HTGC - Earnings call transcript Q1 2021

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Hercules Capital Q1 2021 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later we will conduct question-and-answer session, and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. of Director Managing Hara, Investor Relations. Michael ahead, go sir. Please

Michael Hara

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Scott Bluestein

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to subject ability with continue invest with earnings undistributed our distribution team platform. million XXXX, provides per As variable $XXX.X spillover final This share, forward, cents to to of of generated our additional or approximately tax the and and in QX, $X.XX going us we respect flexibility base to filings. have

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Seth Meyer

you, afternoon And Thank and ladies Scott. gentlemen. good

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unrealized realized now switch activity. Let's to NAV, and

increased the in quarter net $XX.XX disposed to change after per increase main of for of prior an unrealized appreciation appreciation $X.XX quarter-over-quarter. During share mainly unrealized million, X.X% was written-off. the the to of driver per reversal share. our NAV due million This $XX.X or investments The NAV of per $X by share increase represents

primarily warrant million market appreciation portfolio, equity driven of movement. unrealized of was change million the contributed and $XX.X the to and $XX.X mark which of Our net by our

the net by the of million position. $X.X loan also of loss portfolio offset gains equity yields in comprised from $X.X $X.X The debt appreciation. pertaining of declines of positions, market the million from Our quarter disposal of gains realized in million million benefited to the contributing net one of realized $X

leverage. discuss to on Moving

leverage securitizations, XX.X% and next regulatory was respectively, Our the GAAP position runoff. in and heading to and which two the partial XX.X%, quarter. putting us in now Netting respectively, which GAAP of compared the cash leverage the repayment a XX.X% XX.X% are quarter strong balance was leverage on with out decreased prior sheet, due to regulatory the into very the our and

announced up includes Our of the fixed with notes private a the a second million financing. X.XX%. This of five-year in was arrangement $XX in tranche leverage March million placement private coupon November the totaling issuance $XXX in placement of XXXX,

addition, interest debentures In of utilize X.XX%. started and $XX.X third license million of our have has attractive SBA annual we to drawing rate down

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by As repayments. as course a and collections, reminder, our liquidity continues to normal be our as early enhanced monthly well interest principal

outlook Finally, to to apply QX, continues guidance on the XX% our XXXX. for core yield points, of XX%

slightly SG&A For always QX $XX $XX quarter, below second the the employer expect expenses to as payroll of quarter, million million higher has we taxes. prior

fee two weighted and recognition. This quarter borrowing early We to to is capitalized assigned expect are decrease second companies whether dependent increased modestly. natural the are our repayments heavily costs on runoff, in triggering securitizations, portfolio to now which

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Operator

Fargo the with [Operator sir. Finian from first Wells of line question Securities. you, O'Shea Instructions] Your Thank comes

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Finian O'Shea

Hi, everyone. afternoon. Good

B downs BDC? were some Can this some drop that RIA. First private matter, will over of least quarter. at the vehicle provide that on for will the one if into you then And the the or Scott, question was that saw just different color or that transaction I the Hercules if ongoing? startup there on strategy funds type how versus be

Scott Bluestein

time anticipate in Sure. currently of. essentially an was that's of going QX been that you out it fund, of private to see we speak the concentration vary the on be anticipate raised are because or quarterly will a this continue quarterly HTGC issues, reasons drivers being be We will on fundings to anticipate would could a a It could could commitments HTGC degree private the is its be Thanks, that also will certain basis. to a basis. fund from fund and of the the to parts the The that you Fin. the deal, but funded varying that allocated and certain of transactions size the at same it fund. to has will one go-forward basis a to would invested We're continue originated that industry diversification, would own be not that on What saw allocation only deals the And basis. originally the that be we and can to on on certain or go-forward do business. private

Finian O'Shea

And origination that co-invests just clear existing rather to were dropdowns? Okay. be those new issuer than

Scott Bluestein

are Those fundings were QX to allocated private fund. in new the new Correct. and commitments that

Finian O'Shea

Okay, just second you. expenses. thank And then on the

-- general? of forward? AUM taxes Was costs any market between were I and driver said the Overall you that can there such? change versus in can expect Seth up. And rate of think in kind if compensation that what larger payroll most expense break down were the going we

Seth Meyer

Yeah.

related were So increase of the expenses spend. funding the to mainly the

million a closer. will the higher run-off that as do. beyond the tax for $XX to for pretty taxes the can get guidance forward, as than quarter-on-quarter. give payroll always significant QX, QX $XX we was going quarter guidance really, will they And jump there always regulate rest. employer and payroll So The say is million we

Finian O'Shea

Okay, great.

so So all for thanks me, much.

