Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation ( ACRE ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 7, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants John Stilmar - Managing Director of Public Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Group Bryan Donohoe - CEO & Director Jeffrey Gonzales - CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Steve Delaney Jade Rahmani - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions].
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.1 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.07 per share a year ago.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE:ACRE ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 5, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Bryan Patrick Donohoe - CEO & Director Jeffrey Gonzales - CFO & Treasurer John W. Stilmar - Managing Director of Public Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Group Conference Call Participants Christopher Muller - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Douglas Michael Harter - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Jade Joseph Rahmani - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Richard Barry Shane - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Thomas Catherwood - Unidentified Company Operator Good afternoon, everyone.
ACRE's chronic loan defaults and poor underwriting make it the top mortgage REIT to avoid, despite recent distribution cuts. Recent results show a record distributable earnings loss, with only 9 cents per share versus a 15-cent distribution. Balance sheet leverage is lower, but another large office loan is distressed, and interest margins have collapsed nearly 50% year-over-year.
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.51 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.02. This compares to a loss of $0.12 per share a year ago.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation is a small mortgage REIT run by a growing, reputable alternative investment manager. ACRE's small size, high office loan exposure, and inability to cover dividends with earnings present significant risks for income investors. ACRE pays a quarterly dividend yielding 13.54%, going ex-dividend around 9/30.
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Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Ares Commercial's business showed stabilization in Q1 with no realized loan losses and progress in debt reduction, signaling a potential turnaround. Despite not fully covering its dividend with distributable earnings, the REIT's improving trajectory suggests positive dividend coverage could return soon. Shares trade at a significant discount to book value, presenting a compelling rebound opportunity for 2025 as the business stabilizes.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE:ACRE ) Q1 2025 - Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants John Stilmar - MD, IR Bryan Donohoe - CEO Jeff Gonzales - CFO Conference Call Participants Rick Shane - JPMorgan Steve Delaney - Citizens JMP Jade Rahmani - KBW Operator Good afternoon. Welcome to Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's First Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.13 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.07 per share. This compares to loss of $0.62 per share a year ago.