Two Harbors Investment Corp · NYSE:TWO

Two Harbors Investment — Investor Presentation (June 2012)

26 slides from Two Harbors Investment's investor presentation, Jun 5, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Two Harbors Investment Corp. Updated First Quarter 2012 Investor Presentation

    Two Harbors Investment Corp. Updated First Quarter 2012 Investor Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    1 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 an

  3. Slide 3: Our Mission Guides Us

    2 Our Mission Guides Us Our mission is to be recognized as the industry-leading hybrid mortgage REIT. We’ll accomplish this goal through the following: ▪ Superior portfolio construction and fluid capital allocation through rigorous security selection and credit analysis ▪ Unparalleled risk managemen

  4. Slide 4: Total Stockholder Return Since Inception

    85% 95% 105% 115% 125% 135% 145% 155% 10/29/2009 7/29/2010 4/29/2011 1/29/2012 TWO Hybrid mREITs SPXT 10/29/09 7/29/10 4/29/11 1/29/ Total Stockholder Return Since Inception 3 52% 28% 27% (1) The term “return on book value” means (i) the change in Two Harbors' book value per share at March 31, 2012

  5. Slide 5: Market Opportunity for Two Harbors

    4 Market Opportunity for Two Harbors Two Harbors is well positioned to create value for stockholders: ▪ NYSE-listed hybrid mortgage REIT investing in residential mortgage and housing sectors ▪ Formed in 2009 - new REIT with veteran RMBS team and state-of-the-art analytics ▪ Twenty-fold increase in m

  6. Slide 6: Our Strategic Focus Areas

    5 Our Strategic Focus Areas We look for opportunities to deploy capital where the greatest risk-adjusted returns can be derived. ▪ Agency: Well positioned to capitalize on reduced competition for Agency assets − Prepayment protection stories offer value − Hedging costs at historic lows − Policy unce

  7. Slide 7: Single Family Residential Opportunity

    110 Record Affordability and Attractive Yields 110 Target Markets 6 Single Family Residential Opportunity  Home affordability is at all-time high, but many cannot get a mortgage, thus rental demand is strong  U.S. real housing prices have fallen ~35% from their peak in 20061  Attractive current y

  8. Slide 8: Fluid Asset Allocation Drives Performance

    Fluid Asset Allocation Drives Performance 7 (1) The first quarter 2012 dividend may not be indicative of future dividend distributions. The company ultimately distributes dividends based on its taxable income per common share, not GAAP earnings. The annualized dividend yield on the company’s common

  9. Slide 9: Security Selection Matters

    8 Security Selection Matters (1) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage loans (or “HECM”) are loans that allow the homeowner to convert home equity into cash collateralized by the value of their home. (2) Securities collateralized by loans of less than or equal to $175K, but more than $85K. (3) Securities

  10. Slide 10: Sophisticated Risk Management Approach

    9 Sophisticated Risk Management Approach Funding and Liquidity Diversified and Extended Non-Agency Strategy Credit Risk Management Agency Strategy Interest Rate Hedging  Focus on book value protection Minimal impact to equity for 100bps rises in interest rates  Daily monitoring of interest rate e

  11. Slide 11: Illustrative Hedging Profile

    Illustrative Hedging Profile 10 < 0.5% 0.5% – 1.0% > 1.0% Impact to Portfolio Hedging with “Swaps Only” -$5.9 -$4.4 -$2.9 -$1.5 $0.0 $1.5 $2.9 $4.4 $5.9 -$12.0 -$8.0 -$4.0 $0.0 $4.0 $8.0 -200 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 G ain s/ L os se s ($ ) Basis Points Total Hedging Gains/Losses FNMA 4.5 Gene

  12. Slide 12: Attractive Returns With Lower Risk

    11 Attractive Returns With Lower Risk Attractive & Comparable Dividend Yield1… … With Lower Leverage2… … Less Interest Rate Exposure 3 … … And Less Prepayment Risk 4 4.5x 7.3x 3.7x 6.2x – 2.0x 4.0x 6.0x 8.0x 5.0% 11.0% 5.0% 16.9% 5.6% 19.4% 5.2% 17.3% – 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 15.8% 13.9% – 5.0% 10.0% 15.

