RAIT Financial Trust Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

November 4, 2009 8:46 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RAIT Financial Trust ("RAIT") (NYSE: RAS) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Summary

    --  Net loss allocable to common sharesof $24.7 million, or $0.38 total loss
        per share - diluted for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2009 and
        $456.8 million, or $7.03 total loss per share - diluted for the nine
        months ended September 30, 2009
    --  Estimated REIT taxable income, a non-GAAP financial measure of $44.8
        million, or $0.69 per share - diluted for the three months ended
        September 30, 2009 and estimated REIT taxable loss of $26.2 million, or
        $0.40 per share - diluted for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
    --  Debt to equity ratio improved to 3.3 times at September 30, 2009 as
        compared to 5.4 times at December 31, 2008
    --  Launched fixed income securities and commercial real estate advisory
        businesses
    --  Book value was $8.57 per common share at September 30, 2009

Third Quarter 2009 Results

RAIT reported net loss allocable to common shares for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 of $24.7 million, or $0.38 total loss per share - diluted based on 65.0 million weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted, as compared to net loss allocable to common shares for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 of $181.8 million, or total loss per share - diluted of $2.82 based on 64.5 million weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted. RAIT reported net loss allocable to common shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 of $456.8 million, or $7.03 total loss per share - diluted based on 65.0 million weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted, as compared to net income allocable to common shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 of $62.6 million, or $1.00 total earnings per share - diluted based on 62.9 million weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted.

RAIT's net losses for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 were primarily caused by the following:

Gains (losses) on sales of assets. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, we sold all of our equity and a portion of our non-investment grade notes in the Taberna III, Taberna IV, Taberna VI and Taberna VII securitizations to a non-affiliated party and all of our interests in our six residential mortgage securitizations. Upon completion of these sales, we deconsolidated these securitizations and removed the associated assets and liabilities from our consolidated balance sheet. The deconsolidation of the Taberna securitizations on June 25, 2009 resulted in a loss of $313.8 million and the deconsolidation of the residential mortgage securitizations on July 16, 2009 resulted in a loss of $61.8 million.

Provision for losses. The provision for losses recorded during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 was $18.5 million and $204.1 million, respectively, and resulted from increased delinquencies in our residential mortgage loans and additional non-performing loans in our commercial real estate portfolios.

Asset impairments. We recorded asset impairments of $46.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. These asset impairments were comprised of investments in securities, primarily our equity investments in our Taberna Europe I and Taberna Europe II securitizations, whose market values were reduced due to credit conditions or because of increased delinquencies of the underlying collateral. No asset impairment expense was recorded during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009.

Balance Sheet

The balance sheet at September 30, 2009 reflected substantial changes from our balance sheet at December 31, 2008 due to the sales of our interests in the Taberna securitizations and residential mortgage securitizations described above. Assets of $4.5 billion and liabilities of $4.0 billion were removed from our balance sheet as a result of the deconsolidation of these securitizations due to these sales, representing a reduction of 54.9% of our assets and 57.4% of our liabilities since December 31, 2008. Our shareholders' equity was reduced $351.2 million or 32.5% from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009 in connection with these transactions.

Assets Under Management and Gross Cash Flow Summary

RAIT's gross cash flow is comprised of net investment income, net rental income and asset management fees we received from $10.4 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2009. Our net investment income represents the positive difference between the income we earn on our investment portfolio and the cost of financing our investment portfolio.

The following chart summarizes RAIT's total assets under management at September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 and the gross cash flows generated by our investment portfolios for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands):


                                               Gross Cash     Gross Cash
                          Assets Under         Flow for the   Flow for the
Investment Portfolio      Management           Three-Month    Nine-Month
Description               As of September 30,  Period Ended   Period Ended
                          2009                 September 30,  September 30,
                                               2009 (1)
                                                              2009 (1)

Commercial real estate    $ 2,103,792          $ 16,322       $ 55,778
portfolio (2)

Residential mortgage        -                    1,433          10,406
portfolio (3)

European portfolio          1,862,785            876            3,472

U.S. TruPS portfolio (4)    6,407,137            2,699          9,250

Other investments           777                  144            479

Total                     $ 10,374,491         $ 21,474       $ 79,385

                                               Gross Cash     Gross Cash
                          Assets Under         Flow for the   Flow for the
Investment Portfolio      Management           Three-Month    Nine-Month
Description               As of                Period Ended   Period Ended
                          September            September 30,  September
                          30, 2008                            30, 2008 (1)
                                               2008 (1)

