Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) reported Q4 EPS of $0.38, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.36.

• Record Net Investment Income “NII” of $40.1 million, or $0.38 per share, an increase of 31.1% year-over-year
  • Provides 119% coverage of base distribution payout
  • Total Investment Income of $70.6 million, an increase of 24.1% year-over-year
• New debt and equity commitments of $283.9 million, an increase of 13.8% year-over-year
  • Q4 gross fundings of $240.8 million
• Unscheduled early principal repayments or “early loan repayments” of $160.8 million
• 15.4% Return on Average Equity “ROAE” (NII/Average Equity)
• 7.3% Return on Average Assets “ROAA” (NII/Average Assets)
• GAAP leverage of 115.0% and regulatory leverage of 101.8%(1)
• 13.0% GAAP Effective Yields and 12.3% Core Yields(2), a non-GAAP measure

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