Farmer Mac Q3 2020 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Farmer Mac reported a strong third quarter in 2020, marked by a $1.3 billion increase in liquidity and lending capacity. Net income attributable to common stockholders grew by 29.5% to $18.7 million, or $1.73 per diluted common share, while core earnings, a non-GAAP measure, increased by 18.4% to $27.7 million, or $2.57 per diluted common share. The net interest income grew by $4.5 million year-over-year, reaching $44.7 million, and the net effective spread increased by 22.0% to $51.8 million.
Provided $1.3 billion in liquidity and lending capacity in Q3 2020.
Net income attributable to common stockholders grew 29.5% year-over-year to $18.7 million, or $1.73 per diluted common share.
Core earnings grew 18.4% year-over-year to $27.7 million, or $2.57 per diluted common share.
Net interest income grew $4.5 million year-over-year to $44.7 million.
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Forward Guidance
Management's expectations for Farmer Mac's future necessarily involve 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 in this release.
Positive Outlook
- Farmer Mac's low cost of funds
- Farmer Mac's low overhead costs
- Farmer Mac's high operational efficiency
- Increase access to credit
- Reduce the cost of credit
Challenges Ahead
- The duration, spread, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic
- The actions taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic
- The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business operations of agricultural and rural borrowers, the capital markets, and Farmer Mac's business operations
- Fluctuations in the fair value of assets held by Farmer Mac and its subsidiaries
- The effect of economic conditions and geopolitics on agricultural mortgage or rural utilities lending, borrower repayment capacity, or collateral values, including fluctuations in interest rates, changes in U.S. trade policies, fluctuations in export demand for U.S. agricultural products, and volatility in commodity prices