Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Post Quarter-End Update
“Our third quarter results are highlighted by multiple nonaccrual loan resolutions, produced by our active portfolio management strategy, and accretive share buybacks,” said Jack Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Granite Point. “This forward momentum has continued with over
Third Quarter 2024 Activity
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Recognized GAAP Net (Loss)(1) of
, or$(34.6) million per basic share, inclusive of a$(0.69) , or$(27.9) million per basic share, provision for credit losses.$(0.55) -
Distributable (Loss)(2) of
, or$(38.0) million per basic share, inclusive of loan write-offs of$(0.75) , or$(44.6) million per basic share and recoveries of$(0.88) , or$8.8 million per basic share. Distributable (Loss)(2) excluding write-offs and recoveries of$0.17 , or$(2.2) million per basic share.$(0.04) -
Book value per common share was
as of September 30, 2024, inclusive of$9.25 per common share of total CECL reserve.$(5.18) -
Declared and paid a cash dividend of
per common share and a cash dividend of$0.05 per share of its Series A preferred stock.$0.43 75 -
Funded
in prior loan commitments and upsizes.$9.8 million -
Realized
of total UPB in loan repayments, paydowns, amortization, and resolutions.$284.7 million -
Resolved a
loan secured by a multifamily property located in$33.3 million Chicago, IL , realizing a loss of approximately .$(3.3) million -
Resolved a
loan secured by a mixed-use multifamily, event space and office property located in$51.0 million Pittsburgh, PA through a loan modification. The resulting mezzanine note was deemed uncollectible and written-off.$19.0 million -
Resolved a
loan secured by a mixed-use office and retail property located in$37.1 million Los Angeles, CA , realizing a loss of approximately .$(22.3) million
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Resolved a
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Carried at quarter-end a
97% floating rate loan portfolio with in total loan commitments comprised of over$2.5 billion 99% senior loans. As of September 30, 2024, portfolio weighted average stabilized LTV at origination was63.9% (3) and a stated and realized loan portfolio yield(4) of9.1% and7.0% , respectively. - Weighted average loan portfolio risk rating was 3.1 at September 30, 2024.
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Total CECL reserve at quarter-end was
, or$259.0 million 10.5% of total loan portfolio commitments. -
Held two unlevered REO(5) properties with an aggregate carrying value of
, as of September 30, 2024.$53.6 million -
Repurchased 0.7 million shares of its common stock at an average price of
per share for a total of$2.73 , resulting in book value accretion of approximately$2.0 million per share.$0.10 -
Ended the quarter with
in unrestricted cash and a total leverage ratio(6) of 2.2x, with no corporate debt maturities remaining.$113 million
Post Quarter-End Update
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In October, the Company resolved a
loan secured by an office property located in$32.9 million Fort Lee, NJ . As of September 30, 2024, the loan had a risk-rating of “5” and was on nonaccrual status. As a result of this transaction, the Company expects to realize a write-off of approximately , which had been reserved for through a previously recorded allowance for credit losses.$(16.6) million -
Over the next few months, the Company anticipates resolving five additional nonaccrual loans totaling over
in principal balance.$250 million -
So far in Q4 2024, funded about
on existing loan commitments.$4 million -
As of November 5, 2024, carried approximately
in unrestricted cash.$94 million
(1) |
Represents Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Stockholders. |
(2) |
Please see page 5 for Distributable (Loss) Earnings and Distributable (Loss) Earnings before realized losses definition and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information. |
(3) |
Stabilized loan-to-value ratio (LTV) is calculated as the fully funded loan amount (plus any financing that is pari passu with or senior to such loan), including all contractually provided for future fundings, divided by the as stabilized value (as determined in conformance with USPAP) set forth in the original appraisal. As stabilized value may be based on certain assumptions, such as future construction completion, projected re-tenanting, payment of tenant improvement or leasing commissions allowances or free or abated rent periods, or increased tenant occupancy. |
(4) |
Yield includes net origination fees and exit fees, but does not include future fundings, and is expressed as a monthly equivalent yield. Portfolio yield includes nonaccrual loans. |
(5) |
REO represents "Real Estate Owned". |
(6) |
Borrowings outstanding on repurchase facilities, secured credit facility and CLO’s, less cash, divided by total stockholders’ equity. |
Conference Call
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. will host a conference call on November 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss third quarter 2024 financial results and related information. To participate in the teleconference, please call toll-free (877) 407-8031, (or (201) 689-8031 for international callers), approximately 10 minutes prior to the above start time, and ask to be joined into the Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. call. You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.gpmtreit.com, in the Investor section under the News & Events link. For those unable to attend, a telephone playback will be available beginning November 7, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET through November 21, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. ET. The playback can be accessed by calling (877) 660-6853 (or (201) 612-7415 for international callers) and providing the Access Code 13749367. The call will also be archived on the Company’s website in the Investor section under the News & Events link.
About Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. is a
Forward-Looking Statements
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These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, under the caption “Risk Factors,” and any subsequent Form 10-Q or other filings made with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute, or form a part of, an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with
Additional Information
Stockholders of Granite Point and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the Company at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov or by directing requests to: Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., 3 Bryant Park, 24th Floor,
GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC. CONDENSED AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share data) |
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June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
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ASSETS |
(unaudited) |
|
|
||||
Loans held-for-investment |
$ |
2,340,332 |
|
|
$ |
2,718,486 |
|
Allowance for credit losses |
|
(256,770 |
) |
|
|
(134,661 |
) |
Loans held-for-investment, net |
|
2,083,562 |
|
|
|
2,583,825 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
113,461 |
|
|
|
188,370 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
11,243 |
|
|
|
10,846 |
|
Real estate owned, net |
|
42,736 |
|
|
|
16,939 |
|
Accrued interest receivable |
|
9,168 |
|
|
|
12,380 |
|
Other assets |
|
41,214 |
|
|
|
34,572 |
|
Total Assets |
$ |
2,301,384 |
|
|
$ |
2,846,932 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
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Liabilities |
|
|
|
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Repurchase facilities |
$ |
705,590 |
|
|
$ |
875,442 |
|
Securitized debt obligations |
|
816,103 |
|
|
|
991,698 |
|
Secured credit facility |
|
85,192 |
|
|
|
84,000 |
|
Dividends payable |
|
6,296 |
|
|
|
14,136 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
20,291 |
|
|
|
22,633 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
1,633,472 |
|
|
|
1,987,909 |
|
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
||||
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Common stock, par value |
|
500 |
|
|
|
506 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
1,199,432 |
|
|
|
1,198,048 |
|
Cumulative earnings |
|
(100,720 |
) |
|
|
67,495 |
|
Cumulative distributions to stockholders |
|
(431,507 |
) |
|
|
(407,233 |
) |
Total Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. Stockholders’ Equity |
|
667,787 |
|
|
|
858,898 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
125 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
Total Equity |
|
667,912 |
|
|
|
859,023 |
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
$ |
2,301,384 |
|
|
$ |
2,846,932 |
|
GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC. CONDENSED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (in thousands, except share data) (unaudited) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
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|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
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Interest Income: |
|
|
|
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Loans held-for-investment |
$ |
43,031 |
|
|
$ |
63,848 |
|
|
$ |
141,878 |
|
|
$ |
195,356 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
1,266 |
|
|
|
2,839 |
|
|
|
4,953 |
|
|
|
6,876 |
|
Total interest income |
|
44,297 |
|
|
|
66,687 |
|
|
|
146,831 |
|
|
|
202,232 |
|
Interest expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Repurchase facilities |
|
17,365 |
|
|
|
21,986 |
|
|
|
57,424 |
|
|
|
64,630 |
|
Secured credit facility |
|
2,753 |
|
|
|
3,178 |
|
|
|
8,156 |
|
|
|
9,182 |
|
Securitized debt obligations |
|
16,521 |
|
|
|
18,414 |
|
|
|
52,939 |
|
|
|
54,353 |
|
Convertible senior notes |
|
— |
|
|
|
2,332 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,975 |
|
Asset-specific financings |
|
— |
|
|
|
862 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,424 |
|
Total interest expense |
|
36,639 |
|
|
|
46,772 |
|
|
|
118,519 |
|
|
|
137,564 |
|
Net interest income |
|
7,658 |
|
|
|
19,915 |
|
|
|
28,312 |
|
|
|
64,668 |
|
Other income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Revenue from real estate owned operations |
|
3,792 |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
6,045 |
|
|
|
1,518 |
|
Provision for credit losses |
|
(27,911 |
) |
|
|
(31,008 |
) |
|
|
(164,219 |
) |
|
|
(83,236 |
) |
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
238 |
|
Fee income |
|
— |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
81 |
|
Total other (loss) |
|
(24,119 |
) |
|
|
(29,871 |
) |
|
|
(158,960 |
) |
|
|
(81,399 |
) |
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Compensation and benefits |
|
5,375 |
|
|
|
5,044 |
|
|
|
16,083 |
|
|
|
17,165 |
|
Servicing expenses |
|
1,197 |
|
|
|
1,331 |
|
|
|
3,971 |
|
|
|
4,029 |
|
Expenses from real estate owned operations |
|
4,827 |
|
|
|
2,233 |
|
|
|
8,822 |
|
|
|
3,897 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
3,166 |
|
|
|
2,358 |
|
|
|
8,695 |
|
|
|
7,809 |
|
Total expenses |
|
14,565 |
|
|
|
10,966 |
|
|
|
37,571 |
|
|
|
32,900 |
|
(Loss) income before income taxes |
|
(31,026 |
) |
|
|
(20,922 |
) |
|
|
(168,219 |
) |
|
|
(49,631 |
) |
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
94 |
|
Net (loss) income |
|
(31,024 |
) |
|
|
(20,937 |
) |
|
|
(168,215 |
) |
|
|
(49,725 |
) |
Dividends on preferred stock |
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
10,800 |
|
|
|
10,850 |
|
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(34,624 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,537 |
) |
|
$ |
(179,015 |
) |
|
$ |
(60,575 |
) |
Basic (loss) earnings per weighted average common share |
$ |
(0.69 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.48 |
) |
|
$ |
(3.53 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.17 |
) |
Diluted (loss) earnings per weighted average common share |
$ |
(0.69 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.48 |
) |
|
$ |
(3.53 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.17 |
) |
Dividends declared per common share |
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
50,526,492 |
|
|
|
51,577,143 |
|
|
|
50,736,066 |
|
|
|
51,805,265 |
|
Diluted |
|
50,526,492 |
|
|
|
51,577,143 |
|
|
|
50,736,066 |
|
|
|
51,805,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(34,624 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,537 |
) |
|
$ |
(179,015 |
) |
|
$ |
(60,575 |
) |
GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (dollars in thousands, except share data) (unaudited) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
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|
June 30, |
||
|
2024 |
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Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Distributable (Loss)(1): |
|
||
GAAP Net (Loss) income attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(34,624 |
) |
Adjustments: |
|
||
Provision for credit losses |
|
27,911 |
|
Depreciation and amortization on real estate owned |
|
1,945 |
|
Non-cash equity compensation |
|
2,534 |
|
Distributable (Loss) Earnings before realized losses and recoveries |
$ |
(2,234 |
) |
Realized losses on write-offs, loan sales and REO conversions |
|
(44,580 |
) |
Recoveries of previous write-offs |
$ |
8,819 |
|
Distributable (Loss) Earnings |
$ |
(37,995 |
) |
Distributable (Loss) Earnings per basic share of common stock |
$ |
(0.75 |
) |
Distributable (Loss) Earnings per diluted share of common stock |
$ |
(0.75 |
) |
Distributable (Loss) Earnings before realized losses per basic share of common stock |
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Distributable (Loss) Earnings before realized losses per diluted share of common stock |
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Basic weighted average common shares |
|
50,526,492 |
|
Diluted weighted average common shares |
|
50,526,492 |
|
(1) Beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and for all subsequent reporting periods ending on or after December 31, 2023, we have elected to present Distributable (Loss) Earnings, a measure that is not prepared in accordance with GAAP, as a supplemental method of evaluating our operating performance. Distributable (Loss) Earnings replaces our prior presentation of Core Earnings with no changes to the definition. In order to maintain our status as a REIT, we are required to distribute at least |
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For reporting purposes, we define Distributable (Loss) Earnings as Net (Loss) Income attributable to our stockholders, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding: (i) non-cash equity compensation expenses; (ii) depreciation and amortization; (iii) any unrealized gains (losses) or other similar non-cash items that are included in Net (Loss) Income for the applicable reporting period (regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or in Net (Loss) Income for such period); and (iv) certain non-cash items and one-time expenses. Distributable (Loss) Earnings may also be adjusted from time to time for reporting purposes to exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other material non-cash income or expense items approved by a majority of our independent directors. The exclusion of depreciation and amortization from the calculation of Distributable (Loss) Earnings only applies to debt investments related to real estate to the extent we foreclose upon the property or properties underlying such debt investments. |
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While Distributable (Loss) Earnings excludes the impact of the unrealized non-cash current provision for credit losses, we expect to only recognize such potential credit losses in Distributable (Loss) Earnings if and when such amounts are deemed non-recoverable. This is generally at the time a loan is repaid, or in the case of foreclosure, when the underlying asset is sold, but nonrecoverability may also be concluded if, in our determination, it is nearly certain that all amounts due will not be collected. The realized loss amount reflected in Distributable (Loss) Earnings will equal the difference between the cash received, or expected to be received, and the carrying value of the asset, and is reflective of our economic experience as it relates to the ultimate realization of the loan. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we recorded provision for credit losses of |
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Distributable (Loss) Earnings does not represent Net (Loss) Income or cash flow from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP Net (Loss) Income, or an indication of our GAAP cash flows from operations, a measure of our liquidity, or an indication of funds available for our cash needs. In addition, our methodology for calculating Distributable (Loss) Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other companies to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and, accordingly, our reported Distributable (Loss) Earnings may not be comparable to the Distributable (Loss) Earnings reported by other companies. |
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We believe it is useful to our stockholders to present Distributable (Loss) Earnings before realized losses to reflect our run-rate operating results as (i) our operating results are mainly comprised of net interest income earned on our loan investments net of our operating expenses, which comprise our ongoing operations, (ii) it helps our stockholders in assessing the overall run-rate operating performance of our business, and (iii) it has been a useful reference related to our common dividend as it is one of the factors we and our Board of Directors consider when declaring the dividend. We believe that our stockholders use Distributable (Loss) Earnings and Distributable (Loss) Earnings before realized losses, or a comparable supplemental performance measure, to evaluate and compare the performance of our company and our peers. |
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Investors: Chris Petta Investor Relations, Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., (212) 364-5500, investors@gpmtreit.com
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