AGNC Investment Corp. Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results
AGNC Investment Corp. reported Q4 2020 financial results with a comprehensive income of $1.16 per share, driven by $1.37 net income per share. The tangible net book value rose 5.2% to $16.71 per share. A total of $97.9 billion in investments was held, including $65.1 billion in Agency MBS. The Company declared a dividend of $0.36 per share and repurchased 6.6 million shares for $101 million. Despite an economic return of 3.5% for the year, there were challenges due to the pandemic, but management highlighted strong risk management and portfolio performance.
- $1.16 comprehensive income per share for Q4 2020.
- 5.2% increase in tangible net book value to $16.71 per share.
- $0.36 dividends declared per share for Q4 2020.
- Repurchased 6.6 million shares for $101 million.
- 7.5% economic return on tangible common equity for Q4 2020.
- $(0.66) net loss per common share for 2020.
- 5.4% decrease in tangible net book value from $17.66 as of December 31, 2019.
- Annualized net interest spread decreased to 2.02%.
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. ("AGNC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AGNC) today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.
FOURTH QUARTER 2020 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
$1.16 comprehensive income per common share, comprised of:$1.37 net income per common share$(0.21) other comprehensive loss ("OCI") per common share on investments marked-to-market through OCI$0.75 net spread and dollar roll income per common share, excluding estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost 1- Includes
$0.32 per common share of dollar roll income associated with the Company's$33.8 billion average net long position in forward purchases and sales of Agency mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") in the "to-be-announced" ("TBA") market - Excludes
$(0.20) per common share of estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost due to change in projected constant prepayment rate ("CPR") estimates $16.71 tangible net book value per common share as of December 31, 2020- Increased
$0.83 per common share, or5.2% , from$15.88 per common share as of September 30, 2020 $0.36 dividends declared per common share for the fourth quarter7.5% economic return on tangible common equity for the quarter- Comprised of
$0.36 dividends per common share and$0.83 increase in tangible net book value per common share
OTHER FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
$97.9 billion investment portfolio as of December 31, 2020, comprised of:$65.1 billion Agency MBS$31.5 billion net TBA mortgage position$1.3 billion credit risk transfer ("CRT") and non-Agency securities- 8.5x tangible net book value "at risk" leverage as of December 31, 2020
- 8.4x average tangible net book value "at risk" leverage for the quarter
- Cash and unencumbered Agency MBS totaled approximately
$5.4 billion as of December 31, 2020 - Excludes unencumbered CRT and non-Agency securities and assets held at the Company's broker-dealer subsidiary, Bethesda Securities
27.6% portfolio CPR for the quarter17.6% average projected portfolio CPR as of December 31, 20202.02% annualized net interest spread and TBA dollar roll income for the quarter, excluding estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost- Excludes -47 bps of "catch-up" premium amortization cost due to change in projected CPR estimates
- 6.6 million shares, or
$101 million , of common stock repurchased during the quarter 2 - Represents
1.2% of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020 $15.32 per share average repurchase price, inclusive of transaction costs
2020 FULL YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
$0.47 comprehensive income per common share, comprised of:$(0.66) net loss per common share$1.13 OCI per common share$2.70 net spread and dollar roll income per common share, excluding estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost 1- Includes
$0.77 per common share of dollar roll income - Excludes
$(0.83) per common share of estimated "catch-up" amortization cost $1.56 in dividends declared per common share3.5% economic return on tangible common equity for the year, comprised of:$1.56 dividends per common share$(0.95) decrease in tangible net book value per common share, or (5.4)%, from$17.66 per common share as of December 31, 2019- (1.6)% total stock return
$1.4 billion of accretive capital transactions during the year$439 million of At-the-Market common equity offerings, net of offering costs$402 million of common share repurchases, net of repurchase costs$575 million of6.125% fixed-to-floating rate preferred equity issued in February
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- Represents a non-GAAP measure. Please refer to a reconciliation to the most applicable GAAP measure and additional information regarding the use of non-GAAP financial information later in this release.
