Bimini Capital Management Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results

Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (OTCQB: BMNM), (“Bimini Capital,” “Bimini,” or the “Company”), today announced results of operations for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.11 per common share
• Book value per share of $2.66
• Company to discuss results on Friday, August 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM ET

Management Commentary

Commenting on the second quarter results, Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “During the latter part of the second quarter of 2022 inflation data drove a material change in Fed policy, interest rates and the outlook for the economy. Specifically, the CPI for May, released in June, was far above market expectations. Survey measures of inflation expectations, released on the same day, surged to multi-decade highs. In July, the June CPI reading was released and was again well above market expectations. Equally troubling, elevated inflation readings were very broad based, implying inflationary pressures have clearly spread from just those sectors most exposed to COVID-19 related supply constraints. This was the catalyst for the Fed to pivot even more forcefully than they did during late 2021/early 2022, demonstrated by the Fed increasing the Fed Funds rate by 200 basis points collectively at the May, June and July meetings. The market expects the Fed to continuing raising the Fed Funds rate by another 100 basis points by year-end. Increases in the Fed Funds rate are likely to affect economic activity, and the Fed has acknowledged their actions may lead to a recession. Sectors of the economy most sensitive to interest rates – such as housing – have already started to slow.

“The market appears to anticipate the Fed will be able to contain inflation and that the result will be a contraction in economic growth. This is reflected in yields for longer-term U.S. Treasuries. With the Fed expected to increase the Fed Funds rate by another 100 basis points or more, shorter maturity U.S. Treasuries remain elevated, with the yield on the 2-year U.S. Treasury Note yielding approximately 3.23% on August 10, 2022. The combined effect – more increases to the Fed Funds rate, and the presumption inflation will ultimately be contained by the Fed - albeit potentially at the expense of a recession, has caused the yield curve to invert whereby shorter maturity U.S. Treasuries yield more than long-term U.S. Treasuries. This condition may persist for the balance of 2022 and into 2023. These developments were detrimental to the performance of Agency MBS securities and as the quarter came to an end the current coupon 30-year fixed rate mortgage – a widely referenced benchmark – was trading at very wide spreads to comparable duration treasuries – and nearly as wide as the spreads seen during March of 2020 when the financial markets where at the peak of their distress.

“Given these developments in the fixed income markets and the poor performance of Agency MBS in particular Orchid Island Capital reported a second quarter 2022 loss of $60.1 million and its shareholders equity declined from $592.4 million to $506.4 million. The market conditions described above drove the loss as agency MBS underperformed comparable duration treasuries and the Orchid’s hedge positions. The decline in shareholders equity may lead to reduced management fees at Bimini Advisors in the near-term since the management fees are a function of Orchid’s equity. Orchid also reduced its monthly dividend twice during the first quarter so monthly dividend revenues on the Company’s approximately 2.5 million shares declined from approximately $402.3 thousand to approximately $350.4 thousand during the second quarter. Orchid, like Bimini, will focus on weathering the current market conditions and looks forward to capitalizing on the attractive returns that historically have become available as markets settle.

“As we discussed at the end of the first quarter, we took steps to reduce the MBS portfolio at Royal Palm in response to adverse market conditions. In fact, the Agency MBS portfolio at Royal Palm Capital decreased during the second quarter of 2022 by $16.1 million, the combined effect of net sales of $12.3 million mentioned above, $2.1 million of paydowns and return of investment on the structured securities portfolio and $1.7 million of net realized and unrealized market to market losses. As the second quarter of 2022 unfolded our intention was to grow our cash position until we saw clear evidence the market had stabilized before redeploying our cash to resume growing the portfolio. To date, the Agency MBS market has recovered somewhat during the third quarter of 2022, and we will likely begin to rebuild the portfolio over the balance of the quarter.”

Details of Second Quarter 2022 Results of Operations

The Company reported net loss of $1.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022. Advisory service revenue for the quarter was $3.3 million. We recorded interest and dividend income of $0.7 million and interest expense on long-term debt of $0.3 million. We recorded a $1.0 million mark to market loss on our shares of Orchid common stock and realized and unrealized losses of $1.8 million on our MBS portfolio. The results for the quarter also included operating expenses of $2.1 million and an income tax benefit of $0.1 million.

