Hercules Capital, Inc. · NYSE:HTGC

Hercules Capital — Q2 2020 Earnings Presentation

48 slides from Hercules Capital's earnings presentation, Jul 30, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Second Quarter 2020 Investor Presentation

    July 30, 2020 SECOND QUARTER 2020 INVESTOR PRESENTATION Financing the Growth of Tomorrow’s Companies TodayTM

  2. Slide 2: Important Notice: Forward Looking Statements

    IMPORTANT NOTICE: FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that under Section 27A(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E(b)(2)(B

  3. Slide 3: Hercules Capital

    HERCULES CAPITAL Structure Internally Managed Business Development Company (BDC) IPO Date June 9, 2005 HTGC (NYSE) – Common Stock Institutional Notes PAR $1000.00 • 4.625% Notes due 2022 • 4.77% Notes due 2024 • 4.28% Notes due 2025 • 4.31% Notes due 2025 Retail Notes (Baby Bonds) PAR $25.00 Investm

  4. Slide 4: Second Quarter 2020 Investor Presentation

    SECOND QUARTER 2020 INVESTOR PRESENTATION Key Performance Highlights Company & Strategic Overview Financial Highlights Portfolio Highlights Venture Capital Market Opportunity Analyst Coverage Supplemental Information

  5. Slide 5: Key Performance Highlights

    KEY PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS Kercules. C A PIT AOL

  6. Slide 6: Q2 2020 Highlights

    Q2 2020 HIGHLIGHTS • Net Investment Income (“NII”) of $35.7M, up 1.2% Y-Y Robust Earnings • Total Investment Income of $68.0M, down 1.9% Y-Y • NII per share of $0.32 and 100% distribution coverage • 1YR/3Yr/7YR Total Shareholder Returns(1): -8.3%/7.6%/37.5% • ROAE(1,2,): 12.7% Strong Shareholder Ret

  7. Slide 7: Total Shareholder Return vs. BDCs & Wells Fargo Index

    TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (TSR)vs. BDCs & WELLS FARGO INDEX (b) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 7.6% 44.8% 6.9% 1.1% 37.5% 7.4% 4.3% 0% -8.3% -23.8% -22.4% -17.9% -17.6% -20% -40% 1- Year 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year HTGC Peer Group(a) Wells Fargo BDCS Index (a) Peer Group: AINV, ARCC, BKCC, OCSL, FSK, GBDC, GSBD, MAIN

  8. Slide 8: Delivering Strong Shareholder Returns

    DELIVERING STRONG SHAREHOLDER RETURNS Return on Average Assets % (ROAA) 18% Return on Average Equity % (ROAE) 8% 16% 7% 14% 15.4% 7.3% 7.2% 6% 6.8% 13.6% 12% 12.7% 6.3% 12.6% 6.1% 6.1% 6.0% 12.0% 11.7% 5% 5.8% 10% 5.7% 5.7% 11.3% 10.4% 10.2% 4% 9.6% 8% 4.3% 8.5% 4.2% 8.2% 3% 6% 2% 4% 1% 2% 0% 0% 201

  9. Slide 9: Available Leverage for Potential Earnings Growth

    AVAILABLE LEVERAGE FOR POTENTIAL EARNINGS GROWTH (1) Leverage to Return on Average Equity % (ROAE) 16% 140% 14% 115.0% 120% 110.0% 102.6% 12% 101.8% 95.5% 100.5% 100% 87.0% 84.7% 96.2% 97.4% 10% 84.7% 80% 83.4% 8% 72.9% 60% 60.6% 62.0% 6% 40% 4% 2% 20% 12.6% 12.0% 13.6% 15.4% 12.7% 0% 0% 2016 2017 2

