Capital Southwest Corporation · NASDAQ:CSWC

Capital Southwest — Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Capital Southwest's earnings presentation, May 24, 2022

  1. Slide 1: Capital Southwest Corporation Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation

    Capital Southwest Corporation Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation May 23, 2022 8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1100 | Dallas, Texas 75225 | 214.238.5700 | capitalsouthwest.com

  2. Slide 2: Important Notices

    Important Notices • These materials and any presentation of which they form a part are neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of Capital Southwest. • These materials and the presentations of which they are a part, and the summaries contained herein, do n

  3. Slide 3: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements • This presentation contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the business, market conditions, financial condition and results of operations of Capital Southwest, the anticipated investment strategies and investments of Capital Southwest, and fut

  4. Slide 4: Conference Call Participants

    Conference Call Participants Bowen S. Diehl President and Chief Executive Officer Michael S. Sarner Chief Financial Officer Chris Rehberger VP Finance / Treasurer Page 4

  5. Slide 5: CSWC Company Overview

    CSWC Company Overview CSWC is a middle-market lending firm focused on supporting the acquisition and growth of middle-market companies across the capital structure • CSWC was formed in 1961, and elected to be regulated as a BDC in 1988 • Publicly traded on Nasdaq: Common Stock (“CSWC”) • Internally

  6. Slide 6: Fiscal Year 2022 Highlights

    Fiscal Year 2022 Highlights Financial Highlights • 18% FY 2022 Total Return to Shareholders ◦ $2.52 in total dividends per share paid during the year • NAV per share increased to $16.86 from $16.01 in prior year, an increase of 5% • Investments at Fair Value of $937 MM compared to $688 MM in prior y

  7. Slide 7: Q4 2022 Highlights

    Q4 2022 Highlights Financial Highlights • Q4 2022 Pre-Tax Net Investment Income (“NII”) of $12.0 MM or $0.50 Per Share • Paid $0.48 per share Regular Dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 ◦ Announced Regular Dividend of $0.48 per share and declared $0.15 per share Special Dividend for the qu

  8. Slide 8: Dividend Per Share

    Track Record of Consistent Dividends Continues • In the Last Twelve Months Ending 3/31/22, CSWC generated $1.90 per share in Pre-Tax NII and paid out $1.82 per share in Regular Dividends • Cumulative Pre-Tax NII Regular Dividend Coverage of 107% since the 2015 Spin-Off • Total Special and Supplement

  9. Slide 9: History of Value Creation

    History of Value Creation Total Value (Net Asset Value + Cumulative Dividends Paid) Increase of $10.59 at 3/31/22 from 9/30/15 Spin-off of CSWI $30 $28.27 $24.90 $25 $22.71 $8.00 $21.97 $20.90 $6.18 $2.93 $20 $18.63 $1.56 $4.53 $17.68 $17.38 $0.26 $1.16 $3.41 $0.57 $0.04 $0.26 $2.71 $2.31 $15 $10 $1

  10. Slide 10: Two Pronged Investment Strategy

    Two Pronged Investment Strategy CORE: Lower Middle Market (“LMM”): CSWC led or Club Deals ◦ Companies with EBITDA between $3 MM and $20 MM ◦ Typical leverage of 2.0x – 4.0x Debt to EBITDA through CSWC debt position ◦ Commitment size up to $35 MM with hold sizes generally $5 MM to $35 MM ◦ Both Spons

  11. Slide 11: Credit Portfolio Heavily Weighted Towards First Lien Investments

    Credit Portfolio Heavily Weighted Towards First Lien Investments 93% of Credit Portfolio as of 3/31/22 in first lien senior secured loans Credit Portfolio Heavily Weighted to First Lien $1,000.0 $794 $800.0 $745 $689 $671 $600.0 $573 $ (Millions) $521 $531 $487 $474 $456 $387 93% $400.0 $368 $382 91

  12. Slide 12: Q4 2022 Originations

    Q4 2022 Originations $102.8 MM in total new committed investments to three new portfolio companies and ten existing portfolio companies • $70.0 MM funded at close Portfolio Originations Q4 2022 Total Debt Total Equity Unfunded Funded at Close Funded at Close Commitments at Debt Yield to Name Industr

  13. Slide 13: Track Record of CSWC Exits Continues

    Track Record of CSWC Exits Continues $49.2 MM in total proceeds from four debt prepayments • During the quarter, CSWC received four debt prepayments generating total proceeds of $49.2 MM and weighted average IRR of 12.9% • Cumulative IRR of 14.4% on 60 portfolio company exits generating $694.4 MM in

  14. Slide 14: CSWC Portfolio Asset Mix by Market

    CSWC Portfolio Asset Mix by Market Maintaining appropriate portfolio leverage while receiving attractive risk adjusted returns Investment Portfolio - Statistics Q4 2022 (in $000's) 12/31/2021 3/31/2022 Total CSWC Total CSWC Portfolio Portfolio Number of Portfolio Companies 70 72 Total Cost $810,800

