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    Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

    10/30/23 4:15:00 PM ET
    $FBRT
    Real Estate Investment Trusts
    Real Estate
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    Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT) ("FBRT" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

    Reported GAAP net income of $31.0 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share for the three months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $39.6 million, or $0.39 per diluted common share for the three months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

    Reported Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $42.0 million, or $0.43 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1) for the three months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $63.5 million, or $0.66 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1) for the three months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Distributable Earnings for three months ended June 30, 2023 included approximately $15.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis, from the sale of the Williamsburg Hotel.

    Third Quarter 2023 Summary

    • Produced a third quarter GAAP and Distributable Earnings ROE (a non-GAAP financial measure) of 7.7% and 10.7%, respectively
    • Book value of $15.82 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1), a decrease of $0.03 from the prior quarter
    • Declared a third quarter common stock cash dividend of $0.355, representing a 9.0% yield on book value
    • GAAP and Distributable Earnings dividend coverage of 86% and 120%, respectively
    • Closed $153 million of new loan commitments at a weighted average spread of 398 basis points
    • Closed BSPRT 2023-FL10 ("FL10 CRE CLO"), a $897 million managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") with an advance rate of 76%, weighted average interest rate of SOFR+229 and an 18 month reinvestment period(2)
    • Total liquidity of $1.8 billion, which includes $411 million in cash and cash equivalents and $25 million in CLO reinvest available
    • Fully disposed of the remaining $122.8 million of ARM Agency Securities and sold a real estate owned office property located in St. Louis, Missouri for $12.0 million

    Richard Byrne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FBRT, said, "FBRT is generating a double-digit Distributable Earnings ROE while maintaining a substantial liquidity position. We continue to view our asset allocation of nearly 80% multifamily credits as industry-leading, and that allocation should assist us in successfully navigating what are clearly difficult market conditions."

    Further commenting on the Company's results, Michael Comparato, President of FBRT, added, "We strengthened our balance sheet this quarter, issuing our tenth CRE CLO. We believe that liability structure and liquidity are paramount in times of choppy markets. Also, we continue to actively pursue new originations as the credit quality of our underwriting is currently among the best we've seen in recent years."

    Core portfolio: For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company closed $153 million of new loan commitments and funded $197 million of principal balance on new and existing loans. FBRT received loan repayments of $290 million for a net decrease in our loan portfolio of $92 million in the quarter. The Company's core portfolio at the end of the quarter consisted of 145 loans with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $5.0 billion. The average loan size was approximately $34 million. Over 99% of the aggregate principal balance of FBRT's portfolio is in senior mortgage loans, with approximately 98% in floating rate loans. Approximately 78% of the portfolio is collateralized by multifamily properties. The Company's exposure to office loans is 6%. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had three loans on its watch list (risk rating of four or five). Additionally, subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company closed $138 million of new loan commitments which consisted of four loans.

    Conduit: For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company closed a $17 million fixed rate loan that will be sold through FBRT's conduit program. For the same period, the Company sold $34.3 million of conduit loans for a gain of $0.9 million, gross of related derivatives.

    Allowance for credit losses: During the quarter, FBRT recognized an incremental provision for credit losses of approximately $2.4 million.

    Financing: On July 17, 2023, the Company called all of the outstanding notes issued by BSPRT 2019-FL5 Issuer, Ltd., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company. The outstanding principal of the notes on the date of the call was $122.0 million. The Company recognized all the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs of $2.9 million recorded within the Realized gain/(loss) on extinguishment of debt line of the consolidated statements of operations.

    On September 28, 2023, the Company closed the $897 million managed FL10 CRE CLO with an 18 month re-investment period, advance rate of 76% and a weighted average interest rate of SOFR+229 before accounting for discount and transaction cost(2).

    Book Value

    As of September 30, 2023, book value was $15.82 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1).

    1

     

    Fully converted per share information in this press release assumes applicable conversion of the Company's series of outstanding convertible preferred stock into common stock and full vesting of the Company's outstanding equity compensation awards.

    2

     

    Includes the BSPRT 2023-FL10 AS tranche (~$143 million) that we retained and that was levered to a repo counterparty in conjunction with the CLO closing for ~$104 million of debt

    Share Repurchase Program

    The Company has a $65 million share repurchase program. The Company did not repurchase any shares of FBRT's common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2023. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 137,444 shares of common stock at a weighted average cost of $12.55 per share. As of October 25, 2023, $37.5 million remains available under the $65 million share repurchase program. FBRT's Board of Directors has extended the share repurchase authorization through December 31, 2024.

