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                Ocwen: 1st Qtr. Results & Stock Repurchase


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Mark S. Zeidman                
Senior Vice President & CFO 
T: (561) 682-8600
E: mzeidman@ocwen.com


OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS AND A NEW STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN

West Palm Beach, FL - (May 9, 2000) Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN)
today reported a net loss for its first quarter ended March 31, 2000 of
$(5.1) million, or $(0.07) per share, compared to a net income of $9.5
million, or $0.16 per diluted share for the first quarter of 1999.  

Chairman and CEO William C. Erbey stated, "While we are disappointed with
the first quarter's results, we are confident that our strategic
repositioning of the Company away from capital intensive businesses and
towards fee based businesses will maximize shareholder value in the long
run.  Our core businesses (despite a slow quarter for commercial loan
resolutions) recorded income in the first quarter.  However, that income
was more than offset by our continuing technology investments and impairment
charges and other costs associated with our remaining subprime assets.  The
Company remains strong from a capital and liquidity point of view and has
the financial and human resources necessary to implement our strategic plan
and achieve our corporate goals."  

The Company's core businesses, in the aggregate, recorded net income of
$8.1 million in the 2000 first quarter, vs. $9.2 in the first quarter of
1999.  However, impairment charges and other losses associated with its
remaining subprime assets, as well as the unsecured collections business,
aggregated $(8.5) million in the 2000 first quarter, compared to a loss of
$(1.2) million in the same period of 1999.  Additionally, first quarter
results reflected losses at Ocwen Technology Xchange ("OTX") of $(4.9)
million, vs. $(2.4) million in 1999, reflecting OCN's ongoing commitment
to the development of this business.

As of March 31, 2000, the Company's portfolio of residual and subordinate
mortgage-backed securities was reduced to $184.7 million, including
securities available for sale and match funded bonds, compared to $299.3
million at October 7, 1999, the date of the acquisition of Ocwen Asset
Investment Corp.  ("OAC").  In addition, of the March 31, 2000 balance,
$104.2 million was acquired as a result of the OAC acquisition, and $80.5
million represented the remaining balance of the OCN portfolio.  During the
first quarter of 2000, the Company sold a CMBS security, reducing its
securities portfolio by approximately $38.2 million.  The March 31, 2000
portfolio, after giving effect to the risk reduction resulting from the
resecuritization during the fourth quarter of 1999, reflects exposure in
this asset class of approximately $146.3 million, a reduction of over 50%
since last October.  The Company continues to examine opportunities to
reduce its exposure to this asset class.

Pre-tax earnings in the first quarter of 2000 reflect gains on sales of
interest earning assets of $11.0 million, down from $20.0 million in the
1999 first quarter.  The 2000 results included a gain on the sale of whole
loans of $7.8 million, while 1999 results included $16.6 million of
securitization gains.  No securitization gains were recorded in the 2000
first quarter, reflecting the Company's decision in the third quarter of
1999 to discontinue the practice of structuring securitizations as sale
transactions, thus precluding recognition of gain-on-sale accounting.  

Although first quarter 2000 commercial resolution results were low, the
Company does not believe they are indicative of a full year's results.  
From a volume perspective, during the first quarter of 2000, the Company
acquired a portfolio of discount commercial loans and related assets for a
book value of $167.7 million, of which $147.4 million were classified as
investments in real estate.  The portfolio includes performing,
sub-performing and non-performing loans.  
 
Despite increased expenses for OTX and Domestic Residential Loan Servicing,
operating expenses in the 2000 first quarter were essentially level with
the same period in 1999, after adjusting for the reversal of $6.0 million
of expense recognized in prior periods in connection with the Company's
Long Term Incentive Plan which was suspended in March 2000 and after
excluding amounts related to Ocwen UK (sold by OCN in September 1999) and
OAC (acquired by OCN in October 1999).

The Company repurchased approximately 1.4 million of its common shares
during the first quarter of 2000 at an average price of $6.48 per share,
completing the stock repurchase program of 6 million shares announced in
April 1999.

Recent Developments

OCN has entered into an agreement to sell its office building located at
690 Market Street in San Francisco for $28.0 million less commissions and
closing costs and as adjusted for pro rations of certain contractual
obligations that survive closing.  The buyer has posted a $1.4 million
deposit, and the closing is expected to occur during the second quarter of
2000.  Closing is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions,
including but not limited to delivery of clear title and receipt of
required tenant estoppels.  

The Board of Directors approved an additional stock repurchase program to
repurchase up to an additional 6 million shares of issued and outstanding
OCN common stock.  As with our original program, any such purchases will be
at times, at prices per share, in amounts, and through solicited or
unsolicited transactions in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange
or in privately negotiated transactions, in each case as OCN deems
appropriate depending on the availability of excess liquidity, market
conditions, corporate requirements and applicable securities laws.  No
limit has been placed on the duration of the stock repurchase program, and
OCN reserves the right to discontinue the repurchase program at any time.  

