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COLUMBIA, Md., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fieldstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FICC) today announced its results of operations for the first quarter of 2006.
Financial Highlights
-- Fieldstone's net income for the first quarter of 2006 was $12.9 million
or $0.27 per share (diluted) compared to $10.8 million or $0.22 per
share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2005.
-- Fieldstone had core net income in the first quarter of 2006 of $10.2
million or $0.21 core net income per share (diluted), a $7.2 million
decrease from the $17.4 million or $0.36 core net income per share
(diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2005.
-- The investment portfolio was $5.5 billion at March 31, 2006.
-- Fieldstone funded $1.0 billion of loans by its non-conforming wholesale
and retail divisions in the first quarter of 2006.
-- Fieldstone sold $654.6 million of mortgage loans originated by its non-
conforming wholesale and retail divisions in the first quarter of 2006
at an average gross premium net of derivative gains of 2.4%, compared
to sales of $424.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 at an average
gross premium net of derivative gain of 1.8%.
"In the current market, our REIT portfolio has continued to experience very strong credit performance, but competition has reduced our net interest margins," stated Michael J. Sonnenfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have followed a disciplined approach in our origination business relative to credit standards and pricing, rather than focusing only on volume, and as a result we achieved strong sale margins on the loans we sold in the first quarter. We will invest in our origination franchise in 2006, expand our market presence and improve our operating systems, and are committed to reducing our loan origination expense. We remain very positive about our opportunity to expand our existing lines of business in the current market cycle."
DIVIDEND GUIDANCE
Fieldstone today reaffirmed management's previous guidance that dividends for common stockholders during the year 2006 are expected to total between $1.84 and $2.04 per share. The dividend guidance is based on management's current estimates and forecasts for the fiscal year 2006, including the following:
-- Total annual non-conforming mortgage loan fundings of between $5.0
billion and $6.2 billion.
-- Investment portfolio balance of $6.0 billion of non-conforming loans by
year end 2006, which reflects a portfolio debt to equity leverage ratio
of approximately 13 to 1.
-- Average net interest spread on new loans added to the investment
portfolio over the two year swap rate of 3.00%.
-- Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding of 48.5 million.
Fieldstone paid a regular quarterly dividend on April 28, 2006 of $0.48 per share for the first quarter of 2006, which was paid to stockholders of record on March 31, 2006.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
This press release discloses Fieldstone's financial results under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Also presented are certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes provide useful information to investors regarding Fieldstone's financial performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented include core income from continuing operations, core earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted), core net income, core earnings per share (diluted), core return on average assets, core return on average equity, core net interest income and margin and cost to produce. Additional information about each of these non-GAAP financial measures, including a definition and the reason management believes its presentation provides useful information to investors and a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP is provided in Schedule 2 of this press release.
Financial information in this press release presents the results of Fieldstone's previous conforming origination business as a discontinued operation, following the sales in the first quarter of 2006 of the assets related to that business, and has been restated for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to correct the timing of the Company's recognition of income tax expense, as previously announced on April 3, 2006. Fieldstone's continuing operations include its investment portfolio and its Non-Conforming Wholesale and its Retail origination divisions.
Net Income and Earnings per Share
Fieldstone's net income for the first quarter of 2006 was $12.9 million, or $0.27 per share (diluted) compared to $10.8 million or $0.22 per share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2005. Net income increased $2.1 million during the first quarter of 2006 from the fourth quarter of 2005 due primarily to an increase in the non-cash mark to market valuation gain on interest rate swap agreements and to an increase in gains on sales of mortgage loans. The first quarter of 2006 included a $1.9 million non-cash mark to market valuation gain on interest rate swap agreements, compared to a $7.2 million non-cash mark to market valuation loss in the fourth quarter of 2005. Gains on sales of mortgage loans increased $3.0 million to $10.3 million in the first quarter due to a higher volume of loans sold at higher average sale premiums. These revenue increases were partially offset by lower net interest income on loans held for investment and by the recognition of a $0.9 million pre-tax loss on disposal related to the discontinuation of the conforming division.
Net income for the first quarter of 2006 was $28.9 million lower than the $41.8 million net income, or $0.86 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2005, primarily due to the decrease in the non-cash mark to market valuation gain on interest rate swap agreements and to decreased net interest income on loans held for investment. These decreases were partially offset by the increase in net cash settlements on swap agreements received in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005.
Fieldstone's income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2006 was $14.6 million or $0.30 per share (diluted) compared to $10.6 million or $0.22 per share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2005.
