NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (the “Company” or “Annaly”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Quarterly Financial Highlights

• GAAP net income of $595.9 million, $0.49 per average common share
• Core earnings (excluding PAA) were $382.8 million, $0.30 per average common share
• GAAP return on average equity was 17.20% and core return on average equity (excluding PAA) was 11.05%
• Book value per common share of $10.35
• Economic leverage of 6.4x as compared to 6.5x at March 31, 2018
• Net interest margin (excluding PAA) of 1.56%, up from 1.52% in the prior quarter
• Increased hedge ratio to 95% as compared to 94% at March 31, 2018

Business Highlights

• Increased credit capital allocation to 28%, up from 24% at the beginning of 2018, with $1.1 billion of new credit investments
• Credit strategy further enhanced by previously announced MTGE acquisition; the $900 million transaction is accretive to earnings, continues consolidation strategy and is currently expected to close during the third quarter of 2018
• Solidifying position as programmatic issuer with third quarter 2018 residential whole loan securitization following successful first quarter 2018 debut offering
• Continued to add efficient funding sources for Commercial Real Estate and Middle Market Lending, increasing capacity, improving terms and reducing cost of financing
• Enhanced corporate governance disclosure in the 2018 proxy statement, resulting in a 95% favorable say-on-pay endorsement from shareholders
• Declared 19th consecutive dividend of $0.30 per common share

“Amidst a challenging market environment, Annaly delivered another strong quarter demonstrating the durability of our business model,” commented Kevin Keyes, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “We continued to further expand our investments into lower levered, floating rate credit cash flows while producing core earnings of $0.30 per share and core ROE at its highest return since our diversification strategy began in 2014. The ongoing expansion of our proprietary partnerships in Residential Credit, Commercial Real Estate and Middle Market Lending enable us to source unique and complementary investment opportunities at attractive risk adjusted returns.

“During the quarter we also successfully continued our acquisition strategy with the announcement of the $900 million purchase of MTGE Investment Corp. The transaction further enhances the scale and diversification of our investment platform, is accretive to earnings, provides immediate cost savings, increases our equity base for continued growth and reinforces Annaly’s stature as a market leading industry consolidator.”

Financial Performance

The following table summarizes certain key performance indicators as of and for the quarters ended June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017:

    June 30, 2018     March 31, 2018     June 30, 2017 Book value per common share $ 10.35     $ 10.53     $ 11.19 Economic leverage at period-end (1) 6.4:1 6.5:1 6.4:1 GAAP net income (loss) per average common share (2) $ 0.49 $ 1.12 $ (0.01 ) Annualized GAAP return (loss) on average equity 17.20 % 36.86 % 0.46 % Net interest margin (3) 1.53 % 1.94 % 1.23 % Average yield on interest earning assets (4) 3.04 % 3.45 % 2.58 % Average cost of interest bearing liabilities (5) 1.89 % 1.90 % 1.74 % Net interest spread 1.15 % 1.55 % 0.84 %

Core Earnings Metrics: *

Core earnings (excluding PAA) per average common share (2)(6) $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 Core earnings per average common share (2)(6) $ 0.30 $ 0.41 $ 0.23 PAA cost (benefit) per average common share $ — $ (0.11 ) $ 0.07 Annualized core return on average equity (excluding PAA) 11.05 % 10.70 % 10.54 % Net interest margin (excluding PAA) (3) 1.56 % 1.52 % 1.53 % Average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA) (4) 3.07 % 2.99 % 2.93 % Net interest spread (excluding PAA) 1.18 % 1.09 % 1.19 %     *   Represents non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the ‘Non-GAAP Financial Measures’ section for additional information. (1) Computed as the sum of recourse debt, to-be-announced (“TBA”) derivative notional outstanding and net forward purchases of investments divided by total equity. Recourse debt consists of repurchase agreements and other secured financing. Securitized debt and mortgages payable are non-recourse to the Company and are excluded from this measure. (2) Net of dividends on preferred stock. (3) Net interest margin represents the sum of the Company's interest income plus TBA dollar roll income less interest expense and the net interest component of interest rate swaps divided by the sum of average interest earning assets plus average TBA contract balances. Net interest margin (excluding PAA) excludes the premium amortization adjustment (“PAA”) representing the cumulative impact on prior periods, but not the current period, of quarter-over-quarter changes in estimated long-term prepayment speeds related to the Company’s Agency mortgage-backed securities. (4) Average yield on interest earning assets represents annualized interest income divided by average interest earning assets. Average interest earning assets reflects the average amortized cost of our investments during the period. Average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA) is calculated using annualized interest income (excluding PAA). (5) Includes GAAP interest expense and the net interest component of interest rate swaps. Prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2018, this metric included the net interest component of interest rate swaps used to hedge cost of funds. Beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as a result of changes to the Company’s hedging portfolio, this metric reflects the net interest component of all interest rate swaps. (6) Core earnings is defined as net income (loss) excluding gains or losses on disposals of investments and termination or maturity of interest rate swaps, unrealized gains or losses on interest rate swaps and instruments measured at fair value through earnings, net gains and losses on other derivatives, impairment losses, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, transaction expenses and certain other non-recurring gains or losses, and inclusive of TBA dollar roll income (a component of Net gains (losses) on other derivatives) and realized amortization of mortgage servicing rights ("MSR") (a component of net unrealized gains (losses) on instruments measured at fair value through earnings). Core earnings (excluding PAA) excludes the premium amortization adjustment.  

