SLR Investment reports Q4 EPS 44c, consensus 43c

Reports Comprehensive Investment Portfolio is diversified across approximately 890 unique issuers, operating in over 110 industries, and resulting in an average exposure of $3.5M or 0.1% per issuer. As of December 31, 98.2% of the Company’s Comprehensive Investment Portfolio was invested in senior secured loans of which 96.4% was held in first lien senior secured loans. Second lien ABL exposure was 1.5% and second lien cash flow exposure was 0.3% of the Comprehensive Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2024.”This month, SLRC celebrated its 15th anniversary since its initial public offering and more than 18 years of operating history as a private credit manager for SLR Capital Partners, our investment adviser,” said Michael Gross, Co-CEO of SLR Investment (SLRC) Corp. “Since inception in 2010, SLRC has made approximately $7.5B of investments including five platform specialty finance acquisitions and four related tuck-in acquisitions. Our asset mix across specialty and sponsor finance investment strategies and conservative underwriting approach has created a differentiated and attractive risk-adjusted return profile compared to sponsor finance only portfolios.” “SLRC generated strong NII per share for both the fourth quarter and full year. In addition, NAV increased to $18.20 from $18.09 per share a year ago, reflecting solid credit performance from a diversified portfolio and disciplined underwriting in an environment of elevated rates and tighter cash flow coverage,” said Bruce Spohler, Co-CEO of SLR Investment Corp. “The ongoing retreat of regional banks from asset-based lending has resulted in a significant pipeline of specialty finance investment opportunities. Our flexibility to pivot to the most attractive investment strategies allows us to protect capital and perform across market cycles.”