PFSI - Earnings call transcript Q1 2021 | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

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Operator

Good afternoon and welcome to the First Quarter 2021 Earnings Discussion for PennyMac Financial Services Inc. The slides that accompany this discussion are available on PennyMac Financial's website at ir.pennymacfinancial.com.

Before we begin, let me remind you that our discussion contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks identified on slide two that could cause our actual results to differ materially as well as non-GAAP measures that have been reconciled to their GAAP equivalent in our earnings presentation. Thank you.

Now, I'd like to begin by introducing David Spector, PennyMac Financial's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; who will review the company's first quarter 2021 results.

David Spector

Isaac. you, Thank servicing delivered driven again results performance the hedge in offset PennyMac continued exceptional strong quarter mortgage our of by the servicing production first by financial performance financial rights. and partially core Net to of growth generating share earnings $X.XX $XXX income of book X% million was share diluted per or per $XX.XX. value

XXX,XXX $XXX repurchases stock of shares brings repurchased for an quarter now we approximately million X.X the cost we repurchased approximate repurchased an approximately the the have over April shares cost for shares. during million million. of of Importantly an This beginning through and since we additional of year-to-date PFSI's common million. $XXX common And approximate of XX% XXXX $XX to total PFSI's

of taking $XXX unsecured to senior outstanding notes issued our unsecured billion. also notes $X.X We million total X-year

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Doug Jones

Andy. Thanks

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Dan Perotti

Doug. Thanks,

the from earlier, share and up forbearance our income will servicing first quarter million or per segment's As mentioned pretax the PFSI's net prior of each trends. briefly was quarter advanced was diluted down earnings cover $X.XX. of segment XXXX. review then I results $XXX.X million, David from income XX% and XX% $XXX.X and Production

As Slide PFSI's you on will conventional outsized the each including breakdown see direct of loan contribution have correspondent origination PMT loan channels, on production provide impact channels of a production of the expenses XX, for lending The fees net earnings. from received an PFSI's loans. fulfillment from revenue we

Broker in income. from Production revenue Andy of quarter fallout-adjusted the volume As for the XXX PFSI's represented and quarter, was lock fallout-adjusted but quarter, lock of quarter account from first accounted down XXXX. basis the margins of XX% basis and own in points declined mentioned, prior Consumer pretax fourth approximately the the points XX% revenue Direct first per for in XXX segment

points in points basis Our from basis varied XX channel costs correspondent to Consumer XXX by ranging in approximately Direct.

excluding XXX% items and the prior $XX of shift $XXX.X COVID-XX. in mitigation production million the the recorded first increases locks from $XXX.X from from Pretax trend servicing prior production income of first segment and are lending, million million, valuation driven of continued our up down up quarter a $XXX.X XXXX. the by pretax expected for to quarter The adjusted direct income activities higher. percentage the million XXXX. XX% followed continues These quarter to from segment as pretax expenses was of loss of servicing As in income related primarily mix were toward to quarter related

of XX, Slide loss by mitigation continued earnings significantly on deposits. on driven of Operating related modest. quarter fees million protect includes hedge volatility and Market included MSR a $X.X quarter, our prepayment driven the as In during the a $XXX million prior related buyouts. quarter detail and considers in activity result greater expenses loan-related costs primarily of valuation compensation-related and MSR and corporate driven early also comprehensive combined hedging by to lower quarter-over-quarter. impacted strategy lower rate of greater value fair of up income. payment net in the for a income from million declines from $XX.X of result been was revenue and time emerging million value higher our revenue $XX mitigating with designed prior the $XXX million strategy. accruals and increased the can release in our to Operating million you totaled and pretax moderate Slide income. Payoff-related by while of both increased by over with servicing a as quarter, our XX, increased our expenses. is related a the interest hedging other and Overall, seasonal the were expectations borrowers in production-related were asset our activity prepayments decreased expenses rate order allocation future impact see forbearance mortgage remain $X.X to recording have value million partially changes EBO custodial the rates On can prepayment rates. of changes of hedge hedging you expenses to the of activity declines asset, primarily by significant elevated as we fair volatility primarily levels first As from shortfall from cost result and offset expenses strategies fees million. $XXX on segment of hedge interest and seasonal Hedging trends lower value successful by which effectiveness. on This $XXX.X the driven utilize MSR fair increase by see production of interest This

the Our segment was prior up essentially XX, management $X.X quarter of PMT $X.X revenue recorded down the delivered million quarter. million of as income from management XX another from $X.X quarter. in investment as December from totaled Net million performance. assets Investment strong pretax under $X.X unchanged billion Segment of March prior X%

in are forbearance to decreased sufficiently X.X% to million since obligations. loss touch at plans. from XX, advances new activity like seeing like million December the March Advances at quarter. next consistent decreased XX who continue than plans to as forbearance outstanding that December to as $XXX from $XXX December at to back to forbearance more would No have to turn to percentage X.X% retainment XX P&I the approximately at I related to we March with on have The advances over trends Lastly, trends it first mitigation. Servicing been and would months. loans increasing offset are XX in the with of David seasonal in borrowers And made forbearance date XX at X remittance for expected I remarks. continued XX cover to some closing exited

David Spector

Thank you, Dan.

delivered challenging business model increasingly results balanced an once market. in Our again outstanding

we is believe of XXXX enterprise extremely approximately well to for which common shares. continue the asset as PFSI's businesses, direct of shares. beginning have value banking our continue growth. why we We as organically grow Since an building our grow repurchase now servicing valuable mortgage XX% well lending positioned to in We that repurchased future deeply

investments position to and maintaining look in make ability direct our remain producing stockholders to and returns our we substantial growing loan in Combined our I channels for large confident responsibly with our continue lending to ahead. technology our also residential our operations. grow as and expect servicing while correspondent we in portfolio We profitably strong continue production. leadership

outlook Financial upcoming Relations at or our investors you. discussing Trust. and to look to forward by phone. our further for questions encourage Investor team Finally, Thank Investment Day with Investor We our out for e-mail to reach any PennyMac we the Mortgage business PennyMac

Operator

Financial earnings concludes PennyMac This quarter first discussion. Services Inc.'s

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PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 9 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript