BlackRock Capital Investment reports Q2 NII 12c, consensus 11c

Says net asset value per share decreased to $4.33 per share from $4.41 per share as of March 31. The company said, “Even as the overall lending activity remains muted in this rising interest rate environment, we have been able to take advantage of our investing capacity and selectively grow our loan portfolio. While origination activity is lower than historical levels, we are seeing better pricing, less levered capital structures and ability to negotiate better structural protections. We added 3 new portfolio companies during the second quarter, drawing upon the power of the BlackRock platform. We deployed $21 million in the quarter on a gross basis – almost entirely in first lien loans. This was our fifth consecutive quarter with net positive deployment, totaling approximately $105 million of investments into new and existing portfolio companies over that period.”