earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
MSDL reports Q4 2023 NII of $0.67/share, NAV of $20.67; declares Q1 dividend $0.50 plus specials
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
- Net investment income $55.5M, or $0.67/share; NAV per share $20.67, up from $20.57.
- Debt-to-equity dropped to 0.87x from 1.16x; total investments at fair value $3.19B.
- IPO raised ~$97M net proceeds; board approved $100M stock repurchase program below NAV.
- Regular Q1 dividend $0.50/share, plus two special dividends of $0.10 tied to IPO lock-up releases.
- New advisory agreement includes fee waivers through Jan 2025 and incentive fee lookback from June 2024.