NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In light of the recent volatility in the energy sector, CM Finance Inc (Nasdaq: CMFN ) ("CMFN" or "the Company") is providing preliminary information related to its investment portfolio as of the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. The Company intends to issue its regularly scheduled earnings release and host an earnings call for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014, to be announced at a later date in February 2015. Although the Company is announcing preliminary information related to its investment portfolio as of the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014 separate from its regularly scheduled earnings release for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014, it does not undertake to announce updates as of a particular quarter-end apart from its regularly scheduled earnings release and call in the future.
The aggregate investment portfolio at fair value on December 31, 2014 was $316.1 million, compared to $298.7 million at September 30, 2014. Cash balance at December 31, 2014 was $32.9 million, compared with $30.1 million on September 30, 2014. Total debt outstanding on December 31, 2014 was $141.4 million, compared with $123.5 million on September 30, 2014. In addition, the Company had $4.6 million in distributions payable at both September 30 and December 31, 2014.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had net unrealized gains of approximately $4.6 million, comprised primarily of $10.6 million unrealized gain from its investment in Virgin America Inc. (Nasdaq: VA ) ("Virgin America"), offset by unrealized losses from its energy investments (oil and gas and oilfield services) and net unrealized losses across various other sectors of approximately $4.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded approximately $1.0 million in realized gains and no realized losses. The Company recorded a net unrealized gain of approximately $2.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014, which included a $10.6 million unrealized gain on Virgin America and a $4.6 million (2.3% of net assets at September 30, 2014) unrealized loss on its energy investments.
In November 2014, the Company converted its debt and warrant position in Virgin America Inc. to cash and 570,917 shares of common stock of Virgin America, in connection with Virgin America's initial public offering. The Company's shares of Virgin America are subject to a six month "lock-up" that expires on May 13, 2015. Further details on the Company's investment in Virgin America are as follows:
| As of September 30, 2014 (unaudited) | |||||
| Investment | Principal / Shares | Interest Receivable | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |
| Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan | $5,886,125 | $407,110 | $5,623,400 | $5,886,125 | |
| Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan | $5,924,521 | $402,867 | $5,823,433 | $5,924,521 | |
| Warrants | 898,333 | -- | $237,557 | $593,516 | |
| Total | $809,977 | $11,684,390 | $12,404,162 | ||
| Proceeds upon IPO and Value at December 31, 2014 (unaudited) | |||||
| Cost (IPO Date) | Market Price December 31, 2014 | Fair Value December 31, 2014 (2) | |||
| Price per share of VA | $20.91 | $43.25 (1) | $39.44 (2) | ||
| 570,917 Shares of VA | $11,940,458 | $24,692,160 | $22,516,966 | ||
| Cash received upon IPO | $2,155,540 | $2,155,540 | $2,155,540 | ||
| $14,095,998 | $26,847,700 | $24,672,506 | |||
| (1) Based on the closing price of Virgin America on the Nasdaq on December 31, 2014. | |||||
| (2) After taking into account a discount for the "lock-up" determined in accordance with GAAP. | |||||
During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company made investments in two new portfolio companies. In October 2014, the Company invested $15.0 million in Bird Electric, a Texas-based utility service provider, which serves the oil and gas and regulated electricity distribution industries and provides storm relief services primarily across the south and southeastern United States. In December 2014, the Company invested $20.0 million in A.S.V., Inc., a manufacturer of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders, which serve the construction and building industries.
During the three months ended December 31, 2014, in addition to the Virgin America transaction discussed above, the Company fully realized investments in two portfolio companies. In November 2014, the Company sold its $2.0 million investment in Ikaria Acquisition, Inc. at a price of 101.5% of par. In December 2014, the Company's $12.0 million investment in CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. was prepaid at par plus a prepayment premium of 2%.
