Eagle Point Income (NYSE:EIC) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.42 EPS

Eagle Point Income (NYSE:EIC) released its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.42, Zacks reports.

Here are the key takeaways from Eagle Point Income’s conference call:

• Net investment income less realized losses was $0.67 per share, more than double quarterly distributions of $0.33. A $0.30-per-share gain from an early investment repayment boosted results; excluding it, normalized earnings were still $0.37 per share.
• NAV declined 1% in the quarter to $12.39 per share, and the October month-end estimate fell a further 3% from September. Management attributed the pressure mainly to CLO equity valuations amid lower loan prices, while CLO BBs and other private-credit investments were relatively stable.
• The company invested $31 million across 16 investments at a weighted-average effective yield of 15.6%, spanning infrastructure credit and other credit strategies. Management said its broader platform provides access to differentiated opportunities, including investments that can generate additional income.
• Management described underlying credit conditions as resilient: the leveraged-loan default rate declined to 0.6%, and EIC’s look-through exposure to defaulted loans was 22 basis points. It also said 53% of the portfolio was in floating-rate CLO debt, which can benefit from higher benchmark rates.
• Leverage was 17.3%, below the company’s 25%–35% target range, and management expects it to rise over time through additional preferred-stock issuance. CLO equity valuations remain pressured, while management believes resets and refinancings may help reduce financing costs and support equity cash flows over time.

Eagle Point Income Stock Up 4.3%

Shares of EIC stock traded up $0.38 on Friday, hitting $9.26. 238,923 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 143,801. The business has a 50-day moving average of $9.20 and a 200 day moving average of $9.87. Eagle Point Income has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $11.89.

About Eagle Point Income

Eagle Point Income Company, Inc. (NYSE: EIC) is a closed-end management investment company focused primarily on generating current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The company invests mainly in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are securities backed by portfolios of senior secured loans made to corporate borrowers. EIC typically invests across different levels of the CLO capital structure, including debt tranches and equity interests. Its portfolio may also include other investments related to corporate credit and structured finance.