GSV Capital Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results of Operations
WOODSIDE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GSV Capital Corp. ("GSV") (Nasdaq:GSVC), today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net assets totaled $287.1 million or $14.86 per share at June 30, 2014, as compared to $14.91 per share at March 31, 2014, and $12.87 per share at June 30, 2013.
"While our NAV was down slightly in the the quarter, this was principally influenced by the decline in Twitter stock, which resulted in a $0.15 impact to NAV," said Michael Moe, GSV's founder and CEO. "Subsequent to the June 30th quarter end, Twitter, Chegg and 2U all reported strong quarterly results, which were a positive catalyst for their stocks. Overall, the fundamentals of our portfolio are very robust."
"We are encouraged by the financial results that many of our portfolio companies are delivering and the fundamentals of our companies continue to be strong with an estimated average revenue growth rate of over 90% year over year. We feel very good about most of the portfolio investments we have made to date and believe they will generate attractive returns for our shareholders over the long run."
Highlights included:
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Realized gains on the liquidation of our Control4 and Facebook positions were $6.3 million offset by realized losses of $13.5 million on the liquidation of our Violin Memory and Silver Spring Networks positions.
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We made new investments totaling $10.8 million in Declara, GSV Sustainability Partners and EarlyShares and follow on investments of $2.2 million in Fullbridge, NestGSV, CircleMedia, and Totus Solutions.
- TrueCar's (Nasdaq:TRUE) initial public offering was completed at $9.00 on May 16th and is now trading at $14.33 (as of 08/06/14), up 59% from its IPO price.
Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2014
At June 30, 2014, the Company owns positions in 50 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $367.0 million. Our three largest investments comprise 40.1% of the total portfolio value excluding Treasuries while our top ten portfolio companies represent 63.9% of the total portfolio value excluding Treasuries.
| Top Ten Investments at June 30, 2014 | ||
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$ in millions |
Fair Value |
% of Total Portfolio |
| Twitter, Inc. | $ 77.9 | 21.2% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 41.2 | 11.2 |
| Dropbox, Inc. | 28.2 | 7.7 |
| 2U, Inc. | 19.3 | 5.3 |
| Coursera, Inc. | 14.5 | 4.0 |
| Avenues Global Holdings, LLC | 11.3 | 3.1 |
| SugarCRM, Inc. | 11.1 | 3.0 |
| Solexel, Inc. | 11.0 | 3.0 |
| PayNearMe, Inc. | 10.0 | 2.7 |
| Declara, Inc. | 10.0 | 2.7 |
| Total | $ 234.5 | 63.9% |
Second Quarter 2014 Portfolio Investment Activity
During the second quarter of 2014, GSV invested $13.0 million, including investments in three new portfolio companies: Declara (social cognitive learnings), GSV Sustainability Partners (clean technology), and EarlyShares (equity crowd funding). GSV made follow on investments in existing portfolio companies Fullbridge, NestGSV, Circle Media, and Totus Solutions.
Also in the quarter, GSV sold 575,089 shares of Control4 (Nasdaq:CTRL), 25,000 shares of Facebook (Nasdaq:FB), 1,247,498 shares of Violin Memory (NYSE:VMEM), and 102,028 shares of Silver Spring Networks (NYSE:SSNI). Net proceeds from the sales of these investments were $10.6 million, $5.0 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
At June 30, 2014, GSV has investments in 45 private companies and five public companies (Twitter, 2U, Chegg, TrueCar and Cricket Media(fka epals Inc)). In general, management expects to liquidate its public securities holdings within one year following the expiration of the IPO lock-up.
Subsequent to June 30, 2014, GSV Capital has not sold any investments and has made follow on investments totaling $4.0 million in StormWind, Solexel, NestGSV and EarlyShares.
As GSV's portfolio matures and we realize a cumulative net realized gain, GSV intends to distribute a portion of such gains to shareholders in the form of a distribution.
Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results
GSV recorded a net realized loss on investments of $(7.2) million or ($0.38) per share during the three months ended June 30, 2014, compared to a net realized loss on investments of $(6.3) million or ($0.33) per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Net investment loss was $(3.4) million or ($0.18) per share during the three months ended June 30, 2014, compared to net investment loss of $(2.4) million or ($0.12) per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, GSV had a net change in unrealized appreciation on investments of $11.5 million or $0.59 per share, a decrease from the three months ended June 30, 2013 versus 12.2 million or $0.63 per share, which was primarily due to the unrealized appreciation of DropBox, 2U and Zoc Doc. Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations was $(0.9) million or ($0.05) per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This compares to a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $3.5 million or $0.18 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Weighted average common shares outstanding were 19.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively.
Conference Call and Webcast
Management will hold a conference call and webcast for investors today at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The conference call number for U.S. participants is 888-765-5570 and the conference call number for participants outside the U.S. is 913-312-1520. The conference ID number for both call numbers is 8830785. Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call from the "Investors" section of GSV Capital's website at http://investors.gsvcap.com/. An archived replay of the webcast will also be available for 12 months following the live presentation.
A replay of the conference call may be accessed through August 14, 2014 by dialing 888-203-1112 (U.S.) or 719-457-0820 (international), using conference ID number 8830785.
About GSV Capital Corp.
GSV Capital Corp. (GSVC) is a publicly traded investment fund that seeks to invest in high-growth, venture-backed private companies. Led by industry veteran Michael Moe, the fund seeks to create a portfolio of high-growth emerging private companies via a repeatable and disciplined investment approach, as well as to provide investors with access to such companies through its publicly traded common stock. GSV Capital is headquartered in Woodside, CA. www.gsvcap.com
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included herein may constitute "forward-looking statements," which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GSV Capital Corp. undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
| GSV CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | |
| ASSETS | (Unaudited) | |
| Investments at fair value: | ||
| Investments in controlled securities (cost of $11,301,139 and $0, respectively) | $ 12,410,350 | $ -- |
| Investments in affiliated securities (cost of $75,196,702 and $64,912,527, respectively) | 67,776,900 | 62,740,162 |
| Investments in non-control/non-affiliated securities (cost of $196,466,367 and $214,796,591, respectively) | 286,850,588 | 292,643,491 |
| Investments owned and pledged (cost of $9,082,226 and $10,845,236, respectively) | 9,102,586 | 10,865,200 |
| Investments in United States Treasury Bill (cost of $80,000,445 and $0, respectively) | 80,000,000 | -- |
| Total Investments (cost of $372,046,879 and $290,554,354, respectively) | 456,140,424 | 366,248,853 |
| Cash | 4,194,280 | 7,219,203 |
| Restricted cash | 22,139 | 22,264 |
| Due from GSV Capital Service Company, LLC (1) | 35,406 | 3,039 |
| Due from Portfolio companies | 122,251 | 153,178 |
| Interest receivable | 102 | 7,304 |
| Prepaid expenses | 61,944 | 49,739 |
| Coupon interest receivable | -- | 11,141 |
| Dividend receivable | -- | 13,233 |
| Deferred credit facility fees | 189,940 | 288,249 |
| Deferred debt issuance costs | 3,022,216 | 3,378,121 |
| Deferred offering costs | 241,010 | 184,710 |
| Other assets | 334,700 | 368,524 |
| Total Assets | 464,364,412 | 377,947,558 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Due to GSV Asset Management(1) | 9,647 | 563,978 |
| Accounts payable | 160,068 | 382,165 |
| Accrued incentive fees | 12,337,837 | 10,523,552 |
