TORONTO, April 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX: AI ) (TSX:AI.DB) (TSX:AI.DB.A) (TSX:AI.DB.B) today released its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2015.
Highlights
- Revenues $9.5 million, up 24% from previous year, record earnings of $5.6 million for the quarter
- Strong $0.23 basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015, unchanged from the previous year.
- Regular monthly dividend continues at $0.84 annual rate, $0.07 per month
- High quality mortgage portfolio
- 75% of portfolio in conventional first mortgages
- 95% of loan portfolio is less than 75% loan to value
- Continued focus on low risk real estate sectors
Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Please refer to the call-in information at the end of this news release.
Results of operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, mortgage interest and fees revenue aggregated $9.5 million, compared to $7.6 million in the comparative period, an increase of 24%. The weighted average interest rate on the mortgage portfolio increased to 8.82% at March 31, 2015, slightly higher than the 8.81% at December 31, 2014. Earnings and total comprehensive income were up 16% from the comparative quarter. Mortgages receivable declined by 10% from December 31, 2014 to $390 million at March 31, 2015. There were $63 million of new fundings during the quarter, and repayments of $107 million. This was expected and represents a normal fluctuation in volumes from quarter to quarter. Of the repayments during the first quarter, $34 million had been expected in the previous quarter, but had been delayed. The high level of repayments is an indicator as to the overall soundness of the mortgage portfolio.
| Condensed Interim Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income | ||
| (Unaudited, $000s, except per share amounts) | ||
| Three months ended March 31 | ||
| 2015 | 2014 | |
| Revenue | $ 9,492 | $ 7,645 |
| Mortgage servicing and management fees | 984 | 717 |
| Other expenses | 271 | 260 |
| Provision for mortgage losses | 362 | 464 |
| Income before financing costs | 7,875 | 6,204 |
| Financing costs | 2,273 | 1,368 |
| Earnings and total comprehensive income | $ 5,602 | $ 4,836 |
| Basic earnings per share | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 |
| Diluted earnings per share | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 |
| Dividends declared | $ 5,138 | $ 4,352 |
| Mortgages receivable, end of period | $ 390,152 | $ 344,301 |
| Total assets, end of period | $ 390,491 | $ 344,601 |
| Shareholder' equity, end of period | $ 249,548 | $ 213,245 |
For further information on the financial results, please refer to Atrium's unaudited condensed interim financial statements and its management's discussion and analysis for the three month period ended March 31, 2015, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com , and on the company's website at www.atriummic.com .
| Mortgage portfolio | ||||||
| ($000s) | March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||
| Outstanding | % of | Outstanding | % of | |||
| Mortgage category | Number | amount | Portfolio | Number | amount | Portfolio |
| (outstanding amounts in $000s) | ||||||
| Commercial/mixed use | 29 | $ 112,388 | 28.6% | 31 | $ 134,990 | 31.1% |
| Low-rise residential | 21 | 78,483 | 20.0% | 23 | 85,678 | 19.7% |
| Construction | 18 | 67,688 | 17.3% | 17 | 61,095 | 14.1% |
| House and apartment | 90 | 65,287 | 16.6% | 90 | 93,070 | 21.4% |
| High-rise residential | 8 | 43,154 | 11.0% | 8 | 44,048 | 10.1% |
| Mid-rise residential | 10 | 21,377 | 5.4% | 8 | 12,127 | 2.8% |
| Condominium corporation | 19 | 4,435 | 1.1% | 13 | 3,260 | 0.8% |
| Mortgage portfolio | 195 | $ 392,812 | 100.0% | 190 | $ 434,268 | 100.0% |
| A summary of mortgages by size is presented below. | ||||||
| ($000s) | ||||||
| March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||
| Outstanding | % of | Outstanding | % of | |||
| Mortgage amount | Number | amount | Portfolio | Number | amount | Portfolio |
| (outstanding amounts in $000s) | ||||||
| $0 -- $2,500,000 | 149 | $ 122,025 | 31.0% | 139 | $ 119,655 | 27.6% |
| $2,500,001 -- $5,000,000 | 26 | 95,078 | 24.2% | 26 | 90,602 | 20.9% |
| $5,000,001 -- $7,500,000 | 8 | 48,903 | 12.5% | 9 | 54,931 | 12.6% |
| $7,500,001 + | 12 | 126,806 | 32.3% | 16 | 169,080 | 38.9% |
| 195 | $ 392,812 | 100.0% | 190 | $ 434,268 | 100.0% | |
As of March 31, 2015, the average outstanding mortgage balance was $2.0 million (December 31, 2014 – $2.3 million), and the median outstanding mortgage balance was $1.0 million (December 31, 2014 – $1.1 million).
Conference call
Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
To participate or listen to the conference call live, please call 1 (888) 241-0551 or (647) 427-3415.
For a replay of the conference call (available until May 6, 2015) please call 1 (855) 859-2056, Conference ID 9395381.
About Atrium
Canada's Premier Non-Bank Lender™
Atrium is a non-bank provider of residential and commercial mortgages that lends in major urban centres in Canada where the stability and liquidity of real estate are high. Atrium's objectives are to provide its shareholders with stable and secure dividends and preserve shareholders' equity by lending within conservative risk parameters.
Atrium is a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) as defined in the Income Tax Act . Accordingly, Atrium is not taxed on income provided that its taxable income is paid to its shareholders in the form of dividends within 90 days after December 31 each year. Such dividends are generally treated by shareholders as interest income, so that each shareholder is in the same position as if the mortgage investments made by the company had been made directly by the shareholder. For further information, please refer to regulatory filings available at www.sedar.com or Atrium's website at www.atriummic.com .
For additional information, please contact Robert G. Goodall President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey D. Sherman Chief Financial Officer (416) 607-4200 www.atriummic.com
