Apollo Investment (AINV) Q1 2022 Results Conference Call May 20, 2022 8:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Elizabeth Besen - Investor Relations Manager

Howard Widra - Chief Executive Officer

Tanner Powell - President and Chief Investment Officer

Greg Hunt - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Arren Cyganovich - Citi Global Markets

Kyle Joseph - Jefferies

Kenneth Lee - RBC Capital Markets

Robert Dodd - Raymond James

Melissa Wedel - JPMorgan

Ryan Lynch - KBW

Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Earnings Conference Call for the Period Ended March 31, 2022, for Apollo Investment Corporation. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode. The call will be open for a question-and-answer session following the speakers' prepared remarks. [Operator Instructions]

I will now turn the call over to Ms. Elizabeth Besen, Investor Relations Manager for Apollo Investment Corporation.

Elizabeth Besen

Thank you, operator, and thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Speaking on today are Howard Widra, Chief Executive Officer; Tanner Powell, President and Chief Investment Officer; and Greg Hunt, Chief Financial Officer. I'd like to advise everyone that today's call and webcast are being recorded. Please note that they are the property of Apollo Investment Corporation and that any unauthorized broadcast in any form is strictly prohibited. Information about the audio replay of this call is available in our earnings press release.

I'd also like to call your attention to the customary safe harbor disclosure in our press release regarding forward-looking information. Today's conference call and webcast may include forward-looking statements. You should refer to our most recent filings with the SEC for risks that apply to our business and that may adversely affect any forward-looking statements we make. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements or projections unless required by law.

To obtain copies of our SEC filings, please visit our website at www.apolloic.com. I'd also like to remind everyone that we've posted a supplemental financial information package on our website, which contains information about the portfolio as well as the Company's financial performance.

At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to our Chief Executive Officer, Howard Widra.

Howard Widra

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I'll begin today's call with an overview of results for the quarter followed by an update on our noncore assets, which we are pleased to say, have been reduced to a nominal amount. Following my remarks, Tanner will discuss the market environment, review our investment activity, provide an update on Merx and discuss the portfolio's credit quality.