Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (the "Company" or "WMC") (NYSE: WMC) today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.

SECOND QUARTER 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

  • $0.31 per share common dividend declared.
  • GAAP net income of $20.7 million, or $0.49 per basic and diluted share.
  • Core earnings plus drop income of $13.3 million, or $0.32 per basic and diluted share.1,2
  • 2.25% annualized net interest margin on our investment portfolio.1,4
  • Constant prepayment rate ("CPR") on the Company's Agency RMBS portfolio of 9.9% for the quarter.
  • $10.64 per share net book value as of June 30, 2017, net of second quarter common dividend.
  • Economic return on book value was 4.8%1,3 for the quarter.
  • 6.3x leverage as of June 30, 2017.

1

Non – GAAP measure.

2

Drop income is income derived from the use of 'to-be-announced' forward contract ("TBA") dollar roll transactions which is a component of our gain (loss) on derivative instruments on our consolidated statements of operations, but is not included in core earnings. Drop income was approximately $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

3

Economic return is calculated by taking the sum of: (i) the total dividends declared; and (ii) the change in book value during the period and dividing by the beginning book value.

4

Includes interest-only securities accounted for as derivatives, total return swap and the cost of interest rate swaps.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

"I am very pleased to report that we delivered another quarter of strong economic return on book value of 4.8% for the second quarter, bringing our economic return for the first half of 2017 to 9.6%," said Jennifer Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "In addition, core earnings plus drop income increased 28.0% from the first quarter, to $0.32 per share as the combination of our repositioned portfolio and our simplified hedge book enabled us to increase our net interest margin and lower our operating expenses. Our second quarter dividend remained stable at $0.31 per share for the fifth quarter in a row, which reflects our commitment to our long-term goal of generating a strong total return for our shareholders through attractive dividends derived from sustainable core earnings and potential appreciation in the value of our portfolio."

Anup Agarwal, Chief Investment Officer of the Company, commented, "Our solid performance for both the first and second quarters is a result of a shift in our asset composition and our ongoing focus on achieving operating efficiencies. Our second quarter performance was driven by contributions across our holdings and reflects the benefit of our strategy of investing in a diversified portfolio in a number of sub-sectors of the mortgage market. During the quarter, we continued to benefit from spread tightening on the credit portion of our portfolio, which helped support an increase in our book value to $10.64, or 1.8%, at June 30, 2017.  Also, despite the expected fed funds rate increase, our effective borrowing costs declined, primarily due to lower hedging costs resulting from our reconfigured hedge book."

"Our current expectations are for a continuing moderate pace of economic growth and an improving global backdrop combined with a low inflation environment, both in the U.S. and abroad. We believe that a balanced portfolio consisting of Agency CMBS, Agency RMBS and credit-sensitive investments continues to be appropriate and in our opinion, positions us well to continue to generate attractive risk-adjusted total economic returns for our shareholders," Mr. Agarwal concluded.

SECOND QUARTER 2017 RESULTS

The below table reflects a summary of our operating results:





For the Three Months Ended

GAAP Results



June 30, 2017



March 31, 2017











Net Interest Income



$

19,648





$

19,693



Other Income (Loss):









Realized gain (loss) on sale of investments, net



(2,488)





21,258



Other than temporary impairment



(6,579)





(6,097)



Unrealized gain (loss), net



35,017





(5,140)



Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net



(18,555)





(4,697)



Other, net



222





403



Other Income (loss)



7,617





5,727



Total Expenses



4,466





4,866



Income (loss) before income taxes



22,799





20,554



Income tax provision



2,115





312



Net income (loss)



$

20,684





$

20,242













Net income (loss) per Common Share – Basic/Diluted



$

0.49





$

0.48



Non-GAAP Results









Core earnings plus drop income(1)



$

13,290





$

10,281



Core earnings plus drop income per Common Share – Basic/Diluted



0.32





0.25



Weighted average yield(2)



4.13

%



4.39

%

Effective cost of funds(3)



2.17

%



2.81

%

Annualized net interest margin(2)(3)



2.25

%



2.01

%

Annualized CPR on Agency RMBS



9.9

%



10.5

%





(1)

For a reconciliation of GAAP Income to Core Earnings, please refer to the Reconciliation of Core Earnings at the end of this press release.

(2)

Includes interest-only securities accounted for as derivatives, foreign currency swaps and total return swaps.

(3)

Includes the net amount paid, including accrued amounts for interest rate swaps and premium amortization for MAC interest rate swaps during the periods.

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned an aggregate investment portfolio totaling $2.9 billion. The following table sets forth additional information regarding the Company's portfolio as of June 30, 2017:

Investment Portfolio

(dollars in thousands)



Coupon



Principal

Balance



Amortized

Cost



Fair Value

Agency

















40-year fixed rate



3.5%



$

96,259





$

97,406





$

99,075



30-year fixed rate



3.0%



25,245





26,163





25,206







4.0%



251,379





269,763





266,562







4.5%



200,920





215,689





219,438







5.0%



44,980





50,608





50,159







5.5%



1,890





2,220





2,095







6.0%



2,241





2,499





2,580



20-year fixed rate



3.5%



32,607





34,537





34,063







4.0%



124,843





131,845





132,860



Agency RMBS IOs and IIOs(1)



2.9%



N/A  





24,979





27,227



Agency CMBS



2.9%



1,285,278





1,273,286





1,287,773



Agency CMBS IOs and IIOs(2)



0.9%



N/A  





6,941





6,317



Subtotal Agency



3.1%



2,065,642





2,135,936





2,153,355



Non-Agency

















Non-Agency RMBS



3.0%



82,966





59,516





63,659



Non-Agency CMBS



4.8%



397,837





309,741





298,183



Subtotal Non-Agency



4.5%



480,803





369,257





361,842



Other Securities(5)



7.0%



102,514





125,712





133,036



Subtotal MBS and Other Securities



4.9%



2,648,959





2,630,905





2,648,233



Whole-Loans

















Residential Whole-Loans



4.5%



198,784





199,308





203,540



Residential Bridge Loans(3)



9.7%



64,597





64,912





N/A  



Securitized Commercial Loan(4)



9.0%



25,000





25,000





24,875



Subtotal Whole-Loans



6.1%



288,381





289,220





228,415



Total Portfolio



3.6%



$

2,937,340





$

2,920,125





$

2,876,648







(1)

Includes $10.6 million of amortized cost and $12.1 million of fair value for Agency RMBS IOs and IIOs accounted for as derivatives for GAAP.

(2)

Includes $6.9 million of amortized cost and $6.3 million of fair value for Agency CMBS IOs and IIOs accounted for as derivatives for GAAP.

(3)

Residential Bridge Loans are reflected at amortized costs.

(4)

The $25.0 million securitized commercial loan is from a consolidated variable interest entity in which the Company owns a $14.0 million first loss position in a CMBS Securitized Trust.

(5)

Other securities includes residual interests in asset-backed securities which have no principal balance and an amortized cost of approximately $23.1 million.

PORTFOLIO FINANCING AND HEDGING

Financing

At June 30, 2017, the Company financed its portfolio with $2.8 billion of borrowings under master repurchase agreements with 17 of its 27 approved counterparties, bearing fixed interest rates with maturities of six months or less. The following table sets forth additional information regarding the Company's portfolio financing as of June 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

Repurchase Agreements



Balance



Weighted Average

Interest Rate (end of

period)



Weighted Average

Remaining Maturity

(days)

Agency RMBS(1)



$

1,030,440





1.23

%



42

Agency CMBS



1,226,008





1.25

%



34

Non-Agency RMBS



48,908





2.73

%



42

Non-Agency CMBS



215,841





2.84

%



35

Whole-Loans(2)



226,983





3.54

%



19

Other Securities



53,426





2.59

%



25

Total



$

2,801,606





1.60

%



36





(1) 

Includes approximately $202.9 million of repurchase agreement borrowings related to securities sold in June 2017 that was paid off when the sale settled in July 2017

(2) 

Whole-Loans includes the repurchase agreements for Residential Whole-Loans, Residential Bridge Loans and Securitized Commercial Loans

Hedging

At June 30, 2017 the Company had $1.5 billion notional value of pay-fixed interest rate swaps, excluding forward starting swaps of $832 million (approximately 10.1 months forward), which have variable maturities between October 2, 2017 and April 27, 2037.

The following tables summarize the average pay rate, average receive rate and average maturity for the Company's interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2017:

Fixed Pay Rate Swap Transactions

















(dollars in thousands)

















Remaining Term to Maturity



Notional Value



Average

Fixed Pay

Rate



Average

Floating

Receive Rate



Average

Maturity

(Years)

1 year or less



$

105,900





0.8

%



1.1

%



0.3

Greater than 1 year and less than 3 years



600,000





1.6

%



1.2

%



2.3

Greater than 3 years and less than 5 years



500,000





2.0

%



1.2

%



4.8

Greater than 5 years



1,103,500





2.5

%



0.3

%



10.9

Total



$

2,309,400





2.1

%



0.8

%



6.8



















DIVIDEND

On June 20, 2017, the Company declared a regular cash dividend of $0.31 per share for each common share. Since its inception in May 2012, the Company has declared and paid total dividends of $14.68 per share in a combination of cash and stock.

CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast tomorrow, August 9th, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time/8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, to discuss financial results for the second quarter 2017.

Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (866) 235-9914 from the United States, or (412) 902-4115 from outside the United States and referencing "Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation." Those interested in listening to the conference call live via the Internet may do so by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.westernassetmcc.com.

The Company is enabling investors to pre-register for the earnings conference call so that they can expedite their entry into the call and avoid the need to wait for a live operator. In order to pre-register for the call, investors can visit http://dpregister.com/10110179 and enter in their contact information. Investors will then be issued a personalized phone number and pin to dial into the live conference call. Individuals can pre-register any time prior to the start of the conference call tomorrow.

A telephone replay will be available through August 23, 2017 by dialing (877) 344-7529 from the United States, or (412) 317-0088 from outside the United States, and entering conference ID 10110179. A webcast replay will be available for 90 days.

ABOUT WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation is a real estate investment trust that invests in, acquires and manages a diverse portfolio of assets consisting of Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, Non-Agency RMBS, Non-Agency CMBS, Residential and Commercial Whole-Loans and other financial assets. The Company's investment strategy may change, subject to the Company's stated investment guidelines, and is based on its manager Western Asset Management Company's perspective of which mix of portfolio assets it believes provides the Company with the best risk-reward opportunities at any given time. The Company is externally managed and advised by Western Asset Management Company, an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. Please visit the Company's website at www.westernassetmcc.com

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements."  Operating results are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, without limitation, changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability and terms of financing; general economic conditions; market conditions; conditions in the market for mortgage related investments; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to the results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release includes certain non-GAAP financial information, including core earnings, core earnings per share, drop income and drop income per share and certain financial metrics derived from non-GAAP information, such as weighted average yield, including IO securities; weighted average effective cost of financing, including swaps; weighted average net interest spread, including IO securities and swaps, which constitute non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the SEC. We believe that these measures presented in this release, when considered together with GAAP financial measures, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding our borrowing costs and net interest income, as viewed by us.  An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be made in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

-Financial Tables to Follow-

 

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands—except share and per share data)







June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)



December 31, 2016

Assets:









Cash and cash equivalents



$

41,159





$

46,172



Mortgage-backed securities and other securities, at fair value ($2,609,459 and $2,261,430 pledged as collateral, at fair value, respectively)



2,648,233





2,576,517



Residential Whole-Loans, at fair value ($203,540 and $192,136 pledged as collateral, at fair value, respectively)



203,540





192,136



Residential Bridge Loans ($64,912 and $0 pledged as collateral, respectively)



64,912







Securitized commercial loan, at fair value



24,875





24,225



Investment related receivable ($209,065 and $0 pledged as collateral, respectively)



211,733





33,600



Accrued interest receivable



11,806





18,812



Due from counterparties



70,901





243,585



Derivative assets, at fair value



8,013





20,571



Other assets



1,093





398



Total Assets (1)



$

3,286,265





$

3,156,016













Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:









Liabilities:









Borrowings under repurchase agreements, net



$

2,801,606





$

2,155,644



Securitized debt, at fair value



10,945





10,659



Accrued interest payable



5,445





16,041



Investment related payables







341,458



Due to counterparties



2,185





740



Derivative liability, at fair value



2,374





182,158



Accounts payable and accrued expenses



2,808





3,255



Payable to affiliate



1,913





2,584



Dividend payable



12,995





12,995



Total Liabilities (2)



2,840,271





2,725,534













Commitments and contingencies



















Stockholders' Equity:









Common stock: $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 41,919,801 shares issued and outstanding, respectively



419





419



Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and no shares outstanding









Additional paid-in capital



765,657





765,042



Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)



(320,082)





(334,979)



Total Stockholders' Equity



445,994





430,482



Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity



$

3,286,265





$

3,156,016



 

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)







June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)



December 31, 2016

(1) Assets of consolidated VIEs included in the total assets above:









Residential Whole-Loans, at fair value ($203,540 and $192,136 pledged as collateral, at fair value, respectively)



$

203,540





$

192,136



Residential Bridge Loans ($64,912 and $0 pledged as collateral, respectively)



64,912







Securitized commercial loan, at fair value



24,875





24,225



Investment related receivable



2,407





1,241



Accrued interest receivable



2,697





1,622



Total assets of consolidated VIEs



$

298,431





$

219,224













(2) Liabilities of consolidated VIEs included in the total liabilities above:









Securitized debt, at fair value



$

10,945





$

10,659



Accrued interest payable



82





85



Accounts payable and accrued expenses



181





2



Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs



$

11,208





$

10,746



 

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)







Three months ended



Six months ended





June 30, 2017



June 30, 2016



June 30, 2017



June 30, 2016

Net Interest Income

















Interest income



$

30,055





$

29,220





$

58,485





$

58,838



Interest expense



10,407





7,727





19,144





15,706



Net Interest Income



19,648





21,493





39,341





43,132



Other Income (Loss)

















Realized gain (loss) on sale of investments, net



(2,488)





(352)





18,770





(6,407)



Other than temporary impairment



(6,579)





(6,356)





(12,676)





(17,153)



Unrealized gain (loss), net



35,017





21,510





29,877





32,278



Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net



(18,555)





(14,165)





(23,252)





(59,335)



Other, net



222





234





625





(98)



Other Income (Loss)



7,617





871





13,344





(50,715)



Expenses

















Management fee to affiliate



1,830





2,588





4,306





5,340



Other operating expenses



736





183





1,153





621



General and administrative expenses

















Compensation expense



664





649





1,404





1,386



Professional fees



832





1,222





1,720





3,224



Other general and administrative expenses



404





419





749





847



Total general and administrative expenses



1,900





2,290





3,873





5,457



Total Expenses



4,466





5,061





9,332





11,418



Income (loss) before income taxes



22,799





17,303





43,353





(19,001)



Income tax provision



2,115









2,427







Net income (loss)



$

20,684





$

17,303





$

40,926





$

(19,001)



Net income (loss) per Common Share – Basic



$

0.49





$

0.41





$

0.97





$

(0.46)



Net income (loss) per Common Share – Diluted



$

0.49





$

0.41





$

0.97





$

(0.46)



Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock



$

0.31





$

0.31





$

0.62





$

0.76



 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Core Earnings

(Unaudited)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)



The table below reconciles Net Income (Loss) to Core Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016:







Three months ended



Six months ended

(dollars in thousands)



June 30, 2017



June 30, 2016



June 30, 2017



June 30, 2016

Net Income (loss) – GAAP



$

20,684





$

17,303





$

40,926





$

(19,001)



Provision for income tax



2,115









2,427







Net income (loss) before provision for income tax



22,799





17,303





43,353





(19,001)





















Adjustments:

















Investments:

















Unrealized (gain) loss on investments and securitized debt



(35,017)





(21,510)





(29,877)





(32,278)



Other than temporary impairment



6,579





6,356





12,676





17,153



Realized (gain) loss on sale of investments



2,488





352





(18,770)





6,407



Realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions



1





638





2





117



Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions







(651)









444





















Derivative Instruments:

















Net realized (gain) loss on derivatives



175,512





995





174,711





(25,721)



Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives



(160,002)





7,572





(160,853)





72,127





















Non-cash stock-based compensation expense



215





346





577





918



Total adjustments



(10,224)





(5,902)





(21,534)





39,167



Core Earnings – Non-GAAP Financial Measure



$

12,575





$

11,401





$

21,819





$

20,166



Basic Core Earnings per Share of Common Stock and Participating Securities - Non-GAAP Financial Measure



$

0.30





$

0.27





$

0.52





$

0.48



Diluted Core Earnings per Share of Common Stock and Participating Securities - Non-GAAP Financial Measure



$

0.30





$

0.27





$

0.52





$

0.48



Basic weighted average common shares and participating securities



41,979,854





41,956,898





41,976,609





41,953,547



Diluted weighted average common shares and participating securities



41,979,854





41,956,898





41,976,609





41,953,547



 

Reconciliation of Interest Income and Effective Cost of Funds

(Unaudited, in thousands)



The following table reconciles total interest income to interest income including interest income on Agency and Non-Agency Interest-Only Strips classified as derivatives (Non-GAAP financial measure) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016:







Three months ended



Six months ended

(dollars in thousands)



June 30, 2017



June 30, 2016



June 30, 2017



June 30, 2016

Coupon interest income



$

30,270





$

36,171





$

60,185





$

74,570



Premium amortization, discount accretion and amortization of basis, net



(215)





(6,951)





(1,700)





(15,732)



Interest income



30,055





29,220





58,485





58,838



Contractual interest income, net of amortization of basis on Agency and Non-Agency Interest-Only Strips, classified as derivatives(1):

















Coupon interest income



2,372





3,464





4,413





7,610



Amortization of basis (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)



(2,004)





(2,720)





(3,569)





(6,103)



Contractual interest income, net on Foreign currency swaps(1)







94









207



Contractual interest income, net on Total return swaps(1)



143





307





374





528



Subtotal



511





1,145





1,218





2,242



Total interest income, including interest income on Agency and Non-Agency Interest-Only Strips, classified as derivatives and other derivative instruments - Non-GAAP Financial Measure



$

30,566





$

30,365





$

59,703





$

61,080







(1)

Reported in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

The following table reconciles the Effective Cost of Funds (Non-GAAP financial measure) with interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016:







Three months ended June 30, 2017



Three months ended June 30, 2016

(dollars in thousands)



Reconciliation



Cost of Funds/Effective

Borrowing Costs



Reconciliation



Cost of Funds/Effective

Borrowing Costs

Interest expense



$

10,407





1.62

%



$

7,727





1.30

%

Net interest paid - interest rate swaps



3,556





0.55

%



6,743





1.14

%

Effective Borrowing Costs



$

13,963





2.17

%



$

14,470





2.44

%

Weighted average repurchase borrowings



$

2,582,946









$

2,387,337





























Six months ended June 30, 2017



Six months ended June 30, 2016

(dollars in thousands)



Reconciliation



Cost of Funds/Effective

Borrowing Costs



Reconciliation



Cost of Funds/Effective

Borrowing Costs

Interest expense



$

19,144





1.59

%



$

15,706





1.32

%

Net interest paid - interest rate swaps



10,612





0.88

%



15,171





1.27

%

Effective Borrowing Costs



$

29,756





2.47

%



$

30,877





2.59

%

Weighted average repurchase borrowings



$

2,432,323









$

2,401,074







 

 

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