Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (STWD) CEO Barry Sternlicht on Q4 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Q4 2019 Results Earnings Conference Call February 25, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Zach Tanenbaum - Head of Investor Relations
Rina Paniry - Chief Financial Officer
Jeff DiModica - President, Managing Director
Barry Sternlicht - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Schuh - Chief Originations Officer

Conference Call Participants

Doug Harter - Credit Suisse
Steven DeLaney - JMP Securities
Don Fandetti - Wells Fargo
Steven Laws - Raymond James
Jade Rahmani - KBW
Rich Shane - JPMorgan
Tim Hayes - B Riley

Operator

Greetings. Welcome to Starwood Property Trust fourth quarter 2019 earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions]. Please note, this conference is being recorded.

I will now turn the conference over to your host, Zach Tanenbaum, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Zach Tanenbaum

Thank you operator. Good morning and welcome to Starwood Property Trust earnings call. This morning, the company released its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, filed its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted its earnings supplement to its website. These documents are available on Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

Before the call begins, I would like to remind everyone that certain statements made in the course of this call are not based on historical information and may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

I refer you to the company's filings made with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of the risks and factors that could cause actual results to