Walker & Dunlop Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Walker & Dunlop Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

42% Increase in Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share Generate Strong Finish to 2024

FOURTH QUARTER 2024 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Total transaction volume of $13.4 billion, up 45% from Q4’23
  • Total revenues of $341.5 million, up 24% from Q4’23
  • Net income of $44.8 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.32, both up 42% from Q4’23
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $94.6 million, up 8% from Q4’23
  • Adjusted core EPS(2) of $1.34, down 6% from Q4’23
  • Servicing portfolio of $135.3 billion as of December 31, 2024, up 4% from December 31, 2023
  • Declared quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share for the first quarter 2025, up 3% from the fourth quarter of 2024

FULL-YEAR 2024 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Total transaction volume of $39.9 billion, up 21% from 2023
  • Total revenues of $1.1 billion, up 7% from 2023
  • Net income of $108.2 million and diluted earnings per share of $3.19, both up less than 1% from 2023
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $328.5 million, up 9% from 2023
  • Adjusted core EPS(2) of $4.97, up 6% from 2023

BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) (the “Company,” or “Walker & Dunlop”) reported quarterly total transaction volume of $13.4 billion, up 45% from the fourth quarter of 2023, which drove total revenues of $341.5 million, up 24% year over year. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2024 were both up 42% year over year to $44.8 million and $1.32, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA increased 8% to $94.6 million, reflective of the growth in total transaction volumes year over year. Adjusted core EPS, which primarily removes non-cash revenues and expenses, was down 6% year over year to $1.34. The Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.67 per share for the first quarter 2025.

“We had a strong finish to 2024, delivering impressive financial results across the board in the fourth quarter including $13.4 billion of total transaction volume, up 45% year over year,” commented Walker & Dunlop Chaiman and CEO, Willy Walker. “A rebound in transaction activity, coupled with durable revenues from servicing and asset management, contributed to both year-over-year and sequential growth across almost every area of our business – resulting in $1.32 of diluted earnings per share, our highest quarterly EPS since the Great Tightening began. This strong finish to the year helped us close the significant gap to our annual financial targets after an exceedingly slow start to the year, testament to the talent, teamwork, and tenacity of the Walker & Dunlop team.”

Walker continued, “Moving into 2025, we believe the worst of the Great Tightening is behind us and that W&D is extremely well positioned to meet the market needs over the next several years. We have invested in our people and client relationships, expanded our service offering, and harnessed the power of technology to generate market share gains and growth. And as the commercial real estate market recovers and transaction volumes rebound, our capital markets business, along with servicing and asset management, will generate strong financial results and shareholder returns.”

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(1)

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure the Company presents to help investors better understand our operating performance. For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, refer to the sections of this press release below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” “Adjusted Financial Measure Reconciliation to GAAP” and “Adjusted Financial Measure Reconciliation to GAAP by Segment.”

(2)

Adjusted core EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure the Company presents to help investors better understand our operating performance. For a reconciliation of Adjusted core EPS to Diluted EPS, refer to the sections of this press release below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Adjusted Core EPS Reconciliation.”

CONSOLIDATED FOURTH QUARTER 2024

OPERATING RESULTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSACTION VOLUMES

(in thousands)

 

 

Q4 2024

 

 

Q4 2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Fannie Mae

 

$

3,225,633

 

$

1,692,405

 

$

1,533,228

 

 

91

%

Freddie Mac

 

 

1,553,495

 

 

1,308,263

 

 

245,232

 

 

19

 

Ginnie Mae – HUD

 

 

116,437

 

 

316,960

 

 

(200,523

)

 

(63

)

Brokered (1)

 

 

4,893,643

 

 

2,885,454

 

 

2,008,189

 

 

70

 

Principal Lending and Investing (2)

 

 

207,000

 

 

218,750

 

 

(11,750

)

 

(5

)

Debt financing volume

 

$

9,996,208

 

$

6,421,832

 

$

3,574,376

 

 

56

%

Property sales volume

 

 

3,450,614

 

 

2,877,399

 

 

573,215

 

 

20

 

Total transaction volume

 

$

13,446,822

 

$

9,299,231

 

$

4,147,591

 

 

45

%

(1)

Brokered transactions for life insurance companies, commercial banks, and other capital sources.

(2)

Includes debt financing volumes from our interim loan program, our interim loan joint venture, and Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners, Inc. (“WDIP”) separate accounts.

DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS:

  • Total transaction volumes increased 45% in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting the relative strength and continued demand throughout the multifamily market despite the continued volatility of interest rates during the fourth quarter of 2024.

  • Transaction volumes with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, (collectively, the “GSE’s), the largest providers of capital to the multifamily sector, increased 91% and 19%, respectively, year over year. Walker & Dunlop was ranked as the largest Fannie Mae lender for the sixth consecutive year and fourth largest Freddie Mac lender for 2024.

  • HUD financing volumes declined in the fourth quarter of 2024, against our strongest quarter of the year in 2023 amidst high interest rates and elongated processing times. Walker & Dunlop ranked was as the second largest HUD lender for HUD’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, up from the fifth largest HUD lender in 2023.

  • The substantial increase in brokered volume was primarily the result of an expanding supply of capital from life insurance companies, banks, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other private capital providers as the broad commercial real estate market continues to rebound.

  • The increase in property sales volume was driven by additional liquidity supplied to the commercial real estate sector year over year, as higher interest rates and lower acquisition activity challenged the macroeconomic environment throughout 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANAGED PORTFOLIO

(dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

Q4 2024

 

 

Q4 2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Fannie Mae

 

$

68,196,744

 

$

63,699,106

 

$

4,497,638

 

 

7

%

Freddie Mac

 

 

39,185,091

 

 

39,330,545

 

 

(145,454

)

 

 

Ginnie Mae – HUD

 

 

10,847,265

 

 

10,460,884

 

 

386,381

 

 

4

 

Brokered

 

 

17,057,912

 

 

16,940,850

 

 

117,062

 

 

1

 

Principal Lending and Investing

 

 

 

 

40,139

 

 

(40,139

)

 

(100

)

Total Servicing Portfolio

 

$

135,287,012

 

$

130,471,524

 

$

4,815,488

 

 

4

%

Assets under management

 

 

18,423,463

 

 

17,321,452

 

 

1,102,011

 

 

6

 

Total Managed Portfolio

 

$

153,710,475

 

$

147,792,976

 

$

5,917,499

 

 

4

%

Custodial escrow account balance at period end (in billions)

 

$

2.7

 

$

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average servicing fee rate (basis points)

 

 

24.2

 

 

24.1

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining servicing portfolio term (years)

 

 

7.7

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS:

  • Our servicing portfolio continues to expand as a result of additional Agency debt financing volumes over the past 12 months, partially offset by principal paydowns and loan payoffs.

  • During the fourth quarter of 2024, we added $1.2 billion of net loans to our servicing portfolio, and over the past 12 months, we added $4.8 billion of net loans to our servicing portfolio, almost all of which were Agency loans.

  • $9.9 billion of Agency loans in our servicing portfolio are scheduled to mature over the next two years. These loans, with a weighted-average servicing fee of 26.2 basis points, represent only 8% of the total Agency loans in our portfolio.

  • The mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) associated with our servicing portfolio had a fair value of $1.4 billion as of both December 31, 2024 and 2023.

  • Assets under management as of December 31, 2024 consisted of $15.9 billion of low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) funds, $1.5 billion of debt funds, and $1.0 billion of equity funds managed by WDIP. The 6% increase in assets under management was driven by increases in all three categories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Q4 2024

 

 

Q4 2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

$

44,836

 

$

31,599

 

$

13,237

 

 

42

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

94,577

 

 

87,582

 

 

6,995

 

 

8

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

1.32

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.39

 

 

42

%

Adjusted core EPS

 

$

1.34

 

$

1.42

 

$

(0.08

)

 

(6

)%

Operating margin

 

 

15

%

 

14

%

 

 

 

 

Return on equity

 

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Key Expense Metrics (as a % of total revenues):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

 

50

%

 

46

%

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

14

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS:

  • Walker & Dunlop net income and diluted EPS both increased 42% in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily as a result of higher origination fees and MSR income from a 48% increase in Agency debt financing volume year over year. The increase in net income also drove the increase in return on equity to 10% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 8%, primarily due to increases in (i) origination fees, (ii) servicing fees, (iii) property sale broker fees, and (iv) other revenues and a greater benefit from fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities. The increase in other revenues was driven by a gain on the sale of a portfolio of assets, a portion of which closed in the fourth quarter of 2024. These increases were partially offset by (i) decreases in investment management fees and investment banking revenues and (ii) an increase in variable compensation and (iii) an increase in other operating expenses.

  • Adjusted core EPS, which excludes, among other items, the impacts of non-cash MSR income and amortization, the provision for credit losses, and acquisition-related costs, such as amortization of intangible assets, decreased to $1.34 in the fourth quarter of 2024 from $1.42 in the fourth quarter of 2023. The decrease was driven by increases in personnel and miscellaneous expenses and decreases in investment management fees and investment banking revenues in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, partially offset by increases in origination fees, servicing fees, property sales broker fees, and other revenues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY CREDIT METRICS

(in thousands)

 

 

Q4 2024

 

 

Q4 2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

At-risk servicing portfolio (1)

 

$

63,365,672

 

$

58,801,055

 

$

4,564,617

 

8

%

Maximum exposure to at-risk portfolio (2)

 

 

12,893,593

 

 

11,949,041

 

 

944,552

 

8

 

Defaulted loans(3)

 

$

41,737

 

$

27,214

 

$

14,523

 

53

%

Key credit metrics (as a % of the at-risk portfolio):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defaulted loans

 

 

0.07

%

 

0.05

%

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for risk-sharing

 

 

0.04

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key credit metrics (as a % of maximum exposure):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for risk-sharing

 

 

0.22

%

 

0.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

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(1)

At-risk servicing portfolio is defined as the balance of Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) loans subject to the risk-sharing formula described below, as well as a small number of Freddie Mac loans on which we share in the risk of loss. Use of the at-risk portfolio provides for comparability of the full risk-sharing and modified risk-sharing loans because the provision and allowance for risk-sharing obligations are based on the at-risk balances of the associated loans. Accordingly, we have presented the key statistics as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio.

 

For example, a $15 million loan with 50% risk-sharing has the same potential risk exposure as a $7.5 million loan with full DUS risk sharing. Accordingly, if the $15 million loan with 50% risk-sharing were to default, we would view the overall loss as a percentage of the at-risk balance, or $7.5 million, to ensure comparability between all risk-sharing obligations. To date, substantially all of the risk-sharing obligations that we have settled have been from full risk-sharing loans.

(2)

Represents the maximum loss we would incur under our risk-sharing obligations if all of the loans we service, for which we retain some risk of loss, were to default and all of the collateral underlying these loans was determined to be without value at the time of settlement. The maximum exposure is not representative of the actual loss we would incur.

(3)

Defaulted loans represent loans in our Fannie Mae at-risk portfolio that are probable of foreclosure or that have foreclosed and for which we have recorded a collateral-based reserve (i.e., loans where we have assessed a probable loss). Other loans that are delinquent but not foreclosed or that are not probable of foreclosure are not included here. Additionally, loans that have foreclosed or are probable of foreclosure but are not expected to result in a loss to us are not included here.

DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY KEY CREDIT METRICS:

  • Our at-risk servicing portfolio, which is comprised of loans subject to a defined risk-sharing formula, increased primarily due to the level of Fannie Mae loans added to the portfolio during the past 12 months. We take credit risk exclusively on loans backed by multifamily assets and have no credit exposure to losses in any other sector of the commercial real estate lending market.

  • As of December 31, 2024, six at-risk loans were in default with an aggregate unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of $41.7 million compared to three at-risk loans in default with an aggregate UPB of $27.2 million as of December 31, 2023. The collateral-based reserves on defaulted loans were $4.0 million and $2.8 million as of December 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The approximately 3,000 remaining loans in the at-risk servicing portfolio continue to exhibit strong credit quality, with low levels of delinquencies and strong operating performance of the underlying properties in the portfolio.

  • During 2024, we received five loan repurchase requests from the GSEs totaling $87.3 million. Two of the requests came in the fourth quarter of 2024, both of which were existing defaulted loans within our at-risk portfolio. We indemnified three of the loans and repurchased the other two. We recorded a provision for credit losses of $4.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily related to an increase in the estimated losses associated with these five repurchased and indemnified assets. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate carrying value of these five repurchased and indemnified assets totaled $77.2 million, and we have collateral-based reserves of $13.4 million for those assets. Additionally, we incurred $8.5 million of repurchase-related costs, including critical repairs and maintenance, included in other expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024.

FOURTH QUARTER 2024

FINANCIAL RESULTS BY SEGMENT

Interest expense on corporate debt is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s use of that corporate debt. Income tax expense is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s income from operations, except for significant, one-time tax activities, which are allocated entirely to the segment impacted by the tax activity. The following details explain the changes in these expense items at a consolidated corporate level:

  • Interest expense on corporate debt decreased 14% from the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily as a result of a decrease in interest rates on our term loan year over year, as our term loan was repriced lower in May 2024 and carries a floating interest rate.

  • Income tax expense increased 6% from the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily driven by the 32% increase in income from operations, partially offset by several one-time tax benefits and an approximately 130 bps decrease in our blended state income tax rate year over year. Blended state income tax rates vary year to year based on several elements including changes in the activity within the various states.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS – CAPITAL MARKETS

(in thousands)

 

Q4 2024

Q4 2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net (“Origination fees”)

 

$

91,732

 

$

64,946

 

$

26,786

 

 

41

%

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net (“MSR income”)

 

 

55,920

 

 

34,471

 

 

21,449

 

 

62

 

Property sales broker fees

 

 

21,175

 

 

15,135

 

 

6,040

 

 

40

 

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for sale (“LHFS”)

 

 

(2,458

)

 

(2,491

)

 

33

 

 

(1

)

Other revenues

 

 

14,693

 

 

17,020

 

 

(2,327

)

 

(14

)

Total revenues

 

$

181,062

 

$

129,081

 

$

51,981

 

 

40

%

Personnel

 

$

122,601

 

$

93,948

 

$

28,653

 

 

30

%

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

1,139

 

 

1,138

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

4,451

 

 

4,909

 

 

(458

)

 

(9

)

Goodwill impairment

 

 

33,000

 

 

48,000

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(31

)

Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities

 

 

(38,125

)

 

(48,500

)

 

10,375

 

 

(21

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

5,913

 

 

4,957

 

 

956

 

 

19

 

Total expenses

 

$

128,979

 

$

104,452

 

$

24,527

 

 

23

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

52,083

 

$

24,629

 

$

27,454

 

 

111

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

11,586

 

 

6,362

 

 

5,224

 

 

82

 

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

 

$

40,497

 

$

18,267

 

$

22,230

 

 

122

%

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

748

 

 

(748

)

 

(100

)

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

 

$

40,497

 

$

17,519

 

$

22,978

 

 

131

%

Key revenue metrics (as a % of debt financing volume):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination fee rate (1)

 

 

0.94

%

 

1.05

%

 

 

 

 

MSR rate (2)

 

 

0.57

 

 

0.56

 

 

 

 

 

Agency MSR rate (3)

 

 

1.14

 

 

1.04

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

 

29

%

 

19

%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

4,173

 

$

(1,608

)

$

5,781

 

 

(360

)%

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(1)

Origination fees as a percentage of debt financing volume. Excludes the income and debt financing volume from Principal Lending and Investing.

(2)

MSR income as a percentage of debt financing volume. Excludes the income and debt financing volume from Principal Lending and Investing.

(3)

MSR income as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume.

CAPITAL MARKETS – DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS:

The Capital Markets segment includes our Agency lending, debt brokerage, property sales, appraisal and valuation services, investment banking, and housing market research businesses.

  • The increase in origination fees during the fourth quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by the 56% increase in debt financing volume, partially offset by a decline in the origination fee margin resulting from the large increase in brokered debt financing volume. GSE debt financing volume increased 59%, while brokered debt financing grew 70% over the fourth quarter of last year.

