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PennantPark Investment Corporation (NYSE:PNNT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 11, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Art Penn - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Rick Allorto - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Mark Hughes - Truist Robert Dodd - Raymond James Brian McKenna - Citizens JMP Paul Johnson - KBW Mickey Schleien - Ladenburg Melissa Wedel - JPMorgan Casey Alexander - Compass Point Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to the PennantPark Investment Corporation's First Fiscal Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

Although the revenue and EPS for PennantPark (PNNT) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

PennantPark (PNNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.20 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.24 per share a year ago.

MIAMI, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Investment Corporation (NYSE: PNNT) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2024.

MIAMI, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: PNNT) declares its monthly distribution for February 2025 of $0.08 per share, payable on March 3, 2025 to stockholders of record as of February 18, 2025. The distribution is expected to be paid from taxable net investment income. The final specific tax characteristics of the distribution will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year and in the Company's periodic report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MIAMI, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: PNNT) announced that it will report results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024 on Monday, February 10, 2025 after the close of the financial markets.

MIAMI, Jan. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: PNNT) declares its monthly distribution for January 2025 of $0.08 per share, payable on February 3, 2025 to stockholders of record as of January 15, 2025. The distribution is expected to be paid from taxable net investment income. The final specific tax characteristics of the distribution will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year and in the Company's periodic report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MIAMI, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Investment Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: PNNT) announced that PennantPark Senior Loan Fund, LLC (“PSLF”) through its wholly-owned and consolidated subsidiary, PennantPark CLO X, LLC (“CLO X”) has closed a four-year reinvestment period, twelve-year final maturity, $400.5 million debt securitization in the form of a collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”).

I am downgrading my rating on PennantPark Investment Corporation due to weak distribution coverage and a rising non-accrual rate, indicating lower portfolio quality. Despite a high dividend yield of 13.6%, PNNT's core net investment income is insufficient to cover distributions without relying on special dividends from the joint venture portfolio. PNNT's diversified portfolio includes 56% first lien debt and is diversified by industry. However, the equity exposure could elevate the risk profile.