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Novation — Novastar Financial — Q4 2005 Earnings Presentation

26 slides from Novation's earnings presentation, Feb 28, 2006

  1. Slide 1: NovaStar Financial 2005 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

    NovaStar Financial (NYSE-NFI) www.novastarmortgage.com 2005 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2006

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement Certain matters discussed in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking st

  3. Slide 3: Opening Comments

    Opening Comments Scott Hartman, CEO

  4. Slide 4: Summary of Key Performance Metrics

    Summary of Key Performance Metries (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) Earnings (GAAP) Net Income available to common EPS available to common (diluted) Retum on average equity Retum on average common equity REIT Taxable Income & Dividends Est. REIT taxable income Est. REIT taxable inco

  5. Slide 5: Fourth Quarter

    Fourth Quarter (Unaudited) 2005 2004 Mortgage Banking - Lending & Originations Nonconforming loan production $2,198,339 $2,235,029 Cost of wholesale praduction* 232% 2.66% Portfolio Management - Asset Performance Portfolio loans under management $13,987,730 $12,130,182 Portfolio net interest income

  6. Slide 6: Historical EPS and Dividends

    Historical EPS and Dividends

  7. Slide 7: 2006 Dividend Guidance

    2006 Dividend Guidance 2006 Common Dividend of at Least $5.60 per Share

  8. Slide 8: Book Value per Diluted Share

    Book Value per Diluted Share $15.08 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 36.0% 30.0% 26.0% 2002 2003 2004 2006 [=a B00K Value per Diluted share —Return on Comman Equity + 20.0% Return on Equity

  9. Slide 9: Mortgage Banking

    Mortgage Banking

  10. Slide 10: Production

    Production Production down 2% Yr/Yr, down 21% Sequentially

  11. Slide 11: Production: Credit Characteristics

    Production Credit Characteristics

  12. Slide 12: Spreads

    Spreads *Excluding MTA 7.6 % 2.2 % 540 bps 327 bps 8.1 %* 4.8 %

  13. Slide 13: Mortgage Lending Financials

    Mortgage Lending Financials

  14. Slide 14: Mortgage Banking Environment

    Mortgage Banking Environment Intensely competitive Pricing at or below cost to originate Smaller players won’t survive Volumes flat to down for many Many are originating and “hoping” to make money Race to lower costs (continues from 2005) Whole loan prices seem like they are recovering a little, but

  15. Slide 15: Portfolio Management

    Portfolio Management

  16. Slide 16: Portfolio Rollforward

    Portfolio Rollforward (In $000's) Assets Underlying Portfolio - Q3 '05 $14,094,048 Loan Originations 2,198,339 Portfolio run-off (principle paydown, loss) (1,883,821) Whole Loan Sales (420,836) Assets Underlying Portfolio - Q4 '05 $ 13,987,730

  17. Slide 17: Net Interest Income and ROA

    No VASTAR: 700 2.50% 600 2.00% 2 00 an em : g # 202 1.00% Ez = 200 = 0.50% 100 : 0.00% Dec-03 Mar04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar0S Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 [=a Net Interest Income ——ROA

  18. Slide 18: Portfolio Net Interest Income

    Portfolio Net Interest Income

  19. Slide 19: Static Pool Delinquency Trends

    Static Pool Delinquency Trends

  20. Slide 20: Static Pool Cumulative Losses

    Static Pool Cumulative Losses

  21. Slide 21: Portfolio Segment Financials

    Portfolio Segment Financials

  22. Slide 22: Portfolio trends

    Portfolio trends Size of portfolio should be relatively stable over the next year Over time, ROA’s should come down to a normalized range of 1.00% to 1.25% Made a conscious decision to include more MI in 2005 deals due to expected slowdown in housing price appreciation

  23. Slide 23: Questions

    Questions

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

    Appendix

  25. Slide 25: Consolidated Financials

    CCongolicsted Rrancials Fertha Three Worthe Ended Dao, 21,2005 Lnsucted Mortgage Pertfaio —Mortgage Lean ranch Management Lending _ Serving _QperaiensEinations Total Interest home § asset eae F Pow tame res Interest Emperce 3455 22798 2 (4083) "2270 Nat terest come Bore Credit Losses 528 Bal i ‘40s

  26. Slide 26: Cost of Wholesale Production

    Cost of Wholesale Production

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