities) assuming no changes in our investment and borrowing structure:

 

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Basis Point Change

   Increase
(decrease) in
interest income
     (Increase)
decrease in
interest expense
     Increase
(decrease) in
net income
 

Up 300 basis points

   $ 3,952      $ (1,392    $ 2,560  

Up 200 basis points

     2,635        (928      1,707  

Up 100 basis points

     1,317        (464      853  

Down 100 basis points

     (1,317      464        (853

Down 200 basis points

     (2,520      928        (1,592

Down 300 basis points

     (3,174      1,226        (1,948

Conference Call and Webcast

LRFC will discuss these results in a conference call on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 10:00 am ET.

To access the call, please dial (646) 307-1963 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call and use the conference ID 2780266.

A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the Internet, on a listen-only basis on the Company’s website, loganridgefinance.com, in the Investor Relations section, under Events and Presentations. The webcast can also be accessed by clicking the following link: Logan Ridge Third 2022 Conference Call. The online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website shortly after the call.

About Logan Ridge Finance Corporation

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: LRFC) is a business development company that invests primarily in first lien loans and, to a lesser extent, second lien loans and equity securities issued by lower middle market companies. The Company invests in performing, well-established middle market businesses that operate across a wide range of industries. It employs fundamental credit analysis, targeting investments in businesses with relatively low levels of cyclicality and operating risk. For more information, visit loganridgefinance.com.

About Mount Logan Capital Inc.

Mount Logan Capital Inc. is an alternative asset management company that is focused on public and private debt securities in the North American market. The Company seeks to source and actively manage loans and other debt-like securities with credit-oriented characteristics. The Company actively sources, evaluates, underwrites, manages, monitors and primarily invests in loans, debt securities, and other credit-oriented instruments that present attractive risk-adjusted returns and present low risk of principal impairment through the credit cycle.

About BC Partners Advisors L.P. and BC Partners Credit

BC Partners is a leading international investment firm with over $40 billion of assets under management in private equity, private credit and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buyout market for three decades. Today, BC Partners executives operate across markets as an integrated team through the firm’s offices in North America and Europe. Since inception, BC Partners has completed 117 private equity investments in companies with a total enterprise value of €149 billion and is currently investing its eleventh private equity fund.

BC Partners Credit was launched in February 2017 and has pursued a strategy focused on identifying attractive credit opportunities in any market environment and across sectors, leveraging the deal sourcing and infrastructure made available from BC Partners.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking” statements. Forward-looking statements concern future circumstances and results and other statements that are not historical facts and are sometimes identified by the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “overestimate,” “underestimate,”

 

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“believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue,” “target” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include those risk factors detailed in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, periodic quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC.

Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or developments, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.

For additional information, contact:

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation

650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor

New York, NY 10022

Jason Roos

Chief Financial Officer

Jason.Roos@bcpartners.com

(212) 891-5046

The Equity Group Inc.

Lena Cati

lcati@equityny.com

(212) 836-9611

 

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Logan Ridge Finance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     As of
September 30,
    As of
December 31,
 
     2022     2021  
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Investments at fair value:

    

Non-control/non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of $172,131 and $131,829, respectively)

   $ 166,404     $ 129,991  

Affiliate investments (amortized cost of $30,612 and $49,803, respectively)

     26,716       61,359  

Control investments (amortized cost of $0 and $8,850, respectively)

     —         6,839  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $202,743 and $190,482, respectively)

     193,120       198,189  

Cash and cash equivalents

     11,263       39,056  

Interest and dividend receivable

     1,162       929  

Prepaid expenses

     2,908       3,358  

Receivable for unsettled trades

     —         685  

Other assets

     30       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 208,483     $ 242,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

2022 Notes (net of deferred financing costs of zero and $46, respectively)

   $ —       $ 22,787  

2022 Convertible Notes (net of deferred financing costs of zero and $167, respectively)

     —         51,921  

2026 Notes (net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount of $1,509 and $1,552, respectively)

     48,491       48,448  

2032 Convertible Notes (net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount of $1,146 and zero, respectively)

     13,854       —    

KeyBank Credit Facility (net of deferred financing costs of $1,391 and $353, respectively)

     44,385       (353

Management and incentive fees payable

     927       1,065  

Interest and financing fees payable

     1,289       911  

Payable for unsettled trades

     381       9,265  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     980       1,144  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 110,307     $ 135,188  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

NET ASSETS

    

Common stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 common shares authorized, 2,711,068 and 2,711,068 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively

   $ 27     $ 27  

Additional paid in capital

     188,846       188,846  

Total distributable loss

     (90,697     (81,844
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

   $ 98,176     $ 107,029  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and net assets

   $ 208,483     $ 242,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 36.21     $ 39.48  

 

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Logan Ridge Finance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months     For the Nine Months  
     Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Interest income:

        

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

   $ 3,162     $ 2,079     $ 8,817     $ 8,177  

Affiliate investments

     176       1,072       521       3,499  

Control investments

     35       97       228       293  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest and fee income

     3,373       3,248       9,566       11,969  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment-in-kind interest and dividend income:

        

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

     250       —         597       95  

Affiliate investments

     47       100       140       298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total payment-in-kind interest and dividend income

     297       100       737       393  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend income:

        

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

     —         —         —         560  

Affiliate investments

     —         24       —         179  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividend income

     —         24       —         739  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income:

        

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

     78       —         86       174  

Affiliate investments

     —         —         —         67  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income

     78       —         86       241  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,748       3,372       10,389       13,342  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

        

Interest and financing expenses

     1,558       2,296       5,877       8,061  

Base management fee

     927       1,111       2,928       3,781  

Directors expense

     135       103       358       309  

Administrative service fees

     175       200       426       900  

General and administrative expenses

     771       1,172       2,597       2,550  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,566       4,882       12,186       15,601  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     182       (1,510     (1,797     (2,259
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

        

Net realized (loss) gain on investments:

        

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

     23       7,425       15,489       (1,866

Affiliate investments

     —         —         —         2,215  

Control investments

     (5,215     —         (5,215     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized (loss) gain on investments

     (5,192     7,425       10,274       349  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:

        

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

     652       (6,169     (16,993     4,269  

Affiliate investments

     (3,825     (2,842     (2,348     1,190  

Control investments

     5,222       (390     2,011       (1,420
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,049       (9,401     (17,330     4,039  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized and change in unrealized (loss) gain on investments

     (3,143     (1,976     (7,056     4,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         —         (815
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (2,961   $ (3,486   $ (8,853   $ 1,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS PER SHARE RESULTING

        

FROM OPERATIONS – BASIC & DILUTED

   $ (1.09   $ (1.29   $ (3.27   $ 0.48  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING – BASIC & DILUTED

     2,711,068       2,711,068       2,711,068       2,711,068  

DISTRIBUTIONS PAID PER SHARE

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

 

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