Ready Capital Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

Ready Capital Corporation

-    GAAP LOSS PER COMMON SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $(0.21)   -
-    DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE OF $0.07   -
-    DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE BEFORE REALIZED LOSSES OF $0.19 -
-    DISTRIBUTABLE RETURN ON AVERAGE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY OF 2.6%   -

NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ready Capital Corporation (“Ready Capital” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RC), a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances, and services lower-to-middle-market (“LMM”) investor and owner occupied commercial real estate loans, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“The second quarter results are reflective of our cumulative efforts to cycle out of underperforming assets and into market yielding investments,” said Thomas Capasse, Ready Capital’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “These efforts, along with improving credit metrics across the loan portfolio and record growth in our Small Business Lending business, position the Company to improve earnings moving into year end.”

Second Quarter Highlights

• Total investments of $474 million, including $257 million of LMM originations and a record $217 million of U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) loans

• Declared and paid dividend of $0.30 per share in cash

• Net book value of $12.97 per share of common stock as of June 30, 2024

• Acquired approximately 2.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $8.61 per share as part of stock repurchase program

• Sold $4.7 billion of residential mortgage servicing rights for net proceeds of $61.8 million as part of the Company’s disposition of its residential mortgage banking segment

• Completed sale process of $462 million of under-performing loans with expected settlement in the third quarter

• Completed the acquisition of Madison One, a leading originator and servicer of USDA and SBA guaranteed loan products

Subsequent Events

• The Company acquired Funding Circle USA, Inc., an online lending platform that originates and services small business loans

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to the results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this press release includes distributable earnings, formerly referred to as core earnings, which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. The Company defines distributable earnings as net income adjusted for unrealized gains and losses related to certain mortgage backed securities (“MBS”) not retained by us as part of our loan origination business, realized gains and losses on sales of certain MBS, unrealized gains and losses related to residential mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) from discontinued operations, unrealized changes in our current expected credit loss reserve, unrealized gains or losses on de-designated cash flow hedges, unrealized gains or losses on foreign exchange hedges, unrealized gains or losses on certain unconsolidated joint ventures, non-cash compensation expense related to our stock-based incentive plan, and one-time non-recurring gains or losses, such as gains or losses on discontinued operations, bargain purchase gains, or merger related expenses.

The Company believes that this non-U.S. GAAP financial information, in addition to the related U.S. GAAP measures, provides investors greater transparency into the information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making, including the determination of dividends. However, because distributable earnings is an incomplete measure of the Company's financial performance and involves differences from net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, it should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, the Company's net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of the Company's financial performance. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of distributable earnings may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.

In calculating distributable earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on MBS acquired by the Company in the secondary market but is not adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on MBS retained by Ready Capital as part of its loan origination businesses, where the Company transfers originated loans into an MBS securitization and the Company retains an interest in the securitization. In calculating distributable earnings, the Company does not adjust Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) to take into account unrealized gains and losses on MBS retained by us as part of the loan origination businesses because the unrealized gains and losses that are generated in the loan origination and securitization process are considered to be a fundamental part of this business and an indicator of the ongoing performance and credit quality of the Company’s historical loan originations. In calculating distributable earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude realized gains and losses on certain MBS securities considered to be non-distributable. Certain MBS positions are considered to be non-distributable due to a variety of reasons which may include collateral type, duration, and size.

In addition, in calculating distributable earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude unrealized gains or losses on residential MSRs, held at fair value from discontinued operations. Servicing rights relating to the Company’s small business commercial business are accounted for under ASC 860, Transfer and Servicing. In calculating distributable earnings, the Company does not exclude realized gains or losses on commercial MSRs, as servicing income is a fundamental part of Ready Capital’s business and is an indicator of the ongoing performance.

To qualify as a REIT, the Company must distribute to its stockholders each calendar year at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (including certain items of non-cash income), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. There are certain items, including net income generated from the creation of MSRs, that are included in distributable earnings but are not included in the calculation of the current year’s taxable income. These differences may result in certain items that are recognized in the current period’s calculation of distributable earnings not being included in taxable income, and thus not subject to the REIT dividend distribution requirement until future years.

