AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (“MITT,” “we,” the “Company,” or “our”) (NYSE: MITT) today reported financial results for the full year and quarter ended December 31, 2023.

FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Full Year 2023:

• $10.46 Book Value per share as of December 31, 2023 compared to $11.39 as of December 31, 2022⁽¹⁾
• $10.20 Adjusted Book Value per share as of December 31, 2023 compared to $11.03 as of December 31, 2022⁽¹⁾
  • Decrease of approximately (7.5)% from December 31, 2022
  • Annual Economic Return on Equity of (1.0)%⁽²⁾
• $1.68 and $0.39 of Net Income/(Loss) and Earnings Available for Distribution (“EAD”) per diluted common share, respectively⁽³⁾
• $0.72 dividend per common share declared in 2023

Fourth Quarter 2023:

• Decrease in Adjusted Book Value per share of approximately (7.2)% from September 30, 2023
  • Quarterly Economic Return on Equity of (5.6)%⁽²⁾
• $1.35 and $0.17 of Net Income/(Loss) and EAD per diluted common share, respectively⁽³⁾
• $0.18 dividend per common share declared in Q4 2023

MANAGEMENT REMARKS

“The past year has been transformational for MITT. We completed an M&A transaction to increase our market capitalization by nearly 50% and consistently executed on our business strategy, repositioning a significant portion of equity into higher yielding securitized residential assets and de-risking our recourse leverage exposure,” said TJ Durkin, Chief Executive Officer and President. “Looking ahead, we are confident in our ability to build on this momentum, focused on driving earnings power and enhancing G&A efficiencies to make MITT a more scaled and profitable investment vehicle for our stockholders.”

ACQUISITION OF WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

On December 6, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (“WMC”), an externally managed mortgage REIT that focused on investing in, financing, and managing a portfolio of residential mortgage loans, real estate related securities, and commercial real estate loans. Pursuant to the terms of the related merger agreement, at the WMC acquisition closing, each outstanding share of WMC common stock was converted into the right to receive (1) from MITT, 1.498 shares of MITT common stock and (2) from MITT’s Manager, a cash amount of $0.92 per share. Cash was paid in lieu of fractional shares resulting from the acquisition. The following summarizes certain highlights of the WMC acquisition:

• Issued approximately 9.2 million shares of MITT common stock to former WMC common stockholders, increasing our market capitalization by approximately 46%
• Acquired $1.2 billion of assets consisting primarily of securitized residential mortgage loans, increasing our investment portfolio by approximately 25%
• Assumed $1.1 billion of liabilities inclusive of securitized debt, financing arrangements, and 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Convertible Notes”)
• Increased total equity by $81.4 million and recorded a bargain purchase gain of $30.2 million
• Manager contributed $5.7 million of cash consideration to WMC shareholders
• Manager agreed to waive $2.4 million of management fees beginning in the fourth quarter 2023
• Manager agreed to offset $1.3 million in future reimbursable expenses under the management agreement
• The WMC acquisition is expected to result in significant annual expense savings of $5 million to $7 million and to be accretive to earnings in 2024
• As a result of the acquisition, two WMC independent directors joined the MITT Board, creating 75% independence on MITT’s Board of Directors

INVESTMENT, FINANCING, AND CAPITAL MARKETS HIGHLIGHTS

• $5.9 billion Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2023⁽⁴⁾
  • Purchased $1.2 billion of Non-Agency and Agency-Eligible Loans during 2023, $281.8 million of which were purchased in the fourth quarter 2023
  • Loans with a fair value of $74.2 million committed to be purchased from Arc Home⁽⁵⁾ as of December 31, 2023
• $5.6 billion of financing as of December 31, 2023⁽⁴⁾
  • $4.8 billion of non-recourse financing and $0.8 billion of recourse financing
  • Executed three rated securitizations of $1.0 billion of unpaid principal balance during 2023 converting recourse financing with mark-to-market margin calls to non-recourse financing without mark-to-market margin calls
  • In January 2024, executed a rated Agency-Eligible securitization of $377.5 million of unpaid principal balance, converting recourse financing with mark-to-market margin calls to non-recourse financing without mark-to-market margin calls
  • In January 2024, completed the issuance and sale of $34.5 million aggregate principal amount of 9.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029, generating $32.8 million in net proceeds to the Company
  • In January 2024, repurchased $7.1 million of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Convertible Notes, which were assumed by a subsidiary of the Company, and guaranteed by the Company, in the WMC acquisition
• 10.5x GAAP Leverage Ratio and 1.5x Economic Leverage Ratio as of December 31, 2023
• 0.9% Net Interest Margin⁽⁶⁾
• $112.3 million of total liquidity as of December 31, 2023
  • Consisted of $111.5 million of cash and cash equivalents and $0.8 million of unencumbered Agency RMBS
• Accretive repurchase of 1.1 million shares of common stock for $6.4 million during 2023, representing a weighted average cost of $5.72 per share
  • $16.5 million of capacity remaining under our existing repurchase programs as of the date of this release

