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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

 

Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for Today, Friday, May 6, 2016 at

12:00 a.m. Eastern Time/9:00 a.m. Pacific Time

 

Pasadena, CA, May 6, 2016 – Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: WMC) today reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

 

FIRST QUARTER 2016 HIGHLIGHTS

 

·                 $0.45 per share common dividend declared

 

·                 GAAP net loss of $36.3 million, or $0.88 per basic and diluted share

 

·                 Core earnings plus drop income of $9.5 million, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share1,2

 

·                 1.53% annualized net interest spread on our investment portfolio1,5

 

·                 Constant prepayment rate on the Company’s Agency RMBS portfolio of 7.1% for the quarter

 

·                 $10.90 per share net book value as of March 31, 2016, net of first quarter common dividend

 

·                 Economic return on book value was (7.0%)1,3   for the quarter

 

·                 5.3x leverage as of March 31, 2016 (6.2x leverage when adjusted for net TBA position)1,4

 

 

1 Non – GAAP measure.

2   Drop income is income derived from the use of ‘to-be-announced’ forward contract (“TBA”) dollar roll transactions which is a component of our gain (loss) on derivative instruments on our consolidated statement of operations, but is not included in core earnings. Drop income was approximately $721 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2016

3  Economic return is calculated by taking the sum of: (i) the total dividends declared; and (ii) the change in book value during the period and divided by the beginning book value.

4  As of March 31, 2016, the net long position in TBAs was $450.0 million in notional value.

5  Includes interest-only securities accounted for as derivatives, total return swap and the cost of interest rate swaps.

 



 

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

 

“The first quarter was an extremely challenging and volatile environment for the fixed income markets and, in particular, the U.S. mortgage markets,” said Gavin James, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “The markets experienced a downturn in January as concerns surrounding global economic conditions and commodity prices exerted pressure on risk assets, including credit sensitive fixed income securities. While investor sentiment improved in March, resulting in a rebound in the equity and corporate fixed income markets, the credit sensitive mortgage markets didn’t fully participate in the ‘risk-on’ rally. As a result of generally wider spreads on our investments, combined with higher hedging costs, we generated a negative economic return on book value for the quarter of 7.0% and lower sequential core earnings plus drop income of $9.5 million, or $0.23 per share.”

 

Anup Agarwal, Chief Investment Officer of the Company, commented, “We believe that the spread widening in credit sensitive securities that negatively impacted our economic return during the first quarter was more technical in nature and not driven by any deterioration in the fundamentals of the U.S. real estate markets. We are long-term investors with an extended investment horizon and do not measure our success solely on the results in any one calendar quarter or year, but instead focus on providing sustainable strong risk-adjusted returns over the long-term.”

 

“Given our current expectations for ongoing, yet gradual economic growth in the U.S., including a continued positive outlook for both the residential and commercial real estate markets, we believe that a portfolio weighted towards credit sensitive investments is appropriate. However, we plan to continue to proactively manage our portfolio by monitoring the relative value of opportunities across the broad mortgage universe, in an effort to achieve an optimal risk-adjusted total economic return for our shareholders,” Mr. Agarwal concluded.

 



 

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FIRST QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

 

The below table reflects a summary of our operating results:

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

GAAP Results

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

   $

21,639

 

    $

27,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss) on sale of investments, net

 

(6,055)

 

(988)

 

Other than temporary impairment

 

(10,797)

 

(4,907)

 

Unrealized gain (loss), net

 

10,769

 

(44,295)

 

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

 

(45,170)

 

7,616

 

Other, net

 

(332)

 

574

 

Other Income (Loss), net

 

(51,585)

 

(42,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

6,358

 

5,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to Common Stock and participating securities

 

   $

(36,304)

 

    $

(20,085)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per Common Share – Basic/Diluted

 

   $

(0.88)

 

    $

(0.49)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Results

 

 

 

 

 

Core earnings plus drop income(1)

 

   $

9,486

 

    $

16,560

 

Core earnings plus drop income per Common Share – Basic/Diluted

 

   $

0.23

 

    $

0.39

 

Weight average yield(2)

 

4.26%

 

4.42%

 

Effective cost of funds(3)

 

2.73%

 

2.24%

 

Annualized net interest spread(3)

 

1.53%

 

2.18%

 

Annualized constant prepayment rate (CPR)(4)

 

7.10%

 

8.60%

 

 

(1)          For a reconciliation of GAAP Income to Core earnings, please refer to the Reconciliation of Core earnings at the end of this press release.

 

(2)          Includes interest-only securities accounted for as derivatives, foreign currency swaps and total return swaps.

 

(3)          Includes interest-only securities accounted for as derivatives, total return swap and the cost of interest rate swaps.

 

(4)          Annualized CPR on Agency RMBS.

 



 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

As of March 31, 2016, the Company owned an aggregate investment portfolio equaling $2.8 billion in market value. The following table sets forth additional information regarding the Company’s portfolio as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investment Portfolio

(dollars in thousands)

Agency

 

Coupon

 

Principal
Balance

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair Value

 

30-year fixed rate

 

3.5%

 

$232,281

 

$244,563

 

$244,001

 

 

 

4.0%

 

276,345

 

299,867

 

299,280

 

 

 

4.5%

 

356,729

 

382,218

 

395,026

 

 

 

5.0%

 

56,544

 

63,437

 

64,163

 

 

 

5.5%

 

2,674

 

3,076

 

2,999

 

 

 

6.0%

 

2,564

 

2,854

 

2,967

 

20-year fixed rate

 

3.5%

 

141,528

 

149,065

 

150,204

 

 

 

4.0%

 

409,710

 

432,059

 

442,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency RMBS IOs and IIOs(1)

 

3.2%

 

N/A

 

69,625

 

67,836

 

Agency CMBS

 

5.1%

 

17,478

 

17,478

 

16,731

 

Agency CMBS IOs and IIOs(2)

 

1.3%

 

N/A

 

11,680

 

11,500

 

Total Agency

 

3.5%

 

$1,495,853

 

$1,675,922

 

$1,697,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency RMBS

 

3.8%

 

$482,117

 

$349,179

 

$354,299

 

Non-Agency RMBS IOs and IIOs(3)

 

5.8%

 

N/A

 

66,142

 

88,523

 

Non-Agency CMBS

 

5.0%

 

520,842

 

438,020

 

405,521

 

Total Non-Agency

 

4.8%

 

$1,002,959

 

$853,341

 

$848,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Securities(4)

 

6.4%

 

30,897

 

50,031

 

47,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Whole-Loans

 

4.8%

 

195,425

 

197,079

 

201,267

 

Securitized Commercial Loan(5)

 

9.0%

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

23,675

 

Total Portfolio

 

4.0%

 

$2,750,134

 

$2,801,373

 

$2,818,360

 

 

(1)          Includes $37,361 of amortized cost and $35,165 of fair value for Agency RMBS IOs and IIOs accounted for as derivatives for GAAP.

 

(2)          Includes $10,194 of amortized cost and $9,848 of fair value for Agency CMBS IOs and IIOs accounted for as derivatives for GAAP.

 

(3)          Includes $2,562 of amortized cost and $3,982 of fair value for Non-Agency RMBS IOs and IIOs accounted for as derivatives for GAAP.

 

(4)          Other securities includes residual interests in asset-backed securities which have no principal balance and an amortized cost of approximately $22.0 million.

 

(5)          The $25.0 million securitized commercial loan is from a consolidated variable interest entity in which the Company owns a $14.0 million first loss position in a CMBS Securitized Trust.

