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Fidus Funding (NASDAQ:FDUS)

Q2 2022 Earnings Convention Name

August 05, 2022, 09:00 AM ET

Firm Individuals

Ed Ross – Chairman and CEO

Shelby Sherard – CFO, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Jody Burfening – IR

Convention Name Individuals

Robert Dodd – Raymond James

Ryan Lynch – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Mickey Schleien – Ladenburg

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the Fidus Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Name. Immediately’s name is being recorded.

I might now like to show the convention over to Jody Burfening. Please go forward.

Jody Burfening

Thanks, Lisa, and good morning, everybody. And thanks for becoming a member of us for Fidus Funding Company’s second quarter 2022 earnings convention name. With me this morning are Ed Ross, Fidus Funding Company’s Chairman and Chief Government Officer; and Shelby Sherard, Chief Monetary Officer. Fidus Funding Company issued a press launch yesterday afternoon with the small print of the corporate’s quarterly monetary outcomes. A duplicate of the press launch is accessible on the Investor Relations web page of the corporate’s Web page at fdus.com.

I might additionally wish to name your consideration to the customary Protected Harbor disclosure concerning forward-looking data included on right now’s name. The convention name right now will include forward-looking statements, together with statements concerning the targets, methods, beliefs, future potential, working outcomes and money flows of Fidus Funding Company. Though administration believes these statements are cheap based mostly on estimates, assumptions and projections as of right now, August 5, 2022, these statements usually are not ensures of future efficiency. Time delicate data could now not be correct on the time of any telephonic or webcast replay. Precise outcomes could differ materially because of dangers, uncertainties and different elements together with, however not restricted to, the elements set forth within the firm’s filings with the Securities and Trade Fee. Fidus undertakes no obligation to replace or revise any of those forward-looking statements.

With that, I might now like to show the decision over to Ed. Good morning, Ed.

Ed Ross

Good morning, Jody, and good morning, everybody. Welcome to our second quarter 2022 earnings convention name. On right now’s name, I will begin with a assessment of our second quarter efficiency and our portfolio at quarter finish, after which give you an replace of our views on market situations within the decrease center market. Shelby will cowl the second quarter monetary outcomes and our liquidity place. After we now have accomplished our ready remarks, we’ll be comfortable to take your questions.

Our second quarter outcomes demonstrates the deserves of our technique of investing in debt securities to generate recurring curiosity revenue and an fairness securities for incremental revenue and a margin of security. We generated increased curiosity revenue from our debt portfolio this quarter and a internet realized achieve of $18.2 million or $0.74 per share from monetizing a small portion of our fairness portfolio.

By redeploying fairness proceeds, we proceed to construct rigorously and intentionally our debt portfolio, investing in top quality corporations that function in industries that we all know properly, generate money stream to service debt and assist progress and possess resilient enterprise fashions and optimistic long-term outlooks. Because of this confirmed funding technique and philosophy of managing for the long run, our portfolio total stays wholesome, however ongoing financial uncertainties and stresses.

Adjusted internet funding revenue, which we outline as internet funding revenue, excluding any capital achieve incentive payment attributable to realized and unrealized positive aspects and losses, was $10.Four million, or $0.43 per share, primarily unchanged versus $10.Four million or $0.42 per share final 12 months. NAV was $484 million or $19.80 per share. For the second quarter, Fidus paid a base dividend of $0.36 per share and a supplemental dividend of $0.07 per share, equal to 100% of the excess in adjusted NII over the bottom dividend from the primary quarter.

For the third quarter, the Board of Administrators declared a base dividend of $0.36 per share and a supplemental dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividends will probably be payable on September 23, 2022 to stockholders of document as of September 9, 2022. As well as, the Board of Administrators declared a base dividend of $0.36 per share and a supplemental dividend of at the least $0.07 per share for the fourth quarter. The dividends will probably be payable on December 16, 2022 to stockholders of document as of December 2, 2022.

As a RIC, we’re required to distribute at the least 90% of our funding firm taxable revenue, or ICTI. The declaration of a minimal This autumn dividend now’s meant to fulfill the distribution requirement of our 2021 ICTI. We count on to have additional data concerning incremental This autumn supplemental and to our particular dividends at our subsequent earnings name in early November.

Originations for the quarter have been strong, albeit not as sturdy as the primary quarter, as we proceed to redeploy fairness proceeds into revenue producing property. Investments in new portfolio corporations, nonetheless, have been a bit weaker than anticipated, as getting offers throughout the end line is proving a bit more durable on this surroundings. In whole, we invested $45.7 million in debt and fairness securities, together with $19.5 million in two new portfolio corporations that we introduced as subsequent occasions on the primary quarter name.

As a reminder, we invested $8.5 million in first lien debt and made a dedication as much as $1 million of further first lien debt in Selection Know-how Options, LLC doing enterprise as Selection Service provider Options, LLC, a number one omnichannel world funds platform. We invested $11 million in second lien debt of Virtex Enterprises, LP, a number one vertically built-in digital manufacturing providers supplier.

The remaining $26.2 million was primarily associated to the brand new $15 million subordinated debt funding in vitality, fundings underneath present commitments, and different add-on investments in portfolio corporations. Virtually the entire $45.7 million was invested in debt securities unfold pretty evenly amongst first lien, second lien and subordinated debt securities. Whereas we now have been and stay centered on first lien debt investments, we are going to proceed to opportunistically make second lien and subordinated debt investments as properly.

When it comes to repayments and realizations within the second quarter, we acquired proceeds totaling $44.Eight million. As I discussed on the primary quarter name, a few of our portfolio corporations had initiated strategic various discussions. For that reason, monetization of fairness investments accounted for about half of the full repayments and realizations this quarter, bringing the full fairness proceeds for the primary half of the 12 months to $35 million and year-to-date internet realized positive aspects to $25.1 million.

When it comes to gross sales and exits, we acquired fee in stuffed with $8.Eight million, together with a prepayment penalty, on our first lien debt in Comply365 LLC. We acquired fee in stuffed with $11.6 million, together with a prepayment penalty, on our second lien debt in Argo Turboserve Company. We acquired a distribution of $2.Four million and realized a achieve of 1.9 million associated to the sale of TransGo, LLC.

We acquired a distribution of $1.2 million and realized a achieve of $0.Eight million associated to the sale of AVC Traders, LLC. We acquired proceeds of $0.Eight million and realized a achieve of $0.Four million associated to the exit of our funding in CRS Options Holdings, LLC. And we acquired proceeds of $18.Three million and realized a achieve of $15.Three million associated to the exit of our fairness funding in Pinnergy Ltd.

Subsequent to the tip of the quarter, we invested and/or made commitments totaling $45.7 million, together with in three new portfolio corporations. We invested 7.Eight million in first lien debt, 2 million in subordinated debt, and 1 million in frequent fairness of AmeriWater, LLC, a number one supplier of water purification programs and aftermarket components & consumables for healthcare and industrial functions.

We made a dedication of $4.9 million in second lien debt of Magenta Purchaser, LLC, doing enterprise as Trellix, a number one world cybersecurity firm. We made a dedication of $20 million in first lien debt of BP Thrift Purchaser LLC, doing enterprise as Distinctive and Eco Thrift, an proprietor and operator of retail thrift shops.

We additionally acquired $50.Three million in repayments and realizations consisting of the next. We acquired a distribution on our frequent fairness funding and realized a achieve of roughly $1.9 million associated to the sale of Palisade Firm, LLC. We acquired a distribution on our frequent fairness funding and realized the achieve of roughly $3.2 million associated to the sale of Bandon Health (Texas) Inc.

We acquired fee in stuffed with $4.5 million on our first lien debt in Bedford Precision Components LLC. We acquired a distribution on our frequent fairness funding in SES Traders, LLC, doing enterprise as SES Foam, and realized a achieve of roughly $9 million. We acquired fee in stuffed with $5.Three million, together with a prepayment penalty on our first lien debt funding in Healthfuse, LLC.

And we offered a portion of our fairness funding in Pfanstiehl, Inc. and realized a achieve of roughly $24.Three million. Along side the transaction, we invested $10 million in subordinated debt. Subsequent to quarter finish in whole, we now have acquired incremental proceeds from our fairness investments of $40.Four million and realized internet positive aspects of roughly $38.Four million.

The honest worth of the portfolio at quarter finish was $810.5 million equal to 109.6% of value. We ended the second quarter with 73 energetic portfolio corporations and 12 corporations which have offered their underlying operations. General, our portfolio stays wholesome and properly structured to provide recurring revenue and thru our fairness investments to supply us with not solely incremental income, but additionally an inexpensive margin of security.

From a threat perspective, our give attention to investing in corporations which have resilient enterprise fashions and defensive traits, together with pricing energy, is serving us properly within the face of ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, and inflationary value pressures. That does not imply all of our portfolio corporations are immune from these dynamics.

We skilled slight depreciation in our debt portfolios. Two of our portfolio corporations are going through sturdy headwinds within the present surroundings. Spreads are additionally widening and we positioned EbLens, EBL, LLC, a sneaker and attire retailer centered on city areas on nonaccrual. Nonaccruals as of June 30 accounted for about 1% of our whole portfolio on a good worth foundation.

Because of the excessive stage of fairness monetization throughout the quarter, the full portfolio combine on a good worth foundation continued to shift in favor of debt investments. As of June 30, debt investments comprised 83% of the full portfolio in comparison with about 80% as of March 31, 2022 and about 77% as of December 31, 2021.

First lien debt as a share of debt investments was in keeping with the primary quarter at round 66%. The yield on debt was additionally unchanged from the primary quarter. Fairness investments as a share of the full portfolio on a value foundation stays underneath 10%, in keeping with our goal allocation.

Looking forward to the second half of the 12 months, from our perspective, the decrease center market ought to stay comparatively energetic very similar to the primary half of the 12 months, providing us alternatives to additional redeploy fairness proceeds into revenue producing property and alternatives to put money into corporations which are positioned to carry out properly within the present surroundings, though we do count on offers to take longer to shut than final 12 months on this unsure surroundings.

The identical time our confirmed underwriting requirements, disciplined funding choice and give attention to first lien debt and structuring investments with a excessive share of fairness cushion maintain us on observe to generate engaging threat adjusted returns over the long run and ship worth for our shareholders.

Now, I will flip the decision over to Shelby to supply some particulars on our financials and working outcomes. Shelby?

Shelby Sherard

Thanks, Ed, and good morning, everybody. I will assessment our second quarter ends in extra element and shut with feedback on our liquidity place. Please word I will probably be offering comparative commentary versus the prior quarter Q1 2022.

Whole funding revenue was 21.2 million for the three months ended June 30, a $0.6 million improve from Q1 primarily attributable to $2.1 million improve in curiosity revenue, together with PIK, offset by a $0.6 million lower in payment revenue and a $0.9 million lower in dividend revenue.

The curiosity revenue improve was pushed by a rise in common debt funding balances excellent. Please recall that almost all of Q1 investments closed in March and subsequently have been extra backend weighted within the quarter.

Whole investments, together with revenue tax provision, have been 10.1 million for the primary quarter in keeping with Q1. The capital positive aspects incentive payment accrual decreased by 0.9 million. Notice the capital achieve incentive payment is accrued for GAAP functions, nonetheless, is barely payable yearly in arrears to the extent cumulative realized positive aspects exceed realized losses and unrealized appreciation.

Excluding the accrued capital positive aspects incentive payment, whole bills in Q2 have been roughly 0.Eight million increased than Q1 attributable to a $0.2 million improve in curiosity expense, a $0.Four million improve in administration and revenue incentive charges, a $0.2 million improve in different G&A bills, primarily associated to proxy solicitation for the annual shareholders assembly, and a $0.1 million improve in taxes offset by a $0.2 million lower in skilled charges.

We ended the quarter with 395.Eight million of debt excellent, comprised of 128.5 million of SBA debentures, 250 million of unsecured notes and 17.Three million of secured borrowings. Our debt to fairness ratio as of June 30 was 0.8x or 0.6x statutory leverage, excluding exempt SBA debentures. The weighted common rate of interest on our excellent debt was 3.8% as of June 30, 2022.

Internet funding revenue, or NII, for the three months ended June 30 was $0.45 per share versus $0.42 per share in Q1. Adjusted NII, which excludes any capital positive aspects incentive payment accruals or reversals attributable to realized and unrealized positive aspects and losses on investments, was $0.43 per share in Q2 in keeping with Q1. For the three months ended June 30, we acknowledged roughly 18.2 million of internet realized positive aspects, primarily from gross sales associated to our fairness investments in Pinnergy, TransGo, Abaco [ph] and CRS Texas.

Turning now to portfolio statistics. As of June 30, our whole funding portfolio had honest worth of 810.5 million. Our common portfolio firm funding on a value foundation was 10.1 million, which excludes investments in 12 portfolio corporations that offered their operations throughout the strategy of winding down. We’ve got fairness investments in roughly 80% of our portfolio corporations, with a median absolutely diluted fairness possession of three.7%.

Weighted common efficient yield on debt investments was 11.9% as of June 30. The weighted common yield is computed utilizing the efficient rates of interest for debt investments at value, together with the accretion of authentic challenge low cost and mortgage origination charges, however excluding investments on nonaccrual, if any.

Now I might wish to briefly focus on our accessible liquidity. As of June 30, our liquidity and capital assets included money of 72.5 million, 41.5 million of obtainable SBA debentures and 100 million of availability on our line of credit score, leading to whole liquidity of roughly 194 million. Considering our subsequent occasions, we now have roughly 207.6 million of liquidity.

Now I will flip the decision again to Ed for concluding feedback.

Ed Ross

Thanks, Shelby. As at all times, I might wish to thank our group and the Board of Administrators at Fidus for his or her dedication and exhausting work and our shareholders for his or her continued assist.

I’ll now flip the decision over to Lisa for Q&A. Lisa?

Query-and-Reply Session

Operator

Thanks. [Operator Instructions]. We’ll take our first query from Robert Dodd with Raymond James. Please go forward.

Robert Dodd

Good morning, Ed and Shelby, and congratulations on not simply the quarter, however the submit quarter in addition to the general efficiency of the technique, which has been very, superb. So a few questions. I’ll ask you concerning the dividend, however you most likely knew that was coming. However the first one, on — your remark, Ed, you form of went again to this a few instances, getting offers throughout the ending line is harder now. Feels like fairly optimistic about pipeline, however what’s — is there a niche between your ask on pricing and the debtors ask, is there — is that an issue on the sponsors agreeing on value? Is there extra divergence on pricing construction or something like that? Or is it another form of issue that is making individuals transfer just a little slower proper now I am simply curious?

Ed Ross

Certain. Nice query, Robert. As you possibly can think about, I believe most folk making investments right now actually need to ensure that the corporate’s performing as anticipated. And what we have seen in expertise — fairly frankly, we have had three offers that we have been awarded collapse within the final 90 days or so. And two have been attributable to buy value points. And people got here from, I might say, efficiency points, perhaps lacking price range just a little bit which clearly provides rise to a purchase order value dialogue. The opposite was a construction query for us the place we had signed up a time period sheet based mostly on a sure construction, after which the corporate and the borrower didn’t need to have that construction on the finish of the day. And so we backed away. So we’re clearly on this surroundings, however at all times been very disciplined on how we do issues. But it surely’s a harder surroundings to get issues accomplished. I believe everyone seems to be in discovery mode just a little bit. And I believe that is a great factor, fairly frankly, as a result of we need to be sure that we really feel nice about what we’re investing in as we shut transactions. So it is a good drawback to have from our perspective.

Robert Dodd

Sure, thanks for that. On the alternatives you are seeing, clearly, if we glance again over actually the final a number of years and even long run, the IRRs, or nonetheless we need to put it, because of you it may be an outlier, however even the core property, your IRRs have been very engaging. Do you suppose the alternatives that you simply’re seeing right now and the constructions you are seeing right now are set as much as meet form of the core IRR, not simply your inner targets, your hurdle charges perhaps, however the core IRR that you’ve got delivered traditionally? Can you continue to match that or is there something that shifted on that entrance?

Ed Ross

Nice query. From my perspective — so just a little little bit of it has to do with portfolio constructions. Immediately, we now have about — 80% of our portfolio corporations are coupled with fairness investments. And so in these instances, clearly there’s a possibility for increased returns all-in, and we do be ok with the investments we’re making right now and do suppose they’re similar to what we have accomplished prior to now. So I do not see a change there. The combination of debt solely investments for us is perhaps just a little increased than traditional. We could have been nearer to 90% at one time limit. And so which will alter returns just a bit bit. I do not suppose it will likely be sufficient of a transfer to be vital. So we proceed to see a really engaging surroundings from a threat adjusted return or on a threat adjusted return foundation. We proceed to love the fairness alternatives that we’re uncovering, however clearly it takes exhausting work and self-discipline and being affected person. And we will proceed the identical technique that we have at all times deployed.

Robert Dodd

Acquired it. I recognize that. Thanks for that colour. I received to ask you on the dividends. Sure, I understand you stated that you will have extra data on the following name. However that is three months from now. Previously if you’ve had massive realized positive aspects, you’ve got utilized the complete spectrum. You have accomplished all the pieces, deemed distribution to a particular dividend to supplementals. Are you able to give us — and clearly it is a Board determination, however you’re a member of the Board. Are you able to give us any colour form of which — deemed distribution permits you to retain some capital, however you’ve got received lots of capital, fairness proceeds coming in versus simply paying out massive specials, you do not essentially get full credit score from the market. So are you able to give us any thought of which manner doubtlessly you lean proper now with out — not going to set your ft in concrete on this?

Ed Ross

Let me give some ideas on simply really why we postponed issues just a little bit in addition to simply perhaps spotlight the totally different choices which are on the desk. However as you may think, Robert, I have been cautious with what I say.

Robert Dodd

Sure, honest sufficient.

Ed Ross

But in addition, as you may think, we spent lots of time on the Board stage occupied with distributions and dividend coverage questions. And in addition, as , our spillover place at 630 could be very excessive at $2.37 per share. And as you additionally know, the positive aspects early right here in Q3 will solely additional improve that spillover place. So what we have accomplished is, given the truth that we’re solely seven months into the 12 months, we imagine it solely is sensible to be affected person, at the least till the Q3 earnings name to debate additional 2022 dividend selections. The Q3 and This autumn dividend declarations that we announce are anticipated to fulfill the RIC distribution necessities associated to the 2021 funding firm taxable revenue, or ICTI. So we count on to be discussing this stuff quite a bit over the following 90 days till we now have our subsequent name. Lastly, what I will say is, look, our high precedence is to carry out properly for shareholders over time. And for us, meaning delivering secure to rising dividends to shareholders whereas additionally rising NAV over the long run as properly. In order it pertains to our spillover place, we’re evaluating various choices. It contains making particular choose money distributions, contains rising the bottom dividend and/or supplemental dividend coverage. It could make sense to retain a wholesome stage of spillover nonetheless for a wet day. After which lastly, a deemed distribution is certainly on the desk as properly, which might allow us to retain capital on the BDC stage as a way to proceed to develop NAV in addition to incomes over the long run. So there’s three or 4 issues, I assume 4, which are on the desk from our perspective, and it is most likely some mixture of some of these on the finish of the day. I hope that is useful, however I received to be clearly cautious with what I say.

Robert Dodd

That could be very useful. Thanks. And I apologize for the background.

Ed Ross

No drawback. Thanks, Robert. Good speaking to you.

Operator

We’ll take our subsequent query from Ryan Lynch with KBW.

Ryan Lynch

Hello. Good morning.

Ed Ross

Good morning, Ryan.

Ryan Lynch

The primary query I had was form of following up on Robert’s query, as a result of it form of struck me as properly when he talked about offers having a more durable time getting throughout the end line on this surroundings. I believe that is perhaps the primary time I’ve actually heard that on the convention requires the BDC sector this quarter. And so — as a result of most others on the market talked about actually the bettering deal surroundings and what I might name perhaps some extra lender pleasant phrases that they are been in a position to obtain now versus six months in the past or so. Clearly, the financial surroundings remains to be very unsure going ahead. In order that does current some challenges. So I might love to only — in case you might simply unpack, is there one thing that is notably distinctive in form of the decrease center market the place perhaps phrases aren’t shifting as shortly as perhaps the core center or higher center market that will trigger you to make these statements?

Ed Ross

Certain. Nice query, Ryan, and never a straightforward one to reply fairly frankly. However I believe phrases are shifting to a sure diploma. I believe spreads are secure to widening. So we’re experiencing the identical development, perhaps it is not as a lot as within the liquid markets, however covenants have at all times been a optimistic for the decrease center market, and so they proceed to be and assist us — and leverage ranges are clearly not out of bounds and possibly are coming down just a bit bit as properly. Once more, these are for very top quality conditions. From a deal stream perspective, I believed Q2 was just a little slower than Q1 for positive. And I believe there was lots of value discovery happening and lots of simply credit score discovery happening. However what I might additionally say is right now within the final three to 4 weeks, deal stream has been very sturdy. And so we’re beginning to see a good quantity of top of the range conditions. So we’re enthusiastic about the remainder of the 12 months, fairly frankly. With regard to more durable to get stuff throughout the end line, your remark surprises me just a little bit, perhaps simply individuals did not say it. However I believe just a little bit that’s only a product of our expertise the place we did have within the final 90 days three offers collapse for the explanations I simply talked about. And I believe that is wholesome. If issues aren’t as anticipated, then I might quite wait and see versus go forward and shut the transaction. However the lengthy and wanting it’s, is we’re persevering with to see a good variety of alternatives, top quality alternatives. And we do suppose it is a extra lender pleasant surroundings than beforehand. There’s much less competitors. There’s some lenders which have pulled again, fairly frankly. And in order that’s a great factor as properly for us and for the decrease center market. I hope that helps.

Ryan Lynch

Sure, that is useful. And I fully agree that being considerate and self-discipline and having offers fall, backing off on offers if they are not proper, it makes full sense. And in addition you is also proper that perhaps different corporations aren’t explicitly stating that. And there are offers which are kind of not getting accomplished, perhaps simply the offers which are getting accomplished are in higher phrases, however there could possibly be perhaps lots of different offers that aren’t getting throughout the end line as properly. In order that’s honest. The opposite query I had was, congrats in your partial monetization of a quick deal in third quarter. Are you able to discuss what was the character of that partial monetization? And why was it solely a partial monetization versus a full monetization? What was the character behind that?

Ed Ross

Certain. Effectively, it is a firm that we have been invested in now for, name it, 10 years or so round just a little bit. Very top quality firm. The monetization from our perspective was a negotiation with the first proprietor of the enterprise. And from our perspective, getting partial liquidity made sense. So we ended up promoting lower than half of our place. And the explanation for that’s we be ok with the long-term prospects of our funding in addition to for the corporate. It is a very top quality firm. And so we’re happy to have the ability to retain that fairness possession and see the way it goes sooner or later. However we’re additionally very happy with the partial realization as we thought it made sense to try this. Hopefully, that is sensible. However we preferred that. We simply suppose a partial liquidity occasion was a sensible factor to do for our shareholders.

Ryan Lynch

Sure, it is sensible simply taking a number of chips off the desk on a extremely profitable funding. Simply the final one I had, which could be very exhausting to foretell, however perhaps for Shelby. Dividend revenue dropped considerably this quarter. I do know it is actually exhausting to foretell on a quarter-to-quarter foundation, however — that may be form of lumpy. However do you’ve got any preliminary ideas on what we ought to be anticipating within the third quarter for that?

Shelby Sherard

Sure. What I might simply say is Q1 was most likely bigger than what I might count on on a run price foundation. We’ve got a number of choose portfolio corporations that perhaps make an annual dividend. And in order that’s form of what induced Q1 to be extra outsized. Form of going ahead, I might count on issues to be extra in keeping with Q2.

Ryan Lynch

Okay, that is useful. I recognize the time right now and recognize you taking my questions.

Ed Ross

Thanks, Ryan. I recognize it. Good speaking to you.

Ryan Lynch

You too.

Operator

[Operator Instructions]. We’ll take our subsequent query from Mickey Schleien with Ladenburg.

Mickey Schleien

Good morning, everybody. Ed, I needed to ask you a threat administration query. There’s this concept on the market that the one manner the Fed’s going to get inflation underneath management is simply to kill the buyer given how a lot the buyer represents as a part of the economic system, the home economic system. I’ve additionally heard arguments that the center class and the — higher, center class are high quality. It is the decrease center class that the oldsters which are residing paycheck to paycheck that may be struggling underneath the present financial situations. And so maybe there’s not as a lot threat there as is perceived. So given the Fed’s wrestle with inflation, how a lot threat is there in your portfolio with respect to the buyer? And specifically, I believe I heard you say you invested in a thrift store? And does that — is that in keeping with my feedback?

Ed Ross

Certain, it is an incredible query. With regard to the thrift store, we simply dedicated to that. The deal ought to shut later within the quarter. It is an incredible enterprise, fairly properly diversified and performing very properly additionally on this surroundings. So we really feel like, we clearly checked out earlier cycles after we checked out, and this firm has carried out fairly properly by way of all these cycles. So it is a secure enterprise from our perspective and one we really feel superb about on this surroundings as properly. So it is differentiated from that perspective. I agree, to a sure extent, together with your feedback about perhaps the extra decrease revenue bracket, if you’ll, I do suppose they’re being impacted extra by issues like increased fuel costs, increased meals costs, extra staples day after day residing sort of spending and taking market share from extra discretionary gadgets, if you’ll. We skilled that in Evelyn’s [ph] fairly frankly. Evelyn’s might be centered on a shopper that is extra centered on city areas, if you’ll. So I agree together with your feedback. And the final query I believe you requested, or one of many questions you requested was how uncovered is our portfolio? And I might say, we now have some shopper publicity, nevertheless it’s very restricted, fairly frankly. And so we really feel like we’re properly positioned as we transfer ahead. It is actually perhaps a handful of names which have publicity. And I believe we’re feeling some stress just a little bit proper now on two of the businesses, one in every of them being Evelyn’s. So total, we really feel nice about our portfolio building and really feel superb concerning the outlook of our portfolio, however that it is a tough working surroundings.

Mickey Schleien

I agree. That is it for me this morning. I recognize your time. I hope you’ve got a great weekend. Thanks.

Ed Ross

Thanks. You too, Mickey.

Operator

And that does conclude the question-and-answer session. I want to flip the decision again over to Ed Ross for any further or closing remarks.

Ed Ross

Thanks, Lisa, and thanks everybody for becoming a member of us this morning. We stay up for talking with you on our third quarter name in early November 2022. Have an incredible day and an incredible weekend.

Operator

And that concludes right now’s presentation. Thanks to your participation. And it’s possible you’ll now disconnect.