Core Net Income and Core Earnings per Share
Core net income for the first quarter of 2006 was $10.2 million, or $0.21 core net income per share (diluted), a $7.2 million decrease from the $17.4 million, or $0.36 core net income per share (diluted) in the fourth quarter of 2005. Core net income excludes the non-cash mark to market gains or losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements. Core net income decreased in the first quarter of 2006 due to higher core interest expense, partially offset by higher gain on sales of mortgage loans, and due to the recognition of a $0.9 million loss on disposal related to the discontinuation of the conforming division.
Core net income for the first quarter of 2006 was $10.9 million lower than the $21.1 million, or $0.44 core net income per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2005, primarily due to the decline in core net interest margin on loans held for investment in the first quarter of 2006 to 2.2%, from a core net interest margin of 3.2% in the comparable period of 2005.
Fieldstone's core income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2006 was $11.8 million or $0.24 per share (diluted) compared to $17.3 million or $0.36 per share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2005.
Mortgage Loan Fundings
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
($000) 2006 2005 2005
Non-Conforming Wholesale Division $860,523 1,261,186 975,905
Retail Division 150,795 164,892 171,956
Total Fundings by
Continuing Operations 1,011,318 1,426,078 1,147,861
Discontinued Conforming Division 127,797 277,000 307,991
Total Fundings $1,139,115 1,703,078 1,455,852
Fieldstone funded a total of $1.1 billion of mortgage loans during the first quarter of 2006, which included $1.0 billion of loans by the non- conforming wholesale and retail divisions, and $0.1 billion of conforming loans originated by its discontinued conforming division. The decrease in non-conforming loan fundings from the prior quarter was due primarily to seasonal factors that tend to reduce new mortgage applications during the months of January and February, and to intense competition for new loans in the mortgage origination industry. Fieldstone's Retail Division funds a full range of non-conforming, conforming and government-sponsored residential mortgage loans.
Net Interest Income and Margin
Net interest margin on loans held for investment after provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005 was as follows:
1Q 2006 4Q 2005 1Q 2005
Coupon interest income 7.07% 6.77% 6.68%
Amortization of deferred
origination costs (0.50)% (0.43)% (0.46)%
Prepayment fees 0.41% 0.60% 0.56%
Yield on loans held for investment 6.98% 6.94% 6.78%
Cost of financing loans held
for investment (1) 5.17% 4.71% 3.28%
Net yield on loans held
for investment (2) 1.92% 2.33% 3.62%
Provision for loan losses (0.40)% (0.55)% (0.37)%
Yield on loans held for investment,
after provision 1.52% 1.78% 3.25%
(1) Cost of financing for loans held for investment does not include the
effect of the interest rate swap agreements.
(2) Net yield on loans held for investment does not equal the arithmetic
difference between the yield on loans held for investment less the
cost of financing loans held for investment due to the difference
between the principal balance of the loans held for investment and the
principal balance of the debt financing those loans.
Net interest income on loans held for investment after provision for loan losses was $20.8 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to $24.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2005 and $39.7 million for the first quarter of 2005. The decrease in Fieldstone's net interest margin after provision in the first quarter of 2006 was due primarily to the 0.46% rise in interest expense on the debt financing the loans in its portfolio as interest rates continued to rise during the first quarter, a decline of 0.19% of prepayment fee income as borrowers waited to refinance their loans until after their prepay fees expired and an increase of 0.07% in amortization of deferred expenses as borrowers refinanced their loans following the expiration of the prepay fee. These revenue declines were only partially offset by a 0.30% increase in coupon interest income in the first quarter, resulting in a 0.41% decrease to the net yield on the loans before provision for losses. Net interest income and margin do not include the effect of Fieldstone's economic hedge of its interest expense.
Fieldstone was able to increase the average coupon on the loans in the portfolio in the first quarter by 0.30%, which was insufficient to offset the higher interest expense it recognized during the quarter. Market competition for new loans did not allow the coupon on new loans to increase at the same rate as the increase in the cost of financing the loans. In addition, older loans with higher net interest margins continue to prepay at a fast rate (consistent with Company and industry forecasts) as borrowers of Fieldstone's older adjustable rate mortgage loans refinance their loans around the time that the loans reset from their initial fixed rate to an adjusting rate.
Net interest income on loans held for sale was $4.0 million for the first quarter of 2006, a 4.84% net interest margin, compared to $3.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, a 4.07% net interest margin, and $3.3 million for the first quarter of 2005, a 6.08% net interest margin.
Core Net Interest Income and Margin
Core net interest margin on loans held for investment after provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005 was as follows:
1Q 2006 4Q 2005 1Q 2005
Yield on loans held for investment* 6.98% 6.94% 6.78%
Core cost of financing for loans
held for investment 4.46% 3.71% 3.31%
Core yield on loans held
for investment 2.61% 3.31% 3.60%
Provision for loan losses -
loans held for investment (0.40)% (0.55)% (0.37)%
Core yield on loans held for
investment, after provision
for loan losses 2.21% 2.76% 3.23%
*Includes coupon interest income and prepayment fees, net of amortization
of deferred costs.
Core net interest income on loans held for investment after provision for loan losses was $30.2 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to $38.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, and $39.4 million for the first quarter of 2005. The core net interest margin after provision in the first quarter of 2006 decreased compared to the fourth of 2005 due to a 0.75% rise in core interest expense on the debt financing the loans in the portfolio as older, lower rate swaps expired, a decline of 0.19% of prepayment fee income as borrowers waited to refinance their loans until after their prepay fees expired and an increase of 0.07% in amortization of deferred expenses as borrowers refinanced their loans following the expiration of the prepay fee. These decreases in revenue were only partially offset by a 0.30% increase in coupon interest income in the first quarter, resulting in a net 0.55% decrease to the core net yield on the loans. In addition, Fieldstone's fourth quarter 2005 core interest expense was reduced by 0.32% by the termination during the fourth quarter of a number of in-the-money swaps in connection with the pledge of replacement swaps with a rated counterparty to a securitization trust as part of the long-term financing of Fieldstone's loans held for investment.
Gains on Sales of Mortgage Loans, Net
For the first quarter of 2006, revenues from gains on sales of loans, net from Fieldstone's non-conforming wholesale and retail divisions were $10.3 million, an increase of $3.0 million from $7.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2005 and an increase of $1.8 million from $8.5 million for the first quarter of 2005. Gain on sale revenue increased in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior periods due primarily to the higher volume of mortgage loan sales from Fieldstone's continuing non-conforming wholesale and retail divisions and an increase in the average sale premiums, net of derivative gains, received.
Origination Expenses and Cost to Produce
Fieldstone's cost to produce from continuing operations as a percentage of mortgage loan fundings increased to 3.52% in the first quarter of 2006, compared to 3.07% in the first quarter of 2005, and 2.71% in the fourth quarter of 2005. This increase reflected a rise in the Company's fixed production expenses, primarily sales personnel salaries and benefits, which were spread over a lower funding volume during the quarter. Total operating costs including deferred origination costs declined to $37.0 million in the first quarter of 2006, compared to $39.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, due primarily to lower commissions, as Fieldstone adjusted incentive compensation structures for the narrower margins in the current lending environment. Fieldstone has identified and begun to execute a number of cost reduction initiatives, and anticipates recognizing lowered operating costs throughout the remainder of 2006.
Mortgage Loans Held for Investment, Net
($000) 1Q 2006 4Q 2005 1Q 2005
Beginning principal balance $5,530,216 5,272,479 4,735,063
Loans funded for investment 528,334 861,961 730,798
Less: Loan repayments (543,382) (592,069) (369,889)
Transfers to real estate
owned (19,463) (12,155) (4,642)
Ending principal balance 5,495,705 5,530,216 5,091,330
Plus: Net deferred loan
origination (fees)/costs 36,776 40,199 40,959
Ending balance mortgage loans
held for investment 5,532,481 5,570,415 5,132,289
Allowance for loan losses -
loans held for investment (45,744) (44,122) (26,379)
Ending balance mortgage loans
held for investment, net $5,486,737 5,526,293 5,105,910
Allowance for loan losses
as a percentage of the
principal balance of loans
held for investment 0.83% 0.80% 0.52%
The investment portfolio was $5.5 billion at March 31, 2006, a $34.5 million decrease to the principal balance of the portfolio during the quarter, as repayments slightly exceeded new fundings. Hybrid adjustable rate loans which reached their two year reset period from fixed to adjustable rate coupons during the first quarter of 2006 prepaid at an average constant prepayment rate of 91 during the first quarter of 2006. The portion of Fieldstone's non-conforming fundings that were funded as loans held for investment declined in the first quarter to 54% of non-conforming fundings, down from 62% in the fourth quarter of 2005 and from 66% in the first quarter of 2005, as a result of the coupon "filter" that Fieldstone uses to allocate loans to held for investment versus held for sale. The compressed net interest margins on loans originated in the quarter resulted in more of the loans being funded as loans held for sale rather than as loans held for investment.
Delinquency, life to date losses and weighted average coupon as of March 31, 2006 of Fieldstone's loans held for investment by securitization pool were as follows:
As of March 31, 2006
Current Current % of
Principal Balance as Principal
Balance Factor of Balance
Original Seriously
($000) Principal Delinquent(1)
Loans held for investment-
securitized:
FMIC Series 2003-1 $68,297 14% 19.6%
FMIT Series 2004-1 (3) 115,364 17% 14.9%
FMIT Series 2004-2 273,494 31% 8.9%
FMIT Series 2004-3 517,735 52% 6.2%
FMIT Series 2004-4 485,227 55% 8.8%
FMIT Series 2004-5 545,245 61% 6.8%
FMIT Series 2005-1 494,175 66% 6.1%
FMIT Series 2005-2 867,977 90% 4.3%
FMIT Series 2005-3 1,121,285 96% 2.3%
FMIT Series 2006-1 697,825 100% 0.9%
Total 5,186,624 62% 5.1%
Loans held for investment-
to be securitized 309,081 100% 0.1%
Total loans held for
investment $5,495,705 63% 4.8%
As of March 31, 2006
Avg. Age
% of of Loans
Cumulative Weighted from
Realized Avg. Funding
($000) Losses(2) Coupon (months)
Loans held for investment-
securitized:
FMIC Series 2003-1 0.35% 9.17% 32
FMIT Series 2004-1 (3) 0.28% 9.35% 28
FMIT Series 2004-2 0.34% 8.41% 25
FMIT Series 2004-3 0.27% 6.49% 23
FMIT Series 2004-4 0.23% 6.95% 20
FMIT Series 2004-5 0.18% 6.78% 18
FMIT Series 2005-1 0.20% 6.90% 16
FMIT Series 2005-2 0.03% 7.13% 10
FMIT Series 2005-3 0.00% 7.32% 6
FMIT Series 2006-1 0.00% 7.92% 3
Total 0.18% 13
Loans held for investment-
to be securitized 0.00% 1
Total loans held for
investment 0.17% 7.32% 13
(1) Seriously delinquent is defined as a mortgage loan that is 60 plus
days past due or in the process of foreclosure.
(2) Realized losses include charge-offs to the allowance for loan losses-
loans held for investment related to loan principal balances and do
not include previously accrued but uncollected interest, which is
reversed against current period interest income.
(3) Series 2004-1 was called and paid in full in April 2006.
The total portfolio delinquency status of mortgage loans held for investment at March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005 was as follows:
March 31, 2006 December 31, 2005 March 31, 2005
Principal % of Principal % of Principal % of
($000) Balance Total Balance Total Balance Total
Current $4,897,817 89.1% 4,925,656 89.1% 4,768,154 93.7%
30 days
past due 331,656 6.1% 359,074 6.5% 218,712 4.3%
60 days
past due 94,519 1.7% 93,663 1.7% 41,156 0.8%
90+ days
past due 59,063 1.1% 65,810 1.2% 19,606 0.4%
In process of
foreclosure 112,650 2.0% 86,013 1.5% 43,702 0.8%
Total $5,495,705 100.0% 5,530,216 100.0% 5,091,330 100.0%
Seriously
delinquent % 4.8% 4.4% 2.0%
The increase in the portfolio's seriously delinquent loans through the first quarter of 2006 is a result of the aging of the loans in the portfolio. This level of delinquency is lower than the level of delinquency initially modeled by management.
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale, Net
($000) 1Q 2006 4Q 2005 1Q 2005
Beginning principal balance $591,840 526,016 356,408
Loans funded, held for sale 610,781 841,117 725,054
Less: Loans sold (880,930) (768,571) (802,732)
Loans paid off /other (7,544) (6,722) (6,362)
Ending principal balance 314,147 591,840 272,368
Plus: Net deferred loan
origination fees (costs) 1,469 3,534 2,138
Less: Valuation allowances (2,780) (1,105) (2,056)
Ending balance mortgage loans
held for sale, net $312,836 594,269 272,450
Mortgage loans held for sale, net, totaled $312.8 million at March 31, 2006, which consisted of all conforming loans funded, together with a portion of the non-conforming fixed rate, second lien and adjustable rate loans originated by Fieldstone.
Income Taxes
Fieldstone recognized a total income tax benefit, including discontinued operations, of $1.8 million during the first quarter of 2006 primarily related to the $5.3 million pre-tax net loss of Fieldstone Mortgage Company (FMC), Fieldstone's taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS), for the first quarter of 2006. The $5.3 million pre-tax net loss of FMC in the first quarter of 2006 includes a $0.9 million loss on disposal of the conforming division. FMC had a pre-tax net loss of $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2005.
Conference Call
Fieldstone will hold a conference call on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2006 operating results. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-475-3716 (domestic) or 719-457-2728 (international). Please dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
The conference call also will be webcast live on the Internet at http://www.fieldstoneinvestment.com/. Interested participants should go to the Fieldstone website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call, select the "Press Room" tab, choose "Live Webcast of First Quarter 2006 Earnings Call" and follow the related instructions.
A replay of the conference call will be available on Fieldstone's website at http://www.fieldstoneinvestment.com/ shortly after the conclusion of the call on May 12, 2006 and will be archived on Fieldstone's website for a minimum of 30 days following the conference call.
About Fieldstone
Fieldstone Investment Corporation owns and manages a portfolio of non- conforming mortgage loans originated primarily by its mortgage origination subsidiary, Fieldstone Mortgage Company, and has elected to be a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. Founded in 1995, Fieldstone Mortgage Company is a nationwide residential mortgage banking company that originates non-conforming and conforming residential mortgage loans through over 4,300 independent mortgage brokers serviced by regional wholesale operations centers and a network of retail branch offices located throughout the country. Fieldstone is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.
Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute "forward- looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to (i) statements regarding the expected continued building of Fieldstone's investment portfolio in 2006; (ii) the expected achievement of targeted leveraged returns on new loans; (iii) the expected continued expansion of Fieldstone's origination business in 2006 and the achievement of reduced loan origination expenses and operating costs in 2006; and (iv) the reaffirmation of management's previous guidance on dividends, including management's current estimates and forecasts for 2006 on which this guidance is based, contained in the section titled "Dividend Guidance" of this press release. These statements are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and the timing of certain events may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Fieldstone's ability to control or predict, including but not limited to (i) Fieldstone's ability to successfully implement or change aspects of its portfolio strategy; (ii) interest rate volatility and the level of interest rates generally; (iii) the sustainability of loan origination volumes and levels of origination costs; (iv) continued availability of credit facilities for the liquidity we need to support our origination of mortgage loans; (v) the ability to sell or securitize mortgage loans on favorable economic terms; (vi) deterioration in the credit quality of Fieldstone's loan portfolio; (vii) the nature and amount of competition; (viii) the impact of changes to the fair value of Fieldstone's interest rate swaps on its net income, which will vary based upon changes in interest rates and could cause net income to vary significantly from quarter to quarter; and (ix) other risks and uncertainties outlined in Fieldstone Investment Corporation's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Fieldstone undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
FIELDSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Condition
(In thousands, except share data)
March 31,
March 31, December 31, 2005
2006 2005 (As restated)
Assets (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Cash $31,020 33,536 34,810
Restricted cash 255,305 7,888 5,947
Mortgage loans held for sale, net 312,836 594,269 272,450
Mortgage loans held for investment 5,532,481 5,570,415 5,132,289
Allowance for loan losses - loans
held for investment (45,744) (44,122) (26,379)
Mortgage loans held for
investment, net 5,486,737 5,526,293 5,105,910
Accounts receivable 13,062 7,201 11,254
Accrued interest receivable 29,043 29,940 23,234
Trustee receivable 119,771 130,237 99,167
Prepaid expenses and other assets 38,227 31,197 22,368
Derivative assets 37,410 35,223 41,371
Deferred tax asset 16,855 17,679 17,277
Furniture and equipment, net 9,479 10,151 9,433
Total assets $6,349,745 6,423,614 5,643,221
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Warehouse financing - loans held for
sale $252,814 434,061 174,081
Warehouse financing - loans held for
investment 259,513 378,707 421,687
Securitization financing 5,241,266 4,998,620 4,422,465
Reserve for losses - loans sold 33,497 35,082 35,099
Dividends payable 23,298 26,689 -
Accounts payable, accrued expenses
and other liabilities 22,499 23,812 19,880
Total liabilities 5,832,887 5,896,971 5,073,212
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock $0.01 par value;
90,000,000 shares authorized;
shares issued and outstanding
of 48,536,485 as of March 31,
2006, 48,513,985 as of
December 31, 2005, and
48,835,876 as of March 31,
2005 485 485 488
Paid-in capital 489,602 493,603 496,534
Accumulated earnings 26,771 37,093 78,184
Unearned compensation - (4,538) (5,197)
Total shareholders' equity 516,858 526,643 570,009
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $6,349,745 6,423,614 5,643,221
FIELDSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31, December 31, 2005
2006 2005 (As restated)
Revenues:
Interest income:
Loans held for investment $95,113 96,171 82,836
Loans held for sale 6,601 6,285 4,287
Total interest income 101,714 102,456 87,123
Interest expense:
Loans held for investment 68,916 63,946 38,608
Loans held for sale 2,605 3,140 992
Total interest
expense 71,521 67,086 39,600
Net interest income 30,193 35,370 47,523
Provision for loan losses -
loans held for investment 5,393 7,663 4,494
Net interest income
after provision for
loan losses 24,800 27,707 43,029
Gains on sales of mortgage
loans, net 10,295 7,257 8,469
Other income (expense) -
portfolio derivatives 12,158 6,929 20,342
Fees and other income 350 159 286
Total revenues 47,603 42,052 72,126
Expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits 20,869 19,516 17,704
Occupancy 1,823 1,718 1,499
Depreciation and amortization 935 843 760
Servicing fees 2,569 2,163 2,604
General and administration 7,563 8,580 7,321
Total expenses 33,759 32,820 29,888
Income from continuing
operations
before income taxes 13,844 9,232 42,238
Income tax benefit 729 1,391 157
Income from continuing operations 14,573 10,623 42,395
Discontinued operations, net of
income tax (including loss on disposal
of $0.9 million, pre-tax) (1,645) 162 (641)
Net income $12,928 10,785 41,754
Earnings (loss) per share of common
stock:
Basic:
Continuing operations $0.30 0.22 0.87
Discontinued operations (0.03) - (0.01)
Total $0.27 0.22 0.86
Diluted:
Continuing operations $0.30 0.22 0.87
Discontinued operations (0.03) - (0.01)
Total $0.27 0.22 0.86
Basic weighted average common shares
outstanding 48,273,985 48,411,119 48,461,987
Diluted weighted average common
shares outstanding 48,273,985 48,429,693 48,519,518
FIELDSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule 1 - Supplemental Data
(Unaudited; dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2006 2005 2005
Mortgage Loan Fundings
Non-conforming wholesale division $860,523 1,261,186 975,905
Retail division 150,795 164,892 171,956
Total continuing operations 1,011,318 1,426,078 1,147,861
Discontinued operations 127,797 277,000 307,991
Total $1,139,115 1,703,078 1,455,852
Non-Conforming Mortgage Loan Funding
Statistics
Weighted average interest rate 8.5% 7.9% 7.4%
Weighted average credit score 646 651 652
Weighted average loan to value 84.6% 84.2% 83.6%
Full documentation (1) 54.1% 51.9% 55.8%
Percentage held for investment 53.9% 62.3% 66.2%
Mortgage Loan Sales
Non-conforming wholesale and retail
divisions $654,550 424,824 529,551
Discontinued operations 226,380 343,747 273,181
Total $880,930 768,571 802,732
Gain on Sale Margin (2)
Gross premiums - loan sales, net of
derivative gain/(loss) 2.4% 1.8% 2.6%
Fees collected, net of premiums paid 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Provision for loan losses - loans
sold (3) (0.3)% 0.3% (0.4)%
Direct origination costs (0.7)% (0.8)% (0.8)%
Total 1.6% 1.7% 1.6%
Gross premiums - loan sales,
net of derivative gain/(loss)
First lien mortgage loans 2.6% 2.3% 3.0%
Second lien mortgage loans 1.2% 0.3% 1.9%
Total 2.4% 1.8% 2.6%
Statements of Condition Data
Average equity as a percentage of
average assets 8.6% 8.7% 10.1%
Debt to capital 11.3 11.2 8.9
Book value per share $10.65 10.86 11.67
Seriously delinquent - mortgage loans
held for sale (4) 3.9% 0.7% 1.1%
Seriously delinquent - mortgage loans
held for investment (4) 4.8% 4.4% 2.0%
Weighted average credit score -
mortgage loans held for investment 648 650 651
(1) Full documentation of non-conforming mortgage loan fundings also
includes the bank statements program.
(2) Gain on sale margin is calculated as gains on sales of mortgage loans
from continuing operations, net (non-conforming wholesale and retail
divisions) divided by mortgage loan sales from continuing operations.
(3) Provision for loan losses - loans sold is calculated as provision for
loan losses - loans sold divided by loan sales. The provision is
recorded as a reduction of gains on sales of mortgage loans. A credit
to the provision was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005 relating
to a decrease in the estimate of trailing losses on loans sold in 2003
and 2004.
(4) Seriously delinquent is defined as a mortgage loan that is 60 plus
days past due or in the process of foreclosure.
FIELDSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule 2 -- Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Reconciliations
Core income from continuing operations, core earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted), core net income, core earnings per share (diluted), core net interest income and margin, core return on average assets, core return on average equity and cost to produce are non-GAAP financial measures of Fieldstone's earnings within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Core income from continuing operations is income from continuing
operations less the non-cash mark to market gains (losses) on interest
rate swap and cap agreements and the amortization of interest rate
swap buydown payments.
Core earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted) is core
income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
divided by the weighted average diluted number of shares outstanding
during the period.
Core net income is net income less the non-cash mark to market gains
(losses) on interest rate swap and cap agreements and the amortization
of interest rate swap buydown payments.
Core earnings per share (diluted) is core net income available to
common shareholders divided by the weighted average diluted number of
shares outstanding during the period.
Core return on average assets is core net income divided by average
total assets.
Core return on average equity is core net income divided by core
average total equity, which is the equity balance at the end of the
reporting period less the cumulative non-cash mark to market gains or
losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements and the cumulative
amortization of interest rate swap buydown payments.
