Kayne Anderson BDC reports Q3 EPS 43c, consensus 40c

“We delivered another solid quarter marked by strong origination activity, stable credit performance and a high-quality earnings mix. With nearly $300 million in new private credit investments at an average spread of 568bps over SOFR, we continue to see healthy deal flow in the core middle market, driven in-part by a recent pickup in M&A-related financing opportunities, which we believe bodes well for outlook in the near-term,” said Doug Goodwillie, Co-Chief Executive Officer. “Despite broader market volatility and headlines around the private credit space, our target market broadly and portfolio specifically continue to demonstrate strong fundamentals. We remain defensively positioned with 94% of our portfolio invested in first-lien senior secured loans, lending at an average leverage level of 4.2x, lower than many of our peers, and continue to be pleased with credit performance of our loan book with a non-accrual rate of just 1.4%,” said Ken Leonard, Co-Chief Executive Officer. “We believe KBDC is well-positioned to continue its relative outperformance while generating attractive, risk-adjusted returns through varying market cycles.”