NMIH 8-K Q2 2015 Earnings


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 4, 2015

NMI Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)




Delaware
001-36174
45-4914248
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)
(Commission
 File Number)
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

2100 Powell Street, 12th Floor, Emeryville, CA.
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
94608
(Zip Code)

(855) 530-6642
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 4, 2015, NMI Holdings, Inc. issued a news release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year to date periods ended June 30, 2015. A copy of this news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information included in, or furnished with, this report has been "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing or other document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1*               NMI Holdings, Inc. News Release dated August 4, 2015.

_____________________

*  Furnished herewith.






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


NMI Holdings, Inc.
(Registrant)

                
Date: August 4, 2015
By:
/s/ Nicole C. Sanchez
 
 
Nicole C. Sanchez
 
 
VP, Assistant General Counsel










EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.    Description

99.1*         NMI Holdings, Inc. News Release dated August 4, 2015.


*  Furnished herewith


































EXHIBIT 99.1 Q2 2015 Earnings
EXHIBIT 99.1

NMI Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results,
New Insurance Written Grows 50% Sequentially

NMI Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMIH) today reported results for the second quarter ended Jun. 30, 2015. The company reported a net loss for the second quarter of $10.4 million, or $0.18 per share, which compares with a net loss of $7.8 million, or $0.13 per share, in the prior quarter, and a net loss of $12.9 million, or $0.22 per share, in the second quarter of 2014.
Bradley Shuster, chairman and CEO of National MI, said, "In the second quarter, we drove significant growth in new insurance written (NIW). This is primarily attributable to strength in our flow business, which grew 69% over the prior quarter, driven by significant gains with customers who delivered NIW in 2014, contributions from new customers added in 2015, and a stronger than expected origination market. We believe our rapid growth reflects customers' favorable response to our differentiated value proposition as well as solid execution by our team."
Total new insurance written (NIW) for the second quarter was $2.5 billion, up 50% from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
Excluding aggregated single, the company’s “flow” NIW for the second quarter was $1.9 billion, up 69% from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
Aggregated single-premium NIW for the second quarter was $0.6 billion, up 11% from $0.5 billion in the prior quarter.
Premiums earned for the quarter were $8.9 million, up from $6.9 million in the prior quarter. Investment income in the second quarter was $1.7 million, up from $1.6 million in the prior quarter. Total revenues were $10.9 million, up from $9.1 million in the prior quarter.
Total underwriting and operating expenses in the second quarter were $20.9 million, including share-based compensation expense of $2.1 million. This compares with total underwriting and operating expenses of $18.4 million, including $2.0 million of share-based compensation, in the prior quarter.
As of the end of the second quarter, the company had approved master policies in place with 842 customers, up from 777 as of the end of the prior quarter, and up from 570 as of the end of the second quarter of 2014. Customers delivering NIW in the quarter grew to 340, which compares with 291 in the prior quarter and 94 in the same quarter a year ago.
As of Jun. 30, 2015, the company had primary insurance-in-force of $7.2 billion, which compares with $4.8 billion at the prior quarter end and $0.9 billion as of Jun. 30, 2014. Pool insurance-in-force as of the end of the second quarter was $4.5 billion, which compares with $4.6 billion at the prior quarter-end and $4.9 billion as of Jun. 30, 2014.
As of Jun. 30, 2015, cash and investments were $434 million, including $163 million at the holding company, and book equity was $412 million, equal to $7.01 per share. This book value excludes any benefit attributable to the company’s deferred tax asset of approximately $54 million as of Dec. 31, 2014.
As of Jun. 30, 2015, the company’s risk-to-available assets ratio in its primary insurance company was 8:1, which compares with the maximum risk-to-available assets ratio under the final PMIERs of 18:1.

Conference Call and Webcast Details
NMI Holdings, Inc. will hold a conference call today, Aug. 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific / 5:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss results for the quarter. The conference call will be broadcast live on the company’s website, on the "Events and Presentations" page of the "Investors" section at http://ir.nationalmi.com. The call may also be accessed by dialing (888) 734-0328 inside the U.S., or (678) 894-3054 for international callers using Conference ID: 83506045, or by referencing NMI Holdings, Inc. Investors and analysts are asked to dial-in ten minutes before the conference call begins.





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EXHIBIT 99.1

About National MI
National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (National MI), a subsidiary of NMI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMIH), is a U.S.-based, private mortgage insurance company enabling low down payment borrowers to realize home ownership while protecting lenders and investors against losses related to a borrower's default. To learn more, please visit www.nationalmi.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company in connection therewith may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). The PSLRA provides a "safe harbor" for any forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this release are forward-looking statements, including any statements about our expectations, outlook, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "can," "could," "may," "predict," "assume," "potential," "should," "will," "estimate," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expect," "intend" and similar words or phrases. All forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that may turn out to be inaccurate and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Many risks and uncertainties are inherent in our industry and markets. Others are more specific to our business and operations. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to implement our business strategy, including our ability to attract and retain a diverse customer base and to achieve a diversified mix of business across the spectrum of our product offerings; changes in the business practices of the GSEs that may impact the use of private mortgage insurance; our ability to comply with the financial requirements of the PMIERs, once effective; our ability to maintain sufficient holding company liquidity to meet our short- and long-term liquidity needs; heightened competition for our mortgage insurance business from other private mortgage insurers and the FHA; adoption of new or changes to existing laws and regulations or their enforcement and implementation by regulators, including changes to the GSEs' role in the secondary mortgage market or other changes that could affect the residential mortgage industry generally or mortgage insurance in particular and potential future lawsuits, investigations or inquiries or resolution of current inquiries, including a June 2015 letter from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance requesting that each MI company, including us, respond to a number of inquiries related to whether the company has offered customized terms or rates; and general economic downturns and volatility. These risks and uncertainties also include, but are not limited to, those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" detailed in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and as updated through other reports we file with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information, future events or circumstances that occur after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by law.

