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Redwood Trust(RWT) - 2024 Q4 - Annual Results
RWTRedwood Trust(RWT)2025-02-13 21:15

Financial Performance - GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was (8.4)million,equatingto(8.4) million, equating to (0.07) per basic and diluted common share[5]. - Net loss attributable to common stockholders was 8.4millioninQ42024,comparedtonetincomeof8.4 million in Q4 2024, compared to net income of 13.1 million in Q3 2024[27]. - Non-GAAP Earnings Available for Distribution (EAD) was 18.4million,or18.4 million, or 0.13 per basic common share, down from 0.18inthepreviousquarter[5].Earningsavailablefordistribution(nonGAAP)was0.18 in the previous quarter[5]. - Earnings available for distribution (non-GAAP) was 18.4 million in Q4 2024, down from 25.2millioninQ32024[27].EADreturnoncommonequity(nonGAAP,annualized)was6.625.2 million in Q3 2024[27]. - EAD return on common equity (non-GAAP, annualized) was 6.6% in Q4 2024, compared to 8.7% in Q3 2024[27]. - Total non-interest income for Q4 2024 was 17.6 million, significantly lower than 44.2millioninQ32024,primarilyduetofairvaluechanges[24].AssetandEquityChangesTotalassetsdecreasedto44.2 million in Q3 2024, primarily due to fair value changes[24]. Asset and Equity Changes - Total assets decreased to 18.258 billion in Q4 2024 from 18.427billioninQ32024,reflectingareductioninresidentialconsumerloans[25].StockholdersequityattheendofQ42024was18.427 billion in Q3 2024, reflecting a reduction in residential consumer loans[25]. - Stockholders' equity at the end of Q4 2024 was 1.188 billion, down from 1.223billioninQ32024[25].GAAPbookvaluepercommonsharedecreasedto1.223 billion in Q3 2024[25]. - GAAP book value per common share decreased to 8.46 at December 31, 2024, from 8.74atSeptember30,2024,reflectinganeconomicreturnonbookvalueof(1.1)8.74 at September 30, 2024, reflecting an economic return on book value of (1.1)% for Q4 2024[5]. Revenue and Income Sources - Net interest income for Q4 2024 was 27.6 million, an increase from 25.5millioninQ32024,drivenbyaccretivecapitaldeployment[24].Sequoiamortgagebankingactivitiesgeneratednetincomeof25.5 million in Q3 2024, driven by accretive capital deployment[24]. - Sequoia mortgage banking activities generated net income of 16.8 million in Q4 2024, down from 26.7millioninQ32024,despitemaintaininggainonsalemarginsabovethetargetrange[24].CoreVestmortgagebankingactivitiesnetincomedecreasedto26.7 million in Q3 2024, despite maintaining gain on sale margins above the target range[24]. - CoreVest mortgage banking activities net income decreased to 1.1 million in Q4 2024 from 1.8millioninQ32024duetononrecurringfeerevenueinthepreviousquarter[24].LoanandFinancingActivitiesLockedloanstotaled1.8 million in Q3 2024 due to non-recurring fee revenue in the previous quarter[24]. Loan and Financing Activities - Locked loans totaled 2.3 billion, a 4% increase from 2.2billioninQ32024,withquarterlyflowvolumeincreasingby572.2 billion in Q3 2024, with quarterly flow volume increasing by 57%[5]. - Distributed 2.5 billion of loans through securitizations (1.1billion)andwholeloansales(1.1 billion) and whole loan sales (1.4 billion)[5]. - Funded loans amounted to 501million,a9501 million, a 9% increase from 458 million in Q3 2024, with term loan volume rising 43% to 227million[5].Therecourseleverageratiowas2.4xatDecember31,2024,downfrom2.5xatSeptember30,2024[5].Thecompanymaintainedunrestrictedcashandcashequivalentsof227 million[5]. - The recourse leverage ratio was 2.4x at December 31, 2024, down from 2.5x at September 30, 2024[5]. - The company maintained unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of 245 million and total excess warehouse financing capacity of $4.7 billion[9]. Strategic Outlook - The CEO highlighted expectations for further progress in 2025, focusing on strategic bank relationships and innovative loan products to enhance market share[8]. Non-GAAP Measures - EAD Net contribution and EAD Net contribution ROC are non-GAAP measures used to analyze the profitability of each business segment[10]. - GAAP ROC is defined as GAAP Net contribution adjusted for investment fair value changes, realized gains and losses, acquisition-related expenses, and organizational restructuring charges[10]. - Acquisition-related expenses include transaction costs and ongoing amortization of intangible assets from Riverbend and CoreVest acquisitions[10]. - EAD ROC is calculated by dividing EAD by average capital utilized for each respective period[10].