The table below reconciles Net Income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Distributable Earnings.

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Net Loss	$	(34,201	)
Reconciling items:
Unrealized loss on MSR - discontinued operations		7,219
Unrealized gain on joint ventures		(626	)
Decrease in CECL reserve		(24,574	)
Increase in valuation allowance		80,987
Non-recurring REO impairment		8,474
Non-cash compensation		1,891
Merger transaction costs and other non-recurring expenses		4,852
Loss on bargain purchase		18,306
Realized losses on sale of investments		22,355
Total reconciling items	$	118,884
Income tax adjustments		(47,799	)
Distributable earnings before realized losses	$	36,884
Realized losses on sale of investments, net of tax		(20,253	)
Distributable earnings		16,631
Less: Distributable earnings attributable to non-controlling interests		2,206
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		2,301
Distributable earnings attributable to common stockholders	$	12,124
Distributable earnings before realized losses on investments, net of tax per common share - basic and diluted	$	0.19
Distributable earnings per common share – basic and diluted	$	0.07

U.S. GAAP return on equity is based on U.S. GAAP net income, while distributable return on equity is based on distributable earnings, which adjusts U.S. GAAP net income for the items in the distributable earnings reconciliation above.

Webcast and Earnings Conference Call

Management will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 8:30am ET to provide a general business update and discuss the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

The Company encourages use of the webcast due to potential extended wait times to access the conference call via dial-in. The webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.readycapital.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

To Participate in the Telephone Conference Call:

Dial in at least five minutes prior to start time.

Domestic: 1-877-407-0792
International: 1-201-689-8263

Conference Call Playback:

Domestic: 1-844-512-2921
International: 1-412-317-6671
Replay Pin #: 13746991

The playback can be accessed through August 22, 2024.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements; the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, but are not limited to, applicable regulatory changes; general volatility of the capital markets; changes in the Company’s investment objectives and business strategy; the availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; the availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in the interest rates or the general economy; increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on investments; changes in interest rates, interest rate spreads, the yield curve or prepayment rates; changes in prepayments of Company’s assets; the degree and nature of competition, including competition for the Company's target assets; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

About Ready Capital Corporation

Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services lower-to-middle-market investor and owner occupied commercial real estate loans. The Company specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor, construction, and bridge as well as U.S. Small Business Administration loans under its Section 7(a) program. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company employs approximately 350 professionals nationwide.

Contact
Investor Relations
Ready Capital Corporation
212-257-4666
InvestorRelations@readycapital.com

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.readycapital.com

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)	June 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	226,286			$	138,532
Restricted cash		29,971				30,063
Loans, net (including $0 and $9,348 held at fair value)		3,444,879				4,020,160
Loans, held for sale (including $89,380 and $81,599 held at fair value and net of valuation allowance of $217,719 and $0)		532,511				81,599
Mortgage-backed securities		30,174				27,436
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures (including $6,974 and $7,360 held at fair value)		134,602				133,321
Derivative instruments		14,382				2,404
Servicing rights		119,768				102,837
Real estate owned, held for sale		187,883				252,949
Other assets		379,413				300,175
Assets of consolidated VIEs (net of valuation allowance of $9,448 and $0)		6,250,570				6,897,145
Assets held for sale		423,894				454,596
Total Assets	$	11,774,333			$	12,441,217
Liabilities
Secured borrowings		2,311,969				2,102,075
Securitized debt obligations of consolidated VIEs, net		4,407,241				5,068,453
Senior secured notes, net		417,040				345,127
Corporate debt, net		767,271				764,908
Guaranteed loan financing		782,345				844,540
Contingent consideration		3,926				7,628
Derivative instruments		2,638				212
Dividends payable		53,119				54,289
Loan participations sold		89,532				62,944
Due to third parties		1,995				3,641
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		204,766				207,481
Liabilities held for sale		332,265				333,157
Total Liabilities	$	9,374,107			$	9,794,455
Preferred stock Series C, liquidation preference $25.00 per share		8,361				8,361
Commitments & contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock Series E, liquidation preference $25.00 per share		111,378				111,378
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 168,167,272 and 172,276,105 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		17				17
Additional paid-in capital		2,287,684				2,321,989
Retained earnings (deficit)		(92,319	)			124,413
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(13,880	)			(17,860	)
Total Ready Capital Corporation equity		2,292,880				2,539,937
Non-controlling interests		98,985				98,464
Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	2,391,865			$	2,638,401
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity	$	11,774,333			$	12,441,217

