Apollo Investment Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

Author's Avatar
Feb 03, 2011
Apollo Investment Corp. (AINV, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Apollo Inv Cp has a market cap of $2.36 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.1 with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and P/S ratio of 7. The dividend yield of Apollo Inv Cp stocks is 9.2%. Apollo Inv Cp had an annual average earning growth of 21.7% over the past 5 years.Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns AINV: David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, David Williams of Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Murray Stahl of Horizon Asset Management.

Highlight of Business Operations:

At December 31, 2010, 63% or $1.7 billion of our income-bearing investment portfolio is fixed rate and 37% or $1.0 billion is floating rate, measured at fair value. On a cost basis, 63% or $1.8 billion of our income-bearing investment portfolio is fixed rate and 37% or $1.0 billion is floating rate. At December 31, 2009, 63% or $1.6 billion of our income-bearing investment portfolio was fixed rate and 37% or $0.9 billion was floating rate. On a cost basis, 64% or $1.9 billion of our income-bearing investment portfolio was fixed rate and 36% or $1.0 billion was floating rate.

Expenses totaled $44.2 million and $122.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, of which $27.7 million and $80.1 million, respectively, were base management fees and performance-based incentive fees and $13.4 million and $34.1 million, respectively, were interest and other debt expenses. Administrative services and other general and administrative expenses totaled $3.0 million and $8.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010. Expenses totaled $34.2 million and $100.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, of which $26.4 million and $77.6 million, respectively, were base management fees and performance-based incentive fees and $5.0 million and $14.5 million, respectively, were interest and other debt expenses. Administrative services and other general and administrative expenses totaled $2.8 million and $8.4 million, respectively, for the three and

The Companys net investment income totaled $50.1 million and $141.1 million, or $0.26, and $0.73, on a per average share basis, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, net investment income totaled $50.2 million and $150.9 million, or $0.30, and $0.99, on a per average share basis, respectively.

The Company had investment sales and prepayments totaling $481 million and $722 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, investment sales and prepayments totaled $67 million and $167 million, respectively. Net realized losses for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 were $64.9 million and $150.5 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, net realized losses totaled $152.0 million and $253.4 million, respectively. Net realized losses for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 and the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 were primarily derived from selective exits and restructurings of underperforming investments.

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010, the Company had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $84.5 million and $68.4 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $79.5 million and $273.2 million, respectively. The earnings per average share were $0.43 and $0.36, respectively for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, earnings per average share were $0.48 and $1.78, respectively.

cash flows from operations, investment sales of liquid assets and prepayments of senior and subordinated loans and income earned from investments. At December 31, 2010, the Company had $775 million in borrowings outstanding and $809 million of unused capacity on its Facility. On May 3, 2010, the Company closed on its most recent follow-on public equity offering of 17.25 million shares of common stock at $12.40 per share raising approximately $204 million in net proceeds. Additionally, on September 30, 2010, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement, providing for a private placement issuance of $225,000 in aggregate principal amount of five-year, senior secured notes with a fixed interest rate of 6.25% and a maturity date of October 4, 2015 (the Senior Secured Notes). On October 4, 2010, the Senior Secured Notes were sold to certain institutional accredited investors pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes will be due semi-annually on April 4 and October 4, commencing on April 4, 2011. The proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes were primarily used to reduce other outstanding borrowings and/or commitments on the Companys Facility. In the future, the Company may raise additional equity or debt capital, among other considerations. The primary use of funds will be investments in portfolio companies, reductions in debt outstanding and other general corporate purposes.

Read the The complete Report