WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Results and Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.355 Per Share

August 10, 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. ("WhiteHorse Finance" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Additionally, the Company announced that its board of directors has declared a distribution of $0.355 per share with respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2020. The distribution will be payable on October 2, 2020 to stockholders of record as of September 21, 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 Summary Highlights

  • Net Asset Value of $300.2 million, or $14.61 per share
  • Investment portfolio(1) totaling $547.4 million
  • STRS JV investment portfolio totaling $160.8 million
  • Gross investment additions(2) of $39.4 million, including new positions of $33.6 million and $5.8 million of fundings for add-ons to existing investments
  • Net investment income of $5.2 million, or $0.255 per share
  • Core net investment income of $5.2 million, or $0.255 per share(3)
  • Second quarter distribution of $0.355 per share

(1)

Includes investments in WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC ("STRS JV"), an unconsolidated joint venture, totaling $48.9 million, at fair value.

(2)

Excludes investments made in STRS JV.

(3)

Core net investment income is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes that core net investment income provides useful information to investors and management because it reflects the Company's financial performance excluding (i) the net impact of costs associated with the refinancing of the Company's indebtedness, (ii) the accrual of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and (iii) excise and other income taxes related to such net realized gains and losses (net of incentive fees). The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additional information on core net investment income and a reconciliation of core net investment income to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net investment income, are set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Stuart Aronson, WhiteHorse Finance's Chief Executive Officer commented, "Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the market slowly recover from the first shock with moderate pricing and slightly higher deal activity. While NII for the quarter was below our goal, NAV increased materially and liquidity dramatically improved. During the quarter, we continued to grow our portfolio with three new first lien positions and our portfolio is now comprised of 93.8% first lien loans. Recently, we also reduced outstanding borrowings on our credit facility to its minimum requirement and this influx of liquidity will allow us to rebuild our pipeline and take advantage of the better deals we are now seeing in the marketplace. We will continue leveraging our three-tiered sourcing approach and rigorous underwriting standards while continuing to build value for our shareholders."

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of WhiteHorse Finance's investment portfolio was $547.4 million, compared with $557.1 million as of March 31, 2020. The portfolio at June 30, 2020 consisted of 68 positions across 53 companies with a weighted average effective yield of 9.6% on income-producing debt investments. The average debt investment size (excluding investments in STRS JV) was $8.8 million with the overall portfolio comprised of approximately 83% first lien secured loans, 5% second lien secured loans, 3% equity and 9% in investments in STRS JV.  Almost all loans were substantially variable-rate investments (primarily indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate) with fixed rate securities representing only 0.4%of loans at fair value. Nearly all performing floating rate investments have interest rate floors.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance made investments in three new portfolio companies totaling $33.6 million and added a total of $5.8 million to three existing portfolio companies. Proceeds from sales and repayments, including $0.3 million of net repayments on revolvers, totaled approximately $36.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, driven by a full paydown from Sigue Corporation of $24.8 million. 

In addition to the transactions above, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance transferred an aggregate of $36.6 million in assets to STRS JV in exchange for a net investment in STRS JV of $5.7 million as well as cash proceeds of $30.9 million.

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC

As of June 30, 2020, STRS JV's portfolio totaled $160.8 million, consisted of 18 portfolio companies and had a weighted average effective yield of 7.9% on its portfolio.

Results of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company's net investment income was approximately $5.2 million, compared with approximately $7.2 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease of approximately 27.8%. The decrease in net investment income for the year-over-year period is primarily attributable to lower non-recurring fee income in the current quarter. The decrease in fee income during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year is a result of a lower volume in non-recurring, fee-generating events. The decrease in fee income during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was partially offset by a decrease in incentive fees as compared to the same period in the prior year. The incentive fees decrease was primarily due to lower net investment income in the current quarter.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, core net investment income, a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes capital gains incentive fee accruals, the net effects of excise or other income taxes related to net realized gains and losses, and the associated costs of refinancing the Company's indebtedness, was $5.2 million, compared with $7.4 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease of approximately 29.4%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance reported a net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions of $17.6 million. This compares with a net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in the year-over-year period was primarily attributable to markups in the portfolio as a result of overall market stability and price recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior quarter.