Core net interest income after provision for loan losses is net
interest income after provision for loan losses adjusted to include
(a) the net cash settlements on the existing interest rate swaps and
caps economically hedging the variable rate debt financing
Fieldstone's investment portfolio, (b) the net cash settlements
incurred or paid to terminate these derivatives prior to maturity
related to derivatives related to loans held for investment and (c)
the amortization of interest rate swap buydown payments. Core net
interest income after provision for loan losses does not include the
net cash settlements incurred or paid to terminate swaps or caps
related to loans ultimately sold, which are a component of "Gains on
sales of mortgage loans, net" on the consolidated statements of
operations.
Cost to produce is total expenses plus deferred origination costs and
premiums paid, net of fees collected, less internal and external
servicing costs.
Management believes the core financial measures are useful to investors because they include the current period effects of Fieldstone's economic hedging program but exclude the non-cash mark to market derivative value changes and the amortization of swap buydown payments. Fieldstone uses interest rate swap and cap agreements to create economic hedges of the variable rate debt it issues to finance its investment portfolio. Changes in the fair value of these agreements, which reflect the potential future cash settlements over the remaining lives of the agreements according to the market's changing projections of interest rates, are recognized in the line item "Other income (expense) - portfolio derivatives" on the consolidated statements of operations. This single line item includes both the actual cash settlements related to the agreements that occurred during the period and recognition of the non-cash changes in the fair value of the agreements over the period. The actual cash settlements include regular monthly payments or receipts under the terms of the swap agreements and amounts paid or received to terminate the agreements prior to maturity.
The amounts of cash settlements and non-cash changes in derivative value that were included in the line item "Other income (expense) - portfolio derivatives" were:
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
($000) 2006 2005 2005
Non-cash changes in fair value $1,894 (7,172) 20,628
Cash settlements received (paid) 10,264 14,101 (286)
Other income (expense) -
portfolio derivatives $12,158 6,929 20,342
Management believes that the presentation of cost to produce provides useful information to investors regarding financial performance because this measure includes additional costs to originate mortgage loans, both recognized when incurred and deferred costs, which are not all included in GAAP total expenses.
As required by Regulation G, a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP is provided in the remainder of this Schedule 2.
Regulation G Reconciliation
Core Income From Continuing Operations, Core Earnings Per Share From
Continuing Operations-Diluted
Core Net Income and Core Earnings Per Share-Diluted
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in 000's, except share and March 31, December 31, March 31,
per share data) 2006 2005 2005
Core Income From Continuing Operations
and Core Net Income:
Income from continuing operations $14,573 10,623 42,395
Discontinued operations, net of income
tax (1,645) 162 (641)
Net income 12,928 10,785 41,754
Less: Mark to market (gain) loss on
portfolio derivatives included
in "Other income (expense) -
portfolio derivatives"
Mark to market interest rate
swaps (1,894) 7,172 (20,558)
Mark to market interest rate
cap - - (70)
Total mark to market on
portfolio derivatives (1,894) 7,172 (20,628)
Less: Amortization of interest rate
swap buydown payments (867) (531) -
Core net income $10,167 17,426 21,126
Core Earnings per Share From
Continuing Operations - Diluted
and Core Earnings Per Share - Diluted:
Income from continuing operations $14,573 10,623 42,395
Unvested restricted stock dividends (78) (157) -
Income from continuing operations
available to common shareholders 14,495 10,466 42,395
Discontinued operations, net of income
tax (1,645) 162 (641)
Net income available to common
shareholders 12,850 10,628 41,754
Less: Mark to market (gain) loss on
portfolio derivatives (1,894) 7,172 (20,628)
Amortization of interest rate swap
buydown payments (867) (531) -
Core net income available to
common shareholders $10,089 17,269 21,126
Earnings per share from continuing
operations - diluted $0.30 0.22 0.87
Core earnings per share from
continuing operations - diluted $0.24 0.36 0.45
Earnings per share - diluted $0.27 0.22 0.86
Core earnings per share - diluted $0.21 0.36 0.44
Diluted weighted average common shares
outstanding 48,273,985 48,429,693 48,519,518
Core Return on Average Assets and Core
Return on Average Equity:
Average total equity $528,039 548,982 546,365
Average total assets 6,157,291 6,303,956 5,429,702
Core average total equity 500,692 516,960 519,519
Core average total assets 6,157,291 6,303,956 5,429,702
Return on average equity (annualized) 9.8% 7.9% 30.6%
Return on average assets (annualized) 0.8% 0.7% 3.1%
Core return on average equity
(annualized) 8.1% 13.5% 16.3%
Core return on average assets
(annualized) 0.7% 1.1% 1.6%
Average Balance Data
Mortgage loans held for sale* $330,044 302,252 216,783
Mortgage loans held for investment 5,453,923 5,419,162 4,884,311
Warehouse financing - mortgage loans
held for sale* 212,156 247,673 98,213
Warehouse financing - mortgage loans
held for investment 510,867 630,900 518,852
Securitization financing 4,825,196 4,681,931 4,187,989
* Excludes average balance data relating to discontinued operations.
Regulation G Reconciliation - Core Net Interest Income & Core Yield
Analysis
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
(Dollars in 000's) 2006 2005 2005
Core net interest income after
provision for loan losses
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses $24,800 27,707 43,029
Plus: Net cash settlements received
(paid) on portfolio derivatives
included in "Other income
(expense) - portfolio
derivatives 10,264 14,101 (286)
Less: Amortization of interest rate
swap buydown payments (867) (531) -
Core net interest income after
provision for loan losses $34,197 41,277 42,743
Interest income loans held for
investment $95,113 96,171 82,836
Interest expense loans held for
investment 68,916 63,946 38,608
Plus: Net cash settlements (received)
paid on portfolio derivatives (10,264) (14,101) 286
Plus: Amortization of interest rate
swap buydown payments 867 531 -
Core interest expense - loans held
for investment 59,519 50,376 38,894
Core net interest income loans held
for investment 35,594 45,795 43,942
Provision for loan losses loans held
for investment 5,393 7,663 4,494
Core net interest income loans held
for investment after provision
for loan losses 30,201 38,132 39,448
Net interest income loans held for
sale 3,996 3,145 3,295
Core net interest income after
provision for loan losses $34,197 41,277 42,743
Core Yield Analysis
Core yield analysis - loans held for
investment
Coupon interest income on loans held
for investment 7.07% 6.77% 6.68%
Amortization of deferred origination
costs (0.50)% (0.43)% (0.46)%
Prepayment fees 0.41% 0.60% 0.56%
Yield on loans held for investment 6.98% 6.94% 6.78%
Cost of financing for loans held for
investment 5.17% 4.71% 3.28%
Net cash settlements (received) paid
on portfolio derivatives (0.77)% (1.04)% 0.03%
Amortization of interest rate swap
buydown payments 0.06% 0.04% 0.00%
Core cost of financing for loans held
for investment 4.46% 3.71% 3.31%
Net yield on loans held for
investment 1.92% 2.33% 3.62%
Net cash settlements received (paid)
on portfolio derivatives 0.75% 1.02% (0.02)%
Amortization of interest rate swap
buydown payments (0.06)% (0.04)% 0.00%
Core net yield on loans held for
investment 2.61% 3.31% 3.60%
Provision for loan losses - loans
held for investment (0.40)% (0.55)% (0.37)%
Core yield on loans held for
investment after provision for loan
losses 2.21% 2.76% 3.23%
Yield analysis - loans held for sale
Yield on loans held for sale 8.00% 8.14% 7.91%
Cost of financing for loans held for
sale 4.91% 4.96% 4.04%
Net yield on loans held for sale 4.84% 4.07% 6.08%
Core yield analysis - loans held for
investment and loans held for sale
Yield - net interest income on loans
held for sale and loans held for
investment after provision for
loan losses 1.72% 1.90% 3.37%
Net cash settlements received (paid)
on portfolio derivatives 0.71% 0.96% (0.02)%
Amortization of interest rate swap
buydown payments (0.06)% (0.04)% 0.00%
Core yield - net interest income on
loans held for sale and loans held
for investment after provision for
loan losses 2.37% 2.82% 3.35%
Regulation G Reconciliation - Cost to Produce
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
(Dollars in 000's) 2006 2005 2005
Total expenses $33,759 32,820 29,888
Deferred origination costs 6,506 8,985 8,061
Servicing costs - internal and
external (3,255) (2,796) (3,319)
Total general and administrative costs 37,010 39,009 34,630
Premiums paid, net of fees collected (1,398) (378) 592
Cost to produce* $35,612 38,631 35,222
Mortgage loan fundings* $1,011,318 1,427,078 1,147,861
Cost to produce as % of mortgage loan
fundings 3.52% 2.71% 3.07%
Cost to produce as % of mortgage loan
fundings
Total expenses 3.34% 2.30% 2.60%
Deferred origination costs 0.64% 0.63% 0.70%
Servicing costs - internal and
external (0.32%) (0.20)% (0.28)%
Total general and administrative
costs 3.66% 2.73% 3.02%
Premiums paid, net of fees collected (0.14)% (0.02)% 0.05%
Cost to produce as % of mortgage
loan fundings 3.52% 2.71% 3.07%
* Excludes cost to produce and mortgage loan fundings relating to
discontinued operations.
DATASOURCE: Fieldstone Investment Corporation
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