Investor Presentaiton
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Distributable Earnings
Beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and for all subsequent reporting periods
ending on or after December 31, 2022, we have elected to present Distributable Earnings, a measure that is not prepared in
accordance with GAAP, as a supplemental method of evaluating our operating performance. Distributable Earnings replaces our
prior presentation of Core Earnings with no changes to the definition. In order to maintain our status as a REIT, we are required to
distribute at least 90% of our taxable income as dividends. Distributable Earnings is intended to overtime serve as a general,
though imperfect, proxy for our taxable income. As such, Distributable Earnings is considered a key indicator of our ability to
generate sufficient income to pay our common dividends, which is the primary focus of income-oriented investors who comprise a
meaningful segment of our stockholder base. We believe providing Distributable Earnings on a supplemental basis to our net
income and cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP, is helpful to stockholders in assessing the
overall run-rate operating performance of our business.
■ For reporting purposes, we define Distributable Earnings as net income attributable to our stockholders, computed in accordance
with GAAP, excluding: (i) non-cash equity compensation expenses; (ii) depreciation and amortization; (iii) any unrealized gains
(losses) or other similar non-cash items that are included in net income for the applicable reporting period (regardless of whether
such items are included in other comprehensive income or in net income for such period); and (iv) certain non-cash items and one-
time expenses. Distributable Earnings may also be adjusted from time to time for reporting purposes to exclude one-time events
pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other material non-cash income or expense items approved by a majority of our
independent directors. The exclusion of depreciation and amortization from the calculation of Distributable Earnings only applies to
debt investments related to real estate to the extent we foreclose upon the property or properties underlying such debt
investments.
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