Annaly Capital Management reported a GAAP net income of $0.70 per average common share, a core earnings (excluding PAA) of $0.32 per average common share, and an economic return of 6.3%. The company's book value per common share increased to $8.70, and economic leverage decreased to 6.2x. They completed two residential whole loan securitizations totaling $1.0 billion and repurchased $209 million of common stock year-to-date.
GAAP net income of $0.70 per average common share, up from $0.58 in the prior quarter.
Core earnings (excluding PAA) of $0.32 per average common share, up 18.5% from the prior quarter.
Book value per common share of $8.70, up 3.7% from the prior quarter.
Economic leverage of 6.2x, down from 6.4x in the prior quarter.
The CEO is optimistic about the operating environment for Agency MBS due to low-interest rate volatility, strong carry, and low financing costs.