Orchid Island Capital Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) reported a net income of $48.8 million, or $0.74 per share, for Q2 2020, a significant increase from $3.5 million in Q2 2019. The results include $22.8 million in net interest income and $28.7 million in gains on RMBS and derivatives. The total declared dividend was $0.165 per share, with an estimated book value per share between $5.23 and $5.33 as of July 29, 2020. Despite facing challenges due to COVID-19, the company maintained liquidity of approximately $186 million and reported a total return of 15.8% for the quarter.
- Net income increased to $48.8 million from $3.5 million YoY.
- Total declared dividends of $0.165 per share.
- Estimated book value per share increased to between $5.23 and $5.33.
- Total return of 15.8% for Q2 2020.
- Faced margin calls and had to sell assets below carrying values due to COVID-19 impacts.
- COVID-19 caused severe dislocations in the Agency RMBS market.
VERO BEACH, Fla., July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC) ("Orchid” or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced results of operations for the three month period ended June 30, 2020.
Second Quarter 2020 Highlights
- Net income of
$48.8 million , or$0.74 per common share, which consists of:
• Net interest income of$22.8 million , or$0.34 per common share
• Total expenses of$2.8 million , or$0.04 per common share
• Net realized and unrealized gains of$28.7 million , or$0.43 per share, on RMBS and derivative instruments, including net interest income on interest rate swaps - Second quarter total dividends declared and paid of
$0.16 5 per common share - Book value per share of
$5.22 at June 30, 2020 - Estimated book value per share as of July 29, 2020 between
$5.23 -$5.33 per share, an increase of0.1% -2.1% from June 30, 2020. This book value range gives effect to the payment of the dividend payable August 27, 2020, with a record date of July 31, 2020 - Total return of
15.8% , comprised of$0.16 5 dividend per common share and$0.57 increase in book value per common share, divided by beginning book value per share - Estimated third quarter-to-date total return of
1.3% -3.3% , comprised of$0.06 dividend per common share and$0.01 -$0.11 estimated increase in book value per common share divided by beginning book value per share - Company to discuss results on Friday, July 31, 2020, at 10:00 AM ET
- Supplemental materials to be discussed on the call can be downloaded from the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Beginning in March 2020, the global pandemic associated with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 (“COVID-19”) and related economic conditions began to impact our financial position and results of operations. As a result of the economic, health and market turmoil brought about by COVID-19, the Agency RMBS market experienced severe dislocations. This resulted in falling prices of our assets and increased margin calls from our repurchase agreement lenders. Further, as interest rates declined, we faced additional margin calls related to our hedge positions. In order to maintain sufficient cash and liquidity, reduce risk and satisfy margin calls, we were forced to sell assets at levels significantly below their carrying values and closed several of our hedge positions. We timely satisfied all margin calls. The Agency RMBS market largely stabilized after the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced on March 23, 2020 that it would purchase Agency RMBS and U.S. Treasuries in the amounts needed to support smooth market functioning. Largely as a result of actions taken by the Fed in late March, Agency RMBS valuations have substantially increased since March 31, 2020.
Our manager has invoked its Disaster Recovery Plan and its employees are continuing to work remotely. Prior planning resulted in the successful implementation of this plan and key operational team members maintain daily communication. We do not anticipate incurring additional material costs, nor have we identified any operational or internal control issues related to this remote working plan.
Details of Second Quarter 2020 Results of Operations
The Company reported net income of
Capital Allocation and Return on Invested Capital
The Company allocates capital to two RMBS sub-portfolios, the pass-through RMBS portfolio, consisting of mortgage pass-through certificates issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae (the “GSEs”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) issued by the GSEs (“PT RMBS”), and the structured RMBS portfolio, consisting of interest-only (“IO”) and inverse interest-only (“IIO”) securities. As of March 31, 2020, approximately
The table below details the changes to the respective sub-portfolios during the quarter, as well as the returns generated by each.
