Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE MKT: ORM) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

First Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

• Net income attributable to common stockholders of $4,734,262, or $0.46 per diluted common share
• Book value attributable to common stockholders of $19.41 per common share at March 31, 2016 as compared to $19.03 per common share at December 31, 2015
• Declared quarterly dividends of $0.08 per share of common stock
• FFO of $190,016, or $0.02 per diluted common share and AFFO of $405,243 or $0.04 (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures)

First Quarter 2016 Operational Highlights

• Originated six new loans in the quarter totaling $35,150,000 (note amount) and received full or partial payoffs on ten loans totaling $17,999,000
• Average balance of performing loans for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 increased by approximately 113%
• Sold two real estate properties for net proceeds of $6,479,000 resulting in gain on sales of real estate totaling $4,839,000
• In March 2016, the Company signed an amendment and restatement of its secured revolving line of credit facility with California Bank & Trust and First Bank to extend the maturity date to March 2018 and to increase the maximum potential borrowings from $30,000,000 to $50,000,000 (with future potential increases up to $75,000,000 subject to lender approval)
• In March 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell all of the TOTB Miami property for $82,000,000 subject to certain potential adjustments. The closing of the sale is subject to a number of conditions described in the purchase agreement between the buyer and the TOTB entities, including among others completion of satisfactory due diligence by the buyer.  Accordingly, there is no guarantee that the closing will occur. The book value of the TOTB properties was approximately $54,526,000 as of March 31, 2016.

"The first quarter's results were significantly affected by the gains generated from the sales of real estate assets," said Bryan Draper, the Company's CEO. "We continue to see significant value in our real estate portfolio and will proceed with the orderly sale of these assets.  We are pleased to have put into contract our Miami properties held within TOTB Miami, LLC as they represent a substantial portion of our portfolio and will produce considerable gains and cash if and when a closing occurs.  We expect further sales activity this year. Loan production in the quarter remained strong, and we are seeing consistent lending opportunities in our markets.  We are pleased to have increased the borrowing capacity of our credit line and, along with liquidity provided from such real estate transactions we complete, we expect to further expand our loan portfolio in the balance of the year."

Summary of First Quarter 2016 Financial Results
The Company reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $4,734,262, or $0.46 per basic and diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 as compared to a net income of $1,151,720, or $0.11 per basic and diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily a result of the following:

• An increase in gain on sale real estate of $4,633,000 due to the sale of two properties during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
• A decrease in impairment losses on real estate properties of $1,109,000 due to an impairment loss recorded on the unimproved residential and commercial land located in Gypsum, Colorado during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 due to a decrease in the listing price and a reduction in the fair market value estimated by management. No impairment losses were recorded during 2016.
• A decrease in rental and other expenses on real estate properties of $400,000 and a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense of $259,000 due to the sale of four operating properties during 2015 and one in the beginning of 2016.

These items that increased net income attributable to common stockholders in the first quarter of 2016 were partially offset by the following:

• A decrease in interest income on loans secured by trust deeds of $781,000 due to the accretion of the remaining $512,000 discount on an impaired loan and past due and deferred interest collected on impaired loans totaling approximately $855,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in interest income on performing loans as the average balance of performing loans between the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and the quarter ended March 31, 2016 increased approximately 113%. Although there was a decrease in interest income on loans between the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, there was an increase in interest income of approximately $463,000 or 29% between the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 due to an increase in performing loans in our portfolio.
• A decrease in rental and other income from real estate of $1,403,000 due primarily to the sale of four operating properties during 2015 and one in the beginning of 2016.
• An increase in management and service fees of $337,000 due to an increase in the average balance of loans in the Company's portfolio of 68% between the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.

We believe, from period to period in the near term, there could be fluctuations in earnings and net income resulting from the lag time between the sale of our real estate assets and deployment of the proceeds into new loan investments.

Quarter End Loan Portfolio Summary
The following tables set forth certain information regarding the Company's loan portfolio at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

The types of property securing the Company's commercial real estate loans are as follows:

Loans by geographic location:

Quarter End Real Estate Property Portfolio

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the Company's real estate portfolio at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Real Estate Held for Sale:

Real Estate Held for Investment:

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations

We utilize supplemental non-GAAP measures of operating performance, including funds from operations ("FFO"), an industry-wide standard measure of REIT operating performance, and adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO"). We believe FFO and AFFO provide investors with additional information concerning our operating performance and a basis to compare our performance with those of other REITs. We determine FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"), as net income attributable to common stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding real estate-related depreciation and amortization, impairment losses on depreciable real estate, gains or losses on the sales of depreciable real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated ventures.

We calculate AFFO by adding or subtracting from FFO the impact of non-cash accounting items, as well as gains/losses on sales of other real estate. We adjust for these items to analyze our ability to produce cash flow from on-going operations, which we use to pay dividends to our shareholders. Non-cash adjustments to FFO include the following: provisions for (reversals of) loan losses; amortization of deferred financing costs; depreciation of other assets; impairment of other real estate; accretion of loan discount; gain on foreclosure of loans; and straight-line rental adjustments.

Our calculations of FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other REITs. These non‐GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income as a measure of our operating performance or to cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of liquidity, nor are they indicative of cash flows from operating and financial activities.

We urge investors to carefully review the GAAP financial information included as part of the Annual Report, as well as in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and quarterly earnings releases.

The following table reconciles FFO and AFFO to the comparable GAAP financial measures:

Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. 

To participate in the call, please dial (877) 407-0784 (United States) or (201) 689-8560 (International) and request the Owens Realty Mortgage call. A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Company's website at www.owensmortgage.com.  Please allow 10 minutes prior to the call to visit this site to download and install any necessary audio software.

An archive of the webcast will be available approximately one hour after completion of the live event and will be accessible on the Company's website at www.owensmortgage.com for 30 days.  A dial-in replay of the call will also be available to those interested until June 10^th.  To access the replay, dial (877) 870-5176 (United States) or (858) 384-5517 (International) and enter code: 13592599.

About Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a specialty finance mortgage company organized to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that focuses on the origination, investment, and management of small balance and middle-market commercial real estate loans. We provide customized, short-term acquisition and transition capital to commercial real estate investors that require speed and flexibility. Our primary objective is to provide investors with attractive current income and long-term shareholder value. Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, and is externally managed and advised by Owens Financial Group, Inc.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.owensmortgage.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements about Owens Realty Mortgage Inc.'s plans, strategies, prospects, and anticipated events, including the maximum borrowings available under its credit facilities, anticipated construction progress and completion, potential leasing activities, and repositioning and possible sale of real estate assets, are based on current information, estimates, and projections; they are subject to, risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "target," "assume," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believe," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company or matters attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

Selected Financial Data:

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