Starwood Property Trust Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2023

– Quarterly GAAP Earnings of $0.22 and Distributable Earnings (DE) of $0.58 per Diluted Share –

– Originated or Acquired $1.6 Billion of Assets in the Quarter and $3.1 Billion for the Year –

– Received Repayments of $1.1 Billion in the Quarter and $4.0 Billion for the Year –

–  Liquidity Increased to $1.2 Billion –

– Undepreciated Book Value Per Share of $20.93 –

– Paid Dividend of $0.48 per Share –

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) today announced operating results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.  The Company's fourth quarter 2023 GAAP net income was $71.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $189.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share. The Company's full year 2023 GAAP net income was $339.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, and Distributable Earnings was $662.6 million, or $2.05 per diluted share.

"When we created STWD more than 14 years ago, we set out to build an enterprise that would be durable and so we diversified into multiple business lines to raise our return on equity, provide some consistency to our cash flows, and enable us to selectively deploy capital as risk and reward in the markets changed. The commercial real estate industry faces a balance sheet issue that was not created by a lack of discipline per se.  Rather, the issue arose from a rapid and unprecedented increase in interest rates meant to halt inflation that was largely caused by multiple COVID stimulus packages followed by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These well-intended programs hit a tattered supply chain which caused prices to increase. We will continue to face headwinds in real estate both in the U.S. and abroad until the central banks lower short-term rates to more accurately reflect spreading weakness in the private economy.

However, with our strong balance sheet and multiple investment cylinders, we are able to allocate capital to our highest returning verticals like energy infrastructure lending, and we are well positioned to navigate the challenging environment," commented Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust. "We are not out of the woods, particularly in domestic office markets, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as inevitably the Fed's data catches up with the realities of declining housing costs which represent almost one-third of CPI."

"Our full year results demonstrated the strength of our diversified platform, which has allowed us to maintain low leverage and strong access to liquidity," added Jeffrey DiModica, President of Starwood Property Trust.

Supplemental Schedules

The Company has published supplemental earnings schedules on its website in order to provide additional disclosure and financial information for the benefit of the Company's stakeholders.  Specifically, these materials can be found on the Company's website in the Investor Relations section under "Quarterly Results" at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company will host a live webcast and conference call on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  To listen to a live broadcast, access the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software.  The webcast is available at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com in the Investor Relations section of the website.  The Company encourages use of the webcast due to potential extended wait times to access the conference call via dial-in.

To Participate via Telephone Conference Call:

Dial in at least 15 minutes prior to start time.
Domestic:  1-877-407-9039
International:  1-201-689-8470

Conference Call Playback:

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International:  1-412-317-6671
Passcode:  13740779

The playback can be accessed through March 7, 2024

About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has successfully deployed over $97 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $27 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release which are not historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Forward-looking statements are developed by combining currently available information with our beliefs and assumptions and are generally identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate" and other similar expressions.  Although Starwood Property Trust, Inc. believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, but are not limited to, completion of pending investments and financings, continued ability to acquire additional investments, competition within the finance and real estate industries, availability of financing, and other risks detailed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.

In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurances that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained herein will in fact occur. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, changes to future results over time or otherwise.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Contact:
Zachary Tanenbaum
Starwood Property Trust
Phone: 203-422-7788
Email: ztanenbaum@starwood.com

