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Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

FBRT

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) (“FBRT” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Reported GAAP net income of $27.2 million and $14.2 millionfor the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. Reported diluted earnings per share ("EPS") to common stockholders of $0.25 and $(0.38) for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.

Reported Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $38.8 million and $116.1 million, or $0.37 and $1.07 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary

  • Produced a fourth quarter GAAP and Distributable Earnings ROE (a non-GAAP financial measure) of 6.4% and 9.2%, respectively
  • Book value of $15.78 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1)
  • Declared fourth quarter common stock cash dividend of $0.355, representing a 9.0% yield on book value
  • GAAP and Distributable Earnings dividend coverage of 72% and 104%, respectively
  • Closed $209 million of new loan commitments at a weighted average spread of 433 basis points
  • Repurchased 485,316 shares of common stock at an average price of $11.42 per share for an aggregate of $5.5 million

Full Year 2022 Summary

  • Produced a full year GAAP and Distributable Earnings ROE of (0.3)% and 6.6%, respectively
  • Closed $2.3 billion of new loan commitments at a weighted average spread of 462 basis points, ending the year with a core portfolio aggregate principal balance of $5.3 billion
  • Closed two managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligations for a combined $2.0 billion with two-year re-investment periods and a blended weighted average cost of capital of SOFR+2.15% before transaction costs
  • Repurchased 1,416,369 million shares of common stock at an average price of $11.71 per share for an aggregate of $16.6 million, which represents a $0.07 per share increase to book value
  • Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., the Company's advisor (the "Advisor"), completed its $35 million share purchase program

Richard Byrne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FBRT, said, “FBRT delivered strong fourth quarter results, posting our third consecutive quarter of distributable earnings growth. Our distributable earnings over-covered our fourth quarter dividend despite lower origination volume and a relatively flat portfolio. Importantly, our liquidity position of approximately $1.0 billion coupled with our low leverage of 2.5 times demonstrates our conservative balance sheet and puts us in a position to take advantage of attractive opportunities that may arise."

Further commenting on the Company's results, Michael Comparato, Head of Commercial Real Estate of the Advisor, added, “Similar to the third quarter, we were extremely selective on our fourth quarter originations. While our origination activity was intentionally lower, loan spreads continue to be meaningfully higher than prior quarters. We continue to position ourselves defensively in the current environment, while concurrently looking for opportunities. We are now originating at the most attractive spreads we have seen in recent years, and credit quality on new originations is improving simultaneously. With these levels and the continued benefit from higher SOFR rates, we expect our earnings to continue to perform well in this environment."

1 Fully converted per share information in this press release assumes applicable conversion of the Company's Series H and Series I preferred stock, which pursuant to their terms will automatically convert to common stock in the future, and the vesting of the Company's outstanding equity compensation awards.

Core portfolio: For the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company closed $209 million of loan commitments and funded $267 million of principal balance on new and existing loans. The Company received loan repayments of $247 million. The Company's core portfolio at the end of the quarter consisted of 161 loans with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $5.3 billion. The average loan size was approximately $33 million. Over 99% of the aggregate principal balance of the Company's portfolio is in senior mortgage loans with approximately 98% in floating rate loans and approximately 76% of the portfolio is collateralized by multifamily properties. During the quarter, two loans were added to the Company's watch list and three positions were added to foreclosure REO, two of which were previously on watch list. As of year-end, the Company had two non-performing loans.

Conduit: For the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company closed $24 million of fixed rate loans that were sold or will be sold through the Company's conduit program. For the same period, the Company sold $52 million of conduit loans.

Asset Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") Provision: During the quarter, the Company recognized an incremental increase in the CECL reserve of approximately $5.1 million.

Book Value

As of December 31, 2022, book value was $15.78 per dilutedcommon share on a fully converted basis(1).

Share Repurchase Program

During the quarter, the Company repurchased 485,316 shares of the Company's common stock under the Company's $65 million share repurchase program. These shares were repurchased at an average gross price of $11.42 per share, inclusive of any broker's fees or commissions, for an aggregate of $5.5 million. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's current share repurchase program had $48.4 million of capacity remaining.

Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings

Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP measure, which the Company defines as GAAP net income (loss), adjusted for (i) non-cash CLO amortization acceleration and amortization over the expected useful life of the Company's CLOs, (ii) unrealized gains and losses on loans, derivatives and residential adjustable-rate mortgage pass-through securities ("ARM Agency Securities" or "ARMs"), including CECL reserves and impairments, (iii) non-cash equity compensation expense, (iv) depreciation and amortization, (v) non-cash subordinated performance fee accruals, (vi) loan workout charges, (vii) certain other non-cash items, and (viii) impairments of acquisition assets related to the Capstead merger. Further, Run-Rate Distributable Earnings, a non-GAAP measure, presents Distributable Earnings before trading and derivative gain/loss on ARMs.

The Company believes that Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings provide meaningful information to consider in addition to the disclosed GAAP results. The Company believes Distributable Earnings is a useful financial metric for existing and potential future holders of its common stock as historically, over time, Distributable Earnings has been an indicator of dividends per share. As a REIT, the Company generally must distribute annually at least 90% of its taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, and therefore believes dividends are one of the principal reasons stockholders may invest in its common stock. Further, Distributable Earnings helps investors evaluate performance excluding the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments that the Company does not believe are necessarily indicative of current loan portfolio performance and the Company's operations and is one of the performance metrics the Company's board of directors considers when dividends are declared. The Company believes Run-Rate Distributable Earnings is a useful financial metric because it presents the Distributable Earnings of its core businesses, net of the impacts of the realized trading and derivative gain/loss on the residential adjustable-rate mortgage securities acquired from Capstead, which the Company is actively in the process of liquidating from its portfolio.

Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings do not represent net income (loss) and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income (loss). The methodology for calculating Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other companies and thus may not be comparable to the Distributable Earnings reported by other companies.

Please refer to the financial statements and reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Distributable Earnings and Run-Rate Distributable Earnings included at the end of this release for further information.

Supplemental Information

The Company published a supplemental earnings presentation for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 on its website to provide additional disclosure and financial information. These materials can be found on the Company’s website at http://www.fbrtreit.com under the Presentations tab.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss its financial results on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Participants are encouraged to pre-register for the call and webcast athttps://dpregister.com/sreg/10174781/f5951cae6d. If you are unable to pre-register, the conference call may be accessed by dialing (844) 701-1166 (Domestic) or (412) 317-5795 (International). Ask to join the Franklin BSP Realty Trust conference call. Participants should call in at least five minutes prior to the start of the call.

The call will also be accessible via live webcast at https://ccmediaframe.com/?id=XFEkJiua. Please allow extra time prior to the call to download and install audio software, if needed. A slide presentation containing supplemental information may also be accessed through the Company’s website in advance of the call.

An audio replay of the live broadcast will be available approximately one hour after the end of the conference call on FBRT’s website. The replay will be available for 90 days on the Company’s website.

About Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt secured by properties located in the United States. As of December 31, 2022, FBRT had approximately $6.2 billion of assets. FBRT is externally managed by Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. For further information, please visit www.fbrtreit.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "should" or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

The Company's forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks and important factors contained and identified in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and its subsequent filings with the SEC, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof.

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

179,314

$

154,929

Restricted cash

11,173

13,270

Commercial mortgage loans, held for investment, net of allowance for credit losses of $40,848 and $15,827 as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

5,228,928

4,211,061

Commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value

15,559

34,718

Real estate securities, trading, measured at fair value

235,728

4,566,871

Real estate securities, available for sale, measured at fair value, amortized cost of $220,635 as of December 31, 2022

221,025

Derivative instruments, measured at fair value

415

436

Other real estate investments, measured at fair value

2,074

Receivable for loan repayment (1)

42,557

252,351

Accrued interest receivable

34,007

30,109

Prepaid expenses and other assets

15,795

13,595

Intangible lease asset, net of amortization

54,831

48,472

Real estate owned, net of depreciation

127,772

90,048

Real estate owned, held for sale

36,497

Cash collateral receivable from derivative counterparties

56,767

Total assets

$

6,203,601

$

9,474,701

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Collateralized loan obligations

$

3,121,983

$

2,162,190

Repurchase agreements - commercial mortgage loans

680,859

1,019,600

Repurchase agreements - real estate securities

440,008

4,178,784

Mortgage note payable

23,998

23,998

Other financing and loan participation - commercial mortgage loans

76,301

37,903

Unsecured debt

98,695

148,594

Derivative instruments, measured at fair value

64

32,295

Interest payable

12,715

2,692

Distributions payable

36,317

30,346

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

17,668

12,705

Due to affiliates

15,429

17,538

Intangible lease liability, net of depreciation

6,428

Total liabilities

$

4,530,465

$

7,666,645

Redeemable convertible preferred stock:

Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series C, $0.01 par value, 20,000 authorized and 1,400 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021

6,971

Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series D, $0.01 par value, 20,000 authorized and 17,950 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021

89,684

Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series H, $0.01 par value, 20,000 authorized and 17,950 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022

89,748

Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series I, $0.01 par value, 1,000 authorized and 1,000 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022

5,000

Total redeemable convertible preferred stock

$

94,748

$

96,655

Equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 7.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E, 10,329,039 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021

258,742

258,742

Series F Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 authorized, 39,733,299 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021

710,431

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 900,000,000 shares authorized, 82,992,784 and 43,965,928 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

826

441

Additional paid-in capital

1,602,247

903,264

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

390

(62

)

Accumulated deficit

(299,225

)

(167,179

)

Total stockholders' equity

$

1,562,980

$

1,705,637

Noncontrolling interest

15,408

5,764

Total equity

$

1,578,388

$

1,711,401

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and equity

$

6,203,601

$

9,474,701

(1)

Includes $42.5 million and $187.0 million of cash held by the servicer related to the CLOs as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as well as $0.1 million and $65.3 million of RMBS principal paydowns receivable as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

Income:

Interest income

$

357,705

$

216,890

$

179,872

Less: Interest expense

165,708

60,835

66,556

Net interest income

191,997

156,055

113,316

Revenue from real estate owned

9,655

4,759

4,299

Total income

$

201,652

$

160,814

$

117,615

Expenses:

Asset management and subordinated performance fee

26,157

28,110

15,178

Acquisition expenses

1,360

1,203

696

Administrative services expenses

12,928

7,658

13,120

Impairment of acquired assets

88,282

Professional fees

22,566

11,650

10,964

Share-based compensation expense

2,519

Real estate owned operating expenses

3,653

Depreciation and amortization

5,408

2,107

2,233

Other expenses

6,572

3,946

3,312

Total expenses

$

77,510

$

142,956

$

49,156

Other (income)/loss:

Provision/(benefit) for credit losses

$

36,115

$

(5,192

)

$

13,296

Impairment losses on real estate owned assets

398

Realized (gain)/loss on extinguishment of debt

(15

)

(3,678

)

Realized (gain)/loss on sale of commercial mortgage loans, held for sale

354

(26

)

(184

)

Realized (gain)/loss on sale of real estate owned assets, held for sale

(9,809

)

(1,851

)

Realized (gain)/loss on sale of other real estate investments, measured at fair value

33

Realized (gain)/loss on sale of commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value

(2,358

)

(24,208

)

(15,931

)

Unrealized (gain)/loss on commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value

511

(469

)

