Sep 30, 2022

AGNC Q3 2022 Earnings Report

Announced financial results reflecting a challenging quarter marked by broad-based weakness in financial markets, particularly fixed income, and prioritized risk management amidst elevated volatility and diminished liquidity.

Key Takeaways

AGNC Investment Corp. reported a comprehensive loss per common share of $(2.01) for Q3 2022. The company focused on risk management, maintaining an average 'at risk' leverage ratio of 8.1x tangible net book value and a hedge ratio of 118% of funding liabilities. Despite market challenges, net spread and dollar roll income per common share, excluding ‘catch-up’ premium amortization, improved modestly to $0.84.

Comprehensive loss per common share was $(2.01), including a net loss of $(1.31) per common share.

Net spread and dollar roll income per common share was $0.84, excluding estimated 'catch-up' premium amortization benefit.

Tangible net book value per common share decreased to $9.08, a decrease of -20.6% from the previous quarter.

Dividends declared per common share totaled $0.36 for the third quarter.

Total Revenue
$177M
Previous year: $279M
-36.6%
EPS
$0.84
Previous year: $0.75
+12.0%
At Risk Leverage Ratio
8.7
Cash and Equivalents
$976M
Previous year: $981M
-0.5%
Total Assets
$58.5B
Previous year: $68.8B
-14.9%

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Forward Guidance

Management indicated that wider spreads provide correspondingly higher projected returns on a go-forward basis for the portfolio, and at current valuation levels, Agency MBS are as attractive as they have been in AGNC’s nearly fifteen-year history.

Positive Outlook

  • Wider spreads provide correspondingly higher projected returns for the portfolio.
  • Agency MBS are as attractive as they have been in AGNC’s nearly fifteen-year history at current valuation levels.
  • AGNC continued to prioritize risk management.
  • Net spread and dollar roll income per common share improved modestly.
  • The company maintained a significant hedge position.

Challenges Ahead

  • Broad-based weakness in the financial markets continued.
  • Fixed income markets experienced intensified global macroeconomic and monetary policy uncertainty.
  • Agency MBS underperformed in the third quarter.
  • Tangible net book value per common share decreased.
  • Bond market liquidity was limited.