Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) (“FBRT” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Reported GAAP net income of $18.4 million and $84.1 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, compared to $30.2 million and $92.4 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively. Reported diluted earnings per share ("EPS") to common stockholders of $0.13 and $0.64 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, compared to $0.29 and $0.82 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively.

Reported Distributable Earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $17.9 million and $67.3 million, or $0.12 and $0.49 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis (1), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, compared to $31.2 million and $100.7 million, or $0.30 and $0.92 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis (1), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively.

Reported Distributable Earnings before realized losses (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $27.7 million (2) and $113.1 million, or $0.22 and $0.99 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis (1), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, compared to $31.7 million and $141.3 million, or $0.30 and $1.38 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis (1), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Summary

Full Year 2025 Summary

Michael Comparato, Chief Executive Officer of FBRT, said, “2025 was a year of transition for FBRT. We have diversified our business lines with the NewPoint acquisition and we have been sorting through the remaining legacy 2021 and 2022 assets. While we have managed through the credit cycle with minimal losses, it has taken longer to resolve and sell the real estate than we originally planned. This has led to over-distributing capital to investors. In order to stabilize our book value and match the earnings power of our company to distributions, our Board reset the quarterly dividend to $0.20. Our earnings power to support a meaningfully higher dividend remains unchanged, and the team is working tirelessly to position us for higher earnings. In the near term, our priority is delivering durable book value growth and matching our yields to our distributions."

Portfolio and Investment Activity

Core portfolio: For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company closed $528.3 million of new loan commitments, funded $549.4 million of principal balance on new and existing loans, and received loan repayments of $510.0 million. The Company had ten loans on its watch list, four of which are risk rated a five and six of which are risk rated a four.

Conduit: For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company originated $253.6 million of fixed rate conduit loans and sold $290.6 million of conduit loans for a gain of $11.6 million, gross of related derivatives.

Agency Business segment: For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company originated $1.1 billion of new commitments under programs with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD and managed a servicing portfolio of $47.8 billion.

Real estate owned and equity method investments: For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company had seven foreclosure real estate owned positions totaling $214.0 million, one investment real estate owned position of $117.8 million, and four equity method investment positions of $71.7 million.

Allowance for credit losses: During the quarter, the Company recognized a net benefit for credit losses of $7.9 million which was related to our core portfolio and our Agency Business segment. Benefit for our core portfolio was $4.8 million, comprised of a general benefit of $7.8 million, partially offset by a $3.0 million specific allowance provision. Benefit for our Agency Business was $3.1 million, comprised of a $4.1 million benefit in the specific allowance, partially offset by a $1.0 million provision in the general reserve.

Book Value

As of December 31, 2025, book value was $14.15 per diluted common share on a fully converted basis (1).

Share Repurchase Program

During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 1,371,073 shares of common stock at an average price of $10.48 per share for an aggregate of $14.4 million, which represents a $0.05 per share increase to book value. Subsequent to quarter end, the Board of Directors reauthorized the Company’s share repurchase program, providing $50.0 million available for future share repurchases through December 31, 2026.

Subsequent Events

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a first quarter 2026 dividend of $0.20 per common share. The dividend is payable on or about April 10, 2026, to common stockholders of record as of March 31, 2026. The Board of Directors also declared a first quarter 2026 dividend on its convertible Series H Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the as-converted common dividend amount.

The Company's Board of Directors also declared a first quarter 2026 dividend of $0.46875 per share on its 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: FBRTPRE). This dividend is payable on April 15, 2026, to Series E preferred stockholders of record as of March 31, 2026.

Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common

Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP measure, which the Company defines as GAAP net income (loss), adjusted for (i) non-cash CLO amortization acceleration and amortization over the expected useful life of the Company's CLOs, (ii) unrealized gains and losses on loans and derivatives, including CECL reserves and impairments, net of realized gains and losses, as described further below, (iii) non-cash equity compensation expense, (iv) depreciation and amortization, (v) subordinated performance fee accruals/(reversal), (vi) realized gains and losses on debt extinguishment and CLO calls, (vii) non-cash income from mortgage servicing rights, and (viii) certain other non-cash items. Further, Distributable Earnings to Common, a non-GAAP measure, presents Distributable Earnings net of (x) perpetual preferred stock dividend payments and (y) non-controlling interests in joint ventures.

