Trinity Capital Inc. · NASDAQ:TRIN

Trinity Capital — Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation

36 slides from Trinity Capital's earnings presentation, May 4, 2023

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter 2023 Investor Presentation

    First Quarter 2023 Investor Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements | Disclaimer

    FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS | DISCLAIMER Trinity Capital Inc. (the “Company”) cautions that this presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and assumptions about future events, and which are not based in historical fact. The forward-looking statements i

  3. Slide 3: Company Overview

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

  4. Slide 4: Trinity Capital Overview

    TRINITY CAPITAL OVERVIEW Diversified financial solutions to growth stage companies | NASDAQ – TRIN, TRINL 15 YEAR MARKET CAP / TRACK P O R T F O L I O (2) L I Q U I D I T Y (2) R E C O R D (1) DIVIDEND YIELD $808.0M $2.4B Fundings $443.1M $174.8M Secured Loans Market C a p (3) Available 59 Companies

  5. Slide 5: The Trinity Platform

    THE TRINITY PLATFORM In an evolving market, platform diversification further strengthens Trinity’s position to capture market share and differentiates its financing solutions Business Development Company (“BDC”) Trinity’s foundation was built on its successful investment track record supporting grow

  6. Slide 6: Why Is Trinity Different

    WHY IS TRINITY DIFFERENT We understand the growth stage world and provide more than money to our portfolio company partners § Highly experienced executive team with startup experience Deep Operating § Decades of in-depth high-tech experience Experience § Numerous U.S. and International patents issue

  7. Slide 7: Partnership with Top VCs and Technology Banks

    PARTNERSHIP WITH TOP VCs AND TECHNOLOGY BANKS Multiple shared portfolio companies with top Venture Capital Firms Relationships with top market share banks catering to majority of VC-backed companies We have established inter-creditor agreements with the banks Combining with bank debt results in a lo

  8. Slide 8: Underwriting Approach and Risk Mitigation

    UNDERWRITING APPROACH AND RISK MITIGATION Disciplined investment approach keeps our annualized loss rate at 24 bps and is more than offset by realized gains on warrant/equity investments (1) CAPITALIZATION FINANCIALS DEBT STRUCTURE Investor Syndicate Revenue & Collateral Gross Margins Cash Life Fund

  9. Slide 9: Secured Term Loans

    SECURED TERM LOANS Select Examples Term Loans Axiom Space is developing the world’s first commercial space station. § Investor Syndicate 01 C5 Capital, TQS Advisors, Declaration Partners, SECURED LOANS Boryung Pharma Partner with the banks § Use of Loan General corporate purposes 02 BACKED BY Mainsp

  10. Slide 10: Equipment Financing

    EQUIPMENT FINANCING Select Examples Emerald Cloud Lab is a remote-controlled life Equipment Financing science laboratory that allows scientists to conduct their experiments without being anchored to a physical lab. § Investor Syndicate 01 COMPANIES WITH CAPEX REQUIREMENTS Manufacturing equipment and

  11. Slide 11: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  12. Slide 12: Q1 2023 Highlights

    Q1 2023 HIGHLIGHTS § Total Investment Income of $41.5M § Net Investment Income (“NII”) of $19.3M Robust § Net Interest Margin (“NIM”) of 11.1% Earnings § § NII per share of $0.55 provides 117.0% of regular distribution coverage Increased the fourth quarter regular dividend distribution to $0.47 per

  13. Slide 13: Solid Shareholder Returns

    SOLID SHAREHOLDER RETURNS DIVIDEND GROWTH $6.00 $0.50 $0.47 $0.46 $0.45 $0.45 $0.42 $5.00 $0.40 $0.60 $0.40 $0.36 $0.60 $0.33 $0.35 $4.00 $0.29 $0.45 Net Investment Income covered $0.28 $0.30 $0.27 $0.27 $0.27 regular dividend by 117.0% in 1Q23 $0.30 $3.00 $0.25 $0.22 $0.15 $4.49 $0.20 Nine consecut

  14. Slide 14: Quarterly Income Statement

    QUARTERLY INCOME STATEMENT For the three months ended (In thousands, except per share amounts) 03/31/2023 12/31/2022 09/30/2022 06/30/2022 03/31/2022 Total Investment Income $41,538 $41,509 $38,689 $33,458 $31,845 Interest expense and other debt financing costs 11,081 10,284 9,306 7,761 6,798 Compen

  15. Slide 15: Income Source & Portfolio Yield Trends

    INCOME SOURCE & PORTFOLIO YIELD TRENDS Strong Yields Produce Solid Investment Income SOURCES OF INVESTMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO YIELDS ($ in thousands) $45,000 $1,200 18.0% $40,000 8.3% 5.6% 16.3% 17.0% 11.0% $1,000 $35,000 19.4% 15.5% 16.0% 19.1% 15.2% 15.2% 7.1% $30,000 20.4% 15.0% 20.7% $800 13.8% 14

  16. Slide 16: NII Returns and Use of Leverage

    NII RETURNS AND USE OF LEVERAGE N I I R E T U R N O N AV E R A G E A S S E T S ( R O A A ) (1) & N I I R E T U R N O N AV E R A G E E Q U I T Y ( R O A E ) (2) 20.0% 17.9% 16.5% 15.4% 14.3% 15.0% 13.5% 12.0% 11.4% 10.9% 9.7% 10.2% 9.5% 8.9% 10.0% 8.2% 7.7% 6.5% 6.4% 6.7% 6.8% 6.8% 5.6% 6.0% 4.8% 5.0

  17. Slide 17: Net Investment Income (NII) per Share Bridge

    NET INVESTMENT INCOME (NII) PER SHARE BRIDGE R E C O N C IL IAT IO N O F Q U A R T E R LY N II P E R S H A R E Increase Decrease Total $0.70 $0.65 $0.62 $0.00 $0.60 $(0.02) $0.55 $0.55 $(0.04) $(0.01) $0.50 $0.45 $0.40 $0.35 $0.30 4Q22 NII Change in Change in Change in Impact of 1Q23 NII per Share I

  18. Slide 18: Balance Sheet

    BALANCE SHEET (In thousands, except per share amounts) 03/31/2023 12/31/2022 09/30/2022 06/30/2022 03/31/2022 Assets Total investments at fair value $ 1,091,531 $ 1,094,386 $ 1,042,175 $ 1,051,074 $919,348 Cash and cash equivalents 8,344 10,612 34,141 13,226 28,684 Interest receivable 10,450 9,971 8

  19. Slide 19: Net Asset Value (NAV) per Share Bridge

    NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) PER SHARE BRIDGE Reconciliation of Quarterly NAV per Share Increase Decrease Total $14.00 $13.80 $0.55 $13.60 $13.40 $0.09 $0.01 $13.20 $13.15 ($0.47) ($0.01) $13.07 $13.00 ($0.25) $12.80 Earnings and Investment Portfolio Share $12.60 Distributions Performance Impact(1) $12.40

  20. Slide 20: Debt Capital Structure

    DEBT CAPITAL STRUCTURE Diversified Borrowings ($ in millions) as of March 31, 2023 Debt Outstanding Undrawn Funding Source Stated Maturity Interest Rate Commitment Principal Commitment Notes: 2025 Unsecured Notes(1) $182.5 $182.5 - January 16, 2025(2) 7.00% Convertible Notes $50.0 $50.0 - December 1

  21. Slide 21: Portfolio Highlights

    J//////// PORTFOLIO HIGHLIG

  22. Slide 22: Portfolio Diversification

    PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION As of March 31, 2023 I n d u s t r y D i v e r s i f i c a t i o n (1) Geography Diversification (1) Green Technology Joint Venture(2) International Finance and Insurance 0.5% 6.3% 14.0% 18.3% Food and Agriculture Technologies Real Estate Technology 39.0% 4.1% 11.5% Life Sc

  23. Slide 23: Portfolio Trends

    PORTFOLIO TRENDS FIXED VS FLOATING DEBT INVESTMENTS ( 1 ) TOTAL PORTFOLIO BY INVESTMENT TYPE ( 2 ) Fixed Floating Loans Equipment Finance Equity & Warrants 4.1% 4.1% $1,000,000 5.4% 4.3% 22.5% 21.9% 7.2% 21.4% 23.6% 59.6% $800,000 64.4% 62.2% 22.2% 67.5% 70.0% IN THOUSANDS $600,000 $400,000 73.2% 73

  24. Slide 24: Hypothetical Warrant Upside

    HYPOTHETICAL WARRANT UPSIDE For Illustration Purposes Only 2X MULTIPLE 135 Warrant Positions in 82 Portfolio Companies • Proceeds of $47.6 million (2X) • Potential gain of $13.2 million § GAAP fair value ~ $27.0 million or $0.37 per share § GAAP cost ~ $21.3 million § ~ $47.6 million in nominal exer

  25. Slide 25: Disciplined Credit Rating

    DISCIPLINED CREDIT RATING Consistent and Disciplined Underwriting Standards $1,100 3.5 $1,000 3.1 3.0 2.9 $900 2.8 2.8 3.0 $800 $700 2.5 $600 Total Debt Investments (FV, $ in million) (1) $500 $995 $997 $1,049 $1,043 $854 2.0 Weighted Investment Credit Rating $400 $300 $200 1.5 $100 $0 1.0 1Q22 2Q22

  26. Slide 26: Interest Rate Sensitivity

    INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY ANNUALIZED INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY ($ in thousands, except per share data) $15,000 $0.40 $0.30 70.0% floating rate debt $0.30 $10,000 investment portfolio as $0.15 $0.20 $10,800 $5,000 $0.10 of March 31, 2023 (1) $5,400 $- $- $(5,577) $(0.10) $(5,000) $(11,033) $(0.16) $(

  27. Slide 27: Diversified Portfolio

    DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO Select List of Current & Historical Investments © 2023 Trinity Capital Inc. | 27

  28. Slide 28: Venture Capital and Lending Market

    VENTURE CAPITAL AND LENDING MARKET

  29. Slide 29: Venture Capital Market

    VENTURE CAPITAL MARKET US VC Deal Activity $400 20,000 18,798 18,610 18,000 $350 16,000 $300 13,582 13,478 14,000 Dollars Invested ($ in billions) 12,485 $250 11,875 11,771 # of Deals 11,156 10,923 12,000 10,052 $200 10,000 8,000 $150 6,000 $100 3,888 4,000 $50 2,000 $146 $150 $171 $346 $246 $50 $74

  30. Slide 30: Venture Capital Fundraising

    VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDRAISING US VC Fundraising Activity $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $12 $20 $159 $171 $23 $37 $44 $51 $46 $62 $73 $92 $- 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Capital raised ($ in billions) * As of March 31, 2023 Source: Pitchbook NVCA Venture Monitor Q1 2023

  31. Slide 31: Venture Debt Market

    VENTURE DEBT MARKET US Venture Debt Deal Activity $40 3,781 4,000 3,260 $35 3,308 3,500 2,977 2,924 $30 2,804 3,000 2,711 2,646 Dollars Invested ($ in billions) $25 2,500 # of Deals 2,122 $20 2,000 1,713 $15 1,500 $10 1,000 $5 384 500 $12 $17 $16 $15 $27 $34 $34 $34 $34 $8 $4 $- - 2013 2014 2015 201

  32. Slide 32: Analyst Coverage

    ANALYST COVERAGE

  33. Slide 33: Extensive Industry Analyst Coverage

    EXTENSIVE INDUSTRY ANALYST COVERAGE Followed by seven firms Ryan Lynch Fi ni an O’ Shea Mi tchel l Penn Vi l as Abr aham (initiated coverage 2/23/2021) (initiated coverage 2/23/2021) (initiated coverage 5/3/2021) (initiated coverage 2/23/2021) Br yce Rowe Chr i stopher Nol an Casey Al exander (initi

  34. Slide 34: Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

  35. Slide 35: Regulation & Structure

    REGULATION & STRUCTURE Trinity Capital Inc. is an Internally Managed BDC under the 1940 Act and has elected to be treated as a RIC for Federal Income Tax Purposes beginning with its Taxable Year ending December 31, 2020 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (BDC) § Regulated by the SEC under the Investment C

  36. Slide 36: Thank You

    THANK YOU We look forward to our growing partnership. T R I N I T Y C A P. C O M 3 6

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