  10. Slide 10: Hercules Consistently Maintains a Premium to NAV

    HERCULES CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINS A PREMIUM TO NAV CREATES A STRONG CAPITAL RAISING POSITION TO SUPPORT GROWTH 1.43 1.5 $16 1.32 1.33 1.4 1.23 1.3 Price to NAV Multiple (x) $14 1.2 Net Asset Value (NAV) 1.11 1.02 1.1 0.96 0.96 1 $12 0.86 0.86 0.9 0.92 0.78 0.8 $10 0.7 0.6 $9.94 $9.90 $9.96 $9.90 $10.5

  11. Slide 11: Hercules Key Performance Highlights

    HERCULES KEY PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS Total Investment Income Net Investment Income “NII” ($ in millions) $140 ($ in millions) $250 $120 $200 $100 $150 $80 $60 $100 $40 $267.9 $141.6 $50 $100.3 $108.7 $143.3 $139.7 $143.7 $157.1 $175.1 $190.9 $207.8 $76.3 $39.6 $48.1 $73.1 $71.8 $73.5 $96.4 $20 $79.9

  12. Slide 12: Portfolio Growth with Underwriting Discipline

    PORTFOLIO GROWTH WITH UNDERWRITING DISCIPLINE Cumulative Debt Commitment and Fundings, Since Inception $12 $11 $10.5 $9.9 $10 $9 $8.5 $7.9 $7.6 $8 $7.3 $ in billions $7 $6.5 $6.5 $5.6 $6 HTGC $4.9 $5.7 $4.9 $5 IPO $4.0 $4.2 $4 $3.4 $3.5 $2.7 $2.9 $3 $2.1 $2.4 $1.4 $1.5 $1.9 $2 $1.2 $1.5 $0.9 $1.1 $1

  13. Slide 13: Company & Strategic Overview

    COMPANY & STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

  14. Slide 14: Hercules At-A-Glance

    HERCULES AT-A-GLANCE LARGEST BDC FOCUSED ON PROVIDING FINANCING TO HIGH-GROWTH VENTURE CAPITAL-BACKED COMPANIES $1.21 $2.28 103 $510.9 BILLION BILLION COMPANIES MILLION MARKET DEBT INVESTMENT WARRANT & EQUITY LIQUIDITY & BALANCE CAPITALIZATION PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO SHEET FOUNDED DECEMBER 2003 DEBT INV

  15. Slide 15: Why Is Hercules Different Than Other BDCs

    WHY IS HERCULES DIFFERENT THAN OTHER BDCs WE INVEST IN INNOVATIVE VENTURE GROWTH-STAGE COMPANIES What We Don’t Do and What We Are Not  No direct oil and gas exposure  No CLO exposure  No CMBS or RMBS exposure  No metals or minerals exposure What We Do  We focus primarily on pre-IPO and M&A, inn

  16. Slide 16: Strategic Access to Equity and Debt Capital Markets

    STRATEGIC ACCESS TO EQUITY AND DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS HERCULES’ SUCCESSFUL ATM DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM Hercules’ At-the-Market “ATM” Equity Distribution Agreement  Equity Distribution Agreement: Up to a total of 16.5 million shares of common stock The Benefits and Competitive Advantages  “Just-in-Time”

  17. Slide 17: We Are at Center Stage of the Innovation Economy

    WE ARE AT CENTER STAGE OF THE INNOVATION ECONOMY HERCULES HAS DOMAIN EXPERTISE IN FIVE SPECIALIZED LENDING GROUPS “WE ARE NOT GENERALISTS” Technology Life SaaS Sustainable Special Sciences Financing and Renewable Situations Technology We Invest at the Expansion “Venture Growth” and Established Stage

  18. Slide 18: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Kercules. C A PIT AOL

  19. Slide 19: Income Statement: Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 Summary Results

    INCOME STATEMENT: Q2 2020 VS. Q2 2019 SUMMARY RESULTS Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 Year/Year ($ in 000's, except per share amounts) (unaudited) (unaudited) Change Interest Income $ 63,555 $ 61,710 3% Fee Income 4,413 7,554 -42% Total Investment Income 67,968 69,264 -2% Interest and Loan Fee

  20. Slide 20: Current & Historical Income Statements

    CURRENT & HISTORICAL INCOME STATEMENTS Six Months Twelve Months Ended June 30, Ended December 31, ($ in 000's, except per share amounts) 2020 2019 Interest Income $ 129,759 $ 247,513 Fee Income 11,828 20,361 Total Investment Income 141,587 267,874 Interest and Loan Fees 33,052 61,674 General and Adm

  21. Slide 21: Current & Historical Balance Sheet

    CURRENT & HISTORICAL BALANCE SHEET June 30, December 31, ($ in 000's, except per share amounts) 2020 2019 ASSETS Total Investments $ 2,363,521 $ 2,314,526 Cash and cash equivalents 35,884 64,393 Restricted cash 33,599 50,603 Interest receivable 19,458 20,207 Other assets 16,039 12,239 Total Assets $

  22. Slide 22: Effective Yield vs. Core Yield

    EFFECTIVE YIELD VS. CORE YIELD – LEADS TO STRONG EARNINGS MEDIAN CORE YIELD FROM Q1 2017 TO Q2 2020: 12.5% 18% 16% 14.9% 14.1% 14.2% 14.3% 14.3% 13.4% 13.5% 13.5% 13.5% 13.4% 13.6% 14% Effective Yield 13.0% 13.0% 12.2% 12% 12.7% 12.7% 12.9% 12.7% 12.7% 12.6% 12.5% 12.4% 12.2% 12.1% 12.3% 11.9% 11.8%

  23. Slide 23: High-Yield Portfolio of Earning Assets

    HIGH-YIELD PORTFOLIO OF EARNING ASSETS MEDIAN EFFECTIVE YIELD FROM Q1 2017 TO Q2 2020 OF 13.5% $2,500 18% 16% 14.9% 14.2% 14.3% 14.3% 14.1% $2,000 Total Debt Investments, at value (millions) 13.4% 13.5% 13.5% 13.5% 13.4% 13.6% 14% 13.0% 13.0% 12.2% 13.5% 12% Effective Yield (%) $1,500 10% 8% $1,000

  24. Slide 24: Strong, Consistent Net Interest Margin

    STRONG, CONSISTENT NET INTEREST MARGIN - NIM MEDIAN NIM FROM Q1 2017 TO Q2 2020 OF 10.6% $70,000 14% 11.8% 11.6% $60,000 12% 11.1% 11.0% 11.0% 11.1% 10.8% 10.5% Net Interest Margin (in thousands) 10.3% 10.4% 10.3% 10.1% 9.5% 10.6% $50,000 9.5% 10% Net Interest Margin (%) $40,000 8% $30,000 6% $20,00

  25. Slide 25: Impact of Early Payoffs on Effective Yields

    IMPACT OF EARLY PAYOFFS ON EFFECTIVE YIELDS Early Payoffs Lead to Higher Effective Yields and Earnings 20% 14.9% 14.3% 14.3% 14.1% 14.2% 15% 13.4% 13.5% 13.5% 13.5% 13.0% 13.4% 13.6% 13.0% 12.2% 12.6% 12.5% 12.7% 12.7% 12.9% 12.7% 12.7% 12.4% 12.2% 12.1% 11.9% 12.3% 11.8% 11.5% 10% 10.1% 10.4% 10.4%

  26. Slide 26: Non-Interest and Fee Expense to Average Total Assets

    NON-INTEREST AND FEE EXPENSE TO AVERAGE TOTAL ASSETS MEDIAN ADJ. OPEX TO AVERAGE TOTAL ASSETS FROM Q1 2017 TO Q2 2020 OF 2.6% $18,000 4% $16,000 3.2% $14,000 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 3% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% $12,000 2.5% 2.5% OPEX (in thousands) 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.6% OPEX as a % of Total Assets (%) $10,000 2

  27. Slide 27: Unfunded Commitments as a Percentage of Total Assets

    UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ASSETS $210 16% Available Unfunded Commitments (in millions) Available Unfunded Commitments as % Total Assets 14% $180 12% $150 9.4% 10% $120 7.7% 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 8% 7.1% 6.7% $90 5.6% 5.4% 6% 4.8% 4.4% $60 3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 4% $30 2% $129.7 $171.9 $139.0 $1