  13. Slide 13: Contact Information

    12 For further information, please contact: Christine Battist Investor Relations Two Harbors Investment Corp. 612.629.2507 Christine.Battist@twoharborsinvestment.com Contact Information Anh Huynh Investor Relations Two Harbors Investment Corp. 212.364.3221 Anh.Huynh@twoharborsinvestment.com

  14. Slide 14: Appendix

    Appendix

  15. Slide 15: Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2012

    14 Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2012 Agency: Vintage & Prepayment Protection Q4-2011 Q1-2012 $85K Max Pools1 39% 38% HECM2 19% 17% High LTV3 4% 11% Seasoned (2005 and prior vintages)4 10% 10% Other Low Loan Balance Pools5 16% 10% Prepayment protected 6% 7% Low FICO6 -% 4% 2006 & subsequent

  16. Slide 16: Agency Securities as of March 31, 2012

    15 Agency Securities as of March 31, 2012 Par Value ($M) Market Value ($M) % of Agency Portfolio Amortized Cost Basis ($M) Weighted Average Coupon Weighted Average Age (Months) 30-Year Fixed ≤ 4.5% $ 2,917 $ 3,130 41.9% $ 3,118 4.2% 8 5.0-6.0% 1,084 1,201 16.1% 1,177 5.4% 33 ≥ 6.5% 111 128 1.7% 126

  17. Slide 17: Non-Agency Securities as of March 31, 2012

    16 Non-Agency Securities as of March 31, 2012 Senior Bonds Mezzanine Bonds Total P&I Bonds Portfolio Characteristics Carrying Value ($M) $1,564 $376 $1,940 % of Non-Agency Portfolio 80.6% 19.4% 100.0% Average Purchase Price $50.89 $56.34 $51.94 Average Coupon 1.9% 1.1% 1.8% Collateral Attributes Ave

  18. Slide 18: Subprime Senior Bond - HEAT 2006-3 2A4

     Pays sequentially after the A3 is fully paid, expected to be in early 2014  Receives protection from credit losses from the subordinate bonds and ongoing excess interest  Pays a coupon of LIBOR + 0.31%  Wells Fargo & SPS as servicers A3 38.6%-100% $27M Current Face 1 Yr WAL1 Discount Subprime S

  19. Slide 19: Financing and Hedging Strategy

    March 31, 2012 Option Underlying Swap Swaption Expiration Cost ($M) Fair Value ($M) Average Months to Expiration Notional Amount ($M) Average Fixed Pay Rate Average Receive Rate Average Term (Years) Payer < 6 Months $ 14 $ 1 5.84 $ 1,800 3.06% 3M Libor 4.0 Payer ≥ 6 Months 31 29 16.40 2,500 3.73% 3M

  20. Slide 20: Market Overview: Single Family Residential Real Properties

    19 Market Overview: Single Family Residential Real Properties  The market opportunity is attractive for Two Harbors’ diversification into single family residential real properties. ― Affordability is high ― Overhang of shadow inventory needs to be cleared ― Strong rental demand ― Signs of housing s

  21. Slide 21: Mortgage Delinquency Profile

    20 Mortgage Delinquency Profile  Over 4 million units in foreclosure process or 90 days or more delinquent.2  Shadow inventory of bank-owned or foreclosed homes remains high and needs to be cleared.  Improving delinquency, foreclosure and employment trends suggest reduced forward supply. (1) Sour

  22. Slide 22: Strong Rental Demand

    Strong Rental Demand 21 30% 31% 32% 33% 34% 35% 65% 66% 67% 68% 69% 70% 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 2010 Homeownership Rate Rental Rate 75% 119% 70% 80% 90% 100% 110% 120% 130% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Indexed Home Prices Indexed Average Rent Industry Trends Home ownership rates are on a

  23. Slide 23: Experienced Property Manager

    22 Experienced Property Manager  Silver Bay combines the residential property acquisition and management experience of Provident with the critical industry and analytical experience of Pine River. ― Provident got its start in the residential real estate markets in 2009, and established significant

  24. Slide 24: Single Family Residential Real Properties Illustrative Return Profile

    Single Family Residential Real Properties Illustrative Return Profile 23 The information presented below represents illustrative returns for single family residential real properties, and does not represent an actual property owned by Two Harbors. Estimated yields and related costs represent the vie

  25. Slide 25: Investment Team

    24 William Roth − Also serves as Partner of Pine River Capital Management − 31 years in mortgage securities market, including at Salomon Brothers and Citi; Managing Director in proprietary trading group managing MBS and ABS portfolios Investment Team Brad Farrell − Most recently served as Two Harbor

  26. Slide 26: Overview of Pine River Capital Management

    25 Overview of Pine River Capital Management Global multi-strategy asset management firm providing comprehensive portfolio management, transparency and liquidity to institutional and high net worth investors  Founded June 2002 with offices in New York, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, San Francisco and

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