SuRo Capital Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

SuRo Capital Corp.
SuRo Capital Corp.

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Net Asset Value of $7.99 Per Share as of December 31, 2023

Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer to Repurchase Up To 2 Million Shares Commenced on February 20

NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SuRo Capital Corp. (“SuRo Capital”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) (Nasdaq: SSSS) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Net assets totaled approximately $203.4 million, or $7.99 per share, at December 31, 2023, as compared to $8.41 per share at September 30, 2023 and $7.39 per share at December 31, 2022.

“In 2023, public market indices were driven higher by a handful of megacap stocks, while the private markets saw decreased valuations and fundraising volume. We have stated for several quarters that we believe valuations are becoming more attractive and that we are continuing to see more investable opportunities. We are now executing on these opportunities. During the fourth quarter, we added one new portfolio company through a $1.6 million investment in Colombier Sponsor II LLC and completed a $2.7 million follow-on investment in FourKites, Inc. and a $0.3 million follow-on investment in XGroup Holdings Limited (d/b/a Xpoint) through SuRo Capital Sports, LLC. Subsequent to year-end, we added one new portfolio company through a $10.0 million primary investment in Supplying Demand, Inc. (d/b/a Liquid Death), a CPG brand focused on still water, sparkling water, and teas,” said Mark Klein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SuRo Capital.

“As we have consistently demonstrated, SuRo Capital is committed to initiatives that enhance shareholder value, and we believe the market is currently undervaluing our portfolio. Accordingly, as previously announced on February 14, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a modified Dutch Auction tender offer to purchase up to 2.0 million shares of our common stock at a price per share between $4.00 and $5.00. Given that our stock is trading at a significant discount to net asset value per share, we believe the modified Dutch Auction tender offer to be an efficient and accretive deployment of capital,” Mr. Klein concluded.

Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2023

At December 31, 2023, SuRo Capital held positions in 38 portfolio companies – 34 privately held and 4 publicly held, some of which may be subject to certain lock-up provisions – with an aggregate fair value of approximately $184.1 million, excluding short-term US treasuries. The Company’s top five portfolio company investments accounted for approximately 56% of the total portfolio at fair value as of December 31, 2023.