Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (“GSBD”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or
“our”) (NYSE: GSBD) today reported financial results for the fourth
quarter and year ended December 31, 2024 and filed its Form 10-K
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS
- Net investment income per share for the quarter ended December
31, 2024 was $0.48. Excluding purchase discount amortization per
share of $0.01 from the Merger (as defined below), adjusted net
investment income per share was $0.47, equating to an annualized
net investment income yield on book value of 14.0%.1 Earnings per
share for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $0.32.
- Net asset value ("NAV") per share as of December 31, 2024
decreased 1.0% to $13.41 from $13.54 as of September 30, 2024.
- As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s total investments at
fair value and commitments were $3,968.2 million, comprised of
investments in 164 portfolio companies across 39 industries. The
investment portfolio was comprised of 97.6% senior secured debt,
including 96.3% in first lien investments2.
- During the quarter, the Company had gross originations of
approximately $173.0 million of which $102.5 million were funded.
Fundings of previously unfunded commitments for the quarter were
$123.5 million and sales and repayments activity totaled $187.5
million, resulting in net funded investment activity of $38.5
million.
- During the quarter, Bayside Opco, LLC’s (dba Pro-PT) 1st
Lien/Senior Secured Debt position was restored to accrual status
due to an improvement in performance. As of December 31, 2024,
investments on non-accrual status amounted to 2.0% and 4.5% of the
total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost,
respectively.
- The Company’s ending net debt-to-equity ratio was 1.17x as of
December 31, 2024 compared to 1.16x as of September 30, 2024.
- As of December 31, 2024, 65.1% of the Company’s approximately
$1,934.6 million aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding was
comprised of unsecured debt and 34.9% was comprised of secured
debt.3
- On February 7, 2025, the Company borrowed $365.0 million under
its senior secured revolving credit agreement to repay $360.0
million aggregate principal amount outstanding, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, on its 3.75% senior notes due February 10,
2025.
- On February 26, 2025 the Board of Directors approved two
structural changes: 1) A reduction of the base quarterly dividend
to $0.32 per share (the “Base Dividend”) with upside potential
through quarterly supplemental variable distributions in the amount
of at least 50% of the Company’s net investment income in excess of
the amount of the Base Dividend to the extent there is sufficient
net investment income and 2) permanent reduction of the
income-based incentive fee and cap to 17.5% commencing with the
calculation for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 and a reduction
of the incentive fee on capital gains to 17.5%.
- The Company’s Board of Directors declared a base first quarter
2025 dividend of $0.32 per share payable to shareholders of record
as of March 31, 2025.4
- The Company’s Board of Directors declared a special dividend of
$0.16 per share payable to shareholders of record as of March 31,
20254 and authorized two additional special dividends of
approximately $0.16 per share for each of the next two
quarters.
- On November 15, 2023, the Company entered into an equity
distribution agreement pursuant to which it may issue up to $200
million in aggregate offering price of shares of its common stock
through at-the-market offerings. No shares were issued during the
three months ended December 31, 2024.
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(in $ millions, except per share data)
As of December 31, 2024
As of September 30, 2024
Investment portfolio, at fair value2
$
3,475.3
$
3,442.1
Total debt outstanding3
$
1,934.6
$
1,887.8
Net assets
$
1,572.7
$
1,586.1
Net asset value per share
$
13.41
$
13.54
Ending net debt-to-equity
1.17x
1.16x
(in $ millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended December 31,
2024
Three Months Ended September 30,
2024
Total investment income
$
103.8
$
110.4
Net investment income after taxes
$
56.6
$
68.2
Less: Purchase discount amortization
1.0
1.0
Adjusted net investment income after
taxes1
$
55.6
$
67.2
Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses)
$
(18.9
)
$
(30.9
)
Add: Realized/Unrealized depreciation from
the purchase discount
1.0
1.0
Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains
(losses)1
$
(17.9
)
$
(29.9
)
Net investment income per share (basic and
diluted)
$
0.48
$
0.58
Less: Purchase discount amortization per
share
0.01
0.01
Adjusted net investment income per
share1
$
0.47
$
0.57
Weighted average shares outstanding
117.3
116.9
Regular distribution per share
$
0.45
$
0.45
Total investment income for the three months ended December 31,
2024 and September 30, 2024 was $103.8 million and $110.4 million,
respectively. The decrease in total investment income was due to
exits and downsize on certain investments.
Net expenses before taxes for the three months ended December
31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 were $45.8 million and $40.7
million, respectively. Net expenses for the three months ended
December 31, 2024 increased by $5.1 million, primarily driven by
$6.3 million of accrued incentive fees, which were partially offset
by lower interest expenses due to reduced average daily borrowing
and a lower weighted average interest rate.
