Cion Investment Corporation · NYSE:CION

Cion Investment — Q2 2024 Earnings Presentation

31 slides from Cion Investment's earnings presentation, August 2024

  1. Slide 1: CION Investment Corporation Investor Presentation Second Quarter 2024

    CION Investment Corporation Investor Presentation Second Quarter 2024

  2. Slide 2: Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements

    Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements This presentation has been prepared by CĪON Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (the “Company” or “CION”) and may be used for information purposes only. This presentation shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any secu

  3. Slide 3: CION Investment Corporation (CION) at a Glance

    CION Investment Corporation (CION) at a Glance NYSE: CION Size & Scale Strategy Focus • Externally managed • Origination via proprietary • High quality senior secured business development sources and a strong debt financings, primarily company (BDC) with a network of public and first lien market cap

  4. Slide 4: CION Platform Overview

    CION Platform Overview CION Investment Group is a vertically integrated alternative investment manager and retail distribution organization founded in 2011 Key Products CION Investment CION Ares Diversified Corporation Credit Fund Profile Publicly listed business Globally diversified development com

  5. Slide 5: Evolution of CION Investment Corporation

    Evolution of CION Investment Corporation 2012 $1.15B 30+ 0.015% Inception Year Total Equity Raised Advisor Years of Annualized Loss Rate Experience Since Inception1 CION acquires Credit $1,906 $1,865 Suisse Park View $1,723 BDC, Inc. $1,765 $1,754 $1,714 $1,569 $1,089 Apollo Investment Management (“

  6. Slide 6: History of Value Creation

    History of Value Creation 32.06 32.50 29.74 30.04 29.51 30.05 30.93 31.90 $30.00 29.09 29.06 28.66 28.95 28.22 27.73 27.04 26.85 26.50 26.56 26.52 26.23 26.13 26.41 26.02 25.56 25.91 24.85 25.22 25.18 25.46 $25.00 24.04 24.33 23.49 15.67 16.01 16.42 22.67 15.13 21.96 22.29 22.25 21.78 21.86 13.48 14

  7. Slide 7: Credit Portfolio is Focused on First Lien Loans

    Credit Portfolio is Focused on First Lien Loans Senior Secured First Lien Loans Senior Secured Second Lien Loans Other Investments $2.0b $1.82b $1.84b $1.82b $1.79b $1.80b $1.75b $1.74b $1.74b $1.75b $1.73b $1.74b $1.68b $1.67b $1.66b $1.69b $1.63b $1.58b $1.54b $1.52b $1.53b $1.50b $1.5b $ (Billion

  8. Slide 8: Differentiated Investment Platform

    Differentiated Investment Platform CION’s unique platform drives selectivity, efficiency and focus  Direct first lien and club investments based on deep, long-standing relationships with like-minded Sourcing Powered partners, including other leading private and public lenders by Strong Network  In

  9. Slide 9: Sourcing Strategy Drives Selectivity

    Sourcing Strategy Drives Selectivity CION’s open architecture origination approach capitalizes on a deep and diverse network of highly experienced and like-minded partners:  Relationships are deep, long-term and  Private and Public Lenders personal; often date back for decades  Select middle mark

  10. Slide 10: Investment Strategy

    Investment Strategy CION drives investor returns primarily through a first lien focus supplemented with select, opportunistic investments  First lien primarily, with unitranche and second lien CORE  Companies with EBITDA between $20-$75 million; target $20 million initial hold sizes  85.1% senior

  11. Slide 11: Fund Flexibility and Scale are Highly Advantageous

    Fund Flexibility and Scale are Highly Advantageous CION has attractive scale within its niche market along with investing flexibility  At $2.0 billion in total assets(1), CION is a scaled BDC with enough influence to have “a voice at the table”  Flexibility to invest across a borrower’s capital st

  12. Slide 12: Solid Performance and Current Valuation

    Solid Performance and Current Valuation Senior Secured1 Portfolio Yield2 Leverage3 90.0% 86.2% 14.00% 130.0% 124.3% 85.1% 12.86% 117.3% 85.0% 13.00% 12.38% 120.0% 80.0% 110.0% 12.00% 75.0% 100.0% 11.00% 70.0% 90.0% 10.00% 65.0% 80.0% 9.00% 70.0% 60.0% 55.0% 8.00% 60.0% 50.0% 7.00% 50.0% CION BDC Pee

  13. Slide 13: Recent Developments

    Recent Developments  During the three months ended June 30, 2024, CION repurchased 234,982 shares of its common stock under its 10b5-1 trading plan at an average price of $11.37 per share for a total repurchase amount of $2.7 million. Through June 30, 2024, CION repurchased a total of 3,432,817 sha

  14. Slide 14: Conclusion

    Conclusion CION offers investors a differentiated investment platform and strategy built over a decade of operations High-quality portfolio focused on senior secured loans, primarily first lien Sourcing, origination & investment pipeline product of strong network not easily replicated Underwriting a

  15. Slide 15: Second Quarter 2024

    Second Quarter 2024 CION

  16. Slide 16: Second Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended June 30, 2024

    Second Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended June 30, 2024 • Net investment income and earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 were $0.43 per share and $0.42 per share, respectively; • Net asset value per share was $16.08 as of June 30, 2024 compared to $16.05 as of March 31, 2024, an

  17. Slide 17: Selected Financial Highlights

    Selected Financial Highlights ($ in millions) Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Investment portfolio, at fair value(1) $1,823 $1,741 $1,841 $1,728 $1,688 Total debt outstanding(2) $1,070 $1,070 $1,092 $1,008 $986 Net assets $861 $863 $880 $861 $836 Debt-to-equity 1.24x 1.24x 1.24x 1.17x 1.18x

  18. Slide 18: Investment Activity

    Investment Activity • New investment commitments for the quarter were $148 million, of which $137 million were funded and $11 million were unfunded. • New investment commitments were made across 3 new and 16 existing portfolio companies. • Fundings of previously unfunded commitments for the quarter

  19. Slide 19: Portfolio Asset Composition

    Portfolio Asset Composition 15% 13% 14% 0%* 11% 10% 7% 0%* 0%* 1% 1% 0%* 0%* 1% 0%* 2% 0%* 2% 1% 2% 1% 7% 93% 100% 84% 84% 85% 86% 87% 93% 5% 7% 100% 88% * Less than 1%. The discussion of the investment portfolio is at fair value and excludes short term investments. 19

  20. Slide 20: Credit Quality of Investments

    Credit Quality of Investments INTERNAL INVESTMENT RISK RATINGS(1) Q2 2024 NON-ACCRUAL %(1) (% of Total Portfolio, Fair Value) Higher Credit Quality Rating Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 1 1.3% 0.0%* 5.3% 0.0%* 1.9% 2 88.3% 88.5% 87.2% 90.7% 86.6% 3 9.0% 10.4% 6.5% 8.2% 10.7% 4 1.1% 0.7% 0.6

  21. Slide 21: Portfolio Summary

    Portfolio Summary Portfolio Characteristics (as of June 30, 2024)(4) 85.1% Senior PORTFOLIO BY SECURITY TYPE(4) Investment Portfolio Secured Debt Total investments and unfunded commitments $1,900.5 million Investments Unfunded commitments $77.5 million Investments at fair value $1,823.0 million Yiel

  22. Slide 22: Q2 2024 Net Asset Value Bridge

    Q2 2024 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data 22

  23. Slide 23: YTD 2024 Net Asset Value Bridge

    YTD 2024 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data 23

  24. Slide 24: Debt Summary

    Debt Summary $175 million in available capacity within existing senior secured facilities DEBT SCHEDULE DEBT ($ in millions) MATURITIES(4) Total Principal ($ in millions) Commitment Amount Amount Outstanding Interest Rate Maturity Date JPM Credit Facility $675 $550 S + 3.20%(2)(3) 5/15/2025(3) UBS F

  25. Slide 25: Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage

    Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Net Investment Income (per share) $0.45 $0.43 $0.54 $0.43 $0.55 $0.40 $0.60 $0.43 Distribution (per share) $0.31 $0.58(1) $0.34 $0.34 $0.39(1) $0.54(1) $0.34 $0.41(1) Distribution coverag

  26. Slide 26: Quarterly Operating Results

    Quarterly Operating Results All figures in thousands, except share and per share data Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Investment income Interest income(1) $ 53,863 $ 69,654 $ 56,403 $ 63,913 $ 56,813 Dividend income 5,152 27 128 95 52 Fee income 2,342 3,873 3,468 3,532 1,631 Total investment

  27. Slide 27: Quarterly Balance Sheet

    Quarterly Balance Sheet All figures in thousands, except per share data and asset coverage ratio Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Assets Investments, at fair value $ 1,906,125 $ 1,870,837 $ 1,954,270 $ 1,844,877 $ 1,788,462 Cash 9,798 48,482 8,415 6,805 11,515 Interest receivable on investmen

  28. Slide 28: Appendix

    Appendix CION

  29. Slide 29: CION Team Overview

    CION Team Overview Years of Relevant Executive Team Experience Years at CION Background Mark Gatto • Co-Founder, CION Investment Group, LLC 19 12 • Attorney, private practice in NJ Co-Chief Executive Officer • B.A., Montclair State University; J.D. and M.B.A, Seton Hall University Michael A. Reisner

  30. Slide 30: Corporate Information

    Corporate Information Board of Directors Senior Management Corporate Headquarters Research Coverage Mark Gatto Mark Gatto 100 Park Avenue, 25th Floor Finian O’Shea Co-Chairman of the Board Co-Chief Executive Officer New York, NY 10017 Wells Fargo Michael A. Reisner Michael A. Reisner Co-Chairman of

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