8-K
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 29, 2020
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland
001-35236
27-3269228
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3305 Flamingo Drive
,
Vero Beach
,
Florida
32963
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code
(
772
)
231-1400
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Title of each class:
Trading symbol:
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which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
ORC
NYSE
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the
extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange
Act.
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ITEM 2.02.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 29, 2020, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the
“Company”) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1
announcing the Company’s
results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2020.
In addition, the Company posted
supplemental financial information on the investor relations section
of its website (www.orchidislandcapital.com).
The press
release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished under
this “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition,”
and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of
the Company, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific
reference in such document.
Caution About Forward-Looking Statements.
This Current Report
on Form 8-K
contains “forward-looking statements”
made pursuant to
the safe harbor
provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of
1995, including, but
not limited to
statements regarding interest
rates, liquidity,
pledging of
our structured
RMBS, funding
levels and
spreads, prepayment
speeds, returns,
refinancing activity,
portfolio
positioning and
repositioning, book
value, investment
and operating
strategy, hedging
levels, the
supply and
demand for
Agency RMBS,
the effect
of actions
of the
U.S. government,
including the
Federal Reserve,
market expectations,
future
dividends, the stock repurchase program and general economic conditions. Forward-looking statements typically are identified
by use of terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,”
“continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of the Company’s
future performance, taking into
account all information currently
available to the Company.
The Company cannot assure you
that actual results will not vary from the
expectations contained in the forward-looking
statements. All of the forward-looking
statements are
subject to
numerous possible
events, factors
and conditions,
many of
which are
beyond the
control of
the
Company and not all of which
are known to the Company, including, without limitation, market conditions
and those described
in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal
year ended December
31, 2019 and Quarterly
Report on Form
10-Q for the
three months ended
March 31, 2020,
which have been
filed with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission (the
“SEC”), and other documents
that the Company files
with the SEC. All forward
-looking statements speak only
as of the date
on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties
arise over time, and it is not possible to
predict those events or how they
may affect us. Except as required
by law, the Company is not obligated to,
and does not intend to,
update or revise any forward-
looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND EXHIBITS.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated October 29, 2020
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the
Inline XBRL
document)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 29, 2020
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL,
INC.
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley
Robert E. Cauley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
ORCHIDISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS
VERO BEACH, Fla. (October 29, 2020) – Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC) ("Orchid” or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced results of operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2020.
ThirdQuarter 2020 Highlights
· Net income of $28.1 million, or $0.42 per common share, which consists of:
· Net interest income of $25.2 million, or $0.37 per common share
· Total expenses of $2.8 million, or $0.04 per common share
· Net realized and unrealized gains of $5.7 million, or $0.09 per share, on RMBS and derivative instruments, including net interest income on interest rate swaps
· Third quarter total dividends declared and paid of $0.19 per common share
· Book value per share of $5.44 at September 30, 2020
· Total return of 7.9%, comprised of $0.19 dividend per common share and $0.22 increase in book value per common share, divided by beginning book value per share
· Company to discuss results on Friday, October 30, 2020, at 10:00 AM ET
· Supplemental materials to be discussed on the call can be downloaded from the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com
Detailsof Third Quarter 2020 Results of Operations
The Company reported net income of $28.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2020, compared with net loss of $8.5 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2019. The third quarter net income included net interest income of $25.2 million, net portfolio gains of $5.7 million (which includes realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments, and net interest expense realized on interest rate swaps), management fees and allocated overhead of $1.6 million, audit, legal and other professional fees of $0.2 million, and other operating, general and administrative expenses of $1.0 million.
CapitalAllocation and Return on Invested Capital
The Company allocates capital to two RMBS sub-portfolios, the pass-through RMBS portfolio, consisting of mortgage pass-through certificates issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae (the “GSEs”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) issued by the GSEs (“PT RMBS”), and the structured RMBS portfolio, consisting of interest-only (“IO”) and inverse interest-only (“IIO”) securities. As of June 30, 2020, approximately 90% of the Company’s investable capital (which consists of equity in pledged PT RMBS, available cash and unencumbered assets) was deployed in the PT RMBS portfolio. At September 30, 2020, the allocation to the PT RMBS portfolio increased by 2% to approximately 92%.
The table below details the changes to the respective sub-portfolios during the quarter, as well as the returns generated by each.
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Activity for the Quarter | ||||||||||
| **** | Structured Security Portfolio | **** | ||||||||
| Pass-Through | Interest-Only | Inverse Interest | **** | **** | ||||||
| Portfolio | Securities | Only Securities | Sub-total | Total | ||||||
| Market value - June 30, 2020 | $ | 3,268,502 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 3,304,761 |
| Securities purchased | 1,026,317 | - | - | - | 1,026,317 | |||||
| Securities<br> sold | (668,897) | - | - | - | (668,897) | |||||
| Gains<br> on sales | 498 | - | - | - | 498 | |||||
| Return<br> of investment | n/a | (2,948) | - | (2,948) | (2,948) | |||||
| Pay-downs | (120,532) | n/a | - | n/a | (120,532) | |||||
| Premium<br> lost due to pay-downs | (11,587) | n/a | - | n/a | (11,587) | |||||
| Mark<br> to market gains (losses) | 15,270 | (2,515) | - | (2,515) | 12,755 | |||||
| Market value - September 30, 2020 | $ | 3,509,571 | $ | 30,796 | $ | - | $ | 30,796 | $ | 3,540,367 |
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The tables below present the allocation of capital between the respective portfolios at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and the return on invested capital for each sub-portfolio for the three month period ended September 30, 2020. The return on invested capital in the PT RMBS and structured RMBS portfolios was approximately 10.1% and (6.4)%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2020. The combined portfolio generated a return on invested capital of approximately 8.5%.
| (<br> in thousands) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Allocation | ||||||||||
| **** | Structured Security Portfolio | **** | ||||||||
| Pass-Through | Interest-Only | Inverse Interest | **** | **** | ||||||
| Portfolio | Securities | Only Securities | Sub-total | Total | ||||||
| September<br> 30, 2020 | **** | |||||||||
| Market<br> value | $ | 3,509,571 | $ | 30,796 | $ | - | $ | 30,796 | $ | 3,540,367 |
| Cash(1) | 133,694 | - | - | - | 133,694 | |||||
| Borrowings(2) | (3,281,303) | - | - | - | (3,281,303) | |||||
| $ | 361,962 | $ | 30,796 | $ | - | $ | 30,796 | $ | 392,758 | |
| 92.2% | 7.8% | - | 7.8% | 100.0% | ||||||
| June<br> 30, 2020 | **** | |||||||||
| Market<br> value | $ | 3,268,502 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 3,304,761 |
| Cash | 236,031 | - | - | - | 236,031 | |||||
| Borrowings(3) | (3,174,739) | - | - | - | (3,174,739) | |||||
| $ | 329,794 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 366,053 | |
| 90.1% | 9.9% | - | 9.9% | 100.0% |
All values are in US Dollars.
(1) At September 30, 2020, cash was decreased by unsettled purchases of approximately $113.7 million, which have already been reflected in the market value of the portfolio.
(2) At September 30, 2020, there were outstanding repurchase agreement balances of $22.7 million secured by IO securities. We entered into these arrangements to generate additional cash available to meet margin calls on PT RMBS; therefore, we have not considered these balances to be allocated to the structured securities strategy.
(3) At June 30, 2020, there were outstanding repurchase agreement balances of $25.7 million secured by IO securities. We entered into these arrangements to generate additional cash available to meet margin calls on PT RMBS; therefore, we have not considered these balances to be allocated to the structured securities strategy.
| (<br> in thousands) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||
| **** | Structured Security Portfolio | **** | ||||||||
| Pass-Through | Interest-Only | Inverse Interest | **** | **** | ||||||
| Portfolio | Securities | Only Securities | Sub-total | Total | ||||||
| Income<br> / (loss) (net of borrowing cost) | $ | 24,978 | $ | 202 | $ | - | $ | 202 | $ | 25,180 |
| Realized<br> and unrealized gains / (losses) | 4,181 | (2,515) | - | (2,515) | 1,666 | |||||
| Derivative<br> gains | 4,079 | n/a | - | n/a | 4,079 | |||||
| $ | 33,238 | $ | (2,313) | $ | - | $ | (2,313) | $ | 30,925 | |
| Beginning Capital Allocation | $ | 329,794 | $ | 36,259 | $ | - | $ | 36,259 | $ | 366,053 |
| Return<br> on Invested Capital for the Quarter(1) | 10.1% | (6.4)% | - | (6.4)% | 8.5% | |||||
| Average<br> Capital Allocation(2) | $ | 345,878 | $ | 33,528 | $ | - | $ | 33,528 | $ | 379,406 |
| Return<br> on Average Invested Capital for the Quarter(3) | 9.6% | (6.9)% | - | (6.9)% | 8.2% |
All values are in US Dollars.
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(1) Calculated by dividing the Total Return by the Beginning Capital Allocation, expressed as a percentage.
(2) Calculated using two data points, the Beginning and Ending Capital Allocation balances.
