NYSE$ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ares Commercial Real Estate reported strong earnings driven by record originations and stable credit quality.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation reported GAAP net income of $17.2 million or $0.36 per diluted common share and Distributable Earnings of $19.4 million or $0.41 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2021. The company generated strong earnings for both the fourth quarter and full year driven by record originations of $1.4 billion while maintaining stable credit quality.

  • Generated strong earnings for the fourth quarter and full year.
  • Achieved record originations of $1.4 billion.
  • Maintained stable credit quality.
  • Declared first quarter 2022 dividend of $0.33 per common share and a supplemental dividend of $0.02 per common share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$30.1M

Previous: $21.2M+42.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.41

Previous: $0.41+0.0%
Dividends declared per share of common stock

$0.35

No prior period
Net Income

$17.2M

Previous: $14.4M+19.1%
Operating Income

$17.3M

Previous: $14.4M+20.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$50.6M

Previous: $74.8M-32.3%
Total Assets

$2.63B

Previous: $1.93B+36.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares Commercial Real Estate · Revenue · Quarterly

$30.1M

Q4 2021+42%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company is optimistic that 2022 will be another great year for the Company and its shareholders.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.2%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

31 / 54 earnings

Positive

+13.6%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-12.2%

Q4 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%-6.9%-4.4%
Q4 2025+11.7%+1.2%-2.9%
Q3 2025+12.5%+9.4%+13.6%
Q1 2025+13.6%+19.9%+16.3%
Q4 2024-12.2%-16.7%-20.4%
Q3 2024+11.6%+7.7%+8.8%
Q2 2024-1.3%-2.4%+0.0%
Q1 2024+0.3%+0.3%+1.7%
Q4 2023-7.3%-11.2%-6.5%
Q3 2023+0.6%+0.5%+6.8%
Q2 2023+1.4%+2.5%-0.7%
Q1 2023-4.1%-5.6%+8.8%
Q4 2022-1.3%-1.9%-25.7%
Q3 2022-7.9%-3.2%-2.8%
Q2 2022-0.4%-3.6%-1.4%
Q1 2022+6.4%+4.5%-0.5%
Q4 2021+3.8%+3.8%+7.0%
Q3 2021-2.2%+1.5%-5.2%
Q2 2021-4.9%-6.3%+1.4%
Q1 2021+1.7%+2.2%+7.7%
Q4 2020+5.0%+4.0%+7.1%
Q3 2020+3.8%+10.8%+27.2%
Q2 2020+6.0%+9.0%+5.3%
Q1 2020-5.3%-16.6%+34.3%
Q4 2019+4.0%-0.9%-64.5%
Q3 2019+0.1%-1.2%+1.3%
Q2 2019+2.1%+1.5%+1.3%
Q1 2019-1.4%-0.8%-3.4%
Q4 2018+7.5%+7.4%+7.9%
Q3 2018+3.9%+3.8%+2.9%
Q2 2018+0.6%+1.4%+3.2%
Q1 2018+6.0%+9.7%+13.0%
Q4 2017+0.0%+0.2%+0.2%
Q3 2017+0.5%-0.4%+3.4%
Q2 2017+1.8%+3.6%+2.9%
Q1 2017-7.0%-6.7%-5.3%
Q4 2016-1.8%-3.7%+0.4%
Q3 2016+0.8%+2.1%+7.0%
Q2 2016+2.9%+2.2%+0.2%
Q1 2016-2.4%
Q4 2015+4.0%
Q3 2015+0.6%
Q2 2015+3.6%
Q1 2015+2.7%
Q4 2014-4.1%
Q3 2014-0.8%
Q2 2014+0.1%
Q1 2014-1.4%
Q4 2013+1.1%
Q3 2013+4.8%
Q2 2013-1.1%
Q1 2013-0.8%
Q4 2012-0.1%
Q2 2012-0.3%

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