Chimera Investment Corporation Reports EPS for the 2nd Quarter 2014 of $0.10 Per Share and Book Value of $3.35 Per Share

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Financial Performance and Key Metrics

The Company reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 of $105 million or $0.10 per average share compared to $100 million or $0.10 per average share and $143 million or $0.14 per average share for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013 respectively. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $205 million or $0.20 per average share as compared to net income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of $223 million or $0.22 per average share.

GAAP book value was $3.35 per share, an increase of 2% from March 31, 2014 and an increase of 3% from December 31, 2013. Economic book value was $3.09 per share, an increase of 2% from March 31, 2014 and an increase of 10% from December 31, 2013. Book value increases reflect the favorable market fundamentals for both Agency and Non-Agency RMBS during the second quarter of 2014.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company purchased $6 billion of Agency RMBS and deconsolidated portions of a re-securitization. The re-securitization transaction yielded a $48 million gain for GAAP reporting and approximately $25 million on a tax basis. For the quarter, the company purchased $52 million of Non-Agency RMBS and sold $38 million, bringing year to date Non-Agency RMBS purchases to $189 million and sales to $51 million. Year to date purchases of Non-Agency RMBS have been primarily focused on Non-Agency senior positions and sales have been focused on senior Interest Only positions.

The Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.09 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and announced the continuation of a $0.09 dividend for the third and fourth quarter of 2014. The annualized dividend yield on the Company’s common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, based on the June 30, 2014 closing price of $3.19, was 11.3%.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the yield on average interest earning assets was 7.84% and the annualized cost of average borrowed funds, including the net interest payments on interest rate swaps, was 2.92% for a net interest spread of 4.92% and net interest rate margin of 5.93%. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the yield on average interest earning assets was 8.25% and the annualized cost of average borrowed funds, including the net interest payments on interest rate swaps, was 3.16% for a net interest spread of 5.09% and interest rate margin of 6.28%.

Leverage was 2.6:1 and recourse leverage was 2.4:1 as of June 30, 2014 compared to 0.9:1 of leverage and 0.5:1 of recourse leverage as of March 31, 2014 and 1.0:1 of leverage and 0.5:1 of recourse leverage as of December 31, 2013.

Other Information

Chimera Investment Corporation invests in residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, real estate-related securities and various other asset classes. The Company’s principal business objective is to generate income from the spread between yields on its investments and its cost of borrowing and hedging activities. The Company is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).

Conference Call

The Company will hold the second quarter 2014 earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The number to call is 888-317-6003 for domestic calls and 412-317-6061 for international calls and the pass code is 0155047. The replay number is 877-344-7529 for domestic calls and 412-317-0088 for international calls and the pass code is 10049861. The replay is available for one week after the earnings call. There will be a web cast of the call on www.chimerareit.com. If you would like to be added to the email distribution list, please visit www.chimerareit.com, click on Email Alerts, complete the email notification form and click the Submit button. For further information, please contact Investor Relations at 1-866-315-9930 or visit www.chimerareit.com.

This news release and our public documents to which we refer contain or incorporate by reference certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond our control) may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may,” “would,” “will” or similar expressions, or variations on those terms or the negative of those terms. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, our business and investment strategy; our projected financial and operating results; our ability to maintain existing financing arrangements, obtain future financing arrangements and the terms of such arrangements; general volatility of the securities markets in which we invest; the implementation, timing and impact of, and changes to, various government programs, our expected investments; changes in the value of our investments; interest rate mismatches between our investments and our borrowings used to fund such purchases; changes in interest rates and mortgage prepayment rates; effects of interest rate caps on our adjustable-rate investments; rates of default or decreased recovery rates on our investments; prepayments of the mortgage and other loans underlying our mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities; the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not protect us from interest rate volatility; impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law and rates, accounting guidance, and similar matters; availability of investment opportunities in real estate-related and other securities; availability of qualified personnel; estimates relating to our ability to make distributions to our stockholders in the future; our understanding of our competition; market trends in our industry, interest rates, the debt securities markets or the general economy; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim all obligations, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

 
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
       
For the Quarter Ended For the Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2014   June 30, 2013 June 30, 2014   June 30, 2013
Net Interest Income:
Interest income $ 49,056 $ 33,629 $ 84,512 $ 62,696
Interest expense (3,504 ) (1,629 ) (5,230 ) (3,462 )
 
Interest income, Assets of consolidated VIEs 85,262 93,936 170,473 190,664
Interest expense, Non-recourse liabilities of consolidated VIEs     (17,176 )     (24,982 )   (37,875 )     (51,978 )
Net interest income (expense)     113,638       100,954     211,880       197,920  
Other-than-temporary impairments:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses (3,813 ) - (4,213 ) -
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)     (1,534 )     -     (2,668 )     (6,163 )
Net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses     (5,347 )     -     (6,881 )     (6,163 )
 
Other gains (losses):
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives (22,497 ) 13,178 (24,695 ) 18,580
Net realized gains (losses) on derivatives     (19,792 )     (5,391 )   (25,540 )     (10,921 )
Net gains (losses) on derivatives     (42,289 )     7,787     (50,235 )     7,659  
Net unrealized gains (losses) on interest-only RMBS 5,791 (12,974 ) 20,801 (13,987 )
Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments (4,339 ) 54,117 4,038 54,123
Gain of deconsolidation 47,846 - 47,846 -
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt     -       -     (2,184 )     -  
Total other gains (losses)     7,009       48,930     20,266       47,795  
Net investment income (loss)     115,300       149,884     225,265       239,552  
 
Other expenses:
Management fees 6,271 6,498 12,492 12,947
Expense recoveries from Manager     (2,164 )     (3,315 )   (2,845 )     (5,170 )
Net management fees     4,107       3,183     9,647       7,777  
Provision for loan losses, net 214 (1,703 ) 533 (1,279 )
General and administrative expenses     6,210       5,197     9,946       10,044  
Total other expenses     10,531       6,677     20,126       16,542  
Income (loss) before income taxes 104,769 143,207 205,139 223,010
Income taxes     -       -     2       2  
Net income (loss)   $ 104,769     $ 143,207   $ 205,137     $ 223,008  
 
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:                
Basic   $ 0.10     $ 0.14     $ 0.20     $ 0.22  
Diluted   $ 0.10     $ 0.14     $ 0.20     $ 0.22  
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:              
Basic     1,027,208,949       1,027,066,041     1,027,235,633       1,027,052,341  
Diluted     1,027,534,449       1,027,593,441     1,027,561,456       1,027,594,472  
                 
Dividends declared per share of common stock   $ 0.09     $ 0.09     $ 0.18     $ 0.18  
 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) $ 104,769 $ 143,207 $ 205,137 $ 223,008
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net 100,647 (22,582 ) 138,150 95,012

Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income (loss) for other-than-
temporary credit impairment losses

5,347 - 6,881 6,163
Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in net income (loss) 37 (54,117 ) (8,340 ) (54,123 )
Reclassification adjustment for gain on deconsolidation included in net income     (47,846 )     -     (47,846 )     -  
Other comprehensive income (loss)     58,185       (76,699 )   88,845       47,052  
Comprehensive income (loss)   $ 162,954     $ 66,508   $ 293,982     $ 270,060  
 

The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s RMBS portfolio at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 
    June 30, 2014
   

Principal or
Notional Value
at Period-End
(dollars in
thousands)

 

Weighted
Average
Amortized
Cost Basis

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value

 

Weighted
Average
Coupon

 

Weighted
Average Yield
at Period-End
(1)

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities        
Senior $ 317,544 $ 68.72 $ 72.58 1.9 % 5.0 %
Senior, interest only $ 5,605,322 $ 4.51 $ 3.93 1.6 % 12.4 %
Subordinated $ 807,222 $ 42.33 $ 60.15 3.0 % 13.1 %
Subordinated, interest only $ 266,766 $ 5.01 $ 5.85 1.1 % 11.7 %

RMBS transferred to consolidated variable interest entities

$ 3,471,222 $ 54.02 $ 78.99 4.6 % 16.9 %
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Pass-through $ 7,522,103 $ 104.98 $ 106.56 3.9 % 3.1 %
Interest-only $ 219,301 $ 18.82 $ 17.61 3.3 % 4.8 %
 
(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.                    
 
    December 31, 2013
   

Principal or
Notional Value
at Period-End
(dollars in
thousands)

 

Weighted
Average
Amortized
Cost Basis

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value

 

Weighted
Average
Coupon

 

Weighted
Average Yield
at Period-End
(1)

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Senior $ 128,217 $ 69.27 $ 69.95 1.4 % 5.9 %
Senior, interest only $ 5,742,781 $ 4.93 $ 3.99 1.4 % 17.2 %
Subordinated $ 830,632 $ 40.96 $ 55.09 2.9 % 13.5 %
Subordinated, interest only $ 274,462 $ 5.34 $ 6.04 1.7 % 9.0 %
RMBS transferred to consolidated variable interest entities $ 3,912,376 $ 54.17 $ 77.82 4.7 % 15.8 %
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Pass-through $ 1,898,131 $ 104.52 $ 105.24 3.6 % 3.3 %
Interest-only $ 247,344 $ 17.69 $ 17.30 3.2 % 5.3 %
 
(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.
 

At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the repurchase agreements collateralized by RMBS had the following remaining maturities.

       
June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
      (dollars in thousands)
Overnight $ - $ -
1-29 days 1,694,284 644,332
30 to 59 days 1,085,418 606,945
60 to 89 days 1,684,618 -
90 to 119 days 63,545 129,049
Greater than or equal to 120 days       1,036,689       278,235
Total     $ 5,564,554     $ 1,658,561
 

The following table summarizes certain characteristics of our portfolio at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

   
    June 30, 2014   December 31, 2013
 
Interest earning assets at period-end (1) $ 12,364,078 $ 6,555,525
Interest bearing liabilities at period-end $ 6,956,371 $ 3,262,274
Leverage at period-end 2.6:1 1.0:1
Leverage at period-end (recourse) 2.4:1 0.5:1
Portfolio Composition, at amortized cost
Non-Agency RMBS 23.5 % 49.8 %
Senior 1.9 % 1.5 %
Senior, interest only 2.2 % 5.1 %
Subordinated 3.0 % 6.0 %
Subordinated, interest only 0.1 % 0.3 %
RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs 16.3 % 36.9 %
Agency RMBS 70.1 % 36.1 %
Pass-through 69.7 % 35.3 %
Interest-only 0.4 % 0.8 %
Securitized loans 6.4 % 14.1 %
Fixed-rate percentage of portfolio 88.0 % 76.3 %
Adjustable-rate percentage of portfolio     12.0 %     23.7 %
(1) Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
 

The tables below present the adjustments to GAAP book value that we believe are necessary to adequately reflect our calculation of estimated economic book value as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

     
June 30, 2014
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
   

GAAP Book
Value

  Adjustments  

Estimated Economic
Book Value

Assets:
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value
Senior $ 230,465 $ 289,799 $ 520,264
Senior interest-only 220,131 74,284 294,415
Subordinated 485,544 1,374,462 1,860,006
Subordinated interest-only 15,609 193 15,802
RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs 2,682,308 (2,682,308 ) -
Agency RMBS, at fair value
Pass-through 7,976,923 - 7,976,923
Interest-only 38,627 - 38,627
Securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses 714,471 (714,471 ) -
Other assets     201,839     -       201,839
Total assets   $ 12,565,917   $ (1,658,041 )   $ 10,907,876
 
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements, RMBS 5,564,554 - 5,564,554
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS 787,162 (787,162 ) -
Securitized debt, collateralized by loans held for investment 604,655 (604,655 ) -
Other liabilities (1)     2,168,845     -       2,168,845
Total liabilities     9,125,216     (1,391,817 )     7,733,399
 
             
Total stockholders' equity     3,440,701     (266,224 )     3,174,477
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 12,565,917   $ (1,658,041 )   $ 10,907,876
 
Book Value Per Share   $ 3.35   $ (0.26 )   $ 3.09
(1) Primarily payable for investments purchased.
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
   

GAAP Book
Value

  Adjustments  

Estimated Economic
Book Value

Assets:
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value
Senior $ 89,687 $ 12,365 $ 102,052
Senior interest-only 229,065 116,951 346,016
Subordinated 457,569 1,593,924 2,051,493
Subordinated interest-only 16,571 280 16,851
RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs 2,981,571 (2,981,571 ) -
Agency RMBS, at fair value
Pass-through 1,954,796 - 1,954,796
Interest-only 42,782 - 42,782
Securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses 783,484 (783,484 ) -
Other assets     380,556     -       380,556
Total assets   $ 6,936,081   $ (2,041,535 )   $ 4,894,546
 
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements, RMBS 1,658,561 - 1,658,561
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS 933,732 (933,732 ) -
Securitized debt, collateralized by loans held for investment 669,981 (669,981 ) -
Other liabilities     342,297     -       342,297
Total liabilities     3,604,571     (1,603,713 )     2,000,858
 
             
Total stockholders' equity     3,331,510     (437,822 )     2,893,688
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 6,936,081   $ (2,041,535 )   $ 4,894,546
 
Book Value Per Share   $ 3.24   $ (0.42 )   $ 2.82
 

The table below shows our average earning assets held, interest earned on assets, yield on average interest earning assets, average debt balance, economic interest expense, economic average cost of funds, economic net interest income, and net interest rate spread for the periods presented.

         
For the Quarter Ended
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
(dollars in thousands)
   

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Yield/Cost

 

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Yield/Cost

Assets:                        
Interest-earning assets (1):  
Agency RMBS $ 3,351,225 $ 29,217 3.49 % $ 1,815,333 $ 17,307 3.81 %
Non-Agency RMBS 829,490 19,835 9.56 % 646,725 16,310 10.09 %
Non-Agency RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs 1,934,640 76,898 15.90 % 2,322,905 85,492 14.72 %
Securitized loans held for investment     740,122     8,364   4.52 %     1,014,216     8,444   3.33 %
Total   $ 6,855,477   $ 134,314   7.84 %   $ 5,799,179   $ 127,553   8.80 %
                         
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:                        
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Agency Repurchase Agreements (2) $ 2,883,892 $ 14,788 2.05 % $ 1,449,257 $ 7,020 1.94 %
Non-Agency Repurchase Agreements 170,844 777 1.82 % - - -
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS 807,913 10,865 5.38 % 1,185,025 18,182 6.14 %
Securitized debt, collateralized by loans     620,923     6,311   4.07 %     882,416     6,800   3.08 %
Total   $ 4,483,572   $ 32,741   2.92 %   $ 3,516,698   $ 32,002   3.64 %
                         
Net economic interest income/net interest rate spread       $ 101,573   4.92 %       $ 95,551   5.16 %
                         
Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin   $ 2,371,905       5.93 %   $ 2,282,481       6.59 %
                         
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest bearing liabilities     1.53             1.65        
(1) Interest-earning assets at amortized cost
(2) Interest includes cash paid on swaps
 
 
 
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
(dollars in thousands)
   

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Yield/Cost

 

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Yield/Cost

Assets:                        
Interest-earning assets (1):
Agency RMBS $ 2,647,226 $ 45,257 3.42 % $ 1,783,753 $ 30,792 3.45 %
Non-Agency RMBS 795,323 39,247 9.87 % 639,539 31,878 9.97 %
Non-Agency RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs 1,981,636 154,309 15.57 % 2,360,953 174,331 14.77 %
Securitized loans held for investment     757,597     16,164   4.27 %     1,113,396     16,333   2.93 %
Total   $ 6,181,782   $ 254,977   8.25 %   $ 5,897,641   $ 253,334   8.59 %
                         
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:                        
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Agency Repurchase Agreements (2) $ 2,273,024 $ 22,164 1.95 % $ 1,475,514 $ 14,383 1.95 %
Non-Agency Repurchase Agreements 86,371 777 1.80 % - - -
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS 849,852 26,019 6.12 % 1,235,437 37,252 6.03 %
Securitized debt, collateralized by loans     637,275     11,856   3.72 %     978,180     14,726   3.01 %
Total   $ 3,846,522   $ 60,816   3.16 %   $ 3,689,131   $ 66,361   3.60 %
                         
Net economic interest income/net interest rate spread       $ 194,161   5.09 %       $ 186,973   4.99 %
                         
Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin   $ 2,335,260       6.28 %   $ 2,208,511       6.34 %
                         
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest bearing liabilities     1.61             1.60        
(1) Interest-earning assets at amortized cost
(2) Interest includes cash paid on swaps
 

Chimera Investment Corporation
Investor Relations
866-315-9930
www.chimerareit.com

Source: Chimera Investment Corporation