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations by Segment
For the three months ended December 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands)
	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment		Infrastructure Lending Segment		Property Segment		Investing and Servicing Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		Securitization VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$            390,873		$           63,915		$              —		$           5,260		$              —		$      460,048		$                 —		$        460,048
Interest income from investment securities	32,668		147		—		22,626		—		55,441		(36,606)		18,835
Servicing fees	112		—		—		14,423		—		14,535		(3,642)		10,893
Rental income	1,959		—		22,872		5,148		—		29,979		—		29,979
Other revenues	520		301		219		1,033		450		2,523		—		2,523
Total revenues	426,132		64,363		23,091		48,490		450		562,526		(40,248)		522,278
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	(133)		—		—		—		44,015		43,882		—		43,882
Interest expense	246,576		37,828		14,293		9,859		60,774		369,330		(213)		369,117
General and administrative	13,665		4,049		1,189		25,567		3,787		48,257		—		48,257
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	463		—		(5)		(158)		—		300		—		300
Costs of rental operations	1,272		—		5,772		2,888		—		9,932		—		9,932
Depreciation and amortization	1,944		19		7,899		2,185		84		12,131		—		12,131
Credit loss provision, net	25,281		694		—		—		—		25,975		—		25,975
Other expense	279		—		—		51		—		330		—		330
Total costs and expenses	289,347		42,590		29,148		40,392		108,660		510,137		(213)		509,924
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	—		—		—		—		—		—		42,664		42,664
Change in fair value of servicing rights	—		—		—		3,085		—		3,085		(1,889)		1,196
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	6,493		—		—		(5,676)		—		817		(403)		414
Change in fair value of mortgage loans, net	151,264		—		—		22,685		—		173,949		—		173,949
Income from affordable housing fund investments	—		—		37,548		—		—		37,548		—		37,548
Earnings (loss)  from unconsolidated entities	847		4,378		—		456		—		5,681		(337)		5,344
Gain  on sale of investments and other assets, net	28		—		—		10,215		—		10,243		—		10,243
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(157,892)		(121)		(2,337)		(8,817)		12,131		(157,036)		—		(157,036)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	78,762		426		(61)		—		—		79,127		—		79,127
Gain on extinguishment of debt	1,018		—		—		—		—		1,018		—		1,018
Other loss, net	(103,883)		—		—		17		—		(103,866)		—		(103,866)
Total other income (loss)	(23,363)		4,683		35,150		21,965		12,131		50,566		40,035		90,601
Income (loss) before income taxes	113,422		26,456		29,093		30,063		(96,079)		102,955		—		102,955
Income tax (provision) benefit	(14,991)		9		—		(3,333)		—		(18,315)		—		(18,315)
Net income (loss)	98,431		26,465		29,093		26,730		(96,079)		84,640		—		84,640
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(4)		—		(12,007)		(1,668)		—		(13,679)		—		(13,679)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$              98,427		$           26,465		$        17,086		$          25,062		$      (96,079)		$        70,961		$                 —		$          70,961

 

Definition of Distributable Earnings

Distributable Earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, is used to compute the Company's incentive fees to its external manager and is an appropriate supplemental disclosure for a mortgage REIT.  For the Company's purposes, Distributable Earnings is defined as GAAP net income (loss) excluding non-cash equity compensation expense, the incentive fee due to the Company's external manager, acquisition costs for successful acquisitions, depreciation and amortization of real estate and associated intangibles, any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income (loss) for the period and, to the extent deducted from net income (loss), distributions payable with respect to equity securities of subsidiaries issued in exchange for properties or interests therein. The amount is adjusted to exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other non-cash adjustments as determined by the Company's external manager and approved by a majority of the Company's independent directors. Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for additional information regarding Distributable Earnings.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings
For the three months ended December 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment		Infrastructure Lending Segment		Property Segment		Investing and Servicing Segment		Corporate		Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$                          98,427		$                          26,465		$                          17,086		$                          25,062		$                       (96,079)		$                          70,961
Add / (Deduct):
Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units	—		—		4,659		—		—		4,659
Non-controlling interests attributable to unrealized gains/losses	—		—		4,558		(2,546)		—		2,012
Non-cash equity compensation expense	2,237		387		79		1,601		3,888		8,192
Management incentive fee	—		—		—		—		19,530		19,530
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	—		—		(82)		(261)		—		(343)
Depreciation and amortization	2,114		9		7,979		2,298		84		12,484
Interest income adjustment for securities	5,743		—		—		8,125		—		13,868
Consolidated income tax provision (benefit) associated with fair value adjustments	14,991		(9)		—		3,333		—		18,315
Other non-cash items	5		—		351		63		—		419
Reversal of GAAP unrealized and realized (gains) / losses on:
Loans	(151,264)		—		—		(22,685)		—		(173,949)
Credit loss provision, net	25,281		694		—		—		—		25,975
Securities	(6,493)		—		—		5,676		—		(817)
Woodstar Fund investments	—		—		(37,548)		—		—		(37,548)
Derivatives	157,892		121		2,337		8,817		(12,131)		157,036
Foreign currency	(78,762)		(426)		61		—		—		(79,127)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	(847)		(4,378)		—		(456)		—		(5,681)
Sales of properties	—		—		—		(10,215)		—		(10,215)
Impairment of properties	101,069		—		—		—		—		101,069
Recognition of Distributable realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans	(541)		—		—		21,326		—		20,785
Realized credit loss recovery	2,370		311		—		—		—		2,681
Securities	54		—		—		(3,432)		—		(3,378)
Woodstar Fund investments	—		—		16,115		—		—		16,115
Derivatives	34,120		102		6,619		(4,297)		(9,222)		27,322
Foreign currency	(2,084)		53		(60)		—		—		(2,091)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	847		93		—		427		—		1,367
Sales of properties	—		—		—		(198)		—		(198)
Distributable Earnings (Loss)	$                       205,159		$                          23,422		$                          22,154		$                          32,638		$                       (93,930)		$                       189,443
Distributable Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$                              0.63		$                              0.07		$                              0.07		$                              0.10		$                            (0.29)		$                              0.58

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations by Segment
For the year ended December 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands)
	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment		Infrastructure Lending Segment		Property Segment		Investing and Servicing Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		Securitization VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$           1,557,631		$         236,884		$              —		$             9,589		$              —		$   1,804,104		$                 —		$      1,804,104
Interest income from investment securities	135,130		1,805		—		92,147		—		229,082		(152,558)		76,524
Servicing fees	553		—		—		44,895		—		45,448		(12,327)		33,121
Rental income	8,369		—		93,459		25,838		—		127,666		—		127,666
Other revenues	2,527		1,296		713		2,335		1,622		8,493		—		8,493
Total revenues	1,704,210		239,985		94,172		174,804		1,622		2,214,793		(164,885)		2,049,908
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	496		—		—		—		141,047		141,543		—		$         141,543
Interest expense	971,028		141,016		54,522		34,611		235,776		1,436,953		(846)		1,436,107
General and administrative	55,782		15,569		4,155		87,619		17,087		180,212		—		180,212
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	1,128		17		(5)		(215)		—		925		—		925
Costs of rental operations	8,777		—		22,806		13,259		—		44,842		—		44,842
Depreciation and amortization	7,206		103		31,960		9,788		84		49,141		—		49,141
Credit loss provision, net	225,720		18,008		—		—		—		243,728		—		243,728
Other expense	1,730		—		23		67		—		1,820		—		1,820
Total costs and expenses	1,271,867		174,713		113,461		145,129		393,994		2,099,164		(846)		2,098,318
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	—		—		—		—		—		—		181,688		... 181,688
Change in fair value of servicing rights	—		—		—		401		—		401		1,193		1,594
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	69,259		—		—		(51,889)		—		17,370		(16,603)		767
Change in fair value of mortgage loans, net	25,874		—		—		36,828		—		62,702		—		62,702
Income from affordable housing fund investments	—		—		291,244		—		—		291,244		—		291,244
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	4,410		5,702		—		8,849		—		18,961		(2,239)		16,722
(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	(112)		—		—		25,841		—		25,729		—		25,729
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(25,206)		123		2,111		(4,348)		(11,285)		(38,605)		—		(38,605)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	60,644		201		(11)		—		—		60,834		—		60,834
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(804)		—		—		(434)		—		(1,238)		—		(1,238)
Other (loss) income, net	(135,576)		—		(5)		29		—		(135,552)		—		(135,552)
Total other income (loss)	(1,511)		6,026		293,339		15,277		(11,285)		301,846		164,039		465,885
Income (loss) before income taxes	430,832		71,298		274,050		44,952		(403,657)		417,475		—		417,475
Income tax benefit (provision)	990		590		—		(898)		—		682		—		682
Net income (loss)	431,822		71,888		274,050		44,054		(403,657)		418,157		—		418,157
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(14)		—		(77,156)		(1,774)		—		(78,944)		—		(78,944)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$             431,808		$           71,888		$      196,894		$           42,280		$    (403,657)		$      339,213		$                 —		$         339,213

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings
For the year ended December 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment		Infrastructure Lending Segment		Property Segment		Investing and Servicing Segment		Corporate		Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$         431,808		$           71,888		$         196,894		$           42,280		$       (403,657)		$         339,213
Add / (Deduct):
Non-controlling interests attributable to Woodstar II Class A Units	—		—		18,732		—		—		18,732
Non-controlling interests attributable to unrealized gains/losses	—		—		47,249		(13,885)		—		33,364
Non-cash equity compensation expense	8,755		1,469		310		6,372		22,341		39,247
Management incentive fee	—		—		—		—		35,709		35,709
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	(81)		—		(328)		(555)		—		(964)
Depreciation and amortization	7,810		64		32,257		10,263		84		50,478
Interest income adjustment for securities	22,404		—		—		28,368		—		50,772
Extinguishment of debt, net	—		—		—		—		(246)		(246)
Consolidated income tax (benefit) provision associated with fair value adjustments	(990)		(590)		—		898		—		(682)
Other non-cash items	15		—		1,468		285		—		1,768
Reversal of GAAP unrealized and realized (gains) / losses on:											—
Loans	(25,874)		—		—		(36,828)		—		(62,702)
Credit loss provision, net	225,720		18,008		—		—		—		243,728
Securities	(69,259)		—		—		51,889		—		(17,370)
Woodstar Fund investments	—		—		(291,244)		—		—		(291,244)
Derivatives	25,206		(123)		(2,111)		4,348		11,285		38,605
Foreign currency	(60,644)		(201)		11		—		—		(60,834)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	(4,410)		(5,702)		—		(8,849)		—		(18,961)
Sales of properties	—		—		—		(25,841)		—		(25,841)
Impairment of properties	124,902		—		—		—		—		124,902
Recognition of Distributable realized gains / (losses) on:											—
Loans	(4,072)		—		—		36,375		—		32,303
Realized credit loss	(12,292)		(10,795)		—		—		—		(23,087)
Securities	105		—		—		(22,475)		—		(22,370)
Woodstar Fund investments	—		—		61,513		—		—		61,513
Derivatives	119,917		397		22,851		(2,493)		(32,659)		108,013
Foreign currency	(7,250)		13		(11)		—		—		(7,248)
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	4,410		(1,908)		—		7,020		—		9,522
Sales of properties	—		—				6,246		—		6,246
Distributable Earnings (Loss)	$         786,180		$           72,520		$           87,591		$           83,418		$       (367,143)		$         662,566
Distributable Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$               2.43		$               0.22		$               0.27		$               0.26		$             (1.13)		$               2.05

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet by Segment
As of December 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands)
	Commercial and Residential Lending Segment		Infrastructure Lending Segment		Property Segment		Investing and Servicing Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		Securitization VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$                           8,823		$                56,300		$             19,957		$                22,011		$              87,569		$       194,660		$                       —		$              194,660
Restricted cash	23,902		28,693		1,016		5,175		58,526		117,312		—		117,312
Loans held-for-investment, net	15,069,389		2,495,660		—		9,200		—		17,574,249		—		17,574,249
Loans held-for-sale	2,604,594		—		—		41,043		—		2,645,637		—		2,645,637
Investment securities	1,147,829		19,042		—		1,147,550		—		2,314,421		(1,578,859)		735,562
Properties, net	431,155		—		555,455		59,774		—		1,046,384		—		1,046,384
Properties held-for-sale	—		—		290,937		—		—		290,937		—		290,937
Investments of consolidated affordable housing fund	—		—		2,012,833		—		—		2,012,833		—		2,012,833
Investments in unconsolidated entities	19,151		52,691		—		33,134		—		104,976		(14,600)		90,376
Goodwill	—		119,409		—		140,437		—		259,846		—		259,846
Intangible assets	13,415		—		25,432		63,985		—		102,832		(37,865)		64,967
Derivative assets	55,559		84		5,638		2,156		—		63,437		—		63,437
Accrued interest receivable	180,441		12,485		1,502		1,369		5,070		200,867		—		200,867
Other assets	301,436		3,486		50,459		15,828		49,564		420,773		—		420,773
VIE assets, at fair value	—		—		—		—		—		—		43,786,356		43,786,356
Total Assets	$                 19,855,694		$          2,787,850		$       2,963,229		$          1,541,662		$           200,729		$ 27,349,164		$      42,155,032		$        69,504,196
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$                       106,236		$                45,232		$             12,225		$                44,452		$              85,297		$       293,442		$                       —		$              293,442
Related-party payable	—		—		—		—		44,816		44,816		—		44,816
Dividends payable	—		—		—		—		152,888		152,888		—		152,888
Derivative liabilities	54,066		—		—		—		48,401		102,467		—		102,467
Secured financing agreements, net	10,368,668		1,088,965		598,350		495,857		1,336,913		13,888,753		(20,757)		13,867,996
Collateralized loan obligations and single asset securitization, net	2,674,938		816,354		—		—		—		3,491,292		—		3,491,292
Unsecured senior notes, net	—		—		—		—		2,158,888		2,158,888		—		2,158,888
Debt related to properties held-for-sale	—		—		193,691		—		—		193,691		—		193,691
VIE liabilities, at fair value	—		—		—		—		—		—		42,175,734		42,175,734
Total Liabilities	13,203,908		1,950,551		804,266		540,309		3,827,203		20,326,237		42,154,977		62,481,214
Temporary Equity: Redeemable non-controlling interests	—		—		414,348		—		—		414,348		—		414,348
Permanent Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	—		—		—		—		3,208		3,208		—		3,208
Additional paid-in capital	1,121,413		664,621		(437,169)		(705,176)		5,220,981		5,864,670		—		5,864,670
Treasury stock	—		—		—		—		(138,022)		(138,022)		—		(138,022)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	5,514,906		172,678		1,974,539		1,556,399		(8,712,641)		505,881		—		505,881
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15,352		—		—		—		—		15,352		—		15,352
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	6,651,671		837,299		1,537,370		851,223		(3,626,474)		6,251,089		—		6,251,089
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	115		—		207,245		150,130		—		357,490		55		357,545
Total Permanent Equity	6,651,786		837,299		1,744,615		1,001,353		(3,626,474)		6,608,579		55		6,608,634
Total Liabilities and Equity	$                 19,855,694		$          2,787,850		$       2,963,229		$          1,541,662		$           200,729		$ 27,349,164		$      42,155,032		$        69,504,196

 

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