Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. 2026 Q2 Earnings Call
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- Bain Capital Specialty Finance reported second quarter 2026 net investment income per share of $0.44, an annualized yield of 10.5% on equity, covering the base dividend of $0.42 per share by 105%.
- Q2 earnings per share were $0.22, representing an annualized return on equity of 5.2%.
- Credit quality remained healthy with non-accruals at 2.2% of fair market value and median net leverage at 4.7 times.
- New loan originations in Q2 had a weighted average spread of approximately 570 basis points and average net leverage of 4.5 times, compared to 525 basis points and 5.4 times for sponsored middle market loans generally.
- The portfolio at quarter end was approximately $2.4 billion fair value across 214 companies in 30 industries, with 63.4% invested in first lien debt.
- Total investment income for Q2 was $62.3 million, down from $66.2 million in Q1, primarily due to lower interest income from a joint venture and two new non-accruals.
- Net income for Q2 was $28.6 million or $0.44 per share, with net realized and unrealized losses of $14.6 million or $0.22 per share.
- Net asset value per share declined to $16.65 from $16.86 in Q1, driven by net losses.
- Debt to equity ratio was 1.41 times at Q2 end, up from 1.34 times in Q1, with net leverage at 1.22 times, down from 1.28 times.
- Liquidity was strong at $806 million, including $606 million undrawn revolver capacity and $130.6 million cash and equivalents.
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Hello and welcome everyone joining today's Bain Capital Specialty Finance second quarter ended June 30, 2026, earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, you will have the opportunity to ask questions during the question and answer session. To register to ask a question at any time, please press star one on your telephone keypad. Please note this call is being recorded. We are standing by if you should need any assistance. It is now my pleasure to turn the meeting over to Katherine Schneider, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thanks, Nikki.
Good morning and welcome everyone to the Bain Capital Specialty Finance second quarter ended June 30, 2026, conference call. Yesterday after market close, we issued our earnings press release and investor presentation of our quarterly results, a copy of which is available on Bain Capital Specialty Finance's Investor Relations website. Following our remarks today, we will hold a question and answer session for analysts and investors. This call is being webcast and a replay will be available on our website. This call and the webcast are property of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, and any unauthorized broadcast in any form is strictly prohibited. Any forward-looking statements made today do not guarantee future performance, and actual results may differ materially.
These statements are based on current management expectations, which include risks and uncertainties, which are identified in the risk factors section of our Form 10-Q that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Certain information contained in the presentation has been obtained from published and non-published sources and are prepared by third parties, and in certain cases, has not been updated through the date hereof. Such information has not been independently verified by Bain Capital Credit, and Bain Capital Credit does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of such information or updating the presentation based on facts learned following its issuance. Bain Capital Specialty Finance assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements at this time unless required to do so by law. Lastly, past performance does not guarantee future results. With that, I'd like to turn the call over to our CEO, Michael Ewald.
Thanks, Katherine, and good morning, and thanks to all of you for joining us here this morning on our earnings call. I am also joined by Michael Boyle, our President, and our Chief Financial Officer, Amit Joshi. In terms of agenda for the call, similar to past quarters, I will start with an overview of our second quarter results and then discuss the broader market environment and our positioning. Thereafter, Mike and Amit will discuss our investment portfolio and financial results in greater detail. We will leave some time, as always, for questions at the end. So beginning with our financial results, we reported solid financial results for the second quarter last night. Net investment income per share was $0.44, representing an annualized yield of 10.5% on equity, covering our base dividend of $0.42 per share by 105%.
Q2 earnings per share were $0.22, representing an annualized return on equity of 5.2%. Importantly, credit quality across our portfolio remained healthy overall during the quarter, despite a modest decline in NAV, and non-accruals continue to remain low across the portfolio, which we view as a continued reflection of the underlying strength and resilience of our underwriting standards and portfolio construction process. Subsequent to quarter end, our board declared a third quarter dividend equal to $0.42 per share and payable to record date holders as of September 15, 2026. This represents a 10.1% annualized rate on ending book value as of June 30. During the quarter, we were pleased to see new activity levels pick up meaningfully following a slower start to the quarter, and broader economic indicators have remained sound, providing a constructive backdrop for investing.
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