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Rithm Property Trust Inc.

RPT

Financial Services

3w

Use of Securities Portfolio as Funding Source

The company has a sizable book of CMBS securities, primarily floating rate and high-quality assets.
Spreads on securities have tightened, prompting consideration of selling securities to fund direct investments.
Management sees potential to realize gains from securities and redeploy capital into higher-yielding opportunities.
The securities portfolio is viewed as a flexible funding source to support growth without excessive leverage.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

KREF

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

A $0.25 cash dividend was paid for the quarter.
Book value per share was $13.84 as of June 30, 2025.
Distributable loss was $3 million primarily due to taking ownership of the West Hollywood property.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust reported a GAAP net loss of $35 million or negative $0.53 per share for Q2 2025.
Liquidity remained strong with $757 million available, including $108 million cash and $620 million revolver capacity.
Originations totaled $211 million with repayments totaling $450 million in Q2.
Prior to realized losses, distributable earnings were $16 million or $0.24 per share.

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

LOB

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Capital levels remained strong and stable, with 41% of assets in cash or government-guaranteed investments and a healthy Mahan Ratio of 16.5%.
Credit metrics improved with past dues low at $13 million (11 basis points), new defaults down to 40, and nonaccrual loans trending down to $69 million (63 basis points).
Customer deposits grew 6% linked quarter and are approximately 20% higher than June 30, 2024, with noninterest-bearing checking balances up 36% year-to-date.
Gain on sale revenue totaled approximately $22 million from $322 million of guaranteed loan sales at a 7% average premium.
Loan originations reached $1.5 billion, the largest Q2 in bank history excluding PPP, driving 3% linked quarter loan growth and 19% year-over-year loan balance increase.
Net interest income increased $9 million or 9% linked quarter, with net interest margin expanding 8 basis points for the third consecutive quarter.
Noninterest expense was $89 million, including $3 million of one-time expenses, with core recurring expenses up 3% linked quarter primarily due to growth.
Q2 earnings per share of $0.51, a 22% linked quarter increase in core operating leverage, and a 20% year-over-year revenue growth highlight strong financial results.

Newmark Group, Inc.

NMRK

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted EBITDA rose 32.1% to $114 million, with an improved margin of 15%, up 139 basis points.
Adjusted EPS increased by 40.9% to $0.31 from $0.22, demonstrating strong operating leverage.
Capital Markets revenues surged 37.9%, reflecting a 135% increase in total debt volumes compared to 38% industry growth, and investment sales volumes rose 26% versus 11% industry growth.
Cash and cash equivalents ended at $195.8 million with net leverage of 1.4x; cash generated by the business was $133.9 million.
Introduced adjusted free cash flow metric showing $228 million for the 12 months ended June 2025, a 121.4% year-over-year improvement.
Leasing revenues increased 13.8%, led by double-digit growth in retail volumes and improving office activity in key gateway markets.
Management services, servicing and other revenues grew 13.6%, driven by 30% growth in Valuation and Advisory and improvements in servicing and asset management.
Newmark delivered strong revenue growth of 19.9% in Q2 2025, with total revenues reaching $759.1 million compared to $633.4 million a year earlier.
The company repurchased approximately 10.8 million shares for $125.5 million at $11.58 per share, reducing fully diluted weighted average share count by 1.2% to 252.6 million.

First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC

Financial Services

3w

Record Revenue and Industry-Leading Profitability Driven by Net Interest Margin

Achieved record revenue of $226.3 million, up 5% YoY.
Adjusted earnings per share of $0.74, return on assets of 1.54%, and return on tangible common equity of 20%.
Profitability primarily driven by a robust net interest margin of 4.05%, a 17 basis point increase from Q1.

Federated Hermes, Inc.