  • MSR income grew year over year due to a 48% increase in Agency debt financing volume and an increase in the Agency MSR rate. The Agency MSR rate increased primarily due to an increase in Fannie Mae volume as a percentage of Agency volume from 51% in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 66% in same quarter of 2024. Fannie Mae is our most-profitable debt financing product.

  • Property sales broker fees increased year over year as a result of the 20% increase in property sales volumes, coupled with an increase in the property sale fee margin.

  • The decrease in other revenues was primarily related to a decrease in investment banking revenues year over year.

  • Personnel expense increased in the fourth quarter of 2024 primarily due to an increase in commission expenses related to higher origination fees and property sales broker fees and an increase in subjective bonus expense tied to overall company performance.

  • The goodwill impairments in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023 were related to macroeconomic and transaction market conditions driving lower projected transaction activity and related cash flows from the GeoPhy acquisition. The fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities were also impacted by further challenges in the forecasted macroeconomic conditions and transaction markets driving lower projected achievement of earnout hurdles tied to transaction activity and related revenues, resulting in a $38.1 million benefit in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a $48.5 million benefit in the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily the result of the increases in origination fees, property sales broker fees, and the net benefit of goodwill impairment and fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities, partially offset by the increase in personnel and the decrease in other revenues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS – SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

(in thousands)

 

Q4 2024

Q4 2023

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Origination fees

 

$

2,210

 

$

1,262

 

$

948

 

 

75

%

Servicing fees

 

 

82,961

 

 

79,887

 

 

3,074

 

 

4

 

Investment management fees

 

 

(3,110

)

 

537

 

 

(3,647

)

 

(679

)

Net warehouse interest income, loans held for investment (“LHFI”)

 

 

272

 

 

414

 

 

(142

)

 

(34

)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

 

40,278

 

 

40,738

 

 

(460

)

 

(1

)

Other revenues

 

 

34,687

 

 

16,829

 

 

17,858

 

 

106

 

Total revenues

 

$

157,298

 

$

139,667

 

$

17,631

 

 

13

%

Personnel

 

$

23,967

 

$

20,738

 

$

3,229

 

 

16

%

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

65,155

 

 

53,043

 

 

12,112

 

 

23

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

4,529

 

 

636

 

 

3,893

 

 

612

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

9,986

 

 

11,104

 

 

(1,118

)

 

(10

)

Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities

 

 

(10,830

)

 

 

 

(10,830

)

 

N/A

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

24,602

 

 

12,117

 

 

12,485

 

 

103

 

Total expenses

 

$

117,409

 

$

97,638

 

$

19,771

 

 

20

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

39,889

 

$

42,029

 

$

(2,140

)

 

(5

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

7,007

 

 

11,269

 

 

(4,262

)

 

(38

)

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

 

$

32,882

 

$

30,760

 

$

2,122

 

 

7

%

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

 

(3,671

)

 

(3,311

)

 

(360

)

 

11

 

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

 

$

36,553

 

$

34,071

 

$

2,482

 

 

7

%

Key performance metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

 

25

%

 

30

%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

123,768

 

$

110,543

 

$

13,225

 

 

12

%

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT – DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS:

The Servicing & Asset Management segment includes loan servicing, principal lending and investing, management of third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the affordable housing sector and other commercial real estate, and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services.

  • The $4.8 billion net increase in the servicing portfolio over the past 12 months was the principal driver of the growth in servicing fees year over year.

  • Investment management fees decreased primarily due to a reduction in the accrual for investment management fees from our LIHTC funds that are driven by asset dispositions within the funds. Continued slowdowns in the property sales market resulted in lower than anticipated disposition revenues during the year.

  • Other revenues increased, primarily as a result of the gain on sale described below, partially offset by a decrease in syndication fees resulting from a lower volume of capital syndicated into our LIHTC funds. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we entered into a contract to sell a portfolio of Affordable assets, including interests held by a part of the business known as Walker & Dunlop Affordable Preservation (“WDAP”), which were acquired as part of the Alliant acquisition. The sale of one of the assets closed during the fourth quarter, generating a gain on sale of $26.5 million and $21.3 million of adjusted EBITDA. The remaining assets are expected to close in the first half of 2025, as various consents are received. This was a discrete decision to realize a healthy return on this portfolio and exit a part of the business that was not part of our long-term plans, and in no way a reflection of our dedication to the Affordable sector, or our broader Affordable business.

  • Personnel expense increased primarily due to increased salaries and benefits resulting from an increase in average segment headcount year over year combined with an increase in subjective bonus expense tied to overall company performance.

  • Amortization and depreciation increased primarily due to the write-off of intangible assets associated with WDAP in connection with our agreement to sale interests in WDAP.

  • The provision for credit losses in 2024 was primarily attributable to the loan repurchase and indemnification agreements we have with the GSEs, as noted above in our Key Credit Metrics, with no comparable activity in the prior year.

  • The change in fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities was primarily due to an $10.8 million contingent consideration revaluation related to Walker & Dunlop Affordable Equity (“WDAE”) in the fourth quarter of 2024 with no comparable activity in the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • Other operating expenses increased, primarily as a result of the repurchase-related expenses noted in the Key Credit Metrics section above and costs to sell the portfolio of Affordable assets noted above, with no comparable activity in the prior year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS – CORPORATE

(in thousands)

 

Q4 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Other interest income

 

$

3,684

 

 

$

4,472

 

 

$

(788

)

 

(18

)%

Other revenues

 

 

(593

)

 

 

1,116

 

 

 

(1,709

)

 

(153

)

Total revenues

 

$

3,091

 

 

$

5,588

 

 

$

(2,497

)

 

(45

)%

Personnel

 

$

22,610

 

 

$

11,179

 

 

$

11,431

 

 

102

%

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

1,760

 

 

 

1,834

 

 

 

(74

)

 

(4

)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

1,484

 

 

 

2,585

 

 

 

(1,101

)

 

(43

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

17,089

 

 

 

17,281

 

 

 

(192

)

 

(1

)

Total expenses

 

$

42,943

 

 

$

32,879

 

 

$

10,064

 

 

31

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

(39,852

)

 

$

(27,291

)

 

$

(12,561

)

 

46

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(7,638

)

 

 

(7,300

)

 

 

(338

)

 

5

 

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

 

$

(32,214

)

 

$

(19,991

)

 

$

(12,223

)

 

61

%

Key performance metric:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(33,364

)

 

$

(21,353

)

 

$

(12,011

)

 

56

%

CORPORATE – DISCUSSION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS:

The Corporate segment consists of corporate-level activities including accounting, information technology, legal, human resources, marketing, internal audit, and various other corporate groups (“support functions”). The Company does not allocate costs from these support functions to its other segments in presenting segment operating results.

  • Other revenues, which primarily consist of gains and losses on equity-method investments, shifted from a gain in the fourth quarter of 2023 to a loss in the fourth quarter of 2024, due to the underperformance of several equity-method investments.

  • The significant increase in personnel expense was primarily driven by an increase in subjective bonus expenses tied to company performance, coupled with an increase in salaries and benefits.

FULL-YEAR 2024

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS

Interest expense on corporate debt is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s use of that corporate debt. Income tax expense is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s income from operations, except for significant, one-time tax activities, which are allocated entirely to the segment impacted by the tax activity. The following details explain the changes in these expense items at a consolidated corporate level:

  • Interest expense on corporate debt increased 2% from 2023, primarily as a result of an increase in interest expense on borrowings to support our LIHTC operations, which increased year over year as the amount of borrowings increased.

