Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation · NYSE:ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate — Q2 2019 Earnings Presentation

15 slides from Ares Commercial Real Estate's earnings presentation, Jul 26, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Presentation

    Exhibit 99.2 Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Important Notice

    Important Notice Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which may relate to future events or the future performance or financ

  3. Slide 3: Second Quarter 2019 Highlights

    Second Quarter 2019 Highlights • GAAP Earnings of $9.8 million or $0.34 per diluted common share Financial Results • Core Earnings(1) of $11.0 million or $0.38 per diluted common share • Book value per diluted common share of $14.75 • Closed three senior loans totaling $99.2 million in commitments i

  4. Slide 4: Second Quarter 2019 Investment Activity

    Second Quarter 2019 Investment Activity Second Quarter 2019 Characteristics of Funded Loans(5) Loans Summary ($ in millions) Number of loans closed 3 Industrial New loan commitments $99.2 59% Average size of loans closed $33.1 Percentage of floating rate loans 100% Percentage of senior loans 100% (4

  5. Slide 5: Total Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Key Statistics

    Total Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Key Statistics Loan Portfolio Characteristics(4) ($ in millions) Total loan commitments at closing $1,737.3 Outstanding principal balance $1,497.5 Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Weighted average unpaid principal balance of loan portfolio* $1,607.0 10% Total number o

  6. Slide 6: Financing Sources Overview

    Financing Sources Overview Financing Sources Composition(4) Financing Sources Detail 2017-FL3 Securitization ($ in millions) 36% Term Loan Total (7) Outstanding Financing Sources Commitments Interest Rate Balance Bank Facilities 2017-FL3 Securitization Wells Fargo Facility $ 500.0 LIBOR+1.50 to 2.25

  7. Slide 7: Dividend Summary

    Dividend Summary Quarterly Dividend Paid Since Q1-16 $0.35 $0.33 $0.33 $0.33 $0.31 $0.31 $0.29 $0.29 $0.28 $0.28 $0.27 $0.27 $0.27 $0.27 $0.27 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.25 Q1-16 Q2-16 Q3-16 Q4-16 Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 6

  8. Slide 8: Appendix

    Appendix O ARES

  9. Slide 9: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details

    Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details ($ in millions) Origination Current Loan Outstanding Unleveraged (2) Payment # Loan Type Location Date Commitment Principal Carrying Value Interest Rate Effective Yield Maturity Date Terms(8) Multifamily Loans: 1 Senior FL Sep 2016 $89.7 $89.7 $89.6 L+4.75

  10. Slide 10: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details

    Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details ($ in millions) Origination Current Loan Outstanding Unleveraged Payment # Loan Type Location Date Commitment Principal Carrying Value Interest Rate Effective Yield(2) Maturity Date Terms(8) Hotel Loans: 26 Senior Diversified Sep 2018 $78.0 $68.2 $67.8 L+3

  11. Slide 11: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details

    Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details ($ in millions) Origination Current Loan Outstanding Unleveraged Payment # Loan Type Location Date Commitment Principal Carrying Value Interest Rate Effective Yield(2) Maturity Date Terms(8) Industrial Loans: 44 Senior NC May 2019 $40.5 $34.9 $34.6 L+4.05%

  12. Slide 12: Consolidated Balance Sheets

    Consolidated Balance Sheets As of ($ in thousands, except share and per share data) 6/30/2019 12/31/2018 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,215 $ 11,089 Restricted cash 379 379 Loans held for investment ($434,187 and $289,576 related to consolidated VIEs, respectively) 1,487,735 1,524,873 Real est

  13. Slide 13: Consolidated Statements of Operations

    Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Three Months Ended ($ in thousands, except share and per share data) 6/30/2019 3/31/2019 12/31/2018 9/30/2018 6/30/2018 Revenue: Interest income from loans held for investment $ 29,993 $ 27,986 $ 30,882 $ 30,362 $ 29,604 Interest expense (16,675) (15,740

  14. Slide 14: Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Core Earnings

    Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Core Earnings(1) For the Three Months Ended ($ in thousands, except per share data) 6/30/2019 3/31/2019 12/31/2018 9/30/2018 6/30/2018 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 9,755 $ 8,543 $ 10,018 $ 9,957 $ 9,303 Stock-based compensation 427 492 324

  15. Slide 15: Footnotes

    Footnotes 1. The Company believes the disclosure of Core Earnings provides useful information to investors regarding the calculation of incentive fees the Company pays to its manager, Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC, and the Company’s financial performance. Core Earnings is an adjusted no

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