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| Portfolio Activity for the Quarter | |||||||||||||||
| Structured Security Portfolio | |||||||||||||||
| Pass-Through | Interest-Only | Inverse Interest | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio | Securities | Only Securities | Sub-total | Total | |||||||||||
| Market value - March 31, 2020 | $ | 2,908,703 | $ | 40,094 | $ | - | $ | 40,094 | $ | 2,948,797 | |||||
| Securities purchased | 651,406 | - | - | - | 651,406 | ||||||||||
| Securities sold | (214,467 | ) | - | - | - | (214,467 | ) | ||||||||
| Gains on sales | 3,360 | - | - | - | 3,360 | ||||||||||
| Return of investment | n/a | (3,350 | ) | - | (3,350 | ) | (3,350 | ) | |||||||
| Pay-downs | (115,225 | ) | n/a | - | n/a | (115,225 | ) | ||||||||
| Premium lost due to pay-downs | (9,268 | ) | n/a | - | n/a | (9,268 | ) | ||||||||
| Mark to market gains (losses) | 43,993 | (485 | ) | - | (485 | ) | 43,508 | ||||||||
| Market value - June 30, 2020 | $ | 3,268,502 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 3,304,761 | |||||
The tables below present the allocation of capital between the respective portfolios at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, and the return on invested capital for each sub-portfolio for the three month period ended June 30, 2020. The return on invested capital in the PT RMBS and structured RMBS portfolios was approximately
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| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||||
| Structured Security Portfolio | |||||||||||||||
| Pass-Through | Interest-Only | Inverse Interest | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio | Securities | Only Securities | Sub-total | Total | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value | $ | 3,268,502 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 3,304,761 | |||||
| Cash | 236,031 | - | - | - | 236,031 | ||||||||||
| Borrowings(1) | (3,174,739 | ) | - | - | - | (3,174,739 | ) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 329,794 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 366,053 | |||||
| % of Total | 90.1 | % | 9.9 | % | - | 9.9 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| March 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value | $ | 2,908,703 | $ | 40,094 | $ | - | $ | 40,094 | $ | 2,948,797 | |||||
| Cash | 201,450 | - | - | - | 201,450 | ||||||||||
| Borrowings(2) | (2,810,250 | ) | - | - | - | (2,810,250 | ) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 299,903 | $ | 40,094 | $ | - | $ | 40,094 | $ | 339,997 | |||||
| % of Total | 88.2 | % | 11.8 | % | - | 11.8 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
(1) At June 30, 2020, there were outstanding repurchase agreement balances of
(2) At March 31, 2020, there were outstanding repurchase agreement balances of
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| Returns for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Structured Security Portfolio | |||||||||||||||
| Pass-Through | Interest-Only | Inverse Interest | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio | Securities | Only Securities | Sub-total | Total | |||||||||||
| Income / (loss) (net of borrowing cost) | $ | 22,525 | $ | 254 | $ | - | $ | 254 | $ | 22,779 | |||||
| Realized and unrealized gains / (losses) | 38,085 | (485 | ) | - | (485 | ) | 37,600 | ||||||||
| Derivative losses | (8,851 | ) | n/a | - | n/a | (8,851 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Return | $ | 51,759 | $ | (231 | ) | $ | - | $ | (231 | ) | $ | 51,528 | |||
| Beginning Capital Allocation | $ | 299,903 | $ | 40,094 | $ | - | $ | 40,094 | $ | 339,997 | |||||
| Return on Invested Capital for the Quarter(1) | 17.3 | % | (0.6 | )% | - | (0.6 | )% | 15.2 | % | ||||||
| Average Capital Allocation(2) | $ | 314,849 | $ | 38,177 | $ | - | $ | 38,177 | $ | 353,026 | |||||
| Return on Average Invested Capital for the Quarter(3) | 16.4 | % | (0.6 | )% | - | (0.6 | )% | 14.6 | % | ||||||
(1) Calculated by dividing the Total Return by the Beginning Capital Allocation, expressed as a percentage.
(2) Calculated using two data points, the Beginning and Ending Capital Allocation balances.
(3) Calculated by dividing the Total Return by the Average Capital Allocation, expressed as a percentage.
Prepayments
For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, Orchid received
| Structured | |||
| PT RMBS | RMBS | Total | |
| Three Months Ended | Portfolio (%) | Portfolio (%) | Portfolio (%) |
| June 30, 2020 | 13.9 | 35.3 | 16.3 |
| March 31, 2020 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 11.9 |
| December 31, 2019 | 14.3 | 23.4 | 16.0 |
| September 30, 2019 | 15.5 | 19.3 | 16.4 |
| June 30, 2019 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 11.4 |
| March 31, 2019 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
Portfolio
The following tables summarize certain characteristics of Orchid’s PT RMBS and structured RMBS as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
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| Weighted | ||||||||
| Percentage | Average | |||||||
| of | Weighted | Maturity | ||||||
| Fair | Entire | Average | in | Longest | ||||
| Asset Category | Value | Portfolio | Coupon | Months | Maturity | |||
| June 30, 2020 | ||||||||
| Adjustable Rate RMBS | $ | 957 | 0.0 | % | 4.51 | % | 170 | 1-Sep-35 |
| Fixed Rate RMBS | 3,105,028 | 94.0 | % | 3.62 | % | 346 | 1-Jun-50 | |
| Fixed Rate CMOs | 162,517 | 4.9 | % | 4.00 | % | 320 | 15-Dec-42 | |
| Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through | 3,268,502 | 98.9 | % | 3.64 | % | 344 | 1-Jun-50 | |
| Interest-Only Securities | 36,259 | 1.1 | % | 4.00 | % | 274 | 25-Jul-48 | |
| Total Structured RMBS | 36,259 | 1.1 | % | 4.00 | % | 274 | 25-Jul-48 | |
| Total Mortgage Assets | $ | 3,304,761 | 100.0 | % | 3.68 | % | 337 | 1-Jun-50 |
| December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
| Adjustable Rate RMBS | $ | 1,014 | 0.0 | % | 4.51 | % | 176 | 1-Sep-35 |
| Fixed Rate RMBS | 3,206,013 | 89.3 | % | 3.90 | % | 342 | 1-Dec-49 | |
| Fixed Rate CMOs | 299,205 | 8.3 | % | 4.20 | % | 331 | 15-Oct-44 | |
| Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through | 3,506,232 | 97.6 | % | 3.92 | % | 341 | 1-Dec-49 | |
| Interest-Only Securities | 60,986 | 1.7 | % | 3.99 | % | 280 | 25-Jul-48 | |
| Inverse Interest-Only Securities | 23,703 | 0.7 | % | 3.34 | % | 285 | 15-Jul-47 | |
| Total Structured RMBS | 84,689 | 2.4 | % | 3.79 | % | 281 | 25-Jul-48 | |
| Total Mortgage Assets | $ | 3,590,921 | 100.0 | % | 3.90 | % | 331 | 1-Dec-49 |
| ($ in thousands) | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
| Percentage of | Percentage of | |||||||||
| Agency | Fair Value | Entire Portfolio | Fair Value | Entire Portfolio | ||||||
| Fannie Mae | $ | 2,129,745 | 64.4 | % | $ | 2,170,668 | 60.4 | % | ||
| Freddie Mac | 1,175,016 | 35.6 | % | 1,420,253 | 39.6 | % | ||||
| Total Portfolio | $ | 3,304,761 | 100.0 | % | $ | 3,590,921 | 100.0 | % | ||
| June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||
| Weighted Average Pass-through Purchase Price | $ | 106.37 | $ | 105.16 |
| Weighted Average Structured Purchase Price | $ | 20.14 | $ | 18.15 |
| Weighted Average Pass-through Current Price | $ | 109.20 | $ | 106.26 |
| Weighted Average Structured Current Price | $ | 10.51 | $ | 13.85 |
| Effective Duration (1) | 2.010 | 2.780 |
(1) Effective duration of 2.010 indicates that an interest rate increase of
Financing, Leverage and Liquidity
As of June 30, 2020, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately
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| Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||
| Total | Average | Average | ||||||||||
| Outstanding | % of | Borrowing | Amount | Maturity | ||||||||
| Counterparty | Balances | Total | Rate | at Risk(1) | in Days | |||||||
| Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. | $ | 382,893 | 12.0 | % | 0.25 | % | $ | 19,502 | 24 | |||
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 340,088 | 10.7 | % | 0.25 | % | 17,566 | 12 | |||||
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc | 288,424 | 9.1 | % | 0.29 | % | 10,812 | 14 | |||||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 265,699 | 8.4 | % | 0.29 | % | 15,592 | 74 | |||||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | 259,269 | 8.2 | % | 0.26 | % | 15,456 | 16 | |||||
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | 236,797 | 7.5 | % | 0.28 | % | 8,437 | 25 | |||||
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | 235,396 | 7.4 | % | 0.28 | % | 11,924 | 20 | |||||
| Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | 216,204 | 6.8 | % | 0.27 | % | 13,102 | 15 | |||||
| ASL Capital Markets Inc. | 210,888 | 6.6 | % | 0.25 | % | 10,629 | 17 | |||||
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 202,389 | 6.4 | % | 0.28 | % | 11,470 | 39 | |||||
| ING Financial Markets LLC | 115,493 | 3.6 | % | 0.29 | % | 6,268 | 19 | |||||
| Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc. | 83,184 | 2.6 | % | 0.32 | % | 4,437 | 27 | |||||
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 81,544 | 2.6 | % | 0.26 | % | 4,863 | 14 | |||||
| South Street Securities, LLC | 77,817 | 2.5 | % | 0.29 | % | 3,667 | 216 | |||||
| ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc. | 62,832 | 2.0 | % | 0.23 | % | 3,650 | 39 | |||||
| Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC | 52,172 | 1.6 | % | 0.31 | % | 4,002 | 16 | |||||
| J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC | 26,270 | 0.8 | % | 0.30 | % | 1,632 | 107 | |||||
| Barclays Capital Inc | 25,863 | 0.8 | % | 0.33 | % | 812 | 10 | |||||
| Austin Atlantic Asset Management Co. | 11,428 | 0.4 | % | 0.30 | % | 495 | 1 | |||||
| Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. | 89 | 0.0 | % | 0.00 | % | (89 | ) | 1 | ||||
| Total / Weighted Average | $ | 3,174,739 | 100.0 | % | 0.27 | % | $ | 164,227 | 30 | |||
(1) Equal to the sum of the fair value of securities sold, accrued interest receivable and cash posted as collateral (if any), minus the sum of repurchase agreement liabilities, accrued interest payable and the fair value of securities posted by the counterparties (if any).
Hedging
In connection with its interest rate risk management strategy, the Company economically hedges a portion of the cost of its repurchase agreement funding against a rise in interest rates by entering into derivative financial instrument contracts. The Company has not elected hedging treatment under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in order to align the accounting treatment of its derivative instruments with the treatment of its portfolio assets under the fair value option election. As such, all gains or losses on these instruments are reflected in earnings for all periods presented. At June 30, 2020, such instruments were comprised of Eurodollar and Treasury note (“T-Note”) futures contracts, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate swaption agreements, to-be-announced “TBA” securities and U.S. Treasury security short positions.
The table below presents information related to the Company’s Eurodollar and T-Note futures contracts at June 30, 2020.
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| Average | Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||
| Contract | Average | Average | |||||||||||
| Notional | Entry | Effective | Open | ||||||||||
| Expiration Year | Amount | Rate | Rate | Equity(1) | |||||||||
| Eurodollar Futures Contracts (Short Positions) | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | $ | 50,000 | 3.25 | % | 0.28 | % | $ | (742 | ) | ||||
| 2021 | 50,000 | 1.03 | % | 0.19 | % | (419 | ) | ||||||
| Total / Weighted Average | $ | 50,000 | 1.77 | % | 0.22 | % | $ | (1,161 | ) | ||||
| Treasury Note Futures Contracts (Short Positions)(2) | |||||||||||||
| September 2020 5-year T-Note futures | |||||||||||||
| (Sep 2020 - Sep 2025 Hedge Period) | $ | 69,000 | 0.81 | % | 0.75 | % | $ | (190 | ) | ||||
(1) Open equity represents the cumulative gains (losses) recorded on open futures positions from inception.
(2) T-Note futures contracts were valued at a price of
The table below presents information related to the Company’s interest rate swap positions at June 30, 2020.
| ($ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Average | Net | |||||||||||||
| Fixed | Average | Estimated | Average | |||||||||||
| Notional | Pay | Receive | Fair | Maturity | ||||||||||
| Expiration | Amount | Rate | Rate | Value | (Years) | |||||||||
| > 3 to ≤ 5 years | $ | 620,000 | 1.29 | % | 0.46 | % | (27,018 | ) | 4.1 | |||||
| Expiration > 5 years | 200,000 | 0.67 | % | 0.31 | % | (2,922 | ) | 7.0 | ||||||
| $ | 820,000 | 1.14 | % | 0.42 | % | $ | (29,940 | ) | 4.8 | |||||
The following table presents information related to our interest rate swaption positions as of June 30, 2020.
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| Option | Underlying Swap | |||||||||||||||||
| Weighted | Average | Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
| Average | Average | Adjustable | Average | |||||||||||||||
| Fair | Months to | Notional | Fixed | Rate | Term | |||||||||||||
| Expiration | Cost | Value | Expiration | Amount | Rate | (LIBOR) | (Years) | |||||||||||
| Payer Swaptions - long | ||||||||||||||||||
| ≤ 1 year | $ | 3,450 | $ | 231 | 8.5 | $ | 500,000 | 0.95 | % | 3 Month | 4.0 | |||||||
| >1 year ≤ 2 years | 8,100 | 7,594 | 23.2 | 582,000 | 1.50 | % | 3 Month | 10.0 | ||||||||||
| $ | 11,550 | $ | 7,825 | 16.4 | $ | 1,082,000 | 1.25 | % | 3 Month | 7.2 | ||||||||
| Payer Swaptions - short | ||||||||||||||||||
| ≤ 1 year | $ | (2,400 | ) | $ | (3,289 | ) | 11.2 | $ | 436,200 | 1.50 | % | 3 Month | 10.0 | |||||
The following table summarizes our contracts to purchase and sell TBA securities as of June 30, 2020.
| ($ in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Notional | Net | |||||||||
| Amount | Cost | Market | Carrying | |||||||
| Long (Short)(1) | Basis(2) | Value(3) | Value(4) | |||||||
| June 30, 2020 | ||||||||||
| 15-Year TBA securities: | ||||||||||
| $ | 200,000 | $ | 206,094 | $ | 206,500 | $ | 406 | |||
| $ | 200,000 | $ | 206,094 | $ | 206,500 | $ | 406 | |||
(1) Notional amount represents the par value (or principal balance) of the underlying Agency RMBS.
(2) Cost basis represents the forward price to be paid (received) for the underlying Agency RMBS.
(3) Market value represents the current market value of the TBA securities (or of the underlying Agency RMBS) as of period-end.
(4) Net carrying value represents the difference between the market value and the cost basis of the TBA securities as of period-end and is reported in derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value in our balance sheets.
The following table summarizes our U.S. Treasury short positions of June 30, 2020.
| ($ in thousands) | |||||||||
| Face | Cost | Fair | |||||||
| Amount | Basis | Value | |||||||
| Maturity | |||||||||
| 5 Years | $ | (140,000 | ) | $ | (139,712 | ) | $ | (139,843 | ) |
| Total | $ | (140,000 | ) | $ | (139,712 | ) | $ | (139,843 | ) |
Dividends
In addition to other requirements that must be satisfied to qualify as a REIT, we must pay annual dividends to our stockholders of at least
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||
| Year | Per Share Amount | Total | ||||
| 2013 | $ | 1.395 | $ | 4,662 | ||
| 2014 | 2.160 | 22,643 | ||||
| 2015 | 1.920 | 38,748 | ||||
| 2016 | 1.680 | 41,388 | ||||
| 2017 | 1.680 | 70,717 | ||||
| 2018 | 1.070 | 55,814 | ||||
| 2019 | 0.960 | 54,421 | ||||
| 2020 - YTD(1) | 0.465 | 30,595 | ||||
| Totals | $ | 11.330 | $ | 318,988 | ||
(1) On July 15, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of
Peer Performance
The tables below present total return data for Orchid compared to a selected group of peers based on stock price performance for periods through June 30, 2020 and based on book value performance for periods through March 31, 2020.
| Portfolio Total Rate of Return Versus Peer Group Average - Stock Price Performance | |||||||||
| ORC Spread | |||||||||
| ORC | Over / (Under) | ||||||||
| Total Rate | Peer | Peer | |||||||
| of Return(1) | Average(1)(2) | Average(3) | |||||||
| Year to Date (1/1/2020 - 6/30/2020) | (11.8 | )% | (32.2 | )% | 20.4 | % | |||
| One Year Total Return | (12.0 | )% | (30.5 | )% | 18.5 | % | |||
| Two Year Total Return | (14.2 | )% | (28.5 | )% | 14.3 | % | |||
| Three Year Total Return | (23.0 | )% | (30.7 | )% | 7.7 | % | |||
| Four Year Total Return | (13.6 | )% | (19.8 | )% | 6.2 | % | |||
| Five Year Total Return | (5.5 | )% | (7.1 | )% | 1.6 | % | |||
| Six Year Total Return | (5.2 | )% | (16.3 | )% | 11.1 | % | |||
| Seven Year Total Return | 28.3 | % | (8.1 | )% | 36.4 | % | |||
| Inception to Date (2/13/2013 - 6/30/2020) | 0.6 | % | (21.1 | )% | 21.7 | % | |||
Source: SEC filings and press releases of Orchid and Peer Group
(1) Total rate of return for each period is pulled from Bloomberg COMP page and includes reinvested dividends, for each period noted.
(2) The peer average is the unweighted, simple, average of the total rate of return for each of the following companies in each respective measurement period: NLY, AGNC, ANH, CMO, DX, AI and CHMI.
(3) Represents the total rate of return for Orchid minus peer average in each respective measurement period.
| Portfolio Total Rate of Return Versus Peer Group Average - Book Value Performance | |||||||||
| ORC Spread | |||||||||
| ORC | Over / (Under) | ||||||||
| Total Rate | Peer | Peer | |||||||
| of Return(1) | Average(1)(2) | Average(3) | |||||||
| First Quarter 2020 | (22.0 | )% | (26.3 | )% | 4.3 | % | |||
| One Year Total Return | (17.7 | )% | (21.8 | )% | 4.1 | % | |||
| Two Year Total Return | (18.3 | )% | (20.2 | )% | 1.9 | % | |||
| Three Year Total Return | (16.1 | )% | (15.5 | )% | (0.6 | )% | |||
| Four Year Total Return | (10.4 | )% | (11.4 | )% | 1.0 | % | |||
| Five Year Total Return | (9.4 | )% | (13.5 | )% | 4.1 | % | |||
| Six Year Total Return | 10.8 | % | (1.9 | )% | 12.7 | % | |||
| Inception to Date (3/31/2013 – 3/31/2013)(4) | 4.3 | % | (8.9 | )% | 13.2 | % | |||
Source: SEC filings and press releases of Orchid and Peer Group
(1) Total rate of return for each period is change in book value per share over the period plus dividends per share declared divided by the book value per share at the beginning of the period.
(2) The peer average is the unweighted, simple, average of the total rate of return for each of the following companies in each respective measurement period: NLY, AGNC, ANH, CMO, ARR, DX, AI and CHMI.
(3) Represents the total rate of return for Orchid minus peer average in each respective measurement period.
(4) Peer book values are not available for Orchid's true inception date (2/13/2013). Because all peer book values are not available as of Orchid’s true inception date (2/13/2013), the starting point for all of the peer companies is 3/31/2013.
Book Value Per Share
The Company's book value per share at June 30, 2020 was
The range of the Company’s estimated book value per share as of July 29, 2020 was
Stock Offerings
On January 23, 2020, we entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “January 2020 Equity Distribution Agreement”) with three sales agents pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of
Stock Repurchase Program
On July 29, 2015, the Board of Directors passed a resolution authorizing the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As part of the stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased in open market transactions, including through block purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Open market repurchases will be made in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10b-18, which sets certain restrictions on the method, timing, price and volume of open market stock repurchases. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases is determined by the Company in its discretion and is subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. On February 8, 2018, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the stock repurchase program for up to an additional 4,522,822 shares of the Company’s common stock. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.
Since inception of the program through June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased a total of 5,685,511 shares under the stock repurchase program at an aggregate cost of approximately
Management Commentary
Commenting on the second quarter, Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “After suffering through arguably the most dramatic contraction of economic activity and financial market turmoil ever witnessed during the first quarter of 2020, the second quarter was one of recovery – or so it appeared until mid-June. As the economy slowly reopened from a near complete shut-down caused by the pervasive safety precautions taken as the COVID-19 virus spread throughout the U.S., economic activity rebounded. However, as life returned to normal, and people could resume their lives as they existed prior to the outbreak, the virus spread again and reported cases surged, starting in mid-June. Safety precautions are being re-implemented to stem the spread of the virus once more. Economic activity is generally reported with a lag, so we will not know the extent of the slowdown in economic activity caused by the re-emergence of the virus until a later date.
“The financial markets are generally functioning properly, in large part because of the substantial intervention by the Fed. The Fed has undertaken a quantitative easing program whereby they buy U.S. Treasuries and Agency RMBS securities regularly throughout the week. In addition, they have provided financing to essentially all aspects of the markets – from municipal securities to small and large corporations, as well as foreign central banks. Interest rates remain at or near the lowest levels seen across the U.S. Treasury curve, and are likely to remain so until the economy is well on the road to recovery and inflation is nearing the Fed’s target level of
“With rates at such low levels refinancing activity is robust and likely to become even more so as originators add capacity. This is in spite of the virus and various measures of social distancing and shelter-in-place prevalent throughout the economy. As originators add capacity, prevailing mortgage rates available to borrowers could fall well below
“With prepayment concerns paramount in the current environment, we continued to focus security selection on the specified pool market and to a lesser extent lower coupon, 30-year securities that offered attractive carry potential. We continue to de-emphasize structured securities in this environment in light of high speeds and potential liquidity issues should market conditions deteriorate again. Our security selections have brought the weighted average coupon down slightly as well. As I said above, with the economic outlook very uncertain, given the pandemic and both the Fed and Congress clearly willing and able to support the economy and markets as needed, we anticipate the current rate levels will remain over the short to medium term. If this proves to be the case, we would anticipate book value volatility to abate and relative performance to be driven by realized net interest margins. Accordingly, our focus will remain on managing premium amortization and therefore protecting the portfolio from excessive prepayments. We expect that the low level of rates, if realized, will keep funding levels low as well, and supportive of our net interest margin. Finally, our hedge strategy has shifted as a result of these developments as well and we now utilize volatility linked instruments such as swaptions given the low levels of implied volatility reflected in market pricing.
Earnings Conference Call Details
An earnings conference call and live audio webcast will be hosted Friday, July 31, 2020, at 10:00 AM ET. The conference call may be accessed by dialing toll free (877) 341-5668. International callers dial (224) 357-2205. The conference passcode is 5051924. The supplemental materials may be downloaded from the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com, and an audio archive of the webcast will be available until August 31, 2020.
About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS and CMOs, such as mortgage pass-through certificates issued by the GSEs, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS, such as IOs, IIOs and principal only securities, among other types of structured Agency RMBS. Orchid is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements herein relating to matters that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to statements regarding interest rates, liquidity, pledging of our structured RMBS, funding levels and spreads, prepayment speeds, refinancing activity, portfolio positioning and repositioning, book value, investment and operating strategy, hedging levels, the supply and demand for Agency RMBS, the effect of actions of the U.S. government, including the Fed, market expectations, future dividends, the success of, and costs associated with, the implementation of our remote working policy, the stock repurchase program and general economic conditions, are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned that such forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and on management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences are described in Orchid Island Capital, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Orchid Island Capital, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements.
CONTACT:
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley, 772-231-1400
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
www.orchidislandcapital.com
Summarized Financial Statements
The following is a summarized presentation of the unaudited balance sheets as of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, and the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. Amounts presented are subject to change.
| ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC. | ||||||
| BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
| ($ in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||
| (Unaudited - Amounts Subject to Change) | ||||||
| June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
| ASSETS: | ||||||
| Total mortgage-backed securities | $ | 3,304,761 | $ | 3,590,921 | ||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 236,030 | 278,655 | ||||
| Accrued interest receivable | 10,241 | 12,404 | ||||
| Derivative assets, at fair value | 8,231 | - | ||||
| Receivable for securities sold | 727 | - | ||||
| Other assets | 140,418 | 100 | ||||
| Total Assets | $ | 3,700,408 | $ | 3,882,080 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
| Repurchase agreements | $ | 3,174,739 | $ | 3,448,106 | ||
| Dividends payable | 3,642 | 5,045 | ||||
| Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 33,229 | 20,658 | ||||
| Accrued interest payable | 706 | 11,101 | ||||
| Due to affiliates | 569 | 622 | ||||
| Obligation to return securities borrowed under reverse repurchase agreements, at fair value | 139,843 | - | ||||
| Other liabilities | 1,712 | 1,041 | ||||
| Total Liabilities | 3,354,440 | 3,486,573 | ||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 345,968 | 395,507 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 3,700,408 | $ | 3,882,080 | ||
| Common shares outstanding | 66,220,664 | 63,061,781 | ||||
| Book value per share | $ | 5.22 | $ | 6.27 | ||
| ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC. | ||||||||||||
| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited - Amounts Subject to Change) | ||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 62,929 | $ | 68,888 | $ | 27,258 | $ | 36,455 | ||||
| Interest expense | (21,002 | ) | (41,323 | ) | (4,479 | ) | (22,431 | ) | ||||
| Net interest income | 41,927 | 27,565 | 22,779 | 14,024 | ||||||||
| (Losses) gains on RMBS and derivative contracts | (79,457 | ) | (8,418 | ) | 28,749 | (7,670 | ) | |||||
| Net portfolio (loss) income | (37,530 | ) | 19,147 | 51,528 | 6,354 | |||||||
| Expenses | 4,897 | 5,017 | 2,756 | 2,821 | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (42,427 | ) | $ | 14,130 | $ | 48,772 | $ | 3,533 | |||
| Basic net (loss) income per share | $ | (0.65 | ) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.07 | |||
| Diluted net (loss) income per share | $ | (0.65 | ) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.07 | |||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 65,408,722 | 50,762,883 | 66,310,219 | 52,600,758 | ||||||||
| Dividends Declared Per Common Share: | $ | 0.405 | $ | 0.480 | $ | 0.165 | $ | 0.240 | ||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| Key Balance Sheet Metrics | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| Average RMBS(1) | $ | 3,126,779 | $ | 3,307,885 | |||
| Average repurchase agreements(1) | 2,992,494 | 3,098,133 | |||||
| Average stockholders' equity(1) | 327,057 | 350,036 | |||||
| Leverage ratio(2) | 9.7:1 | 9.4:1 | |||||
| Key Performance Metrics | |||||||
| Average yield on RMBS(3) | 3.49 | % | 4.41 | % | |||
| Average cost of funds(3) | 0.60 | % | 2.90 | % | |||
| Average economic cost of funds(4) | 1.37 | % | 2.71 | % | |||
| Average interest rate spread(5) | 2.89 | % | 1.51 | % | |||
| Average economic interest rate spread(6) | 2.12 | % | 1.70 | % | |||
(1) Average RMBS, borrowings and stockholders’ equity balances are calculated using two data points, the beginning and ending balances.
(2) The leverage ratio is calculated by dividing total ending liabilities by ending stockholders’ equity.
(3) Portfolio yields and costs of funds are calculated based on the average balances of the underlying investment portfolio/borrowings balances and are annualized for the quarterly periods presented.
(4) Represents the interest cost of our borrowings and the effect of derivative agreements attributed to the period related to hedging activities, divided by average borrowings.
(5) Average interest rate spread is calculated by subtracting average cost of funds from average yield on RMBS.
(6) Average economic interest rate spread is calculated by subtracting average economic cost of funds from average yield on RMBS.
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