- Includes share repurchases settling in January 2021.
MANAGEMENT REMARKS
"In the fourth quarter, AGNC maintained the positive momentum of the prior two quarters, generating a
"Although economic headwinds associated with the pandemic remain, longer-term interest rates increased modestly during the fourth quarter, and the yield curve steepened. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury ended the quarter at
"The favorable earnings environment for levered Agency MBS investments continued during the quarter, as evidenced by AGNC's strong economic returns and our
"Finally, we repurchased
TANGIBLE NET BOOK VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's tangible net book value per common share was
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's investment portfolio totaled
$96.6 billion of Agency MBS and TBA securities, including:$96.1 billion of fixed-rate securities, comprised of:$52.7 billion 30-year MBS,$24.5 billion 30-year TBA securities,$9.5 billion 15-year MBS,$7.0 billion 15-year TBA securities, and$2.5 billion 20-year MBS; and$0.5 billion of collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs"), adjustable-rate and other Agency securities; and$1.3 billion of CRT and non-Agency securities.
As of December 31, 2020, 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate Agency securities represented
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's fixed-rate securities' weighted average coupon was
3.06% for 30-year fixed-rate securities;2.16% for 15-year fixed rate securities; and2.58% for 20-year fixed-rate securities.
The Company accounts for TBA securities (or "dollar roll funded assets") as derivative instruments and recognizes dollar roll income in other gain (loss), net on the Company's financial statements. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's TBA position had a fair value of
CONSTANT PREPAYMENT RATES
The Company's investment portfolio had a weighted average CPR of
The weighted average cost basis of the Company's investment portfolio was
ASSET YIELDS, COST OF FUNDS AND NET INTEREST RATE SPREAD
The Company's average asset yield on its investment portfolio, excluding the TBA position, was
For the fourth quarter, the weighted average interest rate on the Company's Agency repurchase agreements was
The Company's annualized net interest spread, including the TBA position and interest rate swaps and excluding "catch-up" premium amortization, for the fourth quarter was
NET SPREAD AND DOLLAR ROLL INCOME
The Company recognized net spread and dollar roll income (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the fourth quarter of
A reconciliation of the Company's net interest income to net spread and dollar roll income and additional information regarding the Company's use of non-GAAP measures are included later in this release.
LEVERAGE
As of December 31, 2020,
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's Agency repurchase agreements had a weighted average interest rate of
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's Agency repurchase agreements had remaining maturities of:
$42.9 billion of three months or less;$7.3 billion from three to six months; and$2.1 billion from six to twelve months.
HEDGING ACTIVITIES
As of December 31, 2020, interest rate swaps, swaptions and U.S. Treasury positions equaled
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's interest rate swap position totaled
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had payer swaptions outstanding totaling
OTHER GAIN (LOSS), NET
For the fourth quarter, the Company recorded a net gain of
$133 million of net realized gains on sales of investment securities;$(192) million of net unrealized losses on investment securities measured at fair value through net income;$(7) million of interest rate swap periodic costs;$276 million of net gains on interest rate swaps;$(7) million of net losses on interest rate swaptions;$117 million of net gains on U.S. Treasury positions;$176 million of TBA dollar roll income;$125 million of net mark-to-market gains on TBA securities; and$(4) million of other miscellaneous losses.
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
During the fourth quarter, the Company recorded an other comprehensive loss of
COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS
During the fourth quarter, the Company declared dividends of
The Company also announced the tax characteristics of its 2020 common stock dividends. The Company's distributions of
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
During the fourth quarter, the Company repurchased 6.6 million shares, or
The Company may repurchase shares in the open market or privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to a trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends to repurchase shares of its common stock under the stock repurchase program only when the repurchase price is less than its then-current estimate of its tangible net book value per common share.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OPERATING PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
The following measures of operating performance include net spread and dollar roll income; net spread and dollar roll income, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization; economic interest income; economic interest expense; estimated taxable income; and the related per common share measures and financial metrics derived from such information, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" later in this release for further discussion of non-GAAP measures.
