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Ares Management — Ares Capital — Q2 2023 Earnings Presentation

28 slides from Ares Management's earnings presentation, July 2023

  1. Slide 1: Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Presentation

    Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Important Notice

    Important Notice This presentation contains “forward-looking statementsˮ within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual outcomes and results could differ materially from those suggested by this presentation du

  3. Slide 3: Financial and Portfolio Highlights

    Financial and Portfolio Highlights Financial Highlights Q2-23 Q1-23 Q2-22 (1)(2) GAAP Net Income Per Share $ 0.61 $ 0.52 $ 0.22 Core EPS*(3) $ 0.58 $ 0.57 $ 0.46 (1) Net Investment Income Per Share $ 0.57 $ 0.60 $ 0.52 Net Realized Losses Per Share(1) $ (0.15) $ (0.10) $ (0.01) (1) Net Unrealized Ga

  4. Slide 4: Selected Historical Financial Information

    Selected Historical Financial Information As of and for the Three Months Ended (dollar amounts in millions, except per share data and stock prices) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 GAAP Net Income Per Share(1)(2) $ 0.61 $ 0.52 $ 0.34 $ 0.21 $ 0.22 Core EPS*(3) $ 0.58 $ 0.57 $ 0.63 $ 0.50 $ 0

  5. Slide 5: Selected Historical Financial Information (cont’d)

    Selected Historical Financial Information (cont’d) As of (dollar amounts in millions) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 Investments at Fair Value $ 21,496 $ 21,148 $ 21,780 $ 21,339 $ 21,170 Number of Portfolio Companies(12) 475 466 466 458 452 Asset Class (at fair value): First Lien Senior S

  6. Slide 6: Selected Historical Financial Information (cont’d)

    Selected Historical Financial Information (cont’d) For the Three Months Ended (dollar amounts in millions) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 Commitments: Gross Commitments(4) $ 1,218 $ 766 $ 2,519 $ 2,242 $ 3,109 Exits of Commitments(5) (1,138) (1,884) (2,333) (1,984) (1,085) Net Commitments(

  7. Slide 7: Quarterly Operating Results

    Quarterly Operating Results For the Three Months Ended (amounts in millions, except per share data) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 Investment income $ 634 $ 618 $ 640 $ 537 $ 479 Expenses 314 298 273 235 212 Net investment income before income taxes 320 320 367 302 267 Income tax expense,

  8. Slide 8: Quarterly Operating Results Detail

    Quarterly Operating Results Detail For the Three Months Ended (amounts in millions) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 Net Investment Income Before Income Taxes: Investment Income: Interest income from investments $ 476 $ 470 $ 456 $ 385 $ 319 Capital structuring service fees 21 10 59 32 32 Di

  9. Slide 9: Quarterly Gain/Loss Detail

    Quarterly Gain/Loss Detail For the Three Months Ended (amounts in millions) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses): Realized gains (losses) on investments: Gains $ 25 $ 41 $ 83 $ 71 $ 2 Losses (93) (61) (82) (93) (26) Net realized gains (losses) on invest

  10. Slide 10: Quarterly Balance Sheets

    Quarterly Balance Sheets As of (amounts in millions, except per share data) 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 ASSETS Investments at fair value $ 21,496 $ 21,148 $ 21,780 $ 21,339 $ 21,170 Cash and cash equivalents 411 359 303 257 204 Restricted cash 42 18 34 105 57 Interest receivable 181 187

  11. Slide 11: Investment Portfolio by Issuer as of June 30, 2023

    Investment Portfolio by Issuer as of June 30, 2023* Top 15 Investments 31.3% Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P. (15) 10.0% Senior Direct Lending Program, LLC (14) Neptune Bidco US Inc. 5.8% Cloud Software Group, Inc. Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. 2.0% 1.7% Ardonagh Midco 2 plc and Ardonagh Midco 3 plc 1.3

  12. Slide 12: Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2023

    Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2023* Asset Class Industry 9% 9% 22% 2% 2% 10% 2% 2% 3% 42% 3% 10% 4% 11% 4% 5% 5% 6% 5% 10% 6% 18% 10% First Lien Senior Secured Loans(13) Software and Services Consumer Durables and Apparel Second Lien Senior Secured Loans Health Care Services Financial Services

  13. Slide 13: Portfolio Activity

    Portfolio Activity Gross Commitments by Asset Class Exits of Commitments by Asset Class 100% 3% 5% 3% 100% 1% 3% 2% 4% 6% 4% 3% 9% 2% 10% 15% 11% 3% 4% 7% 15% 18% 3% 8% 6% 2% 4% 8% 3% 2% 80% 80% 10% 2% 3% 6% 37% 17% 4% 1% 9% 13% 3% 2% 1% % 4% 14% 5% 21% 60% 60% 3% 7% 40% 40% 82% 83% 71% 70% 70% 72%

  14. Slide 14: Portfolio Company EBITDA and Credit Statistics

    Portfolio Company EBITDA and Credit Statistics 12.0x $400.0 10.0x $307.7 $294.0 $300.0 $275.4 8.0x ($ Millions) $213.3 6.3x 6.3x 6.2x 6.1x 6.1x 6.0x $179.7 $200.0 $146.6 $147.0 $152.5 $131.3 $138.5 4.0x $100.0 2.4x 2.0x 2.0x 1.8x 1.7x 1.6x 0.0x $0.0 Q2-22 Q3-22 Q4-22 Q1-23 Q2-23* Portfolio Weighted

  15. Slide 15: Portfolio By Grade

    Portfolio By Grade(24) % by Fair Value % by Number of Companies 100% 100% 13% 15% 16% 17% 17% 90% 20% 20% 23% 23% 90% 24% 80% 80% 70% 70% 60% 60% 50% 50% 70% 78% 75% 70% 70% 75% 75% 70% 68% 70% 40% 40% 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 9% 8% 4% 6% 9% 6% 6% 6% 4% 1% 5% 1% 2% 1% 5% 4% 4% 5% 5% 0% 0% Q2-22 Q3-22

  16. Slide 16: Loans on Non-Accrual Status

    Loans on Non-Accrual Status Amortized Cost Fair Value 5.0% $600 5.0% $600 $496 $500 $500 4.0% 4.0% $444 $372 $400 $400 3.0% $338 3.0% ($ Millions) ($ Millions) $328 $300 $277 $300 $241 $239 2.0% 2.3% 2.0% 2.1% $194 $200 $180 $200 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.0% 1.0% 1.3% $100 1.1% 1.1% $100 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% $0 0.

  17. Slide 17: Investment Activity from July 1, 2023 through July 19, 2023

    Investment Activity from July 1, 2023 through July 19, 2023 Ares Capital made approximately $211 million of new investment commitments • 38% were in first lien senior secured loans, 13% were in second lien senior secured loans and 49% were in preferred equity • 51% were floating rate and 49% were fi

  18. Slide 18: Backlog and Pipeline

    Backlog and Pipeline • As of July 19, 2023, Ares Capital had a backlog and pipeline of approximately $425 million and $45 million, respectively(25) • The following is a breakdown of the backlog and pipeline by asset class and by industry Asset Class Industry 8% 10% 5% 6% 14% 35% 7% 54% 10% 22% 12% 1

  19. Slide 19: Debt Summary

    Debt Summary As of 3/31/23 As of 6/30/23 Aggregate Aggregate Weighted Principal Carrying Principal Carrying Average Amount Principal Value of Amount Principal Value of Stated Committed/ Amount Outstanding Committed/ Amount Outstanding Interest (dollar amounts in millions) Outstanding(27) Outstanding

  20. Slide 20: Debt Summary

    Debt Summary Debt Maturities* ($ in millions) $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 (30) $2,037 (30) $1,303 $2,000 (30) $84 $1,000 $2,150 $1,850 $1,950** $900 (30) $224 $403 $500 $0 $— — 2023 2024 $— 2025 $— 2026 2027 $— Thereafter As of June 30, 2023 Convertible Unsecured Notes Other Unsecured Notes Secured Revolvi

  21. Slide 21: Quarterly Dividends

    Quarterly Dividends $0.60 $0.50 $0.03 $0.48 $0.48 $0.48 $0.48 $0.03 $0.03 $0.03 $0.02 $0.02 $0.43 $0.40 $0.42 $0.42 $0.41 $0.41 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.30 $0.20 $0.10 $0.00 (31) Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20 Q1-21 Q2-21 Q3-21 Q4-21 Q1-22 Q2-22 Q3-22 Q4-22 Q1-23 Q2-23

  22. Slide 22: Corporate Data

    Corporate Data Board of Directors Investment Committee Corporate Officers Research Coverage Corporate Counsel MICHAEL AROUGHETI MARK AFFOLTER MICHAEL AROUGHETI BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Co-Chairman and Executive Vice President Partner, Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending Co-Chair

  23. Slide 23: Reconciliations of GAAP Net Income Per Share to Core EPS

    Reconciliations of GAAP Net Income Per Share to Core EPS The following are reconciliations of net income per share computed in accordance with GAAP to core earnings per share: For the Three Months Ended 6/30/23 3/31/23 12/31/22 9/30/22 6/30/22 (1)(2) GAAP net income per share $ 0.61 $ 0.52 $ 0.34 $

  24. Slide 24: Endnotes

    Endnotes 1) Per share amounts and weighted average shares outstanding are basic. The basic weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 were approximately 547 million, 534 million, 514 million, 5

  25. Slide 25: Endnotes (cont'd)

    Endnotes (cont'd) 11) Excludes realized and unrealized gains (losses), incentive fees attributable to net realized and unrealized gains (losses) and income tax expense, including excise taxes. Fixed charges include interest and credit facility fees expense and amortization of debt issuance costs. 12

  26. Slide 26: Endnotes (cont'd)

    Endnotes (cont'd) 22) The interest coverage ratio represents portfolio companies' LTM EBITDA as a multiple of implied annualized cash interest expense based on the borrowing levels and market rates at quarter end. The portfolio weighted average interest coverage ratio is weighted based on the fair v

  27. Slide 27: Endnotes (cont'd)

    Endnotes (cont'd) 30) See Note 5 to Ares Capital's consolidated financial statements included in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 for more information regarding each of Ares Capital's secured revolving facilities. 31) Declared. The third quarter 2023 regular divi

  28. Slide 28: Ares Capital Corporation

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