PennantPark Investment Corporation (NYSE:PNNT) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call November 26, 2024 12:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Art Penn - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rick Allorto - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Mark Hughes - Truist
Robert Dodd - Raymond James
Paul Johnson - KBW
Melissa Wedel - JPMorgan
Casey Alexander - Compass Point

Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to the PennantPark Investment Corporation's Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. 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’ remarks. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Mr. Art Penn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PennantPark Investment Corporation. Mr. Penn, you may begin your conference.

Art Penn

Good afternoon, everyone. I'd like to welcome you to PennantPark Investment Corporation's fourth fiscal quarter 2024 earnings conference call. I'm joined today by Rick Allorto, our Chief Financial Officer. Rick, please start-off by disclosing some general conference call information and include a discussion about forward-looking statements.

Rick Allorto

Thank you, Art. I'd like to remind everyone that, today's call is being recorded. Please note that, this call is the property of PennantPark Investment Corporation and that any unauthorized broadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited. An audio replay of the call will be available on our website. 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 may also include forward-looking statements and projections, and we ask that you refer to our most recent filings with the SEC for important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these projections.

We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website at pennantpark.com or call us at 212-905-1000.

At this time, I'd like to turn the call back to our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Art Penn.

Art Penn

Thanks, Rick. We're going to spend a few minutes and comment on the current market environment for private and middle market credit, how we fared in the quarter ended September 30, how the portfolio is positioned for the upcoming quarters, a detailed review of the financials, then open it up for Q&A.