Ares Commercial: The Dividend May Not Be Safe In 2024 (Rating Downgrade)

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Summary

  • Ares Commercial Real Estate experienced deteriorating distribution coverage due to realized losses on impaired loans in Q1'24.
  • The REIT's $2.0B loan portfolio includes 8 impaired loans, with the majority of its CECL reserve relating to office loans.
  • The increased likelihood of another dividend cut is reflected in Ares Commercial Real Estate's large discount to book value.

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The distribution coverage profile for Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) deteriorated in the last quarter again as the REIT sold 3 loans that caused realized losses in the amount of $46M. As a result, the REIT did not support its $0.25

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