Overview

* Arbor Realty ( ABR ) Q2 net income falls to $24 mln from $47.4 mln yr ago

* Distributable earnings drop to $52.1 mln from $91.6 mln yr ago

* Co issued $500 mln senior unsecured notes to repay debt, add liquidity

Result Drivers

* LOWER YIELDS - Loan and investment portfolio, excluding reserves, was $11.53 bln, with a weighted average yield of 7.95%, down from $11.39 bln and 8.15% in Q1 due to non-performing and foreclosed on loans

* SECURITIZATION VEHICLE - Closed first build-to-rent collateralized securitization vehicle totaling $801.9 mln, improving terms over warehouse lines

* DEBT MANAGEMENT - Issued $500 mln of senior unsecured notes to repay convertible senior notes and add ~$200 mln of liquidity

Key Details

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Q2 EPS $0.12

Q2 Net $36.31

Income mln

Q2 Net $68.72

Interest mln

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Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and 2 "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 Arbor Realty Trust Inc ( ABR ) is $11.00, about 1.5% below its July 31 closing price of $11.16

* The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago

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