(3) Calculated by dividing the Total Return by the Average Capital Allocation, expressed as a percentage.
Prepayments
For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, Orchid received $123.5 million in scheduled and unscheduled principal repayments and prepayments, which equated to a 3-month constant prepayment rate (“CPR”) of approximately 17.0%. Prepayment rates on the two RMBS sub-portfolios were as follows (in CPR):
| **** | Structured | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PT RMBS | RMBS | Total | |
| Three Months Ended | Portfolio (%) | Portfolio (%) | Portfolio (%) |
| September<br> 30, 2020 | 14.3 | 40.4 | 17.0 |
| June<br> 30, 2020 | 13.9 | 35.3 | 16.3 |
| March<br> 31, 2020 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 11.9 |
| December<br> 31, 2019 | 14.3 | 23.4 | 16.0 |
| September<br> 30, 2019 | 15.5 | 19.3 | 16.4 |
| June<br> 30, 2019 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 11.4 |
| March<br> 31, 2019 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
Portfolio
The following tables summarize certain characteristics of Orchid’s PT RMBS and structured RMBS as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
| (<br> in thousands) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted | |||||
| Percentage | Average | ||||
| of | Weighted | Maturity | |||
| Fair | Entire | Average | in | Longest | |
| Asset Category | Value | Portfolio | Coupon | Months | Maturity |
| September<br> 30, 2020 | |||||
| Adjustable<br> Rate RMBS | 960 | 0.0% | 3.64% | 167 | 1-Sep-35 |
| Fixed<br> Rate RMBS | 3,357,501 | 94.8% | 3.57% | 339 | 1-Sep-50 |
| Fixed<br> Rate CMOs | 151,110 | 4.3% | 4.00% | 316 | 15-Dec-42 |
| Total<br> Mortgage-backed Pass-through | 3,509,571 | 99.1% | 3.59% | 338 | 1-Sep-50 |
| Interest-Only<br> Securities | 30,796 | 0.9% | 4.00% | 270 | 25-Jul-48 |
| Total<br> Structured RMBS | 30,796 | 0.9% | 4.00% | 270 | 25-Jul-48 |
| Total<br> Mortgage Assets | 3,540,367 | 100.0% | 3.62% | 332 | 1-Sep-50 |
| December<br> 31, 2019 | |||||
| Adjustable<br> Rate RMBS | 1,014 | 0.0% | 4.51% | 176 | 1-Sep-35 |
| Fixed<br> Rate RMBS | 3,206,013 | 89.3% | 3.90% | 342 | 1-Dec-49 |
| Fixed<br> Rate CMOs | 299,205 | 8.3% | 4.20% | 331 | 15-Oct-44 |
| Total<br> Mortgage-backed Pass-through | 3,506,232 | 97.6% | 3.92% | 341 | 1-Dec-49 |
| Interest-Only Securities | 60,986 | 1.7% | 3.99% | 280 | 25-Jul-48 |
| Inverse<br> Interest-Only Securities | 23,703 | 0.7% | 3.34% | 285 | 15-Jul-47 |
| Total<br> Structured RMBS | 84,689 | 2.4% | 3.79% | 281 | 25-Jul-48 |
| Total<br> Mortgage Assets | 3,590,921 | 100.0% | 3.90% | 331 | 1-Dec-49 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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| (<br> in thousands) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
| Percentage of | Percentage of | ||||
| Agency | Fair Value | Entire Portfolio | Fair Value | Entire Portfolio | |
| Fannie<br> Mae | 2,151,928 | 60.8% | $ | 2,170,668 | 60.4% |
| Freddie<br> Mac | 1,388,439 | 39.2% | 1,420,253 | 39.6% | |
| Total<br> Portfolio | 3,540,367 | 100.0% | $ | 3,590,921 | 100.0% |
All values are in US Dollars.
| September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted<br> Average Pass-through Purchase Price | $ | 107.30 | $ | 105.16 |
| Weighted<br> Average Structured Purchase Price | $ | 20.14 | $ | 18.15 |
| Weighted<br> Average Pass-through Current Price | $ | 110.14 | $ | 106.26 |
| Weighted<br> Average Structured Current Price | $ | 10.26 | $ | 13.85 |
| Effective<br> Duration ^(1)^ | 1.790 | 2.780 |
(1) Effective duration of 1.790 indicates that an interest rate increase of 1.0% would be expected to cause a 1.790% decrease in the value of the RMBS in the Company’s investment portfolio at September 30, 2020. An effective duration of 2.780 indicates that an interest rate increase of 1.0% would be expected to cause a 2.780% decrease in the value of the RMBS in the Company’s investment portfolio at December 31, 2019. These figures include the structured securities in the portfolio, but do not include the effect of the Company’s funding cost hedges. Effective duration quotes for individual investments are obtained from The Yield Book, Inc.