OUR MANAGER AND TPG ANGELO GORDON

On November 1, 2023, TPG Inc. (“TPG”) completed the previously announced acquisition of Angelo Gordon (the “TPG Transaction”), pursuant to which Angelo Gordon, including our Manager, became indirect subsidiaries of TPG. Pursuant to the management agreement with the Manager, the closing of the TPG Transaction resulted in an assignment of the management agreement. Our independent directors unanimously consented to such assignment on July 31, 2023 in advance of the TPG Transaction closing. There were no changes to the management agreement in connection with the TPG Transaction and the assignment of the management agreement became effective upon the closing of the TPG Transaction.

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

The following summarizes the Company’s investment portfolio as of December 31, 2023⁽⁴⁾ ($ in millions):

FINANCING PROFILE

The following summarizes the Company’s financing as of December 31, 2023⁽⁴⁾ ($ in millions):

In January 2024, the Company issued $34.5 million aggregate principal amount of 9.500% Senior Notes due 2029 and used a portion of the proceeds to repurchase $7.1 million of aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes.

ARC HOME UPDATE⁽⁵⁾

• Arc Home continues to focus on Non-Agency Loan originations:
  • Arc Home originated $420.8 million and $1.6 billion of residential mortgage loans during Q4 2023 and the full year 2023, respectively
  • MITT purchased loans with an unpaid principal balance of $232.3 million and $675.0 million during Q4 2023 and the full year 2023, respectively, from Arc Home
  • As of December 31, 2023, MITT had a commitment to purchase loans with an unpaid principle balance of $72.7 million from Arc Home
• Cash of $13.4 million as of December 31, 2023, along with Arc Home’s $85.0 million MSR portfolio that is largely unlevered, provides Arc Home with a strong financial position to manage the current dynamics in the mortgage origination market
• Arc Home generated an after-tax net loss of $(4.3) million in the fourth quarter 2023 primarily resulting from declines in origination volumes coupled with mark to market losses in the fair value of Arc Home’s mortgage servicing right portfolio
  • MITT’s portion of the after-tax net loss was $(1.9) million, prior to removing any gains on loans acquired by MITT from Arc Home which approximated $0.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2023^(a)
• As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of MITT’s investment in Arc Home was calculated using a valuation multiple of 0.89x book value

(a) MITT eliminates any gains or losses on loans acquired by MITT from Arc Home from the “Equity in earnings/(loss) from affiliates” line item and decreases or increases the cost basis of the underlying loans accordingly resulting in unrealized gains or losses, which are recorded in the “Net unrealized gains/(losses)” line item on the Company’s consolidated income statement.

BOOK VALUE ROLL-FORWARD

The below table provides a summary of our fourth quarter and full year 2023 activity impacting book value as well as a reconciliation to adjusted book value ($ in thousands, except per share data).

(a) Equity from WMC acquisition includes the issuance of MITT common stock to WMC shareholders as well as the bargain purchase gain.

DIVIDENDS

The Company announced that on February 16, 2024 its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared first quarter 2024 preferred stock dividends as follows:

In accordance with the terms of its 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.51563 per share on its Series A Preferred Stock;

In accordance with the terms of its 8.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its Series B Preferred Stock; and

In accordance with the terms of its 8.000% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its Series C Preferred Stock.

The above dividends for the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, and the Series C Preferred Stock are payable on March 18, 2024 to preferred shareholders of record on February 29, 2024.

In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement for the WMC acquisition, the Board declared the following interim common stock dividends:

• On November 20, 2023, the Board declared a second interim fourth quarter dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock that was paid on January 2, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of November 30, 2023.
• On October 24, 2023, the Board declared an interim fourth quarter dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock that was paid on November 8, 2023 to common stockholders of record as of November 3, 2023.

In addition, on December 15, 2023, the Board declared the remaining fourth quarter dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock that was paid on January 31, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of December 29, 2023.

On November 3, 2023, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.51563 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock, $0.50 per share on the Series B Preferred Stock, and $0.50 per share on the Series C Preferred Stock. The dividends were paid on December 18, 2023 to preferred stockholders of record as of November 30, 2023.

