NYSE$TWO

Two Harbors Investment Corp · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, positioned for higher-for-longer rates with growing MSR portfolio and operational platform.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. reported a strong first quarter in 2024, characterized by a comprehensive income of $89.4 million and a book value of $15.64 per common share. The company's strategic positioning in MSR is expected to benefit from the current higher-for-longer interest rate environment. They also repurchased 485,609 shares of preferred stock.

  • Reported book value of $15.64 per common share, with a first quarter common stock dividend of $0.45 per share, representing a 5.8% quarterly economic return on book value.
  • Generated Comprehensive Income of $89.4 million, or $0.85 per weighted average basic common share.
  • Repurchased 485,609 shares of preferred stock, lowering the ratio of preferred stock to total equity.
  • Settled $3.1 billion unpaid principal balance (UPB) of MSR through a bulk purchase and flow-sale acquisitions.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$42.2M

Previous: -$25.9M-63.0%
EPS

$1.73

Previous: $0.09+1822.2%
Free Cash Flow

$204M

Previous: -$177M+215.1%
Net Income

$204M

Previous: -$177M+215.1%
Operating Income

-$195M

Previous: -$154M-25.9%
Gross Profit

-$42.2M

Previous: -$25.9M-63.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.08M

Previous: $6.05M+0.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Two Harbors · Revenue · Quarterly

-$42.2M

Q1 2024+63%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 1 of 14 quarters(7%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Two Harbors · $3.07B total across 1 segment · Q1 2023

  • MSR Servicing Income
    $3.07B

Forward guidance

Two Harbors is positioned to benefit in an environment where rates are higher for longer.

Tailwinds

  • MSR portfolio represents more than 60% of capital allocation.
  • Portfolio is positioned to benefit in an environment where rates are higher for longer.
  • Portfolio's prepayment sensitivity remains low, with less than 1% of loans having an economic incentive to refinance.
  • Over 85% of loans are at least 250 basis points below current mortgage rates.
  • Expect the low duration and low convexity characteristics of MSR to continue to generate attractive cashflows with low spread volatility.

Headwinds

  • Market remains subject to periods of high realized rate volatility.
  • Likelihood of significant tightening of RMBS spreads seems remote absent a substantial dovish pivot by the Federal Reserve.
  • Company's performance is subject to risks described in their Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, under the caption “Risk Factors.”
  • Changes in interest rates and the market value of assets could negatively impact performance.
  • The ongoing litigation related to the termination of their management agreement with PRCM Advisers LLC.

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 Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

29 / 64 earnings

Positive

+16.7%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-11.5%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%+10.7%+12.0%
Q4 2025+0.4%-6.8%-19.0%
Q3 2025+0.2%-1.0%+4.0%
Q1 2025+3.5%-1.1%-7.3%
Q4 2024+6.7%+8.4%+20.5%
Q3 2024-7.1%-11.5%-8.8%
Q2 2024-1.5%-3.4%+2.8%
Q1 2024+0.8%+4.5%-0.4%
Q4 2023-5.8%-7.3%-7.7%
Q3 2023+16.7%+32.8%+39.4%
Q2 2023+0.7%-0.2%+0.5%
Q1 2023-10.3%-14.9%-10.7%
Q4 2022-1.9%+1.1%-14.0%
Q3 2022+5.0%+14.9%+10.8%
Q2 2022-2.1%-3.4%-9.5%
Q1 2022+3.0%+3.4%+5.1%
Q4 2021+0.2%-3.0%-2.2%
Q3 2021-1.9%-2.6%-3.4%
Q2 2021-0.3%+0.2%+2.4%
Q1 2021-11.5%-9.0%-4.9%
Q4 2020+3.7%-5.9%+9.3%
Q3 2020-1.3%+4.9%+21.8%
Q2 2020-4.5%+8.2%-1.7%
Q1 2020-1.3%-5.1%+21.4%
Q4 2019+0.8%-1.3%-11.4%
Q3 2019+2.2%+4.1%+5.6%
Q2 2019+2.1%+4.0%+0.5%
Q1 2019-1.0%-1.2%-8.7%
Q4 2018-3.6%-4.6%-5.3%
Q3 2018-3.0%-2.0%-2.2%
Q2 2018+1.5%+2.9%+6.4%
Q1 2018-1.2%-0.3%+1.3%
Q4 2017+1.8%+3.9%+7.6%
Q3 2017+1.8%+0.7%+6.9%
Q2 2017+1.3%+1.9%+2.6%
Q1 2017-0.3%-0.3%+3.8%
Q4 2016+0.2%+1.9%+4.8%
Q3 2016+0.6%+2.5%+3.2%
Q2 2016+2.1%+2.9%+4.5%
Q1 2016+5.5%
Q4 2015+0.0%
Q3 2015-4.9%
Q2 2015-3.2%
Q1 2015+0.2%
Q4 2014-1.1%
Q3 2014+0.5%
Q2 2014+2.3%
Q1 2014-0.5%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q3 2013+1.7%
Q2 2013-2.4%
Q1 2013+7.0%
Q4 2012-2.2%
Q3 2012-6.4%
Q2 2012-0.4%
Q1 2011-1.2%
Q1 2012+1.4%
Q4 2011-1.5%
Q1 2010-1.5%
Q4 2010-1.5%
Q3 2010-0.4%
Q3 2011-0.4%
Q2 2011-5.3%
Q2 2010-5.3%

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