Fourth Quarter 2025 Net Investment Income of $0.28 Per Share
Fourth Quarter 2025 Adjusted Net Investment Income(1) of $0.34 Per Share
Fourth Quarter 2025 Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Taxes(2) of $0.37 Per Share
Net Asset Value of $15.85 Per Share
HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC Income Fund, Inc. $(MSIF)$ ("MSC Income" or the "Fund") is pleased to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights
-- Net investment income ("NII") of $13.1 million, or $0.28 per share,
including the impact of the capital gains incentive fee(3) of $2.8
million, or $0.06 per share, and excise tax and NII related income taxes
of $1.3 million, or $0.03 per share
-- NII excluding the impact of the capital gains incentive fee,(3) or
adjusted net investment income ("ANII"),(1) of $15.9 million, or $0.34
per share
-- ANII excluding the impact of excise tax and NII related income taxes, or
ANII before taxes,(2) of $17.2 million, or $0.37 per share
-- Total investment income of $34.9 million
-- Net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $30.0 million, or
$0.64 per share
-- Return on equity(4) of 16.3% on an annualized basis
-- Net asset value of $15.85 per share as of December 31, 2025, representing
an increase of $0.31 per share, or 2.0%, compared to $15.54 per share as
of September 30, 2025
-- Declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share and a
supplemental dividend of $0.01 per share, both payable in the first
quarter of 2026, resulting in total dividends declared in the fourth
quarter of 2025 of $0.36 per share
-- Completed $100.9 million in total private loan portfolio investments,
which after aggregate repayments, return of invested equity capital and a
decrease in cost basis due to realized losses resulted in a net increase
of $57.1 million in the total cost basis of the private loan investment
portfolio
-- Completed $23.0 million in total lower middle market ("LMM") portfolio
follow-on investments, which after aggregate repayments, return of
invested equity capital and a decrease in cost basis due to realized
losses resulted in a net increase of $14.9 million in the total cost
basis of the LMM investment portfolio
Full Year 2025 Highlights
-- NII of $61.8 million, or $1.33 per share, including the impact of the
capital gains incentive fee(3) of $2.8 million, or $0.06 per share, and
excise tax and NII related income taxes of $3.8 million, or $0.08 per
share
-- NII excluding the impact of the capital gains incentive fee,(3) or ANII,
(1) of $64.5 million, or $1.39 per share
-- ANII excluding the impact of excise tax and NII related income taxes, or
ANII before taxes,(2) of $68.3 million, or $1.47 per share
-- Total investment income of $139.2 million
-- Net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $88.7 million, or
$1.91 per share
-- Return on equity(4) of 12.5%
-- Net asset value of $15.85 per share as of December 31, 2025, representing
an increase of $0.32 per share, or 2.1%, compared to $15.53 per share as
of December 31, 2024
-- Declared regular quarterly dividends totaling $1.40 per share and
supplemental dividends totaling $0.04 per share, resulting in total
dividends declared of $1.44 per share
-- Completed $357.1 million in total private loan portfolio investments,
which after aggregate repayments and sales of debt investments, return of
invested equity capital and a decrease in cost basis due to realized
losses resulted in a net increase of $109.6 million in the total cost
basis of the private loan investment portfolio
-- Completed $53.5 million in total LMM portfolio follow-on investments,
which after aggregate repayments, return of invested equity capital and a
decrease in cost basis due to realized losses resulted in a net increase
of $27.1 million in the total cost basis of the LMM investment portfolio
-- Further diversified the Fund's capital structure and enhanced its
liquidity position by (i) amending the Corporate Facility to increase
total commitments to $245.0 million (from $165.0 million), increase the
accordion feature to up to a total of $300.0 million and expand and
diversify the lender group to seven participants and (ii) amending
the SPV Facility to decrease the interest rate to the applicable Secured
Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 2.20% (from 3.00%), extend the
revolving period through February 2029 and extend the final maturity date
to February 2030, with the Corporate Facility and SPV Facility each
defined in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below
-- Entered into an amended advisory agreement effective upon the listing of
the Fund's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") in
January 2025 (the "MSC Income Listing") to, among other things, (i)
reduce the annual base management fee payable by the Fund to 1.5% of its
average total assets (with additional future contractual reductions based
upon changes to the composition of the Fund's investment portfolio), (ii)
reduce to 17.5% the subordinated incentive fee on income payable by the
Fund, subject to a 50% / 50% catch-up feature, (iii) reduce to 17.5% and
reset the incentive fee on cumulative net realized capital gains payable
by the Fund and (iv) establish a cap on the amount of expenses payable by
the Fund relating to certain internal administrative services, which
varies based on the value of the Fund's total assets
In commenting on the Fund's operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, Dwayne L. Hyzak, MSC Income's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very pleased with the Fund's performance in the fourth quarter, which resulted in an annualized return on equity of 16.3%, favorable adjusted net investment income per share and a significant net increase in the fair value of the Fund's investments, including the benefits of net realized gains in both the Fund's private loan and lower middle market investments, which resulted in a significant increase in net asset value per share. The Fund also produced favorable investment activity in the fourth quarter which generated meaningful growth of the Fund's investment portfolio."
