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Newtek Business Services Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Demonstrated Growth in Core Lending Products in the Third Quarter of 2021 over the Same Period in 2020 and 2019
Reconfirms Full Year 2021 Earnings Guidance
Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights
- Total investment income of
$12.4 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; a decrease of 16.7% compared to total investment income of$14.9 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2020 . - Net investment income/(loss) of
$(6.7) million , or$(0.30) per share, for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; a decrease of$(0.38) per share compared to net investment income of$1.7 million , or$0.08 per share, for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2020 . - Adjusted net investment income (“ANII”)1 of
$12.6 million , or$0.56 per share, for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; an increase of 1300.0%, on a per share basis, compared to ANII of$0.9 million , or$0.04 per share, for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2020 . - Debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37x at
September 30, 2021 ; proforma debt-to-equity ratio was 1.24x after taking into account the sales of government-guaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) loans prior toSeptember 30, 2021 , which sales settled subsequent to the balance sheet date. - Total investment portfolio increased by 11.7% to
$712 .5 million atSeptember 30, 2021 , from$637 .6 million atSeptember 30, 2020 . - Net asset value (“NAV”) of
$366 .0 million, or$16.23 per share, atSeptember 30, 2021 ; an increase of 5.0%, on a per share basis, compared to NAV of$15.45 per share atDecember 31, 2020 . - On
August 2, 2021 , the Company announced that it entered into an agreement to acquireNational Bank of New York City (“NBNYC”), a nationally chartered bank, subject to certain regulatory and shareholder approvals.
Nine Months Ended
- Total investment income of
$83 .7 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; an increase of 8.1% over total investment income of$77 .4 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2020 . - Net investment income of
$24 .0 million, or$1.07 per share, for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , which represents a 28.2% decrease, on a per share basis, compared to net investment income of$31.1 million , or$1.49 per share, for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2020 . - ANII of
$63 .1 million, or$2.81 per share, for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; an increase of 74.5%, on a per share basis, compared to ANII of$33 .8 million, or$1.61 per share, for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2020 .
2021 Dividend Payments & 2022 Forecast
- On
October 20, 2021 , the Company's board of directors declared a fourth quarter 2021 cash dividend of$1.05 per share payable onDecember 30, 2021 to shareholders of record as ofDecember 20, 2021 . - The payment of the fourth quarter 2021 dividend would represent a 123.4% increase over the fourth quarter 2020 dividend of
$0.47 per share. - With the payment of the fourth quarter 2021 dividend, the Company will have paid
$3.15 per share in dividends in 2021, which would represent a 53.7% increase over dividends paid in 2020. - The Company forecasts a first quarter 2022 dividend of
$0.65 2 per share. - On
September 30, 2021 , the Company paid a third quarter 2021 cash dividend of$0.90 per share to shareholders of record as ofSeptember 20, 2021 , which represented a 55.2% increase over the third quarter 2020 dividend of$0.58 per share.
Lending Highlights
Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC (“NSBF”) funded$163.9 million of SBA 7(a) loans during the three months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , a 1160.8% increase over the$13.0 million of SBA 7(a) loans funded for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2020 , and an increase of 43.4% over the$114.3 million of SBA 7(a) loans for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 .- NSBF funded
$362.6 million of SBA 7(a) loans during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , an increase of 336.3% over$83.1 million of SBA 7(a) loans funded for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2020 , and an increase of 8.3% over$334.7 million of SBA 7(a) loans during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . - NSBF increased the lower end of its full year 2021 SBA 7(a) loan funding forecast range, and updated the forecast range to between
$560 million to$600 million . - Newtek Business Lending ("NBL"), the Company's wholly owned portfolio company, funded and/or closed
$100.1 million SBA 504 loans during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , compared to$21.8 million SBA 504 loans during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2020 . - NBL forecasts closing and/or funding approximately
$125 million to$150 million SBA 504 loans for the full year 2021, which would represent an increase over$87.2 million of closed and/or funded SBA 504 loans in 2020, which would represent an 57.7% increase over the midpoint of the 2021 forecasted range. - NSBF funded a total of
$1.9 billion PPP loans from 2020 through the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 .
Third Quarter 2021 Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call to discuss third quarter 2021 results will be hosted by
In addition, a live audio webcast of the call with the corresponding presentation will be available in the ‘Events & Presentations’ section of the Investor Relations portion of Newtek’s website at
http://investor.newtekbusinessservices.com/events-and-presentations. A replay of the webcast with the corresponding presentation will be available on Newtek’s website shortly following the live presentation and will remain available for 90 days.
1Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures -
In evaluating its business, Newtek considers and uses ANII as a measure of its operating performance. ANII includes short-term capital gains from the sale of the guaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) loans and conventional loans, and beginning in 2016, capital gain distributions from controlled portfolio companies, which are reoccurring events. The Company defines ANII as Net investment income (loss) plus Net realized gains recognized from the sale of guaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) loan investments, less realized losses on non-affiliate investments, plus the net realized gains on controlled investments, plus or minus the change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, plus loss on extinguishment of debt, plus or minus an adjustment for gains or losses on derivative transactions.
We do not designate derivatives as hedges to qualify for hedge accounting and therefore any net payments under, or fluctuations in the fair value of, our derivatives are recognized currently in our GAAP income statement. However, fluctuations in the fair value of the related assets are not included in our income statement. We consider the gain or loss on our hedging positions related to assets that we still own as of the reporting date to be “open hedging positions.” While recognized for GAAP purposes, we exclude the results on the hedges from ANII until the related asset is sold and/or the hedge position is “closed,” whereupon they would then be included in ANII in that period. These are reflected as “Adjustment for realized gain/(loss) on derivatives” for purposes of computing ANII for the period. We believe that excluding these specifically identified gains and losses associated with the open hedging positions adjusts for timing differences between when we recognize changes in the fair values of our assets and changes in the fair value of the derivatives used to hedge such assets.
The term ANII is not defined under
2 Note Regarding Dividend Payments
Amount and timing of dividends, if any, remain subject to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company's Board of Directors expects to maintain a dividend policy with the objective of making quarterly distributions in an amount that approximates 90 - 100% of the Company's annual taxable income. The determination of the tax attributes of the Company's distributions is made annually as of the end of the Company's fiscal year based upon its taxable income for the full year and distributions paid for the full year.
Note Regarding PPP Income
The Company's financial results for 2020 and the nine months ended
Newtek’s and its portfolio companies’ products and services include: Business Lending, SBA Lending Solutions, Electronic Payment Processing, Technology Solutions (Cloud Computing, Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval,
Newtek® and
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words such as “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “goal” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, intensified competition, operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins, anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions, which could cause Newtek’s actual results to differ from management’s current expectations, are contained in Newtek’s filings with the
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Contact:
Telephone: (212) 273-8179 / jcavuoto@newtekone.com
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (In Thousands, except for Per Share Data) |
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ASSETS | (Unaudited) | ||||||
Investments, at fair value | |||||||
SBA unguaranteed non-affiliate investments (cost of |
$ | 406,581 | $ | 407,748 | |||
SBA guaranteed non-affiliate investments (cost of |
36,041 | 17,822 | |||||
Controlled investments (cost of |
262,916 | 239,171 | |||||
Non-control investments (cost of |
6,921 | 6,447 | |||||
Total investments at fair value | 712,459 | 671,188 | |||||
Cash | 20,193 | 2,073 | |||||
Restricted cash | 182,913 | 49,352 | |||||
Broker receivable | 60,950 | 52,730 | |||||
Due from related parties | 5,768 | 6,112 | |||||
Servicing assets, at fair value | 28,899 | 26,061 | |||||
Right of use assets | 7,611 | 6,933 | |||||
Derivative instruments | 304 | — | |||||
Other assets | 24,210 | 26,530 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,043,307 | $ | 840,979 | |||
LIABILITIES AND |
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Liabilities: | |||||||
Bank notes payable | $ | 114,986 | $ | 86,339 | |||
Notes due 2023 (par: |
— | 56,505 | |||||
Notes due 2024 (par: |
76,993 | 61,774 | |||||
Notes due 2025 (par: |
14,516 | 4,735 | |||||
Notes due 2026 (par: |
111,948 | — | |||||
Notes payable - Securitization trusts (par: |
174,876 | 218,339 | |||||
Notes payable - related parties | — | 24,090 | |||||
Due to related parties | 4,242 | 2,133 | |||||
Lease liabilities | 9,410 | 8,697 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 13,526 | 11,406 | |||||
Due to participants | 146,637 | 17,885 | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 10,152 | 9,723 | |||||
Total liabilities | 677,286 | 501,626 | |||||
Commitment and contingencies | |||||||
Net assets: | |||||||
Preferred stock (par value |
— | — | |||||
Common stock (par value |
451 | 439 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 326,354 | 316,629 | |||||
Accumulated undistributed earnings | 39,215 | 22,285 | |||||
Total net assets | 366,020 | 339,353 | |||||
Total liabilities and net assets | $ | 1,043,306 | $ | 840,979 | |||
Net asset value per common share | $ | 16.23 | $ | 15.45 | |||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||||||
(In Thousands, except for Per Share Data) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Investment income | |||||||||||||||
From non-affiliate investments: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income - PPP loans | $ | 269 | $ | 3,085 | $ | 49,989 | $ | 37,742 | |||||||
Interest income - SBA 7(a) loans | 7,131 | 5,871 | 19,328 | 19,382 | |||||||||||
Servicing income | 2,819 | 2,875 | 8,346 | 8,367 | |||||||||||
Other income | 1,446 | 240 | 3,829 | 1,449 | |||||||||||
Total investment income from non-affiliate investments | 11,665 | 12,071 | 81,492 | 66,940 | |||||||||||
From non-control investments: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | 126 | 107 | 374 | 107 | |||||||||||
Dividend income | 23 | 31 | 70 | 71 | |||||||||||
Total investment income from non-control investments | 149 | 138 | 444 | 178 | |||||||||||
From controlled investments: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | 594 | 486 | 1,703 | 1,423 | |||||||||||
Dividend income | — | 2,234 | 51 | 8,884 | |||||||||||
Total investment income from controlled investments | 594 | 2,720 | 1,754 | 10,307 | |||||||||||
Total investment income | 12,408 | 14,929 | 83,690 | 77,425 | |||||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits | 2,351 | 3,669 | 12,727 | 10,856 | |||||||||||
Interest | 5,177 | 3,939 | 15,217 | 13,727 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 72 | 93 | 236 | 312 | |||||||||||
Professional fees | 1,418 | 651 | 3,465 | 2,822 | |||||||||||
Origination and loan processing | 4,586 | 1,120 | 10,555 | 5,666 | |||||||||||
Origination and loan processing - related party | 3,177 | 2,705 | 10,830 | 8,438 | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities | — | — | — | 54 | |||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | 955 | — | |||||||||||
Other general and administrative costs | 2,322 | 1,082 | 5,663 | 4,415 | |||||||||||
Total expenses | 19,103 | 13,259 | 59,648 | 46,290 | |||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (6,695 | ) | 1,670 | 24,042 | 31,135 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses): | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on non-affiliate investments - SBA 7(a) loans | 19,272 | (722 | ) | 38,079 | 2,577 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on derivative transactions | (268 | ) | — | (268 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on SBA guaranteed non-affiliate investments | 123 | (111 | ) | 2,533 | (494 | ) | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on SBA unguaranteed non-affiliate investments | 998 | 132 | 2,583 | (6,012 | ) | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on controlled investments | 7,305 | (285 | ) | 1,760 | (11,156 | ) | |||||||||
Change in deferred taxes | (2,843 | ) | 70 | (2,120 | ) | 3,010 | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on non-control investments | (3 | ) | — | 521 | — | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on derivative transactions | 341 | — | 304 | — | |||||||||||
Net unrealized depreciation on servicing assets | (1,616 | ) | (1,207 | ) | (3,322 | ) | (1,299 | ) | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | $ | 23,309 | $ | (2,123 | ) | $ | 40,070 | $ | (13,374 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 16,614 | $ | (453 | ) | $ | 64,112 | $ | 17,761 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share | $ | 0.74 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 2.85 | $ | 0.85 | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) per share | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.49 | ||||||
Dividends and distributions declared per common share | $ | 0.90 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 1.58 | |||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 22,541 | 21,192 | 22,468 | 20,942 | |||||||||||
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES-
ADJUSTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME RECONCILIATION:
Three months ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | Per share | Per share | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (6,695 | ) | (0.30 | ) | $ | 1,670 | 0.08 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on non-affiliate investments - SBA 7(a) loans | 19,272 | 0.85 | (722 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjustment for realized gain/(loss) on derivatives (1) | (7 | ) | 0.00 | — | — | |||||||||||
Adjusted Net investment income | $ | 12,570 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 948 | $ | 0.04 | ||||||||
Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | Per share | Per share | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 24,042 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 31,135 | $ | 1.49 | ||||||||
Net realized gain on non-affiliate investments - SBA 7(a) loans | 38,079 | 1.69 | 2,577 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||
Adjustment for realized gain/(loss) on derivatives (1) | (7 | ) | 0.00 | — | — | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities | — | — | 54 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 955 | 0.04 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Net investment income | $ | 63,069 | $ | 2.81 | $ | 33,766 | $ | 1.61 | ||||||||
Note: Amounts may not foot due to rounding
(1) The following is a reconciliation of GAAP net realized gain/(loss) on derivative transactions to our adjustment for realized gain/(loss) on derivatives on closed transactions presented in the computation of ANII in the preceding tables:
Three months ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | Per share | Per share | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives | $ | (268 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Hedging realized result on open hedging positions | 261 | 0.01 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Adjustment for realized gain/(loss) on derivatives | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | Per share | Per share | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives | $ | (268 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Hedging realized result on open hedging positions | 261 | 0.01 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Adjustment for realized gain/(loss) on derivatives | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO - ACTUAL AT
(in thousands): | |||||
Actual Debt-to-Equity Ratio at |
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Total senior debt | $ | 500,838 | |||
Total equity | $ | 366,020 | |||
Debt-to-equity ratio - actual | 1.37 |
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DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO - PROFORMA AT
(in thousands): | |||||
Broker receivable, including premium income receivable | $ | 60,950 | |||
Less: realized gain on sale included in broker receivable | (6,836 | ) | |||
Broker receivable | 54,114 | ||||
90% advance rate on SBA guaranteed non-affiliate portions of loans sold, not settled | $ | 48,703 | |||
Proforma debt adjustments at |
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Total senior debt | $ | 500,838 | |||
Proforma adjustment for broker receivable | (48,703 | ) | |||
Total proforma debt | $ | 452,135 | |||
Proforma Debt-to-Equity ratio at |
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Total proforma debt | $ | 452,135 | |||
Total equity | $ | 366,020 | |||
Debt-to-equity ratio - proforma | 1.24x | ||||
Source: Newtek Business Services Corp.