Financing,Leverage and Liquidity
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately $3,281.3 million with a net weighted average borrowing rate of 0.24%. These agreements were collateralized by RMBS with a fair value, including accrued interest, of approximately $3,426.3 million and cash pledged to counterparties of approximately $24.8 million. The Company’s leverage ratio at September 30, 2020 was 8.8 to 1. At September 30, 2020, the Company’s liquidity was approximately $210.6 million, consisting of unpledged RMBS (excluding the value of the unsettled purchases) and cash and cash equivalents. To enhance our liquidity even further, we may pledge more of our structured RMBS as part of a repurchase agreement funding, but retain the cash in lieu of acquiring additional assets. In this way we can, at a modest cost, retain higher levels of cash on hand and decrease the likelihood we will have to sell assets in a distressed market in order to raise cash. Below is a list of our outstanding borrowings under repurchase obligations at September 30, 2020.
| (<br> in thousands) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted | Weighted | |||||
| Total | Average | **** | Average | |||
| Outstanding | % of | Borrowing | **** | Amount | Maturity | |
| Counterparty | Balances | Total | Rate | **** | at Risk^(1)^ | in Days |
| Mirae<br> Asset Securities (USA) Inc. | 373,441 | 11.3% | 0.25% | $ | 19,809 | 79 |
| Wells<br> Fargo Bank, N.A. | 309,449 | 9.4% | 0.23% | 16,354 | 12 | |
| Mitsubishi<br> UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | 283,239 | 8.6% | 0.24% | 16,724 | 63 | |
| Merrill<br> Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc | 282,384 | 8.6% | 0.25% | 10,381 | 74 | |
| J.P.<br> Morgan Securities LLC | 259,594 | 7.9% | 0.25% | 15,031 | 160 | |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | 227,378 | 6.9% | 0.24% | 11,751 | 90 | |
| RBC<br> Capital Markets, LLC | 212,510 | 6.5% | 0.22% | 11,486 | 27 | |
| ASL<br> Capital Markets Inc. | 205,964 | 6.3% | 0.23% | 10,630 | 16 | |
| Citigroup<br> Global Markets, Inc. | 202,473 | 6.2% | 0.24% | 11,033 | 15 | |
| ABN<br> AMRO Bank N.V. | 197,502 | 6.0% | 0.23% | 8,804 | 16 | |
| ED&F<br> Man Capital Markets Inc. | 192,187 | 5.9% | 0.22% | 10,465 | 77 | |
| ING<br> Financial Markets LLC | 140,413 | 4.3% | 0.25% | 7,439 | 19 | |
| Daiwa<br> Capital Markets America, Inc. | 127,270 | 3.9% | 0.25% | 5,878 | 74 | |
| South<br> Street Securities, LLC | 77,304 | 2.4% | 0.28% | 3,781 | 155 | |
| BMO<br> Capital Markets Corp. | 72,642 | 2.2% | 0.24% | 3,857 | 72 | |
| Lucid<br> Cash Fund USG LLC | 56,314 | 1.7% | 0.28% | 4,351 | 15 | |
| J.V.B.<br> Financial Group, LLC | 26,270 | 0.8% | 0.30% | 1,251 | 15 | |
| Barclays<br> Capital Inc | 25,142 | 0.8% | 0.29% | 842 | 41 | |
| Austin<br> Atlantic Asset Management Co. | 9,827 | 0.3% | 0.30% | 545 | 7 | |
| Total<br> / Weighted Average | 3,281,303 | 100.0% | 0.24% | $ | 170,412 | 60 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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(1) Equal to the sum of the fair value of securities sold, accrued interest receivable and cash posted as collateral (if any), minus the sum of repurchase agreement liabilities, accrued interest payable and the fair value of securities posted by the counterparties (if any).
Hedging
In connection with its interest rate risk management strategy, the Company economically hedges a portion of the cost of its repurchase agreement funding against a rise in interest rates by entering into derivative financial instrument contracts. The Company has not elected hedging treatment under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in order to align the accounting treatment of its derivative instruments with the treatment of its portfolio assets under the fair value option election. As such, all gains or losses on these instruments are reflected in earnings for all periods presented. At September 30, 2020, such instruments were comprised of Eurodollar and Treasury note (“T-Note”) futures contracts, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate swaption agreements, and to-be-announced “TBA” securities.
The table below presents information related to the Company’s Eurodollar and T-Note futures contracts at September 30, 2020.
| (<br> in thousands) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | Average | Weighted | Weighted | **** | **** | |
| **** | Contract | Average | Average | **** | **** | |
| **** | Notional | Entry | Effective | **** | Open | |
| Expiration<br> Year | **** | Amount | Rate | Rate | **** | Equity^(1)^ |
| Eurodollar<br> Futures Contracts (Short Positions) | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2020 | $ | 50,000 | 3.25% | 0.25% | $ | (375) |
| 2021 | 50,000 | 1.03% | 0.20% | (415) | ||
| Total<br> / Weighted Average | $ | 50,000 | 1.47% | 0.21% | $ | (790) |
| Treasury<br> Note Futures Contracts (Short Positions)(2) | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| December<br> 2020 5-year T-Note futures | ||||||
| $ | 69,000 | 0.70% | 0.69% | $ | (22) |
All values are in US Dollars.
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(1) Open equity represents the cumulative gains (losses) recorded on open futures positions from inception.
(2) T-Note futures contracts were valued at a price of $126.03 at September 30, 2020. The contract value of the short position was $87.0 million.
The table below presents information related to the Company’s interest rate swap positions at September 30, 2020.
| (<br> in thousands) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | Average | **** | **** | Net | **** | |
| **** | Fixed | Average | **** | Estimated | Average | |
| Notional | Pay | Receive | **** | Fair | Maturity | |
| Expiration | Amount | Rate | Rate | **** | Value | (Years) |
| ><br> 3 to ≤ 5 years | 620,000 | 1.29% | 0.25% | (23,817) | 3.9 | |
| ><br> 5 years | 200,000 | 0.67% | 0.25% | (2,819) | 6.7 | |
| 820,000 | 1.14% | 0.25% | $ | (26,636) | 4.6 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The following table presents information related to our interest rate swaption positions as of September 30, 2020.
| (<br> in thousands) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying Swap | |||||||||
| **** | **** | **** | Weighted | **** | **** | **** | Average | Weighted | |
| **** | **** | **** | Average | **** | **** | Average | Adjustable | Average | |
| **** | **** | Fair | Months to | **** | Notional | Fixed | Rate | Term | |
| Expiration | Cost | **** | Value | Expiration | **** | Amount | Rate | (LIBOR) | (Years) |
| Payer<br> Swaptions - long | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| ≤<br> 1 year | 3,450 | $ | 32 | 5.5 | $ | 500,000 | 0.95% | 3 Month | 4.0 |
| >1<br> year ≤ 2 years | 13,410 | 14,016 | 20.4 | 675,000 | 1.49% | 3 Month | 12.8 | ||
| 16,860 | $ | 14,048 | 14.0 | $ | 1,175,000 | 1.26% | 3 Month | 9.0 | |
| Payer<br> Swaptions - short | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| ≤<br> 1 year | (4,660) | $ | (6,221) | 8.4 | $ | 507,700 | 1.49% | 3 Month | 12.8 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The following table summarizes our contracts to purchase and sell TBA securities as of September 30, 2020.
| (<br> in thousands) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notional | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | Net | ||
| Amount | **** | Cost | **** | Market | **** | Carrying | ||
| **** | Long (Short)^(1)^ | **** | Basis^(2)^ | **** | Value^(3)^ | **** | Value^(4)^ | |
| September<br> 30, 2020 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 15-Year<br> TBA securities: | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| $ | 175,000 | $ | 181,727 | $ | 181,918 | $ | 191 | |
| 30-Year<br> TBA securities: | ||||||||
| 200,000 | 210,250 | 209,812 | (438) | |||||
| $ | 375,000 | $ | 391,977 | $ | 391,730 | $ | (247) |
All values are in US Dollars.
(1) Notional amount represents the par value (or principal balance) of the underlying Agency RMBS.
(2) Cost basis represents the forward price to be paid (received) for the underlying Agency RMBS.
(3) Market value represents the current market value of the TBA securities (or of the underlying Agency RMBS) as of period-end.
(4) Net carrying value represents the difference between the market value and the cost basis of the TBA securities as of period-end and is reported in derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value in our balance sheets.
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Dividends
In addition to other requirements that must be satisfied to qualify as a REIT, we must pay annual dividends to our stockholders of at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gains. We intend to pay regular monthly dividends to our stockholders and have declared the following dividends since our February 2013 IPO.