Commercial real estate    $ 2,104,833          $ 23,137       $ 76,034
portfolio (2)

Residential mortgage        3,694,875            4,778          14,840
portfolio (3)

European portfolio          1,945,487            4,264          11,331

U.S. TruPS portfolio (4)    6,512,275            11,952         32,975

Other investments           720                  210            811

Total                     $ 14,258,190         $ 44,341       $ 135,991



(1) Gross cash flows for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 may not be indicative of cash flows for subsequent periods. See "Forward-looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" sections included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 for the risks and uncertainties that could cause our gross cash flow for subsequent annual periods to differ materially from these amounts.

(2) As of September 30, 2009 and 2008, our commercial real estate portfolio was comprised of $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of assets collateralizing RAIT CRE CDO I and RAIT Preferred Funding II securitizations, $645.5 million and $270.6 million, respectively, of investments in real estate interests and $118.8 million and $248.8 million, respectively, of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and preferred equity interests that were not securitized.

(3) On July 16, 2009, we sold our retained interests in the securitizations collateralized by our residential mortgage portfolio and these assets are not included in our assets under management after that date.

(4) Our U.S. TruPS portfolio is comprised of assets collateralizing Taberna I through Taberna IX securitizations and includes TruPS and subordinated debentures, unsecured REIT note receivables, CMBS receivables, other securities, commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans. We continue to serve as the collateral manager for these securitizations and so continue to include these assets in our assets under management regardless of whether we consolidate these securitizations.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2009, RAIT had $39.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and $36.6 million of unused capacity in our two CRE securitizations to invest in commercial real estate assets. At September 30, 2009 RAIT had carrying amounts of $416.2 million of recourse indebtedness and $1.7 billion of non-recourse indebtedness as compared to $494.9 million and $5.6 billion at December 31, 2008.

We maintain various forms of short-term and long-term financing arrangements. Generally, these financing agreements are collateralized by assets within CDOs or mortgage securitizations. The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of September 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):


                      Unpaid       Carrying     Weighted-      Contractual
Description           Principal    Amount       Average        Maturity
                      Balance                   Interest Rate

Recourse
indebtedness:

Convertible senior    $ 280,363    $ 279,638    6.9  %         2027
notes (1)

Secured credit          51,494       51,494     3.9  %         Dec. 2009 to Feb.
facilities                                                     2011

Senior secured notes    43,000       43,000     12.5 %         Apr. 2014

Junior subordinated                                            Mar. 2015 to Mar.
notes, at fair value    38,052       17,004     8.7  %         2035
(2)

Junior subordinated
notes, at amortized     25,100       25,100     7.7  %         Apr. 2037
cost

Total recourse          438,009      416,236    7.3  %
indebtedness

Non-recourse
indebtedness:

CDO notes
payable--amortized      1,399,250    1,399,250  0.7  %         2036 to 2045
cost (3)(4)

CDO notes
payable--fair value     1,186,887    143,054    1.1  %         2035 to 2038
(2)(3)(5)

Loans payable on                                               Aug. 2010 to Aug.
real estate             84,446       84,446     5.4  %         2016
interests

Trust preferred
obligations, at fair    70,621       70,621     1.9  %         2036
value (2)

Other indebtedness      55           55         5.4  %         Nov. 2009

Total non-recourse      2,741,259    1,697,426  1.0  %
indebtedness

Total indebtedness    $ 3,179,268  $ 2,113,662  1.9  %



(1) Our convertible senior notes are redeemable, at the option of the holder, in April 2012.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, "Financial Instruments" (formerly referenced as SFAS No. 159).

(3) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Collateralized by $1,775,929 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(5) Collateralized by $1,443,661 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of September 30, 2009 was $821,791. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

Investment Portfolio Summary

The following table summarizes RAIT's consolidated investment portfolio at September 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):


                                                          Percentage  Weighted-
                                      Carrying Amount(1)  of Total    Average
                                                          Portfolio   Coupon(2)

Commercial mortgages, mezzanine
loans, other loans and preferred      $ 1,577,371         54.2  %     8.0 %
equity interests

Investments in real estate interests    645,484           22.2  %     N/A

Investments in securities

TruPS and subordinated debentures       541,701           18.7  %     4.7 %

Unsecured REIT note receivables         82,311            2.8   %     6.9 %

CMBS receivables                        59,034            2.0   %     2.3 %

Other securities                        1,790             0.1   %     3.0 %

Total investments in securities         684,836           23.6  %     4.7 %

Total                                 $ 2,907,691         100.0 %     7.0 %



(1) Reflects the carrying amount of the respective assets classes, as they appear in our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2009.

