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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number 001-34436

 


 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Maryland

 

27-0247747

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

591 West Putnam Avenue

 

 

Greenwich, Connecticut

 

06830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(203) 422-7700


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☒

 

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐

 

Smaller reporting company ☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

The number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of August 2, 2018 was 267,071,096.

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are developed by combining currently available information with our beliefs and assumptions and are generally identified by the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance, which may be materially different from that expressed in, or implied by, any such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their respective dates.

 

These forward-looking statements are based largely on our current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or within our control, and which could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

·

factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including those set forth under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Business”;

 

·

defaults by borrowers in paying debt service on outstanding indebtedness;

 

·

impairment in the value of real estate property securing our loans or in which we invest;

 

·

availability of mortgage origination and acquisition opportunities acceptable to us;

 

·

potential mismatches in the timing of asset repayments and the maturity of the associated financing agreements;

 

·

national and local economic and business conditions;

 

·

general and local commercial and residential real estate property conditions;

 

·

changes in federal government policies;

 

·

changes in federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations;

 

·

increased competition from entities engaged in mortgage lending and securities investing activities;

 

·

changes in interest rates; and

 

·

the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity.

 

In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurances that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will in fact occur. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, changes to future results over time or otherwise.

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Part I 

Financial Information

 

Item 1. 

Financial Statements

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

7

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

8

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

10

 

Note 1 Business and Organization

10

 

Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

11

 

Note 3 Acquisitions and Divestitures

17

 

Note 4 Loans

19

 

Note 5 Investment Securities

24

 

Note 6 Properties

28

 

Note 7 Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

30

 

Note 8 Goodwill and Intangibles

31

 

Note 9 Secured Financing Agreements

33

 

Note 10 Unsecured Senior Notes

36

 

Note 11 Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

38

 

Note 12 Derivatives and Hedging Activity

39

 

Note 13 Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

41

 

Note 14 Variable Interest Entities

41

 

Note 15 Related-Party Transactions

43

 

Note 16 Stockholders’ Equity and Non-Controlling Interests

45

 

Note 17 Earnings per Share

47

 

Note 18 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

48

 

Note 19 Fair Value

49

 

Note 20 Income Taxes

54

 

Note 21 Commitments and Contingencies

54

 

Note 22 Segment Data

54

 

Note 23 Subsequent Events

61

Item 2. 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

62

Item 3. 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

92

Item 4. 

Controls and Procedures

95

Part II 

Other Information

 

Item 1. 

Legal Proceedings

96

Item 1A. 

Risk Factors

96

Item 2. 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

96

Item 3. 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

96

Item 4. 

Mine Safety Disclosures

96

Item 5. 

Other Information

96

Item 6. 

Exhibits

97

 

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

    

June 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

235,419

 

$

369,448

Restricted cash

 

 

89,794

 

 

48,825

Loans held-for-investment, net

 

 

6,928,176

 

 

6,562,495

Loans held-for-sale, at fair value

 

 

1,092,769

 

 

745,743

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

74,217

 

 

74,403

Investment securities ($301,259 and $284,735 held at fair value)

 

 

441,935

 

 

718,203

Properties, net

 

 

2,936,684

 

 

2,647,481

Intangible assets ($22,742 and $30,759 held at fair value)

 

 

166,686

 

 

183,092

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

166,716

 

 

185,503

Goodwill

 

 

140,437

 

 

140,437

Derivative assets

 

 

50,815

 

 

33,898

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

54,660

 

 

47,747

Other assets

 

 

177,578

 

 

138,140

Variable interest entity (“VIE”) assets, at fair value

 

 

48,044,873

 

 

51,045,874

Total Assets 

 

$

60,600,759

 

$

62,941,289

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

189,673

 

$

185,117

Related-party payable

 

 

25,324

 

 

42,369

Dividends payable

 

 

126,857

 

 

125,916

Derivative liabilities

 

 

36,135

 

 

36,200

Secured financing agreements, net

 

 

6,216,617

 

 

5,773,056

Unsecured senior notes, net

 

 

2,255,976

 

 

2,125,235

Secured borrowings on transferred loans, net

 

 

74,058

 

 

74,185

VIE liabilities, at fair value

 

 

46,976,428

 

 

50,000,010

Total Liabilities 

 

 

55,901,068

 

 

58,362,088

Commitments and contingencies (Note 21)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common stock, $0.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 267,541,825 issued and 262,361,685 outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and 265,983,309  issued and 261,376,424 outstanding as of December 31, 2017

 

 

2,675

 

 

2,660

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

4,738,969

 

 

4,715,246

Treasury stock (5,180,140 shares and 4,606,885 shares)

 

 

(104,194)

 

 

(92,104)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

68,134

 

 

69,924

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(260,762)

 

 

(217,312)

Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,444,822

 

 

4,478,414

Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

254,869

 

 

100,787

Total Equity 

 

 

4,699,691

 

 

4,579,201

Total Liabilities and Equity 

 

$

60,600,759

 

$

62,941,289

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from loans

 

$

151,704

 

$

120,612

 

$

289,324

 

$

232,495

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

10,790

 

 

12,370

 

 

26,059

 

 

27,594

Servicing fees

 

 

17,315

 

 

18,628

 

 

43,382

 

 

32,730

Rental income

 

 

88,891

 

 

58,966

 

 

170,001

 

 

116,008

Other revenues

 

 

856

 

 

993

 

 

1,377

 

 

1,462

Total revenues 

 

 

269,556

 

 

211,569

 

 

530,143

 

 

410,289

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

 

27,494

 

 

24,633

 

 

58,136

 

 

49,017

Interest expense

 

 

91,592

 

 

71,317

 

 

178,775

 

 

137,177

General and administrative

 

 

35,528

 

 

32,520

 

 

67,670

 

 

62,949

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

1,561

 

 

537

 

 

1,938

 

 

1,208

Costs of rental operations

 

 

32,897

 

 

23,024

 

 

62,590

 

 

43,902

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

37,150

 

 

22,032

 

 

68,894

 

 

44,260

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

25,259

 

 

(2,694)

 

 

26,797

 

 

(2,999)

Other expense

 

 

497

 

 

142

 

 

601

 

 

900

Total costs and expenses 

 

 

251,978

 

 

171,511

 

 

465,401

 

 

336,414

Income before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests

 

 

17,578

 

 

40,058

 

 

64,742

 

 

73,875

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs

 

 

43,946

 

 

77,761

 

 

96,599

 

 

146,931

Change in fair value of servicing rights

 

 

(2,203)

 

 

(8,001)

 

 

(8,017)

 

 

(16,434)

Change in fair value of investment securities, net

 

 

7,702

 

 

(2,493)

 

 

7,553

 

 

(3,664)

Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

 

 

14,833

 

 

15,406

 

 

22,633

 

 

25,999

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

5,470

 

 

29,465

 

 

4,008

 

 

32,452

Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net

 

 

13,437

 

 

5,183

 

 

24,097

 

 

5,127

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

32,622

 

 

(37,586)

 

 

15,763

 

 

(41,935)

Foreign currency (loss) gain, net

 

 

(13,264)

 

 

12,910

 

 

285

 

 

17,774

Total other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(186)

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

 

 

(5,916)

Other income, net

 

 

498

 

 

91

 

 

606

 

 

456

Total other income

 

 

102,855

 

 

92,627

 

 

163,341

 

 

160,681

Income before income taxes

 

 

120,433

 

 

132,685

 

 

228,083

 

 

234,556

Income tax provision

 

 

(3,343)

 

 

(9,452)

 

 

(6,199)

 

 

(8,469)

Net income 

 

 

117,090

 

 

123,233

 

 

221,884

 

 

226,087

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(7,860)

 

 

(5,853)

 

 

(12,722)

 

 

(6,349)

Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.  

 

$

109,230

 

$

117,380

 

$

209,162

 

$

219,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share data attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.80

 

$

0.84

Diluted

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.96

 

$

0.96

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

For the Three Months Ended

    

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

Net income 

 

$

117,090

 

$

123,233

 

$

221,884

 

$

226,087

Other comprehensive income (net change by component):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

 

 

(23)

 

 

 2

 

 

(18)

 

 

78

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

1,023

 

 

4,907

 

 

2,186

 

 

6,753

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(8,176)

 

 

11,005

 

 

(3,958)

 

 

13,012

Other comprehensive income

 

 

(7,176)

 

 

15,914

 

 

(1,790)

 

 

19,843

Comprehensive income 

 

 

109,914

 

 

139,147

 

 

220,094

 

 

245,930

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(7,860)

 

 

(5,853)

 

 

(12,722)

 

 

(6,349)

Comprehensive income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.  

 

$

102,054

 

$

133,294

 

$

207,372

 

$

239,581

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Trust, Inc.

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par

 

Paid-in

 

Treasury Stock

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders’

 

Controlling

 

Total

 

 

    

Shares

    

Value

    

Capital

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Deficit

    

Income

    

Equity

    

Interests

    

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2018

 

265,983,309

 

$

2,660

 

$

4,715,246

 

4,606,885

 

$

(92,104)

 

$

(217,312)

 

$

69,924

 

$

4,478,414

 

$

100,787

 

$

4,579,201

 

Proceeds from DRIP Plan

 

14,982

 

 

 —

 

 

314

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

314

 

 

 —

 

 

314

 

Equity offering costs

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(17)

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(17)

 

 

 —

 

 

(17)

 

Common stock repurchased

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

573,255

 

 

(12,090)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,090)

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,090)

 

Share-based compensation

 

773,822

 

 

 8

 

 

10,597

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10,605

 

 

 —

 

 

10,605

 

Manager incentive fee paid in stock

 

769,712

 

 

 7

 

 

15,791

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15,798

 

 

 —

 

 

15,798

 

Net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

209,162

 

 

 —

 

 

209,162

 

 

12,722

 

 

221,884

 

Dividends declared, $0.96 per share

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

(252,612)

 

 

 —

 

 

(252,612)

 

 

 —

 

 

(252,612)

 

Other comprehensive income, net

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,790)

 

 

(1,790)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,790)

 

VIE non-controlling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

976

 

 

976

 

Contributions from non-controlling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

375,292

 

 

375,292

 

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,962)

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,962)

 

 

(234,589)

 

 

(237,551)

 

Sale of controlling interest in majority owned property asset

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(319)

 

 

(319)

 

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

267,541,825

 

$

2,675

 

$

4,738,969

 

5,180,140

 

$

(104,194)

 

$

(260,762)

 

$

68,134

 

$

4,444,822

 

$

254,869

 

$

4,699,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2017

 

263,893,806

 

$

2,639

 

$

4,691,180

 

4,606,885

 

$

(92,104)

 

$

(115,579)

 

$

36,138

 

$

4,522,274

 

$

37,799

 

$

4,560,073

 

Proceeds from DRIP Plan

 

16,407

 

 

 —

 

 

369

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

369

 

 

 —

 

 

369

 

Equity offering costs

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(12)

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(12)

 

 

 —

 

 

(12)

 

Equity component of 2023 Convertible Senior Notes issuance

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,755

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,755

 

 

 —

 

 

3,755

 

Equity component of 2018 Convertible Senior Notes repurchase

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(18,105)

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,105)

 

 

 

 

 

(18,105)

 

Share-based compensation

 

709,462

 

 

 7

 

 

8,072

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8,079

 

 

 —

 

 

8,079

 

Manager incentive fee paid in stock

 

541,494

 

 

 6

 

 

12,238

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12,244

 

 

 —

 

 

12,244

 

Net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

219,738

 

 

 —

 

 

219,738

 

 

6,349

 

 

226,087

 

Dividends declared, $0.96 per share

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(251,022)

 

 

 —

 

 

(251,022)

 

 

 —

 

 

(251,022)

 

Other comprehensive income, net

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

19,843

 

 

19,843

 

 

 —

 

 

19,843

 

VIE non-controlling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,737

 

 

2,737

 

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,599)

 

 

(3,599)

 

Balance, June 30, 2017

 

265,161,169

 

$

2,652

 

$

4,697,497

 

4,606,885

 

$

(92,104)

 

$

(146,863)

 

$

55,981

 

$

4,517,163

 

$

43,286

 

$

4,560,449

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

    

2018

    

2017

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

221,884

 

$

226,087

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs, premiums and discounts on secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans

 

 

11,498

 

 

9,324

Amortization of discounts and deferred financing costs on senior notes

 

 

6,835

 

 

11,777

Accretion of net discount on investment securities

 

 

(9,583)

 

 

(8,007)

Accretion of net deferred loan fees and discounts

 

 

(20,961)

 

 

(16,194)

Share-based compensation

 

 

10,605

 

 

8,079

Share-based component of incentive fees

 

 

15,798

 

 

12,244

Change in fair value of investment securities

 

 

(7,553)

 

 

3,664

Change in fair value of consolidated VIEs

 

 

(18,884)

 

 

(42,593)

Change in fair value of servicing rights

 

 

8,017

 

 

16,434

Change in fair value of loans held-for-sale

 

 

(22,633)

 

 

(25,999)

Change in fair value of derivatives

 

 

(13,432)

 

 

39,223

Foreign currency gain, net

 

 

(369)

 

 

(17,590)

Gain on sale of investments and other assets

 

 

(24,097)

 

 

(5,127)

Impairment charges on properties and related intangibles

 

 

412

 

 

867

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

26,797

 

 

(2,999)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,857

 

 

42,701

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(4,008)

 

 

(32,452)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

4,569

 

 

4,284

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

186

 

 

5,916

Origination and purchase of loans held-for-sale, net of principal collections

 

 

(814,154)

 

 

(991,343)

Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale

 

 

481,765

 

 

470,478

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related-party payable, net

 

 

(17,045)

 

 

(15,040)

Accrued and capitalized interest receivable, less purchased interest

 

 

(36,218)

 

 

(39,143)

Other assets

 

 

(15,038)

 

 

(2,391)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

85

 

 

2,763

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(147,667)

 

 

(345,037)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination and purchase of loans held-for-investment

 

 

(2,404,133)

 

 

(1,228,952)

Proceeds from principal collections on loans

 

 

1,840,897

 

 

869,297

Proceeds from loans sold

 

 

194,720

 

 

37,079

Purchase of investment securities

 

 

(20,465)

 

 

(7,433)

Proceeds from sales of investment securities

 

 

807

 

 

11,134

Proceeds from principal collections on investment securities

 

 

321,687

 

 

86,259

Proceeds from sales and insurance recoveries on properties

 

 

96,147

 

 

18,256

Purchases and additions to properties and other assets

 

 

(36,769)

 

 

(25,503)

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(3,060)

 

 

 —

Distribution of capital from unconsolidated entities

 

 

21,287

 

 

3,235

Payments for purchase or termination of derivatives

 

 

(17,373)

 

 

(39,755)

Proceeds from termination of derivatives

 

 

13,807

 

 

22,981

Return of investment basis in purchased derivative asset

 

 

 —

 

 

121

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

7,552

 

 

(253,281)

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

    

2018

    

2017

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

$

3,001,735

 

$

2,134,245

Principal repayments on and repurchases of borrowings

 

 

(2,410,574)

 

 

(1,590,421)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

(20,005)

 

 

(8,211)

Proceeds from common stock issuances

 

 

314

 

 

369

Payment of equity offering costs

 

 

(17)

 

 

(647)

Payment of dividends

 

 

(251,671)

 

 

(249,925)

Contributions from non-controlling interests

 

 

8,911

 

 

 —

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 

(237,551)

 

 

(3,599)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(12,090)

 

 

 —

Issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs

 

 

7,948

 

 

10,188

Repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs

 

 

(98,324)

 

 

(79,099)

Distributions of cash from consolidated VIEs

 

 

58,908

 

 

38,840

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

47,584

 

 

251,740

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(92,531)

 

 

(346,578)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

418,273

 

 

650,755

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(529)

 

 

1,016

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

325,213

 

$

305,193

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

147,228

 

$

113,564

Income taxes paid

 

 

6,132

 

 

3,362

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared, but not yet paid

 

$

126,555

 

$

125,587

Consolidation of VIEs (VIE asset/liability additions)

 

 

1,815,070

 

 

1,127,952

Deconsolidation of VIEs (VIE asset/liability reductions)

 

 

1,022,356

 

 

2,108,589

Net assets acquired from consolidated VIEs

 

 

27,737

 

 

19,652

Contributions of Woodstar II Portfolio net assets from non-controlling interests

 

 

366,381

 

 

 —

Settlement of loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

 —

 

 

35,000

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

1. Business and Organization

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (“STWD” and, together with its subsidiaries, “we” or the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that commenced operations in August 2009, upon the completion of our initial public offering. We are focused primarily on originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and other commercial real estate investments in both the U.S. and Europe. We refer to the following as our target assets: commercial real estate mortgage loans, preferred equity interests, CMBS and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. Our target assets may also include residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), certain residential mortgage loans, distressed or non-performing commercial loans, commercial properties subject to net leases and equity interests in commercial real estate. As market conditions change over time, we may adjust our strategy to take advantage of changes in interest rates and credit spreads as well as economic and credit conditions.

 

We have three reportable business segments as of June 30, 2018:

 

·

Real estate lending (the “Lending Segment”)—engages primarily in originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial first mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, CMBS, RMBS, certain residential mortgage loans, and other real estate and real estate-related debt investments in both the U.S. and Europe. 

 

·

Real estate property (the “Property Segment”)—engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, including multifamily properties, that are held for investment.

 

·

Real estate investing and servicing (the “Investing and Servicing Segment”)—includes (i) a servicing business in the U.S. that manages and works out problem assets, (ii) an investment business that selectively acquires and manages unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS, including subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions, (iii) a mortgage loan business which originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions, and (iv) an investment business that selectively acquires commercial real estate assets, including properties acquired from CMBS trusts. This segment excludes the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

 

We are organized and conduct our operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As such, we will generally not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on that portion of our net income that is distributed to stockholders if we distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our stockholders by prescribed dates and comply with various other requirements.

 

We are organized as a holding company and conduct our business primarily through our various wholly-owned subsidiaries. We are externally managed and advised by SPT Management, LLC (our “Manager”) pursuant to the terms of a management agreement. Our Manager is controlled by Barry Sternlicht, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Our Manager is an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, a privately-held private equity firm founded and controlled by Mr. Sternlicht.

 

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Balance Sheet Presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s Variable Interest Entities

 

As noted above, the Investing and Servicing Segment operates an investment business that acquires unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS. These securities represent interests in securitization structures (commonly referred to as special purpose entities, or “SPEs”). These SPEs are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), SPEs typically qualify as VIEs. These are entities that, by design, either (1) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights, or do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.

 

Because the Investing and Servicing Segment often serves as the special servicer of the trusts in which it invests, consolidation of these structures is required pursuant to GAAP as outlined in detail below. This results in a consolidated balance sheet which presents the gross assets and liabilities of the VIEs. The assets and other instruments held by these VIEs are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the VIEs do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the consolidator of these VIEs.

 

The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

 

Refer to the segment data in Note 22 for a presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment without consolidation of these VIEs.

 

Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs. Intercompany amounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows have been included.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of our recurring accounting policies. We have included disclosure in this Note 2 regarding principles of consolidation and other accounting policies that (i) are required to be disclosed quarterly, (ii) we view as critical, (iii) became significant since December 31, 2017 due to a corporate action or increase in the significance of the underlying business activity or (iv) changed upon adoption of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

 

Variable Interest Entities

 

In addition to the Investing and Servicing Segment’s VIEs, certain other entities in which we hold interests are considered VIEs as the limited partners of these entities do not collectively possess (i) the right to remove the general partner without cause or (ii) the right to participate in significant decisions made by the partnership. 

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We evaluate all of our interests in VIEs for consolidation. When our interests are determined to be variable interests, we assess whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the VIE. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, defines the primary beneficiary as the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could be potentially significant. We consider our variable interests as well as any variable interests of our related parties in making this determination. Where both of these factors are present, we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and we consolidate the VIE. Where either one of these factors is not present, we are not the primary beneficiary and do not consolidate the VIE.

 

To assess whether we have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, we consider all facts and circumstances, including our role in establishing the VIE and our ongoing rights and responsibilities. This assessment includes: (i) identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and (ii) identifying which party, if any, has power over those activities. In general, the parties that make the most significant decisions affecting the VIE or have the right to unilaterally remove those decision makers are deemed to have the power to direct the activities of a VIE. The right to remove the decision maker in a VIE must be exercisable without cause for the decision maker to not be deemed the party that has the power to direct the activities of a VIE. 

 

To assess whether we have the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, we consider all of our economic interests, including debt and equity investments, servicing fees, and other arrangements deemed to be variable interests in the VIE. This assessment requires that we apply judgment in determining whether these interests, in the aggregate, are considered potentially significant to the VIE. Factors considered in assessing significance include: the design of the VIE, including its capitalization structure; subordination of interests; payment priority; relative share of interests held across various classes within the VIE’s capital structure; and the reasons why the interests are held by us.

 

Our purchased investment securities include CMBS which are unrated and non-investment grade rated securities issued by CMBS trusts. In certain cases, we may contract to provide special servicing activities for these CMBS trusts, or, as holder of the controlling class, we may have the right to name and remove the special servicer for these trusts. In our role as special servicer, we provide services on defaulted loans within the trusts, such as foreclosure or work-out procedures, as permitted by the underlying contractual agreements. In exchange for these services, we receive a fee. These rights give us the ability to direct activities that could significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. However, in those instances where an unrelated third party has the right to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. We evaluated all of our positions in such investments for consolidation.

 

For securitization VIEs in which we are determined to be the primary beneficiary, all of the underlying assets, liabilities and equity of the structures are recorded on our books, and the initial investment, along with any associated unrealized holding gains and losses, are eliminated in consolidation. Similarly, the interest income earned from these structures, as well as the fees paid by these trusts to us in our capacity as special servicer, are eliminated in consolidation. Further, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible asset associated with the servicing fee streams, and the corresponding allocable amortization or change in fair value of the servicing intangible asset, are also eliminated in consolidation.

 

We perform ongoing reassessments of: (i) whether any entities previously evaluated under the majority voting interest framework have become VIEs, based on certain events, and therefore subject to the VIE consolidation framework, and (ii) whether changes in the facts and circumstances regarding our involvement with a VIE causes our consolidation conclusion regarding the VIE to change.

 

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We elect the fair value option for initial and subsequent recognition of the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs.  Interest income and interest expense associated with these VIEs are no longer relevant on a standalone basis because these amounts are already reflected in the fair value changes.  We have elected to present these items in a single line on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The residual difference shown on our condensed consolidated statements of operations in the line item “Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs” represents our beneficial interest in the VIEs.

 

We separately present the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs as individual line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist solely of obligations to the bondholders of the related CMBS trusts, and are thus presented as a single line item entitled “VIE liabilities.” The assets of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist principally of loans, but at times, also include foreclosed loans which have been temporarily converted into real estate owned (“REO”).  These assets in the aggregate are likewise presented as a single line item entitled “VIE assets.”

 

Loans comprise the vast majority of our securitization VIE assets and are carried at fair value due to the election of the fair value option.  When an asset becomes REO, it is due to nonperformance of the loan.  Because the loan is already at fair value, the carrying value of an REO asset is also initially at fair value.  Furthermore, when we consolidate a CMBS trust, any existing REO would be consolidated at fair value.  Once an asset becomes REO, its disposition time is relatively short. As a result, the carrying value of an REO generally approximates fair value under GAAP.

 

In addition to sharing a similar measurement method as the loans in a CMBS trust, the securitization VIE assets as a whole can only be used to settle the obligations of the consolidated VIE.  The assets of our securitization VIEs are not individually accessible by the bondholders, which creates inherent limitations from a valuation perspective.  Also creating limitations from a valuation perspective is our role as special servicer, which provides us very limited visibility, if any, into the performing loans of a CMBS trust.

 

REO assets generally represent a very small percentage of the overall asset pool of a CMBS trust.  In a new issue CMBS trust there are no REO assets.  We estimate that REO assets constitute approximately 3% of our consolidated securitization VIE assets, with the remaining 97% representing loans.  However, it is important to note that the fair value of our securitization VIE assets is determined by reference to our securitization VIE liabilities as permitted under ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity.  In other words, our VIE liabilities are more reliably measurable than the VIE assets, resulting in our current measurement methodology which utilizes this value to determine the fair value of our securitization VIE assets as a whole. As a result, these percentages are not necessarily indicative of the relative fair values of each of these asset categories if the assets were to be valued individually. 

 

Due to our accounting policy election under ASU 2014-13, separately presenting two different asset categories would result in an arbitrary assignment of value to each, with one asset category representing a residual amount, as opposed to its fair value.  However, as a pool, the fair value of the assets in total is equal to the fair value of the liabilities. 

 

For these reasons, the assets of our securitization VIEs are presented in the aggregate.

 

Fair Value Option

 

The guidance in ASC 825, Financial Instruments, provides a fair value option election that allows entities to make an irrevocable election of fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain eligible financial assets and liabilities. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The decision to elect the fair value option is determined on an instrument by instrument basis and must be applied to an entire instrument and is irrevocable once elected. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value pursuant to this guidance are required to be reported separately in our consolidated balance sheets from those instruments using another accounting method.

 

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We have elected the fair value option for eligible financial assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs, loans held-for-sale originated or acquired for future securitization, purchased CMBS issued by VIEs we could consolidate in the future and certain investments in marketable equity securities which, effective January 1, 2018, are now required to be carried at fair value through earnings. The fair value elections for VIE and securitization related items were made in order to mitigate accounting mismatches between the carrying value of the instruments and the related assets and liabilities that we consolidate at fair value. The fair value elections for mortgage loans held-for-sale were made due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

We measure our mortgage‑backed securities, derivative assets and liabilities, domestic servicing rights intangible asset and any assets or liabilities where we have elected the fair value option at fair value. When actively quoted observable prices are not available, we either use implied pricing from similar assets and liabilities or valuation models based on net present values of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

 

As discussed above, we measure the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization VIEs at fair value pursuant to our election of the fair value option. The securitization VIEs in which we invest are “static”; that is, no reinvestment is permitted, and there is no active management of the underlying assets. In determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the securitization VIE, we maximize the use of observable inputs over unobservable inputs. Refer to Note 19 for further discussion regarding our fair value measurements.

 

Loans Held-for-Investment

 

Loans that are held for investment are carried at cost, net of unamortized acquisition premiums or discounts, loan fees, and origination costs as applicable, unless the loans are deemed impaired. We evaluate each loan classified as held-for-investment for impairment at least quarterly. In connection with this evaluation, we assess the performance of each loan and assign a risk rating based on several factors, including risk of loss, loan-to-collateral value ratio (“LTV”), collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated “1” through “5”, from less risk to greater risk, in connection with this review.

 

Loan Impairment

 

We evaluate each loan classified as held-for-investment for impairment at least quarterly. Impairment occurs when it is deemed probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. If a loan is considered to be impaired, we record an allowance through the provision for loan losses to reduce the carrying value of the loan to the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s contractual effective rate or the fair value of the collateral, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.

 

Our loans are typically collateralized by real estate. As a result, we regularly evaluate the extent and impact of any credit deterioration associated with the performance and/or value of the underlying collateral property, as well as the financial and operating capability of the borrower. Specifically, a property’s operating results and any cash reserves are analyzed and used to assess (i) whether cash from operations is sufficient to cover the debt service requirements currently and into the future, (ii) the ability of the borrower to refinance the loan, and/or (iii) the property’s liquidation value. We also evaluate the financial wherewithal of any loan guarantors as well as the borrower’s competency in managing and operating the properties. In addition, we consider the overall economic environment, real estate sector and geographic sub-market in which the borrower operates. Such impairment analyses are completed and reviewed by asset management and finance personnel, who utilize various data sources, including (i) periodic financial data such as property operating statements, occupancy, tenant profile, rental rates, operating expenses, the borrower’s exit plan and capitalization and discount rates, (ii) site inspections, and (iii) current credit spreads and discussions with market participants.

 

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Cost Method Equity Investments

 

On January 1, 2018, ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, became effective prospectively for public companies with a calendar fiscal year.  This ASU requires entities to carry all investments in equity securities, including other ownership interests such as partnerships, unincorporated joint ventures, and limited liability companies, at fair value with changes in fair value recognized within net income. This ASU does not apply to equity method investments, investments in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock, investments that result in consolidation of the investee or investments in certain investment companies.  For investments in equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, an entity is permitted to elect a practicability exception, under which the investment will be measured at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes from orderly transactions of an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. 

 

Additionally, this ASU eliminated the requirement to assess whether an impairment of an equity investment is other than temporary. The impairment model for equity investments subject to this election is now a single-step model whereby an entity performs a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. If the qualitative assessment indicates that an impairment exists, the entity would estimate the fair value of the investment and recognize in net income an impairment loss equal to the difference between the fair value and the carrying amount of the equity investment.

 

Our equity investments within the scope of this ASU are limited to our cost method equity investments discussed in Note 7, with the exception of our FHLB stock which is outside the scope of this ASU, and to our marketable equity security discussed in Note 5 for which we had previously elected the fair value option.  Our cost method equity investments within the scope of this ASU do not have readily determinable fair values. Therefore, we have elected the practicability exception whereby we measure these investments at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes from orderly transactions of identical or similar investments of the same issuer.  Refer to Note 7 for further discussion.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

On January 1, 2018, new accounting rules regarding revenue recognition became effective for public companies with a calendar fiscal year.  None of our significant revenue sources – interest income from loans and investment securities, loan servicing fees, and rental income – are within the scope of the new revenue recognition guidance.  The revenue recognition guidance also included revisions to existing accounting rules regarding the determination of whether a company is acting as a principal or agent in an arrangement and accounting for sales of nonfinancial assets where the seller has continuing involvement.  These additional revisions also did not materially impact the Company.

 

Interest income on performing loans and financial instruments is accrued based on the outstanding principal amount and contractual terms of the instrument. For loans where we do not elect the fair value option, origination fees and direct loan origination costs are also recognized in interest income over the loan term as a yield adjustment using the effective interest method. When we elect the fair value option, origination fees and direct loan costs are recorded directly in income and are not deferred. Discounts or premiums associated with the purchase of non-performing loans and investment securities are amortized or accreted into interest income as a yield adjustment on the effective interest method, based on expected cash flows through the expected maturity date of the investment. On at least a quarterly basis, we review and, if appropriate, make adjustments to our cash flow projections.

 

We cease accruing interest on non-performing loans at the earlier of (i) the loan becoming significantly past due or (ii) management concluding that a full recovery of all interest and principal is doubtful. Interest income on non-accrual loans in which management expects a full recovery of the loan’s outstanding principal balance is only recognized when received in cash. If a full recovery of principal is doubtful, the cost recovery method is applied whereby any cash received is applied to the outstanding principal balance of the loan. A non-accrual loan is returned to accrual status at such time as the loan becomes contractually current and management believes all future principal and interest will be received according to the contractual loan terms.

 

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Earnings Per Share

 

We present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts in our financial statements.  Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the maximum potential dilution that could occur from (i) our share-based compensation, consisting of unvested restricted stock (“RSAs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (ii) shares contingently issuable to our Manager, (iii) the conversion options associated with our outstanding convertible senior notes (see Notes 10 and 17), and (iv) non-controlling interests that are redeemable with our common stock (see Note 16). Potential dilutive shares are excluded from the calculation if they have an anti-dilutive effect in the period.

 

Nearly all of the Company’s unvested RSUs and RSAs contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends and thus are participating securities. In addition, the non-controlling interests that are redeemable with our common stock are considered participating securities because they earn a preferred return indexed to the dividend rate on our common stock (see Note 16). Due to the existence of these participating securities, the two-class method of computing EPS is required, unless another method is determined to be more dilutive. Under the two-class method, undistributed earnings are reallocated between shares of common stock and participating securities. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the two-class method resulted in the most dilutive EPS calculation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant and subjective estimate that we make is the projection of cash flows we expect to receive on our loans, investment securities and intangible assets, which has a significant impact on the amounts of interest income, credit losses (if any), and fair values that we record and/or disclose. In addition, the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are estimated using a discounted cash flows method is significantly impacted by the rates at which we estimate market participants would discount the expected cash flows.

 

Recent Accounting Developments

 

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which establishes a right-of-use model for lessee accounting which results in the recognition of most leased assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee.  Lessor accounting was not significantly changed by this ASU.  This ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018 by applying a modified retrospective approach. Early application is permitted. On July 30, 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements, which provides an optional transition method of applying the new leases standard at the adoption date by recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. It also provides lessors with a practical expedient to not separate non-lease revenue components from the associated lease component if certain conditions are met.  Our assessment of the effect of these ASUs on the Company remains ongoing; however, we currently do not expect the application of these ASUs to have a material impact as the Company primarily acts as a lessor.

 

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which mandates use of an “expected loss” credit model for estimating future credit losses of certain financial instruments instead of the “incurred loss” credit model that current GAAP requires.  The “expected loss” model requires the consideration of possible credit losses over the life of an instrument as opposed to only estimating credit losses upon the occurrence of a discrete loss event in accordance with the current “incurred loss” methodology.  This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2018. Though we have not completed our assessment of this ASU, we expect the ASU to result in our recognition of higher levels of allowances for loan losses.  Our assessment of the estimated amount of such increases remains in process.

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On January 26, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the method applied for measuring impairment in cases where goodwill is impaired.  This ASU specifies that goodwill impairment will be measured as the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value (inclusive of goodwill) over its fair value, eliminating the requirement that all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit be remeasured individually in connection with measurement of goodwill impairment.  This ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2019 and is applied prospectively.  Early application is permitted.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

 

On August 28, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which amends and simplifies existing guidance regarding the designation and measurement of designated hedging relationships. This ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early application is permitted. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company. 

 

On June 20, 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) –Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which aligns the accounting for nonemployee share-based compensation with the existing accounting model for employee share based compensation.  This ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early application is permitted. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

 

3.  Acquisitions and Divestitures

 

Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our Investing and Servicing Segment acquired $25.0 million and $52.7 million, respectively, in net assets of one and three commercial real estate properties, respectively, from CMBS trusts for a total gross purchase price of $25.1 million and $53.1 million, respectively.  These properties, aggregated with the controlling interests in 20 remaining commercial real estate properties acquired from CMBS trusts prior to December 31, 2017 for an aggregate acquisition price of $281.7 million, comprise the Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio (the “REIS Equity Portfolio”).  When the properties are acquired from CMBS trusts that are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet, the acquisitions are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. 

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we sold two and five properties, respectively, within the Investing and Servicing Segment for $24.9 million and $40.0 million, respectively, recognizing a total gain on sale of $10.4 million and $16.8 million, respectively, within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. One of these properties was acquired by a third party which already held a $0.3 million non-controlling interest in the property.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, $2.4 million and $3.7 million of the gain on sale, respectively, was attributable to non-controlling interests.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we sold two properties within the Investing and Servicing Segment for $14.7 million, recognizing a $5.1 million gain on sale within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Woodstar II Portfolio Acquisition

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we acquired 18 of the 27 affordable housing communities comprising our “Woodstar II Portfolio”.  The Woodstar II Portfolio is comprised of 6,109 units concentrated primarily in Central and South Florida and is 99% occupied. The 18 affordable housing communities acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2018 comprise 4,057 units and were acquired for $404.7 million, including contingent consideration of $26.7 million (the “Q1 2018 Closing”). The properties acquired in the Q1 2018 Closing were recognized initially at their purchase price of $378.0 million plus capitalized acquisition costs of $3.6 million.  Contingent consideration of $26.7 million will be recognized when the contingency is resolved.  Government sponsored mortgage debt of $7.3 million with weighted average fixed annual interest rates of 2.88% and remaining weighted average terms of 17.7 years was assumed at closing.  We financed the Q1 2018 Closing utilizing new 10-year mortgage debt totaling $300.9 million with weighted average fixed annual interest rates of 3.82% (as set forth in Note 9).  

 

In December 2017, we acquired eight of the affordable housing communities (the “Q4 2017 Closing”), which include 1,740 units, for $156.2 million, including contingent consideration of $10.8 million. We financed the Q4 2017 Closing utilizing 10-year mortgage debt totaling $116.7 million with a fixed 3.81% interest rate.

 

We effectuated the Woodstar II Portfolio acquisitions via a contribution of the properties by third parties (the “Contributors”) to SPT Dolphin Intermediate LLC (“SPT Dolphin”), a newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  In exchange for the contribution, the Contributors received cash, Class A units of SPT Dolphin (the “Class A Units”) and rights to receive additional Class A Units if certain contingent events occur.  Initially, the Class A unitholders had the right, commencing six months from issuance, to redeem their Class A Units for consideration equal to the current share price of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, with the consideration paid in either cash or the Company’s common stock, at the determination of the Company.  During the three months ended June 30, 2018, redemption rights were amended to allow Class A unitholders the option to redeem only after the earlier of (i) August 16, 2018 and (ii) three business days after the acquisition of the final property in the Woodstar II Portfolio.  No other terms of the redemption rights were amended.

 

The Q1 2018 Closing resulted in the Contributors receiving cash of $223.3 million, 6,979,089 Class A Units and rights to receive an additional 1,301,414 Class A Units if certain contingent events occur.  In aggregate, the Q1 2018 Closing and Q4 2017 Closing have resulted in the Contributors receiving cash of $308.1 million, 9,758,863 Class A Units and rights to receive an additional 1,800,335 Class A Units if certain contingent events occur.

 

Since substantially all of the fair value of the properties acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets, the Woodstar II Portfolio acquisitions were accounted for in accordance with the asset acquisition provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations

 

Master Lease Portfolio

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we sold one and three retail properties within the Master Lease Portfolio for $18.4 million and $55.6 million, respectively, recognizing a gain on sale of $3.0 million and $6.9 million, respectively, within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 6 for further discussion of the Master Lease Portfolio.

 

Ireland Portfolio

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we sold one office property within the Ireland Portfolio for $3.9 million, recognizing an immaterial gain on sale within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no properties sold within the Ireland Portfolio during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. Refer to Note 6 for further discussion of the Ireland Portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Loans

 

Our loans held-for-investment are accounted for at amortized cost and our loans held-for-sale are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value, unless we have elected the fair value option. The following tables summarize our investments in mortgages and loans by subordination class as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Average Life

 

 

Carrying

 

Face

 

Average

 

(“WAL”)

June 30, 2018

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Coupon

 

(years)(1)

First mortgages (2)

 

$

6,389,022

 

$

6,416,333

 

6.6

2.2

Subordinated mortgages (3)

 

 

157,439

 

 

157,243

 

11.7

1.7

Mezzanine loans (2)

 

 

386,545

 

 

385,772

 

11.0

1.2

Other

 

 

26,297

 

 

29,745

 

8.7

3.4

Total loans held-for-investment

 

 

6,959,303

 

 

6,989,093

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, residential

 

 

792,664

 

 

766,878

 

6.2

6.0

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, commercial

 

 

300,105

 

 

292,535

 

5.1

9.6

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

74,217

 

 

74,692

 

6.7

1.8

Total gross loans

 

 

8,126,289

 

 

8,123,198

 

 

 

 

Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)

 

 

(31,127)

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

Total net loans

 

$

8,095,162

 

$

8,123,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First mortgages (2)

 

$

5,818,804

 

$

5,843,623

 

6.2

2.0

Subordinated mortgages (3)

 

 

177,115

 

 

177,386

 

10.8

1.9

Mezzanine loans (2)

 

 

545,299

 

 

545,355

 

11.0

1.1

Other

 

 

25,607

 

 

29,320

 

8.5

3.9

Total loans held-for-investment

 

 

6,566,825

 

 

6,595,684

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, residential

 

 

613,287

 

 

594,105

 

6.2

5.4

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, commercial

 

 

132,456

 

 

132,393

 

4.6

10.0

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

74,403

 

 

75,000

 

6.2

2.3

Total gross loans

 

 

7,386,971

 

 

7,397,182

 

 

 

 

Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)

 

 

(4,330)

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

Total net loans

 

$

7,382,641

 

$

7,397,182

 

 

 

 


(1)

Represents the WAL of each respective group of loans as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual loan is calculated using amounts and timing of future principal payments, as projected at origination or acquisition.

 

(2)

First mortgages include first mortgage loans and any contiguous mezzanine loan components because as a whole, the expected credit quality of these loans is more similar to that of a first mortgage loan.  The application of this methodology resulted in mezzanine loans with carrying values of $983.3 million and $851.1 million being classified as first mortgages as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

(3)

Subordinated mortgages include B-Notes and junior participation in first mortgages where we do not own the senior A-Note or senior participation. If we own both the A-Note and B-Note, we categorize the loan as a first mortgage loan.

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company received distributions totaling $12.3 million from a profit participation in a mortgage loan that was repaid in 2016. The loan was secured by a retail and hospitality property located in the Times Square area of New York City.  The profit participation is accounted for as a loan in accordance with the acquisition, development and construction accounting guidance within ASC 310-10, which results in distributions in excess of basis being recognized within interest income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

As of June 30, 2018, approximately $6.6 billion, or 94.6%, of our loans held-for-investment were variable rate and paid interest principally at LIBOR plus a weighted-average spread of 4.8%.

 

Our loans are typically collateralized by real estate. As a result, we regularly evaluate the extent and impact of any credit deterioration associated with the performance and/or value of the underlying collateral property, as well as the financial and operating capability of the borrower. Specifically, a property’s operating results and any cash reserves are analyzed and used to assess (i) whether cash flow from operations is sufficient to cover the debt service requirements currently and into the future, (ii) the ability of the borrower to refinance the loan, and/or (iii) the property’s liquidation value. We also evaluate the financial wherewithal of any loan guarantors as well as the borrower’s competency in managing and operating the properties. In addition, we consider the overall economic environment, real estate sector, and geographic sub-market in which the borrower operates. Such impairment analyses are completed and reviewed by asset management and finance personnel who utilize various data sources, including (i) periodic financial data such as property operating statements, occupancy, tenant profile, rental rates, operating expenses, the borrower’s exit plan, and capitalization and discount rates, (ii) site inspections, and (iii) current credit spreads and discussions with market participants.

 

Our evaluation process, as described above, produces an internal risk rating between 1 and 5, which is a weighted average of the numerical ratings in the following categories: (i) sponsor capability and financial condition, (ii) loan and collateral performance relative to underwriting, (iii) quality and stability of collateral cash flows, and (iv) loan structure. We utilize the overall risk ratings as a concise means to monitor any credit migration on a loan as well as on the whole portfolio. While the overall risk rating is generally not the sole factor we use in determining whether a loan is impaired, a loan with a higher overall risk rating would tend to have more adverse indicators of impairment, and therefore would be more likely to experience a credit loss.

 

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The rating categories generally include the characteristics described below, but these are utilized as guidelines and therefore not every loan will have all of the characteristics described in each category:

 

 

 

 

Rating

 

Characteristics

1

    

Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor is highly rated or investment grade or, if private, the equivalent thereof with significant management experience.

 

 

Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—The collateral has surpassed underwritten expectations.

 

 

Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized, the property has had a history of consistently high occupancy, and the property has a diverse and high quality tenant mix.

 

 

Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 65%. The loan has structural features that enhance the credit profile.

 

 

 

 

2

 

Sponsor capability and financial condition—Strong sponsorship with experienced management team and a responsibly leveraged portfolio.

 

 

Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Collateral performance equals or exceeds underwritten expectations and covenants and performance criteria are being met or exceeded.

 

 

Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized with a diverse tenant mix.

 

 

Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 70% and unique property risks are mitigated by structural features.

 

 

 

 

3

 

Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor has historically met its credit obligations, routinely pays off loans at maturity, and has a capable management team.

 

 

Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance is consistent with underwritten expectations.

 

 

Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized, near stabilized, or is on track with underwriting.

 

 

Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 80%.

 

 

 

 

4

 

Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor credit history includes missed payments, past due payment, and maturity extensions. Management team is capable but thin.

 

 

Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance lags behind underwritten expectations. Performance criteria and loan covenants have required occasional waivers. A sale of the property may be necessary in order for the borrower to pay off the loan at maturity.

 

 

Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is not stabilized and the property has a large amount of rollover.

 

 

Loan structure—LTV is 80% to 90%.

 

 

 

 

5

 

Sponsor capability and financial condition—Credit history includes defaults, deeds‑in‑lieu, foreclosures, and/or bankruptcies.

 

 

Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance is significantly worse than underwritten expectations. The loan is not in compliance with loan covenants and performance criteria and may be in default. Sale proceeds would not be sufficient to pay off the loan at maturity.

 

 

Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—The property has material vacancy and significant rollover of remaining tenants.

 

 

Loan structure—LTV exceeds 90%.

 

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As of June 30, 2018, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system, which excludes loans for which the fair value option has been elected, by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Classification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Held-For-Investment

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Transferred

    

 

 

    

% of

 

Risk Rating

 

First

 

Subordinated

 

Mezzanine

 

 

 

 

Loans Held-

 

As Secured

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Category

 

Mortgages

 

Mortgages

 

Loans

 

Other

 

For-Sale

 

Borrowings

 

Total

 

Loans

 

1

 

$

1,613

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

19,870

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

21,483

 

0.3

%

2

 

 

2,625,794

 

 

11,810

 

 

181,396

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

74,217

 

 

2,893,217

 

35.6

%

3

 

 

3,506,015

 

 

133,652

 

 

205,149

 

 

984

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,845,800

 

47.3

%

4

 

 

85,006

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

85,006

 

1.0

%

5

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

%

N/A

 

 

170,594

(1)

 

11,977

(1)

 

 —

 

 

5,443

(1)

 

1,092,769

 

 

 —

 

 

1,280,783

 

15.8

%

 

 

$

6,389,022

 

$

157,439

 

$

386,545

 

$

26,297

 

$

1,092,769

 

$

74,217

 

$

8,126,289

 

100.0

%


(1)

Represents loans individually evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASC 310-10.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system, which excludes loans for which the fair value option has been elected, by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Classification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Held-For-Investment

    

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Transferred

    

 

 

    

% of

 

Risk Rating

 

First

 

Subordinated

 

Mezzanine

 

 

 

 

Loans Held-

 

As Secured

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Category

 

Mortgages

 

Mortgages

 

Loans

 

Other

 

For-Sale

 

Borrowings

 

Total

 

Loans

 

1

 

$

2,003

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

20,267

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

22,270

 

0.3

%

2

 

 

2,462,268

 

 

11,927

 

 

137,803

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,611,998

 

35.4

%

3

 

 

3,183,592

 

 

165,188

 

 

407,496

 

 

5,340

 

 

 —

 

 

74,403

 

 

3,836,019

 

51.9

%

4

 

 

120,479

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

120,479

 

1.6

%

5

 

 

50,462

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

50,462

 

0.7

%

N/A

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

745,743

 

 

 —

 

 

745,743

 

10.1

%

 

 

$

5,818,804

 

$

177,115

 

$

545,299

 

$

25,607

 

$

745,743

 

$

74,403

 

$

7,386,971

 

100.0

%

 

In accordance with our loan impairment policy, during the three months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded impairment charges of $29.9 million related to commercial mortgage loans secured by three assets.  Of this amount, $21.6 million relates to a residential conversion project located in New York City, for which our recorded investment was as follows as of June 30, 2018: (i) $119.7 million first mortgage loan ($118.5 million unpaid principal balance); (ii) $53.0 million mezzanine loan ($52.3 million unpaid principal balance); and (iii) $5.5 million unsecured promissory note ($5.4 million unpaid principal balance) which is fully guaranteed by the sponsor.  We determined that the unsecured promissory note was not impaired.  In making our determinations surrounding impairment, we considered the property’s liquidation value, the financial wherewithal of the sponsor, the borrower’s competency in managing and operating the project and the overall economic environment.

 

The remaining $8.3 million of impairment charges relate to two subordinated mortgages on department stores located in the Greater Chicago area.  The sole tenant filed bankruptcy earlier this year, and the bankruptcy court ordered liquidation of the retailer during the three months ended June 30, 2018.  In making the determination that the loans were impaired, we considered the property’s liquidation value and the financial wherewithal of the tenant’s parent company to honor certain guarantees.  Our recorded investment in these loans totaled $12.2 million ($12.0 million unpaid principal balance). 

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Each of the impaired loans was acquired as part of a loan pool purchase in 2014. All impairment charges were recognized within loan loss allowance, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

As of June 30, 2018, each of the above loans was 90 days or greater past due, as were $2.3 million of residential mortgage loans held-for-sale.  In accordance with our interest income recognition policy, we ceased recognizing interest income on these loans when they became 90 days past due, and the loans were placed on cost recovery.  No cash was received during the three months ended June 30, 2018 while the loans were on cost recovery.

  

In accordance with our policies, we record an allowance for loan losses equal to (i) 1.5% of the aggregate carrying amount of loans rated as a “4,” plus (ii) 5% of the aggregate carrying amount of loans rated as a “5,” plus (iii) impaired loan reserves, if any.  The following table presents the activity in our allowance for loan losses (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

   

 

2018

    

2017

Allowance for loan losses at January 1

 

 

$

4,330

 

$

9,788

Provision for (reversal of) loan losses

 

 

 

(3,055)

 

 

(2,999)

Provision for impaired loans

 

 

 

29,852

 

 

 —

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Recoveries

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Allowance for loan losses at June 30

 

 

$

31,127

 

$

6,789

Recorded investment in loans related to the allowance for loan loss

 

 

$

273,020

 

$

316,134

 

The activity in our loan portfolio was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

   

2018

    

2017

Balance at January 1

 

$

7,382,641

 

$

5,946,274

Acquisitions/originations/additional funding

 

 

3,315,664

 

 

2,231,907

Capitalized interest (1)

 

 

29,499

 

 

33,817

Basis of loans sold (2)

 

 

(676,214)

 

 

(507,613)

Loan maturities/principal repayments

 

 

(1,964,644)

 

 

(948,712)

Discount accretion/premium amortization

 

 

20,961

 

 

16,194

Changes in fair value

 

 

22,633

 

 

25,999

Unrealized foreign currency translation (loss) gain

 

 

(8,608)

 

 

19,565

Change in loan loss allowance, net

 

 

(26,797)

 

 

2,999

Transfer to/from other asset classifications

 

 

27

 

 

761

Balance at June 30

 

$

8,095,162

 

$

6,821,191

(1)     Represents accrued interest income on loans whose terms do not require current payment of interest.

 

(2)     See Note 11 for additional disclosure on these transactions.

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5. Investment Securities

 

Investment securities were comprised of the following as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying Value as of

 

 

June 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

RMBS, available-for-sale

 

$

235,796

 

$

247,021

CMBS, fair value option (1)

 

 

1,076,411

 

 

1,024,143

Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities

 

 

140,676

 

 

433,468

Equity security, fair value

 

 

13,037

 

 

13,523

SubtotalInvestment securities

 

 

1,465,920

 

 

1,718,155

VIE eliminations (1)

 

 

(1,023,985)

 

 

(999,952)

Total investment securities

 

$

441,935

 

$

718,203


(1)

Certain fair value option CMBS are eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities pursuant to ASC 810.

 

Purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS,

 

CMBS, fair

 

HTM

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

    

available-for-sale

    

value option

    

Securities

    

Security

    

Total

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases (1)

 

$

 —

 

$

20,465

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

20,465

Sales

 

 

807

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

807

Principal collections

 

 

8,036

 

 

240

 

 

94,181

 

 

 —

 

 

102,457

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases (1)

 

$

7,433

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

7,433

Sales (2)

 

 

 —

 

 

700

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

700

Principal collections

 

 

8,555

 

 

1,322

 

 

332

 

 

 —

 

 

10,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS,

 

CMBS, fair

 

HTM

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

    

available-for-sale

    

value option

    

Securities

    

Security

    

Total

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases (3)

 

$

 —

 

$

20,465

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

20,465

Sales (4)

 

 

807

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

807

Principal collections

 

 

18,186

 

 

1,017

 

 

302,484

 

 

 —

 

 

321,687

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases (3)

 

$

7,433

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

7,433

Sales (4)

 

 

 —

 

 

11,134

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

11,134

Principal collections

 

 

18,783

 

 

7,088

 

 

60,388

 

 

 —

 

 

86,259


(1)

During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we purchased $61.7 million and $4.3 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we elected the fair value option. The purchases for the three months ended June 30, 2018 include $8.6 million of CMBS we acquired with a third party in connection with a newly formed partnership. The third-party interest of $4.2 million is reflected within non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $41.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively, of this amount is eliminated and reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

(2)

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we sold $6.1 million of CMBS for which we previously elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $5.4 million of this amount is eliminated and reflected as issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. 

 

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(3)

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we purchased $91.9 million and $61.7 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $71.4 million and $61.7 million, respectively, of this amount is eliminated and reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

(4)

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we sold $7.9 million and $21.3 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we had previously elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $7.9 million and $10.2 million, respectively, of this amount is eliminated and reflected as issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

RMBS, Available-for-Sale

 

The Company classified all of its RMBS as available-for-sale as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. These RMBS are reported at fair value in the balance sheet with changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

 

The tables below summarize various attributes of our investments in available-for-sale RMBS as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Gains or (Losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized in AOCI

 

 

 

 

   

Purchase

   

 

 

   

Recorded

   

 

 

   

Gross

   

Gross

 

Net

   

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Credit

 

Amortized

 

Non-Credit

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

OTTI

 

Cost

 

     OTTI     

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Adjustment

 

Fair Value

June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

$

185,618

 

$

(9,897)

 

$

175,721

 

$

 —

 

$

60,096

 

$

(21)

 

$

60,075

 

$

235,796

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

$

199,029

 

$

(9,897)

 

$

189,132

 

$

(94)

 

$

58,011

 

$

(28)

 

$

57,889

 

$

247,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Weighted Average Coupon (1)

    

Weighted Average
Rating

    

WAL 
(Years) (2)

June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

   

3.3

%  

CC+

   

6.2

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

2.8

%  

B

 

6.4


(1)

Calculated using the June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 one-month LIBOR rate of 2.090% and 1.564%, respectively, for floating rate securities.

 

(2)

Represents the WAL of each respective group of securities as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual security is calculated using projected amounts and projected timing of future principal payments.

 

As of June 30, 2018, approximately $198.7 million, or 84.3%, of RMBS were variable rate and paid interest at LIBOR plus a weighted average spread of 1.22%. As of December 31, 2017, approximately $207.0 million, or 83.8%, of RMBS were variable rate and paid interest at LIBOR plus a weighted average spread of 1.22%. We purchased all of the RMBS at a discount, a portion of which is being accreted into income over the expected remaining life of the security. The majority of the income from this strategy is earned from the accretion of this accretable discount.

 

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The following table contains a reconciliation of aggregate principal balance to amortized cost for our RMBS as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

Principal balance

 

$

345,200

 

$

366,711

Accretable yield

 

 

(50,877)

 

 

(55,712)

Non-accretable difference

 

 

(118,602)

 

 

(121,867)

Total discount

 

 

(169,479)

 

 

(177,579)

Amortized cost

 

$

175,721

 

$

189,132

 

The principal balance of credit deteriorated RMBS was $324.7 million and $345.5 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Accretable yield related to these securities totaled $45.0 million and $49.2 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

The following table discloses the changes to accretable yield and non-accretable difference for our RMBS during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Non-Accretable

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

Accretable Yield

 

Difference

Balance as of April 1, 2018

 

$

51,794

 

$

121,488

Accretion of discount

 

 

(2,622)

 

 

 —

Principal write-downs, net

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,003)

Sales

 

 

(178)

 

 

 —

Transfer to/from non-accretable difference

 

 

1,883

 

 

(1,883)

Balance as of June 30, 2018

 

$

50,877

 

$

118,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 

$

55,712

 

$

121,867

Accretion of discount

 

 

(5,441)

 

 

 —

Principal write-downs, net

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,481)

Sales

 

 

(178)

 

 

 —

Transfer to/from non-accretable difference

 

 

784

 

 

(784)

Balance as of June 30, 2018

 

$

50,877

 

$

118,602

 

We have engaged a third party manager who specializes in RMBS to execute the trading of RMBS, the cost of which was $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which has been recorded as management fees in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of any available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and for which OTTIs (full or partial) have not been recognized in earnings (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Fair Value

 

Unrealized Losses

 

 

    

Securities with a

    

Securities with a

   

Securities with a

    

Securities with a

 

 

 

loss less than

 

loss greater than

 

loss less than

 

loss greater than

 

 

 

12 months

 

12 months

 

12 months

 

12 months

 

As of June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

$

1,931

 

$

 —

 

$

(21)

 

$

 —

 

As of December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

$

10,321

 

$

643

 

$

(99)

 

$

(23)

 

 

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As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were one and three securities, respectively, with unrealized losses reflected in the table above. After evaluating these securities and recording adjustments for credit-related OTTI, we concluded that the remaining unrealized losses reflected above were noncredit-related and would be recovered from the securities’ estimated future cash flows. We considered a number of factors in reaching this conclusion, including that we did not intend to sell the securities, it was not considered more likely than not that we would be forced to sell the securities prior to recovering our amortized cost, and there were no material credit events that would have caused us to otherwise conclude that we would not recover our cost. Credit losses, which represent most of the OTTI we record on securities, are calculated by comparing (i) the estimated future cash flows of each security discounted at the yield determined as of the initial acquisition date or, if since revised, as of the last date previously revised, to (ii) our amortized cost basis. Significant judgment is used in projecting cash flows for our non-agency RMBS. As a result, actual income and/or impairments could be materially different from what is currently projected and/or reported.

 

CMBS, Fair Value Option

 

As discussed in the “Fair Value Option” section of Note 2 herein, we elect the fair value option for the Investing and Servicing Segment’s CMBS in an effort to eliminate accounting mismatches resulting from the current or potential consolidation of securitization VIEs. As of June 30, 2018, the fair value and unpaid principal balance of CMBS where we have elected the fair value option, before consolidation of securitization VIEs, were $1.1 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively. The $1.1 billion fair value balance represents our economic interests in these assets. However, as a result of our consolidation of securitization VIEs, the vast majority of this fair value (all except $52.4 million at June 30, 2018) is eliminated against VIE liabilities before arriving at our GAAP balance for fair value option CMBS.

 

As of June 30, 2018, none of our CMBS where we have elected the fair value option were variable rate.

 

HTM Securities

 

The table below summarizes unrealized gains and losses of our investments in HTM securities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Carrying Amount

 

Gross Unrealized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amortized Cost)

 

Holding Gains

 

Holding Losses

 

Fair Value

 

June 30, 2018

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CMBS

 

$

120,088

 

$

3,237

 

$

(1,932)

 

$

121,393

 

Preferred interests

 

 

20,588

 

 

1,675

 

 

 —

 

 

22,263

 

Total

 

$

140,676

 

$

4,912

 

$

(1,932)

 

$

143,656

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMBS

 

$

413,110

 

$

2,002

 

$

(7,779)

 

$

407,333

 

Preferred interests

 

 

20,358

 

 

647

 

 

 —

 

 

21,005

 

Total

 

$

433,468

 

$

2,649

 

$

(7,779)

 

$

428,338

 

 

The table below summarizes the maturities of our HTM CMBS and our HTM preferred equity interests in limited liability companies that own commercial real estate as of June 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

 

 

 

    

CMBS

    

Interests

    

Total

Less than one year

 

$

25,157

 

$

 —

 

$

25,157

One to three years

 

 

66,211

 

 

 —

 

 

66,211

Three to five years

 

 

28,720

 

 

20,588

 

 

49,308

Thereafter

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total

 

$

120,088

 

$

20,588

 

$

140,676

 

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Equity Security, Fair Value

 

During 2012, we acquired 9,140,000 ordinary shares from a related-party in Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited (“SEREF”), a debt fund that is externally managed by an affiliate of our Manager and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The fair value of the investment remeasured in USD was $13.0 million and $13.5 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. As of June 30, 2018, our shares represent an approximate 2% interest in SEREF.

 

6. Properties

 

Our properties are held within the following portfolios:

 

Ireland Portfolio

 

The Ireland Portfolio is comprised of 11 net leased fully occupied office properties and one multifamily property all located in Dublin, Ireland, which the Company acquired during the year ended December 31, 2015.  The Ireland Portfolio, which collectively is comprised of approximately 600,000 square feet, includes total gross properties and lease intangibles of $529.3 million and debt of $338.5 million as of June 30, 2018.

 

Woodstar I Portfolio

 

The Woodstar I Portfolio is comprised of 32 affordable housing communities with 8,948 units concentrated primarily in the Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach metropolitan areas. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we acquired 18 of the 32 affordable housing communities of the Woodstar I Portfolio with the final 14 communities acquired during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Woodstar I Portfolio includes total gross properties and lease intangibles of $619.8 million and federal, state and county sponsored financing and other debt of $408.2 million as of June 30, 2018.

 

Woodstar II Portfolio

 

The Woodstar II Portfolio is comprised of 27 affordable housing communities with 6,109 units concentrated primarily in Central and South Florida.  Refer to Note 3 for further discussion of the Woodstar II Portfolio.

 

Medical Office Portfolio

 

The Medical Office Portfolio is comprised of 34 medical office buildings acquired during the year ended December 31, 2016.  These properties, which collectively comprise 1.9 million square feet, are geographically dispersed throughout the U.S. and primarily affiliated with major hospitals or located on or adjacent to major hospital campuses. The Medical Office Portfolio includes total gross properties and lease intangibles of $760.1 million and debt of $483.6 million as of June 30, 2018.

 

Master Lease Portfolio

 

The Master Lease Portfolio is comprised of 17 retail properties and three industrial properties geographically dispersed throughout the U.S., with more than 50% of the portfolio, by carrying value, located in Utah, Florida, Texas and Minnesota. These properties collectively comprise 5.0 million square feet and were leased back to the seller under corporate guaranteed master net lease agreements with initial terms of 24.6 years and periodic rent escalations. The Master Lease Portfolio includes total gross properties of $505.0 million and debt of $262.0 million as of June 30, 2018.

 

Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio

 

The REIS Equity Portfolio is comprised of 23 commercial real estate properties and one equity interest in an unconsolidated commercial real estate property. The REIS Equity Portfolio includes total gross properties and lease intangibles of $372.6 million and debt of $218.9 million as of June 30, 2018.  Refer to Note 3 for further discussion of the REIS Equity Portfolio.

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The table below summarizes our properties held as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciable Life

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

Property Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land and land improvements

 

0 – 15 years

 

$

661,101

 

$

585,915

Buildings and building improvements

 

5 – 45 years

 

 

2,066,975

 

 

1,838,266

Furniture & fixtures

 

3 – 7 years

 

 

41,993

 

 

31,028

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land and land improvements

 

0 – 15 years

 

 

91,086

 

 

86,711

Buildings and building improvements

 

3 – 40 years

 

 

223,322

 

 

212,094

Furniture & fixtures

 

2 – 5 years

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,036

Properties, cost

 

 

 

 

3,086,057

 

 

2,755,050

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

(149,373)

 

 

(107,569)

Properties, net

 

 

 

$

2,936,684

 

$

2,647,481

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we sold three and eight operating properties for $43.3 million and $95.6 million, respectively, recognizing a gain on sale of $13.4 million and $23.7 million, respectively, within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  One of these properties sold in March 2018 was acquired by a third party which already held a $0.3 million non-controlling interest in the property. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, $2.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of the gain on sale was attributable to non-controlling interests. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we sold three operating properties for $18.6 million which resulted in a $5.2 million gain recognized within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

 

 

 

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7. Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

 

The table below summarizes our investment in unconsolidated entities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participation /

 

Carrying value as of

 

   

Ownership % (1)

    

June 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

Equity method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Fund

 

33%

 

$

110,122

 

$

110,704

Investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate company

 

50%

 

 

9,347

 

 

9,312

Equity interests in commercial real estate

 

50%

 

 

6,748

(2)

 

23,192

Equity interest in and advances to a residential mortgage originator

 

N/A

 

 

9,235

(3)

 

7,742

Various

 

25% - 50%

 

 

5,458

 

 

3,538

 

 

 

 

 

140,910

 

 

154,488

Cost method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity interest in a servicing and advisory business

 

6%

 

 

6,207

 

 

12,234

Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets

 

4% - 6%

 

 

9,225

 

 

9,225

Various

 

0% - 3%

 

 

10,374

 

 

9,556

 

 

 

 

 

25,806

 

 

31,015

 

 

 

 

$

166,716

 

$

185,503


(1)

None of these investments are publicly traded and therefore quoted market prices are not available.

 

(2)

In March 2018, our preferred equity investment in a portfolio of student housing properties was redeemed in full for cash proceeds of $16.7 million.

 

(3)

Includes a $2.0 million subordinated loan the Company funded during the three months ended June 30, 2018.  Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the carrying value of our equity investment in a residential mortgage originator exceeded the underlying equity in net assets of such investee by $1.6 million. This difference is the result of the Company recording its investment in the investee at its acquisition date fair value, which included certain non-amortizing intangible assets not recognized by the investee.  Should the Company determine these intangible assets held by the investee are impaired, the Company will recognize such impairment loss through earnings from unconsolidated entities in our consolidated statement of operations, otherwise, such difference between the carrying value of our equity investment in the residential mortgage originator and the underlying equity in the net assets of the residential mortgage originator will continue to exist.  Other than our equity interest in the residential mortgage originator, there were no differences between the carrying value of our equity method investments and the underlying equity in the net assets of the investees as of June 30, 2018. 

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we did not become aware of any observable price changes in our cost method investments that are within the scope of ASU 2016-01 or any indicators of impairment.

 

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8. Goodwill and Intangibles

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of net assets of LNR Property LLC (“LNR”) acquired on April 19, 2013. The goodwill recognized is attributable to value embedded in LNR’s existing platform, which includes a network of commercial real estate asset managers, work-out specialists, underwriters and administrative support professionals as well as proprietary historical performance data on commercial real estate assets.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Servicing Rights Intangibles

 

In connection with the LNR acquisition, we identified domestic servicing rights that existed at the purchase date, based upon the expected future cash flows of the associated servicing contracts. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 the balance of the domestic servicing intangible was net of $23.8 million and $28.2 million, respectively, which was eliminated in consolidation pursuant to ASC 810 against VIE assets in connection with our consolidation of securitization VIEs. Before VIE consolidation, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the domestic servicing intangible had a balance of $46.6 million and $59.0 million, respectively, which represents our economic interest in this asset.

 

Lease Intangibles

 

In connection with our acquisitions of commercial real estate, we recognized in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets associated with certain non-cancelable operating leases of the acquired properties.

 

The following table summarizes our intangible assets, which are comprised of servicing rights intangibles and lease intangibles, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2018

 

As of December 31, 2017

 

    

Gross Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Net Carrying

   

Gross Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Net Carrying

 

 

Value

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

Value

 

Amortization

 

Value

Domestic servicing rights, at fair value

 

$

22,742

 

$

 —

 

$

22,742

 

$

30,759

 

$

 —

 

$

30,759

In-place lease intangible assets

 

 

200,953

 

 

(86,308)

 

 

114,645

 

 

187,816

 

 

(65,351)

 

 

122,465

Favorable lease intangible assets

 

 

37,672

 

 

(8,373)

 

 

29,299

 

 

37,231

 

 

(7,363)

 

 

29,868

Total net intangible assets

 

$

261,367

 

$

(94,681)

 

$

166,686

 

$

255,806

 

$

(72,714)

 

$

183,092

 

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The following table summarizes the activity within intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

In-place Lease

 

Favorable Lease

 

 

 

 

Servicing

 

Intangible

 

Intangible

 

 

 

   

Rights

   

Assets

   

Assets

   

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 

$

30,759

 

$

122,465

 

$

29,868

 

$

183,092

Acquisition of additional Woodstar II Portfolio properties

 

 

 —

 

 

10,015

 

 

 —

 

 

10,015

Acquisition of additional REIS Equity Portfolio properties

 

 

 —

 

 

7,321

 

 

2,678

 

 

9,999

Amortization

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,339)

 

 

(2,160)

 

 

(25,499)

Sales

 

 

 —

 

 

(705)

 

 

(883)

 

 

(1,588)

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

 —

 

 

(751)

 

 

(204)

 

 

(955)

Impairment (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(361)

 

 

 —

 

 

(361)

Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions

 

 

(8,017)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,017)

Balance as of June 30, 2018

 

$

22,742

 

$

114,645

 

$

29,299

 

$

166,686


(1)

Impairment of intangible lease assets is recognized within other expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following table sets forth the estimated aggregate amortization of our in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

2018 (remainder of)

    

$

18,005

2019

 

 

23,515

2020

 

 

17,819

2021

 

 

15,279

2022

 

 

12,432

Thereafter

 

 

56,894

Total

 

$

143,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9. Secured Financing Agreements

 

The following table is a summary of our secured financing agreements in place as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying Value at

 

 

Current

 

Extended

 

 

 

Pledged Asset

 

Maximum

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

Maturity

  

Maturity (a)

  

Pricing

  

Carrying Value

  

Facility Size

   

2018

   

2017

Lender 1 Repo 1

 

(b)

 

(b)

 

LIBOR + 1.75% to 5.75%

 

$

1,618,912

 

$

2,000,000

 

$

1,257,271

 

$

1,137,654

Lender 2 Repo 1

 

Apr 2020

 

Apr 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.35%

 

 

283,182

 

 

900,000

(c)

 

194,357

 

 

238,428

Lender 3 Repo 1

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

75,291

Lender 4 Repo 2

 

May 2021

 

May 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.00% to 3.25%

 

 

741,093

 

 

1,000,000

(d)

 

333,278

 

 

215,372

Lender 6 Repo 1

 

Aug 2020

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.75%

 

 

653,722

 

 

600,000

 

 

497,045

 

 

494,353

Lender 6 Repo 2

 

Oct 2022

 

Oct 2023

 

GBP LIBOR + 2.75%

 

 

435,311

 

 

335,935

 

 

335,935

 

 

332,815

Lender 9 Repo 1

 

Sep 2018

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 1.65%

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

65,762

Lender 10 Repo 1

 

Mar 2020

 

Mar 2022

 

LIBOR + 1.65% to 2.75%

 

 

171,000

 

 

140,000

 

 

136,800

 

 

77,800

Lender 11 Repo 1

 

Jun 2019

 

Jun 2020

 

LIBOR + 2.75%

 

 

 —

 

 

200,000

 

 

 —

 

 

           —

Lender 11 Repo 2

 

Sep 2018

 

Sep 2022

 

LIBOR + 2.25% to 2.75%

 

 

79,718

 

 

250,000

 

 

54,000

 

 

 —

Lender 12 Repo 1

 

Jun 2021

 

Jun 2024

 

LIBOR + 2.10% to 2.45%

 

 

57,291

 

 

250,000

 

 

43,500

 

 

 —

Lender 7 Secured Financing

 

Feb 2021

 

Feb 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

(e)

 

28,219

 

 

650,000

(f)

 

21,169

 

 

 —

Lender 8 Secured Financing

 

Aug 2019

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 4.00%

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15,617

Conduit Repo 2

 

Nov 2018

 

Nov 2019

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

 

 

120,189

 

 

200,000

 

 

89,190

 

 

40,075

Conduit Repo 3

 

Feb 2020

 

Feb 2021

 

LIBOR + 2.10%

 

 

108,021

 

 

150,000

 

 

78,422

 

 

26,895

MBS Repo 1

 

(g)

 

(g)

 

LIBOR + 1.90%

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6,510

MBS Repo 2

 

Dec 2019

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 1.90% to 2.45%

 

 

100,412

 

 

69,122

 

 

69,122

 

 

222,672

MBS Repo 3

 

(h)

 

(h)

 

LIBOR + 1.32% to 1.95%

 

 

239,266

 

 

163,525

 

 

163,525

 

 

224,150

MBS Repo 4

 

(i)

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 1.70%

 

 

167,737

 

 

110,000

 

 

39,000

 

 

77,318

MBS Repo 5

 

Jun 2028

 

Dec 2028

 

4.13%

 

 

25,572

 

 

150,000

 

 

23,551

 

 

 —

Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages

 

Aug 2018 to
Jun 2026

 

N/A

 

Various

 

 

245,105

 

 

218,019

 

 

196,996

 

 

177,411

Ireland Portfolio Mortgage

 

May 2020

 

N/A

 

EURIBOR + 1.69%

 

 

475,754

 

 

340,741

 

 

340,741

 

 

349,900

Woodstar I Portfolio Mortgages

 

Nov 2025 to
Oct 2026

 

N/A

 

3.72% to 3.97%

 

 

363,962

 

 

276,748

 

 

276,748

 

 

276,748

Woodstar I Portfolio Government Financing

 

Mar 2026 to Jun 2049

 

N/A

 

1.00% to 5.00%

 

 

303,177

 

 

132,308

 

 

132,308

 

 

133,418

Woodstar II Portfolio Mortgages

 

Jan 2028 to Apr 2028

 

N/A

 

3.81% to 3.85%

 

 

512,125

 

 

417,669

 

 

417,669

 

 

116,745

Woodstar II Portfolio Government Financing

 

Jun 2030 to Apr 2046

 

N/A

 

1.00% to 3.00%

 

 

133,804

 

 

7,361

 

 

7,361

 

 

 —

Medical Office Portfolio Mortgages

 

Dec 2021

 

Dec 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.50%

 

 

695,869

 

 

524,499

 

 

491,197

 

 

497,613

Master Lease Portfolio Mortgages

 

Oct 2027

 

N/A

 

4.36% to 4.38%

 

 

462,552

 

 

265,900

 

 

265,900

 

 

265,900

Term Loan A

 

Dec 2020

 

Dec 2021

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

(e)

 

902,809

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

Revolving Secured Financing

 

Dec 2020

 

Dec 2021

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

(e)

 

 —

 

 

100,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

FHLB

 

Feb 2021

 

N/A

 

Various

 

 

792,664

 

 

498,000

 

 

498,000

 

 

445,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,717,466

 

$

10,249,827

 

 

6,263,085

 

 

5,813,447

Unamortized net premium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,519

 

 

2,559

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(48,987)

 

 

(42,950)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,216,617

 

$

5,773,056

(a)

Subject to certain conditions as defined in the respective facility agreement.

(b)

Maturity date for borrowings collateralized by loans is September 2018 before extension options and September 2021 assuming exercise of extension options.  Borrowings collateralized by loans existing at maturity may remain outstanding until such loan collateral matures, subject to certain specified conditions and not to exceed September 2025.

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(c)

The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $900.0 million, subject to certain conditions.

(d)

The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $1.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(e)

Subject to borrower’s option to choose alternative benchmark based rates pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement.

(f)

The initial maximum facility size of $300.0 million may be increased to $650.0 million, subject to certain conditions.

(g)

Facility carries a rolling 11-month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent not to exceed December 2018. This facility carries no maximum facility size. 

(h)

Facility carries a rolling 12-month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent. Current maturity is June 2019. This facility carries no maximum facility size. Amounts reflect the outstanding balance as of June 30, 2018.

(i)

The date that is 270 days after the buyer delivers notice to seller, subject to a maximum date of May 2020.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is in discussions with its lenders to extend or amend any financing facilities which contain near term expirations.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we entered into two mortgage loans with aggregate maximum borrowings of $34.8 million to finance commercial real estate previously acquired by our Investing and Servicing Segment. As of June 30, 2018, these facilities carry a remaining weighted average term of 4.0 years with floating annual interest rates of LIBOR + 2.62%.

 

In February 2018, we amended the Lender 7 Secured Financing facility to extend the current maturity from July 2018 to February 2021, reduce the spread from LIBOR + 2.75% to LIBOR + 2.25% and decrease available borrowings from $450.0 million to $300.0 million while maintaining the option to upsize to $650.0 million, subject to certain conditions.

 

In February 2018, we amended the Conduit Repo 3 facility to extend the current maturity from February 2018 to February 2020.

 

In February and March 2018, we entered into mortgage loans with total borrowings of $300.9 million to finance the Q1 2018 Closing of our Woodstar II Portfolio. The loans carry 10-year terms and weighted average fixed annual interest rates of 3.82%.  Additional government sponsored mortgage loans of $7.3 million with weighted average fixed annual interest rates of 2.88% and remaining weighted average terms of 17.7 years were assumed at closing.

 

In April 2018, we amended the Lender 2 Repo 1 facility to extend the current maturity from October 2018 to April 2020 with three one-year extension options and allow for the option to upsize to $900.0 million, subject to certain conditions.

 

In April 2018, we amended the MBS Repo 4 facility to decrease available borrowings from $225.0 million to $110.0 million, decrease the pricing margin from LIBOR + 1.90% to LIBOR + 1.70% and extend the maximum maturity date from September 2018 to May 2020.

 

In May 2018, we amended the Lender 4 Repo 2 facility to extend the maturity from December 2018 to May 2021 with two one-year extension options.

 

In June 2018, we entered into a $150.0 million repurchase facility (“MBS Repo 5”) to finance vertical risk retention CMBS investments within our Investing and Servicing Segment. The facility carries a ten-year initial term with a six-month extension option.

 

In June 2018, we entered into a $250.0 million repurchase facility (“Lender 12 Repo 1”) to finance certain loans held-for-investment. The facility carries a three-year initial term with three one-year extension options and an annual interest rate of LIBOR + 2.10% to 2.45%, subject to a 25 basis point floor.

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Our secured financing agreements contain certain financial tests and covenants. As of June 30, 2018, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

 

The following table sets forth our five‑year principal repayments schedule for secured financings assuming no defaults and excluding loans transferred as secured borrowings. Our credit facilities generally require principal to be paid down prior to the facilities’ respective maturities if and when we receive principal payments on, or sell, the investment collateral that we have pledged. The amount reflected in each period includes principal repayments on our credit facilities that would be required if (i) we received the repayments that we expect to receive on the investments that have been pledged as collateral under the credit facilities, as applicable, and (ii) the credit facilities that are expected to have amounts outstanding at their current maturity dates are extended where extension options are available to us (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Repurchase

    

Other Secured

    

 

 

 

Agreements

 

Financing

 

Total

2018 (remainder of)

 

$

235,346

 

$

12,136

 

$

247,482

2019

 

 

280,352

 

 

176,819

 

 

457,171

2020

 

 

888,834

 

 

354,431

 

 

1,243,265

2021

 

 

450,057

 

 

678,060

 

 

1,128,117

2022

 

 

891,061

 

 

30,648

 

 

921,709

Thereafter

 

 

569,346

 

 

1,695,995

 

 

2,265,341

Total

 

$

3,314,996

 

$

2,948,089

 

$

6,263,085

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, approximately $5.8 million and $10.9 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs from secured financing agreements was included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, approximately $4.7 million and $9.4 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs from secured financing agreements was included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following table sets forth our outstanding balance of repurchase agreements related to the following asset collateral classes as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of Collateral

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

Loans held-for-investment

    

$

2,821,623

    

$

2,637,475

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

198,175

 

 

66,970

Investment securities

 

 

295,198

 

 

530,650

 

 

$

3,314,996

 

$

3,235,095

 

We seek to mitigate risks associated with our repurchase agreements by managing risk related to the credit quality of our assets, interest rates, liquidity, prepayment speeds and market value.  The margin call provisions under the majority of our repurchase facilities, consisting of 31% of these agreements, do not permit valuation adjustments based on capital markets activity.  Instead, margin calls on these facilities are limited to collateral-specific credit marks.  To monitor credit risk associated with the performance and value of our loans and investments, our asset management team regularly reviews our investment portfolios and is in regular contact with our borrowers, monitoring performance of the collateral and enforcing our rights as necessary.  For repurchase agreements containing margin call provisions for general capital markets activity, approximately 28% of these pertain to our loans held-for-sale, for which we manage credit risk through the purchase of credit index instruments.  We further seek to manage risks associated with our repurchase agreements by matching the maturities and interest rate characteristics of our loans with the related repurchase agreements.

 

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10. Unsecured Senior Notes

 

The following table is a summary of our unsecured senior notes outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coupon

 

Effective

 

Maturity

 

Period of

 

Carrying Value at

 

 

Rate

 

Rate (1)

 

Date

 

Amortization

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

2018 Convertible Notes

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 —

 

 

369,981

2019 Convertible Notes

 

4.00

5.35

%  

1/15/2019

 

0.5

years

 

 

341,363

 

 

341,363

2021 Senior Notes (February)

 

3.63

3.89

%  

2/1/2021

 

2.6

years

 

 

500,000

 

 

 —

2021 Senior Notes (December)

 

5.00

5.32

%  

12/15/2021

 

3.5

years

 

 

700,000

 

 

700,000

2023 Convertible Notes

 

4.38

4.86

%  

4/1/2023

 

4.8

years

 

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

2025 Senior Notes

 

4.75

5.04

%  

3/15/2025

 

6.7

years

 

 

500,000

 

 

500,000

Total principal amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,291,363

 

 

2,161,344

Unamortized discount—Convertible Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,556)

 

 

(11,186)

Unamortized discount—Senior Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,483)

 

 

(16,654)

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,348)

 

 

(8,269)

Carrying amount of debt components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,255,976

 

$

2,125,235

Carrying amount of conversion option equity components recorded in additional paid-in capital for outstanding convertible notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,423

 

$

31,638


(1)

Effective rate includes the effects of underwriter purchase discount and the adjustment for the conversion option on our convertible senior notes, the value of which reduced the initial liability and was recorded in additional paid‑in capital.

 

Senior Notes

 

On January 29, 2018, we issued $500.0 million of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 February Notes”). The 2021 February Notes mature on February 1, 2021. Prior to November 1, 2020, we may redeem some or all of the 2021 February Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the applicable “make-whole” premium as of the applicable date of redemption.  On and after November 1, 2020, we may redeem some or all of the 2021 February Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. In addition, prior to February 1, 2020, we may redeem up to 40% of the 2021 February Notes at the applicable redemption price using the proceeds of certain equity offerings. The 2021 February Notes were swapped to floating rate (see Note 12).

 

Convertible Senior Notes

 

In March 2018, we repaid the full outstanding principal amount of the 4.55% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) in cash upon their maturity. We recognized interest expense of $7.6 million and $18.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, from our unsecured convertible senior notes. We recognized interest expense of $19.2 million and $38.7 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, from our unsecured convertible senior notes.

 

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On March 29, 2017, we issued $250.0 million of 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”).  The proceeds from the issuance of the 2023 Notes were used to repurchase $230.0 million of the 2018 Notes for $250.7 million. The repurchase price was allocated between the fair value of the liability component and the fair value of the equity component of the 2018 Notes at the repurchase date. The portion of the repurchase price attributable to the equity component totaled $18.1 million and was recognized as a reduction of additional paid-in capital during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The portion of the repurchase price attributable to the liability component exceeded the net carrying amount of the liability component by $5.9 million, which was recognized as a loss on extinguishment of debt in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

 

The following table details the conversion attributes of our Convertible Notes outstanding as of June 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands, except rates):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

Conversion Spread Value - Shares (3)

 

 

 

Conversion

 

Conversion

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

Rate (1)

 

Price (2)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018 Notes

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 —

 

1,162

 

 —

 

1,157

 

2019 Notes

 

51.4738

 

$

19.43

 

1,863

 

1,980

 

1,900

 

1,971

 

2023 Notes

 

38.5959

 

$

25.91

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,863

 

3,142

 

1,900

 

3,128

 

 


(1)

The conversion rate represents the number of shares of common stock issuable per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes converted, as adjusted in accordance with the indentures governing the Convertible Notes (including the applicable supplemental indentures).

 

(2)

As of June 30, 2018 and 2017, the market price of the Company’s common stock was $21.71 and $22.39 per share, respectively.

 

(3)

The conversion spread value represents the portion of the Convertible Notes that are “in-the-money”, representing the value that would be delivered to investors in shares upon an assumed conversion.

 

The if-converted value of the 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) exceeded their principal amount by $40.1 million at June 30, 2018 as the closing market price of the Company’s common stock of $21.71 per share exceeded the implicit conversion price of $19.43 per share. However, the if‑converted value of the 2023 Notes was less than their principal amount by $40.5 million at June 30, 2018 as the closing market price of the Company’s common stock was less than the implicit conversion price of $25.91 per share.

 

Due to facts and circumstances existing as of June 30, 2018, the Company no longer asserts its intent to fully settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash upon conversion. The if-converted value of the principal amount of the 2019 Notes and 2023 Notes was $341.4 million and $209.5 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2018. 

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2018, we received redemptions related to our 2019 Notes with a par amount totaling $258.8 million. Based on the Company’s closing share price as of August 7, 2018, these redemptions represent $299.6 million of total value, of which $104.0 million settled in July 2018 through the issuance of 4.7 million shares. We expect to settle the remaining $195.6 million of value through share issuances totaling $168.1 million and cash payments totaling $27.5 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11. Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

 

As described below, we regularly sell loans and notes under various strategies. We evaluate such sales as to whether they meet the criteria for treatment as a sale—legal isolation, ability of transferee to pledge or exchange the transferred assets without constraint, and transfer of control.

 

Within the Investing and Servicing Segment, we originate commercial mortgage loans with the intent to sell these mortgage loans to VIEs for the purposes of securitization. These VIEs then issue CMBS that are collateralized in part by these assets, as well as other assets transferred to the VIE. In certain instances, we retain an interest in the VIE and/or serve as special servicer for the VIE. The following summarizes the fair value and par value of loans sold from our conduit platform, as well as the amount of sale proceeds used in part to repay the outstanding balance of the repurchase agreements associated with these loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Fair value of loans sold

 

$

215,133

 

$

291,182

 

$

481,765

 

$

470,478

Par value of loans sold

 

 

208,141

 

 

272,293

 

 

464,959

 

 

440,857

Repayment of repurchase agreements

 

 

157,538

 

 

206,461

 

 

351,382

 

 

332,979

 

Within the Lending Segment, we originate or acquire loans and then subsequently sell a portion, which can be in various forms including first mortgages, A-Notes, senior participations and mezzanine loans. Typically, our motivation for entering into these transactions is to effectively create leverage on the subordinated position that we will retain and hold for investment. In certain instances, we continue to service the loan following its sale. The following table summarizes our loans sold and loans transferred as secured borrowings by the Lending Segment net of expenses (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Transfers

 

 

Loan Transfers Accounted

 

Accounted for as Secured

 

 

for as Sales

 

Borrowings

 

    

Face Amount

    

Proceeds

    

Face Amount

    

Proceeds

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

$

50,000

 

$

49,447

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

2017

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

$

196,400

 

$

194,720

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

2017

 

 

38,750

 

 

37,079

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, gains (losses) recognized by the Lending Segment on sales of loans were not material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12. Derivatives and Hedging Activity

 

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

 

We are exposed to certain risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions. Refer to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of our risk management objectives and policies.

 

Designated Hedges

 

The Company does not generally elect to apply the hedge accounting designation to its hedging instruments.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company’s only designated hedges were comprised of one and two outstanding interest rate swaps, respectively, that have been designated as cash flow hedges of the interest rate risk associated with forecasted interest payments.  As of June 30, 2018, the fair value of the one remaining cash flow hedge was not material.  Additionally, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 the impact of these cash flow hedges on our net income was not material and we did not recognize any hedge ineffectiveness in earnings associated with these cash flow hedges.


Non-designated Hedges and Derivatives

 

The Company has entered into the following types of non-designated hedges and derivatives:

 

·

Foreign exchange (“Fx”) forwards whereby we agree to buy or sell a specified amount of foreign currency for a specified amount of USD at a future date, economically fixing the USD amounts of foreign denominated cash flows we expect to receive or pay related to certain foreign denominated loan investments and properties;

·

Interest rate contracts which hedge a portion of our exposure to changes in interest rates;

·

Credit index instruments which hedge a portion of our exposure to the credit risk of our commercial loans held-for-sale; and

·

Forward loan purchase commitments whereby we agree to buy a specified amount of residential mortgage loans at a future date for a specified price and the counterparty is contractually obligated to deliver such mortgage loans (see Note 21).

