Arbor Realty Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results and Declares Dividend of $0.40 per Share

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Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) reported strong fourth quarter results with a GAAP net income of $88.2 million or $0.49 per diluted share, down from $106.0 million in the same quarter last year. Distributable earnings rose to $114.0 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, exceeding the current dividend of $0.40 per share, indicating a 67% payout ratio. The company raised its dividend three times in 2022, reaching an annual run rate of $1.60 per share. With robust structured and agency loan originations totaling $500.5 million and $1.55 billion respectively, Arbor maintains a solid liquidity position of approximately $685 million.

Positive

• Distributable earnings of $0.60 per share exceeds the current dividend.
• Raised dividends three times in 2022 to $1.60 per share, an 8% increase.
• Strong liquidity position with ~$685 million in cash.
• Best-in-class return on equity of 18%.

Negative

• GAAP net income decreased to $88.2 million from $106.0 million YoY.
• Year-end GAAP net income declined to $284.8 million from $317.4 million YoY.
• Increase in average cost of borrowings to 5.80% from 4.49% QoQ.

Fourth Quarter Highlights:

• Diversified, annuity-based operating platform with a multifamily focus that generates strong distributable earnings and dividends in all cycles
• GAAP net income of $0.49 per diluted common share
• Distributable earnings of $0.60 per diluted common share¹, well in excess of our current dividend, representing a 67% payout ratio
• Declares cash dividend on common stock of $0.40 per share
• Strong liquidity position with ~$685 million in cash and liquidity and ~$420 million of restricted cash in replenishable CLO vehicles with a weighted average cost of 1.67% over benchmark rates²
• Structured loan originations of $500.5 million and a portfolio of $14.46 billion
• Agency loan originations of $1.55 billion and a servicing portfolio of ~$28.00 billion
• Completed our first Freddie Mac Q Series securitization totaling ~$315 million
  

Full Year Highlights:

• GAAP net income of $1.67 per diluted common share; distributable earnings of $2.23 per diluted common share¹, representing an 11% increase over last year
• Raised dividend 3 times in 2022 to an annual run rate of $1.60 per share, representing an 8% increase over the prior year
• Best-in-class return on equity of 18%
• Structured portfolio growth of 19% from loan originations of $6.15 billion
• Agency servicing portfolio growth of 4% from loan originations of $4.77 billion
• Continued success from our industry-leading securitization platform closing 4 new securitizations totaling $3.91 billion
• Raised ~$486 million of accretive growth capital through several common and preferred equity offerings
• Issued ~$438 million of debt offerings primarily to repay existing debt

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. Arbor reported net income for the quarter of $88.2 million, or $0.49 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $106.0 million, or $0.71 per diluted common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Net income for the year was $284.8 million, or $1.67 per diluted common share, compared to $317.4 million, or $2.28 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2021. Distributable earnings for the quarter was $114.0 million, or $0.60 per diluted common share, compared to $94.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Distributable earnings for the year was $405.7 million, or $2.23 per diluted common share, compared to $313.7 million, or $2.01 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2021. ¹

Agency Business

Loan Origination Platform

				Agency Loan Volume (in thousands)
				Quarter Ended						Year Ended
				December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Fannie Mae				$	1,174,827		$	629,610		$	2,919,566		$	3,389,312
Freddie Mac					295,258			350,980			1,353,001			1,016,142
Private Label					25,629			35,671			217,542			1,436,853
FHA					19,658			78,382			188,394			430,320
SFR-Fixed Rate					33,800			16,678			89,683			136,931
Total Originations				$	1,549,172		$	1,111,321		$	4,768,186		$	6,409,558
Total Loan Sales				$	1,739,069		$	1,082,136		$	5,438,623		$	6,415,169
Total Loan Commitments				$	1,523,069		$	1,464,235		$	5,146,718		$	6,347,752

For the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Agency Business generated revenues of $95.9 million, compared to $43.1 million for the third quarter of 2022. Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net on the GSE/Agency business (excluding private label and SFR) was $22.7 million for the quarter, reflecting a margin of 1.33%, compared to $13.4 million and 1.30% for the third quarter of 2022. Income from mortgage servicing rights was $17.1 million for the quarter, reflecting a rate of 1.12% as a percentage of loan commitments, compared to $17.6 million (excluding $1.8 million related to the sale of $296.9 million of bridge loans) and 1.51% for the third quarter of 2022.  

At December 31, 2022, loans held-for-sale was $354.1 million, with financing associated with these loans totaling $305.4 million.

Fee-Based Servicing Portfolio

The Company’s fee-based servicing portfolio totaled $28.00 billion at December 31, 2022 and excludes $152.7 million of private label loans originated that were not yet sold or securitized. Servicing revenue, net was $27.7 million for the quarter and consisted of servicing revenue of $43.0 million, net of amortization of mortgage servicing rights totaling $15.3 million.

		Fee-Based Servicing Portfolio ($ in thousands)
		December 31, 2022					September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
		UPB		Wtd. Avg. Fee	Wtd. Avg. Life (years)		UPB		Wtd. Avg. Fee	Wtd. Avg. Life (years)		UPB		Wtd. Avg. Fee	Wtd. Avg. Life (years)
Fannie Mae		$	19,038,124	0.502%	8.1		$	18,331,457	0.521%	8.3		$	19,127,397	0.535%	8.0
Freddie Mac			5,153,207	0.250%	9.0			4,979,612	0.260%	9.5			4,943,905	0.271%	9.3
Private Label			2,074,859	0.185%	7.6			2,075,791	0.200%	8.2			1,711,326	0.200%	8.3
FHA			1,155,893	0.149%	19.5			1,136,684	0.149%	19.8			985,063	0.154%	21.0
Bridge			301,182	0.125%	1.7			299,696	0.125%	2.3			-	-	-
SFR-Fixed Rate			274,764	0.198%	6.0			241,887	0.200%	6.2			191,698	0.200%	6.5
Total		$	27,998,029	0.411%	8.6		$	27,065,127	0.424%	8.9		$	26,959,389	0.449%	8.8

Loans sold under the Fannie Mae program contain an obligation to partially guarantee the performance of the loan (“loss-sharing obligations”) and includes $34.4 million for the fair value of the guarantee obligation undertaken at December 31, 2022. The Company recorded a $3.5 million net provision for loss sharing associated with CECL for the fourth quarter of 2022. At December 31, 2022, the Company’s total CECL allowance for loss-sharing obligations was $22.7 million, representing 0.12% of the Fannie Mae servicing portfolio.

Structured Business

Portfolio and Investment Activity

		Structured Portfolio Activity ($ in thousands)
		Quarter Ended										Year Ended
		December 31, 2022					September 30, 2022					December 31, 2022					December 31, 2021
		UPB		%			UPB		%			UPB		%			UPB		%
Bridge:
Multifamily		$	295,451	59	%		$	592,844	77	%		$	5,468,222	89	%		$	9,101,139	94	%
SFR			161,580	32	%			163,851	21	%			613,819	10	%			415,501	4	%
			457,031	91	%			756,695	98	%			6,082,041	99	%			9,516,640	98	%
Mezzanine/Preferred Equity			43,497	9	%			17,970	2	%			69,606	1	%			203,875	2	%
Total Originations		$	500,528	100	%		$	774,665	100	%		$	6,151,647	100	%		$	9,720,515	100	%
Number of Loans Originated			50					52					318					422
SFR Commitments		$	352,673				$	457,564				$	1,078,744				$	264,101
Runoff		$	1,117,806				$	911,790				$	3,818,554				$	2,516,771
		Structured Portfolio ($ in thousands)
		December 31, 2022					September 30, 2022					December 31, 2021
		UPB		%			UPB		%			UPB		%
Bridge:
Multifamily		$	12,830,999	89	%		$	13,455,073	90	%		$	10,800,896	89	%
SFR			927,373	6	%			825,771	6	%			408,245	3	%
Other			337,682	2	%			337,682	2	%			541,568	4	%
			14,096,054	98	%			14,618,526	98	%			11,750,709	97	%
Mezzanine/Preferred Equity			324,224	2	%			335,003	2	%			378,891	3	%
SFR Permanent			35,845	< 1	%			36,114	< 1	%			29,395	< 1	%
Total Portfolio		$	14,456,123	100	%		$	14,989,643	100	%		$	12,158,995	100	%

At December 31, 2022, the loan and investment portfolio’s unpaid principal balance, excluding loan loss reserves, was $14.56 billion, with a weighted average current interest pay rate of 8.17%, compared to $14.99 billion and 6.90% at September 30, 2022. Including certain fees earned and costs associated with the loan and investment portfolio, the weighted average current interest pay rate was 8.42% at December 31, 2022, compared to 7.15% at September 30, 2022.

The average balance of the Company’s loan and investment portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2022, excluding loan loss reserves, was $14.83 billion with a weighted average yield of 8.12%, compared to $15.01 billion and 6.57% for the third quarter of 2022. The increase in average yield was primarily due to increases in the benchmark index rates in the fourth quarter of 2022, as well as from back interest received upon the payoff of a non-performing loan.

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a $10.3 million provision for loan losses associated with CECL. At December 31, 2022, the Company’s total allowance for loan losses was $132.6 million. The Company had four non-performing loans with a carrying value of $7.7 million, before related loan loss reserves of $5.1 million, compared to four loans with a carrying value of $24.2 million, before related loan loss reserves of $5.1 million at September 30, 2022.

Financing Activity

The Company completed its first loan securitization vehicle through Freddie Mac’s Q Series securitization program, totaling $315.8 million of first priority multifamily mortgage loans. A series of pass-through certificates totaling $236.9 million were purchased by third-party investors, and the Company retained subordinate and interest-only classes in the issuing vehicle of $79.0 million. The facility has an initial interest rate of 2.00% over one-month SOFR, excluding certain fees and transaction costs.

The balance of debt that finances the Company’s loan and investment portfolio at December 31, 2022 was $13.28 billion with a weighted average interest rate including fees of 6.50% as compared to $13.94 billion and a rate of 5.33% at September 30, 2022. The average balance of debt that finances the Company’s loan and investment portfolio for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $13.69 billion, as compared to $13.90 billion for the third quarter of 2022. The average cost of borrowings for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 5.80%, compared to 4.49% for the third quarter of 2022. The increase in average cost was due to increases in the benchmark index rates in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Capital Markets

The Company issued $150.0 million of 8.50% senior notes due 2027 in a private placement. The Company received proceeds totaling $147.7 million, net of discount and fees from this offering. The Company used the net proceeds to repay debt and for general corporate purposes.

Dividend

The Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The dividend is payable on March 17, 2023 to common stockholders of record on March 3, 2023. The ex-dividend date is March 2, 2023.

Earnings Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available at www.arbor.com in the investor relations section of the Company’s website, or you can access the call telephonically at least ten minutes prior to the conference call. The dial-in numbers are (800) 267-6316 for domestic callers and (203) 518-9783 for international callers. Please use participant passcode ABRQ422 when prompted by the operator.

A telephonic replay of the call will be available until February 24, 2023. The replay dial-in numbers are (800) 688-7945 for domestic callers and (402) 220-1370 for international callers.

About Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR) is a nationwide real estate investment trust and direct lender, providing loan origination and servicing for multifamily, single-family rental (SFR) portfolios, and other diverse commercial real estate assets. Headquartered in New York, Arbor manages a multibillion-dollar servicing portfolio, specializing in government-sponsored enterprise products. Arbor is a leading Fannie Mae DUS® lender and Freddie Mac Optigo® Seller/Servicer, and an approved FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lender. Arbor’s product platform also includes bridge, CMBS, mezzanine and preferred equity loans. Rated by Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings, Arbor is committed to building on its reputation for service, quality, and customized solutions with an unparalleled dedication to providing our clients excellence over the entire life of a loan.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain items in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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. Arbor can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Arbor’s expectations include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions generally, and the real estate markets specifically, in particular, due to the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued ability to source new investments, changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, and other risks detailed in Arbor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and its other reports filed with the SEC. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Arbor expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Arbor’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Notes

1. During the quarterly earnings conference call, the Company may discuss non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. In addition, the Company has used non-GAAP financial measures in this press release. A supplemental schedule of non-GAAP financial measures and the comparable GAAP financial measure can be found on the last page of this release.
2. Amounts reflect approximate balances as of February 8, 2023.  

Contact:

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Paul Elenio, Chief Financial Officer 516-506-4422 pelenio@arbor.com

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income - (Unaudited)
($ in thousands—except share and per share data)
	Quarter Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Interest income	$	320,597			$	144,315			$	948,401			$	466,087
Interest expense		207,538				67,883				557,617				212,005
Net interest income		113,059				76,432				390,784				254,082
Other revenue:
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net		23,290				36,935				55,816				123,037
Mortgage servicing rights		17,059				34,542				69,346				130,230
Servicing revenue, net		27,679				23,875				92,192				74,814
Property operating income		846				185				1,877				185
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net		16,526				4,636				26,609				(2,684	)
Other income, net		(1,500	)			3,425				(17,563	)			7,566
Total other revenue		83,900				103,598				228,277				333,148
Other expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits		42,089				43,149				161,825				171,796
Selling and administrative		13,030				11,868				53,990				45,575
Property operating expenses		694				297				2,136				718
Depreciation and amortization		2,640				1,865				8,732				7,215
Provision for loss sharing (net of recoveries)		4,061				(5,096	)			1,862				(6,167	)
Provision for credit losses (net of recoveries)		11,469				(8,424	)			21,169				(21,113	)
Litigation settlement		7,350				-				7,350				-
Total other expenses		81,333				43,659				257,064				198,024
Income before extinguishment of debt, sale of real estate, income from equity affiliates, and income taxes		115,626				136,371				361,997				389,206
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(320	)			(2,004	)			(4,933	)			(3,374	)
Gain on sale of real estate		-				2,466				-				3,693
(Loss) income from equity affiliates		(4,260	)			2,472				14,247				34,567
Provision for income taxes		(4,318	)			(12,929	)			(17,484	)			(46,285	)
Net income		106,728				126,376				353,827				377,807
Preferred stock dividends		10,342				8,672				40,954				21,888
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		8,234				11,701				28,044				38,507
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	88,152			$	106,003			$	284,829			$	317,412
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.51			$	0.72			$	1.72			$	2.30
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.49			$	0.71			$	1.67			$	2.28
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		174,444,084				147,899,133				165,355,167				137,830,691
Diluted		209,743,771				166,104,325				199,112,630				156,089,595
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.40			$	0.36			$	1.54			$	1.38

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands—except share and per share data)
	December 31,			December 31,
	2022			2021
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	534,357		$	404,580
Restricted cash		713,808			486,690
Loans and investments, net (allowance for credit losses of $132,559 and $113,241)		14,254,674			11,981,048
Loans held-for-sale, net		354,070			1,093,609
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights, net		401,471			422,734
Securities held-to-maturity, net (allowance for credit losses of $3,153 and $1,753)		156,547			140,484
Investments in equity affiliates		79,130			89,676
Due from related party		77,419			84,318
Goodwill and other intangible assets		96,069			100,760
Other assets		371,440			269,946
Total assets	$	17,038,985		$	15,073,845
Liabilities and Equity:
Credit and repurchase facilities	$	3,841,814		$	4,481,579
Securitized debt		7,849,270			5,892,810
Senior unsecured notes		1,385,994			1,280,545
Convertible senior unsecured notes, net		280,356			259,385
Junior subordinated notes to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities		143,128			142,382
Due to related party		12,350			26,570
Due to borrowers		61,237			96,641
Allowance for loss-sharing obligations		57,168			56,064
Other liabilities		335,789			287,885
Total liabilities		13,967,106			12,523,861
Equity:
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding by period:		633,684			556,163
Special voting preferred shares - 16,293,589 and 16,325,095 shares
6.375% Series D - 9,200,000 shares
6.25% Series E - 5,750,000 shares
6.25% Series F - 11,342,000 and 8,050,000 shares
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized - 178,230,522
and 151,362,181 shares issued and outstanding		1,782			1,514
Additional paid-in capital		2,204,481			1,797,913
Retained earnings		97,049			62,532
Total Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders’ equity		2,936,996			2,418,122
Noncontrolling interest		134,883			131,862
Total equity		3,071,879			2,549,984
Total liabilities and equity	$	17,038,985		$	15,073,845

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statement of Income Segment Information - (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
	Quarter Ended December 31, 2022
	Structured Business				Agency Business				Other / Eliminations (1)				Consolidated
Interest income	$	305,775			$	14,822			$	-			$	320,597
Interest expense		199,968				7,570				-				207,538
Net interest income		105,807				7,252				-				113,059
Other revenue:
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net		-				23,290				-				23,290
Mortgage servicing rights		-				17,059				-				17,059
Servicing revenue		-				43,023				-				43,023
Amortization of MSRs		-				(15,344	)			-				(15,344	)
Property operating income		846				-				-				846
Gain on derivative instruments, net		-				16,526				-				16,526
Other income, net		2,012				(3,512	)			-				(1,500	)
Total other revenue		2,858				81,042				-				83,900
Other expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits		13,338				28,751				-				42,089
Selling and administrative		6,260				6,770				-				13,030
Property operating expenses		694				-				-				694
Depreciation and amortization		1,467				1,173				-				2,640
Provision for loss sharing (net of recoveries)		-				4,061				-				4,061
Provision for credit losses (net of recoveries)		10,407				1,062				-				11,469
Litigation settlement		7,350				-				-				7,350
Total other expenses		39,516				41,817				-				81,333
Income before extinguishment of debt, income from equity affiliates, and income taxes		69,149				46,477				-				115,626
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(320	)			-				-				(320	)
Loss from equity affiliates		(4,260	)			-				-				(4,260	)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		548				(4,866	)			-				(4,318	)
Net income		65,117				41,611				-				106,728
Preferred stock dividends		10,342				-				-				10,342
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		-				-				8,234				8,234
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	54,775			$	41,611			$	(8,234	)		$	88,152
(1) Includes income allocated to the noncontrolling interest holders not allocated to the two reportable segments.

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Balance Sheet Segment Information - (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
	December 31, 2022
	Structured Business			Agency Business			Consolidated
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	200,514		$	333,843		$	534,357
Restricted cash		713,615			193			713,808
Loans and investments, net		14,254,674			-			14,254,674
Loans held-for-sale, net		-			354,070			354,070
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights, net		-			401,471			401,471
Securities held-to-maturity, net		-			156,547			156,547
Investments in equity affiliates		79,130			-			79,130
Goodwill and other intangible assets		12,500			83,569			96,069
Other assets		367,837			81,022			448,859
Total assets	$	15,628,270		$	1,410,715		$	17,038,985
Liabilities:
Debt obligations	$	13,195,120		$	305,442		$	13,500,562
Allowance for loss-sharing obligations		-			57,168			57,168
Other liabilities		299,559			109,817			409,376
Total liabilities	$	13,494,679		$	472,427		$	13,967,106

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of Distributable Earnings to GAAP Net Income - (Unaudited)
($ in thousands—except share and per share data)
	Quarter Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	88,152			$	106,003			$	284,829			$	317,412
Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		8,234				11,701				28,044				38,507
Income from mortgage servicing rights		(17,059	)			(34,542	)			(69,346	)			(130,230	)
Deferred tax provision (benefit)		6,092				201				(1,741	)			10,892
Amortization and write-offs of MSRs		22,528				29,268				104,378				91,356
Depreciation and amortization		3,225				2,763				11,069				10,900
Loss on extinguishment of debt		320				2,004				4,933				3,374
Provision for credit losses, net		14,823				(21,646	)			25,077				(39,856	)
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments, net		(14,992	)			(1,053	)			3,480				432
Gain on real estate from settlement of loan		-				(2,466	)			-				(2,466	)
Stock-based compensation		2,643				1,943				14,973				9,929
Loss on redemption of preferred stock		-				-				-				3,479
Distributable earnings (1)	$	113,966			$	94,176			$	405,696			$	313,729
Diluted distributable earnings per share (1)	$	0.60			$	0.57			$	2.23			$	2.01
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1) (2)		191,273,691				166,104,325				182,224,404				156,089,595
(1) Amounts are attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders. The OP Units are redeemable for cash, or at the Company's option for shares of the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2) Beginning in the first quarter of 2022, the diluted weighted average shares outstanding were adjusted to exclude the potential shares issuable upon conversion and settlement of the Company's convertible senior notes principal balance. Excluding the effect of a potential conversion in shares until a conversion occurs is consistent with past treatment and other unrealized adjustments to distributable earnings. For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022, the diluted weighted average shares outstanding excluded 18,470,080 and 16,888,226 of these potentially issuable shares, respectively.
The Company is presenting distributable earnings because management believes it is an important supplemental measure of the Company's operating performance and is useful to investors, analysts and other parties in the evaluation of REITs and their ability to provide dividends to stockholders. Dividends are one of the principal reasons investors invest in REITs. To maintain REIT status, REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of their REIT-taxable income. The Company considers distributable earnings in determining its quarterly dividend and believes that, over time, distributable earnings is a useful indicator of the Company's dividends per share.
The Company defines distributable earnings as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders computed in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for accounting items such as depreciation and amortization (adjusted for unconsolidated joint ventures), non-cash stock-based compensation expense, income from MSRs, amortization and write-offs of MSRs, gains/losses on derivative instruments primarily associated with Private Label loans not yet sold and securitized, changes in fair value of GSE-related derivatives that temporarily flow through earnings (net of any tax impact), deferred tax provision (benefit), CECL provisions for credit losses (adjusted for realized losses as described below), amortization of the convertible senior notes conversion option (in comparative periods prior to 2022) and gains/losses on the receipt of real estate from the settlement of loans (prior to the sale of the real estate). The Company also adds back one-time charges such as acquisition costs and one-time gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt and redemption of preferred stock.
The Company reduces distributable earnings for realized losses in the period management determines that a loan is deemed nonrecoverable in whole or in part. Loans are deemed nonrecoverable upon the earlier of: (1) when the loan receivable is settled (i.e., when the loan is repaid, or in the case of foreclosure, when the underlying asset is sold); or (2) when management determines that it is nearly certain that all amounts due will not be collected. The realized loss amount is equal to the difference between the cash received, or expected to be received, and the book value of the asset.
Distributable earnings is not intended to be an indication of the Company's cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) or a measure of its liquidity, nor is it entirely indicative of funding the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. The Company's calculation of distributable earnings may be different from the calculations used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

 

FAQ

What is Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout for Q4 2022?

The dividend payout for Q4 2022 is $0.40 per share.

When will Arbor Realty Trust pay its dividend?

The dividend is payable on March 17, 2023.

What were Arbor Realty Trust's distributable earnings for Q4 2022?

Distributable earnings for Q4 2022 were $114.0 million or $0.60 per diluted share.

What was Arbor Realty Trust's net income for the fourth quarter of 2022?

Arbor reported a net income of $88.2 million for Q4 2022.

How did Arbor Realty Trust's net income change from last year?

Net income decreased from $106.0 million in Q4 2021 to $88.2 million in Q4 2022.