Q2 2022 AFC Gamma Inc Earnings Call
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Good day, and thank you for standing by and welcome to the FC Gamma second quarter 2022 earnings call. At this time all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session.
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I'd now like to hand, the conference over to Gabriel Katz, Chief Legal Officer. Please go ahead.
Good morning, and thank you all for joining <unk> earnings call for the second quarter of 2022.
I'm joined this morning by Leonard Tannenbaum, Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Calico, our head of real estate Robin Tannenbaum, our head of originations in Investor Relations and Brett Kaufmann, our Chief Financial Officer.
Four we began I would like to note that this call is being recorded replay information is included in our July 19, 2022 press release and is posted on the Investor Relations section of <unk> website at AFC Gamma Dot com, along with our second quarter earnings release and Investor presentation.
Today's call includes forward looking statements and projections that reflect the company's current views with respect to among other things future market growth and developments anticipated portfolio yield improved financial performance and projections in 2022.
These statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions and certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward looking statements new risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not possible for the company to predict those events or how they may affect the statements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these forward.
Looking statements. Please refer to <unk>, most recent periodic filings with the SEC for certain significant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward looking statements and projections. During this call. We will refer to distributable earnings which is a non-GAAP financial measure reconciliations of net income to the most comparable GAAP.
Measure to distributable earnings can be found in <unk> earnings release, and Investor presentation available on AFC gamut website.
Format for todays call is as follows Len will provide introductory remarks, an overview of our second quarter performance and strategic commentary John will discuss AFC damage portfolio, Robyn will discuss the origination pipeline Brett will summarize our financial results and we will then open the line for Q&A with that.
Now I'll turn the call over to our Chief Executive Officer Leonard Tannenbaum.
Thank you Gabriel good morning, and welcome to FC Gamma as earnings call for the second quarter of 2022, I would like to thank our analysts and investors for joining us today to discuss our results.
Before turning to our second quarter results I'd like to touch upon the broader candidates market.
The sector has been under pressure due to the uncertainty of regulatory change pricing compression, especially the unlimited license states and long lead times to raise equity.
As a result of the difficult capital markets environment. Many candidates operators are focused on operations that are currently built and generating earnings.
First is additional capital expenditures in new states. Additionally.
Additionally, the candidates M&A boom that we saw last year has slowed down in part due to the difficult capital markets environment.
This is caused many operators to utilize their limited resources to digest and integrate previously made acquisitions into their existing businesses.
Although operators still need capital to finance their growth the velocity of that demand for capital has slowed over the course of this year while rates have increased this is enabled FC gamma to maintain its high level of selectivity, while maintaining our interest margins.
Turning to interest rates, there's been a substantial rise in interest rates in the broader markets as well as the cannabis market.
We have noticed that existing debt of leading multistate operators is now trading at approximately 350 basis points wider from the yields that they were issued.
These operators have multibillion dollar market caps and are perceived to be the best credits in Canada.
Hey FC Gamma we also adjusted pricing to reflect the increased cost of capital in the industry.
Now turning to our earnings.
In the second quarter of 2022 FC Gamma generated distributable earnings of 69 per weighted average share of common stock.
As we have discussed in the past one of the drivers of quarterly earnings is repayments sale.
Sales and refinancings velocity within the portfolio as.
As we have seen evidence.
This in every quarter since going public.
Distributable earnings as the primary metric that the board considers when declaring FC Gamma <unk> quarterly dividend.
As a reminder, the board of directors declared a 15, 56% dividend per share.
For the June quarter, which was paid on July 15th 2022 to shareholders of record.
As of June 32022.
This was the fourth consecutive quarterly increase the dividend paid to our public shareholders.
Since going public we've generated distributable earnings in excess of our dividend in each quarter.
Currently have rollover income of approximately $5 7 million or 29 cents per share outstanding.
During the second quarter, we closed a new commitments of $107 8 million.
And had gross fundings of $82 1 million.
We continue to remain disciplined in our approach to lending and implement stringent underwriting criteria to make prudent investment decisions.
Although we have not yet closed any new deals in the third quarter AFC Gamma has additional capacity to complete transactions.