 

The following table summarizes our non-designated Fx forwards, interest rate contracts, credit index instruments and forward loan purchase commitments as of June 30, 2018 (notional amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of Derivative

    

Number of Contracts

    

Aggregate Notional Amount

    

Notional Currency

    

Maturity

Fx contracts – Sell Euros ("EUR")

 

35

 

339,241

 

EUR

 

July 2018 – March 2022

Fx contracts – Buy Pounds Sterling ("GBP")

 

 2

 

5,145

 

GBP

 

July 2019

Fx contracts – Sell Pounds Sterling ("GBP")

 

132

 

200,841

 

GBP

 

July  2018 – December 2021

Interest rate swaps – Paying fixed rates

 

26

 

1,003,449

 

USD

 

April 2019 – July 2028

Interest rate swaps – Receiving fixed rates

 

 2

 

970,000

 

USD

 

January 2021 – March 2025

Interest rate caps

 

 2

 

294,000

 

EUR

 

May 2020

Interest rate caps

 

10

 

127,054

 

USD

 

November 2018 – October 2021

Credit index instruments

 

 9

 

74,000

 

USD

 

September 2058 – November 2059

Forward loan purchase commitments

 

 2

 

65,000

 

USD

 

September 2018

Total

 

220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Derivatives

 

Fair Value of Derivatives

 

 

in an Asset Position (1) as of

 

in a Liability Position (2) as of

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

 7

 

$

25

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 7

 

 

25

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

45,835

 

 

27,234

 

 

25,078

 

 

2,781

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

4,455

 

 

6,400

 

 

11,057

 

 

33,419

Credit index instruments

 

 

518

 

 

239

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

 

50,808

 

 

33,873

 

 

36,135

 

 

36,200

Total derivatives 

 

$

50,815

 

$

33,898

 

$

36,135

 

$

36,200


(1)

Classified as derivative assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

(2)

Classified as derivative liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

The tables below present the effect of our derivative financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Gain (Loss)

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Reclassified

 

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

Recognized

 

from AOCI

 

Recognized

 

 

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

 

in OCI

 

into Income

 

in Income

 

Location of Gain (Loss)

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

(effective portion)

 

(effective portion)

 

(ineffective portion)

 

Recognized in Income

2018

 

$

(1)

 

$

22

 

$

 —

 

Interest expense

2017

 

$

 1

 

$

(1)

 

$

 —

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

$

 8

 

$

26

 

$

 —

 

Interest expense

2017

 

$

48

 

$

(30)

 

$

 —

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Gain (Loss)

 

Amount of Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

Recognized in Income for the

 

Recognized in Income for the

Derivatives Not Designated

 

Location of Gain (Loss)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

as Hedging Instruments

    

Recognized in Income

    

2018

   

2017

    

2018

    

2017

 

Interest rate contracts

 

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments

 

$

(128)

 

$

(7,822)

 

$

6,109

 

$

(6,354)

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments

 

 

32,818

 

 

(29,422)

 

 

9,675

 

 

(35,164)

 

Credit index instruments

 

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments

 

 

(68)

 

 

(342)

 

 

(21)

 

 

(417)

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,622

 

$

(37,586)

 

$

15,763

 

$

(41,935)

 

 

 

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13. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

 

The following tables present the potential effects of netting arrangements on our financial position for financial assets and liabilities within the scope of ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet—Offsetting, which for us are derivative assets and liabilities as well as repurchase agreement liabilities (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts Not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offset in the Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)  

 

(iii) = (i) - (ii)

 

of Financial Position

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Gross Amounts

    

Net Amounts

    

 

 

    

Cash

    

 

 

 

 

(i)

 

Offset in the

 

Presented in

 

 

 

 

Collateral

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts

 

Statement of

 

the Statement of

 

Financial

 

Received /

 

(v) = (iii) - (iv)

 

 

Recognized

 

Financial Position

 

Financial Position

 

Instruments

 

Pledged

 

Net Amount

As of June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

$

50,815

 

$

 —

 

$

50,815

 

$

4,966

 

$

 —

 

$

45,849

Derivative liabilities

 

$

36,135

 

$

 —

 

$

36,135

 

$

4,966

 

$

19,433

 

$

11,736

Repurchase agreements

 

 

3,314,996

 

 

 —

 

 

3,314,996

 

 

3,314,996

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

$

3,351,131

 

$

 —

 

$

3,351,131

 

$

3,319,962

 

$

19,433

 

$

11,736

As of December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

$

33,898

 

$

 

$

33,898

 

$

6,523

 

$

 —

 

$

27,375

Derivative liabilities

 

$

36,200

 

$

 

$

36,200

 

$

6,523

 

$

15,333

 

$

14,344

Repurchase agreements

 

 

3,235,095

 

 

 

 

3,235,095

 

 

3,235,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,271,295

 

$

 

$

3,271,295

 

$

3,241,618

 

$

15,333

 

$

14,344

 

 

14. Variable Interest Entities

 

Investment Securities

 

As discussed in Note 2, we evaluate all of our investments and other interests in entities for consolidation, including our investments in CMBS and our retained interests in securitization transactions we initiated, all of which are generally considered to be variable interests in VIEs.

 

Securitization VIEs consolidated in accordance with ASC 810 are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. The assets and other instruments held by these securitization entities are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the securitization entities do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the primary beneficiary. The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

 

VIEs in which we are the Primary Beneficiary

 

The inclusion of the assets and liabilities of securitization VIEs in which we are deemed the primary beneficiary has no economic effect on us. Our exposure to the obligations of securitization VIEs is generally limited to our investment in these entities. We are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support for any of these consolidated structures.

 

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We also hold controlling interests in non-securitization entities that are considered VIEs, most of which were established to facilitate the acquisition of certain properties.  SPT Dolphin, the entity which holds the Woodstar II Portfolio, is a VIE because the third party interest holders do not carry kick-out rights or substantive participating rights.  We were deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE because we possess both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and a significant economic interest in the entity.  This VIE had assets of $667.0 million and liabilities of $428.8 million as of June 30, 2018.  In total, our consolidated non-securitization VIEs had assets of $800.3 million and liabilities of $508.4 million as of June 30, 2018.

 

VIEs in which we are not the Primary Beneficiary

 

In certain instances, we hold a variable interest in a VIE in the form of CMBS, but either (i) we are not appointed, or do not serve as, special servicer or (ii) an unrelated third party has the rights to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause. In these instances, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. In other cases, the variable interest we hold does not obligate us to absorb losses or provide us with the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could potentially be significant. For these structures, we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and we do not consolidate these VIEs.

 

As of June 30, 2018, two of our CDO structures were in default or imminent default, which, pursuant to the underlying indentures, changes the rights of the variable interest holders. Upon default of a CDO, the trustee or senior note holders are allowed to exercise certain rights, including liquidation of the collateral, which at that time, is the activity which would most significantly impact the CDO’s economic performance. Further, when the CDO is in default, the collateral administrator no longer has the option to purchase securities from the CDO. In cases where the CDO is in default and we do not have the ability to exercise rights which would most significantly impact the CDO’s economic performance, we do not consolidate the VIE.  As of June 30, 2018, neither of these CDO structures were consolidated.

 

As noted above, we are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support for any of our securitization VIEs, whether or not we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. As such, the risk associated with our involvement in these VIEs is limited to the carrying value of our investment in the entity. As of June 30, 2018, our maximum risk of loss related to securitization VIEs in which we were not the primary beneficiary was $52.4 million on a fair value basis.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the securitization VIEs which we do not consolidate had debt obligations to beneficial interest holders with unpaid principal balances of $10.6 billion. The corresponding assets are comprised primarily of commercial mortgage loans with unpaid principal balances corresponding to the amounts of the outstanding debt obligations.

 

We also hold passive non-controlling interests in certain unconsolidated entities that are considered VIEs. We are not the primary beneficiaries of these VIEs as we do not possess the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact their economic performance and therefore report our interests, which totaled $128.6 million as of June 30, 2018, within investment in unconsolidated entities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  Our maximum risk of loss is limited to our carrying value of the investments.

 

 

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15. Related-Party Transactions

 

Management Agreement

 

We are party to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with our Manager. Under the Management Agreement, our Manager, subject to the oversight of our board of directors, is required to manage our day to day activities, for which our Manager receives a base management fee and is eligible for an incentive fee and stock awards. Our Manager’s personnel perform certain due diligence, legal, management and other services that outside professionals or consultants would otherwise perform. As such, in accordance with the terms of our Management Agreement, our Manager is paid or reimbursed for the documented costs of performing such tasks, provided that such costs and reimbursements are in amounts no greater than those which would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s-length basis. Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of this agreement.

 

In February 2018, our board of directors authorized an amendment to our Management Agreement to adjust the calculation of the base management fee and incentive fee to treat equity securities of subsidiaries issued in exchange for properties or interests therein as issued common stock, effective December 28, 2017 (the “Amendment”). Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of the Amendment.

 

Base Management Fee.  For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $18.0 million and $16.9 million, respectively, was incurred for base management fees. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $35.5 million and $33.8 million, respectively, was incurred for base management fees. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were $18.0 million and $17.1 million, respectively, of unpaid base management fees included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Incentive Fee.  For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $5.7 million and $4.3 million, respectively, was incurred for incentive fees. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $15.3 million and $9.8 million, respectively, was incurred for incentive fees. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately $5.7 million and $22.0 million, respectively, of unpaid incentive fees were included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Expense Reimbursement.  For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $1.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively, was incurred for executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses and recognized within general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $4.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively, was incurred for executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately $1.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively, of unpaid reimbursable executive compensation and other expenses were included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Equity Awards. In certain instances, we issue RSAs to certain employees of affiliates of our Manager who perform services for us.  During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, there were no RSA’s granted.  Expenses related to the vesting of awards to employees of affiliates of our Manager were $0.8 million during both the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and are reflected in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we granted 189,813 and 138,264 RSAs, respectively, at grant date fair values of $4.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Expenses related to the vesting of awards to employees of affiliates of our Manager were $1.3 million and $1.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These shares generally vest over a three-year period.

 

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Manager Equity Plan

 

In May 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 2017 Manager Equity Plan (the “2017 Manager Equity Plan”) which replaced the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan (“Manager Equity Plan”). In April 2018, we granted 775,000 RSUs to our Manager under the 2017 Manager Equity Plan.  In March 2017, we granted 1,000,000 RSUs to our Manager under the Manager Equity Plan.  In May 2015, we granted 675,000 RSUs to our Manager under the Manager Equity Plan.  In connection with these grants and prior similar grants, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $3.3 million and $2.9 million within management fees in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recognized $6.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively, related to these awards. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion of these grants.

 

Investments in Loans and Securities

 

In January 2018, the Company acquired a $130.0 million first mortgage participation from an unaffiliated third party, which bears interest at LIBOR plus 4.00%. The loan is secured by four U.S. power plants that each have long-term power purchase agreements with investment grade counterparties. The borrower is an affiliate of our Manager.

In February 2018, a GBP denominated first mortgage loan that we had co-originated with SEREF in November 2013, which was secured by Centre Point, an iconic tower located in Central London, England, was repaid in full.

In March 2018, the Company acquired a €55.0 million newly-originated loan participation from SEREF, which is secured by a luxury resort in Estepona, Spain.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company acquired $44.4 million of loans held-for-sale from a residential mortgage originator in which it holds an equity interest. Also during the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company originated a $2.0 million subordinated loan to this residential mortgage originator which carries an 8% fixed interest rate and matures in September 2019. Refer to Note 7 for further discussion.

In June 2018, a subordinate CMBS investment in a securitization issued by an affiliate of our Manager was paid off in full. We acquired the security, which was secured by five regional malls in Ohio, California and Washington, for $84.1 million in December 2013. In January 2016, we acquired an additional $9.7 million of this subordinate CMBS investment.

Acquisitions from Consolidated CMBS Trusts

 

Our Investing and Servicing Segment acquires interests in properties for its REIS Equity Portfolio from CMBS trusts, some of which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet.  Acquisitions from consolidated VIEs are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we acquired $19.7 million of net real estate assets from consolidated CMBS trusts for a gross purchase price of $19.9 million. No real estate assets were acquired from consolidated CMBS trusts during the three months ended June 30, 2018.  During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we acquired $27.7 million and $19.7 million, respectively, of net real estate assets from consolidated CMBS trusts for a gross purchase price of $28.0 million and $19.9 million, respectively. Refer to Note 3 for further discussion of these acquisitions.

 

Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of related-party agreements.

 

 

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16. Stockholders’ Equity and Non-Controlling Interests

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 our board of directors declared the following dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Declaration Date

    

Record Date

    

Ex-Dividend Date

    

Payment Date

    

Amount

   

Frequency

5/4/18

 

6/29/18

 

6/27/18

 

7/13/18

 

$

0.48

 

Quarterly

2/28/18

 

3/30/18

 

3/28/18

 

4/13/18

 

$

0.48

 

Quarterly

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, there were no shares issued under our At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement.  During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, shares issued under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRIP Plan”) were not material.

 

In February 2017, our board of directors extended the term of our $500.0 million common stock and Convertible Note repurchase program through January 2019.  Refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further information regarding the repurchase program. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased 573,255 shares of common stock for $12.1 million and no Convertible Notes under our repurchase program.  There were no share or Convertible Notes repurchases under the repurchase program during the six months ended June 30, 2017.    The repurchase of the 2018 Notes discussed in Note 10 was not considered part of the repurchase program and therefore did not reduce our available capacity for future repurchases under the repurchase program. As of June 30, 2018, we had $250.1 million of remaining capacity to repurchase common stock and/or Convertible Notes under the repurchase program.

 

Equity Incentive Plans

 

In May 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2017 Manager Equity Plan and the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 2017 Equity Plan (the “2017 Equity Plan”), which allow for the issuance of up to 11,000,000 stock options, stock appreciation rights, RSAs, RSUs or other equity-based awards or any combination thereof to the Manager, directors, employees, consultants or any other party providing services to the Company. The 2017 Manager Equity Plan succeeds and replaces the Manager Equity Plan and the 2017 Equity Plan succeeds and replaces the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”) and the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Non-Executive Director Stock Plan (the “Non-Executive Director Stock Plan”).

 

The table below summarizes our share awards granted or vested under the Manager Equity Plan and 2017 Manager Equity Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Date

    

Type

    

Amount Granted

    

Grant Date Fair Value

    

Vesting Period

 

April 2018

 

RSU

 

775,000

 

$

16,329

 

3 years

 

March 2017

 

RSU

 

1,000,000

 

 

22,240

 

3 years

 

May 2015

 

RSU

 

675,000

 

 

16,511

 

3 years

 

 

As of June 30, 2018, there were 9.5 million shares available for future grants under the 2017 Manager Equity Plan and the 2017 Equity Plan.

 

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Schedule of Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

2017

 

Manager

 

 

 

Grant Date Fair

 

 

Equity Plan

 

Equity Plan

 

Total

 

Value (per share)

Balance as of January 1, 2018

 

885,138

 

806,251

 

1,691,389

 

$

21.95

Granted

 

486,323

 

775,000

 

1,261,323

 

 

21.14

Vested

 

(267,037)

 

(287,499)

 

(554,536)

 

 

21.79

Forfeited

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

Balance as of June 30, 2018

 

1,104,424

 

1,293,752

 

2,398,176

 

 

21.56

Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

As discussed in Note 3, in connection with our Woodstar II Portfolio acquisitions, we issued 9.8 million Class A Units in SPT Dolphin.  After the earlier of (i) August 16, 2018 and (ii) three business days after the acquisition of the final property in the Woodstar II Portfolio, Class A Units are redeemable for consideration equal to the current share price of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, with the consideration paid in either cash or the Company’s common stock, at the determination of the Company.  In consolidation, the issued Class A Units are reflected as non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

To the extent SPT Dolphin has sufficient cash available, the Class A Units earn a preferred return indexed to the dividend rate of the Company’s common stock.  Any distributions made pursuant to this waterfall are recognized within net income attributable to non-controlling interests in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we recognized net income attributable to non-controlling interests of $4.6 million and $7.1 million, respectively, associated with these Class A Units.

In March 2018, we acquired the non-controlling interest held by a third party in one of our consolidated REIS Equity Portfolio properties, which was carried at $0.3 million, for $3.3 million.  The excess of the consideration paid to acquire the non-controlling interest over the carrying value of the non-controlling interest was recorded as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in March 2018.

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17. Earnings per Share

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and the number of shares of common stock used in the computation of basic EPS and diluted EPS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Basic Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income attributable to STWD common stockholders

 

$

109,230

 

$

117,380

 

$

209,162

 

$

219,738

Less: Income attributable to participating shares not already deducted as non-controlling interests

 

 

(1,034)

 

 

(828)

 

 

(1,755)

 

 

(1,728)

Basic earnings

 

$

108,196

 

$

116,552

 

$

207,407

 

$

218,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income attributable to STWD common stockholders

 

$

109,230

 

$

117,380

 

$

209,162

 

$

219,738

Less: Income attributable to participating shares not already deducted as non-controlling interests

 

 

(1,034)

 

 

(828)

 

 

(1,755)

 

 

(1,728)

Add: Interest expense on Convertible Notes (1)

 

 

7,593

 

 

N/A

 

 

15,159

 

 

N/A

Diluted earnings

 

$

115,789

 

$

116,552

 

$

222,566

 

$

218,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic — Average shares outstanding

 

 

260,998

 

 

259,472

 

 

260,832

 

 

259,236

Effect of dilutive securities — Convertible Notes (1)

 

 

27,134

 

 

3,142

 

 

27,044

 

 

3,128

Effect of dilutive securities — Contingently issuable shares

 

 

128

 

 

96

 

 

128

 

 

96

Effect of dilutive securities — Unvested non-participating shares

 

 

50

 

 

141

 

 

36

 

 

104

Diluted — Average shares outstanding

 

 

288,310

 

 

262,851

 

 

288,040

 

 

262,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share Attributable to STWD Common Stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.80

 

$

0.84

Diluted

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.83


(1)

Prior to June 30, 2018, the Company had asserted its intent and ability to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash.  Accordingly, under GAAP, the dilutive effect to EPS for the prior year periods was determined using the treasury stock method by dividing only the “conversion spread value” of the “in-the-money” Convertible Notes by the Company’s average share price and including the resulting share amount in the diluted EPS denominator.  The conversion value of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes was not included.  As of June 30, 2018, the Company no longer asserts its intent to fully settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash upon conversion.  Accordingly, under GAAP, the dilutive effect to EPS for the current year periods is determined using the “if-converted” method whereby interest expense on the outstanding Convertible Notes is added back to the diluted EPS numerator and the full number of potential shares contingently issuable upon their conversion is included in the diluted EPS denominator. Refer to Note 10 for further discussion.

 

As of June 30, 2018 and 2017, participating shares of 11.9 million and 1.7 million, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted shares as their effect was already considered under the more dilutive two-class method used above. Such participating shares at June 30, 2018 included 9.8 million potential shares of our common stock issuable upon redemption of the Class A Units in SPT Dolphin, as discussed in Note 16.

 

 

 

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18. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

The changes in AOCI by component are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

Cumulative

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective Portion of

 

(Loss) on

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Loss on

 

Available-for-

 

Currency

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

Sale Securities

 

Translation

 

Total

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at April 1, 2018

 

$

30

 

$

59,052

 

$

16,228

 

$

75,310

OCI before reclassifications

 

 

(1)

 

 

1,052

 

 

(8,176)

 

 

(7,125)

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

 

 

(22)

 

 

(29)

 

 

 —

 

 

(51)

Net period OCI

 

 

(23)

 

 

1,023

 

 

(8,176)

 

 

(7,176)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

$

 7

 

$

60,075

 

$

8,052

 

$

68,134

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at April 1, 2017

 

$

50

 

$

46,775

 

$

(6,758)

 

$

40,067

OCI before reclassifications

 

 

 1

 

 

4,917

 

 

11,005

 

 

15,923

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

 

 

 1

 

 

(10)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9)

Net period OCI

 

 

 2

 

 

4,907

 

 

11,005

 

 

15,914

Balance at June 30, 2017

 

$

52

 

$

51,682

 

$

4,247

 

$

55,981

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2018

 

$

25

 

$

57,889

 

$

12,010

 

$

69,924

OCI before reclassifications

 

 

 8

 

 

2,261

 

 

(3,958)

 

 

(1,689)

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

 

 

(26)

 

 

(75)

 

 

 —

 

 

(101)

Net period OCI

 

 

(18)

 

 

2,186

 

 

(3,958)

 

 

(1,790)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

$

 7

 

$

60,075

 

$

8,052

 

$

68,134

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2017

 

$

(26)

 

$

44,929

 

$

(8,765)

 

$

36,138

OCI before reclassifications

 

 

48

 

 

6,848

 

 

13,012

 

 

19,908

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

 

 

30

 

 

(95)

 

 

 —

 

 

(65)

Net period OCI

 

 

78

 

 

6,753

 

 

13,012

 

 

19,843

Balance at June 30, 2017

 

$

52

 

$

51,682

 

$

4,247

 

$

55,981

 

The reclassifications out of AOCI impacted the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Reclassified from

 

Amounts Reclassified from

 

 

 

 

AOCI during the Three Months

 

AOCI during the Six Months

 

Affected Line Item

 

 

Ended June 30,

 

Ended June 30,

 

in the Statements

Details about AOCI Components

  

2018

    

2017

  

2018

    

2017

  

of Operations

Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

22

 

$

(1)

 

$

26

 

$

(30)

 

Interest expense

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest realized upon collection

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

46

 

 

95

 

Interest income from investment securities

Net realized gain on sale of investment

 

 

29

 

 

 —

 

 

29

 

 

 —

 

Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net

Total

 

 

29

 

 

10

 

 

75

 

 

95

 

 

Total reclassifications for the period

 

$

51

 

$

 9

 

$

101

 

$

65

 

 

 

 

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19. Fair Value

 

GAAP establishes a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the observability of inputs utilized in measuring financial assets and liabilities at fair value. GAAP establishes market-based or observable inputs as the preferred source of values, followed by valuation models using management assumptions in the absence of market inputs. The three levels of the hierarchy are described below:

 

Level I—Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

 

Level II—Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

 

Level III—Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

 

Valuation Process

 

We have valuation control processes in place to validate the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value including those derived from pricing models. These control processes are designed to assure that the values used for financial reporting are based on observable inputs wherever possible.  Refer to Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of our valuation process.

 

We determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis in accordance with the methodology described in our Form 10-K.

 

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Fair Value Disclosures

 

The following tables present our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets by their level in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

    

Total

    

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option

 

$

1,092,769

 

$

 —

 

$

195,510

 

$

897,259

RMBS

 

 

235,796

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

235,796

CMBS

 

 

52,426

 

 

 —

 

 

27,776

 

 

24,650

Equity security

 

 

13,037

 

 

13,037

 

 

 

 

Domestic servicing rights

 

 

22,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,742

Derivative assets

 

 

50,815

 

 

 —

 

 

50,815

 

 

 —

VIE assets

 

 

48,044,873

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

48,044,873

Total 

 

$

49,512,458

 

$

13,037

 

$

274,101

 

$

49,225,320

Financial Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

36,135

 

$

 —

 

$

36,135

 

$

 —

VIE liabilities

 

 

46,976,428

 

 

 —

 

 

44,974,313

 

 

2,002,115

Total 

 

$

47,012,563

 

$

 —

 

$

45,010,448

 

$

2,002,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

   

Total

   

Level I

   

Level II

   

Level III

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option

 

$

745,743

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

745,743

RMBS

 

 

247,021

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

247,021

CMBS

 

 

24,191

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

24,191

Equity security

 

 

13,523

 

 

13,523

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Domestic servicing rights

 

 

30,759

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

30,759

Derivative assets

 

 

33,898

 

 

 —

 

 

33,898

 

 

 —

VIE assets

 

 

51,045,874

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

51,045,874

Total 

 

$

52,141,009

 

$

13,523

 

$

33,898

 

$

52,093,588

Financial Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

36,200

 

$

 —

 

$

36,200

 

$

 —

VIE liabilities

 

 

50,000,010

 

 

 —

 

 

47,811,073

 

 

2,188,937

Total 

 

$

50,036,210

 

$

 —

 

$

47,847,273

 

$

2,188,937

 

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The changes in financial assets and liabilities classified as Level III are as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Domestic

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing

 

 

 

 

VIE

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

Heldforsale

 

RMBS

 

CMBS

 

Rights

 

VIE Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total

April 1, 2018 balance

 

$

723,733

 

$

240,853

 

$

23,969

 

$

24,945

 

$

49,233,307

 

$

(2,205,734)

 

$

48,041,073

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value / gain on sale

 

 

14,833

 

 

141

 

 

(542)

 

 

(2,203)

 

 

(1,766,507)

 

 

297,960

 

 

(1,456,318)

Net accretion

 

 

 —

 

 

2,622

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,622

Included in OCI

 

 

 —

 

 

1,023

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,023

Purchases / Originations

 

 

633,433

 

 

 —

 

 

1,463

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

634,896

Sales

 

 

(215,133)

 

 

(807)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(215,940)

Cash repayments / receipts

 

 

(64,097)

 

 

(8,036)

 

 

(240)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(45,177)

 

 

(117,550)

Transfers into Level III

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(160,071)

 

 

(160,071)

Transfers out of Level III

 

 

(195,510)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

109,592

 

 

(85,918)

Consolidation of VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

725,189

 

 

 —

 

 

725,189

Deconsolidation of VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(147,116)

 

 

1,315

 

 

(145,801)

June 30, 2018 balance

 

$

897,259

 

$

235,796

 

$

24,650

 

$

22,742

 

$

48,044,873

 

$

(2,002,115)

 

$

47,223,205

Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at June 30, 2018

 

$

2,071

 

$

2,623

 

$

(542)

 

$

(2,203)

 

$

(1,766,507)

 

$

297,960

 

$

(1,466,598)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Domestic

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing

 

 

 

 

VIE

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

Heldforsale

 

RMBS

 

CMBS

 

Rights

 

VIE Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total

April 1, 2017 balance

 

$

340,266

 

$

249,419

 

$

15,472

 

$

46,649

 

$

60,185,851

 

$

(2,161,295)

 

$

58,676,362

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value / gain on sale

 

 

15,406

 

 

          —

 

 

(2,343)

 

 

(8,001)

 

 

(5,702,684)

 

 

213,503

 

 

(5,484,119)

OTTI

 

 

               —

 

 

(109)

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

(109)

Net accretion

 

 

               —

 

 

3,302

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

3,302

Included in OCI

 

 

               —

 

 

4,907

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

4,907

Purchases / Originations

 

 

557,068

 

 

7,433

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

564,501

Sales

 

 

(291,182)

 

 

          —

 

 

(700)

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

(291,882)

Issuances

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

(5,429)

 

 

(5,429)

Cash repayments / receipts

 

 

(11,442)

 

 

(8,555)

 

 

(1,322)

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

(5,240)

 

 

(26,559)

Transfers into Level III

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

(319,457)

 

 

(319,457)

Transfers out of Level III

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

34,288

 

 

34,288

Consolidation of VIEs

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

 —

Deconsolidation of VIEs

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

2,741

 

 

          —

 

 

(580,452)

 

 

79,037

 

 

(498,674)

June 30, 2017 balance

 

$

610,116

 

$

256,397

 

$

13,848

 

$

38,648

 

$

53,902,715

 

$

(2,164,593)

 

$

52,657,131

Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at June 30, 2017

 

$

(3,291)

 

$

3,186

 

$

396

 

$

(8,001)

 

$

(5,702,684)

 

$

213,503

 

$

(5,496,891)

 

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Domestic

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing

 

 

 

 

VIE

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

Heldforsale

 

RMBS

 

CMBS

 

Rights

 

VIE Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total

January 1, 2018 balance

 

$

745,743

 

$

247,021

 

$

24,191

 

$

30,759

 

$

51,045,874

 

$

(2,188,937)

 

$

49,904,651

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value / gain on sale

 

 

22,633

 

 

141

 

 

13

 

 

(8,017)

 

 

(3,793,715)

 

 

535,050

 

 

(3,243,895)

Net accretion

 

 

 —

 

 

5,441

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,441

Included in OCI

 

 

 —

 

 

2,186

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,186

Purchases / Originations

 

 

910,692

 

 

 —

 

 

1,463

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

912,155

Sales

 

 

(481,765)

 

 

(807)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(482,572)

Issuances

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,948)

 

 

(7,948)

Cash repayments / receipts

 

 

(104,534)

 

 

(18,186)

 

 

(1,017)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(57,810)

 

 

(181,547)

Transfers into Level III

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(690,959)

 

 

(690,959)

Transfers out of Level III

 

 

(195,510)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

317,850

 

 

122,340

Consolidation of VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,815,070

 

 

 —

 

 

1,815,070

Deconsolidation of VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,022,356)

 

 

90,639

 

 

(931,717)

June 30, 2018 balance

 

$

897,259

 

$

235,796

 

$

24,650

 

$

22,742

 

$

48,044,873

 

$

(2,002,115)

 

$

47,223,205

Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at June 30, 2018

 

$

1,482

 

$

5,388

 

$

13

 

$

(8,017)

 

$

(3,793,715)

 

$

535,050

 

$

(3,259,799)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Domestic

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing

 

 

 

 

VIE

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

Heldforsale

 

RMBS

 

CMBS

 

Rights

 

VIE Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total

January 1, 2017 balance

 

$

63,279

 

$

253,915

 

$

31,546

 

$

55,082

 

$

67,123,261

 

$

(2,585,369)

 

$

64,941,714

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value / gain on sale

 

 

25,999

 

 

          —

 

 

(3,686)

 

 

(16,434)

 

 

(12,239,909)

 

 

598,484

 

 

(11,635,546)

OTTI

 

 

               —

 

 

(109)

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

(109)

Net accretion

 

 

               —

 

 

7,188

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

7,188

Included in OCI

 

 

               —

 

 

6,753

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

6,753

Purchases / Originations

 

 

1,002,955

 

 

7,433

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

1,010,388

Sales

 

 

(470,478)

 

 

          —

 

 

(11,134)

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

               —

 

 

(481,612)

Issuances

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

(10,188)

 

 

(10,188)

Cash repayments / receipts

 

 

(11,639)

 

 

(18,783)

 

 

(7,088)

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

(36,036)

 

 

(73,546)

Transfers into Level III

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

(383,427)

 

 

(383,427)

Transfers out of Level III

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

                 —

 

 

163,740

 

 

163,740

Consolidation of VIEs

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

          —

 

 

1,127,952

 

 

               —

 

 

1,127,952

Deconsolidation of VIEs

 

 

               —

 

 

          —

 

 

4,210

 

 

          —

 

 

(2,108,589)

 

 

88,203

 

 

(2,016,176)

June 30, 2017 balance

 

$

610,116

 

$

256,397

 

$

13,848

 

$

38,648

 

$

53,902,715

 

$

(2,164,593)

 

$

52,657,131

Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at June 30, 2017

 

$

(3,291)

 

$

6,973

 

$

228

 

$

(16,434)

 

$

(12,239,909)

 

$

598,484

 

$

(11,653,949)

 

Amounts were transferred from Level II to Level III due to a decrease in the observable relevant market activity and amounts were transferred from Level III to Level II due to an increase in the observable relevant market activity.

