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Annaly Capital's (NLY) Q4 Earnings In line, Decrease Y/Y
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY - Free Report) – the mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) – reported fourth-quarter 2016 adjusted core earnings of 30 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, it came lower than 31 cents earned in the year-ago quarter.
Net interest income (NII) in the quarter totaled $623.6 million, up 36.2% year over year.
For full-year 2016, the bottom-line came in at $1.17 per share, down from $1.28 recorded in the prior-year.
For 2016, NII came in at $1.55 billion, down from $1.70 billion recorded a year ago.
For the reported quarter, average yield on interest-earning assets was 3.81%, while average cost of interest-bearing liabilities (including interest expense on interest rate swaps) was 1.53%.
This led to a net interest rate spread of 2.28% for the quarter, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 81 basis points. Net interest margin came in at 2.49% compared with 1.80% in the year-ago period.
The company’s investment at fair value (including Agency mortgage-backed securities and Agency debentures) was $75.6 billion as of Dec 31, 2016, up from $65.9 billion as of Dec 31, 2015.
Annaly’s book value per share came in at $11.16 as of Dec 31, 2016, compared with $11.73 as of Dec 31, 2015. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company’s capital ratio (representing the ratio of stockholders’ equity to total assets) was 13.1%, down from 13.7% at the end of the prior-year quarter.
Leverage was 5.8:1 as of Dec 31, 2016, compared with 6.0:1 as of Dec 31, 2015. The company offered an annualized core return on average equity of 10.13% in the quarter, down from 10.30% in the year-ago quarter.
Our Take
Going forward, we believe Annaly’s diversification into commercial assets would help enhance its top-line growth.
Another mREIT – AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC - Free Report) – reported fourth-quarter 2016 net spread and dollar roll income of 64 cents per share (excluding estimated "catch-up" premium amortization benefit) that comfortably beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. The reported figure was same as the prior quarter.
Two other REITs which are slated to report results next week are Welltower Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST - Free Report) .
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Annaly Capital's (NLY) Q4 Earnings In line, Decrease Y/Y
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY - Free Report) – the mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) – reported fourth-quarter 2016 adjusted core earnings of 30 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, it came lower than 31 cents earned in the year-ago quarter.
Net interest income (NII) in the quarter totaled $623.6 million, up 36.2% year over year.
For full-year 2016, the bottom-line came in at $1.17 per share, down from $1.28 recorded in the prior-year.
For 2016, NII came in at $1.55 billion, down from $1.70 billion recorded a year ago.
Quarter in Detail
For the reported quarter, average yield on interest-earning assets was 3.81%, while average cost of interest-bearing liabilities (including interest expense on interest rate swaps) was 1.53%.
This led to a net interest rate spread of 2.28% for the quarter, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 81 basis points. Net interest margin came in at 2.49% compared with 1.80% in the year-ago period.
The company’s investment at fair value (including Agency mortgage-backed securities and Agency debentures) was $75.6 billion as of Dec 31, 2016, up from $65.9 billion as of Dec 31, 2015.
Annaly’s book value per share came in at $11.16 as of Dec 31, 2016, compared with $11.73 as of Dec 31, 2015. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company’s capital ratio (representing the ratio of stockholders’ equity to total assets) was 13.1%, down from 13.7% at the end of the prior-year quarter.
Leverage was 5.8:1 as of Dec 31, 2016, compared with 6.0:1 as of Dec 31, 2015. The company offered an annualized core return on average equity of 10.13% in the quarter, down from 10.30% in the year-ago quarter.
Our Take
Going forward, we believe Annaly’s diversification into commercial assets would help enhance its top-line growth.
Another mREIT – AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC - Free Report) – reported fourth-quarter 2016 net spread and dollar roll income of 64 cents per share (excluding estimated "catch-up" premium amortization benefit) that comfortably beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. The reported figure was same as the prior quarter.
While Annaly sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), AGNC Investment carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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Two other REITs which are slated to report results next week are Welltower Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST - Free Report) .
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