  28. Slide 28: Consistent and Disciplined Underwriting Standards

    CONSISTENT AND DISCIPLINED UNDERWRITING STANDARDS Disciplined credit underwriting standards deliver consistent long-term results $2,500 1.0 High Quality Debt Portfolio Value $2,000 2.27 2.24 2.17 2.21 2.23 2.18 2.19 2.17 2.15 2.43 2.43 2.18 2.34 2.30 2.0 ($ in millions) Credit Rating $1,500 3.0 $1,0

  29. Slide 29: Diversified Sources of Funding: Q2 2020

    DIVERSIFIED SOURCES OF FUNDING: Q2 2020 Capital Sources as of 6/30/20 $ in Millions % of Total Entity Capitalization Equity $1,164.0 47.6% SBA Debentures $110.3 4.5% 2027 Asset-Backed Notes $200.0 8.2% 2028 Asset-Backed Notes $250.0 10.2% 2022 Convertible Notes $230.0 9.4% 2022 Notes (Institutional)

  30. Slide 30: Diversified Sources of Funding (as of 6/30/20)

    DIVERSIFIED SOURCES OF FUNDING (AS OF 6/30/20) Notes SBA Debentures Wells Fargo Union Bank January 2022 October 2022 April 2025 October 2033 July 2024 February 2025 June 2025 License 2 Securitizations Credit Facility Credit Facility Conv. Notes Inst. Notes Notes Notes Inst. Notes Inst. Notes Inst. N

  31. Slide 31: Interest Rates & Asset Sensitivity

    INTEREST RATES & ASSET SENSITIVITY $20,000 $0.15 $0.16 Net Income EPS $15,000 Net Income ($ in thousands) $0.12 Earning per Share(1) $10,000 $0.08 $0.06 $5,000 $0.04 $0.02 $0.04 $0 -75 -50 -25 25 50 75 100 200 -$5,000 $0.01 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Basis Point Movement in Prime Rate (1) EPS calculate

  32. Slide 32: Portfolio Highlights

    PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS Kercules. C A PIT AOL

  33. Slide 33: Hercules' Investment Portfolio: Q2 2020

    HERCULES’ INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO: Q2 2020 Floating vs. Fixed Rate Investment Type Breakout 2.1% 0.9% 5.3% Debt Investments Floating Equity Investments Warrant Positions Fixed 97.9% 93.8% Industry Breakout Hercules’ Investments by Geography (Portfolio Companies as of December 31, 2019) Communications &

  34. Slide 34: Hercules' Warrant & Equity Portfolio: Potential Future Upside

    HERCULES' WARRANT & EQUITY PORTFOLIO: POTENTIAL FUTURE UPSIDE FOR SHAREHOLDER'S TOTAL RETURN 6 Portfolio Companies completed IPOs or in Registration – YTD Q2 2020  Metuchen Pharmaceuticals (reverse merger)  Oak Street Health and 4 confidential JOBS Act filers 8 Portfolio Company M&A Liquidity Even

  35. Slide 35: Select List of Warrant and Equity Portfolio Holdings

    SELECT LIST OF WARRANT AND EQUITY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS Technology Life Sciences 35 35

  36. Slide 36: A Broadly Diversified Portfolio Re-Balanced to Mitigate Risk

    A BROADLY DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO RE-BALANCED ACCORDING TO OUR ASSESSMENT OF ONGOING MARKET CONDITIONS MITIGATES RISK ($M) $1,020.7 $1,200.6 $1,423.9 $1,542.2 $1,880.4 $2,314.5 $2,363.5 100% 2.2% 1.3% 2.1% 2.0% 3.0% 3.4% 6.2% 2.0% 4.6% 2.1% 4.7% 3.2% 4.5% 1.5% 3.3% Diversified Financial Services 90% 5

  37. Slide 37: Select List of Diversified Portfolio Companies

    SELECT LIST OF DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES Technology Life Sciences SaaS Financing Sustainable & Special Renewable Situations Technology 37 37

  38. Slide 38: Diversified Investment Approach Mitigates Risk

    DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT APPROACH MITIGATES RISK Four Key Diversification Strategies FINANCIAL INDUSTRY STAGES OF GEOGRAPHIC SPONSORS SECTORS DEVELOPMENT LOCATION Technology Key VC More than SaaS Financing Investment Expansion or 1000 Venture Life Sciences Centers “Venture Growth” Palo Alto Capital Fi

  39. Slide 39: Venture Capital Market Opportunity

    VENTURE CAPITAL MARKET OPPORTUNITY

  40. Slide 40: Over $1.0 Trillion in Venture Capital Investments

    OVER $1.0 TRILLION IN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS Venture Capital Investment Activity 1997 – Q2 2020 $120 6,350 4,995 6,500 4,341 5,058 $100 4,649 5,500 4,295 4,590 4,278 4,379 Dollars Invested (billions) 4,048 4,500 $80 3,729 3,906 3,341 3,155 3,123 3,204 2,892 3,500 $60 2,547 2,484 2,462 # of Deal

  41. Slide 41: Exits of Venture Capital-Backed Companies

    EXITS OF VENTURE CAPITAL-BACKED COMPANIES Mergers & Acquisitions $140 759 900 742 703 708 730 800 Amount Paid (billions) $120 667 675 663 632 645 700 $100 600 # of Deals $80 456 440 500 $60 400 291 300 $40 200 $20 100 $26.5 $22.8 $55.6 $56.7 $69.3 $67.8 $133.0 $84.7 $120.5 $89.0 $129.5 $123.4 $24.4

  42. Slide 42: Hercules' Total Commitments vs. VC Dollars Invested

    HERCULES’ TOTAL COMMITMENTS VS. VC DOLLARS INVESTED VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT ACTIVITY 2005 – 2019 $120 $1,600 Hercules Debt and Equity Commitments $1,475 VC Dollars Invested $1,213 $1,400 VC Dollars Invested (billions) $100 Hercules Debt & Equity Commitments Note: Represents VC investments only $1

  43. Slide 43: Investment Highlights

    INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Large Market Opportunity Attractive Yields and Experienced Upside from Equity and Management Team Warrant Portfolio Strict Focus on Strong Venture Credit Underwriting Capital and Private Process Equity Relationships Strong Balance Platform in Place Sheet and Diverse to Grow Por

  44. Slide 44: Analyst Coverage

    ANALYST COVERAGE Kercules. C A PIT AOL

  45. Slide 45: Broad Industry Analyst Coverage

    BROAD INDUSTRY ANALYST COVERAGE – 10 FIRMS Finian O’Shea John Hecht Chris York Ryan Lynch (Transferred Coverage 7/13/2018) (Initiated Coverage 6/30/2015) (Initiated Coverage 10/24/2012) (Re-initiated Coverage 2/19/2013) Tim Hayes Crispin Love Casey Alexander (Re-initiated Coverage 10/2/2017) (Re-ini

  46. Slide 46: Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Kercules. C A PIT AOL

  47. Slide 47: Regulation and Structure

    REGULATION AND STRUCTURE Hercules is an Internally Managed BDC under the 1940 Act and a RIC for Tax Purposes Business Development Company (BDC)  Regulated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940  Leverage limited to approximately 2:1 debt/equity, unless an SEC exemptive order exists to

  48. Slide 48: Primarily Invest at Stages of High Growth

    PRIMARILY INVEST AT STAGES OF HIGH GROWTH Expansion Stage Established Follow-on Rounds Private Late Stage/ Type of Company of Growth Capital Select Public Companies (Series B-Liquidity Event) Equity Capital Venture Capital/ Public Markets/ Provider Private Equity Private Equity Expectation for Addit

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