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STONEGATE MORTGAGE CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2014
FINANCIAL RESULTS


Indianapolis, Ind. - November 6, 2014 - Stonegate Mortgage Corporation ("Stonegate Mortgage" or the "Company") (NYSE: SGM), a leading, non-bank mortgage company focused on originating, financing and servicing U.S. residential mortgage loans, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

"We continue to make progress on our strategic initiatives, in spite of the industry headwinds and interest rate volatility,” said
Jim Cutillo, Chief Executive Officer of Stonegate Mortgage. “More importantly we increased our liquidity through monetizing our investment in a portion of our MSR asset and reducing our net cost to originate through noticeably growing our retail and wholesale volumes in the third quarter. We continue to see opportunity to grow our market share and are positioned to take advantage of the emerging mortgage market with a strong balance sheet.”

The Company's servicing portfolio, as measured by unpaid principal balance ("UPB"), ended the third quarter 2014 at $17.7 billion, an increase of 48% from the ending fourth quarter 2013 UPB of $11.9 billion, and up 82% over the ending third quarter 2013 UPB of $9.7 billion.

Mortgage loan origination volume grew 7% to $3.5 billion during the third quarter of 2014 compared to $3.3 billion in originations in the second quarter of 2014 and grew 51% from origination volume of $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2013. Nine months ended 2014 mortgage loan origination volume grew 46% to $9.3 billion compared to $6.3 billion in originations for the nine months ended 2013.

Revenues increased 9% to $63.1 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $57.6 million in the second quarter of 2014 and were up 98% from $31.9 million in the third quarter of 2013, primarily due to increases in gains on mortgage loans held for sale, interest income, loan servicing fees, and loan origination and other loan fees. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"). Revenues increased 39% to $159.1 million for the nine months ended 2014 from $114.1 for the nine months ended 2013.

Net loss for the third quarter 2014 was $1.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2014 and net income of $1.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2013. Third quarter 2014 financial results were impacted by a $6.0 billion decrease in MSR valuations as well as an additional $2.5 million of non-cash tax expense primarily caused by a change in our blended state tax rates due to shifts in the geographic concentration of our origination business, and related effects on our deferred tax liabilities and other tax-related adjustments. Net loss for the nine months ended 2014 was $9.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to net income of $20.5 million, or $1.42 per diluted share for the nine months ended 2013.











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Adjusted net income1 was $4.1 million, or $0.15 per diluted share1, for the third quarter 2014, after excluding pre-tax non-cash mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustments of $6.0 million and adding certain other pre-tax non-cash expense items and other non-routine expenses totaling $0.8 million. Adjusted net income was $7.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014 and $0.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2013. Nine months ended September 30, 2014 adjusted net income was $22.4 million, or $0.86 per diluted share. Nine months ended September 30, 2013 adjusted net income was $12.9 million, or $0.89 per diluted share. Refer to page 7 for a reconciliation of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share to the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
 
 
 
 
 
1 Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are considered non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are presented to provide additional information about our core operations. See page 7 of this release for a discussion of the use of these non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable measure prepared in accordance with GAAP.


Recent Developments

October 2014 Key Operating Highlights

Average mortgage loans locked per business day increased 25% to $81.2 million during the month of October 2014, compared with average locks per business day of $64.9 million during the third quarter of 2014.

Retail locks per day grew 39% in October to $15.0 million to represent 18% of total lock volume, compared to 17% of total lock volume during the third quarter of 2014.

Wholesale locks per day increased in October to $20.0 million, compared to $16.0 million during the third quarter of 2014. Wholesale locks represented 25% of total lock volume in both periods.


Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call today, November 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. EST in which management will discuss the third quarter earnings results.

To access the call please dial (877) 303-5863 from the United States, or (678) 304-6908 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 17774385. Participants should dial in 5 to 10 minutes before the scheduled time and must be on a touch-tone telephone to ask questions.

A replay of the call can be accessed through December 6, 2014 by dialing (800) 585-8367 from the U.S., or (404) 537-3406 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 17774385.

This call will also be available as a live webcast which can be accessed at Stonegate Mortgage's Investor Relations Website at http://investors.stonegatemtg.com/. Presentation materials for the call will also be available on the Company's Investor Relations Website at http://investors.stonegatemtg.com/.


About Stonegate Mortgage Corporation

Founded in 2005, Stonegate Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: SGM) is a leading, publicly traded, non-bank mortgage company that originates, finances and services agency and non-agency residential mortgages through its network of retail offices and approved third party originators. Stonegate Mortgage also provides financing through its fully integrated warehouse lending platform, NattyMac. Stonegate Mortgage’s operational excellence, financial strength, dedication to customer service and commitment to technology have positioned the firm as a leading provider in the emerging housing finance market.

For more information on Stonegate Mortgage Corporation, please visit www.stonegatemtg.com.




