NREF - Earnings call transcript Q3 2020 | NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

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Operator

Good day and welcome to the NexPoint Real Estate Finance Third Quarter 2020 Conference Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Jackie Graham. Please go ahead, ma’am.

Jackie Graham

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Brian Mitts

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closed also ample opportunities XX. October to the the ways to on quarter, of $XX end of balance raise sheet we of million with Subsequent as sourcing to capital liquidity continue have find transactions. put quarter, third We by fourth we’ve unrestricted work the in to Thus following the the and creatively far to cash investments.

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income million year-to-date or share. diluted share share. for $X.XX is to per common results third diluted income per the earnings $X.X the net million $X.X third year-to-date. move Core million to Year-to-date share. per $X.X third per $X.X attributable or me quarter for was to quarter for $X Net was $X.XX diluted attributable and shareholders $X.XX XXXX shareholders or the diluted common million quarter and the Let or

$XX.XX share. increased We $XX.XX, share per from value our book a to have

provision a in $XXX,XXX The third we quarter and a and gain $XX,XXX year. loan for loss year-to-date, recorded third quarter reserve the of a

of As $XX.XX We an value average repurchased book at representing at paid shares, to price of Monday, October $X.XX the per on the December of quarter. payable of XXX,XXX $X.XX dividend in declared dividend a of share of share, third record we of XX%. a shareholders had current XX per to per Board XX, share approximately discount a December XX. And the $XX.XX as

We core the fourth high-end for per follows: XXXX on on $X.XX low-end share. are as earnings diluted for a issuing the $X.XX mid-point $X.XX share, share, diluted quarter diluted per per the guidance of

So acquisition let me to the with Paul of and Richards turn that, call portfolio details over our discuss to Matt in Goetz the pipeline.

Matt Goetz

Brian. Thanks,

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to purchased we bonds purchased investment pieces accrued yield interest-only and portfolio and estimated $XXX,XXX. As interest the XX of these We three X,XXX average portfolio we loans levered XX% The X.X%. of with XX% by plus XX.X%. approximately of million On occupancy of $XX XX a financing multi-family of the value October our of total shareholders. for also throughout is last investment capital underwritten the XX, service our financing market received to current of to asset billion. individual to properties seeing we’ll collateralized continue to X.X classes. of goal estimated loans in The with just dollar implied is I’d now stabilized dollar separate we IRR interest-only ratio an with rate over million comprised price for times. these a coverage our in of And interest Paul mez mentioned, In equates The $X attractive provide an portfolio price bond last target is a mez the cap are delivering debt hand properties total The repo units last purchase XX.X% seller the total weighted has our Richards is stack. mezzanine of rental find consists multi-family total mezzanine individual of the evaluate single $XX portfolio. our The family to call of underlying of and like average of summary, through opportunities to the what discuss we mez continue rate the weighted X.X%. to X.X%. on value markets opportunities currently dollar of

Paul Richards

Thanks, Matt.

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Matt McGraner

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to for we for and the operator the questions. prepared call to turn I So would like have remarks over

Operator

Thank Laws you, question sir. will Instructions] Stephen [Operator come James. Our from Raymond with first

Stephen Laws

morning. good Hi,

there. million new investing congrats kind what looks along roughly and $XXX as at about target returns. talk impressive accretive your off, the about, standpoint a from mez of like investment, of what’s clearly, looks pipeline And you with today like First on look can seller to a existing nice quarter those investments the from forward. you you talk Can guide lines, did leverage and financing remaining in investment new you you place certainly

Matt McGraner

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of but little expect source can a especially, still term going Series be a that’s investment a we preferred. so and of match bit if A or tightening And loan with there, to opportunities attractive and very

we that a like perpetual did something So earlier.

or focus to to going think the leverage to on going ratio. continue to defer that’s Mitts the stay think, we’re I’ll the at try I – but stay same same primary financing, and be that’s ratio I to So

Brian Mitts

think Yes, raise to at capital obviously down stock in is we that’s the equity obviously, think and get book here I And trying our and look value with we’re I our accretively. ways to do right. some some issue road. interim, But the deploy price line in found point to

part as of to there’s aware number raising, covenants of a that of – have we’ve now. capital nowhere we been So we near our be

think leverages plenty and level would saw our We IPO during where of and I since we’d current telegraph roadshow we then. largely keep the room. So

Stephen Laws

of With we And when gives in think XX among current say QX to visibility new days and QX, have than there unique items the $X.XX that know given is investments just quarter the even? mez the portfolio be guidance, said, stability the of lot for going there room for you a is – is better I in your the about one-time because the I first really sector didn’t QX. involved that higher Great. from in the portfolio peers. and duration a this of kind Are midpoint

Brian Mitts

Yes.

are there no $X.XX, in one-time So that Steven. items

as in the we pretty investment investment, the far mez As quarter. close the early

So quarter, time. the first be there pick will little additional of bit but up not in at a

single-family things hard as is side are looking other that. some We at rental pretty the the to of do financing space is

So we’re to looking of any think pretty kind without the formal do things issuing there. a XXXX is But I number. aside $X.XX that, from yes, at guidance solid

Stephen Laws

repurchase? somewhat to shares. you buy liquidity underpaying buy in is the dividend return maybe and Great. dividend back increased return level do give distribution shareholders between to to we able do clearly, I to requirements. others below how roughly you – the year, guidance, shareholders dividend to stock a in chance. have and that current And you’re given look what capital at But back know we think way when the hop lastly, back QX X.XX think the How the you start based But you’re at dividend dividend million best in next I’ll queue about the short-term versus stock? when on the about order limited been versus increasing to and the think some an about

Brian Mitts

Yes.

talked done. of then when code ultimately, in the board are. XXXX, then we’ve different than on invest the lever public about what little And Obviously, we the was to policy and to look do bit sheet. starting the planned, of and to kind dividend where in we as capital the the through it’s but disclosures, to idea on at start kind readjust sense what think to we a originally our road for the different first this. and we’re dividend and balance IPO I

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So, on the yeah, I that’s think idea the dividend.

I question there was didn’t.. part the another Sorry, of

Stephen Laws

repurchase limited and but stock you’re liquidity, Did around somewhat with thoughts that?

Brian Mitts

Yes.

could I the great more, the is this the buying stock that’s in investment. that’s stock obviously, limits in fine. itself repurchase, to The a from here think the done we’ve and just at our So, but formats. that us XX% before other have problem liquidity sock buy discount, if to we keep we but

ton value not XX% a it think I and buying adding lot a we’re at of of of capital. it’s

we’re up against I So, covenants. think pushing our any of liquidity constraints really for don’t

Stephen Laws

speaking you investments great and soon. look attractive Great. to and Well, then forward on with new again, quarter congratulations a

Matt McGraner

Thanks, Stephen.

Operator

you. Thank

from question Amanda comes with Our Baird. Sweitzer next

Amanda Sweitzer

Thanks. Good morning, guys.

if you’d this the And prepared your BP you’re I think Following do remarks, where that earmark do additional something update that outcome talking of use you it put into missed proceeds, the or investment? investments preferred it on your JCAP self-storage that most and kind but likely for that is then apologies investments of is redeemed, if about? for capacity in have most the that likely on an up you you’d

Matt McGraner

Yes. thanks, Amanda. I’m Matt McGraner.

recently, self-storage outcome in days a Blackstone likely evidence in there’s platform. the of is of our most investments, most out acquisition the that’ll taken few capital then that be a XXXX. at Brookfield [indiscernible] ago from and some point tremendous view So, seeking amount probably XXXX,

utilize I approach that’s and accretive a So, here to They in we’re be monetizing – and of you’re have senior investment syndicate team knowledge mentioned half package have think I network we’ll in that space we’ll shareholders. of a you capital we opportunities. us and that loans see great in and this for a a and first QX. And of thoughtful wealth I this VPs. that think then adding network return, could generating the hold could seeing generate next in lot the to the our year

I own plus $XX so the sector. And million that in BPs of and would in storage ideally kind self-storage our stay we have think

Brian Mitts

preferred, any Brian, just note it’s of investments Amanda, we’ve earnings JCAP one the guidance a the common. And that. and the assumes $X.XX thing so we Yeah. from current converted that midpoint stripped that that a the from issued out it’s

redeploy can So to the $X.XX. to capital, that’ll extent, that that be sell creative then and we that that

Amanda Sweitzer

of your forward, And geographic of the traditional Okay. to portfolio opportunity mez that you’re then be assets? That’s the expand that with on mez this or you Would you’ll invest outside seems opportunity. Sunbelt the the think and on helpful. do targets is comfortable you kind like guys side, Certainly, preferred and sleep you some one-off saw? a willing going geography an of then interesting how get exposure just of did purchase, that those

Matt McGraner

– actually order. in taking those reverse I’ll So answer

borrowers amount agreement will mez financing These mandate they affordable number of a a certain on years, CPI units if a of to kind further just signed actually are opportunity their a just It an an property continue the raise additional housing. CPI of all by above above we rent the portfolio, not to program on portion of of for find This where think they to Freddie I was would to opportunities. originated part give was mez Mac. a loans. purchase for

coverage because answer typically COVID. get we pretty the then looked on aren’t just yes, we question we and that at markets debt even in, first how service your ratios high So do comfortable So, to comfortable? the of through got –

