Capital Southwest Corporation · NASDAQ:CSWC

Capital Southwest — Q2 2024 Earnings Presentation

25 slides from Capital Southwest's earnings presentation, Oct 31, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Capital Southwest Corporation Q2 2024 Earnings Presentation

    Capital Southwest Corporation Q2 2024 Earnings Presentation October 31, 2023 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”) and 7.75% Not

  6. Slide 6: Q2 2024 Highlights

    Q2 2024 Highlights Financial Highlights • Q2 2024 Pre-Tax Net Investment Income (“NII”) of $26.4 MM or $0.67 per share • Increased Regular Dividend to $0.57 per share for the quarter ending December 31, 2023, an increase of 1.8% compared to the $0.56 per share Regular Dividend paid for the quarter e

  7. Slide 7: Dividend Per Share

    Track Record of Consistent Dividends Continues • In the last twelve months ended 9/30/2023, CSWC generated $2.59 per share in Pre-Tax NII and paid out $2.15 per share in Regular Dividends ◦ LTM Pre-Tax NII Regular Dividend Coverage of 120% • Cumulative Pre-Tax NII Regular Dividend Coverage of 109% s

  8. Slide 8: History of Value Creation

    History of Value Creation Total Value (Net Asset Value + Cumulative Dividends Paid) Increase from Credit Strategy of $13.68 per share through 9/30/2023 $35.00 $31.36 $30.06 $30.66 $30.00 $28.27 $24.90 $11.13 $25.00 $10.03 $10.57 $22.71 $8.00 $21.97 $20.90 $6.18 $2.93 $20.00 $18.63 $1.56 $4.53 $17.68

  9. Slide 9: Credit Investment Strategy

    Credit 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 $50 MM with hold sizes generally $5 MM to $35 MM ◦ Both sponsored

  10. Slide 10: Granular Credit Portfolio Heavily Weighted Towards First Lien Investments

    Granular Credit Portfolio Heavily Weighted Towards First Lien Investments 97% of credit portfolio in first lien senior secured loans with an average investment hold size of 1.1% as of 9/30/23 Credit Portfolio Heavily Weighted to First Lien 7.0% $1,250 $1,179 6.0% $1,111 5.6% $1,038 $1,000 5.0% Avera

  11. Slide 11: Q2 2024 Originations

    Q2 2024 Originations $110.0 MM in total new committed investments to five new portfolio companies and six existing portfolio companies • $96.5 MM funded at close Portfolio Originations Q2 2024 Total Equity Unfunded Total Debt Funded Debt Yield to Name Industry Type Funded at Close Commitments at at

  12. Slide 12: CSWC Investment Portfolio Composition

    CSWC Investment Portfolio Composition Maintaining appropriate portfolio leverage while receiving attractive risk-adjusted returns Investment Portfolio - Statistics (in $000's) 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 Total CSWC Total CSWC Portfolio Portfolio Number of Portfolio Companies 89 94 Total Cost $1,206,225 $1,2

  13. Slide 13: CSWC Portfolio Mix as of September 30, 2023 at Fair Value

    CSWC Portfolio Mix as of September 30, 2023 at Fair Value Current Investment Portfolio of $1.4 B continues to be diverse across industries Current Investment Portfolio (By Type) Current Investment Portfolio (By Industry) Equity 8.9% Second Lien 2.7% Healthcare Services 13% I-45 SLF 4.0% Environmenta

  14. Slide 14: Quarter-over-Quarter Investment Rating Migration

    Quarter-over-Quarter Investment Rating Migration Approximately 97% 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 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 Upgrades Downgrades Fair % of Fair % o

  15. Slide 15: I-45 Senior Loan Fund Portfolio Overview

    I-45 Senior Loan Fund Portfolio Overview I-45 SLF loan portfolio of $132 MM is 95% first lien senior secured debt Current I-45 Portfolio (By Type) Current I-45 Portfolio (By Industry) Business Services Telecommunications 5% 17% Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals 16% 95% 9% 13% 10% Telecommunications High

  16. Slide 16: Income Statement

    Income Statement Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands, except per share amounts) 12/31/22 3/31/23 6/30/23 9/30/23 Investment Income Interest Income $27,639 $31,622 $34,819 $37,955 PIK Interest Income 1,501 1,870 1,656 1,526 Dividend Income 2,382 2,207 2,703 2,484 Fee

  17. Slide 17: Operating Leverage Trend

    Operating Leverage Trend Continuing to improve Operating Leverage through benefits of internally- managed structure $1,500 $1,417 $1,337 $1,258 6% $1,250 Operating Expenses as % of Avg Assets 5% $974 Total Assets ($MM) $1,000 4.9% 4.2% $736 4% $750 3.7% $585 $552 3% $500 $417 3.0% $326 2.8% $284 2.4

  18. Slide 18: NAV per Share Bridge for Quarter Ended 9/30/2023

    NAV per Share Bridge for Quarter Ended 9/30/2023 $17.5 $0.67 $17 $0.11 $0.02 $16.46 $16.5 $16.38 $(0.56) $(0.06) $(0.03) $(0.07) $16 $15.5 $15 Earnings / Dividends Investment Portfolio Other Corporate $0.05 per Share Valuation Change $0.13 per Share $14.5 $(0.10) per Share $14 re e en d d io io nc e

  19. Slide 19: 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) $100.0 MM Term SOFR +

  20. Slide 20: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands, except per share amounts) 12/31/22 3/31/23 6/30/23 9/30/23 Assets Portfolio Investments $1,150,046 $1,206,388 $1,285,318 $1,353,566 Cash & Cash Equivalents 21,686 21,585 21,278 23,020 Other Assets 30,425 29,711 30,4

  21. Slide 21: Portfolio Statistics

    Portfolio Statistics Continuing to build a well performing credit portfolio Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended (In Thousands) 12/31/22 3/31/23 6/30/23 9/30/23 Portfolio Statistics Fair Value of Debt Investments $990,298 $1,037,595 $1,110,915 $1,179,074 Average Debt Investment Ho

  22. Slide 22: 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) 12/31/22 3/31/23 6/30/23 9/30/23 Investment Income Breakdown Cash Interest $26,619 $30,712 $33,703 $36,588 Cash Dividends 2,382 2,208 2,70

  23. Slide 23: Key Financial Metrics

    Key Financial Metrics Strong Pre-Tax Net Investment Income and Dividend Yield driven by net portfolio growth and investment performance Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended 12/31/22 3/31/23 6/30/23 9/30/23 Key Financial Metrics Pre-Tax Net Investment Income Per Wtd Avg Diluted Sha

  24. Slide 24: Interest Rate Sensitivity

    Interest Rate Sensitivity Fixed vs. Floating Credit Portfolio Exposure (1) 3% 97% Fixed Floating Illustrative Annual Illustrative Annual NII Change in Base Interest Rates NII Change ($'s) Change ($ Per Share) (200 bps) (19,110,036) (0.48) (150 bps) (14,332,527) (0.36) (100 bps) (9,555,018) (0.24) (5

  25. Slide 25: Corporate Information

    Corporate Information Board of Directors Senior Management Fiscal Year End Inside Director 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 Officer, S

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