FHI

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Alternative private markets assets increased by $1.3 billion or 7%, mainly due to FX impact and net sales of $231 million.
Equity assets increased by $8.1 billion or 10% from the prior quarter, with second quarter equity net sales of $1.8 billion representing an organic growth rate just under 9%.
Federated Hermes ended Q2 2025 with record assets under management of $846 billion, driven by gains in equity strategies.
Fixed income assets decreased by about $800 million or 1% due mainly to net redemptions of $2.4 billion, partially offset by market valuations and FX gains of $1.6 billion.
MDT equity strategies had net sales of $3.8 billion in Q2, up from $3.3 billion in Q1, with strong performance rankings in Morningstar categories.
Money market fund assets reached a record high of $468 billion at the end of Q2, increasing by $3.1 billion despite seasonal factors.
Operating expenses increased mainly due to a VAT refund in Q1 not recurring, and compensation expenses rose due to higher incentive compensation and merit increases.
Q2 effective tax rate was 26.1%, expected to be in the 25% to 28% range for 2025.
The company repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares for about $64.5 million and approved a new share repurchase program for 5 million shares.
Total revenue for Q2 increased slightly from the prior quarter due to more days in the quarter and revenue from the Rivington acquisition, partially offset by lower performance fees and carried interest.

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

CNS

Financial Services

4w

Financial Performance Summary

Effective fee rate remained stable at 59 basis points.
Effective tax rate was 25.3%.
Ending AUM rose to $88.9 billion from $87.6 billion, positively impacted by market appreciation.
Liquidity improved to $323 million from $295 million in the prior quarter.
Net inflows into open-end funds were offset by institutional net outflows.
Operating margin decreased slightly to 33.6% from 34.7%.
Q2 revenue increased 1.1% to $135 million, driven by higher average AUM and day count.
Reported earnings of $0.73 per share, slightly down from $0.75 sequentially.
Total expenses increased 2.9% due to higher compensation, distribution fees, G&A, and talent acquisition costs.

Home Bancshares, Inc.

HOMB

Financial Services

4w

Historical Growth and Strategic Evolution of Home Bancshares

From a $22 million asset bank in 1998 to nearly $23 billion today.
Expansion from 5 employees to 2,600 and from one office to 217 across five states.
Market cap growth from $4.5 million purchase price to nearly $6 billion.
Ranked #64 in total assets among US banks and #35 in market value.
Management emphasizes the company's long-term growth, profitability, and strong capital position.

EVR

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted compensation ratio improved to 65.4%, down 60 basis points year-over-year, while adjusted noncompensation expenses rose 9% due to technology and occupancy costs.
Adjusted operating income was $157 million, a 37% increase versus Q2 2024, with adjusted EPS of $2.42, up 34% year-over-year.
Advisory fees increased 23% year-over-year to $698 million, a record for the quarter.
Asset Management and Administration Fees grew 3% to $21 million, driven by market appreciation and net inflows.
Cash and investment securities totaled over $1.7 billion as of June 30, with positive cash flow and $532 million returned to shareholders in the first half through buybacks and dividends.
Evercore delivered adjusted net revenues of $839 million in Q2 2025, up nearly 21% year-over-year, marking record revenues for both the quarter and first half of the year.
GAAP net revenues, operating income, and EPS were $834 million, $150 million, and $2.36 per share respectively in Q2 2025.
Share repurchases totaled approximately 1.7 million shares year-to-date at an average price of $258.5 per share, fully offsetting dilution from RSU grants.
Underwriting revenues rose 4% to $32 million, commissions and related revenue increased 10% to $58 million.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

ARE

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

FFO per share diluted as adjusted was $2.33 for 2Q 2025, up 1.3% compared to prior quarter.
Occupancy at quarter end was 90.8%, down 90 basis points from prior quarter, with year-end 2025 guidance reiterated at 90.9% to 92.5%.
Other income averaged about $20 million per quarter, consistent with recent history.
Recognized impairments of real estate of $129.6 million during the quarter related to non-core assets.
Reiterated full year 2025 FFO per share guidance at $9.26 midpoint.
Same property NOI was down 5.4% and up 2% on a cash basis for the quarter.
Strong balance sheet with $4.6 billion liquidity and longest average debt maturity of 12 years among S&P 500 REITs.
Trailing 12 months G&A cost as a percentage of NOI was 6.3%, the lowest in 10 years, with expected annual savings of approximately $49 million for 2025.
Venture investments realized $60 million gains in first half 2025, consistent with prior quarters.