X.X is times. So times. is Florida X.XX Delaware coverage currently ratio

and invested Georgia geographical there that XRT with X.X Management times. they the management SFR our times. surrounding properties times. Maryland just company, in. which own It’s And based portfolio. BH is presence X.X we both Iowa, large is a Des in Illinois property times. X.X actually in in X.X Moines. have We property

on And Pennsylvania, lowest Pennsylvania of see presence and the Nevada times. dipped New geographical believe and two issues and the that Jersey Nevada to there XXX, has are have this X.X coming I X.XX of Pennsylvania. times. reopening. year we smallest XRT and COVID within is times. The Nevada X.X obviously its out down But largest loan market rebounding.

So that equity we our – of coverage and made Texas times Seattle Washington got pretty strong underwriting at outside comfortable And then one. looking obviously portfolio over X.X our which is is times. just portfolio extremely when in is X.X

Paul Richards

Maryland said, well-healed it That financing think all exposures just I’d The and buyer, then and what paper Mac add is to of sort those again, to through just made the has coupled providing investment. unicorn worth Freddie together I them match that. Freddie being things sponsor, Matt with financing. able seller repeat a is

Amanda Sweitzer

data. from Yes, That’s that that makes Thanks sense. for me. it all

Operator

Thank you.

next comes question with KBW. Our from Jade Rahmani

Jade Rahmani

subordinate mezzanine you REITs or space, maybe very some could in mortgage into position, often you do particular? leverage these a Philosophically, Thank Yes. don’t so positions on on you the putting how putting that? BP leverage see about companies REIT think We in commercial much. insight give mortgage

Matt McGraner

McGraner. Matt It’s Jade. Yes,

redevelopment that properties is see don’t cash probably can’t. as reason There doing investments just stabilize loans I on think, because they’re the you often and multifamily, flow. they’re generating is transitional not no rather it

But with harder. experience so that B-Pieces, property not with are quality cash of comfortable have you durable of stabilized been of that that run liquidity our and the the credit for the decades. flows Here, properties XX% a durability of the to I the long occupied investing think the investment cash in particularly And stuff. XX%, types and the duration mention credit can we’re the XX%, the leverage nature program, multifamily little I think the primarily flows in

Jade Rahmani

Thank you.

front that market rental very repay? recent securitizations still the Do the in is improvement some unlikely had you With levels. attractive to the believe market yard the in loan securitization and single-family

Paul Richards

X% $XXX even it savings Hey, Jade; Yes, loan recoup to discussing even it’s did a was penalty. defeasance defeasance interest that remarks, the million calculation the sub Paul. XX we roughly years at at and the penalty, of roughly refinancing of plus looking take would the type

fact comfortable that don’t So be repaid the we’re loan pretty with would we that believe the

Jade Rahmani

$XX perhaps that defeasance portion And something range. be Is believe the, would of million the correct? of I that in $XXX million

Paul Richards

We exact approximately That’s number correct. It’d the of book be the the top point portion I that to is receive of can’t I to million, a – a gain, would Yes. got massive $XXX point. your off think head, remember. my value

Jade Rahmani

refinance a JCAP book the gain? be Would value

Paul Richards

the is think prefer a conversion I is there’ll so at there Yes, value takeout there. be – the – or the on book XXX, the slight gain

five points… So

Jade Rahmani

shareholders. book I an think would accretive points, value, Five be Yes, good you’ve above I Right. these that for mean, it’s okay. gains created optionality in investments which generate to

availability the terms of is investment current new capacity? capital what in just Lastly,

Matt McGraner

under goes recover, reopen that did the can potential. I time. can that Well, that, did the note values now, our any as to like sort to offering is XX%. that go Same we our keep in for right we repo and we line lower it up would of than think just increases we We And July. at then preferred XX%

So we weren’t that previously able have we’re both a tap capacity unsecured to but it’s that institutions invested note the we certain equity, that, in amount of depending preferred on in pull the and can in. on some the markets, obviously

balance right earlier, now there that approximately mentioned cash I we we And the $XX on we sheet good expand in million. as have then some opportunities think tap those. to can is

stock book I value. we even So think have with a trading the lot to avenues below there, get of

Jade Rahmani

much. very Thanks

Matt McGraner

Thanks, Jade.

Operator

the At closing showing call I’ll and turn I over queue this in remarks. the time. am for questions no back

Matt McGraner

us. forward Yes, everyone’s I to for and think I quarter. appreciate speaking does next that participation it look

Operator

today’s Thank concludes disconnect. This and you you, ladies may gentlemen. teleconference, now

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF) 1 Nov 202020 Q3 Earnings call transcript