Other Information

This news release and our public documents to which we refer contain or incorporate by reference certain forward-looking statements which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond our control) and may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms or the negative of those terms. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability of mortgage-backed securities and other securities for purchase; the availability of financing and, if available, the terms of any financing; changes in the market value of our assets; changes in business conditions and the general economy; our ability to grow our commercial real estate business; our ability to grow our residential mortgage credit business; our ability to grow our middle market lending business; credit risks related to our investments in credit risk transfer securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and related residential mortgage credit assets, commercial real estate assets and corporate debt; risks related to investments in mortgage servicing rights; our ability to consummate any contemplated investment opportunities; changes in government regulations and policy affecting our business; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and our ability to consummate the proposed MTGE Acquisition on a timely basis or at all, and potential business disruption following the MTGE Acquisition. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law.

Annaly is a leading diversified capital manager that invests in and finances residential and commercial assets. Annaly’s principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its stockholders and to preserve capital through prudent selection of investments and continuous management of its portfolio. Annaly has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. Annaly is externally managed by Annaly Management Company LLC. Additional information on the Company can be found at www.annaly.com.

Annaly routinely posts important information for investors on the Company’s website, www.annaly.com, in the Investors section. Annaly intends to use this webpage as a means of disclosing material, non-public information, for complying with the Company’s disclosure obligations under Regulation FD and to post and update investor presentations and similar materials on a regular basis. Annaly encourages investors, the media and others interested in Annaly to monitor the Investors section of the Company’s website, in addition to following Annaly’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations, webcasts and other information it posts from time to time on its website. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the Company’s webpage is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

The Company prepares a supplemental investor presentation and a financial summary for the benefit of its shareholders. Both the Second Quarter 2018 Investor Presentation and the Second Quarter 2018 Financial Summary can be found at the Company’s website (www.annaly.com) in the Investors section under Investor Presentations.

Conference Call

The Company will hold the second quarter 2018 earnings conference call on August 2, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The number to call is 888-317-6003 for domestic calls and 412-317-6061 for international calls. The conference passcode is 1905089. There will also be an audio webcast of the call on www.annaly.com. The replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference call. The replay number is 877-344-7529 for domestic calls and 412-317-0088 for international calls and the conference passcode is 10121993. If you would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list, please visit www.annaly.com, click on Investors, then select Email Alerts and complete the email notification form.

Financial Statements

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   

June 30, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017 (1)

 

September 30, 2017

 

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,135,329 $ 984,275 $ 706,589 $ 867,840 $ 700,692 Investments, at fair value: Agency mortgage-backed securities 86,593,058 88,579,097 90,551,763 85,889,131 73,963,998 Credit risk transfer securities 563,796 628,942 651,764 582,938 605,826 Non-Agency mortgage-backed securities 1,006,785 1,066,343 1,097,294 1,227,235 1,234,053 Residential mortgage loans (2) 1,666,157 1,535,685 1,438,322 895,919 779,685 Mortgage servicing rights 599,014 596,378 580,860 570,218 605,653 Commercial real estate debt investments (3) 2,857,463 2,960,323 3,089,108 3,869,110 3,972,560 Commercial real estate debt and preferred equity, held for investment 1,251,138 1,081,295 1,029,327 981,748 928,181 Loans held for sale, net 42,458 — — — — Investments in commercial real estate 477,887 480,063 485,953 470,928 474,510 Corporate debt 1,256,276 1,152,745 1,011,275 856,110 773,957 Interest rate swaps, at fair value 82,458 69,109 30,272 12,250 10,472 Other derivatives, at fair value 129,680 161,193 283,613 266,249 154,004 Reverse repurchase agreements 259,762 200,459 — — — Receivable for investments sold 21,728 45,126 1,232 340,033 9,784 Accrued interest and dividends receivable 323,769 326,989 323,526 293,207 263,217 Other assets 475,230 421,448 384,117 353,708 399,456 Goodwill 71,815 71,815 71,815 71,815 71,815 Intangible assets, net 19,194     20,948     23,220     25,742     28,715   Total assets $ 98,832,997     $ 100,382,233     $ 101,760,050     $ 97,574,181     $ 84,976,578   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Liabilities: Repurchase agreements $ 75,760,655 $ 78,015,431 $ 77,696,343 $ 69,430,268 $ 62,497,400 Other secured financing 3,760,487 3,830,075 3,837,528 3,713,256 3,785,543 Securitized debt of consolidated VIEs (4) 2,728,692 2,904,873 2,971,771 3,357,929 3,438,675 Mortgages payable 309,878 309,794 309,686 311,886 311,810 Interest rate swaps, at fair value 376,106 427,838 569,129 606,960 614,589 Other derivatives, at fair value 117,931 153,103 38,725 75,529 99,380 Dividends payable 349,300 347,897 347,876 326,425 305,709 Payable for investments purchased 1,108,834 91,327 656,581 5,243,868 1,043,379 Accrued interest payable 478,439 284,696 253,068 231,611 185,720 Accounts payable and other liabilities 68,819     74,264     207,770     121,231     84,948   Total liabilities 85,059,141     86,439,298     86,888,477     83,418,963     72,367,153   Stockholders’ Equity: 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (5) — — — — 177,088 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (6) 169,466 169,466 290,514 290,514 290,514 7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (7) 445,457 445,457 445,457 445,457 445,457 7.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (8) — — 287,500 287,500 287,500 6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (9) 696,910 696,910 696,910 696,910 — 6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (10) 411,335 411,335 — — — Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (11) 11,643 11,597 11,596 10,881 10,190 Additional paid-in capital 17,268,596 17,218,191 17,221,265 16,377,805 15,581,760 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (3,434,447 ) (3,000,080 ) (1,126,020 ) (640,149 ) (850,767 ) Accumulated deficit (1,800,370 )   (2,015,612 )   (2,961,749 )   (3,320,160 )   (3,339,228 ) Total stockholders’ equity 13,768,590 13,937,264 14,865,473 14,148,758 12,602,514 Noncontrolling interest 5,266     5,671     6,100     6,460     6,911   Total equity 13,773,856     13,942,935     14,871,573     14,155,218     12,609,425   Total liabilities and equity $ 98,832,997     $ 100,382,233     $ 101,760,050     $ 97,574,181     $ 84,976,578       (1)   Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2017. (2) Includes securitized residential mortgage loans transferred or pledged to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) carried at fair value of $523.0 million, $560.2 million, $478.8 million, $139.8 million and $150.9 million at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. (3) Includes senior securitized commercial mortgage loans of consolidated VIEs with a carrying value of $2.5 billion, $2.7 billion, $2.8 billion, $3.6 billion and $3.7 billion at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. (4) Includes securitized debt of consolidated VIEs carried at fair value of $2.7 billion, $2.9 billion, $3.0 billion, $3.4 billion and $3.4 billion at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. (5) Includes 0 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Includes 7,412,500 authorized shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017. Includes 7,412,500 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017. (6) Includes 12,000,000 shares authorized and 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018. Includes 12,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017. Includes 12,650,000 shares authorized and 12,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at each of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017. (7) Includes 18,400,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding. (8) Includes 11,500,000 authorized, and 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018. Includes 11,500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at each of December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017. (9) Includes 28,800,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Includes 32,200,000 shares authorized and 28,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017. Includes 0 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017. (10) Includes 19,550,000 shares authorized and 17,000,000 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018. Includes 0 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at each of December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017. (11) Includes 1,909,750,000 shares authorized and 1,164,333,831 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018. Includes 1,909,750,000 shares authorized and 1,159,657,350 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018. Includes 1,929,300,000 shares authorized and 1,159,585,078 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017. Includes 1,917,837,500 shares authorized and 1,088,083,794 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017. Includes 1,945,437,500 shares authorized and 1,019,027,880 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017.    