  15. Slide 15: Quarter-over-Quarter Investment Rating Migration

    Quarter-over-Quarter Investment Rating Migration Over 95% of all debt investments are currently rated a "1" or "2" as credit portfolio continues to demonstrate strong performance Investment Rating Investment Rating Investment Rating 12/31/2021 3/31/2022 Upgrades Downgrades Fair % of Fair % of Fair %

  16. Slide 16: CSWC Portfolio Mix as of March 31, 2022 at Fair Value

    CSWC Portfolio Mix as of March 31, 2022 at Fair Value Current investment portfolio of $936.6 MM continues to be diverse across industries Current Investment Portfolio (By Type) Current Investment Portfolio (By Industry) Equity (b) 9% Business Services 13% Second Lien 6% I-45 SLF (a) 6% Transportatio

  17. Slide 17: I-45 SLF Portfolio Overview

    I-45 SLF Portfolio Overview I-45 SLF loan portfolio of $176.7 MM is 97% first lien with average hold size of 2.4% of the I-45 portfolio Current I-45 SLF Portfolio (By Type) Current I-45 SLF Portfolio (By Industry) Business Services 3% 15% Telecommunications 10% Healthcare Products 10% 97% Telecommun

  18. Slide 18: Income Statement

    Income Statement Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands, except per share amounts) 6/30/21 9/30/21 12/31/21 3/31/22 Investment Income Interest Income $14,626 $16,100 $16,921 $17,611 PIK Interest Income 975 879 814 543 Dividend Income 2,657 2,070 1,714 1,961 Fees and Ot

  19. Slide 19: Operating Leverage Trend

    Operating Leverage Trend Continue to realize operating efficiencies of internally managed structure $1,000 $974 4.9% 5% Operating Expenses as % of Avg Assets $800 $736 4.2% Total Assets ($MM) $600 $585 4% 3.7% $552 $417 $400 $326 3.0% $284 2.8% 3% $200 2.4% 2.2% $0 2% FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY19 FY20 FY2

  20. Slide 20: NAV per Share Bridge for Quarter Ended 3/31/22

    NAV per Share Bridge for Quarter Ended 3/31/22 $17 $0.32 $0.02 $16.86 $0.50 $0.25 $0.06 $16.19 $(0.48) $16 Earnings / Dividends Investment Portfolio Corporate $0.02 per Share $0.31 per Share $0.34 per Share $15 are com e den d fol io fol io anc e rat e are /Sh vi rt ort ssu rpo /Sh A V n t In Di Po

  21. Slide 21: Significant Unused Debt Capacity with Long-Term Duration

    Significant Unused Debt Capacity with Long-Term Duration Earliest debt maturity occurs in January 2026 Facility Total Commitments Interest Rate Maturity Principal Drawn Undrawn Commitment January 2026 Notes (1) $140.0 MM 4.50% January 2026 $140.0 MM N/A I-45 Credit Facility (2) $150.0 MM L + 2.15% M

  22. Slide 22: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands, except per share amounts) 6/30/21 9/30/21 12/31/21 3/31/22 Assets Portfolio Investments $798,647 $818,218 $876,765 $936,614 Cash & Cash Equivalents 16,543 26,840 18,668 11,431 Other Assets 20,858 21,764 17,122 25,91

  23. Slide 23: Portfolio Statistics

    Portfolio Statistics Continuing to build a well performing credit portfolio Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands) 6/30/21 9/30/21 12/31/21 3/31/22 Portfolio Statistics Fair Value of Debt Investments $671,257 $689,421 $744,681 $793,834 Average Debt Investment Hold Siz

  24. Slide 24: Investment Income Detail

    Investment Income Detail Constructing a portfolio of investments with recurring cash yield Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands) 6/30/21 9/30/21 12/31/21 3/31/22 Investment Income Breakdown Cash Interest $13,939 $15,370 $16,164 $16,785 Cash Dividends 2,657 2,069 1,71

  25. Slide 25: Key Financial Metrics

    Key Financial Metrics Strong Pre-Tax Net Investment Income and Return on Equity driven by net portfolio growth and investment performance Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended 6/30/21 9/30/21 12/31/21 3/31/22 Key Financial Metrics Pre-Tax Net Investment Income Per Wtd Avg Diluted S

  26. Slide 26: CSWC Portfolio Well Positioned for Rising Interest Rate Environment

    CSWC Portfolio Well Positioned for Rising Interest Rate Environment Fixed vs. Floating Portfolio Exposure (1) 2% 98% Fixed Floating Change in Base Interest Illustrative Annual Illustrative Annual NII Rates NII Change ($'s) Change (Per Share) (25 bps) $561,919 $0.02 25 bps $1,055,146 $0.04 50 bps $2,

  27. Slide 27: Corporate Information

    Corporate Information Board of Directors Senior Management Fiscal Year End Interested Directors Bowen S. Diehl March 31 Bowen S. Diehl President & Chief Executive Officer Independent Directors Independent Auditor David R. Brooks Michael S. Sarner RSM US LLP Christine S. Battist Chief Financial Offic

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