  • Income tax expense decreased $4.5 million, or 13%, from 2023, primarily driven by a 5% decrease in income from operations and due to several one-time tax benefits and an approximately 130 bps decrease in our blended state income tax rate year over year. Blended state income tax rates vary year to year based on several elements including changes in the activity within the various states.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-YEAR OPERATING RESULTS AND KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

(in thousands)

 

2024

 

2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Debt financing volume

 

$

30,154,666

 

$

24,202,859

 

$

5,951,807

 

25

%

Property sales volume

 

 

9,751,223

 

 

8,784,537

 

 

966,686

 

11

 

Total transaction volume

 

$

39,905,889

 

$

32,987,396

 

$

6,918,493

 

21

%

Total revenues

 

 

1,132,490

 

 

1,054,440

 

 

78,050

 

7

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,000,989

 

 

916,243

 

 

84,746

 

9

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

$

108,167

 

$

107,357

 

$

810

 

1

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

328,549

 

 

300,123

 

 

28,426

 

9

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

3.19

 

$

3.18

 

$

0.01

 

%

Adjusted core EPS

 

$

4.97

 

$

4.68

 

$

0.29

 

6

%

Operating margin

 

 

12

%

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION OF FULL-YEAR RESULTS:

  • Total transaction volume increased 21% in 2024, primarily driven by a 37% increase in brokered debt financing volume, highlighted by a $1.2 billion transaction in the third quarter. Both GSE debt financing volume and property sales volume also increased by 11%, with an acceleration in multifamily property sales and debt financing activity throughout the year.

  • The 9% increase in total expenses outpaced the 7% growth in total revenues for the year, driving a 5% decrease in income from operations. The decrease in income from operations was fully offset by a greater decrease in income tax expense as noted above. The growth in total revenues was primarily driven by increases in origination fees, MSR income, servicing fees, placement fees and other interest income, and other revenues, partially offset by declines in investment management fees and investment banking revenues.

  • The increase in total expenses was primarily driven by increases in personnel expenses and amortization and depreciation and increases in the provision (benefit) for credit losses and other expenses associated with loan repurchases and indemnifications in 2024, with no related activity in 2023. The provision for credit losses and other expenses attributable to repurchased and indemnified loans totaled $24.7 million in 2024. The net benefit for credit losses in 2023 related primarily to an annual update of our historical loss rate.

  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 9% primarily due to increased origination fees, servicing fees, placement fees and other interest income and other revenues and a decrease in net write-offs, partially offset by decreases in investment management fees and investment banking revenues and increases in personnel and other operating expenses. The aforementioned gain on sale of a portfolio of Affordable assets was a significant part of the increase in other revenues.

  • Diluted EPS increased less than 1% year over year, compared to a 6% increase in our adjusted core EPS year over year. Adjusted core EPS reflects the year-over-year growth of our recurring revenue streams but excludes the decrease in non-cash MSR income and the increase to non-cash provision for credit loss expenses, while diluted EPS incorporates the impact of those non-cash items. Additionally, net write-offs, a reduction for adjusted core EPS decreased, resulting in increased adjusted core EPS. This reduction for net write-offs is not included in diluted EPS.

FULL-YEAR 2024

FINANCIAL RESULTS BY SEGMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS – CAPITAL MARKETS

(in thousands)

 

2024

2023

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Origination fees

 

$

271,996

 

$

232,625

 

$

39,371

 

 

17

%

MSR income

 

 

153,593

 

 

141,917

 

 

11,676

 

 

8

 

Property sales broker fees

 

 

60,583

 

 

53,966

 

 

6,617

 

 

12

 

Net warehouse interest income (expense), LHFS

 

 

(8,780

)

 

(9,497

)

 

717

 

 

(8

)

Other revenues

 

 

47,449

 

 

57,755

 

 

(10,306

)

 

(18

)

Total revenues

 

$

524,841

 

$

476,766

 

$

48,075

 

 

10

%

Personnel

 

$

399,256

 

$

375,450

 

$

23,806

 

 

6

%

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

4,551

 

 

4,550

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

19,489

 

 

18,779

 

 

710

 

 

4

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

33,000

 

 

62,000

 

 

(29,000

)

 

(47

)

Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities

 

 

(39,491

)

 

(62,500

)

 

23,009

 

 

(37

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

20,744

 

 

19,994

 

 

750

 

 

4

 

Total expenses

 

$

437,549

 

$

418,273

 

$

19,276

 

 

5

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

87,292

 

$

58,493

 

$

28,799

 

 

49

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

20,275

 

 

14,824

 

 

5,451

 

 

37

 

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

 

$

67,017

 

$

43,669

 

$

23,348

 

 

53

%

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

 

353

 

 

2,489

 

 

(2,136

)

 

(86

)

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

 

$

66,664

 

$

41,180

 

$

25,484

 

 

62

%

Key revenue metrics (as a % of debt financing volume):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination fee rate

 

 

0.92

%

 

0.97

%

 

 

 

 

MSR rate

 

 

0.52

 

 

0.59

 

 

 

 

 

Agency MSR rate

 

 

1.14

 

 

1.16

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

 

17

%

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(28,258

)

$

(46,333

)

$

18,075

 

 

(39

)%

CAPITAL MARKETS – DISCUSSION OF FULL-YEAR RESULTS:

  • The increase in origination fees was largely driven by a 25% increase in debt financing volume year over year, partially offset by a decline in our origination fee rate related to the shift in the mix of our debt financing volume towards brokered debt financing volume.

  • MSR income grew largely as a result of a 10% increase in Agency debt financing volume year over year, partially offset by a lower Agency MSR rate due to a lower increase in Fannie Mae debt financing volumes than other Agency volumes. Fannie Mae is our most-profitable debt financing product.

  • Property sales broker fees primarily increased year over year as a result of the 11% increase in property sales volumes.

  • The decrease in other revenues was primarily related to the closing of a $7.5 million transaction in 2023, the largest investment banking deal in the Company’s history, with no comparable transaction in 2024.

  • Personnel expense increased year over year primarily as a result of higher commission costs related to the increase in origination fees during 2024 and an increase in subjective bonus expense tied to company performance, partially offset by a decrease in salaries and benefits due to lower average segment headcount.

  • The goodwill impairments in 2024 and 2023 were related only to the GeoPhy acquisition, which was impacted by macroeconomic and transaction market conditions driving lower projected transaction activity and related cash flows. The fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities were also impacted by challenges in the forecasted macroeconomic conditions and transaction markets driving lower projected achievement of earnout hurdles, tied primarily to transaction activity and related revenues, resulting in a $39.5 million benefit in 2024 related to several acquisitions, compared to a $62.5 million benefit in 2023 related exclusively to the GeoPhy acquisition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS – SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

(in thousands)

 

2024

2023

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Origination fees

 

$

4,566

 

$

1,784

 

$

2,782

 

 

156

%

Servicing fees

 

 

325,644

 

 

311,914

 

 

13,730

 

 

4

 

Investment management fees

 

 

36,976

 

 

45,381

 

 

(8,405

)

 

(19

)

Net warehouse interest income, LHFI

 

 

1,747

 

 

3,864

 

 

(2,117

)

 

(55

)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

 

153,350

 

 

141,374

 

 

11,976

 

 

8

 

Other revenues

 

 

69,366

 

 

59,526

 

 

9,840

 

 

17

 

Total revenues

 

$

591,649

 

$

563,843

 

$

27,806

 

 

5

%

Personnel

 

$

83,050

 

$

74,407

 

$

8,643

 

 

12

%

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

226,067

 

 

214,978

 

 

11,089

 

 

5

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

10,839

 

 

(10,452

)

 

21,291

 

 

(204

)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

43,834

 

 

42,489

 

 

1,345

 

 

3

 

Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities

 

 

(10,830

)

 

 

 

(10,830

)

 

N/A

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

43,064

 

 

28,582

 

 

14,482

 

 

51

 

Total expenses

 

$

396,024

 

$

350,004

 

$

46,020

 

 

13

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

195,625

 

$

213,839

 

$

(18,214

)

 

(9

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

45,437

 

 

54,198

 

 

(8,761

)

 

(16

)

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

 

$

150,188

 

$

159,641

 

$

(9,453

)

 

(6

)%

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

 

(7,562

)

 

(6,675

)

 

(887

)

 

13

 

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

 

$

157,750

 

$

166,316

 

$

(8,566

)

 

(5

)%

Key performance metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

 

33

%

 

38

%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

485,382

 

$

456,826

 

$

28,556

 

 

6

%

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT – DISCUSSION OF FULL-YEAR RESULTS:

  • The $4.8 billion net increase in the servicing portfolio over the past 12 months was the principal driver of the growth in servicing fees year over year.

  • Investment management fees decreased primarily due to a reduction in the accrual for investment management fees from our LIHTC funds that are driven by asset dispositions within the funds. Continued slowdowns in the property sales market resulted in lower than anticipated disposition revenues for 2024.