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    For the quarters ended

June 30, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31,2017

 

September 30, 2017

 

June 30, 2017

Net interest income:         Interest income $ 776,806 $ 879,487 $ 745,423 $ 622,550 $ 537,426 Interest expense 442,692     367,421     318,711     268,937     222,281   Net interest income 334,114     512,066     426,712     353,613     315,145     Realized and unrealized gains (losses): Net interest component of interest rate swaps 31,475 (48,160 ) (82,271 ) (88,211 ) (96,470 ) Realized gains (losses) on termination or maturity of interest rate swaps — 834 (160,075 ) — (58 ) Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps 343,475     977,285     484,447     56,854     (177,567 ) Subtotal 374,950     929,959     242,101     (31,357 )   (274,095 ) Net gains (losses) on disposal of investments (66,117 ) 13,468 7,895 (11,552 ) (5,516 ) Net gains (losses) on other derivatives 34,189 (47,145 ) 121,334 154,208 (14,423 ) Net unrealized gains (losses) on instruments measured at fair value through earnings (48,376 )   (51,593 )   (12,115 )   (67,492 )   16,240   Subtotal (80,304 )   (85,270 )   117,114     75,164     (3,699 ) Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) 294,646     844,689     359,215     43,807     (277,794 ) Other income (loss) 34,170 34,023 25,064 28,282 30,865 General and administrative expenses: Compensation and management fee 45,579 44,529 44,129 41,993 38,938 Other general and administrative expenses 18,202     17,981     15,128     15,023     15,085   Total general and administrative expenses 63,781     62,510     59,257     57,016     54,023   Income (loss) before income taxes 599,149 1,328,268 751,734 368,686 14,193 Income taxes 3,262     564     4,963     1,371     (329 ) Net income (loss) 595,887 1,327,704 746,771 367,315 14,522 Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (32 )   (96 )   (151 )   (232 )   (102 ) Net income (loss) attributable to Annaly 595,919 1,327,800 746,922 367,547 14,624 Dividends on preferred stock (1) 31,377     33,766     32,334     30,355     23,473   Net income (loss) available (related) to common stockholders $ 564,542     $ 1,294,034     $ 714,588     $ 337,192     $ (8,849 )   Net income (loss) per share available (related) to common stockholders: Basic $ 0.49     $ 1.12     $ 0.62     $ 0.31     $ (0.01 ) Diluted $ 0.49     $ 1.12     $ 0.62     $ 0.31     $ (0.01 )   Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: Basic 1,160,436,777     1,159,617,848     1,151,653,296     1,072,566,395     1,019,000,817   Diluted 1,160,979,451     1,160,103,185     1,152,138,887     1,073,040,637     1,019,000,817     Net income (loss) $ 595,887     $ 1,327,704     $ 746,771     $ 367,315     $ 14,522   Other comprehensive income (loss): Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (505,130 ) (1,879,479 ) (487,597 ) 195,251 261,964 Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income (loss) 70,763     5,419     1,726     15,367     13,360   Other comprehensive income (loss) (434,367 )   (1,874,060 )   (485,871 )   210,618     275,324   Comprehensive income (loss) 161,520 (546,356 ) 260,900 577,933 289,846 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (32 )   (96 )   (151 )   (232 )   (102 ) Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Annaly 161,552 (546,260 ) 261,051 578,165 289,948 Dividends on preferred stock (1) 31,377     33,766     32,334     30,355     23,473   Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 130,175     $ (580,026 )   $ 228,717     $ 547,810     $ 266,475       (1)   The quarter ended December 31, 2017 excludes, and the quarter ended September 30, 2017 includes, cumulative and undeclared dividends of $8.3 million on the Company's Series F Preferred Stock as of September 30, 2017.    

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    For the six months ended June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 Net interest income:   Interest income $ 1,656,293 $ 1,125,153 Interest expense 810,113     420,706   Net interest income 846,180     704,447     Realized and unrealized gains (losses): Net interest component of interest rate swaps (16,685 ) (200,626 ) Realized gains (losses) on termination or maturity of interest rate swaps 834 (58 ) Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps 1,320,760     (28,383 ) Subtotal 1,304,909     (229,067 ) Net gains (losses) on disposal of investments (52,649 ) (281 ) Net gains (losses) on other derivatives (12,956 ) (14,104 ) Net unrealized gains (losses) on instruments measured at fair value through earnings (99,969 )   39,923   Subtotal (165,574 )   25,538   Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) 1,139,335     (203,529 ) Other income (loss) 68,193 62,511 General and administrative expenses: Compensation and management fee 90,108 78,200 Other general and administrative expenses 36,183     29,651   Total general and administrative expenses 126,291     107,851   Income (loss) before income taxes 1,927,417 455,578 Income taxes 3,826     648   Net income (loss) 1,923,591 454,930 Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (128 )   (205 ) Net income (loss) attributable to Annaly 1,923,719 455,135 Dividends on preferred stock 65,143     46,946   Net income (loss) available (related) to common stockholders $ 1,858,576     $ 408,189     Net income (loss) per share available (related) to common stockholders: Basic $ 1.60     $ 0.40   Diluted $ 1.60     $ 0.40     Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: Basic 1,160,029,575     1,018,971,942   Diluted 1,160,543,580     1,019,357,697     Net income (loss) $ 1,923,591     $ 454,930   Other comprehensive income (loss): Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (2,384,609 ) 202,349 Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income (loss) 76,182     32,777   Other comprehensive income (loss) (2,308,427 )   235,126   Comprehensive income (loss) (384,836 ) 690,056 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (128 )   (205 ) Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Annaly (384,708 ) 690,261 Dividends on preferred stock 65,143     46,946   Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ (449,851 )   $ 643,315    

Key Metrics

The following table presents key metrics of the Company’s portfolio, liabilities and hedging positions, and performance as of and for the quarters ended June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, and June 30, 2017:

    June 30, 2018   March 31,2018   June 30, 2017

Portfolio Related Metrics:

    Fixed-rate Residential Investment Securities as a percentage of total Residential Investment Securities 91 % 91 % 86 % Adjustable-rate and floating-rate Residential Investment Securities as a percentage of total Residential Investment Securities 9 % 9 % 14 % Weighted average experienced CPR for the period 10.1 % 8.9 % 10.9 % Weighted average projected long-term CPR at period-end 9.1 %   9.2 %   10.6 %  

Liabilities and Hedging Metrics:

Weighted average days to maturity on repurchase agreements outstanding at period-end 71 72 88 Hedge ratio (1) 95 % 94 % 67 % Weighted average pay rate on interest rate swaps at period-end (2) 2.08 % 2.00 % 2.26 % Weighted average receive rate on interest rate swaps at period-end (2) 2.31 % 2.13 % 1.28 % Weighted average net rate on interest rate swaps at period-end (2) (0.23 %) (0.13 %) 0.98 % Leverage at period-end (3) 6.0:1 6.1:1 5.6:1 Economic leverage at period-end (4) 6.4:1 6.5:1 6.4:1 Capital ratio at period-end 13.2 %   13.1 %   13.2 %  

Performance Related Metrics:

Book value per common share $ 10.35 $ 10.53 $ 11.19 GAAP net income (loss) per average common share (5) $ 0.49 $ 1.12 $ (0.01 ) Annualized GAAP return (loss) on average equity 17.20 % 36.86 % 0.46 % Net interest margin 1.53 % 1.94 % 1.23 % Average yield on interest earning assets (6) 3.04 % 3.45 % 2.58 % Average cost of interest bearing liabilities (7) 1.89 % 1.90 % 1.74 % Net interest spread 1.15 % 1.55 % 0.84 % Dividend declared per common share $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 Annualized dividend yield (8) 11.66 % 11.51 % 9.96 % Core Earnings Metrics * Core earnings (excluding PAA) per average common share (5) $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 Core earnings per average common share (5) $ 0.30 $ 0.41 $ 0.23 PAA cost (benefit) per average common share $ — $ (0.11 ) $ 0.07 Annualized core return on average equity (excluding PAA) 11.05 % 10.70 % 10.54 % Net interest margin (excluding PAA) 1.56 % 1.52 % 1.53 % Average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA) (6) 3.07 % 2.99 % 2.93 % Net interest spread (excluding PAA) 1.18 %   1.09 %   1.19 %     *   Represents non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the ‘Non-GAAP Financial Measures’ section for additional information. (1) Measures total notional balances of interest rate swaps, interest rate swaptions and futures relative to repurchase agreements, other secured financing and TBA notional outstanding; excludes MSRs and the effects of term financing, both of which serve to reduce interest rate risk. Additionally, the hedge ratio does not take into consideration differences in duration between assets and liabilities. (2) Excludes forward starting swaps. (3) Debt consists of repurchase agreements, other secured financing, securitized debt and mortgages payable. Securitized debt and mortgages payable are non-recourse to the Company. (4) Computed as the sum of recourse debt, TBA derivative notional outstanding and net forward purchases of investments divided by total equity. (5) Net of dividends on preferred stock. (6) Average yield on interest earning assets represents annualized interest income divided by average interest earning assets. Average interest earning assets reflects the average amortized cost of our investments during the period. Average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA) is calculated using annualized interest income (excluding PAA). (7) Includes GAAP interest expense and the net interest component of interest rate swaps. Prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2018, this metric included the net interest component of interest rate swaps used to hedge cost of funds. Beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as a result of changes to the Company’s hedging portfolio, this metric reflects the net interest component of all interest rate swaps. (8) Based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $10.29, $10.43 and $12.05 at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively.  

