Ladder Capital (LADR) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Core Viewpoint - Ladder Capital (LADR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.21 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share, and down from $0.27 per share a year ago [1][2] Financial Performance - The earnings surprise for the quarter was -9.99%, with the company previously exceeding earnings expectations in the prior quarter by posting $0.25 per share against an estimate of $0.23, resulting in a surprise of +8.7% [2] - Revenues for the quarter were $50.47 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.74%, and down from $68.62 million year-over-year [3] - Over the last four quarters, the company has only surpassed consensus revenue estimates once [3] Stock Performance and Outlook - Ladder Capital shares have increased by approximately 0.6% since the beginning of the year, compared to a 0.5% gain in the S&P 500 [4] - The company's future stock performance will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the earnings outlook [4][5] Earnings Estimates - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.25 on revenues of $55.7 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.09 on revenues of $235.3 million [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Ladder Capital was mixed prior to the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market [7] Industry Context - The REIT and Equity Trust industry, to which Ladder Capital belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges ahead [9] - The performance of Ladder Capital's stock may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry [9]