75

Unrealized (gain)/loss on other real estate investments, measured at fair value

659

19

32

Trading (gain)/loss

119,220

36,128

10,137

Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives

15,840

(7,402

)

995

Realized (gain)/loss on derivatives

(60,033

)

(484

)

12,486

Total other (income)/loss

$

110,326

$

(11,443

)

$

15,775

Income/(loss) before taxes

13,816

29,301

52,684

Provision/(benefit) for income tax

(399

)

3,599

(2,062

)

Net income/(loss)

$

14,215

$

25,702

$

54,746

Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

216

Net income/(loss) attributable to Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

$

14,431

$

25,702

$

54,746

Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

(27,310

)

$

(7,885

)

$

39,826

Basic net income per share

$

(0.38

)

$

(0.18

)

$

0.90

Diluted net income per share

$

(0.38

)

$

(0.18

)

$

0.90

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

71,628,365

43,419,209

44,384,813

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

71,628,365

43,434,731

44,398,879

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income to Distributable Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

GAAP Net Income

$

14,215

$

25,702

$

54,746

Adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization

5,408

2,107

2,234

Impairment of Acquired Assets

88,282

CLO amortization acceleration (1)

(438

)

250

264

Unrealized (gain)/loss on financial instruments (2)

17,010

(7,853

)

1,102

Unrealized (gain)/loss - ARMs

43,557

20,670

Subordinated performance fee

(8,380

)

9,846

Non-Cash Compensation Expense

3,485

Increase/(decrease) in provision for credit losses

36,115

(5,192

)

13,296

Loan Workout Charges (3)

5,104

Impairment losses on real estate owned assets

398

Realized trading and derivatives (gain)/loss on ARMs

21,726

13,600

Run Rate Distributable Earnings (4)

$

137,802

$

147,412

$

72,040

Realized trading and derivatives gain/(loss) on ARMs

(21,726

)

(13,600

)

Distributable Earnings

$

116,076

$

133,812

$

72,040

7.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E Dividend

$

(19,367

)

$

(4,842

)

$

Noncontrolling interests in joint ventures net (income)/loss

216

Depreciation and amortization attributed to noncontrolling interests of joint ventures

(1,415

)

Distributable Earnings attributable to stockholders and noncontrolling interests

95,510

128,970

72,040

Average Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents

1,456,871

1,146,009

974,184

GAAP Net Income/(Loss) ROE

(0.3

) %

1.8

%

5.6

%

Run-Rate Distributable Earnings ROE

8.0

%

12.4

%

7.4

%

Distributable Earnings ROE

6.6

%

11.3

%

7.4

%

GAAP Net Income/(Loss) Per Share, Diluted

$

(0.38

)

$

(0.18

)

$

0.90

GAAP Net Income/(Loss) Per Share, Fully Converted (5)

$

(0.06

)

$

0.33

$

0.96

Run-Rate Distributable Earnings Per Share, Fully Converted (5)

$

1.31

$

2.23

$

1.27

Distributable Earnings Per Share, Fully Converted (5)

$

1.07

$

2.02

$

1.27

(1)

Adjusted for non-cash CLO amortization acceleration to effectively amortize issuance costs of our CLOs over the expected lifetime of the CLOs. We assume our CLOs will be outstanding for four years and amortized the financing costs over four years in our distributable earnings as compared to effective yield methodology in our GAAP earnings.

(2)

Represents unrealized gains and losses on (i) commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value, (ii) other real estate investments, measured at fair value and (iii) derivatives.

(3)

Represents loan workout expenses the Company incurred, which the Company deems likely to be recovered.

(4)

Distributable Earnings before realized trading and derivative gain/loss on residential adjustable-rate mortgage securities (“Run-Rate Distributable Earnings”) (a non-GAAP financial measure).

(5)

Fully Converted assumes conversion of our Series H and Series I Preferred Stock, which by their terms automatically convert to common stock in the future, and the vesting of the Company's outstanding equity compensation awards.



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