Commercial real estate lender Ladder Capital's Q3 pretax profit surges q-o-q

By Reuters News


Overview

  • US commercial real estate lender's Q3 pretax profit reached $67.3 mln vs $16.3 mln in Q2; Q3 EPS was $0.53

  • Distributable EPS for Q3 was $0.35

  • Company made over $700 mln in new loan and securities investments, realized gain on asset sale


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current or future periods in the press release


Result Drivers

  • NEW INVESTMENTS - Co said it made over $700 mln in new loan and securities investments during the qtr

  • ASSET SALE - Co realized a gain on sale of a net lease office asset in Jacksonville, FL


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Distributable EPS

$0.35

Q3 EPS

$0.53

Q3 Pretax Profit

$67.3 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the specialized reits peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ladder Capital Corp is $11.50, about 30.4% above its October 15 closing price of $8.82

  • The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago


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