FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002
Commission File Number 001-13937
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ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 13-3978906
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number including area code): (212) 409-3333
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345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154
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(Former name, former address, and for new fiscal year;
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
(1) Yes X No__
(2) Yes X No__
As of November 12, 2002, 47,315,336 shares of voting common stock
($.001 par value) were outstanding.
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.,
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
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Item 1. Interim Financial Statements........................................................................3
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
At September 30, 2002 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2001.............................................3
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited).........................4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 (Unaudited)............................................5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)...................................6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)..............................................7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations..............................................................................20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.........................................36
Item 4. Controls and Procedures............................................................................41
Part II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings..................................................................................42
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds..........................................................42
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities....................................................................42
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders................................................42
Item 5. Other Information..................................................................................42
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...................................................................42
SIGNATURES ...................................................................................................43
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Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
Anthracite Capital, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(in thousands, except per share data)
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September 30, 2002 December 31, 2001
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 32,484 $ 43,071
Restricted cash equivalents 40,413 37,376
Securities available for sale, at fair value
Subordinated commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) $ 113,807 $ 360,159
Investment grade securities 176,866 1,085,795
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Total securities available for sale 290,673 1,445,954
Securities held for trading, at fair value 1,010,380 564,081
Securities held to maturity
Subordinated commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) 398,235 -
Investment grade securities 158,793 -
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Total securities held to maturity 557,028 -
Commercial mortgage loans, net 136,105 142,637
Investments in real estate joint ventures 8,199 8,317
Equity investment in Carbon Capital, Inc. 9,425 8,784
Receivable for investments sold 205,258 344,789
Other assets 36,346 18,267
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Total Assets $ 2,326,311 $ 2,613,276
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Borrowings:
Secured by pledge of subordinated CMBS available for sale $ 72,241 $ 178,631
Secured by pledge of investment grade securities
available for sale and restricted cash equivalents 143,435 1,039,469
Secured by pledge of securities held for trading
and receivable for investments sold 1,187,048 559,145
Secured by pledge of securities held to maturity 437,528 -
Secured by pledge of investments in real estate joint ventures 1,337 1,337
Secured by pledge of commercial mortgage loans 36,604 57,356
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Total borrowings $ 1,878,193 $ 1,835,938
Payable for investments purchased 5,725 346,913
Distributions payable 16,476 17,245
Other liabilities 68,238 29,807
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Total Liabilities 1,968,632 2,229,903
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10.5% Series A preferred stock, redeemable convertible, liquidation
preference $285 in 2001 - 258
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Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 400,000 shares authorized;
47,075 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2002;
and 45,286 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2001 47 45
10% Series B preferred stock, liquidation preference $47,817 in
2002; and $55,317 in 2001 36,379 42,086
Additional paid-in capital 512,849 492,531
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings (12,575) (13,588)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (179,021) (137,959)
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Total Stockholders' Equity 357,679 383,115
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 2,326,311 $ 2,613,276
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Anthracite Capital, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
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For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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Income:
Interest from securities $ 22,229 $ 20,546 $ 77,846 $ 56,997
Interest from commercial mortgage loans 4,307 2,941 11,353 13,137
Interest from mortgage loan pools - - - 1,575
Interest from trading securities 14,324 11,054 28,032 15,821
Earnings from real estate joint ventures 245 634 768 1,318
Earnings from equity investment 262 - 641 -
Interest from cash and cash equivalents 387 1,071 1,197 2,143
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Total income 41,754 36,246 119,837 90,991
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Expenses:
Interest 14,918 10,752 35,997 31,411
Interest-trading securities 3,918 7,589 9,953 10,867
Management and incentive fee 2,382 3,303 10,067 8,419
Other expenses - net 701 78 1,774 1,047
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Total expenses 21,919 21,722 57,791 51,744
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Other gain (losses):
Gain on sale of securities available for sale 9,538 175 9,613 7,256
(Loss) gain on securities held for trading (15,948) 1,875 (23,848) 2,443
Foreign currency gain (loss) (151) (91) (380) 18
Loss on impairment of asset - - - (5,702)
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Total other gain (loss) (6,561) 1,959 (14,615) 4,015
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Income before cumulative transition adjustment 13,274 16,483 47,431 43,262
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Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 142 - - 6,327 -
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 133 - - - (1,903)
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Net Income 13,274 16,483 53,758 41,359
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Dividends and accretion on preferred stock 1,196 2,290 3,967 6,866
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Net Income available to Common Shareholders $ 12,078 $ 14,193 $ 49,791 $ 34,493
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Net income per common share, basic:
Income before cumulative transition adjustment $0.26 $0.40 $0.94 $1.15
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 142 - - 0.14 -
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 133 - - - (0.06)
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Net income $0.26 $0.40 $1.08 $1.09
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Net income per common share, diluted:
Income before cumulative transition adjustment $0.26 $0.38 $0.94 $1.09
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 142 - - 0.14 -
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 133 - - - (0.05)
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Net income $0.26 $0.38 $1.08 $1.04
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic 46,571 35,397 46,126 31,637
Diluted 46,605 39,595 46,172 35,799
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Anthracite Capital, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002
(in thousands)
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Series Accumulated
Common B Additional Distributions Other Total
Stock, Preferred Paid-In In Excess Comprehensive Comprehensive Stockholders'
Par Value Stock Capital Of Earnings Loss Income Equity
Balance at January 1, 2002 $45 $42,086 $492,531 ($13,588) ($137,959) $383,115
Net income 53,758 $ 53,758 53,758
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges (54,629) (54,629) (54,629)
Reclassification adjustments from cash
flow hedges included in net income 744 744 744
Change in net unrealized gain on
securities available for sale, net of
reclassification adjustment 12,823 12,823 12,823
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Other Comprehensive loss (41,062)
Comprehensive Income $ 12,696
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Dividends declared-common stock (48,778) (48,778)
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock (3,967) (3,967)
Issuance of common stock 1 14,354 14,355
Conversion of Series A preferred stock to
common stock 258 258
Conversion of Series B preferred stock to
common stock 1 (5,707) 5,706 -
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Balance at September 30, 2002 $47 $36,379 $512,849 $(12,575) $(179,021) $357,679
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Disclosure of reclassification adjustment:
Unrealized holding gain $ 22,436
Less: reclassification for realized gains
previously recorded as unrealized 9,613
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12,823
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges (54,629)
Reclassification adjustments from cash
flow hedges included in net income 744
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Net unrealized loss on securities $(41,062)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Anthracite Capital, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)(in thousands)
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For the Nine For the Nine
Months Ended Months Ended
September 30, 2002 September 30, 2001
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 53,758 $ 41,359
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash used in operating activities:
Net purchase of trading securities (470,148) (498,092)
Amortization on negative goodwill - (1,494)
Cumulative transition adjustment (6,327) 1,903
Premium amortization, net 2,337 4,987
Compensation cost - stock options - 132
Loss on impairment of asset - 5,702
Non-cash portion of net foreign currency gain (1,195) (18)
Net loss (gain) on sale of securities 14,235 (9,699)
Distributions (earnings) in excess of earnings
(distributions) from real estate joint ventures 118 (31)
Decrease (increase) in other assets (11,486) 4,828
Increase in other liabilities 44,758 9,325
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Net cash used in operating activities (373,950) (441,098)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of securities (664,545) (1,716,274)
Funding of commercial mortgage loans (3,370) (13,170)
Repayments received from commercial mortgage loans 12,384 66,217
Increase in restricted cash equivalents (3,037) (20,143)
Principal payments received on securities available for sale 155,929 70,143
Principal payments received on mortgage loan pools - 10,981
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale 871,427 1,263,014
Investment in real estate joint ventures - 1,921
Net payments on hedging securities (7,235) (3,839)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 361,553 (341,150)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in borrowings 40,968 752,845
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs 14,355 95,744
Distributions on common stock (49,552) (27,409)
Distributions on preferred stock (3,961) (6,835)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 1,810 814,345
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (10,587) 32,097
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 43,071 37,829
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 32,484 $ 69,926
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid $ 52,745 $ 43,706
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Investments purchased not settled $ 5,725 $ 405,633
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Investments sold not settled $ 205,258 $ 407,980
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Anthracite Capital, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Note 1 ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company"), a Maryland corporation, is a real
estate finance company that generates income based on the spread between the
interest income on its mortgage loans and securities investments and the
interest expense from borrowings used to finance its investments. The Company
seeks to earn high returns on a risk-adjusted basis to support a consistent
quarterly dividend. The Company has elected to be taxed as a Real Estate
Investment Trust, therefore, its income is largely exempt from corporate
taxation. The Company commenced operations on March 24, 1998.
The Company's business focuses on (i) investing in high yield commercial real
estate loans, (ii) investing in below investment grade commercial mortgage
backed securities ("CMBS") where the Company has the right to control the
foreclosure/workout process on the underlying loans, and (iii) acquiring
investment grade real estate related securities as a liquidity
diversification.
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10, Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete
financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the annual financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Company's December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company's critical accounting policies are described in its Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001. Such critical accounting policies have not
changed during 2002 except as described in the following paragraph.
As described in Note 6 to the accompanying financial statements, during 2002,
the Company reclassified a portion of its CMBS from "available for sale" to
"held to maturity" for accounting purposes. Under the held to maturity
classification, these securities will not be marked to their market value, but
carried at amortized cost, subject to an impairment test. In order to maintain
this classification, the Company must have the intent and ability to hold
these securities to maturity. If that intent or ability were to change with
respect to any of the securities in the held to maturity classification, all
held to maturity securities would be required to be reclassified to available
for sale and be marked to their then market value, through accumulated other
comprehensive loss ("OCI"). Such adjustment could have a material effect on
the Company's net book value.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements contain
all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring accruals (except for the
cumulative transition adjustment for Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 142 ("SFAS No. 142") in the first quarter of 2002 - see note 2,
and SFAS No. 133 in the first quarter of 2001), necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for the interim periods. Operating results for
interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the entire year.
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In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates
of the statements of financial condition and revenues and expenses for the
periods covered. Actual results could differ from those estimates and
assumptions. Significant estimates in the financial statements include the
valuation of certain of the Company's mortgage-backed securities and certain
other investments.
Note 2 NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS
In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations" and
SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". These standards
change the accounting for business combinations by, among other things,
prohibiting the prospective use of pooling-of-interests accounting and
requiring companies to stop amortizing goodwill and certain intangible
assets with indefinite useful lives. Instead, goodwill and intangible
assets deemed to have indefinite useful lives will be subject to an annual
review for impairment. The new standards generally were effective for the
Company in the first quarter of 2002. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 in the
first quarter of 2002, the Company recorded a one-time, noncash adjustment
of approximately $6,327 to write off the unamortized balance of its
negative goodwill. Such charge is non-operational in nature and is
reflected as a cumulative effect of an accounting change in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Amortization of negative
goodwill was $534 and $1,494 for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2001. If such negative goodwill had not been amortized, the Company's
income before cumulative translation adjustment would have been $16,082 and
$42,141 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001.
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Note 3 NET INCOME PER SHARE
Net income per share is computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per
Share. Basic income per share is calculated by dividing net income available
to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is calculated using
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period
plus the additional dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. The dilutive
effect of outstanding stock options is calculated using the treasury stock
method, and the dilutive effect of preferred stock is calculated using the "if
converted" method.
For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2002 2001 2002 2001
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Numerator:
Net Income available to common shareholders before
cumulative transition adjustment $ 12,078 $ 14,193 $ 43,464 $ 36,396
Cumulative transition adjustment - - 6,327 (1,903)
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Numerator for basic earnings per share 12,078 14,193 49,791 34,493
Effect of 10.5% series A senior cumulative
redeemable preferred stock - 907 - 2,711
Numerator for diluted earnings per share $ 12,078 $ 15,100 $ 49,791 $ 37,204
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share--weighted
average common shares outstanding 46,571 35,397 46,126 31,637
Effect of 10.5% series A senior cumulative
redeemable preferred stock - 4,121 10 4,108
Dilutive effect of stock options 34 77 36 54
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Denominator for diluted earnings per share--weighted
average common shares outstanding and common share
equivalents outstanding 46,605 39,595 46,172 35,799
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Basic net income per weighted average common share:
Income before cumulative transition adjustment $ 0.26 $ 0.40 $ 0.94 $ 1.15
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 142 - - 0.14 -
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 133 - - - (0.06)
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Net income $ 0.26 $ 0.40 $ 1.08 $ 1.09
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Diluted net income per weighted average common
share and common share equivalents:
Income before cumulative transition adjustment $ 0.26 $ 0.38 $ 0.94 $ 1.09
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 142 - - 0.14 -
Cumulative transition adjustment - SFAS 133 - - - (0.05)
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Net income $ 0.26 $ 0.38 $ 1.08 $ 1.04
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Note 4 SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
The Company's securities available for sale are carried at estimated fair
value. The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for
sale as of September 30, 2002 are summarized as follows:
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Security Description Cost Gain Loss Value
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"):
CMBS IOs $ 44,517 $ 1,884 $ (237) $ 46,164
Non-investment grade rated subordinated securities 112,888 1,970 (1,051) 113,807
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Total CMBS 157,405 3,854 (1,288) 159,971
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Single-family residential mortgage-backed
securities ("RMBS"):
Agency adjustable rate securities 44,542 553 (189) 44,906
Agency fixed rate securities 14,350 440 - 14,790
Residential CMOs 16,887 495 - 17,382
Hybrid ARMs 16,502 180 - 16,682
Investment grade REIT debt 35,278 1,664 - 36,942
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Total RMBS 127,559 3,332 (189) 130,702
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Total securities available for sale 284,964 7,186 (1,477) 290,673
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As of September 30, 2002, an aggregate of $254,384 in estimated fair value of
the Company's securities available for sale were pledged to secure its
collateralized borrowings.
As of September 30, 2002, the anticipated weighted average unlevered yield to
maturity based upon the adjusted cost of the Company's securities available
for sale was 7.25% per annum. The Company's anticipated yields to maturity on
its securities available for sale are based upon a number of assumptions that
are subject to certain business and economic uncertainties and contingencies.
Examples of these include, among other things, the rate and timing of
principal payments (including prepayments, repurchases, defaults and
liquidations), the pass-through or coupon rate and interest rate fluctuations.
As these uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are
subject to future events which may alter these assumptions, no assurance can
be given that the anticipated yields to maturity, discussed above and
elsewhere, will be achieved.
As discussed in Note 6, on March 31, 2002, the Company reclassified a portion
of its subordinated non-investment grade CMBS from available-for-sale to held
to maturity.
Note 5 SECURITIES HELD FOR TRADING
Securities held for trading includes assets that are intended to be held for a
short period of time. These securities are required to be marked to market
through the income statement at quarter end.
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This includes assets held as part of an active trading strategy designed to
generate economic and taxable gains. As part of its trading strategies, the
Company may acquire long or short positions in U.S. Treasury or agency
securities, forward commitments to purchase such securities, financial futures
contracts and other fixed income or fixed income derivative securities. The
Company uses treasury futures to hedge a portion of its interest rate risk in
its trading portfolio. The Company classifies a significant portion of its
RMBS portfolio as held for trading to offset the mark to market adjustments on
treasury futures.
The Company's securities held for trading are carried at estimated fair value.
At September 30, 2002, the Company's securities held for trading consisted of
FNMA Mortgage Pools with an estimated fair value of $1,217,040, and a short
forward commitment with an estimated fair value of $(206,660). The Company's
active trading strategies and its RMBS portfolio consist of predominantly low
coupon fixed rate 15 year mortgages and contracts to purchase such mortgages
hedged with swaps or treasury futures.
The Company's trading strategies are subject to the risk of unanticipated
changes in the relative prices of long and short positions in trading
securities, but are designed to be relatively unaffected by changes in the
overall level of interest rates. The value of these positions will be affected
by periods of high interest rate volatility.
Note 6 SECURITIES HELD TO MATURITY
At the end of the first quarter of 2002 the Company reclassified a portion of
its subordinated non-investment grade CMBS on the balance sheet from available
for sale to held to maturity. This reclassification reflected the Company's
intent and ability to hold these assets until maturity in anticipation of
closing the Collateralized Debt Obligation ("CDO") financing in May 2002. The
effect of this change is that these assets will be presented on the balance
sheet at their adjusted cost basis, rather than previously at their fair
market value. As this reclassification was effective on March 31, 2002, the
adjusted cost basis as of March 31, 2002 is equal to the market value at the
date of transfer for all assets purchased prior to January 1, 2002. Any
unamortized gain or loss relating to the securities remains in OCI and will be
amortized as an adjustment of yield over the anticipated life of the security.
For those assets purchased during the first three months of 2002 with an
approximate par of $186,000, the adjusted cost basis at March 31, 2002 is
equal to the original purchase price.
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The par value, amortized cost, carrying value and estimated fair value of
securities held to maturity as of September 30, 2002 are summarized as
follows:
Unamortized
Unamortized Amortized Balance in Carrying Estimated
Par Discount Cost OCI Value Fair Value
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Non-investment grade rated
subordinated securities $647,524 $(185,265) $462,259 $(88,185) $374,074 $423,504
Non-rated subordinated securities 126,010 (92,952) 33,058 (8,897) 24,161 27,093
Investment grade CMBS 47,730 (1,130) 46,600 - 46,600 52,553
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Total CMBS 821,264 (279,347) 541,917 (97,082) 444,835 503,150
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Investment Grade REIT Debt securities 112,145 48 112,193 - 112,193 123,657
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Total securities held to maturity $ 933,409 $(279,299) $ 654,110 $(97,082) $557,028 $626,807
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The Company's anticipated yields to maturity on its subordinated CMBS and
investment grade securities held to maturity are based upon a number of
assumptions that are subject to certain business and economic uncertainties
and contingencies. Examples of these include, among other things, the rate and
timing of principal payments (including prepayments, repurchases, defaults,
and liquidations), the pass-through or coupon rate, and interest rate
fluctuations. Additional factors that may affect the Company's anticipated
yields to maturity on its subordinated CMBS include interest payment
shortfalls due to delinquencies on the underlying mortgage loans, and the
timing and magnitude of credit losses on the mortgage loans underlying the
subordinated CMBS. Such delinquencies and credit losses are typically a result
of the general condition of the real estate market (including competition for
tenants and their related credit quality) and changes in market rental rates.
As these uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are
subject to future events, which may alter these assumptions, no assurance can
be given that the anticipated yields to maturity, discussed above and
elsewhere, will be achieved.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the aggregate
principal balance and payment status of delinquent mortgage loans underlying
the subordinated CMBS held by the Company as of September 30, 2002 where the
Company owns the first loss security:
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| | | September 30, 2002 |
| -----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------
| | Principal | Number of | % of |
| | | Loans | Collateral |
| -----------------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|
| Past due 30 days to 60 days | $11,616 | 6 | 0.12% |
| -----------------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|
| Past due 60 days to 90 days | - | - | - |
| -----------------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|
| Past due 90 days or more | 123,089 | 20 | 1.27 |
| -----------------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|
| REO | 19,765 | 5 | 0.20 |
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| Total | $154,470 | 31 | 1.59% |
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| Total principal balance | $9,707,209 | 1,891 | |
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The Company owns several subordinate tranches of the GMAC 98 C-1 CMBS
securitization, included in securities held to maturity. On May 14, 2002,
a borrower whose loan is included in the securitization
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filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The loan is secured by mortgages on 82 skilled
nursing facilities as well as a surety bond from an A1- rated surety. The
bankruptcy court has approved of the surety providing debtor-in-possession
financing for up to $20,000. The principal amount of the loan is $209,305
relative to the remaining principal amount in the GMAC 98 C-1 CMBS
securitization of $1,295,616. At this time there have been no adjustments for
possible losses on this loan.
Note 7 IMPAIRMENT
When the estimated fair value of the Company's CMBS securities classified as
available for sale and held to maturity has been below amortized cost for a
significant period of time and the Company concludes that it no longer has the
ability or intent to hold the security for the period of time the Company
expects the values to recover to amortized cost, the investment is written
down to its fair value.
To the extent that the Company's expectation of realized losses on
individual loans supporting the CMBS classified as held to maturity or
available for sale, if any, or such resolutions differ significantly from the
Company's original loss estimates, it may be necessary to reduce the projected
GAAP yield on the applicable CMBS investment to better reflect such
investment's expected earnings net of expected losses, and write the
investment down to its fair value.
While realized losses on individual loans may be higher or lower than original
estimates, the Company currently believes its aggregate loss estimates and
GAAP yields are appropriate on all investments.
As part of the acquisition of CORE Cap, Inc. in May 2000 the Company acquired
securities backed by franchise loans originated by Franchise Mortgage
Acceptance Corporation ("FMAC 1998-B Trust"). The Trust is collateralized by
loans on 320 properties to 71 borrowers. The properties are largely franchise
restaurants and gas station convenience stores. The Company owns the class B
tranche in the par amount of $16,366. As of September 30, 2002, this security
was rated BB by Fitch (on ratings watch negative) and B- by Standard and
Poor's (not on credit watch) and was current with respect to principal and
interest. On October 15, 2002, this security was rated D by Standard and
Poor's since the securities' trust did not pay its interest due on October 15,
2002 due to reduced levels of servicer advancing and servicer recoupment of
prior advances. The adjusted cost of the security is 87% of par or $14,218 and
is currently held as available for sale at 27% of par or $4,419. The $9,797
difference between adjusted cost and carrying value is reflected in Other
Comprehensive Income on the consolidated balance sheet. Were the Company to
conclude based on subsequent information that actual cash flows were to differ
materially from expected cash flows, the Company would take an impairment
charge through income to reflect the difference between original expected cash
flows and its revised estimate. The impairment charge would be calculated by
determining the net present value of the expected cash flows using an interest
rate which is equal to the then market yield for similar securities. The
difference between the net present value and the adjusted cost of the security
would be the impairment charge. Although data received in the future may
suggest otherwise, based on currently available data, the Company does not
feel that an impairment charge is required. The principle factors relating to
this determination at this time are the existence of approximately $30 million
of structural subordination below the Company's position, generally stable
defaults and delinquencies on underlying loans over the past year, a
stabilization in aggregate delinquencies and defaults industry wide in the
franchise receivables market, and the fact that the servicing of the
underlying loans is now being performed by a more credible servicer, GMAC.