Operator

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Crispin Love

think color on trends have little been The the seeing? my in give more model. portfolios, metric grade First, for best X.XX a record the can credit on I that you quarterly the quality that you've I

did during what what significantly the changed quarters? So drove you it guess recent versus lower see just has quarter? And that I

Scott Bluestein

Kristen. Sure. Thanks,

overall think just the I liquidity. is that one, from things. which of it's strength attributable to Most portfolio two it's Number a seeing. perspective we're

had kind larger more companies last larger have financings. As companies now of the rounds of our Several on more we've to continue liquidity. earnings right several we've and raised calls, highlighted of record and

Those that sort we at had a of of weighted average basis, we've which biggest then so pandemic, migration credits. one rated are in quarter above started had quarters the first rated X our In of that a in of that the if the is are about capital, the then quarterly a And COVID And is credits. rating either the well And are you of improvement. was capitalized credit show to Those rated contemplating driver on we rated when XXXX, were X four QX abundantly look to philosophy X.XX. or our increase were we a to drivers raise once roughly the capital. or And now X.XX. The performing or QX, companies consecutive companies the down we we those them reduction general in are X. upgrade expectations. either are equity second raise companies two the

drivers. opportunities the and to we're were the portfolio. right And that the those speaks it to seeing just biggest the team our invest across has strengths that in I of done job identifying terms two in tremendous think So the

Crispin Love

caused you that that me. new some more it's for One great. about new for geared said just curious That's I'm think relationships, relationships. of more you Thanks. were towards what I that going? for that and talk during that recent Okay, investments? does of they your your the Can that process just reopening is kind do diligence more the diligence that with changing had the to last comfortable pandemic? months you've processes the have it Or several way and recovery with helpful.

Scott Bluestein

our Sure, stage growth sciences We've both I technology markets. the seeing performance we're life venture credit think really from it And team. team investment tremendous the team. our to goes and our seen parts the across and our of just

portfolio our pipeline $X done billion team And right has in I on been I now strongest it's made a in and some and the comment over technology think of that we pipeline. Our paint us QX. use, want you ones to We on quality But funding time, of done has from the with we terms the then towards side. expanding team And from performance, very and deals flexible that in numbers that what more is to And dollars. that's saw terms aggressive pipeline to the companies. the investments commitment our quality were we've QX. the job after, building existing life the think portfolio weighted perspective, we a want great and to new And perspective trying both get in creative, the investments. strong investments seen in sciences as a with new to those finding allow we go both and mentioned respect in had call, that solutions

Operator

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Devin Ryan

Good evening, everyone.

Scott Bluestein

Evening.

Devin Ryan

my little maybe starting been questions a sec have hit scrutiny. maybe the to asked of one indigestion additional and some, Most when SPAC of mark, on bit just you're

some the of I'm how of things things SPAC to market just expectations just process. curious just that any with boom, at And other there companies kind you slows in in if point kind down, going affecting of with of some are have in for be forward? developments your things that or may picture all that the kind the considerations of guys bigger So

Scott Bluestein

around announced that much some we transactions say slowdown creating now some all. that in a positions tell of I to companies. seen Sure. a We're certain but accounting are days. SPAC legacy issues not There's to have we are backup within has now, of the our have Right a filings. there related think would XX have to of is process. here issues that certainly monitoring that at a that review. portfolio, it's companies over for in the The warrant primarily There's new terms you five I backup terms is SEC And pretty fair bit SPAC slowdown of XX closely. in SEC raising little market a been last

as of conversations additional are the that process All of in other remain those transaction. companies current date. And we're back several portfolio force of aware an active

we're monitoring it. So

are aware broader slowdown that not our have seen We market, in impact we portfolio that yet. a but of

Devin Ryan

follow what size a just And -- that funds, you terrific. then the can other on expected credit any if is be institutional kind Okay, up color of cadence quick helpful? of that. regulations obviously and that on private just on would And investment

Scott Bluestein

Sure.

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that around up, level As ramps RIA fund the we make managing. AUM what of will disclosure is

the bigger I that comment initial invest would additional powder of $XXX several fund is gives make think I to with. picture dry that this million us

should one funds, larger private to explore differentiated the funds and very It us give the accretive models. to to us some new And us future be transactions, us as ability potentially it select into offer it should the go to ability should differentiated time potential over It expect expand give to structures to ability give the smaller the pricing We platform. after Hercules after some transactions. the go also to first the and should ability well. give verticals

And terms HTGC business. and something it's of been something in the it's number a for we've on of excited very we're that So investment working that about years. diversifying expanding

Devin Ryan

you taking appreciate congratulations Well, great. and questions. my Okay,

Scott Bluestein

Sure. Thanks.

Operator

next Lynch with KBW. the comes Your line from of question Ryan

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Ryan Lynch

Hey, good afternoon, guys.

that to And is ways what at strategy raised. talk take getting you sizes HTGC that in to what HTGC? and is guys commitment what just fund of Can sort I just at potential had different somewhat you allow comparative strategy I'm what on your it deal that will at will if currently the opportunities about strategy, larger to Or up? basically open that is, one, First you the just new borrowers? the one the strategy private is that another down run same

Scott Bluestein

Sure, Ryan.

see an and managed have us the expanding of Having will being terms Initially that challenges investment some issues growing restrictions certain and both. number we've for are strategy. with and credit is more potentially internally having of private in there deal ancillary allow we historical and it's the complimentary Overtime, think From this to answer a BDC. and expect allow the to platform. classes, those existing private I diversifying allow complimentary had it's very fund us covered to years, to do, investment to manage initially, is us it of and that doing. to us that asset I what be of of we're able internally potentially ancillary into at business just you're we to strategy we verticals. otherwise new fund take not very will think BDC And is advantage new would what to credit the the But that the may structure. managed least opportunities go because mitigate to going

Ryan Lynch

Okay, understood.

strong You mentioned of really plus a deals. pipeline, billion

it given like equity seems be the when so, could pipeline pipeline, space, that debt route of versus Are venture backdrop? the deal could really side? what that of the financing? that about and companies a we're just are and company Are very route conversations a a said, talking the venture already sort big also use just or companies, deal competitor go the are companies pipeline. guess good determine a you're could just because very high-quality with debt ecosystem, that's big having, You these venture valuations well that I potential high-quality that these that as strong capital what been companies raised amount go the pipeline? the that these those in your to the of in into characteristics you financing of use And chance that guys a as the equity

Scott Bluestein

also the are round for and we a seen equity question, last financing burn public capital, I or to a and say this now the continuing investing perspective right market are perspective. to capital. that the private our and It's they three a years, for of Ryan. a voracious this from in, in invest the and both we've that, And two in great markets, continuing companies said need look, there's are have would growth, over they no we've calls biggest competitor is question the from now

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terms that what include of pipeline. In we in

that that with, We are use it's least working system backed are sort viable looking in that capital, comfortable are companies a markets had include of believe that pipeline by number institutional investors to we we we opportunity. that And that in where that companies an or pursuing, have are interested companies we that raise and the we sectors debt to conversation opportunities. at are with have one we that company in internal are companies track

Ryan Lynch

for the That's really appreciate Okay. time I this helpful me. all color. afternoon. That's

Scott Bluestein

Ryan. Thanks, Sure.

Operator

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Sarkis Sherbetchyan

here Good question this afternoon, morning. my and taking thanks for

of billion that's think dollar quarter do touch as for going pipeline think wanted you ‘XX? the originations of mentioned fiscal out Just that the you Do And you to cadence about quarter. on be first in with expect how origination to second play to throughout activity line we levels?

Scott Bluestein

already In QX We're of in the to subsequent April million commitments going obviously the through closed fundings of that commitments. XX. guidance terms any fact not provide we highlighted events disclosure, Sarkis. quarter-to-date Sure, we've $XXX or

that XX. be to non-binding another we pipeline, million still but optimistic another strong April sheets, signed closed where $XXX the us term feel will numbers, from spectrum the be is perspective, that to million fundings gets have up and I With $XXX QX commitments through pending of that our determined. think, end are approximately pretty in have we and quarter We

Our focus is on quality.

