Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - For the December quarter, the company's net investment income was $91 million, or $0.19 per common share, with a net asset value (NAV) of approximately $3 billion, or $6.21 per common share [3] - The net debt-to-total assets ratio stood at 28.2%, with unsecured debt plus unsecured perpetual preferred accounting for 85.3% of total debt plus preferred [3] - Monthly common shareholder distributions of $0.04 per share were announced for February, March, and April, totaling $4.7 billion distributed since the IPO [3] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - The company is focusing on new investments in companies with less than $50 million of EBITDA, with a significant increase in the first lien mix by 728 basis points to 71.4% since June 2024 [3][4] - The second lien mix decreased by 371 basis points to 12.7%, and the subordinated structured notes mix decreased by 818 basis points to near zero since June 2024 [4] - The portfolio at cost included 2.8% of investments in software companies, significantly lower than the 22% average across business development companies [9] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - As of December 2025, the company held 91 portfolio companies across 32 different industries, with an aggregate fair value of $6.4 billion [8] - The interest income for the 12-month period ending December 2025 was 92% of total investment income, indicating a strong recurring revenue profile [11] - Non-accruals as a percentage of total assets stood at approximately 0.7% based on fair market value as of December [12] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company is enhancing portfolio company operations, focusing on first lien senior secured loans, and exiting subordinated structured notes and targeted equity-linked assets [4][10] - The strategy includes a rotation of assets into core business areas and a focus on cash flow multifamily investments in real estate [10][11] - The company aims to redeploy future real estate property exit proceeds primarily into more first lien senior secured loans [11] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management expressed confidence in the company's balance sheet strength and liquidity, highlighting a diversified access to matched book funding [13][15] - The company has locked in a ladder of liabilities extending 26 years into the future, with a weighted average cost of unsecured debt financing at 4.68% [16] - Management noted strong demand in the non-bank installment finance business, with a high barrier to entry for new competitors [22][24] Other Important Information - The company has successfully exited 56 property investments since 2012, earning an unlevered investment-level gross cash IRR of 24% [10] - The company has a combined balance sheet cash and undrawn revolving credit facility commitments of $1.6 billion as of December [15] Q&A Session Summary Question: Impact of tax refunds on loan balances and strategy regarding Tower - Management indicated no current plans to exit Tower, emphasizing its strong performance and tax advantages as a regulated investment company [20][21] - Tax refunds may create seasonality in borrowing but are not expected to distort Tower's business [22][23] Question: Impact of non-traded BDC market on convertible prep product line - Management noted that interest rates are a significant factor, with a shift towards fixed-rate investments becoming more compelling in the current environment [26][28] Question: Consideration of pivoting into enterprise SaaS software - Management stated a focus on their own underwriting culture, avoiding software investments due to perceived risks associated with cash flow and repayment [36]

Core Insights - Silvaco Group, Inc. will participate in the Needham Growth Conference on January 14, 2026, with CEO Walden Rhines as the speaker [1] - A live webcast and replay of the presentation will be available on the company's investor relations website [2] Company Overview - Silvaco is a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that facilitate semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation [3] - The company's solutions are utilized in semiconductor and photonics processes, devices, and systems development across various markets including display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, foundries, photonics, IoT, and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design [3] - Silvaco is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Egypt, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan [3]

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Core Viewpoint - Silvaco Group, Inc. has reached a settlement regarding its litigation with former Nangate shareholders, with the Court of Appeal reversing previous fraud and breach of contract verdicts, leading to the dismissal of all claims [1][2]. Company Overview - Silvaco is a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that facilitate semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation [3]. - The company's solutions are utilized in semiconductor and photonics processes, devices, and systems development across various markets, including display, power devices, automotive, memory, high-performance computing, foundries, photonics, IoT, and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design [3]. - Silvaco is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Egypt, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan [3].

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Core Viewpoint - Silvaco Group, Inc. will release its financial results for Q3 2025 on November 12, 2025, and will provide a full-year outlook during a conference call [1][2]. Company Overview - Silvaco is a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that facilitate semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation [3]. - The company's solutions are utilized in various sectors including semiconductor and photonics processes, automotive, memory, high-performance computing, and 5G/6G mobile markets [3]. - Silvaco is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with a global presence in North America, Europe, Egypt, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan [3]. Upcoming Events - The financial results will be discussed in a conference call scheduled for November 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time [1][3]. - An earnings presentation will accompany the management's remarks, and a replay of the conference call will be available on the company's investor relations website [2].

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AI Model Evaluation (Eval) Industry Trends - Eval remains a core driver for building great AI software, expected to be relevant in the future [2] - The implementation of running evals has changed significantly and will continue to evolve [2] - Updates based on eval results have transitioned from slow and manual to fast and manual [3] - The industry anticipates a shift towards faster updates that are partially or entirely automatic [3] Future of Human-AI Interaction in Evals - Human interaction with evals will evolve from analyzing dashboards to a collaborative process with LLM systems suggesting changes [3][4] - LLM systems may contextualize why changes should be made based on eval results [4] Brain Trust's Perspective - Brain Trust was founded partly due to the lack of significant changes in evals prior to its inception [1] - Brain Trust is excited about the anticipated shift in how humans interact with evals [4]

Agentic System Evolution - The industry views agentic systems as a natural evolution of AI software, which itself is a natural evolution of traditional software [1] - Agentic systems can lead to dramatically simpler code and logic compared to previous generations of software, despite being more powerful and capable of more sophisticated tasks [2] Complexity Assessment - The industry suggests that evaluating agentic systems is not necessarily more complex than evaluating traditional software or single-shot LLM outputs [1] - The resulting agentic systems built by sophisticated customers are often simpler than their predecessors [2]