orc8k20130801.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):  August 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 August 1, 2013, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the Company’s results of operations for the period ended June 30, 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 August 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: August 2, 2013
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley   
   
Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 


orc8k20130801x991.htm
 
Exhibit 99.1
 

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

VERO BEACH, Fla. (August 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 June 30, 2013.

Second Quarter 2013 Highlights

·  
Net loss of $1.5 Million, or $0.46 per common share.
·  
Second quarter total dividend payments of $0.405 per common share
·  
Book Value per Share of $14.12
·  
(3.0)% Economic loss on common equity for the quarter, or (12.1)% annualized
Comprised of $0.405 dividend per common share and $(0.86) decrease in net book value per common share
·  
Company to Discuss Results on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at 10:00 AM ET

Details of Second Quarter 2013 Results of Operations
 
 
The Company reported a net loss of $1.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013, compared with a net loss of $0.4 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2012.  The second quarter net loss of $1.5 million included net interest income of $2.1 million, net losses of $3.2 million (which includes mark to market losses, realized losses on securities sold and gains on funding hedges), audit, legal and other professional fees of $0.1 million, management fees of $0.2 million, and other operating, general and administrative expenses of $0.2 million. During the second quarter, the Company sold mortgage-backed securities (MBS) with a market value at the time of sale of $135.3 million, resulting in realized losses of $0.9 million (based on security prices from March 31, 2013).  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 generally 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 March 31, 2013, approximately 52% 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 June 30, 2013, the allocation to the PT MBS had remained at 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 - March 31, 2013
  $ 336,778,389     $ 21,140,775     $ 2,341,109     $ 23,481,884     $ 360,260,273  
Securities Purchased
    127,445,459       5,527,237       -       5,527,237       132,972,696  
Securities Sold
    (127,112,208 )     (8,150,472 )     -       (8,150,472 )     (135,262,680 )
Gain (Loss) on Sale
    (1,506,195 )     582,741       -       582,741       (923,454 )
Return on Investment
    n/a       (1,516,134 )     (429,925 )     (1,946,059 )     (1,946,059 )
Pay-downs
    (6,823,241 )     n/a       n/a       n/a       (6,823,241 )
Premium Lost Due to Pay-downs
    (368,300 )     n/a       n/a       n/a       (368,300 )
Mark to Market Gains (Losses)
    (11,238,378 )     2,516,987       (39,931 )     2,477,056       (8,761,322 )
Market Value - June 30, 2013
  $ 317,175,526     $ 20,101,134     $ 1,871,253     $ 21,972,387     $ 339,147,913  

The tables below present the allocation of capital between the respective portfolios at June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, and the return on invested capital for each sub-portfolio for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.  The return on invested capital in the PT MBS and structured MBS portfolios was approximately (16.3)% and 12.7%, respectively, for the quarter.  The combined portfolio generated a return on invested capital of approximately (2.3)%.

                               
Capital Allocation
 
         
Structured Security Portfolio
       
   
Pass-Through
   
Interest Only
   
Inverse Interest
             
   
Portfolio
   
Securities
   
Only Securities
   
Sub-total
   
Total
 
June 30, 2013
                             
Market Value
  $ 317,175,526     $ 20,101,134     $ 1,871,253     $ 21,972,387     $ 339,147,913  
Cash
    15,223,827       -       -       -       15,223,827  
Repurchase Agreement Obligations
    (308,735,338 )     -       -       -       (308,735,338 )
Total
  $ 23,664,015     $ 20,101,134     $ 1,871,253     $ 21,972,387     $ 45,636,402  
% of Total
    51.9 %     44.0 %     4.1 %     48.1 %     100.0 %
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 %

