oic8k20130501.htm



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 1, 2013

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
001-35236
27-3269228
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (772) 231-1400

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On May 1, 2013, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the Company’s consolidated results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2013. The information furnished under this “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the exhibit related hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)  Exhibits
     
99.1
Press Release dated May 1, 2013


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.

Date: May 2, 2013
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ Robert E. Cauley  
   
Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 


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Exhibit 99.1

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

VERO BEACH, Fla. (May 1, 2013) – Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT:ORC) ("Orchid” or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.

First Quarter 2013 Highlights

·  
Net income of $0.4 Million, or $0.20 per common share.
·  
Book Value per Share of $14.98
·  
MBS Portfolio Remains 100% Invested in Agency MBS
·  
Company to Discuss Results on Friday, May 3, 2013, at 10:00 AM ET

Details of First Quarter 2013 Results of Operations
 
 
The Company reported a net income of $0.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2013, compared with a net income of $0.6 million for three month period ended March 31, 2012.  The first quarter net income of $0.4 million included net interest income of $1.2 million, net losses of $0.4 million (which includes non-cash portfolio mark to market losses, realized gains on securities sold and losses on funding hedges), audit, legal and other professional fees of $0.1 million, management fees of $0.1 million, and other operating, general and administrative expenses of $0.2 million. During the first quarter, the Company sold mortgage-backed securities (MBS) with a market value at the time of sale of $57.8 million, resulting in realized gains of $0.1 million (based on security prices from December 31, 2012).  The remaining net loss on MBS was due to fair value adjustments for the period.

Capital Allocation and Return on Invested Capital

The Company allocates capital to two MBS sub-portfolios, the pass-through MBS portfolio (“PT MBS”), and the structured MBS portfolio, consisting of interest only (“IO”) and inverse interest-only (“IIO”) securities.  The PT MBS sub-portfolio is encumbered under repurchase agreement funding, while the structured MBS sub-portfolio is not.  As a result of being encumbered, the PT MBS sub-portfolio requires the Company to maintain cash balances to meet price and/or prepayment related margin calls from lenders.  As of December 31, 2012, approximately 60% of the Company’s investable capital (which consists of equity in pledged PT MBS, available cash and unencumbered assets) were deployed in the PT MBS portfolio.  At March 31, 2013, the allocation to the PT MBS had decreased 8% to approximately 52%.

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The tables below detail the changes to the respective sub-portfolios during the quarter, as well as the returns generated by each.

                               
Portfolio Activity for the Quarter
 
     
Structured Security Portfolio
     
 
Pass-Through
 
Interest Only
 
Inverse Interest
         
 
Portfolio
 
Securities
 
Only Securities
 
Sub-total
 
Total
 
Market Value - December 31, 2012
  $ 109,604,559     $ 2,884,411     $ 2,890,604     $ 5,775,015     $ 115,379,574  
Securities Purchased
    289,849,877       18,808,886       -       18,808,886       308,658,763  
Securities Sold
    (57,755,882 )     -       -       -       (57,755,882 )
Gain (Loss) on Sale
    99,925       -       -       -       99,925  
Return on Investment
    n/a       (988,944 )     (506,300 )     (1,495,244 )     (1,495,244 )
Pay-downs
    (4,597,703 )     n/a       n/a       n/a       (4,597,703 )
Premium Lost Due to Pay-downs
    (259,749 )     n/a       n/a       n/a       (259,749 )
Mark to Market Gains (Losses)
    (162,638 )     436,422       (43,195 )     393,227       230,589  
Market Value - March 31, 2013
  $ 336,778,389     $ 21,140,775     $ 2,341,109     $ 23,481,884     $ 360,260,273  

The tables below present the allocation of capital between the respective portfolios at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the return on invested capital for each sub-portfolio for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.  The return on invested capital in the PT MBS and structured MBS portfolios was approximately 4.7% and 6.8%, respectively, for the quarter.  The combined portfolio generated a return on invested capital of approximately 5.5%.

                               
Capital Allocation
 
         
Structured Security Portfolio
       
   
Pass-Through
   
Interest Only
   
Inverse Interest
             
   
Portfolio
   
Securities
   
Only Securities
   
Sub-total
   
Total
 
March 31, 2013
                             
Market Value
  $ 336,778,389     $ 21,140,775     $ 2,341,109     $ 23,481,884     $ 360,260,273  
Cash
    4,701,216       -       -       -       4,701,216  
Repurchase Agreement Obligations
    (316,445,869 )     -       -       -       (316,445,869 )
Total
    25,033,736     $ 21,140,775     $ 2,341,109     $ 23,481,884     $ 48,515,620  
% of Total
    51.6 %     43.6 %     4.8 %     48.4 %     100.0 %
December 31, 2012
                                       