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Note 8 COMMON STOCK
On March 14, 2002, the Company declared distributions to its common
shareholders of $0.35 per share, payable on April 30, 2002 to stockholders of
record on April 4, 2002. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the dividends
are expected to be ordinary income to the Company's stockholders.
In March 2002, the remaining 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were
converted to 34,427 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price of $7.26
per share in accordance with the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock.
On June 15, 2002, the Company declared distributions to its common
shareholders of $0.35 per share, payable on July 31, 2002 to stockholders of
record on June 29, 2002. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the dividends
are expected to be ordinary income to the Company's stockholders.
On September 19, 2002, the Company declared distributions to its common
shareholders of $0.35 per share, payable on October 31, 2002 to stockholders
of record on September 30, 2002. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the
dividends are expected to be ordinary income to the Company's stockholders.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company issued
310,346 and 1,132,314 shares of common stock, respectively, under its Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. Net proceeds to the Company were
approximately $3,426 and $12,546, respectively. For the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2001, the Company issued 661,381 and 1,378,997,
respectively, shares of common stock under its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock
Purchase Plan. Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $7,264 and
$14,349 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001.
Note 9 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Company has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Management Agreement")
with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the "Manager"), a majority owned
indirect subsidiary of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and the employer of
certain directors and officers of the Company, under which the Manager manages
the Company's day-to-day operations, subject to the direction and oversight of
the Company's Board of Directors. The initial two-year term of the Management
Agreement was to expire on March 27, 2000; on March 16, 2000, the Management
Agreement was extended for an additional two years, with the unanimous
approval of the unaffiliated directors, on terms similar to the prior
agreement. On March 25, 2002, the Management Agreement was extended for one
year through March 27, 2003, with the unanimous approval of the unaffiliated
directors, on terms similar to the prior agreement with the following changes:
(i) the incentive fee calculation would be based on GAAP earnings instead of
funds from operations, (ii) the removal of the four year period to value the
Management Agreement in the event of termination, and (iii) subsequent renewal
periods of the Management Agreement would be for one year instead
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of two years. The Board was advised by Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Financial
Advisors, Inc. ("Houlihan Lokey") in the renewal process. Houlihan Lokey is a
national investment banking and financial advisory firm.
The Company pays the Manager an annual base management fee equal to a
percentage of the average invested assets of the Company as defined in the
Management Agreement. The base management fee is equal to 1% per annum of the
average invested assets rated less than BB- or not rated, 0.75% of average
invested assets rated BB- to BB+, and 0.20% of average invested assets rated
above BB+.
The Company incurred $2,376 and $6,872 in base management fees in accordance
with the terms of the Management Agreement for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002, respectively, and $1,842 and $5,805 in base management
fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively. In
accordance with the provisions of the Management Agreement, the Company
recorded reimbursements to the Manager of $0 and $11 for certain expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002, respectively, and $0 and $82 for certain expenses incurred
on behalf of the Company during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2001, respectively.
Through March 28, 2002, the Company paid the Manager on a quarterly basis, as
incentive compensation, an amount equal to 25% of the funds from operations of
the Company (as defined in the Management Agreement) plus gains (minus losses)
from debt restructuring and sales of property, before incentive compensation
in excess of a threshold rate. The threshold rate for the six months ended
June 30, 2001 was based upon an annualized return on equity equal to 3.5% over
the ten year U.S. Treasury Rate on the adjusted issue price of the Common
Stock. Effective July 1, 2001, the Manager revised the threshold rate to be
the greater of 3.5% over the ten-year U.S. Treasury Rate or 9.5%.
Pursuant to the March 25, 2002 one-year Management Agreement extension,
such incentive fee will be based on 25% of the Company's GAAP net income.
For purposes of the incentive compensation calculation, equity is generally
defined as proceeds from issuance of Common Stock before underwriting
discounts and commissions and other costs of issuance. Additionally, the
Management Agreement was revised in May 2002 as the Manager proposed that
in determining GAAP earnings for purposes of calculating the incentive fee,
GAAP earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2002 would not include
the $6,327 income recognized as the cumulative effect of implementing SFAS
142. Instead, the income from the cumulative effect of SFAS 142 will be
included in GAAP income in the periods in which it would have been earned
had the Company not adopted SFAS 142. The Company incurred $6 and $3,195 in
incentive compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2002, and $1,461 and $2,614 in incentive compensation for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2001. The incentive fee incurred for the
three months ended September 30, 2002 was based upon a threshold rate of
9.5% and an adjusted issue price of the Common Stock of $11.38 which
equates to a net income threshold of $1.08 per share. Under the terms of an
administration agreement, the Manager provides financial reporting, audit
coordination and accounting oversight services. The Company pays the
Manager a monthly administrative fee at an annual rate of 0.06% of the
first $125 million of average net assets, 0.04% of the next $125 million of
average net assets and 0.03% of average net assets in excess of $250
million subject to a minimum annual fee of $120. For the three and nine
month period ended September 30, 2002, the administration fee was $42 and
$128, respectively. For the three and nine month period ended September 30,
2001, the administration fee was $38 and $103, respectively.
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On July 20, 2001, the Company entered into a $50,000 commitment to acquire
shares in Carbon Capital, Inc. ("Carbon"), a private commercial real estate
income opportunity fund managed by BlackRock . The Company does not pay
BlackRock management or incentive fees through Carbon and has additionally
received a reduction of management fee for this investment on its own
management contract with BlackRock as a result of this investment. On November
7, 2001 the Company received a capital call notice to fund a portion of its
Carbon Capital, Inc. investment. The total amount of the capital call was
$8,784, which was paid on November 19, 2001. The proceeds were used by Carbon
to acquire three commercial loans, all of which are secured by office
buildings. The Company's remaining commitment was $41,216 at September 30,
2002. As of September 30, 2002, the Company owned 20.3% of the outstanding
shares in Carbon, and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., its affiliates,
officers, directors and employees collectively owned 3.9%. On October 30,
2002, the Company paid an additional capital call in the amount of $6,100
resulting in a remaining commitment of $35,116. The proceeds were used by
Carbon to acquire a commercial mortgage loan secured by an office building and
a commercial mortgage loan secured by a hotel.
At the time of the Core-Cap merger, the Manager agreed to pay GMAC Mortgage
Asset Management, Inc. (GMAC) $12,500 over a ten-year period (Installment
Payment). The Company agreed that should it terminate the Manager without
cause, the Company would pay to the Manager an amount equal to the Installment
Payment less the sum of all payments made by the Manager to GMAC. As of
September 30, 2002, the Installment Payment would be $9,500 payable over eight
years. The Company does not accrue for this contingent liability.
Note 10 BORROWINGS
Certain information with respect to the Company's collateralized borrowings
excluding Collateralized Debt Obligations ("CDO") at September 30, 2002 is
summarized as follows:
Reverse Total
Lines of Credit Repurchase Collateralized
and Term Loans Agreements Borrowings
--------------------------------------------------
Outstanding borrowings $ 37,988 $1,436,374 $1,474,362
Weighted average borrowing rate 4.42% 1.86% 1.93%
Weighted average remaining maturity 313 21 28
Estimated fair value of assets pledged $ 58,844 $1,568,560 $1,627,404
As of September 30, 2002, $21,984 of borrowings outstanding under the lines of
credit was denominated in pounds sterling and interest payable is based on
sterling LIBOR.
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As of September 30, 2002, the Company's collateralized borrowings had the
following remaining maturities:
Reverse Total
Lines of Credit Repurchase Collateralized
and Term Loans Agreements Borrowings
--------------------------------------------------
Within 30 days $ - $ 1,419,089 $ 1,419,089
31 to 59 days - 17,285 17,285
Over 60 days 37,988 - 37,988
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$ 37,988 $ 1,436,374 $ 1,474,362
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Under the lines of credit and the reverse repurchase agreements, the
respective lender retains the right to mark the underlying collateral to
estimated market value. A reduction in the value of its pledged assets will
require the Company to provide additional collateral or fund margin calls.
From time to time, the Company expects that it will be required to provide
such additional collateral or fund margin calls.
On May 29, 2002 the Company issued ten tranches of secured debt through a CDO.
In this transaction a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company issued secured
debt in the par amount of $419,185 secured by the subsidiary's assets. The
adjusted issue price of the CDO debt as of September 30, 2002 is $403,831.
Five tranches were issued at a fixed rate coupon and five tranches were issued
at a floating rate coupon with a combined weighted average remaining maturity
of 9.54 years. All floating rate coupons were swapped to fixed resulting in a
total fixed rate cost of funds for the CDO of approximately 7.21%. The CDO was
structured to match fund the cash flows from a significant portion of the
Company's CMBS and unsecured real estate investment trust debt portfolio (REIT
debt). The par amount as of September 30, 2002 of the collateral securing the
CDO consists of 78% CMBS rated B or higher and 22% REIT debt rated BBB or
higher. As of September 30, 2002, the collateral securing the CDO has a fair
value of $449,406. Proceeds from the CDO were used to pay off all of the
financing of the Company's CMBS Below Investment Grade portfolio, BBB
portfolio, and its REIT debt. Prior to the CDO, these portfolios were financed
with thirty-day repurchase agreements with various counterparties that marked
the assets to market on a daily basis at interest rates based on 30 day LIBOR.
For accounting purposes, this transaction was treated as a secured financing,
and the loan is non-recourse to the Company.
Note 11 DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", as amended, which establishes
accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including
certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging
activities. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or
not, are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. If the
derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value
of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are
recognized in earnings. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge,
the effective portions of change in the fair value of the derivative are
recorded in OCI. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash
flow hedges are recognized in earnings.
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The Company uses derivative instruments to actively manage its aggregate
exposure to changes in short and long-term interest rates. The principal
derivatives used are interest rate swaps and future contracts on U.S.
Treasuries. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage exposure to
variable cash flows on portions of its borrowings under reverse repurchase
agreements and as trading derivatives intended to offset changes in fair value
related to securities held as trading assets. On the date in which the
derivative contract is entered, the Company designates the derivative as
either a cash flow hedge or a trading derivative.
As of September 30, 2002, the Company had interest rate swaps with notional
amounts aggregating $866,473 that were designated as cash flow hedges. Their
aggregate fair value was a $56,606 liability included in other liabilities on
the statement of financial condition. For the nine months ended September 30,
2002, the net change in the fair value of the interest rate swaps was a net
decrease of $54,503 of which $126 was deemed ineffective and is included as a
reduction of interest expense and $54,629 was recorded as a reduction of OCI.
As of September 30, 2002, the $866,473 notional amount of the swaps had a
weighted average remaining term of 5.15 years.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company closed two of its
interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $103,000, which were designated
as a cash flow hedge of borrowings under reverse repurchase agreements. The
Company will amortize as an increase of interest expense the $2,268 loss in
value included in OCI incurred upon closure of the swaps over their remaining
terms. The amortized cost of $4,585 related to the purchase of the swap, will
continue to be amortized as a decrease of interest income over the remaining
term of the swap.
As of September 30, 2002, the Company had interest rate swaps with notional
amounts aggregating $312,145 designated as trading derivatives. Their
aggregate fair value at September 30, 2002 of $(2,097) is included in other
liabilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the change in fair
value for these trading derivatives was a decrease of $309 and is included as
an addition to loss on securities held for trading in the consolidated
statement of operations. As of September 30, 2002, the $312,145 notional of
swaps had a weighted average remaining term of 4.65 years.
Occasionally, counterparties will require the Company or the Company will
require counterparties to provide collateral for the interest rate swap
agreements in the form of margin deposits. Net deposits are recorded as a
component of accounts receivable or other liabilities. Should the counterparty
fail to return deposits paid, the Company would be at risk for the fair market
value of that asset. At September 30, 2002 and 2001, the balance of such net
margin deposits owed to counterparties as collateral under these agreements
totaled $25,163 and $19,827, respectively.
The contracts identified in the remaining portion of this footnote have been
entered into to limit the Company's mark to market exposure to long-term
interest rates.
At September 30, 2002, the Company had outstanding short positions of 261
five-year U.S. Treasury Note future contracts and 921 ten-year U.S. Treasury
Note future contracts expiring in December 2002, which represented $26,100 and
$92,100 in face amount of U.S. Treasury Notes, respectively; and an interest
rate cap with a notional amount of $85,000. The estimated fair value of these
contracts which aggregated approximately $(132,000) at September 30, 2002 was
included in securities held for trading, and the change in fair value related
to these contracts is included as a component of loss on securities held for
trading.
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As of September 30, 2002 the Company entered into an agreement to exchange
(pound)8,831 (pounds sterling) for $13,662 (U.S. dollars) on January 21,
2003. As of September 30, 2001, the Company agreed to exchange (pound)8,831
(pounds sterling) for $12,350 (U.S. dollars) on January 22, 2002. These
contracts are intended to economically hedge currency risk in connection
with the Company's investment in the London Loan, which is denominated in
pounds sterling. The estimated fair value of the forward currency exchange
contracts was a liability of $159 and $535 at September 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively. Such values were recognized as a reduction and addition of
foreign currency losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001, respectively. In certain circumstances, the Company may be required
to provide collateral to secure its obligations under the forward currency
exchange contracts, or may be entitled to receive collateral from the
counter party to the forward currency exchange contracts. At September 30,
2002 and 2001, the balance of such net margin deposits owed to
counterparties as collateral under these agreements totaled $2,300 and
$600, respectively.
Note 12 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has a $50,000 commitment to acquire shares in Carbon Capital, Inc.
("Carbon"), a private commercial real estate income opportunity fund managed
by BlackRock . As of September 30, 2002, the Company has funded $8,784 of this
commitment. On October 16, 2002 the Company received a capital call notice to
fund an additional $6,100 of its commitment, which was paid on October 30,
2002. The capital call resulted in a remaining commitment of $35,116. The
proceeds were used by Carbon to acquire a commercial mortgage loan secured by
an office building and a commercial mortgage loan secured by a hotel.
In October 2002, the Chicago Condo Loan paid off its balance in full. The
Chicago Condo Loan is a $15,000 mezzanine loan secured by second mortgage on a
condominium conversion project in Chicago, Illinois, and a first mortgage on
an adjacent land parcel, as well as the borrower's partnership interest in the
property. The originally scheduled maturity of the loan was September 2002,
which was extended by the borrower for an additional six-month term for an
extension fee of $150.
In October 2002, the San Francisco Hotel Loan paid off its balance in full.
The San Francisco Hotel Loan is an $18,000 mezzanine loan secured by a lien on
the borrower's interest in a full service hotel located in San Francisco,
California. The original maturity of this loan was May 2003.
On October 15, 2002, the class B tranche of the FMAC 1998-B was downgraded to
D by Standard and Poor's since the securities' trust did not pay its interest
due on October 15, 2002 due to reduced levels of servicer advancing and
servicer recoupment of prior advances. As of September 30, 2002, this security
was rated BB by Fitch (on ratings watch negative) and B- by Standard and
Poor's (not on credit watch) and was current with respect to principal and
interest.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
The Company's long-term goal is to provide a consistent dividend primarily
supported by long-term operating earnings from a portfolio of commercial real
estate loans and securities secured by such loans.
The Company reported $0.26 per share of net income for the third quarter of
2002 and $1.08 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. The comparable
figures for the year earlier periods were $0.38 and $1.04 respectively.
Operating Earnings for the third quarter was $0.40 per share and $1.26 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2002 versus $0.38 and $0.99 per share
respectively for the year earlier periods. The Company considers operating
earnings ("Operating Earnings") to be its net interest income less all
operating expenses and loss provisions. Operating Earnings does not include
non-recurring items such as the effects of accounting changes (SFAS 133 and
142). It also does not include realized or unrealized gains and losses from
active trading and from mark to market of assets and hedging instruments held
for trading.
Three months ended Nine Months ended
September 30, September 30,
2002 2001 2002 2001
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Operating Earnings (diluted) $ 0.40 $ 0.38 $ 1.26 $0.99
Gain on sale of securities available for sale 0.21 0.01 0.20 0.20
Loss on securities held for trading (0.30) 0.04 (0.42) 0.07
Loss from sale of active trading securities (0.04) - (0.09) -
Loss on impairment of asset - - - (0.16)
Other loss (0.01) (0.05) (0.01) (0.01)
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Net Income before Cumulative Transition Adjustment 0.26 0.38 0.94 1.09
----------------------------------------------------------
Cumulative Transition Adjustment - SFAS 142 - - 0.14 -
Cumulative Transition Adjustment - SFAS 133 - - - (0.05)
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Net Income (diluted) 0.26 0.38 1.08 1.04
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The Company establishes the level of dividends by analyzing the long-term
sustainability of Operating Earnings given existing market conditions and the
current composition of the portfolio. This includes an analysis of the
Company's credit loss assumptions, general level of interest rates and
projected hedging costs. On September 19, 2002, the Company declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.35 per common share.
The Company's third quarter Operating Earnings represents an annualized return
on the quarter's average common stock equity (Annualized ROE) of 22.5% and net
interest margin of 4.3%. The comparable figures for the year earlier period
were 21% and 3.6% respectively. The annualized ROE based upon the Company's
net asset value for the quarter was 20.2%.
The GAAP book value per common share at quarter end was $6.83, while the net
asset value per common share of the Company at quarter end was $8.31 based
upon market prices provided by dealers. The net asset value per common share
of $8.31 is an increase of 6.1% from $7.83 at June 30, 2002 and an increase of
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10.4% from $7.53 as of December 31, 2001. The $1.48 difference between the
September 30,2002 GAAP book value and net asset value is attributable to the
requirement that the interest rate hedge in the Collateralized Debt Obligation
("CDO") structure is marked to market while the assets in the CDO structure
and other subordinated CMBS are classified as "held to maturity" and are not
marked to market. If the assets classified as held to maturity were marked to
market, GAAP book value would increase by $69,779, which represents the $1.48
difference between GAAP book and net asset value.
The Company's investment portfolios encompass three distinct lines of business
(i) investing in below investment grade commercial mortgage backed securities
(CMBS), (ii) investing in high yield commercial real estate loans (Commercial
Loans), (iii) acquiring and managing investment grade residential mortgage
backed securities (RMBS). The Company believes that this represents an
integrated strategy where each line of business supports the others and
creates value over and above operating each line in isolation. The CMBS
portfolio provides diversification, and high yields that are adjusted for
anticipated losses over a long period of time (typically, a ten year weighted
average life) and can be financed through issuance of secured debt that
matches the life of the investment. Commercial Loans can provide attractive
risk adjusted returns over shorter periods of time through strategic
investments in specific property types or regions. The RMBS portfolio is a
highly liquid portfolio that supports the liquidity needs of the Company while
earning attractive returns.
During the third quarter the Company purchased commercial real estate assets
funded with the excess liquidity generated from the second quarter CDO ("CDO
I") issuance and via reductions in the RMBS portfolio. The Company is focusing
on BB or higher rated securities due to the greater credit protection provided
by this class of assets. In the Company's view match funding such long
maturity credit sensitive assets to term will provide more stable long term
Operating Earnings than can be provided either by funding such assets with
short-term debt or owning leveraged RMBS portfolios.
The chart below details for each asset class the market value, adjusted
purchase price and book yield as of September 30, 2002.
Adjusted
Market Purchase Book
Value Price Yield
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CMBS Below Investment Grade $ 302,183 $ 343,011 9.74%
Other CMBS and REIT debt 87,525 94,005 7.89%
Commercial Loans 141,681 142,688 11.65%
Fixed Rate RMBS 1,230,129 1,195,846 5.74%
Adjustable Rate RMBS 80,671 79,759 5.71%
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Total $1,842,189 $1,855,309 7.04%
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In May of 2002, the Company contributed a significant portion of its credit
sensitive assets to CDO I, which is a special purpose entity to facilitate the
match funding of those assets. The chart below details the assets contributed
to CDO I by market value, adjusted purchase price and book yield.
Adjusted
Market Purchase Book
Value Price Yield
--------------------------------------------
CMBS Below Investment Grade $273,195 $275,579 9.83%
CMBS Investment Grade
and REIT debt 176,210 158,793 7.04%
The Company uses a combination of committed debt facilities, secured CDO debt
and 30-day repurchase agreements to finance its assets. All below investment
grade CMBS and commercial loans are eligible to be financed with committed
facilities. RMBS is generally financed through 30-day repurchase agreements.
The chart below details the Company's borrowings and interest expense rate for
the quarter ended September 30, 2002.
