Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Sean Kensil - Director of Investor RelationsDavid Finkelstein - CEO & Co-Chief Investment OfficerSerena Wolfe - CFOBose George - Managing DirectorV.S. Srinivasan - Head of AgencyEric Hagen - Managing DirectorMike Fania - Co-Chief Investment Officer & Head of Residential CreditJason Weaver - Managing Director - Equity ResearchTrevor Cranston - Managing Director Conference Call Participants Doug Harter - Equity ...

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 09:00 AM ET Speaker0 Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Sean Kensal of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Speaker1 Good morning and welcome to the first quarter twenty twenty five earnings call for Annaly Capital Management. Any forward looking statements made during today's call are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which are outlined in the Risk Factors section in our most ...

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - For Q1, the company earned $0.18 per share compared to $0.07 in Q4 [5] - Book value at March 31 was $7.94 per share compared to $8.09 at December 31 [5] - Total return for the quarter was 2.6% unannualized compared to 0.6% for Q4 [5] - Liquidity at March 31 was 52.2% compared to 52.9% at December 31 [7] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - The average portfolio was just under $6 billion compared to $5.3 billion in Q4 [6] - The leverage ratio at March 31 was 7.8 compared to 7.3 at December 31 [6] - Prepayment speeds were 7.8% in Q1 compared to 10.5% for Q4 [6] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - The market moved to price in three or more Fed cuts by the end of the year [11] - Swap spreads moved meaningfully negative late in the quarter and into April [14] - The spread of the current coupon mortgage to the ten-year has widened significantly [16] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company raised capital during the quarter and deployed it into higher coupon, shorter duration assets [24] - The strategy includes using longer duration hedges to mitigate exposure to declining swap spreads [24] - The company is focused on maintaining liquidity and is prepared to raise capital if necessary [76] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - The management expressed uncertainty due to market volatility driven by tariffs and inflation [55] - The expectation is for slower growth and potential Fed eases, which could lead to a steeper yield curve [58] - The company is positioned with a skew towards higher coupon, shorter duration assets, which should work well in the current environment [59] Other Important Information - The company declared and paid dividends of $0.36 per share for each quarter [5] - The management acknowledged a mistake in the initial earnings release regarding the breakdown of earnings per share [9] Q&A Session Summary Question: What is the duration gap at the end of the quarter and to date? - The duration gap is very narrow, with a DV01 basis of $13, remaining about the same as of now [62][63] Question: Where do you see gross ROE sitting today? - The gross ROE is estimated to be around 20%, with high volatility in swaps [73] Question: How are you looking at dividend issuance and buybacks? - The company is cautious about buybacks due to stock trading close to book value and may consider raising capital for liquidity [76][78] Question: Will the 2025 dividend be 100% taxable income? - It is uncertain at this point, but the taxable income has been right on top of the distribution year to date [91][93] Question: Thoughts on the Rocket Mortgage and Nationstar deal? - The deal may increase prepayment speeds and impact the convexity of the mortgage universe negatively [99][100]

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