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Form 8-K Nationstar Mortgage Hold For: Feb 22

February 22, 2017 7:03 AM EST

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report:
February 22, 2017

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35449

45-2156869

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


8950 Cypress Waters Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019
(Address of principal executive offices)

(469) 549-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 22, 2017, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and for its full fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and will be published in the Shareholder Relations section on the Company’s website at www.mynationstar.com. In connection with the release and the related conference call, the Company posted a presentation relating to its fourth quarter and its full fiscal year ended 2016 financial results under the investor information tab in the Shareholder Relations section on the Company’s website.

The press release and presentation include certain non-generally accepted accounting principles financial measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable generally accepted accounting principles financial measures are included in the press release and the presentation.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 

(d) Exhibits

 
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
 
99.1 Press release of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., dated February 22, 2017

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.

 
 
Date:

February 22, 2017

By:

     /s/ Robert D. Stiles

     Robert D. Stiles

     Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

  Description
99.1

Press release of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., dated February 22, 2017

Exhibit 99.1

Nationstar Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results

  • Quarterly net income of $198 million, $2.01 per diluted share and adjusted EPS of $0.36
  • Adjusted servicing profitability of $58 million, 5.0 basis points (bps), increased 49% compared to the third quarter
  • Boarded $161 billion of servicing assets in 2016, ending UPB increased 19% year-over-year
  • Over $144 billion of servicing assets expected to board during 2017
  • Originations quarterly GAAP net income of $31 million and adjusted pretax income of $43 million

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 22, 2017--Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NSM) today announced that it generated fourth quarter GAAP net income attributable to Nationstar of $198 million, or $2.01 per diluted share driven principally by strong operating results, a favorable mark-to-market ("MTM") adjustment, and decreased amortization of the servicing portfolio. On an adjusted basis, the Company reported earnings for the fourth quarter of $35 million, or $0.36 per share, driven principally by sequential improvement in servicing profitability and strong originations earnings.

"Nationstar had an incredible year of success in 2016,” said Jay Bray, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We increased servicing profitability bps over 87% while ending the year with a record 2.9 million customers. Originations also had a banner year posting record earnings and funding more than $20 billion in loans. At Xome®, we continued to invest in new technologies and grow third-party business,” Bray added. “We enter 2017 with solid momentum and the opportunity to welcome almost 1 million new customers to our servicing platform as we continue on our journey to reinvent the mortgage experience for the customer and enhance our leadership role in residential servicing.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Business Highlights

Servicing Segment

The Servicing segment achieved $348 million GAAP pretax income or $58 million adjusted pretax income (5.0 bps) during the fourth quarter. Adjusted pretax income improved by 49% over the prior quarter due to lower amortization, improvement in portfolio performance, and lower corporate overhead. We also continued to implement technology and process initiatives to drive overall servicing profitability higher. For the full year, the Servicing segment earned GAAP pretax income of $13 million, adjusted pretax income of $229 million or 5.6 bps which represents an 87% basis point improvement over 2015.

       
Quarter Ended   Year Ended
($ in millions) Q3'16   Q4'16 2015   2016
$   BPS   $   BPS $   BPS   $   BPS
Operational $ 310   31.8 $ 317   27.3 $ 1,314   33.3 $ 1,278   31.5
Amortization (92 ) (9.4 ) (79 ) (6.8 ) (320 ) (8.1 ) (314 ) (7.7 )
Mark-to-market (8 ) (0.8 ) 290   25.0   (112 ) (2.9 ) (211 ) (5.2 )
Total revenues 210 21.6 528 45.5 882 22.4 753 18.6
Expenses (154 ) (15.8 ) (156 ) (13.4 ) (788 ) (19.9 ) (645 ) (15.9 )
Total other income (expenses), net (25 ) (2.6 ) (24 ) (2.1 ) (110 ) (2.8 ) (95 ) (2.3 )
Income (loss) before taxes (GAAP) 31 3.2 348 30.0 (16 ) (0.4 ) 13 0.3
Mark-to-market 8 0.8 (290 ) (25.0 ) 112 2.9 211 5.2
Non-recurring         20   0.5   4   0.1  
Adjusted pretax income $ 39   4.0   $ 58   5.0   $ 117   3.0   $ 229   5.6  
 
Adjusted pretax income margin 19 % 11 % 13 % 30 %
 

Throughout the year we boarded $161 billion of loans, including $95 billion of subserviced loans, which are expected to generate significantly higher returns on equity due to the limited capital deployed. In addition, our new subservicing partners provide an additional source of future MSRs to replenish and grow our portfolio.

       
Quarter Ended   Year Ended
Q3'16   Q4'16 2015   2016
Ending UPB ($B) $ 453   $ 473 $ 398   $ 473
Average UPB ($B) $ 390 $ 464 $ 396 $ 406
60+ day delinquency rate 5 % 5 % 7 % 5 %
Annualized CPR 18 % 18 % 16 % 17 %
Annualized CPR, net of recapture 15 % 15 % 13 % 14 %
Modifications and workouts 13,506 14,530 64,992 58,034
 

The Company enters 2017 with strong tailwinds for the servicing segment that should continue to drive increased servicing profitability and cash flow. First, prepayments are trending lower, lengthening the duration and increasing the value of the servicing portfolio. Annualized CPR was 14% in January 2017 compared to an average of 18% for the fourth quarter of 2016. Second, Nationstar's continued ability to keep homeowners in their homes along with an improving economy enhances portfolio performance and drives down costs to service loans increasing overall profitability and cash flows. Third, the Company expects to board $144 billion UPB throughout 2017 with limited use of capital. This includes the recently announced subservicing agreement with New Residential where Nationstar will subservice approximately $111 billion UPB that New Residential has agreed to purchase, including $97 billion UPB of seasoned Agency MSRs from CitiMortgage, Inc. Based upon current boarding expectations we believe servicing profitability should approximate 5.0 bps or higher over the full year 2017.


Originations Segment

The Originations segment achieved $31 million GAAP pretax income or $43 million adjusted pretax income in the fourth quarter. Adjusted pretax income declined compared to the prior quarter, due to the increase in mortgage rates during the quarter and seasonality. For the full year, the Originations segment earned $209 million GAAP pretax income or $223 million adjusted pretax income, and increased customer recapture to 29%.

       
Quarter Ended   Year Ended
($ in millions) Q3'16   Q4'16   2015   2016
Adjusted Pretax Income:    
Income before taxes (GAAP) $ 83 $ 31 $ 206 $ 209
Non-recurring 2     12   4     14  
Adjusted pretax income $ 85     $ 43   $ 210     $ 223  
 
Adjusted pretax income margin 38 % 27 % 32 % 30 %
 

The integrated originations platform continues to replenish the MSR portfolio at attractive rates of returns by providing customers with an extended array of mortgage options. To build increased awareness of our core brand and to drive customer retention, management decided to retire the Greenlight trademark as of year-end. This retirement accounts for the non-recurring charges in the fourth quarter.

       
Quarter Ended   Year Ended
($ in millions) Q3'16   Q4'16   2015   2016
Total pull through adjusted volume $ 5,881   $ 4,870 $ 18,405   $ 20,470
Funded volume $ 5,533 $ 5,338 $ 17,971 $ 20,316
Recapture percentage 27 % 28 % 27 % 29 %
Purchase volume as a percentage of funded volume 24 % 19 % 26 % 24 %
 

Key initiatives for the Originations segment in 2017 include increasing customer recapture across the entire servicing portfolio, expanding our government lending and streamlined offerings, and further reducing operating expenses.


Xome Segment

Xome delivered $16 million GAAP pretax income, or $18 million adjusted pretax income in the fourth quarter. Earnings were down sequentially due to a 9% reduction in property listing sales attributable partially to seasonality as well as a reduction in available inventory. Third-party revenues for the quarter, which primarily consist of leading financial institutions, were 44% of total revenues, as Xome continues to focus on diversifying its revenue streams and client base. For the full year, Xome earned $69 million GAAP pretax income or $77 million adjusted pretax income, while growing title operations, launching new SaaS initiatives and expanding third-party revenues.