Mr. Hyzak continued, "After the Fund's positive performance in the first three quarters of 2025, the Fund's strong performance in the fourth quarter resulted in a return on equity of 12.5% for the full year. Based upon the quality of the Fund's existing investment portfolio, combined with the Fund's existing liquidity and expanded regulatory leverage capacity which became effective for the Fund at the end of January 2026, we remain excited about our future expectations for the Fund."
Fourth Quarter 2025 Operating Results
The following table provides a summary of the Fund's operating results for the fourth quarter of 2025:
Three Months Ended December 31,
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Change
2025 2024 Change ($) (%)
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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest
income $ 28,860 $ 29,662 $ (802) (3) %
Dividend
income 5,308 2,731 2,577 94 %
Fee income 748 1,062 (314) (30) %
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Total
investment
income $ 34,916 $ 33,455 $ 1,461 4 %
Net
investment
income
(5) $ 13,122 $ 13,557 $ (435) (3) %
Net
investment
income per
share (5) $ 0.28 $ 0.34 $ (0.06) (18) %
Adjusted
net
investment
income
(1) $ 15,885 $ 13,557 $ 2,328 17 %
Adjusted
net
investment
income per
share (1) $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ -- -- %
Adjusted
net
investment
income
before
taxes (2) $ 17,162 $ 14,227 $ 2,935 21 %
Adjusted
net
investment
income
before
taxes per
share (2) $ 0.37 $ 0.35 $ 0.02 6 %
Net
increase
in net
assets
resulting
from
operations $ 30,035 $ 20,462 $ 9,573 47 %
Net
increase
in net
assets
resulting
from
operations
per share $ 0.64 $ 0.51 $ 0.13 25 %
The $1.5 million increase in total investment income in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the comparable period of the prior year was principally attributable to a $2.6 million increase in dividend income, primarily due to a $2.5 million increase in dividend income from the Fund's LMM portfolio companies. The increase was partially offset by (i) a $0.8 million decrease in interest income, principally attributable to a decrease in interest rates, primarily resulting from decreases in benchmark index rates on floating rate debt investments, and a larger negative impact from investments on non-accrual status, partially offset by higher average levels of income producing investment portfolio debt investments and (ii) a $0.3 million decrease in fee income, principally attributable to a decrease in fee income from the refinancing and prepayment of debt investments. The $1.5 million increase in total investment income in the fourth quarter of 2025 includes the impact of an increase of $1.1 million in certain income considered less consistent or non-recurring, primarily related to increases of (i) $1.2 million in such dividend income and (ii) $0.1 million in such interest income from accelerated prepayment, repricing and other activity related to certain investment portfolio debt investments, partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in such fee income, in each case when compared to the same period in 2024.
Total expenses, net of waivers, increased by $1.3 million, or 6.7%, to $20.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from $19.2 million for the same period in 2024. This increase was principally attributable to a $2.8 million capital gains incentive fee(3) accrued in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by (i) a $1.2 million decrease in interest expense and (ii) a $0.4 million decrease in base management fees. The capital gains incentive fee(3) is primarily the result of the significant net fair value appreciation of the Fund's investments recognized during the fourth quarter of 2025. The decrease in interest expense is primarily related to a decreased weighted-average interest rate on the Credit Facilities due to a decrease to the applicable spreads resulting from amendments of the Credit Facilities since the fourth quarter of 2024 and decreases in benchmark index rates.
The Fund's ratio of total non-interest operating expenses, excluding incentive fees, as a percentage of quarterly average total assets, or the Operating Expenses to Assets Ratio, decreased to 1.8% on an annualized basis for the fourth quarter of 2025, from 2.1% for the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily as a result of the decreased base management fee percentage under the amended advisory agreement effective upon the MSC Income Listing in January 2025.
NII related federal and state income and other tax expenses increased $0.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the comparable period of the prior year, primarily driven by an increase in taxable NII between the relevant periods.
The $0.4 million decrease in NII in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the comparable period of the prior year was principally attributable to increases in (i) total expenses, net of waivers, and (ii) NII related federal and state income and other tax expenses, partially offset by an increase in total investment income, each as discussed above. NII on a per share basis decreased by $0.06 per share for the fourth quarter of 2025 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, to $0.28 per share, reflecting the impact of the $0.06 per share capital gains incentive fee accrual in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The $2.3 million increase in ANII(1() in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the comparable period of the prior year was principally attributable to the same factors noted above for the change in NII, which include (i) an increase in total investment income, (ii) a decrease in interest expense and (iii) a decrease in base management fees, partially offset by an increase in NII related federal and state income and other tax expenses, each as discussed above, but excluding the impact of the capital gains incentive fee accrual in 2025. ANII(1) on a per share basis for the fourth quarter of 2025 was consistent with the fourth quarter of 2024 at $0.34 per share.
The per share changes in NII and ANII(1) in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the comparable period of the prior year include the impact of a 16.6% increase in the weighted-average shares outstanding, primarily due to new shares issued through the MSC Income Listing and the dividend reinvestment plan, partially offset by shares repurchased by the Fund. NII and ANII(1) on a per share basis in the fourth quarter of 2025 each include a net increase of $0.02 per share resulting from an increase in investment income considered less consistent or non-recurring in nature compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, as discussed above.
The $30.0 million net increase in net assets resulting from operations in the fourth quarter of 2025 represents a $9.6 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2024. This increase was primarily the result of a $16.0 million increase in the net fair value change of the Fund's portfolio investments resulting from the net impact of net realized gains/losses and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation, with the increase resulting from a net fair value increase of $17.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a net fair value increase of $1.2 million in the comparable period of the prior year, partially offset by (i) a $6.0 million increase in net tax provision on the net fair value change of the portfolio investments resulting from a net tax provision of $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a net tax benefit of $5.7 million in the comparable period of the prior year and (ii) a $0.4 million decrease in NII as discussed above. The $17.2 million net fair value increase in the fourth quarter of 2025 was the result of a net realized gain of $16.6 million and net unrealized appreciation (including the reversal of net fair value appreciation recognized in prior periods due to the net realized gain in the quarter) of $0.5 million. The $1.2 million net fair value increase in the fourth quarter of 2024 was the result of net unrealized appreciation of $9.2 million, partially offset by a net realized loss of $8.0 million. The $16.6 million net realized gain from investments for the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily the result of (i) $16.1 million of realized gains on the full exits of two private loan portfolio investments and (ii) a $6.0 million realized gain on the full exit of a LMM portfolio investment, partially offset by (i) a $5.2 million realized loss on the restructure of a private loan portfolio investment and (ii) a $0.3 million realized loss on the full exit of a private loan portfolio investment.
The following table provides a summary of the total net unrealized appreciation of $0.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2025:
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
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Private Middle
Loan LMM (a) Market Other Total
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(in millions)
Accounting
reversals of net
unrealized
(appreciation)
depreciation
recognized in
prior periods
due to net
realized (gains
/ income) losses
recognized
during the
current period $ (11.0) $ (6.2) $ -- $ -- $ (17.2)
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
relating to
portfolio
investments 8.4 12.2 (3.1) 0.2 17.7
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Total net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
relating to
portfolio
investments $ (2.6) $ 6.0 $ (3.1) $ 0.2 $ 0.5
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(a) Includes unrealized appreciation on 34 LMM portfolio investments and
unrealized depreciation on 11 LMM portfolio investments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2025, the Fund had aggregate liquidity of $112.0 million, including (i) $20.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and (ii) $91.4 million of aggregate unused capacity under the Fund's corporate revolving credit facility (the "Corporate Facility") and the Fund's special purpose vehicle revolving credit facility (the "SPV Facility" and, together with the Corporate Facility, the "Credit Facilities"), which the Fund maintains to support its investment and operating activities.