  • Placement fees and other interest income increased largely as a result of higher placement fees earned on deposits due to higher short-term interest rates and an increased average escrow balance in 2024.

  • Other revenues increased, primarily as a result of the aforementioned gain on the sale of a portfolio of assets by our affordable business, partially offset by a decrease in syndication fees resulting from a lower volume of capital syndicated into our LIHTC funds.

  • Personnel expense increased primarily due to increased salaries and benefits resulting from an increase in average segment headcount year over year combined with an increase in subjective bonus expense tied to company performance.

  • The provision for credit losses in 2024 was primarily attributable to the loan repurchase and indemnification agreements we have with the GSEs, with no comparable activity in 2023.

  • The change in fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities was primarily due to an $10.8 million contingent consideration revaluation related to WDAE in the fourth quarter of 2024, with no comparable activity in 2023.

  • Other operating expenses increased, primarily as a result of legal fees and other costs associated with property improvements and operating costs on assets controlled through loan repurchase or indemnification, with no comparable activity in the prior year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS – CORPORATE

(in thousands)

 

2024

 

2023

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Other interest income

 

$

14,611

 

 

$

13,146

 

 

$

1,465

 

 

11

%

Other revenues

 

 

1,389

 

 

 

685

 

 

 

704

 

 

103

 

Total revenues

 

$

16,000

 

 

$

13,831

 

 

$

2,169

 

 

16

%

Personnel

 

$

76,940

 

 

$

64,433

 

 

$

12,507

 

 

19

%

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

6,931

 

 

 

7,224

 

 

 

(293

)

 

(4

)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

6,363

 

 

 

7,208

 

 

 

(845

)

 

(12

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

77,182

 

 

 

69,101

 

 

 

8,081

 

 

12

 

Total expenses

 

$

167,416

 

 

$

147,966

 

 

$

19,450

 

 

13

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

(151,416

)

 

$

(134,135

)

 

$

(17,281

)

 

13

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(35,169

)

 

 

(33,996

)

 

 

(1,173

)

 

3

 

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

 

$

(116,247

)

 

$

(100,139

)

 

$

(16,108

)

 

16

%

Key performance metric:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(128,575

)

 

$

(110,370

)

 

$

(18,205

)

 

16

%

CORPORATE – DISCUSSION OF FULL-YEAR RESULTS:

  • Total revenues increased as a result of higher interest income earned on our corporate and fund cash balances.

  • The 19% increase in personnel expense was primarily driven by an increase in subjective bonus expenses tied to company performance, coupled with an increase in salaries and benefits.

  • The increase in other operating expenses was primarily the result of increased legal fees due to higher transaction activity, increased travel and entertainment as we hosted an all company gathering in 2024 with no comparable event in 2023 due to our cost reduction efforts, increased rent expense due to renewing and extending several office leases, and normal growth in software related expenses year over year.

CAPITAL SOURCES AND USES

On February 12, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.67 per share for the first quarter of 2025, a 3% increase year over year, and the seventh consecutive annual increase in the Company’s dividend since it was initiated in 2018, representing cumulative growth of 168% over the past seven years. The dividend will be paid on March 14, 2025, to all holders of record of the Company’s restricted and unrestricted common stock as of February 28, 2025.

In May 2024, the Company entered into a second amendment to the existing credit agreement that, among other things, decreased the interest rate of the incremental $200 million borrowing by 0.75% per annum, to Term SOFR plus 2.25% per annum, and combined the incremental term loan with the initial term loan to create a single fungible $800 million senior secured term loan. The Company is continuously evaluating the most effective capital structure and may choose to opportunistically access the debt markets in the future.

On February 14, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock over a twelve-month period ending February 23, 2025 (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”). We have not repurchased any shares of common stock under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program.

On February 12, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock over a twelve-month period starting from February 21, 2025 (“2025 Share Repurchase Program”).

Any purchases made pursuant to the 2025 Share Repurchase Program will be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, from time to time, as permitted by federal securities laws and other legal requirements. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company in its discretion and will be subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Listeners can access the Company’s quarterly conference call for more information regarding our financial results via the dial-in number and webcast link below. Presentation materials related to the conference call will be posted to the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website prior to the call. An audio replay will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, along with the presentation materials.

 

 

Earnings Call:

Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. EST

Phone:

(888) 394-8218from within the United States; (773) 305-6853 from outside the United States

Confirmation Code:

3476898

Webcast Link:

https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1691681&tp_key=a5ccea7a6f

 

ABOUT WALKER & DUNLOP

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest commercial real estate finance and advisory services firms in the United States. Our ideas and capital create communities where people live, work, shop, and play. The diversity of our people, breadth of our brand and technological capabilities make us one of the most insightful and client-focused firms in the commercial real estate industry.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses adjusted EBITDA, adjusted core net income, and adjusted core EPS, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, readers should use adjusted EBITDA, adjusted core net income, and adjusted core EPS in addition to, and not as an alternative for, net income and diluted EPS.

Adjusted core net income and adjusted core EPS represent net income adjusted for amortization and depreciation, provision (benefit) for credit losses, net write-offs based on the final resolution of the defaulted loans or collateral, the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net, the income statement impact from periodic revaluation and accretion associated with contingent consideration liabilities related to acquired companies, goodwill impairment and other adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before income taxes, interest expense on our corporate debt, and amortization and depreciation, adjusted for provision (benefit) for credit losses, net write-offs based on the final resolution of the defaulted loans or collateral, stock-based compensation expense, the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net, the write-off of the unamortized balance of premium associated with the repayment of a portion of our corporate debt, goodwill impairment, and contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments when the fair value adjustment is a triggering event for a goodwill impairment assessment. Furthermore, adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not reflect certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. The amounts shown for adjusted EBITDA may also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our debt instruments, which are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges that are used to determine compliance with financial covenants. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted core net income and adjusted core EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

We use adjusted EBITDA, adjusted core net income, and adjusted core EPS to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information, provide useful information to investors by offering:

  • the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s on-going operating results;

  • the ability to better identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and perform related trend analyses; and

  • a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these non-GAAP financial measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information. For more information on adjusted EBITDA, adjusted core net income, and adjusted core EPS, refer to the section of this press release below titled “Adjusted Financial Measure Reconciliation to GAAP” and “Adjusted Financial Measure Reconciliation to GAAP By Segment.”

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, projections, plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans, or intentions.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect our current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or contemplated in any forward-looking statement.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith projections, assumptions and expectations, they are not guarantees of future results. Furthermore, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes, except as required by applicable law. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: (1) general economic conditions and multifamily and commercial real estate market conditions, (2) changes in interest rates, (3) regulatory and/or legislative changes to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or HUD, (4) our ability to retain and attract loan originators and other professionals, (5) success of our various investments funded with corporate capital, and (6) changes in federal government fiscal and monetary policies, including any constraints or cuts in federal funds allocated to HUD for loan originations.

For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or contemplated in any forward-looking statements, see the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any updates or supplements in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC. Such filings are available publicly on our Investor Relations web page at www.walkerdunlop.com.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

279,270

 

$

179,759

 

$

208,095

 

$

216,532

 

 

$

328,698

 

Restricted cash

 

25,156

 

 

39,827

 

 

35,460

 

 

21,071

 

 

 

21,422

 

Pledged securities, at fair value

 

206,904

 

 

203,945

 

 

197,936

 

 

190,679

 

 

 

184,081

 

Loans held for sale, at fair value

 

780,749

 

 

1,024,984

 

 

814,883

 

 

497,933

 

 

 

594,998

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

852,399

 

 

836,896

 

 

850,831

 

 

881,834

 

 

 

907,415

 

Goodwill

 

868,710

 

 

901,710

 

 

901,710

 

 

901,710

 

 

 

901,710

 

Other intangible assets

 

156,893

 

 

170,713

 

 

174,467

 

 

178,221

 

 

 

181,975

 

Receivables, net

 

335,879

 

 

307,407

 

 

272,827

 

 

250,406

 

 

 

233,563

 

Committed investments in tax credit equity

 

313,230

 

 

333,713

 

 

151,674

 

 

122,332

 

 

 

154,028

 

Other assets

 

562,803

 

