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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

 

February 18, 2022

 

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

maryland

(STATE OF INCORPORATION)

 

001-32136  20-0057959
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)  (IRS EMPLOYER ID. NUMBER)

 

333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900
Uniondale, New York 11553
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

 

(516) 506-4200

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbols   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   ABR   New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.01 per share   ABR-PD   New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 6.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.01 per share   ABR-PE   New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 6.25% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.01 per share   ABR-PF   New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 18, 2022, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Exhibit
99.1   Press Release, dated February 18, 2022.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

99.1   Press Release, dated February 18, 2022.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Paul Elenio
  Name: Paul Elenio
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

  

Date: February 18, 2022

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Arbor Realty Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results and Increases Dividend for Seventh Consecutive Quarter to $0.37 per Share

 

Fourth Quarter Highlights:

 

·Diversified, annuity-based operating platform with a multifamily focus that generates strong distributable earnings and dividends in all cycles

·GAAP net income of $0.71 and distributable earnings of $0.57 per diluted common share1
·Raised cash dividend on common stock to $0.37 per share, our seventh consecutive quarterly increase
·Successfully raised $533 million of accretive capital to fund the significant growth of our structured portfolio

 

Structured Business:

 

·Record loan originations of $4.32 billion, a 75% increase over last quarter and our third consecutive quarter of record originations
·Structured loan portfolio of over $12 billion on substantial growth of 33%
·Closed a $2.10 billion collateralized securitization vehicle, our largest to date

 

Agency Business:

 

·Loan originations of $1.89 billion and a servicing portfolio of $27 billion
·Closed our 3rd private label securitization totaling $535 million

 

Full Year Highlights:

 

·GAAP net income of $2.28 per diluted common share; distributable earnings of $2.01 per diluted common share1, representing a 15% increase over last year
·Raised annual dividend run rate to $1.48 per share, a 12% increase from a year ago, and our 10th straight year of dividend growth
·Leading shareholder return in the commercial mortgage REIT space of 39%
·Generated industry leading ROE of over 19%
·Record originations of $16.13 billion, a 76% increase over last year
·Structured portfolio growth of 122% from record loan originations of $9.72 billion
·Agency servicing portfolio growth of 9.5% from loan originations of $6.41 billion

 

 

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·Raised $1.63 billion of accretive growth capital through several equity and debt offerings
·Continued success from our industry leading securitization platform closing six new securitizations (4 CLOs, 2 private label) totaling $6.20 billion

 

Recent Developments:

 

·Closed two securitizations totaling $2.54 billion and raised $75 million of preferred stock

 

Uniondale, NY, February 18, 2022 -- Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Arbor reported net income for the quarter of $106.0 million, or $0.71 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $96.6 million, or $0.80 per diluted common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Net income for the year was $317.4 million, or $2.28 per diluted common share, compared to $163.4 million, or $1.41 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2020. Distributable earnings for the quarter was $94.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted common share, compared to $67.4 million, or $0.49 per diluted common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Distributable earnings for the year was $313.7 million, or $2.01 per diluted common share, compared to $234.9 million, or $1.75 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2020.1

 

Agency Business

 

Loan Origination Platform

 

   Agency Loan Volume  (in thousands) 
   Quarter Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,
2021
   September 30,
2021
   December 31,
 2021
   December 31,
 2020
 
Fannie Mae  $968,105   $719,730   $3,389,312   $5,041,925 
Freddie Mac   437,847    307,664    1,016,142    960,508 
Private Label   282,038    625,176    1,436,853    382,191 
FHA   148,647    84,430    430,320    327,345 
SFR-Fixed Rate   57,709    67,227    136,931    - 
Total Originations  $1,894,346   $1,804,227   $6,409,558   $6,711,969 
                     
Total Loan Sales  $2,084,211   $1,006,958   $6,415,169   $6,587,728 
                     
Total Loan Commitments  $1,836,799   $1,856,474   $6,347,752   $6,810,666 

 

 

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For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Agency Business generated revenues (excluding gains and losses on derivative instruments) of $107.1 million, compared to $79.7 million for the third quarter of 2021. Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net was $36.9 million for the quarter, reflecting a margin of 1.77%, compared to $16.3 million and 1.62% for the third quarter of 2021. Income from mortgage servicing rights was $34.5 million for the quarter, reflecting a rate of 1.88% as a percentage of loan commitments, compared to $32.5 million and 1.75% for the third quarter of 2021.

 

At December 31, 2021, loans held-for-sale was $1.09 billion which was primarily comprised of unpaid principal balances totaling $1.08 billion, with financing associated with these loans totaling $956.3 million.

 

The Company closed its third private label securitization totaling $535.0 million. The Company originated and sold multifamily mortgage loans to the securitization and is the primary servicer. The Company retained subordinate certificate interests in the securitization of $47.5 million, in satisfaction of credit risk retention requirements.

 

Fee-Based Servicing Portfolio

 

The Company’s fee-based servicing portfolio totaled $26.96 billion at December 31, 2021 and excludes $507.9 million of private label loans originated that were not yet securitized. Servicing revenue, net was $23.9 million for the quarter and consisted of servicing revenue of $38.8 million, net of amortization of mortgage servicing rights totaling $14.9 million.

 

   Fee-Based Servicing Portfolio ($ in thousands) 
   As of December 31, 2021   As of September 30, 2021 
   UPB   Wtd. Avg. Fee   Wtd. Avg. Life (years)   UPB   Wtd. Avg. Fee   Wtd. Avg. Life (years) 
Fannie Mae  $19,127,397    0.535%   8.0   $19,271,527    0.532%   8.4 
Freddie Mac   4,943,905    0.271%   9.3    4,726,587    0.281%   9.8 
Private Label   1,711,326    0.200%   8.3    1,176,391    0.200%   8.8 
FHA   985,063    0.154%   21.0    933,519    0.156%   21.4 
SFR-Fixed Rate   191,698    0.200%   6.5    104,094    0.200%   5.7 
Total  $26,959,389    0.449%   8.8   $26,212,118    0.457%   9.1 

 

Loans sold under the Fannie Mae program contain an obligation to partially guarantee the performance of the loan (“loss-sharing obligations”) and includes $34.4 million for the fair value of the guarantee obligation undertaken at December 31, 2021. The Company recorded a $5.1 million reversal of provision for loss sharing associated with CECL for the fourth quarter of 2021. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s total CECL allowance for loss-sharing obligations was $21.7 million, representing 0.11% of the Fannie Mae servicing portfolio.

 

 

 

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Structured Business

 

Portfolio and Investment Activity

 

Quarter ended December 31, 2021:

 

·Substantial growth in the portfolio of $2.99 billion, or 32.6%
·Originated 156 loans totaling $4.32 billion, consisted primarily of multifamily bridge loans totaling $4.13 billion
·Payoffs and pay downs on 60 loans totaling $1.05 billion
·Committed to fund $321.2 million single-family rental loans

 

Year ended December 31, 2021:

 

·Record portfolio growth of $6.68 billion, or 122.1%
·Originated 422 loans totaling $9.72 billion, consisted primarily of multifamily bridge loans totaling $9.10 billion
·Payoffs and pay downs totaling $2.52 billion
·Committed to fund $729.5 million single-family rental loans
·$34.6 million of income generated by our residential mortgage banking joint venture

 

At December 31, 2021, the loan and investment portfolio’s unpaid principal balance, excluding loan loss reserves, was $12.16 billion, with a weighted average current interest pay rate of 4.26%, compared to $9.17 billion and 4.56% at September 30, 2021. Including certain fees earned and costs associated with the loan and investment portfolio, the weighted average current interest pay rate was 4.62% at December 31, 2021, compared to 4.97% at September 30, 2021.

 

The average balance of the Company’s loan and investment portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2021, excluding loan loss reserves, was $10.46 billion with a weighted average yield of 5.03%, compared to $8.18 billion and 5.55% for the third quarter of 2021. The decrease in average yield was primarily due to lower rates on originations when compared to runoff.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a $10.3 million reversal of provision for loan losses associated with CECL on the Company’s loan and investment portfolio. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s total allowance for loan losses was $113.2 million. The Company had three non-performing loans with a carrying value of $22.7 million, before related loan loss reserves of $2.6 million, compared to six loans with a carrying value of $55.6 million, before related loan loss reserves of $2.6 million as of September 30, 2021.

 

 

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Financing Activity

 

The Company completed its largest collateralized securitization vehicle to date totaling $2.10 billion of real estate related assets and cash. Investment grade-rated notes totaling $1.71 billion were issued, and the Company retained subordinate interests in the issuing vehicle of $385.9 million. The facility has a two-and-a-half-year asset replenishment period and an initial weighted average interest rate of 1.68% over LIBOR, excluding fees and transaction costs.

 

The Company completed the unwind of a previously issued CLO, redeeming $533.0 million of outstanding notes, which were repaid primarily from the refinancing of the remaining assets primarily within the $2.10 billion CLO described above, as well as with cash held by this CLO, and expensed $2.0 million of deferred financing fees into loss on extinguishment of debt on the consolidated statements of income.

 

The balance of debt that finances the Company’s loan and investment portfolio at December 31, 2021 was $11.17 billion with a weighted average interest rate including fees of 2.61% as compared to $8.58 billion and a rate of 2.64% at September 30, 2021. The average balance of debt that finances the Company’s loan and investment portfolio for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $9.38 billion, as compared to $7.31 billion for the third quarter of 2021. The average cost of borrowings for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 2.65%, compared to 2.76% for the third quarter of 2021.

 

Capital Markets

 

The Company raised a substantial amount of accretive capital to fund its significant growth primarily through the following transactions:

 

·A public offering of 8.05 million shares of 6.25% Series F fixed-to-floating cumulative redeemable preferred stock, including the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, generating net proceeds of $194.8 million

 

·Issuance of $180.0 million of 5.00% senior unsecured notes due in 2028 in a private placement, generating net proceeds of $177.2 million

 

·Issuance of 7.91 million shares of common stock in a public offering receiving net proceeds of $153.9 million

 

Dividends

 

The Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per share of common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Company’s seventh consecutive quarterly increase, representing a 23% increase over that time span. The dividend is payable on March 18, 2022 to common stockholders of record on March 4, 2022. The ex-dividend date is March 3, 2022.

 

 

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Earnings Conference Call

 

The Company will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available at http://www.arbor.com in the investor relations section of the Company’s website. Those without web access should access the call telephonically at least ten minutes prior to the conference call. The dial-in numbers are (866) 518-6930 for domestic callers and (203) 518-9797 for international callers. Please use participant passcode ABRQ421 when prompted by the operator.

 

A telephonic replay of the call will be available until February 25, 2022. The replay dial-in numbers are (800) 753-9146 for domestic callers and (402) 220-2705 for international callers.

 

About Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

 

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR) is a nationwide real estate investment trust and direct lender, providing loan origination and servicing for multifamily, single-family rental (SFR) portfolios, and other diverse commercial real estate assets. Headquartered in New York, Arbor manages a multibillion-dollar servicing portfolio, specializing in government-sponsored enterprise products. Arbor is a leading Fannie Mae DUS® lender and Freddie Mac Optigo® Seller/Servicer, and an approved FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lender. Arbor’s product platform also includes bridge, CMBS, mezzanine and preferred equity loans. Rated by Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings, Arbor is committed to building on its reputation for service, quality, and customized solutions with an unparalleled dedication to providing our clients excellence over the entire life of a loan.

 

 

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Safe Harbor Statement
 

Certain items in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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. Arbor can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Arbor’s expectations include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions generally, and the real estate markets specifically, in particular, due to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, continued ability to source new investments, changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, and other risks detailed in Arbor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and its other reports filed with the SEC. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Arbor expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Arbor’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

1. Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

During the quarterly earnings conference call, the Company may discuss non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. In addition, the Company has used non-GAAP financial measures in this press release. A supplemental schedule of non-GAAP financial measures and the comparable GAAP financial measure can be found on the last page of this release.

 

Contact: Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
  Paul Elenio, Chief Financial Officer
  516-506-4422
  pelenio@arbor.com  

 

 

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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  

Consolidated Statements of Income

($ in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

   Quarter Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)         
Interest income  $144,315   $86,157   $466,087   $339,465 
Interest expense   67,883    40,044    212,005    169,216 
Net interest income   76,432    46,113    254,082    170,249 
                     
Other revenue:                    
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net   36,935    34,041    123,037    94,607 
Mortgage servicing rights   34,542    68,809    130,230    165,517 
Servicing revenue, net   23,875    14,229    74,814    54,385 
Property operating income   185    -    185    3,976 
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net   4,636    518    (2,684)   (58,335)
Other income, net   3,425    706    7,566    4,109 
Total other revenue   103,598    118,303    333,148    264,259 
                    
Other expenses:                    
Employee compensation and benefits   43,149    42,728    171,796    144,380 
Selling and administrative   11,868    8,334    45,575    37,348 
Property operating expenses   297    120    718    4,898 
Depreciation and amortization   1,865    1,810    7,215    7,640 
Provision for loss sharing (net of recoveries)   (5,096)   (6,884)   (6,167)   14,822 
Provision for credit losses (net of recoveries)   (8,424)   1,600    (21,113)   61,110 
Total other expenses   43,659    47,708    198,024    270,198 
                     
Income before extinguishment of debt, gain (loss) on real estate, income from equity affiliates, and income taxes   136,371    116,708    389,206    164,310 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (2,004)   -    (3,374)   (3,546)
Gain (loss) on real estate   2,466    1,493    3,693    (375)
Income from equity affiliates   2,472    19,402    34,567    76,161 
Provision for income taxes   (12,929)   (24,901)   (46,285)   (40,393)
                     
Net income   126,376    112,702    377,807    196,157 
                     
Preferred stock dividends   8,672    1,888    21,888    7,554 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   11,701    14,197    38,507    25,208 
Net income attributable to common stockholders  $106,003   $96,617   $317,412   $163,395 
                     
Basic earnings per common share  $0.72   $0.81   $2.30   $1.44 
Diluted earnings per common share  $0.71   $0.80   $2.28   $1.41 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   147,899,133    119,875,315    137,830,691    113,811,471 
Diluted   166,104,325    138,630,532    156,089,595    133,969,296 
                     
Dividends declared per common share  $0.36   $0.32   $1.38   $1.23 

 

 

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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $404,580   $339,528 
Restricted cash   486,690    197,470 
Loans and investments, net (allowance for credit losses of $113,241 and $148,329)   11,981,048    5,285,868 
Loans held-for-sale, net   1,093,609    986,919 
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights, net   422,734    379,974 
Securities held-to-maturity, net (allowance for credit losses of $1,753 and $1,644)   140,484    95,524 
Investments in equity affiliates   89,676    74,274 
Due from related party   84,318    12,449 
Goodwill and other intangible assets   100,760    105,451 
Other assets   269,946    183,529 
Total assets  $15,073,845   $7,660,986 
           
Liabilities and Equity:          
Credit and repurchase facilities  $4,481,579   $2,234,883 
Collateralized loan obligations   5,892,810    2,517,309 
Senior unsecured notes   1,280,545    662,843 
Convertible senior unsecured notes, net   259,385    267,973 
Junior subordinated notes to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities   142,382    141,656 
Due to related party   26,570    2,365 
Due to borrowers   96,641    89,325 
Allowance for loss-sharing obligations   56,064    64,303 
Other liabilities   287,885    197,644 
Total liabilities   12,523,861    6,178,301 
           
Equity:          
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders' equity:          
Preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding by period:   556,163    89,472 
Special voting preferred shares, 16,325,095 and 17,560,633 shares          
8.25% Series A, 0 and 1,551,500 shares          
7.75% Series B, 0 and 1,260,000 shares          
8.50% Series C, 0 and 900,000 shares          
6.375% Series D, 9,200,000 and 0 shares          
6.25% Series E, 5,750,000 and 0 shares          
6.25% Series F, 8,050,000 and 0 shares          
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized, 151,362,181 and 123,181,173 shares issued and outstanding   1,514    1,232 
Additional paid-in capital   1,797,913    1,317,109 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)   62,532    (63,442)
Total Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders’ equity   2,418,122    1,344,371 
           
Noncontrolling interest   131,862    138,314 
Total equity   2,549,984    1,482,685 
           
Total liabilities and equity  $15,073,845   $7,660,986 

 

 

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 ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  

 Statement of Income Segment Information - (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   Quarter Ended December 31, 2021 
   Structured Business   Agency Business   Other / Eliminations (1)   Consolidated 
Interest income  $132,622   $11,693   $-   $144,315 
Interest expense   62,640    5,243    -    67,883 
Net interest income   69,982    6,450    -    76,432 
                     
Other revenue:                    
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net   -    36,935    -    36,935 
Mortgage servicing rights   -    34,542    -    34,542 
Servicing revenue   -    38,747    -    38,747 
Amortization of MSRs   -    (14,872)   -    (14,872)
Property operating income   185    -    -    185 
Gain on derivative instruments, net   -    4,636    -    4,636 
Other income, net   3,385    40    -    3,425 
Total other revenue   3,570    100,028    -    103,598 
                     
Other expenses:                    
Employee compensation and benefits   13,659    29,490    -    43,149 
Selling and administrative   5,586    6,282    -    11,868 
Property operating expenses   297    -    -    297 
Depreciation and amortization   692    1,173    -    1,865 
Provision for loss sharing (net of recoveries)   -    (5,096)   -    (5,096)
Provision for credit losses (net of recoveries)   (8,416)   (8)   -    (8,424)
Total other expenses   11,818    31,841    -    43,659 
                     
Income before extinguishment of debt, gain on real estate, income from equity affiliates, and income taxes   61,734    74,637    -    136,371 
                
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (2,004)   -    -    (2,004)
Gain on real estate   2,466    -    -    2,466 
Income from equity affiliates   2,472    -    -    2,472 
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes   348    (13,277)   -    (12,929)
                     
Net income   65,016    61,360    -    126,376 
                     
Preferred stock dividends   8,672    -    -    8,672 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   -    -    11,701    11,701 
Net income attributable to common stockholders  $56,344   $61,360   $(11,701)  $106,003 

 

(1) Includes income allocated to the noncontrolling interest holders not allocated to the two reportable segments.

 

 

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 ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  

 Balance Sheet Segment Information - (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   December 31, 2021 
   Structured Business   Agency Business   Consolidated 
Assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents  $142,771   $261,809   $404,580 
Restricted cash   468,013    18,677    486,690 
Loans and investments, net   11,981,048    -    11,981,048 
Loans held-for-sale, net   -    1,093,609    1,093,609 
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights, net   -    422,734    422,734 
Securities held-to-maturity, net   -    140,484    140,484 
Investments in equity affiliates   89,676    -    89,676 
Goodwill and other intangible assets   12,500    88,260    100,760 
Other assets   285,600    68,664    354,264 
Total assets  $12,979,608   $2,094,237   $15,073,845 
                
Liabilities:               
Debt obligations  $11,100,429   $956,272   $12,056,701 
Allowance for loss-sharing obligations   -    56,064    56,064 
Other liabilities   278,726    132,370    411,096 
Total liabilities  $11,379,155   $1,144,706   $12,523,861 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Distributable Earnings to GAAP Net Income - (Unaudited)

 ($ in thousands—except share and per share data)

 

   Quarter Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Net income attributable to common stockholders  $106,003   $96,617   $317,412   $163,395 
Adjustments:                    
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   11,701    14,197    38,507    25,208 
Income from mortgage servicing rights   (34,542)   (68,809)   (130,230)   (165,517)
Deferred tax provision   201    9,898    10,892    4,726 
Amortization and write-offs of MSRs   29,268    17,241    91,356    65,979 
Depreciation and amortization   2,763    2,755    10,900    11,486 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   2,004    -    3,374    3,546 
Provision for credit losses, net   (21,646)   (5,742)   (39,856)   73,402 
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments, net   (1,053)   (518)   432    43,596 
Gain on real estate from settlement of loan   (2,466)   -    (2,466)   - 
Stock-based compensation   1,943    1,761    9,929    9,046 
Loss on redemption of preferred stock   -    -    3,479    - 
                     
Distributable earnings  (1)  $94,176   $67,400   $313,729   $234,867 
                     
Diluted distributable earnings per share  (1)  $0.57   $0.49   $2.01   $1.75 
                     
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding  (1)   166,104,325    138,630,532    156,089,595    133,969,296 

 

(1) Amounts are attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders. The OP Units are redeemable for cash, or at the Company's option for shares of the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis.

 

The Company is presenting distributable earnings because management believes it is an important supplemental measure of the Company's operating performance and is useful to investors, analysts and other parties in the evaluation of REITs and their ability to provide dividends to stockholders. Dividends are one of the principal reasons investors invest in REITs. To maintain REIT status, REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of their REIT-taxable income. The Company considers distributable earnings in determining its quarterly dividend and believes that, over time, distributable earnings is a useful indicator of the Company's dividends per share.

 

The Company defines distributable earnings as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders computed in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for accounting items such as depreciation and amortization (adjusted for unconsolidated joint ventures), non-cash stock-based compensation expense, income from MSRs, amortization and write-offs of MSRs, gains/losses on derivative instruments primarily associated with Private Label loans not yet sold and securitized, the tax impact on cumulative gains/losses on derivative instruments associated with Private Label loans sold during the periods presented, changes in fair value of GSE-related derivatives that temporarily flow through earnings, deferred tax provision (benefit), CECL provisions for credit losses (adjusted for realized losses as described below), amortization of the convertible senior notes conversion option and gains/losses on the receipt of real estate from the settlement of loans (prior to the sale of the real estate). The Company also adds back one-time charges such as acquisition costs and one-time gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt and redemption of preferred stock.
 
The Company reduces distributable earnings for realized losses in the period management determines that a loan is deemed nonrecoverable. Loans are deemed nonrecoverable upon the earlier of: (i) when the loan receivable is settled (i.e. when the loan is repaid, or in the case of foreclosure, when the underlying asset is sold); or (ii) when management determines that it is nearly certain that all amounts due will not be collected. The realized loss amount is equal to the difference between the cash received, or expected to be received, and the book value of the asset.
 
Distributable earnings is not intended to be an indication of the Company's cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) or a measure of its liquidity, nor is it entirely indicative of funding the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. The Company's calculation of distributable earnings may be different from the calculations used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.