Great Elm Capital reports Q3 EPS 20c, consensus 23c

Reports Q3 NAV per share $10.01. “As outlined in our October 7th press release, GECC was impacted by the First Brands bankruptcy which was the key driver of our NAV decline in the quarter to $10.01 per share as of September 30th from $12.10 per share at the end of the second quarter,” said Matt Kaplan, GECC’s Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, as highlighted on our August conference call, we saw NII step down as anticipated, driven by the uneven cadence of CLO cash flows, the lack of a distribution on preference shares received in the second quarter, and elevated expenses associated with our baby bond refinancing. We currently expect NII to recover in the fourth quarter with normalized interest expense, increased CLO JV distributions and income from new deployments.”