PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results
PennyMac Financial Services reported a net income of $249.3 million for Q3 2021, translating to $3.80 per share, with total revenue of $786.6 million. Book value per share rose to $58.00. The company experienced a 21% increase in pretax income from Q2, though it was down 53% year-over-year. A cash dividend of $0.20 per share was declared, payable on November 24, 2021. Notable achievements include a record $16.3 billion in consumer direct interest rate lock commitments and a growth in servicing portfolio to $495.4 billion in UPB.
- Net income of $249.3 million in Q3 2021.
- Book value per share increased to $58.00.
- Pretax income up 21% from Q2 2021.
- Declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share.
- Record consumer direct interest rate lock commitments of $16.3 billion.
- Pretax income down 53% from Q3 2020.
- Servicing segment pretax income down from $30.9 million in Q2 2021 to $8.0 million in Q3 2021.
- Investment Management segment pretax income decreased from $4.1 million in Q2 2021 to $1.0 million in Q3 2021.
PFSI’s Board of Directors declared a third quarter cash dividend of
Third Quarter 2021 Highlights
-
Pretax income was
, up 21 percent from the prior quarter and down 53 percent from the third quarter of 2020$339.5 million -
Repurchased 4.2 million shares of PFSI’s common stock at a cost of
; also repurchased an additional 1.4 million shares in October at a cost of$257.3 million $89.7 million -
Issued
of 10-year unsecured senior notes$500 million
-
Repurchased 4.2 million shares of PFSI’s common stock at a cost of
-
Production segment pretax income of
, up 35 percent from the prior quarter primarily driven by record volumes and higher margins in the consumer direct lending channel, and down 46 percent from the third quarter of 2020 primarily as a result of a less favorable market$330.6 million -
Consumer direct interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) were a record
in unpaid principal balance (UPB), up 16 percent from the prior quarter and up 50 percent from the third quarter of 2020$16.3 billion -
Broker direct IRLCs were
in UPB, up 8 percent from the prior quarter and down 11 percent from the third quarter of 2020$4.9 billion -
Government correspondent IRLCs totaled
in UPB, up 4 percent from the prior quarter and down 20 percent from the third quarter of 2020$16.2 billion -
Total loan acquisitions and originations were
in UPB, down 4 percent from the prior quarter and up 9 percent from the third quarter of 2020$59.1 billion -
Correspondent acquisitions of conventional loans fulfilled for
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT) were in UPB, down 6 percent from the prior quarter and up 5 percent from the third quarter of 2020$28.6 billion
-
Consumer direct interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) were a record
-
Servicing segment pretax income was
, down from$8.0 million in the prior quarter and down from$30.9 million in the third quarter of 2020$111.7 million -
Pretax income excluding valuation-related items was
, down 15 percent from the prior quarter driven by decreased income from loss mitigation activity$148.4 million -
Valuation items included:
-
in MSR fair value declines and$65.5 million in hedging losses$86.5 million -
Net impact on pretax income related to these items was
, or$(151.9) million in earnings per share$(1.70)
-
Net impact on pretax income related to these items was
-
of reversals related to provisions for losses on active loans$11.5 million
-
-
Servicing portfolio grew to
in UPB, up 5 percent from$495.4 billion June 30, 2021 and 23 percent fromSeptember 30, 2020 , driven by strong production volumes which more than offset elevated prepayment activity
-
Pretax income excluding valuation-related items was
-
Investment Management segment pretax income was
, down from$1.0 million in the prior quarter as incentive fees were not earned in the third quarter of 2021 and down from$4.1 million in the third quarter of 2020$3.3 million -
Net assets under management (AUM) were
, up 6 percent from$2.5 billion June 30, 2021 , and up 9 percent fromSeptember 30, 2020
-
Net assets under management (AUM) were
“PennyMac Financial delivered exceptional financial performance in the third quarter with a 29 percent annualized return on equity,” said Chairman and CEO
The following table presents the contributions of PennyMac Financial’s segments to pretax income:
Quarter ended |
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Mortgage Banking | Investment | |||||||||||||||||
Production | Servicing | Total | Management | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value | $ |
496,568 |
$ |
130,186 |
|
$ |
626,754 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
626,754 |
|
||||
Loan origination fees |
|
94,581 |
|
- |
|
|
94,581 |
|
|
- |
|
|
94,581 |
|
||||
Fulfillment fees from PMT |
|
43,922 |
|
- |
|
|
43,922 |
|
|
- |
|
|
43,922 |
|
||||
Net loan servicing fees |
|
- |
|
33,630 |
|
|
33,630 |
|
|
- |
|
|
33,630 |
|
||||
Management fees |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
8,520 |
|
|
8,520 |
|
||||
Net interest income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
|
33,307 |
|
35,005 |
|
|
68,312 |
|
|
- |
|
|
68,312 |
|
||||
Interest expense |
|
28,570 |
|
62,139 |
|
|
90,709 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
90,711 |
|
||||
|
4,737 |
|
(27,134 |
) |
|
(22,397 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(22,399 |
) |
|||||
Other |
|
218 |
|
148 |
|
|
366 |
|
|
1,238 |
|
|
1,604 |
|
||||
Total net revenue |
|
640,026 |
|
136,830 |
|
|
776,856 |
|
|
9,756 |
|
|
786,612 |
|
||||
Expenses |
|
309,460 |
|
128,876 |
|
|
438,336 |
|
|
8,727 |
|
|
447,063 |
|
||||
Pretax income | $ |
330,566 |
$ |
7,954 |
|
$ |
338,520 |
|
$ |
1,029 |
|
$ |
339,549 |
|
Production Segment
The Production segment includes the correspondent acquisition of newly originated government-insured mortgage loans for PennyMac Financial’s own account, fulfillment services on behalf of PMT and direct lending through the consumer direct and broker direct channels, including the underwriting and acquisition of loans from correspondent sellers on a non-delegated basis.
PennyMac Financial’s loan production activity for the quarter totaled
Production segment pretax income was
The components of net gains on loans held for sale are detailed in the following table:
Quarter ended | |||||||||||
2021 |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||
Receipt of MSRs and recognition of MSLs in loan sale transactions | $ |
398,665 |
|
$ |
425,941 |
|
$ |
245,946 |
|
||
Mortgage servicing rights recapture payable to |
|
(12,976 |
) |
|
(11,548 |
) |
|
(9,776 |
) |
||
Provision of liability for representations and warranties, net |
|
(2,206 |
) |
|
(6,664 |
) |
|
(2,746 |
) |
||
Cash gain (1) |
|
126,053 |
|
|
61,654 |
|
|
533,292 |
|
||
Fair value changes of pipeline, inventory and hedges |
|
117,218 |
|
|
113,265 |
|
|
88,553 |
|
||
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale | $ |
626,754 |
|
$ |
582,648 |
|
$ |
855,269 |
|
||
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale by segment: | |||||||||||
Production | $ |
496,568 |
|
$ |
419,293 |
|
$ |
700,830 |
|
||
Servicing | $ |
130,186 |
|
$ |
163,355 |
|
$ |
154,439 |
|
||
(1) Net of cash hedging results |
Loan origination fees for the quarter totaled
PennyMac Financial performs fulfillment services for conventional conforming and jumbo loans acquired by PMT from non-affiliates in its correspondent production business. These services include, but are not limited to, marketing, relationship management, correspondent seller approval and monitoring, loan file review, underwriting, pricing, hedging and activities related to the subsequent sale and securitization of loans in the secondary mortgage markets for PMT.
Fees earned from the fulfillment of correspondent loans on behalf of PMT totaled
Net interest income totaled
Production segment expenses were
Servicing Segment
The Servicing segment includes income from owned MSRs, subservicing and special servicing activities. Servicing segment pretax income was
Revenue from net loan servicing fees totaled
The following table presents a breakdown of net loan servicing fees:
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2021 |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||
Loan servicing fees (1) | $ |
267,758 |
|
$ |
260,021 |
|
$ |
250,368 |
|
||
Changes in fair value of MSRs and MSLs resulting from: | |||||||||||
Realization of cash flows |
|
(82,217 |
) |
|
(85,671 |
) |
|
(90,187 |
) |
||
Change in fair value inputs |
|
(65,452 |
) |
|
(250,597 |
) |
|
(37,030 |
) |
||
Change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
3,135 |
|
||
Hedging (losses) gains |
|
(86,459 |
) |
|
91,118 |
|
|
6,521 |
|
||
Net change in fair value of MSRs and MSLs |
|
(234,128 |
) |
|
(245,150 |
) |
|
(117,561 |
) |
||
Net loan servicing fees | $ |
33,630 |
|
$ |
14,871 |
|
$ |
132,807 |
|
||
(1) Includes contractually-specified servicing fees |
Servicing segment revenue included
Servicing segment expenses totaled
The total servicing portfolio grew to
The table below details PennyMac Financial’s servicing portfolio UPB:
2021 |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Prime servicing: | ||||||||
Owned | ||||||||
Mortgage servicing rights | ||||||||
Originated | $ |
232,373,814 |
$ |
221,492,618 |
$ |
187,134,080 |
||
Acquisitions |
|
26,847,134 |
|
30,982,782 |
|
47,716,917 |
||
|
259,220,948 |
|
252,475,400 |
|
234,850,997 |
|||
Mortgage servicing liabilities |
|
8,885,785 |
|
6,135,249 |
|
1,799,562 |
||
Loans held for sale |
|
9,295,126 |
|
10,438,935 |
|
8,749,673 |
||
|
277,401,859 |
|
269,049,584 |
|
245,400,232 |
|||
Subserviced for PMT |
|
217,984,987 |
|
204,132,766 |
|
156,425,439 |
||
Total prime servicing |
|
495,386,846 |
|
473,182,350 |
|
401,825,671 |
||
Special servicing - subserviced for PMT |
|
28,801 |
|
41,696 |
|
71,129 |
||
Total loans serviced | $ |
495,415,647 |
$ |
473,224,046 |
$ |
401,896,800 |
||
Loans serviced: | ||||||||
Owned | ||||||||
Mortgage servicing rights | $ |
259,220,948 |
$ |
252,475,400 |
$ |
234,850,997 |
||
Mortgage servicing liabilities |
|
8,885,785 |
|
6,135,249 |
|
1,799,562 |
||
Loans held for sale |
|
9,295,126 |
|
10,438,935 |
|
8,749,673 |
||
|
277,401,859 |
|
269,049,584 |
|
245,400,232 |
|||
Subserviced |
|
218,013,788 |
|
204,174,462 |
|
156,496,568 |
||
Total loans serviced | $ |
495,415,647 |
$ |
473,224,046 |
$ |
401,896,800 |
Investment Management Segment
PennyMac Financial manages PMT for which it earns base management fees and may earn incentive compensation. Net AUM were
Pretax income for the Investment Management segment was
The following table presents a breakdown of management fees:
Quarter ended | |||||||||
2021 |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||
Management fees: | |||||||||
Base | $ |
8,778 |
|
$ |
8,648 |
$ |
8,508 |
||
Performance incentive (adjustment) |
|
(258 |
) |
|
3,265 |
|
- |
||
Total management fees | $ |
8,520 |
|
$ |
11,913 |
$ |
8,508 |
||
Net assets of |
$ |
2,479,327 |
|
$ |
2,343,390 |
$ |
2,281,266 |
Investment Management segment expenses totaled
Consolidated Expenses
Total expenses were
Management’s slide presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at ir.pennymacfinancial.com after the market closes on
About
Founded in 2008, the company is recognized as a leader in the
Additional information about
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management’s beliefs, estimates, projections, and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company’s financial results, future operations, business plans and investment strategies, as well as industry and market conditions, all of which are subject to change. Words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “promise,” “project,” “plan,” and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results and operations for any future period may vary materially from those projected herein and from past results discussed herein. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to: our exposure to risks of loss and disruptions in operations resulting from adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, climate change and pandemics such as COVID-19; failure to modify, resell or refinance early buyout loans; changes in prevailing interest rates; the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the highly regulated industry in which we operate; lawsuits or governmental actions that may result from any noncompliance with the laws and regulations applicable to our businesses; the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by the
The Company’s earnings materials contain financial information calculated other than in accordance with
|
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) |
||||||||
2021 |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||
(in thousands, except share amounts) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash | $ |
476,497 |
$ |
324,158 |
$ |
529,166 |
||
Short-term investments at fair value |
|
5,046 |
|
3,720 |
|
102,136 |
||
Loans held for sale at fair value |
|
9,659,695 |
|
10,884,506 |
|
9,126,172 |
||
Assets purchased from |
|
- |
|
- |
|
86,958 |
||
Derivative assets |
|
429,984 |
|
371,269 |
|
578,254 |
||
Servicing advances, net |
|
522,906 |
|
519,028 |
|
393,654 |
||
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value |
|
3,611,120 |
|
3,412,648 |
|
2,333,821 |
||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
85,266 |
|
75,829 |
|
72,133 |
||
Investment in |
|
1,477 |
|
1,580 |
|
991 |
||
Receivable from |
|
49,993 |
|
61,883 |
|
122,478 |
||
Loans eligible for repurchase |
|
4,335,378 |
|
7,613,244 |
|
17,183,873 |
||
Other |
|
567,776 |
|
612,273 |
|
651,229 |
||
Total assets | $ |
19,745,138 |
$ |
23,880,138 |
$ |
31,180,865 |
||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | $ |
6,897,157 |
$ |
8,254,543 |
$ |
7,259,188 |
||
Mortgage loan participation and sale agreements |
|
519,784 |
|
512,253 |
|
535,063 |
||
Obligations under capital lease |
|
5,583 |
|
7,677 |
|
13,957 |
||
Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets |
|
1,297,176 |
|
1,296,731 |
|
1,295,143 |
||
Unsecured senior notes |
|
1,783,230 |
|
1,288,769 |
|
492,358 |
||
Excess servicing spread financing payable to |
|
- |
|
- |
|
142,990 |
||
Derivative liabilities |
|
14,204 |
|
43,910 |
|
24,537 |
||
Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value |
|
47,567 |
|
100,091 |
|
31,698 |
||
Operating lease liabilities |
|
105,452 |
|
96,463 |
|
92,005 |
||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
358,944 |
|
369,766 |
|
278,403 |
||
Payable to |
|
138,972 |
|
136,660 |
|
77,136 |
||
Payable to exchanged |
|
31,815 |
|
31,815 |
|
35,784 |
||
Income taxes payable |
|
659,768 |
|
570,052 |
|
673,149 |
||
Liability for loans eligible for repurchase |
|
4,335,378 |
|
7,613,244 |
|
17,183,873 |
||
Liability for losses under representations and warranties |
|
45,806 |
|
44,335 |
|
28,504 |
||
Total liabilities |
|
16,240,836 |
|
20,366,309 |
|
28,163,788 |
||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Common stock—authorized 200,000,000 shares of |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
||
Additional paid-in capital |
|
372,198 |
|
618,337 |
|
1,116,428 |
||
Retained earnings |
|
3,132,098 |
|
2,895,486 |
|
1,900,642 |
||
Total stockholders' equity |
|
3,504,302 |
|
3,513,829 |
|
3,017,077 |
||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ |
19,745,138 |
$ |
23,880,138 |
$ |
31,180,865 |
|
|||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) |
|||||||||||
Quarter ended | |||||||||||
2021 |
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||||
(in thousands, except earnings per share) | |||||||||||
Revenue | |||||||||||
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value | $ |
626,754 |
|
$ |
582,648 |
|
$ |
855,269 |
|
||
Loan origination fees |
|
94,581 |
|
|
97,291 |
|
|
75,572 |
|
||
Fulfillment fees from |
|
43,922 |
|
|
54,020 |
|
|
54,839 |
|
||
Net loan servicing fees: | |||||||||||
Loan servicing fees |
|
267,758 |
|
|
260,021 |
|
|
250,368 |
|
||
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, mortgage servicing liabilities and excess servicing spread financing |
|
(147,669 |
) |
|
(336,268 |
) |
|
(124,082 |
) |
||
Hedging results |
|
(86,459 |
) |
|
91,118 |
|
|
6,521 |
|
||
Net loan servicing fees |
|
33,630 |
|
|
14,871 |
|
|
132,807 |
|
||
Net interest expense: | |||||||||||
Interest income |
|
68,312 |
|
|
80,797 |
|
|
52,952 |
|
||
Interest expense |
|
90,711 |
|
|
102,431 |
|
|
63,179 |
|
||
|
(22,399 |
) |
|
(21,634 |
) |
|
(10,227 |
) |
|||
Management fees from |
|
8,520 |
|
|
11,913 |
|
|
8,508 |
|
||
Change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from |
|
(67 |
) |
|
144 |
|
|
(288 |
) |
||
Other |
|
1,671 |
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
3,512 |
|
||
Total net revenue |
|
786,612 |
|
|
742,252 |
|
|
1,119,992 |
|
||
Expenses | |||||||||||
Compensation |
|
249,183 |
|
|
265,067 |
|
|
202,440 |
|
||
Loan origination |
|
80,932 |
|
|
75,675 |
|
|
53,752 |
|
||
Technology |
|
32,406 |
|
|
34,236 |
|
|
28,964 |
|
||
Servicing |
|
27,892 |
|
|
31,290 |
|
|
71,110 |
|
||
Professional services |
|
24,429 |
|
|
24,834 |
|
|
18,307 |
|
||
Occupancy and equipment |
|
9,389 |
|
|
9,029 |
|
|
8,491 |
|
||
Other |
|
22,832 |
|
|
22,606 |
|
|
8,637 |
|
||
Total expenses |
|
447,063 |
|
|
462,737 |
|
|
391,701 |
|
||
Income before provision for income taxes |
|
339,549 |
|
|
279,515 |
|
|
728,291 |
|
||
Provision for income taxes |
|
90,239 |
|
|
75,286 |
|
|
193,131 |
|
||
Net income | $ |
249,310 |
|
$ |
204,229 |
|
$ |
535,160 |
|
||
Earnings per share | |||||||||||
Basic | $ |
4.02 |
|
$ |
3.10 |
|
$ |
7.39 |
|
||
Diluted | $ |
3.80 |
|
$ |
2.94 |
|
$ |
7.03 |
|
||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||
Basic |
|
62,085 |
|
|
65,890 |
|
|
72,439 |
|
||
Diluted |
|
65,667 |
|
|
69,399 |
|
|
76,138 |
|
||
Dividend declared per share | $ |
0.20 |
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
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