Form 8-K FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL For: Mar 10
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2016
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered instrumentality of the United States | 001-14951 | 52-1578738 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1999 K Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington D.C. | 20006 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (202) 872-7700
No change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 10, 2016, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”) issued a press release to announce (1) its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 and (2) a conference call to discuss those results and Farmer Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and, except for the portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends," is incorporated by reference herein. All references to www.farmermac.com and www.farmermac2.com in Exhibit 99.1 are inactive textual references only, and the information contained on those websites are not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8K.
The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 (other than the portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends"), shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any of such information or Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 10, 2016, Farmer Mac posted an investor slide presentation for its equity investors to its website at www.farmermac.com under the tab “Investors — Events and Presentations.” Farmer Mac expects to use the slide presentation in connection with future investor presentations to analysts and investors. The slide presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. All references to www.farmermac.com in Exhibit 99.2 are inactive textual references only and the information contained on Farmer Mac's website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any of such information or Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 10, 2016, Farmer Mac issued a press release to announce that its Board of Directors (the "Board") had declared a quarterly dividend on each of Farmer Mac's three classes of common stock – Class A Voting Common Stock, Class B Voting Common Stock, and Class C Non-Voting Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share of common stock will be payable on March 31, 2016 to holders of record of Farmer Mac's common stock as of March 21, 2016.
The Board also declared a dividend on each of Farmer Mac's three classes of preferred stock – 5.875% Non Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), 6.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), and 6.000% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (the "Series C Preferred Stock"). The quarterly dividend of $0.3672 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, $0.4297 per share of Series B Preferred Stock, and $0.375 per share of Series C Preferred Stock is for the period from but not including January 17, 2016 to and including April 17, 2016 and will be payable on April 17, 2016 to holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, and the Series C Preferred Stock, respectively, as of April 4, 2016. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, and Series C Preferred Stock has a par value and liquidation preference of $25.00 per share.
A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, and the portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends" is incorporated by reference herein. All references to www.farmermac.com and www.farmermac2.com in Exhibit 99.1 are inactive textual references only and the information contained on those websites are not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated March 10, 2016*
99.2 Equity investor slide presentation
* The portion of this press release included under the heading "Dividends" is "filed," and the remainder of this press release is "furnished," pursuant to general instruction B.2. to Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen P. Mullery
Name: Stephen P. Mullery
Title: Senior Vice President – General Counsel
Dated: March 10, 2016
Farmer Mac Reports 2015 Results
and Announces Dividend Increase
$15.9 Billion in Outstanding Business Volume; Core Earnings of $47.0 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2016 — The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A) today announced its results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2015, which included $1.3 billion in net new business volume growth in 2015 that brought total outstanding business volume to a record $15.9 billion as of December 31, 2015. Farmer Mac's 2015 core earnings, a non-GAAP measure, were $47.0 million ($4.15 per diluted common share), compared to $53.0 million ($4.67 per diluted common share) in 2014. For fourth quarter 2015, core earnings were $13.1 million ($1.17 per diluted common share), compared to $13.2 million ($1.17 per diluted common share) for third quarter 2015, and $9.5 million ($0.84 per diluted common share) for fourth quarter 2014.
Farmer Mac's board of directors also approved an increase in the quarterly dividend on all classes of Farmer Mac's common stock to $0.26 per share for first quarter 2016 and announced a new common stock dividend policy. This quarter's dividend amount represents a 63 percent increase over the $0.16 per share amount paid in each quarter during 2015.
"Farmer Mac completed another successful year in 2015 and positioned itself for continued success over the long-term," said President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Buzby. "Our expanding customer base and product offerings have helped us grow by an average of approximately $1 billion per year in outstanding business volume over the last four years. Our financial results continue to be strong, and our credit quality remains very favorable. While certain segments of agriculture are facing their challenges, Farmer Mac is executing well on the opportunities within its markets and we believe the outlook for us is positive for 2016. We also made some important decisions recently, including the change t
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o our dividend policy and the adoption of a $25 million share repurchase program in September 2015. With our capital restructuring initiative behind us, we have reevaluated our common stock dividend policy and decided to provide a greater payout of core earnings to our common stockholders – one that is more aligned with other publicly-traded financial companies. Given our existing strong capital base, we expect to maintain a growing and sustainable common dividend and to target a payout ratio of core earnings to common stockholders that is anticipated to grow to approximately 30% over time. Even with this higher target payout ratio, Farmer Mac still expects to retain sufficient earnings each year to fund its growth and to build equity capital over the long term."
Earnings
Farmer Mac's net income attributable to common stockholders for 2015 was $47.4 million ($4.19 per diluted common share), compared to $38.3 million ($3.37 per diluted common share) for 2014. The increase in 2015 from 2014 was primarily attributable to the effects of unrealized fair value changes on financial derivatives and hedged assets, which was a $7.1 million after-tax gain in 2015, compared to a $6.5 million after-tax loss in 2014.
Core earnings for 2015 were $47.0 million ($4.15 per diluted common share), compared to $53.0 million ($4.67 per diluted common share) in 2014. The decrease in core earnings in 2015 compared to 2014 was primarily attributable to the absence of the $11.4 million net economic benefit of the cash management and liquidity initiative, which was completed in 2014, and the loss of $5.6 million after-tax in preferred dividend income resulting from the fourth quarter 2014 redemption of Farmer Mac's investment in $78.5 million of high-yielding preferred stock previously held in Farmer Mac's investment portfolio. Also contributing to the decrease was a $2.6 million after-tax increase in operating expenses primarily due to higher compensation costs resulting from the consolidation of Farmer Mac's appraisal subsidiary, Contour Valuation Services, LLC, and higher legal fees, consulting fees, and information services expenses related to corporate strategic initiatives. The year-over-year decrease in core earnings was partially offset by a $7.7 million after-tax increase in net effective spread (excluding the effect of the
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fourth quarter 2014 redemption of high-yielding preferred stock), which was driven by growth in outstanding business volume, and a $7.6 million after-tax decrease in preferred dividend expense resulting from the redemption of all outstanding shares of Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock in first quarter 2015.
Core earnings in fourth quarter 2015 were $13.1 million ($1.17 per diluted common share), compared to $13.2 million ($1.17 per diluted common share) in third quarter 2015, and $9.5 million ($0.84 per diluted common share) in fourth quarter 2014. The increase in core earnings for fourth quarter 2015 compared to fourth quarter 2014 was attributable to a $1.0 million after-tax increase in net effective spread and a $3.5 million after-tax decrease in preferred dividend expense resulting from the redemption of all outstanding shares of Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock in first quarter 2015.
See "Non-GAAP Earnings Measures" below for more information about core earnings and for a reconciliation of Farmer Mac's net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings.
Business Volume Highlights
Farmer Mac added $3.2 billion of new business volume during 2015. Specifically, Farmer Mac:
• | purchased $748.4 million of newly originated Farm & Ranch loans; |
• | purchased $743.2 million of AgVantage securities; |
• | added $522.3 million of Rural Utilities loans under LTSPCs; |
• | added $427.8 million of Farm & Ranch loans under LTSPCs; |
• | purchased $363.6 million of USDA Securities; |
• | added a $300.0 million revolving floating rate AgVantage facility; |
• | purchased $108.3 million of Rural Utilities loans; and |
• | purchased $13.3 million of Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities. |
During fourth quarter 2015, Farmer Mac added $564.1 million of new business volume, with Farm & Ranch loan purchases and Farm & Ranch loans under LTSPCs driving the volume growth. Specifically, Farmer Mac:
• | purchased $245.3 million of newly originated Farm & Ranch loans; |
• | added $185.9 million of Farm & Ranch loans under LTSPCs; |
• | purchased $72.4 million of USDA Securities; |
• | purchased $46.1 million of Rural Utilities loans; and |
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• | purchased $14.4 million of AgVantage securities. |
After $1.9 billion of maturities and principal paydowns on existing business during 2015, which included $715.8 million in scheduled maturities of AgVantage securities, Farmer Mac's outstanding business volume increased by $1.3 billion from December 31, 2014 to $15.9 billion as of December 31, 2015. The increase in Farmer Mac's outstanding business volume was driven by the addition of $522.3 million of Rural Utilities loans under LTSPCs, as well as broad-based portfolio growth across most of Farmer Mac's other products, including AgVantage securities, Farm & Ranch loans, and USDA Securities. The large LTSPC transaction completed in 2015 was the first time Farmer Mac has provided LTSPCs under its Rural Utilities line of business. Of the new business volume in AgVantage securities for 2015, a $300.0 million revolving floating rate AgVantage facility with the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation ("CFC") was added as an off-balance sheet commitment because CFC had not drawn on the facility as of December 31, 2015. If CFC draws on this facility, the amounts drawn will be presented as on-balance sheet AgVantage securities, and Farmer Mac will earn interest income on the drawn balance.
Net Effective Spread
Farmer Mac's net effective spread was $119.4 million (87 basis points) for 2015, compared to $113.7 million (91 basis points) for 2014. The contraction in net effective spread in percentage terms in 2015 compared to 2014 was primarily attributable to the loss of $6.5 million in preferred dividend income (5 basis points) from the fourth quarter 2014 redemption of the high-yielding preferred stock previously held in Farmer Mac's investment portfolio and a higher average balance in low-yielding cash and cash equivalents intended to increase Farmer Mac's liquidity position, partially offset by a shift towards products earning higher spreads. The year-over-year increase in dollars was primarily attributable to growth in outstanding business volume.
Net effective spread was $29.9 million (85 basis points) in fourth quarter 2015, compared to $30.4 million (88 basis points) in third quarter 2015, and $28.4 million (91 basis points) in fourth quarter 2014.
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The decrease in net effective spread in fourth quarter 2015 compared to third quarter 2015 was primarily attributable to a decline in cash interest received on non-accrual Farm & Ranch loans. The decrease in net effective spread in percentage terms in fourth quarter 2015 compared to fourth quarter 2014 was primarily attributable to a higher average balance in Farmer Mac's low-yielding cash and cash equivalents intended to increase Farmer Mac's liquidity position. The increase in dollar terms in fourth quarter 2015 compared to fourth quarter 2014 was primarily attributable to growth in outstanding business volume.
