(MENAFN Editorial) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (formerly known as Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp. through October 17, 2017) (NASDAQ:) ('Oaktree Strategic Income' or the 'Company'), a specialty finance company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2017 Highlights

• Net investment income of $5.5 million, or $0.19 per share;
  
  
• Net asset value per share as of September 30, 2017 of $9.97;
  
  
• Originated $108.7 million of new investment commitments and received $71.3 million in connection with full repayments and exits of investments; and
  
  
• On August 7, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.19 per share, payable on December 29, 2017 to stockholders of record on December 15, 2017.

Recent Developments

• On October 17, 2017, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. was appointed as the investment adviser of the Company and Edgar Lee was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Other members of the executive leadership team include Matt Pendo, Chief Operating Officer, Mel Carlisle, Chief Financial Officer, and Kim Larin, Chief Compliance Officer.

Management Commentary

'We are very excited to be managing Oaktree Strategic Income,' said Edgar Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Oaktree Strategic Income. 'The vast majority of the portfolio is invested in senior secured loans to established middle-market companies that are performing well. We have begun making new investments and over time, we intend to increase our exposure to larger, more liquid first lien loans in both the broadly syndicated and private placement markets. We believe the Oaktree platform and our ability to co-invest alongside other Oaktree funds positions us well to deliver stable income and attractive returns to our stockholders over time.'

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of the investment portfolio was $560.4 million and total assets were $608.7 million. The investment portfolio consisted of investments in 67 companies and also included the Company's investment in FSFR Glick JV LLC ("Glick JV").

At fair value, 89.5% of the Company's portfolio as of September 30, 2017 consisted of senior secured floating-rate debt investments, including 84.9% of first lien loans and 4.6% of second lien loans; 10.3% consisted of a subordinated note in Glick JV; and 0.2% in equity investments in other portfolio companies.

As of September 30, 2017, Glick JV had $126.7 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 23 portfolio companies. The joint venture generated income of $1.2 million for Oaktree Strategic Income during the fourth quarter.

The weighted average yield on the Company's debt investments as of September 30, 2017, including the return on our subordinated note investment in Glick JV, was 7.5%, including 7.3% representing cash payments.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Company originated $108.7 million of investment commitments in 10 new and seven existing portfolio companies and funded $108.4 million across new and existing portfolio companies.

During the quarter, the Company received $71.3 million in connection with the full repayments and exits of eight of its investments, and an additional $23.2 million in connection with other paydowns and sales of investments.

Results of Operations

Total investment income for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $11.8 million, including $10.9 million of cash interest income from portfolio investments.

Net expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 were $6.3 million. Net expenses increased slightly from $6.2 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Net unrealized depreciation on the investment portfolio for the quarter was $20.0 million, which was primarily due to significant write-downs on a number of the Company's portfolio companies, including $10.3 million on one of the Company's investments.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $43.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, total principal value of debt outstanding of $263.0 million, and $67.0 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facilities, subject to borrowing base and other limitations. The weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 3.26% as of September 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company's total leverage ratio was 0.90x debt-to-equity.

Dividend Declaration

On August 7, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.19 per share, payable on December 29, 2017 to stockholders of record on December 15, 2017.

Dividends are paid primarily from distributable (taxable) income. To the extent taxable earnings for a fiscal taxable year fall below the total amount of distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a return of capital to the Company's stockholders.

Portfolio Asset Quality

As of September 30, 2017, there were three investments on which the Company had stopped accruing cash and/or PIK interest or original issue discount ("OID") income that, in the aggregate, represented 5.6% of the debt portfolio at cost and 1.1% at fair value.