 

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The following table presents the fair values, all of which are classified in Level III of the fair value hierarchy, of our financial instruments not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

   

Carrying

   

Fair

   

Carrying

   

Fair

 

 

Value

 

Value

 

Value

 

Value

Financial assets not carried at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-investment and loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

$

7,002,393

 

$

7,084,822

 

$

6,636,898

 

$

6,729,302

HTM securities

 

 

140,676

 

 

143,656

 

 

433,468

 

 

428,338

Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans

 

$

6,290,675

 

$

6,215,340

 

$

5,847,241

 

$

5,810,998

Unsecured senior notes

 

 

2,255,976

 

 

2,271,438

 

 

2,125,235

 

 

2,191,285

 

The following is quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs in our Level III measurements for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying Value at

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

Range as of (1)

 

  

June 30, 2018

  

Technique

  

Input

  

June 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option

 

$

897,259

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Yield (b)

 

4.8% - 6.0%

 

4.3% - 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration (c)

 

1.8 - 12.3 years

 

1.8 - 12.1 years

RMBS

 

 

235,796

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Constant prepayment rate (a)

 

2.6% - 24.2%

 

2.5% - 21.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constant default rate (b)

 

1.0% - 5.5%

 

0.9% - 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss severity (b)

 

15% - 81% (e)

 

14% - 75% (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency rate (c)

 

5% - 32%

 

4% - 33%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicer advances (a)

 

23% - 83%

 

20% - 83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual coupon deterioration (b)

 

0% - 0.8%

 

0% - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Putback amount per projected total collateral loss (d)

 

0% - 7%

 

0% - 7%

CMBS

 

 

24,650

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Yield (b)

 

0% - 852.3%

 

0% - 168.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration (c)

 

0 - 9.7 years

 

0 - 9.7 years

Domestic servicing rights

 

 

22,742

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Debt yield (a)

 

7.50%

 

7.75%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate (b)

 

15%

 

15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control migration (b)

 

0% - 80%

 

0% - 80%

VIE assets

 

 

48,044,873

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Yield (b)

 

0% - 815.0%

 

0% - 826.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration (c)

 

0 - 14.2 years

 

0 - 14.0 years

VIE liabilities

 

 

(2,002,115)

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Yield (b)

 

0% - 815.0%

 

0% - 826.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration (c)

 

0 - 14.2 years

 

0 - 14.0 years


(1)

The ranges of significant unobservable inputs are represented in percentages and years.

 

Sensitivity of the Fair Value to Changes in the Unobservable Inputs

 

(a)

Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

(b)

Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

(c)

Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in either a significantly lower or higher (higher or lower) fair value measurement depending on the structural features of the security in question.

(d)

Any delay in the putback recovery date leads to a decrease in fair value for the majority of securities in our RMBS portfolio.

(e)

72% and 81% of the portfolio falls within a range of 45%-80% as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

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20.  Income Taxes

 

Certain of our subsidiaries have elected to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”). TRSs permit us to participate in certain activities from which REITs are generally precluded, as long as these activities meet specific criteria, are conducted within the parameters of certain limitations established by the Code, and are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable subsidiaries under the Code. To the extent these criteria are met, we will continue to maintain our qualification as a REIT.

 

Our TRSs engage in various real estate related operations, including special servicing of commercial real estate, originating and securitizing commercial mortgage loans, and investing in entities which engage in real estate related operations. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately $1.3 billion and $673.1 million, respectively, of assets, including $18.2 million and $24.1 million in cash, respectively, were owned by TRS entities. Our TRSs are not consolidated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but are instead taxed as corporations. For financial reporting purposes, a provision for current and deferred taxes is established for the portion of earnings recognized by us with respect to our interest in TRSs.

 

The following table is a reconciliation of our U.S. federal income tax determined using our statutory federal tax rate to our reported income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

    

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

    

2018

 

    

2017

 

    

2018

 

2017

Federal statutory tax rate

    

$

25,291

    

21.0

    

$

46,439

    

35.0

    

$

47,897

    

21.0

    

$

82,094

    

35.0

REIT and other non-taxable income

 

 

(23,157)

 

(19.2)

 

 

(37,000)

 

(27.9)

 

 

(43,500)

 

(19.1)

 

 

(73,425)

 

(31.2)

State income taxes

 

 

558

 

0.5

 

 

20

 

 —

 

 

1,151

 

0.5

 

 

(119)

 

(0.1)

Federal benefit of state tax deduction

 

 

(118)

 

(0.1)

 

 

(7)

 

 —

 

 

(242)

 

(0.1)

 

 

42

 

 —

Other

 

 

769

 

0.6

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

893

 

0.4

 

 

(123)

 

(0.1)

Effective tax rate

 

$

3,343

 

2.8

 

$

9,452

 

7.1

 

$

6,199

 

2.7

 

$

8,469

 

3.6

   

 

21. Commitments and Contingencies

 

As of June 30, 2018, we had future funding commitments on 56 loans totaling $2.0 billion, of which we expect to fund $1.8 billion. These future funding commitments primarily relate to construction projects, capital improvements, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Generally, funding commitments are subject to certain conditions that must be met, such as customary construction draw certifications, minimum debt service coverage ratios or executions of new leases before advances are made to the borrower.

 

In June 2018, we executed an agreement to purchase up to $600.0 million of residential mortgage loans that meet our investment criteria from a third-party residential mortgage originator over the next twelve months. As of June 30, 2018, we had outstanding purchase commitments of $65.0 million under this agreement to acquire loans at an agreed-upon price within 75 days.

 

Management is not aware of any other contractual obligations, legal proceedings, or any other contingent obligations incurred in the normal course of business that would have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

22.  Segment Data

 

In its operation of the business, management, including our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis prior to the impact of consolidating securitization VIEs under ASC 810. The segment information within this note is reported on that basis.

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The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Subtotal

 

VIEs

 

Total

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from loans

  

$

148,268

  

$

 —

  

$

3,436

  

$

 —

  

$

151,704

  

$

 —

  

$

151,704

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

8,930

  

 

 —

 

 

30,472

 

 

 —

 

 

39,402

 

 

(28,612)

 

 

10,790

Servicing fees

 

 

50

  

 

 —

 

 

24,687

 

 

 —

 

 

24,737

 

 

(7,422)

 

 

17,315

Rental income

 

 

 —

 

 

74,401

 

 

14,490

 

 

 —

 

 

88,891

 

 

 —

 

 

88,891

Other revenues

 

 

224

 

 

81

 

 

516

 

 

86

 

 

907

 

 

(51)

 

 

856

Total revenues 

 

 

157,472

 

 

74,482

 

 

73,601

 

 

86

 

 

305,641

 

 

(36,085)

 

 

269,556

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

 

463

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

26,907

 

 

27,388

 

 

106

 

 

27,494

Interest expense

 

 

34,826

 

 

19,380

 

 

5,807

 

 

31,854

 

 

91,867

 

 

(275)

 

 

91,592

General and administrative

 

 

6,251

 

 

1,971

 

 

23,855

 

 

3,367

 

 

35,444

 

 

84

 

 

35,528

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

1,692

 

 

(52)

 

 

(79)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,561

 

 

 —

 

 

1,561

Costs of rental operations

 

 

 —

 

 

25,991

 

 

6,906

 

 

 —

 

 

32,897

 

 

 —

 

 

32,897

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

16

 

 

31,738

 

 

5,396

 

 

 —

 

 

37,150

 

 

 —

 

 

37,150

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

25,259

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

25,259

 

 

 —

 

 

25,259

Other expense

 

 

77

 

 

 —

 

 

420

 

 

 —

 

 

497

 

 

 —

 

 

497

Total costs and expenses 

 

 

68,584

 

 

79,028

 

 

42,323

 

 

62,128

 

 

252,063

 

 

(85)

 

 

251,978

Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests

 

 

88,888

 

 

(4,546)

 

 

31,278

 

 

(62,042)

 

 

53,578

 

 

(36,000)

 

 

17,578

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

43,946

 

 

43,946

Change in fair value of servicing rights

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,255)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,255)

 

 

1,052

 

 

(2,203)

Change in fair value of investment securities, net

 

 

482

 

 

 —

 

 

15,110

 

 

 —

 

 

15,592

 

 

(7,890)

 

 

7,702

Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

 

 

184

 

 

 —

 

 

14,649

 

 

 —

 

 

14,833

 

 

 —

 

 

14,833

Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities

 

 

1,803

 

 

2,933

 

 

1,454

 

 

 —

 

 

6,190

 

 

(720)

 

 

5,470

Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net

 

 

135

 

 

2,941

 

 

10,361

 

 

 —

 

 

13,437

 

 

 —

 

 

13,437

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

19,467

 

 

19,920

 

 

(398)

 

 

(6,367)

 

 

32,622

 

 

 —

 

 

32,622

Foreign currency (loss) gain, net

 

 

(13,264)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,264)

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,264)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

Other income, net

 

 

 —

 

 

489

 

 

 9

 

 

 —

 

 

498

 

 

 —

 

 

498

Total other income (loss)

 

 

8,807

 

 

26,282

 

 

37,745

 

 

(6,367)

 

 

66,467

 

 

36,388

 

 

102,855

Income (loss) before income taxes 

 

 

97,695

 

 

21,736

 

 

69,023

 

 

(68,409)

 

 

120,045

 

 

388

 

 

120,433

Income tax provision

 

 

(1,720)

 

 

(611)

 

 

(1,012)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,343)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,343)

Net income (loss) 

 

 

95,975

 

 

21,125

 

 

68,011

 

 

(68,409)

 

 

116,702

 

 

388

 

 

117,090

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(361)

 

 

(4,684)

 

 

(2,427)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,472)

 

 

(388)

 

 

(7,860)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.  

 

$

95,614

 

$

16,441

 

$

65,584

 

$

(68,409)

 

$

109,230

 

$

 —

 

$

109,230

 

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The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Subtotal

 

VIEs

 

Total

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from loans

 

$

116,993

 

$

 —

 

$

3,619

 

$

 —

 

$

120,612

 

$

 —

 

$

120,612

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

11,611

 

 

 —

 

 

38,192

 

 

 —

 

 

49,803

 

 

(37,433)

 

 

12,370

Servicing fees

 

 

216

 

 

 —

 

 

33,663

 

 

 —

 

 

33,879

 

 

(15,251)

 

 

18,628

Rental income

 

 

 —

 

 

46,279

 

 

12,687

 

 

 —

 

 

58,966

 

 

 —

 

 

58,966

Other revenues

 

 

293

 

 

221

 

 

545

 

 

 —

 

 

1,059

 

 

(66)

 

 

993

Total revenues 

 

 

129,113

 

 

46,500

 

 

88,706

 

 

 —

 

 

264,319

 

 

(52,750)

 

 

211,569

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

 

469

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

24,096

 

 

24,583

 

 

50

 

 

24,633

Interest expense

 

 

24,486

 

 

10,899

 

 

4,856

 

 

31,351

 

 

71,592

 

 

(275)

 

 

71,317

General and administrative

 

 

5,359

 

 

1,000

 

 

22,789

 

 

3,298

 

 

32,446

 

 

74

 

 

32,520

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

385

 

 

99

 

 

53

 

 

 —

 

 

537

 

 

 —

 

 

537

Costs of rental operations

 

 

 —

 

 

17,792

 

 

5,232

 

 

 —

 

 

23,024

 

 

 —

 

 

23,024

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

16

 

 

17,279

 

 

4,737

 

 

 —

 

 

22,032

 

 

 —

 

 

22,032

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

(2,694)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,694)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,694)

Other expense

 

 

 —

 

 

(34)

 

 

176

 

 

 —

 

 

142

 

 

 —

 

 

142

Total costs and expenses 

 

 

28,021

 

 

47,035

 

 

37,861

 

 

58,745

 

 

171,662

 

 

(151)

 

 

171,511

Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests

 

 

101,092

 

 

(535)

 

 

50,845

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

92,657

 

 

(52,599)

 

 

40,058

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

77,761

 

 

77,761

Change in fair value of servicing rights

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,667)

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,667)

 

 

5,666

 

 

(8,001)

Change in fair value of investment securities, net

 

 

(149)

 

 

 —

 

 

12,256

 

 

 —

 

 

12,107

 

 

(14,600)

 

 

(2,493)

Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

 

 

(152)

 

 

 —

 

 

15,558

 

 

 —

 

 

15,406

 

 

 —

 

 

15,406

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

1,230

 

 

2,488

 

 

35,892

 

 

 —

 

 

39,610

 

 

(10,145)

 

 

29,465

(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net

 

 

(3)

 

 

77

 

 

5,109

 

 

 —

 

 

5,183

 

 

 —

 

 

5,183

Loss on derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

(14,926)

 

 

(20,481)

 

 

(2,179)

 

 

 —

 

 

(37,586)

 

 

 —

 

 

(37,586)

Foreign currency gain, net

 

 

12,882

 

 

17

 

 

11

 

 

 —

 

 

12,910

 

 

 —

 

 

12,910

OTTI

 

 

(109)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

Other income, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

704

 

 

 —

 

 

704

 

 

(613)

 

 

91

Total other income (loss) 

 

 

(1,227)

 

 

(17,899)

 

 

53,684

 

 

 —

 

 

34,558

 

 

58,069

 

 

92,627

Income (loss) before income taxes 

 

 

99,865

 

 

(18,434)

 

 

104,529

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

127,215

 

 

5,470

 

 

132,685

Income tax provision

 

 

(127)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,325)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,452)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,452)

Net income (loss) 

 

 

99,738

 

 

(18,434)

 

 

95,204

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

117,763

 

 

5,470

 

 

123,233

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(353)

 

 

 —

 

 

(30)

 

 

 —

 

 

(383)

 

 

(5,470)

 

 

(5,853)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.  

 

$

99,385

 

$

(18,434)

 

$

95,174

 

$

(58,745)

 

$

117,380

 

$

 —

 

$

117,380

 

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The table below presents our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Subtotal

 

VIEs

 

Total

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from loans

  

$

283,240

  

$

 —

  

$

6,084

  

$

 —

  

$

289,324

  

$

 —

  

$

289,324

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

23,369

  

 

 —

 

 

64,871

 

 

 —

 

 

88,240

 

 

(62,181)

 

 

26,059

Servicing fees

 

 

215

  

 

 —

 

 

58,121

 

 

 —

 

 

58,336

 

 

(14,954)

 

 

43,382

Rental income

 

 

 —

 

 

141,111

 

 

28,890

 

 

 —

 

 

170,001

 

 

 —

 

 

170,001

Other revenues

 

 

418

 

 

182

 

 

744

 

 

138

 

 

1,482

 

 

(105)

 

 

1,377

Total revenues 

 

 

307,242

 

 

141,293

 

 

158,710

 

 

138

 

 

607,383

 

 

(77,240)

 

 

530,143

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

 

943

 

 

 —

 

 

36

 

 

56,958

 

 

57,937

 

 

199

 

 

58,136

Interest expense

 

 

66,847

 

 

35,914

 

 

10,902

 

 

65,657

 

 

179,320

 

 

(545)

 

 

178,775

General and administrative

 

 

12,946

 

 

3,830

 

 

44,875

 

 

5,849

 

 

67,500

 

 

170

 

 

67,670

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

1,912

 

 

(46)

 

 

72

 

 

 —

 

 

1,938

 

 

 —

 

 

1,938

Costs of rental operations

 

 

 —

 

 

49,479

 

 

13,111

 

 

 —

 

 

62,590

 

 

 —

 

 

62,590

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

33

 

 

58,207

 

 

10,654

 

 

 —

 

 

68,894

 

 

 —

 

 

68,894

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

26,797

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

26,797

 

 

 —

 

 

26,797

Other expense

 

 

154

 

 

 —

 

 

447

 

 

 —

 

 

601

 

 

 —

 

 

601

Total costs and expenses 

 

 

109,632

 

 

147,384

 

 

80,097

 

 

128,464

 

 

465,577

 

 

(176)

 

 

465,401

Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests

 

 

197,610

 

 

(6,091)

 

 

78,613

 

 

(128,326)

 

 

141,806

 

 

(77,064)

 

 

64,742

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

96,599

 

 

96,599

Change in fair value of servicing rights

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,423)

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,423)

 

 

4,406

 

 

(8,017)

Change in fair value of investment securities, net

 

 

(222)

 

 

 —

 

 

29,089

 

 

 —

 

 

28,867

 

 

(21,314)

 

 

7,553

Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

 

 

(1,508)

 

 

 —

 

 

24,141

 

 

 —

 

 

22,633

 

 

 —

 

 

22,633

Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities

 

 

3,247

 

 

(582)

 

 

3,050

 

 

 —

 

 

5,715

 

 

(1,707)

 

 

4,008

Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net

 

 

414

 

 

6,883

 

 

16,800

 

 

 —

 

 

24,097

 

 

 —

 

 

24,097

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

8,649

 

 

21,839

 

 

4,644

 

 

(19,369)

 

 

15,763

 

 

 —

 

 

15,763

Foreign currency gain (loss), net

 

 

286

 

 

 1

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

285

 

 

 —

 

 

285

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

 

 

 —

 

 

(186)

Other income, net

 

 

43

 

 

506

 

 

57

 

 

 —

 

 

606

 

 

 —

 

 

606

Total other income (loss)

 

 

10,909

 

 

28,647

 

 

65,170

 

 

(19,369)

 

 

85,357

 

 

77,984

 

 

163,341

Income (loss) before income taxes 

 

 

208,519

 

 

22,556

 

 

143,783

 

 

(147,695)

 

 

227,163

 

 

920

 

 

228,083

Income tax provision

 

 

(2,667)

 

 

(1,872)

 

 

(1,660)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,199)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,199)

Net income (loss) 

 

 

205,852

 

 

20,684

 

 

142,123

 

 

(147,695)

 

 

220,964

 

 

920

 

 

221,884

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(722)

 

 

(7,137)

 

 

(3,943)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11,802)

 

 

(920)

 

 

(12,722)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.  

 

$

205,130

 

$

13,547

 

$

138,180

 

$

(147,695)

 

$

209,162

 

$

 —

 

$

209,162

 

 

 

 

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The table below presents our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Subtotal

 

VIEs

 

Total

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from loans

 

$

226,039

 

$

 —

 

$

6,456

 

$

 —

 

$

232,495

 

$

 —

 

$

232,495

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

24,330

 

 

 —

 

 

73,028

 

 

 —

 

 

97,358

 

 

(69,764)

 

 

27,594

Servicing fees

 

 

426

 

 

 —

 

 

63,744

 

 

 —

 

 

64,170

 

 

(31,440)

 

 

32,730

Rental income

 

 

 —

 

 

91,132

 

 

24,876

 

 

 —

 

 

116,008

 

 

 —

 

 

116,008

Other revenues

 

 

372

 

 

266

 

 

1,009

 

 

 —

 

 

1,647

 

 

(185)

 

 

1,462

Total revenues 

 

 

251,167

 

 

91,398

 

 

169,113

 

 

 —

 

 

511,678

 

 

(101,389)

 

 

410,289

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

 

923

 

 

 —

 

 

36

 

 

47,958

 

 

48,917

 

 

100

 

 

49,017

Interest expense

 

 

44,443

 

 

21,106

 

 

9,214

 

 

62,958

 

 

137,721

 

 

(544)

 

 

137,177

General and administrative

 

 

9,570

 

 

2,381

 

 

45,369

 

 

5,468

 

 

62,788

 

 

161

 

 

62,949

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

900

 

 

271

 

 

37

 

 

 —

 

 

1,208

 

 

 —

 

 

1,208

Costs of rental operations

 

 

 —

 

 

33,183

 

 

10,719

 

 

 —

 

 

43,902

 

 

 —

 

 

43,902

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

33

 

 

34,436

 

 

9,791

 

 

 —

 

 

44,260

 

 

 —

 

 

44,260

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

(2,999)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,999)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,999)

Other expense

 

 

 —

 

 

(34)

 

 

934

 

 

 —

 

 

900

 

 

 —

 

 

900

Total costs and expenses 

 

 

52,870

 

 

91,343

 

 

76,100

 

 

116,384

 

 

336,697

 

 

(283)

 

 

336,414

Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests

 

 

198,297

 

 

55

 

 

93,013

 

 

(116,384)

 

 

174,981

 

 

(101,106)

 

 

73,875

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

146,931

 

 

146,931

Change in fair value of servicing rights

 

 

               

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,304)

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,304)

 

 

6,870

 

 

(16,434)

Change in fair value of investment securities, net

 

 

23

 

 

 —

 

 

31,301

 

 

 —

 

 

31,324

 

 

(34,988)

 

 

(3,664)

Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

 

 

(152)

 

 

 —

 

 

26,151

 

 

 —

 

 

25,999

 

 

 —

 

 

25,999

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

1,700

 

 

4,949

 

 

36,909

 

 

 —

 

 

43,558

 

 

(11,106)

 

 

32,452

(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net

 

 

(59)

 

 

77

 

 

5,109

 

 

 —

 

 

5,127

 

 

 —

 

 

5,127

Loss on derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

(19,461)

 

 

(20,992)

 

 

(1,482)

 

 

 —

 

 

(41,935)

 

 

 —

 

 

(41,935)

Foreign currency gain, net

 

 

17,745

 

 

17

 

 

12

 

 

 —

 

 

17,774

 

 

 —

 

 

17,774

OTTI

 

 

(109)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

 

 

 —

 

 

(109)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,916)

 

 

(5,916)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,916)

Other income, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,069

 

 

 —

 

 

1,069

 

 

(613)

 

 

456

Total other income (loss) 

 

 

(313)

 

 

(15,949)

 

 

75,765

 

 

(5,916)

 

 

53,587

 

 

107,094

 

 

160,681

Income (loss) before income taxes 

 

 

197,984

 

 

(15,894)

 

 

168,778

 

 

(122,300)

 

 

228,568

 

 

5,988

 

 

234,556

Income tax provision

 

 

(342)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,127)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,469)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,469)

Net income (loss) 

 

 

197,642

 

 

(15,894)

 

 

160,651

 

 

(122,300)

 

 

220,099

 

 

5,988

 

 

226,087

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(707)

 

 

 —

 

 

346

 

 

 —

 

 

(361)

 

 

(5,988)

 

 

(6,349)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.  

 

$

196,935

 

$

(15,894)

 

$

160,997

 

$

(122,300)

 

$

219,738

 

$

 —

 

$

219,738

 

 

 

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The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Subtotal

 

VIEs

 

Total

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,303

 

$

25,141

 

$

68,853

 

$

130,211

 

$

234,508

 

$

911

 

$

235,419

Restricted cash

 

 

51,942

 

 

15,493

 

 

9,639

 

 

12,720

 

 

89,794

 

 

 —

 

 

89,794

Loans held-for-investment, net

 

 

6,924,600

 

 

 —

 

 

3,576

 

 

 —

 

 

6,928,176

 

 

 —

 

 

6,928,176

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

792,664

 

 

 —

 

 

300,105

 

 

 —

 

 

1,092,769

 

 

 —

 

 

1,092,769

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

74,217

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

74,217

 

 

 —

 

 

74,217

Investment securities

 

 

389,509

 

 

 —

 

 

1,076,411

 

 

 —

 

 

1,465,920

 

 

(1,023,985)

 

 

441,935

Properties, net

 

 

 —

 

 

2,642,076

 

 

294,608

 

 

 —

 

 

2,936,684

 

 

 —

 

 

2,936,684

Intangible assets

 

 

 —

 

 

104,425

 

 

86,101

 

 

 —

 

 

190,526

 

 

(23,840)

 

 

166,686

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

33,876

 

 

110,122

 

 

44,435

 

 

 —

 

 

188,433

 

 

(21,717)

 

 

166,716

Goodwill

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

140,437

 

 

 —

 

 

140,437

 

 

 —

 

 

140,437

Derivative assets

 

 

10,748

 

 

39,184

 

 

883

 

 

 —

 

 

50,815

 

 

 —

 

 

50,815

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

40,180

 

 

244

 

 

1,042

 

 

13,194

 

 

54,660

 

 

 —

 

 

54,660

Other assets

 

 

31,146

 

 

92,785

 

 

51,794

 

 

1,878

 

 

177,603

 

 

(25)

 

 

177,578

VIE assets, at fair value

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

48,044,873

 

 

48,044,873

Total Assets

 

$

8,359,185

 

$

3,029,470

 

$

2,077,884

 

$

158,003

 

$

13,624,542

 

$

46,976,217

 

$

60,600,759

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

21,461

 

$

70,113

 

$

69,129

 

$

28,875

 

$

189,578

 

$

95

 

$

189,673

Related-party payable

 

 

65

 

 

 —

 

 

39

 

 

25,220

 

 

25,324

 

 

 —

 

 

25,324

Dividends payable

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

126,857

 

 

126,857

 

 

 —

 

 

126,857

Derivative liabilities

 

 

6,321

 

 

4,736

 

 

862

 

 

24,216

 

 

36,135

 

 

 —

 

 

36,135

Secured financing agreements, net

 

 

3,466,334

 

 

1,912,368

 

 

564,226

 

 

297,389

 

 

6,240,317

 

 

(23,700)

 

 

6,216,617

Unsecured senior notes, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,255,976

 

 

2,255,976

 

 

 —

 

 

2,255,976

Secured borrowings on transferred loans, net

 

 

74,058

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

74,058

 

 

 —

 

 

74,058

VIE liabilities, at fair value

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

46,976,428

 

 

46,976,428

Total Liabilities

 

 

3,568,239

 

 

1,987,217

 

 

634,256

 

 

2,758,533

 

 

8,948,245

 

 

46,952,823

 

 

55,901,068

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,675

 

 

2,675

 

 

 —

 

 

2,675

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,905,265

 

 

826,782

 

 

606,583

 

 

1,400,339

 

 

4,738,969

 

 

 —

 

 

4,738,969

Treasury stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(104,194)

 

 

(104,194)

 

 

 —

 

 

(104,194)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

60,082

 

 

8,115

 

 

(63)

 

 

 —

 

 

68,134

 

 

 —

 

 

68,134

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

 

2,815,109

 

 

(788)

 

 

824,267

 

 

(3,899,350)

 

 

(260,762)

 

 

 —

 

 

(260,762)

Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,780,456

 

 

834,109

 

 

1,430,787

 

 

(2,600,530)

 

 

4,444,822

 

 

 —

 

 

4,444,822

Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

10,490

 

 

208,144

 

 

12,841

 

 

 —

 

 

231,475

 

 

23,394

 

 

254,869

Total Equity

 

 

4,790,946

 

 

1,042,253

 

 

1,443,628

 

 

(2,600,530)

 

 

4,676,297

 

 

23,394

 

 

4,699,691

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

8,359,185

 

$

3,029,470

 

$

2,077,884

 

$

158,003

 

$

13,624,542

 

$

46,976,217

 

$

60,600,759

 

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The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Investing

    

 

 

 

    

Lending

    

Property

    

and Servicing

 

 

    

 

 

    

and Servicing

    

 

 

 

    

Segment

    

Segment

    

Segment

 

Corporate

    

Subtotal

    

VIEs

    

Total

Assets:

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

    

$

14,580

   

$

10,388

   

$

39,446

   

$

299,308

   

$

363,722

   

$

5,726

   

$

369,448

Restricted cash

 

 

21,555

 

 

12,491

 

 

10,289

 

 

4,490

 

 

48,825

 

 

 —

 

 

48,825

Loans held-for-investment, net

 

 

6,558,699

 

 

 —

 

 

3,796

 

 

 —

 

 

6,562,495

 

 

 —

 

 

6,562,495

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

613,287

 

 

 —

 

 

132,456

 

 

 —

 

 

745,743

 

 

 —

 

 

745,743

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

74,403

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

74,403

 

 

 —

 

 

74,403

Investment securities

 

 

694,012

 

 

 —

 

 

1,024,143

 

 

 —

 

 

1,718,155

 

 

(999,952)

 

 

718,203

Properties, net

 

 

 —

 

 

2,364,806

 

 

282,675

 

 

 —

 

 

2,647,481

 

 

 —

 

 

2,647,481

Intangible assets

 

 

 —

 

 

116,081

 

 

95,257

 

 

 —

 

 

211,338

 

 

(28,246)

 

 

183,092

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

45,028

 

 

110,704

 

 

50,759

 

 

 —

 

 

206,491

 

 

(20,988)

 

 

185,503

Goodwill

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

140,437

 

 

 —

 

 

140,437

 

 

 —

 

 

140,437

Derivative assets

 

 

6,487

 

 

26,775

 

 

636

 

 

 —

 

 

33,898

 

 

 —

 

 

33,898

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

46,650

 

 

68

 

 

243

 

 

786

 

 

47,747

 

 

 —

 

 

47,747

Other assets

 

 

5,648

 

 

71,929

 

 

59,676

 

 

3,755

 

 

141,008

 

 

(2,868)

 

 

138,140

VIE assets, at fair value

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

51,045,874

 

 

51,045,874

Total Assets

 

$

8,080,349

 

$

2,713,242

 

$

1,839,813

 

$

308,339

 

$

12,941,743

 

$

49,999,546

 

$

62,941,289

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

23,054

 

$

62,890

 

$

74,426

 

$

23,536

 

$

183,906

 

$

1,211

 

$

185,117

Related-party payable

 

 

20

 

 

 —

 

 

31

 

 

42,318

 

 

42,369

 

 

 —

 

 

42,369

Dividends payable

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

125,916

 

 

125,916

 

 

 —

 

 

125,916

Derivative liabilities

 

 

20,386

 

 

13,063

 

 

85

 

 

2,666

 

 

36,200

 

 

 —

 

 

36,200

Secured financing agreements, net

 

 

3,466,487

 

 

1,621,885

 

 

411,526

 

 

296,858

 

 

5,796,756

 

 

(23,700)

 

 

5,773,056

Unsecured senior notes, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,125,235

 

 

2,125,235

 

 

 —

 

 

2,125,235

Secured borrowings on transferred loans

 

 

74,185

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

74,185

 

 

 —

 

 

74,185

VIE liabilities, at fair value

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

50,000,010

 

 

50,000,010

Total Liabilities

 

 

3,584,132

 

 

1,697,838

 

 

486,068

 

 

2,616,529

 

 

8,384,567

 

 

49,977,521

 

 

58,362,088

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,660

 

 

2,660

 

 

 —

 

 

2,660

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,818,559

 

 

957,329

 

 

659,062

 

 

1,280,296

 

 

4,715,246

 

 

 —

 

 

4,715,246

Treasury stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(92,104)

 

 

(92,104)

 

 

 —

 

 

(92,104)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

57,914

 

 

12,076

 

 

(66)

 

 

 —

 

 

69,924

 

 

 —

 

 

69,924

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

 

2,609,050

 

 

(14,335)

 

 

687,015

 

 

(3,499,042)

 

 

(217,312)

 

 

 —

 

 

(217,312)

Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,485,523

 

 

955,070

 

 

1,346,011

 

 

(2,308,190)

 

 

4,478,414

 

 

 —

 

 

4,478,414

Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

10,694

 

 

60,334

 

 

7,734

 

 

 —

 

 

78,762

 

 

22,025

 

 

100,787

Total Equity

 

 

4,496,217

 

 

1,015,404

 

 

1,353,745

 

 

(2,308,190)

 

 

4,557,176

 

 

22,025

 

 

4,579,201

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

8,080,349

 

$

2,713,242

 

$

1,839,813

 

$

308,339

 

$

12,941,743

 

$

49,999,546

 

$

62,941,289

 

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23. Subsequent Events

 

Our significant events subsequent to June 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Energy Project Finance Loan Portfolio

 

On August 7, 2018, we entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the energy project finance origination business (the “Project Finance Debt Business”), of GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC for approximately $2.2 billion.  The Project Finance Debt Business consists of a $2.5 billion senior secured project finance loan portfolio, including approximately $400.0 million of unfunded commitments, and of 21 full-time employees.  Completion of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. 

