Trinity Capital Inc. · NASDAQ:TRIN

Trinity Capital — Q1 2024 Earnings Presentation

36 slides from Trinity Capital's earnings presentation, May 1, 2024

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter 2024 Investor Presentation

    First Quarter 2024 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

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  4. Slide 4: Trinity Capital Overview

    TRINITY CAPITAL OVERVIEW Diversified financial solutions to growth-stage companies | NASDAQ – TRIN, TRINL, TRINZ 15-YEAR MARKET CAP / TRACK P O R T F O L I O (4) L I Q U I D I T Y (4) R E C O R D (1) DIVIDEND YIELD $1,010.8M $3.2B Fundings $750.6M $172.0M Secured Loans Market C a p (3) Available 68

  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 differentiate its financing solutions Business Development Company (“BDC”) Trinity’s foundation was built on its successful investment track record supporting growt

  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: Entrenched Industry Relationships

    ENTRENCHED INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS 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 intercreditor agreements with the banks Combining with bank debt results in a lower blended c

  8. Slide 8: Underwriting Approach and Risk Mitigation

    UNDERWRITING APPROACH AND RISK MITIGATION Disciplined investment approach keeps our annualized loss rate at 26 bps, which is more than offset by realized gains on warrant and equity investments (1) CAPITALIZATION FINANCIALS DEBT STRUCTURE Investor Syndicate Revenue & Collateral Gross Margins Cash Li

  9. Slide 9: Secured Term Loans

    SECURED TERM LOANS Select Examples Axiom Space is developing the world’s first Term Loans commercial space station. ▪ Investor Syndicate C5 Capital, TQS Advisors, Declaration Partners, 01 SECURED LOANS Boryung Pharma, Aljazira Capital Lien on all assets including IP ▪ Use of Loan General corporate p

  10. Slide 10: Equipment Financings

    EQUIPMENT FINANCINGS Select Examples Athletic Brewing brews high-quality, great-tasting Equipment Financings non-alcoholic craft beer. ▪ Investor Syndicate Alliance Consumer Growth, TRB Advisors, Keurig Dr 01 COMPANIES WITH Pepper CAPEX REQUIREMENTS ▪ Use of Equipment Financing Mission-critical hard

  11. Slide 11: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  12. Slide 12: Q1 2024 Highlights

    Q1 2024 HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Total Investment Income of $50.5M ▪ Net Investment Income (“NII”) of $25.2M Robust ▪ Net Interest Margin (“NIM”) of 12.2% ▪ Earnings ▪ NII per share of $0.54 provides 105.9% of regular distribution coverage Increased the first quarter regular dividend distribution to $0.51 per s

  13. Slide 13: Solid Shareholder Returns

    SOLID SHAREHOLDER RETURNS DIVIDEND GROWTH $8.00 $0.55 $0.51 $0.50 $0.49 $0.48 $0.50 $0.47 $7.00 $0.46 $0.45 $0.70 $0.45 $0.42 $0.70 $6.00 $0.40 $0.70 $0.40 $0.36 $0.33 $0.65 $0.35 Net Investment Income covered $5.00 $0.60 regular dividend by 105.9% in 1Q24 $0.29 $0.28 $0.60 $0.30 $0.27 $0.27 $0.27 $

  14. Slide 14: Quarterly Income Statement

    QUARTERLY INCOME STATEMENT For the three months ended (In thousands, except per share amounts) 03/31/2024 12/31/2023 09/30/2023 06/30/2023 03/31/2023 Total Investment Income $ 50,453 $ 47,834 $ 46,438 $ 46,045 $ 41,538 Interest expense and other debt financing costs 12,144 10,446 10,783 11,985 11,08

  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 $50,000 4.0% $45,000 8.4% 11.2% $1,400 16.7% 16.7% 17.0% 9.7% 22.9% 16.2% $40,000 5.6% 15.8% 16.4% 14.8% $1,200 16.0% 18.0% 15.0% $35,000 19.4% 15.5% 15.3% 15.0% $1,000

  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% 18.4% 17.6% 16.5% 16.9% 16.1% 15.4% 14.3% 15.0% 13.5% 12.0% 10.9% 11.4% 9.7% 10.2% 9.5% 8.9% 10.0% 8.2% 8.0% 8.3% 7.7% 7.6% 7.5%

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

    NET INVESTMENT INCOME (NII) PER SHARE BRIDGE (1) (1) Includes the impact of share activity and equity incentive plans. © 2024 Trinity Capital Inc. | 17

  18. Slide 18: Quarterly Balance Sheet

    QUARTERLY BALANCE SHEET (In thousands, except per share amounts) 03/31/2024 12/31/2023 09/30/2023 06/30/2023 03/31/2023 Assets Total investments at fair value $ 1,363,862 $ 1,275,180 $ 1,116,552 $ 1,148,018 $ 1,091,531 Cash and cash equivalents 11,967 4,761 7,230 12,268 8,344 Interest receivable 13,

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

    NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) PER SHARE BRIDGE Earnings and Investment Portfolio Share Distributions Performance Impact(1) (1) Includes the impact of share activity and equity incentive plans. © 2024 Trinity Capital Inc. | 19

  20. Slide 20: Debt Capital Structure

    DEBT CAPITAL STRUCTURE Diversified Borrowings ($ in millions) as of March 31, 2024 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

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  22. Slide 22: Portfolio Diversification

    PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION Diversified across investment type, transaction size, industry and geography Investment Type(1) Transaction Size(1)(2) 5.5% Loans 34.7% 30.5% Greater than $30M 74.1% Equipment Financing $15M - $30M 20.4% Equity & Warrants Less than $15M 34.8% Industry Type(1) Geographic All

  23. Slide 23: Portfolio Trends

    PORTFOLIO TRENDS FIXED VS FLOATING DEBT INVESTMENTS (1) TOTAL PORTFOLIO BY INVESTMENT TYPE (2 ) Floating Fixed Loans Equipment Financing Equity & Warrants $1,350,000 5.5% 4.2% 27.9% 26.2% 24.6% $1,200,000 30.0% 31.0% 20.4% 4.2% 4.1% 4.7% $1,050,000 26.4% 21.3% 20.0% $900,000 21.9% IN THOUSANDS $750,

  24. Slide 24: Disciplined Credit Rating

    DISCIPLINED CREDIT RATING Consistent and Disciplined Underwriting Standards $1,500 3.5 $1,250 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 $1,000 2.5 $750 Total Debt Investments (FV, $ in million) (1) $1,214 $1,279 2.0 Weighted Investment Credit Rating $500 $1,043 $1,094 $1,056 $250 1.5 $0 1.0 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 C

  25. Slide 25: Interest Rate Sensitivity

    INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY ANNUALI ZED INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY ($ in thousands, except per share data) $20,000 $0.40 75.4% floating rate debt $0.30 $15,000 $0.30 investment portfolio as $10,000 $0.16 $0.20 $14,507 of March 31, 2024 (1) $5,000 $0.10 $7,555 $- $- $(5,492) $(5,000) $(8,771) $(0.10) $(

  26. Slide 26: Hypothetical Warrant Upside

    HYPOTHETICAL WARRANT UPSIDE For Illustration Purposes Only 2X MULTIPLE 153 Warrant Positions in 96 Portfolio Companies • Proceeds of $61.1 million (2X) • Potential gain of $14.1 million ▪ GAAP fair value ~ $39.9 million or $0.29 per share ▪ GAAP cost ~ $32.9 million ▪ ~ $61.1 million in nominal exer

  27. Slide 27: Diversified Portfolio

    DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO Select List of Current & Historical Investments © 2024 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 (1) $400 25,000 $350 19,078 20,000 $300 17,709 Dollars Invested ($ in billions) 15,580 $250 # of Deals 13,652 13,759 15,000 12,598 $200 11,881 11,871 11,171 11,015 10,000 $150 $100 3,925 5,000 $50 $74 $87 $84 $91 $146 $152 $173 $350 $242 $166 $37 $- - 2014

  30. Slide 30: Venture Capital Fundraising

    VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDRAISING US VC Fundraising Activity (1) $200 $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $41 $40 $50 $44 $72 $74 $90 $184 $188 $82 $9 $- 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Capital raised ($ in billions) (1) As of March 31, 2024, per Pitchbook NVCA Venture Monitor

  31. Slide 31: Venture Debt Market

    VENTURE DEBT MARKET US Venture Debt Deal Activity (1) $45 3,000 $40 2,388 2,500 2,173 $35 1,836 Dollars Invested ($ in billions) $30 2,000 1,769 1,647 # of Deals $25 1,562 1,375 1,423 1,500 1,367 $20 1,090 $15 1,000 $10 500 323 $5 $11 $15 $13 $12 $27 $27 $31 $43 $43 $31 $8 $- - 2014 2015 2016 2017 2

  32. Slide 32: Analyst Coverage

    ANALYST COVERAGE

  33. Slide 33: Extensive Industry Analyst Coverage

    EXTENSIVE INDUSTRY ANALYST COVERAGE Followed by eight firms Paul Johnson Finian O’Shea Mitchell Penn Vi l a s Ab r a h a m (initiated coverage 2/23/2021) (initiated coverage 2/23/2021) (initiated coverage 5/3/2021) (initiated coverage 2/23/2021) B r yc e R o w e Christopher Nolan C a s e y Al e x a

  34. Slide 34: Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

  35. Slide 35: Regulation & Structure

    REGULATION & STRUCTURE Trinity Capital Inc. is an Internally Managed BDC regulated 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 In

  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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