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Oxford Square Capital Corp. Announces Net Asset Value and Selected Financial Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2022 and Declaration of Distributions on Common Stock for the Months Ending April 30, May 31, and June 30, 2023
GREENWICH, Conn., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXSQ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQL) (NasdaqGS: OXSQZ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQG) (the
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[{"type":"text","content":"GREENWICH, Conn., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXSQ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQL) (NasdaqGS: OXSQZ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQG) (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) announced today its financial results and related information for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. On March 16, 2023, our Board of Directors declared the following distributions on our common stock: Month EndingRecord DatePayment DateAmount Per ShareApril 30, 2023April 14, 2023April 28, 2023$0.035May 31, 2023May 17, 2023May 31, 2023$0.035June 30, 2023June 16, 2023June 30, 2023$0.035 Net asset value (“NAV”) per share as of December 31, 2022 stood at $2.78, compared with a NAV per share on September 30, 2022 of $3.34. Net investment income (“NII”), calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, was approximately $6.5 million, or $0.13 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, compared with approximately $5.6 million, or $0.11 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.Total investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 amounted to approximately $11.9 million, compared with approximately $11.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. For the quarter ended December 31, 2022 we recorded investment income from our portfolio as follows: $7.5 million from our debt investments; and$4.4 million from our CLO equity investments and other income. Our total expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 were approximately $5.4 million, compared with total expenses of approximately $5.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.As of December 31, 2022, the following metrics applied (note that none of these metrics represented a total return to shareholders): The weighted average yield of our debt investments was 11.9% at current cost, compared with 10.4% as of September 30, 2022;The weighted average effective yield of our CLO equity investments at current cost was 8.4%, compared with 9.0% as of September 30, 2022; andThe weighted average cash distribution yield of our cash income producing CLO equity investments at current cost was 13.0%, compared with 16.6% as of September 30, 2022. For the quarter ended December 31, 2022, we recorded a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $22.8 million, consisting of: NII of approximately $6.5 million;Net rea...