Returns for the Quarter
 
Income / (loss) (net of repo cost)
  $ 2,192,382     $ (17,210 )   $ (68,387 )   $ (85,597 )   $ 2,106,785  
Realized and unrealized gains / (losses)
    (13,112,873 )     3,099,728       (39,931 )     3,059,797       (10,053,076 )
Hedge gains
    6,851,588       n/a       n/a       n/a       6,851,588  
    $ (4,068,903 )   $ 3,082,518     $ (108,318 )   $ 2,974,200     $ (1,094,703 )
Return on Invested Capital for the Quarter
    (16.3 )%     14.6 %     (4.6 )%     12.7 %     (2.3 )%


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Prepayments

For the quarter, Orchid received $8.8 million in scheduled and unscheduled principal repayments and prepayments, which equated to a constant prepayment rate (“CPR”) of approximately 16.3% for the second 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 (%)
 
June 30, 2013
    6.5       29.8       16.3  
March 31, 2013
    9.2       33.0       20.0  
December 31, 2012
    1.1       42.3       28.6  
September 30, 2012
    4.2       38.7       25.0  
June 30, 2012
    0.2       41.4       38.7  
March 31, 2012
    11.0       31.2       23.8  

Portfolio

As of June 30, 2013, Orchid’s MBS portfolio consisted of $339.1 million of agency or government MBS at fair value and had a weighted average coupon of 3.20%. The following tables summarize Orchid’s agency and government mortgage related securities as of June 30, 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
June 30, 2013
                 
Adjustable Rate MBS
$
6,210 
1.8%
4.24%
251 
1-Sep-35
0.57 
10.05%
2.00%
Fixed Rate MBS
 
209,711 
61.8%
3.35%
300 
1-May-43
NA
NA
NA
Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
 
101,255 
29.9%
2.61%
354 
1-Apr-43
113.28 
7.61%
2.00%
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through
 
317,176 
93.5%
3.13%
316 
1-May-43
106.77 
7.75%
2.00%
Interest-Only Securities
 
20,101 
5.9%
3.93%
231 
25-May-43
NA
NA
NA
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
 
1,871 
0.6%
6.15%
303 
25-Nov-40
NA
6.34%
NA
Total Structured MBS
 
21,972 
6.5%
4.12%
237 
25-May-43
NA
NA
NA
Total Mortgage Assets
$
339,148 
100.0%
3.20%
311 
25-May-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 
51.5%
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
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
(in thousands)
                       
   
June 30, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
         
Percentage of
         
Percentage of
 
Agency
 
Fair Value
   
Entire Portfolio
   
Fair Value
   
Entire Portfolio
 
Fannie Mae
  $ 198,600       58.56 %   $ 113,235       98.14 %
Freddie Mac
    115,745       34.13 %     2,145       1.86 %
Ginnie Mae
    24,803       7.31 %     -       -  
Total Portfolio
  $ 339,148       100.00 %   $ 115,380       100.00 %

   
June 30, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
Weighted Average Pass Through Purchase Price
  $ 104.98     $ 105.65  
Weighted Average Structured Purchase Price
  $ 11.69     $ 9.91  
Weighted Average Pass Through Current Price
  $ 101.45     $ 105.81  
Weighted Average Structured Current Price
  $ 13.53     $ 7.84  
Effective Duration (1)
    4.578       1.209  

(1)  
Effective duration of 4.578 indicates that an interest rate increase of 1.0% would be expected to cause a 4.578% decrease in the value of the MBS in the Company’s investment portfolio at June 30, 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, but not the effect of the Company’s funding cost hedges.

Financing, Leverage and Liquidity

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately $308.7 million with a net weighted average borrowing rate of 0.38%.  These agreements were collateralized by MBS with a fair value, including accrued interest, of approximately $318.2 million, and cash pledged to counterparties of approximately $6.4 million.  The Company’s leverage ratio at June 30, 2013 was 6.5 to 1. At June 30, 2013, the Company’s liquidity was approximately $28.2 million, consisting of unpledged MBS and cash and cash equivalents.  To enhance our liquidity even further, we may pledge a portion of our structured MBS as part of a repurchase agreement funding but retain the cash in lieu of acquiring additional assets.  In this way we can, at a modest cost, retain higher levels of cash on hand and decrease the likelihood we will have to sell assets in a distressed market in order to raise cash.  Below is a listing of outstanding borrowings under repurchase obligations at June 30, 2013.