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company provides the following non-GAAP measures:

• core earnings and core earnings (excluding PAA);
• core earnings and core earnings (excluding PAA) per average common share;
• annualized core return on average equity (excluding PAA);
• interest income (excluding PAA);
• economic interest expense;
• economic net interest income (excluding PAA);
• average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA);
• net interest margin (excluding PAA); and
• net interest spread (excluding PAA).

These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures computed in accordance with GAAP. While intended to offer a fuller understanding of the Company’s results and operations, non-GAAP financial measures also have limitations. For example, the Company may calculate its non-GAAP metrics, such as core earnings, or the PAA, differently than its peers making comparative analysis difficult. Additionally, in the case of non-GAAP measures that exclude the PAA, the amount of amortization expense excluding the PAA is not necessarily representative of the amount of future periodic amortization nor is it indicative of the term over which the Company will amortize the remaining unamortized premium. Changes to actual and estimated prepayments will impact the timing and amount of premium amortization and, as such, both GAAP and non-GAAP results.

These non-GAAP measures provide additional detail to enhance investor understanding of the Company’s period-over-period operating performance and business trends, as well as for assessing the Company’s performance versus that of industry peers. Additional information pertaining to the Company’s use of these non-GAAP financial measures, including discussion of how each such measure is useful to investors, and reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP results are provided below.

Core earnings and core earnings (excluding PAA), core earnings and core earnings (excluding PAA) per average common share and annualized core return on average equity (excluding PAA)

The Company's principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its stockholders and to preserve capital through prudent selection of investments, and continuous management of its portfolio. The Company generates net income by earning a net interest spread on its investment portfolio, which is a function of interest income from its investment portfolio less financing, hedging and operating costs. Core earnings, which is comprised of interest income plus TBA dollar roll incomei, less financing and hedging costs and general and administrative expenses, and core earnings (excluding PAA), are used by the Company's management and, the Company believes, used by analysts and investors to measure its progress in achieving this objective.

The Company seeks to fulfill this objective through a variety of factors including portfolio construction, the degree of market risk exposure and related hedge profile, and the use and forms of leverage, all while operating within the parameters of the Company's capital allocation policy and risk governance framework.

The Company defines “core earnings”, a non-GAAP measure, as net income (loss) excluding gains or losses on disposals of investments and termination or maturity of interest rate swaps, unrealized gains or losses on interest rate swaps and instruments measured at fair value through earnings, net gains and losses on other derivatives, impairment losses, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, transaction expenses and certain other non-recurring gains or losses, and inclusive of TBA dollar roll income (a component of Net gains (losses) on other derivatives) and realized amortization of MSRs (a component of net unrealized gains (losses) on instruments measured at fair value through earnings). Core earnings (excluding PAA) excludes the premium amortization adjustment representing the cumulative impact on prior periods, but not the current period, of quarter-over-quarter changes in estimated long-term prepayment speeds related to the Company’s Agency mortgage-backed securities.

The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide management and investors with additional details regarding the Company’s underlying operating results and investment portfolio trends by (i) making adjustments to account for the disparate reporting of changes in fair value where certain instruments are reflected in GAAP net income (loss) while others are reflected in other comprehensive income (loss), and (ii) by excluding certain unrealized, non-cash or episodic components of GAAP net income (loss) in order to provide additional transparency into the operating performance of the Company’s portfolio. Annualized core return on average equity (excluding PAA), which is calculated by dividing core earnings (excluding PAA) over average stockholders’ equity, provides investors with additional detail on the core earnings generated by the Company’s invested equity capital.

i TBA dollar roll transactions are accounted for as derivatives, with gains and losses reflected as a component of Net gains (losses) on other derivatives in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). TBA dollar roll income represents the economic equivalent of interest income on the underlying security less the implied cost of financing.

The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP financial results to non-GAAP core earnings for the periods presented:

    For the quarters ended June 30, 2018   March 31,2018   June 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands, except per share data) GAAP net income (loss) $ 595,887   $ 1,327,704   $ 14,522 Less: Realized (gains) losses on termination or maturity of interest rate swaps — (834 ) 58 Unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps (343,475 ) (977,285 ) 177,567 Net (gains) losses on disposal of investments 66,117 (13,468 ) 5,516 Net (gains) losses on other derivatives (34,189 ) 47,145 14,423 Net unrealized (gains) losses on instruments measured at fair value through earnings 48,376 51,593 (16,240 ) Transaction expenses (1) — 1,519 — Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 32 96 102 Plus: TBA dollar roll income (2) 62,491 88,353 81,051 MSR amortization (3) (19,942 )   (21,156 )   (17,098 ) Core earnings * 375,297 503,667 259,901 Less: Premium amortization adjustment cost (benefit) 7,516     (118,395 )   72,700   Core earnings (excluding PAA) * $ 382,813     $ 385,272     $ 332,601   GAAP net income (loss) per average common share $ 0.49     $ 1.12     $ (0.01 ) Core earnings per average common share * $ 0.30     $ 0.41     $ 0.23   Core earnings (excluding PAA) per average common share * $ 0.30     $ 0.30     $ 0.30   Annualized GAAP return (loss) on average equity 17.20 %   36.86 %   0.46 % Annualized core return on average equity (excluding PAA) * 11.05 %   10.70 %   10.54 %     *   Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. (1) Represents costs incurred in connection with a securitization of residential whole loans. (2) Represents a component of Net gains (losses) on other derivatives. (3) Represents the portion of changes in fair value that is attributable to the realization of estimated cash flows on the Company’s MSR portfolio and is reported as a component of Net unrealized gains (losses) on instruments measured at fair value.  

From time to time, the Company enters into TBA forward contracts as an alternate means of investing in and financing Agency mortgage-backed securities. A TBA contract is an agreement to purchase or sell, for future delivery, an Agency mortgage-backed security with a specified issuer, term and coupon. A TBA dollar roll represents a transaction where TBA contracts with the same terms but different settlement dates are simultaneously bought and sold. The TBA contract settling in the later month typically prices at a discount to the earlier month contract with the difference in price commonly referred to as the “drop”. The drop is a reflection of the expected net interest income from an investment in similar Agency mortgage-backed securities, net of an implied financing cost, that would be foregone as a result of settling the contract in the later month rather than in the earlier month. The drop between the current settlement month price and the forward settlement month price occurs because in the TBA dollar roll market, the party providing the financing is the party that would retain all principal and interest payments accrued during the financing period. Accordingly, TBA dollar roll income generally represents the economic equivalent of the net interest income earned on the underlying Agency mortgage-backed security less an implied financing cost.

TBA dollar roll transactions are accounted for under GAAP as a series of derivatives transactions. The fair value of TBA derivatives is based on methods similar to those used to value Agency mortgage-backed securities. The Company records TBA derivatives at fair value on its Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and recognizes periodic changes in fair value as Net gains (losses) on other derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), which includes both unrealized and realized gains and losses on derivatives (excluding interest rate swaps).

TBA dollar roll income is calculated as the difference in price between two TBA contracts with the same terms but different settlement dates multiplied by the notional amount of the TBA contract. Although accounted for as derivatives, TBA dollar rolls capture the economic equivalent of net interest income, or carry, on the underlying Agency mortgage-backed security (interest income less an implied cost of financing). TBA dollar roll income is reported as a component of Net gains (losses) on other derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Premium Amortization Expense ("PAA")

In accordance with GAAP, the Company amortizes or accretes premiums or discounts into interest income for its Agency mortgage-backed securities, excluding interest-only securities, multifamily and reverse mortgages, taking into account estimates of future principal prepayments in the calculation of the effective yield. The Company recalculates the effective yield as differences between anticipated and actual prepayments occur. Using third-party model and market information to project future cash flows and expected remaining lives of securities, the effective interest rate determined for each security is applied as if it had been in place from the date of the security’s acquisition. The amortized cost of the security is then adjusted to the amount that would have existed had the new effective yield been applied since the acquisition date. The adjustment to amortized cost is offset with a charge or credit to interest income. Changes in interest rates and other market factors will impact prepayment speed projections and the amount of premium amortization recognized in any given period.

The Company’s GAAP metrics include the unadjusted impact of amortization and accretion associated with this method. Certain of the Company’s non-GAAP metrics exclude the effect of the PAA, which quantifies the component of premium amortization representing the cumulative impact on prior periods, but not the current period, of quarter-over-quarter changes in estimated long-term CPR.

The following table illustrates the impact of the PAA on premium amortization expense for the Company’s Residential Investment Securities portfolio for the quarters ended June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, and June 30, 2017:

    For the quarters ended June 30, 2018   March 31,2018     June 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands) Premium amortization expense (accretion) $ 202,426   $ 95,832   $ 251,084 Less: PAA cost (benefit) 7,516   (118,395 )   72,700 Premium amortization expense (excluding PAA) $ 194,910   $ 214,227     $ 178,384   For the quarters ended June 30, 2018   March 31,2018     June 30, 2017 (per average common share) Premium amortization expense (accretion) $ 0.17 $ 0.08 $ 0.25 Less: PAA cost (benefit) —   (0.11 )   0.07 Premium amortization expense (excluding PAA) $ 0.17   $ 0.19     $ 0.18  

Interest income (excluding PAA), economic interest expense and economic net interest income (excluding PAA)

Interest income (excluding PAA) represents interest income excluding the effect of the PAA, and serves as the basis for deriving average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA), net interest spread (excluding PAA) and net interest margin (excluding PAA), which are discussed below. The Company believes this measure provides management and investors with additional detail to enhance their understanding of the Company’s operating results and trends by excluding the component of premium amortization expense representing the cumulative impact on prior periods, but not the current period, of quarter-over-quarter changes in estimated long-term prepayment speeds related to the Company’s Agency mortgage-backed securities (other than interest-only securities), which can obscure underlying trends in the performance of the portfolio.

Economic interest expense includes GAAP interest expense and the net interest component of interest rate swaps. Prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2018, economic interest expense included the net interest component of interest rate swaps used to hedge cost of funds. Beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as a result of changes to the Company’s hedging portfolio, this metric reflects the net interest component of all interest rate swaps. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changing interest rates on its repurchase agreements by economically hedging cash flows associated with these borrowings. Accordingly, adding the net interest component of interest rate swaps to interest expense, as computed in accordance with GAAP, reflects the total contractual interest expense and thus, provides investors with additional information about the cost of the Company's financing strategy.

Similarly, economic net interest income (excluding PAA), as computed below, provides investors with additional information to enhance their understanding of the net economics of our primary business operations.

    For the quarters ended June 30, 2018   March 31,2018   June 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands)

Interest Income (Excluding PAA) Reconciliation

    GAAP interest income $ 776,806 $ 879,487 $ 537,426 Premium amortization adjustment 7,516     (118,395 )   72,700 Interest income (excluding PAA) * $ 784,322     $ 761,092     $ 610,126  

Economic Interest Expense Reconciliation

GAAP interest expense $ 442,692 $ 367,421 $ 222,281 Add: Net interest component of interest rate swaps (31,475 )   48,160     84,252 Economic interest expense * $ 411,217     $ 415,581     $ 306,533  

Economic Net Interest Income (Excluding PAA) Reconciliation

Interest income (excluding PAA) * $ 784,322 $ 761,092 $ 610,126 Less: Economic interest expense * 411,217     415,581     306,533 Economic net interest income (excluding PAA) * $ 373,105     $ 345,511     $ 303,593     *   Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.  

Average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA), net interest spread (excluding PAA) and net interest margin (excluding PAA)

Net interest spread (excluding PAA), which is the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA) and the average cost of interest bearing liabilities, and net interest margin (excluding PAA), which is calculated as the sum of interest income (excluding PAA) plus TBA dollar roll income less interest expense and the net interest component of interest rate swaps divided by the sum of average interest earning assets plus average TBA contract balances, provide management with additional measures of the Company’s profitability that management relies upon in monitoring the performance of the business.

Disclosure of these measures, which are presented below, provides investors with additional detail regarding how management evaluates the Company’s performance.

    For the quarters ended June 30, 2018   March 31,2018   June 30, 2017

Economic Metrics (Excluding PAA)

(dollars in thousands) Average interest earning assets $ 102,193,435   $ 101,979,042   $ 83,427,268 Interest income (excluding PAA) * $ 784,322 $ 761,092 $ 610,126 Average yield on interest earning assets (excluding PAA) * 3.07 %   2.99 %   2.93 % Average interest bearing liabilities $ 87,103,807 $ 87,376,452 $ 70,486,779 Economic interest expense * $ 411,217 $ 415,581 $ 306,533 Average cost of interest bearing liabilities 1.89 %   1.90 %   1.74 % Economic net interest income (excluding PAA) * $ 373,105 $ 345,511 $ 303,593 Net interest spread (excluding PAA) * 1.18 %   1.09 %   1.19 %   Interest income (excluding PAA) * $ 784,322 $ 761,092 $ 610,126 TBA dollar roll income 62,491 88,353 81,051 Interest expense (442,692 ) (367,421 ) (222,281 ) Net interest component of interest rate swaps 31,475     (48,160 )   (96,470 ) Subtotal $ 435,596     $ 433,864     $ 372,426   Average interest earnings assets $ 102,193,435 $ 101,979,042 $ 83,427,268 Average TBA contract balances 9,407,819     12,050,341     14,206,869   Subtotal $ 111,601,254     $ 114,029,383     $ 97,634,137   Net interest margin (excluding PAA) * 1.56 %   1.52 %   1.53 %     *   Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.  

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