Borrowings Rate
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CMBS Below Investment Grade $ 105,937 2.73%
Other CMBS and REIT debt 57,367 1.95%
Commercial Loans 37,988 4.14%
Fixed Rate RMBS 1,194,353 1.82%
Adjustable Rate RMBS 78,763 1.80%
CDO I* 403,781 7.21%
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Total $1,878,189 3.08%
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*Includes cost of hedging CDO floating rate debt to fixed rate debt.
Market Conditions and Their Effect on Company Performance
Expectations of third quarter GDP growth of 3.5% mask the dramatic disparities
in the performance of the household versus the corporate sectors. A robust
housing market was encouraged by multi-decade lows in mortgage rates. The low
mortgage rates in turn permitted record home equity refinancings that along
with interest savings supported spending on durables like autos. However, the
trend into quarter-end weakened, as layoffs and the dramatic sell-off in
equities sapped consumer confidence.
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CMBS Credit Risk:
Credit spreads represent the premium above comparable average life Treasury
rates required by the market to take credit risk. CMBS rated below
investment-grade outperformed similarly rated corporate bonds during the third
quarter. The strong relative performance of CMBS was due to a combination of
spread tightening in the real estate sector and spread widening in corporate
bonds. Demand for high-yield CMBS came from CDO accumulation and insurance
company buying. Supply continues to be muted by low levels of new issuance.
Corporate bond performance was negatively affected by investor aversion to
credit event risk and concerns about future earnings. The chart below compares
the credit spreads for high-yield CMBS to high-yield corporate bonds.
Average Credit Spreads (in basis points)*
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BB CMBS BB Corporate Difference
------- ------------ ----------
As of September 30, 2002 485 726 (241)
As of June 30, 2002 571 549 22
B CMBS B Corporate Difference
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As of September 30, 2002 1073 1054 19
As of June 30, 2002 1052 783 269
*Source - Lehman Brothers CMBS High Yield Index & Lehman Brothers
High Yield Index
The Company owns the first loss securities in seven CMBS securitizations. Five
of the seven were issued in 1998. The Company considers delinquency
information from the Lehman Brothers Conduit Guide for 1998 vintage
transactions to be the most relevant measure of credit performance and market
conditions applicable to its CMBS first loss holdings. The broader measure of
all transactions tracked in the Conduit Guide since 1994 also provides
relevant comparable information. The delinquency statistics are shown in the
table below:
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| | Lehman Brothers Conduit Guide For | Lehman Brothers Conduit Guide For |
| | 1998 Vintage Transactions | All Transactions |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Date | Number of | Collateral | % | Number of | Collateral | % |
| | Securitizations | Balance | Delinquent | Securitizations | Balance | Delinquent |
|----------|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|--------------|
| 9/30/02 | 39 | $50,219 | 1.74% | 237 | $205,933 | 1.60% |
|----------|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|--------------|
| 6/30/02 | 39 | $50,625 | 1.89% | 230 | $201,105 | 1.57% |
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Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) also tracks CMBS loan delinquencies using a
slightly smaller universe. The MSDW index tracks all CMBS transactions with
more than $200,000 of collateral that have been seasoned for at least one
year. This will generally adjust for the lower delinquencies that
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occur in newly originated collateral. As of September 30, 2002 the MSDW index
indicated that delinquencies on 191 securitizations was 2.04%. As of June 30,
2002, this same index tracked 183 securitizations with delinquencies of 2.06%.
See the section titled "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risks" for a detailed discussion of how delinquencies and loan losses affect
the Company.
The Company's below investment grade CMBS portfolio has a total par amount of
$895,710. Of this amount, $126,010 is the par of the securities that represent
the first loss on the underlying mortgages, and $561,702 is the par of the
securities that represent the remaining tranches owned by the Company when the
Company owns the first loss security. The Company, in performing its due
diligence upon acquisition of the securities, estimated $180,000 of principal
would not be recovered. This estimate was developed on a loan-by-loan basis
and represents in aggregate approximately 1.8% of the underlying principal
balance of the collateral. In aggregate this loss estimate equates to
cumulative expected defaults of approximately 5% over the life of the
portfolio, and an average assumed loss severity of 34% of loan balance (which
is equivalent to the long-term historical average including both principal and
interest calculated in a study of thirty years of loan data). Actual results
could materially differ from estimated results. See "Risk Disclosures" for a
discussion of how differences between estimated and actual losses could affect
Company earnings. There are currently 1,891 underlying first mortgage loans
supporting the Company's first loss CMBS with an aggregate principal balance
of over $9.7 billion as of September 30, 2002. The average loan to value (LTV)
and debt service coverage ratios (DSCR) at the origination of these loans were
69.9% and 1.46 times, respectively.
The Company manages its credit risk through disciplined underwriting,
diversification, active monitoring of loan performance and exercise of its
right to control the workout process as early as possible. The Company
maintains diversification of credit exposures through its underwriting process
and can shift its focus in future investments by adjusting the mix of loans in
subsequent acquisitions. The comparative profiles of the loans underlying the
Company's CMBS by property type are:
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| 9/30/02 Exposure | 6/30/02 Exposure |
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Property Type Loan % of Total | Loan % of Total |
| Balance | Balance |
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Multifamily $3,343,463 34.4% | $3,375,486 34.5% |
| Retail 2,715,536 28.0 | 2,729,418 27.9 |
| Office 1,837,013 18.9 | 1,849,196 18.9 |
| Lodging 841,043 8.7 | 845,327 8.7 |
| Industrial 592,092 6.1 | 594,654 6.1 |
| Healthcare 348,203 3.6 | 350,024 3.6 |
| Parking 29,859 0.3 | 29,970 0.3 |
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Total $9,707,209 100% | $9,774,075 100% |
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Of the 31 delinquent loans shown on the chart in Note 6, two were
delinquent due to technical reasons, five were Real Estate Owned and being
marketed for sale, seven were in foreclosure, and the remaining 17 loans
were in some form of workout negotiations. Aggregate realized losses of
$1,355 were taken in the third quarter of 2002. This brings cumulative net
losses realized to $6,964, which is 3.9% of total
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estimated losses. This experience to-date is in line with the Company's loss
expectations. Realized losses are expected to increase on the underlying loans
as the portfolio ages.
The Company reports income based on an assumption that losses will occur over
time. The Company reviews its loss estimates on a quarterly basis. This review
includes analysis of monthly payment experience and a quarterly review of
reported debt service coverage ratios of the underlying properties. To date no
adjustments to the loss estimates have been made. During the third quarter of
2002 the Company also experienced early payoffs of $33,164, which represents
0.34% of the year-end pool balance. These loans were paid-off at par with no
loss. The anticipated losses attributable to these loans will be reallocated
to the loans remaining in the pools.
The subordinated CMBS owned by the Company has a delinquency experience of
1.59%, compared to 1.74% for the Lehman Brothers Conduit Guide for 1998
vintage transactions. Although delinquencies on the Company's CMBS collateral
as a percent of principal declined since March 31, 2002, the Company expects
delinquencies to continue to rise throughout 2002 in line with expectations.
The Company owns six subordinate tranches of the GMAC 98 C-1 CMBS
securitization, included in securities held to maturity. On May 14, 2002, a
borrower whose loan is included in the securitization filed Chapter 11
bankruptcy. The $209,305 loan is secured by mortgages on 82 skilled nursing
facilities as well as a surety bond from an A1- rated surety. When the
borrower ceased making payments in November 2000 the surety began making the
monthly debt service payments; at that time the surety's total obligation was
set at approximately $215,000 as per the terms of the surety agreement which
covers both principal and interest. As of September 30, 2002, the surety's
remaining obligation was approximately $179,000. The bankruptcy court has
approved of the surety providing debtor-in-possession financing for up to
$20,000. At this time, the Company does not believe that an adjustment is
required for possible losses on this loan.
As of September 30, 2002 the fair market value of the Company's holdings of
CMBS is $43,817 lower than the adjusted cost for these securities. This
decline in the value of the investment portfolio represents market valuation
changes and is not due to credit experience or credit expectations. The
adjusted purchase price of the Company's CMBS portfolio as of September 30,
2002 represents approximately 68% of its par amount. The market value of the
Company's CMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2002 represents approximately 63%
of its par amount. As the portfolio matures the Company expects to recoup the
unrealized loss, provided that the credit losses experienced are not greater
than the credit losses assumed in the purchase analysis. As of September 30,
2002 the Company believes there has been no material deterioration in the
credit quality of its portfolio below original expectations. As the portfolio
matures and expected losses occur, subordination levels of the lower rated
classes of a CMBS investment will be reduced. This may cause the lower rated
classes to be downgraded which would negatively affect their market value.
Reduced market value will negatively affect the Company's ability to finance
any such securities that are not financed through a CDO or similar matched
funding vehicle.
The Company's GAAP income for its CMBS securities is computed based upon a
yield which assumes credit losses would occur. The yield to compute the
Company's taxable income does not assume there would be credit losses, as a
loss can only be deducted for tax purposes when it has occurred. As a result,
for the years 1998 through September 30, 2002, the Company's GAAP income
accrued on its CMBS assets was approximately $14,000 lower than the taxable
income accrued on the CMBS assets.
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As part of the acquisition of CORE Cap, Inc. in May 2000 the Company acquired
securities backed by franchise loans originated by Franchise Mortgage
Acceptance Corporation ("FMAC 1998-B Trust"). The Trust is collateralized by
loans on 320 properties to 71 borrowers. The properties are largely franchise
restaurants and gas station convenience stores. The Company owns the class B
tranche in the par amount of $16,366. As of September 30, 2002, this security
was rated BB by Fitch (on ratings watch negative) and B- by Standard and
Poor's (not on credit watch) and was current with respect to principal and
interest. On October 15, 2002, this security was rated D by Standard and
Poor's since the securities' trust did not pay its interest due on October 15,
2002 due to reduced levels of servicer advancing and servicer recoupment of
prior advances. The adjusted cost of the security is 87% of par or $14,218 and
is currently held as available for sale at 27% of par or $4,419. The $9,797
difference between adjusted cost and carrying value is reflected in Other
Comprehensive Income on the consolidated balance sheet. Were the Company to
conclude based on subsequent information that actual cash flows were to differ
materially from expected cash flows, the Company would take an impairment
charge through income to reflect the difference between original expected cash
flows and its revised estimate. The impairment charge would be calculated by
determining the net present value of the expected cash flows using an interest
rate which is equal to the then market yield for similar securities. The
difference between the net present value and the adjusted cost of the security
would be the impairment charge. Although data received in the future may
suggest otherwise, based on currently available data, the Company does not
feel that an impairment charge is required. The principle factors relating to
this determination at this time are the existence of approximately $30 million
of structural subordination below the Company's position, generally stable
defaults and delinquencies on underlying loans over the past year, a
stabilization in aggregate delinquencies and defaults industry wide in the
franchise receivables market, and the fact that the servicing of the
underlying loans is now being performed by a more credible servicer, GMAC.
Commercial Real Estate Markets:
Real Estate common stock indices outperformed broader market indices again in
the third quarter despite fundamental weakness. Overall, returns were negative
for both real estate and broad indices. Demand for space has declined
nationally across most property types. Office and industrial markets continued
to experience decreasing occupancy due to weak economic growth and an
increasing amount of sublease space being offered by existing tenants.
Apartment rents were negatively impacted by new construction and the
competition from homeownership due to low mortgage interest rates. Within the
retail sector, we remain concerned about weak corporate credits, as Kmart and
Ames department stores have closed stores.
Steadily declining 10-year interest rates were not able to stimulate
commercial mortgage lending in the third quarter. Domestic issuance of CMBS
through September 30, 2002 was approximately $42 billion, representing a
decrease of 22.0% versus the prior year period. Weak lending volume is
attributed to (i) the lack of affordable terrorism insurance coverage which
reduces large loan originations and (ii) the modest transaction volume in
direct real estate equity. High yield real estate significantly outperformed
its corporate counterparts due to investor buying and limited new issuance.
Real estate debt benefited from fewer credit events which had hurt the
corporate high yield markets. Using CMBS rated BB as a proxy for high yield
real estate debt, pursuant to Lehman Brothers, CMBS tightened 86 basis points
during the quarter while corporate bonds in the BB rating category widened 177
basis points.
Commercial Real Estate Loans:
The Company owns $134,267 in principal balance comprising of seven loans and
two preferred equity interests in partnerships that own office buildings. The
Company's commercial real estate loan portfolio generally emphasizes larger
transactions located in metropolitan markets, as compared to the typical loan
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in the CMBS portfolio. There are no delinquencies in the Company's commercial
real estate loan portfolio which is relatively small and heterogeneous. The
Company has determined it is not necessary to establish a loan loss reserve.
RMBS:
Long-term interest rates rallied during the second quarter 2002. Both
long-term and short-term interest rates affect Company performance. The
majority of the Company's asset values are indexed off of Ten Year Treasury
securities. The amount of financing available for portfolio assets that are
not in CDO I is based on their market values. The total amount of borrowing on
the RMBS portfolio is $1,273,116.
To the extent that interest rates on the Company's borrowings increase without
an offsetting increase in the interest rates earned on the Company's
investments and hedges, the Company's earnings could be negatively affected.
The chart below compares the rate for ten-year U.S. Treasury securities to the
one-month LIBOR rate.
Ten Year U.S Treasury One month
Securities LIBOR Difference
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September 30, 2002 3.61% 1.81% 1.80%
June 30, 2002 4.82% 1.84% 2.98%
The Company believes it is important to actively hedge its exposure to both
short-term and long-term rates. The degree of hedging and the choice of
hedging instruments depends on market conditions. This information is reviewed
on a daily basis and changes are made accordingly. The Company uses a
combination of interest rate futures contracts and interest rate swap
agreements to hedge these exposures. The cost of the Company's hedging
strategy during the third quarter was $5,922, or $0.13 per share.
Liquidity Risk:
The Company acquires its investments using its capital and borrowed funds. The
availability of funds is a key component of the Company's operations. During
times of market uncertainty the availability of this type of financing can be
very limited. The Company currently funds itself mainly through its long-term
match funded CDO debt and short-term secured lending arrangements with various
counterparties. The Company also recently renewed its committed borrowing
facility from Deutsche Bank in the amount of $185,000. This facility was
scheduled to mature in July 2002 and was extended to July 2005. Additionally,
on July 8, 2002 the Company entered into a $75,000 committed credit facility
with Greenwich Capital, Inc. The facility provides the Company with the
ability to borrow only in the first year, with the repayment of principal not
due for three years.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2002, the Company's weighted average
credit rating of invested equity decreased from BB to BB-. Aggregate leverage
increased from 3.3:1 debt to capital at June 30, 2002 to 5.3:1 as of September
30, 2002. The three investment operations of the Company are all financed on a
secured basis at levels that take into account the specific risks of that
asset class. The commercial real estate loan portfolio was financed at a debt
to capital ratio of 0.33:1, and the RMBS was financed at a ratio of 10.34:1.
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The Company's RMBS portfolio is designed to maintain liquidity in support of
the CMBS and Commercial Lending operations, specifically where they are
financed with short-term debt. During the third quarter volatility and
prepayments reached new highs causing the RMBS market to perform poorly versus
the treasury market. Refinancing activity, as measured by the MBA refinancing
index, increased 150%, the highest reading in history. The Company reacted by
reducing its exposure to this sector and began to purchase CMBS and investment
grade unsecured REIT debt. For the quarter ended September 30, 2002 the RMBS
portfolio contributed approximately $0.22 per share to the Operating Earnings
of the Company but can contribute to greater variability of reported results
due to the mark to market requirement.
Within the RMBS portfolio the Company maintained an active trading strategy
designed to take advantage of market opportunities to generate realized
capital gains. Due to the high volatility in the RMBS markets the Company
decided to discontinue its active trading strategies in July.
Recent Events:
The Company is seeking to finance a portion of its CMBS portfolio and
unsecured real estate investment trust obligations through a CDO offering in
the approximate amount of $300,000. The CDO is designed to match fund a
portion of the Company's CMBS portfolio and all of its unsecured real estate
investment trust obligations which are not part of the Company's May 2002 CDO.
The Company intends to retain the equity interest in the issuer of the CDO and
intends to account for this transaction on its balance sheet as a financing.
The Company will use the proceeds of this offering to replace approximately
$184,000 of short-term liabilities currently used to finance these assets. All
notes will be issued at a fixed rate or hedged to create a total fixed cost of
funds. Management believes that successful execution of this strategy will
increase the quality of the Company's earnings by eliminating the risk of
financing from the assets contributed to the CDO. The notes offered pursuant
to the CDO will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
The Company has a $50,000 commitment to acquire shares in Carbon Capital, Inc.
("Carbon"), a private commercial real estate income opportunity fund managed
by BlackRock. As of September 30, 2002, the Company has funded $8,784 of this
commitment. On October 16, 2002 the Company received a capital call notice to
fund an additional $6,100 of its commitment, which was paid on October 30,
2002. The capital call resulted in a remaining commitment of $35,116. The
proceeds were used by Carbon to acquire a commercial mortgage loan secured by
an office building and a commercial mortgage loan secured by a hotel.
In October 2002, the Chicago Condo Loan paid off its balance in full. The
Chicago Condo Loan is a $15,000 mezzanine loan secured by second mortgage on a
condominium conversion project in Chicago, Illinois, and a first mortgage on
an adjacent land parcel, as well as the borrower's partnership interest in the
property. The originally scheduled maturity of the loan was September 2002,
which was extended by the borrower for an additional six-month term for an
extension fee of $150.
In October 2002, the San Francisco Hotel Loan paid off its balance in full.
The San Francisco Hotel Loan is an $18,000 mezzanine loan secured by a lien on
the borrower's interest in a full service hotel located in San Francisco,
California. The original maturity of this loan was May 2003.
On October 15, 2002, the class B tranche of the FMAC 1998-B was downgraded to
D by Standard and Poor's since the securities' trust did not pay its interest
due on October 15, 2002 due to reduced levels of servicer advancing and
servicer recoupment of prior advances. As of September 30, 2002, this security
was rated BB by Fitch (on ratings watch negative) and B- by Standard and
Poor's (not on credit watch) and was current with respect to principal and
interest.
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Results of Operations: Net income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 was $13,274 or $0.26 per share (basic and diluted), and
$53,758 or $1.08 per share (basic and diluted), respectively. Net income for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001 was $16,483 or $0.40 per
share ($0.38 diluted), and $41,359 or $1.09 per share ($1.04 diluted),
respectively. Further details of the changes are set forth below.
The following tables sets forth information regarding the total amount of
income from certain of the Company's interest-earning assets.
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2002 2001
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Interest Interest
Income Income
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CMBS $12,682 $10,522
Other securities 9,547 10,024
Commercial mortgage loans 4,307 2,941
Mortgage loan pools - -
Cash and cash equivalents 387 1,071
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Total $26,923 $24,558
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2002 2001
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Interest Interest
Income Income
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CMBS $40,431 $35,036
Other securities 37,415 21,961
Commercial mortgage loans 11,353 13,137
Mortgage loan pools - 1,575
Cash and cash equivalents 1,197 2,143
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Total $90,396 $73,852
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In addition to the foregoing, the Company earned $14,324 and $28,032 in
interest income from securities held for trading, $245 and $768 in earnings
from real estate joint ventures, and $262 and $641 in earnings from an equity
investment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002. In addition
to the foregoing, the Company earned $11,054 and $15,821 in interest income
from securities held for trading, and $634 and $1,318 in earnings from real
estate joint ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001.
The company had no earnings from equity investments for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2001.
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Interest Expense: The following table sets forth information regarding the
total amount of interest expense from certain of the Company's collateralized
borrowings. Information is based on daily average balances during the period.
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2002 2001
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Interest Interest
Expense Expense
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Reverse repurchase agreements $ 8,088 $ 13,438
Lines of credit and term loan 429 1,354
CDO liabilities 4,397 -
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Total $ 12,914 $ 14,792
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2002 2001
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Interest Interest
Expense Expense
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Reverse repurchase agreements $ 24,097 $ 32,453
Lines of credit and term loan 1,976 7,143
CDO liabilities 5,773 -
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Total $ 31,846 $ 39,596
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The foregoing interest expense amounts for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002, do not include $86 and $(126) of interest expense (income)
related to hedge ineffectiveness, and $5,836 and $14,230 of interest expense
related to swaps, respectively. The foregoing interest expense amounts for the
three and nine months ended September 2001, do not include $1,574 and $(41) of
interest expense (income) related to hedge ineffectiveness, and $1,975 and
$2,723 of interest expense related to swaps. See Note 11, Derivative
Instruments, for further description of the Company's hedge ineffectiveness.
Net Interest Margin and Net Interest Spread from the Portfolio: The Company
considers its portfolio to consist of its securities available for sale,
mortgage loan pools, commercial mortgage loans, and cash and cash equivalents
because these assets relate to its core strategy of acquiring and originating
high yield loans and securities backed by commercial real estate, while at the
same time maintaining a portfolio of liquid investment grade securities to
enhance the Company's liquidity.
Net interest margin from the portfolio is annualized net interest income from
the portfolio divided by the average market value of interest-earning assets
in the portfolio. Net interest income from the portfolio is total interest
income from the portfolio less interest expense relating to collateralized
borrowings. Net interest spread from the portfolio equals the yield on average
assets for the period less the average cost of funds for the period. The yield
on average assets is interest income from the portfolio divided by average
amortized cost of interest earning assets in the portfolio. The average cost
of funds is interest expense from the portfolio divided by average outstanding
collateralized borrowings.
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The following chart describes the interest income, interest expense, net
interest margin, and net interest spread for the Company's portfolio. The
following interest income and expense amounts exclude income and expense
related to real estate joint ventures, equity investment, and hedge
ineffectiveness.
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2002 2001
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Interest income $41,247 $35,612
Interest expense $18,737 $16,767
Net interest margin 4.26% 3.64%
Net interest spread 4.23% 2.68%
Other Expenses: Expenses other than interest expense consist primarily of
management fees and general and administrative expenses. The Company
incurred $2,376 and $6,872 in base management fees in accordance with the
terms of the Management Agreement for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and $1,842 and $5,805 in base management fees for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2001. The Company incurred $6 and
$3,195 in incentive compensation for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002, and $1,461 and $2,614 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2001. The incentive fee incurred for the three months
ended September 30, 2002 was based upon a threshold rate of 9.5% and an
adjusted issue price of the Common Stock of $11.38 which equates to a net
income threshold of $1.08 per share. In accordance with the provisions of the
Management Agreement, the Company recorded reimbursements to the Manager of
$0 and $11 for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Company during
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002. No reimbursement of
expenses was incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2001.
Other expenses/income-net of $701 and $1,774 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2002, and $78 and $1,047 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2001, respectively, were comprised of accounting agent
fees, custodial agent fees, directors' fees, fees for professional
services, insurance premiums, broken deal expenses, and due diligence
costs. Other expenses/income-net for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2001 includes the amortization of negative goodwill of $534
and $1,494, respectively; negative goodwill was written off effective
January 1, 2002.
Other Gains (Losses): During the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001, the Company sold a portion of its securities available-for-sale for
total proceeds of $871,427 and $1,263,014, resulting in a realized gain of
$9,538 and $175 for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively; and $9,613 and $7,256 for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 and 2001, respectively. The (losses) gains on securities held for trading
were $(15,948) and $1,875 for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001, respectively; and $(23,848) and $2,443 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The foreign currency gains (losses)
of $(151) and ($91) for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively; and $(380) and $18 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002
and 2001, respectively, relate to the Company's net investment in a commercial
mortgage loan denominated in pounds sterling and associated hedging.
Dividends Declared: On September 19, 2002, the Company declared distributions
to its shareholders of $.35 per share, payable on October 31, 2002 to
shareholders of record on September 30, 2002.
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Changes in Financial Condition
Securities Available for Sale: The Company's securities available for sale,
which are carried at estimated fair value, included the following at September
30, 2002 and December 31, 2001:
September 30, December 31,
2002 Estimated 2001 Estimated
Fair Fair
Security Description Value Percentage Value Percentage
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities:
CMBS IOs $46,164 15.9% $ 79,204 5.5%
Investment grade CMBS - - 14,590 1.0
Non-investment grade rated subordinated securities 113,807 39.1 328,532 22.7
Non-rated subordinated securities - - 31,627 2.2
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Total CMBS 159,971 55.0 453,953 31.4
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Single-family residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency adjustable rate securities 44,906 15.4 75,035 5.2
Agency fixed rate securities 14,790 5.1 804,759 55.7
Residential CMOs 17,382 6.0 33,522 2.3
Home equity loans - - 27,299 1.9
Hybrid arms 16,682 5.8 - -
Investment grade REIT debt 36,942 12.7 51,386 3.5
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Total RMBS 130,702 45.0 992,001 68.6
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Total securities available for sale $290,673 100.0% $ 1,445,954 100.0%
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Borrowings: As of September 30, 2002, the Company's debt consisted of
line-of-credit borrowings, CDO debt, term loans and reverse repurchase
agreements, collateralized by a pledge of most of the Company's securities
available for sale, securities held for trading, and its commercial mortgage
loans. The Company's financial flexibility is affected by its ability to renew
or replace on a continuous basis its maturing short-term borrowings. As of
September 30, 2002, the Company has obtained financing in amounts and at
interest rates consistent with the Company's short-term financing objectives.
Under the lines of credit, term loans, and the reverse repurchase agreements,
the lender retains the right to mark the underlying collateral to market
value. A reduction in the value of its pledged assets will require the Company
to provide additional collateral or fund margin calls. From time to time, the
Company expects that it will be required to provide such additional collateral
or fund margin calls.
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The following table sets forth information regarding the Company's
collateralized borrowings.
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2002
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September 30, 2002 Maximum Range of
Balance Balance Maturities
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CDO debt* $403,831 $403,831 9.2 to 10.9 years
Reverse repurchase agreements 1,436,374 1,876,902 3 to 50 days
Line of credit and term loan borrowings 37,988 37,988 107 to 1019 days
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* Disclosed as adjusted issue price. Total par of CDO debt is $419,162
Hedging Instruments: From time to time the Company may reduce its exposure to
market interest rates by entering into various financial instruments that
adjust portfolio duration. These financial instruments are intended to
mitigate the effect of changes in interest rates on the value of certain
assets in the Company's portfolio. At September 30, 2002, the Company had
outstanding short positions of 261 five-year U.S. Treasury Note future
contracts and 921 ten-year U.S. Treasury Note future contracts. At December
31, 2001, the Company had outstanding short positions of 80 thirty-year U.S.
Treasury Bond futures, 500 ten-year U.S. Treasury Note future contracts, and a
short call swaption with a notional amount of $400,000.
Interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001
consisted of the following:
September 30, 2002 December 31, 2001
Weighted
Weighted Average
Notional Estimated Unamortized Average Notional Estimated Unamortized Remaining
Value Fair Value Cost Remaining Term Value Fair Value Cost Term
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$(1,178,618) $(63,349) - 5.02 years $(792,000) $(9,380) $4,764 8.12 years
As of September 30, 2002, the Company had designated $866,473 of the interest
rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Liquidity is a measurement of the Company's ability to meet potential cash
requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund
investments, loan acquisition and lending activities and for other general
business purposes. The primary sources of funds for liquidity consist of
collateralized borrowings, principal and interest payments on and maturities
of securities available for sale, securities held for trading and commercial
mortgage loans, and proceeds from sales thereof.
To the extent that the Company may become unable to maintain its borrowings at
their current level due to changes in the financing markets for the Company's
assets, the Company may be required to sell assets in order to achieve lower
borrowing levels. In this event, the Company's level of net earnings
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would decline. The Company's principal strategies for mitigating this risk are
to maintain portfolio leverage at levels it believes are sustainable and to
diversify the sources and types of available borrowing and capital. The
Company has utilized committed bank facilities, preferred stock,
collateralized debt obligations, and will continue to consider
resecuritization or other achievable term funding of existing assets.
Prior to the CDO, the portfolio of assets were financed with thirty-day
repurchase agreements with various counterparties that marked the assets to
market on a daily basis at interest rates based on 30 day LIBOR. The CDO
issuance eliminates the funding risk, the short-term rate risk, and mark to
market risk currently associated with financing these assets.
In March 2002, the Series A Preferred shareholder converted its remaining
10,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into 34,427 shares of Company
Common Stock at a price of $7.26 per share pursuant to the terms of such
preferred stock, which is $0.09 lower than the original conversion price due
to the effects of anti-dilution provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company issued
310,346 and 1,132,314 shares of Common Stock under its Dividend Reinvestment
and Stock Purchase Plan. Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $3,427
and $12,546 respectively.
In May 2002, the Company entered into sales agency agreements to sell up to
4,000,000 shares of common stock from time to time through an equity shelf
program. Sales of the shares, if any, will be made by means of ordinary
brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange at market prices. The
Company intends to pursue such sales when it feels the issuance of stock would
be accretive to shareholders. The sales agents for the equity shelf program
will be UBS Warburg and Brinson Patrick Securities Corporation. No shares were
sold via these sales agency agreements.
As of September 30, 2002, $168,996 of the Company's $185,000 committed credit
facility with Deutsche Bank, AG was available for future borrowings and all of
the Company's $75,000 committed credit facility with Greenwich Capital, Inc.
was available. On July 16, 2002, the Company extended its $185,000 committed
credit facility with Deutsche Bank, AG for three years until July 15, 2005.
The Company also has the option to extend the facility for one additional
year. The terms of the renewed facility are the same as the prior facility
except that the debt to capital ratio was increased from 5.0:1 to 5.5:1. There
were no borrowings under the Company's $200,000 term facility with Merrill
Lynch as of September 30, 2002.
The Company's operating activities used cash flows of $(373,950) and
$(441,098) during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively, primarily through net income and purchases of trading securities
in excess of sales.
The Company's investing activities provided (used) cash flows totaling
$361,553 and $(341,150), during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001, respectively, primarily to purchase securities available for sale and to
fund commercial mortgage loans, offset by significant sales of securities.
The Company's financing activities provided $1,810 and $814,345 during the
nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, primarily from
secondary and follow on offerings in 2001 and additions to the level of
short-term borrowings in 2002, offset by dividends paid.
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Although the Company's portfolio of securities available for sale was acquired
at a net discount to the face amount of such securities, the Company has
received to date and expects to continue to have sufficient cash flows from
its portfolio to fund distributions to stockholders.
The Company is subject to various covenants in its lines of credit, including
maintaining: a minimum GAAP net worth of $140,000, a debt-to-equity ratio not
to exceed 5.5 to 1, a minimum cash requirement based upon certain debt to
equity ratios, a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.5, and a minimum
liquidity reserve of $10,000. Additionally, the Company's GAAP net worth
cannot decline by more than 37% during the course of any two consecutive
fiscal quarters. As of September 30, 2002, the Company was in compliance with
all such covenants.
The Company's ability to execute its business strategy depends to a
significant degree on its ability to obtain additional capital. Factors which
could affect the Company's access to the capital markets, or the costs of such
capital, include changes in interest rates, general economic conditions and
perception in the capital markets of the Company's business, covenants under
the Company's current and future credit facilities, results of operations,
leverage, financial conditions and business prospects. Current conditions in
the capital markets for REITs such as the Company have made permanent
financing transactions difficult and more expensive than at the time of the
Company's initial public offering. Consequently, there can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to effectively fund future growth. Except as
discussed herein, management is not aware of any other trends, events,
commitments or uncertainties that may have a significant effect on liquidity.
REIT Status: The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT and therefore must
comply with the provisions of the Code, with respect thereto. Accordingly, the
Company generally will not be subject to Federal income tax to the extent of
its distributions to stockholders and as long as certain asset, income and
stock ownership tests are met. The Company may, however, be subject to tax at
corporate rates or at excise tax rates on net income or capital gains not
distributed.
Forward Looking Statements: Certain statements contained herein are not, and
certain statements contained in future filings by the Company with the SEC, in
the Company's press releases or in the Company's other public or stockholder
communications may not be based on historical facts and are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements which are based on various assumptions
(some of which are beyond the Company's control) may be identified by
reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking
terminology, such as "may," "will," "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"continue," or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of
those terms. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in
forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not
limited to, those related to the economic environment, particularly in the
market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing,
fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. government, changes in prevailing
interest rates, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses,
credit risk management, asset/liability management, currency risk management,
the financial and securities markets, the real estate markets, and the
availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity. The Company
does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly
release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking
statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or
circumstances after the date of such statements.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk: Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in
interest rates, credit curve spreads, foreign currency exchange rates,
commodity prices and equity prices. The primary market risks to which the
Company is exposed are interest rate risk and credit curve risk. Interest rate
risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental, monetary and
tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations
and other factors beyond the control of the Company. Credit risk is highly
sensitive to dynamics of the markets for commercial mortgage securities and
other loans and securities held by the Company. Excessive supply of these
assets combined with reduced demand will cause the market to require a higher
yield. This demand for higher yield will cause the market to use a higher
spread over the U.S. Treasury securities yield curve, or other benchmark
interest rates, to value these assets. Changes in the general level of the
U.S. Treasury yield curve can have significant effects on the market value of
the Company's portfolio.
The majority of the Company's assets are fixed rate securities valued based on
a market credit spread to U.S. Treasuries. As U.S. Treasury securities are
priced to a higher yield and/or the spread to U.S. Treasuries used to price
the Company's assets is increased, the market value of the Company's portfolio
may decline. Conversely, as U.S. Treasury securities are priced to a lower
yield and/or the spread to U.S. Treasuries used to price the Company's assets
is decreased, the market value of the Company's portfolio may increase.
Changes in the market value of the Company's portfolio may affect the
Company's net income or cash flow directly through their impact on unrealized
gains or losses on securities held for trading or indirectly through their
impact on the Company's ability to borrow. Changes in the level of the U.S.
Treasury yield curve can also affect, among other things, the prepayment
assumptions used to value certain of the Company's securities and the
Company's ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets. In addition,
changes in the general level of the LIBOR money market rates can affect the
Company's net interest income. The majority of the Company's liabilities are
floating rate based on a market spread to U.S. LIBOR. As the level of LIBOR
increases or decreases, the Company's interest expense will move in the same
direction.
The Company may utilize a variety of financial instruments, including interest
rate swaps, caps, floors and other interest rate exchange contracts, in order
to limit the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on its operations. The
use of these types of derivatives to hedge interest-earning assets and/or
interest-bearing liabilities carries certain risks, including the risk that
losses on a hedge position will reduce the funds available for payments to
holders of securities and, indeed, that such losses may exceed the amount
invested in such instruments. A hedge may not perform its intended purpose of
offsetting losses or increased costs. Moreover, with respect to certain of the
instruments used as hedges, the Company is exposed to the risk that the
counterparties with which the Company trades may cease making markets and
quoting prices in such instruments, which may render the Company unable to
enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to an open position. If the
Company anticipates that the income from any such hedging transaction will not
be qualifying income for REIT income test purposes, the Company may conduct
part or all of its hedging activities through a to-be-formed corporate
subsidiary that is fully subject to federal corporate income taxation. The
profitability of the Company may be adversely affected during any period as a
result of changing interest rates.
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The following tables quantify the potential changes in the Company's net
portfolio value and net interest income under various interest rates and
credit-spread scenarios. Net portfolio value is defined as the value of
interest-earning assets net of the value of interest-bearing liabilities. It
is evaluated using an assumption that interest rates, as defined by the U.S.
Treasury yield curve, increase or decrease and the assumption that the yield
curves of the rate shocks will be parallel to each other.
Net interest income is defined as interest income earned from interest-earning
assets net of the interest expense incurred by the interest bearing
liabilities. It is evaluated using the assumptions that interest rates, as
defined by the U.S. LIBOR curve, increase or decrease and the assumption that
the yield curves of the LIBOR rate shocks will be parallel to each other.
Market value in this scenario is calculated using the assumption that the U.S.
Treasury yield curve remains constant.
All changes in income and value are measured as percentage changes from the
respective values calculated in the scenario labeled as "Base Case." The base
interest rate scenario assumes interest rates as of September 30, 2002. Actual
results could differ significantly from these estimates.
Projected Percentage Change In Portfolio Net Market Value
Given U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Movements
Change in Projected Change in
Treasury Yield Curve, Portfolio
+/- Basis Points Net Market Value
-----------------------------------------------------
-200 (1.5)%
-100 1.3%
-50 1.2%
Base Case 0
+50 (2.2)%
+100 (5.5)%
+200 (15.1)%
Projected Percentage Change In Portfolio Net Market Value
Given Credit Spread Movements
Change in Projected Change in
Credit Spreads, Portfolio
+/- Basis Points Net Market Value
-----------------------------------------------------
-200 8.8%
-100 6.5%
-50 3.8%
Base Case 0
+50 (4.8)%
+100 (10.7)%
+200 (25.5)%
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Projected Percentage Change In Portfolio Net Interest Income and Change in Net
Income per Share Given LIBOR Movements
Projected Change in Projected Change in
Change in LIBOR, Portfolio Portfolio Net Interest
+/- Basis Points Net Interest Income Income per Share
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-200 10.4% $0.20
-100 5.2% $0.10
-50 2.6% $0.05
Base Case 0 0
+50 (2.6)% $(0.05)
+100 (5.2)% $(0.10)
+200 (10.4)% $(0.20)
Credit Risk: Credit risk is the exposure to loss from loan defaults. Default
rates are subject to a wide variety of factors, including, but not limited to,
property performance, property management, supply/demand factors, construction
trends, consumer behavior, regional economics, interest rates, the strength of
the American economy, and other factors beyond the control of the Company.
All loans are subject to a certain probability of default. The nature of the
CMBS assets owned is such that all losses experienced by a pool of mortgages
will be borne by the Company. Changes in the expected default rates of the
underlying mortgages will significantly affect the value of the Company, the
income it accrues and the cash flow it receives. An increase in default rates
will reduce the book value of the Company's assets and the Company earnings
and cash flow available to fund operations and pay dividends.
The Company manages credit risk through the underwriting process, establishing
loss assumptions, and careful monitoring of loan performance. Before acquiring
a security that represents a pool of loans, the Company will perform a
rigorous analysis of the quality of substantially all of the loans proposed
for that security. As a result of this analysis, loans with unacceptable risk
profiles will be removed from the proposed security. Information from this
review is then used to establish loss assumptions. The Company will assume
that a certain portion of the loans will default and calculate an expected, or
loss adjusted yield based on that assumption. After the securities have been
acquired the Company monitors the performance of the loans, as well as
external factors that may affect their value. Factors that indicate a higher
loss severity or timing experience is likely to cause a reduction in the
expected yield and therefore reduce the earnings of the Company, and may
require a significant write down of assets.
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For purposes of illustration, a 50% increase of the losses in the Company's
credit sensitive portfolio, without a significant acceleration of those
losses would reduce the expected yield on adjusted purchase price from
10.1% to approximately 8.88%. This would reduce GAAP income going forward
by approximately $0.11 per common share per annum and cause a significant
write down in assets at the time the loss assumption is changed to reduce
the affected securities to their then fair value.
Asset and Liability Management: Asset and liability management is concerned
with the timing and magnitude of the repricing and/or maturing of assets and
liabilities. It is the objective of the Company to attempt to control risks
associated with interest rate movements. In general, management's strategy is
to match the term of the Company's liabilities as closely as possible with the
expected holding period of the Company's assets. This is less important for
those assets in the Company's portfolio considered liquid as there is a very
stable market for the financing of these securities.
The Company uses interest rate duration as its primary measure of interest
rate risk. This metric, expressed when considering any existing leverage,
allows the Company's management to approximate changes in the net market value
of the Company's portfolio given potential changes in the U.S. Treasury yield
curve. Interest rate duration considers both assets and liabilities. As of
September 30, 2002, the Company's duration on equity was approximately 3.4
years. This implies that a parallel shift of the U.S. Treasury yield curve of
100 basis points would cause the Company's net asset value to increase or
decrease by approximately 3.40%. The difference in the value change when rates
rise versus fall is attributable to the prepayment characteristics of the
Company's RMBS portfolio. Because the Company's assets, and their markets,
have other, more complex sensitivities to interest rates, the Company's
management believes that this metric represents a good approximation of the
change in portfolio net market value in response to changes in interest rates,
though actual performance may vary due to changes in prepayments, credit
spreads and increased market volatility.
Other methods for evaluating interest rate risk, such as interest rate
sensitivity "gap" (defined as the difference between interest-earning assets
and interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within a given time
period), are used but are considered of lesser significance in the daily
management of the Company's portfolio. The majority of the Company's assets
pay a fixed coupon and the income from such assets are relatively unaffected
by interest rate changes. The majority of the Company's liabilities are
borrowings under its line of credit or reverse repurchase agreements that bear
interest at variable rates that reset monthly. Given this relationship between
assets and liabilities, the Company's interest rate sensitivity gap is highly
negative. This implies that a period of falling short-term interest rates will
tend to increase the Company's net interest income while a period of rising
short-term interest rates will tend to reduce the Company's net interest
income. Management considers this relationship when reviewing the Company's
hedging strategies. Because different types of assets and liabilities with the
same or similar maturities react differently to changes in overall market
rates or conditions, changes in interest rates may affect the Company's net
interest income positively or negatively even if the Company were to be
perfectly matched in each maturity category.
The Company currently has positions in forward currency exchange contracts
to hedge currency exposure in connection with its commercial mortgage loan
denominated in pounds sterling. The purpose of the Company's foreign
currency-hedging activities is to protect the Company from the risk that
the eventual U.S. dollar net cash inflows from the commercial mortgage loan
will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. The Company's
current strategy is to roll these contracts from time to time
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to hedge the expected cash flows from the loan. Fluctuations in foreign
exchange rates are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's net
portfolio value or net interest income.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company's
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such
term is defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of a date within 90 days
prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date").
Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the
Evaluation Date, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in alerting them on a timely basis to material information relating
to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be
included in the Company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls. Since the Evaluation Date, there
have not been any significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect such controls.
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Part II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
At September 30, 2002 there were no pending legal proceedings to which the
Company was a party or of which any of its property was subject.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
None.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.
Date: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Hugh R. Frater
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Name: Hugh R. Frater
Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer
(authorized officer of registrant)
Date: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Richard M. Shea
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Name: Richard M. Shea
Title: Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal accounting officer)
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Hugh R. Frater, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Anthracite
Capital, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we
have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
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6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in
this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Hugh R. Frater
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Name: Hugh R. Frater
Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer
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I, Richard M. Shea, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Anthracite
Capital, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we
have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
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6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in
this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Richard M. Shea
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Name: Richard M. Shea
Title: Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
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Certification of CEO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Anthracite Capital,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Hugh R. Frater, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
/s/ Hugh R. Frater
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Name: Hugh R. Frater
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 14, 2002
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Certification of CFO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Anthracite Capital,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Richard M. Shea, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
/s/ Richard M. Shea
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Name: Richard M. Shea
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 14, 2002
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