(2) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

Credit Summary

The following table summarizes RAIT's carrying value of investments, non-accrual status investments and allowance for losses at September 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):


                               Number of    Carrying     Percentage
                  Carrying     Non-         Amount of    of Asset    Allowance
                  Amount (1)   Accrual      Non-Accrual  Class(es)   for Losses
                               Investments  Investments

Commercial
mortgages,
mezzanine loans,  $ 1,577,371  35           $ 246,029    15.6 %      $ 85,620
other loans and
preferred equity
interests

Investments in
securities and      684,836    15             17,691     2.6  %      N/A(3)
security-related
receivables (2)

Total             $ 2,262,207  50           $ 263,720    11.7 %      $ 85,620



(1) Reflects the carrying amount of the respective assets classes, as they appear in our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2009.

(2) Investments in securities and security-related receivables are recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP. The unpaid principal value of these investments as of September 30, 2009 is $1.4 billion. The unpaid principal balance of the non-accrual investments in this category is $117.6 million, or 8.5% of the total unpaid principal balance.

(3) An allowance for losses is not applicable for investments in securities and security-related receivables, including our investments in U.S. TruPS and other securities, as these items are carried at fair value in our consolidated financial statements. The estimated fair value adjustment for our U.S. TruPS portfolio is recorded as a component of GAAP net income. While we believe the estimated fair values of these asset classes are affected by any related credit quality issues, under GAAP, no separate allowance for losses is established.

Portfolio Statistics

Commercial Mortgages, Mezzanine Loans, Other Loans and Preferred Equity Interests

The following table summarizes RAIT's commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests at September 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):


                      Carrying     Weighted-Average  Number of  % of Total Loan
                      Amount (1)   Coupon (2)        Loans      Portfolio

Commercial mortgages  $ 926,722    7.2  %            61         58.8  %

Mezzanine loans         425,086    9.9  %            130        26.9  %

Other loans             125,116    5.2  %            9          7.9   %

Preferred equity        100,447    11.0 %            26         6.4   %
interests

Total                 $ 1,577,371  8.0  %            226        100.0 %



(1) Reflects the carrying amount of the respective assets classes, as they appear in our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2009.

(2) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

Investments in Real Estate Interests

The following table summarizes RAIT's investments in real estate interests at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (dollars in thousands):


                                                 As of          As of
                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                 2009           2008

                                                                (As revised)

Multi-family real estate properties              $ 467,612      $ 225,054

Office real estate properties                      139,345        131,285

Retail real estate property                        36,402         -

Parcels of land                                    22,208         614

Subtotal                                           665,567        356,953

Plus: Escrows and reserves                         535            4,091

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization    (20,618 )      (10,557 )

Investments in real estate interests             $ 645,484      $ 350,487



As of September 30, 2009, RAIT had investments in real estate interests of $645.5 million. During the third quarter of 2009, RAIT took title to 4 properties that served as collateral on its loans, resulting in $5.3 million of charge-offs against RAIT's allowance for losses. Our allowance for losses decreased to $85.6 million as of September 30, 2009 from $172.0 million as of December 31, 2008 primarily as a result of our taking ownership of properties underlying loans in restructuring transactions which required us to apply any allowance for losses relating to those loans.

The following table summarizes the property types and geographic breakdown for commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests at September 30, 2009 (based on amortized cost):


Property Type  Percent    U.S. Geographic Region  Percent

Multi-family   49.1  %    Central                 34.1  %

Office         29.7  %    West                    25.7  %

Retail         16.0  %    Southeast               17.9  %

Other          5.2   %    Mid-Atlantic            14.1  %

                          Northeast               8.2   %

Total          100.0 %    Total                   100.0 %



TruPS and Subordinated Debentures

As of September 30, 2009, through its investments in Taberna VIII and Taberna IX securitizations, RAIT maintained investments of $541.7 million (at estimated fair value) in TruPS and subordinated debentures. RAIT's portfolio had a weighted-average coupon of 4.7%. The issuers of these investments had a weighted-average debt to total capitalization ratio of 76.7% and a weighted-average interest coverage ratio of 1.3 times based on the most recent information available to management as provided by our TruPS issuers or through public filings.

