Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 04, 2010
Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. (HTGC, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. has a market cap of $383.9 million; its shares were traded at around $10.69 with a P/E ratio of 10.6 and P/S ratio of 5.2. The dividend yield of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. stocks is 7.6%. Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 35% over the past 5 years.

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The total value of our investment portfolio was $407.5 million at September 30, 2010 as compared to $370.4 million at December 31, 2009. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 we made debt commitments totaling $82.7 million and $391.9 million and funded approximately $55.7 million and $286.0 million, respectively. Debt commitments for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 included commitments of approximately $266.1 million to eighteen new portfolio companies and $125.8 million to nineteen existing companies. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 we made and funded equity commitments of approximately $187,000 and $18.0 million to six and eight companies, respectively. These commitments further diversify our portfolio by stage and industry sector. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009, we made debt commitments totaling $15.8 million and $150.6 million and funded approximately $8.2 million and $76.4 million, respectively. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009, we made an equity investment of approximately $444,000 in one existing portfolio company and approximately $816,000 in two existing portfolio companies.

The fair value of the loan portfolio at September 30, 2010 was approximately $349.1 million, compared to a fair value of approximately $369.5 million at September 30, 2009. The fair value of the equity portfolio at September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $39.4 million and $31.1 million, respectively. The fair value of our warrant portfolio at September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $19.0 million and $14.2 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2010, the Companys investment in InfoLogix, Inc. was classified as a Control Investment. Approximately $796,000 in investment income was derived from our debt investment in this Software and Internet Consumer portfolio company during the three month period, and approximately $2.4 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010. Approximately $2.5 million of realized gains and net unrealized depreciation of approximately $1.4 million on this control investment were recognized during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010.

InfoLogix, Inc., a public company, is a provider of enterprise mobility and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions. Our investment in InfoLogix, Inc. represents 6.3% and 8.3% of our total investments at cost and value, respectively at September 30, 2010. We currently have a greater than 60% equity interest in InfoLogix, Inc. and have representation on its board of directors. We also have a total debt investment of approximately $17.9 million at fair value in InfoLogix, Inc. On October 21, 2010, InfoLogix received notice that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel had determined to delist its common stock from the NASDAQ Stock Market and suspended trading of its common stock effective with the open of trading on October 21, 2010, as a result of InfoLogixs non-compliance with the minimum $2.5 million stockholders equity requirement, set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). The closing price of InfoLogixs common stock on October 20, 2010 was $4.28 compared to a closing price of $2.40 on October 21, 2010. In October, Hercules made $2.9 million of additional debt investments in InfoLogix. InfoLogix continues to explore strategic options as previously disclosed by the company. Our financial results could be negatively affected if this company encounters financial difficulty and fails to repay its obligations or to perform as expected.

Our investments in Spa Chakra Acquisition Corporation, a company that was a Control Investment as of July 1, 2010, was a realized loss during the quarter. We recognized investment income during the nine-month period of approximately $285,000 and a realized loss of approximately $18.9 million in the third quarter of 2010 in this portfolio company prior to the disposal of the investment. The elimination of this investment from our portfolio resulted in a reversal of unrealized depreciation in the third quarter of approximately $17.8 million. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, no portfolio companies were deemed to be Control Investments.

At September 30, 2010 we had an investment in one portfolio company deemed to be an Affiliate. Income derived from this investment was zero, as this is a non-income producing equity investment. At September 30, 2009, we had investments in two portfolio companies deemed to be affiliates. Income derived from our investments in these portfolio companies was less than $500,000 since these investments became affiliates. We recognized a realized loss of approximately $4.0 million during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 in a portfolio company that was an affiliate prior to the disposal of the investment.

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