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY2
The following table summarizes investment activity for the three
months ended December 31, 2024:
New
Investment Commitments
Sales
and Repayments
Investment
Type
$
Millions
% of
Total
$
Millions
% of
Total
1st Lien/Senior Secured Debt
$
172.9
99.9
%
$
187.4
99.9
%
1st Lien/Last-Out Unitranche
—
—
0.1
0.1
2nd Lien/Senior Secured Debt
—
—
—
—
Unsecured Debt
—
—
—
—
Preferred Stock
0.1
0.1
—
—
Common Stock
—
—
—
—
Total
$
173.0
100.0
%
$
187.5
100.0
%
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, new investment
commitments were across six new portfolio companies and twelve
existing portfolio companies. Sales and repayments were primarily
driven by the full repayment and exit of our investments in nine
portfolio companies.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY2
As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s investments consisted of
the following:
Investments at Fair Value
Investment
Type
$
Millions
% of
Total
1st Lien/Senior Secured Debt
$
3,179.8
91.5
%
1st Lien/Last-Out Unitranche
165.9
4.8
2nd Lien/Senior Secured Debt
46.8
1.3
Unsecured Debt
16.8
0.5
Preferred Stock
31.3
0.9
Common Stock
34.3
1.0
Warrants
0.4
—10
Total
$
3,475.3
100.0
%
The following table presents certain selected information
regarding the Company’s investments:
As of
December 31,
2024
December
31, 2023
Number of portfolio companies
164
144
Percentage of performing debt bearing a
floating rate5
99.4
%
99.9
%
Percentage of performing debt bearing a
fixed rate5
0.6
%
0.1
%
Weighted average yield on debt and income
producing investments, at amortized cost6
11.2
%
12.6
%
Weighted average yield on debt and income
producing investments, at fair value6
14.1
%
13.8
%
Weighted average leverage (net
debt/EBITDA)7
6.2x
6.1x
Weighted average interest coverage7
1.8x
1.5x
Median EBITDA7
$
66.14 million
$
53.98 million
As of December 31, 2024, investments on non-accrual status
represented 2.0% and 4.5% of the total investment portfolio at fair
value and amortized cost, respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $1,934.6 million
aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding, comprised of $674.6
million of outstanding borrowings under its senior secured
revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), $360.0
million of unsecured notes due 2025, $500.0 million of unsecured
notes due 2026 and $400.0 million of unsecured notes due 2027. The
combined weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was
5.07% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. As of December
31, 2024, the Company had $1,020.0 million of availability under
its Revolving Credit Facility and $87.0 million in cash and cash
equivalents.3,8
The Company’s ending net debt-to-equity leverage ratio was 1.17x
for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 1.16x
for the three months ended September 30, 2024.9
On February 7, 2025, the Company borrowed $365.0 million under
its Revolving Credit Facility to repay $360.0 million aggregate
principal amount outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest, on
its 3.75% senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) which matured on
February 10, 2025. The repayment resulted in full satisfaction of
the Company’s obligations under the Notes.
Following this drawdown, the Company had approximately $626.3
million of borrowing capacity remaining under the Revolving Credit
Facility.
CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will host an earnings conference call on Friday,
February 28, 2025 at 9:00 am Eastern Time. All interested parties
are invited to participate in the conference call by dialing (800)
289-0459; international callers should dial +1 (929) 477-0443;
conference ID 427709. All participants are asked to dial in
approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the call, and reference
“Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.” when prompted. For a slide presentation
that the Company may refer to on the earnings conference call,
please visit the Investor Resources section of the Company’s
website at www.goldmansachsbdc.com. An archived replay will be
available on the Company’s webcast link located on the Investor
Resources section of the Company’s website.
Please direct any questions regarding the conference call to
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Investor Relations, via e-mail, at
gscr-ir@gs.com.
ENDNOTES
1)
On October 12, 2020, we completed our
merger (the “Merger”) with Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending
Corp. (“MMLC”). The Merger was accounted for as an asset
acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50, Business Combinations —
Related Issues. The consideration paid to MMLC’s stockholders was
less than the aggregate fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed, which resulted in a purchase discount (the
“purchase discount”). The purchase discount was allocated to the
cost of MMLC investments acquired by us on a pro-rata basis based
on their relative fair values as of the closing date. Immediately
following the Merger with MMLC, we marked the investments to their
respective fair values and, as a result, the purchase discount
allocated to the cost basis of the investments acquired was
immediately recognized as unrealized appreciation on our
Consolidated Statement of Operations. The purchase discount
allocated to the loan investments acquired will amortize over the
life of each respective loan through interest income, with a
corresponding adjustment recorded as unrealized appreciation on
such loan acquired through its ultimate disposition. The purchase
discount allocated to equity investments acquired will not amortize
over the life of such investments through interest income and,
assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity
investments acquired and disposition of such equity investments at
fair value, we will recognize a realized gain with a corresponding
reversal of the unrealized appreciation on disposition of such
equity investments acquired.