(in thousands)
                             
               
Weighted
         
Weighted
 
   
Total
         
Average
         
Average
 
   
Outstanding
   
% of
   
Borrowing
   
Amount
   
Maturity
 
Counterparty
 
Balances
   
Total
   
Rate
   
at Risk(1)
   
in Days
 
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
  $ 114,132       37.0 %     0.39 %   $ 6,259       28  
CRT Capital Group, LLC
    61,938       20.1 %     0.38 %     3,695       23  
South Street Securities, LLC
    41,452       13.4 %     0.39 %     1,887       13  
The PrinceRidge Group, LLC
    28,075       9.1 %     0.40 %     1,271       24  
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
    25,967       8.4 %     0.35 %     944       13  
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.
    14,989       4.9 %     0.39 %     485       37  
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
    14,527       4.7 %     0.38 %     823       8  
KGS - Alpha Capital Markets, L.P.
    4,966       1.6 %     0.38 %     266       1  
Pierpont Securities, LLC
    2,689       0.8 %     0.39 %     157       22  
    $ 308,735       100.0 %     0.38 %   $ 15,787       23  

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

 
 

 
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 or losses on these instruments are reflected in earnings for all periods presented.  As of June 30, 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 1.84%.

(in thousands)
                 
                   
         
Average
       
   
Weighted
   
Contract
       
   
Average
   
Notional
   
Open
 
Expiration Year
 
LIBOR Rate
   
Amount
   
Equity(1)
 
2013 
    0.34 %   $ 250,000     $ (7 )
2014 
    0.54 %     250,000       173  
2015 
    1.15 %     250,000       890  
2016 
    2.15 %     250,000       1,989  
2017 
    3.00 %     250,000       2,219  
2018 
    3.54 %     250,000       1,128  
      1.84 %             6,392  

(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 intend to pay regular monthly dividends to our stockholders and have declared the following dividends during 2013.

Declaration Date
Record Date
Payment Date
 
Per Share Amount
   
Total
 
March 8, 2013
March 25, 2013
March 27, 2013
  $ 0.135     $ 451,125  
April 10, 2013
April 25, 2013
April 30, 2013
    0.135       451,125  
May 9, 2013
May 28, 2013
May 31, 2013
    0.135       451,125  
June 10, 2013
June 25, 2013
June 28, 2013
    0.135       451,125  
July 9, 2013
July 25, 2013
July 31, 2013
    0.135       451,125  

Book Value Per Share

The Company's Book Value Per Share at June 30, 2013 was $14.12.  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 June 30, 2013, the Company's stockholders' equity was $47.2 million with  3,341,665 Common shares outstanding.


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Management Commentary

Commenting on the second quarter, 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”.  It was the completion of a project that was several years in the making.  Throughout the process we continuously emphasized the need to position the portfolio the way we have.  By that I mean deploying our capital into two portfolios, one comprised of traditional pass-through securities funded in the repo market, and the other comprised of structured securities containing assets that have a different sensitivity to interest rates.  An important purpose of the structured securities is to shield the pass-through portfolio from material price declines when and if interest rates rose.  We viewed the market as materially exposed to an interest rate shock and maintained that while we did not know when the market would sense the Federal Reserve was about to remove their substantial accommodation, we expected that when they did it would lead to a very swift and violent sell-off in the rates and MBS markets.  We further stressed that this outcome had to be positioned for in advance, since if the market moved quickly as we expected managers relying on dynamic hedging strategies may not be able to respond quickly enough.

Risk management and the protection of book value are the focus of our investment strategy.  In an environment such as we are in, with rates still low and many investors fearful of a further back-up in rates, the cost of hedging our book value is quite high.  In our case we rely heavily on interest only securities.  Yields on the types of IO’s we own are quite low and often negative.  In order to protect our book value we need to allocate a substantial portion of our capital to these assets and therefore our ability to generate interest income is constrained.

