PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) today reported net income of $46.1 million for the first quarter of 2019, or $0.58 per share on a diluted basis, on revenue of $247.7 million. Book value per share increased to $21.72 from $21.34 at December 31, 2018.

First Quarter 2019 Highlights

• Pretax income was $60.3 million, up 3 percent from the prior quarter and down 17 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Significant interest rate volatility highlighted the importance of our hedging approach and is also driving improving production trends
• Production segment pretax income was $47.0 million, up 85 percent from the prior quarter and 174 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Total loan acquisitions and originations were $16.6 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), down 15 percent from the prior quarter and up 16 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Correspondent government and non-delegated interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) totaled $7.7 billion in UPB, down 16 percent from the prior quarter and the first quarter of 2018
  • Direct lending IRLCs were $2.7 billion in UPB, up 36 percent from the prior quarter and 57 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Correspondent conventional and jumbo acquisition volume fulfilled for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT) totaled $8.1 billion in UPB, down 10 percent from the prior quarter and up 92 percent from the first quarter of 2018
• Servicing segment pretax income was $11.2 million, down 62 percent from the prior quarter and 80 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Servicing segment pretax income excluding valuation-related losses was $35.3 million, down 21 percent from the prior quarter and 3 percent from the first quarter of 2018¹
  • Valuation-related items included a $164.9 million decrease in mortgage servicing rights (MSR) fair value, partially offset by $134.6 million in hedging gains and $4.1 million due to the change in fair value of the excess servicing spread (ESS) liability; net impact on pretax income was $(26.3) million and on EPS was $(0.24)
  • Completed two bulk acquisitions of Ginnie Mae MSR portfolios totaling $16.3 billion in UPB
  • The servicing portfolio grew to $324.7 billion in UPB, up 8 percent from December 31, 2018, and 27 percent from March 31, 2018
• Investment Management segment pretax income was $2.1 million, down from $2.5 million in the prior quarter and up from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2018
  • Revenue of $8.8 million, up 12 percent from the prior quarter and 28 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • PMT raised approximately $147 million in net proceeds from the issuance of common shares during the quarter
  • Net assets under management (AUM) were $1.7 billion, up 10 percent from December 31, 2018, and 12 percent from March 31, 2018

1		Excludes changes in the fair value of MSRs and the ESS liability, and (losses) gains on hedging which were $(164.9) million, $4.1 million, and $134.6 million, respectively, and a $2.2 million reversal of provision for credit losses on active loans in the first quarter of 2019.

“PFSI’s strong first quarter financial results demonstrate the earnings power of PennyMac Financial’s balanced business model in a declining mortgage rate environment,” said President and CEO David Spector. “Our servicing portfolio grew to $325 billion at the end of the quarter, driven by our industry-leading production activities and $16 billion of bulk acquisitions. In our Production segment, the investments we have made in our consumer direct lending channel generated strong results as we helped a number of our 1.6 million servicing customers take advantage of lower rates and refinance their homes. We remain confident that our comprehensive operating platform and sophisticated interest rate risk management capabilities position PennyMac Financial to execute across different market environments and maintain our leadership position in the mortgage industry.”

The following table presents the contribution of PennyMac Financial’s Production, Servicing and Investment Management segments to pretax income:

		Quarter ended March 31, 2019
		Mortgage Banking									Investment
		Production			Servicing			Total			Management				Total
		(in thousands)
Revenue
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale at fair value		$	66,721		$	18,055		$	84,776		$	-			$	84,776
Loan origination fees			23,930			-			23,930			-				23,930
Fulfillment fees from PMT			27,574			-			27,574			-				27,574
Net servicing fees			-			80,571			80,571			-				80,571
Management fees			-			-			-			7,248				7,248
Net interest income (expense):
Interest income			14,369			43,964			58,333			-				58,333
Interest expense			3,915			33,621			37,536			7				37,543
			10,454			10,343			20,797			(7	)			20,790
Other			488			765			1,253			1,563				2,816
Total net revenue			129,167			109,734			238,901			8,804				247,705
Expenses			82,161			98,571			180,732			6,682				187,414
Pretax income		$	47,006		$	11,163		$	58,169		$	2,122			$	60,291

Production Segment

Production includes the correspondent acquisition of newly originated government-insured mortgage loans for PennyMac Financial’s own account, the underwriting and acquisition of loans from correspondent sellers on a non-delegated basis, fulfillment services on behalf of PMT and direct lending through the consumer direct and broker direct channels.