| Accrued interest payable | 1,187,693 | 1,056,563 |
| Accrued expenses | 188,753 | -- |
| Payable for securities purchased | 72,000,667 | -- |
| Net deferred tax liability | 7,656,143 | 8,320,561 |
| Line of Credit | 15,141,333 | -- |
| Convertible senior notes embedded derivative liability | 159,000 | 799,000 |
| Convertible senior notes payable 5.25% due September 15, 2018 | 68,397,429 | 68,335,295 |
| Total Liabilities | 177,238,570 | 89,981,114 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||
| Net Assets | $ 287,125,842 | $ 287,966,444 |
| NET ASSETS | ||
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | ||
| (100,000,000 authorized; 19,320,100 issued and outstanding) | $ 193,201 | $ 193,201 |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par | 275,837,514 | 275,837,514 |
| Accumulated net investment loss | (25,406,364) | (19,192,401) |
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (13,256,660) | (13,660,306) |
| Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments | 49,758,151 | 44,788,436 |
| Net Assets | $ 287,125,842 | $ 287,966,444 |
| Net Asset Value Per Share | $ 14.86 | $ 14.91 |
| (1) This balance is a related party transaction. | ||
| GSV CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
| Interest income from control securities | $ 667 | $ -- | $ 5,733 | $ -- |
| Interest income from affiliated securities | 68,591 | -- | 103,453 | -- |
| Interest income from non-control/non-affiliated securities | 27,775 | -- | 27,775 | -- |
| Dividend income from affiliated securities | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dividend income from non-control/non-affiliated securities | -- | 15,723 | 887 | 20,258 |
| Total Investment Income | 97,033 | 15,723 | 137,848 | 20,258 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||
| Investment management fees | 1,933,663 | 1,246,378 | 3,689,859 | 2,529,977 |
| Accrued incentive fees | 844,633 | -- | 1,814,285 | -- |
| Costs incurred under administration agreement | 929,701 | 709,885 | 1,838,233 | 1,597,869 |
| Directors' fees | 65,000 | 65,000 | 130,000 | 130,250 |
| Professional fees | 402,555 | 220,978 | 859,094 | 457,864 |
| Interest and credit facility expense | 1,533,971 | -- | 2,713,696 | -- |
| Insurance expense | 60,303 | 64,062 | 120,039 | 117,075 |
| Investor relations expense | 103,384 | 72,943 | 158,296 | 116,505 |
| Other expenses | 22,341 | 23,388 | 40,592 | 25,354 |
| Gain on fair value adjustment for embedded derivative | (20,000) | -- | (640,000) | -- |
| Total Operating Expenses | 5,875,551 | 2,402,634 | 10,724,094 | 4,974,894 |
| Benefit for taxes on net investment loss | 2,359,369 | -- | 4,372,283 | -- |
| Net Investment Loss | (3,419,149) | (2,386,911) | (6,213,963) | (4,954,636) |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | (7,249,566) | (6,327,632) | 682,179 | (9,674,524) |
| Benefit / (Provision) for taxes on Net Realized Capital (Gains) / Losses | 2,959,998 | -- | (278,533) | -- |
| Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | 11,472,725 | 12,230,246 | 8,399,046 | 10,653,608 |
| Provision for taxes on Unrealized Appreciation of Investments | (4,684,314) | -- | (3,429,331) | -- |
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ (920,306) | $ 3,515,703 | $ (840,602) | $ (3,975,552) |
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations per Common Share - basic and diluted | $ (0.05) | $ 0.18 | $ (0.04) | $ (0.21) |
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - basic and diluted | 19,320,100 | 19,320,100 | 19,320,100 | 19,320,100 |
| GSV CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| Three months ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited) | Three months ended June 30, 2013 (Unaudited) | |
| Per Share Data: | ||
| Net asset value at beginning of period | $ 14.91 | $ 12.69 |
| Net investment loss | (0.18) (1) | (0.12) (1) |
| Net realized loss | (0.38) (1) | (0.33) (1) |
| Benefit for taxes on Net Realized Capital Losses | 0.15 (1) | -- (1) |
| Net change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments | 0.60 (1) | 0.63 |
| Provision for taxes on Unrealized Appreciation of Investments | (0.24) (1) | -- (1) |
| Net asset value at end of period | $ 14.86 | $ 12.87 |
| (1) Based on weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. | ||
CONTACT: Spencer McLeod, (650) 235-4777
smcleod@gsvam.com