The following table summarizes our investments by industry sector in TruPS and subordinated debentures as of September 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):


TruPS and Subordinated Debt Industry Sector  Estimated Fair Value (1)  Percent

Commercial Mortgage                          $ 158,277                 29.2  %

Office                                         131,435                 24.3  %

Residential Mortgage                           72,351                  13.4  %

Specialty Finance                              53,758                  9.9   %

Homebuilders                                   44,039                  8.1   %

Retail                                         37,149                  6.8   %

Hospitality                                    24,888                  4.6   %

Storage                                        19,804                  3.7   %

Total                                        $ 541,701                 100.0 %



(1) Reflects the estimated fair value of the respective assets classes, as they appear in our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2009.

Dividends

On May 5, 2009, RAIT's Board of Trustees (the "Board") decided that its review and determination of dividends on RAIT's common shares for 2009 will be made when a full year of REIT taxable income is available. The Board will continue to monitor RAIT's estimated REIT taxable income during 2009 and intends to declare a dividend, if any, in at least the amount necessary to meet REIT distribution requirements. In making this decision, the Board considered the difficulty in predicting annual results on a quarterly basis in an uncertain market with unprecedented macro-economic trends and conditions, and the Board's desire to provide management with flexibility to navigate through these market conditions. The Board's review will include analyzing whether RAIT should use IRS Revenue Procedure 2009-15 which permits publicly-traded REITs to distribute stock to satisfy their REIT distribution requirements if stated conditions are met, including that at least 10% of the aggregate declared distribution be paid in cash and that shareholders be permitted to elect whether to receive cash or stock subject to the limit set by the REIT on the cash to be distributed in the aggregate to all shareholders. The Board expects to continue to review and determine the dividends on RAIT's preferred shares on a quarterly basis.

To qualify as a REIT, RAIT is required to make distributions to shareholders, first to preferred shareholders and then to common shareholders, in an amount at least equal to 90% of RAIT's annual REIT taxable income. RAIT's REIT taxable income for any period may vary materially from RAIT's reported GAAP earnings for that period.

On October 27, 2009, the Board declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on RAIT's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on RAIT's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on RAIT's 8.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to be paid on December 31, 2009 to holders of record on December 1, 2009.

On September 30, 2009, RAIT paid a third quarter cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on RAIT's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on RAIT's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on RAIT's 8.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to holders of record on September 1, 2009 totaling $3.4 million.

On June 30, 2009, RAIT paid a second quarter cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on RAIT's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on RAIT's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on RAIT's 8.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to holders of record on June 1, 2009 totaling $3.4 million.

On March 31, 2009, RAIT paid a first quarter cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on RAIT's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on RAIT's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on RAIT's 8.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to holders of record on March 2, 2009 totaling $3.4 million.

A reconciliation of RAIT's reported net income (loss) available to common shares and earnings per share to estimated REIT taxable income and estimated REIT taxable income per share, including management's rationale for the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures, is included as Schedule I to this release.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2009, RAIT adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51", FASB Staff Position, or FSP, Accounting Principles Board 14-1, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)" and FSP EITF 03-6-1, "Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payments Transactions are Participating Securities". The adoption of these standards required the retrospective application of the requirements to all prior periods presented. As a result, these columns are now labeled "as revised". Further information and disclosures will be presented in RAIT's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009.

Conference Call

Interested parties can listen to the LIVE audio webcast of RAIT's earnings conference call at 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by clicking on the Webcast link on RAIT's homepage at www.raitft.com. The conference call may also be listened to by dialing 866.783.2144 Domestic or 857.350.1603 International, using passcode 88554240. For those who are unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available following the live call on RAIT's investor relations website and telephonically until Wednesday, November 11, 2009 by dialing 888.286.8010, access code 52282533.

