Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation Announces Record Q2 Earnings

July 23, 2015 5:02 PM EDT | Source: Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2015) - Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX: AI) (TSX: AI.DB) (TSX: AI.DB.A) (TSX: AI.DB.B) today released its unaudited financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015.

Highlights for the quarter
  • Record revenues of $9.6 million, up 16% from prior year

  • Record earnings of $5.8 million, up 10% from prior year

  • Record earnings of $0.24 per share, up from $0.23 prior year

  • Regular monthly dividend continues at $0.07 per month $0.84 annual rate, plus special dividend at year-end

  • High quality mortgage portfolio

  • 78% of portfolio in first mortgages

  • 96% of loan portfolio is less than 75% loan to value

  • Continued focus on low risk real estate sectors

       

    Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Friday, July 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Please refer to the call-in information at the end of this news release.

    Results of operations

    For the three months ended June 30, 2015, mortgage interest and fees revenue aggregated $9.6 million, an increase of 16% from the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, mortgage interest and fees revenue aggregated $19.1 million, an increase of 20% from the prior year.

    Net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2015 were $5.8 million, an increase of 10% from the prior year. Basic and diluted earnings per common share were $0.24, for the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared with $0.23 per common share for prior year. Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $11.4 million, an increase of 13% from the prior year. Basic and diluted earnings per common share were $0.47 and $0.46, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared with $0.46 per common share for the comparable period in the previous year.

    The weighted average interest rate on the mortgage portfolio was almost unchanged at 8.78% at June 30, 2015, compared with 8.81% at December 31, 2014. Mortgages portfolio increased by 1% from December 31, 2014 to $439.9 million at June 30, 2015.

    Condensed Interim Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income
    (Unaudited, $000s, except per share amounts)

        Three months ended     Six months ended  
        June 30     June 30  
        2015     2014     2015     2014  
    Revenue $  9,626   $  8,296   $  19,118   $  15,941  
    Mortgage servicing and management fees   1,005     826     1,989     1,543  
    Other expenses   245     207     516     467  
    Provision for mortgage losses   250     112     612     576  
    Income before financing costs   8,126     7,151     16,001     13,355  
    Financing costs   2,306     1,883     4,579     3,251  
    Earnings and total comprehensive income $  5,820   $  5,268   $  11,422   $  10,104  
                             
    Basic earnings per share $  0.24   $  0.23   $  0.47   $  0.46  
    Diluted earnings per share $  0.24   $  0.23   $  0.46   $  0.46  
                             
    Dividends declared $  5,151   $  4,777   $  10,289   $  9,128  
                             
    Mortgages receivable, end of period $  437,039   $  381,879   $  437,039   $  381,879  
    Total assets, end of period $  442,920   $  382,059   $  442,920   $  382,059  
    Shareholder' equity, end of period $  250,942   $  247,261   $  250,942   $  247,261  
       

    For further information on the financial results, and analysis of the company's mortgage portfolio in addition to that set out below, please refer to Atrium's unaudited condensed interim financial statements and its management's discussion and analysis for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and on the company's website at www.atriummic.com.

    Analysis of mortgage portfolio

        June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
              Outstanding     % of           Outstanding     % of  
    Mortgage category   Number     amount     Portfolio      Number     amount     Portfolio  
    (outstanding amounts in $000s)                                    
    Commercial/mixed use   30   $  130,107     29.6%     31   $  134,990     31.1%  
    Low-rise residential   22     86,902     19.8%     23     85,678     19.7%  
    House and apartment   117     81,562     18.5%     90     93,070     21.4%  
    Construction   19     69,783     15.9%     17     61,095     14.1%  
    High-rise residential   10     42,783     9.7%     8     44,048     10.1%  
    Mid-rise residential   11     24,375     5.5%     8     12,127     2.8%  
    Condominium corporation   19     4,356     1.0%     13     3,260     0.8%  
       Mortgage portfolio   228     439,868     100.0%     190     434,268     100.0%  
       

        June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
              Outstanding     % of           Outstanding     % of  
    Mortgages by size   Number     amount     Portfolio     Number     amount     Portfolio  
    (outstanding amounts in $000s)                                    
    $0 - $2,500,000   179   $  136,217     31.0%     139   $  119,655     27.6%  
    $2,500,001 - $5,000,000   24     84,586     19.2%     26     90,602     20.9%  
    $5,000,001 - $7,500,000   13     80,495     18.3%     9     54,931     12.6%  
    $7,500,001 +   12     138,570     31.5%     16     169,080     38.9%  
        228   $  439,868     100.0%     190   $  434,268     100.0%  
       

    As of June 30, 2015, the average outstanding mortgage balance was $1.9 million (December 31, 2014 - $2.3 million), and the median outstanding mortgage balance was $0.9 million (December 31, 2014 - $1.1 million).

    Conference call

    Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Friday, July 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

    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 August 7, 2015) please call 1 (855) 859-2056, Conference ID 9443354.

    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.

    For additional information, please contact

    Robert G. Goodall Jeffrey D. Sherman
    President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
       
    (416) 607-4200  
    ir@atriummic.com  
    www.atriummic.com  
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