Logan Ridge Finance Corporation to Delay Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call; Provides Preliminary Financial Results
13 Marzo 2024 - 12:54AM
Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (“Logan Ridge”, “Logan”, “LRFC”,
“Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) (Nasdaq: LRFC) announced today that
it will delay the investor conference call previously scheduled for
10:00 am ET on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Additional time is
required to complete the year-end financial statements due to a
tax-related item that is not expected to impact the Company’s net
asset value or net income. The Company will issue a separate press
release when a rescheduled date and time has been determined. The
Company expects to report its results coincident with, or prior to,
the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023.
The Company also announced the following preliminary and
unaudited financial information for the fiscal year 2023:
Preliminary, Unaudited Fourth Quarter
2023 Financial Information
- Net Investment Income (“NII”) of
$0.6 million or $0.22 per share, inclusive of a non-recurring
charge of $0.6 million, or $0.22 per share, reversing previously
accrued income on a portfolio company placed on non-accrual during
the fourth quarter.
- Net asset value decreased to $33.34
per share as of December 31, 2023 from $34.78 per share in the
prior quarter.
- Our asset coverage ratio as of
December 31, 2023 was 184%.
Preliminary, Unaudited Selected Financial
Information
- Total investment income for the
year ended December 31, 2023 was $20.2 million.
- Net investment income for the year
ended December 31, 2023 was $3.8 million, or $1.43 per share.
- Net asset value as of December 31,
2023 was $89.2 million, or $33.34 per share.
Subsequent Events
- On March 11, 2024, the Company’s
Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program,
whereby the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $5.0
million of its outstanding common shares in the open market. Unless
extended or discontinued by the Company’s Board of Directors, the
repurchase program will terminate on March 31, 2025. The repurchase
program may be extended, modified, or discontinued at any time for
any reason without prior notice. The repurchase program does not
obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares, and
all repurchases will be made in accordance with SEC Rule 10b-18 and
accomplished through a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which sets certain
restrictions on the method, timing, price and volume of share
repurchases.
- On March 11, 2024, the Company’s
Board of Directors approved a first quarter distribution of $0.32
per share payable on April 2, 2024, to stockholders of record as of
March 25, 2024.
About Logan Ridge Finance
CorporationLogan 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 www.loganridgefinance.com.
About Mount Logan Capital Inc.
Mount Logan Capital Inc. (“MLC”) is an alternative asset management
company that is focused on public and private debt securities in
the North American market. MLC seeks to source and actively manage
loans and other debt-like securities with credit-oriented
characteristics. MLC 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 CreditBC 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.
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
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“potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “overestimate,” “underestimate,” “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, 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 Corporation650 Madison Avenue, 23rd FloorNew
York, NY 10022
Jason Roos Chief Financial Officer Jason.Roos@bcpartners.com
(212) 891-2880
Lena Cati The Equity Group
Inc.lcati@equityny.com (212) 836-9611
Val FerraroThe Equity Group
Inc.vferraro@equityny.com (212) 836-9633
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