 

In connection with the pending acquisition of the Project Finance Debt Business, on August 7, 2018, we entered into a debt commitment letter for a senior secured term loan facility, a senior secured revolving credit facility, a senior secured delayed draw term loan facility and a senior secured letter of credit facility (collectively, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2.1 billion, with an initial advance of $1.7 billion, for purposes of funding a portion of the acquisition and the Company’s ongoing obligations under the acquired project finance loans (the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities Commitment Letter”).  The Senior Secured Credit Facilities would mature three years from initial funding, subject to a one-year extension option upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent. 

 

In addition, on August 7, 2018, the Company entered into a debt commitment letter to provide a senior unsecured bridge facility (the “Bridge Facility”), in a principal amount of up to $600 million (the “Bridge Facility Commitment Letter”) to provide further financing for the Project Finance Debt Business.  The Bridge Facility would mature 364 days after its execution.

 

2019 Convertible Notes

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2018, we received redemptions related to our 2019 Notes with a par amount totaling $258.8 million.  Based on the Company’s closing share price as of August 7, 2018, these redemptions represent $299.6 million of total value, of which $104.0 million settled in July 2018 through the issuance of 4.7 million shares.  We expect to settle the remaining $195.6 million of value through share issuances totaling $168.1 million and cash payments totaling $27.5 million. Refer to Note 10 for further discussion.

 

Dividend Declaration

 

On August 8, 2018, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share for the third quarter of 2018, which is payable on October 15, 2018 to common stockholders of record as of September 28, 2018.

 

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should be read in conjunction with the information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-K”). This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (“STWD” and, together with its subsidiaries, “we” or the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that commenced operations in August 2009, upon the completion of our initial public offering. We are focused primarily on originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and other commercial real estate investments in both the U.S. and Europe. We refer to the following as our target assets: commercial real estate mortgage loans, preferred equity interests, CMBS and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. Our target assets may also include residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), certain residential mortgage loans, distressed or non-performing commercial loans, commercial properties subject to net leases and equity interests in commercial real estate. As market conditions change over time, we may adjust our strategy to take advantage of changes in interest rates and credit spreads as well as economic and credit conditions.

 

We have three reportable business segments as of June 30, 2018:

 

·

Real estate lending (the “Lending Segment”)—engages primarily in originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial first mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, CMBS, RMBS, certain residential mortgage loans, and other real estate and real estate-related debt investments in both the U.S. and Europe.

 

·

Real estate property (the “Property Segment”)—engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, including multifamily properties, that are held for investment.

 

·

Real estate investing and servicing (the “Investing and Servicing Segment”)—includes (i) a servicing business in the U.S. that manages and works out problem assets, (ii) an investment business that selectively acquires and manages unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS, including subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions, (iii) a mortgage loan business which originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions, and (iv) an investment business that selectively acquires commercial real estate assets, including properties acquired from CMBS trusts. This segment excludes the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

 

Refer to Note 1 of our condensed consolidated financial statements included herein (the “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) for further discussion of our business and organization.

 

 

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Developments During the Second Quarter of 2018

 

·

The Lending Segment originated or acquired $2.0 billion of commercial loans during the quarter, including the following:

 

o

$375.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan on a 10-property hotel portfolio located in California, Colorado, and Florida, of which the Company funded $375.0 million and sold the most subordinated $50.0 million position in the mezzanine loan.

 

o

$277.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the development of a 66-story condominium tower located in Long Island City, New York, of which the Company funded $55.0 million.

 

o

$213.7 million first mortgage bridge loan on a downtown Los Angeles department store to be converted into a mixed-use property, of which the Company funded $173.7 million.

 

o

£178.9 million first mortgage for the development of a 324,000 square foot Class A office building located in London, England, which was unfunded as of June 30, 2018.  Our expected loan fundings and future loan cash flows are fully hedged for changes in exchange rates.

 

o

$175.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the refinancing of a loan originated by the Company in 2017 on a portfolio of four office buildings located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, of which the Company funded $172.4 million.

 

o

$160.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan on a 49-acre development site located in Santa Clara, California, of which the Company funded $101.1 million.

 

o

$112.0 million first mortgage, mezzanine loan, and preferred equity investment for the acquisition and renovation of two hotels located in Denver, Colorado, of which the Company funded $102.2 million.

 

o

€100.9 million first mortgage loan on a portfolio of six hotel and office properties primarily located in Dublin, Ireland, of which the Company funded €87.4 million. Our expected loan fundings and future loan cash flows are fully hedged for changes in exchange rates.

 

·

Funded $86.5 million of previously originated loan commitments.

 

·

Received gross proceeds of $818.1 million (net proceeds of $431.6 million) from maturities, sales and principal repayments on loans held-for-investment and single-borrower CMBS.

 

·

Received proceeds of $12.3 million from a profit participation associated with a previously repaid loan, which was recognized as interest income.

 

·

Originated or acquired conduit loans of $440.0 million. Separately, received proceeds of $215.1 million from sales of previously originated conduit loans.

 

·

Obtained 13 new special servicing assignments for CMBS trusts with a total unpaid principal balance of $9.2 billion, six of which are in the process of being transitioned to us.

 

·

Acquired CMBS for a purchase price of $57.4 million, net of non-controlling interests.

 

·

Acquired commercial real estate from CMBS trusts for a gross purchase price of $25.1 million.

 

·

Sold commercial real estate for total gross proceeds of $43.3 million and recognized net gains of $11.0 million.

 

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Developments During the First Quarter of 2018

 

Woodstar II Portfolio Acquisition

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we acquired 18 of the 27 affordable housing communities comprising our “Woodstar II Portfolio.”  The 18 affordable housing communities acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2018 comprise 4,057 units and were acquired for $404.7 million, including contingent consideration of $26.7 million (the “Q1 2018 Closing”). Government sponsored mortgage debt of $7.3 million with weighted average fixed annual interest rates of 2.88% and remaining weighted average terms of 17.7 years was assumed at closing.  We financed the Q1 2018 Closing utilizing new 10-year mortgage debt totaling $300.9 million with weighted average fixed annual interest rates of 3.82%. The Woodstar II Portfolio is comprised of 6,109 units concentrated primarily in Central and South Florida and is 99% occupied.

 

Other Developments

 

·

The Lending Segment originated or acquired $1.2 billion of commercial loans during the quarter, including the following:

 

o

$214.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the acquisition of a 1.2 million square foot Class A office tower located in Houston, Texas, of which the Company funded $117.5 million.

 

o

$170.3 million first mortgage loan for the development of a 53-story residential tower located in Brooklyn, New York, which was unfunded as of June 30, 2018.

 

o

$140.3 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the acquisition and conversion of a 16-story property located in Alexandria, Virginia. The Company subsequently sold the $106.2 million first mortgage loan and the mezzanine loan was unfunded as of June 30, 2018.

 

o

$130.4 million first mortgage loan for the refinancing of a 380.9 thousand square foot office building located in Arlington, Virginia, of which the Company funded $113.3 million.

 

o

$130.0 million first mortgage for four U.S. power plants, that each have long-term power purchase agreements with investment grade counterparties, which the Company has fully funded.

 

·

Funded $169.1 million of previously originated loan commitments.

 

·

Received gross proceeds of $1.5 billion (net proceeds of $0.9 billion) from maturities, sales and principal repayments on loans held-for-investment and single-borrower CMBS.

 

·

Originated or acquired conduit loans of $185.5 million and received proceeds of $266.6 million from sales.

 

·

Named special servicer on three new issue CMBS deals with a total unpaid principal balance of $2.0 billion; in the case of one of these CMBS deals, we retained the related B-piece.

 

·

Acquired commercial real estate from CMBS trusts for a gross purchase price of $28.0 million.

 

·

Sold commercial real estate for total gross proceeds of $52.3 million and recognized net gains of $9.0 million.

 

·

Issued $500.0 million of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 February Notes”).

 

·

Repurchased 573,255 shares of common stock for a total cost of $12.1 million.

 

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Subsequent Events

 

Refer to Note 23 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure regarding significant transactions that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2018.

 

Results of Operations

 

The discussion below is based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and therefore reflects the elimination of certain key financial statement line items related to the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”), particularly within revenues and other income, as discussed in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For a discussion of our results of operations excluding the impact of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810 as it relates to the consolidation of securitization VIEs, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section herein.

 

The following table compares our summarized results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

   

2018

    

2017

   

$ Change

   

2018

 

2017

   

$ Change

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Segment

 

$

157,472

 

$

129,113

 

$

28,359

 

$

307,242

 

$

251,167

 

$

56,075

Property Segment

 

 

74,482

 

 

46,500

 

 

27,982

 

 

141,293

 

 

91,398

 

 

49,895

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

 

73,601

 

 

88,706

 

 

(15,105)

 

 

158,710

 

 

169,113

 

 

(10,403)

Corporate

 

 

86

 

 

 —

 

 

86

 

 

138

 

 

 —

 

 

138

Investing and Servicing VIEs

 

 

(36,085)

 

 

(52,750)

 

 

16,665

 

 

(77,240)

 

 

(101,389)

 

 

24,149

 

 

 

269,556

 

 

211,569

 

 

57,987

 

 

530,143

 

 

410,289

 

 

119,854

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Segment

 

 

68,584

 

 

28,021

 

 

40,563

 

 

109,632

 

 

52,870

 

 

56,762

Property Segment

 

 

79,028

 

 

47,035

 

 

31,993

 

 

147,384

 

 

91,343

 

 

56,041

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

 

42,323

 

 

37,861

 

 

4,462

 

 

80,097

 

 

76,100

 

 

3,997

Corporate

 

 

62,128

 

 

58,745

 

 

3,383

 

 

128,464

 

 

116,384

 

 

12,080

Investing and Servicing VIEs

 

 

(85)

 

 

(151)

 

 

66

 

 

(176)

 

 

(283)

 

 

107

 

 

 

251,978

 

 

171,511

 

 

80,467

 

 

465,401

 

 

336,414

 

 

128,987

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Segment

 

 

8,807

 

 

(1,227)

 

 

10,034

 

 

10,909

 

 

(313)

 

 

11,222

Property Segment

 

 

26,282

 

 

(17,899)

 

 

44,181

 

 

28,647

 

 

(15,949)

 

 

44,596

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

 

37,745

 

 

53,684

 

 

(15,939)

 

 

65,170

 

 

75,765

 

 

(10,595)

Corporate

 

 

(6,367)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,367)

 

 

(19,369)

 

 

(5,916)

 

 

(13,453)

Investing and Servicing VIEs

 

 

36,388

 

 

58,069

 

 

(21,681)

 

 

77,984

 

 

107,094

 

 

(29,110)

 

 

 

102,855

 

 

92,627

 

 

10,228

 

 

163,341

 

 

160,681

 

 

2,660

Income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Segment

 

 

97,695

 

 

99,865

 

 

(2,170)

 

 

208,519

 

 

197,984

 

 

10,535

Property Segment

 

 

21,736

 

 

(18,434)

 

 

40,170

 

 

22,556

 

 

(15,894)

 

 

38,450

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

 

69,023

 

 

104,529

 

 

(35,506)

 

 

143,783

 

 

168,778

 

 

(24,995)

Corporate

 

 

(68,409)

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

(9,664)

 

 

(147,695)

 

 

(122,300)

 

 

(25,395)

Investing and Servicing VIEs

 

 

388

 

 

5,470

 

 

(5,082)

 

 

920

 

 

5,988

 

 

(5,068)

 

 

 

120,433

 

 

132,685

 

 

(12,252)

 

 

228,083

 

 

234,556

 

 

(6,473)

Income tax provision

 

 

(3,343)

 

 

(9,452)

 

 

6,109

 

 

(6,199)

 

 

(8,469)

 

 

2,270

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(7,860)

 

 

(5,853)

 

 

(2,007)

 

 

(12,722)

 

 

(6,349)

 

 

(6,373)

Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

 

$

109,230

 

$

117,380

 

$

(8,150)

 

$

209,162

 

$

219,738

 

$

(10,576)

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

Lending Segment

 

Revenues

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, revenues of our Lending Segment increased $28.4 million to $157.5 million, compared to $129.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to a $31.3 million increase in interest income from loans principally due to (i) higher levels of prepayment related income, (ii) increased LIBOR rates partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets and (iii) higher average loan balances due to both higher levels of commercial loan originations and continued acquisition of residential loans held-for-sale.  The increase in interest income from loans was partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in interest income from investment securities due to lower average investment balances.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, costs and expenses of our Lending Segment increased $40.6 million to $68.6 million, compared to $28.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to (i) a $28.0 million net increase in our loan loss allowance principally relating to impairment charges on certain commercial loans (see Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding these individual loan impairments) and (ii) a $10.3 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio.  

 

Net Interest Income (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

   

2018

   

2017

   

Change

Interest income from loans

 

$

148,268

 

$

116,993

 

$

31,275

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

8,930

 

 

11,611

 

 

(2,681)

Interest expense

 

 

(34,826)

 

 

(24,486)

 

 

(10,340)

Net interest income

 

$

122,372

 

$

104,118

 

$

18,254

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, net interest income of our Lending Segment increased $18.3 million to $122.4 million, compared to $104.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.  This increase reflects the net increase in interest income explained in the Revenues discussion above, partially offset by the increase in interest expense on our secured financing facilities. 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average unlevered yields on the Lending Segment’s loans and investment securities were 7.6% and 7.0%, respectively. The increase in the weighted average unlevered yield is primarily due to increases in LIBOR and higher levels of prepayment related income, partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Lending Segment’s weighted average secured borrowing rates, inclusive of interest rate hedging costs and the amortization of deferred financing fees, were 4.4% and 3.9%, respectively, and 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. The increases in borrowing rates primarily reflect increases in LIBOR, partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets.

 

Other Income (Loss)

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, other income of our Lending Segment increased $10.0 million to $8.8 million, compared to a loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.  The increase was primarily due to a $34.4 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives, partially offset by a $26.1 million unfavorable change in foreign currency gain (loss).  The favorable change from derivatives reflects favorable changes of $30.5 million on

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foreign currency hedges and $3.9 million on interest rate swaps.  The foreign currency hedges are used to fix the U.S. dollar amounts of cash flows (both interest and principal payments) we expect to receive from our foreign currency denominated loans and CMBS investments.  The favorable change on the foreign currency hedges and the unfavorable change on the foreign currency gain (loss) reflect the overall strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the pound sterling (“GBP”) in the second quarter of 2018 versus a weakening of the U.S. dollar in the second quarter of 2017.  The interest rate swaps are used primarily to fix our interest rate payments on certain variable rate borrowings which fund fixed rate investments. 

 

Property Segment

 

Change in Results by Portfolio (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

$ Change from prior period

 

 

 

 

Costs and

 

Gain (loss) on derivative

 

 

 

Income (loss) before

 

 

Revenues

    

expenses

 

financial instruments

  

Other income (loss)

    

income taxes

Master Lease Portfolio

 

$

11,638

 

$

8,270

 

$

689

 

$

2,940

 

$

6,997

Medical Office Portfolio

 

 

(578)

 

 

43

 

 

8,134

 

 

489

 

 

8,002

Ireland Portfolio

 

 

1,156

 

 

292

 

 

31,578

 

 

(95)

 

 

32,347

Woodstar I Portfolio

 

 

418

 

 

646

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(228)

Woodstar II Portfolio

 

 

15,348

 

 

22,103

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,755)

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

446

 

 

446

Other/Corporate

 

 

 —

 

 

639

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(639)

Total

 

$

27,982

 

$

31,993

 

$

40,401

 

$

3,780

 

$

40,170

 

See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the above-referenced Property Segment portfolios.

 

Revenues

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, revenues of our Property Segment increased $28.0 million to $74.5 million, compared to $46.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.  The increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2018 was primarily due to the inclusion of rental income from the Master Lease Portfolio, which was acquired in September 2017, and the Woodstar II Portfolio, which was acquired over a period between December 2017 and March 2018.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, costs and expenses of our Property Segment increased $32.0 million to $79.0 million, compared to $47.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in costs and expenses reflects increases of $14.5 million in depreciation and amortization, $8.2 million in other rental related costs and $8.5 million in interest expense, all primarily due to the inclusion of the Master Lease Portfolio and Woodstar II Portfolio, both of which were acquired after June 30, 2017. 

 

Other Income (Loss)

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, other income of our Property Segment increased $44.2 million to $26.3 million, compared to a loss of $17.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in other income was primarily due to (i) a $40.4 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives and (ii) a $3.0 million gain on sale of a property in the Master Lease Portfolio.  The $40.4 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives reflects a $31.5 million favorable change on foreign exchange contracts which economically hedge our Euro currency exposure with respect to the Ireland Portfolio and an $8.9 million favorable change on interest rate swaps which primarily hedge the variable interest rate risk on borrowings secured by our Medical Office Portfolio.

 

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Investing and Servicing Segment and VIEs

 

Revenues

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, revenues of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $1.6 million to $37.5 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $36.1 million, compared to $35.9 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $52.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The VIE eliminations are merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, are not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment.  The increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2018 was primarily due to increases of $1.8 million in rental income on our REIS Equity Portfolio (see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and $1.1 million in interest income from CMBS investments, partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease in servicing fees.  The $1.1 million increase in CMBS interest income reflects an $8.8 million decrease in VIE eliminations related to the CMBS trusts we consolidate.  Excluding the effect of these eliminations, CMBS interest income decreased by $7.7 million.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, costs and expenses of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $4.5 million to $42.2 million, compared to $37.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, inclusive of VIE eliminations which were nominal for both periods. The increase in costs and expenses was primarily due to moderate increases in costs of rental operations associated with our REIS Equity Portfolio, general and administrative expenses and interest expense.

 

Other Income

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, other income of our Investing and Servicing Segment decreased $37.7 million to $74.1 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $36.4 million, from $111.8 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $58.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.  The decrease in other income was primarily due to (i) a $33.8 million decrease in the change in value of net assets related to consolidated VIEs and (ii) a $25.0 million decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities, partially offset by (iii) a $9.6 million favorable change in fair value of CMBS, (iv) a $5.8 million lesser decrease in fair value of servicing rights primarily reflecting the effect of VIE eliminations on the expected amortization of this deteriorating asset net of increases in fair value due to the attainment of new servicing contracts and (v) a $5.3 million increased gain on sales of operating properties.  The change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs reflects amounts associated with the Investing and Servicing Segment’s variable interests in CMBS trusts it consolidates, including special servicing fees, interest income, and changes in fair value of CMBS and servicing rights. As noted above, this number is merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, is not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment. Before VIE eliminations, there was an increase in fair value of CMBS securities of $15.1 million and $20.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities reflects $25.7 million of non-recurring income in the second quarter of 2017 related to an unconsolidated investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate company.

 

Income Tax Provision 

 

Historically, our consolidated income tax provision principally relates to the taxable nature of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s loan servicing and loan conduit businesses which are housed in TRSs. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, we had a tax provision of $3.3 million compared to $9.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2017. The change primarily reflects a decrease in the taxable income of our TRSs which, in the second quarter of 2017, included the non-recurring income related to an unconsolidated investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate company, and a lower statutory tax rate.

 

 

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Corporate

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, corporate expenses increased $3.4 million to $62.1 million, compared to $58.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to (i) a $2.8 million increase in management fees and (ii) a $0.5 million increase in interest expense principally on our unsecured senior notes.

 

Other Loss

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, corporate other loss was $6.4 million, representing a loss on interest rate swaps used to hedge a portion of our unsecured senior notes used to repay variable-rate secured financing.  There was no corporate other income (loss) in the three months ended June 30, 2017.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

Lending Segment

 

Revenues

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, revenues of our Lending Segment increased $56.0 million to $307.2 million, compared to $251.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to a $57.2 million increase in interest income from loans principally due to (i) increased LIBOR rates partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets, (ii) higher average loan balances due to both higher levels of commercial loan originations and the continued acquisition of residential loans held-for-sale and (iii) higher levels of prepayment related income.  The increase in interest income from loans was slightly offset by a $1.0 million decrease in interest income from investment securities.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, costs and expenses of our Lending Segment increased $56.7 million to $109.6 million, compared to $52.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to (i) a $29.8 million net increase in our loan loss allowance principally relating to impairment charges on certain commercial loans (see Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding these individual loan impairments), (ii) a $22.4 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio and (iii) a $3.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses.  

 

Net Interest Income (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

Change

Interest income from loans

 

$

283,240

 

$

226,039

 

$

57,201

Interest income from investment securities

 

 

23,369

 

 

24,330

 

 

(961)

Interest expense

 

 

(66,847)

 

 

(44,443)

 

 

(22,404)

Net interest income

 

$

239,762

 

$

205,926

 

$

33,836

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, net interest income of our Lending Segment increased $33.8 million to $239.7 million, compared to $205.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  This increase reflects the net increase in interest income explained in the Revenues discussion above, partially offset by the increase in interest expense on our secured financing facilities. 

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average unlevered yields on the Lending Segment’s loans and investment securities were 7.6% and 7.1%, respectively. The increase in the weighted average unlevered yield is primarily due to increases in LIBOR and higher levels of prepayment related income, partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Lending Segment’s weighted average secured borrowing rates, inclusive of interest rate hedging costs and the amortization of deferred financing fees, were 4.2% and 3.8%, respectively, and 4.2% and 3.6%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. The increases in borrowing rates primarily reflect increases in LIBOR, partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets.

 

Other Income (Loss)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, other income of our Lending Segment increased $11.2 million to $10.9 million, compared to a loss of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The increase was primarily due to a $28.1 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives, partially offset by a $17.5 million decrease in foreign currency gain.  The favorable change from derivatives reflects favorable changes of $19.9 million on foreign currency hedges and $8.2 million on interest rate swaps.  The foreign currency hedges are used to fix the U.S. dollar amounts of cash flows (both interest and principal payments) we expect to receive from our foreign currency denominated loans and CMBS investments.  The favorable change on the foreign currency hedges and the decrease in foreign currency gain reflect an overall strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the pound sterling (“GBP”) in the first six months of 2018 versus a weakening of the U.S. dollar in the first six months of 2017.  The interest rate swaps are used primarily to fix our interest rate payments on certain variable rate borrowings which fund fixed rate investments.

 

Property Segment

 

Change in Results by Portfolio (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

$ Change from prior period

 

 

 

 

Costs and

 

Gain (loss) on derivative

 

 

 

Income (loss) before

 

 

Revenues

    

expenses

    

financial instruments

    

Other income (loss)

   

income taxes

Master Lease Portfolio

 

$

23,733

 

$

16,609

 

$

689

 

$

6,882

 

$

14,695

Medical Office Portfolio

 

 

(199)

 

 

1,341

 

 

17,463

 

 

489

 

 

16,412

Ireland Portfolio

 

 

2,735

 

 

1,739

 

 

24,679

 

 

(92)

 

 

25,583

Woodstar I Portfolio

 

 

795

 

 

2,059

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,264)

Woodstar II Portfolio

 

 

22,831

 

 

33,011

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

(10,162)

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,532)

 

 

(5,532)

Other/Corporate

 

 

 —

 

 

1,282

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,282)

Total

 

$

49,895

 

$

56,041

 

$

42,831

 

$

1,765

 

$

38,450

 

Revenues

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, revenues of our Property Segment increased $49.9 million to $141.3 million, compared to $91.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The increase in revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due to the inclusion of rental income from the Master Lease Portfolio and the Woodstar II Portfolio, which were both acquired after June 30, 2017.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, costs and expenses of our Property Segment increased $56.1 million to $147.4 million, compared to $91.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in costs and expenses reflects increases of $23.8 million in depreciation and amortization, $16.3 million in other rental related costs and $14.8 million in interest expense, all primarily due to the inclusion of the Master Lease Portfolio and Woodstar II Portfolio, both of which were acquired after June 30, 2017. 

 

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Other Income (Loss)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, other income of our Property Segment increased $44.5 million to $28.6 million, compared to a loss of $15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in other income was primarily due to (i) a $42.8 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives and (ii) a $6.9 million net gain on sale of three properties in the Master Lease Portfolio, both partially offset by (iii) a $5.5 million unfavorable change in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities principally due to unfavorable changes in fair value of our equity investment in four regional shopping malls (the “Retail Fund”), which is an investment company that measures its assets at fair value.  The $42.8 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives reflects a $24.6 million favorable change on foreign exchange contracts which economically hedge our Euro currency exposure with respect to the Ireland Portfolio and an $18.2 million favorable change on interest rate swaps which primarily hedge the variable interest rate risk on borrowings secured by our Medical Office Portfolio.

 

Investing and Servicing Segment and VIEs

 

Revenues

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, revenues of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $13.8 million to $81.5 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $77.2 million, compared to $67.7 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $101.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The VIE eliminations are merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, are not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment.  The increase in revenues in the six months of 2018 was primarily due to increases of $10.9 million in servicing fees and $4.0 million in rental income on our REIS Equity Portfolio, partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in interest income from CMBS investments.  The $10.9 million increase in servicing fees is primarily due to higher default interest collections and loan modification fees in the first quarter of 2018.  The $0.6 million decrease in CMBS interest income reflects a $7.6 million decrease in VIE eliminations related to the CMBS trusts we consolidate.  Excluding the effect of these eliminations, CMBS interest income decreased by $8.2 million.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, costs and expenses of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $4.1 million to $79.9 million, compared to $75.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, inclusive of VIE eliminations which were nominal for both periods. The increase in costs and expenses was primarily due to moderate increases in costs of rental operations associated with our REIS Equity Portfolio and interest expense.

 

Other Income

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, other income of our Investing and Servicing Segment decreased $39.7 million to $143.2 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $78.0 million, from $182.9 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $107.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The decrease in other income was primarily due to (i) a $50.3 million decrease in the change in value of net assets related to consolidated VIEs and (ii) a $24.5 million decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities, partially offset by (iii) an $11.7 million increased gain on sales of operating properties, (iv) an $11.5 million increase in the change in fair value of CMBS, (v) an $8.4 million lesser decrease in fair value of servicing rights primarily reflecting the effect of VIE eliminations on the expected amortization of this deteriorating asset net of increases in fair value due to the attainment of new servicing contracts and (vi) a $6.1 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives which principally hedge our interest rate risk on conduit loans.  The change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs reflects amounts associated with the Investing and Servicing Segment’s variable interests in CMBS trusts it consolidates, including special servicing fees, interest income, and changes in fair value of CMBS and servicing rights. As noted above, this number is merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, is not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment. Before VIE eliminations, there was an increase in fair value of CMBS securities of $29.1 million and $40.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities reflects $25.7 million of non-recurring income in the second quarter of 2017 related to an unconsolidated investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate company.