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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Key Operating Statistics
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In millions)
 
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
Origination volume by channel:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
 
$
573.7

 
$
469.7

 
$
152.6

 
$
1,303.7

 
$
497.1

Wholesale
 
871.3

 
729.9

 
421.6

 
2,023.3

 
1,219.9

Correspondent
 
2,092.3

 
2,107.9

 
1,766.3

 
5,939.0

 
4,608.2

Total origination volume
 
$
3,537.3

 
$
3,307.5

 
$
2,340.5

 
$
9,266.0

 
$
6,325.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average origination volume per business day
 
$
55.3

 
$
51.7

 
$
36.6

 
$
49.0

 
$
33.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loan locks volume:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans locked
 
$
4,151.8

 
$
4,660.7

 
$
2,973.6

 
$
12,276.9

 
$
8,307.6

Average mortgage loans locked per business day
 
$
64.9

 
$
72.8

 
$
46.5

 
$
65.0

 
$
44

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
Servicing portfolio
 
$
17,667.0

 
$
11,923.5

 
$
9,682.6

 
 
 
 


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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on mortgage loans held for sale
 
$
44,031

 
$
46,548

 
$
12,802

 
$
119,303

 
$
61,381

Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights
 
1,158

 

 

 
1,158

 

Changes in mortgage servicing rights valuation
 
(5,954
)
 
(10,713
)
 
4,279

 
(24,597
)
 
17,797

Payoffs and principal amortization of mortgage servicing rights
 
(6,941
)
 
(4,651
)
 
(2,180
)
 
(14,319
)
 
(6,148
)
Loan origination and other loan fees
 
7,752

 
6,731

 
5,640

 
19,560

 
15,638

Loan servicing fees
 
12,350

 
10,790

 
5,966

 
32,315

 
14,324

Interest income
 
10,658

 
8,918

 
5,359

 
25,652

 
11,106

Total revenues
 
63,054

 
57,623

 
31,866

 
159,072

 
114,098

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries, commissions and benefits
 
37,644

 
35,144

 
16,477

 
106,206

 
48,604

General and administrative expense
 
9,044

 
9,215

 
6,075

 
26,469

 
12,911

Interest expense
 
7,984

 
6,263

 
3,297

 
18,153

 
10,972

Occupancy, equipment and communication
 
4,540

 
4,762

 
2,980

 
13,444

 
6,103

Provision for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications-change in estimate
 
801

 
509

 
56

 
1,706

 
1,084

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
1,395

 
1,193

 
466

 
3,671

 
1,379

Loss on disposal of property and equipment
 

 
131

 
25

 
222

 
25

Total expenses
 
61,408

 
57,217

 
29,376

 
169,871

 
81,078

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income before income tax expense
 
1,646

 
406

 
2,490

 
(10,799
)
 
33,020

Income tax (benefit) expense
 
3,325

 
138

 
807

 
(1,504
)
 
12,487

Net (loss) income
 
(1,679
)
 
268

 
1,683

 
(9,295
)
 
20,533

Less: preferred stock dividends
 

 

 

 

 
(27
)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(1,679
)
 
$
268

 
$
1,683

 
$
(9,295
)
 
$
20,506

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
1.97

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
1.42





















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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
58,748

 
$
43,104

Restricted cash
 
1,050

 
730

Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value
 
1,158,834

 
683,080

Servicing advances
 
5,192

 
4,177

Derivative assets
 
17,616

 
19,673

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
 
227,795

 
170,294

Property and equipment, net
 
14,769

 
12,640

Goodwill
 
4,265

 
3,638

Intangible assets, net
 
4,669

 
5,434

Investment in closely held entity, at cost
 

 
0

Loans eligible for repurchase from GNMA
 
79,079

 
26,268

Warehouse lending receivables
 
59,831

 
12,089

Subordinated loan receivable
 
29,428

 

Other assets
 
14,269

 
8,762

Total assets
 
$
1,675,545

 
$
989,889

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Secured borrowings - mortgage loans
 
$
481,866

 
$
342,393

Secured borrowings - mortgage servicing rights
 
72,192

 

Mortgage repurchase borrowings
 
655,565

 
223,113

Warehouse lines of credit
 
1,934

 
7,056

Operating lines of credit
 

 
6,499

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
27,874

 
25,097

Derivative liabilities
 
6,778

 
3,520

Reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications
 
5,441

 
3,709

Due to related parties
 

 
608

Contingent earn-out liabilities
 
3,727

 
3,791

Liability for loans eligible for repurchase from GNMA
 
79,079

 
26,268

Deferred income tax liabilities, net
 
26,784

 
28,379

Other liabilities
 
13,544

 
11,955

Total liabilities
 
1,374,784

 
682,388

 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01, shares authorized - 100,000,000; shares issued and outstanding - 25,048,599 and 25,769,236
 
264

 
264

Additional paid-in capital
 
266,385

 
263,830
Retained earnings
 
34,112

 
43,407
Total stockholders' equity
 
300,761

 
307,501

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
1,675,545

 
$
989,889












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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(9,295
)
 
$
20,533

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
   Depreciation and amortization expense
 
3,671

 
1,379

   Loss on disposal of property and equipment
 
222

 
25

   Amortization of debt discount
 

 
1,522

   Forgiveness of note receivable from stockholder
 

 
214

   Gains on mortgage loans held for sale
 
(119,303
)
 
(61,381
)
   Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights
 
(1,158
)
 

   Changes in mortgage servicing rights valuation
 
24,597

 
(17,797
)
   Payoffs and principal amortization of mortgage servicing rights
 
14,319

 
6,148

   Provision for reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications - change in estimate
 
1,706

 
1,084

   Stock-based compensation expense
 
2,555

 
1,742

   Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
 
(1,504
)
 
12,487

   Changes in contingent earn-out liabilities
 
(217
)
 
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Proceeds from sales and principal payments of mortgage loans held for sale
 
8,812,481

 
6,024,774

Originations and purchases of mortgage loans held for sale
 
(9,266,719
)
 
(6,325,203
)
Repurchase and indemnifications of previously sold loans
 
(13,521
)
 
(322
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
   Restricted cash
 
(320
)
 
(16,687
)
   Servicing advances
 
(1,015
)
 
(1,014
)
   Warehouse lending receivables
 
(47,742
)
 

   Other assets
 
(2,007
)
 
(5,959
)
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
3,425

 
4,491

   Reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnification
 

 

   Due to related parties
 
(608
)
 
(39
)
Net cash used in operating activities
 
(600,433
)
 
(353,995
)
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights
 
21,541

 

Subordinated loan receivable
 
(29,428
)
 

Purchases of property and equipment
 
(5,067
)
 
(4,967
)
Purchase of assets in a business combination
 
(258
)
 

Purchase of mortgage servicing rights
 
(1,811
)
 

Repayment of notes receivable from stockholder
 

 
8

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(15,023
)
 
(4,959
)
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from borrowings under mortgage funding arrangements and operating lines of credit
 
29,760,288

 
13,932,187

Repayments from borrowings under mortgage funding arrangements and operating lines of credit
 
(29,127,592
)
 
(13,668,292
)
Payments of contingent earn-out liabilities
 
(450
)
 

Payments of debt issuance costs
 
(1,146
)
 

Proceeds from borrowing from stockholder
 

 
10,000

Repayment of borrowing from stockholder
 

 
(4,345
)
Payments of capital lease obligations
 

 
(14
)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
 

 
101,645

Payment of equity issuance costs
 

 
(2,692
)
Payment of preferred stock dividends
 

 
(27
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
631,100

 
368,462

 
 
 
 
 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
 
15,644

 
9,508

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
43,104

 
15,056

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
58,748

 
$
24,564


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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)

We calculate adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share as performance measures, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures, to further aid our investors in understanding and analyzing our core operating results and comparing them among periods. Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share exclude certain items that we do not consider part of our core operating results, including changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on our MSRs, stock-based compensation expenses, ramp-up and other non-routine expenses associated primarily with our acquired Nationstar business and acquisition related costs. Ramp-up costs include the advance hiring of servicing and originations staff, recruiting expenses, travel, licensing and legal expenses. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for total revenues, income before income taxes, net income or diluted EPS prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are presented to provide additional information about our core operations.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
Net (loss) income
$
(1,679
)
 
$
268

 
$
1,683

 
$
(9,295
)
 
$
20,533

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on MSRs
5,954

 
10,712

 
(4,279
)
 
24,597

 
(17,797
)
Stock-based compensation expense
783

 
871

 
829

 
2,555

 
1,742

Other non-routine expenses

 

 
826

 
9,593

 
3,726

Acquisition related costs

 

 

 
49

 

Tax effect of adjustments
(936
)
 
(4,494
)
 
992

 
(5,114
)
 
4,661

Adjusted net income
$
4,122

 
$
7,357

 
$
51

 
$
22,385

 
$
12,865

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
1.42

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on MSRs
0.23

 
0.42

 
(0.24
)
 
0.95

 
(1.23
)
Stock-based compensation expense
0.03

 
0.03

 
0.05

 
0.10

 
0.12

Other non-routine expenses

 

 
0.05

 
0.37

 
0.26

Acquisition related costs

 

 

 

 

Tax effect of adjustments
(0.04
)
 
(0.17
)
 
0.06

 
(0.20
)
 
0.32

Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$
0.15

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.86

 
$
0.89
























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Forward Looking Statements

Various statements contained in this earnings release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, revenues, income and capital spending. Our forward- looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “plan,” “goal” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements in this earnings release speak only as of the date of this earnings release; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section within our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2014, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.


Media:
Sloane & Company (on behalf of Stonegate Mortgage Corporation)
Whit Clay
W: 212-446-1864
wclay@sloanepr.com
or
Investor:
Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Michael McFadden
W: 317-663-5904
michael.mcfadden@stonegatemtg.com



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