Strengthened Balance Sheet and Reduced Refinancing Risk
Called and repurchased all near-term funded debt, leaving GECC with no debt maturities until 2029 and substantially delevering the capital structure, reducing near-term refinancing risk.
Shift to Higher-Quality, Secured Credit Portfolio
Increased first-lien investments to nearly 75% of GECC's corporate credit portfolio (the highest level in recent history), driven by exits of select investments and redeployment into predominantly senior secured positions.
Healthy Liquidity Position
Held approximately $45.5 million of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2026 to deploy across the alternative asset management platform.
Share Repurchase Program and Execution
Board increased share repurchase authorization by $15 million to $40 million total. During the quarter repurchased ~1.4 million shares (>4% of shares outstanding) at an average price of $2.04; through May 4 repurchased ~7.8 million shares at an average price of $2, totaling $15.6 million deployed with ~$24.4 million remaining capacity.
Real Estate Platform Momentum
Monomoy CRE generated ~ $1.0 million of investment and property management fees, growing >20% year-over-year; Monomoy REIT closed 5 acquisitions deploying ~$28 million in the quarter (surpassing full-year 2025 acquisition activity); Monomoy BTS delivered a third development property and advanced a fourth project; Monomoy Construction Services added $0.7 million of revenue.
CoreWeave Investment Outperformance
CoreWeave-related investment returned cumulative distributions of $6.8 million to date, exceeding the initial $5.0 million investment; management notes continued upside potential and favorable market developments (stock rebound, capital raises).
Revenue Growth and AUM Scale
Fiscal Q3 revenue was $3.4 million, up 7% year-over-year (from $3.2 million), driven primarily by growth in construction management fees; estimated fee-paying AUM $528 million and AUM $744 million provide platform scale.
Private Credit Fund Performance
Great Elm Credit Income Fund (launched Nov 2023) generated a net return of over 20% from inception through March 31, 2026.