 

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Income Tax Provision

 

Historically, our consolidated income tax provision principally relates to the taxable nature of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s loan servicing and loan conduit businesses which are housed in TRSs. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we had a tax provision of $6.2 million compared to $8.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2017. The change primarily reflects a decrease in the taxable income of our TRSs and a lower statutory tax rate.

 

Corporate

 

Costs and Expenses

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, corporate expenses increased $12.1 million to $128.5 million, compared to $116.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to (i) a $9.0 million increase in management fees and (ii) a $2.7 million increase in interest expense principally on the increased borrowings under our unsecured senior notes.

 

Other Loss

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, corporate other loss increased $13.5 million to $19.4 million, compared to $5.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The increase in corporate other loss was primarily due to a $19.4 million loss on interest rate swaps used to hedge a portion of our unsecured senior notes used to repay variable-rate secured financing, partially offset by the non-recurrence of a $5.9 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the six months ended June 30, 2017.

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Core Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. We calculate Core Earnings as GAAP net income (loss) excluding the following:

 

(i)

non-cash equity compensation expense;

 

(ii)

incentive fees due under our management agreement;

 

(iii)

depreciation and amortization of real estate and associated intangibles;

 

(iv)

acquisition costs associated with successful acquisitions;

 

(v)

any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income for the period, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income; and

 

(vi)

any deductions for distributions payable with respect to equity securities of subsidiaries issued in exchange for properties or interests therein.

 

We believe that Core Earnings provides an additional measure of our core operating performance by eliminating the impact of certain non-cash expenses and facilitating a comparison of our financial results to those of other comparable REITs with fewer or no non-cash adjustments and comparison of our own operating results from period to period. Our management uses Core Earnings in this way, and also uses Core Earnings to compute the incentive fee due under our management agreement. The Company believes that its investors also use Core Earnings or a comparable supplemental performance measure to evaluate and compare the performance of the Company and its peers, and as such, the Company believes that the disclosure of Core Earnings is useful to (and expected by) its investors.

 

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However, the Company cautions that Core Earnings does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), or an indication of our cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), a measure of our liquidity, or an indication of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. In addition, our methodology for calculating Core Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and accordingly, our reported Core Earnings may not be comparable to the Core Earnings reported by other REITs.

 

The weighted average diluted share count applied to Core Earnings for purposes of determining Core Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed using the GAAP diluted share count, adjusted for the following: 

 

(i)

Unvested stock awards – Currently, unvested stock awards are excluded from the denominator of GAAP EPS.  The related compensation expense is also excluded from Core Earnings.  In order to effectuate dilution from these awards in the Core Earnings computation, we adjust the GAAP diluted share count to include these shares. 

 

(ii)

Convertible Notes – Conversion of our Convertible Notes is an event that is contingent upon numerous factors, none of which are in our control, and is an event that may or may not occur. Consistent with the treatment of other unrealized adjustments to Core Earnings, we adjust the GAAP diluted share count to exclude the potential shares issuable upon conversion until a conversion occurs.

 

(iii)

Subsidiary equity – The intent of the February 2018 amendment to our management agreement (the “Amendment”) is to treat subsidiary equity in the same manner as if parent equity had been issued.  The Class A Units issued in connection with the acquisition of assets in our Woodstar II Portfolio are currently excluded from our GAAP diluted share count, with the subsidiary equity represented as non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries on our GAAP balance sheet.  Consistent with the Amendment, we adjust GAAP diluted share count to include these subsidiary units.

 

The following table presents our diluted weighted average shares used in our GAAP EPS calculation reconciled to our diluted weighted average shares used in our Core EPS calculation (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

    

2018

    

2017

   

2018

    

2017

Diluted weighted average shares - GAAP

 

288,310

 

262,851

 

288,040

 

262,564

Add: Unvested stock awards

 

2,468

 

1,940

 

2,053

 

1,447

Add: Woodstar II Class A Units

 

9,759

 

 —

 

7,463

 

Less: Convertible Notes dilution

 

(27,134)

 

(3,142)

 

(27,044)

 

(3,128)

Diluted weighted average shares - Core

 

273,403

 

261,649

 

270,512

 

260,883

 

The definition of Core Earnings allows management to make adjustments, subject to the approval of a majority of our independent directors, in situations where such adjustments are considered appropriate in order for Core Earnings to be calculated in a manner consistent with its definition and objective. No adjustments to the definition of Core Earnings became effective during the six months ended June 30, 2018.  However, as a reminder, in 2015, we adjusted the calculation of Core Earnings related to the equity component of our Convertible Notes. For GAAP purposes, we amortize the equity component of these instruments through interest expense. For Core Earnings, the amount is not considered realized until the earlier of (a) the entire issuance of the notes has been extinguished; or (b) the equity portion has been fully amortized via repurchases of the notes. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the 2018 Notes matured and were fully repaid in cash.  As a result, we reflected $10.0 million as a positive adjustment to Core Earnings, representing the $28.1 million equity balance recognized upon issuance of the 2018 Notes, net of $18.1 million in adjustments related to cumulative repurchases through the maturity date.

 

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The following table summarizes our quarterly Core Earnings per weighted average diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core Earnings For the Three-Month Periods Ended

 

    

March 31

    

June 30

2018

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.54

2017

 

 

0.51

 

 

0.52

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2018, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

Investing

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Total

Revenues

 

$

157,472

 

$

74,482

 

$

73,601

 

$

86

 

$

305,641

Costs and expenses

 

 

(68,584)

 

 

(79,028)

 

 

(42,323)

 

 

(62,128)

 

 

(252,063)

Other income (loss)

 

 

8,807

 

 

26,282

 

 

37,745

 

 

(6,367)

 

 

66,467

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

97,695

 

 

21,736

 

 

69,023

 

 

(68,409)

 

 

120,045

Income tax provision

 

 

(1,720)

 

 

(611)

 

 

(1,012)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,343)

Income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(361)

 

 

(4,684)

 

 

(2,427)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,472)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

 

 

95,614

 

 

16,441

 

 

65,584

 

 

(68,409)

 

 

109,230

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units

 

 

 —

 

 

4,684

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4,684

Non-cash equity compensation expense

 

 

766

 

 

87

 

 

1,317

 

 

3,667

 

 

5,837

Management incentive fee

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,687

 

 

5,687

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

1,266

 

 

(67)

 

 

(57)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,142

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

16

 

 

32,063

 

 

4,885

 

 

 —

 

 

36,964

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

25,259

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

25,259

Interest income adjustment for securities

 

 

(197)

 

 

 —

 

 

2,695

 

 

 —

 

 

2,498

Extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(247)

 

 

(247)

Other non-cash items

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,212)

 

 

448

 

 

895

 

 

131

Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

(184)

 

 

 —

 

 

(14,649)

 

 

 —

 

 

(14,833)

Securities

 

 

(625)

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,110)

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,735)

Derivatives

 

 

(19,697)

 

 

(19,013)

 

 

58

 

 

7,151

 

 

(31,501)

Foreign currency

 

 

13,264

 

 

 1

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

13,264

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(1,803)

 

 

(2,933)

 

 

(1,454)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,190)

Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

(1,196)

 

 

 —

 

 

14,227

 

 

 —

 

 

13,031

Securities

 

 

142

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,978)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,836)

Derivatives

 

 

(129)

 

 

(229)

 

 

618

 

 

 —

 

 

260

Foreign currency

 

 

(140)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(143)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

1,558

 

 

 —

 

 

1,218

 

 

 —

 

 

2,776

Sales of properties

 

 

 —

 

 

(155)

 

 

(1,681)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,836)

Core Earnings (Loss)

 

$

113,914

 

$

29,665

 

$

56,119

 

$

(51,256)

 

$

148,442

Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.20

 

$

(0.19)

 

$

0.54

 

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The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2017, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

   

 

   

Investing

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Total

Revenues

 

$

129,113

 

$

46,500

 

$

88,706

 

$

 —

 

$

264,319

Costs and expenses

 

 

(28,021)

 

 

(47,035)

 

 

(37,861)

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

(171,662)

Other income (loss)

 

 

(1,227)

 

 

(17,899)

 

 

53,684

 

 

 —

 

 

34,558

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

99,865

 

 

(18,434)

 

 

104,529

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

127,215

Income tax provision

 

 

(127)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,325)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,452)

Income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(353)

 

 

 —

 

 

(30)

 

 

 —

 

 

(383)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

 

 

99,385

 

 

(18,434)

 

 

95,174

 

 

(58,745)

 

 

117,380

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash equity compensation expense

 

 

821

 

 

28

 

 

847

 

 

3,209

 

 

4,905

Management incentive fee

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4,335

 

 

4,335

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(49)

 

 

37

 

 

 —

 

 

(12)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

16

 

 

17,509

 

 

4,367

 

 

 —

 

 

21,892

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

(2,694)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,694)

Interest income adjustment for securities

 

 

(224)

 

 

 —

 

 

2,296

 

 

 —

 

 

2,072

Deferred income tax provision for discrete transactions

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9,911

 

 

 —

 

 

9,911

Other non-cash items

 

 

 —

 

 

(589)

 

 

45

 

 

 —

 

 

(544)

Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

152

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,558)

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,406)

Securities

 

 

258

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,256)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11,998)

Derivatives

 

 

14,482

 

 

20,229

 

 

1,612

 

 

 —

 

 

36,323

Foreign currency

 

 

(12,882)

 

 

(17)

 

 

(11)

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,910)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(1,230)

 

 

(2,488)

 

 

(35,892)

 

 

 —

 

 

(39,610)

Purchases and sales of properties

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(613)

 

 

 —

 

 

(613)

Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

(152)

 

 

 —

 

 

18,888

 

 

 —

 

 

18,736

Securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

396

 

 

 —

 

 

396

Derivatives

 

 

(66)

 

 

(36)

 

 

(3,069)

 

 

(246)

 

 

(3,417)

Foreign currency

 

 

377

 

 

16

 

 

(68)

 

 

 —

 

 

325

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

1,230

 

 

1,791

 

 

2,387

 

 

 —

 

 

5,408

Purchases and sales of properties

 

 

 —

 

 

(153)

 

 

2,449

 

 

 —

 

 

2,296

Core Earnings (Loss)

 

$

99,473

 

$

17,807

 

$

70,942

 

$

(51,447)

 

$

136,775

Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.27

 

$

(0.20)

 

$

0.52

 

Lending Segment

 

The Lending Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $14.4 million, from $99.5 million during the second quarter of 2017 to $113.9 million in the second quarter of 2018. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $157.3 million, costs and expenses were $41.3 million and other income was nominal.

 

Core revenues, consisting principally of interest income on loans, increased by $28.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to a $31.3 million increase in interest income from loans principally due to (i) higher levels of prepayment related income, (ii) increased LIBOR rates partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets and (iii) higher average loan balances.  The increase in interest income from loans was partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in interest income from investment securities due to lower average investment balances.

 

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Core costs and expenses increased by $11.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to a $10.3 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio and a $0.9 million increase in general and administrative expenses.

 

Core other income decreased slightly by $0.9 million.

 

Property Segment

 

Core Earnings by Portfolio (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

Change

Master Lease Portfolio

 

$

8,820

 

$

(13)

 

$

8,833

Medical Office Portfolio

 

 

6,463

 

 

6,432

 

 

31

Ireland Portfolio

 

 

5,858

 

 

4,591

 

 

1,267

Woodstar I Portfolio

 

 

5,835

 

 

5,763

 

 

72

Woodstar II Portfolio

 

 

4,047

 

 

 —

 

 

4,047

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 —

 

 

1,791

 

 

(1,791)

Other/Corporate

 

 

(1,358)

 

 

(757)

 

 

(601)

Core Earnings

 

$

29,665

 

$

17,807

 

$

11,858

 

The Property Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $11.9 million, from $17.8 million during the second quarter of 2017 to $29.7 million in the second quarter of 2018. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $74.1 million, costs and expenses were $47.5 million and other income was $3.7 million.

 

Core revenues increased by $28.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to the inclusion of rental income for the Master Lease Portfolio and Woodstar II Portfolio, both of which were acquired after June 30, 2017.

 

Core costs and expenses increased by $17.7 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to increases in rental related costs of $8.3 million and interest expense of $8.7 million primarily relating to the new Master Lease Portfolio and Woodstar II Portfolio.

 

Core other income increased by $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to a $2.9 million gain on sale of a property in the Master Lease Portfolio and a $1.1 million increase in realized gains on interest rate swaps which hedge the variable interest rate risk on borrowings secured by our Medical Office Portfolio, partially offset by a $1.8 million decrease in equity in earnings recognized from our investment in the Retail Fund.

 

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

The Investing and Servicing Segment’s Core Earnings decreased by $14.8 million, from $70.9 million during the second quarter of 2017 to $56.1 million in the second quarter of 2018.  After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $76.3 million, costs and expenses were $35.8 million, other income was $19.0 million, income tax provision was $1.0 million and the deduction of income attributable to non-controlling interests was $2.4 million.

 

Core revenues decreased by $14.8 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to decreases of $9.0 million in servicing fees and $7.3 million in interest income from our CMBS portfolio, partially offset by a $1.7 million increase in rental income from our REIS Equity Portfolio. 

 

Core costs and expenses increased by $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to moderate increases in costs of rental operations associated with our REIS Equity Portfolio and interest expense.

 

Core other income increased by $7.1 million principally due to (i) a $10.4 million lesser decrease in fair value of servicing rights and (ii) a $4.0 million favorable change in realized gains (losses) on derivatives and foreign currency, both

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partially offset by (iii) a $4.7 million decrease in realized gains on conduit loans, (iv) a $1.5 million decrease in net gains on investments reflecting decreased gains on CMBS partially offset by increased gains on sales of operating properties and (v) a $1.2 million decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities.

 

Income taxes, which principally relate to the operating results of our servicing and conduit businesses which are held in TRSs, increased $1.6 million due to an increase in the taxable income of our TRSs.

 

Income attributable to non-controlling interests increased $2.4 million primarily due to the minority investors’ share of the gain from an operating property sold during the second quarter of 2018.

 

Corporate

 

Core corporate costs and expenses decreased slightly by $0.1 million, from $51.4 million in the second quarter of 2017 to $51.3 million in the second quarter of 2018.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2018, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Total

Revenues

 

$

307,242

 

$

141,293

 

$

158,710

 

$

138

 

$

607,383

Costs and expenses

 

 

(109,632)

 

 

(147,384)

 

 

(80,097)

 

 

(128,464)

 

 

(465,577)

Other income (loss)

 

 

10,909

 

 

28,647

 

 

65,170

 

 

(19,369)

 

 

85,357

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

208,519

 

 

22,556

 

 

143,783

 

 

(147,695)

 

 

227,163

Income tax provision

 

 

(2,667)

 

 

(1,872)

 

 

(1,660)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,199)

Income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(722)

 

 

(7,137)

 

 

(3,943)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11,802)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

 

 

205,130

 

 

13,547

 

 

138,180

 

 

(147,695)

 

 

209,162

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units

 

 

 —

 

 

7,137

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7,137

Non-cash equity compensation expense

 

 

1,329

 

 

130

 

 

2,292

 

 

6,866

 

 

10,617

Management incentive fee

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15,321

 

 

15,321

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

1,385

 

 

(160)

 

 

(86)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,139

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

33

 

 

58,868

 

 

9,797

 

 

 —

 

 

68,698

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

26,797

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

26,797

Interest income adjustment for securities

 

 

(394)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,633

 

 

 —

 

 

1,239

Extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9,508

 

 

9,508

Other non-cash items

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,774)

 

 

572

 

 

1,776

 

 

574

Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

1,508

 

 

 —

 

 

(24,141)

 

 

 —

 

 

(22,633)

Securities

 

 

79

 

 

 —

 

 

(29,089)

 

 

 —

 

 

(29,010)

Derivatives

 

 

(9,168)

 

 

(20,449)

 

 

(5,364)

 

 

21,549

 

 

(13,432)

Foreign currency

 

 

(286)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

(285)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(3,247)

 

 

582

 

 

(3,050)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,715)

Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

(2,071)

 

 

 —

 

 

23,870

 

 

 —

 

 

21,799

Securities

 

 

142

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,092)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,950)

Derivatives

 

 

(5,854)

 

 

(708)

 

 

6,149

 

 

 —

 

 

(413)

Foreign currency

 

 

7,911

 

 

 —

 

 

(42)

 

 

 —

 

 

7,869

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

3,405

 

 

 —

 

 

2,262

 

 

 —

 

 

5,667

Sales of properties

 

 

 —

 

 

(365)

 

 

(3,446)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,811)

Core Earnings (Loss)

 

$

226,699

 

$

56,807

 

$

113,447

 

$

(92,675)

 

$

304,278

Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share

 

$

0.84

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.41

 

$

(0.34)

 

$

1.12

 

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The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2017, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Investing

    

 

    

 

 

 

Lending

 

Property

 

and Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Corporate

 

Total

Revenues

 

$

251,167

 

$

91,398

 

$

169,113

 

$

 —

 

$

511,678

Costs and expenses

 

 

(52,870)

 

 

(91,343)

 

 

(76,100)

 

 

(116,384)

 

 

(336,697)

Other income (loss)

 

 

(313)

 

 

(15,949)

 

 

75,765

 

 

(5,916)

 

 

53,587

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

197,984

 

 

(15,894)

 

 

168,778

 

 

(122,300)

 

 

228,568

Income tax provision

 

 

(342)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,127)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,469)

Income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(707)

 

 

 —

 

 

346

 

 

 —

 

 

(361)

Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

 

 

196,935

 

 

(15,894)

 

 

160,997

 

 

(122,300)

 

 

219,738

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash equity compensation expense

 

 

1,570

 

 

49

 

 

1,476

 

 

4,961

 

 

8,056

Management incentive fee

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9,805

 

 

9,805

Acquisition and investment pursuit costs

 

 

 —

 

 

11

 

 

42

 

 

 —

 

 

53

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

33

 

 

34,880

 

 

8,841

 

 

 —

 

 

43,754

Loan loss allowance, net

 

 

(2,999)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,999)

Interest income adjustment for securities

 

 

(472)

 

 

 —

 

 

4,365

 

 

 —

 

 

3,893

Deferred income tax provision for discrete transactions

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9,911

 

 

 —

 

 

9,911

Other non-cash items

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,169)

 

 

818

 

 

5,916

 

 

5,565

Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

152

 

 

 —

 

 

(26,151)

 

 

 —

 

 

(25,999)

Securities

 

 

86

 

 

 —

 

 

(31,301)

 

 

 —

 

 

(31,215)

Derivatives

 

 

18,503

 

 

20,219

 

 

501

 

 

 —

 

 

39,223

Foreign currency

 

 

(17,745)

 

 

(17)

 

 

(12)

 

 

 —

 

 

(17,774)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(1,700)

 

 

(4,949)

 

 

(36,909)

 

 

 —

 

 

(43,558)

Purchases and sales of properties

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(613)

 

 

 

 

 

(613)

Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

(152)

 

 

 —

 

 

29,620

 

 

 —

 

 

29,468

Securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10,989

 

 

 —

 

 

10,989

Derivatives

 

 

14,857

 

 

122

 

 

(751)

 

 

(246)

 

 

13,982

Foreign currency

 

 

(13,204)

 

 

16

 

 

(898)

 

 

 —

 

 

(14,086)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

1,680

 

 

3,563

 

 

2,853

 

 

 —

 

 

8,096

Purchases and sales of properties

 

 

 —

 

 

(153)

 

 

2,449

 

 

 

 

2,296

Core Earnings (Loss)

 

$

197,544

 

$

36,678

 

$

136,227

 

$

(101,864)

 

$

268,585

Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share

 

$

0.76

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.52

 

$

(0.39)

 

$

1.03

 

Lending Segment

 

The Lending Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $29.2 million, from $197.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 to $226.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $306.8 million, costs and expenses were $80.1 million and other income was $3.3 million.

 

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Core revenues, consisting principally of interest income on loans, increased by $56.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a $57.2 million increase in interest income from loans principally due to (i) increased LIBOR rates partially offset by the compression of interest rate spreads in credit markets, (ii) higher average loan balances and (iii) higher levels of prepayment related income.  The increase in interest income from loans was slightly offset by a $0.9 million decrease in interest income from investment securities.

 

Core costs and expenses increased by $25.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a $22.4 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio and a $3.6 million increase in general and administrative expenses.

 

Core other income increased by $1.1 million, primarily due to a favorable change in foreign currency gain (loss), partially offset by an unfavorable change in gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives.

 

Property Segment

 

Core Earnings by Portfolio (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

Change

Master Lease Portfolio

 

$

18,398

 

$

(13)

 

$

18,411

Medical Office Portfolio

 

 

12,668

 

 

13,203

 

 

(535)

Ireland Portfolio

 

 

11,259

 

 

9,709

 

 

1,550

Woodstar I Portfolio

 

 

10,960

 

 

11,645

 

 

(685)

Woodstar II Portfolio

 

 

6,173

 

 

 —

 

 

6,173

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 —

 

 

3,563

 

 

(3,563)

Other/Corporate

 

 

(2,651)

 

 

(1,429)

 

 

(1,222)

Core Earnings

 

$

56,807

 

$

36,678

 

$

20,129

 

The Property Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $20.1 million, from $36.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 to $56.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $140.6 million, costs and expenses were $89.5 million and other income was $7.6 million.

 

Core revenues increased by $50.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to the inclusion of rental income for the Master Lease Portfolio and Woodstar II Portfolio, both of which were acquired after June 30, 2017.

 

Core costs and expenses increased by $32.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to increases in rental related costs of $16.3 million and interest expense of $15.2 million primarily relating to the new Master Lease Portfolio and Woodstar II Portfolio.

 

Core other income increased by $4.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a $6.6 million net gain on sale of three properties in the Master Lease Portfolio and a $1.7 million favorable change in gain (loss) on derivatives principally reflecting realized gains on interest rate swaps which hedge the variable interest rate risk on borrowings secured by our Medical Office Portfolio, partially offset by a $3.6 million decrease in equity in earnings recognized from our investment in the Retail Fund.

 

Investing and Servicing Segment

 

The Investing and Servicing Segment’s Core Earnings decreased by $22.8 million, from $136.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 to $113.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018.  After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $160.5 million, costs and expenses were $67.7 million, other income was $26.2 million, income tax provision was $1.7 million and the deduction of income attributable to non-controlling interests was $3.9 million.

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Core revenues decreased by $12.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to decreases of $10.9 million in interest income from our CMBS portfolio and $5.6 million in servicing fees, partially offset by a $4.3 million increase in rental income from our REIS Equity Portfolio. 

 

Core costs and expenses increased by $2.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to moderate increases in costs of rental operations associated with our REIS Equity Portfolio and interest expense, partially offset by a decrease in general and administrative expenses.

 

Core other income increased by $0.7 million principally due to (i) a $10.9 million lesser decrease in fair value of servicing rights and (ii) an $8.0 million favorable change in realized gains (losses) on derivatives and foreign currency, both partially offset by (iii) a $5.7 million decrease in realized gains on conduit loans, (iv) an $11.5 million decrease in net gains on investments reflecting decreased gains on CMBS partially offset by increased gains on sales of operating properties and (v) a $0.6 million decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities.

 

Income taxes, which principally relate to the operating results of our servicing and conduit businesses which are held in TRSs, increased $3.5 million due to an increase in the taxable income of our TRSs.

 

Income attributable to non-controlling interests increased $4.3 million primarily due to the minority investors’ share of gains from operating properties sold during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Corporate

 

Core corporate costs and expenses decreased by $9.2 million, from $101.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 to $92.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to the $10.0 million positive adjustment to Core Earnings upon the repayment at maturity of the 2018 Notes as described above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet our cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund and maintain our assets and operations, make new investments where appropriate, pay dividends to our stockholders, and other general business needs. We closely monitor our liquidity position and believe that we have sufficient current liquidity and access to additional liquidity to meet our financial obligations for at least the next 12 months. Our strategy for managing liquidity and capital resources has not changed since December 31, 2017.  Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of these strategies.

 

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

VIE

    

Excluding Investing

 

 

GAAP

 

Adjustments

 

and Servicing VIEs

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(147,667)

 

$

4,288

 

$

(143,379)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination and purchase of loans held-for-investment

 

 

(2,404,133)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,404,133)

Proceeds from principal collections and sale of loans

 

 

2,035,617

 

 

 —

 

 

2,035,617

Purchase of investment securities

 

 

(20,465)

 

 

(71,443)

 

 

(91,908)

Proceeds from sales and collections of investment securities

 

 

322,494

 

 

67,712

 

 

390,206

Proceeds from sales and insurance recoveries on properties

 

 

96,147

 

 

 —

 

 

96,147

Purchases and additions to properties and other assets

 

 

(36,769)

 

 

(27,737)

 

 

(64,506)

Net cash flows from other investments and assets

 

 

14,661

 

 

 —

 

 

14,661

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

7,552

 

 

(31,468)

 

 

(23,916)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

3,001,735

 

 

 —

 

 

3,001,735

Principal repayments on and repurchases of borrowings

 

 

(2,410,574)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,410,574)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

(20,005)

 

 

 —

 

 

(20,005)

Proceeds from common stock issuances, net of offering costs

 

 

297

 

 

 —

 

 

297

Payment of dividends

 

 

(251,671)

 

 

 —

 

 

(251,671)

Contributions from non-controlling interests

 

 

8,911

 

 

 —

 

 

8,911

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 

(237,551)

 

 

527

 

 

(237,024)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(12,090)

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,090)

Issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs

 

 

7,948

 

 

(7,948)

 

 

 —

Repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs

 

 

(98,324)

 

 

98,324

 

 

 —

Distributions of cash from consolidated VIEs

 

 

58,908

 

 

(58,908)

 

 

 —

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

47,584

 

 

31,995

 

 

79,579

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(92,531)

 

 

4,815

 

 

(87,716)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

418,273

 

 

(5,726)

 

 

412,547

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(529)

 

 

 —

 

 

(529)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

325,213

 

$

(911)

 

$

324,302

 

The discussion below is on a non-GAAP basis, after removing adjustments principally resulting from the consolidation of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s VIEs under ASC 810. These adjustments principally relate to (i) purchase of CMBS, loans and real estate from consolidated VIEs, which are reflected as repayments of VIE debt on a GAAP basis and (ii) principal collections of CMBS related to consolidated VIEs, which are reflected as VIE distributions on a GAAP basis. There is no significant net impact to cash flows from operations or to overall cash resulting from these consolidations. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $87.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, reflecting net cash used in operating activities of $143.4 million and net cash used in investing activities of $23.9 million, partially offset by net cash provided by financing activities of $79.6 million.

 

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Net cash used in operating activities of $143.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 related primarily to originations and purchases of loans held-for-sale, net of proceeds from principal collections and sales of $332.4 million, cash interest expense of $147.2 million, general and administrative expenses of $51.8 million, management fees of $49.6 million and a net change in operating assets and liabilities of $47.2 million. Offsetting these cash outflows was cash interest income of $230.8 million from our loan origination and conduit programs and cash interest income on investment securities of $77.7 million. Net rental income provided cash of $110.7 million and servicing fees provided cash of $63.8 million.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $23.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 related primarily to the origination and acquisition of new loans held-for-investment of $2.4 billion, the purchase of investment securities of $91.9 million and the purchase of properties and other assets of $64.5 million, partially offset by the proceeds received from principal collections and sales of loans of $2.0 billion, investment securities of $390.2 million and sale/recovery of properties of $96.1 million.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities of $79.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 related primarily to borrowings on our secured debt, net of repayments and deferred loan costs, of $448.1 million and net borrowings after repayments of our unsecured debt of $123.1 million, partially offset by dividend distributions of $251.7 million and distributions to non-controlling interests of $237.0 million. The distributions to non-controlling interests were principally related to the Q1 2018 Closing of the Woodstar II Portfolio acquisition.

 

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Our Investment Portfolio

 

Lending Segment

 

The following table sets forth the amount of each category of investments we owned across various property types within our Lending Segment as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unlevered

 

 

 

    

Face

    

Carrying

    

Asset Specific

    

Net

    

 

    

Return on

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Financing

 

Investment

 

Vintage

 

Asset

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First mortgages (1)

 

$

6,412,757

 

$

6,385,446

 

$

2,822,448

 

$

3,562,998

 

1997-2018

 

6.9

%

 

Subordinated mortgages

 

 

157,243

 

 

157,439

 

 

 —

 

 

157,439

 

1998-2014

 

12.2

%

 

Mezzanine loans (1)

 

 

385,772

 

 

386,545

 

 

 —

 

 

386,545

 

2005-2018

 

11.5

%

 

Other loans

 

 

29,745

 

 

26,297

 

 

 —

 

 

26,297

 

1999-2017

 

12.6

%

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, residential

 

 

766,878

 

 

792,664

 

 

497,567

 

 

295,097

 

2013-2018

 

6.0

%

 

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

74,692

 

 

74,217

 

 

74,058

 

 

159

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Loan loss allowance

 

 

 —

 

 

(31,127)

 

 

 —

 

 

(31,127)

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

 

345,200

 

 

235,796

 

 

82,861

 

 

152,935

 

2003-2007

 

10.5

%

 

HTM securities (2)

 

 

140,789

 

 

140,676

 

 

63,458

 

 

77,218

 

2013-2017

 

7.9

%

 

Equity security

 

 

12,071

 

 

13,037

 

 

 —

 

 

13,037

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

N/A

 

 

33,876

 

 

 —

 

 

33,876

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,325,147

 

$

8,214,866

 

$

3,540,392

 

$

4,674,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First mortgages (1)

 

$

5,839,827

 

$

5,815,008

 

$

2,636,881

 

$

3,178,127

 

1989-2017

 

6.7

%

 

Subordinated mortgages

 

 

177,386

 

 

177,115

 

 

 —

 

 

177,115

 

1998-2014

 

11.8

%

 

Mezzanine loans (1)

 

 

545,355

 

 

545,299

 

 

 —

 

 

545,299

 

2005-2017

 

11.5

%

 

Other loans

 

 

29,320

 

 

25,607

 

 

 —

 

 

25,607

 

1999-2017

 

12.5

%

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, residential

 

 

594,105

 

 

613,287

 

 

444,539

 

 

168,748

 

2013-2017

 

6.0

%

 

Loans transferred as secured borrowings

 

 

75,000

 

 

74,403

 

 

74,185

 

 

218

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Loan loss allowance

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,330)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,330)

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

 

366,711

 

 

247,021

 

 

117,534

 

 

129,487

 

2003-2007

 

10.0

%

 

HTM securities (2)

 

 

437,531

 

 

433,468

 

 

267,533

 

 

165,935

 

2013-2017

 

5.8

%

 

Equity security

 

 

12,350

 

 

13,523

 

 

 —

 

 

13,523

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

N/A

 

 

45,028

 

 

 —

 

 

45,028

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,077,585

 

$

7,985,429

 

$

3,540,672

 

$

4,444,757

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

First mortgages include first mortgage loans and any contiguous mezzanine loan components because as a whole, the expected credit quality of these loans is more similar to that of a first mortgage loan.  The application of this methodology resulted in mezzanine loans with carrying values of $983.3 million and $851.1 million being classified as first mortgages as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

(2)

CMBS held-to-maturity (“HTM”) and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity interests in commercial real estate entities.

