Timbercreek Financial Announces 2023 First Quarter Results

TORONTO, May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timbercreek Financial (TSX: TF) (the “Company”) announced today its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (“Q1 2023”).

Q1 2023 Highlights¹

• Record quarterly net investment income of $32.7 million (up 44.2% from Q1 2022)
  
• Record net income and comprehensive income of $18.1 million, up from $13.8 million in the same period last year. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.22 and $0.21, respectively.
  
• Delivered distributable income and adjusted distributable income of $18.3 million, or $0.22 per share (Q1 2022 – $15.2 million, $0.18 per share) representing a payout ratio of 79.1% on both distributable income and adjusted distributable income which continues to be ahead of Management's target payout range.
  
• Declared $14.5 million in dividends to shareholders, or $0.17 per share, reflecting an earnings per share payout ratio of 80.1% (Q1 2022 – 103.2%) on an adjusted net income basis.
  
• Q1 2023 results were highlighted by strong interest income and a healthy mortgage portfolio. Net new mortgage fundings were $39.3 million and advances on existing mortgages were $12.8 million, offset by net mortgage repayments of $61.3 million and net syndications of $37.5 million. Mortgage repayment activity slowed down in the first quarter as expected given the pick-up in Q4 of last year. Portfolio turnover was 8.4%.
  
• At the end of the period, net mortgage investments were $1,149.1 million (versus $1,263.3 million at Q1 2022) bearing interest at an average rate of 9.7% (versus 6.6% at Q1 2022 and 9.7% at Q4 2022) and a weighted-average LTV of 68.5% (versus 71.3% at Q1 2022 and 68.3% at Q4 2022)
  
• A portfolio of loans were moved into Stage II in the quarter for a total of $119.0 million in carrying value. The loans were moved into Stage II due to liquidity concerns at the sponsorship level however the assets, newer build, urban multi-family assets, are considered highly attractive in the market. The Company does not expect principal losses on these loans.
  
• Maintained conservative portfolio risk composition focused on income-producing commercial real estate
  
  • 68.5% weighted average loan-to-value;
  • 92.0% first mortgages in mortgage investment portfolio; and
  • 89.0% of mortgage investment portfolio is invested in cash-flowing properties.

“In Q1 2023, we reported another quarter of strong financial performance, highlighted by a 44% increase in net investment income on financial assets measured at amortized cost and 38% increase in earnings per share. Importantly, distributable income grew significantly to $18.3 million, or $0.22 per share, at a very comfortable payout ratio of 79.1%,” said Blair Tamblyn, CEO of Timbercreek Financial. “Generally, the portfolio performed well in the first quarter, reflecting the ongoing focus on high-quality, income-producing assets in urban markets. In select situations, the Company's borrowers are experiencing challenges in the current macroeconomic environment, and our investment team continues to actively manage these loans. We remain confident in the quality and value of the underlying assets in each instance. While transaction activity was lighter in the first quarter, we continue to see healthy borrower demand and anticipate higher new funding activity in the coming quarters.”

Quarterly Comparison

$ millions	Q1 2023					Q1 2022				Q4 2022
Net Mortgage Investments1	$	1,149.1				$	1,263.3			$	1,195.8
Enhanced Return Portfolio Investments1	$	59.4				$	80.6			$	72.9
Land Inventory	$	30.3				$	—			$	30.2
Net Investment Income	$	32.7				$	22.7			$	31.3
Income from Operations	$	28.3				$	18.7			$	25.2
Net Income and comprehensive Income	$	18.1				$	12.9			$	14.8
--Adjusted Net Income and comprehensive Income	$	18.0				$	13.8			$	14.7
Distributable and adjusted distributable income1 2	$	18.3				$	15.2			$	18.4
Dividends declared to Shareholders	$	14.5				$	14.3			$	14.5
$ per share	Q1 2023					Q1 2022				Q4 2022
Dividends per share	$	0.17				$	0.17			$	0.17
Distributable and adjusted distributable income per share1 2	$	0.22				$	0.18			$	0.22
Earnings per share	$	0.22				$	0.16			$	0.18
--Adjusted Earnings per share	$	0.21				$	0.17			$	0.17
Payout Ratio on Distributable and adjusted distributable Income1 2		79.1	%				93.9	%			78.7	%
Payout Ratio on Earnings per share		79.8	%				110.8	%			97.7	%
--Payout Ratio on Adjusted Earnings per share		80.1	%				103.2	%			98.6	%
Net Mortgage Investments	Q1 2023					Q1 2022				Q4 2022
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value		68.5	%				71.3	%			68.3	%
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity		0.8 yr					1.1 yr				0.9 yr
First Mortgages		92.0	%				92.5	%			92.4	%
Cash-Flowing Properties		89.0	%				90.3	%			87.4	%
Multi-family residential		50.8	%				55.3	%			52.5	%
Floating Rate Loans with rate floors (at quarter end)		88.2	%				85.6	%			88.5	%
Weighted Average Interest Rate
For the quarter ended		9.7	%				6.6	%			9.7	%
Weighted Average Lender Fee
New and Renewed		1.1	%				1.2	%			1.2	%
New Net Mortgage Investment Only		1.5	%				1.2	%			1.4	%

1. Refer to non-IFRS measures section below for net mortgages, enhanced return portfolio investments, adjusted net income and comprehensive income, distributable income and adjusted distributable income.
2. There are no adjustments for the periods presented.

Quarterly Conference Call

Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) which will be followed by a question and answer period with analysts.

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About the Company

Timbercreek Financial is a leading non-bank, commercial real estate lender providing shorter-duration, structured financing solutions to commercial real estate professionals. Our sophisticated, service-oriented approach allows us to meet the needs of borrowers, including faster execution and more flexible terms that are not typically provided by Canadian financial institutions. By employing thorough underwriting, active management and strong governance, we are able to meet these needs while generating strong risk-adjusted yields for investors. Further information is available on our website, www.timbercreekfinancial.com.

Non-IFRS Measures

The Company prepares and releases financial statements in accordance with IFRS. As a complement to results provided in accordance with IFRS, the Company discloses certain financial measures not recognized under IFRS and that do not have standard meanings prescribed by IFRS (collectively the “non-IFRS measures”). These non-IFRS measures are further described in Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") available on SEDAR. Certain non-IFRS measures relating to net mortgages, adjusted net income and comprehensive income and adjusted distributable income have been shown below. The Company has presented such non-IFRS measures because the Manager believes they are relevant measures of the Company’s ability to earn and distribute cash dividends to shareholders and to evaluate its performance. The following non-IFRS financial measures should not be construed as alternatives to total net income and comprehensive income or cash flows from operating activities as determined in accordance with IFRS as indicators of the Company’s performance.

Certain statements contained in this news release may contain projections and "forward looking statements" within the meaning of that phrase under Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words "may", "would", "should", "could", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "objective" and similar expressions may be used to identify forward looking statements. By their nature, forward looking statements reflect the Company's current views, beliefs, assumptions and intentions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, including, without limitation, those risks disclosed in the Company's public filings. Many factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by these forward looking statements. The Company does not intend to nor assumes any obligation to update these forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, plans, events or otherwise, unless required by law.

Net Mortgage Investments

The Company’s exposure to the financial returns is related to the net mortgage investments as mortgage syndication liabilities are non-recourse mortgages with periodic variance having no impact on Company's financial performance. Reconciliation of gross and net mortgage investments balance is as follows:

Net Mortgage Investments	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
Mortgage investments, excluding mortgage syndications	$	1,143,740			$	1,189,215
Mortgage syndications		613,929				611,291
Mortgage investments, including mortgage syndications		1,757,669				1,800,506
Mortgage syndication liabilities		(613,929	)			(611,291	)
		1,143,740				1,189,215
Interest receivable		(11,649	)			(10,812	)
Unamortized lender fees		6,153				6,801
Allowance for mortgage investments loss		10,905				10,605
Net mortgage investments	$	1,149,149			$	1,195,809