    Subsequent Event

    Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company foreclosed upon one multifamily property located in Texas. The loan had an amortized cost basis of $12.0 million as of September 30, 2023.

    Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings

    Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP measure, which the Company defines as GAAP net income (loss), adjusted for (i) non-cash CLO amortization acceleration and amortization over the expected useful life of the Company's CLOs, (ii) unrealized gains and losses on loans, derivatives and ARMs, including CECL reserves and impairments, (iii) non-cash equity compensation expense, (iv) depreciation and amortization, (v) subordinated performance fee accruals/(reversal), (vi) loan workout charges, (vii) realized gains and losses on debt extinguishment and CLO calls, and (viii) certain other non-cash items. Further, Run-Rate Distributable Earnings, a non-GAAP measure, presents Distributable Earnings before trading and derivative gain/loss on ARMs.

    The Company believes that Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings provide meaningful information to consider in addition to the disclosed GAAP results. The Company believes Distributable Earnings is a useful financial metric for existing and potential future holders of its common stock as historically, over time, Distributable Earnings has been an indicator of dividends per share. As a REIT, the Company generally must distribute annually at least 90% of its taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, and therefore believes dividends are one of the principal reasons stockholders may invest in its common stock. Further, Distributable Earnings helps investors evaluate performance excluding the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments that the Company does not believe are necessarily indicative of current loan portfolio performance and the Company's operations and is one of the performance metrics the Company's board of directors considers when dividends are declared. The Company believes Run-Rate Distributable Earnings is a useful financial metric because it presents the Distributable Earnings of its core businesses, net of the impacts of the realized trading and derivative gain/loss on the residential adjustable-rate mortgage securities acquired from Capstead Mortgage Corporation, which the Company has liquidated from its portfolio.

    Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings do not represent net income (loss) and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income (loss). The methodology for calculating Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other companies and thus may not be comparable to the Distributable Earnings reported by other companies.

    Please refer to the financial statements and reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings included at the end of this release for further information.

    Supplemental Information

    The Company has published a supplemental earnings presentation for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 on its website to provide additional disclosure and financial information. These materials can be found on FBRT's website at http://www.fbrtreit.com under the Presentations tab.

    Conference Call and Webcast

    The Company will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss its financial results on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. ET. Participants are encouraged to pre-register for the call and webcast at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10182930/fa8ad39034. If you are unable to pre-register, the conference call may be accessed by dialing (844) 701-1166 (Domestic) or (412) 317-5795 (International). Ask to join the Franklin BSP Realty Trust conference call. Participants should call in at least five minutes prior to the start of the call.

    The call will also be accessible via live webcast at https://ccmediaframe.com?id=cLosDJ7M. Please allow extra time prior to the call to download and install audio software, if needed. A slide presentation containing supplemental information may also be accessed through FBRT's website in advance of the call.

    An audio replay of the live broadcast will be available approximately one hour after the end of the conference call on FBRT's website. The replay will be available for 90 days on the Company's website.

    About Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT) is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt secured by properties located in the United States. As of September 30, 2023, FBRT had approximately $5.9 billion of assets. FBRT is externally managed by Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. For further information, please visit www.fbrtreit.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Certain statements included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "should" or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

    The Company's forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from our forward-looking statements include macroeconomic factors in the United States including inflation, changing interest rates and economic contraction, the extent of any recoveries on delinquent loans, the financial stability of our borrowers and the other, risks and important factors contained and identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and its subsequent filings with the SEC, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof.

    FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    (Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

     

     

    September 30,

    2023

     

    December 31,

    2022

    ASSETS

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    411,437

     

     

    $

    179,314

     

    Restricted cash

     

    6,655

     

     

     

    11,173

     

    Commercial mortgage loans, held for investment, net of allowance for credit losses of

    $37,512 and $40,848 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

     

    4,913,644

     

     

     

    5,228,928

     

    Commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value

     

    17,000

     

     

     

    15,559

     

    Real estate securities, trading, measured at fair value (includes pledged assets of

    $227,610 as of December 31, 2022)

     

    —

     

     

     

    235,728

     

    Real estate securities, available for sale, measured at fair value, amortized cost of

    $194,171 and $220,635 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

    (includes pledged assets of $153,648 and $198,429 as of September 30, 2023 and

    December 31, 2022, respectively)

     

    193,072

     

     

     

    221,025

     

    Derivative instruments, measured at fair value

     

    35

     

     

     

    415

     

    Receivable for loan repayment (1)

     

    25,937

     

     

     

    42,557

     

    Accrued interest receivable

     

    38,297

     

     

     

    34,007

     

    Prepaid expenses and other assets

     

    17,501

     

     

     

    15,795

     

    Intangible lease asset, net of amortization

     

    43,604

     

     

     

    54,831

     

    Real estate owned, net of depreciation

     

    104,616

     

     

     

    127,772

     

    Real estate owned, held for sale

     

    103,657

     

     

     

    36,497

     

    Total assets

    $

    5,875,455

     

     

    $

    6,203,601

     

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     

     

     

    Collateralized loan obligations

    $

    3,477,444

     

     

    $

    3,121,983

     

    Repurchase agreements and revolving credit facilities - commercial mortgage loans

     

    249,345

     

     

     

    680,859

     

    Repurchase agreements - real estate securities

     

    240,010

     

     

     

    440,008

     

    Mortgage note payable

     

    23,998

     

     

     

    23,998

     

    Other financings

     

    23,669

     

     

     

    76,301

     

    Unsecured debt

     

    81,270

     

     

     

    98,695

     

    Derivative instruments, measured at fair value

     

    258

     

     

     

    64

     

    Interest payable

     

    11,504

     

     

     

    12,715

     

    Distributions payable

     

    36,224

     

     

     

    36,317

     

    Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     

    16,884

     

     

     

    17,668

     

    Due to affiliates

     

    16,836

     

     

     

    15,429

     

    Intangible lease liability, held for sale

     

    12,297

     

     

     

    —

     

    Intangible lease liability, net of amortization

     

    —

     

     

     

    6,428

     

    Total liabilities

    $

    4,189,739

     

     

    $

    4,530,465

     

    Commitments and Contingencies

     

     

     

    Redeemable convertible preferred stock:

     

     

     

    Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series H, $0.01 par value, 20,000 authorized

    and 17,950 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

    $

    89,748

     

     

    $

    89,748

     

    Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series I, $0.01 par value, none authorized and

    outstanding as of September 30, 2023, 1,000 authorized and 1,000 issued and

    outstanding as of December 31, 2022

     

    —

     

     

     

    5,000

     

    Total redeemable convertible preferred stock

    $

    89,748

     

     

    $

    94,748

     

    Equity:

     

     

     

    Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 7.5% Cumulative

    Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E, 10,329,039 shares issued and outstanding as of

    September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

    $

    258,742

     

     

    $

    258,742

     

    Common stock, $0.01 par value, 900,000,000 shares authorized, 83,019,881 and

    82,992,784 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31,

    2022, respectively

     

    822

     

     

     

    826

     

    Additional paid-in capital

     

    1,601,282

     

     

     

    1,602,247

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     

    (1,099

    )

     

     

    390

     

    Accumulated deficit

     

    (292,833

    )

     

     

    (299,225

    )

    Total stockholders' equity

    $

    1,566,914

     

     

    $

    1,562,980

     

    Non-controlling interest

     

    29,054

     

     

     

    15,408

     

    Total equity

    $

    1,595,968

     

     

    $

    1,578,388

     

    Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and equity

    $

    5,875,455

     

     

    $

    6,203,601

     

    ______________________________________________________________________

    (1)

     

    Includes $25.9 million and $42.5 million of cash held by servicer related to the CLOs as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company no longer holds a residential mortgage backed securities principal paydown receivable as of September 30, 2023. The Company held a residential mortgage backed securities principal paydown receivable of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2022.

    FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

    (In thousands, except share and per share data)

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    Nine Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    2023

     

    2022

    Income

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest income

    $

    137,042

     

     

    $

    94,131

     

     

    $

    420,470

     

     

    $

    239,602

     

    Less: Interest expense

     

    77,973

     

     

     

    46,157

     

     

     

    224,347

     

     

     

    96,262

     

    Net interest income

     

    59,069

     

     

     

    47,974

     

     

     

    196,123

     

     

     

    143,340

     

    Revenue from real estate owned

     

    3,317

     

     

     

    2,312

     

     

     

    13,067

     

     

     

    6,936

     

    Total income

    $

    62,386

     

     

    $

    50,286

     

     

    $

    209,190

     

     

    $

    150,276

     

    Expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Asset management and subordinated performance fee

    $

    7,908

     

     

    $

    6,430

     

     

    $

    24,893

     

     

    $

    19,776

     

    Acquisition expenses

     

    316

     

     

     

    362

     

     

     

    977

     

     

     

    996

     

    Administrative services expenses

     

    3,566

     

     

     

    3,001

     

     

     

    10,993

     

     

     

    9,402

     

    Professional fees

     

    4,153

     

     

     

    4,074

     

     

     

    11,761

     

     

     

    18,287

     

    Share-based compensation

     

    1,255

     

     

     

    669

     

     

     

    3,505

     