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | **** | Per Share Amount | **** | Total |
| 2013 | $ | 1.395 | $ | 4,662 |
| 2014 | 2.160 | 22,643 | ||
| 2015 | 1.920 | 38,748 | ||
| 2016 | 1.680 | 41,388 | ||
| 2017 | 1.680 | 70,717 | ||
| 2018 | 1.070 | 55,814 | ||
| 2019 | 0.960 | 54,421 | ||
| 2020<br> - YTD^(1)^ | 0.660 | 44,055 | ||
| Totals | $ | 11.525 | $ | 332,448 |
(1) On October 14, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of $0.065 per share to be paid on November 25, 2020. The effect of this dividend is included in the table above, but is not reflected in the Company’s financial statements as of September 30, 2020.
PeerPerformance
The tables below present total return data for Orchid compared to a selected group of peers based on stock price performance for periods through September 30, 2020 and based on book value performance for periods through June 30, 2020.
| Portfolio Total Rate of Return Versus Peer Group Average - Stock Price Performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| **** | **** | **** | ORC Spread |
| ORC | **** | Over / (Under) | |
| Total Rate | Peer | Peer | |
| of Return^(1)^ | Average^(1)(2)^ | Average^(3)^ | |
| Year<br> to Date (1/1/2020 - 9/30/2020) | (2.6)% | (28.4)% | 25.8% |
| One<br> Year Total Return | 3.3% | (19.9)% | 23.2% |
| Two<br> Year Total Return | (4.9)% | (22.2)% | 17.3% |
| Three<br> Year Total Return | (21.2)% | (27.6)% | 6.4% |
| Four<br> Year Total Return | (9.4)% | (16.7)% | 7.3% |
| Five<br> Year Total Return | 20.5% | (1.9)% | 22.4% |
| Six<br> Year Total Return | (0.9)% | (5.0)% | 4.1% |
| Seven<br> Year Total Return | 40.7% | 2.3% | 38.4% |
| Inception<br> to Date (2/13/2013 - 9/30/2020) | 11.1% | (15.4)% | 26.5% |
Source: SECfilings and press releases of Orchid and Peer Group
(1) Total rate of return for each period is pulled from Bloomberg COMP page and includes reinvested dividends, for each period noted.
(2) The peer average is the unweighted, simple, average of the total rate of return for each of the following companies in each respective measurement period: NLY, AGNC, ANH, CMO, DX, AI and CHMI.
(3) Represents the total rate of return for Orchid minus peer average in each respective measurement period.
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| Portfolio Total Rate of Return Versus Peer Group Average - Book Value Performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| **** | **** | **** | ORC Spread |
| ORC | **** | Over / (Under) | |
| Total Rate | Peer | Peer | |
| of Return^(1)^ | Average^(1)(2)^ | Average^(3)^ | |
| Year<br> to Date (1/1/2020 - 6/30/2020) | (10.3)% | (20.4)% | 10.1% |
| One<br> Year Total Return | (7.9)% | (14.2)% | 6.3% |
| Two<br> Year Total Return | (10.0)% | (14.4)% | 4.4% |
| Three<br> Year Total Return | (8.0)% | (11.5)% | 3.5% |
| Four<br> Year Total Return | (6.3)% | (8.7)% | 2.4% |
| Five<br> Year Total Return | (4.2)% | (7.4)% | 3.2% |
| Six<br> Year Total Return | 7.4% | (3.7)% | 11.1% |
| Inception<br> to Date (3/31/2013 - 6/30/2020)^(4)^ | 9.2% | (4.3)% | 13.5% |
Source: SECfilings and press releases of Orchid and Peer Group
(1) Total rate of return for each period is change in book value per share over the period plus dividends per share declared divided by the book value per share at the beginning of the period.
(2) The peer average is the unweighted, simple, average of the total rate of return for each of the following companies in each respective measurement period: NLY, AGNC, ANH, CMO, ARR, DX, AI and CHMI.
(3) Represents the total rate of return for Orchid minus peer average in each respective measurement period.
(4) Peer book values are not available for Orchid’s true inception date (2/13/2013). Because all peer book values are not available as of Orchid’s true inception date (2/13/2013), the starting point for Orchid and all of the peer companies is 3/31/2013.
BookValue Per Share
The Company's book value per share at September 30, 2020 was $5.44. The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of shares outstanding of the Company's common stock. At September 30, 2020, the Company's stockholders' equity was $376.7 million with 69,295,962 shares of common stock outstanding.
StockOfferings
On August 4, 2020, we entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “August 2020 Equity Distribution Agreement”) with four sales agents pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of $150,000,000 of shares of our common stock in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings and privately negotiated transactions. Through September 30, 2020, we issued a total of 3,073,326 shares under the August 2020 Equity Distribution Agreement for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $15.8 million, and net proceeds of approximately $15.6 million, net of commissions and fees.
