Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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ATLANTA , Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR) (the "Company") today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 . Update from John Anzalone , Chief Executive Officer "Long-term Treasury yields rose sharply during the fourth quarter as the disinflationary trend stalled and market participants recalibrated their expectations for future monetary and fiscal policy. The resulting interest rate volatility and reduced investor demand drove underperformance relative to interest rate hedges on our Agency RMBS. Positively, this was partially offset by improved risk premiums on our Agency CMBS as demand for stable cash flow profiles increased. Against this backdrop, book value per common share decreased 4.8% to $8.92 and, when combined with our $0.40 per share common stock dividend, resulted in an economic return of (0.5)% for the quarter. As of February 14, 2025 , our book value per common share is estimated to be between $8.90 and $9.26 . (4) "We notably improved our capital structure and reduced our cost of capital by funding the redemption of our Series B Preferred Stock in December with lower cost repurchase agreements. As a result, our debt-to-equity ratio increased to 6.7x at the end of the fourth quarter, up from 6.1x at the end of the third quarter. As of the end of the quarter, approximately 85% of our $5.4 billion investment portfolio was invested in Agency RMBS and 15% was invested in Agency CMBS. We maintained a sizeable balance of unrestricted cash and unencumbered investments totaling $389 million . "Our earnings available for distribution (1) declined during the fourth quarter as we recognized a one-time charge associated with the redemption of our Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, we diversified the composition of our interest rate hedges, reducing our exposure to changes in swap spreads by increasing our allocation to U.S. Treasury futures. While this negatively impacted our effective net interest income (1) for the quarter, we stand to benefit from future normalization of the yield curve. "In the near-term, we remain cautious on Agency RMBS as shifting expectations for monetary and fiscal policy may result in elevated interest rate volatility, reducing investor demand. Our long-term outlook for Agency RMBS is favorable, however, as we expect demand to improve in higher coupons given attractive valuations, an eventual decline in interest rate volatility, and a steeper yield curve. Lastly, we expect a gradual increase in Agency CMBS new issuance to be met with robust investor demand, as the sector continues to offer value relative to other fixed income investments due to its prepayment protection and attractive risk-adjusted return profiles." Key performance indicators for the quarters ended December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 are summarized in the table below. Portfolio Composition The following table summarizes the Company's MBS portfolio as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. The following table presents certain characteristics of the Company's borrowings as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. The tables below present certain characteristics of the Company's interest rate swaps whereby the Company pays interest at a fixed rate and receives floating interest based on the secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR") as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024.   The table below presents certain characteristics of the Company's futures contracts as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. The following table summarizes certain characteristics of the Company's TBAs accounted for as derivatives as of December 31, 2024. The Company did not have any TBAs outstanding as of September 30, 2024. Capital Activities Dividends As previously announced on December 19, 2024 , the Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.40 per share paid on January 24, 2025 to its stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 30, 2024 . The Company declared a Series C Preferred Stock dividend on February 19, 2025 of $0.46875 per share payable on March 27, 2025 to its stockholders of record on March 5, 2025 . Issuances of Common Stock The Company sold 993,837 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $8.3 million during the fourth quarter through its at-the-market program. Redemption of Series B Preferred Stock On December 27, 2024 , the Company redeemed all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share. Repurchases of Series C Preferred Stock During the three months ended December 31, 2024 , the Company repurchased and retired 70,864 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for a total cost of $1.7 million . About Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. is a real estate investment trust that primarily focuses on investing in, financing and managing mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets. Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. is externally managed and advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc., a registered investment adviser and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., a leading independent global investment management firm. Earnings Call Members of the investment community and the general public are invited to listen to the Company's earnings conference call on Friday, February 21, 2025 , at 9:00 a.m. ET , by calling one of the following numbers: North America Toll Free:    888-982-7409 International:                     1-212-287-1625 Passcode:                          Invesco An audio replay will be available until 5:00 pm ET on March 7, 2025 by calling: 866-363-4045 ( North America ) or 1-203-369-0206 (International) The presentation slides that will be reviewed during the call will be available on the Company's website at www.invescomortgagecapital.com . Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release, the related presentation and comments made in the associated conference call, may include statements and information that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. securities laws as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Forward-looking statements include our views on the risk positioning of our portfolio, domestic and global market conditions (including the Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, residential and commercial real estate markets), the market for our target assets, our financial performance, including our earnings available for distribution, economic return, comprehensive income and changes in our book value, our intention and ability to pay dividends, our ability to continue performance trends, the stability of portfolio yields, interest rates, credit spreads, prepayment trends, financing sources, cost of funds, our leverage, liquidity, capital structure and equity allocation. In addition, words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," and future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "could," "should," and "would" as well as any other statement that necessarily depends on future events, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, and they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks identified under the captions "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov . All written or oral forward-looking statements that we make, or that are attributable to us, are expressly qualified by this cautionary notice. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate.     Non-GAAP Financial Measures The table below shows the non-GAAP financial measures the Company uses to analyze its operating results and the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in assessing its performance as discussed further below. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company's management should be analyzed in conjunction with U.S. GAAP financial measures and should not be considered substitutes for U.S. GAAP financial measures. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures of its peer companies. Earnings Available for Distribution The Company's business objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to its stockholders, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. The Company uses earnings available for distribution as a measure of its investment portfolio's ability to generate income for distribution to common stockholders and to evaluate its progress toward meeting this objective. The Company calculates earnings available for distribution as U.S. GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders adjusted for (gain) loss on investments, net; realized (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net; unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net; TBA dollar roll income; gain on repurchase and retirement of preferred stock; foreign currency (gains) losses, net and amortization of net deferred (gain) loss on de-designated interest rate swaps. By excluding the gains and losses discussed above, the Company believes the presentation of earnings available for distribution provides a consistent measure of operating performance that investors can use to evaluate its results over multiple reporting periods and, to a certain extent, compare to its peer companies. However, because not all of the Company's peer companies use identical operating performance measures, the Company's presentation of earnings available for distribution may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by its peer companies. The Company excludes the impact of gains and losses when calculating earnings available for distribution because (i) when analyzed in conjunction with its U.S. GAAP results, earnings available for distribution provides additional detail of its investment portfolio's earnings capacity and (ii) gains and losses are not accounted for consistently under U.S. GAAP. Under U.S. GAAP, certain gains and losses are reflected in net income whereas other gains and losses are reflected in other comprehensive income. For example, a portion of the Company's mortgage-backed securities are classified as available-for-sale securities, and changes in the valuation of these securities are recorded in other comprehensive income on its consolidated balance sheets. The Company elected the fair value option for its mortgage-backed securities purchased on or after September 1, 2016 , and changes in the valuation of these securities are recorded in other income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations. In addition, certain gains and losses represent one-time events. The Company may add and has added additional reconciling items to its earnings available for distribution calculation as appropriate. To maintain qualification as a REIT, U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that the Company distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income annually, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. The Company has historically distributed at least 100% of its REIT taxable income. Because the Company views earnings available for distribution as a consistent measure of its investment portfolio's ability to generate income for distribution to common stockholders, earnings available for distribution is one metric, but not the exclusive metric, that the Company's board of directors uses to determine the amount, if any, and the payment date of dividends on common stock. However, earnings available for distribution should not be considered as an indication of the Company's taxable income, a guaranty of its ability to pay dividends or as a proxy for the amount of dividends it may pay, as earnings available for distribution excludes certain items that impact its cash needs. Earnings available for distribution is an incomplete measure of the Company's financial performance and there are other factors that impact the achievement of the Company's business objective. The Company cautions that earnings available for distribution should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP), or as an indication of the Company's cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP), a measure of the Company's liquidity, or as an indication of amounts available to fund its cash needs. The table below provides a reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to earnings available for distribution for the following periods.     The table below presents the components of earnings available for distribution. Effective Interest Expense/Effective Cost of Funds/Effective Net Interest Income/Effective Interest Rate Margin The Company calculates effective interest expense (and by calculation, effective cost of funds) as U.S. GAAP total interest expense adjusted for contractual net interest income (expense) on its interest rate swaps that is recorded as gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net and the amortization of net deferred gains (losses) on de-designated interest rate swaps that is recorded as interest expense. The Company views its interest rate swaps as an economic hedge against increases in future market interest rates on its borrowings. The Company adds back the net payments or receipts on its interest rate swap agreements to its total U.S. GAAP interest expense because the Company uses interest rate swaps to add stability to interest expense. The Company excludes the amortization of net deferred gains (losses) on de-designated interest rate swaps from its calculation of effective interest expense because the Company does not consider the amortization a current component of its borrowing costs. The Company calculates effective net interest income (and by calculation, effective interest rate margin) as U.S. GAAP net interest income adjusted for contractual net interest income (expense) on its interest rate swaps that is recorded as gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net and amortization of net deferred gains (losses) on de-designated interest rate swaps that is recorded as interest expense. The Company believes the presentation of effective interest expense, effective cost of funds, effective net interest income and effective interest rate margin measures, when considered together with U.S. GAAP financial measures, provides information that is useful to investors in understanding the Company's borrowing costs and operating performance. The following tables reconcile total interest expense to effective interest expense and cost of funds to effective cost of funds for the following periods.   The following tables reconcile net interest income to effective net interest income and net interest rate margin to effective interest rate margin for the following periods.   Economic Debt-to-Equity Ratio The following table shows the Company's debt-to-equity ratio and the Company's economic debt-to-equity ratio as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. The Company's debt-to-equity ratio is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is the ratio of total debt to total stockholders' equity. The Company presents an economic debt-to-equity ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure of leverage that considers the impact of the off-balance sheet financing of its investments in TBAs that are accounted for as derivative instruments under U.S. GAAP. The Company includes its TBAs at implied cost basis in its measure of leverage because a forward contract to acquire Agency RMBS in the TBA market carries similar risks to Agency RMBS purchased in the cash market and funded with on-balance sheet liabilities. Similarly, a contract for the forward sale of Agency RMBS has substantially the same effect as selling the underlying Agency RMBS and reducing the Company's on-balance sheet funding commitments. The Company believes that presenting its economic debt-to-equity ratio, when considered together with its U.S. GAAP financial measure of debt-to-equity ratio, provides information that is useful to investors in understanding how management evaluates at-risk leverage and gives investors a comparable statistic to those of other mortgage REITs who also invest in TBAs and present a similar non-GAAP measure of leverage. Average Balances The table below presents information related to the Company's average earning assets, average earning asset yields, average borrowings and average cost of funds for the following periods. Greg Seals , Investor Relations 404-439-3323   View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/invesco-mortgage-capital-inc-reports-fourth-quarter-2024-financial-results-302381762.html SOURCE Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

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