       
Quarter Ended   Year Ended
($ in millions) Q3'16   Q4'16   2015   2016
Adjusted Pretax Income:    
Income before taxes (GAAP) $ 20 $ 16 $ 79 $ 69
Non-recurring     2       8  
Adjusted pretax income $ 20     $ 18   $ 79     $ 77  
 
Adjusted pretax income margin 19 % 19 % 18 % 18 %
 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, Xome entered into a referral contract that combines Xome’s real estate brokerage, marketing, technology and transactional expertise with a leading “sale by owner” platform. Through this new program, homeowners who wish to sell their homes themselves will benefit from having access to Xome’s auction platform, real estate agent panel and additional transaction-related services while helping to market and amplify property listings for owners on the site.

       
Quarter Ended   Year Ended
Q3'16   Q4'16   2015   2016
Property listings sold 4,061   3,687 20,640   17,319
REO listings at period end 5,284 4,669 8,426 4,669
Xome services completed orders 146,257 139,691 657,129 594,623
Percentage of revenue earned from third-party customers 44 % 44 % 33 % 40 %
 

Key strategies for 2017 include improved profitability of core service offerings, expanding our SaaS and other technology offerings organically and through partnering with third parties to create innovative service offerings to customers as well as continued investment in new products and technologies that we believe will drive third-party revenues.

Capital & Liquidity

The Company maintained a robust capital position with regulatory ratios well above regulatory standards. The Company is authorized to repurchase up to $100 million of common stock pursuant to the previously-announced stock repurchase program. Unless Nationstar amends the share repurchase program or repurchases the full $100 million amount by an earlier date, the share repurchase program will continue through December 2017. In addition, strong cash flow generation has enabled the Company to repurchase $11 million of unsecured senior notes in the fourth quarter, for a total of $40 million for the full year 2016.


Conference Call Webcast and Investor Presentation

The Company will host a conference call on February 22, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 855-874-2685, or 720-634-2923 internationally, five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. Please use the participant passcode 70143118 to access the conference call.

A simultaneous audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Shareholder Relations section of http://www.mynationstar.com. Please click on the February 22, 2017 Conference Call link to access the call. A replay will also be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call by dialing 855-859-2056, or 404-537-3406 internationally. Please use the passcode 70143118 to access the replay. The replay will be accessible through March 8, 2017.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company utilizes non-GAAP (or “adjusted”) financial measures as the measures provide additional information to assist investors in understanding and assessing the Company’s and our business segments’ ongoing performance and financial results, as well as assessing our prospects for future performance. The adjusted financial measures facilitate a meaningful analysis and allow more accurate comparisons of our ongoing business operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of or are unrelated to the Company’s and our business segments’ core operating performance, and are better measures for assessing trends in our underlying businesses. These adjustments are consistent with how management views our businesses. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operational and planning decisions and evaluating the Company’s and our business segment’s ongoing performance. Adjusted earnings (loss) eliminates the effects of mark-to-market adjustments which primarily reflects unrealized gains or losses based on the changes in fair value measurements of MSRs and their related financing liabilities for which a fair value accounting election was made. These adjustments, which can be highly volatile and material due to changes in credit markets, are not necessarily reflective of the gains and losses that will ultimately be realized by the Company. Adjusted earnings (loss) also eliminates, as applicable, restructuring costs, rebranding and integration costs, gains (losses) on sales of fixed assets, certain legal settlement costs that are not considered normal operational matters, and other adjustments based on the facts and circumstances that would provide investors a supplemental means for evaluating the Company’s core operating performance.

Forward Looking Statements

Any statements in this release that are not historical or current facts are forward looking statements. These forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our Servicing segment's profitability, cash flow, pipeline and key initiatives in 2017 for Originations and Xome. Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described in the "Business" and "Risk Factors" sections of our most recent annual report and other required documents as filed with the SEC which are available at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Nationstar undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statement or any other financial information contained herein, and the statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this release only.


Financial Tables

 
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollars and shares in millions, except per share data)

 
Quarter Ended
September 30, 2016   December 31, 2016
Revenues:  
Service related, excluding MTM $ 313 $ 326
Total MTM (8 ) 290
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale 237   173  
Total revenues 542   789  
 
Total expenses 407 412
 
Other income (expense):
Interest income 103 112
Interest expense (165 ) (172 )
Other expense (2 )  
Total other expense, net (64 ) (60 )
Income before income tax expense 71 317
Income tax expense 29   119  
Net income 42 198
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (3 )  
Net income attributable to Nationstar $ 45   $ 198  
 
 
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic $ 0.46     $ 2.02  
Diluted $ 0.46   $ 2.01  
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in millions)
Basic 97   98  
Diluted 98   99  
 

   
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in millions)

     
September 30, 2016   December 31, 2016

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 695 $ 489
Restricted cash 336 388
Mortgage servicing rights 2,732 3,166
Advances and other receivables, net 1,824 1,749
Reverse mortgage interests, net 7,334 11,033
Mortgage loans held for sale at fair value 1,839 1,788
Mortgage loans held for investment, net 156 151
Property and equipment, net 149 136
Derivative financial instruments at fair value 127 133
Other assets 654   560
Total assets $ 15,846   $ 19,593
 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Unsecured senior notes, net $ 2,000 $ 1,990
Advance facilities, net 1,188 1,096
Warehouse facilities, net 2,610 2,421
Payables and accrued liabilities 1,164 1,470
MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse at fair value 1,079 1,241
Mortgage servicing liabilities 11 48
Derivative financial instruments at fair value 14 13
Other nonrecourse debt, net 6,298   9,631
Total liabilities 14,364 17,910
Total stockholders' equity 1,482   1,683
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 15,846   $ 19,593
 

 
UNAUDITED SEGMENT STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS & EARNINGS RECONCILIATION

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 
Quarter ended September 30, 2016
      Corporate    
Servicing Originations Xome and Other Elim. Consolidated
 
REVENUES:
Service related, net $ 210 $ 14 $ 107 $ $ (26 ) $ 305

Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale

  211       26   237  
Total revenues 210   225   107       542  
Total expenses (154 ) (142 ) (87 ) (24 ) (407 )
Other income (expense):
Interest income 82 17 4 103
Interest expense (107 ) (16 ) (42 ) (165 )
Other   (1 )   (1 )   (2 )
Total other income (expense) (25 )     (39 )   (64 )
Pretax income (loss) $ 31   $ 83   $ 20   $ (63 ) $   71
 
Income tax expense (29 )
Noncontrolling interest 3  
Net income attributable to Nationstar $ 45  
Earnings per share - diluted and basic $ 0.46  
 
Adjusted Earnings:
Pretax income (loss) $ 31 $ 83 $ 20 $ (63 ) $ $ 71
MTM 8 8
Non-recurring   2         2  
Adjusted pretax income (loss) $ 39   $ 85   $ 20   $ (63 ) $   81
Income tax expense (30 )
Adjusted earnings $ 51  
Adjusted EPS $ 0.52  
 

 
UNAUDITED SEGMENT STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS & EARNINGS RECONCILIATION

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 
Quarter ended December 31, 2016
      Corporate    
Servicing Originations Xome and Other Elim. Consolidated
 
REVENUES:
Service related, net $ 528 $ 15 $ 97 $ 1 $ (25 ) $ 616
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale   148       25   173  
Total revenues 528   163   $ 97   1  

  789  
Total expenses (156 ) (133 ) (81 ) (42 )

(412 )
Other income (expense):
Interest income 93 15

4

112
Interest expense (117 ) (14 )   (41 )   (172 )
Total other income (expense) (24 ) 1  

  (37 )

  (60 )
Pretax income (loss) $ 348   $ 31   $ 16   $ (78 ) $   317
 
Income tax expense (119 )
Noncontrolling interest  
Net income attributable to Nationstar $ 198  
Earnings per share
Basic $ 2.02  
Diluted $ 2.01  
 
Adjusted Earnings:
Pretax income (loss) $ 348 $ 31 $ 16 $ (78 ) $ $ 317
MTM (290 ) (290 )
Non-recurring expenses   12   2   15     29  
Adjusted pretax income $ 58   $ 43   $ 18   $ (63 ) $   56
Income tax expense (21 )
Adjusted earnings $ 35  
Adjusted EPS $ 0.36  
 

CONTACT:
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.
Robert Stiles, 972-316-5383



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