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Bimini Capital Management Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Results

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Bimini Capital Management, INC
Bimini Capital Management, INC

VERO BEACH, Fla., March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (OTCQB: BMNM), (“Bimini Capital,” “Bimini,” or the “Company”), today announced results of operations for the three-month period ended December 31, 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.15 per common share

  • Book value per share of $0.68

  • Company to discuss results on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET

Management Commentary

Commenting on the fourth quarter results, Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “The outlook for the fixed income market pivoted early in the fourth quarter of 2024. As the third quarter came to an end, inflation was falling towards the Fed’s 2% target, the labor market was cooling as hiring levels moderated and the unemployment rate was slowly creeping higher, and the Fed had finally lowered the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points. At the time, the market expected the Fed to lower the rate by over 200 basis points over the next 18 months. As we know, beginning early in the fourth quarter, the incoming data turned. Even as the economic outlook shifted, the Fed did lower the Fed Funds rate two more times during 2024 – by 25 basis points in each case. With the Fed Funds rate lowered by 100 basis points over the course of the quarter, the persistently strong economic outlook led to a dis-inversion of the yield curve. However, the market expectation for additional reductions in the Fed Funds rate continued to decline over the course of the fourth quarter and into 2025.

“Orchid Island Capital ("Orchid") reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $5.6 million, and its shareholders equity increased slightly, from $656.0 million to $668.5 million. As a result, Bimini's advisory service revenues also increased slightly, to $3.4 million compared to $3.3 million for the third quarter of 2024. Further, in late February, Orchid reported yet another increase in its shareholder base, which should lead to another increase in advisory service revenue for the first quarter of 2025.

“The investment portfolio generated net interest income of $0.3 million. Dividends on Orchid stock were $0.2 million. Mark to market gains and losses on our MBS portfolio, hedge positions and shares of Orchid netted to income of $0.1 million. The MBS portfolio increased by $4.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2024 and increased by $29.5 million for the year. The Company had positive cash flows from operations for the fourth quarter and full year, which has allowed the Company to grow the MBS portfolio throughout the year.