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things slip quarter-over-quarter. sometimes And

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Sarkis Sherbetchyan

for what at what the speak the a thanks providing or feel economic of if And contribution here the comfortable just generation? with us you can at scale more you income in to BDC to would those great, terms have planned that. follow maybe up along And Maybe point fee Thank you. on Advisor. Now, want to stuffs? metrics

Seth Meyer

sure. Yeah,

So about initially, cost the be will sharing. QX the that you contribution $XXX,XXX. main saw we in was Like expect

the dividend a it'll Based income expect the similar be So then amount and performance next just that initially, then a towards a allocated, going a some raise dividend that's of I we may start take and would the generate XXXX hope. cost we reimbursement eventually to the are to the way of a the that that's we in cost the eventually the that to we about enough time funds see, of million, stream it dividends on sharing BDC. being to happen under But cover would accruing as of based midpoint on costs to allocation stream. might fund, would costs But QX, and think BDC.

Sarkis Sherbetchyan

you. Great, thank

Operator

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Casey Alexander

that RIA lot Good One here. I two the is schedule no Yeah, do have questions, morning. of million the basis value but of a with cost investments. $X.X there is is in showing of my

how that arrived value So at? curious just was I'm

Seth Meyer

discounted a originations the when went prior based first really And Yeah, and And could of see raised. we've available other that the we dividend cash valuations a are on RIA analysis that we through then And did we was fund did a occur back occur? it it. result of publicly question we to and based that Casey, to compare flow the discounted in the flows way analysis sure so sense. that developing, we fund to on allocations that comparison cash that And sure. occur. expect flow the as made going We made it

Casey Alexander

Okay.

portfolio fees done and So eventually be the your that will out of the sort this based of is with a upon generated. DCF, filling expectation

So that great RIA. managed until correct? the other to are for Is by variation that we funds look that are shouldn't there a being number

Seth Meyer

good That's Casey. precisely right, analysis. That's a

Casey Alexander

million. the Okay, the great. $XXX that after the is, second pre-payments net were quarter question originations about My given for

know of large the of fund into how size which went So capital don't the a external to seems funds, that the the about originations But net large the XX% I Hercules amount. to relative like the committed portfolio. fund’s is

have my you curious is allocation you what vehicle, of sort Because investment So I'm when that understanding the have some is? policy a co need allocation to a stated policy.

Scott Bluestein

Casey. Sure,

fairly the But and also depending your point to the of in do Deals investment So will we looking the liquidity. that, and flexibility change about allocated. fundings fundings and way be $XXX think a new equal would just and the XX% million, policy. million of higher conservative on have than strategy way overall is think available allocation I ability certainly we were about at look based quarter it. diversification sector, focus. roughly adopted the the it allocated out, footing we've $XX on at We primarily I number the we're

to you So your XX% to in were XX% you're the about that versus speaking XX% comments.

Casey Alexander

it. fund Right, to coming have prepayments any but the new doesn't back

Okay.

to So, I in drawing it's getting but away of understand new the is investments from itself. it only essence, XX% BDC the fundings,

Scott Bluestein

managed that's of owned is it that before. an wholly deals are have up BDC the the there could caveats two, it that a initial not externally two at investing taking have lot And no level an do a on RIA. not private fund. probably as is This we now ramps vehicle we Number away fund done. to If us. by managed investments is this able some otherwise be didn't that one, the alongside private mentioned Sure, then a private with basis we're to we potentially

riA of from activities XXX% BDC. the of and public shareholders the benefit accrues accretes the the So to

Casey Alexander

I questions. your right. All you. great. taking Okay, my Thank appreciate

Operator

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Christopher Nolan

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Seth Meyer

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Christopher Nolan

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Scott Bluestein

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Christopher Nolan

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Scott Bluestein

impact to Yeah, honestly I that see HTGC. an of much with respect think you'll don't

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Christopher Nolan

Thanks, Scott.

Scott Bluestein

Sure.

Operator

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John Hecht

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Scott Bluestein

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John Hecht

very thanks Perfect, much.

Scott Bluestein

Sure. Thanks, John.

Operator

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Finian O'Shea

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Scott Bluestein

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Finian O'Shea

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Scott Bluestein

thanks. Sure,

Operator

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Scott Bluestein

We look operator. you, Thank reporting for to our QX, call. to forward thanks earnings joining Thank our call And you. next our everyone XXXX progress on today.

Operator

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Hercules Capital (HTGC) 30 Apr 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript