Starwood Property Trust Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2021

Rhea-AI Summary

Starwood Property Trust, NYSE: STWD, reported strong second-quarter results for 2021, with GAAP net income of $116.3 million ($0.40 per diluted share) and Distributable Earnings of $153.2 million ($0.51 per diluted share). The total portfolio reached a record $19.3 billion, reflecting robust asset performance and a growing investment pipeline. The company executed CLOs totaling $1.8 billion, enhancing its balance sheet. Additionally, unrealized gains in its real estate portfolio exceeded $4.00 per share, highlighting strong market recovery and investment opportunities.

Positive

• GAAP net income of $116.3 million, or $0.40 per diluted share.
• Distributable Earnings of $153.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share.
• Total portfolio value climbed to a record $19.3 billion.
• Executed two CLOs worth $1.8 billion, improving financial stability.
• Unrealized gains in real estate portfolio reached over $4.00 per share.

Negative

• None.

GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) today announced operating results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021.  The Company's second quarter 2021 GAAP net income was $116.3 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, and Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $153.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share.

"We are pleased to report another very active quarter growing our total portfolio to a record of $19.3 billion. Our diversified business remains extremely well positioned with strong asset performance across our cylinders and a growing investment pipeline. We executed two CLOs totaling $1.8 billion during the quarter, further reducing our mark to market financing exposure in an effort to build a fortress balance sheet. With continued recovery in the commercial real estate markets, the unrealized gains across our owned real estate portfolio have reached a record level of over $4.00 a share, providing stability, liquidity and power to invest opportunistically," commented Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust. 

Supplemental Schedules

The Company has published supplemental earnings schedules on its website in order to provide additional disclosure and financial information for the benefit of the Company's stakeholders.  Specifically, these materials can be found on the Company's website in the Investor Relations section under "Quarterly Results" at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Webcast and Conference Call Information 

The Company will host a live webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  To listen to a live broadcast, access the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software.  The webcast is available at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com in the Investor Relations section of the website.  The Company encourages use of the webcast due to potential extended wait times to access the conference call via dial-in. 

To Participate via Telephone Conference Call:

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About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD) is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. An affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, the Company has successfully deployed over $72 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $19 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.  

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release which are not historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Forward-looking statements are developed by combining currently available information with our beliefs and assumptions and are generally identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate" and other similar expressions.  Although Starwood Property Trust, Inc. believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, but are not limited to, the severity and duration of economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic (including the emergence of new strains of the virus), completion of pending investments and financings, continued ability to acquire additional investments, competition within the finance and real estate industries, availability of financing and other risks detailed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.

In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurances that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained herein will in fact occur. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, changes to future results over time or otherwise.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Contact:
Zachary Tanenbaum
Starwood Property Trust
Phone: 203-422-7788
Email: ztanenbaum@starwood.com

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations by Segment

For the three months ended June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands)

	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment				Infrastructure Lending Segment				Property Segment				Investing and Servicing Segment				Corporate				Subtotal				Securitization VIEs				Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	165,697			$	21,171			$	—			$	2,404			$	—			$	189,272			$	—			$	189,272
Interest income from investment securities	17,190				555				—				25,668				—				43,413				(32,765)				10,648
Servicing fees	110				—				—				16,365				—				16,475				(5,611)				10,864
Rental income	1,419				—				65,410				10,290				—				77,119				—				77,119
Other revenues	74				69				44				2,777				—				2,964				—				2,964
Total revenues	184,490				21,795				65,454				57,504				—				329,243				(38,376)				290,867
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	300				—				—				224				28,716				29,240				10				29,250
Interest expense	48,356				9,694				16,863				5,789				29,171				109,873				(220)				109,653
General and administrative	10,411				3,532				1,028				25,720				4,489				45,180				85				45,265
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	179				249				—				(21)				—				407				—				407
Costs of rental operations	433				—				25,922				4,376				—				30,731				—				30,731
Depreciation and amortization	311				100				17,901				4,165				—				22,477				—				22,477
Credit loss (reversal) provision, net	(12,447)				603				—				—				—				(11,844)				—				(11,844)
Other expense	—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Total costs and expenses	47,543				14,178				61,714				40,253				62,376				226,064				(125)				225,939
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	—				—				—				—				—				—				12,509				12,509
Change in fair value of servicing rights	—				—				—				460				—				460				839				1,299
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	(9,402)				—				—				(12,585)				—				(21,987)				23,495				1,508
Change in fair value of mortgage loans, net	12,329				—				—				33,538				—				45,867				—				45,867
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	1,996				(70)				—				(507)				—				1,419				807				2,226
(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	(1,019)				27				—				9,723				—				8,731				—				8,731
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(4,945)				112				(372)				(5,731)				927				(10,009)				—				(10,009)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	2,715				(62)				(25)				(1)				—				2,627				—				2,627
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(221)				(939)				—				(22)				—				(1,182)				—				(1,182)
Other (loss) income, net	(5,504)				2				—				29				—				(5,473)				—				(5,473)
Total other income (loss)	(4,051)				(930)				(397)				24,904				927				20,453				37,650				58,103
Income (loss) before income taxes	132,896				6,687				3,343				42,155				(61,449)				123,632				(601)				123,031
Income tax benefit (provision)	8,043				(58)				—				(4,632)				—				3,353				—				3,353
Net income (loss)	140,939				6,629				3,343				37,523				(61,449)				126,985				(601)				126,384
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(4)				—				(4,914)				(5,757)				—				(10,675)				601				(10,074)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	140,935			$	6,629			$	(1,571)			$	31,766			$	(61,449)			$	116,310			$	—			$	116,310

Definition of Distributable Earnings

Distributable Earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, is used to compute the Company's incentive fees to its external manager and is an appropriate supplemental disclosure for a mortgage REIT.  For the Company's purposes, Distributable Earnings is defined as GAAP net income (loss) excluding non-cash equity compensation expense, the incentive fee due to the Company's external manager, acquisition costs from successful acquisitions, depreciation and amortization of real estate and associated intangibles and any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income for the period, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income and, to the extent deducted from net income (loss), distributions payable with respect to equity securities of subsidiaries issued in exchange for properties or interests therein. The amount is adjusted to exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other non-cash adjustments as determined by the Company's external manager and approved by a majority of the Company's independent directors. 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings

For the three months ended June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment				Infrastructure Lending Segment				Property Segment				Investing and Servicing Segment				Corporate				Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	140,935			$	6,629			$	(1,571)			$	31,766			$	(61,449)			$	116,310
Add / (Deduct):
Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units	—				—				4,914				—				—				4,914
Non-cash equity compensation expense	1,859				440				57				1,190				6,051				9,597
Management incentive fee	—				—				—				—				5,031				5,031
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	(196)				—				(88)				(58)				—				(342)
Depreciation and amortization	251				90				17,969				3,812				—				22,122
Credit loss (reversal) provision, net	(12,447)				603				—				—				—				(11,844)
Interest income adjustment for securities	(861)				—				—				3,662				—				2,801
Extinguishment of debt, net	—				—				—				—				(247)				(247)
Other non-cash items	6				—				(262)				205				—				(51)
Reversal of GAAP unrealized (gains) / losses on:
Loans	(12,329)				—				—				(33,538)				—				(45,867)
Securities	9,402				—				—				12,585				—				21,987
Derivatives	3,594				(173)				(1,401)				4,927				1,532				8,479
Foreign currency	(2,715)				62				25				1				—				(2,627)
(Earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities	(1,996)				70				—				507				—				(1,419)
Sales of properties	—				—				—				(9,723)				—				(9,723)
Recognition of Distributable realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans	11,062				—				—				30,623				—				41,685
Securities	(18,088)				—				—				(2,779)				—				(20,867)
Derivatives	(2,546)				—				(34)				(718)				—				(3,298)
Foreign currency	6,518				(31)				(25)				(1)				—				6,461
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	4,444				(70)				—				776				—				5,150
Sales of properties	—				—				—				4,975				—				4,975
Distributable Earnings (Loss)	$	126,893			$	7,620			$	19,584			$	48,212			$	(49,082)			$	153,227
Distributable Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$	0.42			$	0.02			$	0.07			$	0.16			$	(0.16)			$	0.51

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations by Segment

For the six months ended June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands)

	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment				Infrastructure Lending Segment				Property Segment				Investing and Servicing Segment				Corporate				Subtotal				Securitization VIEs				Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	336,290			$	39,979			$	—			$	3,578			$	—			$	379,847			$	—			$	379,847
Interest income from investment securities	35,575				1,119				—				46,608				—				83,302				(61,044)				22,258
Servicing fees	234				—				—				28,821				—				29,055				(9,789)				19,266
Rental income	2,758				—				130,514				20,185				—				153,457				—				153,457
Other revenues	164				162				84				2,859				—				3,269				—				3,269
Total revenues	375,021				41,260				130,598				102,051				—				648,930				(70,833)				578,097
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	615				—				—				446				66,904				67,965				21				67,986
Interest expense	92,651				18,535				32,695				11,238				58,319				213,438				(411)				213,027
General and administrative	21,744				6,974				2,051				44,160				8,800				83,729				172				83,901
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	364				249				—				(21)				—				592				—				592
Costs of rental operations	910				—				49,882				8,684				—				59,476				—				59,476
Depreciation and amortization	618				200				36,001				8,132				—				44,951				—				44,951
Credit loss (reversal) provision, net	(12,976)				1,176				—				—				—				(11,800)				—				(11,800)
Other expense	31				—				583				71				—				685				—				685
Total costs and expenses	103,957				27,134				121,212				72,710				134,023				459,036				(218)				458,818
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	—				—				—				—				—				—				52,254				52,254
Change in fair value of servicing rights	—				—				—				1,205				—				1,205				(702)				503
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	(11,452)				—				—				(5,415)				—				(16,867)				18,069				1,202
Change in fair value of mortgage loans, net	1,615				—				—				34,774				—				36,389				—				36,389
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	3,749				(324)				—				82				—				3,507				453				3,960
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	16,674				27				—				9,723				—				26,424				—				26,424
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net	21,196				796				4,352				3,552				(5,916)				23,980				—				23,980
Foreign currency loss, net	(8,879)				(111)				—				(64)				—				(9,054)				—				(9,054)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(289)				(1,246)				(141)				(22)				—				(1,698)				—				(1,698)
Other (loss) income, net	(5,504)				23				—				29				—				(5,452)				—				(5,452)
Total other income (loss)	17,110				(835)				4,211				43,864				(5,916)				58,434				70,074				128,508
Income (loss) before income taxes	288,174				13,291				13,597				73,205				(139,939)				248,328				(541)				247,787
Income tax benefit (provision)	6,538				(150)				—				(5,265)				—				1,123				—				1,123
Net income (loss)	294,712				13,141				13,597				67,940				(139,939)				249,451				(541)				248,910
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(7)				—				(9,991)				(11,765)				—				(21,763)				541				(21,222)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	294,705			$	13,141			$	3,606			$	56,175			$	(139,939)			$	227,688			$	—			$	227,688

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings

For the six months ended June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment				Infrastructure Lending Segment				Property Segment				Investing and Servicing Segment				Corporate				Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	294,705			$	13,141			$	3,606			$	56,175			$	(139,939)			$	227,688
Add / (Deduct):
Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units	—				—				9,991				—				—				9,991
Non-cash equity compensation expense	3,640				740				88				2,071				13,368				19,907
Management incentive fee	—				—				—				—				18,154				18,154
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	(360)				—				(177)				(58)				—				(595)
Depreciation and amortization	498				181				36,130				7,415				—				44,224
Credit loss (reversal) provision, net	(12,976)				1,176				—				—				—				(11,800)
Interest income adjustment for securities	(2,161)				—				—				7,657				—				5,496
Extinguishment of debt, net	—				—				—				—				(493)				(493)
Income tax (provision) benefit associated with realized (gains) losses	(6,495)				—				—				405				—				(6,090)
Other non-cash items	9				—				(599)				412				415				237
Reversal of GAAP unrealized (gains) / losses on:
Loans	(1,615)				—				—				(34,774)				—				(36,389)
Securities	11,452				—				—				5,415				—				16,867
Derivatives	(23,577)				(918)				(7,847)				(4,792)				10,845				(26,289)
Foreign currency	8,879				111				—				64				—				9,054
(Earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities	(3,749)				324				—				(82)				—				(3,507)
Sales of properties	(17,693)				—				—				(9,723)				—				(27,416)
Recognition of Distributable realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans	25,615				—				—				35,295				—				60,910
Realized credit loss	(7,757)				—				—				—				—				(7,757)
Securities	(20,949)				—				—				(1,003)				—				(21,952)
Derivatives	(596)				—				(69)				877				—				212
Foreign currency	11,302				(41)				—				(64)				—				11,197
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	7,662				(324)				—				1,740				—				9,078
Sales of properties	8,298				—				—				4,975				—				13,273
Distributable Earnings (Loss)	$	274,132			$	14,390			$	41,123			$	72,005			$	(97,650)			$	304,000
Distributable Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$	0.92			$	0.05			$	0.14			$	0.24			$	(0.33)			$	1.02

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet by Segment

As of June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands)

	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment				Infrastructure Lending Segment				Property Segment				Investing and Servicing Segment				Corporate				Subtotal				Securitization VIEs				Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	60,651			$	31,695			$	28,088			$	22,618			$	110,904			$	253,956			$	611			$	254,567
Restricted cash	60,416				25,840				6,681				13,072				—				106,009				—				106,009
Loans held-for-investment, net	11,068,406				1,694,109				—				857				—				12,763,372				—				12,763,372
Loans held-for-sale	494,113				85,875				—				381,689				—				961,677				—				961,677
Investment securities	951,036				33,881				—				1,145,485				—				2,130,402				(1,456,836)				673,566
Properties, net	124,916				—				1,941,500				177,153				—				2,243,569				—				2,243,569
Intangible assets	—				—				37,361				69,910				—				107,271				(42,078)				65,193
Investment in unconsolidated entities	43,717				24,770				—				42,954				—				111,441				(14,652)				96,789
Goodwill	—				119,409				—				140,437				—				259,846				—				259,846
Derivative assets	12,472				—				124				92				22,927				35,615				—				35,615
Accrued interest receivable	102,086				5,307				—				495				6,031				113,919				(119)				113,800
Other assets	81,621				11,497				91,158				42,237				14,977				241,490				13				241,503
VIE assets, at fair value	—				—				—				—				—				—				63,493,796				63,493,796
Total Assets	$	12,999,434			$	2,032,383			$	2,104,912			$	2,036,999			$	154,839			$	19,328,567			$	61,980,735			$	81,309,302
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	38,973			$	8,464			$	45,231			$	40,245			$	49,260			$	182,173			$	53			$	182,226
Related-party payable	—				—				—				—				26,393				26,393				38				26,431
Dividends payable	—				—				—				—				139,457				139,457				—				139,457
Derivative liabilities	31,530				1,118				—				413				—				33,061				—				33,061
Secured financing agreements, net	5,751,375				957,605				1,872,043				742,811				630,578				9,954,412				(21,750)				9,932,662
Collateralized loan obligations, net	2,000,073				404,599				—				—				—				2,404,672				—				2,404,672
Unsecured senior notes, net	—				—				—				—				1,737,383				1,737,383				—				1,737,383
VIE liabilities, at fair value	—				—				—				—				—				—				62,001,710				62,001,710
Total Liabilities	7,821,951				1,371,786				1,917,274				783,469				2,583,071				14,477,551				61,980,051				76,457,602
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	—				—				—				—				2,952				2,952				—				2,952
Additional paid-in capital	878,471				629,130				16,967				(218,645)				3,942,567				5,248,490				—				5,248,490
Treasury stock	—				—				—				—				(138,022)				(138,022)				—				(138,022)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	41,310				—				—				—				—				41,310				—				41,310
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	4,257,587				31,467				(47,694)				1,316,994				(6,235,729)				(677,375)				—				(677,375)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	5,177,368				660,597				(30,727)				1,098,349				(2,428,232)				4,477,355				—				4,477,355
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	115				—				218,365				155,181				—				373,661				684				374,345
Total Equity	5,177,483				660,597				187,638				1,253,530				(2,428,232)				4,851,016				684				4,851,700
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	12,999,434			$	2,032,383			$	2,104,912			$	2,036,999			$	154,839			$	19,328,567			$	61,980,735			$	81,309,302

 

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SOURCE Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

FAQ

What were Starwood Property Trust's STWD earnings for Q2 2021?

Starwood Property Trust reported Q2 2021 GAAP net income of $116.3 million, equivalent to $0.40 per diluted share.

What is the Distributable Earnings of STWD in Q2 2021?

The Distributable Earnings for Starwood Property Trust in Q2 2021 was $153.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share.

What new financial metrics did STWD report for its portfolio?

Starwood Property Trust's total portfolio value reached a record $19.3 billion during Q2 2021.

How did STWD improve its balance sheet in Q2 2021?

STWD executed two CLOs totaling $1.8 billion, which reduced their mark to market financing exposure.

What is the significance of STWD's unrealized gains?

The unrealized gains across Starwood's real estate portfolio exceeded $4.00 per share, indicating strong market recovery.