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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

New York Mortgage Trust Reports

Second Quarter 2015 Results

 

NEW YORK, NY – August 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (“NYMT,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

 

Summary of Second Quarter 2015:

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders of $21.5 million, or $0.20 per share.

 

 

Net interest income of $20.3 million and net interest margin of 391 basis points.

 

 

Issued and sold 1,413,757 shares of its common stock at an average price of $7.79 per share under its at-the-market offering programs, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $10.8 million.

 

 

Issued 3,600,000 shares of 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for total net proceeds of $86.9 million.

 

 

Completed the sale of CLOs realizing a gain of approximately $3.2 million.

 

 

Sold or refinanced distressed residential mortgage loans with a carrying value of approximately $16.6 million for aggregate proceeds of approximately $20.2 million, which resulted in a net realized gain, before income taxes, of approximately $3.6 million.

 

 

Book value per common share of $6.82 at June 30, 2015 as compared to $7.03 at March 31, 2015 and $7.07 per common share at December 31, 2014.

 

 

Declared second quarter dividend of $0.27 per common share that was paid on July 27, 2015, marking the thirteenth consecutive quarter at this level.

 

Subsequent Developments:

 

Entered into a Contribution Agreement with RiverBanc Multifamily Investors, Inc. (“RMI”), RiverBanc Multifamily LP (“RMI OP”) and certain other third parties pursuant to which the Company agreed to contribute 100% of its common and preferred equity ownership interests in RB Multifamily Investors LLC (“RBMI”) to RMI in exchange for an aggregate of 2,451,211 shares of RMI’s common stock. RBMI would become a subsidiary of RMI upon completion of the transaction. In addition, the Company entered into a contribution agreement with RMI and RMI OP pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to RMI a portfolio of preferred equity investments and a mezzanine loan for cash consideration of approximately $28.5 million. The transactions contemplated by the contribution agreements are subject to certain closing conditions, including the completion of RMI’s initial public offering of RMI common stock.

 

 
 

 

 

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About New York Mortgage Trust

 

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”). NYMT is an internally managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, which invests in mortgage-related and financial assets and targets residential mortgage loans, including loans sourced from distressed markets, multi-family CMBS, direct financing to owners of multi-family properties through mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments and other commercial real estate-related investments, Agency RMBS consisting of fixed-rate, adjustable-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate RMBS and Agency IOs consisting of interest only and inverse interest-only RMBS that represent the right to the interest component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans. RiverBanc LLC, The Midway Group, L.P. and Headlands Asset Management, LLC provide investment management services to the Company with respect to certain of its targeted asset classes. For a list of defined terms used from time to time in this press release, see “Defined Terms” below.

 

 

Management Overview 

 

Steven Mumma, NYMT’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented: “The Company continued to build out its credit residential strategy by investing additional capital in its multifamily and distressed residential loan portfolios and enhanced the Company’s capital base with the issuance of $90 million in Series C preferred stock during the second quarter of 2015. Consistent with our focus on credit assets, we are pleased to announce the expansion of our credit residential strategy into a new product category — a targeted second lien mortgage program. The Company is in the process of finalizing a strategic relationship with a nationally recognized residential loan originator whereby we will be a primary investor in the program. We anticipate targeting higher credit-quality borrowers that are currently underserved and believe that the program will provides us with an attractive way to expand our portfolio with credit assets that we expect will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. We expect to begin purchasing closed loans in the third quarter of 2015 and anticipate that this program will provide material contributions to our net interest margin before the end of 2015. As the program is finalized and builds out, we will provide more details. The Company did exit the second quarter with over $75 million in excess liquidity and we expect to invest that excess liquidity in the third quarter primarily in distressed residential loans and the new second lien mortgage program.