It looks that we expected would kept close by now have not closed due to the borrowers long the longer lead time to raise equity in this environment.
We continue to work with these potential borrowers to close transactions and we still expect to close.
Potentially one to two deals this quarter.
As a lender our first priority is to protect shareholder capital.
We actively manage our portfolio, having regular dialogue with many of our borrowers and we are pleased with the coverage of our allowance on an enterprise value basis.
It is a challenging environment for many cannabis operators due to pricing pressures as well as increased cost for expansion due to supply chain shortages in inflation, which in some cases have letters the tightened covenants or require infusions of equity capital.
Our borrowers have been able to satisfy to date.
We believe that our portfolio, which focuses on targeting operators in limited license states is setup to mitigate risk and generate strong risk adjusted returns.
All of our borrowers are current with their interest payments and no loans on non accrual.
As of August one 2022, the weighted average yield of the portfolio was approximately 18%.
Given the lack of capital in the market and the increase in benchmark interest rates, we believe that pricing is firming.
As we stated last quarter, we believe the weighted average yield to maturity will generally remain consistent for the foreseeable future.
Just to remind our investors as we stated last quarter, we do not intend to sell stock below book value.
Looking ahead I am excited about our marketing market positioning portfolio composition, and our opportunities set I'll now turn the call over to John .
Thank you Lee as of August one 2020 to AFC Gamma 13 loans outstanding with $483 2 million in commitments and $423 1 million funded.
We have looked at over $15 billion worth of deals since 2020 to construct our current portfolio.
As risk management is our first priority we exhibited a high degree of selectivity in constructing our portfolio with a rigorous bottoms up review of each borrower.
We are focused on borrowers with operational knowledge proven cultivation experiencing cannabis.
Sufficient equity invested in their enterprise.
So while our borrower cohort may be small in number we are very confident and these borrowers.
Asset value of our collateral.
Len previously spoke of many challenges that the cannabis industry and broader markets are facing including labor shortages inflationary forces rising interest rates and cannabis specific factors, such as pricing compression and lack of federal reform.
As a result, we have CNR borrowers shoring up their businesses turning from growth mode to instead, focusing on operational efficiency and quality product production.
We believe that is the correct mindset in this market.
Looking ahead, we believe the market will shake out and reward strong operators and continue to enable AMC gamma to generate strong risk adjusted returns.
Going forward, we believe that there'll be opportunities for companies to purchase assets at distressed levels and when that happens we want to make sure. We can support our borrowers with requisite capital one theyre able to snap up these quality assets at low prices I will now turn the call over to Rob. Thank you.
John .
Our origination platform is focused on both expanding lines with a variety of our existing borrowers.
Can you lead sourcing new borrowers from January 2020 through August 2022, we have sourced over $15 billion of transaction, which represents over 600 NPL as of August 1st for the same time period, our selectivity ratio.
Approximately 4%.
Pipeline remains strong with an active pipeline of $734 million, yes, it remains difficult to predict both the timing of converting.
And those deals as Len described earlier, many deals have been delayed due to longer lead times by borrowers to raise equity. Additionally, we are being prudent with our capital commitments and exhibiting a higher degree of selectivity as the market environment has been challenging.
In early 2022 after coming off a successful 2021, we believed that we would generate between 500 and $700 million.
Gross origination with anticipated repayments between 100 and $200 million Remy.
Bringing us to a net originations target range of $300 million to $600 million.
Those targets are predicated on the candidate market being similar to 2021.
And also predicated on AFC gamut ability to raise additional capital over the course of the year.
Given the headwinds that the market headspace.
Cole capital market environment, and lack of meaningful reform, we have less certainty to our origination targets over the course of the year, we expect repayment or refinancing from a number of our borrowers depending on the timing of these refinancings and repayments we.
Have a strong pipeline of loans to execute on it is difficult to predict how much of these repayments and refinancing will be in this calendar year or early next year as a result.
Currently our best estimate is that we will generate between 300 and $500 million of gross origination with anticipated repayments between 100 and $200 million.
Bringing us to a net originations target range.
$200 million to $300 million.
Before turning the call over to Brad as President of AFC Foundation I'm excited to highlight another deserving organization the AFC Foundation donated to.
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Based in Chicago.
Nonprofit organization, providing therapy, social enrichment professional development and domestic violence prevention and education services to women from marginalized grid.
The foundation was pleased to make this donation in honor of the organization's tenures at service, which should allow for the creation of more space is dedicated to the mental and emotional healing for women in Chicago I will now turn the call over to Brett to discuss our financials.
Thank you Robyn for the quarter ended June 32022, we recorded GAAP net income of $11 $4 million or earnings at <unk> 58 per basic weighted average common share an increase of 145% as compared to the second quarter of 2021, where we had GAAP net income of $4 6 million.
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Our earnings of 34 cents per basic weighted average common share.
For the second quarter of 2022, we generated net interest income was $19 9 million and distributable.
Abel earnings of $13 6 million or <unk> 69 per basic weighted.
Weighted average common share compared to net interest income of $8 7 million and distributable earnings of $5 $8 million or <unk> 43 per basic weighted average common share during the second quarter of 2021.
As of June 32022, our total assets were $459 3 million as compared to $464 8 million at December 31, 2021, and $278 5 million at June 32021.
As of August one 2022.
This portfolio consisted of $483 million of current commitments with $423 $1 million funded across 13 months.
During the second quarter, we closed an additional $107 $8 million of new commitments to existing borrowers. We were repaid on $44 8 million from three investments and we funded $82 $1 million of new and existing commitments.
Year to date, we have closed on new commitments.
$154 $7 million, we were repaid on $65 8 million from foreign investments and we sold $25 million from two investments.
The weighted average portfolio yield to maturity, which is measured for each loan over the life of such loan was approximately 18% as of June 32022, as previously mentioned, we believe providing distributable earnings. It is helpful to stockholders in assessing the overall performance of <unk> business.
Hubert will earnings represents the net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding noncash items, such as equity compensation expense any unrealized gains or losses provision for current expected credit losses also known as diesel or other noncash items recorded in net income or loss for the period.
As of June 32022, the seasonal reserve of our loans at carrying value represents approximately 176% compared to approximately one 5% at March 31 2022.
During the second quarter, we increased the seasonal reserve by $1 $6 million. In addition to the $905000 increase in the first quarter of 2022.
We continuously evaluate the credit quality of each loan by assessing the risk factors of each loan.
The increase in the reserve during the current quarter is primarily due to the macroeconomic factors.
Changes in the loan portfolio, including new commitments and repayments as well as changes in other data points, we used in estimating the reserves on.
On July 15th 2020 to AFC Gamba paid a dividend of <unk> 56 per common share for the second quarter to shareholders of record as of June 32022, our fourth consecutive dividend increase.
As a reminder, on an annual basis, our dividend policy is to pay between 85% and 100% of distributable earnings over the year.
As of June 32022, our total stockholders' equity was $338 $2 million and our book value per share was $17 three.
As compared to $16 61.
As of December 31, 2021.
We ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $45 $6 million and our credit facility of $60 million remains undrawn.
With that I will now turn it back over to the operator to start the Q&A.
Operator.
Thank you.
Reminder, at this time, we will conduct a question and answer portion of our session. As a reminder to ask a question you need to press Star one one on your telephone and wait for your name to be announced.
Please standby all compiled a roster.
Our first question comes from the line of Gaurav Mehta with Jeff Hutton Group. Your line is now open.
Yes. Thank you good morning, guys going back to your remarks about the challenges that cannabis operators are fair thing in <unk>.
You commented on cannabis operators turning from growth mode to.
Operational efficiencies can you maybe.
Talk about how that's impacting the demand for the loans if the economists operators are not growing at this time.
I think actually there is a lot of demand for loans, especially from other providers of capital who don't have money to satisfy those loans. The problem is our underwriting criteria are quite stringent in this environment, because we wanted to see.
The path to operating cash flow and operating efficiencies. So we're being very discerning in what the ones that we're doing we're definitely supporting our borrowers.
We believe there's going to be a lot of opportunity for them to get it to expand.
Okay, and I think so.
Now that you guys are planning to do $300 million to $500 million of gross originations. This year and year to date, you guys have done $150 million of new commitments.