WhiteHorse Finance reported a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $22.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, which compares with a net increase of $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

WhiteHorse Finance's net asset value was $300.2 million, or $14.61 per share, as of June 30, 2020, as compared with $284.7 million, or $13.86 per share, as of March 31, 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance had cash and cash equivalents of $20.9 million, as compared with $28.1 million as of March 31, 2020, inclusive of restricted cash. As of June 30, 2020, the Company also had $57.8 million of undrawn capacity under its revolving credit facility.

Distributions

On June 2, 2020, the Company declared a distribution of $0.355 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The distribution was paid on July 3, 2020 to stockholders of record as of June 19, 2020, and marks the thirty-first consecutive quarterly distribution paid since the Company's initial public offering with all distributions consistently paid at the quarterly rate of $0.355 per share.

Distributions are paid from taxable earnings and may include return of capital and/or capital gains. The specific tax characteristics of the distributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end of the calendar year and in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Conference Call

WhiteHorse Finance will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter results at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday, August 10, 2020. To access the teleconference, please dial 706-758-9224 (domestic and international) approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference's scheduled start time and reference ID #3181299. Investors may also access the call on the investor relations portion of the Company's website at www.whitehorsefinance.com.

If you are unable to access the live teleconference, a replay will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call's completion through August 17, 2020. The teleconference replay can be accessed by dialing 404-537-3406 (domestic and international) and entering ID #3181299. A webcast replay will also be available on the investor relations portion of the Company's website at www.whitehorsefinance.com.

About WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

WhiteHorse Finance is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.  The Company's investment activities are managed by H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, ("H.I.G. Capital"). H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager with $39 billion of capital under management(4) across a number of funds focused on the small and mid-cap markets. For more information about H.I.G. Capital, please visit http://www.higcapital.com.  For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.whitehorsefinance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

 (4) Based on total capital commitments managed by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.

SCHEDULE 1

As a supplement to GAAP financial measures, the Company has provided information relating to core net investment income, which is a non-GAAP measure. This measure is provided in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net investment income determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company's non-GAAP measures may differ from similar measures by other companies, even if similar terms are used to identify such measures. Core net investment income represents net investment income adjusted to exclude the net impact of costs associated with the refinancing of the Company's indebtedness, the accrual of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and excise or other income taxes related to such net realized gains and losses (net of incentive fees). There were no excise or other income taxes related to net realized gains and losses, nor did the Company refinance any of its indebtedness for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019. Additionally, there were no accruals for the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net investment income to core net investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 (in thousands, except per share data):

   

June 30, 2020

   

June 30, 2019

 
   

Amount

   

 Per Share

Amounts

   

Amount

   

 Per Share

Amounts

 

Net investment income

 

$

5,240

   

$

0.255

   

$

7,226

   

$

0.352

 

Net impact of costs associated with refinancing of
indebtedness

   

-

     

-

     

-

     

-

 

Accrual for capital gains incentive fee

   

-

     

-

     

198

     

0.010

 

Net impact of excise tax expense related to net realized gains
and losses

   

-

     

-

     

-

     

-

 

Core net investment income

 

$

5,240

   

$

0.255

   

$

7,424

   

$

0.362

 
                                 

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except share and per share data) 

 
   

June 30, 2020

   

December 31,
2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

       

Assets

               

Investments, at fair value

               

   Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

 

$

490,013

   

$

546,744

 

   Non-controlled affiliate company investments

   

8,521

     

9,651

 

   Controlled affiliate company investments

   

48,863

     

33,293

 

Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost $565,762 and $597,725, respectively)

   

547,397

     

589,688

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   

2,263

     

4,294

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

   

18,487

     

23,252

 

Restricted foreign currency (cost of $143)

   

136

     

 

Interest and dividend receivable

   

5,900

     

6,010

 

Amounts receivable on unsettled investment transactions

   

297

     

360

 

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

   

464

     

7,620

 

Total assets

 

$

574,944

   

$

631,224

 
                 

Liabilities

               

Debt

 

$

252,671

   

$

298,924

 

Distributions payable

   

7,294

     

7,294

 

Management and incentive fees payable

   

7,359

     

8,290

 

Interest payable

   

1,315

     

1,674

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   

1,163

     

1,944

 

Amounts payable on unsettled investment transactions

   

4,900

     

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

   

3

     

 

Advances received from unfunded credit facilities

   

17

     

143

 

Total liabilities

   

274,722

     

318,269

 
                 

Commitments and contingencies

               
                 

Net assets

               

Common stock, 20,546,032 and 20,546,032 shares issued and outstanding, par value $0.001 per share, respectively, and 100,000,000 authorized

   

21

     

21

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

   

300,744

     

300,744

 

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

   

(543)

     

12,190

 

Total net assets

   

300,222

     

312,955

 

Total liabilities and total net assets

 

$

574,944

   

$

631,224

 
                 

Number of shares outstanding

   

20,546,032

     

20,546,032

 

Net asset value per share

 

$

14.61

   

$

15.23

 

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 
   

Three months ended June 30,

   

Six months ended June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Investment income

                               

From non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

                               

   Interest income

 

$

12,145

   

$

12,746

   

$

25,284

   

$

27,238

 

   Fee income

   

539

     

2,926

     

830

     

4,083

 

   Dividend income

   

30

     

-

     

79

     

-

 

From non-controlled affiliate company investments

                               

   Dividend income

   

263

     

312

     

538

     

587

 

From controlled affiliate company investments

                               

   Interest income

   

606

     

-

     

1,231

     

-

 

   Dividend income

   

240

     

-

     

393

     

-

 

Total investment income

   

13,823

     

15,984

     

28,355

     

31,908

 
                                 

Expenses

                               

Interest expense

   

3,223

     

3,176

     

6,891

     

6,249

 

Base management fees

   

2,950

     

2,818

     

6,042

     

5,407

 

Performance-based incentive fees

   

1,311

     

2,055

     

1,752

     

3,806

 

Administrative service fees

   

171

     

159

     

342

     

317

 

General and administrative expenses

   

730

     

532

     

1,610

     

1,214

 

Total expenses, before fees waived

   

8,385

     

8,740

     

16,637

     

16,993

 

Base management fee waived

   

-

     

(220)

     

-

     

(397)

 

Total expenses, net of fees waived

   

8,385

     

8,520

     

16,637

     

16,596

 

Net investment income before excise tax

   

5,438

     

7,464

     

11,718

     

15,312

 

   Excise tax

   

198

     

238

     

376

     

475

 

Net investment income after excise tax

   

5,240

     

7,226

     

11,342

     

14,837

 
                                 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
investments and foreign currency
transactions

                               

Net realized gains (losses)

                               

   Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

   

(77)

     

-

     

433

     

(2,018)

 

   Non-controlled-affiliate company investments

   

-

     

-

     

-

     

-

 

   Foreign currency transactions

   

70

     

-

     

67

     

-

 

   Foreign currency forward contracts

   

(6)

     

-

     

-

     

-

 

   Net realized gains (losses)

   

(13)

     

-

     

500

     

(2,018)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                               

   Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

   

15,841

     

937

     

(6,355)

     

2,925

 

   Non-controlled affiliate company investments

   

871

     

56

     

(1,130)

     

(520)

 

   Controlled affiliate company investments

   

1,111

     

-

     

(2,842)

     

-

 

   Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

   

(237)

     

-

     

343

     

-

 

   Foreign currency forward contracts

   

(2)

     

-

     

(3)

     

-

 

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

17,584

     

993

     

(9,987)

     

2,405

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

   

17,571

     

993

     

(9,487)

     

387

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

22,811

   

$

8,219

   

$

1,855

   

$

15,224

 
                                 

Per Common Share Data

                               

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

 

$

1.11

   

$

0.41

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.74

 

Dividends and distributions declared per common share

 

$

0.36

   

$

0.36

   

$

0.71

   

$

0.71

 

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

   

20,546,032

     

20,546,032

     

20,546,032

     

20,546,032

 

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2020 

(in thousands)

 

Investment Type(1)

 

Spread
Above
Index(2)

Interest
Rate(3)

 

Acquisition Date(10)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Share
Amount

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value(11)

 

Fair Value
As A
Percentage
of Net
Assets

 

North America

                                     

Debt Investments

                                     

Advertising

                                     

Fluent, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured

Term Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

7.50%

 

03/26/18

 

03/27/23

 

8,645

 

$

8,645

 

$

8,619

 

2.87

%

   

(0.50% Floor)

                                 

Connexity, Inc.

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.50%

 

10.00%

 

05/21/20

 

05/21/25

 

11,000

   

10,678

   

10,675

 

3.56

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                 
                   

19,645

   

19,323

   

19,294

 

6.43

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery

                                     

Bad Boy Mowers Acquisition, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 5.75%

 

6.75%

 

12/19/19

 

12/06/25

 

10,333

   

10,049

   

9,816

 

3.27

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

Air Freight & Logistics

                                     

Access USA Shipping, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.00%

 

9.50%

 

02/08/19

 

02/08/24

 

5,505

   

5,446

   

5,441

 

1.81

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                 

Application Software

                                     

Newscycle Solutions, Inc.

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

8.00%

 

06/14/19

 

12/29/22

 

5,195

   

5,122

   

4,832

 

1.61

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

8.00%

 

06/14/19

 

12/29/22

 

301

   

298

   

280

 

0.09

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 
                   

5,496

   

5,420

   

5,112

 

1.70

 

Automotive Retail

                                     

Team Car Care Holdings, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan(12)

 

base rate+ 7.99%

 

9.40%

 

02/26/18

 

02/23/23

 

16,491

   

16,295

   

15,900

 

5.30

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.25%

 

6.43%

 

11/15/19

 

11/18/24

 

8,288

   

7,993

   

8,039

 

2.68

 
   

(0.00% Floor)

                                 
                   

24,779

   

24,288

   

23,939

 

7.98

 

Broadcasting

                                     

Alpha Media, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.00%

 

7.00%

 

08/14/18

 

02/25/22

 

5,155

   

5,077

   

4,923

 

1.64

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

Rural Media Group, Inc.

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.75%

 

9.75%

 

12/29/17

 

12/29/22

 

3,391

   

3,358

   

3,391

 

1.13

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 
                   

8,546

   

8,435

   

8,314

 

2.77

 

Cable & Satellite

                                     

Bulk Midco, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan(15)

 

P+ 6.23%

 

9.48%

 

06/08/18

 

06/08/23

 

15,000

   

14,868

   

13,725

 

4.57

 
   

(0.75% Floor)

                                 

Communications Equipment

                                     

Sorenson Communications, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

6.81%

 

03/15/19

 

04/29/24

 

4,319

   

4,220

   

4,153

 

1.38

 
   

(0.00% Floor)

                                 

Construction & Engineering

                                     

Atlas Intermediate Holdings LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.25%

 

7.25%

 

05/26/20

 

02/14/26

 

15,464

   

14,547

   

14,553

 

4.85

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

                                     

FPT Operating Company, LLC/

                                     

TLabs Operating Company, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.25%

 

9.25%

 

12/23/16

 

06/07/24

 

24,595

   

24,401

   

23,120

 

7.70

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

Geo Logic Systems Ltd. (5)

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan (13)

 

C +6.25%

 

7.25%

 

12/19/19

 

12/19/24

 

6,795

   

5,089

   

4,701

 

1.57

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)(13)

 

C +6.25%

 

7.25%

 

12/19/19

 

12/19/24

 

-

   

-

   

(12)

 

-

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 
                   

31,390

   

29,490

   

27,809

 

9.27

 

Department Stores

                                     

Mills Fleet Farm Group, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

8.59%

 

10/24/18

 

10/24/24

 

13,964

   

13,690

   

12,567

 

4.19

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(0.75%PIK)

                             

Distributors

                                     

Crown Brands, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.00%

 

9.50%

 

01/28/19

 

01/25/24

 

5,727

   

5,625

   

5,164

 

1.72

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                 

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

 

L+ 8.00%

 

9.50%

 

06/10/20

 

01/25/24

 

850

   

850

   

766

 

0.26

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                 
                   

6,577

   

6,475

   

5,930

 

1.98

 

Diversified Capital Markets

                                     

TOUR Intermediate Holdings, LLC

                                     

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

8.00%

 

06/30/20

 

05/15/25

 

1,360

   

1,334

   

1,335

 

0.44

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                 

Diversified Chemicals

                                     

Sklar Holdings, Inc.

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

9.00%

 

11/13/19

 

05/13/23

 

8,903

   

8,713

   

8,643

 

2.88

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(1.00%PIK)

                             

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) - (continued) 

June 30, 2020 

(in thousands)

 

Diversified Support Services

                                   

ImageOne Industries, LLC

                                   

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 10.00%

 

11.00%

 

01/11/18

 

01/11/23

 

7,218

   

$

7,058

   

$

7,073

 

2.36

%

   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(4.00%PIK)

                                 

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(4)(7)

 

L+ 10.00%

 

11.00%

 

07/22/19

 

12/12/22

 

5

     

5

     

(11)

 

-

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(4.00%PIK)

                                 

NNA Services, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 7.00%

 

8.50%

 

10/16/18

 

10/16/23

 

9,757

     

9,629

     

9,635

 

3.21

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                     
                   

16,980

     

16,692

     

16,697

 

5.57

 

Education Services

                                         

EducationDynamics, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 7.50%

 

8.50%

 

11/26/19

 

11/26/24

 

11,406

     

11,205

     

11,349

 

3.78

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

Food Retail

                                         

AG Kings Holdings, Inc.

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan(4)(8)

 

P+ 11.00%

 

14.25%

 

08/10/16

 

08/10/21

 

35,693

     

17,737

     

21,280

 

7.09

 
   

(0.75% Floor)

 

(2.00%PIK)

                                 

Health Care Facilities

                                         

Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

 

L+ 9.00%

 

9.69%

 

05/15/19

 

04/30/19

 

3,855

     

3,855

     

2,891

 

0.96

 
                                           

First Lien Secured Term Loan B

 

L+ 9.00%

 

10.50%

 

02/01/13

 

04/30/19

 

13,511

     

13,511

     

10,133

 

3.38

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                     

Second Lien Secured Term Loan(8)

 

N/A

 

15.75%

 

02/01/13

 

07/31/18

 

1,028

     

1,024

     

-

 

-

 
       

(2.00%PIK)

                                 
                   

18,394

     

18,390

     

13,024

 

4.34

 

Health Care Services

                                         

CHS Therapy, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

 

L+ 8.50%

 

10.00%

 

06/14/19

 

06/14/24

 

7,518

     

7,406

     

7,302

 

2.43

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                     

Lab Logistics, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

7.56%

 

10/16/19

 

09/25/23

 

106

     

105

     

104

 

0.03

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

7.73%

 

10/16/19

 

09/25/23

 

5,262

     

5,230

     

5,157

 

1.72

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

PMA Holdco, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 10.00%

 

11.00%

 

06/28/18

 

06/28/23

 

12,841

     

12,616

     

12,713

 

4.23

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     
                   

25,727

     

25,357

     

25,276

 

8.41

 

Home Furnishings

                                         

Sure Fit Home Products, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan(8)

 

L+ 9.75%

 

10.75%

 

10/26/18

 

07/13/22

 

5,215

     

5,157

     

4,206

 

1.40

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

Interactive Media & Services

                                         

What If Media Group, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

7.50%

 

10/02/19

 

10/02/24

 

12,756

     

12,539

     

12,692

 

4.23

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                                         

Potpourri Group, Inc.