Ocwen Financial Corporation is a financial services company headquartered
in West Palm Beach, Florida.  The Company's primary businesses are the
acquisition, servicing and resolution of subperforming and nonperforming
residential and commercial mortgage loans, as well as the related
development of loan servicing technology and business-to-business
e-commerce solutions for the mortgage and real estate industries.  
Additional information about Ocwen Financial Corporation is available at
www.ocwen.com.


Certain statements contained herein may not be based on historical facts
and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These forward-looking statements may be
identified by reference to a future period(s) or by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "commitment," "continue,"
"expect," "plan," "will," future or conditional verb tenses, similar terms,
variations on such terms or negatives of such terms.  Actual results could
differ materially from those indicated in such statements due to risks,
uncertainties and changes with respect to a variety of factors, including
changes in market conditions as they exist on the date hereof, applicable
economic environments, government fiscal and monetary policies, prevailing
interest or currency exchange rates, effectiveness of interest rate,
currency and other hedging strategies, laws and regulations affecting
financial institutions and real estate operations (including regulatory
fees, capital requirements, income and property taxation and environmental
compliance), uncertainty of foreign laws, competitive products, pricing and
conditions, credit, prepayment, basis, default, subordination and
asset/liability risks, loan servicing effectiveness, the ability to
identify acquisitions and investment opportunities meeting OCN's investment
strategy, satisfaction or fulfillment of agreed upon terms and conditions
of closing or performance, timing of transaction closings, software
integration, development and licensing, financial and securities markets,
availability of adequate and timely sources of liquidity, dependence on
existing sources of funding, ability to repay or refinance indebtedness (at
maturity or upon acceleration), availability of discount loans for
purchase, size of, nature of and yields available with respect to the
secondary market for mortgage loans, financial, securities and
securitization markets in general, allowances for loan losses, geographic
concentrations of assets, changes in real estate conditions (including
valuation, revenues and competing properties), adequacy of insurance
coverage in the event of a loss, integration of the business of OAC, the
market prices of the common stock of OCN, other factors generally
understood to affect the real estate acquisition, mortgage and leasing
markets and securities investments, and other risks detailed from time to
time in OCN's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its periodic reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K,
including Exhibit 99.1 attached to OCN's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
 



Net (Loss) Income by Business Segment

                                         Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)                        2000            1999

Single family residential 
  discount loans                            $3,472          $4,385
Commercial loans                               720           4,952
Domestic residential mortgage
  loan servicing                             2,804           1,439
Investment in low-income housing 
  tax credits                                1,119          (1,567)
OTX                                         (4,862)         (2,384)
Commercial real estate                        (583)            ---   
UK operations (1)                           (1,551)            294
Domestic subprime single family 
  residential lending                       (4,691)           (563)
Unsecured collections                       (2,226)           (972)
Corporate items and other                      700           3,886
                                          $ (5,098)         $9,470

(1) 1999 includes Ocwen UK, which was sold in September 1999.


Asset Acquisition
(Uunpaid principal balances)


                                  For the periods ended March 31,
                                           Three Months        Increase
(Dollars in thousands)                   2000        1999     (Decrease)
Discount Loan Acquisitions:                         
    Single family residential            $58,937     $40,876    $18,061
    Multi-family residential              15,317      32,684    (17,367)
    Commercial real estate                 6,787      24,801    (18,014)
    Other                                  5,493       6,596     (1,103)
                                         $86,534    $104,957   $(18,423)
               
Subprime Loan Purchases 
  and Originations:               
    Domestic                             $  ---     $160,859  $(160,859)
    Foreign (Ocwen UK)                      ---      140,042   (140,042)
                                         $  ---     $300,901  $(300,901)

Investments in Real Estate (1)          $147,448       $ ---  $ 147,448 
                                  

(1) Represents net book value of commercial loans and related assets 
    classified as investments in real estate.
 
 
 
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)
          
                                                 For the three months ended
                                                          March 31,     
                                                     2000          1999
Interest income:          
  Federal funds sold and repurchase
    agreements                                     $1,709        $3,396
  Securities available for sale                    12,869        17,189
  Loans available for sale                            807         8,130
  Investment securities and other                     327           651
  Loans                                             3,968         6,165
  Match funded loans and securities                 3,311           ---
  Discount loans                                   25,099        30,003
                                                   48,090        65,534
Interest expense:          
  Deposits                                         24,685        26,828
  Securities sold under agreements to 
    repurchase                                      2,640         1,491
  Obligations outstanding under lines 
    of credit                                       3,471         3,724
  Bonds-match funded agreements                     3,356           ---
  Notes, debentures and other interest 
    bearing obligations                             9,244         6,755
                                                   43,396        38,798
  Net interest income before provision 
    for loan losses                                 4,694        26,736
  Provision for loan losses                         2,608         3,739
  Net interest income after provision 
    for loan losses                                 2,086        22,997
          