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. | |||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||
Assets: | |||||||||
Agency securities, at fair value (including pledged securities of | $ 64,836 | $ 66,556 | $ 75,488 | $ 70,292 | $ 98,516 | ||||
Agency securities transferred to consolidated variable interest entities, | 295 | 323 | 344 | 358 | 371 | ||||
Credit risk transfer securities, at fair value (including pledged securities | 737 | 653 | 712 | 574 | 976 | ||||
Non-Agency securities, at fair value (including pledged securities of | 546 | 512 | 599 | 552 | 579 | ||||
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value (including pledged securities of | - | - | 1,181 | 3,721 | 97 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,017 | 857 | 859 | 1,289 | 831 | ||||
Restricted cash | 1,307 | 1,557 | 1,306 | 1,978 | 451 | ||||
Derivative assets, at fair value | 391 | 130 | 140 | 664 | 190 | ||||
Receivable for investment securities sold (including pledged securities | 210 | 10 | 489 | - | - | ||||
Receivable under reverse repurchase agreements | 11,748 | 8,625 | 7,944 | 4,938 | 10,181 | ||||
Goodwill | 526 | 526 | 526 | 526 | 526 | ||||
Other assets | 204 | 219 | 265 | 245 | 364 | ||||
Total assets | $ 81,817 | $ 79,968 | $ 89,853 | $ 85,137 | $ 113,082 | ||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||
Repurchase agreements | $ 52,366 | $ 54,566 | $ 69,685 | $ 66,540 | $ 89,182 | ||||
Debt of consolidated variable interest entities, at fair value | 177 | 192 | 204 | 214 | 228 | ||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 6,157 | 5,887 | 1,468 | 3,273 | 2,554 | ||||
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 2 | 13 | 3 | 138 | 6 | ||||
Dividends payable | 90 | 90 | 92 | 113 | 104 | ||||
Obligation to return securities borrowed under reverse repurchase | 11,727 | 8,372 | 7,929 | 4,886 | 9,543 | ||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 219 | 128 | 122 | 175 | 424 | ||||
Total liabilities | 70,738 | 69,248 | 79,503 | 75,339 | 102,041 | ||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||
Preferred Stock - aggregate liquidation preference of | 1,489 | 1,489 | 1,489 | 1,489 | 932 | ||||
Common stock - | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 13,972 | 14,053 | 14,191 | 14,334 | 13,893 | ||||
Retained deficit | (5,106) | (5,661) | (6,100) | (6,592) | (3,886) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 719 | 834 | 764 | 561 | 97 | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 11,079 | 10,720 | 10,350 | 9,798 | 11,041 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 81,817 | $ 79,968 | $ 89,853 | $ 85,137 | $ 113,082 | ||||
Tangible net book value per common share 1 | $ 16.71 | $ 15.88 | $ 14.92 | $ 13.62 | $ 17.66 | ||||
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. | |||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Interest income: | |||||||||
Interest income | $ 235 | $ 364 | $ 429 | $ 491 | $ 1,519 | ||||
Interest expense | 52 | 62 | 134 | 426 | 674 | ||||
Net interest income | 183 | 302 | 295 | 65 | 845 | ||||
Other gain (loss), net: | |||||||||
Realized gain on sale of investment securities, net | 133 | 346 | 153 | 494 | 1,126 | ||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities measured at fair value through | (192) | (365) | 679 | 197 | 319 | ||||
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other securities, net | 676 | 400 | (385) | (3,154) | (2,463) | ||||
Total other gain (loss), net | 617 | 381 | 447 | (2,463) | (1,018) | ||||
Expenses: | |||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 56 | ||||
Other operating expense | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 37 | ||||
Total operating expense | 25 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 93 | ||||
Net income (loss) | 775 | 662 | 718 | (2,421) | (266) | ||||
Dividend on preferred stock | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 96 | ||||
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to common stockholders | $ 750 | $ 637 | $ 693 | $ (2,442) | $ (362) | ||||
Net income (loss) | $ 775 | $ 662 | $ 718 | $ (2,421) | $ (266) | ||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities measured at fair value through | (115) | 70 | 203 | 464 | 622 | ||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | 660 | 732 | 921 | (1,957) | 356 | ||||
Dividend on preferred stock | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 96 | ||||
Comprehensive income (loss) available (attributable) to common | $ 635 | $ 707 | $ 896 | $ (1,978) | $ 260 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic | 544.8 | 553.2 | 560.3 | 548.0 | 551.6 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | 546.4 | 554.3 | 560.8 | 548.0 | 551.6 | ||||
Net income (loss) per common share - basic | $ 1.38 | $ 1.15 | $ 1.24 | $ (4.46) | $ (0.66) | ||||
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted | $ 1.37 | $ 1.15 | $ 1.24 | $ (4.46) | $ (0.66) | ||||
Comprehensive income (loss) per common share - basic | $ 1.17 | $ 1.28 | $ 1.60 | $ (3.61) | $ 0.47 | ||||
Comprehensive income (loss) per common share - diluted | $ 1.16 | $ 1.28 | $ 1.60 | $ (3.61) | $ 0.47 | ||||
Dividends declared per common share | $ 0.36 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.48 | $ 1.56 | ||||
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. | |||||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INTEREST INCOME TO NET SPREAD AND DOLLAR ROLL INCOME (NON-GAAP MEASURE) 2 | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
GAAP net interest income: | |||||||||
Interest income | $ 235 | $ 364 | $ 429 | $ 491 | $ 1,519 | ||||
Interest expense | 52 | 62 | 134 | 426 | 674 | ||||
GAAP net interest income | 183 | 302 | 295 | 65 | 845 | ||||
TBA dollar roll income, net 3,4 | 176 | 155 | 78 | 16 | 425 | ||||
Interest rate swap periodic (cost) income, net 3,8 | (7) | (13) | (59) | 31 | (48) | ||||
Other interest and dividend income 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Adjusted net interest and dollar roll income | 352 | 444 | 315 | 114 | 1,225 | ||||
Operating expense | (25) | (21) | (24) | (23) | (93) | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income | 327 | 423 | 291 | 91 | 1,132 | ||||
Dividend on preferred stock | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 96 | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income available to common stockholders | 302 | 398 | 266 | 70 | 1,036 | ||||
Estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost due to change in CPR | 107 | 50 | 57 | 243 | 457 | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization, | $ 409 | $ 448 | $ 323 | $ 313 | $ 1,493 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic | 544.8 | 553.2 | 560.3 | 548.0 | 551.6 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | 546.4 | 554.3 | 560.8 | 549.2 | 552.7 | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income per common share - basic | $ 0.55 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.13 | $ 1.88 | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income per common share - diluted | $ 0.55 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.13 | $ 1.87 | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization, | $ 0.75 | $ 0.81 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.57 | $ 2.71 | ||||
Net spread and dollar roll income, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization, | $ 0.75 | $ 0.81 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.57 | $ 2.70 | ||||
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. | |||||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO ESTIMATED TAXABLE INCOME (NON-GAAP MEASURE) 2 | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Net income/(loss) | $ 775 | $ 662 | $ 718 | $ (2,421) | $ (266) | ||||
Book to tax differences: | |||||||||
Premium amortization, net | 44 | (11) | 22 | 237 | 292 | ||||
Realized gain/loss, net | (548) | (472) | - | 2,555 | 1,535 | ||||
Net capital loss/(utilization of net capital loss carryforward) | - | - | (426) | 32 | (394) | ||||
Unrealized (gain)/loss, net | (121) | 354 | (291) | (263) | (321) | ||||
Other | 5 | - | (2) | (8) | (5) | ||||
Total book to tax differences | (620) | (129) | (697) | 2,553 | 1,107 | ||||
Estimated REIT taxable income | 155 | 533 | 21 | 132 | 841 | ||||
Dividend on preferred stock | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 96 | ||||
Estimated REIT taxable income (loss), net of preferred stock dividend | $ 130 | $ 508 | $ (4) | $ 111 | $ 745 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic | 544.8 | 553.2 | 560.3 | 548.0 | 551.6 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | 546.4 | 554.3 | 560.3 | 549.2 | 552.7 | ||||
Estimated REIT taxable income (loss) per common share - basic | $ 0.24 | $ 0.92 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.20 | $ 1.35 | ||||
Estimated REIT taxable income (loss) per common share - diluted | $ 0.24 | $ 0.92 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.20 | $ 1.35 | ||||
Beginning cumulative non-deductible net capital loss | $ - | $ - | $ 426 | $ 394 | $ 394 | ||||
Increase (decrease) in net capital loss carryforward | - | - | (426) | 32 | (394) | ||||
Ending cumulative non-deductible net capital loss | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 426 | $ - | ||||
Ending cumulative non-deductible net capital loss per common share | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 0.75 | $ - | ||||
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. | |||||||||
NET INTEREST SPREAD COMPONENTS BY FUNDING SOURCE 2 | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Adjusted net interest and dollar roll income, excluding "catch-up" | |||||||||
Economic interest income: | |||||||||
Investment securities - GAAP interest income 12 | $ 235 | $ 364 | $ 429 | $ 491 | $ 1,519 | ||||
Estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost due to change in CPR | 107 | 50 | 57 | 243 | 457 | ||||
TBA dollar roll income - implied interest income 3,6 | 129 | 114 | 74 | 48 | 365 | ||||
Economic interest income, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization | 471 | 528 | 560 | 782 | 2,341 | ||||
Economic interest expense: | |||||||||
Repurchase agreements and other debt - GAAP interest expense | (52) | (62) | (134) | (426) | (674) | ||||
TBA dollar roll income - implied interest benefit (expense) 3,5 | 47 | 41 | 4 | (32) | 60 | ||||
Interest rate swap periodic (cost) income, net 3,8 | (7) | (13) | (59) | 31 | (48) | ||||
Economic interest expense | (12) | (34) | (189) | (427) | (662) | ||||
Other interest and dividend income 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Adjusted net interest and dollar roll income, excluding "catch-up" premium | $ 459 | $ 494 | $ 372 | $ 357 | $ 1,682 | ||||
Net interest spread, excluding "catch-up" amortization: | |||||||||
Average asset yield: | |||||||||
Investment securities - average asset yield | |||||||||
Estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost due to change in CPR | |||||||||
Investment securities average asset yield, excluding "catch-up" premium | |||||||||
TBA securities - average implied asset yield 6 | |||||||||
Average asset yield, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization 7 | |||||||||
Average total cost of funds: | |||||||||
Repurchase agreements and other debt - average funding cost | |||||||||
TBA securities - average implied funding (benefit) cost 5 | (0.54)% | (0.58)% | (0.09)% | (0.27)% | |||||
Average cost of funds, before interest rate swap periodic cost (income), net 7 | |||||||||
Interest rate swap periodic cost (income), net 10 | (0.12)% | ||||||||
Average total cost of funds 9 | |||||||||
Average net interest spread, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization | |||||||||
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. | |||||||||
KEY STATISTICS* | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
Key Balance Sheet Statistics: | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | ||||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Investment securities:12 | |||||||||
Fixed-rate Agency MBS, at fair value - as of period end | $ 64,615 | $ 66,278 | $ 75,165 | $ 69,901 | $ 98,074 | ||||
Other Agency MBS, at fair value - as of period end | $ 516 | $ 601 | $ 667 | $ 749 | $ 813 | ||||
Credit risk transfer securities, at fair value - as of period end | $ 737 | $ 653 | $ 712 | $ 574 | $ 976 | ||||
Non-Agency MBS, at fair value - as of period end | $ 546 | $ 512 | $ 599 | $ 552 | $ 579 | ||||
Total investment securities, at fair value - as of period end | $ 66,414 | $ 68,044 | $ 77,143 | $ 71,776 | $ 100,442 | ||||
Total investment securities, at cost - as of period end | $ 63,701 | $ 65,024 | $ 73,828 | $ 69,343 | $ 98,670 | ||||
Total investment securities, at par - as of period end | $ 61,270 | $ 62,449 | $ 70,878 | $ 66,735 | $ 95,561 | ||||
Average investment securities, at cost | $ 57,194 | $ 63,893 | $ 71,787 | $ 97,889 | $ 93,606 | ||||
Average investment securities, at par | $ 54,983 | $ 61,398 | $ 68,994 | $ 94,933 | $ 90,586 | ||||
TBA securities: | |||||||||
Net TBA portfolio - as of period end, at fair value | $ 31,479 | $ 29,536 | $ 20,543 | $ 21,222 | $ 7,429 | ||||
Net TBA portfolio - as of period end, at cost | $ 31,204 | $ 29,460 | $ 20,413 | $ 20,648 | $ 7,404 | ||||
Net TBA portfolio - as of period end, carrying value | $ 275 | $ 76 | $ 130 | $ 574 | $ 25 | ||||
Average net TBA portfolio, at cost | $ 33,753 | $ 27,785 | $ 15,662 | $ 7,487 | $ 7,038 | ||||
Average repurchase agreements and other debt 13 | $ 53,645 | $ 61,008 | $ 69,552 | $ 93,538 | $ 88,677 | ||||
Average stockholders' equity 14 | $ 10,918 | $ 10,527 | $ 10,262 | $ 10,735 | $ 10,594 | ||||
Tangible net book value per common share 1 | $ 16.71 | $ 15.88 | $ 14.92 | $ 13.62 | $ 17.66 | ||||
Tangible net book value "at risk" leverage - average 15 | 8.4:1 | 8.9:1 | 8.8:1 | 9.9:1 | 9.5:1 | ||||
Tangible net book value "at risk" leverage - as of period end 16 | 8.5:1 | 8.8:1 | 9.2:1 | 9.4:1 | 9.4:1 | ||||
Key Performance Statistics: | |||||||||
Investment securities: 12 | |||||||||
Average coupon | |||||||||
Average asset yield | |||||||||
Average asset yield, excluding "catch-up" premium amortization | |||||||||
Average coupon - as of period end | |||||||||
Average asset yield - as of period end | |||||||||
Average actual CPR for securities held during the period | |||||||||
Average forecasted CPR - as of period end | |||||||||
Total premium amortization cost, net | $ (266) | $ (209) | $ (223) | $ (384) | $ (84) | ||||
TBA securities: | |||||||||
Average coupon - as of period end 17 | |||||||||
Average implied asset yield 6 | |||||||||
Combined investment and TBA securities - average asset yield, excluding "catch- | |||||||||
Cost of funds: | |||||||||
Repurchase agreements - average funding cost | |||||||||
TBA securities - average implied funding cost (benefit) 5 | (0.54)% | (0.58)% | (0.09)% | ||||||
Interest rate swaps - average periodic expense (income), net 10 | (0.12)% | (0.34)% | |||||||
Average total cost of funds, inclusive of TBAs and interest rate swap periodic | |||||||||
Repurchase agreements - average funding cost as of period end | |||||||||
Interest rate swaps - average net pay/(receive) rate as of period end 18 | (0.30)% | ||||||||
Net interest spread: | |||||||||
Combined investment and TBA securities average net interest spread | |||||||||
Combined investment and TBA securities average net interest spread, excluding | |||||||||
Expenses % of average stockholders' equity - annualized | |||||||||
Economic return (loss) on tangible common equity - unannualized 19 | (20.2)% | ||||||||
*Except as noted below, average numbers for each period are weighted based on days on the Company's books and records. All percentages are annualized, unless otherwise noted.
Numbers in financial tables may not total due to rounding.
- Tangible net book value per common share excludes preferred stock liquidation preference and goodwill.
- Table includes non-GAAP financial measures and/or amounts derived from non-GAAP measures. Refer to "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" for additional discussion of non-GAAP financial measures.
- Amount reported in gain (loss) on derivatives instruments and other securities, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
- Dollar roll income represents the price differential, or "price drop," between the TBA price for current month settlement versus the TBA price for forward month settlement. Amount includes dollar roll income (loss) on long and short TBA securities. Amount excludes TBA mark-to-market adjustments.
- The implied funding cost/benefit of TBA dollar roll transactions is determined using the "price drop" (Note 4) and market based assumptions regarding the "cheapest-to-deliver" collateral that can be delivered to satisfy the TBA contract, such as the anticipated collateral's weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity and projected 1-month CPR. The average implied funding cost/benefit for all TBA transactions is weighted based on the Company's daily average TBA balance outstanding for the period.
- The average implied asset yield for TBA dollar roll transactions is extrapolated by adding the average TBA implied funding cost (Note 5) to the net dollar roll yield. The net dollar roll yield is calculated by dividing dollar roll income (Note 4) by the average net TBA balance (cost basis) outstanding for the period.
- Amount calculated on a weighted average basis based on average balances outstanding during the period and their respective asset yield/funding cost.
- Represents periodic interest rate swap settlements. Amount excludes interest rate swap termination fees and mark-to-market adjustments.
- Cost of funds excludes other supplemental hedges used to hedge a portion of the Company's interest rate risk (such as swaptions and U.S. Treasury positions) and U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements.
- Represents interest rate swap periodic cost/income measured as a percent of total mortgage funding (Agency repurchase agreements, other debt and net TBA securities).
- "Catch-up" premium amortization cost/benefit is reported in interest income on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
- Investment securities include Agency MBS, CRT and non-Agency securities. Amounts exclude TBA securities.
- Average repurchase agreements and other debt excludes U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements.
- Average stockholders' equity calculated as the average month-ended stockholders' equity during the quarter.
- Average tangible net book value "at risk" leverage during the period was calculated by dividing the sum of the daily weighted average Agency repurchase agreements, other debt and net TBA position (at cost) outstanding for the period by the sum of average stockholders' equity adjusted to exclude goodwill. Leverage excludes U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements.
- Tangible net book value "at risk" leverage as of period end was calculated by dividing the sum of the amount outstanding under Agency repurchase agreements, other debt, net TBA position (at cost) and net receivable / payable for unsettled investment securities outstanding by the sum of total stockholders' equity adjusted to exclude goodwill. Leverage excludes U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements.
- Average TBA coupon is for the long TBA position only.
- Includes forward starting swaps not yet in effect as of reported period-end.
- Economic return (loss) on tangible common equity represents the sum of the change in tangible net book value per common share and dividends declared on common stock during the period over the beginning tangible net book value per common share.
STOCKHOLDER CALL
AGNC invites stockholders, prospective stockholders and analysts to attend the AGNC stockholder call on January 26, 2021 at 8:30 am ET. Interested persons who do not plan on asking a question and have internet access are encouraged to utilize the free webcast at www.AGNC.com. Those who plan on participating in the Q&A or do not have internet available may access the call by dialing (877) 300-5922 (U.S. domestic) or (412) 902-6621 (international). Please advise the operator you are dialing in for the AGNC Investment Corp. stockholder call.
A slide presentation will accompany the call and will be available at www.AGNC.com. Select the Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation link to download and print the presentation in advance of the stockholder call.
An archived audio of the stockholder call combined with the slide presentation will be available on the AGNC website after the call on January 26, 2021. In addition, there will be a phone recording available one hour after the call on January 26, 2021 through February 9, 2021. Those who are interested in hearing the recording of the presentation, can access it by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S. domestic) or (412) 317-0088 (international), passcode 10150712.
For further information, please contact Investor Relations at (301) 968-9300 or IR@AGNC.com.
ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.
AGNC Investment Corp. is an internally-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") that invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. Government agency. For further information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management of the Company at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including, without limitation, changes in interest rates, changes in the yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, the availability and terms of financing, changes in the market value of the Company's assets, general economic conditions, market conditions, conditions in the market for Agency securities, and legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, are included in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
In addition to the results presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company's results of operations discussed in this release include certain non-GAAP financial information, including "net spread and dollar roll income," "net spread and dollar roll income, excluding 'catch-up' premium amortization," "economic interest income" and "economic interest expense" (both components of "net spread and dollar roll income"), "estimated taxable income" and the related per common share measures and certain financial metrics derived from such non-GAAP information, such as "cost of funds" and "net interest spread."
"Net spread and dollar roll income" is measured as (i) net interest income (GAAP measure) adjusted to include TBA dollar roll income, interest rate swap periodic income/cost and other interest and dividend income (referred to as "adjusted net interest and dollar roll income") less (ii) total operating expense (GAAP measure). "Net spread and dollar roll income, excluding 'catch-up' premium amortization," further excludes retrospective "catch-up" adjustments to premium amortization cost due to changes in projected CPR estimates.
By providing users of the Company's financial information with such measures in addition to the related GAAP measures, the Company believes users will have greater transparency into the information used by the Company's management in its financial and operational decision-making. The Company also believes that it is important for users of its financial information to consider information related to the Company's current financial performance without the effects of certain transactions that are not necessarily indicative of its current investment portfolio performance and operations.
Specifically, in the case of "adjusted net interest and dollar roll income," the Company believes the inclusion of TBA dollar roll income is meaningful as TBAs, which are accounted for under GAAP as derivative instruments with gains and losses recognized in other gain (loss) in the Company's statement of operations, are economically equivalent to holding and financing generic Agency MBS using short-term repurchase agreements. Similarly, the Company believes that the inclusion of periodic interest rate swap settlements in such measure, which are recognized under GAAP in other gain (loss), is meaningful as interest rate swaps are the primary instrument the Company uses to economically hedge against fluctuations in the Company's borrowing costs and inclusion of periodic interest rate swap settlements is more indicative of the Company's total cost of funds than interest expense alone. In the case of "net spread and dollar roll income, excluding 'catch-up' premium amortization," the Company believes the exclusion of "catch-up" adjustments to premium amortization cost is meaningful as it excludes the cumulative effect from prior reporting periods due to current changes in future prepayment expectations and, therefore, exclusion of such "catch-up" cost or benefit is more indicative of the current earnings potential of the Company's investment portfolio. In the case of estimated taxable income, the Company believes it is meaningful information as it is directly related to the amount of dividends the Company is required to distribute in order to maintain its REIT qualification status.
However, because such measures are incomplete measures of the Company's financial performance and involve differences from results computed in accordance with GAAP, they should be considered as supplementary to, and not as a substitute for, results computed in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of such non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, estimated taxable income can include certain information that is subject to potential adjustments up to the time of filing the Company's income tax returns, which occurs after the end of its fiscal year.
A reconciliation of GAAP net interest income to non-GAAP "net spread and dollar roll income, excluding 'catch-up' premium amortization" and a reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP "estimated taxable income" is included in this release.
CONTACT:
Investors - (301) 968-9300
Media - (301) 968-9303
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