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As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our Lending Segment’s investment portfolio, excluding loans held-for-sale, RMBS and other investments, had the following characteristics based on carrying values:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral Property Type

    

June 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

 

Office

 

32.5

%  

33.7

%

Hotel

 

22.6

%  

16.8

%

Multifamily

 

12.6

%  

9.4

%

Mixed Use

 

11.9

%  

18.4

%

Residential

 

7.5

%  

7.1

%

Retail

 

2.7

%

7.8

%

Industrial

 

2.3

%  

2.3

Parking

 

2.1

%  

2.2

%

Other

 

5.8

%  

2.3

 

 

100.0

%  

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geographic Location

    

June 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

 

West

 

27.5

%  

21.6

%

North East

 

26.1

%  

31.5

%

South West

 

15.8

%  

12.1

%

International

 

9.5

%  

12.4

%

South East

 

8.6

%  

12.6

%

Mid Atlantic

 

7.1

%  

4.7

%

Midwest

 

5.4

%  

5.1

%

 

 

100.0

%  

100.0

%

 

 

 

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Property Segment

 

The following table sets forth the amount of each category of investments, which are comprised of properties, intangible lease assets and liabilities and our equity investment in the Retail Fund held within our Property Segment as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

Properties, net

 

$

2,642,076

 

$

2,364,806

Lease intangibles, net

 

 

100,674

 

 

111,631

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

110,122

 

 

110,704

 

 

$

2,852,872

 

$

2,587,141

 

The following table sets forth our net investment and other information regarding the Property Segment’s properties and intangible lease assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Asset

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

Carrying

 

Specific

 

Net

 

Occupancy

 

Remaining

 

 

Value

 

Financing

 

Investment

 

Rate

 

Lease Term

Office—Medical Office Portfolio

 

$

760,084

 

$

483,558

 

$

276,526

 

92.7

%

 

6.3 years

Office—Ireland Portfolio

 

 

510,729

 

 

326,627

 

 

184,102

 

99.8

%

 

10.2 years

Multifamily residential—Ireland Portfolio

 

 

18,568

 

 

11,894

 

 

6,674

 

97.0

%

 

0.4 years

Multifamily residential—Woodstar I Portfolio

 

 

619,843

 

 

408,211

 

 

211,632

 

98.6

%

 

0.5 years

Multifamily residential—Woodstar II Portfolio

 

 

528,760

 

 

420,062

 

 

108,698

 

99.3

%

 

0.5 years

Retail—Master Lease Portfolio

 

 

376,912

 

 

191,911

 

 

185,001

 

100.0

%

 

23.8 years

Industrial—Master Lease Portfolio

 

 

128,109

 

 

70,105

 

 

58,004

 

100.0

%

 

23.8 years

Subtotal—undepreciated carrying value

 

 

2,943,005

 

 

1,912,368

 

 

1,030,637

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(200,255)

 

 

 —

 

 

(200,255)

 

 

 

 

 

Net carrying value

 

$

2,742,750

 

$

1,912,368

 

$

830,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our Property Segment’s investment portfolio had the following geographic characteristics based on carrying values:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geographic Location

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Ireland

 

17.4

%  

20.1

%

U.S. Regions:

 

 

 

 

 

South East

 

46.4

%  

38.4

%

Midwest

 

10.8

%  

12.2

%

South West

 

8.3

%  

9.4

%

North East

 

7.8

%  

8.8

%

West

 

7.6

%  

9.2

%

Mid-Atlantic

 

1.7

%  

1.9

%

 

 

100.0

%  

100.0

%

 

 

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Investing and Servicing Segment

 

The following table sets forth the amount of each category of investments we owned within our Investing and Servicing Segment as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

Asset

   

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

Carrying

 

Specific

 

Net

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Financing

 

Investment

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMBS, fair value option

 

$

4,168,049

 

$

1,076,411

(1)  

$

148,321

 

$

928,090

 

Intangible assets - servicing rights

 

 

N/A

 

 

46,582

(2)

 

 —

 

 

46,582

 

Lease intangibles, net

 

 

N/A

 

 

34,606

 

 

 —

 

 

34,606

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, commercial

 

 

292,535

 

 

300,105

 

 

196,965

 

 

103,140

 

Loans held-for-investment

 

 

3,576

 

 

3,576

 

 

 —

 

 

3,576

 

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

N/A

 

 

44,435

 

 

 —

 

 

44,435

 

Properties, net

 

 

N/A

 

 

294,608

 

 

218,940

 

 

75,668

 

 

 

$

4,464,160

 

$

1,800,323

 

$

564,226

 

$

1,236,097

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMBS, fair value option

 

$

4,131,687

 

$

1,024,143

(1)

$

145,456

 

$

878,687

 

Intangible assets - servicing rights

 

 

N/A

 

 

59,005

(2)

 

 —

 

 

59,005

 

Lease intangibles, net

 

 

N/A

 

 

31,000

 

 

 —

 

 

31,000

 

Loans held-for-sale, fair value option, commercial

 

 

132,393

 

 

132,456

 

 

66,377

 

 

66,079

 

Loans held-for-investment

 

 

3,796

 

 

3,796

 

 

 —

 

 

3,796

 

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

 

N/A

 

 

50,759

 

 

 —

 

 

50,759

 

Properties, net

 

 

N/A

 

 

282,675

 

 

199,693

 

 

82,982

 

 

 

$

4,267,876

 

$

1,583,834

 

$

411,526

 

$

1,172,308

 


(1)

Includes $1.0 billion of CMBS reflected in “VIE liabilities” in accordance with ASC 810 as of both June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

(2)

Includes $23.8 million and $28.2 million of servicing rights intangibles reflected in “VIE assets” in accordance with ASC 810 as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

Our REIS Equity Portfolio, as defined in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, had the following characteristics based on carrying values of $308.7 million and $292.8 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Type

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Office

 

51.2

%  

38.5

%

Retail

 

30.6

%  

37.5

%

Multifamily

 

7.4

%  

12.5

%

Mixed Use

 

4.8

%  

7.0

%

Self-storage

 

4.2

%  

4.5

%

Hotel

 

1.8

%  

 —

 

 

100.0

%  

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geographic Location

 

June 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

South East

 

34.4

%  

46.3

%

North East

 

21.1

%  

14.0

%

South West

 

18.7

%  

12.5

%

Midwest

 

8.7

%  

7.5

%

West

 

8.7

%  

10.8

%

Mid Atlantic

 

8.4

%  

8.9

%

 

 

100.0

%  

100.0

%

 

 

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New Credit Facilities and Amendments

 

Refer to Notes 9 and 10 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of new credit facilities and amendments to existing credit facilities executed since December 31, 2017.

 

Borrowings under Various Secured Financing Arrangements

 

The following table is a summary of our secured financing facilities as of June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

    

Pledged

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Approved

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

but

 

Unallocated

 

 

Current

 

Extended

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Facility

 

Outstanding

 

Undrawn

 

Financing

 

 

Maturity

 

Maturity (a)

 

Pricing

 

Value

 

Size

 

Balance

 

Capacity (b)

 

Amount (c)

Lender 1 Repo 1

 

(d)

 

(d)

 

LIBOR + 1.75% to 5.75%

 

$

1,618,912

 

$

2,000,000

 

$

1,257,271

 

$

41,085

 

$

701,644

Lender 2 Repo 1

 

Apr 2020

 

Apr 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.35%

 

 

283,182

 

 

900,000

(e)

 

194,357

 

 

14,271

 

 

691,372

Lender 4 Repo 2

 

May 2021

 

May 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.00% to 3.25%

 

 

741,093

 

 

1,000,000

(f)

 

333,278

 

 

175,543

 

 

491,179

Lender 6 Repo 1

 

Aug 2020

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.75%

 

 

653,722

 

 

600,000

 

 

497,045

 

 

10,500

 

 

92,455

Lender 6 Repo 2

 

Oct 2022

 

Oct 2023

 

GBP LIBOR + 2.75%

 

 

435,311

 

 

335,935

 

 

335,935

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Lender 9 Repo 1

 

Sep 2018

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 1.65%

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Lender 10 Repo 1

 

Mar 2020

 

Mar 2022

 

LIBOR + 1.65% to 2.75%

 

 

171,000

 

 

140,000

 

 

136,800

 

 

 —

 

 

3,200

Lender 11 Repo 1

 

Jun 2019

 

Jun 2020

 

LIBOR + 2.75%

 

 

 —

 

 

200,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

200,000

Lender 11 Repo 2

 

Sep 2018

 

Sep 2022

 

LIBOR + 2.25% to 2.75%

 

 

79,718

 

 

250,000

 

 

54,000

 

 

5,250

 

 

190,750

Lender 12 Repo 1

 

Jun 2021

 

Jun 2024

 

LIBOR + 2.10% to 2.45%

 

 

57,291

 

 

250,000

 

 

43,500

 

 

 —

 

 

206,500

Lender 7 Secured Financing

 

Feb 2021

 

Feb 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

(g)

 

28,219

 

 

650,000

(h)

 

21,169

 

 

 —

 

 

628,831

Lender 8 Secured Financing

 

Aug 2019

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 4.00%

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Conduit Repo 2

 

Nov 2018

 

Nov 2019

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

 

 

120,189

 

 

200,000

 

 

89,190

 

 

 —

 

 

110,810

Conduit Repo 3

 

Feb 2020

 

Feb 2021

 

LIBOR + 2.10%

 

 

108,021

 

 

150,000

 

 

78,422

 

 

 —

 

 

71,578

MBS Repo 1

 

(i)

 

(i)

 

LIBOR + 1.90%

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

MBS Repo 2

 

Dec 2019

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 1.90% to 2.45%

 

 

100,412

 

 

69,122

 

 

69,122

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

MBS Repo 3

 

(j)

 

(j)

 

LIBOR + 1.32% to 1.95%

 

 

239,266

 

 

163,525

 

 

163,525

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

MBS Repo 4

 

(k)

 

N/A

 

LIBOR + 1.70%

 

 

167,737

 

 

110,000

 

 

39,000

 

 

63,812

 

 

7,188

MBS Repo 5

 

Jun 2028

 

Dec 2028

 

4.13%

 

 

25,572

 

 

150,000

 

 

23,551

 

 

 —

 

 

126,449

Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages

 

Aug 2018 to Jun 2026

 

N/A

 

Various

 

 

245,105

 

 

218,019

 

 

196,996

 

 

 —

 

 

21,023

Ireland Portfolio Mortgage

 

May 2020

 

N/A

 

EURIBOR + 1.69%

 

 

475,754

 

 

340,741

 

 

340,741

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Woodstar I Portfolio Mortgages

 

Nov 2025 to
Oct 2026

 

N/A

 

3.72% to 3.97%

 

 

363,962

 

 

276,748

 

 

276,748

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Woodstar I Portfolio Government Financing

 

Mar 2026 to Jun 2049

 

N/A

 

1.00% to 5.00%

 

 

303,177

 

 

132,308

 

 

132,308

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Woodstar II Portfolio Mortgages

 

Jan 2028 to Apr 2028

 

N/A

 

3.81% to 3.85%

 

 

512,125

 

 

417,669

 

 

417,669

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Woodstar II Portfolio Government Financing

 

Jun 2030 to Apr 2046

 

N/A

 

1.00% to 3.00%

 

 

133,804

 

 

7,361

 

 

7,361

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Medical Office Portfolio Mortgages

 

Dec 2021

 

Dec 2023

 

LIBOR + 2.50%

 

 

695,869

 

 

524,499

 

 

491,197

 

 

 —

 

 

33,302

Master Lease Portfolio Mortgages

 

Oct 2027

 

N/A

 

4.36% to 4.38%

 

 

462,552

 

 

265,900

 

 

265,900

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Term Loan A

 

Dec 2020

 

Dec 2021

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

(g)

 

902,809

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Revolving Secured Financing

 

Dec 2020

 

Dec 2021

 

LIBOR + 2.25%

(g)

 

 —

 

 

100,000

 

 

 —

 

 

83,065

 

 

16,935

FHLB

 

Feb 2021

 

N/A

 

Various

 

 

792,664

 

 

498,000

 

 

498,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,717,466

 

$

10,249,827

 

 

6,263,085

 

$

393,526

 

$

3,593,216

Unamortized net premium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(48,987)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,216,617

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a)

Subject to certain conditions as defined in the respective facility agreement.

 

(b)

Approved but undrawn capacity represents the total draw amount that has been approved by the lender related to those assets that have been pledged as collateral, less the drawn amount.

 

(c)

Unallocated financing amount represents the maximum facility size less the total draw capacity that has been approved by the lender.

 

(d)

Maturity date for borrowings collateralized by loans is September 2018 before extension options and September 2021 assuming the exercise of extension options.  Borrowings collateralized by loans existing at maturity may remain outstanding until such loan collateral matures, subject to certain specified conditions and not to exceed September 2025.   

 

(e)

The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $900.0 million, subject to certain conditions.

 

(f)

The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $1.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

 

(g)

Subject to borrower’s option to choose alternative benchmark based rates pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement.

 

(h)

The initial maximum facility size of $300.0 million may be increased to $650.0 million, subject to certain conditions.

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(i)

Facility carries a rolling 11-month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent not to exceed December 2018.  This facility carries no maximum facility size. 

 

(j)

Facility carries a rolling 12-month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent. Current maturity is June 2019. This facility carries no maximum facility size. Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of June 30, 2018.

 

(k)

The date that is 270 days after the buyer delivers notice to seller, subject to a maximum date of May 2020.

 

As of June 30, 2018, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is our largest creditor through two repurchase facilities (Lender 1 Repo 1 facility and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) Repo 4 facility).

 

Refer to Note 9 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further disclosure regarding the terms of our secured financing arrangements.

 

Variance between Average and Quarter-End Credit Facility Borrowings Outstanding

 

The following table compares the average amount outstanding under our secured financing agreements during each quarter and the amount outstanding as of the end of each quarter, together with an explanation of significant variances (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

 

Explanations

 

 

Quarter-End

 

Balance During

 

 

 

for Significant

Quarter Ended

    

Balance

    

Quarter

    

Variance

    

Variances

December 31, 2017

 

 

5,813,447

 

 

5,885,681

 

 

(72,234)

 

N/A

March 31, 2018

 

 

5,596,955

 

 

5,573,668

 

 

23,287

 

N/A

June 30, 2018

 

 

6,263,085

 

 

5,813,312

 

 

449,773

 

(a)


(a)

The Lending Segment funded 63% of the second quarter’s total loan fundings during June, which resulted in the Company drawing on its secured financing agreements near quarter end to finance the additional loan fundings.

 

Borrowings under Unsecured Senior Notes

 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average effective borrowing rate on our unsecured senior notes was 5.0% and 5.5%, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average effective borrowing rate on our unsecured senior notes was 5.1% and 5.6%, respectively.  The effective borrowing rate includes the effects of underwriter purchase discount and the adjustment for the conversion option on the convertible notes, the initial value of which reduced the balance of the notes.

 

Refer to Note 10 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further disclosure regarding the terms of our unsecured senior notes. 

 

 

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Scheduled Principal Repayments on Investments and Overhang on Financing Facilities

 

The following scheduled and/or projected principal repayments on our investments were based upon the amounts outstanding and contractual terms of the financing facilities in effect as of June 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Scheduled Principal

    

Scheduled/Projected

    

Projected/Required

   

Scheduled Principal

 

 

 

Repayments on Loans

 

Principal Repayments

 

Repayments of

 

Inflows Net of

 

 

 

and HTM Securities

 

on RMBS and CMBS

 

Financing

 

Financing Outflows

 

Third Quarter 2018

 

 

838,360

 

 

31,893

 

 

(239,593)

 

 

630,660

 

Fourth Quarter 2018

 

 

504,047

 

 

17,824

 

 

(7,889)

 

 

513,982

 

First Quarter 2019

 

 

342,833

 

 

56,414

 

 

(426,732)

 

 

(27,485)

 

Second Quarter 2019

 

 

461,167

 

 

14,889

 

 

(250,057)

 

 

225,999

 

Total

 

$

2,146,407

 

$

121,020

 

$

(924,271)

 

$

1,343,156

 

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is in discussions with its lenders to extend or amend any financing facilities which contain near term expirations.

 

Issuances of Equity Securities

 

We may raise funds through capital market transactions by issuing capital stock. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to access the capital markets at any particular time or on any particular terms. We have authorized 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock and 500,000,000 shares of common stock. At June 30, 2018, we had 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance and 237,638,315 shares of common stock available for issuance.

 

Other Potential Sources of Financing

 

In the future, we may also use other sources of financing to fund the acquisition of our target assets, including other secured as well as unsecured forms of borrowing and sale of certain investment securities which no longer meet our return requirements.

 

Repurchases of Equity Securities and Convertible Senior Notes

 

In September 2014, our board of directors authorized and announced the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of our outstanding common stock over a period of one year. Subsequent amendments to the repurchase program approved by our board of directors in December 2014, June 2015, January 2016 and February 2017 resulted in the program being (i) amended to increase maximum repurchases to $500.0 million, (ii) expanded to allow for the repurchase of our outstanding convertible senior notes under the program and (iii) extended through January 2019. Purchases made pursuant to the program are made in either the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time as permitted by federal securities laws and other legal requirements. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases are discretionary and will be subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.  During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased $12.1 million of common stock and no convertible senior notes under the repurchase program. As of June 30, 2018, we have $250.1 million of remaining capacity to repurchase common stock and/or convertible senior notes under the repurchase program. 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have relationships with unconsolidated entities and financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as VIEs. Our maximum risk of loss associated with our involvement in VIEs is limited to the carrying value of our investment in the entity and any unfunded capital commitments. Refer to Note 14 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

 

Dividends

 

We intend to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to holders of our common stock. U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its net taxable income. We intend to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends to our stockholders in an amount approximating our net taxable income, if and to the extent authorized by our board of directors. Before we pay any dividend, whether for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise, we must first meet both our operating and debt service requirements. If our cash available for distribution is less than our net taxable income, we could be required to sell assets or borrow funds to make cash distributions or we may make a portion of the required distribution in the form of a taxable stock distribution or distribution of debt securities. Refer to our Form 10-K for a detailed dividend history.

 

The Company’s board of directors declared the following dividends during the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Declare Date

    

Record Date

    

Payment Date

    

Amount

  

Frequency

5/4/18

 

6/29/18

 

7/13/18

 

$

0.48

 

Quarterly

2/28/18

 

3/30/18

 

4/13/18

 

$

0.48

 

Quarterly

 

On August 8, 2018, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share for the third quarter of 2018, which is payable on October 15, 2018 to common stockholders of record as of September 28, 2018.

 

Leverage Policies

 

Our strategies with regards to use of leverage have not changed significantly since December 31, 2017.  Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of our strategies regarding use of leverage.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

Contractual obligations as of June 30, 2018 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Less than

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

More than

 

 

 

Total

 

1 year

 

1 to 3 years

 

3 to 5 years

 

5 years

 

Secured financings (a)

 

$

6,263,085

 

$

201,736

 

$

1,682,695

 

$

1,091,461

 

$

3,287,193

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

 

2,291,363

 

 

341,363

 

 

500,000

 

 

950,000

 

 

500,000

 

Secured borrowings on transferred loans (b)

 

 

74,692

 

 

 —

 

 

74,692

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Loan funding commitments (c)

 

 

1,760,580

 

 

848,729

 

 

845,999

 

 

65,852

 

 

 —

 

Loan purchase commitments (d)

 

 

65,000

 

 

65,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Future lease commitments 

 

 

30,453

 

 

6,608

 

 

11,458

 

 

649

 

 

11,738

 

Total 

 

$

10,485,173

 

$

1,463,436

 

$

3,114,844

 

$

2,107,962

 

$

3,798,931

 

 

(a)

Represents the contractual maturity of the respective credit facility, inclusive of available extension options.  If investments that have been pledged as collateral repay earlier than the contractual maturity of the debt, the related portion of the debt would likewise require earlier repayment.

 

(b)

These amounts relate to financial asset sales that were required to be accounted for as secured borrowings. As a result, the assets we sold remain on our consolidated balance sheet for financial reporting purposes. Such assets are expected to provide match funding for these liabilities.

 

(c)

Excludes $255.1 million of loan funding commitments in which management projects the Company will not be obligated to fund in the future due to repayments made by the borrower either earlier than, or in excess of, expectations. 

 

(d)

Represents the Company’s contractual commitments to purchase residential mortgage loans from a third party residential mortgage originator.

 

The table above does not include interest payable, amounts due under our management agreement or amounts due under our derivative agreements as those contracts do not have fixed and determinable payments.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Refer to the section of our Form 10-K entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” for a full discussion of our critical accounting estimates.  Our critical accounting estimates have not materially changed since December 31, 2017.

 

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We seek to manage our risks related to the credit quality of our assets, interest rates, liquidity, prepayment speeds and market value while, at the same time, seeking to provide an opportunity to stockholders to realize attractive risk-adjusted returns through ownership of our capital stock. While we do not seek to avoid risk completely, we believe the risk can be quantified from historical experience and seek to actively manage that risk, to earn sufficient compensation to justify taking those risks and to maintain capital levels consistent with the risks we undertake.  Our strategies for managing risk and our exposure to such risks have not changed materially since December 31, 2017.  Refer to our Form 10-K, Item 7A for further discussion.

 

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Credit Risk

 

Our loans and investments are subject to credit risk. The performance and value of our loans and investments depend upon the owners’ ability to operate the properties that serve as our collateral so that they produce cash flows adequate to pay interest and principal due to us. To monitor this risk, our Manager’s asset management team reviews our investment portfolios and is in regular contact with our borrowers, monitoring performance of the collateral and enforcing our rights as necessary.

 

We seek to further manage credit risk associated with our Investing and Servicing Segment loans held-for-sale through the purchase of credit index instruments.  The following table presents our credit index instruments as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Face Value of

   

Aggregate Notional Value of

  

Number of

 

 

 

Loans Held-for-Sale

 

Credit Index Instruments

 

Credit Index Instruments

 

June 30, 2018

 

$

292,535

 

$

74,000

 

 9

 

December 31, 2017

 

$

132,393

 

$

49,000

 

 8

 

 

Capital Market Risk

 

We are exposed to risks related to the equity capital markets, and our related ability to raise capital through the issuance of our common stock or other equity instruments. We are also exposed to risks related to the debt capital markets, and our related ability to finance our business through borrowings under repurchase obligations or other debt instruments. As a REIT, we are required to distribute a significant portion of our taxable income annually, which constrains our ability to accumulate operating cash flow and therefore requires us to utilize debt or equity capital to finance our business. We seek to mitigate these risks by monitoring the debt and equity capital markets to inform our decisions on the amount, timing, and terms of capital we raise.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including fiscal and monetary policies and domestic and international economic and political considerations, as well as other factors beyond our control. We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with our investments and the related financing obligations. In general, we seek to match the interest rate characteristics of our investments with the interest rate characteristics of any related financing obligations such as repurchase agreements, bank credit facilities, term loans, revolving facilities and securitizations. In instances where the interest rate characteristics of an investment and the related financing obligation are not matched, we mitigate such interest rate risk through the utilization of interest rate derivatives of the same duration. The following table presents financial instruments where we have utilized interest rate derivatives to hedge interest rate risk and the related interest rate derivatives as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

  

Aggregate Notional

   

 

 

 

 

Face Value of

 

Value of Interest

 

Number of Interest

 

 

 

Hedged Instruments

 

Rate Derivatives

 

Rate Derivatives

 

Instrument hedged as of June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale 

 

$

329,260

 

$

312,500

 

19

 

RMBS, available-for-sale 

 

 

345,200

 

 

109,000

 

 3

 

Secured financing agreements 

 

 

1,039,996

 

 

1,056,675

 

17

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

970,000

 

 2

 

 

 

$

2,714,456

 

$

2,448,175

 

41

 

Instrument hedged as of December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held-for-sale 

 

$

232,393

 

$

213,600

 

16

 

RMBS, available-for-sale 

 

 

366,711

 

 

69,000

 

 2

 

Secured financing agreements 

 

 

1,051,458

 

 

1,009,180

 

16

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

 

500,000

 

 

470,000

 

 1

 

 

 

$

2,150,562

 

$

1,761,780

 

35

 

 

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The following table summarizes the estimated annual change in net investment income for our LIBOR-based investments and our LIBOR-based debt assuming increases or decreases in LIBOR and adjusted for the effects of our interest rate hedging activities (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Variable-rate

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

investments and

 

3.0%

 

2.0%

 

1.0%

 

1.0%

Income (Expense) Subject to Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

indebtedness (1)

 

Increase

 

Increase

 

Increase

 

Decrease (2)

Investment income from variable-rate investments 

 

$

6,719,894

 

$

199,845

 

$

 133,059

 

$

66,273

 

$

(53,497)

Interest expense from variable-rate debt, net of interest rate derivatives

 

 

(4,450,158)

 

 

(139,821)

 

 

(95,205)

 

 

(49,015)

 

 

49,287

Net investment income from variable rate instruments 

 

$

2,269,736

 

$

60,024

 

$

37,854

 

$

17,258

 

$

(4,210)

Impact per diluted shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.02)


(1)

Includes the notional value of interest rate derivatives.

 

(2)

Assumes LIBOR does not go below 0%.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

We intend to hedge our currency exposures in a prudent manner. However, our currency hedging strategies may not eliminate all of our currency risk due to, among other things, uncertainties in the timing and/or amount of payments received on the related investments, and/or unequal, inaccurate, or unavailable hedges to perfectly offset changes in future exchange rates. Additionally, we may be required under certain circumstances to collateralize our currency hedges for the benefit of the hedge counterparty, which could adversely affect our liquidity.

 

Consistent with our strategy of hedging foreign currency exposure on certain investments, we typically enter into a series of forwards to fix the U.S. dollar amount of foreign currency denominated cash flows (interest income, rental income and principal payments) we expect to receive from our foreign currency denominated investments. Accordingly, the notional values and expiration dates of our foreign currency hedges approximate the amounts and timing of future payments we expect to receive on the related investments. 

 

The following table represents our current currency hedge exposure as it relates to our investments denominated in foreign currencies, along with the aggregate notional amount of the hedges in place (amounts in thousands except for number of contracts, using the June 30, 2018 GBP closing rate of 1.3207 and Euro (“EUR”) closing rate of 1.1686):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying Value of Net Investment

 

Local Currency

 

Number of
Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

Aggregate Notional Value of Hedges Applied

 

Expiration Range of Contracts

$

63,381

 

GBP

 

59

 

$

65,749

 

July 2018 – June 2019

 

30,946

 

EUR

 

10

 

 

39,435

 

August 2018 – March 2022

 

100,681

 

EUR

 

 1

 

 

100,665

 

July 2018

 

44,280

 

GBP

 

13

 

 

71,626

 

August 2018 – July 2020

 

414

 

GBP

 

 2

 

 

785

 

October 2018 – March 2019

 

188,556

 

EUR

 

24

(1)

 

256,348

 

September 2018 – June 2020

 

28,720

 

GBP

 

14

 

 

39,137

 

September 2018 – December 2021

 

55,095

 

GBP

 

42

 

 

82,088

 

August 2018 – November 2021

 

13,037

 

GBP

 

 4

 

 

12,660

 

September 2018 – April 2019

$

525,110

 

 

 

169

 

$

668,493

 

 


(1)

These foreign exchange contracts hedge our EUR currency exposure created by our acquisition of the Ireland Portfolio. 

 

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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  No change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2018 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.

 

Currently, no material legal proceedings are pending or, to our knowledge, threatened or contemplated against us, that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1A.    Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Form 10-K. 

 

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

There were no unregistered sales of securities during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

There were no purchases of common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.    Other Information.

 

None.

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Item 6.  Exhibits.

 

(a)Index to Exhibits

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

31.1

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

Date: August 8, 2018

By:

/s/ BARRY S. STERNLICHT

 

 

Barry S. Sternlicht
Chief Executive Officer
Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: August 8, 2018

By:

/s/ RINA PANIRY

 

 

Rina Paniry
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer

 

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