 



 

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PORTFOLIO FINANCING AND HEDGING

 

Financing

 

At March 31, 2016, the Company financed its portfolio with $2.4 billion of borrowings under master repurchase agreements with twenty of its twenty-seven approved counterparties, bearing fixed interest rates with maturities of six months or less. The following table sets forth additional information regarding the Company’s portfolio financing as of March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

Repurchase agreements

 

Balance

 

Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
(end of
period)

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Maturity
(days)

 

Agency RMBS

 

$1,591,880

 

0.75%

 

38

 

Non-Agency RMBS

 

295,369

 

2.21%

 

52

 

Agency and Non-Agency CMBS

 

318,146

 

2.12%

 

34

 

Whole-Loans and securitized commercial loan

 

170,788

 

2.46%

 

8

 

Other Securities

 

26,946

 

2.68%

 

11

 

Total

 

$2,403,129

 

1.25%

 

36

 

 

Hedging

 

The Company has entered into $4.0 billion of pay-fixed interest rate swaps, excluding forward starting swaps of $1.7 billion (approximately 13.7 months forward), which have variable maturities between October 2017 and February 2044, and $3.7 billion notional value of pay-variable interest rate swaps, which have variable maturities between February 2020 and February 2045. In addition, the Company has entered into a $105.0 million notional value of pay-fixed interest rate swaption with a swap term of one year.

 

The following tables summarize the average pay rate and average maturity for the Company’s interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2016:

 

Fixed Pay Rate Swap Transactions

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Remaining Term to Maturity

 

Notional Value

 

Average
Fixed Pay
Rate

 

Average
Maturity
(Years)

 

Greater than 1 year and less than 3 years

 

$980,900

 

1.1%

 

2.0

 

Greater than 3 years and less than 5 years

 

2,011,200

 

1.9%

 

4.6

 

Greater than 5 years

 

2,654,600

 

2.6%

 

9.6

 

Total

 

$5,646,700

 

2.1%

 

6.5

 

 

Variable Pay Rate Swap Transactions

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Remaining Term to Maturity

 

Notional Value

 

Average
Variable
Pay Rate

 

Average
Maturity
(Years)

 

Greater than 3 year and less than 5 years

 

$1,998,600

 

0.6%

 

4.5

 

Greater than 5 years

 

1,700,300

 

0.6%

 

10.5

 

Total

 

$3,698,900

 

0.6%

 

7.2

 

 



 

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DIVIDEND

 

On March 24, 2016, the Company declared a regular cash dividend of $0.45 per share for each common share. Since its inception in May 2012, the Company has declared and paid total dividends of $13.13 per share in a combination of cash and stock.

 

CONFERENCE CALL

 

The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast today, May 6th , at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time/9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, to discuss financial results for the first quarter 2016.

 

Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (866) 235-9914 from the United States, or (412) 902-4115 from outside the United States and referencing “Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation.” Those interested in listening to the conference call live via the Internet may do so by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.westernassetmcc.com.

 

The Company is enabling investors to pre-register for the earnings conference call so that they can expedite their entry into the call and avoid the need to wait for a live operator. In order to pre-register for the call, investors can visit http://dpregister.com/10081107 and enter in their contact information. Investors will then be issued a personalized phone number and pin to dial into the live conference call. Individuals can pre-register any time prior to the start of the conference call on May 6, 2016.

 

A telephone replay will be available through May 20, 2016 by dialing (877) 344-7529 from the United States, or (412) 317-0088 from outside the United States, and entering conference ID 10084740. A webcast replay will be available for 90 days.

 

 

ABOUT WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

 

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation is a real estate investment trust that invests in, acquires and manages a diverse portfolio assets consisting of Agency RMBS, Non-Agency RMBS, CMBS, ABS, Residential and Commercial Whole-Loans and other financial assets. The Company’s investment strategy may change, subject to the Company’s stated investment guidelines, and is based on its manager Western Asset Management Company’s perspective of which mix of portfolio assets it believes provide the Company with the best risk-reward opportunities at any given time. The Company is externally managed and advised by Western Asset Management Company, an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. Please visit the Company’s website at www.westernassetmcc.com

 



 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements.”  Operating results are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, without limitation, changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability and terms of financing; general economic conditions; market conditions; conditions in the market for mortgage related investments; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

 

 

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

In addition to the results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release includes certain non-GAAP financial information, including core earnings, core earnings per share, drop income and drop income per share and certain financial metrics derived from non-GAAP information, such as weighted average yield, including IO securities; weighted average effective cost of financing, including swaps; weighted average net interest spread, including IO securities and swaps, which constitute non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the SEC. We believe that these measures presented in this release, when considered together with GAAP financial measures, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding our borrowing costs and net interest income, as viewed by us.  An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be made in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Investor Relations Contact:

Media Contact:

Larry Clark

Tricia Ross

Financial Profiles, Inc.

Financial Profiles, Inc.

(310) 622-8223

(310) 622-8226

lclark@finprofiles.com

tross@finprofiles.com

 

-Financial Tables to Follow-

 



 

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Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31,
2015

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

22,440

$

24,711

Mortgage-backed securities and other securities, at fair value ($2,587,846 and $2,777,717 pledged as collateral, at fair value, respectively)

 

2,593,418

 

2,851,127

Residential Whole-Loans, at fair value ($201,267 and $218,538 pledged as collateral, at fair value, respectively)

 

201,267

 

218,538

Securitized commercial loan, at fair value

 

23,675

 

25,000

Receivable under reverse repurchase agreements

 

9,307

 

-

Investment related receivable

 

21,509

 

572

Accrued interest receivable

 

24,494

 

22,621

Due from counterparties

 

280,471

 

249,563

Derivative assets, at fair value

 

100,161

 

21,915

Other assets

 

173

 

382

Total Assets (1)

$

3,276,915

$

3,414,429

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under repurchase agreements, net

$

2,403,129

$

2,585,667

Securitized debt, at fair value

 

10,417

 

11,000

Accrued interest payable

 

20,340

 

20,431

Investment related payables

 

18,044

 

66,146

Due to counterparties

 

21,608

 

9,950

Derivative liability, at fair value

 

322,387

 

180,177

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

1,971

 

2,078

Payable to related party

 

3,103

 

3,019

Dividend payable

 

18,864

 

24,313

Total Liabilities (2)

 

2,819,863

 

2,902,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 41,919,801  shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

419

 

419

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and no shares outstanding

 

-

 

-

Additional paid-in capital

 

763,869

 

763,283

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

(307,236)

 

(252,054)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

457,052

 

511,648

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

3,276,915

$

3,414,429

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 



 

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Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued) (Unaudited)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

(1) Assets of consolidated VIEs included in the total assets above:

 

 

 

 

Residential Whole-Loans, at fair value ($201,267 and $218,538 pledged as collateral, at fair value, respectively)

$

201,267

$

218,538

Securitized commercial loan, at fair value

 

23,675

 

25,000

Investment related receivable

 

3,200

 

-

Accrued interest receivable

 

1,737

 

1,836

Total assets of consolidated VIEs

$

229,879

$

245,374

 

 

 

 

 

(2) Liabilities of consolidated VIEs included in the total liabilities above:

 

 

 

 

Securitized debt, at fair value

$

10,417

$

11,000

Accrued interest payable

 

85

 

85

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

2

 

2

Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs

$

10,504

$

11,087

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 



 

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Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

 

 

For the three months
ended March 31,
2016

 

For the three
months ended
March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income:

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

29,618

 

$

40,806

Interest expense

 

7,979

 

6,402

Net Interest Income

 

21,639

 

34,404

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss) on sale of investments, net

 

(6,055)

 

7,468

Other than temporary impairment

 

(10,797)

 

(4,651)

Unrealized gain (loss), net

 

10,769

 

28,410

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

 

(45,170)

 

(48,302)

Other, net

 

(332)

 

2,384

Other Income (Loss), net

 

(51,585)

 

(14,691)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

General and administrative (includes $572 and $679 non-cash stock based compensation, respectively)

 

3,605

 

2,874

Management fee – related party

 

2,753

 

2,693

Total Operating Expenses

 

6,358

 

5,567

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to Common Stock and participating securities

 

$

(36,304)

 

$

14,146

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per Common Share – Basic

 

$

(0.88)

 

$

0.34

Net income (loss) per Common Share – Diluted

 

$

(0.88)

 

$

0.34

Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.67

 



 

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Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Core Earnings

(Unaudited)

(in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

The table below reconciles Net Income (Loss) to Core Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

For the here months
ended March 31,
2016

 

For the here months
ended March 31,
2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss) – GAAP

 

$

(36,304)

 

$

14,146

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investments and securitized debt

 

(10,769)

 

(28,410)

 

Other than temporary impairment

 

10,797

 

4,651

 

Realized (gain) loss on sale of investments

 

6,055

 

(7,468)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized loss on termination of interest rate swaps

 

3,605

 

1,049

 

Realized gain on settlement of TBAs

 

(7,739)

 

(7,448)

 

Realized (gain) loss on currency forwards

 

28

 

(646)

 

Realized gain on option derivatives

 

(4,756)

 

-

 

Realized gain on termination of futures

 

(14,316)

 

-

 

Realized (gain) loss on sale of swaptions

 

712

 

(713)

 

Realized (gain) loss on Agency Interest-Only Strips – accounted for as derivatives

 

(300)

 

2

 

Realized gain on foreign currency swaps

 

(3,942)

 

-

 

Realized gain on total return swap

 

(8)

 

-

 

Realized gain on foreign currency transactions

 

(521)

 

(1,705)

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions

 

1,096

 

(691)

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps

 

54,248

 

53,205

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaptions

 

(1,309)

 

873

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on futures contracts

 

1,159

 

74

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on TBAs

 

1,143

 

2,651

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on IOs

 

3,679

 

2,395

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on foreign currency swaps

 

4,569

 

(4,356)

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on total return swaps

 

866

 

-

 

Mark-to-market adjustments on foreign currency forwards

 

200

 

1,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

 

572

 

679

 

Total adjustments

 

45,069

 

15,337

 

Core Earnings – Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

$

8,765

 

$

29,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Core Earnings per Share of Common Stock and Participating Securities - Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.71

 

Diluted Core Earnings per Share of Common Stock and Participating Securities - Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares and participating securities

 

41,950,076

 

41,803,480

 

Diluted weighted average common shares and participating securities

 

41,950,076

 

41,803,480

 

 



 

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Reconciliation of Interest Income and Effective Cost of Funds

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

The following table reconciles total interest income to interest income including interest income on Agency and Non-Agency Interest-Only Strips classified as derivatives (Non-GAAP financial measure) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

For the three
months ended
March 31, 2016

 

For the three months
ended March 31,
2015

 

Coupon interest income

 

$

38,399

 

$

57,680

 

Premium accretion, discount amortization and amortization of basis, net

 

(8,781)

 

(16,874)

 

Interest income

 

$

29,618

 

$

40,806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual interest income, net of amortization of basis on Agency and Non-Agency Interest-Only Strips, classified as derivatives(1):

 

 

 

 

 

Coupon interest income

 

$

4,146

 

$

5,654

 

Amortization of basis (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)

 

(3,383)

 

(4,478)

 

Contractual interest income, net on Foreign currency swaps(1)

 

113

 

216

 

Contractual interest income, net on Total return swaps(1)

 

221

 

-

 

Subtotal

 

1,097

 

1,392

 

Total interest income, including interest income on Agency and Non-Agency Interest-Only Strips, classified as derivatives and other derivative instruments - Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

$

30,715

 

$

42,198

 

 

(1)                Reported in gain (loss) on derivative instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The following tables reconcile the Effective Cost of Funds (Non-GAAP financial measure) with interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March
31, 2016

 

For the three months ended March
31, 2015

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Reconciliation

 

Cost of
Funds/Effective
Borrowing
Costs

 

Reconciliation

 

Cost of
Funds/Effective
Borrowing
Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

7,979

 

1.33

%

  $

6,402

 

0.65

%

Net interest paid - interest rate swaps

 

8,428

 

1.40

%

1,413

 

0.16

%

Effective Borrowing Costs

 

$

16,407

 

2.73

%

  $

7,815

 

0.81

%

Weighted average repurchase borrowings

 

$

2,414,531

 

 

 

  $

3,927,321