So I guess for the for the remaining part of the year.
I just wanted to expectations on achieving that number and then I guess, how do you expect to fund that.
Well the good news is we were going to get some velocity this year as well as we still have capacity, we have an undrawn credit line.
And cash on our balance sheet.
We've got the capacity to do more deals.
We were selective about doing them.
And we're excited to during the year, we expect to have continued velocity as I said on the call I think we've had we've had one of the three categories every single quarter sales refinancings or core paybacks. So we see we have a good visibility into them.
More of them this year, which should generate some additional earnings but also the additional capital to put to work.
Okay. Thank you.
Thank you please standby for our next speaker.
Question I mean.
Our next question comes from Harrison Veeva with Cowen. Your line is now open.
Great. Thanks, so much for taking my questions and congratulations on continued execution in the quarter.
First one for me just.
I understand that year to date, <unk> had roughly $70 million in prepayments at the midpoint that would imply.
Maybe $80 million for the rest of the year.
Yeah.
When you said you wanted to loans.
The pipeline for <unk> I guess, how should we think about.
I guess internally how are you thinking about timing of prepayments and I guess.
If not if you don't expect to fund those prepayments how do you think about the timing of drawing down on your on your credit facility.
Well, that's really hard to answer because it's Canada, we never we never really know when things close and things get delayed all the time.
So for me to start predicting.
Exact timing is difficult.
So what we tried to give you a view into the six months ended the year at its very difficult to do it quarter by quarter.
The goal of the credit the credit facility is to be temporarily drawn right I like to have.
Lots of ample capacity to take advantage of environments market environments, but also to make sure that our existing customers always have more money when they come up with great ideas.
Okay. That's helpful. Historically, I think you've talked about seeing some seasonality.
In terms of.
Just the general.
Loading activities. So I guess do you expect to see kind of a same level seasonality this year and into.
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Given the given the macro backdrop.
It's amazing having done middle market loans for 20 years, it's amazing how the fourth quarter is always the busiest quarter. Even when you don't think it's going to be or or different dynamics. So yes. I continue to believe the fourth quarter will be extremely busy for for cannabis we know of.
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One of the drivers of that by the way is a number of the companies have to put out audits on December 31.
And if they have debt coming due in the six months past that they may have some issues with their audit if they don't refinance that debt are extended so that may lead for them to consider refinancing in the fourth quarters, and so theres a lot of dynamics that drive the seasonality, including a slower August some of the summer months to sort of pick up after labor day people wanted to get things.
At the end of the year bankers wanting to earn some fees at the end of the year.
So there's a lot of dynamics that drive it but I do expect the fourth quarter to be quite busy.
Okay. That's very helpful last one for me just given given what we're seeing on Capitol Hill any thoughts to offer on potential passage of the Safe Act or <unk> plus.
Yeah.
It's been I. Unfortunately, so far hasn't been wrong, yet because I've said it in the past barebones in lame duck.
I think thats its last shot at passing I think theres been a lot of lobbyists focused on it I do hope it passes as I've continued to say.
I seriously doubt it passes during normal session. Because it has been commented on it has not let the committee.
More importantly, as sort of watching the different states and state dynamics in state supply and demand dynamics.
Michigan is absolutely terrible.
You've seen 10000 pounds been auctioned at the market.
Rice's are smashed absolutely smashed the only people, making money in Michigan at the dispensaries, nobody producing that mediocre flowers, making money.
We do support one high end producer of high end across the country as where you'd want to be because there's very few good high end brands and production and regardless of state actually you can cross into any state.
The top high end brand and it sells well.
But if you are producing mediocre greenhouse or modified greenhouse product in Michigan, Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Washington.
Now again all of these and Colorado you are right now.
I can't imagine Youre, making money. So we were fortunate to stay out of all of those states except for we did we do have this one borrower that we really like in Michigan.
That produces extremely high in flower with a great brand.
But it's we're very fortunate that we've underwritten to stay in the good states.
Okay.
Yes.
Thanks, a lot of sense. Thanks for the color I'll jump back in the queue.
Thank you.
For our next question.
Our next question comes from John Hecht with Jefferies. Your line is now open.