Several details regarding the Fund's capital structure as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:
-- The SPV Facility included $300.0 million in total commitments plus an
accordion feature that allows the Fund to request an increase in the
total commitments under the facility to up to $450.0 million.
-- $244.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the SPV Facility, with an
interest rate of 5.9% based on the applicable SOFR effective for the
contractual reset date of January 1, 2026.
-- The Corporate Facility included $245.0 million in total commitments from
a diversified group of seven participating lenders, plus an accordion
feature that allows the Fund to request an increase in the total
commitments under the facility to up to $300.0 million.
-- $209.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Corporate Facility,
with an interest rate of 5.8% based on the applicable SOFR effective for
the contractual reset date of January 1, 2026.
-- $150.0 million of unsecured notes outstanding that bear interest at a
rate of 4.04% per year (the "Series A Notes"). The Series A Notes mature
on October 30, 2026.
-- The Fund maintains an investment grade rating from Kroll Bond Rating
Agency, LLC of BBB- with a stable outlook. Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC
reaffirmed its rating in October 2025.
-- The Fund's net asset value totaled $738.7 million, or $15.85 per share.
-- The Fund's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.82x as of December 31, 2025, below
the Fund's targeted leverage range.
-- Effective on January 29, 2026, the Fund's minimum regulatory asset
coverage requirement decreased from 200% to 150%.
Investment Portfolio Information as of December 31, 2025(6)
The following table provides a summary of the investments in the Fund's private loan portfolio and LMM portfolio as of December 31, 2025:
December 31, 2025
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Private Loan LMM (a)
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(dollars in millions)
Number of
portfolio
companies 81 55
Fair value $ 809.0 $ 487.6
Cost $ 821.7 $ 384.8
Debt investments
as a % of
portfolio (at
cost) 92.1 % 70.6 %
Equity investments
as a % of
portfolio (at
cost) 7.9 % 29.4 %
% of debt
investments at
cost secured by
first priority
lien 99.9 % 99.9 %
Weighted-average
annual effective
yield (b) 10.7 % 12.4 %
Average EBITDA (c) $ 30.0 $ 11.7
(a) The Fund had equity ownership in all of its LMM portfolio companies, and
the Fund's average fully diluted equity ownership in those portfolio
companies was 8%.
(b) The weighted-average annual effective yields were computed using the
effective interest rates for all debt investments as of December 31,
2025, including amortization of deferred debt origination fees and
accretion of original issue discount but excluding fees payable upon
repayment of the debt instruments and any debt investments on non-accrual
status, and are weighted based upon the principal amount of each
applicable debt investment as of December 31, 2025.
(c) The average EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and
Amortization) is calculated using a weighted-average for private loan
portfolio companies and a simple average for LMM portfolio companies.
These calculations exclude certain portfolio companies, including four
private loan portfolio companies and three LMM portfolio companies, as
EBITDA is not a meaningful valuation metric for the Fund's investments in
these portfolio companies, and those portfolio companies whose primary
purpose is to own real estate and those portfolio companies whose primary
operations have ceased and only residual value remains.
The Fund's total investment portfolio at fair value consists of approximately 61% private loan, 36% LMM, 2% middle market and 1% other portfolio investments.
The fair value of the Fund's LMM portfolio company equity investments was 201% of the related cost basis of such equity investments, and the Fund's LMM portfolio companies had a median net senior debt (senior interest-bearing debt through the Fund's debt position less cash and cash equivalents) to EBITDA ratio of 2.5 to 1.0 and a median total EBITDA to senior interest expense ratio of 2.9 to 1.0. Including all debt that is junior in priority to the Fund's debt position, these median ratios were 2.7 to 1.0 and 2.8 to 1.0, respectively.(6)(7)
As of December 31, 2025, the Fund's investment portfolio also included:
-- Middle market portfolio investments in eight portfolio companies,
collectively totaling $23.3 million in fair value and $39.8 million in
cost basis, which comprised 1.7% and 3.2% of the Fund's investment
portfolio at fair value and cost, respectively; and
-- Other portfolio investments in six entities, spread across four
investment managers, collectively totaling $15.5 million in fair value
and $13.7 million in cost basis, which comprised 1.2% and 1.1% of the
Fund's investment portfolio at fair value and cost, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025, investments on non-accrual status comprised 1.0% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and 3.9% at cost, and the Fund's total portfolio investments at fair value were 106% of the related cost basis.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results Conference Call / Webcast
MSC Income has scheduled a conference call for Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results.(8)
You may access the conference call by dialing 412-902-0030 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. The conference call can also be accessed via a simultaneous webcast by logging into the investor relations section of the Fund's website at https://www.mscincomefund.com.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through Friday, March 6, 2026 and may be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using the passcode 13758250#. An audio archive of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of the Fund's website at https://www.mscincomefund.com shortly after the call and will be accessible until the date of MSC Income's earnings release for the next quarter.
