Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR, Financial) released its earnings report for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, on October 27, 2023. The company reported a GAAP net income of $0.41 per diluted common share, compared to $0.36 per diluted common share for the same quarter in 2022. Distributable earnings for the quarter were $0.55 per diluted common share, compared to $0.56 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022.
Financial Highlights
ABR declared a cash dividend on common stock of $0.43 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $1.72 per share. The company maintains a strong liquidity position with approximately $1 billion in cash and liquidity, and around $500 million of restricted cash in replenishable CLO vehicles with a weighted average cost of 1.70% over benchmark rates.
Loan Originations and Servicing Portfolio
For Q3 2023, ABR reported agency loan originations of $1.15 billion and a servicing portfolio of approximately $29.94 billion, up 2%. Structured loan originations were $240.2 million, and the portfolio was approximately $13.12 billion.
Agency Business Performance
The Agency Business generated revenues of $80.8 million for Q3 2023, compared to $76.7 million for Q2 2023. Income from mortgage servicing rights was $14.1 million for the quarter, reflecting a rate of 1.16% as a percentage of loan commitments.
Structured Business Performance
At the end of Q3 2023, the loan and investment portfolio’s unpaid principal balance, excluding loan loss reserves, was $13.12 billion, with a weighted average current interest pay rate of 8.80%. The average balance of the Company’s loan and investment portfolio during the third quarter of 2023, excluding loan loss reserves, was $13.40 billion with a weighted average yield of 9.25%.
Dividend Declaration
ABR's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per share of common stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The dividend is payable on November 30, 2023, to common stockholders of record on November 17, 2023.
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