New Mountain Finance Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025

Business Wire

05-05-2025

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) ('New Mountain,' 'New Mountain Finance' or the 'Company') today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
First Quarter and Recent Highlights 1
Net investment income of $34.5 million, or $0.32 per weighted average share
Net asset value of $12.45 per share compared to $12.55 per share as of December 31, 2024
Sustained strong credit performance with ~96.5% of the portfolio rated green
Reduced cost of debt from SOFR + 2.15% to SOFR + 1.95% on our Holdings Credit Facility
Increased senior oriented asset mix to 77%, compared to 75% as of December 31, 2024
Declared a second quarter 2025 distribution of $0.32 per share, payable on June 30, 2025, to holders of record as of June 16, 2025
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Investment Portfolio 5
$
3,047.7
$
3,104.5
NAV per Share
$
12.45
$
12.55
Statutory Debt/Equity 3
1.15x
1.15x
Statutory Debt/Equity (Net of Available Cash) 3
1.09x
1.11x
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Management Comments on First Quarter Performance
'New Mountain's strategy of investing in defensive sectors positions NMFC for continued success in what has become a more volatile operating environment,' said Steven B. Klinsky, NMFC Chairman and New Mountain Capital CEO. 'We believe that, relative to other credit funds, NMFC is notably well positioned for tariff and other political issues.'
John R. Kline, NMFC CEO, added: 'NMFC maintained strong credit performance in Q1, with over 96% of the portfolio rated green. Looking ahead, we remain confident in NMFC's ability to deliver consistent yield with an enhanced margin of safety. Additionally, we have made meaningful progress on our strategic priorities including PIK reduction, diversifying our top investments and reducing the cost of our liabilities.'
Portfolio and Investment Activity 5
As of March 31, 2025, the Company's NAV 1 was $1,342.2 million and its portfolio had a fair value of $3,047.7 million of investments in 119 portfolio companies, with a weighted average YTM at Cost 6 of approximately 10.2%. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company originated $120.8 million of investments 2, offset by $160.4 million of repayments 2 and $26.3 million of asset sales.
Portfolio and Asset Quality
NMFC's mandate is to primarily target businesses in the middle market that, consistent with New Mountain's private equity platform, are high quality, defensive growth companies in industries that are well-researched by New Mountain. The Company's focus is on defensive growth businesses that generally exhibit the following characteristics: (i) acyclicality, (ii) sustainable secular growth drivers, (iii) niche market dominance and high barriers to competitive entry, (iv) recurring revenue and strong free cash flow, (v) flexible cost structures and (vi) seasoned management teams.
Portfolio Industry Composition based on Fair Value 8
The Company monitors the performance and financial trends of its portfolio companies on at least a quarterly basis. The Company attempts to identify any developments within the portfolio company, the industry, or the macroeconomic environment that may alter any material element of the Company's original investment strategy. As described more fully in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the portfolio monitoring procedures are designed to provide a simple, yet comprehensive analysis of the Company's portfolio companies based on their operating performance and underlying business characteristics, which in turn forms the basis of its Risk Rating. The Risk Rating is expressed in categories of Green, Yellow, Orange and Red with Green reflecting an investment that is in-line with or above expectations and Red reflecting an investment performing materially below expectations.
The following table shows the Risk Rating of the Company's portfolio companies as of March 31, 2025:
As of March 31, 2025, all investments in the Company's portfolio had a Green Risk Rating, with the exception of five portfolio companies that had a Yellow Risk Rating and six portfolio companies that had an Orange Risk Rating. As of March 31, 2025, there were no portfolio companies that had a Red Risk Rating.
The following table shows the Company's investment portfolio composition as of March 31, 2025:
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $85.5 million and total statutory debt outstanding of $1,543.7 million 3. The Company's statutory debt to equity was 1.15x (or 1.09x net of available cash) as of March 31, 2025. Additionally, the Company had $262.5 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding as of March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $1,168.8 million of available capacity on its Holdings Credit Facility, NMFC Credit Facility and Unsecured Management Company Revolver.
