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HASI Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results, Record $0.62 Distributable EPS, Affirms Guidance, Continued Improvement in Margins

November 2, 2023

ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (“HASI,” “we,” “our” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in climate solutions, today reported results for the third quarter of 2023.

Business Highlights

YTD 2023 volume of $1.8 billion and portfolio growth of $1.2 billion
YTD asset yields > 9% compared to YTD debt cost of 6.5%¹
Portfolio yield increases to 7.9%
Well-positioned to achieve guidance without future equity raises through 2024
Affirm guidance that Distributable Earnings Per Share is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 10% to 13% from 2021 to 2024, relative to the 2020 baseline of $1.55 per share, which is equivalent to a 2024 midpoint of $2.40 per share. The Company also expects growth of annual dividends per share to be at a compounded annual rate of 5% to 8%

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¹ Inclusive of Term Loan A upsize in October 2023

Financial Results

Delivered $0.20 GAAP diluted EPS QTD compared with $0.38 a year ago
Delivered $0.62 Distributable EPS QTD compared to $0.49 a year ago
Increased Portfolio by 11% in the quarter and 41% in the last twelve months to $5.5 billion. Managed assets grew 22% year over year to $11.5 billion
Increased GAAP-based Net Investment Income by 50% year over year to $17.0 million QTD and Distributable Net Investment Income by 35% year over year to $58.8 million QTD
Closed $973 million of investments in the third quarter of 2023
Declared dividend of $0.395 per share
Adopted tax benefit preservation plan for Net Operating losses, further detailed in concurrent press release
Announce 2% discount on 2023 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”) for the third quarter

ESG Highlights

An estimated 127,000 metric tons of carbon emissions will be avoided annually by our transactions closed this quarter, equating to a CarbonCount^®score of 0.14 metric tons per $1,000 invested

“We are very pleased with our 2023 performance to date with record earnings, volume, and yields,” said Jeffrey A. Lipson, HASI President and Chief Executive Officer. “The business model is proving its resiliency as we continue to execute despite challenging capital markets. Demand for climate solutions continues to grow, and HASI’s differentiated business model remains ideally positioned to address the accelerating energy transition markets.”

A summary of our results is shown in the table below:

	For the three months ended September 30, 2023				For the three months ended September 30, 2022
	$ in thousands		Per Share (Diluted)		$ in thousands		Per Share (Diluted)
GAAP Net Income	$	21,446	$	0.20	$	34,534	$	0.38
Distributable earnings		68,801		0.62		43,646		0.49

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023				For the nine months ended September 30, 2022
	$ in thousands		Per Share (Diluted)		$ in thousands		Per Share (Diluted)
GAAP Net Income	$	59,075	$	0.59	$	61,431	$	0.69
Distributable earnings		171,605		1.70		142,903		1.61

Financial Results

“Our liquidity position and recent capital raising activities demonstrate the power of our diversified funding platform,” said Marc Pangburn, HASI Chief Financial Officer. “Our strong year-to-date execution positions us well to achieve Guidance without additional equity capital.”

Comparison of the quarter ended September 30, 2023 to the quarter ended September 30, 2022

Total revenue increased by $30 million, driven by $21 million in higher interest and securitization income from a larger portfolio and a higher average rate, and an increase in the managed assets balance. There was an $8 million increase in gain on sale driven by a change in the mix and volume of assets being securitized, which included the balance sheet rotation of certain land assets.

Interest expense increased $14 million primarily due to a larger average outstanding debt balance and a higher average interest rate. We recorded a $10 million provision for loss on receivables and securitization assets as a result of loans and loan commitments made during the quarter as well as changes in our estimated cash flows due to prepayments on certain assets that have been securitized. Other expenses (compensation and benefits and general and administrative expenses) increased by $2 million primarily due to the growth of the company.

We recognized income of $3 million using the hypothetical liquidation at book value method (HLBV) for our equity method investments in the third quarter of 2023, compared to income of $31 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease compared to 2022 is primarily due to fewer tax attributes recognized by tax equity investors in our projects than in the prior year, which decreased our current allocation of HLBV income.

Income tax benefit increased by approximately $13 million in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period due to future tax benefits generated by our taxable REIT subsidiaries in the current period.

