earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Ares Commercial Real Estate Q1 GAAP net income $16.2M ($0.34/share), Distributable Earnings $0.34/share
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- GAAP net income $16.2M ($0.34 diluted EPS); Distributable Earnings $16.3M ($0.34/share).
- Closed $263M new loan commitments in Q1; post-quarter closed $123M with >$200M in pipeline.
- Declared Q2 regular dividend of $0.33/share plus $0.02 supplemental dividend, payable July 15.
- CEO expects accelerated investments and higher credit spreads to boost Distributable Earnings in Q2.
- Credit quality stable; floating-rate loan portfolio positioned to benefit from rising interest rates.