About RAIT Financial Trust

RAIT Financial Trust manages a portfolio of real estate related assets, provides a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the real estate industry and invests in real estate related assets. RAIT's management uses their experience, knowledge and relationship network to seek to generate and manage real estate related investment opportunities for RAIT and for outside investors. Our objective is to provide our shareholders with total returns over time while managing the risks associated with our investment strategy. For more information, please visit www.raitft.com or call Investor Relations at 215.243.9000.

References to "RAIT", "we", "us", and "our" refer to RAIT Financial Trust and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Forward-Looking Statements

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

Statements in this press release regarding RAIT's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statement, include those discussed in RAIT's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

These risks and uncertainties also include the following factors: global recessionary economic conditions and adverse developments in the credit markets have had, and we expect will continue to have, an adverse effect on our investments and our operating results, including causing significant reduction in the availability of financing to us and for refinancing to our borrowers, increases in payment defaults and other credit risks in our investments, decreases in the fair value of our assets and decreases in the cash flow we receive from our investments ; adverse governmental or regulatory policies may be enacted; our current liquidity and our access to additional liquidity have been, and may continue to be, reduced by the reduced availability of short-term and long-term financing, including a significant curtailment in the market for securities issued in securitizations and in the market for our securities and a significant reduction of the availability of repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities and bank financing; payment delinquencies or failures to meet other collateral performance criteria in collateral underlying our securitizations have restricted, and may continue to restrict our ability to receive cash distributions from our securitizations which reduces our liquidity; our ability to originate and finance investments has been, and may continue to be, decreased by our reduced access to liquidity; the fair value of our assets that we record at their fair value on our financial statements has declined, and may continue to decline, substantially, which has had a material adverse effect on our financial performance, and the fair value of our liabilities that we record at their fair value on our financial statements may increase, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial performance; payment defaults and other credit risks in our investment portfolio have substantially increased, and may continue to increase, in all categories of our investment portfolio, which has reduced, and may continue to reduce, our cash flow, net income and ability to make distributions: our investment portfolio may have material geographic, sector, property-type and sponsor concentrations which could be adversely affected by economic factors unique to such concentrations; our borrowing costs may increase relative to the interest received on our investments, thereby reducing our net investment income; our increased use of different methods of financing our investments from our historical methods may reduce our rate of return on our investments from historical levels; our financing arrangements contain covenants that restrict our operations, and any default under these arrangements would inhibit our ability to grow our business, increase revenue and pay distributions to our shareholders; we and our subsidiary, Taberna Realty Finance Trust, or Taberna, may fail to maintain qualification as real estate investment trusts, or REITs; we and Taberna may fail to maintain exemptions under the Investment Company Act of 1940; management and other key personnel may be lost; our hedging transactions may not completely insulate us from interest rate risk, which could cause volatility in our earnings; and competition from other REITs and other specialty finance companies may increase.

RAIT does not undertake to update forward-looking statements in this press release or with respect to matters described herein, except as may be required by law.


RAIT Financial Trust

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

(unaudited)

                      For the Three-Month             For the Nine-Month
                      Periods Ended                   Periods Ended

                      September 30                    September 30

                      2009            2008            2009            2008

Revenue:                              (As revised)                    (As revised)

Investment interest   $ 56,370        $ 168,387       $ 337,851       $ 530,995
income

Investment interest     (35,326    )    (116,096   )    (230,206   )    (369,123   )
expense

Net interest margin     21,044          52,291          107,645         161,872

Rental income           13,780          4,139           37,664          10,745

Fee and other income    8,741           5,128           20,240          17,131

Total revenue           43,565          61,558          165,549         189,748

Expenses:

Compensation expense    7,809           7,085           19,469          23,690

Real estate             11,685          3,166           32,558          8,769
operating expense

General and
administrative          5,365           4,733           14,894          16,456
expense

Provision for losses    18,467          14,992          204,067         50,575

Depreciation expense    5,899           1,449           15,538          3,799

Amortization of         371             2,883           1,038           16,048
intangible assets

Total expenses          49,596          34,308          287,564         119,337

Income (loss) before
other income
(expense), taxes and    (6,031     )    27,250          (122,015   )    70,411
discontinued
operations

Interest and other      1,316           (87        )    3,603           1,085
income

Gains (losses) on       (61,846    )    912             (375,604   )    770
sale of assets

Gains on
extinguishment of       47,858          --              95,414          8,662
debt

Change in fair value
of free-standing        --              --              --              (37,203    )
derivatives