Market Value
  $ 109,604,559     $ 2,884,411     $ 2,890,604     $ 5,775,015     $ 115,379,574  
Cash
    2,986,257       -       -       -       2,986,257  
Repurchase Agreement Obligations
    (103,941,174 )     -       -       -       (103,941,174 )
Total
    8,649,642     $ 2,884,411     $ 2,890,604     $ 5,775,015     $ 14,424,657  
% of Total
    60.0 %     20.0 %     20.0 %     40.0 %     100.0 %

Returns for the Quarter
 
Income / (loss) (net of repo cost)
  $ 1,213,319     $ 65,159     $ (67,402 )   $ (2,243 )   $ 1,211,076  
Realized and unrealized gains / (losses)
    (322,463 )     436,422       (43,194 )     393,228       70,765  
Hedge losses
    (483,925 )     n/a       n/a       n/a       (483,925 )
    $ 406,931     $ 501,581     $ (110,596 )   $ 390,985     $ 797,916  
Return on Invested Capital for the Quarter
    4.7 %     17.4 %     (3.8 )%     6.8 %     5.5 %


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Prepayments
 
For the quarter, Orchid received $6.1 million in scheduled and unscheduled principal repayments and prepayments, which equated to a constant prepayment rate (“CPR”) of approximately 20.0% for the first quarter of 2013.  Prepayment rates on the two MBS sub-portfolios were as follows: (in CPR)
 

         
Structured
       
   
PT MBS
   
MBS
   
Total
 
Three Months Ended,
 
Portfolio (%)
   
Portfolio (%)
   
Portfolio (%)
 
March 31, 2012
    9.2       33.0       20.0  
December 31, 2011
    1.1       42.3       28.6  
September 30, 2011
    4.2       38.7       25.0  
June 30, 2011
    0.2       41.4       38.7  
March 31, 2011
    11.0       31.2       23.8  

Portfolio

As of March 31, 2013, Orchid’s MBS portfolio consisted of $360.3 million of agency or government MBS at fair value and had a weighted average coupon of 3.14%. The following tables summarize Orchid’s agency and government mortgage related securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(in thousands)
                 
         
Weighted
 
Weighted
   
     
Percentage
 
Average
 
Average
Weighted
Weighted
     
of
Weighted
Maturity
 
Coupon
Average
Average
   
Fair
Entire
Average
in
Longest
Reset in
Lifetime
Periodic
Asset Category
 
Value
Portfolio
Coupon
Months
Maturity
Months
Cap
Cap
March 31, 2013
                 
Adjustable Rate MBS
$
6,485 
1.8%
4.20%
255 
1-Sep-35
2.05 
10.04%
2.00%
Fixed Rate MBS
 
217,808 
60.5%
3.27%
282 
1-Mar-43
NA
NA
NA
Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
 
112,485 
31.2%
2.62%
356 
1-Feb-43
106.54 
7.62%
2.00%
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through
 
336,778 
93.5%
3.07%
306 
1-Mar-43
100.85 
7.75%
2.00%
Interest-Only Securities
 
21,141 
5.9%
3.94%
245 
25-Dec-42
NA
NA
NA
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
 
2,341 
0.6%
6.15%
306 
25-Nov-40
NA
6.35%
NA
Total Structured MBS
 
23,482 
6.5%
4.16%
251 
25-Dec-42
NA
NA
NA
Total Mortgage Assets
$
360,260 
100.0%
3.14%
303 
1-Mar-43
NA
NA
NA
December 31, 2012
                 
Adjustable Rate MBS
$
6,531 
5.7%
4.20%
258 
1-Sep-35
 3.46 
10.04%
2.00%
Fixed Rate MBS
 
43,589 
37.8%
3.24%
181 
1-Dec-40
NA
NA
NA
Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
 
59,485 
51.6%
2.69%
357 
1-Nov-42
 100.51 
7.69%
2.00%
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through
 
109,605 
95.0%
3.00%
281 
1-Nov-42
 90.91 
7.93%
2.00%
Interest-Only Securities
 
2,884 
2.5%
3.52%
151 
25-Dec-39
NA
NA
NA
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
 
2,891 
2.5%
6.13%
309 
25-Nov-40
NA
6.34%
NA
Total Structured MBS
 
5,775 
5.0%
4.83%
230 
25-Nov-40
NA
NA
NA
Total Mortgage Assets
$
115,380 
100.0%
3.09%
278 
1-Nov-42
NA
NA
NA


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(in thousands)
                       
   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
         
Percentage of
         
Percentage of
 
Agency
 
Fair Value
   
Entire Portfolio
   
Fair Value
   
Entire Portfolio
 
Fannie Mae
  $ 228,668       63.47 %   $ 113,235       98.14 %
Freddie Mac
    106,817       29.65 %     2,145       1.86 %
Ginnie Mae
    24,775       6.88 %     -       0.00 %
Total Portfolio
  $ 360,260       100.00 %   $ 115,380       100.0 %

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
Weighted Average Pass Through Purchase Price
  $ 105.22     $ 105.65  
Weighted Average Structured Purchase Price
  $ 12.05     $ 9.91  
Weighted Average Pass Through Current Price
  $ 105.25     $ 105.81  
Weighted Average Structured Current Price
  $ 12.18     $ 7.84  
Effective Duration (1)
    2.911       1.209  

(1)  
Effective duration of 2.911 indicates that an interest rate increase of 1.0% would be expected to cause a 2.911% decrease in the value of the MBS in the Company’s investment portfolio at March 31, 2013.  An effective duration of 1.209 indicates that an interest rate increase of 1.0% would be expected to cause a 1.209% decrease in the value of the MBS in the Company’s investment portfolio at December 31, 2012. These figures include the structured securities in the portfolio.

Financing, Leverage and Liquidity

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately $316.4 million with a net weighted average borrowing rate of 0.42%.  These agreements were collateralized by MBS with a fair value, including accrued interest, of approximately $334.2 million.  The Company’s leverage ratio at March 31, 2013 was 6.3 to 1. At March 31, 2013, the company’s liquidity was approximately $29.6 million, consisting of unpledged MBS and cash and cash equivalents.  Below is a listing of outstanding borrowings under repurchase obligations at March 31, 2013.

(in thousands)
                       
                     
Weighted
 
   
Total
               
Average
 
   
Outstanding
   
% of
   
Amount
   
Maturity
 
Counterparty
 
Balances
   
Total
   
at Risk(1)
   
in Days
 
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
  $ 107,287       33.9 %   $ 6,075       18  
CRT Capital Group, LLC
    45,277       14.3 %     2,513       2  
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
    39,475       12.5 %     2,361       19  
The PrinceRidge Group, LLC
    35,928       11.4 %     2,095       23  
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
    30,048       9.5 %     1,640       5  
South Street Securities, LLC
    21,587       6.8 %     1,161       6  
Pierpont Securities, LLC
    16,322       5.2 %     651       82  
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.
    15,464       4.9 %     785       4  
KGS - Alpha Capital Markets, L.P.
    5,057       1.5 %     424       1  
    $ 316,445       100.0 %   $ 17,705       17  

 (1)
Equal to the fair value of securities sold plus accrued interest receivable, minus the sum of repurchase agreement liabilities and accrued interest payable.

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Hedging

In connection with its interest rate risk management strategy, the Company economically hedges a portion of its interest rate risk by entering into derivative financial instrument contracts.  The Company has not elected hedging treatment under GAAP, and as such all gains and losses on these instruments are reflected in earnings for all periods presented.  As of March 31, 2013, such instruments were comprised entirely of Eurodollar futures contracts with an average contract notional amount of $250.0 million and a weighted average fixed LIBOR rate of 1.01%.

(in thousands)
                 
                   
         
Average
       
   
Weighted
   
Contract
       
   
Average
   
Notional
   
Open
 
Expiration Year
 
LIBOR Rate
   
Amount
   
Equity(1)
 
2013 
    0.37 %   $ 250,000     $ 54  
2014 
    0.48 %     250,000       14  
2015 
    0.75 %     250,000       (98 )
2016 
    1.29 %     250,000       (155 )
2017 
    1.99 %     250,000       (299 )
      1.01 %             (484 )

(1)  
Open equity represents the cumulative gains / (losses) recorded on open futures positions.

Dividends

To qualify as a REIT, we must pay annual dividends to our stockholders of at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gains. We paid our first dividend on March 27, 2013 to stockholders of record as of March 25, 2013 in an amount of $0.135 per share of our common stock. We also declared a dividend on April 10, 2013 to stockholders of record as of April 25, 2013 in an amount of $0.135 per share of our common stock payable on April 30, 2013. We intend to pay regular monthly dividends to our stockholders.

Book Value Per Share

The Company's Book Value Per Share at March 31, 2013 was $14.98.  Book Value Per Share is regularly used as a valuation metric by various equity analysts that follow the Company and may be deemed a non-GAAP financial measure pursuant to Regulation G. The Company computes Book Value Per Share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of shares outstanding of the Company's Common Stock. At March 31, 2013, the Company's stockholders' equity was $50.1 million with  3,341,665 Common shares outstanding.

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Management Commentary

Commenting on the first quarters, Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “In February Orchid Island Capital completed its initial public offering and began trading on the NYSE MKT under the ticker “ORC”.  Management and Bimini Capital have put a great deal of effort and resources into getting Orchid to this point, but now that it is behind us have much yet to do.  We were able to deploy the capital by the end of February and announced our first monthly dividend March 12th.  Our capital is deployed with a slight bias towards the pass-through portfolio (51.6%/48.4%) and our funding hedges are exclusively Eurodollar futures, with an outstanding notional balance representing approximately 79% of our repo balance.  Our net interest margin for the quarter was approximately 200 basis points, but 108 basis points inclusive of our funding hedges.  As we entered the first quarter economic data was strong, especially with respect to job growth as gains in non-farm payrolls averaged just over 220 thousand for the four month period November 2012 through February 2013.  During this period interest rates rose and the market began to speculate on when the Federal Reserve would start to unwind their quantitative easing program, or QE3.  Prepayment speeds on Agency MBS declined, owing to rising rates and the seasonal impact which we typically see in Q1.  We also saw pay-ups on call protected securities decline. The market abruptly reversed course in March however as developments in Europe, especially Cypress, and a material decline in non-farm payroll growth to just 88 thousand led to a rally in rates close to the levels observed just after the announcement of QE3.  With this change in economic conditions, expectations of an end in QE3 have been pushed off a few quarters as well.  By late April mortgage rates available to borrowers have declined to within 20 basis points of the all-time low seen last December.  The cost of call protection has increased as well, although not to the extreme levels observed last fall. With the onset of spring and the typical peak in refinancing activity, we expect speeds to rebound as well.  In early April the FHFA also announced a two year extension to the end date of HARP II to December 31, 2015.  This should also impact speed expectations somewhat, although the market did expect this development for the most part.  For Orchid, we have positioned the portfolio to protect against rising speeds while avoiding the highest premium call protection, while simultaneously exposing the structured portfolio to high paying collateral, since it offers the best convexity when and if rates reverse again.  Most of these structured securities offer single digit yields at current speeds, but meaningful upside if rates rise and mortgage cash flows extend as refinancing activity declines.  We will continue to balance the exposure of the two portfolios in this fashion as long as these market conditions persist.”

Earnings Conference Call Details

An earnings conference call and live audio webcast will be hosted Friday, May 3, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. ET.  The conference call may be accessed by dialing toll free (877) 341-5668.  International callers dial (224) 357-2205.  The conference passcode is 64380557.  A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.orchidislandcapital.com , and an audio archive of the webcast will be available for approximately one year.  A replay of the call will be available through May 10, 2013 by dialing toll free (855) 859-2056, (404) 537-3406 or (800) 585-8367 and entering conference number 64380557.

The following is a summarized presentation of the unaudited balance sheets as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the calendar quarters ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012.  Amounts presented are subject to change.

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About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS and (ii) structured Agency RMBS, such as CMOs, IOs, IIOs and POs, among other types of structured Agency RMBS. Orchid is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements herein relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned that such forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and on management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences are described in Orchid Island Capital, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Orchid Island Capital, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements.

CONTACT:
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley, 772-231-1400
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
www.orchidislandcapital.com

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ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited - Amounts Subject To Change)
 
             
   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
ASSETS:
           
Total mortgage-backed securities
    360,260,273       115,379,574  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
    4,701,216       2,986,257  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,440,407       440,877  
Due from affiliates
    75,395       45,126  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    245,427       9,122  
Total Assets
  $ 366,722,718     $ 118,860,956  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Repurchase agreements
  $ 316,445,869     $ 103,941,174  
Accrued interest payable
    64,049       54,084  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
    138,591       140,723  
Total Liabilities
    316,648,509       104,135,981  
Total Stockholders' Equity
    50,074,209       14,724,975  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 366,722,718     $ 118,860,956  
Common shares outstanding
    3,341,665       154,110  
Book value per share
  $ 14.98     $ 95.55  

 
 

 
 


ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(Unaudited - Amounts Subject to Change)
 
             
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Interest income
  $ 1,413,258     $ 758,757  
Interest expense
    (201,420 )     (50,667 )
Net interest income
    1,211,838       708,090  
(Losses) gains
    (413,160 )     75,326  
Net portfolio income
    798,678       783,416  
Expenses
    398,320       166,172  
Net income
  $ 400,358     $ 617,244  
Basic and diluted net income per share
  $ 0.20     $ 0.63  
Dividends Declared Per Common Share:
  $ 0.135     $ -  

             
   
Three Months Ended
 
Key Balance Sheet Metrics
 
March 31, 2013
   
March 31, 2012
 
Average MBS
  $ 237,819,924     $ 70,585,381  
Average repurchase agreements
    210,193,522       59,156,728  
Average stockholders' equity
    32,399,592       14,088,254  
Leverage ratio
 
6.3:1
   
5.2:1
 
                 
Key Performance Metrics
               
Average yield on MBS
    2.38 %     4.30 %
Average cost of funds
    0.38 %     0.34 %
Average economic cost of funds
    1.30 %     0.50 %
Average interest rate spread
    2.00 %     3.96 %
Average economic interest rate spread
    1.08 %     3.80 %