StockRepurchase Program
On July 29, 2015, the Board of Directors passed a resolution authorizing the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As part of the stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased in open market transactions, including
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through block purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Open market repurchases will be made in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10b-18, which sets certain restrictions on the method, timing, price and volume of open market stock repurchases. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases is determined by the Company in its discretion and is subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. On February 8, 2018, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the stock repurchase program for up to an additional 4,522,822 shares of the Company’s common stock. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.
Since inception of the program through September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased a total of 5,685,511 shares under the stock repurchase program at an aggregate cost of approximately $40.4 million, including commissions and fees, for a weighted average price of $7.10 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased a total of 19,891 shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $0.1 million, including commissions and fees, for a weighted average price of $3.42 per share. As of September 30, 2020, the remaining authorization under the repurchase program is for up to 837,311 shares of the Company’s common stock.
ManagementCommentary
Commenting on the third quarter, Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “COVID-19 continues to dominate the performance of the markets and economy. While both have recovered from the depths of March, especially the financial markets, the economy continues to languish. The recovery has proven to be very uneven, with some sectors back to or near pre-pandemic levels of activity while others remain far below with little prospect for getting back to those levels soon. The unemployment rate remains elevated – with the most recent read at 7.9% - as millions of Americans remain out of work.
“The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) has taken, and continues to take, steps to support markets and the economy. For Orchid, the Fed’s asset purchase program provides tremendous support for the Agency RMBS market and minimizes the likelihood of another market disruption such as the one we witnessed this past March. However, much needed additional stimulus from Washington and the federal government has been absent since the end of the second quarter. The federal government will not provide another round of stimulus until after the presidential election. Interest rates continue to trade in a narrow range and at extremely low levels. The market expects the Fed Funds rate to remain at the effective lower bound near zero for an extended period of time, even more so after the Fed altered its monetary policy framework relating to inflation during the third quarter.
“Target investments in the Agency RMBS market continue to be bifurcated between the production coupons – the target of Fed asset purchases – and higher coupons in specified pool form. The TBA market for higher coupons remains weak as the sector lacks support from the Fed and prepayment speeds are extremely high, resulting in poor expected returns for investors. This leads investors to look to the specified pool market – with lower expected prepayment speeds – for attractive returns. With prepayment concerns paramount in the current environment, we continued to focus security selection on the specified pool market and to a lesser extent lower coupon, 30-year TBA securities that offered attractive carry potential via the dollar roll market. We continue to de-emphasize structured securities in this environment in light of high prepayment speeds, low implied volatility, and potential liquidity issues should market conditions
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deteriorate again.
“Since the economy cannot fully recover absent the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not expected to occur in the near term, current market conditions are likely to persist. As a result, we expect prepayment speeds will remain elevated, the Fed will be active in the Agency RMBS market with asset purchases, funding levels will remain low and the most attractive returns available will be either in the TBA dollar roll market with lower coupons or with specified pools in higher coupons. If this proves to be the case, we would anticipate book value volatility to remain low and relative performance to be driven by realized net interest margins. Accordingly, our focus will remain on managing premium amortization and therefore protecting the portfolio from excessive prepayments. We expect that the low level of rates, if realized, will keep funding levels low as well, and supportive of our net interest margin. Finally, our hedge strategy continues to shift towards more reliance on volatility linked instruments such as swaptions given the low levels of implied volatility reflected in market pricing.”
EarningsConference Call Details
An earnings conference call and live audio webcast will be hosted Friday, October 30, 2020, at 10:00 AM ET. The conference call may be accessed by dialing toll free (877) 341-5668. International callers dial (224) 357-2205. The conference passcode is 1290377. The supplemental materials may be downloaded from the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com, and an audio archive of the webcast will be available until November 30, 2020.
AboutOrchid Island Capital, Inc.
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS and CMOs, such as mortgage pass-through certificates issued by the GSEs, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS, such as IOs, IIOs and principal only securities, among other types of structured Agency RMBS. Orchid is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ForwardLooking Statements
Statements herein relating to matters that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to statements regarding interest rates, liquidity, pledging of our structured RMBS, funding levels and spreads, prepayment speeds, returns, refinancing activity, portfolio positioning and repositioning, book value, investment and operating strategy, hedging levels, the supply and demand for Agency RMBS, the effect of actions of the U.S. government, including the Fed, market expectations, future dividends, the stock repurchase program and general economic conditions, are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned that such forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and on
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management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences are described in Orchid Island Capital, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Orchid Island Capital, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements.
