
Why Secured Lending Is Prospect Capital’s Priority
By Raymond AndersonSep. 4 2017, Updated 7:38 a.m. ET
Prospect’s investments
Prospect Capital’s (PSEC) total investments at fair value in fiscal 4Q17 stood at $5.8 billion, reflecting a marginal fall from $6.0 billion in fiscal 3Q17. Total investments have been made in the following manner as of June 30, 2017:
- secured first-lien: 48.3%
- structured credit: 18.5%
- secured second-lien: 19.1%
- unsecured debt: 0.8%
- equity investments: 13.2%
- small business whole loans: 0.1%
As of June 30, 2017, PSEC’s debt investments have generated 12.2% in annualized yields, reflecting a marginal fall of 0.1% from its annualized yields generated as of March 31, 2017.
Encumbered and unencumbered assets
Prospect Capital (PSEC) witnessed a marginal YoY (year-over-year) fall of ~1.7% in its total assets in fiscal 4Q17. It had total assets amounting to $6.17 billion for the quarter, while in fiscal 4Q16, the company’s total assets stood at $6.27 billion.
This marginal fall resulted primarily from a fall in unencumbered assets, from $4.89 billion in fiscal 4Q16 to $4.54 billion in fiscal 4Q17. As of June 30, 2017, Prospect Capital had encumbered assets totaling $1.63 billion.