Trinity Capital Inc.
Business
Trinity Capital Inc. is an internally managed specialty lending company that provides debt financing to growth-oriented companies as a registered business development company. It offers term loans, equipment financings, asset-based lending, working capital loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related investments accompanied by warrants or contingent exit fees. The company operates across five distinct vertical markets and through affiliated entities and joint ventures, including an adviser subsidiary and credit fund vehicles. Trinity primarily sources and distributes financing through U.S.-based channels, leveraging relationships with venture capital firms, technology banks and other institutional referral networks.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total interest and dividend income | 280 | 227 | 175 | 139 | 77 | |
| Total fee and other income | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total investment income | 294 | 238 | 182 | 146 | 82 | |
| Interest expense and other debt financing costs | 81 | 62 | 44 | 34 | 20 | |
| Compensation and benefits | 51 | 44 | 33 | 27 | 16 | |
| Professional fees | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| General and administrative | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| Total gross expenses | 150 | 120 | 89 | 72 | — | |
| Allocated expenses to Trinity Capital Adviser, LLC | −3 | −473,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total net expenses | 147 | 119 | 89 | 72 | 43 | |
| NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXES | 147 | 119 | 92 | 74 | 39 | |
| Excise tax expense | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 255,000 | |
| NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 144 | 116 | 90 | 72 | 39 | |
| Net realized gain/(loss) from investments | −64 | −10 | −28 | 33 | 13 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments | 56 | 9 | 15 | −135 | 81 | |
| NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 136 | 116 | 77 | −30 | 132 | |
| NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC | 2.08 | 2.2 | 2.31 | 2.26 | 1.5 | |
| NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED | 2.08 | 2.11 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 1.45 | |
| NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS PER SHARE - BASIC | 1.96 | 2.19 | 1.98 | −0.96 | 5.09 | |
| NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS PER SHARE - DILUTED | 1.96 | 2.1 | 1.89 | −0.96 | 4.64 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC | 69 | 53 | 39 | 32 | 26 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED | 69 | 57 | 43 | 35 | 29 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2025 2025-06-30 | FY 2025 2025-03-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total investments | 2,418 | — | — | — | 1,726 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Interest receivable | 19 | — | — | — | 17 | |
| Deferred credit facility costs | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Other assets | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | |
| Total assets | 2,485 | — | — | — | 1,774 | |
| Unsecured Notes, net of $10,119 and $10,327, respectively, of unamortized deferred financing costs and premium/discount | 722 | — | — | — | 765 | |
| Distribution payable | 42 | — | — | — | 31 | |
| Security deposits | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 52 | — | — | — | 34 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,391 | — | — | — | 951 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value per share (200,000,000 authorized, 81,518,294 and 61,669,059 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | 82,000 | — | — | — | 62,000 | |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par | 1,100 | — | — | — | 830 | |
| Distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) | −6 | — | — | — | −7 | |
| Total net assets | 1,094 | — | — | — | 823 | |
| Total liabilities and net assets | 2,485 | — | — | — | 1,774 | |
| NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | 13.42 | 13.31 | 13.27 | 13.05 | 13.35 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of investments, net of deferred fees | −1,477 | −1,219 | −633 | −627 | −556 | |
| Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments | 827 | 808 | 472 | 337 | 290 | |
| Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation from investments | −56 | −9 | −15 | 135 | −80 | |
| Net realized (gain)/loss from investments | 64 | 10 | 28 | −33 | −13 | |
| Accretion of original issue discounts and end of term payments on investments | −51 | −40 | −33 | −32 | −21 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
| (Increase)/Decrease in interest receivable | −2 | −5 | −1 | −4 | −2 | |
| (Increase)/Decrease in other assets | −6 | 2 | −6 | 674,000 | −6 | |
| Increase/(Decrease) in security deposits | −5 | −4 | −3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | −535 | −317 | −96 | −236 | −242 | |
| Disposal/(Acquisition) of fixed assets | −785,000 | −420,000 | −3 | −194,000 | −1 | |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | −785,000 | −420,000 | −3 | −194,000 | −1 | |
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 290 | 200 | 150 | 113 | 105 | |
| Stock repurchase and cancellation of shares, net of costs | — | — | −1 | −2 | — | |
| Retirement of employee shares | −4 | −4 | −3 | −1 | −138,000 | |
| Cash distributions paid | −136 | −103 | −79 | −61 | −25 | |
| Issuance of Secured Notes, net of issuance costs | 198 | — | — | — | — | |
| Issuance of Unsecured Notes, net of issuance costs | 155 | 358 | — | — | — | |
| Repayment of Unsecured Notes | −218 | −30 | — | — | — | |
| Borrowings under Credit Facilities | 1,569 | 829 | 420 | 326 | 177 | |
| Repayments under Credit Facilities | −1,308 | −929 | −395 | −230 | −221 | |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | 546 | 322 | 93 | 200 | 229 | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 9 | 5 | −6 | −36 | −14 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 69 | 55 | 40 | 29 | 14 | |
| Income tax, including excise tax, paid | 3 | 3 | 2 | 283,000 | — | |
| Non-cash settlement of investments | — | — | 21,000 | — | 916,000 | |
| Distribution payable | 42 | 31 | 23 | — | — | |
| Distributions reinvested | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |