Bimini Capital Management, Inc. · OTC:BMNM

Bimini Capital Management — Opteum — Investor Presentation (May 2006)

39 slides from Bimini Capital Management's investor presentation, May 18, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Opteum Incorporated

    Si yh teum. INCORPORATED

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time of the preparation of this presentation and on management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncert

  3. Slide 3: Table of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model (Page 4) 2. Making the Mortgage REIT Business Model Better (Page 12) » Corporate Mission and Long Term Goal » Diversity, Diversity, Diversity » Board and Management are Large Shareholders » The Strategic Thinking Behin

  4. Slide 4: Strengths and Weaknesses of Business Model

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model § Biggest Strength » Permanent Equity to Invest in Fixed Income Instruments and Expand an Origination Platform through Various Business Cycles § Stock Price can go Down, but that does not Force the Investment Manager to Sell Assets and tak

  5. Slide 5: Fed Funds Target Rate

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Fed Funds Target Rate Data Provided By Bloomberg

  6. Slide 6: Interest Rates

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Interest Rates Data Provided By Bloomberg

  7. Slide 7: Swap Spreads

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Swap Spreads Data Provided By Bloomberg

  8. Slide 8: Net Interest Spread

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Net Interest Spread

  9. Slide 9: Stock Prices Reflect Fed Funds

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Stock Prices Reflect Fed Funds Data Provided By Bloomberg

  10. Slide 10: Origination REITs Maintain Dividends Longer than RMBS REITs

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Origination REITs Maintain Dividends Longer than RMBS REITs Data Provided By Bloomberg

  11. Slide 11: Despite Rising Rates, ROEs Have Been Relatively Stable

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mortgage REIT Business Model: Despite Rising Rates, ROEs Have Been Relatively Stable Data Provided By Bloomberg and FlagStone Securities Annualized Q3 2004 - Q1 2006 Average Active Originator Peer Group = 13.4% RMBS Peer Group = 9.2% Opteum = 12.4% Return on Equity de

  12. Slide 12: Corporate Mission and Long Term Goal

    Making the Mortgage REIT Business Model Better: Corporate Mission and Long Term Goal Clearly Defined Corporate Mission § “Provide Superior Returns to our Shareholders.” » Protect Ultimate Book Value. » Stable Returns over Time. If we achieve our Corporate Mission, we will be able to achieve our Corp

  13. Slide 13: Diversity, Diversity, Diversity

    Making the Mortgage REIT Model Better: Diversity, Diversity, Diversity Diversity is Inherent in Everything We Do § Diverse Business Model in our Core Competences » Mortgage Origination Platform – Three Origination Channels, Over Products, Geographic Diversity. » Portfolio Management - $3.5 Billion i

  14. Slide 14: Board and Management are Large Shareholders

    Making the Mortgage REIT Business Model Better: Board and Management are Large Shareholders Approximate # of Shares § Independent Board (1) 675,500 » Bespolka, Hendricks, Kaplan, Mortenson, Ortale • Self, Spouse, Children, Trusts § Senior Management (1,2) 3,755,000 » Zimmer, Cauley, Norden, Levine,

  15. Slide 15: The Strategic Thinking Behind the OFS Acquisition

    Making the Mortgage REIT Business Model Better: The Strategic Thinking Behind the OFS Acquisition § Diversify Sources of Revenue, Yet within Opteum’s Core Area of Competence. » Decrease Reliance of RMBS Portfolio Arbitrage on Federal Reserve Rate Decisions. § High Teens ROE Potential is Accretive to

  16. Slide 16: Price to Book Ratios for RMBS REITs and REITs with Origination Platforms

    Price to Book Ratios for RMBS (Portfolio Only) REITs and REITs with Origination Platforms (Active/Prime) Data Provided By FlagStone Securities

  17. Slide 17: Current Price to Book Ratios for Active Originator REITs

    Current Price to Book Ratios for Active Originator REITs Data Provided By FlagStone Securities

  18. Slide 18: Capital Structure

    Capital Structure Class A Stock Market Capitalization* $203,789,751 Shares Outstanding: 24,318,586 Share Price: $8.38 Bimini Capital Trust I $50,000,000 Interest Rate of 7.61% Bimini Capital Trust II $50,000,000 Interest Rate of 7.8575% Total Capital Structure $303,789,751 Loan to OFS at 11% $65,000

  19. Slide 19: Capital Allocation and the Relationship Between the REIT and the TRS

    Capital Allocation and the Relationship Between the REIT and the Taxable REIT Subsidiary (“TRS”) § The Company can Allocate Resources in Three Ways. 1. Capital to Opteum Financial Services (“OFS”, the Company’s TRS) to Facilitate Growth. 2. REIT Portfolio Investments. 3. Corporate Stock Buy-Back at

  20. Slide 20: Opteum Financial Services

    Opteum Financial Services The Company’s Mortgage Origination Platform and Taxable REIT Subsidiary

  21. Slide 21: Who is OFS?

    Who is OFS? Opteum Financial Services § OFS is a Paramus, New Jersey Based Mortgage Banker § Founded in 1999 by Peter Norden and Marty Levine » Years Each in the Mortgage Business (Accounting and Financial Backgrounds) » Founded Three Mortgage Companies Previously § Diversified Originator » Three Ch

  22. Slide 22: The Origination Platform: Opteum Financial Services

    The Origination Platform: Opteum Financial Services Wholesale Division: Regional Offices (2) Branch Offices (4) Retail Division: Branch Offices (30) Conduit Division: National Office (1)

  23. Slide 23: OFS Production Summary

    2005 2006 (Through 3/31/06) Product # of Loans Loan Amount % of Total # of Loans Loan Amount % of Total OFS Production Summary § OFS no longer securitizes Subprime products (starting with OPMAC 2005-2). § OFS sells 100% of it’s Subprime Originations Servicing Released. § OFS no longer securitizes se

  24. Slide 24: OFS Origination Production by Channel

    OFS Origination Production by Channel Actual Conduit Results May Vary Greatly Based on Market Conditions

  25. Slide 25: OFS Issuance Summary By Deal Name

    OFS Issuance Summary By Deal Name Name UPB Issue Amount Gross WAC Net WAC WALTV WACLTV WA Fico HMAC 2004-1 309,846,147 6.114 5.634 81.64 84.67 HMAC 2004-2 387,791,245 5.559 5.296 77.35 81.32 HMAC 2004-3 417,055,302 5.529 5.244 77.00 81.89 HMAC 2004-4 410,125,325 5.960 5.620 79.60 84.72 HMAC 2004-5 4

  26. Slide 26: OFS Credit Facilities and Sources of Capital

    OFS Credit Facilities and Sources of Capital Provider Commitments Inter-Company Loan REIT Loan to OFS (10 Year Fixed Rate at 11%) $ 65,000,000 Warehouse Lines GMAC – RFC (Committed) $ 100,000,000 UBS (Uncommitted) $ 750,000,000 Colonial Bank – Syndication (Committed) $ 284,500,000 JP Morgan (Committ

  27. Slide 27: The REIT Portfolio

    The REIT Portfolio

  28. Slide 28: The REIT Portfolio

    The REIT Portfolio § The REIT Currently owns Agency Mortgage Related Securities. » Very Little Credit Risk. § Diversification Across Various Types of Low-Duration Assets. » There is Always Cash Flow from Some Type of Mortgage, Even When other Types are Not Generating Cash Flow. » Low-Duration Assets

  29. Slide 29: How Opteum Addresses Weaknesses in Investment Portfolio Model

    How does Opteum Effectively Address Weaknesses in the Mortgage REIT Investment Portfolio Model and Make it Better? 1. Cash Management and Committed Funding Agreements. • $1.65 Billion in Committed Lines • Two Principal Prepay Margin Waiver Contracts Totaling $150 Million • Typically, 40% of Equity i

  30. Slide 30: REIT Current Portfolio Holdings

    REIT Current Portfolio Holdings

  31. Slide 31: REIT Current Portfolio Holdings in More Detail

    REIT Current Portfolio Holdings in More Detail

  32. Slide 32: Opteum Inc. Coupon Reset Schedule

    Opteum Inc. Goupon Reset Schedule Opteumn's Total Outstanding Current Face as of 5152006 (Entire Perio, Assumes No Paydovns) 2086 19% 1086 ‘kof Total Perfo (Current Outstanding Face) S&S SN YYW ESS HH HS

  33. Slide 33: Funding Information: Repurchase Counterparties

    Unaudited Funding formation as of 66/2005, Repurchase Count erparties Borrowings Maturity in Day tur Dautohe Bank (1) 3 1p7e.021000 a rer} IP Morgan Secs 5 eor.s27.569 at 22h ‘wan 3 43/9400 8 Zunes Nomura 3 soz.894000, a 18.5ep08 Goldman Sache 3 ‘a 446,000 o 27 June UBS Secures 3 ‘3,182.00 8 18.0ct0

  34. Slide 34: Opteum ARM & Hybrid Prepayment Speeds

    Opteum ARM & Hybrid Prepayment Speeds

  35. Slide 35: Opteum Fixed & Balloon Prepayment Speeds

    Opteum Fixed & Balloon Prepayment Speeds

  36. Slide 36: Today's REIT Investment Opportunities on Marginal Equity

    Today’s REIT Investment Opportunities on Marginal Equity As of 5/15/06 Net Asset Yield (After Amortization) 5.98% Cost of Funding (3 Month LIBOR) 5.21% Net Interest Spread (NIS)0.77% NIS x Leverage (11:1) 8.47% Return on Unlevered Equity 5.55% Return on Investment 14.02% Overhead (2.00%) Funding Con

  37. Slide 37: Analysts Estimates for OPX

    Analysts Estimates for OPX

  38. Slide 38: Analysts Estimates for OPX Earnings Including OFS Earnings

    Analysts Estimates for OPX Earnings Including OFS Earnings Firm Analyst Q2 2006 Earning s Estimate Q3 2006 Earning s Estimate Year 2006 Earnings Estimate Date of Most Recent Report Rating Year 2006 Dividend Estimate Deutsche Bank Steven Laws $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $0.61 March 22, 2006 Buy N/A FIG Partners Ch

  39. Slide 39: www.opteum.com

    www.opteum.com

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