Hey, guys actually the last question was consistent with what I was going to ask but maybe maybe turning to kind of spreads or yields.
Yes, you got it thank you or.
Your yield has come down a little bit over time that was well telecast by you guys just as the industry became more institutionalized but.
At the same time, we've got rising rates and I think rising credit spreads in the market and I guess the questions. What do you anticipate with the overall yield picture in the portfolio number one and number two what's the competitive are you able to ask for more are you able to get more in terms of structure and covenants just given that there is disruption.
Overall markets.
Absolutely I mean, I think people expect yields to back up a lot.
I don't think Theres, a lot of providers of capital in this market.
<unk>, we've seen banks retrench again, which is terrific.
So look it's one of the very few capital providers were able to pick good credits.
Port them make sure that we have enough capital to support them and charge for it.
But when you have a what I view as a top credit like GTI trading at 11, 5%.
And that doesn't include the fee they pay to the bankers, that's what the cost to them, but you can go buy that loan on the market.
And I view them as one of the best.
Top tier providers low leverage good operations, great operator diversified everything benchmarks off of there and so.
For us to really rotate to the higher yields to move that 18% up you need to see velocity in turnover in the portfolio and as you see velocity in turnover in the portfolio. If the current market continues which is a higher higher yielding market youll see our rates start going higher.
And then in the <unk>.
And the other thing I'll mention is look even at this 18 19, 20% IRR type yield it's still much cheaper to borrow for these companies raise equity because equities, even it's far more costly.
So it's a good symbiotic relationship we do require some equity but leverage benefit for them.
And we're happy to support our clients.
Alright, thanks, very much for the color there.
Sure.
Thank you please standby for our next question.
Our next question comes from the line of Aaron Hecht with JMP Securities. Your line is now open.
Good morning, and thanks for taking my questions.
Jeff in your prepared remarks, when you were discussing the headwinds in the industry I assume that.
Revolved around cash burn that many of the operators are experiencing.
Can you give us any insight on the scope of that issue on the private side.
And then in terms of your portfolio.
In many of the borrowers have cash burns and how do you underwrite that risk.
Good questions.
With margin compression those operators that have signed up to long term things like sale leasebacks have escalators that are now escalating to a lot of money with margin compression.
It makes it very difficult and they happen to be really good operators and people. It makes it difficult for us to underwrite and Atlanta them.
Even if they had some real estate coverage, which is pretty frustrating because there are a number of operators that when they get when they finally restructure of their leases, which is coming up.
I believe it says I don't see how it's sustainable.
Ben.
We're excited to do that to lend to those operators or other operators that we lend to they typically don't have those types of <unk>.
Sale leasebacks, they own their real estate, obviously, where we're a REIT secured by real estate and so that's allowing them to weather the storm of margin compression a little bit better.
And be more efficient in their operations.
These companies are not over Levered, which is good but also as I said in my prepared remarks, we're making sure that the liquidity exists for them their working capital because you start getting working capital constraints you hurt your business. So we're very liquidity focused and when necessary, we've asked them to raise more equity.
And to their absolute credit they raised.
It's we're very pleased with the communication and coordination with our borrowers and we really do treat it as a partnership.
Alright that makes sense.
Terms of.
Vertical integration and how important do you think that is too.
Profitability and the ability to.
Scale and sustained.
Uh huh.
Functional operations and what percentage of your portfolio is up.
Mowers that are vertically integrated.
Okay.
Okay. So I believe in this environment and you just have to be vertical and those that are not fully vertical.
Our quickly getting there I mean nature medicine is a good example, where they.
They purchased an additional two Arizona dispensaries to almost go fully vertical they still have some compression from wholesale and it hurts in Arizona, because Arizona prices are down like many others, but the dispensary businesses continues to be a great business and so that's really preserve their margins and profitability in Arizona.
So if you really take a look across work and I'm thinking about it everybody's pretty Bert Robin collateral on except for flower, one which is not which is now and you guys saw that was last quarter. I think we talked about that being paid I mean, just a couple of million dollars left on that loan that was my first one here everybody really.
<unk> is focused on being vertical and being and not necessarily fully vertical but to some degree and that's also really important for 280 <unk> mitigation because of your vertical there's lots of ways to avoid this 280 <unk> problem.
