Dec 31, 2023

Hercules Capital Q4 2023 Earnings Report

Hercules Capital reported record total investment income and net investment income for Q4 2023, with total investment income up by 22.4% and net investment income up by 38.5% year-over-year.

Key Takeaways

Hercules Capital reported record financial performance for Q4 2023, with significant increases in total investment income and net investment income. The company also announced a new supplemental cash distribution for 2024.

Record total investment income of $122.6 million, an increase of 22.4% year-over-year.

Record net investment income (NII) of $86.0 million, or $0.56 per share, an increase of 38.5% year-over-year.

Total gross debt and equity commitments of $413.9 million.

Available liquidity of $743.9 million.

Total Revenue
$125M
Previous year: $100M
+25.2%
EPS
$0.56
Previous year: $0.47
+19.1%
Gross Fundings
$307M
Previous year: $367M
-16.4%
Available Liquidity
$744M
Previous year: $607M
+22.6%
GAAP Leverage
81.6%
Previous year: 112.6%
-27.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$98.9M
Previous year: $15.8M
+526.1%
Free Cash Flow
$55.5M
Total Assets
$3.42B
Previous year: $3.03B
+12.8%

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Forward Guidance

Hercules Capital is competitively well positioned to continue growing its platform and delivering shareholder returns, maintaining its base cash distribution and declaring a new supplemental cash distribution program for 2024.