Looking forward, we now face an environment where income per dollar invested or unit of duration has risen.  Premium amortization on our pass-through portfolio will slow and our IO’s should generate more income if prepayment rates slow as rates have risen.  That being said, the income from our IO book has been slightly negative for some time, so the improvement will be large in relative terms, but not absolute terms.  This provides us an opportunity to reposition the portfolio.  We can take advantage of the increased income generating capacity of the portfolio to reduce leverage and enhance our hedges while maintaining our dividend at roughly the same level.  While we believe the rates and MBS markets have stabilized for the time being, we believe the economy will continue to improve, albeit slowly, and the Fed will eventually taper.  This should cause rates to move still higher and perhaps generate another period of market volatility.  We still view ourselves as at the low end of the historical range in rates and the economy performing below trend - but improving.  For years now the economy has been on the mend but in an uneven fashion.  Fits and starts has been the norm.  If rates move higher fixed rate mortgages may have room to extend further.  Accordingly, we will continue to position defensively.  For this reason we will remain focused on protecting our book value and will not look to take advantage of this move up in rates to increase our dividend.”

Earnings Conference Call Details

An earnings conference call and live audio webcast will be hosted Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at 10:00 AM ET.  The conference call may be accessed by dialing toll free (877) 341-5668.  International callers dial (224) 357-2205.  The conference passcode is 26631003.  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.


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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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Summarized Financial Statements
 

The following is a summarized presentation of the unaudited balance sheets as of June 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the calendar quarters and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.  Amounts presented are subject to change.

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited - Amounts Subject To Change)
 
             
   
June 30, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
ASSETS:
           
Total mortgage-backed securities
  $ 339,147,913     $ 115,379,574  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
    15,223,827       2,986,257  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,384,699       440,877  
Due from affiliates
    -       45,126  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    391,746       9,122  
Total Assets
  $ 356,148,185     $ 118,860,956  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Repurchase agreements
  $ 308,735,338     $ 103,941,174  
Accrued interest payable
    55,843       54,084  
Due to affiliates
    73,382       -  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
    108,940       140,723  
Total Liabilities
    308,973,503       104,135,981  
Total Stockholders' Equity
    47,174,682       14,724,975  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 356,148,185     $ 118,860,956  
Common shares outstanding
    3,341,665       154,110  
Book value per share
  $ 14.12     $ 95.55  

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ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(Unaudited - Amounts Subject to Change)
 
                         
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Interest income
  $ 3,841,957     $ 1,527,844     $ 2,428,699     $ 769,087  
Interest expense
    (523,306 )     (124,433 )     (321,886 )     (73,766 )
Net interest income
    3,318,651       1,403,411       2,106,813       695,321  
Losses
    (3,614,649 )     (823,462 )     (3,201,488 )     (898,788 )
Net portfolio (loss) income
    (295,998 )     579,949       (1,094,675 )     (203,467 )
Expenses
    849,796       323,800       451,477       157,628  
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,145,794 )   $ 256,149     $ (1,546,152 )   $ (361,095 )
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share
  $ (0.43 )   $ 0.26     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.37 )
Dividends Declared Per Common Share:
  $ 0.540     $ -     $ 0.405     $ -  

             
   
Three Months Ended
 
Key Balance Sheet Metrics
 
June 30, 2013
   
June 30, 2012
 
Average MBS
  $ 349,704,095     $ 73,558,658  
Average repurchase agreements
    312,590,604       62,406,773  
Average stockholders' equity
    48,624,446       14,216,329  
Leverage ratio
 
6.5:1
   
3.7:1
 
                 
Key Performance Metrics
               
Average yield on MBS
    2.78 %     4.18 %
Average cost of funds
    0.41 %     0.47 %
Average economic cost of funds
    0.42 %     0.54 %
Average interest rate spread
    2.37 %     3.71 %
Average economic interest rate spread
    2.36 %     3.64 %