Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT; "Redwood", the "Company"), a
leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters,
today reported its financial results for the quarter ended December
31, 2024.
Key Q4 2024 Financial Results and Metrics
- GAAP book value per common share was $8.46 at December 31,
2024, relative to $8.74 per share at September 30, 2024
- Economic return on book value of (1.1)% for the fourth quarter
and 5.7% for the full year 2024(1)
- GAAP net loss related to common stockholders of $(8.4) million
or $(0.07) per basic and diluted common share
- Non-GAAP Earnings Available for Distribution ("EAD") of $18.4
million or $0.13 per basic common share(2)
- Recourse leverage ratio of 2.4x at December 31, 2024, relative
to 2.5x at September 30, 2024(3)
- Declared and paid a regular quarterly dividend of $0.18 per
common share, a 5.9% increase from the third quarter 2024
Q4 2024 Operational Business Highlights
Sequoia (formerly Residential Consumer)
Mortgage Banking
- Generated 23% annualized GAAP Return on Capital ("ROC")
- Locked $2.3 billion of loans(4), a 4% increase from $2.2
billion in the third quarter of 2024
- Achieved gross margins well in excess of our historical target
range of 75bps to 100bps, driven by spread tightening on
securitization execution during the quarter
- Lock volume split 23% / 77% between bulk and flow
- Quarterly flow volume increased 57% from Q3'24 and was the
highest since the first quarter 2022
- Distributed $2.5 billion of loans through a combination of
securitizations ($1.1 billion) and whole loan sales ($1.4 billion)
- Securitization activity consisted of a variety of loan
products, including fixed-rate jumbo loans, hybrid adjustable-rate
mortgages ("ARMs") and Agency-eligible investor loans
CoreVest (formerly Residential Investor)
Mortgage Banking
- Generated 12% and 25% annualized GAAP ROC and non-GAAP EAD
ROC(2)
- Funded $501 million of loans (55% bridge and 45% term), a 9%
increase from $458 million in the third quarter of 2024
- Term loan volume increased by 43% to $227 million, the highest
level since mid-2022
- Bridge loan production saw continued record quarterly volumes
from single-asset bridge ("SAB") product, which represented over
50% of total quarterly bridge loan fundings
- Continued to deepen distribution channels, selling $547 million
of loans through securitizations, whole loan sales and sales to
joint ventures ("JVs")
- Closed our inaugural securitization of loans out of our JV
(backed by $299 million of bridge loans)
Redwood Investments (formerly Investment
Portfolio)
- Accretively deployed approximately $81 million of capital into
internally sourced and third-party investments; deployed $525
million of Redwood Investments capital in 2024
- Trends in portfolio credit were generally stable
- Re-performing loan ("RPL") and jumbo securities saw steady
trends in 90 day+ delinquency rates
- The CoreVest portfolio saw a modest increase in delinquencies
for the securitized term portfolio, largely on a smaller pool
balance, which was partially offset by successful bridge loan
resolutions
- Payoffs in the CoreVest portfolio increased 20% in the fourth
quarter to $418 million, including $320 million of bridge
loans
- Redwood Investments recourse leverage ratio remained low at
0.8x at December 31, 2024
Financing / Corporate Highlights
- Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $245 million and
unencumbered assets of approximately $325 million at December 31,
2024
- Total excess warehouse financing capacity of $4.7 billion at
December 31, 2024
- Completed an opportunistic $40 million reopening of our 7.75%
convertible notes due 2027; primary use of proceeds to repurchase
convertible notes due 2025, effectively extending the overall
maturity profile of our convertible debt outstanding
- We renewed or established four financing facilities
representing $1.0 billion of total financing capacity
Q1 2025 Highlights to Date(5)
- Distributed approximately $1.4 billion of Sequoia loans through
two securitizations and various whole loan sales(6)
- Distributed approximately $400 million of CoreVest loans
through whole loan sales and sales to JVs(6)
- Formally launched new expanded loan programs through
Aspire
- Issued $90 million of senior unsecured notes due 2030
"We are proud of the significant progress we made in 2024 in
growing our operating businesses, establishing key capital
partnerships, raising our dividend, and achieving solid
profitability amidst a challenging market," said Christopher Abate,
Chief Executive Officer of Redwood Trust. "Looking ahead to 2025,
we expect further progress towards our core operating goals, with
the added potential for housing policy and regulatory changes to
transform our opportunity set. Our focus on strategic bank
relationships and innovative new loan products positions Redwood to
continuing growing market share and enhance earnings power. We
remain committed to providing critical liquidity to the housing
finance market and supporting our partners and shareholders in this
evolving landscape."