PennyMac Financial’s loan production activity for the quarter totaled $16.6 billion in UPB, $8.5 billion of which was for its own account, and $8.1 billion was fee-based fulfillment activity for PMT. Correspondent government, non-delegated and direct lending IRLCs totaled $10.4 billion in UPB.

Production segment pretax income was $47.0 million, an increase of 85 percent from the prior quarter and 174 percent from the first quarter of 2018. Production revenue totaled $129.2 million, an increase of 20 percent from the prior quarter and 52 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter increase resulted from a $29.9 million increase in net gains on mortgage loans held for sale, driven by higher production volumes and margins in our consumer direct production channel. Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale also includes a $4.2 million benefit from a reduction in the liability for losses under representations and warranties due to a change in estimate.

The components of net gains on mortgage loans held for sale are detailed in the following table:

		Quarter ended
		March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018				March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions		$	114,957			$	141,100			$	141,873
Mortgage servicing rights recapture payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			(1,123	)			(1,259	)			(1,425	)
Reversal of liability (provision) for representations and warranties, net			3,143				(229	)			(379	)
Cash investment (1)			(23,023	)			(46,260	)			(63,594	)
Fair value changes of pipeline, inventory and hedges			(9,178	)			(33,604	)			(5,061	)
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale		$	84,776			$	59,748			$	71,414
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale by segment:
Production		$	66,721			$	36,848			$	36,198
Servicing		$	18,055			$	22,900			$	35,216
(1) Net of cash hedge expense

PennyMac Financial performs fulfillment services for conventional conforming and jumbo loans acquired by PMT from non-affiliates in its correspondent production business. These services include, but are not limited to: marketing; relationship management; the approval of correspondent sellers and the ongoing monitoring of their performance; reviewing loan data, documentation and appraisals to assess loan quality and risk; pricing; hedging and activities related to the subsequent sale and securitization of loans in the secondary mortgage markets for PMT.

Fees earned from the fulfillment of correspondent loans on behalf of PMT totaled $27.6 million in the first quarter, down 4 percent from the prior quarter and up 131 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter decrease in fulfillment fee revenue was driven by lower acquisition volumes by PMT, partially offset by an increase in the weighted average fulfillment fee rate to 34 basis points from 32 basis points in the prior quarter.

Net interest income totaled $10.5 million, a decrease from $15.3 million in the prior quarter and $12.1 million in the first quarter of 2018. Net interest income included $9.3 million in incentives which the Company is currently entitled to receive under one of its master repurchase agreements to finance mortgage loans that satisfied certain consumer relief characteristics, down from $12.6 million in the prior quarter and $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. The Company expects that it will cease to accrue incentives under the repurchase agreement in the second quarter of 2019. While there can be no assurance, the Company expects that the loss of such incentives will be partially offset by an improvement in pricing margins.

Production segment expenses were $82.2 million, essentially unchanged from the prior quarter and up 21 percent from the first quarter of 2018.

Servicing Segment

Servicing includes income from owned MSRs, subservicing and special servicing activities. Servicing segment pretax income was $11.2 million, down from $29.3 million in the prior quarter and $54.9 million in the first quarter of 2018. Servicing segment revenues totaled $109.7 million, down 19 percent from the prior quarter and 25 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter decrease primarily reflects net valuation-related losses driven by the decline in mortgage rates during the quarter, partially offset by increased servicing fees from a larger portfolio.

Net loan servicing fees totaled $80.6 million and included $199.4 million in servicing fees reduced by $92.5 million from the realization of MSR cash flows. Net valuation-related losses totaled $26.3 million, which included MSR fair value losses of $164.9 million, associated hedging gains of $134.6 million and a $4.1 million gain resulting from changes in fair value of the ESS liability. The MSR fair value losses primarily resulted from expectations for increased prepayment activity driven by the decrease in mortgage rates in the quarter.