As noted above, we exclude unrealized gains and losses on loans and other investments, including CECL reserves and impairments, from our calculation of Distributable Earnings and include realized gains and losses. The nature of these adjustments is described more fully in the footnotes to our reconciliation tables. GAAP loan loss reserves and any property impairment losses have been excluded from Distributable Earnings consistent with other unrealized losses pursuant to our existing definition of Distributable Earnings. We expect to only recognize such potential credit or property impairment losses in Distributable Earnings if and when such amounts are deemed nonrecoverable upon a realization event. This is generally at the time a loan is repaid, or in the case of a foreclosure or other property, when the underlying asset is sold. Amounts may also be deemed non-recoverable if, in our determination, it is nearly certain the carrying amounts will not be collected or realized. The realized loss amount reflected in Distributable Earnings will generally equal the difference between the cash received and the

Distributable Earnings basis of the asset. The timing of any such loss realization in our Distributable Earnings may differ materially from the timing of the corresponding loss reserves, charge-offs or impairments in our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The Company believes that Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common provide meaningful information to consider in addition to the disclosed GAAP results. The Company believes Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common are useful financial metrics for existing and potential future holders of its common stock as historically, over time, Distributable Earnings to Common has been an indicator of common dividends per share. As a REIT, the Company generally must distribute annually at least 90% of its taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, and therefore believes dividends are one of the principal reasons stockholders may invest in its common stock. Further, Distributable Earnings to Common helps investors evaluate performance excluding the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments that the Company does not believe are necessarily indicative of current loan portfolio performance and the Company's operations and is one of the performance metrics the Company's board of directors considers when dividends are declared.

Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common do not represent net income (loss) and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income (loss). The methodology for calculating Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common may differ from the methodologies employed by other companies and thus may not be comparable to the Distributable Earnings reported by other companies.

Please refer to the financial statements and reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common included at the end of this release for further information.

Supplemental Information

The Company published a supplemental earnings presentation for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 on its website to provide additional disclosure and financial information. These materials can be found on the Company’s website at http://www.fbrtreit.com under the Presentations tab.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss its financial results on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Participants are encouraged to pre-register for the call and webcast at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10205787/103127751b1 If you are unable to pre-register, the conference call may be accessed by dialing (844) 701-1166 (Domestic) or (412) 317-5795 (International). Ask to join the Franklin BSP Realty Trust conference call. Participants should call in at least five minutes prior to the start of the call.

The call will also be accessible via live webcast at https://ccmediaframe.com/?id=fHQJfYok. Please allow extra time prior to the call to download and install audio software, if needed. A slide presentation containing supplemental information may also be accessed through the Company’s website in advance of the call.

An audio replay of the live broadcast will be available approximately one hour after the end of the conference call on FBRT’s website. The replay will be available for 90 days on the Company’s website.

About Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt secured by properties located in the United States. As of December 31, 2025, FBRT had approximately $6.1 billion of assets. FBRT is externally managed by Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. For further information, please visit www.fbrtreit.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "should" or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

The Company's forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from our forward-looking statements include macroeconomic factors in the United States including inflation, changing interest rates and economic contraction, the extent of any recoveries on delinquent loans, the financial stability of our borrowers and the other, risks and important factors contained and identified in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and its subsequent filings with the SEC, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof.

1 Fully Converted assumes conversion of our series of convertible preferred stock and OP Units along with full vesting of our outstanding equity compensation awards.

2 Distributable Earnings includes $9.8 million of realized losses within the quarter, $7.7 million of which is related to debt extinguishment.

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

167,292

184,443

Restricted cash

17,889

12,421

Investment securities, held to maturity (1)

20,483

—

Commercial mortgage loans, held for investment, net of allowance for credit losses of $38,302 and $78,083 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively (2)

4,383,134

4,908,667

Commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value (3)

360,718

87,270

Real estate securities, available for sale, measured at fair value, amortized cost of $151,946 and $202,894 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively (4)

151,662

202,973

Mortgage servicing rights, net

212,216

—

Accrued interest receivable

41,468

42,225

Receivable for loan repayment (5)

50,619

157,582

Prepaid expenses and other assets

45,112

17,526

Real estate owned, net of depreciation

99,265

113,160

Real estate owned, held for sale

198,883

222,890

Equity method investments

71,682

13,395

Intangible assets, net of amortization

115,553

39,834

Goodwill

92,048

—

Derivative instruments, measured at fair value

11,315

—

Loans eligible for repurchase

17,911

—

Total assets

6,057,250

6,002,386

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Collateralized loan obligations

2,735,582

3,628,270

Repurchase agreements and revolving credit facilities - commercial mortgage loans

1,087,087

329,811

Repurchase agreements - real estate securities

187,371

236,608

Other financings

12,865

Unsecured debt

185,466

81,395

Mortgage note payable

23,998

Allowance for loss sharing

19,484

—

Accrued compensation

43,662

—

Liability for loans eligible for repurchase

17,911

—

Interest payable

16,110

12,844

Distributions payable

38,935

36,237

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

18,892

4,081

Due to affiliates

12,054

14,106

Derivative instruments, measured at fair value

6,951

713

Other liabilities

29,657

11,653

Total liabilities

4,436,025

4,392,581

Commitments and Contingencies

Redeemable convertible preferred stock:

Redeemable convertible preferred stock Series H, $0.01 par value, 20,000 authorized and 17,950 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

89,748

Total redeemable convertible preferred stock

89,748

Equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 7.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E, 10,329,039 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

258,742

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 900,000,000 shares authorized, 81,553,982 and 83,066,789 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

808

818

Additional paid-in capital

1,593,365

1,600,997

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(284

)

Accumulated deficit

(411,101

)

(348,074

)

Total stockholders' equity

1,441,530

1,512,562

Non-controlling interest

89,947

7,495

Total equity

1,531,477

1,520,057

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and equity

6,057,250

6,002,386

(1)

Includes pledged assets of $20.2 million as of December 31, 2025.

(2)

Includes pledged assets of $855.2 million and $268.7 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(3)

Includes pledged assets of $329.2 million and $61.1 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(4)

Includes pledged assets of $151.7 million and $180.7 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(5)

Includes $50.5 million and $157.0 million of cash held by the servicer related to the CLOs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2023

Income

Interest income

430,280

526,076

552,506

Less: Interest expense

288,327

338,471

305,577

Net interest income

141,953

187,605

246,929

Gain/(loss) on sales, including fee-based services, net

57,599

13,125

3,917

Mortgage servicing rights

28,570

—

Servicing revenue, net

12,516

—

Gain/(loss) on derivatives

(200

)

(211

)

858

Revenue from real estate owned

29,633

22,849

17,021

Total income

270,071

223,368

268,725

Expenses

Compensation and benefits

53,739

—

Asset management and subordinated performance fee

24,497

25,958

33,847

Acquisition expenses

951

996

1,241

Administrative services expenses

13,346

9,707

14,440

Professional fees

29,207

14,508

15,270

Other expenses

45,919

21,472

11,135

Depreciation and amortization

9,593

5,630

7,128

Share-based compensation

9,118

8,173

4,761

Total expenses

186,370

86,444

87,822

Other income/(loss)

(Provision)/benefit for credit losses

11,850

(35,699

)

(33,738

)

Realized gain/(loss) on sale of commercial mortgage loans, held for investment

—

138

—

Realized gain/(loss) on sale of commercial mortgage loans, held for sale

(246

)

—

Realized gain/(loss) on real estate securities, available for sale

112

143

Realized gain/(loss) on extinguishment of debt

(7,660

)

—

2,201

Gain/(loss) on other real estate investments

(3,371

)

(7,983

)

(7,089

)

Income/(loss) from equity method investments

3,583

—

Trading gain/(loss)

—

(605

)

Total other income/(loss)

4,268

(43,401

)

(39,151

)

Income/(loss) before taxes

87,969

93,523

141,752

(Provision)/benefit for income tax

(3,884

)

(1,120

)

2,757

Net income/(loss)

84,085

92,403

144,509

Net (income)/loss attributable to non-controlling interest

(1,814

)

3,475

706

Net income/(loss) attributable to Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

82,271

95,878

145,215

Less: Preferred stock dividends

26,993

Net income/(loss) attributable to common stock

55,278

68,885

118,222

Basic earnings per share

0.65

0.82

1.42

Diluted earnings per share

0.64

0.82

1.42

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

81,965,156

81,846,170

82,307,970

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

86,192,595

81,846,170

82,307,970

FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income to Distributable Earnings and Distributable Earnings to Common for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2023

