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STONEGATE MORTGAGE CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2015
FINANCIAL RESULTS


Indianapolis, Ind. - August 6, 2015 - Stonegate Mortgage Corporation ("Stonegate Mortgage" or the "Company") (SGM), a leading, non-bank mortgage company focused on originating, financing and servicing U.S. residential mortgage loans, today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The Company operates as an intermediary between residential mortgage borrowers and the ultimate investors of mortgages through originating, financing, and servicing U.S. residential mortgages.

Jim Cutillo, Chief Executive Officer of Stonegate Mortgage commented on the results, “We saw growth in our origination and financing segments in the second quarter.  Servicing produced strong book value growth as interest rates rose during the period and our previously originated mortgage servicing rights became more valuable.  Conversely, payoffs in the servicing portfolio remained elevated in the second quarter as the increased refinance applications in the first quarter turned into fundings."

Mortgage loan origination volume increased 21% to $3.44 billion during the second quarter of 2015 from $2.84 billion in the first quarter of 2015, and increased 4% from $3.31 billion in originations during the second quarter of 2014. Six months ended 2015 mortgage loan origination volume grew 10% to $6.28 billion compared to $5.73 billion in originations for the six months ended 2014. Lock volume was down 7% to $4.52 billion during the second quarter of 2015 from $4.88 billion in the first quarter 2015, and down 3% from lock volume of $4.66 billion from the second quarter of 2014. Six months ended 2015 lock volume was up 16% to $9.40 billion compared to $8.13 billion in lock volume for the six months ended 2014.

The Company's servicing portfolio, as measured by unpaid principal balance ("UPB"), was $17.24 billion at June 30, 2015, an increase of 2% over the March 31, 2015 UPB of $16.96 billion and down 6% from the December 31, 2014 UPB of $18.34 billion.

Mortgage loan funded volume1 through the Company's warehouse lines of credit provided to its correspondent customers in the Company's Financing segment increased 34% to $856.8 million in the second quarter of 2015 from $638.1 million in the first quarter of 2015, and increased 277% from $227.3 million in the second quarter of 2014.

Revenues increased 97% to $87.4 million in the second quarter of 2015 from $44.3 million in the first quarter of 2015, and were up 52% from $57.6 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase over prior quarter was primarily due to an increase in the fair value of our MSRs. The increases over second quarter 2014 were primarily due to increases in gains on mortgage loans held for sale, net, and an increase in the fair value of our MSRs. Revenues increased 37% to $131.8 million for the six months ended 2015 from $95.9 million for the six months ended 2014.

Net income for the second quarter 2015 was $11.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $11.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2015, and net income of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2014. Net income for the six months ended 2015 was $15.0 thousand, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $7.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share for the six months ended 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
1 Excludes Crossline from all periods. Prior to the integration, Crossline Capital was considered a NattyMac account. Beginning on October 1, 2014, Crossline's volume was no longer funded through NattyMac.




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Adjusted net loss2 was $0.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share2, for the second quarter 2015, after excluding pre-tax non-cash mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustments of $20.8 million and adding certain other pre-tax non-cash expense items totaling $0.8 million. Adjusted net income was $4.3 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 and adjusted net income was $7.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the second quarter 2014. Six months ended June 30, 2015 adjusted net income was $3.3 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. Six months ended June 30, 2014 adjusted net income was $10.8 million, or $0.42 per diluted share. Refer to page 7 for a reconciliation of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share to the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
 
 
 
 
 
2 Adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share are considered non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are presented to provide additional information about our core operations. See page 7 of this release for a discussion of the use of these non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable measure prepared in accordance with GAAP.


Recent Developments

July 2015 Key Operating Highlights

Total origination volume was $1,259.3 million during the month of July 2015, up 10% compared with average origination volume of $1,146.8 million per month during the second quarter of 2015.

Average mortgage loans locked per business day in July 2015 decreased 4% to $67.6 million, compared with average locks per business day of $70.6 million during the second quarter of 2015.

Retail locks per day decreased 8% in July 2015 to $15.1 million to represent 22% of total lock volume, compared to 23% of total lock volume during the second quarter of 2015.


Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call today, August 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. EDT in which management will provide an update on Stonegate Mortgage's operations.

To access the call please dial (877) 303-5863 from the United States, or (678) 304-6908 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 80677397. Participants should dial in 5 to 10 minutes before the scheduled time and must be on a touch-tone telephone to ask questions.

A replay of the call can be accessed through September 6, 2015 by dialing (800) 585-8367 from the U.S., or (404) 537-3406 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 80677397.

This call will also be available as a live webcast which can be accessed at Stonegate Mortgage's Investor Relations Website at http://investors.stonegatemtg.com/. Presentation materials for the call will also be available on the Company's Investor Relations Website at http://investors.stonegatemtg.com/.


About Stonegate Mortgage Corporation

Founded in 2005, Stonegate Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: SGM) is a leading, publicly-traded, mortgage company that originates, finances and services agency and non-agency residential mortgages through its network of retail offices and approved third party originators. Stonegate Mortgage also provides financing through its fully integrated warehouse lending platform, NattyMac. Stonegate Mortgage’s operational excellence, financial strength, dedication to customer service, and commitment to technology have positioned the firm as a leading provider in the emerging housing finance market.

For more information on Stonegate Mortgage Corporation, please visit www.stonegatemtg.com.

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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Key Operating Statistics
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(In millions)
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Origination volume by channel:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
 
$
755.9

 
$
593.2

 
$
469.7

 
$
1,349.1

 
$
730.6

Wholesale
 
623.4

 
807.1

 
729.9

 
1,430.5

 
1,152.1

Correspondent
 
2,060.9

 
1,437.6

 
2,107.9

 
3,498.5

 
3,846.7

Total origination volume
 
$
3,440.2

 
$
2,837.9

 
$
3,307.5

 
$
6,278.1

 
$
5,729.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average origination volume per business day
 
$
53.8

 
$
46.5

 
$
51.7

 
$
50.2

 
$
45.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loan locks volume:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans locked
 
$
4,516.7

 
$
4,881.5

 
$
4,660.7

 
$
9,398.2

 
$
8,125.2

Average mortgage loans locked per business day
 
$
70.6

 
$
80.0

 
$
72.8

 
$
75.2

 
$
65.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
Servicing portfolio
 
$
17,244.3

 
$
18,336.7

 
16,739.5
 
 
 
 


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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
 
June 30, 2014
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on mortgage loans held for sale, net
 
$
51,334

 
$
52,841

 
$
46,548

 
$
104,175

 
 
$
75,179

(Losses) gains on sales of mortgage servicing rights
 
(3,068
)
 
199

 

 
(2,869
)
 
 

Changes in mortgage servicing rights valuation
 
20,821

 
(24,389
)
 
(10,713
)
 
(3,568
)
 
 
(18,644
)
Payoffs and principal amortization of mortgage servicing rights
 
(11,322
)
 
(13,766
)
 
(4,651
)
 
(25,088
)
 
 
(7,378
)
Loan origination and other loan fees
 
7,724

 
6,344

 
6,731

 
14,068

 
 
11,808

Loan servicing fees
 
12,611

 
14,339

 
10,790

 
26,950

 
 
19,965

Interest and other income
 
9,343

 
8,751

 
8,918

 
18,094

 
 
14,994

Total revenues 
 
87,443

 
44,319

 
57,623

 
131,762

 
 
95,924

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries, commissions and benefits
 
42,919

 
37,948

 
35,144

 
80,867

 
 
68,563

General and administrative expense
 
9,569

 
8,446

 
9,346

 
18,015

 
 
17,647

Interest expense
 
8,295

 
8,409

 
6,263

 
16,704

 
 
10,075

Occupancy, equipment and communication
 
5,933

 
5,861

 
4,762

 
11,794

 
 
8,904

Provision for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications-change in estimate
 
437

 
86

 
509

 
523

 
 
904

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
1,846

 
1,781

 
1,193

 
3,627

 
 
2,276

Total expenses
 
68,999

 
62,531

 
57,217

 
131,530

 
 
108,369

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
 
18,444

 
(18,212
)
 
406

 
232

 
 
(12,445
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
7,310

 
(7,093
)
 
138

 
217

 
 
(4,829
)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
 
11,134

 
(11,119
)
 
268

 
15

 
 
(7,616
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.43

 
$
(0.43
)
 
$
0.01

 
$

 
 
$
(0.30
)
Diluted
 
$
0.43

 
$
(0.43
)
 
$
0.01

 
$

 
 
$
(0.30
)


























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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
48,538

 
$
45,382

Restricted cash
 
500

 
4,482

Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value
 
987,409

 
1,048,347

Servicing advances
 
8,791

 
11,193

Derivative assets
 
29,048

 
12,560

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
 
209,343

 
204,216

Property and equipment, net
 
22,078

 
17,047

Loans eligible for repurchase from GNMA
 
111,765

 
109,397

Warehouse lending receivables
 
154,422

 
85,431

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
 
7,146

 
7,390

Subordinated loan receivable
 
30,000

 
30,000

Other assets
 
29,625

 
21,106

Total assets
 
$
1,638,665

 
$
1,596,551

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Secured borrowings - mortgage loans
 
$
536,455

 
$
592,798

Mortgage repurchase borrowings
 
544,125

 
472,045

Warehouse lines of credit
 
1,947

 
1,374

Secured borrowings - mortgage servicing rights
 
80,058

 
75,970

Operating lines of credit
 
5,000

 
2,000

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
38,561

 
28,350

Derivative liabilities
 
4,876

 
9,044

Reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications
 
5,289

 
4,967

Contingent earn-out liabilities
 
1,769

 
3,005

Liability for loans eligible for repurchase from GNMA
 
111,765

 
109,397

Deferred income tax liabilities, net
 
12,046

 
11,831

Other liabilities
 
15,039

 
5,695

Total liabilities
 
1,356,930

 
1,316,476

 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01, shares authorized – 100,000,000; shares issued and outstanding: 25,782,190 and 25,780,973
 