Change in fair value
of financial            (3,808     )    (302,245   )    (12,256    )    50,661
instruments

Unrealized gains
(losses) on interest    15              (290       )    (471       )    (275       )
rate hedges

Equity in income
(loss) of equity        (3         )    (9         )    (11        )    935
method investments

Asset impairments       --              (18,038    )    (46,015    )    (38,361    )

Income (loss) before
taxes and               (22,499    )    (292,507   )    (457,355   )    56,685
discontinued
operations

Income tax benefit      216             (173       )    (441       )    2,261
(provision)

Income (loss) from
continuing              (22,283    )    (292,680   )    (457,796   )    58,946
operations

Income (loss) from
discontinued            494             (532       )    (1,668     )    (1,603     )
operations

Net income (loss)       (21,789    )    (293,212   )    (459,464   )    57,343

(Income) loss
allocated to            (3,406     )    (3,406     )    (10,227    )    (10,227    )
preferred shares

(Income) loss
allocated to            503             114,837         12,900          15,490
noncontrolling
interests

Net income (loss)
allocable to common   $ (24,692    )  $ (181,781   )  $ (456,791   )  $ 62,606
shares

Earnings (loss) per
share--Basic:

Continuing            $ (0.39      )  $ (2.81      )  $ (7.00      )  $ 1.03
operations

Discontinued            0.01            (0.01      )    (0.03      )    (0.03      )
operations

Total earnings
(loss) per            $ (0.38      )  $ (2.82      )  $ (7.03      )  $ 1.00
share--Basic

Weighted-average
shares                  65,025,946      64,523,681      64,990,708      62,845,850
outstanding--Basic

Earnings (loss) per
share--Diluted:

Continuing            $ (0.39      )  $ (2.81      )  $ (7.00      )  $ 1.03
operations

Discontinued            0.01            (0.01      )    (0.03      )    (0.03      )
operations

Total earnings
(loss) per            $ (0.38      )  $ (2.82      )  $ (7.03      )  $ 1.00
share--Diluted

Weighted-average
shares                  65,025,946      64,523,681      64,990,708      62,878,007
outstanding--Diluted

Distributions
declared per common   $ --            $ --            $ --            $ 0.92
share




RAIT Financial Trust

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

(unaudited)

                                                    As of          As of
                                                    September 30,  December 31,
                                                    2009           2008

Assets                                                             (As revised)

Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized
cost:

Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans  $ 1,574,631    $ 2,041,112
and preferred equity interests

Residential mortgages and mortgage-related            -              3,598,925
receivables

Allowance for losses                                  (85,620   )    (171,973  )

Total investments in mortgages and loans              1,489,011      5,468,064

Investments in securities and security-related        684,836        1,920,883
receivables, at fair value

Investments in real estate interests                  645,484        350,487

Cash and cash equivalents                             39,906         27,463

Restricted cash                                       163,250        197,366

Accrued interest receivable                           38,853         99,609

Other assets                                          32,579         46,716

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated          25,181         30,875
amortization of $6,603 and $5,781, respectively

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization    10,547         9,987
of $82,560 and $81,522, respectively

Total assets                                        $ 3,129,647    $ 8,151,450

Liabilities and Equity

Indebtedness ($230,679 and $755,021 at fair value,  $ 2,113,662    $ 6,102,890
respectively)

Accrued interest payable                              22,010         80,035

Accounts payable and accrued expenses                 22,656         19,446

Derivative liabilities                                223,140        613,852

Deferred taxes, borrowers' escrows and other          22,638         65,886
liabilities

Total liabilities                                     2,404,106      6,882,109

Equity:

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share,
25,000,000 shares authorized;
                                                      28             28
7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred
shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share,
2,760,000 shares issued and outstanding

8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred
shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share,      23             23
2,258,300 shares issued and outstanding

8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred
shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share,      16             16
1,600,000 shares issued and outstanding

Common shares, $0.01 par value per share,
200,000,000 shares authorized, 64,963,850 and
64,842,571 issued and outstanding, including          650            648
27,731 and 76,690 unvested restricted share
awards, respectively

Additional paid in capital                            1,616,757      1,613,853

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)         (134,521  )    (231,425  )

Retained earnings (deficit)                           (760,850  )    (304,059  )

