Starwood Property Trust Reports Results for Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
– Quarterly GAAP Earnings of $0.48 and Distributable Earnings (DE) of $0.59 per Diluted Share –
– Issued $600 Million of Senior Unsecured Sustainability Notes due 2029 –
– Sold Master Lease Portfolio for $387 Million –
– Over $1.0 Billion in Loan Repayments –
– Liquidity Increased to a Record $1.5 Billion –
– Undepreciated Book Value Per Share of $20.69 –
– Paid Dividend of $0.48 per Share –
GREENWICH, Conn., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) today announced operating results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Company's first quarter 2024 GAAP net income was $154.3 million, and Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $191.6 million. These amounts include net gains of $90.8 million and $37.4 million, respectively, on the sale of our Master Lease Portfolio.
"We continue to navigate this dynamic market landscape with our low leverage multi-cylinder business. This quarter, we monetized our Master Lease Portfolio, highlighting the success we have had in creating value from our owned property assets. Along with our infrastructure lending, residential lending, special servicing, CMBS and conduit businesses, the properties have been a strong complement to our core commercial lending business. We will continue to pursue opportunities to deploy capital into the best risk-adjusted investments across all of our business lines as opportunities arise," commented Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust.
"We have maintained our strong access to liquidity, as demonstrated by our $600 million five-year unsecured debt issuance this quarter. We were the first in our industry to issue unsecured debt in over two years with a transaction that was 7x oversubscribed from more than 150 institutional credit investors," added Jeffrey DiModica, President of Starwood Property Trust.
Supplemental Schedules
The Company has published supplemental earnings schedules on its website in order to provide additional disclosure and financial information for the benefit of the Company's stakeholders. Specifically, these materials can be found on the Company's website in the Investor Relations section under "Quarterly Results" at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
The Company will host a live webcast and conference call on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to a live broadcast, access the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. The webcast is available at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com in the Investor Relations section of the website. The Company encourages use of the webcast due to potential extended wait times to access the conference call via dial-in.
To Participate via Telephone Conference Call:
Dial in at least 15 minutes prior to start time.
Domestic: 1-877-407-9039
International: 1-201-689-8470
Conference Call Playback:
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International: 1-412-317-6671
Passcode: 13742859
The playback can be accessed through May 22, 2024.
About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has successfully deployed over $97 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $26 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release which are not historical fact may be deemed 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. Forward-looking statements are developed by combining currently available information with our beliefs and assumptions and are generally identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate" and other similar expressions. Although Starwood Property Trust, Inc. believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it 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, completion of pending investments and financings, continued ability to acquire additional investments, competition within the finance and real estate industries, availability of financing, and other risks detailed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurances that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained herein will in fact occur. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, changes to future results over time or otherwise.
Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.
Contact:
Zachary Tanenbaum
Starwood Property Trust
Phone: 203-422-7788
Email: [email protected]
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations by Segment | |||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and Residential Lending Segment | Infrastructure Lending Segment | Property Segment | Investing and Servicing Segment | Corporate | Subtotal | Securitization VIEs | Total | ||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income from loans | $ 394,472 | $ 66,398 | $ — | $ 2,622 | $ — | $ 463,492 | $ — | $ 463,492 | |||||||
Interest income from investment securities | 31,405 | 138 | — | 21,144 | — | 52,687 | (34,481) | 18,206 | |||||||
Servicing fees | 128 | — | — | 13,039 | — | 13,167 | (3,478) | 9,689 | |||||||
Rental income | 3,565 | — | 20,775 | 4,507 | — | 28,847 | — | 28,847 | |||||||
Other revenues | 983 | 392 | 127 | 748 | 604 | 2,854 | — | 2,854 | |||||||
Total revenues | 430,553 | 66,928 | 20,902 | 42,060 | 604 | 561,047 | (37,959) | 523,088 | |||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Management fees | 192 | — | — | — | 45,822 | 46,014 | — | 46,014 | |||||||
Interest expense | 236,149 | 38,973 | 13,298 | 8,317 | 59,429 | 356,166 | (210) | 355,956 | |||||||
General and administrative | 16,828 | 5,955 | 1,263 | 23,467 | 3,150 | 50,663 | — | 50,663 | |||||||
Costs of rental operations | 2,025 | — | 5,707 | 2,612 | — | 10,344 | — | 10,344 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,949 | 14 | 5,855 | 1,749 | 251 | 9,818 | — | 9,818 | |||||||
Credit loss provision, net | 34,977 | 862 | — | — | — | 35,839 | — | 35,839 | |||||||
Other expense | 730 | — | — | (56) | — | 674 | — | 674 | |||||||
Total costs and expenses | 292,850 | 45,804 | 26,123 | 36,089 | 108,652 | 509,518 | (210) | 509,308 | |||||||
Other income (loss): | |||||||||||||||
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,086 | 10,086 | |||||||
Change in fair value of servicing rights | — | — | — | (3,381) | — | (3,381) | 3,609 | 228 | |||||||
Change in fair value of investment securities, net | (6,991) | — | — | (16,458) | — | (23,449) | 24,364 | 915 | |||||||
Change in fair value of mortgage loans, net | (40,677) | — | — | 11,664 | — | (29,013) | — | (29,013) | |||||||
Income from affordable housing fund investments | — | — | 9,448 | — | — | 9,448 | — | 9,448 | |||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated entities | 7,345 | 327 | — | 313 | — | 7,985 | (310) | 7,675 | |||||||
(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net | (41) | — | 92,003 | — | — | 91,962 | — | 91,962 | |||||||
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net | 110,952 | 122 | 1,721 | 3,012 | (13,868) | 101,939 | — | 101,939 | |||||||
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net | (41,818) | (84) | 32 | — | — | (41,870) | — | (41,870) | |||||||
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 315 | (560) | (1,209) | — | — | (1,454) | — | (1,454) | |||||||
Other (loss) income, net | (2,676) | 40 | — | 6 | — | (2,630) | — | (2,630) | |||||||
Total other income (loss) | 26,409 | (155) | 101,995 | (4,844) | (13,868) | 109,537 | 37,749 | 147,286 | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 164,112 | 20,969 | 96,774 | 1,127 | (121,916) | 161,066 | — | 161,066 | |||||||
Income tax (provision) benefit | (721) | 128 | — | (613) | — | (1,206) | — | (1,206) | |||||||
Net income (loss) | 163,391 | 21,097 | 96,774 | 514 | (121,916) | 159,860 | — | 159,860 | |||||||
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | (3) | — | (6,225) | 700 | — | (5,528) | — | (5,528) | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | $ 163,388 | $ 21,097 | $ 90,549 | $ 1,214 | $ (121,916) | $ 154,332 | $ — | $ 154,332 | |||||||
Definition of Distributable Earnings
Distributable Earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, is used to compute the Company's incentive fees to its external manager and is an appropriate supplemental disclosure for a mortgage REIT. For the Company's purposes, Distributable Earnings is defined as GAAP net income (loss) excluding non-cash equity compensation expense, the incentive fee due to the Company's external manager, acquisition costs for successful acquisitions, depreciation and amortization of real estate and associated intangibles, any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income (loss) for the period and, to the extent deducted from net income (loss), distributions payable with respect to equity securities of subsidiaries issued in exchange for properties or interests therein. The amount is adjusted to exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other non-cash adjustments as determined by the Company's external manager and approved by a majority of the Company's independent directors. Refer to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 for additional information regarding Distributable Earnings.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings | |||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands except per share data) | |||||||||||
Commercial and Residential Lending Segment | Infrastructure Lending Segment | Property Segment | Investing and Servicing Segment | Corporate | Total | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | $ 163,388 | $ 21,097 | $ 90,549 | $ 1,214 | $ (121,916) | $ 154,332 | |||||
Add / (Deduct): | |||||||||||
Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units | — | — | 4,659 | — | — | 4,659 | |||||
Non-controlling interests attributable to unrealized gains/losses | — | — | (1,678) | (2,053) | — | (3,731) | |||||
Non-cash equity compensation expense | 2,200 | 456 | 86 | 1,597 | 5,707 | 10,046 | |||||
Management incentive fee | — | — | — | — | 19,083 | 19,083 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,099 | 5 | 5,939 | 1,843 | — | 9,886 | |||||
Interest income adjustment for securities | 5,581 | — | — | 10,005 | — | 15,586 | |||||
Consolidated income tax provision (benefit) associated with fair value adjustments | 721 | (128) | — | 613 | — | 1,206 | |||||
Other non-cash items | 3 | — | 274 | 38 | 9 | 324 | |||||
Reversal of GAAP unrealized and realized (gains) / losses on: | |||||||||||
Loans | 40,677 | — | — | (11,664) | — | 29,013 | |||||
Credit loss provision, net | 34,977 | 862 | — | — | — | 35,839 | |||||
Securities | 6,991 | — | — | 16,458 | — | 23,449 | |||||
Woodstar Fund investments | — | — | (9,448) | — | — | (9,448) | |||||
Derivatives | (110,952) | (122) | (1,721) | (3,012) | 13,868 | (101,939) | |||||
Foreign currency | 41,818 | 84 | (32) | — | — | 41,870 | |||||
Earnings from unconsolidated entities | (7,345) | (327) | — | (313) | — | (7,985) | |||||
Sales of properties | — | — | (92,003) | — | — | (92,003) | |||||
Recognition of Distributable realized gains / (losses) on: | |||||||||||
Loans | (2,395) | — | — | 11,642 | — | 9,247 | |||||
Realized credit loss | — | (1,546) | — | — | — | (1,546) | |||||
Securities | (8,994) | — | — | (31,982) | — | (40,976) | |||||
Woodstar Fund investments | — | — | 17,610 | — | — | 17,610 | |||||
Derivatives | 40,734 | 95 | 5,817 | 4,353 | (9,149) | 41,850 | |||||
Foreign currency | (5,601) | (15) | 32 | — | — | (5,584) | |||||
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 1,324 | (16) | — | 313 | — | 1,621 | |||||
Sales of properties | — | — | 39,150 | — | — | 39,150 | |||||
Distributable Earnings (Loss) | $ 205,226 | $ 20,445 | $ 59,234 | $ (948) | $ (92,398) | $ 191,559 | |||||
Distributable Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share | $ 0.63 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.18 | $ — | $ (0.28) | $ 0.59 | |||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet by Segment | |||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and Residential Lending Segment | Infrastructure Lending Segment | Property Segment | Investing and Servicing Segment | Corporate | Subtotal | Securitization VIEs | Total | ||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 9,602 | $ 137,049 | $ 29,103 | $ 8,340 | $ 143,269 | $ 327,363 | $ — | $ 327,363 | |||||||
Restricted cash | 11,506 | 41,394 | 1,031 | 6,862 | 64,548 | 125,341 | — | 125,341 | |||||||
Loans held-for-investment, net | 14,221,471 | 2,376,191 | — | 9,200 | — | 16,606,862 | — | 16,606,862 | |||||||
Loans held-for-sale | 2,518,600 | 47,149 | — | 123,619 | — | 2,689,368 | — | 2,689,368 | |||||||
Investment securities | 1,113,081 | 18,422 | — | 1,124,724 | — | 2,256,227 | (1,540,154) | 716,073 | |||||||
Properties, net | 434,365 | — | 551,502 | 58,698 | — | 1,044,565 | — | 1,044,565 | |||||||
Investments of consolidated affordable housing fund | — | — | 2,008,937 | — | — | 2,008,937 | — | 2,008,937 | |||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 25,371 | 53,018 | — | 33,154 | — | 111,543 | (14,616) | 96,927 | |||||||
Goodwill | — | 119,409 | — | 140,437 | — | 259,846 | — | 259,846 | |||||||
Intangible assets | 12,724 | — | 24,505 | 60,293 | — | 97,522 | (34,255) | 63,267 | |||||||
Derivative assets | 73,830 | 216 | 4,280 | 4,590 | — | 82,916 | — | 82,916 | |||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 179,147 | 11,750 | 1,484 | 1,939 | 178 | 194,498 | — | 194,498 | |||||||
Other assets | 186,807 | 5,745 | 61,505 | 17,296 | 48,500 | 319,853 | — | 319,853 | |||||||
VIE assets, at fair value | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41,633,853 | 41,633,853 | |||||||
Total Assets | $ 18,786,504 | $ 2,810,343 | $ 2,682,347 | $ 1,589,152 | $ 256,495 | $ 26,124,841 | $ 40,044,828 | $ 66,169,669 | |||||||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ 127,023 | $ 24,337 | $ 10,730 | $ 28,936 | $ 68,972 | $ 259,998 | $ — | $ 259,998 | |||||||
Related-party payable | — | — | — | — | 44,226 | 44,226 | — | 44,226 | |||||||
Dividends payable | — | — | — | — | 153,174 | 153,174 | — | 153,174 | |||||||
Derivative liabilities | 22,074 | — | — | 261 | 52,312 | 74,647 | — | 74,647 | |||||||
Secured financing agreements, net | 9,051,746 | 1,069,519 | 598,850 | 521,399 | 1,335,623 | 12,577,137 | (20,650) | 12,556,487 | |||||||
Collateralized loan obligations and single asset securitization, net | 2,406,928 | 816,939 | — | — | — | 3,223,867 | — | 3,223,867 | |||||||
Unsecured senior notes, net | — | — | — | — | 2,751,666 | 2,751,666 | — | 2,751,666 | |||||||
VIE liabilities, at fair value | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40,065,423 | 40,065,423 | |||||||
Total Liabilities | 11,607,771 | 1,910,795 | 609,580 | 550,596 | 4,405,973 | 19,084,715 | 40,044,773 | 59,129,488 | |||||||
Temporary Equity: Redeemable non-controlling interests | — | — | 415,485 | — | — | 415,485 | — | 415,485 | |||||||
Permanent Equity: | |||||||||||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity: | |||||||||||||||
Common stock | — | — | — | — | 3,234 | 3,234 | — | 3,234 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,486,260 | 705,773 | (615,052) | (663,588) | 4,972,459 | 5,885,852 | — | 5,885,852 | |||||||
Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | (138,022) | (138,022) | — | (138,022) | |||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 5,678,294 | 193,775 | 2,065,089 | 1,557,613 | (8,987,149) | 507,622 | — | 507,622 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 14,061 | — | — | — | — | 14,061 | — | 14,061 | |||||||
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity | 7,178,615 | 899,548 | 1,450,037 | 894,025 | (4,149,478) | 6,272,747 | — | 6,272,747 | |||||||
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries | 118 | — | 207,245 | 144,531 | — | 351,894 | 55 | 351,949 | |||||||
Total Permanent Equity | 7,178,733 | 899,548 | 1,657,282 | 1,038,556 | (4,149,478) | 6,624,641 | 55 | 6,624,696 | |||||||
Total Liabilities and Equity | $ 18,786,504 | $ 2,810,343 | $ 2,682,347 | $ 1,589,152 | $ 256,495 | $ 26,124,841 | $ 40,044,828 | $ 66,169,669 | |||||||
SOURCE Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
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