NYSE$WD

Walker & Dunlop Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Walker & Dunlop reported first quarter results with a 20% increase in diluted earnings per share.

Walker & Dunlop reported a net income of $58.1 million, or $1.79 per diluted share, up 20% from the first quarter of 2020. Total revenues reached $224.3 million. Total transaction volume was $9.0 billion, down 20% from the first quarter of 2020.

  • Total revenues of $224.3 million
  • Total transaction volume of $9.0 billion
  • Net income of $58.1 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.79
  • Servicing portfolio of $109.9 billion at March 31, 2021

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$224M

Previous: $234M-4.2%
EPS (adj)

$1.79

Previous: $1.49+20.1%
Debt Financing Volume

$7.65B

Previous: $9.63B-20.5%
Property Sales Volume

$1.4B

Previous: $1.73B-19.3%
Total Servicing Portfolio

$110B

Previous: $94.8B+15.9%
Operating Margin

33.0%

Previous: 26.0%+26.9%
Free Cash Flow

$58.1M

Previous: $47.8M+21.4%
Net Income

$58.1M

Previous: $47.8M+21.4%
Operating Income

$44.3M

Previous: $18.5M+138.7%
Gross Profit

$213M

Previous: $211M+1.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$277M

Previous: $205M+35.1%
Total Assets

$3.2B

Previous: $3.31B-3.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Walker & Dunlop · Revenue · Quarterly

$224M

Q1 2021-4.2%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Walker & Dunlop · $273M total across 3 segments · Q2 2023

  • Servicing & Asset Management
    $143M+7.8%
  • Capital Markets
    $126M-39.4%
  • Corporate
    $3.79M+1278.2%

Forward guidance

Walker & Dunlop anticipates robust transaction volumes for 2021 and into 2022, driven by institutional equity capital deployment and well-capitalized banks, life companies, and specialty finance firms looking to invest. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have $105 billion of lending capacity to deploy over the remainder of 2021.

Tailwinds

  • Over $324 billion of institutional equity capital looking to be deployed into the U.S. commercial real estate industry.
  • Banks, life companies, and specialty finance firms are well capitalized and looking to invest.
  • Transaction volumes for 2021 and into 2022 will be robust.
  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have $105 billion of lending capacity to deploy over the remainder of 2021.
  • Walker & Dunlop is the GSEs’ second largest multifamily lending partner

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 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

36 / 63 earnings

Positive

+15.8%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-20.0%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.0%+3.8%-3.6%
Q4 2025-20.0%-17.3%-26.9%
Q3 2025-11.5%-15.2%-20.9%
Q1 2025-3.3%-6.6%-10.5%
Q4 2024-5.3%-6.2%-4.2%
Q3 2024-0.9%-2.4%-3.6%
Q2 2024+3.2%+3.2%+4.8%
Q1 2024+2.7%+4.1%+3.5%
Q4 2023+2.9%+0.3%-4.9%
Q3 2023-1.0%+11.4%+29.4%
Q2 2023-2.2%-4.2%-5.4%
Q1 2023+3.1%-2.5%+15.2%
Q4 2022-4.3%-4.6%-21.6%
Q3 2022-1.1%-1.3%-4.3%
Q2 2022-6.2%-4.4%-13.6%
Q1 2022-13.4%-16.5%-11.4%
Q4 2021+6.5%+8.7%+3.7%
Q3 2021+8.5%+10.3%+9.4%
Q2 2021+1.1%-0.1%+8.5%
Q1 2021-7.7%-12.3%-10.9%
Q4 2020+10.7%+16.0%+16.7%
Q3 2020+6.9%+15.8%+37.9%
Q2 2020+9.1%+14.4%+7.8%
Q1 2020+8.3%+3.5%+37.5%
Q4 2019+11.2%+13.9%-3.9%
Q3 2019+0.5%+3.2%+3.9%
Q2 2019+2.4%+2.8%-9.2%
Q1 2019+0.9%+0.6%-8.5%
Q4 2018+5.5%+6.9%+9.0%
Q3 2018-6.5%-7.7%-3.5%
Q2 2018-6.9%-10.2%-8.0%
Q1 2018-6.0%-5.0%-2.3%
Q4 2017+5.4%-3.0%+5.4%
Q3 2017-2.1%-14.3%-10.1%
Q2 2017-1.1%-2.3%-4.7%
Q1 2017+8.2%+8.8%+7.8%
Q4 2016+15.8%+18.8%+27.4%
Q3 2016+11.3%+16.2%+21.4%
Q2 2016+14.1%+16.6%+13.1%
Q1 2016+6.9%
Q4 2015-9.2%
Q3 2015+4.9%
Q2 2015-4.5%
Q1 2015+12.0%
Q4 2014-8.6%
Q3 2014+0.1%
Q2 2014+2.0%
Q1 2014-3.5%
Q4 2013+14.0%
Q3 2013-3.2%
Q2 2013-18.7%
Q1 2013-0.8%
Q4 2012-4.5%
Q3 2012+5.8%
Q2 2012-3.7%
Q1 2011-1.7%
Q1 2012+1.2%
Q4 2009+1.3%
Q4 2011+1.3%
Q3 2010+2.7%
Q3 2011+2.7%
Q2 2011+3.1%
Q4 2010+3.1%
Q2 2010
Q1 2010

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