Attached files

file filename
8-K - ORC FORM 8-K 2016-11-09 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc.orc8k20161109.htm
EXHIBIT 99.1
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
NOVEMBER 2016 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
OCTOBER 31, 2016 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

November 2016 Monthly Dividend of $0.14 Per Share
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of October 31, 2016

Vero Beach, Fla., November 9, 2016 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of November 2016. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid December 9, 2016, to holders of record on November 30, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of November 28, 2016.

The Company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its stockholders. In order to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), the Company must distribute annually to its stockholders an amount at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain. The Company will be subject to income tax on taxable income that is not distributed and to an excise tax to the extent that a certain percentage of its taxable income is not distributed by specified dates. The Company has not established a minimum distribution payment level and is not assured of its ability to make distributions to stockholders in the future.

As of November 9, 2016, the Company had 26,425,291 shares outstanding, including shares sold through the Company's at the market program through that date that have not yet settled. At September 30, 2016, the Company had 26,252,193 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of October 31, 2016 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change. The information contained herein is an intra-quarter update created by the Company based upon information that the Company believes is accurate:

RMBS Valuation Characteristics
RMBS Assets by Agency
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test Results
Repurchase Agreement Exposure by Counterparty
RMBS Risk Measures

About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests in Agency RMBS that are either traditional pass-through Agency RMBS or structured Agency RMBS. Orchid Island Capital, Inc. has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company's distributions and the expected funding of purchased assets and anticipated borrowings. These forward-looking statements are based upon Orchid Island Capital, Inc.'s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.



RMBS Valuation Characteristics
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
                     
Percentage
   
Weighted
   
Realized
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
of
   
Average
   
Oct 2016 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value(1)
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Nov)
 
As of October 31, 2016
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,946
   
$
2,068
     
106.26
     
0.09
%
   
3.50
%
   
0.67
%
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
   
45,795
     
47,607
     
103.96
     
2.00
%
   
2.55
%
   
16.85
%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
45,795
     
47,607
     
103.96
     
2.00
%
   
2.55
%
   
16.85
%
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
87,705
     
93,174
     
106.24
     
3.91
%
   
3.28
%
   
11.74
%
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
414,418
     
453,529
     
109.44
     
19.05
%
   
4.00
%
   
9.18
%
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
1,499,390
     
1,655,562
     
110.42
     
69.55
%
   
4.32
%
   
9.44
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,001,513
     
2,202,265
     
110.03
     
92.51
%
   
4.21
%
   
9.49
%
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
2,049,254
     
2,251,940
     
109.89
     
94.60
%
   
4.17
%
   
9.64
%
Interest-Only Securities
   
533,737
     
52,188
     
9.78
     
2.19
%
   
3.55
%
   
17.96
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
356,097
     
76,342
     
21.44
     
3.21
%
   
5.62
%
   
15.56
%
Structured RMBS
   
889,834
     
128,530
     
14.44
     
5.40
%
   
4.78
%
   
17.08
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
2,939,088
   
$
2,380,470
             
100.00
%
   
4.21
%
   
11.81
%

RMBS Assets by Agency
           
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test
 
($ in thousands)
           
($ in thousands)
           
         
Percentage
           
Percentage
 
   
Fair
   
of
     
Fair
   
of
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
As of October 31, 2016
           
As of October 31, 2016
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
1,841,313
     
77.4
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
1,961,445
     
82.4
%
Freddie Mac
   
530,750
     
22.2
%
Non Whole Pool Assets
   
419,025
     
17.6
%
Ginnie Mae
   
8,407
     
0.4
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
2,380,470
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
2,380,470
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $10.5 million purchased in October 2016 which settle in November 2016, and exclude assets with a fair value of $118.6 million sold in October 2016 which settle in November 2016.


Borrowings By Counterparty
                       
($ in thousands)
                       
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of October 31, 2016
 
Borrowings(1)
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
$
277,985
     
12.1
%
   
10
 
1/5/2017
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
   
203,824
     
8.9
%
   
16
 
11/30/2016
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
   
202,219
     
8.8
%
   
14
 
11/14/2016
South Street Securities, LLC
   
183,022
     
8.0
%
   
5
 
11/21/2016
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
   
175,600
     
7.7
%
   
26
 
12/16/2016
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
   
167,788
     
7.3
%
   
36
 
1/23/2017
Goldman, Sachs & Co
   
157,562
     
6.9
%
   
14
 
11/21/2016
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   
150,474
     
6.6
%
   
10
 
11/10/2016
ICBC Financial Services LLC
   
140,773
     
6.1
%
   
42
 
12/30/2016
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
   
112,192
     
4.9
%
   
11
 
11/14/2016
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
   
105,748
     
4.6
%
   
41
 
1/9/2017
Natixis, New York Branch
   
95,964
     
4.2
%
   
10
 
11/21/2016
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
   
88,244
     
3.8
%
   
19
 
11/25/2016
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
   
67,649
     
3.0
%
   
41
 
12/12/2016
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
   
55,770
     
2.4
%
   
7
 
11/7/2016
FHLB-Cincinnati
   
53,866
     
2.3
%
   
1
 
11/1/2016
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
   
50,284
     
2.2
%
   
28
 
11/28/2016
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc
   
4,024
     
0.2
%
   
10
 
11/10/2016
Total Borrowings
 
$
2,292,988
     
100.0
%
   
19
 
1/23/2017

(1)
In October 2016, the Company purchased assets with a fair value of approximately $10.5 million which settle in November 2016 that are expected to be funded by repurchase agreements.  These anticipated borrowings are not included in the table above. In October 2016, the Company also sold assets with a fair value of approximately $118.6 million which settle in November 2016. The table above includes repurchase agreement borrowings of approximately $112.2 million which are collateralized by these sold securities.


RMBS Risk Measures
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
Mortgage Assets
                                   
         
Weighted
                         
         
Average
   
Weighted
   
Weighted
   
Modeled
   
Modeled
 
         
Months
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Interest
 
         
To Next
   
Lifetime
   
Periodic
   
Rate
   
Rate
 
   
Fair
   
Coupon Reset
   
Cap
   
Cap Per Year
   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
Asset Category
 
Value
   
(if applicable)
   
(if applicable)
   
(if applicable)
   
(-50 BPS)(1)
   
(+50 BPS)(1)
 
As of October 31, 2016
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
2,068
     
7
     
10.05
%
   
2.00
%
 
$
12
   
$
(12
)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
47,607
     
75
     
7.55
%
   
2.00
%
   
566
     
(745
)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,202,265
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
32,649
     
(45,480
)
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
2,251,940
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
33,227
     
(46,237
)
Interest-Only Securities
   
52,188
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
(7,660
)
   
6,081
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
76,342
     
1
     
6.15
%
   
n/
a
   
2,513
     
(4,295
)
Structured RMBS
   
128,530
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
(5,147
)
   
1,786
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
2,380,470
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
 
$
28,080
   
$
(44,451
)
                                                 
Funding Hedges
                                               
                                   
Modeled
   
Modeled
 
                                   
Interest
   
Interest
 
                   
Average
   
Hedge
   
Rate
   
Rate
 
                   
Notional
   
Period
   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
                   
Balance(2)
   
End Date
   
(-50 BPS)(1)
   
(+50 BPS)(1)
 
Eurodollar Futures Contracts - Short Positions
   
$
453,846
   
Dec-2019
   
$
(4,478
)
 
$
7,375
 
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
     
185,000
   
Dec-2026
     
(7,424
)
   
7,378
 
Payer Swaps
                   
600,000
   
Feb-2020
     
(9,715
)
   
9,715
 
TBA Short Positions
                   
135,000
   
Nov-2016
     
(1,490
)
   
2,682
 
Grand Total
                                 
$
4,973
   
$
(17,301
)

(1)
Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant LIBOR option-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
(2)
Treasury futures contracts were valued at a price of $129.63 at October 31, 2016. The nominal value of the short position was $239.8 million.


Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley
3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
Telephone: (772) 231-1400