Management of Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid is managed and advised by Bimini. As Manager, Bimini is responsible for administering Orchid’s business activities and day-to-day operations. Pursuant to the terms of the management agreement, Bimini Advisors provides Orchid with its management team, including its officers, along with appropriate support personnel.

Bimini also maintains a common stock investment in Orchid which is accounted for under the fair value option, with changes in fair value recorded in the statement of operations for the current period. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, Bimini’s statement of operations included a fair value adjustment of $(1.0) million and dividends of $0.4 million from its investment in Orchid’s common stock. Also during the three months ended June 30, 2022, Bimini recorded $3.3 million in advisory services revenue for managing Orchid’s portfolio consisting of $2.6 million of management fees, $0.5 million in overhead reimbursement and $0.2 million in repurchase, clearing and administrative fees.

Book Value Per Share

The Company's Book Value Per Share at June 30, 2022 was $2.66. The Company computes Book Value Per Share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of shares outstanding of the Company's Class A Common Stock. At June 30, 2022, the Company's stockholders’ equity was $27.9 million, with 10,472,779 Class A Common shares outstanding.

Capital Allocation and Return on Invested Capital

The Company allocates capital between two MBS sub-portfolios, the pass-through MBS portfolio (“PT MBS”) and the structured MBS portfolio, consisting of interest only (“IO”) and inverse interest-only (“IIO”) securities. The table below details the changes to the respective sub-portfolios during the quarter.

The tables below present the allocation of capital between the respective portfolios at June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022, and the return on invested capital for each sub-portfolio for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022. Capital allocation is defined as the sum of the market value of securities held, less associated repurchase agreement borrowings, plus cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash associated with repurchase agreements. Capital allocated to non-portfolio assets is not included in the calculation.

The returns on invested capital in the PT MBS and structured MBS portfolios were approximately (35.0)% and 5.9%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022. The combined portfolio generated a return on invested capital of approximately (19.2)%.

Prepayments

For the second quarter of 2022, the Company received approximately $2.1 million in scheduled and unscheduled principal repayments and prepayments, which equated to a 3-month constant prepayment rate (“CPR”) of approximately 20.0% for the second quarter of 2022. Prepayment rates on the two MBS sub-portfolios were as follows (in CPR):

Portfolio

The following tables summarize the MBS portfolio as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Financing and Liquidity

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately $36.9 million with a net weighted average borrowing rate of 1.34%. These agreements were collateralized by MBS with a fair value, including accrued interest, of approximately $38.5 million and cash of approximately $0.8 million. At June 30, 2022, the Company’s liquidity was approximately $5.8 million, consisting of unpledged MBS and cash and cash equivalents.

We may pledge more of our structured MBS as part of a repurchase agreement funding, but retain cash in lieu of acquiring additional assets. In this way, we can, at a modest cost, retain higher levels of cash on hand and decrease the likelihood we will have to sell assets in a distressed market in order to raise cash. Below is a list of outstanding borrowings under repurchase obligations at June 30, 2022.

Summarized Consolidated Financial Statements

The following is a summarized presentation of the unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, and the unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Amounts presented are subject to change.

Summarized Consolidated Financial Statements

About Bimini Capital Management, Inc.

Bimini Capital Management, Inc. invests primarily in, but is not limited to investing in, residential mortgage-related securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Its objective is to earn returns on the spread between the yield on its assets and its costs, including the interest expense on the funds it borrows. In addition, Bimini generates a significant portion of its revenue serving as the manager of the MBS portfolio of Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements herein relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned that such forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and on management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences are described in Bimini Capital Management, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Bimini Capital Management, Inc.'s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements.

Earnings Conference Call Details

An earnings conference call and live audio webcast will be hosted Friday, August 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM ET. Participants can receive dial-in information via email by following the link:

https://ige.netroadshow.com/registration/q4inc/11341/bimini-capital-second-quarter-earnings-conference-call/

A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.biminicapital.com or at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/286429349, and an audio archive of the webcast will be available for approximately one year.

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