Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation · NYSE:ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate — Q3 2019 Earnings Presentation

16 slides from Ares Commercial Real Estate's earnings presentation, Nov 8, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Presentation

    Exhibit 99.2 Third 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: Third Quarter 2019 Highlights

    Third Quarter 2019 Highlights Financial • GAAP Earnings of $9.0 million or $0.31 per diluted common share • Core Earnings(1) of $9.7 million or $0.34 per diluted common share Results • Book value per diluted common share of $14.75 • Closed five senior loans totaling $193.4 million in commitments Loa

  4. Slide 4: Third Quarter 2019 Investment Activity

    Third Quarter 2019 Investment Activity Third Quarter 2019 Characteristics of Funded Loans(6) Loans Summary Industrial ($ in millions) 8% Student Housing Number of loans closed 5 15% New loan commitments $193.4 Average size of loans closed $38.7 Percentage of floating rate loans 100% Percentage of se

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

    Total Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Key Statistics Loan Portfolio Characteristics(5) ($ in millions) Total loan commitments at closing $1,775.5 Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Outstanding principal balance $1,548.2 6% Weighted average unpaid principal balance of loan portfolio* $1,512.6 Southwest Total

  6. Slide 6: Interest Rate Sensitivity

    Interest Rate Sensitivity(5) • 97% of the loan portfolio is floating rate and 3% is fixed rate • 95% of the loan portfolio is either floating rate with a LIBOR floor (92%) or fixed rate (3%) ◦ For the floating rate loans with LIBOR floors, the weighted average LIBOR floor is 1.69% • 54% of the loan

  7. Slide 7: Financing Sources Overview

    Financing Sources Overview Financing Sources Composition(5) Financing Sources Detail Bank Facilities/Insurance ($ in millions) 50% Term Loan Total (3) Outstanding Financing Sources Commitments Interest Rate Balance Bank Facilities 2017-FL3 Securitization Wells Fargo Facility $ 500.0 LIBOR+1.50 to 2.

  8. Slide 8: Dividend Summary

    Dividend Summary Quarterly Dividend Since Q1-16 $0.35 $0.33 $0.33 $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 Q3-19 Q4-19* * Declared a fourth qua

  9. Slide 9: Appendix

    Appendix O ARES

  10. Slide 10: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details

    Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details ($ in millions) Origination Current Loan Outstanding LIBOR Unleveraged Payment # Loan Type Location Date Commitment Principal Carrying Value Interest Rate Floor Effective Yield(2) Maturity Date Terms(9) Multifamily Loans: 1 Senior FL Sep 2016 $89.7 $89.7 $

  11. Slide 11: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details

    Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details ($ in millions) Origination Current Loan Outstanding LIBOR Unleveraged Payment # Loan Type Location Date Commitment Principal Carrying Value Interest Rate Floor Effective Yield(2) Maturity Date Terms(9) Office Loans: 21 Senior IL Nov 2017 $82.0 $67.4 $67.1

  12. Slide 12: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details

    Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Details ($ in millions) Origination Current Loan Outstanding LIBOR Unleveraged Payment # Loan Type Location Date Commitment Principal Carrying Value Interest Rate Floor Effective Yield(2) Maturity Date Terms (9) Residential/Condominium Loans: 41 Senior CA Jan 2018

  13. Slide 13: Consolidated Balance Sheets

    Consolidated Balance Sheets As of ($ in thousands, except share and per share data) 9/30/2019 12/31/2018 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,952 $ 11,089 Restricted cash 379 379 Loans held for investment ($521,489 and $289,576 related to consolidated VIEs, respectively) 1,538,393 1,524,873 Real est

  14. Slide 14: Consolidated Statements of Operations

    Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Three Months Ended ($ in thousands, except share and per share data) 9/30/2019 6/30/2019 3/31/2019 12/31/2018 9/30/2018 Revenue: Interest income from loans held for investment $ 28,269 $ 29,993 $ 27,986 $ 30,882 $ 30,362 Interest expense (15,124) (16,675

  15. Slide 15: 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) 9/30/2019 6/30/2019 3/31/2019 12/31/2018 9/30/2018 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 9,034 $ 9,755 $ 8,543 $ 10,018 $ 9,957 Stock-based compensation 479 427 492

  16. Slide 16: 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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