Credit Quality
Credit quality remains favorable across Farmer Mac's four lines of business. In the Farm & Ranch portfolio, 90-day delinquencies were $32.1 million (0.56 percent of the Farm & Ranch portfolio) as of December 31, 2015, compared to $36.7 million (0.67 percent) as of September 30, 2015, and $18.9 million (0.35 percent) as of December 31, 2014. The increase in the 90-day delinquencies in 2015 compared to 2014 was related to the delinquency of two Agricultural Storage and Processing loans that financed one canola facility. Although these two loans were outstanding and delinquent as of December 31, 2015, Farmer Mac collected funds in the amount of $9.8 million to pay them off in January 2016. Farmer Mac charged off the $3.7 million specific allowance related to these two loans in fourth quarter 2015. Farmer Mac expects that over time its 90-day delinquency rate will eventually revert closer to Farmer Mac's historical averages due to macroeconomic and other potential factors, but Farmer Mac has not yet seen an impact on its portfolio or a rise in delinquencies related to these factors. Farmer Mac's average 90-day delinquency rate for the Farm & Ranch line of business over the last fifteen years is approximately one percent.
For Farmer Mac's other lines of business, there are currently no delinquent AgVantage securities or Rural Utilities loans held or underlying LTSPCs, and USDA Securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. As a result, across all of Farmer Mac's lines of business, 90-day delinquencies represented 0.20 percent of total business volume as of December 31, 2015, compared to 0.23 percent as of September 30, 2015, and 0.13 percent as of December 31, 2014.
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The western part of the United States, and in particular California, continues to experience drought conditions, with the water level in many California reservoirs at or near historically low levels. The persistence of extreme drought conditions in the western states could have an adverse effect on Farmer Mac’s delinquency rates or loss experience in the future; however, Farmer Mac has not observed any material effect on its portfolio from the drought through 2015. Farmer Mac continues to remain informed about the drought and its effects on the agricultural industries located in the western states and on Farmer Mac's Farm & Ranch portfolio through regular discussions with its loan servicers that service loans in drought-stricken areas, as well as customers and other lenders in the industry.
Lines of Business
Farmer Mac's operations consist of four lines of business – Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, Rural Utilities, and Institutional Credit. Net effective spread by business segment for fourth quarter 2015 was $9.4 million (172 basis points) for Farm & Ranch, $4.5 million (96 basis points) for USDA Guarantees, $2.8 million (114 basis points) for Rural Utilities, and $10.9 million (80 basis points) for Institutional Credit.
Liquidity and Capital
Farmer Mac's core capital totaled $564.5 million as of December 31, 2015, exceeding the statutory minimum capital requirement by $102.4 million, or 22 percent, compared to $766.3 million as of December 31, 2014, which was $345.0 million, or 82 percent, above the statutory minimum capital requirement. The decrease in core capital primarily resulted from the redemption of $250.0 million of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock on March 30, 2015. Farmer Mac issued an aggregate of $150.0 million of non-cumulative preferred stock during the first half of 2014 and used the proceeds of these preferred stock offerings and cash on hand to cause Farmer Mac II LLC to redeem all of the outstanding shares of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock. The preferred stock issued in 2014 qualifies as Tier 1 capital for Farmer Mac whereas the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock that was redeemed did not qualify as Tier 1 capital.
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As of December 31, 2015, Farmer Mac's total stockholders' equity was $553.5 million, compared to $545.8 million as of December 31, 2014. The increase in total stockholders' equity was primarily attributable to an increase in retained earnings, offset in part by a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income due to decreases in fair value of available-for-sale securities. The decrease in the fair value of available-for-sale securities was driven primarily by higher market interest rates and wider credit spreads on certain investment securities as of December 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014.
On September 8, 2015, Farmer Mac's board of directors approved a share repurchase program, which authorized Farmer Mac to repurchase up to $25 million of its outstanding Class C non-voting common stock through September 2017. As of December 31, 2015, Farmer Mac had repurchased approximately 362,000 shares at a cost of approximately $10.5 million.
As prescribed by FCA regulations, Farmer Mac is required to maintain a minimum of 90 days of liquidity. In accordance with the methodology prescribed by those regulations, Farmer Mac maintained an average of 171 days of liquidity during 2015 and had 166 days of liquidity as of December 31, 2015.
Dividends
On March 2, 2016, Farmer Mac's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share for each of Farmer Mac's three classes of common stock – Class A voting common stock (NYSE: AGM.A), Class B voting common stock (not listed on any exchange), and Class C non-voting common stock (NYSE: AGM). This quarterly dividend will be payable on March 31, 2016 to holders of record of common stock as of March 21, 2016. This represents the fifth consecutive year that Farmer Mac has increased its dividend from the prior year. Farmer Mac seeks to provide a competitive return on its common stockholders' investment through the payment of cash dividends while retaining sufficient capital to support future growth in its business and to meet regulatory requirements and metrics established by Farmer Mac's board of directors.
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Farmer Mac's board of directors also declared a dividend on each of Farmer Mac's three classes of preferred stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.3672 per share of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (NYSE: AGM.PR.A), $0.4297 per share of 6.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: AGM.PR.B), and $0.375 per share of 6.000% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (NYSE: AGM.PR.C), is for the period from but not including January 17, 2016 to and including April 17, 2016. The preferred stock dividends will be payable on April 17, 2016 to holders of record as of April 4, 2016.
Non-GAAP Earnings Measure
Farmer Mac uses core earnings to measure corporate economic performance and develop financial plans because, in management's view, core earnings is a useful alternative measure in understanding Farmer Mac's economic performance, transaction economics, and business trends. Core earnings principally differs from net income attributable to common stockholders by excluding the effects of fair value fluctuations, which are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on financial condition or results of operations reported in accordance with GAAP if the related financial instruments are held to maturity, as is generally expected. Core earnings also differs from net income attributable to common stockholders by excluding specified infrequent or unusual transactions that Farmer Mac believes are not indicative of future operating results and that may not reflect the trends and economic financial performance of Farmer Mac's core business.
This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly labeled non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by other companies. Farmer Mac's disclosure of this non-GAAP measure is intended to be supplemental in nature, and is not meant to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or as more important than, the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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A reconciliation of Farmer Mac's net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings is presented in the following table along with a breakdown of the composition of core earnings:
Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Core Earnings | |||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
December 31, 2015 | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 15,032 | $ | 8,359 | $ | 5,647 | |||||
Less the after-tax effects of: | |||||||||||
Unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities | 1,784 | (4,489 | ) | (3,717 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized gains/(losses) on trading assets(1) | 452 | (5 | ) | 679 | |||||||
Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value | (171 | ) | (76 | ) | (811 | ) | |||||
Net effects of settlements on agency forward contracts | (106 | ) | (253 | ) | (30 | ) | |||||
Sub-total | 1,959 | (4,823 | ) | (3,879 | ) | ||||||
Core earnings | $ | 13,073 | $ | 13,182 | $ | 9,526 | |||||
Composition of Core Earnings: | |||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||
Net effective spread(2) | $ | 29,949 | $ | 30,387 | $ | 28,442 | |||||
Guarantee and commitment fees(3) | 4,730 | 4,328 | 4,097 | ||||||||
Other(4) | (284 | ) | (93 | ) | (1,285 | ) | |||||
Total revenues | 34,395 | 34,622 | 31,254 | ||||||||
Credit related (income)/expense (GAAP): | |||||||||||
Release of losses | (49 | ) | (303 | ) | (479 | ) | |||||
REO operating expenses | 44 | 48 | 48 | ||||||||
Losses on sale of REO | — | — | 28 | ||||||||
Total credit related income | (5 | ) | (255 | ) | (403 | ) | |||||
Operating expenses (GAAP): | |||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits | 5,385 | 5,236 | 4,971 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 3,238 | 3,676 | 2,992 | ||||||||
Regulatory fees | 613 | 600 | 600 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 9,236 | 9,512 | 8,563 | ||||||||
Net earnings | 25,164 | 25,365 | 23,094 | ||||||||
Income tax expense(5) | 8,855 | 8,924 | 4,858 | ||||||||
Net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest (GAAP) | (60 | ) | (36 | ) | 5,414 | ||||||
Preferred stock dividends (GAAP) | 3,296 | 3,295 | 3,296 | ||||||||
Core earnings | $ | 13,073 | $ | 13,182 | $ | 9,526 | |||||
Core earnings per share: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.21 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.87 | |||||
Diluted | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.84 | ||||||||
(1) | Excludes realized gains related to securities sold, not yet purchased of $12.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. |
(2) | Includes reconciling adjustments to exclude amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value to reflect core earnings amounts. Also includes reconciling adjustments to include the reclassification of expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and reclassifications of interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased. |
(3) | Includes interest income and interest expense related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified from interest income and interest expense to guarantee and commitment fees to reflect that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee on the consolidated Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities. |
(4) | Reflects reconciling adjustments for the reclassification to exclude expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets and a reconciling adjustment to exclude the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities. Fourth quarter 2014 includes $13.6 million of interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased and $12.8 million of gains on securities sold, not yet purchased. |
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(5) | Includes the tax impact of non-GAAP reconciling items between net income attributable to common stockholders and core earnings because those non-GAAP reconciling items are presented after tax. Income tax expense as reported in the consolidated statement of operations for fourth quarter 2014 reflects a reduction of $1.4 million in the tax valuation allowance against capital loss carryforwards related to capital gains on securities sold, not yet purchased. |
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Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Core Earnings | |||||||
For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
2015 | 2014 | ||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 47,371 | $ | 38,251 | |||
Less the after-tax effects of: | |||||||
Unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities | 7,101 | (6,480 | ) | ||||
Unrealized gains on trading assets(1) | 793 | 1,038 | |||||
Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value(2) | (857 | ) | (9,457 | ) | |||
Net effects of settlements on agency forward contracts | (395 | ) | 103 | ||||
Loss on retirement of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock(3) | (6,246 | ) | — | ||||
Sub-total | 396 | (14,796 | ) | ||||
Core earnings | $ | 46,975 | $ | 53,047 | |||
Composition of Core Earnings: | |||||||
Revenues: | |||||||
Net effective spread(4) | $ | 119,380 | $ | 113,693 | |||
Guarantee and commitment fees(5) | 17,155 | 16,780 | |||||
Other(6) | (806 | ) | (4,216 | ) | |||
Total revenues | 135,729 | 126,257 | |||||
Credit related expense/(income) (GAAP): | |||||||
Provision for/(release of) losses | 208 | (3,166 | ) | ||||
REO operating expenses | 91 | 110 | |||||
Losses/(gains) on sale of REO | 1 | (137 | ) | ||||
Total credit related expense/(income) | 300 | (3,193 | ) | ||||
Operating expenses (GAAP): | |||||||
Compensation and employee benefits | 22,047 | 19,009 | |||||
General and administrative | 13,111 | 12,197 | |||||
Regulatory fees | 2,413 | 2,381 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 37,571 | 33,587 | |||||
Net earnings | 97,858 | 95,863 | |||||
Income tax expense(7) | 32,562 | 10,785 | |||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest (GAAP) | 5,139 | 22,192 | |||||
Preferred stock dividends (GAAP) | 13,182 | 9,839 | |||||
Core earnings | $ | 46,975 | $ | 53,047 | |||
Core earnings per share: | |||||||
Basic | $ | 4.29 | $ | 4.86 | |||
Diluted | 4.15 | 4.67 | |||||
(1) | Excludes realized gains related to securities sold, not yet purchased of $37.0 million during 2014. |
(2) | Includes $7.5 million related to the acceleration of premium amortization in 2014 due to significant refinancing activity in the Rural Utilities line of business. |
(3) | Relates to the write-off of deferred issuance costs as a result of the retirement of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock. |
(4) | Includes reconciling adjustments to exclude amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value to reflect core earnings amounts. Also includes reconciling adjustments to include the reclassification of expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and reclassification of interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased. |
(5) | Includes interest income and interest expense related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified from interest income and interest expense to guarantee and commitment fees to reflect that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee on the consolidated Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities. |
(6) | Includes interest income and interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased. Also reflects reconciling adjustments for the reclassification to exclude expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets and a reconciling adjustment to exclude the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities. Includes $39.4 million of interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased and $37.0 million of realized gains on securities sold, not yet purchased during 2014. |
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(7) | Includes the tax impact of non-GAAP reconciling items between net income attributable to common stockholders and core earnings because those non-GAAP reconciling items are presented after tax. Income tax expense as reported in the consolidated statements of operations includes the reduction of $13.0 million tax valuation allowance against capital loss carryforwards related to capital gains on securities sold, not yet purchased during 2014, and a reduction in tax valuation allowance of $0.9 million associated with certain gains on investment portfolio assets during 2014. |
More complete information about Farmer Mac's performance for fourth quarter and full year 2015 is set forth in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Forward-Looking Statements
Management's expectations for Farmer Mac's future necessarily involve a number of assumptions and estimates and the evaluation of risks and uncertainties. Various factors or events, both known and unknown, could cause Farmer Mac's actual results to differ materially from the expectations as expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements herein, including uncertainties regarding:
• | the availability to Farmer Mac of debt and equity financing and, if available, the reasonableness of rates and terms; |
• | legislative or regulatory developments that could affect Farmer Mac, its sources of business, or the agricultural sector or the rural utilities industry; |
• | fluctuations in the fair value of assets held by Farmer Mac and its subsidiaries; |
• | the rate and direction of development of the secondary market for agricultural mortgage and rural utilities loans, including lender interest in Farmer Mac credit products and the secondary market provided by Farmer Mac; |
• | the general rate of growth in agricultural mortgage and rural utilities indebtedness; |
• | the impact of economic conditions, including the effects of drought and other weather-related conditions and fluctuations in agricultural real estate values, on agricultural mortgage lending and borrower repayment capacity; |
• | developments in the financial markets, including possible investor, analyst, and rating agency reactions to events involving government-sponsored enterprises, including Farmer Mac; |
• | changes in the level and direction of interest rates, which could, among other things, affect the value of collateral securing Farmer Mac's agricultural mortgage loan assets; |
• | the degree to which Farmer Mac is exposed to basis risk, which results from fluctuations in Farmer Mac's borrowing costs relative to market indexes such as LIBOR; and |
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• | volatility in commodity prices relative to costs of production and/or export demand for U.S. agricultural products. |
Other risk factors are discussed in "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed today with the SEC. In light of these potential risks and uncertainties, no undue reliance should be placed on any forward-looking statements expressed in this release. The forward-looking statements contained in this release represent management's expectations as of the date of this release. Farmer Mac undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of revisions to any forward-looking statements included in this release to reflect new information or any future events or circumstances, except as otherwise mandated by the SEC. The information contained in this release is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Earnings Conference Call Information
The conference call to discuss Farmer Mac's fourth quarter and full-year 2015 financial results and Annual Report on Form 10-K will be held beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on Thursday, March 10, 2016 and can be accessed by telephone or live webcast as follows:
Telephone (Domestic): (888) 346-2616
Telephone (International): (412) 902-4254
Webcast: https://www.farmermac.com/investors/events-presentations/
If you are dialing in to the call, please ask for the conference chairman Tim Buzby. You will receive additional instructions when you join the call. The call can be heard live and will also be available for replay on Farmer Mac’s website at the link provided above for two weeks following the conclusion of the call.
About Farmer Mac
Farmer Mac is the stockholder-owned company created to deliver capital and increase lender competition for the benefit of American agriculture and rural communities. Additional information about
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Farmer Mac (including the Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced above) is available on Farmer Mac's website at www.farmermac.com.
CONTACT: Jalpa Nazareth, Investor Relations
Megan Murray-Pelaez, Media Inquiries
(202) 872-7700
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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of | |||||||
December 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
Assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,210,084 | $ | 1,363,387 | |||
Investment securities: | |||||||
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 2,775,025 | 1,938,499 | |||||
Trading, at fair value | 491 | 689 | |||||
Total investment securities | 2,775,516 | 1,939,188 | |||||
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities: | |||||||
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 4,152,605 | 3,659,281 | |||||
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost | 1,274,016 | 1,794,620 | |||||
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities | 5,426,621 | 5,453,901 | |||||
USDA Securities: | |||||||
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 1,888,344 | 1,731,222 | |||||
Trading, at fair value | 28,975 | 40,310 | |||||
Total USDA Securities | 1,917,319 | 1,771,532 | |||||
Loans: | |||||||
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost | 3,258,413 | 2,833,461 | |||||
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost | 708,111 | 692,478 | |||||
Allowance for loan losses | (4,480 | ) | (5,864 | ) | |||
Total loans, net of allowance | 3,962,044 | 3,520,075 | |||||
Real estate owned, at lower of cost or fair value | 1,369 | 421 | |||||
Financial derivatives, at fair value | 3,816 | 4,177 | |||||
Interest receivable (includes $7,938 and $9,509, respectively, related to consolidated trusts) | 112,700 | 106,874 | |||||
Guarantee and commitment fees receivable | 40,189 | 39,462 | |||||
Deferred tax asset, net | 42,916 | 33,391 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 47,780 | 55,413 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 15,540,354 | $ | 14,287,821 | |||
Liabilities and Equity: | |||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Notes payable: | |||||||
Due within one year | $ | 9,111,461 | $ | 7,353,953 | |||
Due after one year | 4,967,036 | 5,471,186 | |||||
Total notes payable | 14,078,497 | 12,825,139 | |||||
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties | 713,536 | 424,214 | |||||
Financial derivatives, at fair value | 77,199 | 84,844 | |||||
Accrued interest payable (includes $6,705 and $5,145, respectively, related to consolidated trusts) | 47,621 | 48,355 | |||||
Guarantee and commitment obligation | 38,609 | 37,925 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 29,089 | 81,252 | |||||
Reserve for losses | 2,083 | 4,263 | |||||
Total Liabilities | 14,986,634 | 13,505,992 | |||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||
Equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock: | |||||||
Series A, par value $25 per share, 2,400,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding | 58,333 | 58,333 | |||||
Series B, par value $25 per share, 3,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding | 73,044 | 73,044 | |||||
Series C, par value $25 per share, 3,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding | 73,382 | 73,382 | |||||
Common stock: | |||||||
Class A Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 1,030,780 shares outstanding | 1,031 | 1,031 | |||||
Class B Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 500,301 shares outstanding | 500 | 500 | |||||
Class C Non-Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization,9,155,661 shares and 9,406,267 shares outstanding, respectively | 9,156 | 9,406 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 117,862 | 113,559 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax | (11,019 | ) | 15,533 | ||||
Retained earnings | 231,228 | 201,013 | |||||
Total Stockholders' Equity | 553,517 | 545,801 | |||||
Non-controlling interest | 203 | 236,028 | |||||
Total Equity | 553,720 | 781,829 | |||||
Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 15,540,354 | $ | 14,287,821 | |||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
Interest income: | |||||||||||||||
Investments and cash equivalents | $ | 4,194 | $ | 2,424 | $ | 13,338 | $ | 17,269 | |||||||
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | 32,835 | 30,588 | 134,443 | 128,923 | |||||||||||
Loans | 30,533 | 27,718 | 117,042 | 94,875 | |||||||||||
Total interest income | 67,562 | 60,730 | 264,823 | 241,067 | |||||||||||
Total interest expense | 36,591 | 44,606 | 139,016 | 170,720 | |||||||||||
Net interest income | 30,971 | 16,124 | 125,807 | 70,347 | |||||||||||
(Provision for)/release of allowance for loan losses | (3,366 | ) | 462 | (2,388 | ) | 961 | |||||||||
Net interest income after (provision for)/release of allowance for loan losses | 27,605 | 16,586 | 123,419 | 71,308 | |||||||||||
Non-interest income: | |||||||||||||||
Guarantee and commitment fees | 3,780 | 3,563 | 14,077 | 14,694 | |||||||||||
Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities | 1,592 | (9,178 | ) | 2,531 | (21,646 | ) | |||||||||
Gains on trading securities | 696 | 13,857 | 1,220 | 38,629 | |||||||||||
Gains/(losses) on sale of available-for-sale investment securities | — | — | 9 | (238 | ) | ||||||||||
(Losses)/gains on sale of real estate owned | — | (28 | ) | (1 | ) | 137 | |||||||||
Other income | 372 | 920 | 2,305 | 1,714 | |||||||||||
Non-interest income | 6,440 | 9,134 | 20,141 | 33,290 | |||||||||||
Non-interest expense: | |||||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits | 5,385 | 4,971 | 22,047 | 19,009 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 3,238 | 2,992 | 13,111 | 12,197 | |||||||||||
Regulatory fees | 613 | 600 | 2,413 | 2,381 | |||||||||||
Real estate owned operating costs, net | 44 | 48 | 91 | 110 | |||||||||||
Release of reserve for losses | (3,415 | ) | (17 | ) | (2,180 | ) | (2,205 | ) | |||||||
Non-interest expense | 5,865 | 8,594 | 35,482 | 31,492 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 28,180 | 17,126 | 108,078 | 73,106 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,912 | 2,769 | 34,239 | 2,824 | |||||||||||
Net income | 18,268 | 14,357 | 73,839 | 70,282 | |||||||||||
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest | 60 | (5,414 | ) | (5,139 | ) | (22,192 | ) | ||||||||
Net income attributable to Farmer Mac | 18,328 | 8,943 | 68,700 | 48,090 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (3,296 | ) | (3,296 | ) | (13,182 | ) | (9,839 | ) | |||||||
Loss on retirement of preferred stock | — | — | (8,147 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 15,032 | $ | 5,647 | $ | 47,371 | $ | 38,251 | |||||||
Earnings per common share and dividends: | |||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 1.39 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 4.33 | $ | 3.50 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 1.35 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 4.19 | $ | 3.37 | |||||||
Common stock dividends per common share | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.56 | |||||||
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The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding volume in each of Farmer Mac's four lines of business as of the dates indicated:
Lines of Business - Outstanding Business Volume | |||||||
As of December 31, 2015 | As of December 31, 2014 | ||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
On-balance sheet: | |||||||
Farm & Ranch: | |||||||
Loans | $ | 2,249,864 | $ | 2,118,867 | |||
Loans held in trusts: | |||||||
Beneficial interests owned by third party investors | 708,111 | 421,355 | |||||
USDA Guarantees: | |||||||
USDA Securities | 1,876,451 | 1,756,224 | |||||
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities | 31,554 | 27,832 | |||||
Rural Utilities: | |||||||
Loans(1) | 1,008,126 | 718,213 | |||||
Loans held in trusts: | |||||||
Beneficial interests owned by Farmer Mac(1) | — | 267,396 | |||||
Institutional Credit: | |||||||
AgVantage Securities | 5,439,383 | 5,410,413 | |||||
Total on-balance sheet | $ | 11,313,489 | $ | 10,720,300 | |||
Off-balance sheet: | |||||||
Farm & Ranch: | |||||||
LTSPCs | $ | 2,253,273 | $ | 2,240,866 | |||
Guaranteed Securities | 514,051 | 636,086 | |||||
USDA Guarantees: | |||||||
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities | 10,272 | 13,978 | |||||
Rural Utilities: | |||||||
LTSPC(2) | 522,864 | — | |||||
Institutional Credit: | |||||||
AgVantage Securities | 984,871 | 986,528 | |||||
Revolving floating rate AgVantage facility(3) | 300,000 | — | |||||
Total off-balance sheet | $ | 4,585,331 | $ | 3,877,458 | |||
Total | $ | 15,898,820 | $ | 14,597,758 | |||
(1) | Reflects the dissolution of certain consolidated trusts that caused loans that were previously consolidated as "Loans held in trusts" to be included within "Loans." |
(2) | Includes $8.8 million related to a one-year loan purchase commitment on which Farmer Mac receives a nominal unused commitment fee. |
(3) | As of December 31, 2015, this facility had not been utilized. Farmer Mac receives a fixed fee based on the full dollar amount of the facility. If the counterparty draws on the facility, the amounts drawn will be presented as AgVantage securities, and Farmer Mac will earn interest income on those securities. |
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The following table presents the quarterly net effective spread by segment:
Net Effective Spread by Line of Business | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farm & Ranch | USDA Guarantees | Rural Utilities | Institutional Credit | Corporate | Net Effective Spread | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | Yield | Dollars | Yield | Dollars | Yield | Dollars | Yield | Dollars | Yield | Dollars | Yield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the quarter ended: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2015 | $ | 9,381 | 1.72 | % | $ | 4,518 | 0.96 | % | $ | 2,845 | 1.14 | % | $ | 10,899 | 0.80 | % | $ | 2,306 | 0.26 | % | $ | 29,949 | 0.85 | % | |||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2015 | 9,628 | 1.80 | % | 4,630 | 0.99 | % | 2,907 | 1.18 | % | 11,271 | 0.81 | % | 1,951 | 0.25 | % | 30,387 | 0.88 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2015 | 9,681 | 1.82 | % | 4,466 | 0.98 | % | 2,838 | 1.18 | % | 10,860 | 0.78 | % | 1,942 | 0.25 | % | 29,787 | 0.88 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015(1) | 10,114 | 1.97 | % | 4,225 | 0.95 | % | 2,804 | 1.15 | % | 10,425 | 0.77 | % | 1,689 | 0.20 | % | 29,257 | 0.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014(2) | 8,682 | 1.71 | % | 5,250 | 1.19 | % | 2,908 | 1.18 | % | 9,870 | 0.78 | % | 1,732 | 0.26 | % | 28,442 | 0.91 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2014 | 8,207 | 1.68 | % | 5,073 | 1.18 | % | 2,890 | 1.16 | % | 9,823 | 0.78 | % | 3,773 | 0.59 | % | 29,766 | 0.97 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2014 | 7,820 | 1.64 | % | 4,159 | 0.99 | % | 2,953 | 1.16 | % | 9,957 | 0.78 | % | 4,160 | 0.57 | % | 29,049 | 0.92 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2014(3) | 7,114 | 1.53 | % | 3,784 | 0.91 | % | 1,990 | 0.73 | % | 9,406 | 0.74 | % | 4,142 | 0.56 | % | 26,436 | 0.84 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2013(3) | 10,113 | 2.20 | % | 4,022 | 0.97 | % | 2,379 | 0.89 | % | 9,088 | 0.72 | % | 4,420 | 0.58 | % | 30,022 | 0.94 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Beginning in first quarter 2015, Farmer Mac revised its methodology for interest expense allocation among the Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, and Rural Utilities lines of business. As a result of this revision, a greater percentage of interest expense has been allocated to the longer-term assets included within the USDA Guarantees and Rural Utilities lines of business. Net effective spread for periods prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2015 does not reflect this revision. |
(2) | On October 1, 2014, $78.5 million of preferred stock issued by CoBank was called, resulting in a loss of net effective spread of $2.1 million or 30 basis points in the corporate segment. The impact on consolidated net effective spread was 7 basis points. |
(3) | First quarter 2014 includes the impact of spread compression in the Rural Utilities line of business from the early refinancing of loans (41 basis points). Fourth quarter 2013 includes the impact in net effective spread in the Farm & Ranch line of business of one-time adjustments for recovered buyout interest and yield maintenance (40 basis points in aggregate) and the impact of spread compression in the Rural Utilities line of business from the early refinancing of loans (26 basis points). |
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The following table presents quarterly core earnings reconciled to net income attributable to common stockholders:
Core Earnings by Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 2015 | September 2015 | June 2015 | March 2015 | December 2014 | September 2014 | June 2014 | March 2014 | December 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net effective spread(1) | $ | 29,949 | $ | 30,387 | $ | 29,787 | $ | 29,257 | $ | 28,442 | $ | 29,766 | $ | 29,049 | $ | 26,436 | $ | 30,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Guarantee and commitment fees | 4,730 | 4,328 | 4,085 | 4,012 | 4,097 | 4,152 | 4,216 | 4,315 | 4,252 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other(2) | (284 | ) | (93 | ) | (24 | ) | (405 | ) | (1,285 | ) | (2,001 | ) | (520 | ) | (410 | ) | 427 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 34,395 | 34,622 | 33,848 | 32,864 | 31,254 | 31,917 | 32,745 | 30,341 | 34,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit related (income)/expense: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Release of)/provision for losses | (49 | ) | (303 | ) | 1,256 | (696 | ) | (479 | ) | (804 | ) | (2,557 | ) | 674 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
REO operating expenses | 44 | 48 | — | (1 | ) | 48 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses/(gains) on sale of REO | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | — | (168 | ) | 3 | (26 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total credit related (income)/expense | (5 | ) | (255 | ) | 1,256 | (696 | ) | (403 | ) | (803 | ) | (2,666 | ) | 679 | (11 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits | 5,385 | 5,236 | 5,733 | 5,693 | 4,971 | 4,693 | 4,889 | 4,456 | 4,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 3,238 | 3,676 | 3,374 | 2,823 | 2,992 | 3,123 | 3,288 | 2,794 | 3,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regulatory fees | 613 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 593 | 594 | 594 | 594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 9,236 | 9,512 | 9,707 | 9,116 | 8,563 | 8,409 | 8,771 | 7,844 | 7,723 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | 25,164 | 25,365 | 22,885 | 24,444 | 23,094 | 24,311 | 26,640 | 21,818 | 26,989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense/(benefit)(3) | 8,855 | 8,924 | 8,091 | 6,692 | 4,858 | 6,327 | (4,734 | ) | 4,334 | 5,279 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest | (60 | ) | (36 | ) | (119 | ) | 5,354 | 5,414 | 5,412 | 5,819 | 5,547 | 5,546 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | 3,296 | 3,295 | 3,296 | 3,295 | 3,296 | 3,283 | 2,308 | 952 | 882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core earnings | $ | 13,073 | $ | 13,182 | $ | 11,617 | $ | 9,103 | $ | 9,526 | $ | 9,289 | $ | 23,247 | $ | 10,985 | $ | 15,282 | |||||||||||||||||
Reconciling items (after-tax effects): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities | 1,784 | (4,489 | ) | 10,388 | (582 | ) | (3,717 | ) | 2,685 | (3,053 | ) | (2,395 | ) | 8,003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains/(losses) on trading assets | 452 | (5 | ) | 110 | 236 | 679 | (21 | ) | (46 | ) | 426 | (50 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value | (171 | ) | (76 | ) | (81 | ) | (529 | ) | (811 | ) | (440 | ) | (179 | ) | (8,027 | ) | (10,864 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net effects of settlements on agency forward contracts | (106 | ) | (253 | ) | 128 | (164 | ) | (30 | ) | 73 | 236 | (176 | ) | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on retirement of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock | — | — | — | (6,246 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 15,032 | $ | 8,359 | $ | 22,162 | $ | 1,818 | $ | 5,647 | $ | 11,586 | $ | 20,205 | $ | 813 | $ | 12,485 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | The difference between first quarter 2014 and fourth quarter 2013 net effective spread was due to the impact of one-time adjustments for recovered buyout interest and yield maintenance of $1.8 million in fourth quarter 2013, $0.6 million associated with the early refinancing of AgVantage securities and the recasting of certain Rural Utilities loans, and a lower day count in first quarter 2014. |
(2) | Fourth quarter 2014 and third quarter 2014 include $13.6 million and $17.9 million, respectively, of interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased and $12.8 million and $16.4 million, respectively of gains on securities sold, not yet purchased. First quarter 2014 includes additional hedging costs of $0.6 million. Fourth quarter 2013 includes gains on the repurchase of debt of $1.5 million, partially offset by realized losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities of $0.9 million and additional hedging costs of $0.2 million. |
(3) | Fourth quarter 2014 and second quarter 2014 reflect a reduction of $1.4 million and $11.6 million, respectively, in the tax valuation allowance against capital loss carryforwards related to capital gains on securities sold, not yet purchased. First quarter 2014 and fourth quarter 2013 reflect a reduction in tax valuation allowance of $0.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, associated with certain gains on investment portfolio assets. |
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2015 Equity Investor Presentation Fourth Quarter
FARMER MAC Forward-Looking Statements In addition to historical information, this presentation includes forward- looking statements that reflect management’s current expectations for Farmer Mac’s future financial results, business prospects, and business developments. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements. Management’s expectations for Farmer Mac’s future necessarily involve a number of assumptions and estimates and the evaluation of risks and uncertainties. Various factors or events could cause Farmer Mac’s actual results to differ materially from the expectations as expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of these factors are identified and discussed in Farmer Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 10, 2016, which is also available on Farmer Mac’s website (www.farmermac.com). In light of these potential risks and uncertainties, no undue reliance should be placed on any forward-looking statements expressed in this presentation. Any forward- looking statements made in this presentation are current only as of December 31, 2015, except as otherwise indicated. Farmer Mac undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of revisions to any such forward-looking statements to reflect new information or any future events or circumstances, except as otherwise mandated by the SEC. The information contained in this presentation is not necessarily indicative of future results. NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF SECURITIES This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Farmer Mac security. Farmer Mac securities are offered only in jurisdictions where permissible by offering documents available through qualified securities dealers. Any investor who is considering purchasing a Farmer Mac security should consult the applicable offering documents for the security and their own financial and legal advisors for information about and analysis of the security, the risks associated with the security, and the suitability of the investment for the investor’s particular circumstances. Copyright © 2016 by Farmer Mac. No part of this document may be duplicated, reproduced, distributed, or displayed in public in any manner or by any means without the written permission of Farmer Mac. EQUITY INVESTOR PRESENTATION 2016 02
FARMER MAC Non-GAAP Financial Measures This presentation is for general informational purposes only, is current only as of December 31, 2015, and should be read in conjunction with Farmer Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2016. Farmer Mac uses core earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, to measure corporate economic performance and develop financial plans because, in management's view, core earnings is a useful alternative measure in understanding Farmer Mac's economic performance, transaction economics, and business trends. Core earnings principally differs from net income attributable to common stockholders by excluding the effects of fair value fluctuations, which are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on financial condition or results of operations reported in accordance with GAAP if the related financial instruments are held to maturity, as is generally expected. Core earnings also differs from net income attributable to common stockholders by excluding specified infrequent or unusual transactions that Farmer Mac believes are not indicative of future operating results and that may not reflect the trends and economic financial performance of Farmer Mac's core business. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly labeled non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by other companies. Farmer Mac's disclosure of this non-GAAP measure is intended to be supplemental in nature, and is not meant to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or as more important than, the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. EQUITY INVESTOR PRESENTATION 2016 03
FARMER MAC Table of Contents 05 Executive Summary 13 Agricultural Industry Highlights 22 Farmer Mac Overview 33 Farmer Mac Financial Performance 40 Appendix EQUITY INVESTOR PRESENTATION 2016 04
Executive Summary
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac Overview Created in the 1980s to help provide a deeper credit market for rural America • Provide wholesale financing, secondary market and credit enhancements for agricultural and rural utilities lenders • Increase access to credit and drive more efficient credit pricing for rural America • Reduce rural credit market volatility by increasing liquidity and lending capacity for rural lenders Lines of business – focused on customers • Farm & Ranch • USDA Guarantees • Rural Utilities • Institutional Credit Diverse product suite provided to customers • Loan purchases • Wholesale financing • Credit protection EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 06 1987 1996 1998 1999 2008 Farmer Mac initially chartered by Congress as an instrumentality of the United States First major charter revision and expansion of authority (direct loan purchases) Outstanding business volume reaches $1 billion First listed on NYSE (AGM & AGM.A) Second major charter revision and expansion of authority (Rural Utilities) Outstanding business volume reaches $10 billion Outstanding business volume reaches $15 billion 2015
FARMER MAC $12.0 Billion {5.9% Market Share} Agricultural Real Estate Mortgage Market Structure EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 07 FINANCIAL INVESTORS (Developing Market) | various institutional investors investing in agricultural assets (and seeking leverage) FARM CREDIT SYSTEM (GSE) Retail & Agribusiness NON-FCS AG LENDERS Secondary Market CREDIT PROTECTION CREDIT PROTECTION W HOLESALE FINANCING LOAN SALES Primary Agriculture Mortgage Market {Farmers & Ranchers} Mortgage Financing Mortgage Financing $205 Billion $ 9 3 Bi ll io n $ 11 2 B illio n F C S F U N D IN G C O R P O R A T IO N A G F IR S T S o u th e a s t $ 1 1 B A G R IB A N K M id w e s t $ 4 7 B F C B O F T X S o u th w e s t $ 1 1 B C O B A N K N a ti o n w id e $ 2 4 B IN S U R A N C E C O M P A N IE S $ 1 2 B A G B A N K S $ 7 7 B N O N -B A N K L E N D E R S $ 2 3 B 7 6 R E T A IL A C A s (1) Ag real estate mortgage market structure shown here includes only the outstanding unpaid principal balance of first lien ag mortgage assets forecast as of December 31, 2015. (2) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, nominal dollars forecast for year-end 2015 on a prorated basis; (as of February 2016). (3) Source: Farm Credit Administration, Call Report Data on a prorate basis for year-end 2015 (as of December 2015). (4) Sum of FCS, non-FCS, and Farmer Mac first lien ag real estate mortgage assets does not add up to the total due to the nature of Farmer Mac’s secondary market business model. (1) (2) (3) (2) (4) (4) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 (1)
FARMER MAC Rural Utilities (RU) Cooperative Mortgage Market EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 08 FARM CREDIT SYSTEM (GSE) NON-GSE RU LENDERS $ 1 4 .5 B il li o n $ 2 2 .7 B illio n C O B A N K (2) (3) $3.9 Billion {10.5% Market Share} Secondary Market CREDIT PROTECTION W HOLESALE FINANCING LOAN SALES Rural Utilities Cooperative Mortgage Market {900+ Cooperatives in Util it ies Distribution, Generation and Transmission} Mortgage Financing Mortgage Financing (4) $37 Billion (4) N A T IO N A L R U R A L U T IL IT IE S C O O P E R A T IV E F IN A N C E C O R P O R A T IO N (“ C F C ” ) Market Opportunity Kilowatt-hour sales growing nearly 3% annually (2014), the first growth in several years • Generally leads to increased demand for credit Other industry dynamics leading to Farmer Mac growth opportunities • Push toward higher Tier 1 capital and more duration-matched funding • Opportunities to help CFC refinance debt away from other sources of rural utility credit • Longer term capital expenditures for greater use of natural gas-fired electricity production (1) RU cooperative mortgage market structure includes only the outstanding unpaid principal balance of first lien RU cooperative real estate mortgage assets as of 2015Q3. (2) Source: CoBank 2015Q3 Financial Information, Energy Loan Portfolio nominal dollars as of September 30, 2015. (3) Source: CFC 10-Q, nominal dollars as of November 30, 2015, Long-term Loans Table 6. (4) Nominal dollars for 2015; Sum of FCS, non-GSE and Farmer Mac first lien RU cooperative real estate mortgage assets does not add up to the total due to the nature of Farmer Mac’s secondary market business model. (5) Source: CFC 2014 Key Ratio Trend Analysis (July 2015). (1) (1) (5)
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac Business Volume $ IN BILLIONS Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Agricultural Outstanding Business Volume $2.4 $3.1 $4.2 $5.5 $5.8 $5.5 $5.3 $7.2 $8.5 $9.0 $8.6 $9.6 $9.6 $10.7 $11.4 $11.9 $12.0 Total Outstanding Volume $2.4 $3.1 $4.2 $5.5 $5.8 $5.5 $5.3 $7.2 $8.5 $10.1 $10.7 $12.2 $11.9 $13.0 $14.0 $14.6 $15.9 Ag Real Estate Mortgage Market and Farmer Mac $87 $85 $89 $98 $97 $104 $114 $113 $132 $148 $146 $154 $167 $173 $185 $196 $205 2.7% 3.7% 4.7% 5.6% 6.0% 5.3% 4.7% 6.4% 6.5% 6.1% 5.9% 6.2% 5.7% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015F $ I N B IL L IO N S Agricultural Real Estate Mortgage Market Ag Real Estate Mortgage Market AGM – Ag Real Estate Mortgage Market Share (1) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (2) Farmer Mac business volume includes total outstanding balance of loan purchases, guarantees, and Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments (LTSPCs) in the Farm & Ranch line of business, USDA Guarantees, and AgVantage securities secured by collateral eligible for the Farm & Ranch line of business; excludes all loan purchases, guarantees, and LTSPCs in the Rural Utilities line of business and AgVantage securities secured by collateral eligible for Rural Utilities line of business. (1) (2) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 09 (2)
FARMER MAC $2,520 $2,730 $2,950 $3,020 $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 2012 2013 2014 2015 $ P E R A C R E Land Value (2)(4) Agricultural Industry Dashboard $96 $123 $91 $56 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 2012 2013 2014 2015F $ I N B IL L IO N S Farm Income (1) 321 297 200 182190 195 240 219 0 100 200 300 400 2012 2013 2014 2015 IN D E X Commodity Index Feed Grains Prices Received Index Livestock Prices Received Index (2)(3) 1.67% 1.23% 0.96% 0.87% 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2012 2013 2014 2015Q3 90-Day Delinquencies (5) (1) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (2) Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (3) Commodity prices indexed according to 1999 base year as 100. (4) Land values per acre include all farm and pasture land, irrigated and non-irrigated. (5) Source: Kansas City Federal Reserve, Ag Finance Databook & Farm Credit Funding Corp Annual Information Statements – Non-accrual real estate loans and accruing loans that are 90 days or more past due made by commercial and Farm Credit System banks (as of February 2016). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 10-year Average $83 billion 10-year Average 1.32% 10-year Average $2,377
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac Dashboard $42.9 $49.6 $54.9 $53.0 $47.0 $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $ I N M IL L IO N S Core Earnings EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 106 104 96 91 87 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B A S IS P O IN T S Net Effective Spread $11.9 $13.0 $14.0 $14.6 $15.9 $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 $14 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 $ I N B IL L IO N S Outstanding Business Volume 93 70 55 35 56 0 20 40 60 80 100 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 B A S IS P O IN T S 90-Day Delinquencies (Farm & Ranch Line of Business Only) (1) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings, please refer to page 44 of the Appendix. (2) Delinquencies include loans held and loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan. (2) (1)
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac’s Investment Highlights •Rigorous underwriting standards •Low delinquencies •Low cumulative historical credit losses Quality Assets •Finance assets through issuance of low-cost public debt •Issue at narrow, GSE spreads to U.S. Treasuries Funding Advantage •Robust worldwide demand for agricultural products •Increase market share through business development efforts •Significant wholesale financing opportunities Growth Prospects •Overhead / outstanding business volume ~ 25 bps •Outstanding business volume ~$200 million per employeeOperational Efficiency •Core earnings growth •Annual core earnings return on equity ~ 15% to 20% •New dividend policy targeted at growing payouts of core earnings to ~ 30% over the next several years Consistent Returns EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12
Agricultural Industry Highlights
FARMER MAC Grain prices fell in 2015 due to record plantings/yields; livestock also under pressure • U.S. agricultural product use increased 6% in 2015; however, ending stocks also increased due to record grain production • Exports decreased 7%, driven by a stronger dollar and greater competition in overseas markets Farm income declined 38% in 2015 • At $56 billion, 2015 projected farm income falls below the 10-year average of $83 billion • Livestock profitability diminished in 2015 on lower prices • Dairy prices remain pressured as a result of increased production and lower overseas demand Average inflation-adjusted U.S. agricultural real estate values decreased 3% in 2015 • Corn belt farmland values down between 4% and 5% as falling grain prices reduced regional income • Rest of U.S. land values remain stable to modestly increasing, led by demand for pasture ground • Continued softening of land values in grain-heavy states into 2016 Land sales transactions have slowed with lower income and declining land values • However, demographic trend (average age of U.S. farmer >60 years) to support primary transaction volume California drought persists; however, it has not had a material impact on Farmer Mac’s credit quality • California farmers with access to water are earning record profits and quality land continues to increase in value State of Agriculture – USDA Forecasts AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 14 (1) Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nominal (current dollars) (as of February 2016). (2) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, Nominal (current dollars) (as of February 2016). (3) Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Seventh District, Ag Credit Conditions Survey AgLetter (as of February 2016). (1) (2) (3)
FARMER MAC Global Outlook Demand • 43% increase in global population projected between 2005 and 2050 • However, USDA’s Future Agricultural Resources Model (FARM) projects a 75% increase in total production and consumption of major field crops for the same period due to higher protein diets • Significant projected increase in demand for agricultural commodities and products due to greater incomes (higher protein diet) and a larger population • Thus significant “demand pull” for agricultural products Supply • Finite amount of arable farmland, which implies a relatively high rate of capacity utilization • According to USDA Ag Census, less than 10% of U.S. cropland is idle • As incomes in developing countries increase, food consumption shifts to diets richer in animal protein, which increases the demand for feed crops • In order to meet minimum demand projections, productivity would need to nearly double in key commodity groups by 2050 AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 15 (1) (1) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service Global Drivers of Agricultural Demand and Supply, September 2014. (2) Source: USDA, Census of Agriculture; 2012 (2)
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac’s Unique Market Position Farmer Mac enjoys a unique position, sharing in upside opportunity in strong markets and benefiting from downside protection and increased relative demand in weak markets Strong Market – Farmer Mac can participate in the upside • Situation: Credit is healthy, transaction volumes are high, and capital is plentiful • Impacts on Farmer Mac: – Farmer Mac can benefit from the higher industry volumes and healthy credit – However, when farm income is high and capital is plentiful, the relative value of access to GSE capital may be marginally lower – Earnings can benefit from lower credit costs, but spreads may be tighter Weak Market – Farmer Mac can benefit from loss protection and increased demand due to tighter credit conditions • Situation: Declining farm income, land values and credit quality; less access to capital • Impacts on Farmer Mac: – Farmer Mac can benefit from loss protection given its unique diversified geographic/commodity portfolio and its conservative underwriting standards – Farmer Mac can also benefit from the greater relative value of GSE capital in tighter credit market conditions – However, in bear markets, no entity will be immune to declining credit quality, although spreads may be more favorable AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 16
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac’s Downside Protection Conservative underwriting with significant focus on repayment strength and low LTVs • Total Debt Coverage (TDC) ratio of at least 1.25x • Generally maximum LTVs of 60% to 70%, but in practice average 40% to 45% on mortgages purchased • Require minimum borrower net equity of 50% across all agricultural assets • Significant scrutiny given to property access and access to water, among other items Farmer Mac credits less likely to default as compared to the broader industry • Farmer Mac is generally recognized as having the tightest credit requirements for ag mortgage loans • Primary focus on repayment capacity through stressed input assumptions during underwriting process • Farmer Mac is not a “lender of last resort”; Farm Credit Administration is a strong safety and soundness regulator Farmer Mac credits less likely to incur losses even when a default occurs • “Expected losses” of farm asset values range from 0% to 30% for various commodity types in Farmer Mac’s base case scenario • Farmer Mac’s “stress scenario losses” of farm asset values range from 17% to 50% for various commodity types • Given Farmer Mac’s portfolio average LTV of 44% as of December 31, average farm asset value losses would need to be in excess of 56% to begin to generate the first dollar of loss to Farmer Mac – The 1980s agricultural credit crisis saw land values decline approximately 23% from peak to trough AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 17(1) Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (as of August 2015). (1)
FARMER MAC $48 $51 $55 $39 $61 $87 $79 $57 $70 $78 $62 $77 $114 $96 $123 $91 $56 179 289 218 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015F IN D E X $ I N B IL L IO N S Nominal Farm Income Grain Index Livestock Index Export Change Index (1) (2) (2) (1) Farm Income and Related Trends (1) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (2) Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Indexed to 1999 as 100. AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 18
FARMER MAC Ag Land Value and Leverage Trends $1.0 $1.1 $1.2 $1.2 $1.3 $1.3 $1.6 $1.8 $2.0 $2.2 $2.1 $2.2 $2.3 $2.5 $2.7 $3.0 $3.0 $48 $51 $55 $39 $61 $87 $79 $57 $70 $78 $62 $77 $114 $96 $123 $91 $56 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $0.0 $0.5 $1.0 $1.5 $2.0 $2.5 $3.0 $3.5 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015F $ IN B IL L IO N S A V E R A GE L A N D V A L U E $ I N T H O U S A N D S /A C R E Ag Land Values Land Value Nominal Farm Income Average 12.8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015F D E B T TO A S S E T R A T IO ( % ) Leverage Debt to Asset Ratio Average (1) Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, nominals dollars, (as of February 2016); includes all farm and pasture land, irrigated and non-irrigated. (2) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (1) (2) (2) AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 19
FARMER MAC Agricultural Risk Management Tools Farmers today use a broad array of risk management tools, many of which were not available or not accepted during the ag credit crisis of the 1980s • Many now view costs of hedging simply as a cost of doing business • Have learned from their parents’ experiences in the 1980s • Risk management includes revenue and cost protection and more sophisticated asset liability management Revenue Hedging • Crop insurance – approximately 91% of planted acres carry some form of crop insurance • Crop insurance premiums still federally subsidized and losses shared by the federal government • Futures/forward sales – many producers use hedging instruments to sell grain crops forward at planting stage Cost Hedging • Feed costs hedged with futures/forwards • Fertilizer and fuel costs can be similarly hedged • Water availability can be provided via “water banks” and secondary sources of water, e.g. wells • Water costs can also be hedged with forward purchase agreements Debt service is better managed with lower absolute leverage levels and better ALM AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 20 (1) Source: USDA, 2013 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Farm Financial and Crop Production Practices Summary Report. (1)
FARMER MAC USDA – Key 2016 Forecasts Demand for U.S. agricultural products to increase 1.3% • Demographic trends and a stabilizing economy contributing to growth • Lower commodity prices stimulating quantity demanded • However, total U.S. export values to decrease 7% to $140 billion, driven by higher global ending stocks and a stronger U.S. dollar reducing prices U.S. farm income to decline approximately 3% to $55 billion • Grain prices remain range-bound at lower levels and livestock prices down on higher global supplies • Input costs are stable to modestly declining – Labor, seed, and water costs are largely static, while fertilizer, fuel, and feed costs are declining modestly Average U.S. ag land values expected to stay relatively flat to slightly down • Midwest most impacted with estimates ranging from 5% to 15% declines as compared to 2015 levels • Rest of U.S. remains stable to modestly increasing – high non-grain commodity prices and high demand for pasture ground contributing to appreciation Total U.S. agricultural mortgage market to grow 1% to $207 billion AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 21 (1) Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (2) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (3) Source: USDA, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report, nominal dollars (as of February 2016). (1) (2) (3)
Farmer Mac Overview
FARMER MAC Lines of Business and Products Product Type Customers Lines of Business $ IN BILLIONS AND PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VOLUME LOAN PURCHASES • Ag Banks • Insurance Companies • Rural Utilities Cooperatives F & R USDA RU IC Total $3.0 19% $1.9 12% $1.0 6% -- $5.9 37% WHOLESALE FINANCING • AgVantage • Farm Equity AgVantage • Ag Banks • Insurance Companies • Ag Investment Funds • Production and Agribusiness Companies • Rural Utilities Cooperatives -- -- -- $6.7 43% $6.7 43% CREDIT PROTECTION • Long-term Standby Purchase Commitments (LTSPCs)/ AMBS Guarantees • FCS Institutions • Ag Banks • Insurance Companies • Ag Investment Funds • Rural Utilities Cooperatives $2.8 17% -- $0.5 3% -- $3.3 20% Total $5.8 $1.9 $1.5 $6.7 $15.9= Allowances and provisions recorded on these assets FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 23 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015
FARMER MAC Business Development Product Type Marketing Channel Target Customers AG LOAN PURCHASES AND CREDIT PROTECTION • Marketing department with 5 relationship managers • Geographically dispersed nationwide • Cover ag banks and non-bank originators • Seek to add new ag lenders as eligible loan sellers for Farmer Mac • Seek to add LTSPCs • Over 3,200 commercial banks with agricultural loans on-balance sheet (approximately 800 are currently sellers) • Special focus on large-cap ag banks • Farm Credit System (FCS) • Insurance company ag lenders WHOLESALE FINANCING FOR RURAL LENDERS • Director of Institutional Business Development • C-suite outreach to target firms • Attend industry conferences • Insurance company ag lenders • Larger banks with ag mortgage portfolios • Rural utilities cooperative lenders WHOLESALE FINANCING FOR INVESTORS IN AG ASSETS • Same as Wholesale Financing for Rural Lenders • Paid deal sourcing relationships with industry contacts • Leverage capital markets relationships to identify ag funds and ag companies seeking low-cost wholesale financing • Public or private ag investment funds (all structures) • Agricultural companies – production ag and agribusiness (for profit and cooperative) RURAL UTILITIES LOAN PURCHASES AND CREDIT PROTECTION • C-suite relationships • Credit department contacts • Capital markets relationship contacts • National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (non-GSE) • CoBank (FCS GSE) FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 24 (1) (1) Source: FDIC Statistics on Depository Institutions datasets (https://www2.fdic.gov/sdi/index.asp).
FARMER MAC Outstanding Volume - Portfolio Summary Farm & Ranch 36% USDA Guarantees 12% Rural Utilities 9% Institutional Credit 43% By Line of Business AgVantage 43% On-Balance Sheet Loans 25% LTSPCs 17% AMBS 3% USDA 12% By Product Type FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 25 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015
FARMER MAC Northwest 10% Southwest 30% Mid-North 35% Mid-South 14% Northeast 4% Southeast 7% By Geographic Region Crops 57% Permanent Plantings 16% Livestock 22% Part-time Farm 4% Ag. Storage and Processing 1% By Commodity Type Farm & Ranch Loans Portfolio Diversification FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 26 (1) Farm & Ranch portfolio includes on-balance sheet loans and LTSPCs. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 (1)
FARMER MAC Core earnings are primarily a direct function of three key factors: Core Earnings Value Drivers FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 27 Value Drivers Things to Consider BUSINESS VOLUME •Macro supply/demand for ag credit •Farmer Mac business development success • Impact of potential credit quality shocks • Impact of potential rate shocks NET EFFECTIVE SPREAD •Macro supply/demand for ag credit •Absolute level of interest rates • Business mix •Delinquencies CREDIT QUALITY • Idiosyncratic borrower impacts: death in family, divorce, & disease •Commodity price volatility •Acts of nature: droughts, disease, etc. (1) (1) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings, please refer to page 44 of the Appendix.
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac Outstanding Business Volume $15.9 $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 $14 $16 $18 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $ I N B IL L IO N S FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 28 12.6% CAGR (1999 to 2015)
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac Net Effective Spread FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 29 69 78 106 97 106 106 104 96 91 87 0.9% 0.9% 1.8% 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 M OO D Y ’S C OR P OR A TE S P R E A D IN D E X N E T E FF E C T IV E S P R E A D B A S IS P O IN T S Farmer Mac Net Effective Spread Moody's Corporate Spread Index(2) (1) Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, Farmer Mac classified all of the income from Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities that it holds in its portfolio as interest income. Periods prior to 2011 have not been restated. (2) Source: St. Louis Fed, Economic Database: Average Moody’s Baa – Average Moody’s Aaa band spreads. (1)
FARMER MAC (1) Source: Kansas City Federal Reserve, Ag Finance Databook & Farm Credit Funding Corp Annual Information Statements – Non-accrual real estate loans and accruing loans that are 90 days or more past due made by commercial and Farm Credit System banks; 4Q15 data not yet available. (2) Delinquencies include loans held and loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan. Farmer Mac Credit vs. Industry 1.30% 1.20% 1.17% 0.75% 0.60% 0.52%0.54% 0.95% 2.00% 2.40% 2.10% 1.67% 1.23% 0.96% 1.59% 1.21% 0.60% 0.55% 0.58% 0.41% 0.21% 1.35% 1.13% 1.63% 0.93% 0.70% 0.55% 0.35% 0.56% 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 90-Day Delinquencies Industry 90-Day Delinquencies Farmer Mac 90-Day Delinquencies (Farm & Ranch Portfolio Only) (1) FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 30 (2) Farmer Mac Historical Average 1.00%
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac – Historical Credit Losses Farmer Mac’s Rural Utilities, USDA Guarantees, and Institutional Credit lines of business have not had any credit losses to date Farm & Ranch line of business has historical cumulative losses of 0.17%, or less than 1bp per year • Cumulative losses of $34 million on $20 billion of cumulative historical business volume FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 31 -$2 $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 1995 & Prior 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 N E T L OS S / ( GA IN ) $ I N M IL L IO N S BY YEAR OF ORIGINATION Ag Storage & Processing Crops Permanent Plantings Livestock Part-Time Farm / Rural Housing
FARMER MAC Funding Finance asset purchases with proceeds of debt issuances • 20+ dealers • Match-funding provides for stable net effective spread and immaterial interest rate risk Farmer Mac’s debt securities carry privileges for certain holders • 20% capital risk weighting • Eligible collateral for Fed advances • Legal investments for federally supervised financial institutions (banks, etc.) FARMER MAC OVERVIEW 32 Debt Securities Trade at Narrow Spreads to Comparable Maturity Treasuries MATURITY (YEARS) 1 3 5 10 SPREAD TO TREASURY (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015) 8 bps 16 bps 20 bps 60 bps
Farmer Mac Financial Performance
FARMER MAC 2015 Financial Performance Net effective spread of $119.4 million (87 bps) compared to $113.7 million (91 bps) last year • % of net effective spread declined due to the loss of $6.5 million in dividend income resulting from the October 2014 redemption of high-yielding preferred stock previously held in Farmer Mac’s portfolio (5 bps) • Year-over-year increase in dollars attributable to growth in outstanding business volume Core earnings of $47.0 million ($4.15 per diluted share), compared to $53.0 million ($4.67 per diluted share) in 2014 • Decrease driven by the absence in 2015 of the $11.4 million net economic benefit of the cash management & liquidity initiative completed in 2014; and • Loss of $5.6 million after-tax in preferred dividend income related to the October 2014 redemption of high-yielding preferred stock Total business volume of $15.9 billion, an increase of $1.3 billion from December 31,2014 • Purchased $748 million of Farm & Ranch loans • Purchased $743 million of AgVantage securities • Added $522 million Rural Utilities loans under LTSPCs • Added $428 million of Farm & Ranch loans under LTSPCs • Purchased $377 million of USDA Securities • Added $300 million revolving floating rate AgVantage facility • Purchased $108 million of Rural Utilities loans Credit quality remains favorable • 90-day delinquencies of $32.1 million (0.56% of Farm & Ranch loans), increase from $18.9 million (0.35%) in 2014 • Increase attributable to the delinquency of one borrower on two canola facility loans 34 FARMER MAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (1) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings, please refer to page 44 of the Appendix. (1)
FARMER MAC $9.1 $11.7 $11.3 $11.0 $9.1 $10.0 $12.9 $16.5 $23.2 $11.6 $11.2 $13.4 $11.8 $9.3 $13.2 $12.6 $11.6 $15.3 $9.5 $13.1 $0.0 $10.0 $20.0 $30.0 $40.0 $50.0 $60.0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $ I N M IL L IO N S 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q $42.9 $49.6 $54.9 $53.0 $47.0 Core Earnings (Non-GAAP Measure) FARMER MAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 35 (1) For a reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, please refer to page 44 of the Appendix. (2) Core earnings for 2014 include the effects of the cash management and liquidity initiative implemented in second quarter 2014, and the capital structure initiative under which Farmer Mac issued $150 million of preferred stock in advance of the planned March 30, 2015 redemption of all outstanding Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock and related Farm Asset-Linked Capital Securities (FALConS). Each of these initiatives have been described in Farmer Mac’s prior SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015. (2) (1)
FARMER MAC Business Volume FARMER MAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 36 $4.4 $4.8 $5.2 $5.4 $5.8 $5.1 $5.6 $6.0 $6.4 $6.7 $1.5 $1.6 $1.7 $1.8 $1.9 $0.9 $1.0 $1.1 $1.0 $1.5 $0.0 $2.0 $4.0 $6.0 $8.0 $10.0 $12.0 $14.0 $16.0 $18.0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $ I N B IL L IO N S Farm & Ranch Institutional Credit USDA Guarantees Rural Utilities $14.6 (1) Includes on- and off-balance sheet outstanding business volume. $13.0 $14.0 $15.9 (1) $11.9
FARMER MAC Net Effective Spread $98.8 $117.2 $116.6 $113.7 $119.4 1.06% 1.04% 0.96% 0.91% 0.87% 0.00% 0.20% 0.40% 0.60% 0.80% 1.00% 1.20% $0.0 $20.0 $40.0 $60.0 $80.0 $100.0 $120.0 $140.0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $ I N M IL L IO N S Net Effective Spread (dollars) Net Effective Spread (percent) FARMER MAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 37
FARMER MAC Credit Quality – 90-Day Delinquencies FARMER MAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 38 $40.6 $33.3 $28.3 $18.9 $32.1 0.93% 0.70% 0.55% 0.35% 0.56% 0.34% 0.26% 0.20% 0.13% 0.20% 0.00% 0.10% 0.20% 0.30% 0.40% 0.50% 0.60% 0.70% 0.80% 0.90% 1.00% $0.0 $20.0 $40.0 $60.0 4Q11 4Q12 4Q13 4Q14 4Q15 $ I N M IL L IO N S 90-Day Delinquencies (dollars) % of Farm & Ranch Portfolio Only % of Total Portfolio
FARMER MAC $475 $519 $591 $766 $564 $127 $145 $192 $345 $102 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 $400 $450 $0 $200 $400 $600 $800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 E X C E S S S T A T U TO R Y C A P IT A L $ IN M IL L IO N S C O R E C A P IT A L $ I N M IL L IO N S Core Capital Excess Statutory Capital Capital FARMER MAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 39 (1) Core capital defined as total stockholders’ equity less accumulated other comprehensive income. (2) Excess statutory capital defined as core capital less statutory minimum capital. (1) (2) $250m Redemption of Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock and related FALConS
