PhenixFIN Corporation Announces Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results
For the Fiscal Year ended 2024 NAV per share grew 12% year over year
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PhenixFIN Corporation (NASDAQ: PFX, PFXNZ) (the "Company"), a publicly traded business development company, today announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2024.
Highlights
-- Fourth quarter total investment income of $5.6 million; net investment
income of $0.5 million
-- Net asset value $(NAV)$ of $160.3 million, or $79.37 per share as of
September 30, 2024, vs. $70.75 per share as of September 30, 2023
-- Weighted average yield was 12.3% on debt and other income producing
investments as of the fiscal year end
-- On October 1, 2024 the Company completed the acquisition of approximately
80% of the equity of The National Security Group, Inc. ("NSG") an Alabama
based insurance holding company.
David Lorber, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated:
"We are pleased with our performance in 2024 as we grew NAV per share 12%, from $70.75 to $79.37 per share. We are also excited with the successful transaction with NSG and look forward to new avenues of growth. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for PhenixFIN and aligns with our commitment to execute on our investment strategy."
Selected Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024:
Total investment income was $5.6 million of which $5.4 million was attributable to portfolio interest and dividend income and $0.2 million was attributable to fee and other income.
Total net expenses were $5.1 million and total net investment income was $0.5 million.
The Company recorded a net realized gain of $0.2 million and net unrealized gain of $4.6 million.
Portfolio and Investment Activities for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024:
The fair value of the Company's investment portfolio totaled $227.9 million and consisted of 41 portfolio companies.
The Company had 3 portfolio company investments on non-accrual status with a fair market value of $2.4 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2024, the Company had $67.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, $59.2 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% unsecured notes due 2028 and $78.1 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.
ABOUT PHENIXFIN CORPORATION
PhenixFIN Corporation is a non-diversified, internally managed closed-end management investment company incorporated in Delaware that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. We completed our initial public offering and commenced operations on January 20, 2011. The Company has elected, and intends to qualify annually, to be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Effective January 1, 2021, the Company operates under an internalized management structure.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT AND OTHER DISCLOSURES
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect current views with respect to future events and financial performance, and the Company may make related oral forward-looking statements on or following the date hereof. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, including among other things, PhenixFIN's ability to deliver value to shareholders, increase investment activity, increase net investment income, implement its investment strategy and achieve its investment objective, source and capitalize on investment opportunities, grow its net asset value and perform well in the prevailing market environment, the ability of our portfolio companies, including National Security Group, Inc. to perform well and generate income and other factors that are enumerated in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. PhenixFIN Corporation disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. The press release contains unaudited financial results. For ease of review, we have excluded the word "approximately" when rounding the results. This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of PhenixFIN Corporation's common stock. There can be no assurance that PhenixFIN Corporation will achieve its investment objective.
For PhenixFIN investor relations, please call 212-859-0390. For media inquiries, please contact info@phenixfc.com.
PHENIXFIN CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, September 30,
2024 2023
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Assets:
Investments at fair value
Non-controlled, non-affiliated
investments (amortized cost
of $143,179,354 and
$134,339,121 respectively) $ 142,233,426 $ 125,531,031
Affiliated investments
(amortized cost of
$20,564,242 and $48,233,910,
respectively) 14,750,785 37,289,617
Controlled investments
(amortized cost of
$97,016,429 and $82,437,692,
respectively) 70,931,647 63,640,043
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Total Investments at fair value 227,915,858 226,460,691
Cash and cash equivalents 67,571,559 5,988,223
Receivables:
Other receivable 65,838 31,425
Interest receivable 1,313,598 971,115
Dividends receivable 23,468 161,479
Receivable for investments sold 2,955,775 3,940,175
Other assets 1,066,323 833,000
Deferred tax asset 887,099 -
Deferred financing costs 760,680 699,124
Prepaid share repurchase 101,115 199,019
Due from Affiliate 90,500 409,214
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Total Assets $ 302,751,813 $ 239,693,465
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Liabilities:
Credit facility and notes payable
(net of debt issuance costs of
$1,510,815 and $1,688,835,
respectively) $ 135,723,636 $ 84,253,106
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses 5,570,150 3,066,984
Interest and fees payable 768,043 690,398
Other liabilities 294,063 432,698
Due to Affiliate 88,148 -
Payable for investments purchased - 4,123,059
Deferred revenue - 421,685
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Total Liabilities 142,444,040 92,987,930
Commitments and Contingencies
(see Note 8)
Net Assets:
Common Shares, $0.001 par value;
5,000,000 shares authorized;
2,723,709 shares issued;
2,019,778 and 2,073,713 common
shares outstanding, respectively 2,020 2,074
Capital in excess of par value 704,909,588 694,812,239
Total distributable earnings
(loss) (544,603,835) (548,108,778)
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Total Net Assets 160,307,773 146,705,535
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Total Liabilities and Net
Assets $ 302,751,813 $ 239,693,465
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Net Asset Value Per Common
Share $ 79.37 $ 70.75
PHENIXFIN CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended September 30,
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2024 2023 2022
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Interest Income:
Interest from
investments
Non-controlled,
non-affiliated
investments:
Cash $10,231,111 $ 8,031,539 $ 5,207,850
Payment in-kind 938,879 506,555 444,741
Affiliated
investments:
Cash 742,881 1,925,293 639,733
Payment in-kind - 460,856 374,981
Controlled
investments:
Cash 2,121,713 667,312 2,489,381
Payment in-kind 268,831 557,981 -
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Total interest
income 14,303,415 12,149,536 9,156,686
Dividend income
Non-controlled,
non-affiliated
investments 2,691,393 3,139,592 1,996,374
Affiliated
investments 199,388 - -
Controlled
investments 3,972,352 3,716,676 3,507,051
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Total dividend
income 6,863,133 6,856,268 5,503,425
Interest from cash
and cash
equivalents 500,079 400,031 139,942
Fee income (see Note
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