Orchid Island Capital Announces Estimated Fourth Quarter 2024 Results January 2025 Monthly Dividend and December 31, 2024 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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January 08, 2025 9:26PM GMT

  • January 2025 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock
  • Estimated Book Value Per Share as of December 31, 2024 of $8.09
  • Estimated GAAP net income of $0.07 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, including an estimated $0.02 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments    
  • Estimated 0.6% total return on equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2024  
  • Estimated book value, net income and total return on equity amounts are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm  
  • RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of December 31, 2024
  • Next Dividend Announcement Expected February 12, 2025

VERO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of January 2025. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid February 27, 2025 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on January 31, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of January 31, 2025. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on February 12, 2025.

The Company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its holders of common stock. In order to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), the Company must distribute annually to its stockholders an amount at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain. The Company will be subject to income tax on taxable income that is not distributed and to an excise tax to the extent that a certain percentage of its taxable income is not distributed by specified dates. The Company has not established a minimum distribution payment level and is not assured of its ability to make distributions to stockholders in the future.

As of January 8, 2025, the Company had 84,613,638 shares of common stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 82,622,464 shares of common stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had 78,082,645 shares of common stock outstanding.

Estimated December 31, 2024 Book Value Per Share

The Company’s estimated book value per share as of December 31, 2024 was $8.09.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At December 31, 2024, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $668.5 million with 82,622,464 shares of common stock outstanding. These figures and the resulting estimated book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. 

Estimated Net Income Per Share and Realized and Unrealized Gains on RMBS and Derivative Instruments

The Company estimates it generated net income per share of $0.07 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, which includes an estimated $0.02 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments. These amounts compare to total dividends declared during the quarter of $0.36 per share.  Net income per common share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles can, and does, differ from our REIT taxable income.  The Company views REIT taxable income as a better indication of income to be paid in the form of a dividend rather than net income. Many components of REIT taxable income can only be estimated at this time and our monthly dividends declared are based on both estimates of REIT taxable income to be earned over the course of the current quarter and calendar year and a longer-term estimate of the REIT taxable income of the Company. These figures are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. 

Estimated Total Return on Equity

The Company’s estimated total return on equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was 0.6%. The Company calculates total return on equity as the sum of dividends declared and paid during the quarter plus changes in book value during the quarter, divided by the Company’s stockholders’ equity at the beginning of the quarter.  The total return was $0.05 per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.36 and a decrease in book value per share of $0.31 from September 30, 2024.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2024 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change and, with respect to figures that will appear in the Company’s financial statements and associated footnotes as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, are subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:

  • RMBS Valuation Characteristics
  • RMBS Assets by Agency
  • Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test Results
  • Repurchase Agreement Exposure by Counterparty
  • RMBS Risk Measures

About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS, such as mortgage pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS. The Company is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s distributions. These forward-looking statements are based upon Orchid Island Capital, Inc.’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

Oct-24 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec-24

 

Dec-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

Weighted

CPR

 

CPR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Average

(1-Month)

 

(3-Month)

 

Modeled Interest

 

 

Current

 

Fair

 

% of

 

Current

 

Average

 

 

 

 

Maturity

(Reported

 

(Reported

 

Rate Sensitivity (1)

 

Type

Face

 

Value

 

Portfolio

 

Price

 

Coupon

 

GWAC

 

Age

(Months)

in Jan)

 

in Jan)

 

(-50 BPS)

 

(+50 BPS)

 

Fixed Rate RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15yr 5.0 TBA

$

50,000

 

$

49,742

 

0.94

%

99.48

 

5.00

%

5.85

%

6

170

n/a

 

n/a

 

$

742

 

$

(817

)

15yr Total

 

50,000

 

 

49,742

 

0.94

%

99.48

 

5.00

%

5.85

%

6

170

n/a

 

n/a

 

 

742

 

 

(817

)

30yr 3.0

 

1,095,967

 

 

945,375

 

17.83

%

86.26

 

3.00

%

3.47

%

45

308

6.2

%

6.5

%

 

29,549

 

 

(29,973

)

30yr 3.5

 

175,770

 

 

158,324

 

2.99

%

90.07

 

3.50

%

4.04

%

58

289

5.9

%

6.6

%

 

4,509

 

 

(4,559

)

30yr 4.0

 

526,006

 

 

483,036

 

9.11

%

91.83

 

4.00

%

4.64

%

71

282

5.7

%

5.3

%

 

12,738

 

 

(13,432

)

30yr 4.5

 

305,898

 

 

289,216

 

5.45

%

94.55

 

4.50

%

5.44

%

30

326

12.1

%

8.5

%

 

6,480

 

 

(6,971

)

30yr 5.0

 

574,297

 

 

556,505

 

10.49

%

96.90

 

5.00

%

5.94

%

25

330

4.9

%

5.6

%

 

11,855

 

 

(12,913

)

30yr 5.5

 

397,698

 

 

395,367

 

7.46

%

99.41

 

5.50

%

6.45

%

15

342

5.2

%

3.9

%

 

7,677

 

 

(8,617

)

30yr 6.0

 

1,201,764

 

 

1,218,206

 

22.97

%

101.37

 

6.00

%

6.98

%

12

343

8.8

%

11.6

%

 

19,254

 

 

(22,443

)

30yr 6.5

 

841,820

 

 

866,182

 

16.33

%

102.89

 

6.50

%

7.43

%

11

346

9.0

%

17.3

%

 

10,020

 

 

(12,404

)

30yr 7.0

 

312,055

 

 

325,601

 

6.14

%

104.34

 

7.00

%

7.94

%

14

339

21.1

%

32.2

%

 

3,015

 

 

(3,728

)

30yr Total

 

5,431,275

 

 

5,237,812

 

98.77

%

96.44

 

5.03

%

5.84

%

28

326

8.1

%

10.6

%

 

105,097

 

 

(115,040

)

Total Pass-Through MBS

 

5,481,275

 

 

5,287,554

 

99.71

%

96.47

 

5.03

%

5.84

%

28

325

8.1

%

10.6

%

 

105,839

 

 

(115,857

)

Structured MBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IO 20yr 4.0

 

6,998

 

 

643

 

0.01

%

9.19

 

4.00

%

4.57

%

156

78

9.0

%

9.3

%

 

4

 

 

(3

)

IO 30yr 3.0

 

2,599

 

 

366

 

0.01

%

14.07

 

3.00

%

3.64

%

119

230

1.2

%

9.8

%

 

2

 

 

(2

)

IO 30yr 4.0

 

71,388

 

 

13,342

 

0.25

%

18.69

 

4.00

%

4.60

%

124

227

6.8

%

6.6

%

 

(130

)

 

86

 

IO 30yr 4.5

 

3,125

 

 

604

 

0.01

%

19.32

 

4.50

%

4.99

%

174

173

9.3

%

7.5

%

 

-

 

 

(1

)

IO 30yr 5.0

 

1,675

 

 

353

 

0.01

%

21.09

 

5.00

%

5.37

%

174

173

2.8

%

9.3

%

 

(2

)

 

1

 

IO Total

 

85,785

 

 

15,308

 

0.29

%

17.84

 

4.01

%

4.60

%

129

212

6.8

%

7.0

%

 

(126

)

 

81

 

IIO 30yr 4.0

 

21,971

 

 

190

 

0.00

%

0.86

 

0.00

%

4.40

%

87

261

0.4

%

7.3

%

 

97

 

 

(66

)

Total Structured RMBS

 

107,756

 

 

15,498

 

0.29

%

14.38

 

3.19

%

4.56

%

121

222

5.5

%

7.0

%

 

(29

)

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Assets

$

5,589,031

 

$

5,303,052

 

100.00

%

 

 

4.99

%

5.81

%

30

323

8.1

%

10.5

%

$

105,810

 

$

(115,842

)

 

 

 

 

Hedge

 

Modeled Interest

 

 

 

Notional

 

Period

 

Rate Sensitivity (1)

 

Hedge

 

Balance

 

End

 

(-50 BPS)

 

 

(+50 BPS)

 

5-Year Treasury Future(2)

 

$

(312,500

)

Mar-25

 

$

(6,370

)

 

$

6,174

 

10-Year Treasury Future(3)

 

$

(93,500

)

Mar-25

 

$

(2,966

)

 

$

2,878

 

10-Year Ultra Treasury Future(4)

 

$

(32,500

)

Mar-25

 

$

(1,429

)

 

$

1,362

 

Swaps

 

 

(3,516,800

)

Jun-30

 

 

(83,890

)

 

 

81,039

 

TBA

 

 

(200,000

)

Jan-25

 

 

(5,786

)

 

 

5,977

 

Hedge Total

 

$

(4,155,300

)

 

 

$

(100,441

)

 

$

97,430

 

Rate Shock Grand Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,369

 

 

$

(18,412

)

(1

)

Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant SOFR option-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.

(2

)

Five-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $106.30 at December 31, 2024. The market value of the short position was $332.2 million.

(3

)

Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $108.75 at December 31, 2024. The market value of the short position was $101.7 million.

(4

)

Ten-year Ultra futures contracts were valued at prices of $111.31 at December 31, 2024. The market value of the short position was $93.5 million.

RMBS Assets by Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

of

 

Asset Category

 

Value

 

 

Portfolio

 

As of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

 

$

3,742,774

 

 

 

70.6

%

Freddie Mac

 

 

1,560,278

 

 

 

29.4

%

Total Mortgage Assets

 

$

5,303,052

 

 

 

100.0

%

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

of

 

Asset Category

 

Value

 

 

Portfolio

 

As of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Whole Pool Assets

 

$

203,346

 

 

 

3.8

%

Whole Pool Assets

 

 

5,099,706

 

 

 

96.2

%

Total Mortgage Assets

 

$

5,303,052

 

 

 

100.0

%

Borrowings By Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Total

Total

 

Repo

 

Maturity

 

Longest

As of December 31, 2024

Borrowings

Debt

 

Rate

 

in Days

 

Maturity

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

$

360,113

7.2

%

4.67

%

21

 

1/21/2025

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

 

335,584

6.7

%

4.60

%

17

 

1/17/2025

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

267,565

5.3

%

4.68

%

21

 

1/21/2025

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co

 

254,445

5.1

%

4.74

%

8

 

1/8/2025

DV Securities, LLC Repo

 

251,638

5.0

%

4.63

%

28

 

1/28/2025

MUFG Securities Canada, Ltd.

 

248,084

4.9

%

4.62

%

13

 

1/13/2025

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

 

244,546

4.9

%

4.66

%

13

 

1/21/2025

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

241,633

4.8

%

4.77

%

8

 

1/27/2025

Daiwa Securities America Inc.

 

232,972

4.6

%

4.62

%

23

 

1/23/2025

Goldman, Sachs & Co

 

232,011

4.6

%

4.63

%

27

 

1/27/2025

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

227,854

4.5

%

4.76

%

17

 

1/17/2025

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

 

226,627

4.5

%

4.62

%

27

 

1/27/2025

Marex Capital Markets Inc.

 

211,474

4.2

%

4.62

%

21

 

1/21/2025

ASL Capital Markets Inc.

 

210,826

4.2

%

4.63

%

24

 

2/12/2025

ING Financial Markets LLC

 

208,713

4.2

%

4.63

%

30

 

1/30/2025

The Bank of Nova Scotia

 

192,117

3.8

%

4.66

%

21

 

1/21/2025

Bank of Montreal

 

191,010

3.8

%

4.60

%

21

 

1/21/2025

South Street Securities, LLC

 

184,014

3.7

%

4.71

%

22

 

1/24/2025

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.

 

176,902

3.5

%

4.76

%

139

 

5/19/2025

Clear Street LLC

 

163,116

3.2

%

4.54

%

79

 

3/20/2025

StoneX Financial Inc.

 

151,169

3.0

%

4.63

%

17

 

1/17/2025

Banco Santander SA

 

90,417

1.8

%

4.75

%

17

 

1/17/2025

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

70,878

1.4

%

4.64

%

17

 

1/17/2025

Lucid Prime Fund, LLC

 

29,149

0.6

%

4.70

%

16

 

1/16/2025

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

22,686

0.5

%

4.88

%

23

 

1/23/2025

Total Borrowings

$

5,025,543

100.0

%

4.66

%

26

 

5/19/2025


Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley
3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
Telephone: (772) 231-1400