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SUTHERLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

 - Originated Approximately $521 Million of Loans During Fourth Quarter 2016 -

- Declared and Raised First Quarter 2017 Dividend by 5.7% to $0.37 Per Share -

New York, New York, March 14, 2017 / PRNewswire / – Sutherland Asset Management Corporation (“Sutherland” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SLD) today reported financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016.     

Fourth Quarter Highlights:

·

Net income of $26.1 million, or $0.83 per share of common stock

·

Core earnings of $11.1 million, or $0.35 per share of common stock

·

Net Book Value of $16.80 per share of common stock as of December 31, 2016 

·

Completed merger with ZAIS Financial Corp. increasing stockholders’ equity to approximately $552 million

·

Originated $143.6 million of small balance commercial (“SBC”) loans during the quarter

·

Originated $13.7 million of loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) under its Section 7(a) loan program during the quarter

·

Originated $363.6 million of residential mortgage loans during the two months ended December 2016

·

Completed securitization of $162.1 million originated SBC loans and sold $133.9 million in senior bonds at a weighted average interest rate of 3.37%

Highlight Subsequent to Quarter End

·

Completed a $75.0 million debt offering in February 2017 by issuing 7.5% Senior Secured Notes

A summary of Sutherland’s operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 is presented below. Sutherland reported U.S. GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended December 31, 2016 of $26.1 million, or $0.83 per share of common stock, and Core Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $11.1 million, or $0.35 per share of common stock.

The Company issued a full detailed presentation of its fourth quarter 2016 results, which can be viewed in the investor relations section at www.sutherlandam.com.

“With the closing of the merger, Sutherland is well-positioned to accelerate growth in the coming years and create meaningful value for our shareholders,” stated Thomas Capasse, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  “We are proud that our team successfully originated $520 million in new loans in the fourth quarter, indicative of the level of opportunity available in today’s market. Given our strong pipeline and cash flows, the Board had confidence to raise our quarterly dividend by over 5% reflecting our positive outlook for the Company as we enter 2017.”

Common Dividends

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend increase of 5.7% to $0.37 per share of common stock and operating partnership unit (“OP unit”) in its operating partnership subsidiary for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 to common shareholders and OP unit holders of record as of March 31, 2017.  The dividend is payable on April 14, 2017.  The ex-dividend date is March 29, 2017. 

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share of common stock and OP unit for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 to common stockholders and OP unit holders of record as of December 30, 2016.  The dividend was paid on January 27, 2017.  

 



 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to the results presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"), this press release includes Core Earnings which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. The Company defines Core Earnings as net income adjusted for unrealized or realized gains (losses) related to mortgage backed securities,  unrealized gains (losses) related to residential mortgage servicing rights, bargain purchase gains, losses on discontinued operations and non-recurring expenses.

The Company believes that providing investors with this non-U.S. GAAP financial information, in addition to the related U.S. GAAP measures, gives investors greater transparency into the information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. However, because Core Earnings is an incomplete measure of the Company's financial performance and involves differences from net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, it should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, the Company's net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of the Company's financial performance. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of Core Earnings may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.

The following table reconciles net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Core Earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2016: 

 

 

 

 

(In Millions)

    

 

 

Net Income

 

$

26.1

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on mortgage-backed securities

 

 

0.6

Realized (gain) loss on mortgage-backed securities

 

 

0.1

Unrealized (gain) loss on residential mortgage servicing rights

 

 

(6.9)

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

(15.2)

Merger transaction costs

 

 

2.0

Employee severance

 

 

0.1

Loss on discontinued operations

 

 

3.0

Total reconciling items

 

 

(16.3)

   Income tax adjustments

 

 

1.3

Core earnings

 

$

11.1

Webcast and Earnings Conference Call

Management will host a webcast and conference call on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 5:00 pm ET to provide a general business update and discuss the financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016.  The webcast is available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.sutherlandam.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 604-9673. 

A replay of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.sutherlandam.com.  A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live call and will be available through March 28, 2017.  To access the replay, dial (844) 512-2921.  The replay pin number is 6056621.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements; the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, but are not limited to, applicable regulatory changes; general volatility of the capital markets; changes in the Company’s investment objectives and business strategy; the availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; the availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in the interest rates or the general economy; increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on investments; changes in interest rates, interest rate spreads, the yield curve or prepayment rates; changes in prepayments of Company’s assets; the degree and nature of competition, including competition for the Company's target assets; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-


 

K filed with the SEC, and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact

Investor Relations:

Bevin Black

BBlack@waterfallam.com 

212-257-4629

 

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.sutherlandam.com.  


 

SUTHERLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Unaudited CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

    

December 31, 2016

    

December 31, 2015

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

59,566

 

$

41,569

 

Restricted cash

 

 

20,190

 

 

14,757

 

Short-term investments

 

 

319,984

 

 

249,989

 

Loans, held-for-investment (net of allowances for loan losses of $12,721  at December 31, 2016 and $12,255 at December 31, 2015)

 

 

929,529

 

 

927,218

 

Loans, held at fair value

 

 

81,592

 

 

155,134

 

Loans, held for sale, at fair value

 

 

181,797

 

 

 —

 

Mortgage backed securities, at fair value

 

 

32,391

 

 

213,504

 

Loans eligible for repurchase from Ginnie Mae

 

 

137,986

 

 

 —

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

 

3,933

 

 

8,224

 

Derivative instruments, at fair value

 

 

5,785

 

 

723

 

Servicing rights

 

 

22,478

 

 

27,250

 

Residential mortgage servicing rights, at fair value

 

 

61,376

 

 

 —

 

Intangible assets

 

 

3,636

 

 

1,000

 

Other assets

 

 

53,928

 

 

30,045

 

Assets of consolidated VIEs

 

 

691,096

 

 

649,043

 

Assets of discontinued operations held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

11,325

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,605,267

 

$

2,329,781

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facilities

 

 

326,610

 

 

175,306

 

Promissory note payable

 

 

7,378

 

 

 —

 

Securitized debt obligations of consolidated VIEs

 

 

492,942

 

 

461,522

 

Borrowings under repurchase agreements

 

 

600,852

 

 

644,137

 

Guaranteed loan financing

 

 

390,555

 

 

499,187

 

Contingent consideration

 

 

14,487

 

 

 —

 

Liabilities for loans eligible for repurchase from Ginnie Mae

 

 

137,986

 

 

 —

 

Derivative instruments, at fair value

 

 

643

 

 

1,499

 

Dividends payable

 

 

11,505

 

 

13,366

 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

 

 

70,207

 

 

47,665

 

Liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

6,886

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

2,053,165

 

$

1,849,568

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 30,549,084 and 25,739,847 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

Preferred stock, $1,000 par value, 125 shares authorized, 125 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

 

 —

 

 

125

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

513,295

 

 

447,093

 

Retained deficit

 

 

(201)

 

 

(5,899)

 

Total Sutherland Asset Management Corporation equity

 

 

513,097

 

 

441,321

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

39,005

 

 

38,892

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

552,102

 

$

480,213

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

2,605,267

 

$

2,329,781

 

 

 


 

SUTHERLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Unaudited CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended  December 31, 

 

Year Ended  December 31, 

 

(In Thousands, except share data)

    

2016

    

2016

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, held-for-investment

 

$

26,931

 

$

117,049

 

Loans, held at fair value

 

 

3,321

 

 

13,457

 

Loans, held for sale, at fair value

 

 

1,627

 

 

1,627

 

Mortgage backed securities, at fair value

 

 

862

 

 

4,890

 

Total interest income

 

 

32,741

 

 

137,023

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facilities

 

 

(3,098)

 

 

(9,495)

 

Promissory note payable

 

 

(79)

 

 

(164)

 

Securitized debt obligations of consolidated VIEs

 

 

(4,445)

 

 

(17,619)

 

Borrowings under repurchase agreements

 

 

(4,658)

 

 

(16,344)

 

Guaranteed loan financing

 

 

(3,270)

 

 

(13,971)

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

(179)

 

 

(179)

 

Total interest expense

 

 

(15,729)

 

 

(57,772)

 

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

 

 

17,012

 

 

79,251

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

(3,130)

 

 

(7,819)

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

13,882

 

 

71,432

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

5,230

 

 

10,565

 

Servicing income, net of amortization and impairment

 

 

4,238

 

 

8,658

 

Gain on bargain purchase

 

 

15,218

 

 

15,218

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

 

(10,660)

 

 

(24,665)

 

Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party

 

 

(968)

 

 

(3,668)

 

Professional fees

 

 

(4,847)

 

 

(13,420)

 

Management fees – related party

 

 

(1,968)

 

 

(7,432)

 

Loan servicing expense

 

 

(722)

 

 

(4,611)

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

(6,754)

 

 

(17,939)

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(1,233)

 

 

(37,294)

 

Net realized gain on financial instruments

 

 

12,276

 

 

15,996

 

Net unrealized gain on financial instruments

 

 

9,281

 

 

15,081

 

Net income from continued operations before income tax provisions

 

 

34,206

 

 

65,215

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(6,325)

 

 

(9,651)

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

 

27,881

 

 

55,564

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations (including loss on disposal of $2,695)

 

 

(2,962)

 

 

(3,538)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,380

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

(1,807)

 

 

(2,158)

 

Net income

 

 

26,074

 

 

53,406

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

2,020

 

 

4,237

 

Net income attributable to Sutherland Asset Management Corporation

 

$

24,054

 

$

49,169

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.89

 

$

1.93

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

(0.06)

 

$

(0.08)

 

Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

28,963,695

 

 

26,647,981

 

 

SUTHERLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Unaudited SEGMENT REPORTING

fOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

SBC

    

SBA Originations,

    

Residential

    

 

 

 

 

Loan

 

Conventional

 

Acquisitions,

 

Mortgage

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Acquisitions

 

Originations

 

and Servicing

 

Banking

 

Consolidated

 


 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, held-for-investment

 

$

16,298

 

 

205

 

 

10,428

 

 

 —

 

$

26,931

 

Loans, held at fair value

 

 

424

 

 

2,897

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,321

 

Loans, held for sale, at fair value

 

 

299

 

 

619

 

 

 —

 

 

709

 

 

1,627

 

Mortgage backed securities, at fair value

 

 

862

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

862

 

Total interest income

 

 

17,883

 

 

3,721

 

 

10,428

 

 

709

 

 

32,741

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facilities

 

 

(1,901)

 

 

(129)

 

 

(511)

 

 

(557)

 

 

(3,098)

 

Promissory note payable

 

 

(79)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(79)

 

Securitized debt obligations

 

 

(4,139)

 

 

 —

 

 

(306)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,445)

 

Borrowings under repurchase agreements

 

 

(2,817)

 

 

(1,841)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,658)

 

Guaranteed loan financing

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,270)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,270)

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

(179)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(179)

 

Total interest expense

 

 

(9,115)

 

 

(1,970)

 

 

(4,087)

 

 

(557)

 

 

(15,729)

 

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

 

 

8,768

 

 

1,751

 

 

6,341

 

 

152

 

 

17,012

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

(3,114)

 

 

(21)

 

 

5

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,130)

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

5,654

 

 

1,730

 

 

6,346

 

 

152

 

 

13,882

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

2,637

 

 

903

 

 

275

 

 

1,415

 

 

5,230

 

Servicing income

 

 

6

 

 

149

 

 

1,547

 

 

2,536

 

 

4,238

 

Gain on bargain purchase

 

 

15,218

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15,218

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

 

(242)

 

 

(2,554)

 

 

(2,286)

 

 

(5,578)

 

 

(10,660)

 

Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party

 

 

(46)

 

 

(615)

 

 

(307)

 

 

 —

 

 

(968)

 

Professional fees

 

 

(4,026)

 

 

(429)

 

 

(751)

 

 

359

 

 

(4,847)

 

Management fees – related party

 

 

(1,292)

 

 

(255)

 

 

(284)

 

 

(137)

 

 

(1,968)

 

Loan servicing expense

 

 

461

 

 

(231)

 

 

47

 

 

(999)

 

 

(722)

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

(2,608)

 

 

(1,736)

 

 

(739)

 

 

(1,671)

 

 

(6,754)

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

10,108

 

 

(4,768)

 

 

(2,498)

 

 

(4,075)

 

 

(1,233)

 

Net realized gain on financial instruments

 

 

950

 

 

1,067

 

 

1,177

 

 

9,082

 

 

12,276

 

Net unrealized gain on financial instruments

 

 

179

 

 

5,041

 

 

 —

 

 

4,061

 

 

9,281

 

Net income before income tax provisions

 

 

16,891

 

 

3,070

 

 

5,025

 

 

9,220

 

 

34,206

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

111

 

 

(901)

 

 

(1,979)

 

 

(3,556)

 

 

(6,325)

 

Net income

 

$

17,002

 

$

2,169

 

$

3,046

 

$

5,664

 

$

27,881

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,807)

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

26,074

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,020

 

Net income attributable to Sutherland Asset Management Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24,054

 

Total Assets

 

$

1,484,772

 

$

170,161

 

$

597,193

 

$

353,141

 

$

2,605,267