CION Investment Corporation · NYSE:CION

CION Investment — Q4 2023 Earnings Presentation

15 slides from CION Investment's earnings presentation, Mar 14, 2024

  1. Slide 1: CION Investment Corporation Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Presentation

    CION Investment Corporation Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements

    Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements The information contained in this earnings presentation should be viewed in conjunction with the earnings conference call of CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (“CION” or the “Company”) held on Thursday, March 14, 2024 as well as the Company’s Annual

  3. Slide 3: Fourth Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended December 31, 2023

    Fourth Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended December 31, 2023 • Net investment income and earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 were $0.40 per share and $0.94 per share, respectively; • Net asset value per share was $16.23 as of December 31, 2023 compared to $15.80 as of Septemb

  4. Slide 4: Selected Financial Highlights

    Selected Financial Highlights ($ in millions) Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Investment portfolio, at fair value(1) $1,841 $1,728 $1,688 $1,657 $1,749 Total debt outstanding(2) $1,092 $1,008 $986 $1,011 $958 Net assets $880 $861 $836 $830 $884 Debt-to-equity 1.24x 1.17x 1.18x 1.22x 1.08x Ne

  5. Slide 5: Investment Activity

    Investment Activity • New investment commitments for the quarter were $152 million, of which $147 million were funded and $5 million were unfunded. • New investment commitments were made across 5 new and 15 existing portfolio companies. • Fundings of previously unfunded commitments for the quarter w

  6. Slide 6: Portfolio Asset Composition

    Portfolio Asset Composition 13% 1% 11% 6% 2% 1% 0%* 1% 10% 1% 8% 1% 2% 0%* 2% 0%* 2% 0%* 2% 0%* 1% 85% 86% 87% 89% 90% 100% 5% 7% 100% 99% 88% 13% 87% * Less than 1%. The discussion of the investment portfolio is at fair value and excludes short term investments. 6

  7. Slide 7: Credit Quality of Investments

    Credit Quality of Investments INTERNAL INVESTMENT RISK RATINGS(1) Q4 2023 NON-ACCRUAL %(1) (% of Total Portfolio, Fair Value) Higher Credit Quality Rating Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 1 5.3% 0.0%* 1.9% 0.1% 1.4% 2 87.2% 90.7% 86.6% 85.1% 81.5% 3 6.5% 8.2% 10.7% 11.3% 14.9% 4 0.6% 0.6% 0.5

  8. Slide 8: Portfolio Summary

    Portfolio Summary Portfolio Characteristics (as of December 31, 2023) 86.6% Senior PORTFOLIO BY SECURITY TYPE(4) Investment Portfolio Secured Debt Total investments and unfunded commitments $1,888.1 million Investments Unfunded commitments $47.3 million Investments at fair value $1,840.8 million Yie

  9. Slide 9: Quarterly Operating Results

    Quarterly Operating Results All figures in thousands, except share and per share data Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Investment income Interest income(1) $ 56,403 $ 63,913 $ 56,813 $ 53,781 $ 53,238 Dividend income 128 95 52 8,131 1,288 Fee income 3,468 3,532 1,631 3,063 974 Total investmen

  10. Slide 10: Quarterly Balance Sheet

    Quarterly Balance Sheet All figures in thousands, except per share data and asset coverage ratio Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Assets Investments, at fair value $ 1,954,270 $ 1,844,877 $ 1,788,462 $ 1,723,352 $ 1,760,030 Cash 8,415 6,805 11,515 96,016 82,739 Interest receivable on investme

  11. Slide 11: Q4 2023 Net Asset Value Bridge

    Q4 2023 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data 11

  12. Slide 12: 2023 Net Asset Value Bridge

    2023 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data 12

  13. Slide 13: Debt Summary

    Debt Summary $153 million in available capacity within existing senior secured facilities DEBT SCHEDULE DEBT MATURITIES ($ in millions) ($ in millions) Total Principal Commitment Amount Amount Outstanding Interest Rate Maturity Date JPM Credit Facility $675 $550 S + 3.20%(2) 5/15/2025 UBS Facility 1

  14. Slide 14: Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage

    Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage Fiscal Year Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 2022 2023 Net Investment Income (per share) $0.34 $0.34 $0.45 $0.43 $0.54 $0.43 $0.55 $0.40 $1.56 $1.92 Distribution (per share) $0.28 $0.28 $0.31 $0.58(1) $0.34 $0.34 $0.39(1

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