GAAP Net Income (Loss)

84,085

92,403

144,509

Adjustments:

CLO amortization acceleration (1)

—

(5,521

)

Unrealized (gain)/loss on financial instruments (2)

4,444

6,933

7,185

Unrealized (gain)/loss - ARMs

—

415

(Reversal of)/provision for credit losses

(11,850

)

35,699

33,738

Non-cash compensation expense

13,070

8,173

4,762

Depreciation and amortization, net

9,570

5,630

7,128

Subordinated performance fee (3)

(1,080

)

(7,551

)

6,171

Transaction-related and non-recurring items (4)

8,818

—

Realized (gain)/loss on debt extinguishment / CLO call

7,660

—

(2,201

)

Loan workout charges/(loan workout recoveries) (5)

—

(5,105

)

Income from mortgage servicing rights

(28,570

)

—

Amortization and write-offs of MSRs

25,625

—

Deferred tax adjustment

3,030

—

Fair value adjustments on equity investments

(1,707

)

—

Distributable Earnings before Realized Loss

113,095

141,287

191,081

Realized gain / (loss) on debt extinguishment

(7,660

)

—

Realized gain/(loss) adjustment on loans and REO (6)

(38,114

)

(40,605

)

(1,571

)

Distributable Earnings

67,321

100,682

189,510

7.5% series E cumulative redeemable preferred stock dividend

(19,367

)

(19,367

)

(19,367

)

Non-controlling interests in joint ventures net (income) / loss

(1,814

)

3,475

(602

)

Non-controlling interests in joint ventures adjusted net (income) / loss DE adjustments

(265

)

(3,717

)

(31

)

Distributable Earnings to Common

45,875

81,073

169,510

Average common stock & common stock equivalents (7)

1,354,842

1,363,621

1,403,558

GAAP net income/(loss) ROE

4.6

5.6

8.9

Distributable earnings ROE

3.4

5.9

12.1

GAAP net income/(loss) per share, diluted

0.64

0.82

1.42

GAAP net income/(loss) per share, fully converted (8)

0.68

0.87

1.42

Distributable earnings per share, fully converted (8)

0.49

0.92

1.92

Distributable earnings per share before realized loss, fully converted (6)

0.99

1.38

1.93

(1)

Before Q1 2024, we adjusted GAAP income for non-cash CLO amortization acceleration to effectively amortize the issuance costs of our CLOs over the expected lifetime of the CLOs. We assume our CLOs will be outstanding for approximately four years and amortized the financing costs over approximately four years in our distributable earnings as compared to effective yield methodology in our GAAP earnings. Starting in Q1 2024, we amortized the issuance costs incurred on our CLOs over the expected lifetime of the CLOs in our GAAP presentation, making our previous adjustment no longer necessary.

(2)

Represents unrealized gains and losses on (i) commercial mortgage loans, held for sale, measured at fair value, (ii) other real estate investments, measured at fair value and (iii) derivatives.

(3)

Represents accrued and unpaid subordinated performance fee. In addition, reversal of subordinated performance fee represents cash payment obligations during the period.

(4)

Represents transaction-related and non-recurring costs associated with the acquisition of NewPoint.

(5)

Represents loan workout charges the Company incurred, which the Company deemed likely to be recovered. Reversal of loan workout charges represent recoveries received. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company recovered $5.1 million of loan workout charges, in aggregate, related to the loan workout charges incurred in 2022.

(6)

Represents amounts deemed nonrecoverable upon a realization event, which is generally at the time a loan is repaid, or in the case of a foreclosure or other property, when the underlying asset is sold. Amounts may also be deemed non-recoverable if, in our determination, it is nearly certain the carrying amounts will not be collected or realized upon sale. Amount may be different than the GAAP basis. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has $8.1 million of GAAP loss adjustments that would run through distributable earnings if and when cash losses are realized.

(7)

Represents the average of all classes of equity except the Series E Preferred Stock.

(8)

Fully Converted assumes conversion of our series of convertible preferred stock and OP Units along with full vesting of our outstanding equity compensation awards.