Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation Generates Record Earnings in 2014
February 10 2015 - 4:01PM
Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX:AI) (TSX:AI.DB)
(TSX:AI.DB.A) (TSX:AI.DB.B) today released its financial results
for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Highlights
- $0.91 basic and fully diluted earnings per share for
the year ended December 31, 2014, up over 7% from the previous
year
- $0.07 per share special dividend to shareholders of
record December 31, 2014
- $0.89 total dividends per share in 2014, representing a
yield of 8.8% on book value
- Regular monthly dividend increased in 2015 to $0.84
annual rate, $0.07 per month
- Mortgage portfolio increased 53.8% year-over-year to
$434 million at December 31, 2014
- High quality mortgage portfolio
- 80.2% of portfolio in conventional first
mortgages
- 97.2% of loan portfolio is less than 75% loan to
value
- Continued focus on low risk real estate
sectors
"We are very pleased with our results for 2014," said Robert
Goodall, CEO of Atrium. He continued, "Our lending team across the
country did an extraordinary job of originating high quality loan
opportunities throughout the year, which allowed us to grow the
portfolio and generate substantially higher earnings per share in
2014. Our five offices across Canada have allowed us to become one
of the largest MICs on the TSX.
"We would like to thank our real estate clients for their
loyalty, and our new and existing shareholders who allowed us to
successfully complete three financings in 2014 totaling over $100
million − common shares, and two issues of convertible debentures.
I believe that Atrium is now regarded as 'Canada's premier non-bank
lender™'."
Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference
call with management on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
EST. Please refer to the call-in information at the end of this
news release.
Results of operations
For the year ended December 31, 2014, mortgage interest and fees
revenue aggregated $35.0 million, compared to $23.8 million in the
prior year, an increase of 47%. The weighted average interest rate
on the mortgage portfolio increased to 8.81% at December 31, 2014,
slightly higher than the 8.72% at December 31, 2013. Earnings and
total comprehensive income were up 16.9% from the previous
year.
Condensed Statements of Earnings
and Comprehensive Income |
($000s, except per share
amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
Year |
Year |
|
ended |
ended |
ended |
|
December 31 |
December 31 |
December 31 |
|
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
Revenue |
$ 34,956 |
$ 23,760 |
$ 17,235 |
Mortgage servicing and management fees |
3,553 |
2,468 |
1,568 |
Other expenses |
1,014 |
845 |
935 |
Provision for mortgage losses |
1,817 |
63 |
193 |
Income before financing costs |
28,572 |
20,384 |
14,539 |
Financing costs |
7,535 |
2,384 |
1,181 |
Earnings and total comprehensive income |
$ 21,037 |
$ 18,000 |
$ 13,358 |
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
$ 0.91 |
$ 0.85 |
$ 0.86 |
Diluted earnings per share |
$ 0.91 |
$ 0.85 |
$ 0.86 |
|
|
|
|
For further information on the financial results, please refer
to Atrium's financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2014, and its management's discussion and analysis for the same
period, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and on the company's
website at www.atriummic.com.
Mortgage
portfolio |
($000s) |
December 31,
2014 |
December 31,
2013 |
|
|
Outstanding |
% of |
|
Outstanding |
% of |
Mortgage category |
Number |
amount |
Portfolio |
Number |
amount |
Portfolio |
Commercial/mixed use |
31 |
$ 134,990 |
31.1% |
27 |
$ 89,475 |
31.7% |
House and apartment |
90 |
93,070 |
21.4% |
59 |
69,485 |
24.6% |
Low-rise residential |
23 |
85,678 |
19.7% |
17 |
58,466 |
20.7% |
Construction |
17 |
61,095 |
14.1% |
9 |
22,093 |
7.8% |
High-rise residential |
8 |
44,048 |
10.1% |
5 |
32,967 |
11.7% |
Mid-rise residential |
8 |
12,127 |
2.8% |
3 |
7,440 |
2.6% |
Condominium corporation |
13 |
3,260 |
0.8% |
11 |
2,434 |
0.9% |
Mortgage portfolio |
190 |
434,268 |
100.0% |
131 |
282,360 |
100.0% |
Accrued interest receivable |
|
2,177 |
|
|
1,562 |
|
Mortgage discount |
|
(465) |
|
|
(339) |
|
Mortgage origination fees |
|
(835) |
|
|
(724) |
|
Provision for mortgage losses |
|
(2,388) |
|
|
(1,151) |
|
Mortgages receivable |
|
$ 432,757 |
|
|
$ 281,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A summary of mortgages by size is presented below.
($000s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
December 31,
2013 |
|
|
Outstanding |
% of |
|
Outstanding |
% of |
Mortgage amount |
Number |
amount |
Portfolio |
Number |
amount |
Portfolio |
$0 - $2,500,000 |
139 |
$ 119,655 |
27.6% |
95 |
$ 98,812 |
35.0% |
$2,500,001 - $5,000,000 |
26 |
90,602 |
20.9% |
24 |
81,090 |
28.7% |
$5,000,001 - $7,500,000 |
9 |
54,931 |
12.6% |
7 |
46,820 |
16.6% |
$7,500,001 + |
16 |
169,080 |
38.9% |
5 |
55,638 |
19.7% |
|
190 |
$ 434,268 |
100.0% |
131 |
$ 282,360 |
100.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2014, the average outstanding mortgage
balance was $2.3 million (December 31, 2013 – $2.2 million), and
the median outstanding mortgage balance was $1.1 million (December
31, 2013 – $1.4 million).
Conference call
Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference
call with management on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
EST.
To participate or listen to the conference call live, please
call 1 (888) 241-0551 or (647) 427-3415.
For a replay of the conference call (available until February
25, 2015) please call 1 (855) 859-2056, Conference ID 63676629.
About Atrium
Canada's Premier Non-Bank Lender™
Atrium is a non-bank provider of residential and commercial
mortgages that lends in major urban centres in Canada where the
stability and liquidity of real estate are high. Atrium's
objectives are to provide its shareholders with stable and secure
dividends and preserve shareholders' equity by lending within
conservative risk parameters.
Atrium is a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) as defined in
the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, Atrium is not taxed on income
provided that its taxable income is paid to its shareholders in the
form of dividends within 90 days after December 31 each year. Such
dividends are generally treated by shareholders as interest income,
so that each shareholder is in the same position as if the mortgage
investments made by the company had been made directly by the
shareholder. For further information, please refer to regulatory
filings available at www.sedar.com or Atrium's website at
www.atriummic.com.
CONTACT: For additional information, please contact
Robert G. Goodall
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey D. Sherman
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 607-4200
ir@atriummic.com
www.atriummic.com
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