Starwood Property Trust Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019

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GREENWICH, Conn., May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust, Inc. STWD today announced operating results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019.  The Company's first quarter 2019 GAAP net income was $70.4 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, and Core Earnings was $82.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. These amounts reflect a write down of the Company's interest in a regional mall portfolio of $44.9 million and $68.9 million for GAAP and Core Earnings, respectively, or $0.16 and $0.24 per diluted share, respectively.

"Our multi-cylinder platform continues to generate consistent returns, led by our commercial lending business, which deployed $1.0 billion of capital during the quarter.  We are also proud of the performance of our owned property portfolio, marked by 98% occupancy and stable and growing double-digit cash returns on invested capital.  We believe this portfolio on an undepreciated basis has over $500 million in unrealized gains," commented Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust.

"We continue to source attractive and high credit quality investments across our businesses, with our commercial lending portfolio growing to $8.2 billion and our asset base growing to $16.7 billion, both record highs. With low leverage, ample capacity and the ability to monetize appreciated assets, our balance sheet and access to capital remain strong. We believe we are well-positioned to execute on our long-term business plan, regardless of interest rate environment, by prudently allocating capital across our multiple cylinders to generate attractive and sustainable risk adjusted returns for our shareholders." 

Dividend

On May 8, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share of common stock for the quarter ending June 30, 2019. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2019 to common stockholders of record as of June 28, 2019.

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.

Conference Call and Webcast Information 

The Company will host a live webcast and conference call on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 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 and download and install any necessary audio software. The webcast is available at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com in the investor relations section of the website.

To Participate via Telephone:

Dial in at least ten minutes prior to start time.

Domestic:  1-877-407-9039 

International:  1-201-689-8470

Conference Call Playback:

Domestic:  1-844-512-2921

International:  1-412-317-6671

Passcode:  13689755

The playback can be accessed through May 15, 2019.

About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Starwood Property Trust 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 $53 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio in excess of $16 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, completion of pending investments, continued ability to acquire additional investments, competition within the finance and real estate industries, economic conditions, 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, 2018, 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 March 31, 2019

(Amounts in thousands)







 Commercial and

































Residential



Infrastructure







Investing





















Lending



Lending



Property



and Servicing











Securitization









Segment



Segment



Segment



Segment



Corporate



Subtotal



VIEs



Total

Revenues:

















































Interest income from loans



$

154,595



$

26,915



$



$

1,906



$



$

183,416



$



$

183,416

Interest income from investment securities





19,908





885









24,293









45,086





(27,454)





17,632

Servicing fees





123













27,243









27,366





(2,933)





24,433

Rental income













70,521





13,312









83,833









83,833

Other revenues





204





686





78





196





20





1,184





(18)





1,166

Total revenues 





174,830





28,486





70,599





66,950





20





340,885





(30,405)





310,480

Costs and expenses:

















































Management fees





411













18





22,988





23,417





49





23,466

Interest expense





61,604





18,577





18,990





7,746





27,915





134,832





(160)





134,672

General and administrative





6,768





4,479





1,518





18,851





3,226





34,842





88





34,930

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs





249





16









77









342









342

Costs of rental operations





19









22,937





6,695









29,651









29,651

Depreciation and amortization





71









23,896





5,287









29,254









29,254

Loan loss provision, net





(11)





774

















763









763

Other expense





77









134













211









211

Total costs and expenses 





69,188





23,846





67,475





38,674





54,129





253,312





(23)





253,289

Other income (loss):

















































Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs





























47,836





47,836

Change in fair value of servicing rights

















(515)









(515)





(252)





(767)

Change in fair value of investment securities, net





(1,694)













18,140









16,446





(16,384)





62

Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net





1,386













9,880









11,266









11,266

Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities





577









(43,805)





594









(42,634)





(566)





(43,200)

Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net





2,755





790









940









4,485









4,485

(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net





(9,297)





(395)





1,290





(3,432)





9,627





(2,207)









(2,207)

Foreign currency gain (loss), net





5,239





300





9





(1)









5,547









5,547

(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt









(3,304)













6





(3,298)









(3,298)

Other loss, net





















(73)





(73)









(73)

Total other income (loss)





(1,034)





(2,609)





(42,506)





25,606





9,560





(10,983)





30,634





19,651

Income (loss) before income taxes 





104,608





2,031





(39,382)





53,882





(44,549)





76,590





252





76,842

Income tax benefit (provision)





248





85





(258)





(409)









(334)









(334)

Net income (loss) 





104,856





2,116





(39,640)





53,473





(44,549)





76,256





252





76,508

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests





(371)









(5,717)





215









(5,873)





(252)





(6,125)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.



$

104,485



$

2,116



$

(45,357)



$

53,688



$

(44,549)



$

70,383



$



$

70,383

 

Definition of Core Earnings

Core 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, Core 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 Core Earnings

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)











Commercial and

























Residential



Infrastructure







Investing













Lending



Lending



Property



and Servicing













Segment



Segment



Segment



Segment



Corporate



Total

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.



$

104,485



$

2,116



$

(45,357)



$

53,688



$

(44,549)



$

70,383

Add / (Deduct):





































Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units













5,717













5,717

Non-cash equity compensation expense





706





551





69





1,350





3,687





6,363

Management incentive fee





















173





173

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs





(38)





2





(89)













(125)

Depreciation and amortization





71









24,211





4,915









29,197

Loan loss provision, net





(11)





774

















763

Interest income adjustment for securities





(197)













5,972









5,775

Extinguishment of debt, net





















(1,211)





(1,211)

Other non-cash items













(434)





137





168





(129)

Reversal of GAAP unrealized (gains) / losses on:





































Loans held-for-sale





(1,386)













(9,880)









(11,266)

Securities





1,694













(18,140)









(16,446)

Derivatives





9,505





395





316





3,324





(10,144)





3,396

Foreign currency





(5,239)





(300)





(9)





1









(5,547)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities





(577)









43,805





(594)









42,634

Recognition of Core realized gains / (losses) on:





































Loans held-for-sale





(653)













7,430









6,777

Securities

















7,532









7,532

Derivatives





87





768





367





(1,625)









(403)

Foreign currency





391





(891)





9





8









(483)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities





98









(68,905)





8,733









(60,074)

Sales of properties

















(76)









(76)

Core Earnings (Loss)



$

108,936



$

3,415



$

(40,300)



$

62,775



$

(51,876)



$

82,950

Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share



$

0.37



$

0.01



$

(0.14)



$

0.22



$

(0.18)



$

0.28

 

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet by Segment

As of March 31, 2019

(Amounts in thousands)







Commercial and

































Residential



Infrastructure







Investing





















Lending



Lending



Property



and Servicing











Securitization









Segment



Segment



Segment



Segment



Corporate



Subtotal



VIEs



Total

Assets:

















































Cash and cash equivalents



$

13,206



$

58



$

36,107



$

47,225



$

295,463



$

392,059



$

20,211



$

412,270

Restricted cash





32,156





68,057





19,671





13,295





535





133,714









133,714

Loans held-for-investment, net





7,513,130





1,450,097









1,498









8,964,725









8,964,725

Loans held-for-sale





688,435





302,803









153,252









1,144,490









1,144,490

Investment securities





1,061,011





59,610









992,739









2,113,360





(1,203,127)





910,233

Properties, net





8,937









2,487,285





273,152









2,769,374









2,769,374

Intangible assets













85,356





75,806









161,162





(24,327)





136,835

Investment in unconsolidated entities





35,351









70,557





54,251









160,159





(35,799)





124,360

Goodwill









119,409









140,437









259,846









259,846

Derivative assets





14,247





1,029





32,093





41









47,410









47,410

Accrued interest receivable





50,269





7,135





392





296





3,079





61,171





(857)





60,314

Other assets





11,259





72,720





65,898





75,348





1,944





227,169





(16)





227,153

VIE assets, at fair value





























56,974,864





56,974,864

Total Assets



$

9,428,001



$

2,080,918



$

2,797,359



$

1,827,340



$

301,021



$

16,434,639



$

55,730,949



$

72,165,588

Liabilities and Equity

















































Liabilities:

















































Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities



$

29,302



$

6,788



$

63,644



$

71,675



$

21,628



$

193,037



$

106



$

193,143

Related-party payable





1













9





23,935





23,945









23,945

Dividends payable





















135,889





135,889









135,889

Derivative liabilities





4,608





772









2,739





2,044





10,163









10,163

Secured financing agreements, net





5,010,958





1,410,124





1,876,514





653,078





298,186





9,248,860





(13,950)





9,234,910

Unsecured senior notes, net





















1,922,795





1,922,795









1,922,795

VIE liabilities, at fair value





























55,727,776





55,727,776

Total Liabilities





5,044,869





1,417,684





1,940,158





727,501





2,404,477





11,534,689





55,713,932





67,248,621

Equity:

















































Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:

















































Common stock





















2,855





2,855









2,855

Additional paid-in capital





1,199,646





663,692





631,392





118,760





2,466,683





5,080,173









5,080,173

Treasury stock





















(104,194)





(104,194)









(104,194)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)





53,128









2,734





(64)









55,798









55,798

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)





3,120,166





(458)





(31,787)





967,326





(4,468,800)





(413,553)









(413,553)

Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity





4,372,940





663,234





602,339





1,086,022





(2,103,456)





4,621,079









4,621,079

Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries





10,192









254,862





13,817









278,871





17,017





295,888

Total Equity





4,383,132





663,234





857,201





1,099,839





(2,103,456)





4,899,950





17,017





4,916,967

Total Liabilities and Equity



$

9,428,001



$

2,080,918



$

2,797,359



$

1,827,340



$

301,021



$

16,434,639



$

55,730,949



$

72,165,588

 

 

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