Non-interest income:          
  Servicing fees and other charges                 19,427        18,251
  Gain on interest earning assets, net             10,994        20,225
  Impairment charges on securities 
    available for sale                             (6,833)          (83)
  (Loss) gain on real estate owned, net            (7,007)          629
  Amortization of excess of net assets 
    acquired over purchase price                    2,794           ---
  Other income                                      4,775         6,553
                                                   24,150        45,575
Non-interest expense:          
  Compensation and employee benefits               16,583        27,211
  Occupancy and equipment                           3,263         5,766
  Technology and communication costs                5,281         5,744
  Loan expenses                                     3,930         4,128
  Net operating (gains) losses on 
    investments in real estate and certain
    low-income housing tax credit interests        (4,054)        1,848
  Amortization and write-off of excess of 
    purchase price over net assets acquired           773           230
  Other operating expenses                          6,745         7,196
                                                   32,521        52,123
  Distributions on Company-obligated,
    mandatory redeemable securities of 
    subsidiary trust holding solely junior
    subordinated debentures                         3,194         3,399
  Equity in losses of investments in 
    unconsolidated entities                         2,260         1,245
  (Loss) income before income taxes and 
    extraordinary gain                            (10,498)       11,805
  Income tax benefit (expense)                      3,255        (2,368)
  Minority interest in net loss of 
    consolidated subsidiary                           ---            33
          
  (Loss) income before extraordinary gain          (7,243)        9,470
  Extraordinary gain on repurchase of debt,
    net of taxes                                    2,145           ---

  Net (loss) income                               $(5,098)       $9,470
          
(Loss) earnings per share:          
   Basic:          
     Net (loss) income before extraordinary
       gain                                        $(0.10)        $0.16
     Extraordinary gain                              0.03           ---
     Net (loss) income                             $(0.07)        $0.16
          
   Diluted:          
     Net (loss) income before extraordinary 
       gain                                        $(0.10)        $0.16
     Extraordinary gain                              0.03           ---
     Net (loss) income                             $(0.07)        $0.16
          
   Weighted average common shares outstanding:          
     Basic                                     68,222,987    60,800,357
     Diluted                                   68,222,987    60,843,572




OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)     
                                                 March 31,    December 31,
                                                    2000          1999
Assets:          

Cash and amounts due from depository 
  institutions                                     $68,016       $153,459
Interest earning deposits                           23,024        116,399
Federal funds sold                                  96,000        112,000
Securities available for sale, 
  at fair value                                    838,446        587,518
Loans available for sale, at lower 
  of cost or market                                 36,843         45,213
Investment securities                               13,256         10,965
Loan portfolio, net                                156,119        157,408
Match funded loans and securities, net             145,964        157,794
Discount loan portfolio, net                       842,178        913,229
Investments in low-income housing 
  tax credit interests                             138,778        150,989
Investments in unconsolidated entities              33,998         37,118
Real estate owned, net                             185,498        167,506
Investment in real estate                          238,247        268,241
Investment in real estate available for sale       188,808            ---
Premises and equipment, net                         47,344         49,038
Income taxes receivable                             13,198            ---
Deferred tax asset, net                            140,550        136,920
Excess of purchase price over net 
  assets acquired                                   12,433         13,207
Principal, interest and dividends 
  receivable                                        10,978         10,024
Escrow advances on loans and loans 
  serviced for others                              172,986        162,548
Other assets                                        76,827         59,737
                                                $3,479,491     $3,309,313

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          

Liabilities:          
  Deposits                                      $1,767,602     $1,842,286
  Securities sold under agreements 
    to repurchase                                  376,454         47,365
  Bonds-match funded agreements                    130,429        141,515
  Obligations outstanding under lines
    of credit                                      174,059        187,866
  Notes, debentures and other interest
    bearing obligations                            298,023        317,573
  Accrued interest payable                          39,681         32,569
  Excess of net assets acquired over 
    purchase price                                  54,041         56,841
  Income taxes payable                                 ---          6,369
  Accrued expenses, payables and other
    liabilities                                     36,766         57,487
      Total liabilities                          2,877,055      2,689,871  
          
Company obligated, mandatorily redeemable
  securities of subsidiary trust holding 
  solely junior subordinated debentures 
  of the Company                                   110,000        110,000
          
Stockholders' equity:          
  Preferred stock, $.01 par value;
    20,000,000 shares authorized; 
    0 shares issued and outstanding                    ---            ---
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 
    200,000,000 shares authorized;
    67,183,275 and 68,571,575 shares
    issued and outstanding at March 31, 
    2000, and December 31, 1999, respectively          672            686
  Additional paid-in capital                       223,372        232,340
  Retained earnings                                271,904        277,002
  Accumulated other comprehensive income, 
    net of taxes:          
      Net unrealized (loss) gain on 
        securities available for sale               (2,924)           163
      Net unrealized foreign currency 
        translation loss                              (588)          (749)
  Total stockholders' equity                       492,436        509,442
                                                $3,479,491     $3,309,313

End.


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