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FARMER MAC Key Company Metrics APPENDIX 41 ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) 2015 2014 2013 2012 Core Earnings $46,975 $53,047 $54,892 $49,642 Core Earnings per Diluted Share $4.15 $4.67 $4.90 $4.51 Net Effective Spread ($) $119,380 $113,693 $116,582 $117,190 Net Effective Spread (%) 0.87% 0.91% 0.96% 1.04% Guarantee & Commitment Fees $17,155 $16,780 $16,591 $15,989 Excess Regulatory Capital $102,400 $345,000 $192,200 $145,000 Common Stock Dividends per Share $0.64 $0.56 $0.48 $0.40 Outstanding Business Volume $15,898,820 $14,597,758 $13,950,312 $13,015,188 90-Day Delinquencies – Farm & Ranch 0.56% 0.35% 0.55% 0.70% Charge-Offs $3,772 $86 $4,004 $2,501 Book Value per Share $33.66 $29.76 $26.68 $20.52 Core Earnings Return on Equity 14% 17% 22% 25% (1) Core earnings for 2014 include the effects of the cash management and liquidity initiative implemented in second quarter 2014 and the capital structure initiative under which Farmer Mac issued $150 million of preferred stock in advance of the planned March 30, 2015 redemption of all outstanding Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock and related FALConS. Each of these initiatives have been described in Farmer Mac’s prior SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015. (2) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings, please refer to page 44 of the Appendix. (3) Book Value per Share excludes accumulated other comprehensive income. (1) (2) (3)
FARMER MAC ($ in thousands) Dec-15 Sep-15 Jun-15 Mar-15 Dec-14 Sep-14 Jun-14 Mar-14 Dec-13 Revenues: Net effective spread 29,949$ 30,387$ 29,787$ 29,257$ 28,442$ 29,766$ 29,049$ 26,436$ 30,022$ Guarantee and commitment fees 4,730 4,328 4,085 4,012 4,097 4,152 4,216 4,315 4,252 Other (284) (93) (24) (405) (1,285) (2,001) (520) (410) 427 Total revenues 34,395 34,622 33,848 32,864 31,254 31,917 32,745 30,341 34,701 Credit related (income)/expense: (Release of)/provisions for losses (49) (303) 1,256 (696) (479) (804) (2,557) 674 12 REO operating expenses 44 48 - (1) 48 1 59 2 3 Losses/(gains) on sale of REO - - - 1 28 - (168) 3 (26) Total credit related (income)/expense (5) (255) 1,256 (696) (403) (803) (2,666) 679 (11) Operating expenses: Compensation and employee benefits 5,385 5,236 5,733 5,693 4,971 4,693 4,889 4,456 4,025 General and administrative 3,238 3,676 3,374 2,823 2,992 3,123 3,288 2,794 3,104 Regulatory fees 613 600 600 600 600 593 594 594 594 Total operating expenses 9,236 9,512 9,707 9,116 8,563 8,409 8,771 7,844 7,723 Net earnings 25,164 25,365 22,885 24,444 23,094 24,311 26,640 21,818 26,989 Income tax expense/(benefit) 8,855 8,924 8,091 6,692 4,858 6,327 (4,734) 4,334 5,279 Non-controlling interest (60) (36) (119) 5,354 5,414 5,412 5,819 5,547 5,546 Preferred stock dividends 3,296 3,295 3,296 3,295 3,296 3,283 2,308 952 882 Core earnings 13,073$ 13,182$ 11,617$ 9,103$ 9,526$ 9,289$ 23,247$ 10,985$ 15,282$ Core Earnings by Quarter Ended Farmer Mac’s Core Earnings History APPENDIX 42 (1) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. See page 43 of the Appendix for reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings. (1)
FARMER MAC Reconciliation of Net Income to Core Earnings APPENDIX 43 ($ in thousands) Dec-15 Sep-15 Jun-15 Mar-15 Dec-14 Sep-14 Jun-14 Mar-14 Dec-13 Net income attributable to common stockholders 15,032$ 8,359$ 22,162$ 1,818$ 5,647$ 11,586$ 20,205$ 813$ 12,485$ Reconciling items (after-tax effects): Unrealized gains/(losses) on f inancial derivatives and hedging activities 1,784 (4,489) 10,388 (582) (3,717) 2,685 (3,053) (2,395) 8,003 Unrealized gains/(losses) on trading assets 452 (5) 110 236 679 (21) (46) 426 (50) Amortization of premiums/discounts and def rred gains on assets consolidated at fair value (171) (76) (81) (529) (811) (440) (179) (8,027) (10,864) Net effects of settlements on agency forw ards (106) (253) 128 (164) 30 73 236 (176) 114 Loss on retirement of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock - - - (6,246) - - - - - Core earnings 13,073$ 13,182$ 11,617$ 9,103$ 9,526$ 9,289$ 23,247$ 10,985$ 15,282$ Core Earnings by Quarter Ended (1) (1) The loss from retirement of the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock in first quarter 2015 has been excluded from core earnings because it is not a frequently occurring transaction and not indicative of future operating results. This is also consistent with Farmer Mac’s previous treatment of these types of origination costs associated with securities underwriting that are capitalized and deferred during the life of the security.
FARMER MAC Reconciliation of Net Income to Core Earnings APPENDIX 44 (in thousands) 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Net income attributable to common stockholders 47,371$ 38,251$ 71,833$ 43,894$ 13,784$ Less the after-tax effects of: Unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities 7,101 (6,480) 29,368 4,325 (30,930) Unrealized gains/(losses) on trading assets 793 1,038 (533) 200 2,246 Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value (857) (9,457) (12,467) (7,266) (3,692) Net effects of settlements on agency forwards (395) 103 573 856 (2,523) Lower of cost or fair value adjustments on loans held for sale - - - (3,863) 5,776 Loss on retirement of Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock (6,246) Core earnings 46,975$ 53,047$ 54,892$ 49,642$ 42,907$ Core Earnings by Period Ended (1) (1) The loss from retirement of the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock in first quarter 2015 has been excluded from core earnings because it is not a frequently occurring transaction and not indicative of future operating results. This is also consistent with Farmer Mac’s previous treatment of these types of origination costs associated with securities underwriting that are capitalized and deferred during the life of the security.
FARMER MAC Farmer Mac’s Net Effective Spread History APPENDIX 45 ($ in thousands) Dollars Yield Dollars Yield Dollars Yield Dollars Yield Dollars Yield Dollars Yield For the quarter ended: December 31, 2015 9,381$ 1.72% 4,518$ 0.96% 2,845$ 1.14% 10,899$ 0.80% 2,306$ 0.26% 29,949$ 0.85% September 30, 2015 9,628 1.80% 4,630 0.99% 2,907 1.18% 11,271 0.81% 1,951 0.25% 30,387 0.88% June 30, 2015 9,681 1.82% 4,466 0.98% 2,838 1.18% 10,860 0.78% 1,942 0.25% 29,787 0.88% March 31, 2015 (1) 10,114 1.97% 4,225 0.95% 2,804 1.15% 10,425 0.77% 1,689 0.20% 29,257 0.86% December 31,2014 (2) 8,682 1.71% 5,250 1.19% 2,908 1.18% 9,870 0.78% 1,732 0.26% 28,442 0.91% September 30, 2014 8,207 1.68% 5,073 1.18% 2,890 1.16% 9,823 0.78% 3,773 0.59% 29,766 0.97% June 30, 2014 7,820 1.64% 4,159 0.99% 2,953 1.16% 9,957 0.78% 4,160 0.57% 29,049 0.92% March 31, 2014 (3) 7,114 1.53% 3,784 0.91% 1,990 0.73% 9,406 0.74% 4,142 0.56% 26,436 0.84% December 31, 2013 (3) 10,113 2.20% 4,022 0.97% 2,379 0.89% 9,088 0.72% 4,420 0.58% 30,022 0.94% (1) Beginning in f irst quarter 2015, Farmer Mac revised it's methodology for interest expense allocation among Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, and Rural Utilities lines of business. As a result of this revision, a greater percentage of interest expense has been allocated to the longer term assets included w ithin the USDA Guarantees and Rural Utilities lines of business. Net effective spread for periods prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2015 does not reflect this revision. (2) On October 1, 2014, $78.5 million of preferred stock issued by CoBank w as called, resulting in a loss of net effective spread of $2.1 million or 30 basis points in the corporate segment. The impact on consolidated net effective spread on a quarterly basis is 7 basis points. (3) First quarter 2014 includes the impact of spread compression in Rural Utilities line of business from the early refinancing of loans (41 basis points). Fourth quarter 2013 includes the impact in net effective spread in the Farm & Ranch line of business of one-time adjustments for recovered buyout interest and yield maintenance (40 basis points in aggregate). Net Effective SpreadInstitutional CreditFarm & Ranch USDA Guarantees Rural Utilities Corporate
FARMER MAC Liquidity – Investment Portfolio Farmer Mac maintains an investment portfolio to provide back-up source of liquidity in excess of regulatory requirements • Minimum of 90 days of liquidity required by regulation $4.0 billion investment portfolio at December 31 • Cash and highly-rated investment securities • Conservative portfolio goals − Minimize exposure to market volatility − Preservation of capital − Ready access to cash • Provided 166 days of liquidity as of December 31, 2015 Farmer Mac also has $1.5 billion line of credit with U.S. Treasury • Supports Farmer Mac’s guarantee obligations • Farmer Mac has never used this line of credit Cash & Equiv. 30% Guar. by GSEs and U.S. Gov't Agencies 67% Corporate Debt Securities 1% Asset-Backed Securities 2% Liquidity Portfolio APPENDIX 46 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015
FARMER MAC Interest Rate Risk Match fund asset purchases with liabilities that have similar interest rate characteristics • Duration and convexity matching • Coupon type • Reset frequency Manage pre-payment risk on mortgages • Issue a portfolio of callable and bullet debt across spectrum of maturities to obtain the appropriate match • Can adjust effective asset and debt coupon and duration characteristics through the use of interest rate swaps or other derivatives Perform regular stress testing and disclose a variety of sensitivity measures • Duration Gap • Market Value of Equity (MVE) Sensitivity • Net Interest Income (NII) Sensitivity • Measure these sensitivities’ impact on various capital metrics APPENDIX 47
FARMER MAC Three Classes of Common Stock Number of Shares CLASS A VOTING COMMON STOCK • NYSE: AGM.A • Ownership restricted to non-Farm Credit System financial institutions 1.0 million CLASS B VOTING COMMON STOCK • Not publicly traded • Ownership restricted to Farm Credit System institutions 0.5 million CLASS C NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK • NYSE: AGM • No ownership restrictions 9.2 million APPENDIX 48
FARMER MAC Three Classes of Preferred Stock Number of Shares SERIES A NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK • NYSE: AGM.PR.A • Dividend Yield: 5.875%** • Option to redeem at any time on or after January 17, 2018 • Redemption Value: $25 per share 2.4 million SERIES B NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK • NYSE: AGM.PR.B • Dividend Yield: 6.875%** • Option to redeem at any time on or after April 17, 2019 • Redemption Value: $25 per share 3.0 million SERIES C FIXED-TO-FLOATING NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK • NYSE: AGM.PR.C • Dividend Yield: 6.000%** • Option to redeem at any time on or after July 18, 2024 • Redemption Value: $25 per share 3.0 million APPENDIX 49 **Par value annual dividend yield