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except share data)	2024				2023				2024				2023
Interest income	$	234,119			$	231,004			$	466,473			$	446,972
Interest expense		(183,167	)			(170,221	)			(366,972	)			(329,089	)
Net interest income before recovery of (provision for) loan losses	$	50,952			$	60,783			$	99,501			$	117,883
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses		18,871				(19,427	)			45,415				(12,693	)
Net interest income after recovery of (provision for) loan losses	$	69,823			$	41,356			$	144,916			$	105,190
Non-interest income
Net realized gain (loss) on financial instruments and real estate owned		7,250				23,878				26,118				35,453
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		(1,357	)			(1,411	)			3,275				(7,046	)
Valuation allowance, loans held for sale		(80,987	)			—				(227,167	)			—
Servicing income, net of amortization and impairment of $4,678 and $8,375 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and $2,412 and $4,171 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively		3,271				5,039				7,029				9,681
Gain (loss) on bargain purchase		(18,306	)			229,894				(18,306	)			229,894
Income on unconsolidated joint ventures		1,139				33				1,607				689
Other income		6,597				18,632				22,423				39,024
Total non-interest income (expense)	$	(82,393	)		$	276,065			$	(185,021	)		$	307,695
Non-interest expense
Employee compensation and benefits		(17,799	)			(22,414	)			(36,213	)			(42,141	)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party		(3,000	)			(2,500	)			(5,500	)			(4,826	)
Professional fees		(6,033	)			(5,533	)			(13,098	)			(11,076	)
Management fees – related party		(6,198	)			(5,760	)			(12,846	)			(10,841	)
Incentive fees – related party		—				(71	)			—				(1,791	)
Loan servicing expense		(11,012	)			(10,894	)			(23,806	)			(19,049	)
Transaction related expenses		(1,592	)			(13,966	)			(2,242	)			(14,859	)
Other operating expenses		(21,802	)			(9,557	)			(51,989	)			(22,166	)
Total non-interest expense	$	(67,436	)		$	(70,695	)		$	(145,694	)		$	(126,749	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before benefit (provision) for income taxes		(80,006	)			246,726				(185,799	)			286,136
Income tax benefit (provision)		48,579				(2,194	)			78,790				(3,095	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(31,427	)		$	244,532			$	(107,009	)		$	283,041
Discontinued operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before benefit (provision) for income taxes		(3,699	)			11,788				(1,812	)			9,747
Income tax benefit (provision)		925				(2,947	)			453				(2,437	)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		(2,774	)			8,841				(1,359	)			7,310
Net income (loss)		(34,201	)			253,373				(108,368	)			290,351
Less: Dividends on preferred stock		1,999				2,000				3,998				3,999
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		1,820				4,490				1,937				6,325
Net income (loss) attributable to Ready Capital Corporation	$	(38,020	)		$	246,883			$	(114,303	)		$	280,027
Earnings per common share from continuing operations - basic	$	(0.21	)		$	1.80			$	(0.67	)		$	2.24
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations - basic	$	(0.02	)		$	0.07			$	(0.01	)		$	0.06
Total earnings per common share - basic	$	(0.23	)		$	1.87			$	(0.68	)		$	2.30
Earnings per common share from continuing operations - diluted	$	(0.21	)		$	1.70			$	(0.67	)		$	2.11
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations - diluted	$	(0.02	)		$	0.06			$	(0.01	)		$	0.06
Total earnings per common share - diluted	$	(0.23	)		$	1.76			$	(0.68	)		$	2.17
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic		168,653,741				131,651,125				170,343,303				121,219,982
Diluted		169,863,975				141,583,837				171,513,556				131,096,368
Dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.30			$	0.40			$	0.60			$	0.80

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION UNAUDITED SEGMENT REPORTING FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
					Small
	LMM Commercial				Business				Corporate-
(in thousands)	Real Estate				Lending				Other				Consolidated
Interest income	$	202,047			$	32,072			$	—			$	234,119
Interest expense		(158,344	)			(24,823	)			—				(183,167	)
Net interest income before recovery of loan losses	$	43,703			$	7,249			$	—			$	50,952
Recovery of loan losses		14,414				4,457				—				18,871
Net interest income after recovery of loan losses	$	58,117			$	11,706			$	—			$	69,823
Non-interest income
Net realized gain (loss) on financial instruments and real estate owned		(10,089	)			17,339				—				7,250
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		(1,497	)			140				—				(1,357	)
Valuation allowance, loans held for sale		(80,987	)			—				—				(80,987	)
Servicing income, net		1,255				2,016				—				3,271
Loss on bargain purchase		—				—				(18,306	)			(18,306	)
Income on unconsolidated joint ventures		1,139				—				—				1,139
Other income		4,796				376				1,425				6,597
Total non-interest income (loss)	$	(85,383	)		$	19,871			$	(16,881	)		$	(82,393	)
Non-interest expense
Employee compensation and benefits		(7,142	)			(8,328	)			(2,329	)			(17,799	)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party		(300	)			—				(2,700	)			(3,000	)
Professional fees		(874	)			(2,930	)			(2,229	)			(6,033	)
Management fees – related party		—				—				(6,198	)			(6,198	)
Loan servicing expense		(10,896	)			(116	)			—				(11,012	)
Transaction related expenses		—				—				(1,592	)			(1,592	)
Other operating expenses		(12,054	)			(5,918	)			(3,830	)			(21,802	)
Total non-interest expense	$	(31,266	)		$	(17,292	)		$	(18,878	)		$	(67,436	)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	$	(58,532	)		$	14,285			$	(35,759	)		$	(80,006	)
Total assets	$	9,527,088			$	1,367,463			$	455,888			$	11,350,439

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION UNAUDITED SEGMENT REPORTING FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
					Small
	LMM Commercial				Business				Corporate-
(in thousands)	Real Estate				Lending				Other				Consolidated
Interest income	$	402,810			$	63,663			$	—			$	466,473
Interest expense		(317,229	)			(49,743	)			—				(366,972	)
Net interest income before recovery of loan losses	$	85,581			$	13,920			$	—			$	99,501
Recovery of loan losses		45,169				246								45,415
Net interest income after recovery of loan losses	$	130,750			$	14,166			$	—			$	144,916
Non-interest income
Net realized gain (loss) on financial instruments and real estate owned		(4,334	)			30,452				—				26,118
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		1,489				1,786				—				3,275
Valuation allowance, loans held for sale		(227,167	)			—				—				(227,167	)
Servicing income, net		2,553				4,476				—				7,029
Loss on bargain purchase		—				—				(18,306	)			(18,306	)
Income on unconsolidated joint ventures		1,607				—				—				1,607
Other income		17,523				3,475				1,425				22,423
Total non-interest income (loss)	$	(208,329	)		$	40,189			$	(16,881	)		$	(185,021	)
Non-interest expense
Employee compensation and benefits		(14,618	)			(17,620	)			(3,975	)			(36,213	)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party		(550	)			—				(4,950	)			(5,500	)
Professional fees		(2,515	)			(6,145	)			(4,438	)			(13,098	)
Management fees – related party		—				—				(12,846	)			(12,846	)
Loan servicing expense		(23,443	)			(363	)			—				(23,806	)
Transaction related expenses		—				—				(2,242	)			(2,242	)
Other operating expenses		(33,588	)			(11,271	)			(7,130	)			(51,989	)
Total non-interest expense	$	(74,714	)		$	(35,399	)		$	(35,581	)		$	(145,694	)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	$	(152,293	)		$	18,956			$	(52,462	)		$	(185,799	)
Total assets	$	9,527,088			$	1,367,463			$	455,888			$	11,350,439