earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
ACRE reports Q2 2023 GAAP net loss of $2.2M; Distributable Earnings of $19.0M covers dividend
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- GAAP net loss of $2.2M ($0.04/diluted share); Distributable Earnings of $19.0M ($0.35/share) for Q2.
- Declared Q3 2023 regular dividend of $0.33/share, payable Oct 17 to holders of record Sep 29.
- Repurchased ~1.0% of outstanding common shares in Q2 at avg price $8.58/share.
- Cash of $140M plus $75M available financing proceeds as of June 30, 2023.
- CEO says share buybacks and new originations are now better capital uses than supplemental dividends.