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.25%

 

9.75%

 

07/03/19

 

07/03/24

 

18,525

     

18,194

     

17,784

 

5.92

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                     

Investment Banking & Brokerage

                                         

Arcole Acquisition Corp(5)

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan A(4)(8)

 

L+ 10.25%

 

11.25%

 

11/29/18

 

11/30/23

 

5,231

     

5,159

     

4,185

 

1.39

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan B(4)(8)

 

L+ 16.50%

 

17.50%

 

11/29/18

 

11/30/23

 

1,819

     

1,785

     

1,455

 

0.48

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(1.50%PIK)

                                 

JVMC Holdings Corp. (f/k/a RJO Holdings Corp)

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

7.50%

 

02/28/19

 

02/28/24

 

14,032

     

13,930

     

13,892

 

4.63

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     
                   

21,082

     

20,874

     

19,532

 

6.50

 

IT Consulting & Other Services

                                         

AST-Applications Software Technology LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.00%

 

9.00%

 

01/10/17

 

01/10/23

 

4,049

     

4,010

     

4,009

 

1.34

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(1.00%PIK)

                                 

Leisure Facilities

                                         

Honors Holdings, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan(16)

 

L+ 7.75%

 

8.75%

 

09/06/19

 

09/06/24

 

9,405

     

9,279

     

8,465

 

2.82

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)(16)

 

L+ 6.50%

 

8.11%

 

09/06/19

 

09/06/24

 

4,633

     

4,592

     

4,170

 

1.39

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

Lift Brands, Inc.

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan A(8)

 

L+ 3.75%

 

4.75%

 

06/29/20

 

06/29/25

 

5,659

     

5,571

     

5,571

 

1.86

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

First Lien Secured Term Loan B(8)

 

N/A

 

9.50%

 

06/29/20

 

06/29/25

 

1,109

     

1,080

     

1,080

 

0.36

 
                                           

First Lien Secured Term Loan C(8)(9)

 

N/A

 

9.50%

 

06/29/20

 

N/A

 

1,268

     

1,265

     

1,265

 

0.42

 
                                           
                   

22,074

     

21,787

     

20,551

 

6.85

 

Office Services & Supplies

                                         

Empire Office, Inc.

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.75%

 

8.25%

 

04/12/19

 

04/12/24

 

11,054

     

10,887

     

10,797

 

3.60

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                     

Packaged Foods & Meats

                                         

Lenny & Larry's, LLC

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan (17)

 

L+ 7.95%

 

8.95%

 

05/15/18

 

05/15/23

 

11,237

     

11,110

     

10,747

 

3.58

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

 

(1.17%PIK)

                                 

Property & Casualty Insurance

                                         

Policy Services Company, LLC (5)

                                         

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.25%

 

7.32%

 

03/06/20

 

05/31/24

 

6,459

     

6,158

     

6,136

 

2.04

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                     

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) - (continued) 

June 30, 2020 

(in thousands)

 

Research & Consulting Services

                               

Nelson Worldwide, LLC

                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

 

L+ 9.25%

 

10.56

%

 

01/09/18

 

01/09/23

 

13,041

   

$

12,876

   

$

12,780

     

4.26

%

   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           

ALM Media, LLC

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

7.50

%

 

11/25/19

 

11/25/24

 

15,356

     

15,086

     

14,482

     

4.82

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           
                     

28,397

     

27,962

     

27,262

     

9.08

 

Restaurants

                                               

LS GFG Holdings Inc.

