Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

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NEW YORK, November 04, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) ("FBRT" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Reported GAAP net income (loss) of $30.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $(3.8) million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Reported diluted earnings per share ("EPS") to common stockholders of $0.30 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $(0.11) for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Reported Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $(4.0) million, or $(0.10) per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1), for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $32.4 million, or $0.31 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1), for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Summary

  • Core portfolio principal balance as of September 30, 2024 of $5.2 billion:

    • Portfolio consisted of 157 loans with an average loan size of $33 million

    • 99% of the Company's portfolio is in senior mortgage loans and approximately 95% is floating rate

    • 74% of the portfolio is collateralized by multifamily properties and only 4% is collateralized by office properties

  • Closed $380 million of new loan commitments at a weighted average spread of 421 basis points, bringing total commitments for the first three quarters of 2024 to $1.6 billion

  • Funded $325 million of principal balance including future funding on existing loans and received loan repayments of $510 million

  • Total liquidity of $1.1 billion, which includes $346 million in cash and cash equivalents

  • Produced a third quarter GAAP and Distributable Earnings return on equity (a non-GAAP financial measure) of 7.9% and (2.6)%, respectively

  • Declared third quarter common stock cash dividend of $0.355, representing an annualized 9.3% yield on book value per share, fully converted(1)

  • GAAP and Distributable Earnings dividend coverage of 85% and (28)%, respectively

  • Book value of $15.24 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis(1)

  • Closed BSPRT 2024-FL11 ("FL11 CRE CLO"), a $1.024 billion managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO"), resulting in financing of $886.2 million, with a 36 month re-investment period, advance rate of 86.5% and a weighted average interest rate of 1M Term SOFR+199 before accounting for discount and transaction costs

  • During the quarter, sold 16 of the 21 remaining retail properties in the Walgreens Portfolio for a sale price of $60.9 million. The transaction was financed by the Company