For a more detailed discussion of the financial and other information included in this press release, please refer to the MSC Income Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (www.sec.gov) and MSC Income's Fourth Quarter 2025 Investor Presentation to be posted on the investor relations section of the MSC Income website at https://www.mscincomefund.com.
ABOUT MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
The Fund (www.mscincomefund.com) is a principal investment firm that primarily provides debt capital to private companies owned by or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund. The Fund's portfolio investments are typically made to support leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. The Fund seeks to partner with private equity fund sponsors and primarily invests in secured debt investments within its private loan investment strategy. The Fund also maintains a portfolio of customized long-term debt and equity investments in lower middle market companies, and through those investments, the Fund has partnered with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams in co-investments with Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") utilizing the customized "one-stop" debt and equity financing solutions provided in Main Street's lower middle market investment strategy. The Fund's private loan portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $25 million and $500 million. The Fund's lower middle market portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million.
ABOUT MSC ADVISER I, LLC
MSC Adviser I, LLC ("MSCA") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Street that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. MSCA serves as the investment adviser and administrator of the Fund in addition to several other advisory clients.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
MSC Income cautions that statements in this press release which are forward--looking and provide other than historical information, including but not limited to MSC Income's ability to successfully source and execute on new portfolio investments and deliver future financial performance and results, are based on current conditions and information available to MSC Income as of the date hereof and include statements regarding MSC Income's goals, beliefs, strategies and future operating results and cash flows. Although its management believes that the expectations reflected in those forward--looking statements are reasonable, MSC Income can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to be correct. Those forward-looking statements are made based on various underlying assumptions and are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including, without limitation: MSC Income's continued effectiveness in raising, investing and managing capital; adverse changes in the economy generally or in the industries in which MSC Income's portfolio companies operate; the impacts of macroeconomic factors on MSC Income and its portfolio companies' businesses and operations, liquidity and access to capital, and on the U.S. and global economies, including impacts related to pandemics and other public health crises, global conflicts, risk of recession, tariffs and trade disputes, inflation, supply chain constraints or disruptions and changes in market index interest rates; changes in laws and regulations or business, political and/or regulatory conditions that may adversely impact MSC Income's operations or the operations of its portfolio companies; the operating and financial performance of MSC Income's portfolio companies and their access to capital; retention of key investment personnel by MSCA; competitive factors; and such other factors described under the captions "Cautionary Statement Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" included in MSC Income's filings with the SEC (www.sec.gov). MSC Income undertakes no obligation to update the information contained herein to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations.
MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
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2025 2024 2025 2024
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INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest, dividend and fee
income:
Control investments $ 1,234 $ 799 $ 5,483 $ 3,441
Affiliate investments 10,629 8,331 38,849 31,222
Non--Control/Non--Affiliate
investments 23,053 24,325 94,821 100,165
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Total investment income 34,916 33,455 139,153 134,828
EXPENSES:
Interest (8,357) (9,565) (33,927) (39,035)
Base management fee (5,018) (5,377) (19,757) (20,922)
Incentive fee on income (3,370) (3,131) (12,145) (12,494)
Incentive fee on capital
gains (2,763) -- (2,763) --
General and administrative (827) (992) (4,337) (4,416)
Internal administrative
services expenses (182) (2,935) (701) (10,089)
Total expenses before
expense waivers (20,517) (22,000) (73,630) (86,956)
Waiver of internal
administrative services
expenses -- 2,772 -- 9,450
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Total expenses, net of
expense waivers (20,517) (19,228) (73,630) (77,506)
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME BEFORE
TAXES 14,399 14,227 65,523 57,322
Excise tax expense (270) (281) (510) (851)
Federal and state income and
other tax expenses (1,007) (389) (3,260) (2,590)
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (5) 13,122 13,557 61,753 53,881
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
Control investments -- 90 5,305 147
Affiliate investments 8,639 (3,560) 6,320 (3,560)
Non--Control/Non--Affiliate
investments 7,999 (4,556) (21,128) 19,189
Total net realized gain
(loss) 16,638 (8,026) (9,503) 15,776
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NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION):
Control investments (2,481) 202 (9,495) 4,833
Affiliate investments 5,088 6,625 17,548 7,791
Non--Control/Non--Affiliate
investments (2,065) 2,390 28,375 (28,063)
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Total net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) 542 9,217 36,428 (15,439)
Income tax benefit
(provision) on net realized
gain (loss) and net
unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) (267) 5,714 50 2,335
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 30,035 $ 20,462 $ 88,728 $ 56,553
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME BEFORE
TAXES PER SHARE--BASIC AND
DILUTED $ 0.31 $ 0.35 $ 1.41 $ 1.43
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER
SHARE--BASIC AND DILUTED
(5) $ 0.28 $ 0.34 $ 1.33 $ 1.34
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
PER SHARE--BASIC AND
DILUTED $ 0.64 $ 0.51 $ 1.91 $ 1.41
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WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING--BASIC AND
DILUTED 46,923,388 40,232,637 46,497,019 40,174,311
MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
December 31, December 31,
2025 2024
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ASSETS
Investments at fair value:
Control investments $ 58,372 $ 69,878
Affiliate investments 406,771 351,360
Non--Control/Non--Affiliate
investments 870,244 756,269
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Total investments 1,335,387 1,177,507
Cash and cash equivalents 20,635 28,375
Interest and dividend
receivable 12,273 11,925
Deferred financing costs 3,190 1,985
Prepaids and other assets 9,546 4,254
Deferred tax asset, net -- 625
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Total assets $ 1,381,031 $ 1,224,671
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LIABILITIES
Credit Facilities $ 453,000 $ 415,688
Series A Notes due 2026 (par:
$150,000 as of both
December 31, 2025 and 2024) 149,751 149,453
Accounts payable and other
liabilities 3,549 4,723
Interest payable 5,946 6,909
Dividend payable 16,772 14,487
Base management and incentive
fees payable 8,388 8,508
Deferred tax liability, net 4,966 --
Total liabilities 642,372 599,768
NET ASSETS
Common stock 47 40
Additional paid--in capital 782,007 689,580
Total overdistributed earnings (43,395) (64,717)
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Total net assets 738,659 624,903
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Total liabilities and net
assets $ 1,381,031 $ 1,224,671
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NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE $ 15.85 $ 15.53
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MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Investment Income and Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Taxes
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2025 2024 2025 2024
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Net
investment
income
(5) $ 13,122 $ 13,557 $ 61,753 $ 53,881
Incentive
fee on
capital
gains
(3) 2,763 -- 2,763 --
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Adjusted
net
investment
income
(1) 15,885 13,557 64,516 53,881
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Excise tax
expense 270 281 510 851
Federal
and state
income
and other
tax
expenses 1,007 389 3,260 2,590
--------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------------
Adjusted
net
investment
income
before
taxes (2) $ 17,162 $ 14,227 $ 68,286 $ 57,322
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Per share
amounts:
Net
investment
income per
share -
Basic and
diluted
(5) $ 0.28 $ 0.34 $ 1.33 $ 1.34
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Adjusted
net
investment
income per
share -
Basic and
diluted
(1) $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 1.39 $ 1.34
===================== ===================== ===================== =====================
Adjusted
net
investment
income
before
taxes per
share -
Basic and
diluted
(2) $ 0.37 $ 0.35 $ 1.47 $ 1.43
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MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
Endnotes
(1) ANII is NII as determined in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles, or U.S. GAAP, excluding the impact of the capital
gains incentive fee(3) . MSC Income believes presenting ANII and the
related per share amount is useful and appropriate supplemental
disclosure for analyzing the Fund's financial performance since the
calculation of the capital gains incentive fee is based on realized gains
and losses and unrealized fair value appreciation and depreciation, none
of which are included in NII. However, ANII is a non-U.S. GAAP measure
and should not be considered as a replacement for NII or other earnings
measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be reviewed
only in connection with such U.S. GAAP measures in analyzing MSC Income's
financial performance. A reconciliation of NII in accordance with U.S.
GAAP to ANII is detailed in the financial tables included with this press
release.
(2) ANII before taxes is NII as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP,
excluding the impact of any tax expenses included in NII and the capital
gains incentive fee(3) . MSC Income believes presenting ANII before taxes
and the related per share amount is useful and appropriate supplemental
disclosure for analyzing the Fund's financial performance since (i) the
calculation of the capital gains incentive fee is based on realized gains
and losses and unrealized fair value appreciation and depreciation, none
of which are included in NII, and (ii) tax expenses included in NII may
include (a) excise tax expense, which is not solely attributable to NII,
and (b) deferred taxes, which are not payable in the current period.
However, ANII before taxes is a non-U.S. GAAP measure and should not be
considered as a replacement for NII, NII before taxes or other earnings
measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be reviewed
only in connection with such U.S. GAAP measures in analyzing MSC Income's
financial performance. A reconciliation of NII in accordance with U.S.
GAAP to ANII before taxes is detailed in the financial tables included
with this press release.
(3) Pursuant to the amended advisory agreement effective upon the MSC Income
Listing, the incentive fee on capital gains is determined and payable to
the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") in arrears, if any, as of
the end of each calendar year. This fee equals (a) 17.5% of the Fund's
incentive fee capital gain, which is calculated as the Fund's (i)
cumulative net realized gains (net of any related net income tax
expense), minus (ii) cumulative unrealized depreciation (net of any
related income tax benefit, and excluding any unrealized appreciation),
minus (b) the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains
incentive fee, in each case from the MSC Income Listing date through the
applicable calendar year ended. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, at the end
of each reporting period, the Fund estimates the capital gains incentive
fee and accrues the fee based upon a hypothetical liquidation of its
investment portfolio at the then current fair value. Therefore, the
calculation of the accrual equals (a) the Fund's cumulative change in net
fair value, including both (i) the cumulative net realized gain/loss and
(ii) the cumulative net unrealized appreciation/depreciation (in both
cases, net of any related cumulative net income tax expense or benefit),
minus (b) the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains
incentive fee, in each case from the MSC Income Listing date through the
applicable period ended. However, any capital gains incentive fee accrued
related to the unrealized appreciation is neither earned nor payable to
the Adviser until such time that it is realized, and assuming at the end
of a calendar year such incentive fee capital gain exists excluding any
cumulative unrealized appreciation (in each case, net of any related net
income tax expense or benefits). For the fourth quarter of 2025, the Fund
accrued a capital gains incentive fee of $2.8 million. For further
discussion, see Note J Related Party Transactions and Arrangements in the
notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of the Fund's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026.
(4) Return on equity equals the net increase in net assets resulting from
operations divided by the average quarterly total net assets.
(5) NII for each period in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 necessary to
present the comparable amounts for the year ended December 31, 2025 have
been revised to include the impact of excise tax and NII related federal
and state income and other tax expenses previously included within the
total income tax provision. This correction was determined to be
immaterial to any impacted prior periods and had no impact on net
increases in net assets resulting from operations or the related per
share amounts.
(6) Portfolio company financial information has not been independently
verified by MSC Income.
(7) These credit statistics exclude portfolio companies on non-accrual status
and portfolio companies for which EBITDA is not a meaningful metric.
(8) No information contained on the Fund's website or disclosed on the
February 27, 2026 conference call, including the webcast and the archived
versions, is incorporated by reference in this press release or any of
the Fund's filings with the SEC, and you should not consider that
information to be part of this press release or any other such filing.
Contacts:
MSC Income Fund, Inc.
Dwayne L. Hyzak, CEO, dhyzak@mainstcapital.com
Cory E. Gilbert, CFO, cgilbert@mainstcapital.com
713-350-6000
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
Ken Dennard / ken@dennardlascar.com
Zach Vaughan / zvaughan@dennardlascar.com
713-529-6600
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SOURCE MSC Income Fund, Inc.
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February 26, 2026 16:15 ET (21:15 GMT)