($ in thousands) Non-Accrual - Debt Investments As of September 30, 2017 As of June 30, 2017 Non-Accrual Investments at Fair Value $ 6,293 $ 7,922 Non-Accrual Investments/Total Investments at Fair Value 1.1 % 1.4 %

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities September 30,
2017 June 30,
2017 September 30,
2016 ASSETS Investments at fair value: Control investments (cost September 30, 2017: $71,340,632; cost June 30, 2017: $71,117,506; cost September 30, 2016: $71,117,506) $ 57,606,674 $ 61,614,406 $ 63,316,667 Affiliate investments (cost September 30, 2017: $17,479,053; cost June 30, 2017: $18,006,812; cost September 30, 2016: $15,953,798) 935,913 11,778,272 13,006,458 Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost September 30, 2017: $516,270,639; cost June 30, 2017: $500,706,398; cost September 30, 2016: $513,397,659) 501,894,073 491,785,575 497,281,256 Total investments at fair value (cost September 30, 2017: $605,090,324; cost June 30, 2017: $589,830,716; cost September 30, 2016: $600,468,963) 560,436,660 565,178,253 573,604,381 Cash and cash equivalents 35,604,127 19,258,982 19,778,841 Restricted cash 7,408,260 7,651,878 9,036,838 Interest, dividends and fees receivable 3,014,075 2,883,409 4,579,935 Due from portfolio companies 286,260 305,501 336,429 Receivables from unsettled transactions 505,000 846,065 12,869,092 Deferred financing costs 1,222,933 1,348,806 2,063,133 Other assets 185,336 344,196 148,492 Total assets $ 608,662,651 $ 597,817,090 $ 622,417,141 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities: Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 482,877 $ 466,921 $ 1,246,286 Base management fee and incentive fee payable 2,236,187 2,163,704 2,987,721 Due to FSC CT 450,517 427,646 402,073 Interest payable 1,996,171 1,946,228 1,798,653 Payables from unsettled transactions 49,029,789 12,831,700 — Amounts payable to syndication partners — — 18,750 Director fees payable 98,008 122,450 236,275 Credit facilities payable 82,956,800 86,656,800 107,426,800 Notes payable (net of $2,224,132, $2,296,658 and $2,514,236 of unamortized financing costs as of September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively) 177,775,868 179,503,342 177,485,764 Secured borrowings at fair value (proceeds September 30, 2016: $5,000,000) — — 4,985,425 Total liabilities 315,026,217 284,118,791 296,587,747 Commitments and contingencies Net assets: Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 29,466,768 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 294,668 294,668 294,668 Additional paid-in-capital 373,995,934 373,995,934 373,995,934 Net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings (44,653,664 ) (24,652,463 ) (26,850,007 ) Net realized loss on investments (24,354,622 ) (24,371,682 ) (10,969,707 ) Accumulated overdistributed net investment income (11,645,882 ) (11,568,158 ) (10,641,494 ) Total net assets (equivalent to $9.97, $10.65 and $11.06 per common share at September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively) 293,636,434 313,698,299 325,829,394 Total liabilities and net assets $ 608,662,651 $ 597,817,090 $ 622,417,141

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation Consolidated Statements of Operations Three months
ended
September 30,
2017 Three months
ended
June 30, 2017 Three months
ended
September 30,
2016 Year ended
September 30,
2017 Year ended
September 30,
2016 Interest income: Control investments $ 1,290,389 $ 1,452,148 $ 1,383,409 $ 5,541,299 $ 5,065,350 Affiliate investments — 130,217 97,191 331,804 182,194 Non-control/Non-affiliate investments 9,559,293 10,406,975 10,736,098 38,489,924 42,152,565 Interest on cash and cash equivalents 68,306 36,094 15,319 166,896 68,630 Total interest income 10,917,988 12,025,434 12,232,017 44,529,923 47,468,739 PIK interest income: Control investments 223,125 — — 223,125 — Affiliate investments — 63,551 48,595 164,331 91,097 Non-control/Non-affiliate investments — — 13,182 20,965 75,968 Total PIK interest income 223,125 63,551 61,777 408,421 167,065 Fee income: Affiliate investments — 3,351 3,148 9,647 6,296 Non-control/Non-affiliate investments 1,022,638 498,497 206,405 2,199,909 3,071,634 Total fee income 1,022,638 501,848 209,553 2,209,556 3,077,930 Dividend and other income: Control investments — — 700,000 187,420 2,712,500 Allowance for control investments (343,272 ) (420,192 ) — (763,464 ) — Total dividend and other income (343,272 ) (420,192 ) 700,000 (576,044 ) 2,712,500 Total investment income 11,820,479 12,170,641 13,203,347 46,571,856 53,426,234 Expenses: Base management fee 1,420,696 1,419,603 1,516,133 5,654,699 6,134,304 Part I incentive fee 815,491 1,143,101 1,477,820 3,236,320 5,211,729 Professional fees 543,226 280,008 664,247 1,515,536 4,193,532 Board of Directors fees 153,008 127,464 81,275 538,072 546,300 Interest expense 2,645,090 2,661,975 2,546,007 10,769,842 9,594,441 Administrator expense 205,152 127,533 98,269 661,170 504,299 General and administrative expenses 516,854 480,490 483,778 2,030,756 1,955,177 Total expenses 6,299,517 6,240,174 6,867,529 24,406,395 28,139,782 Base management fee waived — — (6,232 ) (6,232 ) (6,232 ) Insurance recoveries — — — (250,000 ) — Net expenses 6,299,517 6,240,174 6,861,297 24,150,163 28,133,550 Net investment income 5,520,962 5,930,467 6,342,050 22,421,693 25,292,684 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments: Control investments (4,230,858 ) 103,555 (214,065 ) (5,933,119 ) (5,979,787 ) Affiliate investments (10,314,600 ) (1,633,615 ) (566,607 ) (13,595,800 ) (2,947,340 ) Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (5,455,743 ) (4,272,744 ) 2,426,107 1,739,837 (8,067,972 ) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (20,001,201 ) (5,802,804 ) 1,645,435 (17,789,082 ) (16,995,099 ) Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on secured borrowings — — 14,575 (14,575 ) 14,575 Realized gain (loss) on investments and secured borrowings: Non-control/Non-affiliate investments 17,060 11,535 590,889 (13,384,915 ) (12,769,777 ) Net realized gain (loss) on investments and secured borrowings 17,060 11,535 590,889 (13,384,915 ) (12,769,777 ) Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ (14,463,179 ) $ 139,198 $ 8,592,949 $ (8,766,879 ) $ (4,457,617 ) Net investment income per common share — basic and diluted $ 0.19 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ 0.76 $ 0.86 Earnings (loss) per common share — basic and diluted $ (0.49 ) $ — $ 0.29 $ (0.30 ) $ (0.15 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted 29,466,768 29,466,768 29,466,768 29,466,768 29,466,768 Distributions per common share $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.225 $ 0.80 $ 0.90

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Note: All interim financial results presented in this release are unaudited. Financial results for the year ended September 30, 2017 are subject to the completion of the Company's annual audit.

Conference Call Information

Oaktree Strategic Income will host a conference call to discuss results for its fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2017 on December 1, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 507-4376 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-5239 (non-U.S. callers), participant password 'Oaktree Strategic Income.' During the earnings conference call, Oaktree Strategic Income intends to refer to an investor presentation that will be available on the Investors section of the Oaktree Strategic Income website, . Alternatively, a live webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the Investors section of Oaktree Strategic Income website, .

For those individuals unable to listen to the live broadcast of the conference call, a replay will be available for 30 days on Oaktree Strategic Income's website, or by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (non-U.S. callers), access code 10114279, beginning approximately one hour after the broadcast.

About Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (NASDAQ:) is a specialty finance company dedicated to providing customized capital solutions for middle-market companies in both the syndicated and private placement markets. The Company seeks to generate a stable source of current income while minimizing the risk of principal loss and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by providing middle-market companies with primarily first lien secured debt financings that pay the Company interest at rates which are determined periodically on the basis of a floating interest rate. The Company is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Oaktree Strategic Income is managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. For additional information, please visit Oaktree Strategic Income's website at .

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements may include statements as to: our future operating results and distribution projections; our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; and the impact of the investments that we expect to make. In addition, words such as 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'expect,' 'seek,' 'plan,' 'should,' 'estimate,' 'project' and 'intend' indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in 'Risk Factors' and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment; risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters; future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities) and conditions in our operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies; and other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in our publicly disseminated documents and filings.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this presentation on information available to us on the date of this presentation, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Contacts

Investor Relations:
Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation
Michael Mosticchio
(212) 284-1900

Media Relations:
Financial Profiles, Inc.
Moira Conlon
(310) 478-2700

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