Two Harbors Investment Corp · NYSE:TWO

Two Harbors Investment — Q4 2017 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Two Harbors Investment's earnings presentation, Feb 6, 2018

  1. Slide 1: Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Call

    FEBRUARY 7, 2018 Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Call

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and,

  3. Slide 3: Quarterly and Annual Summary

    Quarterly and Annual Summary(1) • Generated Comprehensive Income of $65.7 million, or $0.38 per weighted average basic common share. • Reported book value of $16.31 per common share. • Reported Core Earnings of $81.3 million, or $0.47 per weighted average basic common share.(2) • Closed a 2-year, $3

  4. Slide 4: Strategic Overview

    Strategic Overview 4 Plan for 2017 Accomplishments in 2017 More focused business model - Reduced operating complexity and costs in 2017, following the discontinuation of the mortgage loan conduit business - Formed Granite Point to continue and expand on commercial real estate business; potential for

  5. Slide 5: Two Harbors Going Forward

    Two Harbors Going Forward 5 ü Deliver strong results and book value stability through a variety of rate environments Acute focus on Rates(1) and Credit(2) strategies – Leverage competitive advantages in MSR and legacy non-Agency RMBS Manage balance sheet composition to optimize earnings and stockhol

  6. Slide 6: Book Value Roll-Forward

    (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Q4-2017 Book Value Q4-2017 Book Value per share FY-2017 Book Value FY-2017 Book Value per share Beginning common stockholders’ equity $3,510.3 $20.12 $3,401.1 $19.56 Distribution of special dividend of Granite Point common stock (639.6) (639.6) 2,870.7 $1

  7. Slide 7: Core Earnings Summary

    (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Q3-2017 Q4-2017 Variance ($) Interest income $195.6 $195.1 ($0.5) Interest expense 99.0 94.8 4.2 Net interest income 96.6 100.3 3.7 Gain on investment securities — 0.7 0.7 (Loss) gain on swaps and swaptions (0.4) 2.0 2.4 Gain on other derivatives 2.8 2.8

  8. Slide 8: Tax Characterization of Dividends

    Tax Characterization of Dividends(1) 8 (1) The U.S. federal income tax treatment of holding Two Harbors common stock to any particular stockholder will depend on the stockholder’s particular tax circumstances. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and for

  9. Slide 9: Optimizing Financing Profile and Capital Structure

    Optimizing Financing Profile and Capital Structure 9 DEBT-TO-EQUITY • 5.9x at December 31, 2017; excluding the consolidation of Granite Point, the company’s debt-to-equity ratio would have been 5.8x at September 30, 2017 • Maintain substantial liquidity to opportunistically take advantage of market

  10. Slide 10: Portfolio Composition

    HISTORICAL CAPITAL ALLOCATIONPORTFOLIO COMPOSITION(1) Portfolio Composition 10 $22.4 BILLION PORTFOLIO AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 (1) For additional detail on the portfolio, see Appendix slides 21-25. (2) MSR includes Ginnie Mae buyout residential mortgage loans. (3) Assets in “Rates” include Agency RM

  11. Slide 11: Portfolio Performance

    Portfolio Performance 11 Q4-2017 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (1) “Legacy” non-Agency securities includes non-Agency bonds issued up to and including 2009. “New issue” non-Agency securities includes bonds issued after 2009. (2) Cost of funds includes interest spread expense associated with the portfolio’s in

  12. Slide 12: Rates Update

    Rates Update 12 • Pairing MSR with Agency RMBS results in a portfolio that has higher return potential with lower mortgage spread risk – Mitigates adverse impact to book value in spread widening scenario • Opportunity to capitalize on Fed's tapering of RMBS • Expect attractive investment opportuniti

  13. Slide 13: Protecting Book Value and Income

    Protecting Book Value and Income 13 HEDGING ACROSS THE CURVE Curve Exposures Short end of the curve - income effect Long end of the curve - book value effect Income change to increasing rates Market value change to increasing rates Repo Fixed rate Agency RMBS LIBOR received on swaps MSR Non-Agency f

  14. Slide 14: Credit Update

    Credit Update 14 • Home prices continue to improve; CoreLogic Home Price Index up 6.6% on a rolling 12-month basis(1) – Home prices expected to increase 4-6% in 2018(2) – Supported by affordability, low housing supply and strong demand • Continued re-equification has potential to result in strong pe

  15. Slide 15: Appendix

    E oo ——— = Appendix TWO HARBORS: nt Corp.

  16. Slide 16: Return on Book Value

    Return on Book Value 16 (1) Return on book value for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017 is defined as the decrease in book value per common share from September 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017 of $3.81 per common share, plus the dividend declared of $0.47 per common share and the special d

  17. Slide 17: Financial Performance

    Book Value ($) Dividend Declared ($) $25.00 $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 Q4-2016 Q1-2017 Q2-2017 Q3-2017 Q4-2017 $19.56 $19.82 $19.74 $20.12 $16.31 $0.48 $0.50 $0.52 $0.52 Comp. Income ($M) Comp. Income ROACE (%) $150 $100 $50 $0 -$50 -$100 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% Q4-2016 Q1-2017 Q2-2017 Q3-2017 Q4-2017 $2.2 $

  18. Slide 18: Q4-2017 Operating Performance

    Q4-2017 Operating Performance Q4-2017 (In millions, except for per common share data) Core Earnings(1) Realized Gains (Losses) Unrealized MTM Total Interest income $195.1 $— $— $195.1 Interest expense 94.8 — — 94.8 Net interest income 100.3 — — 100.3 Total other-than-temporary impairment losses — —

  19. Slide 19: Q3-2017 Operating Performance

    Q3-2017 Operating Performance 19 (1) Core Earnings is a non-GAAP measure. Please see Appendix slide 20 of this presentation for a definition of Core Earnings and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information. (2) For the six months ended December 31, 2017, Core Earnings excludes our con

  20. Slide 20: GAAP to Core Earnings Reconciliation

    GAAP to Core Earnings Reconciliation(1) Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Information Three Months Ended Three Months Ended (In thousands, except for per common share data) September 30, 2017 December 31, 2017 Reconciliation of Comprehensive income to Core Earnings: Comprehensive income $161,601 $6

  21. Slide 21: Rates: Agency RMBS Metrics

    Rates: Agency RMBS Metrics 21 AGENCY PORTFOLIO YIELDS AND METRICS AGENCY RMBS CPR(1) (1) Agency weighted average 3-month Constant Prepayment Rate (CPR) includes IIOs (or Agency Derivatives). (2) Weighted average cost basis includes RMBS principal and interest securities only. Average purchase price

  22. Slide 22: Rates: Agency RMBS

    Rates: Agency RMBS 22 As of December 31, 2017 Par Value ($M) Market Value ($M) % Prepay Protected(1) Amortized Cost Basis ($M) Weighted Average Coupon Weighted Average Age (Months) 30-Year fixed 3.0-3.5% $4,371 $4,510 95.9% $4,570 3.5% 13 4.0-4.5% 11,991 12,765 99.1% 12,812 4.2% 17 ≥ 5.0% 453 501 10

  23. Slide 23: Rates: Mortgage Servicing Rights

    Rates: Mortgage Servicing Rights(1) 23 As of September 30, 2017 As of December 31, 2017 Fair value ($M) $930.6 $1,086.7 Unpaid principal balance ($M) $88,789.8 $101,344.1 Weighted average coupon 3.9% 3.9% Original FICO score(2) 753 753 Original LTV 73% 74% 60+ day delinquencies 0.3% 0.5% Net servici

  24. Slide 24: Credit: Non-Agency Securities Metrics

    Credit: Non-Agency Securities Metrics 24 LEGACY NON-AGENCY PORTFOLIO COMPOSITIONNON-AGENCY PORTFOLIO YIELDS AND METRICS (1) Weighted average cost basis includes legacy non-Agency principal and interest securities only. Average purchase price utilized carrying value for weighting purposes. If current

  25. Slide 25: Credit: Legacy Non-Agency Securities

    Credit: Legacy Non-Agency Securities 25 As of December 31, 2017 Senior Bonds Mezzanine Bonds Total P&I Portfolio characteristics: Carrying value ($M) $1,790.5 $762.3 $2,552.8 % of non-Agency portfolio 70.1% 29.9% 100.0% Average purchase price(1) $57.57 $65.36 $59.89 Average coupon 2.8% 2.3% 2.6% Wei

  26. Slide 26: Financing

    Financing 26 (1) Weighted average of 7.8 months to maturity. (2) Includes FHLB advances of $0.4 billion with original maturities of 20 years. (3) Excludes FHLB membership and activity stock totaling $53.8 million. (4) Includes unsettled sales of available-for-sale securities included in due from cou

  27. Slide 27: Interest Rate Swaps

    Maturities Notional Amounts ($B)(1) Average Fixed Pay Rate(2) Average Receive Rate(2) Average Maturity Years(2) Payers 2018 $4.3 1.155% 1.508% 0.5 2019 5.5 1.767% 1.386% 1.8 2020 5.5 1.945% 1.509% 2.9 2021 2.4 1.788% 1.628% 3.9 2022 and after 5.2 1.764% 1.516% 6.4 $22.9 1.694% 1.493% 3.0 Maturities

  28. Slide 28: Interest Rate Swaptions

    Interest Rate Swaptions 28 Option Underlying Swap Swaption Expiration Cost ($M) Fair Value ($M) Average Months to Expiration Notional Amount ($M) Average Pay Rate Average Receive Rate Average Term (Years) Purchase Contracts: Payer <6 Months $21.4 $17.7 4.0 $7,200 2.27% 3M LIBOR 3.8 Receiver <6 Month

  29. Slide 29: Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    TWO HARBORS Investment Corp. AP vr Capa Managed Gonoany

Two Harbors Investment — Q4 2017 Earnings Presentation on 6ix