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1.
Economic return on book value is based on
the period change in GAAP book value per common share plus
dividends declared per common share in the period.
2.
Earnings available for distribution and
EAD ROC are non-GAAP measures. See Non-GAAP Disclosures section
that follows for additional information on this measure.
3.
Recourse leverage ratio is defined as
recourse debt at Redwood divided by tangible stockholders' equity.
Recourse debt excludes $14.3 billion of consolidated securitization
debt (ABS issued and servicer advance financing), other liabilities
and other debt that is non-recourse to Redwood, and tangible
stockholders' equity excludes $42.4 million of goodwill and
intangible assets.
4.
Lock volume represents loans identified
for purchase from loan sellers. Lock volume does not account for
potential fallout from pipeline that typically occurs through the
lending process.
5.
Represents Q1'25 activity through February
12, 2025 unless otherwise noted.
6.
Includes securitizations and sales that
have priced but not yet closed as of February 12, 2025.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Redwood Review and Supplemental Tables
Available Online
A further discussion of Redwood's business and financial results
is included in the fourth quarter 2024 Shareholder Letter and
Redwood Review which are available under "Financial Info" within
the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at
redwoodtrust.com/investor-relations. Additional supplemental
financial tables can also be found within this section of the
Company's website.
Conference Call and Webcast
Redwood will host an earnings call today, February 13, 2025, at
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its
fourth quarter 2024 financial results. The number to dial in order
to listen to the conference call is 1-877-423-9813 in the U.S. and
Canada. International callers must dial 1-201-689-8573. A replay of
the call will be available through midnight on Thursday, February
27, 2025, and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 in the U.S.
and Canada or 1-412-317-6671 internationally and entering access
code #13750895.
The conference call will be webcast live in listen-only mode
through the News & Events section of Redwood’s Investor
Relations website at
https://www.redwoodtrust.com/investor-relations/news-events/events.
To listen to the webcast, please go to Redwood's website at least
15 minutes before the call to register and to download and install
any needed audio software. An audio replay of the call will also be
available on Redwood's website following the call. Redwood plans to
file its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Monday, March 3, 2025, and also make it
available on Redwood’s website.
About Redwood
Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) is a specialty finance company
focused on several distinct areas of housing credit where we
provide liquidity to growing segments of the U.S. housing market
not well served by government programs. We deliver customized
housing credit investments to a diverse mix of investors through
our best-in-class securitization platforms, whole-loan distribution
activities, and our publicly traded shares. We operate our business
in three segments: Sequoia Mortgage Banking, CoreVest Mortgage
Banking and Redwood Investments. Through RWT Horizons®, our venture
investing initiative, we invest in early-stage companies that have
a direct nexus to our operating platforms. Additionally, through
Aspire, we directly originate home equity investment options to
homeowners and purchase expanded home loan products from mortgage
originators. Our goal is to provide attractive returns to
shareholders through a stable and growing stream of earnings and
dividends, capital appreciation, and a commitment to technological
innovation that facilitates risk-minded scale. Redwood Trust is
internally managed and structured as a real estate investment trust
("REIT") for tax purposes. For more information about Redwood,
please visit our website at www.redwoodtrust.com or connect with us
on LinkedIn.
Cautionary Statement; Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release and the related conference call contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including the expected timing for the filing of Redwood's Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements involve numerous
risks and uncertainties. Redwood's actual results may differ from
Redwood's beliefs, expectations, estimates, and projections and,
consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking
statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by
words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “expect,”
“believe,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan” and similar expressions or
their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans,
opportunities, or intentions. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things,
those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2023 under the caption “Risk Factors”. Other
risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected may be described from
time to time in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise.
REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
($ in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
12/31/2024
9/30/2024
Financial
Performance
Net (loss) income per diluted common
share
$
(0.07
)
$
0.09
Net (loss) income per basic common
share
$
(0.07
)
$
0.09
EAD per basic common share (non-GAAP)
$
0.13
$
0.18
Return on Common Equity ("ROE")
(annualized)
(3.0
)%
4.5
%
EAD Return on Common Equity ("EAD ROE")
(annualized, non-GAAP)
6.6
%
8.7
%
Book Value per Common Share
$
8.46
$
8.74
Dividend per Common Share
$
0.18
$
0.17
Economic Return on Book Value (1)
(1.1
)%
2.1
%
Recourse Leverage Ratio (2)
2.4x
2.5x
Operating
Metrics
Residential Investor (CoreVest) Loans
Term fundings
$
227
$
159
Bridge fundings
274
299
Term sold
248
207
Bridge sold
259
81
Residential Consumer (Sequoia) Loans
Locks
$
2,322
$
2,226
Purchases
2,189
2,024
Securitized
1,069
1,528
Sold
1,404
39
(1)
Economic return on book value is based on
the periodic change in GAAP book value per common share plus
dividends declared per common share during the period.
(2)
Recourse leverage ratio is defined as
recourse debt at Redwood divided by tangible stockholders' equity.
At December 31, 2024, and September 30, 2024, recourse debt
excluded $14.3 billion and $14.3 billion, respectively, of
consolidated securitization debt (ABS issued and servicer advance
financing), other liabilities and other debt that is non-recourse
to Redwood, and tangible stockholders' equity excluded $42 million
and $45 million, respectively, of goodwill and intangible
assets.
REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
Consolidated
Income Statements (1)
Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except share and per share
data)
12/31/24
9/30/24
6/30/24
3/31/24
12/31/23
Net Interest Income From:
Redwood investments
$
29.2
$
32.7
$
29.9
$
29.6
$
30.8
Sequoia mortgage banking
17.0
9.5
11.2
6.0
0.7
CoreVest mortgage banking
1.1
1.8
1.5
0.9
0.9
Corporate/other
(19.7
)
(18.6
)
(17.3
)
(12.3
)
(12.3
)
Net Interest Income
$
27.6
$
25.5
$
25.3
$
24.2
$
20.1
Non-interest income
Sequoia mortgage banking activities,
net
16.8
26.7
6.2
7.8
8.4
CoreVest mortgage banking activities,
net
9.6
12.9
12.7
6.7
6.3
Investment fair value changes, net
(25.5
)
(12.2
)
1.1
21.8
15.2
HEI income, net
6.3
10.7
15.8
9.0
11.7
Other income, net
10.7
6.0
6.3
4.5
1.8
Realized gains, net
(0.3
)
0.2
—
0.4
0.6
Total non-interest income, net
$
17.6
$
44.2
$
42.2
$
50.3
$
44.0
General and administrative expenses
(32.5
)
(36.0
)
(33.3
)
(34.6
)
(32.2
)
Portfolio management costs
(6.1
)
(6.4
)
(4.9
)
(3.6
)
(4.3
)
Loan acquisition costs
(3.6
)
(3.2
)
(3.7
)
(2.2
)
(2.6
)
Other expenses
(3.3
)
(2.2
)
(5.2
)
(3.4
)
(2.9
)
(Provision for) benefit from income
taxes
(6.3
)
(7.1
)
(4.9
)
(0.5
)
(1.0
)
Net (loss) income
$
(6.6
)
$
14.8
$
15.5
$
30.3
$
21.0
Dividends on preferred stock
(1.8
)
(1.8
)
(1.8
)
(1.8
)
(1.8
)
Net (loss) income (related) available to
common stockholders
$
(8.4
)
$
13.1
$
13.8
$
28.5
$
19.3
Weighted average basic common shares
(thousands)
132,294
132,218
132,116
131,570
121,927
Weighted average diluted common shares
(thousands) (2)
132,294
132,358
132,124
131,570
122,474
(Loss) earnings per basic common share
$
(0.07
)
$
0.09
$
0.10
$
0.21
$
0.15
(Loss) earnings per diluted common
share
$
(0.07
)
$
0.09
$
0.10
$
0.21
$
0.15
Regular dividends declared per common
share
$
0.18
$
0.17
$
0.16
$
0.16
$
0.16
(1)
Certain totals may not foot due to
rounding.
(2)
Actual shares outstanding (in thousands)
at December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023 were 132,520, 132,237, 132,216, 131,871, and
131,486, respectively.
Analysis of Income Statement - Changes from Third Quarter
2024 to Fourth Quarter 2024
- Net interest income increased from the third quarter due to
accretive capital deployment, partially offset by higher interest
expense on corporate debt and a higher cost of funds on secured
financing transactions completed in the third quarter.
- Income from Sequoia Mortgage Banking activities, net decreased
slightly from the third quarter, but gain on sale margins remained
above our historic target range of 75 - 100 basis points,
benefiting from continued hedge outperformance and accretive
distribution activities.
- Despite higher volume in the fourth quarter, income from
CoreVest Mortgage Banking activities, net decreased due to
non-recurring fee revenue experienced in the third quarter.
- Fair value changes on our Redwood Investments portfolio in the
fourth quarter primarily reflected the net impact from higher
benchmark interest rates on our re-performing loan securities and
incremental negative fair value changes on our bridge loans.
- HEI income, net decreased in the fourth quarter as home price
appreciation slowed from elevated levels the past few quarters,
resulting in lower fair market value gains relative to the third
quarter. Notwithstanding the slower pace of growth in the fourth
quarter, home price appreciation remains in line with modeled
expectations.
- General and administrative ("G&A") expenses decreased
primarily as a result of lower performance-based variable and
equity compensation expenses relative to the third quarter based on
quarterly earnings performance.
- Our provision for income taxes in the fourth quarter decreased
as a result of lower income from mortgage banking activities
relative to the third quarter.
REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (1)
($ in millions, except share and per share
data)
12/31/24
9/30/24
6/30/24
3/31/24
12/31/23
Residential consumer loans
$
11,078
$
11,157
$
9,210
$
7,617
$
7,051
Residential investor loans
4,587
4,746
4,880
5,182
5,220
Consolidated Agency multifamily loans
425
426
422
423
425
Real estate securities
405
334
264
212
128
Home equity investments (HEI)
590
590
574
561
550
Other investments
376
342
350
337
344
Cash and cash equivalents
245
254
276
275
293
Other assets
553
579
515
451
493
Total assets
$
18,258
$
18,427
$
16,491
$
15,058
$
14,504
Asset-backed securities issued, net
$
13,270
$
13,020
$
11,556
$
10,628
$
9,812
Debt obligations, net
3,463
3,801
3,415
2,959
3,239
Other liabilities
337
383
300
247
251
Total liabilities
$
17,070
$
17,204
$
15,270
$
13,834
$
13,302
Stockholders' equity
1,188
1,223
1,221
1,224
1,203
Total liabilities and equity
$
18,258
$
18,427
$
16,491
$
15,058
$
14,504
Common shares outstanding at period end
(thousands)
132,520
132,237
132,216
131,871
131,486
GAAP book value per common share
$
8.46
$
8.74
$
8.73
$
8.78
$
8.64
(1)
Certain totals may not foot due to
rounding.
Non-GAAP Disclosures
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income
Available to Common Stockholders to non-GAAP EAD(1)(2)
Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share data)
12/31/24
9/30/24
GAAP Net income available to common
stockholders
$
(8.4
)
$
13.1
Adjustments:
Investment fair value changes, net(3)
25.5
12.2
Realized (gains)/losses, net(4)
0.3
(0.2
)
Acquisition related expenses(5)
2.2
2.2
Tax effect of adjustments(6)
(1.2
)
(2.1
)
Earnings available for distribution
(non-GAAP)
$
18.4
$
25.2
Earnings per basic common share (GAAP)
$
(0.07
)
$
0.09
EAD per basic common share (non-GAAP)
$
0.13
$
0.18
GAAP Return on common equity
(annualized)
(3.0
)%
4.5
%
EAD Return on common equity (non-GAAP,
annualized)(7)
6.6
%
8.7
%
1.
Certain totals may not foot due to
rounding.
2.
EAD and EAD ROE are non-GAAP measures
derived from GAAP Net income (loss) available (related) to common
stockholders and GAAP Return on common equity ("GAAP ROE" or
"ROE"), respectively. EAD is defined as: GAAP net income (loss)
available (related) to common stockholders adjusted to (i) exclude
investment fair value changes, net; (ii) exclude realized gains and
losses; (iii) exclude acquisition related expenses; (iv) exclude
certain organizational restructuring charges (as applicable); and
(v) adjust for the hypothetical income taxes associated with these
adjustments. EAD ROE is defined as EAD divided by average common
equity. We believe EAD and EAD ROE provide supplemental information
to assist management and investors in analyzing the Company’s
results of operations and help facilitate comparisons to industry
peers. Management also believes that EAD and EAD ROE are metrics
that can supplement its analysis of the Company’s ability to pay
dividends, by providing an indication of the current income
generating capacity of the Company's business operations as of the
quarter being presented. EAD and EAD ROE should not be utilized in
isolation, nor should they be considered as an alternative to GAAP
net income (loss) available (related) to common stockholders, GAAP
ROE or other measurements of results of operations computed in
accordance with GAAP or for federal income tax purposes.
3.
Investment fair value changes, net
includes all amounts within that same line item on our consolidated
statements of income, which primarily represents both realized and
unrealized gains and losses on our investments (excluding HEI) and
associated hedges. As noted above, realized and unrealized gains
and losses on our HEI investments are reflected in a new line item
on our consolidated income statements titled "HEI income, net".
4.
Realized (gains)/losses, net includes all
amounts within that line item on our consolidated statements of
income.
5.
Acquisition related expenses include
transaction costs paid to third parties, as applicable, and the
ongoing amortization of intangible assets related to the Riverbend
and CoreVest acquisitions.
6.
Tax effect of adjustments represents the
hypothetical income taxes associated with all adjustments used to
calculate EAD.
7.
EAD ROE is calculated by dividing EAD by
average common equity for each respective period.
Non-GAAP Disclosures (Continued)
Reconciliation of
GAAP Net Contribution to non-GAAP EAD
Net Contribution
by Mortgage Banking Segment(1)(2)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
12/31/24
9/30/24
($ in millions)
Sequoia Mortgage
Banking
CoreVest Mortgage
Banking
Sequoia Mortgage
Banking
CoreVest Mortgage
Banking
GAAP Net contribution
$
21.8
$
1.5
$
22.8
$
5.7
Adjustments:
Acquisition related expenses(3)
—
2.2
—
2.2
Tax effect of adjustments(4)
—
(0.7
)
—
(0.6
)
EAD Net contribution (non-GAAP)
$
21.8
$
3.1
$
22.8
$
7.3
Capital utilized (average for period)
$
387
$
50
$
307
$
50
Return on capital (GAAP)
23
%
12
%
30
%
45
%
EAD Net Contribution return on capital
(non-GAAP)(5)
23
%
25
%
30
%
58
%
1.
Certain totals may not foot due to
rounding.
2.
EAD Net contribution and EAD Net
contribution ROC are non-GAAP measures derived from GAAP Net
contribution and GAAP Return on capital ("GAAP ROC" or "ROC"),
respectively. GAAP ROC is defined as: GAAP Net contribution by
segment adjusted to (i) exclude investment fair value changes, net
(as applicable); (ii) exclude realized gains and losses (as
applicable); (iii) exclude acquisition related expenses; (iv)
exclude certain organizational restructuring charges (as
applicable); and (v) adjust for the hypothetical income taxes
associated with these adjustments. Each of these adjustments to
arrive at EAD Net contribution are the same adjustments used to
calculate EAD, as applicable to each segment for which it is being
calculated. EAD Net contribution ROC presents a measure of
profitability relative to the amount of capital utilized in the
operations of each segment during a period and is calculated by
dividing annualized non-GAAP EAD Net contribution by the average
capital utilized by the segment during the period. Management
utilizes these measures internally in analyzing each of the
Company’s business segments’ contribution to EAD. See prior page
for a further description of how management utilizes EAD and why
EAD may assist investors, as well as limitations related to using
EAD-based metrics. We caution that EAD Net contribution and EAD Net
contribution ROC should not be utilized in isolation, nor should
they be considered as alternatives to GAAP Net Contribution, GAAP
ROC or other measurements of results of operations computed in
accordance with GAAP.
3.
Acquisition related expenses include
transaction costs paid to third parties, as applicable, and the
ongoing amortization of intangible assets related to the Riverbend
and CoreVest acquisitions.
4.
Tax effect of adjustments represents the
hypothetical income taxes associated with all adjustments used to
calculate EAD.
5.
EAD ROC is calculated by dividing EAD by
average capital utilized for each respective period.
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Phone: 866-269-4976 Email: investorrelations@redwoodtrust.com
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