STOCKHOLDER CALL

The Company invites stockholders, prospective stockholders, and analysts to participate in MITT’s fourth quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To participate in the call by telephone, please dial (800) 445-7795 at least five minutes prior to the start time. International callers should dial (785) 424-1699. The Conference ID is MITTQ423. To listen to the live webcast of the conference call, please go to https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4503620/58E78A554509AAFDAA8097512BFD7B3D and register using the same Conference ID.

A presentation will accompany the conference call and will be available prior to the call on the Company’s website, www.agmit.com, under “Presentations” in the “News & Presentations” section.

For those unable to listen to the live call, an audio replay will be available on February 22, 2024 through 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 22, 2024. To access the replay, please go to the Company’s website at www.agmit.com.

ABOUT AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. is a residential mortgage REIT with a focus on investing in a diversified risk-adjusted portfolio of residential mortgage-related assets in the U.S. mortgage market. AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. is externally managed and advised by AG REIT Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., a diversified credit and real estate investing platform within TPG.

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.agmit.com.

ABOUT TPG ANGELO GORDON

Founded in 1988, Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (“TPG Angelo Gordon”) is a diversified credit and real estate investing platform within TPG. The platform currently manages approximately $78 billion* across a broad range of credit and real estate strategies. For more information, visit www.angelogordon.com.

*TPG Angelo Gordon’s currently stated assets under management (“AUM”) of approximately $78 billion as of December 31, 2023 reflects fund-level asset-related leverage. Prior to May 15, 2023, TPG Angelo Gordon calculated its AUM as net assets under management excluding leverage, which resulted in TPG Angelo Gordon AUM of approximately $53 billion as of December 31, 2022. The difference reflects a change in TPG Angelo Gordon’s AUM calculation methodology and not any material change to TPG Angelo Gordon’s investment advisory business. For a description of the factors TPG Angelo Gordon considers when calculating AUM, please see the disclosure at www.angelogordon.com/disclaimers/.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 related to dividends, book value, adjusted book value, our investments, our business and investment strategy, investment returns, return on equity, liquidity, financing, taxes, our assets, our interest rate sensitivity, and our views on certain macroeconomic trends and conditions, among others. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management of our company at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, our ability to drive earnings power and enhance G&A efficiencies to make MITT a more scaled and profitable investment vehicle for our stockholders; failure to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the WMC acquisition, including whether we will achieve the savings and accretion expected within the anticipated timeframe or at all; whether market conditions will improve in the timeline anticipated or at all; our ability to continue to grow our residential investment portfolio; our acquisition pipeline; our ability to invest in higher yielding assets through Arc Home, other origination partners or otherwise; our levels of liquidity, including whether our liquidity will sufficiently enable us to continue to deploy capital within the residential whole loan space as anticipated or at all; the impact of market, regulatory and structural changes on the market opportunities we expect to have, and whether we will be able to capitalize on such opportunities in the manner we anticipate; the impact of market volatility on our business and ability to execute our strategy; our trading volume and liquidity; our portfolio mix, including levels of Non-Agency and Agency mortgage loans; our ability to manage warehouse exposure as anticipated or at all; our levels of leverage, including our levels of recourse and non-recourse financing; our ability to repay or refinance corporate leverage; our ability to execute securitizations, including at the pace anticipated or at all; our ability to achieve our forecasted returns on equity on warehoused assets and post-securitization, including whether such returns will support earnings growth; changes in our business and investment strategy; our ability to grow our adjusted book value; our ability to predict and control costs; changes in inflation, interest rates and the fair value of our assets, including negative changes resulting in margin calls relating to the financing of our assets; the impact of credit spread movements on our business; the impact of interest rate changes on our asset yields and net interest margin; changes in the yield curve; the timing and amount of stock issuances pursuant to our ATM program or otherwise; the timing and amount of stock repurchases, if any; our capitalization, including the timing and amount of preferred stock repurchases or exchanges, if any; expense levels, including levels of management fees; changes in prepayment rates on the loans we own or that underlie our investment securities; our distribution policy; Arc Home’s performance, including its liquidity position and ability to manage current dynamics of the mortgage origination market; Arc Home’s origination volumes; the composition of Arc Home’s portfolio, including levels of MSR exposure; levels of leverage on Arc Home’s MSR portfolio; our percentage allocation of loans originated by Arc Home; increased rates of default or delinquencies and/or decreased recovery rates on our assets; the availability of and competition for our target investments; our ability to obtain and maintain financing arrangements on terms favorable to us or at all; changes in general economic or market conditions in our industry and in the finance and real estate markets, including the impact on the value of our assets; conditions in the market for Residential Investments and Agency RMBS; our levels of EAD; market conditions impacting commercial real estate; legislative and regulatory actions by the U.

Contacts

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
Investor Relations

(212) 692-2110

[email protected]

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