The earnings call presented a challenging quarter for WhiteHorse Finance, with significant declines in net investment income, NAV per share, and increased non-accrual investments impacting financial performance. However, the company maintained steady capital deployments, cash resources, and continued its streak of quarterly distributions. The sentiment reflects the negative trends outweighing the positive aspects.

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Q3 2025

During the WhiteHorse Finance first quarter 2025 earnings call, CEO Stuart Aronson and CFO Joyson Thomas discussed the company's financial performance and provided guidance for future activities. The first quarter results were disappointing, with GAAP net investment income and core net investment income (NII) of $6.8 million, or $0.294 per share, falling short of the quarterly distribution of $0.385 per share. This was a decrease from the Q4 GAAP and core NII of $8 million, or $0.343 per share. Net asset value (NAV) per share declined by 1.6% to $12.11, impacted by net realized losses and markdowns totaling $2.6 million. The portfolio saw gross capital deployments of $45.5 million, offset by $19.4 million in repayments and sales, resulting in net deployments of $26.1 million. The weighted average effective yield on income-producing debt investments decreased to 12.1% from 12.5% in the previous quarter. Non-accrual investments rose to 8.8% of the debt portfolio from 7.2%, affecting the earnings power of the business development company (BDC). The STRS JV portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $310.2 million with an average effective yield of 10.8%. The company is managing challenges related to tariff risks and is focused on diversifying its investments to maintain stability. The board is actively evaluating the quarterly distribution, taking into account the core earnings power and market conditions.

Gross Capital Deployments

WhiteHorse Finance achieved gross capital deployments of $45.5 million in Q1 2025, which was partially offset by total repayments and sales of $19.4 million, resulting in net deployments of $26.1 million.

STRS JV Portfolio Performance

The STRS JV portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $310.2 million at the end of Q1 2025, with an average effective yield of 10.8%.

Cash Resources and Credit Facility

The company had cash resources of approximately $19.6 million at the end of Q1 2025, including $8.2 million in restricted cash and approximately $165 million of undrawn capacity available under the revolving credit facility.

First Quarter Distribution

WhiteHorse Finance announced a first quarter distribution of $0.385 per share, consistent with the prior quarter, marking the 51st consecutive quarterly distribution since the IPO in December 2012.

WhiteHorse (WHF) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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WHF Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Nov 06, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.31 / -	0.394	―	―	―
Aug 07, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.31 / 0.10	0.4	-75.00% (-0.30)
May 12, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.33 / 0.29	0.465	-36.77% (-0.17)
Mar 07, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.40 / 0.34	0.456	-24.78% (-0.11)
Nov 07, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.41 / 0.39	0.465	-15.27% (-0.07)
Aug 08, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.45 / 0.40	0.456	-12.28% (-0.06)
May 08, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.46 / 0.47	0.461	0.87% (<+0.01)
Feb 29, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.46 / 0.46	0.476	-4.20% (-0.02)
Nov 09, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.46 / 0.47	0.42	10.71% (+0.05)
Aug 08, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.46 / 0.46	0.334	36.53% (+0.12)

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WHF Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Aug 07, 2025	$8.78	$8.52	-2.96%
May 12, 2025	$8.95	$8.90	-0.56%
Mar 07, 2025	$9.70	$9.27	-4.43%
Nov 07, 2024	$10.41	$10.32	-0.86%

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FAQ

When does WhiteHorse (WHF) report earnings?

WhiteHorse (WHF) is schdueled to report earning on Nov 06, 2025, Before Open (Confirmed).

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WHF EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q3) is 0.31.

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