| CM Finance Inc and subsidiaries | |||||||
| Consolidated Schedule of Investments | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| December 31, 2014 | |||||||
| Investments (1) | Industry | Interest Rate | Base Floor Rate | Maturity Date | Principal Amount/ Shares (2) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value |
| Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliates | |||||||
| Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans | |||||||
| A.S.V., Inc. (3) | Construction & Building | 1M L + 9.50% (4) | 1.00% | 12/19/2019 | $ 20,000,000 | $ 19,602,033 | $ 19,600,000 |
| AAR Intermediate Holdings, LLC | Oilfield Services | 1M L + 12.00% (4) | 1.00% | 3/30/2019 | 19,257,426 | 17,775,430 | 17,715,783 |
| AM General, LLC | Automobiles and Components | 3M L + 9.00% (4) | 1.25% | 3/22/2018 | 9,822,222 | 9,713,552 | 9,036,445 |
| American Gaming Systems, Inc. | Entertainment and Leisure | 3M L + 8.25% (4) | 1.00% | 12/21/2020 | 14,850,000 | 14,470,213 | 14,701,500 |
| Butler Burgher Group LLC (5) | Services | 1M L + 13.25% (4) | 0.25% | 6/30/2017 | 8,583,333 | 8,450,592 | 8,466,442 |
| Capital Petroleum Group | Retail | 11.00% cash, 3.00% PIK (2)(4)(6) | -- | 9/30/2019 | 14,370,779 | 13,983,479 | 14,370,779 |
| Crestwood Holdings, LLC | Pipelines | 3M L + 6.00% (4) | 1.00% | 6/19/2019 | 9,747,179 | 9,711,070 | 9,259,820 |
| JAC Holdings Corp. | Automobiles and Components | 11.50% (4) | -- | 10/1/2019 | 7,750,000 | 7,813,821 | 7,827,500 |
| New Standard Energy Texas LLC (7) | Oil and Gas | 7.00% cash, 6.00% PIK (2)(4)(8) | -- | 11/28/2016 | 6,106,218 | 6,092,484 | 5,495,596 |
| PR Wireless, Inc. | Telecommunications | 3M L + 9.00% (4) | 1.00% | 6/27/2020 | 16,915,000 | 15,318,212 | 15,392,650 |
| U.S. Well Services, LLC (9) | Oilfield Services | 1M L + 11.50% | 0.50% | 5/2/2019 | 9,643,520 | 9,348,487 | 9,450,649 |
| YRC Worldwide, Inc. (10) | Trucking and Leasing | 3M L + 7.00% (4) | 1.00% | 1/1/2020 | 14,850,000 | 14,727,671 | 14,701,500 |
| Total Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans | 151,895,677 | 147,007,044 | 146,018,664 | ||||
| Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loans | |||||||
| AP NMT Acquisition BV (10) | Media | 3M L + 9.00% (4) | 1.00% | 8/13/2022 | 20,000,000 | 18,719,033 | 19,200,000 |
| Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC | Oil and Gas | 3M L + 7.50% (4) | 1.25% | 11/1/2018 | 11,852,415 | 11,800,601 | 9,007,835 |
| Bird Electric | Utilities | 3M L + 12.00% (4) | -- | 10/9/2020 | 15,000,000 | 14,707,730 | 14,700,000 |
| Caelus Energy Alaska 03 LLC | Oil and Gas | 3M L + 7.50% (4) | 1.25% | 4/15/2020 | 14,000,000 | 13,740,382 | 12,740,000 |
| North American Lifting Holdings, Inc. | Industrial | 3M L + 9.00% (4) | 1.00% | 11/27/2021 | 16,200,000 | 15,158,426 | 15,552,000 |
| RCHP, Inc. | Healthcare-Products/Services | 3M L + 9.50% (4) | 1.00% | 10/23/2019 | 15,000,000 | 14,795,803 | 14,887,500 |
| Road Infrastructure Investment, LLC | Construction & Building | 3M L + 6.75% (4) | 1.00% | 9/30/2021 | 5,000,000 | 4,977,591 | 4,625,000 |
| Telecommunications Management, LLC | Telecommunications | 3M L + 8.00% (4) | 1.00% | 10/30/2020 | 11,539,815 | 11,469,261 | 11,193,620 |
| Telular Corp. | Telecommunications | 3M L + 8.00% (4) | 1.25% | 6/24/2020 | 7,500,000 | 7,412,530 | 7,470,000 |
| TNS, Inc. | Telecommunications | 3M L + 8.00% (4) | 1.00% | 8/14/2020 | 17,112,500 | 17,117,987 | 17,026,938 |
| Trident USA Health Services, Inc. | Healthcare-Products/Services | 3M L + 9.00% (4) | 1.25% | 7/31/2020 | 20,000,000 | 19,952,320 | 19,700,000 |
| Total Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loans | 153,204,730 | 149,851,664 | 146,102,893 | ||||
| Equity, Warrants and Other Investments | |||||||
| AAR Intermediate Holdings, LLC (Warrants) (11) | Oilfield Services | 9/30/2024 | 1,251,058 | 1,251,058 | 1,251,058 | ||
| Endeavour International Holding B.V., $3.01 strike (Warrants) (10)(11) | Oil and Gas | 11/30/2017 | 160,000 | 160,000 | 1 | ||
| PR Wireless, Inc., $0.01 strike (Warrants) (11) | Telecommunications | 6/24/2024 | 201 | 1,374,009 | 254,766 | ||
| Virgin America, Inc. (Common Stock) (10)(11)(12) | Airlines | 570,917 | 11,940,458 | 22,516,967 | |||
| Total Equity, Warrants and Other Investments | 1,982,176 | 14,725,525 | 24,022,792 | ||||
| Total Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliates | $ 307,082,583 | $ 311,584,233 | $ 316,144,349 | ||||
| CM Finance Inc and subsidiaries | |
| Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) | |
| (Unaudited) | |
| December 31, 2014 | |
| (1) | All investments are in non-controlled and non-affiliated issuers. All investments are valued in good faith by the investment advisor and approved by the board of directors. |
| (2) | Principal amount includes capitalized PIK interest and is net of repayments and unfunded commitments. |
| (3) | $12,000,000 held by the Company indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, CM Finance SPV, Ltd. and pledged as collateral for the Total Return Swaps. |
| (4) | Held by the Company indirectly through CM Finance SPV, Ltd. and pledged as collateral for the Total Return Swaps. |
| (5) | Does not include $250,000 of unfunded commitment. |
| (6) | Previously classified as Senior Secured Notes. |
| (7) | $4,636,318 held by the Company indirectly through CM Finance SPV, Ltd. and pledged as collateral for the Total Return Swaps. |
| (8) | In addition to interest, the borrower pays an overriding royalty interest of 1.25% of gross sales proceeds, subject to certain maximum amounts. |
| (9) | Does not include $5,000,000 of unfunded commitment. |
| (10) | The investment is not a qualifying asset under Section 55 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Non-qualifying assets represent 16.2% of assets. |
| (11) | Security is non-income producing. |
| (12) | The Company is subject to a six month "lock-up" that expires on May 13, 2015 on the shares. |
| 1M L - | 1 month LIBOR (0.17% as of December 31, 2014) |
| 3M L - | 3 month LIBOR (0.26% as of December 31, 2014) |
| PIK - | Payment-In-Kind |
Portfolio Composition Tables (Unaudited)
The composition of the Company's investments as of December 31, 2014, as a percentage of total portfolio at amortized cost and fair value, are as follows:
| Investments at Amortized Cost | Percentage | Investments at Fair Value | Percentage | |
| Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans | $147,007,044 | 47.18% | $146,018,664 | 46.19% |
| Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loans | 149,851,664 | 48.09% | 146,102,893 | 46.21% |
| Equity, Warrants and Other Investments | 14,725,525 | 4.73% | 24,022,792 | 7.60% |
| Total | $311,584,233 | 100.00% | $316,144,349 | 100.00% |
The following table shows the portfolio by industry grouping at fair value at December 31, 2014:
| Investments at Fair Value | Percentage | |
| Telecommunications | $51,337,974 | 16.24% |
| Healthcare-Products/Services | 34,587,500 | 10.94% |
| Oilfield Services | 28,417,490 | 8.99% |
| Oil and Gas | 27,243,432 | 8.62% |
| Construction & Building | 24,225,000 | 7.66% |
| Airlines | 22,516,967 | 7.12% |
| Media | 19,200,000 | 6.07% |
| Automobiles and Components | 16,863,945 | 5.33% |
| Industrial | 15,552,000 | 4.92% |
| Entertainment and Leisure | 14,701,500 | 4.65% |
| Trucking and Leasing | 14,701,500 | 4.65% |
| Utilities | 14,700,000 | 4.65% |
| Retail | 14,370,779 | 4.55% |
| Pipelines | 9,259,820 | 2.93% |
| Services | 8,466,442 | 2.68% |
| Total | $316,144,349 | 100.00% |
About CM Finance Inc
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns. The Company seeks to invest primarily in middle-market companies that have annual revenues of at least $50 million and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of at least $15 million. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, CM Investment Partners LLC. To learn more about CM Finance Inc, please visit www.cmfn-inc.com .
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