Total shareholders' equity                            722,103        1,079,084

Noncontrolling interests                              3,438          190,257

Total equity                                          725,541        1,269,341

Total liabilities and equity                        $ 3,129,647    $ 8,151,450




RAIT Financial Trust

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Allocable to Common Shares and Total Taxable
Income (Loss) and

Estimated REIT Taxable Income (Loss) (1)

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

                      For the Three-Month           For the Nine-Month
                      Periods Ended September 30    Periods Ended September 30

                      2009          2008            2009            2008

Net income (loss)
allocable to common   $ (24,692  )  $ (181,781   )  $ (456,791   )  $ 62,606
shares, as reported

Add (deduct):

Provision for losses  18,467          14,992          204,067         50,575

Charge-offs on        (2,757     )    (4,701     )    (122,013   )    (10,862    )
allowance for losses

Domestic TRS
book-to-total
taxable income
differences:

Income tax (benefit)  (216       )    173             441             (2,261     )
provision

Fees received and
deferred in           --              --              --              307
consolidation

Stock compensation
and other temporary   1,107           953             173             1,820
tax differences

Capital losses not
offsetting capital
gains and other       --              --              --              32,059
temporary tax
differences

Asset impairments     --              18,038          46,015          38,361

Capital losses not
offsetting capital    61,841          --              375,649         --
gains

Change in fair value
of financial
instruments, net of   3,808           183,942         (10,002    )    (78,409    )
allocation to
noncontrolling
interests (2)

Amortization of       371             2,883           1,038           16,048
intangible assets

CDO investments
aggregate
book-to-taxable       (12,705    )    (17,509    )    (62,657    )    (52,012    )
income differences
(3)

Accretion of          --              972             (211       )    3,243
(premiums) discounts

Other book to tax     85              307             142             6
differences

Total taxable income  45,309          18,269          (24,149    )    61,481
(loss)

Less: Taxable income
attributable to       (473       )    (3,143     )    (7,114     )    (907       )
domestic TRS
entities

Plus: Dividends paid
by domestic TRS       13              --              5,038           12,000
entities

Estimated REIT
taxable income
(loss), prior to      $ 44,849      $ 15,126        $ (26,225    )  $ 72,574
deduction for
dividends paid

Estimated REIT
taxable income        $ 0.69     $ 0.23             $ (0.40      )  $ 1.15
(loss) per diluted
share

Weighted-average
shares                65,025,946      64,523,681      64,990,708      62,878,007
outstanding--Diluted



(1) Total taxable income (loss) and REIT taxable income (loss) are non-GAAP financial measurements, and do not purport to be an alternative to reported net income determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of liquidity. Our total taxable income (loss) represents the aggregate amount of taxable income (loss) generated by us and by our domestic and foreign TRSs. REIT taxable income (loss) is calculated under U.S. federal tax laws in a manner that, in certain respects, differs from the calculation of net income pursuant to GAAP. REIT taxable income (loss) excludes the undistributed taxable income of our domestic TRSs, which is not included in REIT taxable income (loss) until distributed to us. Subject to TRS value limitations, there is no requirement that our domestic TRSs distribute their earnings to us. REIT taxable income (loss), however, generally includes the taxable income of our foreign TRSs because we will generally be required to recognize and report our taxable income on a current basis. Since we are structured as a REIT and the Internal Revenue Code requires that we distribute substantially all of our net taxable income in the form of distributions to our shareholders, we believe that presenting the information management uses to calculate our REIT taxable income (loss) is useful to investors in understanding the amount of the minimum distributions that we must make to our shareholders so as to comply with the rules set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of total taxable income (loss) and REIT taxable income (loss) may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as determined and reported by other companies.

(2) Change in fair value of financial instruments is reported net of allocation to noncontrolling interests of $0 and $(118,303) for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and $(22,258) and $(27,748) for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

(3) Amounts reflect the aggregate book-to-taxable income differences and are primarily comprised of (a) unrealized gains on interest rate hedges within CDO entities that Taberna consolidated, (b) amortization of original issue discounts and debt issuance costs and (c) differences in tax year-ends between Taberna and its CDO investments.


    Source: RAIT Financial Trust


Related Categories

Press Releases

Stocks Mentioned

RAS 1.52

-0.01 -0.65%
Volume: 390,081
Track RAS


Related Entities


Add Your Comment