PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYS: PMT) today reported net income of $40.4 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2012, on net investment income of $99.2 million. In addition, PMT's Board of Trustees has declared a cash dividend of $0.57 per common share of beneficial interest. This dividend will be paid on November 30, 2012 to common shareholders of record on November 16, 2012.

Quarterly Highlights

Financial results:

• Diluted earnings per common share of $0.81, up 3 percent from the prior quarter with a 33 percent increase in weighted shares outstanding

• Net investment income of $99.2 million, up 54 percent from the prior quarter

• Net income of $40.4 million, up 37 percent from the prior quarter

• Return on average equity of 16 percent¹, down from 17 percent in the prior quarter

• Issued over $359 million in new equity capital, bringing total shareholders' equity to $1.2 billion

• Increased dividend to $0.57 per diluted common share, up 3 percent from the prior quarter

Mortgage Investment Results:

• Correspondent purchases of $6.3 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB)², up 87 percent from the prior quarter

  • Conventional purchases of $3.7 billion in UPB, up 111 percent from the prior quarter

• Correspondent interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) of $8.5 billion, up 84 percent from the prior quarter

  • Conventional IRLCs of $5.5 billion, up 105 percent from the prior quarter

• Distressed mortgage loan purchases of $357 million in UPB

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PMT earned $59.0 million in pretax income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a 55 percent increase from the second quarter. The following table presents the contribution of PMT's Investment Activities and Correspondent Lending segments to pretax income:

"During the third quarter, PMT efficiently deployed capital from its equity raise to grow earnings and achieve strong investment results," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stanford L. Kurland. "We increased earnings to $0.81 per share, grew mortgage investments by over $350 million, increased conventional correspondent loan purchase volume by 111% and realized solid returns in our distressed whole loan portfolio."

During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, PMT recorded investment revenue on financial instruments totaling $95.6 million, as detailed in the following table:

Investment revenue from financial instruments increased over 54 percent from the second quarter, driven by a 176 percent quarter-over-quarter net gain on correspondent loans acquired for sale to $49.8 million. The annualized total return for mortgage loans acquired for sale through PMT's correspondent lending business was 41.6 percent, up from 32.1 percent in the second quarter. For our distressed whole loan portfolio, net gain on investments totaled $26.5 million, producing an annualized total return of 17.3 percent, down from 20.0 percent in the second quarter. "Investment returns were solid for the quarter, particularly in correspondent where we saw significant growth," continued Mr. Kurland. "The mortgage servicing rights that PMT retains when it sells its correspondent mortgage loans are a very attractive investment, particularly in the current low interest rate environment where prepayment risk is reduced. Additionally, we anticipate that the availability of distressed whole loans available for purchase will remain consistent over the medium-term and opportunities for investments in reperforming whole loans will become more prevalent."

Correspondent Lending

During the quarter, correspondent lending funded $6.3 billion in UPB of loans, and IRLCs amounted to $8.5 billion, compared to $3.4 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively, in the second quarter of 2012. Of total correspondent purchases, conventional loans amounted to $3.7 billion, FHA loans were $2.6 billion, and jumbo loans were $0.8 million. Pretax income attributable to the correspondent lending segment was $37.4 million for the quarter, primarily driven by a $49.8 million net gain on mortgage loans acquired for sale and $6.2 million of interest income, offset by $17.3 million in fulfillment fees.

The following details the net gain on mortgage loans acquired for sale in the third quarter of 2012:

Distressed Mortgage Investments

PMT's distressed mortgage loan portfolio generated realized and unrealized gains totaling $26.5 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $27.3 million in the second quarter of 2012. Of the gains in the third quarter of 2012, $3.6 million was realized through payoffs, which resulted from collections on the loan balances at levels higher than their recorded fair values. Valuation gains totaled $22.9 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to $20.9 million in the second quarter of 2012. The increase was driven by the Company's portfolio of nonperforming whole loans which produced $28.0 million of valuation increases during the quarter that were partially offset by a $5.1 million decline in value of the performing loans. The primary factors driving valuation gains on the nonperforming portfolio were continued stabilization in home prices, the continued progression of loans along their timeline towards resolution, and growth in the investment portfolio. The valuation loss on performing loans was primarily the result of an increase in delinquency in the reperforming pool purchased during the second quarter of 2012 and fair value losses stemming from an extension of home price recoveries in the future.

The following details the realized and unrealized gains on mortgage loans for the third quarter of 2012: