Starwood Property Trust Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Q2 distributable earnings were $152 million, or $0.40 per share. Results remained pressured by non-accrual and real-estate-owned assets, although Starwood reported no new non-accrual loans, five-rated loans or REO assets. Starwood plans to resolve roughly $800 million of non-accrual and REO assets by the end of 2026. Expected third-quarter property sales would generate $148 million in cash proceeds and resolve $195 million of assets, but produce an estimated $47 million realized loss. The company deployed $2.5 billion during the quarter and $6.7 billion year to date, while extending corporate debt maturities and maintaining $1.2 billion of liquidity. Management acknowledged the dividend is currently uncovered but said asset resolutions, reinvestment and potentially increased share repurchases could help restore earnings coverage.

Starwood Property Trust NYSE: STWD reported second-quarter distributable earnings of $152 million, or $0.40 per share, as the company continued to work through non-accrual loans and real estate-owned assets while increasing investment activity and extending its debt maturities. Chief Financial Officer Rina Paniry said results continued to reflect the earnings impact of non-accrual and REO assets, as well as elevated cash balances. The company reported no new non-accrual loans, no new five-rated loans and no new REO assets during the quarter or year to date.

Starwood Property Trust ended the quarter with approximately $1.9 billion of non-accrual and REO assets on a distributable-earnings basis, excluding $706 million of reserves already reflected in book value. The reserve total included $485 million of CECL reserves and $221 million of REO reserves.

The company expects to resolve roughly $800 million, or 40%, of its current non-accrual and REO balance by the end of 2026, subject to market conditions. It is under contract or in discussions to sell three REO properties and multiple units in a New York City residential project. Those transactions are expected to generate $148 million in cash proceeds and resolve $195 million of assets on a distributable-earnings basis during the third quarter. Paniry said the anticipated sales are expected to produce an approximately $47 million realized loss in third-quarter distributable earnings. One asset was repriced following higher interest rates, creating a $12 million difference from its GAAP mark. Absent that adjustment, she said the company’s GAAP reserves aligned with expected sale prices.

President Jeff DiModica said three multifamily loans were downgraded to four-risk ratings during the quarter: a $73 million property in Phoenix, a $63 million property in Clearwater, Florida, and a $74 million property in Mesa, Arizona. He attributed the downgrades to higher forward rates and pressure on near-term cash flow in some Sun Belt multifamily markets following elevated supply. Subsequent to quarter-end, two office loans repaid at par for a combined $171 million, reducing U.S. office exposure to 7.6% of assets and global office exposure to 8.9%, both company lows, according to DiModica.

The company deployed $2.5 billion across its businesses during the second quarter and another $1.7 billion in July, bringing year-to-date investment activity to $6.7 billion. DiModica said the company was on pace for a ...