Especially if you're a private company and we work with our clients on making sure that they are paying the right amount of taxes, not overpaying taxes, and we have some very good legal teams that we recommend to them.
To help them.
Thanks for the thoughts I will jump back in the queue.
Thank you one moment for final question.
Yes.
Our final question comes from Mark Smith with Lake Street Capital Markets. Your line is now open.
Hi, guys.
We look at repayments come in outlook for more refinancings can you talk about volatility in the model just as we think about maybe prepayment penalties or anything else to that.
Maybe talk about maybe how that's impacted and maybe your outlook for that in second half.
It's so difficult to predict and I know that you analysts have a hard time.
Figuring out our model.
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It just became almost impossible with the timing.
We have not yet taken in exit fees into into income that's still out there. If we keep experiencing that we may have to that's going to change, but we don't know when that's going to happen.
The volatility include just to remind everyone on the call right with it when the company has repaid since that wherever the remaining OID is written up there could be a prepayment penalty maybe not.
Could be an exit fee, maybe not there's a lot of things that can drive.
And earnings that would be taken into that quarter and then.
Maybe do a new loan or maybe or are they made to exit or sell the company or something like that so it's very difficult to determine but every quarter as I keep saying every quarter its pretty lumpy. We're very focused on the year, we're not focused on each quarter and so far since inception, we've really deliberate and we hope to continue to deliver for our shareholders.
And so we're excited to see that.
Okay.
Kind of similarly, as we think about refinancing loans here.
That's just on floating in the mix there on floating rate loans.
So I think all of the loans that we're proposing today are floating.
And with and with differentiate different floors, we havent closed any of this quarter.
But anything that we proposed and worked on.
Got it.
Perfect and last one for me just Atlanta, if you look into your Crystal ball at all here just broadly on the industry.
And I know that youre not too exposed to there, but as you look at some of these western states that are having you know supply issues or are you seeing a bottom there yet do you think that we continue to see this maybe bleed into other markets kind of your big picture thoughts on the industry would be great.
Yes, so I think our states that we don't operate in.
Our California, Oregon, Washington, Oklahoma.
<unk> and now Michigan.
And because Michigan is a mess and so the states I'm excited about our Missouri, Missouri rack is going to be great. I think it's going to hurt, Illinois, a little bit I think there's too many dispensaries and Illinois, we saw two deals break for the sale of dispensaries.
I'm still excited about Maryland, I think new Jersey is amazing.
I have a big question Mark on New York, where we will see.
How new York controls what are the biggest cannabis markets in the world, which is currently full of illicit, but you're seeing more and more press a season disorders. If you guys, Google that you're seeing a bunch of <unk> disorders, and newer shallow youre seeing a bunch of these disorders and other counties will be legal dispensaries thing, it's not legal to do that and started so they're starting to <unk>.
Mark down I hope they do I think connecticut's actually can be quite exciting.
I think Virginia is going to be trouble when I don't know if <unk> 300, new licenses issued that's crazy, Florida, who knows how long. These 19 licenses will take to get to go but truly has such a dominant position in the market.
But some of the other big Msos have the capital to really expand its a market where you need the capital to expand.
So it's a great market, but you just don't need the capital, but it's slowing of new patient adds are slowing.
Actually every single market supply and demand dynamics that put the politics.
But what I will say is I think these unlimited license states, it's going to get worse before it gets better you can see bankruptcies and liquidations in those states and it.
Yes.
<unk> first quarter next year.
And then and then I'm actually pretty excited because actually you wash out all of the weaker players you may get supply and demand imbalance in the in the limited license States for sure and you may see prices rise and so that's.
That could really set up for a very good mid next year opportunity for us.
Look forward to taking advantage of it.
Sounds great. Thank you.
Thank you since there are no more questions.
I'd like to turn it over to FC Gamma Lynn Tenable CEO for closing remarks.
Thank you all for attending and look I think you've taken it from our comments and remarks, we're very excited too.
To be providing capital in this industry and to work with work with our partners.
And we look forward to continuing to build with it and grow it. So thank you all for listening.
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