 

The Company generated earnings of $0.20 per share for the second quarter of 2015, which was below our expectations and was primarily attributable to lower than expected loan sale activity in our distressed loan portfolio that produces realized gains and underperformance by our Agency RMBS and Agency IO portfolios. The Agency RMBS and Agency IO portfolios suffered interest rate spread compressions mainly due to elevated CPRs which we believe will subside heading into the end of the year. The Agency IO portfolio has generated attractive returns for our portfolio over time and we expect this asset class to perform better in future periods. The lower than expected returns from loan sale activities in our distressed residential loan portfolio continues to be more a function of timing than price execution. In response to this, we have adjusted our processes and anticipate more-timely sales execution during the third quarter of 2015. Finally, as we expand our credit residential strategy through the introduction of our second lien mortgage program, we expect our net margin to increase ratably and provide a comparatively greater contribution to earnings than realized gains on credit assets.

 

We endeavor as a Company to manage a portfolio of investments that will deliver stable distributions to our stockholders over diverse economic conditions and not focus on the result of any single quarter. We continue to believe our current portfolio, coupled with improved loan sales execution in our distressed loan portfolio and the full deployment of excess liquidity noted above can generate annual earnings that are reflective of our current dividend policy.”

 

 
 

 

 

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Capital Allocation 

 

The following table sets forth our allocated capital by investment type at June 30, 2015 (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

At June 30, 2015

At June 30, 2015

 

Agency

RMBS

   

Agency IOs

   

Multi-

Family(1)

   

Distressed

Residential

Loans

   

Residential

Securitized

Loans

   

Other(2)

   

Total

 
                                                         

Carrying value

  $ 609,047     $ 124,553     $ 445,222     $ 584,986     $ 137,440     $ 5,951     $ 1,907,199  

Liabilities:

                                                       

Callable

    (524,114

)

    (61,378

)

          (236,908

)

                (822,400

)

Non-callable

                (83,684

)

    (108,006

)

    (133,258

)

    (45,000

)

    (369,948

)

Hedges (Net) (3)

    1,724       5,202                               6,926  

Cash(4)

    3,364       39,247       2,101       1,384             100,586       146,682  

Other

    10,867       2,940       40       27,696       948       499       42,990  

Net capital allocated

  $ 100,888     $ 110,564     $ 363,679     $ 269,152     $ 5,130     $ 62,036     $ 911,449  

 

(1)

The Company determined it is the primary beneficiary of certain Freddie Mac-sponsored K-Series securitizations (the “Consolidated K-Series,” as defined below) and has consolidated the Consolidated K-Series into the Company’s financial statements.  Average Interest Earning Assets for the quarter excludes all Consolidated K-Series assets other than those securities issued by the securitizations comprising the Consolidated K-Series that are actually owned by us. A reconciliation of net capital allocated in multi-family investments is included below in “Additional Information.”

(2)

Other includes non-Agency RMBS and loans held for investment. Other non-callable liabilities include $45.0 million in subordinated debentures.

(3) 

Includes derivative assets, derivative liabilities, payable for securities purchased and restricted cash posted as margin.

(4) 

Includes $38.4 held in overnight deposits in our Agency IO portfolio to be used for trading purposes. Such deposit is included in the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet in receivables and other assets.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $21.5 million as compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $30.3 million for the same period in 2014. The main components of the change in net income for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014 are detailed in the following table (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data):

 

   

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

   

$ Change

 

Net interest income

  $ 20,303     $ 19,883     $ 420  

Total other income

  $ 14,645     $ 20,011     $ (5,366

)

Total general, administrative and other expenses

  $ (9,139

)

  $ (7,577

)

  $ (1,562

)

Income from operations before income taxes

  $ 25,809     $ 32,317     $ (6,508

)

Income tax expense

  $ (1,178

)

  $ (538

)

  $ (640

)

Net income

  $ 24,631     $ 31,779     $ (7,148

)

Preferred stock dividends

  $ (3,087

)

  $ (1,453

)

  $ (1,634

)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

  $ 21,544     $ 30,326     $ (8,782

)

Basic income per common share

  $ 0.20     $ 0.34     $ (0.14

)

Diluted income per common share

  $ 0.20     $ 0.34     $ (0.14

)

 

 
 

 

 

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Net Interest Income

 

The increase in net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the corresponding period in 2014 is primarily attributable to an increase in the Company’s average interest earning assets, which were approximately $1.8 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $1.6 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2014. In particular, the Company’s investments in distressed residential loans have increased to $580.5 million as of June 30, 2015 from $243.8 million as of June 30, 2014, resulting in an increase of approximately $4.0 million in net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014. Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2015 was negatively impacted by our Agency IO portfolio, with net interest income declining by approximately $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014 due primarily to higher prepayment rates. Net interest income was also impacted by a reduction in the average interest earning assets in our multi-family portfolio due to the opportunistic sale of two multi-family CMBS investments in the second half of 2014 and one multi-family CMBS investment in February 2015. This reduction in average interest earning assets contributed to a reduction of $0.7 million in net interest income from our multi-family portfolio.

 

The following table sets forth certain information about our portfolio by investment type and the related interest income, interest expense, weighted average yield, average cost of funds and net interest spread for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

   

Agency

RMBS

   

Agency IOs

   

Multi-

Family(1)

   

Distressed

Residential

Loans

   

Residential

Securitized

Loans

   

Other

   

Total

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

                                         

Interest Income

  $ 2,827     $ 2,341     $ 7,844     $ 10,356     $ 864     $ 3,176     $ 27,408  

Interest Expense

    (1,175

)

    (202

)

    (1,500

)

    (3,539

)

    (221

)

          (6,637

)

Interest Expense on Subordinated Debentures

                                  (468

)

    (468

)

Net Interest Income

  $ 1,652     $ 2,139     $ 6,344     $ 6,817     $ 643     $ 2,708     $ 20,303  
                                                         

Average Interest Earning Assets (2)

  $ 633,024     $ 128,086     $ 263,415     $ 577,674     $ 145,667     $ 32,906     $ 1,780,772  

Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets(3)

    1.79

%

    7.31

%

    11.91

%

    7.17

%

    2.37

%

    38.61

%

    6.16

%

Average Cost of Funds(4)

    0.87

%

    1.27

%

    7.13

%

    4.00

%

    0.64

%

          2.25

%

Weighted Average Cost of subordinated debentures

                                  4.11

%

    4.11

%

Net Interest Spread(5)

    0.92

%

    6.04

%

    4.78

%

    3.17

%

    1.73

%

    38.61

%

    3.91

%

 

 
 

 

 

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Agency

RMBS

   

Agency IOs

   

Multi-

Family(1)

   

Distressed

Residential

Loans

   

Residential

Securitized

Loans

   

Other

   

Total

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

                                         

Interest Income

  $ 3,719     $ 5,152     $ 9,525     $ 4,852     $ 1,002     $ 2,188     $ 26,438  

Interest Expense

    (1,154

)

    (211

)

    (2,444

)

    (2,015

)

    (228

)

    (37

)

    (6,089

)

Interest Expense on Subordinated Debentures

                                  (466

)

    (466

)

Net Interest Income

  $ 2,565     $ 4,941     $ 7,081     $ 2,837     $ 774     $ 1,685     $ 19,883  
                                                         

Average Interest Earning Assets (2)

  $ 740,350     $ 152,420     $ 307,830     $ 237,760     $ 162,870     $ 23,740     $ 1,624,970  

Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets(3)

    2.01

%

    13.52

%

    12.38

%

    8.16

%

    2.46

%

    36.87

%

    6.51

%

Average Cost of Funds(4)

    0.70

%

    0.93

%

    7.19

%

    4.78

%

    0.59

%

    1.73

%

    2.00

%

Weighted Average Cost of subordinated debentures

                                  4.10

%

    4.10

%

Net Interest Spread(5)

    1.31

%

    12.59

%

    5.19

%

    3.38

%

    1.87

%

    35.14

%

    4.51

%

 

(1) 

The Company determined it is the primary beneficiary of certain Freddie Mac-sponsored K-Series securitizations (the “Consolidated K-Series,” as defined below) and has consolidated the Consolidated K-Series into the Company’s financial statements.  Interest income amounts represent interest income earned by securities that are actually owned by us. A reconciliation of interest income to our financial statements is included below in “Additional Information.”

(2) 

Our Average Interest Earning Assets is calculated each quarter based on daily average amortized cost.

(3) 

Our Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets was calculated by dividing our annualized interest income for the quarter by our average Interest Earning Assets for the quarter.

(4) 

Our Average Cost of Funds was calculated by dividing our annualized interest expense by our average interest bearing liabilities, excluding subordinated debentures for the quarter. Our Average Cost of Funds includes interest expense on our interest rate swaps.

(5) 

Net Interest Spread is the difference between our Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets and our Average Cost of Funds, excluding the Weighted Average Cost of subordinated debentures.

 

Prepayment History

 

The following table sets forth the actual CPRs for selected asset classes, by quarter, for the quarterly periods indicated below:

 

Quarter Ended

 

Agency

ARMs

   

Agency

Fixed Rate

   

Agency

IOs

   

Non-Agency

RMBS

   

Residential Securitizations

   

Weighted Average

for Overall Portfolio

 

June 30, 2015

    9.2

%

    10.6

%

    16.3

%

    12.5

%

    11.1

%

    13.3

%

March 31, 2015

    9.1

%

    6.5

%

    14.7

%

    15.5

%

    13.7

%

    11.5

%

December 31, 2014

    12.3

%

    6.5

%

    14.6

%

    13.7

%

    5.4

%

    11.1

%

September 30, 2014      20.5 %     9.2 %     15.2 %     18.7 %     5.4 %      13.1 %

June 30, 2014

    9.9

%

    6.7

%

    12.7

%

    10.5

%

    7.0

%

    10.1

%

March 31, 2014

    8.8

%

    5.2

%

    11.3

%

    9.7

%

    7.5

%

    8.8

%

 

 
 

 

 

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Other Income

 

Total other income decreased by $5.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. The change in total other income was primarily driven by:

 

 

A decrease in realized gain on investment securities and related hedges of $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. Our Agency IO portfolio had an increase of $5.8 million in realized losses on its derivative instruments for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. The increase in realized losses generated by the Agency IO portfolio was partially offset by the realized gain on the sale of CLOs amounting to $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

 

An increase in net unrealized gain on investment securities and related hedges of $6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 primarily related to our Agency IO portfolio. The increase in net unrealized gain activity was partially offset by the realized loss activity generated by the Agency IO portfolio as discussed above. The Agency IO portfolio strategy is structured and hedged to primarily generate net interest margin on the portfolio, such that, overtime, the unrealized and realized gain/loss activity associated with the strategy will offset each other and result in no gain or loss. During the second quarter of 2015, our Agency IO portfolio was also negatively impacted by increased prepayment levels and overall interest rate volatility.

 

 

A decrease in net unrealized gains on multi-family loans and debt held in securitization trusts of $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.

 

 

An increase in realized gains on distressed residential mortgage loans of $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 due to increased refinancing and sale activity in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to second quarter of 2014. Because each loan buyer’s diligence requirements differ, income generation from the workout or resale of these loans remains challenging to predict and is expected to be uneven from quarter to quarter.

 

 

An increase in other income of $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the following two factors: 1) an increase in income from our common and preferred equity interests in RBMI, an entity that invests in commercial real estate-related debt investments and is managed by RiverBanc, and 2) an increase in income related to our 20% membership interest in RiverBanc.

 

Comparative Expenses (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

General, Administrative and Other Expenses

 

2015

   

2014

   

$ Change

 

Salaries, benefits and directors’ compensation

  $ 1,280     $ 1,144     $ 136  

Base management and incentive fees

    4,141       3,866       275  

Expenses on distressed residential mortgage loans

    2,682       1,217       1,465  

Other

    1,036       1,350       (314

)

Total

  $ 9,139     $ 7,577     $ 1,562  

 

The increase in base management and incentive fees for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 was driven by (i) the increase in assets managed by our external managers, and (ii) the incentive compensation earned by Harvest Capital Strategies LLC (“HCS”) pursuant to our prior advisory agreement with HCS in connection with the sale of CLOs in the second quarter of 2015.

 

The increase in expenses related to distressed residential mortgage loans for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014 is due to a higher average balance of loans outstanding, thereby resulting in higher servicing costs, work-out costs and due diligence costs.

 

 
 

 

 

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Analysis of Changes in Book Value

 

The following table analyzes the changes in book value of our common stock for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (amounts in thousands, except per share):

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 
   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Per Share(1)

 

Beginning Balance

  $ 758,759       107,952     $ 7.03  

Common stock issuance, net

    11,276       1,450          

Preferred stock issuance, net

    86,862                  

Preferred stock liquidation preference

    (90,000

)

               

Balance after share issuance activity

    766,897       109,402       7.01  

Dividends declared

    (29,538

)

            (0.27

)

Net change AOCI: (2)

                       

Hedges

    99                

RMBS

    (6,361

)

            (0.06

)

CMBS

    354                

CLOs

    (6,546

)

            (0.06

)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

    21,544               0.20  

Ending Balance

  $ 746,449       109,402     $ 6.82  

 

(1)

Outstanding shares used to calculate book value per share for the ending balance is based on outstanding shares as of June 30, 2015 of 109,401,721.

(2)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

 

Conference Call

 

On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, New York Mortgage Trust's executive management is scheduled to host a conference call and audio webcast to discuss the Company’s financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. The conference call dial-in number is (877) 312-8806. The replay will be available until Thursday, August 13, 2015 and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 and entering passcode 97409415. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the Internet, on a listen-only basis, at the Company's website at http://www.nymtrust.com. Please allow extra time, prior to the call, to visit the site and download the necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast.

 

Second quarter 2015 financial and operating data can be viewed on the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 7, 2015. A copy of the Form 10-Q will be posted at the Company’s website as soon as reasonably practicable following its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

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Defined Terms

 

The following defines certain of the commonly used terms in this press release: “RMBS” refers to residential mortgage-backed securities comprised of adjustable-rate, hybrid adjustable-rate, fixed-rate, interest only and inverse interest only, and principal only securities; “Agency RMBS” refers to RMBS representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of residential mortgage loans issued or guaranteed by a federally chartered corporation, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), or an agency of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”); “Agency ARMs” refers to Agency RMBS comprised of adjustable-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate RMBS; “IOs” refers collectively to interest only and inverse interest only mortgage-backed securities that represent the right to the interest component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans; “Agency IOs” refers to an IO that represents the right to the interest component of cash flow from a pool of residential mortgage loans issued or guaranteed by a GSE, or an agency of the U.S. government; “POs” refers to mortgage-backed securities that represent the right to the principal component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans; “ARMs” refers to adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans; “residential securitized loans” refers to prime credit quality residential ARM loans held in securitization trusts; “distressed residential mortgage loans” refers to pools of performing, re-performing and to a lesser extent non-performing, fixed-rate and adjustable-rate, fully amortizing, interest-only and balloon, seasoned mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four-family properties; “CMBS” refers to commercial mortgage-backed securities comprised of commercial mortgage pass-through securities, as well as IO or PO securities that represent the right to a specific component of the cash flow from a pool of commercial mortgage loans; “multi-family CMBS” refers to CMBS backed by commercial mortgage loans on multi-family properties; “multi-family securitized loans” refers to the commercial mortgage loans included in the Consolidated K-Series; “CDO” refers to collateralized debt obligation; “CLO” refers to collateralized loan obligation; and Consolidated K-Series” refers to, as of June 30, 2015, five separate Freddie Mac- sponsored multi-family loan K-Series securitizations, or as of December 31, 2014, six separate Freddie Mac- sponsored multi-family loan K-Series securitizations, of which we, or one of our special purpose entities, or SPEs, own the first loss PO securities and certain IO securities.

 

Additional Information

 

We determined that the Consolidated K-Series were variable interest entities and that we are the primary beneficiary of the Consolidated K-Series. As a result, we are required to consolidate the Consolidated K-Series’ underlying multi-family loans including their liabilities, income and expenses in our consolidated financial statements. We have elected the fair value option on the assets and liabilities held within the Consolidated K-Series, which requires that changes in valuations in the assets and liabilities of the Consolidated K-Series be reflected in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

A reconciliation of our net capital allocated to multi-family investments to our condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2015 is set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

   

June 30, 2015

 

Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value

  $ 7,235,328  

Multi-family CDOs, at fair value

    (6,932,092

)

Net carrying value

    303,236  

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value held in securitization trusts

    40,217  

Total CMBS, at fair value

    343,453  

First mortgage loan, mezzanine loan and equity investments

    101,769  

Securitized debt

    (83,684

)

Cash and other

    2,141  

Net Capital in Multi-Family

  $ 363,679  

 

 
 

 

 

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A reconciliation of our interest income in multi-family investments to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively is set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 

Interest income, multi-family loans held in securitization trusts

  $ 62,984     $ 75,501  

Interest income, investment securities, available for sale(1)

    921       2,477  

Interest expense, multi-family collateralized obligations

    (56,992

)

    (69,110

)

Interest income, multi-family CMBS

    6,913       8,868  

Interest income, mezzanine loan and preferred equity investments(1)

    931       657  

Interest income in Multi-Family

  $ 7,844     $ 9,525  

 

(1)

Included in the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations in interest income, investment securities and other.

 

When used in this press release, in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or in other written or oral communications, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “goal,” “objective,” “will,” “may” or similar expressions, are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

 

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information currently available to it. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to the Company. If a change occurs, the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in its forward-looking statements. The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from the Company’s forward-looking statements: changes in interest rates and the market value of the Company’s securities; changes in credit spreads; the impact of the downgrade of the long-term credit ratings of the U.S., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae; market volatility; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage loans underlying the Company’s investment securities; increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on the Company’s assets; the Company’s ability to borrow to finance its assets; changes in governmental laws, regulations or policies affecting the Company’s business; the Company’s ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT for federal tax purposes; the Company’s ability to maintain its exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and risks associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business conditions and the general economy. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including the risk factors described in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements it makes. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

For Further Information

 

                      CONTACT:

AT THE COMPANY     

  Kristine R. Nario
  Chief Financial Officer
  Phone: (646) 216-2363
  Email: knario@nymtrust.com

 

 

 
 

 

 

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NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   

For the Three Months

   

For the Six Months

 
   

Ended June 30,

   

Ended June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

   

2015

   

2014

 
                                 

INTEREST INCOME:

                               

Investment securities and other

  $ 10,196     $ 14,193     $ 21,540     $ 29,157  

Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts

    62,984       75,501       129,284       150,445  

Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts

    895       1,005       2,075       1,983  

Distressed residential mortgage loans

    10,325       4,849       20,486       9,201  

Total interest income

    84,400       95,548       173,385       190,786  
                                 

INTEREST EXPENSE:

                               

Investment securities and other

    3,442       1,402       6,905       2,872  

Multi-family collateralized debt obligations

    56,992       69,110       117,087       137,857  

Residential collateralized debt obligations

    221       228       460       463  

Securitized debt

    2,974       4,459       6,101       8,961  

Subordinated debentures

    468       466       928       925  

Total interest expense

    64,097       75,665       131,481       151,078  
                                 

NET INTEREST INCOME

    20,303       19,883       41,904       39,708  
                                 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

                               

Provision for loan losses

    (112 )     (663 )     (548 )     (1,152 )

Realized (loss) gain on investment securities and related hedges, net

    (1,291 )     1,325       (167 )     3,364  

Gain on de-consolidation of multi-family loans held in securitization trust and multi-family collateralized debt obligations