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.00%

 

6.18

%

 

11/30/18

 

11/19/25

 

10,177

     

9,940

     

8,548

     

2.85

 
   

(0.00% Floor)

                                           

Specialized Consumer Services

                                               

True Blue Car Wash, LLC

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.12%

 

9.12

%

 

10/17/19

 

10/17/24

 

4,405

     

4,329

     

4,361

     

1.45

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)

 

L+ 8.12%

 

9.12

%

 

10/17/19

 

10/17/24

 

667

     

661

     

659

     

0.22

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

               

5,072

     

4,990

     

5,020

     

1.67

 

Specialty Chemicals

                                               

Flexitallic Group SAS

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.50%

 

7.57

%

 

10/28/19

 

10/29/26

 

11,691

     

11,425

     

10,756

     

3.58

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           

Specialized Finance

                                               

Golden Pear Funding Assetco, LLC(5)

                                               

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 10.50%

 

11.50

%

 

09/20/18

 

03/20/24

 

17,500

     

17,263

     

17,468

     

5.82

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           

Oasis Legal Finance, LLC(5)

                                               

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 10.75%

 

11.75

%

 

09/09/16

 

03/09/22

 

12,500

     

12,423

     

12,500

     

4.16

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC

                                               

Subordinated Note(4)(5)(7)(9)(14)

 

L+ 6.50%

 

6.68

%

 

07/19/19

 

N/A

 

41,073

     

41,073

     

41,073

     

13.68

 
                                                 
                     

71,073

     

70,759

     

71,041

     

23.66

 

Systems Software

                                               

Vero Parent, Inc.

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 6.00%

 

7.00

%

 

11/06/19

 

08/16/24

 

16,469

     

15,010

     

15,971

     

5.32

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           
                                                 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                                               

Source Code Midco, LLC

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 8.25%

 

9.25

%

 

05/04/18

 

05/04/23

 

22,944

     

22,568

     

22,675

     

7.55

 
   

(1.00% Floor)

                                           
                                                 

Trading Companies & Distributors

                                               

Vessco Holdings, LLC

                                               

First Lien Secured Term Loan

 

L+ 7.25%

 

8.75

%

 

08/22/19

 

08/22/24

 

8,891

     

8,744

     

8,778

     

2.92

 
   

(1.50% Floor)

                                           
                                                 

Total Debt Investments

                   

566,646

     

537,793

     

524,762

     

174.80

 
                                                 
                                                 

Equity Investments

                                               

Diversified Support Services

                                               

Quest Events, LLC Preferred Units(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

12/28/18

 

12/08/25

 

317

     

317

     

-

     

-

 

ImageOne Industries, LLC Common A Units(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

09/20/19

 

N/A

 

149

     

-

     

61

     

0.02

 
                                                 

Health Care Services

                                               

Lab Logistics Preferred Units (4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

10/29/19

 

N/A

 

2

     

857

     

844

     

0.28

 

PMA Holdco, LLC Warrants(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

06/28/18

 

06/28/28

 

8

     

-

     

503

     

0.17

 
                     

10

     

857

     

1,347

     

0.45

 

Leisure Facilities

                                               

 Lift Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock (4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

06/29/20

 

N/A

 

2

     

1,955

     

282

     

0.09

 

 Lift Brands, Inc. Warrants (4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

06/29/20

 

06/28/28

 

1

     

793

     

114

     

0.04

 
                     

3

     

2,748

     

396

     

0.13

 
                                                 

Other Diversified Financial Services

                                               

RCS Creditor Trust Class B Units(4)(6)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

10/01/17

 

N/A

 

143

     

-

     

-

     

-

 
                                                 

SFS Global Holding Company Warrants(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

06/28/18

 

12/28/25

 

-

     

-

     

-

     

-

 
                                                 

Sigue Corporation Warrants(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

06/28/18

 

12/28/25

 

22

     

2,890

     

3,499

     

1.17

 
                     

165

     

2,890

     

3,499

     

1.17

 

Specialized Finance

                                               

NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC Units (4)(5)(6)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

08/13/14

 

08/31/22

 

10,000

     

10,029

     

8,521

     

2.84

 
                                                 

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC Interests (4)(5)(7)(14)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

07/19/19

 

