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Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    James E. Lauter
    Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    T: (561) 682-7561
    E: James.Lauter@hlss.com

Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. Reports EPS of $0.49 and Net Income of $34.9 Million in the Third Quarter of 2013 and Declares Dividends of $0.15 per Ordinary Share for October, November and December 2013

George Town, Grand Cayman, October 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (“HLSS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HLSS) today reported net income of $34.9 million, or $0.49 per ordinary share, for the third quarter of 2013. Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors today declared monthly dividends of $0.15 per ordinary share for October, November and December 2013.

“The asset purchase from Ocwen completed on July 1, 2013 fully deployed the proceeds from our June term loan and equity issuances and nearly doubled the unpaid principal balance of our portfolio,” said President and CEO John Van Vlack. “The earnings from this accretive acquisition fueled growth in EPS despite the somewhat higher prepayment rate on assets recently boarded on Ocwen’s platform which resulted in an overall annualized prepayment rate of 13.7% in the third quarter. Loss mitigation activities on new portfolios often result in higher initial prepayment speeds but ultimately will result in lower default related prepayments.”

“Our capital structure continues to focus on committed fixed rate match funded term notes without exposure to repo or mark-to-market risk” said Chairman William Erbey. “The conservative way we finance our business complements our limited asset valuation exposure and highlights the attractiveness of HLSS’ earnings and dividend yield.”

Third quarter business performance highlights:

 

    On July 1, 2013, used the proceeds from the second quarter issuance of ordinary shares and senior secured term note facility to purchase mortgage servicing assets related to non-agency mortgage loans with UPB of $83.3 billion from Ocwen;

 

    On August 8, completed the issuance of $200 million one-year and $200 million three-year term notes. Issuance of these notes allowed us to reduce the borrowings on all classes of our variable funding notes;

 

    On August 30, renewed our variable funding notes at improved terms;

 

    On September 18, completed the issuance of $350 million one-year term notes. Issuance of these notes allowed us to reduce borrowings on all classes of our variable funding notes;

 

    On September 26, placed a new money market note at a reduced interest rate and amended the related draw note to reduce the interest rate; and

 

    There was no change in servicing asset valuation during the quarter.

For more information on prior releases and SEC Filings, please refer to the “Shareholders” section of our website at www.hlss.com.

HLSS is an internally-managed owner of non-agency mortgage servicing assets with historically stable valuations and cash flows. HLSS’ assets are predominately mortgage servicing advances that, along with the related servicing rights, are over-collateralized 25 times by residential real estate. HLSS’ objective is to generate stable, recurring fee-based earnings and dividends throughout the economic cycle. For more information, visit www.hlss.com.


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This news release contains 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 not guarantees of future performance, and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic and market conditions, prevailing interest rates, governmental regulations and policies, availability of adequate and timely sources of liquidity, our ability to maintain our PFIC status, real estate market conditions and other risks detailed in HLSS’ reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon. HLSS’ undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements.

The following table presents our condensed consolidated results of operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP (“GAAP”) reconciled to our internally reported financial results. Accordingly, adjustments are made to reflect Servicing fee revenue, Servicing expense and Amortization expense on a gross rather than a net basis.

We believe the presentation of these non-GAAP performance measures may provide additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior periods. Our income from operations as presented in our Management Reporting shown below should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, income from operations determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2013:

   Condensed
Consolidated
Results
(GAAP)
     Adjustments     Management
Reporting (Non-
GAAP)
 

Revenue

       

Servicing fee revenue

   $ —         $ 200,838      $ 200,838   

Interest income – notes receivable – Rights to MSRs

     74,204         (74,204     —     

Interest income – other

     697         —          697   

Related party revenue(1)

     491         —          491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     75,392         126,634        202,026   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

       

Compensation and benefits

     2,109         —          2,109   

Servicing expense

     —           102,040        102,040   

Amortization of MSRs

     —           24,594        24,594   

Related party expenses (2)

     228         —          228   

General and administrative expenses

     1,275         —          1,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     3,612         126,634        130,246   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

   $ 71,780       $ —        $ 71,780   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Revenue earned as part of our Professional Services Agreement with Ocwen.
(2) Expenses incurred as part of our Professional Services Agreement and Administrative Agreement with Ocwen and Altisource, respectively.


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HOME LOAN SERVICING SOLUTIONS, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three months      Nine months  

For the periods ended September 30,

   2013      2012      2013      2012  

Revenue

           

Interest income – notes receivable – Rights to MSRs

   $ 74,204       $ 14,017       $ 168,626       $ 27,542   

Interest income – other

     697         146         896         283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest income

     74,901         14,163         169,522         27,825   

Related party revenue

     491         669         1,458         1,664   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

     75,392         14,832         170,980         29,489   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses

        

Compensation and benefits

     2,109         1,152         4,877         2,442   

Related party expenses

     228         227         680         525   

General and administrative expenses

     1,275         557         2,654         1,340   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     3,612         1,936         8,211         4,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     71,780         12,896         162,769         25,182   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expense

        

Interest expense

     36,080         6,252         74,356         12,507   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other expense

     36,080         6,252         74,356         12,507   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     35,700         6,644         88,413         12,675   

Income tax expense

     777         72         816         149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 34,923       $ 6,572       $ 87,597       $ 12,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings per share

        

Basic

   $ 0.49       $ 0.37       $ 1.42       $ 1.04   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.49       $ 0.37       $ 1.42       $ 1.04   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding

        

Basic

     71,016,771         17,581,593         61,812,369         12,008,394   

Diluted

     71,016,771         17,581,593         61,812,369         12,008,394   

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.45       $ 0.30       $ 1.25       $ 0.68   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


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HOME LOAN SERVICING SOLUTIONS, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 76,832       $ 76,048   

Match funded advances

     5,925,128         3,098,198   

Notes receivable – Rights to MSRs

     643,595         303,705   

Related party receivables

     10,110         28,271   

Other assets

     157,690         79,091   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 6,813,355       $ 3,585,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

     

Liabilities

     

Match funded liabilities

   $ 5,187,427       $ 2,690,821   

Other borrowings

     344,072         —     

Dividends payable

     10,653         6,706   

Income taxes payable

     367         46   

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,019         —     

Related party payables

     32,607         2,874   

Other liabilities

     12,127         4,233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,588,272         2,704,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

     

Equity – Ordinary shares, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 71,016,771 and 55,884,718 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     710         559   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,210,042         876,657   

Retained earnings

     12,665         4,493   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     1,666         (1,076
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,225,083         880,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 6,813,355       $ 3,585,313