    -       -       1,483       -  

Realized gain on distressed residential mortgage loans

    3,614       418       4,290       8,643  

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities and related hedges, net

    4,716       (1,291 )     (1,012 )     (3,027 )

Unrealized gain on multi-family loans and debt held in securitization trusts, net

    5,418       20,019       19,046       24,945  

Other income (including $1,712, $121, $3,588 and $263 from related parties, respectively)

    2,300       203       4,586       713  

Total other income

    14,645       20,011       27,678       33,486  
                                 

Base management and incentive fees (including $3,917, $1,129, $4,822 and $2,219 to related parties, respectively)

    4,141       3,866       11,011       7,644  

Expenses related to distressed residential mortgage loans

    2,682       1,217       4,566       2,429  

Other general and administrative expenses (including $0, $80, $0 and $80 to related parties, respectively)

    2,316       2,494       4,408       5,063  

Total general, administrative and other expenses

    9,139       7,577       19,985       15,136  
                                 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    25,809       32,317       49,597       58,058  

Income tax expense

    1,178       538       1,423       3,568  

NET INCOME

    24,631       31,779       48,174       54,490  

Preferred stock dividends

    (3,087 )     (1,453 )     (4,540 )     (2,906 )

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

  $ 21,544     $ 30,326     $ 43,634     $ 51,584  
                                 

Basic income per common share

  $ 0.20     $ 0.34     $ 0.41     $ 0.63  

Diluted income per common share

  $ 0.20     $ 0.34     $ 0.41     $ 0.63  

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

    109,252       89,686       107,380       82,137  

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

    109,252       89,686       107,380       82,137  

 

 
 

 

 

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NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 

ASSETS

 

(unaudited)

         
                 
                 

Investment securities, available for sale, at fair value (including pledged securities of $644,787 and $702,684, respectively)

  $ 735,320     $ 816,647  

Investment securities, available for sale, at fair value held in securitization trusts

    40,217       38,594  

Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts (net)

    137,440       149,614  

Distressed residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts (net)

    201,392       221,591  

Distressed residential mortgage loans

    379,148       361,106  

Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value

    7,235,328       8,365,514  

Derivative assets

    302,817       288,850  

Receivables for Securities Sold

    34,733       -  

Cash and cash equivalents

    106,461       75,598  

Receivables and other assets

    232,588       222,491  

Total Assets (1)

  $ 9,405,444     $ 10,540,005  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

               

Liabilities:

               

Financing arrangements, portfolio investments

  $ 585,492     $ 651,965  

Financing arrangements, distressed residential mortgage loans

    236,908       238,949  

Residential collateralized debt obligations

    133,258       145,542  

Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value

    6,932,092       8,048,053  

Securitized debt

    191,689       232,877  

Derivative liabilities

    4,411       1,463  

Payable for securities purchased

    302,322       283,537  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities (including $461 and $6,317 to related parties, respectively)

    62,823       74,692  

Subordinated debentures

    45,000       45,000  

Total liabilities (1)

    8,493,995       9,722,078  
                 

Commitments and Contingencies

               
                 

Stockholders' Equity:

               

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 7.75% Series B cumulative redeemable, $25 liquidation preference per share, 6,000,000 and 3,450,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 respectively, 3,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30,2015 and December 31, 2014

    72,397       72,397  

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 7.875% Series C cumulative redeemable, $25 liquidation preference per share, 4,140,000 shares authorized, 3,600,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

    86,862       -  

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 109,401,721 and 105,094,565 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

    1,094       1,051  

Additional paid-in capital

    734,118       701,871  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)income

    (563 )     10,015  

Retained earnings

    17,541       32,593  

Total stockholders' equity

    911,449       817,927  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  $ 9,405,444     $ 10,540,005  

 

 

(1) Our consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") as the Company is the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $7,663,228 and $8,847,078, respectively, and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $7,281,234 and $8,457,034, respectively.