First Quarter 2025 Conference Call
New Mountain Finance Corporation will host an earnings conference call and webcast at 10:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. To participate in the live earning conference call, please use the following dial-in numbers or visit the audio webcast link. To avoid any delays, please join at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call.
United States: [phone]
International: [phone]
Live Audio Webcast
A replay of the conference call can be accessed one hour after the end of the conference call through August 6, 2025. The full webcast replay will be available through May 6, 2026. To access the earnings webcast replay please visit the New Mountain Investor Relations website.
United States: [phone]
International: [phone]
Access Code: 7848158
For additional details related to the quarter ended March 31, 2025, please refer to the New Mountain Finance Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and the supplemental investor presentation which can be found on the Company's website at http://www.newmountainfinance.com.
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(1)
Excludes non-controlling interest in New Mountain Net Lease Corporation ('NMNLC').
(2)
Originations exclude payment-in-kind ('PIK'); originations, repayments, and sales excludes revolvers, unfunded commitments, bridges, return of capital, and realized gains / losses.
(3)
Excludes the Company's United States Small Business Administration ('SBA') guaranteed debentures.
(4)
Dividend yield calculation uses the closing stock price of $9.97 on May 2, 2025 and $12.72 on April 29, 2024 and includes regular dividends for Q1 2025 and regular and supplemental dividends for Q1 2024.
(5)
Includes collateral for securities purchased under collateralized agreements to resell.
(6)
References to 'YTM at Cost' assume the accruing investments, including secured collateralized agreements, in the Company's portfolio as of a certain date, the ''Portfolio Date'', are purchased at cost on that date and held until their respective maturities with no prepayments or losses and are exited at par at maturity. This calculation excludes the impact of existing leverage. YTM at Cost uses the Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate ("SONIA'), Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") and Secured Overnight Financing Rate ('SOFR') curves at each quarter's respective end date. The actual yield to maturity may be higher or lower due to the future selection of SONIA, EURIBOR and SOFR contracts by the individual companies in the Company's portfolio or other factors.
(7)
Includes investments held in NMNLC.
(8)
Excludes NMFC Senior Loan Program III LLC ("SLP III"), NMFC Senior Loan Program IV LLC ("SLP IV") and NMNLC.
(9)
Includes investments classified as structured finance obligations.
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New Mountain Finance Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)
(unaudited)
December 31, 2024
Assets
Investments at fair value
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (cost of $2,276,008 and $2,298,083, respectively)
$
2,260,728
$
2,277,352
Non-controlled/affiliated investments (cost of $126,927 and $124,254, respectively)
110,558
112,776
Controlled investments (cost of $690,008 and $679,587, respectively)
662,925
700,896
Total investments at fair value (cost of $3,092,943 and $3,101,924, respectively)
3,034,211
3,091,024
Securities purchased under collateralized agreements to resell (cost of $30,000 and $30,000, respectively)
13,500
13,500
Cash and cash equivalents
85,496
80,320
Interest and dividend receivable
41,239
42,379
Derivative asset at fair value
3,117
—
Receivable from affiliates
247
213
Other assets
18,841
19,265
Total assets
$
3,196,651
$
3,246,701
Liabilities
Borrowings
Unsecured Notes
$
985,227
$
978,503
Holdings Credit Facility
270,563
294,363
SBA-guaranteed debentures
262,500
300,000
2022 Convertible Notes
258,846
260,091
NMFC Credit Facility
29,059
27,944
Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $66,182 and $63,971, respectively)
(23,343
)
(24,191
)
Net borrowings
1,782,852
1,836,710
Interest payable
18,437
17,109
Payable for unsettled securities purchased
12,022
—
Payable to broker
10,130
3,230
Management fee payable
9,945
10,467
Incentive fee payable
6,714
8,625
Derivative liability at fair value
3,368
7,423
Deferred tax liability
1,432
1,410
Other liabilities
3,573
2,436
Total liabilities
1,848,473
1,887,410
Commitments and contingencies
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
—
—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, and 107,851,415 and 107,851,415 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
1,079
1,079
Paid in capital in excess of par
1,365,824
1,365,852
Accumulated undistributed earnings
(24,691
)
(13,592
)
Total net assets of New Mountain Finance Corporation
$
1,342,212
$
1,353,339
Non-controlling interest in New Mountain Net Lease Corporation
5,966
5,952
Total net assets
$
1,348,178
$
1,359,291
Total liabilities and net assets
$
3,196,651
$
3,246,701
Number of shares outstanding
107,851,415
107,851,415
Net asset value per share of New Mountain Finance Corporation
$
12.45
$
12.55
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New Mountain Finance Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2024
Investment income
From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:
Interest income (excluding Payment-in-kind ("PIK") interest income)
$
52,113
$
56,237
PIK interest income
2,913
4,683
Dividend income
557
293
Non-cash dividend income
4,434
4,684
Other income
1,312
1,600
From non-controlled/affiliated investments:
Interest income (excluding PIK interest income)
331
368
PIK interest income
987
836
Non-cash dividend income
1,683
1,244
Other income
63
63
From controlled investments:
Interest income (excluding PIK interest income)
1,485
1,361
PIK interest income
3,688
4,135
Dividend income
12,198
12,683
Non-cash dividend income
2,071
1,496
Other income
1,828
873
Total investment income
85,663
90,556
Expenses
Interest and other financing expenses
31,374
31,016
Management fee
10,233
10,997
Incentive fee
8,247
9,389
Professional fees
1,389
1,067
Administrative expenses
1,104
968
Other general and administrative expenses
516
465
Total expenses
52,863
53,902
Less: management and incentive fees waived
(1,822
)
(901
)
Net expenses
51,041
53,001
Net investment income before income taxes
34,622
37,555
Income tax (benefit) expense
(19
)
1
Net investment income
34,641
37,554
Net realized (losses) gains:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments
(1,074
)
(11,858
)
Controlled investments
38,899
31
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments
4,206
23,160
Non-controlled/affiliated investments
(4,891
)
(22,463
)
Controlled investments
(48,392
)
2,320
Foreign currency
150
(23
)
Provision for taxes
(22
)
(637
)
Net realized and unrealized losses
(11,124
)
(9,470
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
23,517
28,084
Less: Net increase in net assets resulting from operations related to non-controlling interest in New Mountain Net Lease Corporation
(104
)
(676
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations related to New Mountain Finance Corporation
$
23,413
$
27,408
Basic earnings per share
$
0.22
$
0.26
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic
107,851,415
103,660,370
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.22
$
0.26
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted
126,852,911
122,443,478
Distributions declared and paid per share
$
0.32
$
0.36
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ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION
New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) is focused on providing direct lending solutions to U.S. upper middle market companies backed by top private equity sponsors. Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the sourcing and origination of senior secured loans and select junior capital positions, to growing businesses in defensive industries that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our differentiated investment approach leverages the deep sector knowledge and operating resources of New Mountain Capital, a global investment firm with over $55 billion of assets under management.
ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL
New Mountain Capital ("NMC") is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than debt, as it pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm currently manages private equity, credit and net lease investment strategies with over $55 billion in assets under management. New Mountain seeks out what it believes to be the highest quality growth leaders in carefully selected industry sectors and then works intensively with management to build the value of these companies. For more information on New Mountain Capital, please visit http://www.newmountaincapital.com.
Statements included herein may contain 'forward-looking statements', which relate to our future operations, future performance or our financial condition. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in base interest rates and significant volatility on our business, portfolio companies, our industry and the global economy. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or factors that are beyond our control. New Mountain Finance Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein, except as may be required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the time of this press release.