Second quarter GAAP net income of
Declared dividend of
“At AFC Gamma, we continue to take a hands-on approach in managing our portfolio and are pleased that exposure to certain challenged credits has decreased through select principal prepayments and sales. Subsequent to the quarter end, we made a new cannabis investment into one of the well-capitalized operators that we believe will continue to consolidate valuable assets in the key markets and we maintain ample liquidity for attractive debt investments,” said the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
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Non-GAAP Metrics
In addition to using certain financial metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP to evaluate our performance, we also use Distributable Earnings to evaluate our performance excluding the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments we believe are not necessarily indicative of our current loan activity and operations. Distributable Earnings is a measure that is not prepared in accordance with GAAP. Distributable Earnings and the other capitalized terms not defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to such terms in our most-recently filed quarterly report. We use this non-GAAP financial measure both to explain our results to shareholders and the investment community and in the internal evaluation and management of our businesses. Our management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure and the information they provide are useful to investors since these measures permit investors and shareholders to assess the overall performance of our business using the same tools that our management uses to evaluate our past performance and prospects for future performance.
The determination of Distributable Earnings is substantially similar to the determination of Core Earnings under our Management Agreement, provided that Core Earnings is a component of the calculation of any Incentive Compensation earned under the Management Agreement for the applicable time period, and thus Core Earnings is calculated without giving effect to Incentive Compensation expense, while the calculation of Distributable Earnings account for any Incentive Compensation earned for such time period. We define Distributable Earnings as, for a specified period, the net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) depreciation and amortization, (iii) any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income (loss) for the period, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income (loss); provided that Distributable Earnings does not exclude, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash, (iv) (decrease) increase in provision for current expected credit losses (“CECL”), (v) taxable REIT (as defined below) subsidiary (“TRS”) (income) loss, net of any dividends received from TRS and (vi) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain non-cash charges, in each case after discussions between our Manager and our independent directors and after approval by a majority of such independent directors.
We believe providing Distributable Earnings on a supplemental basis to our net income as determined in accordance with GAAP is helpful to shareholders in assessing the overall performance of our business. As a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), we are required to distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, and to pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that we annually distribute less than 100% of such taxable income. Given these requirements and our belief that dividends are generally one of the principal reasons that shareholders invest in our common stock, we generally intend to attempt to pay dividends to our shareholders in an amount at least equal to such REIT taxable income, if and to the extent authorized by our Board. Distributable Earnings is one of many factors considered by our Board in authorizing dividends and, while not a direct measure of net taxable income, over time, the measure can be considered a useful indicator of our dividends.
Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as a substitute for GAAP net income. We caution readers that our methodology for calculating Distributable Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and as a result, our reported Distributable Earnings may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other REITs.
The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Distributable Earnings:
Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 12,135,333 | $ | 11,351,673 | $ | 22,160,607 | $ | 21,513,793 | |||||||
Adjustments to net income: | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 130,769 | 117,397 | 411,347 | 1,107,420 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Unrealized losses (gains) or other non-cash items | 462,918 | 1,005,454 | 1,940,609 | 924,611 | |||||||||||
(Decrease) increase in provision for current expected credit losses | (1,606,187 | ) | 1,593,048 | (903,761 | ) | 2,498,177 | |||||||||
TRS (income) loss, net of dividends | (1,250,400 | ) | (487,474 | ) | (2,116,604 | ) | (548,545 | ) | |||||||
One-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain non-cash charges | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Distributable Earnings | $ | 9,872,433 | $ | 13,580,098 | $ | 21,492,198 | $ | 25,495,456 | |||||||
Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares) | 20,317,341 | 19,715,749 | 20,310,606 | 19,518,964 | |||||||||||
Distributable Earnings per weighted average share | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.69 | $ | 1.06 | $ | 1.31 | |||||||
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect our current views and projections with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “guidance,” “estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, including statements about our future growth and strategies for such growth, are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions and are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results. Certain factors, including the ability of our manager to locate suitable loan opportunities for us, monitor and actively manage our loan portfolio and implement our investment strategy; the demand for commercial real estate investment and cannabis cultivation and processing facilities; management’s current estimate of expected credit losses and current expected credit loss reserve and other factors could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. More information on these risks and other potential factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in AFC Gamma’s filings with the
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AFC GAMMA INVESTOR CONTACT:
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ir@afcgamma.com
AFC GAMMA MEDIA CONTACT:
(347) 343-2999
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1 Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Metrics” section of this release for a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Distributable Earnings.
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