Gladstone Investment Corporation - Business Development Company · NASDAQ:GAIN

Gladstone Investment Corporation - Business Development — Gladstone Investment — Q4 2021 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Gladstone Investment Corporation - Business Development's earnings presentation, Mar 31, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Gladstone Investment Quarterly Overview

    GLADSTONE INVESTMENT Quarterly Overview March 31, 2021

  2. Slide 2: Legal Disclaimer

    Legal Disclaimer This presentation may include forward‐looking statements. These forward‐looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any futu

  3. Slide 3: Gladstone Investment Overview

    Gladstone Investment | Overview(1) BDC differentiated through buyout investment strategy • Nasdaq symbol “GAIN” | market cap of $406 million Publicly traded business • Preferred stock listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “GAINL,” with a dividend rate of 6.375% development company • 2026 Notes listed on

  4. Slide 4: Investment Highlights

    Investment Highlights Leveraged buyout investor with history of increasing distributions and realizing capital gains Focus on Risk Management & Equity Value Creation 1 GAIN strives for prudent purchase multiples in companies with strong growth prospects. GAIN’s investment discipline and risk managem

  5. Slide 5: Investment Focus and Process

    Investment Focus and Process • Target stable lower middle market companies with EBITDA of $3 ‐ 20 million • Investment size (debt & equity) up to $30 million (typically 25% equity & 75% debt) • Lead or co‐lead prospective transactions Investment • Focused on cash‐flow positive businesses with proven

  6. Slide 6: Risk Management and Value Creation

    Risk Management and Value Creation GAIN is typically a long‐term investor with a strategy to deploy debt & equity designed to streamline post‐close value creation 1 2 Certainty and Speed to Close Investment Horizon No third‐party capital required to Long term investment horizon as a close transactio

  7. Slide 7: Upside Potential Driven by Focus on Equity Securities

    Upside Potential Driven by Focus on Equity Securities • GAIN’s equity ownership provides further upside to shareholders through prospective capital gains and other income from successful exits • Since inception, GAIN has generated approximately $294 million in net realized gains and dividends on the

  8. Slide 8: Successful Realizations Enhance Shareholder Value

    Successful Realizations Enhance Shareholder Value History of exits generating significant capital gains. GAIN’s target investment mix of 75% debt and 25% equity provides potential for high returns through consistent current yield and capital appreciation at exit. $ in ‘000s Investment Exit Invested

  9. Slide 9: Growing Portfolio and Consistent Investment Income

    Growing Portfolio and Consistent Investment Income From 3/31/2017 to 3/31/2021, we have: • Made investments in 10 new companies, deploying new capital of approximately $288 million(1); • Exited 13 companies, returning approximately $154 million(1) of invested capital and realizing approximately $158

  10. Slide 10: Strong and Growing Monthly and Supplemental Distributions

    Strong and Growing Monthly and Supplemental Distributions • From inception through 3/31/21, GAIN has paid 189 consecutive monthly distributions to common shareholders • Maintained the regular annual distribution run‐rate of $0.84 per common share • In addition to regular distributions, GAIN has also

  11. Slide 11: History of Driving High Shareholder Returns

    History of Driving High Shareholder Returns Return on Equity Outperforming Industry Peers(1) Greater Total Return vs. BDC Peers(2) 290% 5 Year Total Return 25% 168% 250% 210% +120% 20% 170% 48% 130% 90% 15% 14% 50% 11% Mar‐16 Mar‐17 Mar‐18 Mar‐19 Mar‐20 Mar‐21 10% 9% 3 Year Total Return 8% 170% 56%

  12. Slide 12: Financial Highlights

    Financial Highlights Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 Total investment income $ 16,708 $ 17,372 $ 11,840 $ 10,707 Net investment income (loss) (NII/NIL) 3,142 6,255 4,368 4,173 Adjusted net investment income(1) 6,722 8,009 4,820 3,419 Realized gain

  13. Slide 13: Financial Highlights (Non-GAAP Measure)

    Financial Highlights (Non‐GAAP Measure) Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 Amount Net investment income $ 3,142 $ 6,255 $ 4,368 $ 4,173 (+) Capital gains-based incentive fee 3,580 1,754 452 (754) Adjusted net investment income $ 6,722 $ 8,009 $ 4,820

  14. Slide 14: Portfolio is Broad and Diversified

    Portfolio is Broad and Diversified Manufacturing Business Services/Distribution Consumer Products 14

  15. Slide 15: Geographic Diversification

    Geographic Diversification 15

  16. Slide 16: Why own Gladstone Investment's Common Stock?

    Why own Gladstone Investment’s Common Stock? • Annual yield of approximately 6.2% as of May 19, 2021 Consistent Monthly • Increased regular monthly distributions annual run‐rate by 12% since April 2016 to $0.84 per share as Distributions of March 31, 2021 • Supplemental distributions to be made from

  17. Slide 17: Why own Gladstone Investment's Preferred Stock and 2026 Notes?

    Why own Gladstone Investment’s Preferred Stock and 2026 Notes? High Monthly Distributions • Preferred annual dividends on Series E term preferred stock of 6.375%(1) are paid monthly and and Quarterly Interest generally compare favorably to current fixed yield investment alternatives • Annual interes

  18. Slide 18: Corporate Data

    Corporate Data Key Executive Officers Research Coverage Websites David Gladstone Oppenheimer & Co. Gladstone Investment: Chairman & CEO Mitchel Penn www.gladstoneinvestment.com Terry Lee Brubaker Jefferies & Company Vice Chairman & COO Investment Adviser: Kyle Joseph David Dullum www.gladstonemanage

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