The following table presents a breakdown of net loan servicing fees:

		Quarter ended
		March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018				March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
Servicing fees (1)		$	199,377			$	194,405			$	160,673
Effect of MSRs:
Realization of cash flows			(92,475	)			(82,250	)			(61,176	)
Change in fair value of MSRs			(164,939	)			(67,277	)			127,806
Change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing			4,051				526				(6,921	)
Hedging gains (losses)			134,557				59,808				(103,593	)
Total change in fair value of MSRs			(118,806	)			(89,193	)			(43,884	)
Net loan servicing fees		$	80,571			$	105,212			$	116,789
(1) Includes contractually-specified servicing fees

Servicing segment revenue also included $18.1 million in net gains on mortgage loans held for sale from the securitization of reperforming government-insured and guaranteed loans, compared to $22.9 million in the prior quarter and $35.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. These loans were previously purchased out of Ginnie Mae securitizations as early buyout (EBO) loans and brought back to performing status through PennyMac Financial’s successful servicing efforts, primarily with the use of loan modifications. Net interest income totaled $10.3 million, up from $6.0 million in the prior quarter and a net interest expense of $6.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. Interest income increased by $4.5 million from the prior quarter, primarily driven by higher interest income from an increase in custodial deposit balances and elevated EBO activity, while interest expense was essentially unchanged quarter-over-quarter.

Servicing segment expenses totaled $98.6 million, down 7 percent from the prior quarter and up 8 percent from the first quarter of 2018.

The total servicing portfolio reached $324.7 billion in UPB at March 31, 2019, an increase of 8 percent from December 31, 2018, and 27 percent from March 31, 2018. Servicing portfolio growth during the quarter was driven by the Company’s loan production activities and the completion of $16.3 billion in UPB of bulk MSR acquisitions. PennyMac Financial subservices and conducts special servicing for $101.3 billion in UPB, an increase of 7 percent from December 31, 2018 and 31 percent from March 31, 2018. PennyMac Financial’s owned MSR portfolio grew to $219.8 billion in UPB, an increase of 9 percent from the prior quarter end.

The table below details PennyMac Financial’s servicing portfolio UPB:

		March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
Loans serviced at period end:
Prime servicing:
Owned
Mortgage servicing rights
Originated		$	147,987,738		$	144,296,544		$	125,643,312
Acquisitions			71,846,623			56,757,600			47,843,853
			219,834,361			201,054,144			173,487,165
Mortgage servicing liabilities			1,000,403			1,160,938			1,766,722
Mortgage loans held for sale			2,573,121			2,420,636			2,512,546
			223,407,885			204,635,718			177,766,433
Subserviced for Advised Entities			100,939,297			94,276,938			76,636,300
Total prime servicing			324,347,182			298,912,656			254,402,733
Special servicing:
Subserviced for Advised Entities			348,131			381,216			903,138
Total special servicing			348,131			381,216			903,138
Total loans serviced		$	324,695,313		$	299,293,872		$	255,305,871
Mortgage loans serviced:
Owned
Mortgage servicing rights		$	219,834,361		$	201,054,144		$	173,487,165
Mortgage servicing liabilities			1,000,403			1,160,938			1,766,722
Mortgage loans held for sale			2,573,121			2,420,636			2,512,546
			223,407,885			204,635,718			177,766,433
Subserviced			101,287,428			94,658,154			77,539,438
Total mortgage loans serviced		$	324,695,313		$	299,293,872		$	255,305,871

Investment Management Segment

PennyMac Financial manages PMT for which it earns base management fees and may earn incentive compensation. Net assets under management were $1.7 billion as of March 31, 2019, up 10 percent from December 31, 2018, and 12 percent from March 31, 2018. The quarter-over-quarter change was driven by PMT’s issuance of approximately $147 million of common shares this quarter.

Pretax income for the Investment Management segment was $2.1 million, down from $2.5 million in the prior quarter and up from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2018. Management fees, which include base management fees from PMT, increased 11 percent from the prior quarter and 26 percent from the first quarter of 2018 as a result of PMT’s increased assets under management. Management fees also included incentive fees of $1.1 million, up from $0.7 million in the prior quarter, based on PMT’s strong financial performance. No incentive fees were earned in the first quarter of 2018.