As a supplement to our financial results
reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we have
provided, as detailed below, certain non-GAAP financial measures to
our operating results that exclude the aforementioned purchase
discount and the ongoing amortization thereof, as determined in
accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures include i)
Adjusted net investment income per share; ii) Adjusted net
investment income after taxes; and iii) Adjusted net realized and
unrealized gains (losses). We believe that the adjustment to
exclude the full effect of the purchase discount is meaningful
because it is a measure that we and investors use to assess our
financial condition and results of operations. Although these
non-GAAP financial measures are intended to enhance investors’
understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP
financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.
The aforementioned non-GAAP financial measures may not be
comparable to similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other
companies.
2)
The discussion of the investment portfolio
excludes the investment, if any, in a money market fund managed by
an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. As of December 31,
2024, the Company had an investment of $25.2 million in the money
market fund.
3)
Total debt outstanding excludes netting of
debt issuance costs of $8.2 million and $9.7 million, respectively,
as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024.
4)
The $0.32 per share Base Dividend and the
$0.16 per share special dividend are payable on April 28, 2025 to
stockholders of record as of March 31, 2025.
5)
The fixed versus floating composition has
been calculated as a percentage of performing debt investments
measured on a fair value basis, including income producing
preferred stock investments and excludes investments, if any,
placed on non-accrual.
6)
Computed based on the (a) annual actual
interest rate or yield earned plus amortization of fees and
discounts on the performing debt and other income producing
investments as of the reporting date, divided by (b) the total
performing debt and other income producing investments (excluding
investments on non-accrual) at amortized cost or fair value,
respectively. This calculation excludes exit fees that are
receivable upon repayment of the investment. Excludes the purchase
discount and amortization related to the Merger.
7)
For a particular portfolio company, we
calculate the level of contractual indebtedness net of cash (“net
debt”) owed by the portfolio company and compare that amount to
measures of cash flow available to service the net debt. To
calculate net debt, we include debt that is both senior and pari
passu to the tranche of debt owned by us but exclude debt that is
legally and contractually subordinated in ranking to the debt owned
by us. We believe this calculation method assists in describing the
risk of our portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration
contractual rights of repayment of the tranche of debt owned by us
relative to other senior and junior creditors of a portfolio
company. We typically calculate cash flow available for debt
service at a portfolio company by taking net income before net
interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization
(“EBITDA”) for the trailing twelve month period. Weighted average
net debt-to-EBITDA is weighted based on the fair value of our debt
investments and excludes investments where net debt-to-EBITDA may
not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash
collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and
covenanted based on recurring revenue.
For a particular portfolio company, we
also compare that amount of EBITDA to the portfolio company’s
contractual interest expense (“interest coverage ratio”). We
believe this calculation method assists in describing the risk of
our portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration
contractual interest obligations of the portfolio company. Weighted
average interest coverage is weighted based on the fair value of
our performing debt investments and excludes investments where
interest coverage may not be the appropriate measure of credit
risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are
underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.
Median EBITDA is based on our debt
investments and excludes investments where net debt-to-EBITDA may
not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash
collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and
covenanted based on recurring revenue.
Portfolio company statistics are derived
from the financial statements most recently provided to us of each
portfolio company as of the reported end date. Statistics of the
portfolio companies have not been independently verified by us and
may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount. As of December 31,
2024 and September 30, 2024, investments where net debt-to-EBITDA
may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk represented 20.5%
and 24.9%, respectively, of total debt investments at fair
value.
8)
The Company’s Revolving Credit Facility
has debt outstanding denominated in currencies other than U.S.
Dollars (“USD”). These balances have been converted to USD using
applicable foreign currency exchange rates as of December 31, 2024.
As a result, the Revolving Credit Facility’s outstanding borrowings
and the available debt amounts may not sum to the total debt
commitment amount.
9)
The ending net debt-to-equity leverage
ratio is calculated by using the total borrowings net of cash and
cash equivalents divided by equity as of December 31, 2024 and
excludes unfunded commitments.