CONTACT:
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley, 772-231-1400
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
www.orchidislandcapital.com
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Summarized Financial Statements
The following is a summarized presentation of the unaudited balance sheets as of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, and the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Amounts presented are subject to change.
| ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BALANCE SHEETS | |||
| ( in thousands, except per share data) | |||
| (Unaudited - Amounts Subject to Change) | |||
| December 31, 2019 | |||
| ASSETS: | |||
| Total<br> mortgage-backed securities | 3,540,367 | $ | 3,590,921 |
| Cash,<br> cash equivalents and restricted cash | 247,346 | 278,655 | |
| Accrued<br> interest receivable | 10,378 | 12,404 | |
| Derivative<br> assets, at fair value | 14,239 | - | |
| Other<br> assets | 603 | 100 | |
| Total<br> Assets | 3,812,933 | $ | 3,882,080 |
| LIABILITIES<br> AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
| Repurchase<br> agreements | 3,281,303 | $ | 3,448,106 |
| Payable<br> for unsettled securities purchased | 113,653 | - | |
| Dividends<br> payable | 4,505 | 5,045 | |
| Derivative<br> liabilities, at fair value | 33,295 | 20,658 | |
| Accrued<br> interest payable | 752 | 11,101 | |
| Due<br> to affiliates | 590 | 622 | |
| Other<br> liabilities | 2,094 | 1,041 | |
| Total<br> Liabilities | 3,436,192 | 3,486,573 | |
| Total<br> Stockholders' Equity | 376,741 | 395,507 | |
| Total<br> Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | 3,812,933 | $ | 3,882,080 |
| Common<br> shares outstanding | 69,295,962 | 63,061,781 | |
| Book<br> value per share | 5.44 | $ | 6.27 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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| ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL,<br> INC. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||
| ( in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||
| (Unaudited - Amounts Subject to Change) | |||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2020 | **** | 2019 | **** | 2020 | **** | 2019 | |
| Interest<br> income | 90,152 | $ | 104,795 | $ | 27,223 | $ | 35,907 |
| Interest<br> expense | (23,045) | (63,644) | (2,043) | (22,321) | |||
| Net<br> interest income | 67,107 | 41,151 | 25,180 | 13,586 | |||
| (Losses)<br> gains on RMBS and derivative contracts | (73,712) | (27,848) | 5,745 | (19,431) | |||
| Net<br> portfolio (loss) income | (6,605) | 13,303 | 30,925 | (5,845) | |||
| Expenses | 7,746 | 7,650 | 2,849 | 2,632 | |||
| Net<br> (loss) income | (14,351) | $ | 5,653 | $ | 28,076 | $ | (8,477) |
| Basic<br> net (loss) income per share | (0.22) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.42 | $ | (0.14) |
| Diluted<br> net (loss) income per share | (0.22) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.42 | $ | (0.14) |
| Weighted<br> Average Shares Outstanding | 66,014,379 | 54,037,721 | 67,301,901 | 60,418,985 | |||
| Dividends<br> Declared Per Common Share: | 0.595 | $ | 0.720 | $ | 0.190 | $ | 0.240 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| **** | Three Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Balance Sheet Metrics | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| Average<br> RMBS^(1)^ | $ | 3,422,564 | $ | 3,674,087 |
| Average<br> repurchase agreements^(1)^ | 3,228,021 | 3,571,752 | ||
| Average<br> stockholders' equity^(1)^ | 361,355 | 375,823 | ||
| Leverage<br> ratio^(2)^ | 8.8:1 | 9.9:1 | ||
| Key Performance Metrics | ||||
| Average<br> yield on RMBS^(3)^ | 3.18% | 3.91% | ||
| Average<br> cost of funds^(3)^ | 0.25% | 2.50% | ||
| Average<br> economic cost of funds^(4)^ | 1.11% | 2.36% | ||
| Average<br> interest rate spread^(5)^ | 2.93% | 1.41% | ||
| Average<br> economic interest rate spread^(6)^ | 2.07% | 1.55% |
(1) Average RMBS, borrowings and stockholders’ equity balances are calculated using two data points, the beginning and ending balances.
(2) The leverage ratio is calculated by dividing total ending liabilities by ending stockholders’ equity.
(3) Portfolio yields and costs of funds are calculated based on the average balances of the underlying investment portfolio/borrowings balances and are annualized for the quarterly periods presented.
(4) Represents the interest cost of our borrowings and the effect of derivative agreements attributed to the period related to hedging activities, divided by average borrowings.
(5) Average interest rate spread is calculated by subtracting average cost of funds from average yield on RMBS.
(6) Average economic interest rate spread is calculated by subtracting average economic cost of funds from average yield on RMBS.