The following table presents a breakdown of management fees and carried interest:

		Quarter ended
		March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
Management fees:
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Base		$	6,109		$	5,810		$	5,696
Performance incentive			1,139			749			-
			7,248			6,559			5,696
Investment Funds			-			-			79
Total management fees			7,248			6,559			5,775
Carried Interest			-			-			(180	)
Total management fees and Carried Interest		$	7,248		$	6,559		$	5,595
Net assets of Advised Entities:
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust		$	1,727,589		$	1,566,132		$	1,542,258
Investment Funds			-			-			2,668
		$	1,727,589		$	1,566,132		$	1,544,926

Investment Management segment expenses totaled $6.7 million, up 25 percent from the prior quarter and 12 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter increase was driven by increased compensation expenses related to seasonally higher accruals in the beginning of the year.

Consolidated Expenses

Total expenses for the first quarter were $187.4 million, down 3 percent from the prior quarter and up 13 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The year-over-year change was primarily driven by higher volumes in the Production segment and increased EBO-related activity in the Servicing segment.

Executive Chairman Stanford L. Kurland concluded, “This quarter’s results highlight both the ability of our balanced mortgage banking platform to adapt to a changing market environment, and our core culture of continuous improvement. We are focused on expense management and greater efficiency across the organization, capturing the benefits of scale and utilizing proprietary and third-party technology solutions to realize competitive advantages through lower costs, while maintaining the high quality and effectiveness of our operations. We believe these initiatives will further differentiate PennyMac Financial from our competition and further solidify our leadership position in the U.S. mortgage market.”

Management’s slide presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at ir.pennymacfinancial.com beginning at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

About PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. Additional information about PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is available at ir.pennymacfinancial.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management’s beliefs, estimates, projections, the recently completed corporate reorganization, the expected benefits and market and financial impact of the reorganization and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company’s financial results, future operations, business plans and investment strategies, as well as industry and market conditions, all of which are subject to change. Words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “promise,” “plan,” and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results and operations for any future period may vary materially from those projected herein and from past results discussed herein. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to: the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the highly regulated industry in which we operate; lawsuits or governmental actions that may result from any noncompliance with the laws and regulations applicable to our businesses; the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its enforcement of these regulations; our dependence on U.S. government-sponsored entities and changes in their current roles or their guarantees or guidelines; changes to government mortgage modification programs; the licensing and operational requirements of states and other jurisdictions applicable to the Company’s businesses, to which our bank competitors are not subject; foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices; certain banking regulations that may limit our business activities; changes in macroeconomic and U.S. real estate market conditions; difficulties inherent in growing loan production volume; difficulties inherent in adjusting the size of our operations to reflect changes in business levels; purchase opportunities for mortgage servicing rights and our success in winning bids; changes in prevailing interest rates; increases in loan delinquencies and defaults; our reliance on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT) as a significant source of financing for, and revenue related to, our mortgage banking business; any required additional capital and liquidity to support business growth that may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all; our obligation to indemnify third-party purchasers or repurchase loans if loans that we originate, acquire, service or assist in the fulfillment of, fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; our obligation to indemnify PMT if its services fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; decreases in the returns on the assets that we select and manage for our clients, and our resulting management and incentive fees; the extensive amount of regulation applicable to our investment management segment; conflicts of interest in allocating our services and investment opportunities among us and our advised entities; the effect of public opinion on our reputation; our recent growth; our ability to effectively identify, manage, monitor and mitigate financial risks; our initiation of new business activities or investment strategies or expansion of existing business activities or investment strategies; our ability to detect misconduct and fraud; our ability to mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents; our exposure to risks of loss with real estate investments resulting from adverse weather conditions and man-made or natural disasters; and our organizational structure and certain requirements in our charter documents. You should not place undue reliance on any forward- looking statement and should consider all of the uncertainties and risks described above, as well as those more fully discussed in reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, and the statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this release only.

PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
		March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			March 31, 2018
		(in thousands, except share amounts)
ASSETS
Cash		$	144,266		$	155,289		$	137,863
Short-term investments at fair value			149,372			117,824			105,890
Mortgage loans held for sale at fair value			2,668,929			2,521,647			2,584,236
Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell pledged to creditors			125,929			131,025			142,938
Derivative assets			121,153			96,347			89,469
Servicing advances, net			284,230			313,197			284,145
Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at fair value			1,553			1,397			1,352
Mortgage servicing rights			2,905,090			2,820,612			2,354,489
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans			1,690			2,250			2,338
Operating lease right-of-use assets			56,239			-			-
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and building improvements, net			33,423			33,374			30,172
Capitalized software, net			45,416			39,748			28,919
Receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			29,951			33,464			27,356
Loans eligible for repurchase			1,094,702			1,102,840			1,018,488
Other			157,057			109,559			95,236
Total assets		$	7,819,000		$	7,478,573		$	6,902,891
LIABILITIES
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase		$	2,151,938		$	1,933,859		$	1,814,282
Mortgage loan participation and sale agreements			547,879			532,251			510,443
Notes payable			1,292,736			1,292,291			1,140,022
Obligations under capital lease			5,091			6,605			16,435
Excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at fair value			205,081			216,110			236,002
Derivative liabilities			17,838			3,064			4,476
Operating lease liabilities			76,373			-			-
Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value			7,844			8,681			12,063
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			162,677			156,212			113,072
Payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			76,494			104,631			117,987
Payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement			46,537			46,537			46,037
Income taxes payable			414,636			400,546			58,956
Liability for loans eligible for repurchase			1,094,702			1,102,840			1,018,488
Liability for losses under representations and warranties			17,982			21,155			20,429
Total liabilities			6,117,808			5,824,782			5,108,692
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock---authorized 200,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value; issued and outstanding, 78,317,843, 77,480,172, and 25,195,436 shares, respectively			8			8			2
Additional paid-in capital			1,311,914			1,310,648			221,495
Retained earnings			389,270			343,135			282,114
Total stockholders' equity attributable to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. common stockholders			1,701,192			1,653,791			503,611
Noncontrolling interests in Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC			-			-			1,290,588
Total stockholders' equity			1,701,192			1,653,791			1,794,199
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	7,819,000		$	7,478,573		$	6,902,891

PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
		Quarter ended
		March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018				March 31, 2018
		(in thousands, except earnings per share)
Revenue
Net mortgage loan servicing fees:
Mortgage loan servicing fees
From non-affiliates		$	166,790			$	163,565			$	135,483
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			10,570				11,524				11,019
Ancillary and other fees			22,017				19,316				14,171
			199,377				194,405				160,673
Change in estimated fair value of mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread financing			(118,806	)			(89,193	)			(43,884	)
Net mortgage loan servicing fees			80,571				105,212				116,789
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale at fair value			84,776				59,748				71,414
Mortgage loan origination fees			23,930				26,165				24,563
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			27,574				28,591				11,944
Net interest income:
Interest income			58,333				57,733				42,615
Interest expense			37,543				36,461				36,745
			20,790				21,272				5,870
Management fees, net:
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			7,248				6,559				5,696
From Investment Funds			-				-				79
			7,248				6,559				5,775
Carried Interest from Investment Funds			-				-				(180	)
Change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust			192				(87	)			182
Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans			274				410				(28	)
Revaluation of payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement			-				1,126				-
Other			2,350				2,205				1,872
Total net revenue			247,705				251,201				238,201
Expenses
Compensation			106,600				99,353				102,013
Servicing			30,293				41,518				26,299
Technology			15,966				15,056				14,620
Loan origination			14,497				12,936				6,377
Professional services			5,881				9,173				2,115
Occupancy and equipment			6,776				7,151				5,738
Marketing			1,325				1,553				2,161
Other			6,076				6,155				5,882
Total expenses			187,414				192,895				165,205
Income before provision for income taxes			60,291				58,306				72,996
Provision for income taxes			14,156				5,346				6,070
Net income			46,135				52,960				66,926
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			-				14,211				50,307
Net income attributable to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. common stockholders		$	46,135			$	38,749			$	16,619
Earnings per share
Basic		$	0.59			$	0.65			$	0.70
Diluted		$	0.58			$	0.63			$	0.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic			77,653				59,876				23,832
Diluted			79,286				61,468				79,461

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