NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (“LRFC” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LRFC) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Overview

Management Commentary
Ted Goldthorpe, Chief Executive Officer and President of LRFC, said, “Overall, we had a productive first quarter with our net asset value remaining relatively stable, especially considering the turbulence in the global markets. Despite external factors such as the war in Ukraine, inflation, and rising interest rates, we were able to stay consistent with our reinvestments. Furthermore, as we recently announced, during the second quarter we successfully refinanced Logan Ridge’s legacy capital structure, which materially lowered our cost of capital, by leveraging the size and scale of our platform and the strong working relationships we have with our lenders. We believe that we are well-positioned for a stronger 2022.”

Recent Developments:
Since the end of the first quarter, we successfully completed the refinancing of the entire legacy capital structure, one of our key strategic initiatives.

This materially lowers the Company’s cost of capital. The proceeds will be used to pay off the $52.1 million of 5.75% convertible notes outstanding as well as the remaining $22.8 million of 6.00% notes outstanding, both of which mature May 31, 2022.

Selected Financial Highlights

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and the fair value of investments as of March 31, 2022:

($ in thousands) Investments at
Amortized Cost		  Amortized Cost
Percentage of
Total Portfolio		  Investments at
Fair Value		  Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio		 
First Lien Debt $106,929   53.7% $100,663   48.7%
Second Lien Debt  33,168   16.7%  33,220   16.1%
Subordinated Debt  7,117   3.6%  7,115   3.4%
Collateralized Loan Obligations  8,106   4.1%  7,199   3.5%
Equity and Warrants  43,649   21.9%  58,708   28.3%
Total $198,969   100.0% $206,905   100.0%
                 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and the fair value of investments as of December 31, 2021:

($ in thousands) Investments at
Amortized Cost		  Amortized Cost
Percentage of
Total Portfolio		  Investments at
Fair Value		  Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio		 
First Lien Debt $103,667   54.4% $98,251   49.6%
Second Lien Debt  30,048   15.8%  30,190   15.2%
Subordinated Debt  5,050   2.6%  5,050   2.6%
Equity and Warrants  51,717   27.2%  64,698   32.6%
Total $190,482   100.0% $198,189   100.0%
                 

Interest Rate Risk
Based on our March 31, 2022 consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, the following table shows the annual impact on net income (excluding the potential related incentive fee impact) of base rate changes in interest rates (considering interest rate floors for variable rate securities) assuming no changes in our investment and borrowing structure:

Basis Point Change
($ in thousands)		Increase
(decrease) in interest income		  (Increase)
decrease in
interest expense		  Increase
(decrease) in
net income		 
Up 300 basis points$2,258  $—  $2,258 
Up 200 basis points 1,374   —   1,374 
Up 100 basis points 605   —   605 
Down 100 basis points (135)  —   (135)
Down 200 basis points (135)  —   (135)
Down 300 basis points (135)  —   (135)
            

Conference Call and Webcast
LRFC will discuss these results in a conference call on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 9:00 am ET.

To access the conference call, please dial (844) 616-4517 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call and use the conference ID 3899999. A replay of the conference call will be available from May 13 through May 20. The dial in number for the replay is (855) 859-2056 and the conference ID is 3899999.

A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the Internet, on a listen-only basis on the Company’s website, loganridgefinance.com, in the Investor Relations section, under Events and Presentations. The webcast can also be accessed by clicking the following link: Logan Ridge First Quarter 2022 Conference Call. The online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website shortly after the call.

About Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: LRFC) is a business development company that invests primarily in first lien loans and, to a lesser extent, second lien loans and equity securities issued by lower middle market companies. The Company invests in performing, well-established middle market businesses that operate across a wide range of industries. It employs fundamental credit analysis, targeting investments in businesses with relatively low levels of cyclicality and operating risk. For more information, visit loganridgefinance.com.

About Mount Logan Capital Inc.
Mount Logan Capital Inc. is an alternative asset management company that is focused on public and private debt securities in the North American market. The Company seeks to source and actively manage loans and other debt-like securities with credit-oriented characteristics. The Company actively sources, evaluates, underwrites, manages, monitors and primarily invests in loans, debt securities, and other credit-oriented instruments that present attractive risk-adjusted returns and present low risk of principal impairment through the credit cycle.

About BC Partners Advisors L.P. and BC Partners Credit
BC Partners is a leading international investment firm with over $40 billion of assets under management in private equity, private credit and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buyout market for three decades. Today, BC Partners executives operate across markets as an integrated team through the firm's offices in North America and Europe. Since inception, BC Partners has completed 117 private equity investments in companies with a total enterprise value of €149 billion and is currently investing its eleventh private equity fund.

BC Partners Credit was launched in February 2017 and has pursued a strategy focused on identifying attractive credit opportunities in any market environment and across sectors, leveraging the deal sourcing and infrastructure made available from BC Partners.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or developments, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.

For additional information, contact:

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10022

Jason Roos
Chief Financial Officer
Jason.Roos@bcpartners.com
(212) 891-5046

The Equity Group Inc.
Lena Cati
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Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

  As of March 31,  As of December 31, 
  2022  2021 
  (unaudited)    
ASSETS      
Investments at fair value:      
Non-control/non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of $140,329 and $131,829, respectively)  137,341  $129,991 
Affiliate investments (amortized cost of $49,790 and $49,803, respectively)  62,649   61,359 
Control investments (amortized cost of $8,850 and $8,850, respectively)  6,915   6,839 
Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $198,969 and $190,482, respectively)  206,905   198,189 
Cash and cash equivalents  15,838   39,056 
Interest and dividend receivable  1,025   929 
Prepaid expenses  3,137   3,358 
Receivable for unsettled trades  7,086   685 
Total assets $233,991  $242,217 
LIABILITIES      
2022 Notes (net of deferred financing costs of $18 and $46, respectively) $22,815  $22,787 
2022 Convertible Notes (net of deferred financing costs of $67 and $167, respectively)  52,020   51,921 
2026 Notes (net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount of $1,540 and $1,552, respectively)  48,460   48,448 
KeyBank Credit Facility (net of deferred financing costs of $305 and $353, respectively)  (305)  (353)
Management and incentive fees payable  1,027   1,065 
Interest and financing fees payable  1,595   911 
Payable for unsettled trades  1,478   9,265 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  730   1,144 
Total liabilities $127,820  $135,188 
Commitments and contingencies      
NET ASSETS      
Common stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 common shares authorized, 2,711,068 and 2,711,068 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively $27  $27 
Additional paid in capital  188,846   188,846 
Total distributable loss  (82,702)  (81,844)
Total net assets $106,171  $107,029 
Total liabilities and net assets $233,991  $242,217 
Net asset value per share $39.16  $39.48 
         

Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

  For the Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2022  2021 
INVESTMENT INCOME      
Interest income:      
Non-control/non-affiliate investments $2,383  $3,197 
Affiliate investments  719   1,297 
Control investments  95   98 
Total interest and fee income  3,197   4,592 
Payment-in-kind interest and dividend income:      
Non-control/non-affiliate investments  85   71 
Affiliate investments  47   99 
Total payment-in-kind interest and dividend income  132   170 
Dividend income:      
Affiliate investments  —   155 
Total dividend income  —   155 
Other income:      
Affiliate investments  8   9 
Total other income  8   9 
Total investment income  3,337   4,926 
EXPENSES      
Interest and financing expenses  2,188   3,037 
Base management fee  1,027   1,398 
Directors expense  103   103 
Administrative service fees  120   350 
General and administrative expenses  950   821 
Total expenses  4,388   5,709 
NET INVESTMENT LOSS  (1,051)  (783)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS      
Net realized loss on investments:      
Non-control/non-affiliate investments  (36)  (14,023)
Net realized loss on investments  (36)  (14,023)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments:      
Non-control/non-affiliate investments  (1,150)  23,212 
Affiliate investments  1,303   3,972 
Control investments  76   (24)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments  229   27,160 
Total net realized and unrealized gain on investments  193   13,137 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $(858) $12,354 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS PER SHARE RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS – BASIC $(0.32) $4.56 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING – BASIC  2,711,068   2,711,068 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS PER SHARE RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS – DILUTED $(0.32) $4.04 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING - DILUTED  2,711,068   3,263,647 
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID PER SHARE $—  $—