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FS KKR Capital Corp. Q1 2025 Filing Summary

Business Context and Reporting Period

FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE: FSK) is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company regulated as a Business Development Company (BDC) and taxed as a Regulated Investment Company (RIC). The company focuses on generating current income and long-term capital appreciation primarily through senior secured loans, second lien loans, and asset-based financing to private middle-market U.S. companies. This summary covers the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025.

Key Financial Metrics

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Investment Income Decline: Total investment income decreased to $400 million from $434 million year-over-year. This was driven by a decline in base rates and spread compression on new investments, offset partially by higher dividend income from asset-based finance investments.
• Net Income Reduction: Net increase in net assets resulting from operations fell to $120 million from $173 million. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower investment income and a net change in unrealized depreciation of $50 million (compared to appreciation of $207 million in Q1 2024), driven by reduced valuations of specific portfolio companies including Production Resources Group and 48Forty Solutions.
• Debt Expansion: Total debt outstanding increased by approximately $624 million to $8.009 billion. This includes the completion of a $380 million CLO-2 transaction in March 2025 and the redemption of $250 million of 8.625% Notes due 2025.
• Portfolio Composition: Senior Secured Loans (First Lien) remain the largest asset class at 58.1% of the portfolio. The Credit Opportunities Partners JV (COPJV) stake increased to 11.8% of the portfolio.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

• Distributions: The Board declared a quarterly distribution of $0.70 per share ($0.64 base + $0.06 supplemental) for Q1 2025, paid in April. A subsequent distribution of $0.70 per share was declared on May 5, 2025, payable in July 2025. Distributions were fully covered by net investment income with no return of capital.
• Liquidity: The company maintains $472 million in cash and cash equivalents and $2,635 million in available borrowings under financing arrangements. Unfunded commitments total approximately $2.6 billion ($1.6 billion debt, $395 million equity/other, $578 million to COPJV).
• Market Risks:
  • Interest Rate Risk: 67.2% of the portfolio is variable-rate debt. A 100 basis point increase in rates would increase net interest income by approximately $46 million (6.2%).
  • Foreign Currency Risk: The company holds investments denominated in foreign currencies (GBP, EUR, SEK, AUD). A 10% adverse change in exchange rates would reduce fair value by approximately $89.7 million, partially mitigated by forward contracts.
  • Valuation Risk: 88.1% of the portfolio is classified as Level 3 (unobservable inputs), requiring significant management judgment and independent third-party valuations.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Asset Coverage: Verify the 182% asset coverage ratio remains above the 150% regulatory minimum required for BDCs.
• Unrealized Depreciation: Review the specific portfolio companies (e.g., Production Resources Group, 48Forty Solutions) contributing to the $50 million net unrealized depreciation to assess credit quality trends.
• Debt Maturity Profile: Confirm the impact of the new $380 million CLO-2 issuance and the redemption of the 8.625% Notes on the overall cost of capital and maturity ladder.
• Unfunded Commitments: Assess the company's liquidity position relative to the $2.6 billion in unfunded commitments, particularly the $577.5 million commitment to COPJV.
• Yield Compression: Monitor the trend of the weighted average yield on accruing debt (11.0%) against the weighted average cost of borrowings (5.48%) to evaluate net spread sustainability.