264

 
264

Additional paid-in capital
 
268,728

 
267,083
Retained earnings
 
12,743

 
12,728
Total stockholders' equity
 
281,735

 
280,075

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
1,638,665

 
$
1,596,551
















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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)
 
2015
 
2014
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
15

 
$
(7,616
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
   Depreciation and amortization expense
 
3,627

 
2,276

   Losses on disposal of property and equipment
 
322

 
223

   Gains on mortgage loans held for sale, net
 
(89,756
)
 
(75,179
)
   Losses on sale of mortgage servicing rights
 
2,869

 

   Changes in mortgage servicing rights valuation
 
3,568

 
18,644

   Payoffs and principal amortization of mortgage servicing rights
 
25,088

 
7,378

   Provision for reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications - change in estimate
 
523

 
904

   Stock-based compensation expense
 
1,645

 
1,770

   Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
 
217

 
(4,829
)
   Change in fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities
 
34

 
(142
)
   Payments of contingent earn-out liabilities in excess of original fair value estimate
 
(406
)
 

Proceeds from sales and principal payments of mortgage loans held for sale
 
7,007,654

 
5,291,372

Originations and purchases of mortgage loans held for sale
 
(6,919,039
)
 
(5,729,310
)
Repurchases and indemnifications of previously sold loans
 
(25,167
)
 
(486
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
   Restricted cash
 
3,982

 
(9,229
)
   Servicing advances
 
2,402

 
265

   Warehouse lending receivables
 
(68,991
)
 
(40,052
)
   Other assets
 
(1,480
)
 
(4,025
)
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
7,795

 
2,116

   Other liabilities
 
9,345

 
1,837

   Due to related parties
 

 
(608
)
Net cash used in operating activities
 
(35,753
)
 
(544,691
)
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights
 
40,455

 

Subordinated loan receivable
 

 
(9,000
)
Purchases of property and equipment
 
(8,426
)
 
(2,629
)
Purchases in a business combination, net of cash acquired
 

 
(258
)
Purchase of mortgage servicing rights
 
(86
)
 
(1,685
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
31,943

 
(13,572
)
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from borrowings under mortgage funding arrangements - mortgage loans and operating lines of credit
 
11,821,470

 
18,057,080

Repayments of borrowings under mortgage funding arrangements - mortgage loans and operating lines of credit
 
(11,817,052
)
 
(17,516,703
)
Proceeds from borrowings under mortgage funding arrangements - MSRs
 
14,000

 

Repayments of borrowings under mortgage funding arrangements - MSRs
 
(9,912
)
 

Payments of contingent earn-out liabilities not exceeding original fair value estimate
 
(864
)
 
(68
)
Payments of debt issuance costs
 
(676
)
 

Net cash provided by financing activities
 
6,966

 
540,309

 
 
 
 
 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
 
3,156

 
(17,954
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
45,382

 
43,104

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
48,538

 
$
25,150


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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)

We calculate adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share as performance measures, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures, to further aid our investors in understanding and analyzing our core operating results and comparing them among periods. Adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share exclude certain items that we do not consider part of our core operating results, including changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on our MSRs, stock-based compensation expenses, other non-routine costs and acquisition related costs. Other non-routine costs consists primarily of guarantees and other compensation expense prior to the period of meaningful origination production during the first quarter of 2014. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for total revenues, income (loss) before income tax expense, net income (loss) or diluted earnings (loss) per share prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are presented to provide additional information about our core operations.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Net income (loss)
$
11,134

 
$
(11,119
)
 
$
268

 
$
15

 
$
(7,616
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on MSRs
(20,821
)
 
24,389

 
10,712

 
3,568

 
18,643

Stock-based compensation expense
823

 
822

 
871

 
1,645

 
1,770

Other non-routine expenses

 

 

 

 
9,593

Acquisition related costs

 

 

 

 
49

Tax effect of adjustments
7,926

 
(9,819
)
 
(4,494
)
 
(1,893
)
 
(11,661
)
Adjusted net income (loss)
$
(938
)
 
$
4,273

 
$
7,357

 
$
3,335

 
$
10,778

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per share
$
0.43

 
$
(0.43
)
 
$
0.01

 
$

 
$
(0.30
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on MSRs
(0.81
)
 
0.95

 
0.42

 
0.14

 
0.72

Stock-based compensation expense
0.03

 
0.03

 
0.03

 
0.06

 
0.07

Other non-routine expenses

 

 

 

 
0.37

Acquisition related costs

 

 

 

 

Tax effect of adjustments
0.31

 
(0.38
)
 
(0.17
)
 
(0.07
)
 
(0.44
)
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.17

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.42


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Forward Looking Statements

Various statements contained in this earnings release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, revenues, income and capital spending. Our forward- looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “plan,” “goal” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements in this earnings release speak only as of the date of this earnings release; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section within our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2015 and any revisions to those Risk Factors in subsequent filings, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.


Media:
Sloane & Company (on behalf of Stonegate Mortgage Corporation)
Whit Clay, 212-446-1864
wclay@sloanepr.com
or
Investor:
Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
Michael McFadden, 317-663-5904
michael.mcfadden@stonegatemtg.com



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