GAAP net income (loss) in the third quarter of 2023 was $21 million, compared to $35 million in the same period in 2022. Distributable earnings in the third quarter of 2023 was approximately $69 million, an increase of $24 million over the same period in 2022 as a result of growth in distributable net investment income due to the larger portfolio and gain on sale income.

Leverage

The calculation of our fixed-rate debt and leverage ratios as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are shown in the table below:

	September 30, 2023		% of Total		December 31, 2022		% of Total
	($ in millions)				($ in millions)
Floating-rate borrowings ⁽¹⁾	$	454	12	%	$	431	14	%
Fixed-rate debt ⁽²⁾		3,204	88	%		2,545	86	%
Total	$	3,658	100	%	$	2,976	100	%
Leverage ⁽³⁾		1.7 to 1				1.8 to 1

(1)	Floating-rate borrowings include borrowings under our floating-rate credit facilities and commercial paper issuances with less than six months original maturity, to the extent such borrowings are not hedged using interest rate swaps.
(2)	Fixed-rate debt includes the impact of our interest rate swaps and collars on debt that is otherwise floating. Debt excludes securitizations that are not consolidated on our balance sheet.
(3)	Leverage, as measured by our debt-to-equity ratio.

Portfolio

Our balance sheet portfolio totaled approximately $5.5 billion as of September 30, 2023, which included approximately $2.7 billion of behind-the-meter assets and approximately $2.0 billion of grid-connected assets, with the remainder in fuels, transport, and nature. The following is an analysis of the performance ratings of our portfolio as of September 30, 2023:

	Portfolio Performance
	Government			Commercial
	1⁽¹⁾			1⁽¹⁾			2⁽²⁾			3⁽³⁾			Total
	(dollars in millions)
Total receivables		93			2,757			—			—			2,850
Less: Allowance for loss on receivables		—			(51	)		—			—			(51	)
Net receivables ⁽⁴⁾		93			2,706			—			—			2,799
Receivables held-for-sale		3			14			—			—			17
Investments		2			7			—			—			9
Real estate		—			111			—			—			111
Equity method investments ⁽⁵⁾		—			2,521			43			—			2,564
Total	$	98		$	5,359		$	43		$	—		$	5,500
Percent of Portfolio		2	%		97	%		1	%		—	%		100	%

(1)	This category includes our assets where based on our credit criteria and performance to date, we believe that our risk of not receiving our invested capital remains low.
(2)	This category includes our assets where based on our credit criteria and performance to date, we believe there is a moderate level of risk of not receiving some or all of our invested capital.
(3)	This category includes our assets where based on our credit criteria and performance to date, we believe there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to recover some or all of our invested capital. Loans in this category are placed on non-accrual status. Previously included in this category was $11 million of loans we had made in a new market venture where the performance was not meeting expectations. We collected this loan in full in the second quarter of 2023 and accordingly released the related allowance.
(4)	Total reconciles to the total of the government receivables and commercial receivables lines of the consolidated balance sheets.
(5)	Some of the individual projects included in portfolios that make up our equity method investments have government off-takers. As they are part of large portfolios, they are not classified separately.

Guidance

The Company expects that annual distributable earnings per share will grow at a compounded annual rate of 10% to 13% from 2021 to 2024, relative to the 2020 baseline of $1.55 per share, which is equivalent to a 2024 midpoint of $2.40 per share. The Company also expects growth of annual dividends per share to be at a compounded annual rate of 5% to 8%. This guidance reflects the Company’s judgments and estimates of (i) yield on its existing portfolio; (ii) yield on incremental portfolio investments, inclusive of the Company’s existing pipeline; (iii) the volume and profitability of transactions; (iv) amount, timing, and costs of debt and equity capital to fund new investments; (v) changes in costs and expenses reflective of the Company’s forecasted operations; and (vi) the general interest rate and market environment. All guidance is based on current expectations of the regulatory environment, the dynamics of the markets in which we operate and the judgment of the Company’s management team, among other factors. In addition, distributions are subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The Company has not provided GAAP guidance as discussed in the Forward-Looking Statements section of this press release.

Dividend

The Company is announcing today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.395 per share of common stock. This dividend will be paid on January 12, 2024, to stockholders of record as of December 29, 2023.

2024 REIT Election

Last quarter, the Company announced its plan to revoke its REIT status, effective for the tax year 2024 subject to the Board of Directors and other approvals. We are on track toward executing this proposed plan and do not expect it to change our investment strategy. We will provide further updates in late 2023.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

HASI will host an investor conference call today, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 1-877-407-0890 (Toll-Free) or +1-201-389-0918 (toll). Participants should inform the operator you want to be joined to the HASI call. The conference call will also be accessible as an audio webcast with slides on our website. A replay after the event will be accessible as on-demand webcast on our website.

About HASI

HASI (NYSE: HASI) is a leading climate positive investment firm that actively partners with clients to deploy real assets that facilitate the energy transition. With more than $11 billion in managed assets, our vision is that every investment improves our climate future. For more information, please visit hasi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Some of the information contained in this press release is forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. For these statements, we claim the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in such Sections. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives. When we use the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or similar expressions, we intend to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such statements. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include those discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as in other periodic reports that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances, including, but not limited to, unanticipated events, after the date on which such statement is made, unless otherwise required by law. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in any forward-looking statement.

The Company has not provided GAAP guidance as forecasting a comparable GAAP financial measure, such as net income, would require that the Company apply the HLBV method to these investments. In order to forecast under the HLBV method, the Company would be required to make various assumptions related to expected changes in the net asset value of the various entities and how such changes would be allocated under HLBV. GAAP HLBV earnings over a period of time are very sensitive to these assumptions especially in regard to when a partnership transaction flips and thus the liquidation scenarios change materially. The Company believes that these assumptions would require unreasonable efforts to complete and if completed, the wide variation in projected GAAP earnings based upon a range of scenarios would not be meaningful to investors. Accordingly, the Company has not included a GAAP reconciliation table related to any distributable earnings guidance.

Estimated carbon savings are calculated using the estimated kilowatt hours, gallons of fuel oil, million British thermal units of natural gas and gallons of water saved as appropriate, for each project. The energy savings are converted into an estimate of metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions based upon the project’s location and the corresponding emissions factor data from the U.S. Government and International Energy Agency. Portfolios of projects are represented on an aggregate basis.

HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022			2023		2022
Revenue
Interest income	$	54,295	$	34,303		$	145,624	$	97,904
Rental income		6,039		6,609			19,013		19,716
Gain on sale of assets		22,405		14,490			52,915		51,252
Securitization asset income		5,620		4,403			13,381		9,943
Other income		1,492		345			2,352		2,614
Total revenue		89,851		60,150			233,285		181,429
Expenses
Interest expense		43,295		29,556			120,413		85,035
Provision for loss on receivables		9,792		(2,463	)		12,481		6,222
Compensation and benefits		16,296		12,933			48,527		50,108
General and administrative		6,708		8,150			24,826		22,696
Total expenses		76,091		48,176			206,247		164,061
Income before equity method investments		13,760		11,974			27,039		17,368
Income (loss) from equity method investments		2,759		30,552			27,429		58,533
Income (loss) before income taxes		16,519		42,526			54,468		75,901
Income tax (expense) benefit		5,128		(7,585	)		5,299		(13,794	)
Net income (loss)	$	21,647	$	34,941		$	59,767	$	62,107
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest holders		201		407			692		676
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling stockholders	$	21,446	$	34,534		$	59,075	$	61,431
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.20	$	0.39		$	0.59	$	0.70
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.20	$	0.38		$	0.59	$	0.69
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic		107,715,057		87,721,756			98,665,598		86,784,895
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted		109,145,088		90,762,820			101,142,782		89,928,741

HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	September 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	155,500		$	155,714
Equity method investments		2,563,948			1,869,712
Commercial receivables, net of allowance of $51 million and $41 million, respectively		2,705,976			1,887,483
Government receivables		93,364			102,511
Receivables held-for-sale		16,660			85,254
Real estate		111,249			353,000
Investments		9,370			10,200
Securitization assets, net of allowance of $3 million and $0, respectively		182,824			177,032
Other assets		69,253			119,242
Total Assets	$	5,908,144		$	4,760,148
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	$	150,584		$	120,114
Credit facilities		486,724			50,698
Green commercial paper notes		49,974			192
Term loan facility		567,244			379,742
Non-recourse debt (secured by assets of $245 million and $632 million, respectively)		167,622			432,756
Senior unsecured notes		1,782,197			1,767,647
Convertible notes		603,905			344,253
Total Liabilities		3,808,250			3,095,402
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 450,000,000 shares authorized, 111,167,157 and 90,837,008 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		1,112			908
Additional paid in capital		2,353,453			1,924,200
Accumulated deficit		(348,929	)		(285,474	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		47,264			(10,397	)
Non-controlling interest		46,994			35,509
Total Stockholders’ Equity		2,099,894			1,664,746
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	5,908,144		$	4,760,148

HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	59,767		$	62,107
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loss on receivables		12,481			6,222
Depreciation and amortization		2,746			2,938
Amortization of financing costs		9,347			8,666
Equity-based compensation		14,977			17,994
Equity method investments		(937	)		(26,340	)
Non-cash gain on securitization		(34,080	)		(25,201	)
(Gain) loss on sale of receivables and investments		1,305			(218	)
Changes in receivables held-for-sale		40,183			5,466
Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses		8,952			28,154
Change in accrued interest on receivables and investments		(26,087	)		(10,077	)
Other		3,686			(5,736	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		92,340			63,975
Cash flows from investing activities
Equity method investments		(583,323	)		(143,645	)
Equity method investment distributions received		20,259			99,599
Proceeds from sales of equity method investments		—			1,700
Purchases of and investments in receivables		(1,016,467	)		(337,517	)
Principal collections from receivables		167,406			106,695
Proceeds from sales of receivables		7,634			5,047
Purchases of real estate		—			(4,550	)
Purchases of investments and securitization assets		(14,404	)		(2,329	)
Proceeds from sales of investments and securitization assets		—			7,020
Funding of escrow accounts		—			(228	)
Withdrawal from escrow accounts		—			15,156
Other		(285	)		(815	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(1,419,180	)		(253,867	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities		777,000			100,000
Principal payments on credit facilities		(342,000	)		(100,000	)
Proceeds from issuance of term loan		200,000			—
Principal payments on term loan		(9,575	)		—
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper notes		49,775			50,000
Principal payments on non-recourse debt		(14,714	)		(22,127	)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes		402,500			200,000
Principal payments on convertible notes		(143,748	)		—
Purchase of capped calls related to the issuance of convertible notes		(37,835	)		—
Net proceeds of common stock issuances		465,015			127,008
Payments of dividends and distributions		(115,087	)		(98,310	)
Withholdings on employee share vesting		(1,466	)		(3,211	)
Payment of financing costs		(13,302	)		(8,203	)
Receipt of hedge collateral		106,330			—
Other		(2,493	)		(8,128	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,320,400			237,029
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(6,440	)		47,137
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		175,972			251,073
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	169,532		$	298,210
Interest paid	$	91,988		$	62,594
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity
Residual assets retained from securitization transactions	$	26,020		$	25,374
Equity method investments received upon deconsolidation of a special purpose entity		144,603			—
Issuance of common stock from conversion of Convertible Notes		—			7,674
Deconsolidation of non-recourse debt		257,746			—
Deconsolidation of assets pledged for non-recourse debt		374,608			—

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Distributable Earnings

We calculate distributable earnings as GAAP net income (loss) excluding non-cash equity compensation expense, provisions for loss on receivables, amortization of intangibles, non-cash provision (benefit) for taxes, losses or (gains) from modification or extinguishment of debt facilities, any one-time acquisition related costs or non-cash tax charges and the earnings attributable to our non-controlling interest of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (our “Operating Partnership”). We also make an adjustment to our equity method investments in the renewable energy projects as described below. We will use judgment in determining when we will reflect the losses on receivables in our distributable earnings, and will consider certain circumstances such as the time period in default, sufficiency of collateral as well as the outcomes of any related litigation. In the future, distributable earnings may also exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other adjustments as approved by a majority of our independent directors.

We believe a non-GAAP measure, such as distributable earnings, that adjusts for the items discussed above is and has been a meaningful indicator of our economic performance in any one period and is useful to our investors as well as management in evaluating our performance as it relates to expected dividend payments over time.

Contacts

Investor Contact:

Neha Gaddam

investors@hasi.com
410-571-6189

Media Contact:

Gil Jenkins

media@hasi.com
443-321-5753

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