 

580,277

 

 

567,515

 

 

565,194

 

 

 

544,457

 

Total assets

$

4,381,993

 

$

4,579,231

 

$

4,175,398

 

$

3,825,912

 

 

$

4,052,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse notes payable

$

781,706

 

$

1,019,850

 

$

810,114

 

$

521,977

 

 

$

596,178

 

Notes payable

 

768,044

 

 

769,376

 

 

770,707

 

 

772,037

 

 

 

773,358

 

Allowance for risk-sharing obligations

 

28,159

 

 

29,859

 

 

30,477

 

 

30,124

 

 

 

31,601

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

241,386

 

 

249,475

 

 

249,575

 

 

249,630

 

 

 

245,372

 

Commitments to fund investments in tax credit equity

 

274,975

 

 

289,250

 

 

134,493

 

 

114,206

 

 

 

140,259

 

Other liabilities

 

527,860

 

 

475,068

 

 

446,238

 

 

402,030

 

 

 

519,450

 

Total liabilities

$

2,622,130

 

$

2,832,878

 

$

2,441,604

 

$

2,090,004

 

 

$

2,306,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

$

332

 

$

332

 

$

331

 

$

331

 

 

$

329

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

429,000

 

 

412,570

 

 

407,426

 

 

427,184

 

 

 

425,488

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

586

 

 

1,466

 

 

415

 

 

(492

)

 

 

(479

)

Retained earnings

 

1,317,945

 

 

1,295,459

 

 

1,288,728

 

 

1,288,313

 

 

 

1,298,412

 

Total stockholders’ equity

$

1,747,863

 

$

1,709,827

 

$

1,696,900

 

$

1,715,336

 

 

$

1,723,750

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

12,000

 

 

36,526

 

 

36,894

 

 

20,572

 

 

 

22,379

 

Total equity

$

1,759,863

 

$

1,746,353

 

$

1,733,794

 

$

1,735,908

 

 

$

1,746,129

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

4,381,993

 

$

4,579,231

 

$

4,175,398

 

$

3,825,912

 

 

$

4,052,347

 

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Trends

 

Years ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Q4 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

2024

 

2023

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination fees

$

93,942

 

 

$

73,546

 

 

$

65,334

 

 

$

43,740

 

 

$

66,208

 

 

$

276,562

 

 

$

234,409

 

MSR income

 

55,920

 

 

 

43,426

 

 

 

33,349

 

 

 

20,898

 

 

 

34,471

 

 

 

153,593

 

 

 

141,917

 

Servicing fees

 

82,961

 

 

 

82,222

 

 

 

80,418

 

 

 

80,043

 

 

 

79,887

 

 

 

325,644

 

 

 

311,914

 

Property sales broker fees

 

21,175

 

 

 

19,322

 

 

 

11,265

 

 

 

8,821

 

 

 

15,135

 

 

 

60,583

 

 

 

53,966

 

Investment management fees

 

(3,110

)

 

 

11,744

 

 

 

14,822

 

 

 

13,520

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

36,976

 

 

 

45,381

 

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

 

(2,186

)

 

 

(2,147

)

 

 

(1,584

)

 

 

(1,116

)

 

 

(2,077

)

 

 

(7,033

)

 

 

(5,633

)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

43,962

 

 

 

43,557

 

 

 

41,040

 

 

 

39,402

 

 

 

45,210

 

 

 

167,961

 

 

 

154,520

 

Other revenues

 

48,787

 

 

 

20,634

 

 

 

26,032

 

 

 

22,751

 

 

 

34,965

 

 

 

118,204

 

 

 

117,966

 

Total revenues

$

341,451

 

 

$

292,304

 

 

$

270,676

 

 

$

228,059

 

 

$

274,336

 

 

$

1,132,490

 

 

$

1,054,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

$

169,178

 

 

$

145,538

 

 

$

133,067

 

 

$

111,463

 

 

$

125,865

 

 

$

559,246

 

 

$

514,290

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

68,054

 

 

 

57,561

 

 

 

56,043

 

 

 

55,891

 

 

 

56,015

 

 

 

237,549

 

 

 

226,752

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

4,529

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

524

 

 

 

636

 

 

 

10,839

 

 

 

(10,452

)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

15,921

 

 

 

18,232

 

 

 

17,874

 

 

 

17,659

 

 

 

18,598

 

 

 

69,686

 

 

 

68,476

 

Goodwill impairment

 

33,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,000

 

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

62,000

 

Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities

 

(48,955

)

 

 

(1,366

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(48,500

)

 

 

(50,321

)

 

 

(62,500

)

Other operating expenses

 

47,604

 

 

 

31,984

 

 

 

32,559

 

 

 

28,843

 

 

 

34,355

 

 

 

140,990

 

 

 

117,677

 

Total expenses

$

289,331

 

 

$

254,799

 

 

$

242,479

 

 

$

214,380

 

 

$

234,969

 

 

$

1,000,989

 

 

$

916,243

 

Income from operations

$

52,120

 

 

$

37,505

 

 

$

28,197

 

 

$

13,679

 

 

$

39,367

 

 

$

131,501

 

 

$

138,197

 

Income tax expense

 

10,955

 

 

 

8,822

 

 

 

7,902

 

 

 

2,864

 

 

 

10,331

 

 

 

30,543

 

 

 

35,026

 

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

41,165

 

 

$

28,683

 

 

$

20,295

 

 

$

10,815

 

 

$

29,036

 

 

$

100,958

 

 

$

103,171

 

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

(3,671

)

 

 

(119

)

 

 

(2,368

)

 

 

(1,051

)

 

 

(2,563

)

 

 

(7,209

)

 

 

(4,186

)

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

44,836

 

 

$

28,802

 

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

11,866

 

 

$

31,599

 

 

$

108,167

 

 

$

107,357

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on pledged available-for-sale securities, net of taxes

 

(880

)

 

 

1,051

 

 

 

907

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

1,385

 

 

 

1,065

 

 

 

1,089

 

Walker & Dunlop comprehensive income

$

43,956

 

 

$

29,853

 

 

$

23,570

 

 

$

11,853

 

 

$

32,984

 

 

$

109,232

 

 

$

108,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective Tax Rate

 

21

%

 

 

24

%

 

 

28

%

 

 

21

%

 

 

26

%

 

 

23

%

 

 

25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$

1.32

 

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.94

 

 

$

3.19

 

 

$

3.20

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

1.32

 

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

0.67

 

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

3.19

 

 

 

3.18

 

Cash dividends paid per common share

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

2.60

 

 

 

2.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 

33,192

 

 

 

33,169

 

 

 

33,121

 

 

 

32,978

 

 

 

32,825

 

 

 

33,116

 

 

 

32,697

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

33,223

 

 

 

33,203

 

 

 

33,154

 

 

 

33,048

 

 

 

32,941

 

 

 

33,158

 

 

 

32,875

 

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Trends

 

Years ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands, except per share data and unless otherwise noted)

Q4 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

Transaction Volume:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of Debt Financing Volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

$

3,225,633

 

$

2,001,356

 

$

1,510,804

 

$

903,368

 

$

1,692,405

 

$

7,641,161

 

$

7,021,397

 

Freddie Mac

 

1,553,495

 

 

1,545,939

 

 

1,153,190

 

 

974,926

 

 

1,308,263

 

 

5,227,550

 

 

4,568,935

 

Ginnie Mae – HUD

 

116,437

 

 

272,054

 

 

185,898

 

 

14,140

 

 

316,960

 

 

588,529

 

 

678,889

 

Brokered (1)

 

4,893,643

 

 

4,028,208

 

 

3,852,851

 

 

3,319,074

 

 

2,885,454

 

 

16,093,776

 

 

11,714,888

 

Principal Lending and Investing (2)

 

207,000

 

 

165,875

 

 

214,975

 

 

15,800

 

 

218,750

 

 

603,650

 

 

218,750

 

Total Debt Financing Volume

$

9,996,208

 

$

8,013,432

 

$

6,917,718

 

$

5,227,308

 

$

6,421,832

 

$

30,154,666

 

$

24,202,859

 

Property Sales Volume

 

3,450,614

 

 

3,602,675

 

 

1,530,783

 

 

1,167,151

 

 

2,877,399

 

 

9,751,223

 

 

8,784,537

 

Total Transaction Volume

$

13,446,822

 

$

11,616,107

 

$

8,448,501

 

$

6,394,459

 

$

9,299,231

 

$

39,905,889

 

$

32,987,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Performance Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

15

%

 

13

%

 

10

%

 

6

%

 

14

%

 

12

%

 

13

%

Return on equity

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

44,836

 

$

28,802

 

$

22,663

 

$

11,866

 

$

31,599

 

$

108,167

 

$

107,357

 

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

94,577

 

 

78,905

 

 

80,931

 

 

74,136

 

 

87,582

 

 

328,549

 

 

300,123

 

Diluted EPS

 

1.32

 

 

0.85

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.93

 

 

3.19

 

 

3.18

 

Adjusted core EPS (4)

 

1.34

 

 

1.19

 

 

1.23

 

 

1.19

 

 

1.42

 

 

4.97

 

 

4.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Expense Metrics (as a percentage of total revenues):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

50

%

 

50

%

 

49

%

 

49

%

 

46

%

 

49

%

 

49

%

Other operating expenses

 

14

 

 

11

 

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

 

12

 

 

11

 

Key Revenue Metrics (as a percentage of debt financing volume):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination fee rate (5)

 

0.94

%

 

0.93

%

 

0.95

%

 

0.84

%

 

1.05

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.97

%

MSR rate (6)

 

0.57

 

 

0.55

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.40

 

 

0.56

 

 

0.52

 

 

0.59

 

Agency MSR rate (7)

 

1.14

 

 

1.14

 

 

1.17

 

 

1.10

 

 

1.04

 

 

1.14

 

 

1.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market capitalization at period end

$

3,282,018

 

$

3,834,715

 

$

3,311,629

 

$

3,406,853

 

$

3,719,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing share price at period end

$

97.21

 

$

113.59

 

$

98.20

 

$

101.06

 

$

111.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average headcount

 

1,391

 

 

1,356

 

 

1,321

 

 

1,323

 

 

1,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of Servicing Portfolio (end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

$

68,196,744

 

$

66,068,212

 

$

64,954,426

 

$

64,349,886

 

$

63,699,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freddie Mac

 

39,185,091

 

 

40,090,158

 

 

39,938,411

 

 

39,665,386

 

 

39,330,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae – HUD

 

10,847,265

 

 

10,727,323

 

 

10,619,764

 

 

10,595,841

 

 

10,460,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokered (8)

 

17,057,912

 

 

17,156,810

 

 

17,239,417

 

 

17,312,513

 

 

16,940,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Lending and Investing (9)

 

 

 

38,043

 

 

25,893

 

 

40,139

 

 

40,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Servicing Portfolio

$

135,287,012

 

$

134,080,546

 

$

132,777,911

 

$

131,963,765

 

$

130,471,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets under management (10)

 

18,423,463

 

 

18,210,452

 

 

17,566,666

 

 

17,465,398

 

 

17,321,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Managed Portfolio

$

153,710,475

 

$

152,290,998

 

$

150,344,577

 

$

149,429,163

 

$

147,792,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Servicing Portfolio Metrics (end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custodial escrow deposit balance (in billions)

$

2.7

 

$

3.1

 

$

2.7

 

$

2.3

 

$

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average servicing fee rate (basis points)

 

24.2

 

 

24.1

 

 

24.1

 

 

24.0

 

 

24.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining servicing portfolio term (years)

 

7.7

 

 

7.7

 

 

7.9

 

 

8.0

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1)

Brokered transactions for life insurance companies, commercial banks, and other capital sources.

(2)

Includes debt financing volumes from our interim lending platform, our interim lending joint venture, and WDIP separate accounts.

(3)

This is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on adjusted EBITDA, refer to the section above titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(4)

This is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on adjusted core EPS, refer to the section above titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(5)

Origination fees as a percentage of debt financing volume. Excludes the income and debt financing volume from Principal Lending and Investing.

(6)

MSR income as a percentage of debt financing volume. Excludes the income and debt financing volume from Principal Lending and Investing.

(7)

MSR income as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume.

(8)

Brokered loans serviced primarily for life insurance companies.

(9)

Consists of interim loans not managed for our interim loan joint venture.

(10)

WDAE assets under management, commercial real estate loans and funds managed by WDIP, and interim loans serviced for our interim loan joint venture.

KEY CREDIT METRICS

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

Risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Full Risk

$

59,304,888

 

$

57,032,839

 

$

55,915,670

 

$

55,236,618

 

$

54,583,555

 

Fannie Mae Modified Risk

 

8,891,856

 

 

9,035,373

 

 

9,038,756

 

 

9,113,268

 

 

9,115,551

 

Freddie Mac Modified Risk

 

15,000

 

 

69,400

 

 

69,510

 

 

69,510

 

 

23,415

 

Total risk-sharing servicing portfolio

$

68,211,744

 

$

66,137,612

 

$

65,023,936

 

$

64,419,396

 

$

63,722,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae No Risk

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Freddie Mac No Risk

 

39,170,091

 

 

40,020,758

 

 

39,868,901

 

 

39,595,876

 

 

39,307,130

 

GNMA – HUD No Risk

 

10,847,265

 

 

10,727,323

 

 

10,619,764

 

 

10,595,841

 

 

10,460,884

 

Brokered

 

17,057,912

 

 

17,156,810

 

 

17,239,417

 

 

17,312,513

 

 

16,940,850

 

Total non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio

$

67,075,268

 

$

67,904,891

 

$

67,728,082

 

$

67,504,230

 

$

66,708,864

 

Total loans serviced for others

$

135,287,012

 

$

134,042,503

 

$

132,752,018

 

$

131,923,626

 

$

130,431,385

 

Loans held for investment (full risk)

 

36,926

 

 

38,043

 

 

25,893

 

 

40,139

 

 

40,139

 

Total servicing portfolio unpaid principal balance

$

135,323,938

 

$

134,080,546

 

$

132,777,911

 

$

131,963,765

 

$

130,471,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interim Loan Joint Venture Managed Loans (1)

$

173,315

 

$

424,774

 

$

570,299

 

$

711,541

 

$

710,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At-risk servicing portfolio (2)

$

63,365,672

 

$

61,237,535

 

$

60,122,274

 

$

59,498,851

 

$

58,801,055

 

Maximum exposure to at-risk portfolio (3)

 

12,893,593

 

 

12,454,158

 

 

12,222,290

 

 

12,088,698

 

 

11,949,041

 

Defaulted loans(4)

 

41,737

 

 

59,645

 

 

48,560

 

 

63,264

 

 

27,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defaulted loans as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio

 

0.07

%

 

0.10

%

 

0.08

%

 

0.11

%

 

0.05

%

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio

 

0.04

 

 

0.05

 

 

0.05

 

 

0.05

 

 

0.05

 

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of maximum exposure

 

0.22

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.26

 

________________________________________

(1)

This balance consists entirely of interim loan joint venture managed loans. We indirectly share in a portion of the risk of loss associated with interim loan joint venture managed loans through our 15% equity ownership in the joint venture. We had no exposure to risk of loss for the loans serviced directly for our interim loan joint venture partner. The balance of this line is included as a component of assets under management in the Supplemental Operating Data table.

(2)

At-risk servicing portfolio is defined as the balance of Fannie Mae DUS loans subject to the risk-sharing formula described below, as well as a small number of Freddie Mac loans on which we share in the risk of loss. Use of the at-risk portfolio provides for comparability of the full risk-sharing and modified risk-sharing loans because the provision and allowance for risk-sharing obligations are based on the at-risk balances of the associated loans. Accordingly, we have presented the key statistics as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio.

 

For example, a $15 million loan with 50% risk-sharing has the same potential risk exposure as a $7.5 million loan with full DUS risk sharing. Accordingly, if the $15 million loan with 50% risk-sharing were to default, we would view the overall loss as a percentage of the at-risk balance, or $7.5 million, to ensure comparability between all risk-sharing obligations. To date, substantially all of the risk-sharing obligations that we have settled have been from full risk-sharing loans.

(3)

Represents the maximum loss we would incur under our risk-sharing obligations if all of the loans we service, for which we retain some risk of loss, were to default and all of the collateral underlying these loans was determined to be without value at the time of settlement. The maximum exposure is not representative of the actual loss we would incur.

(4)

Defaulted loans represent loans in our Fannie Mae at-risk portfolio that are probable of foreclosure or that have foreclosed and for which we have recorded a collateral-based reserve (i.e. loans where we have assessed a probable loss). Other loans that are delinquent but not foreclosed or that are not probable of foreclosure are not included here. Additionally, loans that have foreclosed or are probable of foreclosure but are not expected to result in a loss to us are not included here.

ADJUSTED FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATION TO GAAP

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Trends

 

Years ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

Q4 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income

$

44,836

 

 

$

28,802

 

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

11,866

 

 

$

31,599

 

 

$

108,167

 

 

$

107,357

 

 

Income tax expense

 

10,955

 

 

 

8,822

 

 

 

7,902

 

 

 

2,864

 

 

 

10,331

 

 

 

30,543

 

 

 

35,026

 

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

15,921

 

 

 

18,232

 

 

 

17,874

 

 

 

17,659

 

 

 

18,598

 

 

 

69,686

 

 

 

68,476

 

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

68,054

 

 

 

57,561

 

 

 

56,043

 

 

 

55,891

 

 

 

56,015

 

 

 

237,549

 

 

 

226,752

 

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

4,529

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

524

 

 

 

636

 

 

 

10,839

 

 

 

(10,452

)

 

Net write-offs(1)

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

(8,041

)

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

7,702

 

 

 

6,532

 

 

 

6,862

 

 

 

6,230

 

 

 

5,374

 

 

 

27,326

 

 

 

27,842

 

 

MSR income

 

(55,920

)

 

 

(43,426

)

 

 

(33,349

)

 

 

(20,898

)

 

 

(34,471

)

 

 

(153,593

)

 

 

(141,917

)

 

Write-off of unamortized premium from corporate debt repayment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,420

)

 

Goodwill impairment, net of contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments(2)

 

(1,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(500

)

 

 

(1,500

)

 

 

(500

)

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

94,577

 

 

$

78,905

 

 

$

80,931

 

 

$

74,136

 

 

$

87,582

 

 

$

328,549

 

 

$

300,123

 

 

________________________________________

(1)

The net write-off in 2023 includes a $6.0 million write-off of a collateral-based reserve related to a loan held for investment during the second quarter of 2023.

(2)

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, includes goodwill impairment of $33.0 million and contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments of $34.5 million. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, includes goodwill impairment of $48.0 million and contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments of $48.5 million.

ADJUSTED FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATION TO GAAP BY SEGMENT

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

Three months ended

December 31,

 

For the year ended

December 31,

(in thousands)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income (Loss)

$

40,497

 

 

$

17,519

 

 

$

66,664

 

 

$

41,180

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

11,586

 

 

 

6,362

 

 

 

20,275

 

 

 

14,824

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

4,451

 

 

 

4,909

 

 

 

19,489

 

 

 

18,779

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

1,139

 

 

 

1,138

 

 

 

4,551

 

 

 

4,550

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

3,920

 

 

 

3,435

 

 

 

15,856

 

 

 

16,751

 

MSR income

 

(55,920

)

 

 

(34,471

)

 

 

(153,593

)

 

 

(141,917

)

Goodwill impairment, net of contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments(1)

 

(1,500

)

 

 

(500

)

 

 

(1,500

)

 

 

(500

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

4,173

 

 

$

(1,608

)

 

$

(28,258

)

 

$

(46,333

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing & Asset Management

 

Three months ended

December 31,

 

For the year ended

December 31,

(in thousands)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income (Loss)

$

36,553

 

 

$

34,071

 

 

$

157,750

 

 

$

166,316

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

7,007

 

 

 

11,269

 

 

 

45,437

 

 

 

54,198

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

9,986

 

 

 

11,104

 

 

 

43,834

 

 

 

42,489

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

65,155

 

 

 

53,043

 

 

 

226,067

 

 

 

214,978

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

4,529

 

 

 

636

 

 

 

10,839

 

 

 

(10,452

)

Net write-offs(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

(8,041

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

538

 

 

 

420

 

 

 

1,923

 

 

 

1,758

 

Write-off of unamortized premium from corporate debt repayment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,420

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

123,768

 

 

$

110,543

 

 

$

485,382

 

 

$

456,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

Three months ended

December 31,

 

For the year ended

December 31,

(in thousands)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income (Loss)

$

(32,214

)

 

$

(19,991

)

 

$

(116,247

)

 

$

(100,139

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(7,638

)

 

 

(7,300

)

 

 

(35,169

)

 

 

(33,996

)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

1,484

 

 

 

2,585

 

 

 

6,363

 

 

 

7,208

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

1,760

 

 

 

1,834

 

 

 

6,931

 

 

 

7,224

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

3,244

 

 

 

1,519

 

 

 

9,547

 

 

 

9,333

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(33,364

)

 

$

(21,353

)

 

$

(128,575

)

 

$

(110,370

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

(1)

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, includes goodwill impairment of $33.0 million and contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments of $34.5 million. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, includes goodwill impairment of $48.0 million and contingent consideration liability fair value adjustments of $48.5 million.

(2)

The net write-off in 2023 includes a $6.0 million write-off of a collateral-based reserve related to a loan held for investment during the second quarter of 2023.

ADJUSTED CORE EPS RECONCILIATION

Unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Trends

 

Years ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

Q4 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

2024

 

2023

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted Core Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income

$

44,836

 

 

$

28,802

 

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

11,866

 

 

$

31,599

 

 

$

108,167

 

 

$

107,357

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

4,529

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

524

 

 

 

636

 

 

 

10,839

 

 

 

(10,452

)

Net write-offs(1)

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

(8,041

)

Amortization and depreciation

 

68,054

 

 

 

57,561

 

 

 

56,043

 

 

 

55,891

 

 

 

56,015

 

 

 

237,549

 

 

 

226,752

 

MSR income

 

(55,920

)

 

 

(43,426

)

 

 

(33,349

)

 

 

(20,898

)

 

 

(34,471

)

 

 

(153,593

)

 

 

(141,917

)

Goodwill impairment

 

33,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,000

 

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

62,000

 

Contingent consideration accretion and fair value adjustments

 

(48,822

)

 

 

(1,204

)

 

 

822

 

 

 

512

 

 

 

(47,637

)

 

 

(48,692

)

 

 

(60,710

)

Income tax expense adjustment(2)

 

(177

)

 

 

(3,602

)

 

 

(7,413

)

 

 

(7,543

)

 

 

(5,916

)

 

 

(18,264

)

 

 

(17,141

)

Adjusted Core Net Income

$

45,500

 

 

$

40,513

 

 

$

41,702

 

 

$

40,352

 

 

$

48,226

 

 

$

168,538

 

 

$

157,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Adjusted core EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income

$

44,836

 

 

$

28,802

 

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

11,866

 

 

$

31,599

 

 

$

108,167

 

 

$

107,357

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

33,223

 

 

 

33,203

 

 

 

33,154

 

 

 

33,048

 

 

 

32,941

 

 

 

33,158

 

 

 

32,875

 

Diluted EPS

$

1.32

 

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.93

 

 

$

3.19

 

 

$

3.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Core Net Income

$

45,500

 

 

$

40,513

 

 

$

41,702

 

 

$

40,352

 

 

$

48,226

 

 

$

168,538

 

 

$

157,848

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

33,223

 

 

 

33,203

 

 

 

33,154

 

 

 

33,048

 

 

 

32,941

 

 

 

33,158

 

 

 

32,875

 

Adjusted Core EPS

$

1.34

 

 

$

1.19

 

 

$

1.23

 

 

$

1.19

 

 

$

1.42

 

 

$

4.97

 

 

$

4.68

 

________________________________________

(1)

The net write-off in 2023 includes a $6.0 million write-off of a collateral-based reserve related to a loan held for investment during the second quarter of 2023.

(2)

Income tax impact of the above adjustments to adjusted core net income. Uses quarterly or annual effective tax rate as disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income in this “press release.”

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