10)
Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
(in thousands, except share and per
share amounts)
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Investments, at fair value
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments
(cost of $3,533,627 and $3,500,119)
$
3,368,503
$
3,371,910
Non-controlled affiliated investments
(cost of $139,955 and $73,672)
106,755
42,419
Total investments, at fair value (cost of
$3,673,582 and $3,573,791)
$
3,475,258
$
3,414,329
Investments in affiliated money market
fund (cost of $25,238 and $—)
25,238
—
Cash
61,795
52,363
Interest and dividends receivable
28,092
38,534
Deferred financing costs
11,897
14,937
Other assets
1,103
2,656
Total assets
$
3,603,383
$
3,522,819
Liabilities
Debt (net of debt issuance costs of $8,176
and $5,447)
$
1,926,452
$
1,826,794
Interest and other debt expenses
payable
21,289
13,369
Management fees payable
8,780
8,708
Incentive fees payable
6,330
13,041
Distribution payable
52,784
49,304
Unrealized depreciation on foreign
currency forward contracts
38
726
Secured borrowings
2,920
—
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
12,090
9,052
Total liabilities
$
2,030,683
$
1,920,994
Commitments and contingencies
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
share (1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and
outstanding)
$
—
$
—
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(200,000,000 shares authorized, 117,297,222 and 109,563,525 shares
issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31,
2023, respectively)
117
110
Paid-in capital in excess of par
1,946,253
1,826,294
Distributable earnings (loss)
(373,670
)
(224,579
)
Total net assets
$
1,572,700
$
1,601,825
Total liabilities and net
assets
$
3,603,383
$
3,522,819
Net asset value per share
$
13.41
$
14.62
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(in thousands, except share and per
share amounts)
For the Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2022
Investment income:
From non-controlled/non-affiliated
investments:
Interest income
$
374,200
$
414,711
$
329,641
Payment-in-kind income
50,094
33,662
20,415
Other income
3,733
3,099
4,933
Dividend income
2
—
—
From non-controlled affiliated
investments:
Interest income
3,912
2,286
1,236
Dividend income
1,970
908
382
Payment-in-kind income
335
207
547
Other income
128
41
23
From controlled affiliated
investments:
Payment-in-kind income
—
—
259
Interest income
—
—
16
Total investment income
$
434,374
$
454,914
$
357,452
Expenses:
Interest and other debt expenses
$
113,718
$
111,302
$
79,464
Incentive fees
17,212
49,417
12,023
Management fees
35,232
35,470
35,996
Professional fees
4,998
3,536
3,466
Directors’ fees
828
823
833
Other general and administrative
expenses
4,535
4,269
4,370
Total expenses
$
176,523
$
204,817
$
136,152
Fee waivers
$
—
$
(1,986
)
$
(11,724
)
Net expenses
$
176,523
$
202,831
$
124,428
Net investment income before
taxes
$
257,851
$
252,083
$
233,024
Income tax expense, including excise
tax
$
5,298
$
4,842
$
4,453
Net investment income after
taxes
$
252,553
$
247,241
$
228,571
Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses) on investment transactions:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated
investments
$
(155,950
)
$
(49,409
)
$
(4,548
)
Non-controlled affiliated investments
(2,015
)
—
—
Controlled affiliated investments
—
(22,366
)
(14,414
)
Foreign currency forward contracts
(703
)
—
283
Foreign currency and other
transactions
5,236
404
(2,585
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated
investments
(35,110
)
5,529
(144,792
)
Non-controlled affiliated investments
(1,947
)
(2,532
)
(3,319
)
Controlled affiliated investments
—
22,366
(7,367
)
Foreign currency forward contracts
688
(242
)
(584
)
Foreign currency translations and other
transactions
299
(4,482
)
3,997
Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses)
$
(189,502
)
$
(50,732
)
$
(173,329
)
(Provision) benefit for taxes on realized
gain/loss on investments
$
(492
)
$
(1,210
)
$
—
(Provision) benefit for taxes on
unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
308
575
(239
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
$
62,867
$
195,874
$
55,003
Weighted average shares outstanding
114,673,460
108,305,428
102,258,701
Basic and diluted net investment income
per share
$
2.20
$
2.28
$
2.24
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
share
$
0.55
$
1.81
$
0.54
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS BDC, INC.
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. is a specialty finance company that has
elected to be regulated as a business development company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. GSBD was formed by The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”) to invest primarily in
middle-market companies in the United States, and is externally
managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., an SEC-registered
investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs.
GSBD seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent,
capital appreciation primarily through direct originations of
secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche
and second lien debt, and unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt,
as well as through select equity investments. For more information,
visit www.goldmansachsbdc.com. Information on the website is not
incorporated by reference into this press release and is provided
merely for convenience.
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concerning our business, operating results, financial condition,
dividends and other similar matters. These statements represent the
Company’s belief regarding future events that, by their nature, are
uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. Any forward-looking
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date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our
actual results to differ, possibly materially from our
expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks,
uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections
entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict
or identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or
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