Enhanced return portfolio

As at	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Collateralized loans, net of allowance for credit loss	$	46,367		$	59,956
Finance lease receivable, measured at amortized cost		6,020			6,020
Investment, measured at FVTPL		4,800			4,744
Investment in indirect real estate development		2,225			2,225
Total Other Investments		59,412			72,945
Total Enhanced Return Portfolio	$	59,412		$	72,945

OPERATING RESULTS1
	Three months ended March 31,							Year ended December 31,
NET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	2023			2022				2022
Net Investment Income on financial assets measured at amortized cost	$	32,709		$	22,677			$	109,803
Total fair value gain (loss) and other income on financial assets measured at FVTPL	$	282		$	(103	)		$	1,388
Net rental (loss) income	$	(359	)	$	382			$	(151	)
Total fair value gain (loss) on real estate properties	$	63		$	—			$	(296	)
Expenses	$	(4,443	)	$	(4,241	)		$	(22,592	)
Income from operations	$	28,252		$	18,715			$	88,152
Financing costs:
Financing cost on credit facilities	$	(7,898	)	$	(3,560	)		$	(23,234	)
Financing cost on convertible debentures	$	(2,250	)	$	(2,273	)		$	(9,022	)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	18,104		$	12,882			$	55,896
Payout ratio on earnings per share		79.8	%		110.8	%			103.3	%
ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income and comprehensive income	$	18,104		$	12,882			$	55,896
Add: net unrealized (gain) loss on financial assets measured at FVTPL	$	(57	)	$	946			$	1,546
Add: Net unrealized loss on real estate properties	$	—		$	—			$	95
Adjusted net income and comprehensive income1	$	18,047		$	13,828			$	57,537
Payout ratio on adjusted earnings per share1		80.1	%		103.2	%			100.3	%
PER SHARE INFORMATION
Dividends declared to shareholders	$	14,451		$	14,268			$	57,721
Weighted average common shares (in thousands)		83,970			82,583				83,622
Dividends per share	$	0.17		$	0.17			$	0.69
Earnings per share (basic)	$	0.22		$	0.16			$	0.67
Earnings per share (diluted)	$	0.21		$	0.16			$	0.67
Adjusted earnings per share (basic)1	$	0.21		$	0.17			$	0.69
Adjusted earnings per share (diluted)1	$	0.21		$	0.17			$	0.69

1. Refer to non-IFRS measures section.
   

OPERATING RESULTS1
	Three months ended March 31,								Year ended December 31,
DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME	2023				2022				2022
Adjusted net income and comprehensive income1	$	18,047			$	13,828			$	57,537
Less: amortization of lender fees		(2,465	)			(2,290	)		$	(8,726	)
Add: lender fees received and receivable		1,709				2,459			$	7,708
Add: amortization of financing costs, credit facility		253				215			$	984
Add: amortization of financing costs, debentures		244				252			$	1,006
Add: accretion expense, debentures		113				113			$	454
Add: unrealized fair value loss (gain) on DSU		75				(33	)			(201	)
Add: allowance for expected credit loss		300				649				7,482
Distributable income and adjusted distributable income1 2	$	18,276			$	15,193			$	66,244
Payout ratio on distributable income and adjusted distributable income1 2		79.1	%			93.9	%			87.1	%
PER SHARE INFORMATION
Dividends declared to shareholders	$	14,451			$	14,268			$	57,721
Weighted average common shares (in thousands)		83,970				82,583				83,622
Dividends per share	$	0.17			$	0.17			$	0.69
Distributable and adjusted distributable income per share1	$	0.22			$	0.18			$	0.79

1. Refer to non-IFRS measures section,
2. There are no adjustments to adjusted distributable income for the periods presented.

SOURCE: Timbercreek Financial

For further information, please contact:

Timbercreek Financial
Blair Tamblyn, CEO
Tracy Johnston, CFO
Karynna Ma, Vice President, Investor Relations

1-844-304-9967
www.timbercreekfinancial.com