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WhiteHorse Finance's Q2 2025: Navigating Tariff Pressures and Dividend Strategies Amid Contradictions
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Friday, Aug 8, 2025 2:12 am ET1min read
Aime SummaryTariff impact and consumer pricing, dividend and spillover income management, credit quality and tariff pressure mitigation, portfolio size and deployment expectations, changes in non-sponsor market strategy are the key contradictions discussed in WhiteHorse Finance's latest 2025Q2 earnings call.
Second Quarter 2025 Financial Performance:
- reported GAAP net investment income of $6.6 million or $0.282 per share for Q2, which was below their Q1 GAAP and core NII of $6.8 million or $0.294 per share and their quarterly distribution of $0.385 per share.
- The decline was primarily due to net realized and unrealized losses in their investment portfolio, impacting financial performance.
Portfolio Activity and Composition:
- The company had gross capital deployments of $39 million in Q2, partially offset by total repayments and sales of $36.2 million, resulting in net deployments of $2.8 million.
- The portfolio mix remained approximately 2/3 sponsor and 1/3 non-sponsor, with 99.3% of their debt portfolio consisting of first lien senior secured investments.
JV Performance and Transfer:
- WhiteHorse Finance transferred 3 new deals and 1 existing investment to the STRS JV, totaling $22.8 million in Q2.
- The JV's portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $330 million at an average effective yield of 10.6%, contributing to the company's earnings capacity.
CLO Term Debt Securitization:
- The company completed a CLO term debt securitization and issued $174 million of debt bearing interest at 3-month term SOFR plus 1.7%.
- This transaction optimized debt structure, reducing borrowing costs, and extending maturity, enhancing access to debt capital markets.
Market Conditions and Tariff Exposure:
- M&A activity remains subdued due to tariff uncertainty, reducing new financing deals in the market.
- Approximately less than 10% of WhiteHorse Finance's portfolio is either heavily or moderately exposed to tariffs, with companies actively mitigating tariff impacts through negotiations and sourcing adjustments.
Second Quarter 2025 Financial Performance:
- reported GAAP net investment income of $6.6 million or $0.282 per share for Q2, which was below their Q1 GAAP and core NII of $6.8 million or $0.294 per share and their quarterly distribution of $0.385 per share.
- The decline was primarily due to net realized and unrealized losses in their investment portfolio, impacting financial performance.
Portfolio Activity and Composition:
- The company had gross capital deployments of $39 million in Q2, partially offset by total repayments and sales of $36.2 million, resulting in net deployments of $2.8 million.
- The portfolio mix remained approximately 2/3 sponsor and 1/3 non-sponsor, with 99.3% of their debt portfolio consisting of first lien senior secured investments.
JV Performance and Transfer:
- WhiteHorse Finance transferred 3 new deals and 1 existing investment to the STRS JV, totaling $22.8 million in Q2.
- The JV's portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $330 million at an average effective yield of 10.6%, contributing to the company's earnings capacity.
CLO Term Debt Securitization:
- The company completed a CLO term debt securitization and issued $174 million of debt bearing interest at 3-month term SOFR plus 1.7%.
- This transaction optimized debt structure, reducing borrowing costs, and extending maturity, enhancing access to debt capital markets.
Market Conditions and Tariff Exposure:
- M&A activity remains subdued due to tariff uncertainty, reducing new financing deals in the market.
- Approximately less than 10% of WhiteHorse Finance's portfolio is either heavily or moderately exposed to tariffs, with companies actively mitigating tariff impacts through negotiations and sourcing adjustments.
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