     

     

    1,851

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    1,513

     

     

     

    1,295

     

     

     

    5,514

     

     

     

    3,886

     

    Other expenses

     

    2,856

     

     

     

    1,424

     

     

     

    9,323

     

     

     

    4,849

     

    Total expenses

    $

    21,567

     

     

    $

    17,255

     

     

    $

    66,966

     

     

    $

    59,047

     

    Other income/(loss)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (Provision)/benefit for credit losses

    $

    (2,379

    )

     

    $

    599

     

     

    $

    (28,363

    )

     

    $

    (30,976

    )

    Realized gain/(loss) on extinguishment of debt

     

    (2,836

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    2,201

     

     

     

    (5,167

    )

    Realized gain/(loss) on sale of available for sale trading

    securities

     

    (486

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    110

     

     

     

    —

     

    Realized gain/(loss) on sale of commercial mortgage loans,

    held for sale

     

    —

     

     

     

    9

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    48

     

    Realized gain/(loss) on sale of commercial mortgage loans,

    held for sale, measured at fair value

     

    933

     

     

     

    4,782

     

     

     

    3,027

     

     

     

    4,838

     

    Unrealized gain/(loss) on commercial mortgage loans, held

    for sale, measured at fair value

     

    —

     

     

     

    58

     

     

     

    44

     

     

     

    (3,678

    )

    Gain/(loss) on other real estate investments

     

    (4,112

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (7,142

    )

     

     

    (29

    )

    Trading gain/(loss)

     

    (2,627

    )

     

     

    (2,744

    )

     

     

    (605

    )

     

     

    (113,717

    )

    Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives

     

    (183

    )

     

     

    1,566

     

     

     

    (110

    )

     

     

    (12,824

    )

    Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives

     

    67

     

     

     

    (1,624

    )

     

     

    684

     

     

     

    57,599

     

    Total other income/(loss)

    $

    (11,623

    )

     

    $

    2,646

     

     

    $

    (30,154

    )

     

    $

    (103,906

    )

    Income/(loss) before taxes

     

    29,196

     

     

     

    35,677

     

     

     

    112,070

     

     

     

    (12,677

    )

    (Provision)/benefit for income tax

     

    1,799

     

     

     

    (419

    )

     

     

    2,408

     

     

     

    (281

    )

    Net income/(loss)

    $

    30,995

     

     

    $

    35,258

     

     

    $

    114,478

     

     

    $

    (12,958

    )

    Net (income)/loss attributable to non-controlling interest

     

    772

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    722

     

     

     

    —

     

    Net income/(loss) attributable to Franklin BSP Realty

    Trust, Inc.

    $

    31,767

     

     

    $

    35,258

     

     

    $

    115,200

     

     

    $

    (12,958

    )

    Less: Preferred stock dividends

     

    6,748

     

     

     

    6,899

     

     

     

    20,245

     

     

     

    34,865

     

    Net income/(loss) applicable to common stock

    $

    25,019

     

     

    $

    28,359

     

     

    $

    94,955

     

     

    $

    (47,823

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic earnings per share

    $

    0.30

     

     

    $

    0.34

     

     

    $

    1.14

     

     

    $

    (0.70

    )

    Diluted earnings per share

    $

    0.30

     

     

    $

    0.34

     

     

    $

    1.14

     

     

    $

    (0.70

    )

    Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     

    82,210,624

     

     

     

    83,665,250

     

     

     

    82,410,725

     

     

     

    67,965,397

     

    Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     

    82,210,624

     

     

     

    83,665,250

     

     

     

    82,410,725

     

     

     

    67,965,397

     

    FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

    |
    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS

    (In thousands, except share and per share data)

    (Unaudited)

    The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income to Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings as of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (amounts in thousands, except share and per share data):

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    Nine Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    2023

     

    2022

    GAAP Net Income (Loss)

    $

    30,995

     

     

    $

    35,258

     

     

    $

    114,478

     

     

    $

    (12,958

    )

    Adjustments:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CLO amortization acceleration (1)

     

    (1,294

    )

     

     

    (1,226

    )

     

     

    (3,959

    )

     

     

    (4,168

    )

    Unrealized (gain)/loss on financial instruments (2)

     

    4,295

     

     

     

    (1,624

    )

     

     

    7,208

     

     

     

    16,498

     

    Unrealized (gain)/loss - ARMs

     

    —

     

     

     

    2,742

     

     

     

    415

     

     

     

    37,862

     

    (Reversal of)/Provision for credit losses

     

    2,379

     

     

     

    (599

    )

     

     

    28,363

     

     

     

    30,976

     

    Non-Cash Compensation Expense

     

    1,256

     

     

     

    833

     

     

     

    3,506

     

     

     

    833

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    1,513

     

     

     

    1,295

     

     

     

    5,514

     

     

     

    3,886

     

    Subordinated performance fee (3)

     

    1,579

     

     

     

    (2,461

    )

     

     

    3,599

     

     

     

    (5,917

    )

    Loan workout charges/(loan workout recoveries) (4)

     

    —

     

     

     

    205

     

     

     

    (5,105

    )

     

     

    5,105

     

    Realized (gain)/loss on debt extinguishment / CLO call

     

    2,836

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (2,201

    )

     

     

    5,167

     

    Realized trading and derivatives (gain)/loss on ARMs

     

    3,113

     

     

     

    (155

    )

     

     

    677

     

     

     

    21,927

     

    Run-Rate Distributable Earnings (5)

    $

    46,672

     

     

    $

    34,268

     

     

    $

    152,495

     

     

    $

    99,211

     

    Realized Cash Gain/(Loss) Adjustment on REO

     

    (1,571

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (1,571

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Realized trading and derivatives gain/(loss) on ARMs

     

    (3,113

    )

     

     

    155

     

     

     

    (677

    )

     

     

    (21,927

    )

    Distributable Earnings

    $

    41,988

     

     

    $

    34,423

     

     

    $

    150,247

     

     

    $

    77,284

     

    7.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E Dividend

     

    (4,842

    )

     

     

    (4,842

    )

     

     

    (14,525

    )

     

    $

    (14,525

    )

    Noncontrolling interests in joint ventures net income/(loss)

     

    (276

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (326

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Depreciation and amortization attributed to noncontrolling interests of

    joint ventures

     

    772

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (15

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Distributable Earnings to Common

    $

    37,642

     

     

    $

    29,581

     

     

    $

    135,381

     

     

    $

    62,759

     

    Average Common Stock & Common Stock Equivalents

     

    1,402,370

     

     

     

    1,422,040

     

     

     

    1,406,481

     

     

     

    1,470,393

     

    GAAP Net Income/(Loss) ROE

     

    7.7

    %

     

     

    8.6

    %

     

     

    7.1

    %

     

     

    (1.9

    )%

    Run-Rate Distributable Earnings ROE

     

    12.1

    %

     

     

    8.3

    %

     

     

    9.8

    %

     

     

    5.8

    %

    Distributable Earnings ROE

     

    10.7

    %

     

     

    8.3

    %

     

     

    9.6

    %

     

     

    4.3

    %

    GAAP Net Income/(Loss) Per Share, Diluted

    $

    0.30

     

     

    $

    0.34

     

     

    $

    1.14

     

     

    $

    (0.70

    )

    GAAP Net Income/(Loss) Per Share, Fully Converted (6)

    $

    0.30

     

     

    $

    0.34

     

     

    $

    1.12

     

     

    $

    (0.31

    )

    Run-Rate Distributable Earnings Per Share, Fully Converted (6)

    $

    0.48

     

     

    $

    0.33

     

     

    $

    1.55

     

     

    $

    0.94

     

    Distributable Earnings Per Share, Fully Converted (6)

    $

    0.43

     

     

    $

    0.33

     

     

    $

    1.53

     

     

    $

    0.70

     

    ___________________________________________________________________

    (1)

     

    Adjusted for non-cash CLO amortization acceleration to effectively amortize issuance costs of our CLOs over the expected lifetime of the CLOs. We assume our CLOs will be outstanding for four years and amortized the financing costs over four years in our distributable earnings as compared to effective yield methodology in our GAAP earnings.

    (2)

     

    Represents unrealized gains and losses on (i) commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value, (ii) other real estate investments, measured at fair value and (iii) derivatives.

    (3)

     

    Represents accrued and unpaid subordinated performance fee. In addition, reversal of subordinated performance fee represents cash payments of the subordinated performance fee made during the period.

    (4)

     

    Represents loan workout charges the Company incurred, which the Company deemed likely to be recovered. Reversal of loan workout charges represent recoveries received. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company recovered $5.1 million of loan workout charges, in aggregate, related to the loan workout charges incurred in the first, second, and third quarters of 2022 amounting to $1.9 million, $3.0 million, and $0.2 million, respectively.

    (5)

     

    Distributable Earnings before realized trading and derivative gain/loss on residential adjustable-rate mortgage securities ("Run-Rate Distributable Earnings") (a non-GAAP financial measure).

    (6)

     

    Fully Converted assumes conversion of our series of convertible preferred stock and full vesting of our outstanding equity compensation awards.

     

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