N/A

 

10,268

     

10,268

     

7,789

     

2.59

 
                     

20,268

     

20,297

     

16,310

     

5.43

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

                                               

Vessco Holdings, LLC Units(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

08/22/19

 

N/A

 

506

     

860

     

993

     

0.33

 
                                                 

Trucking

                                               

Europcar Mobility Group Earnout (4)(5)

 

N/A

 

N/A

   

10/31/19

 

12/31/22

 

-

     

-

     

29

     

0.01

 
                                                 

Total Equity Investments

                   

21,418

     

27,969

     

22,635

     

7.54

 
                                                 

Total Investments

                   

588,064

   

$

565,762

   

$

547,397

     

182.34

%

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at June 30, 2020 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

   

Currency to be

 

Currency to be

     

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

 

Counterparty

 

sold

 

purchased

 

Settlement date

 

appreciation ($)

   

depreciation ($)

 

Morgan Stanley

 

C$ 1,999 CAD

 

$ 1,468 USD

 

09/30/2020

 

$

-

   

$

(3)

 
               

$

-

   

$

(3)

 

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) - (continued)

June 30, 2020

(in thousands)

 
 

(1)

Except as otherwise noted, all investments are non-controlled/non-affiliate investments as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and provide collateral for the Company's credit facility.

 

 

(2)

The investments bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR" or "L"), which resets monthly, quarterly or semiannually, the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate ("CDOR" or "C") or the U.S. Prime Rate as published by the Wall Street Journal ("Prime" or "P"). The one, three and six-month LIBOR were 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively, as of June 30, 2020. The Prime was 3.3% as of June 30, 2020. The CDOR was 0.6% as of June 30, 2020.

 

 

(3)

The interest rate is the "all-in-rate" including the current index and spread, the fixed rate, and the payment-in-kind ("PIK") interest rate, as the case may be.

 

 

(4)

The investment or a portion of the investment does not provide collateral for the Company's credit facility.

 

 

(5)

Not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of total assets. Qualifying assets represented 82% of total assets as of the date of the consolidated schedule of investments.

 

 

(6)

Investment is a non-controlled/affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act.

 

 

(7)

The investment has an unfunded commitment in addition to any amounts presented in the consolidated schedule of investments as of June 30, 2020.

 

 

(8)

The investment is on non-accrual status.

 

 

(9)

Security is perpetual with no defined maturity date.

 

 

(10)

Except as otherwise noted, all of the Company's portfolio company investments, which as of the date of the consolidated schedule of investments represented 182% of the Company's net assets or 95% of the Company's total assets, are subject to legal restrictions on sales.

 

 

(11)

The fair value of each investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.

 

 

(12)

The investment was comprised of two contracts, which were indexed to different base rates, L and P, respectively. The Spread Above Index and Interest Rate presented represent the weighted average of both contracts.

 

 

(13)

Principal amount is denominated in Canadian dollars.

 

 

(14)

Investment is a controlled affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act. On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (as described in Note 4 hereto) with State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, a public pension fund established under Ohio law ("STRS Ohio"), to create WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund, LLC ("STRS JV"), a joint venture, which invests primarily in senior secured first and second lien term loans.

 

 

(15)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 2.75% on its "last out" tranche of the portfolio company's senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into "first out" and "last out" tranches, whereby the "first out" tranche will have priority as to the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.

 

 

(16)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 3.50% on its "last out" tranche of the portfolio company's senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into "first out" and "last out" tranches, whereby the "first out" tranche will have priority as to the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.

 

 

(17)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 3.00% on its "last out" tranche of the portfolio company's senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into "first out" and "last out" tranches, whereby the "first out" tranche will have priority as to the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder. 

Contacts

Stuart Aronson
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
212-506-0500
saronson@higwhitehorse.com  

Joyson Thomas
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
305-379-2322
jthomas@higwhitehorse.com 

or

Sean Silva
Prosek Partners
646-818-9122
ssilva@prosek.com 

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