Investor Contact
John M. Swenson
Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasury
(510) 788-8417
john.swenson@nationalmi.com

Press Contact
Mary McGarity
Strategic Vantage Mortgage Public Relations
(203) 513-2721
MaryMcGarity@StrategicVantage.com

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EXHIBIT 99.1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
 
For the three months ended June 30,
 
For the six months ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
(In Thousands)
Net premiums written
$
20,347

 
$
5,051

 
33,268

 
10,229

Increase in unearned premiums
(11,491
)
 
(2,958
)
 
(17,476
)
 
(6,232
)
Net premiums earned
8,856

 
2,093

 
15,792

 
3,997

Net investment income
1,688

 
1,468

 
3,283

 
2,957

Net realized investment gains
354

 

 
967

 

Total revenues
10,898

 
3,561

 
20,042

 
6,954

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Insurance claims and claims expenses
(6
)
 
28

 
98

 
28

Underwriting and operating expenses
20,910

 
18,637

 
39,259

 
37,938

Total expenses
20,904

 
18,665

 
39,357

 
37,966

Other (loss) income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) gain from change in fair value of warrant liability
(106
)
 
952

 
1,142

 
1,769

Gain from settlement of warrants

 

 

 
37

Loss before income taxes
(10,112
)
 
(14,152
)
 
(18,173
)
 
(29,206
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
241

 
(1,297
)
 

 
(1,297
)
Net loss
$
(10,353
)
 
$
(12,855
)
 
$
(18,173
)
 
$
(27,909
)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(In Thousands)
Total investment portfolio
$
370,042

 
$
336,501

Cash and cash equivalents
64,301

 
103,021

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net
8,218

 
2,985

Software and equipment, net
13,284

 
11,806

Other assets
10,244

 
8,952

Total assets
$
466,089

 
$
463,265

Reserve for insurance claims and claims expenses
$
181

 
$
83

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
12,309

 
10,646

Unearned premiums
39,545

 
22,069

Warrant liability
2,230

 
3,372

Deferred tax liability
137

 
137

Total liabilities
54,402

 
36,307

Total shareholders' equity
411,687

 
426,958

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
466,089

 
$
463,265


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EXHIBIT 99.1

New Insurance Written (NIW), Insurance in Force (IIF) and Risk in Force (RIF)
The table below shows primary NIW, IIF, RIF, policies in force, the weighted average coverage and loans in default, by quarter, for the last five quarters.
Primary portfolio trends
As of and for the Quarter Ended
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
September 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
New insurance written
$
2,548,515

 
$
1,696,142

 
$
1,692,187

 
$
974,910

 
$
429,944

Insurance in force (1)
$
7,190,414

 
$
4,835,248

 
$
3,369,664

 
$
1,812,956

 
$
939,753

Risk in force (1)
$
1,715,442

 
$
1,145,602

 
$
801,561

 
$
435,722

 
$
220,949

Policies in force (1)
31,682

 
21,225

 
14,603

 
7,628

 
3,865

Weighted average coverage (2)
23.9
%
 
23.7
%
 
23.8
%
 
24.0
%
 
23.5
%
Loans in default (count)
9

 
6

 
4

 

 
1

Risk in force on defaulted loans
$
528

 
$
350

 
$
208

 
$

 
$
100


(1) 
Reported as of the end of the period.
(2) 
End of period RIF divided by IIF.
The table below shows primary and pool IIF, NIW and premiums written and earned.
Primary and pool IIF and NIW
As of and for the quarter ended
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
IIF
 
NIW
 
IIF
 
NIW
 
(In Thousands)
Monthly
$
3,616,951

 
$
1,460,166

 
$
2,258,776

 
$
918,697

Single
1,155,482

 
485,252

 
680,880

 
235,517

Aggregated single
2,417,981

 
603,097

 
1,895,592

 
541,928

Total primary
$
7,190,414

 
$
2,548,515

 
$
4,835,248

 
$
1,696,142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pool
4,475,653

 

 
4,621,346

 

Total
$
11,666,067

 
$
2,548,515

 
$
9,456,594

 
$
1,696,142

Primary and pool premiums written and earned
For the quarter ended
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
(In Thousands)
Net premiums written
$
20,347

 
$
12,921

Net premiums earned
8,856

 
6,936

The tables below show the primary weighted average FICO and the weighted average loan-to-value ratio (LTV), by policy type, for the quarter in which the policy was originated.
Weighted Average FICO
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Monthly
742

 
740

 
747

Single
756

 
749

 
746

Aggregated single
763

 
774

 
758


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EXHIBIT 99.1

Weighted Average LTV
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Monthly
92
%
 
91
%
 
93
%
Single
91

 
91

 
93

Aggregated single
89

 
88

 
90

The table below reflects a summary of the change in total primary IIF for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
Primary IIF
For the three months ended June 30,
 
For the six months ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
IIF, beginning of period
4,835,248

 
514,796

 
3,369,664

 
161,731

NIW
2,548,515

 
429,944

 
4,244,657

 
784,257

Cancellations and other reductions
(193,349
)
 
(4,987
)
 
(423,907
)
 
(6,235
)
IIF, end of period
7,190,414

 
939,753

 
7,190,414

 
939,753

The table below reflects a summary of our primary IIF and RIF by book year.
Primary IIF and RIF
As of June 30, 2015
 
IIF
 
RIF
 
(In Thousands)
2015, through June 30, 2015
4,191,649

 
997,998

2014
2,915,538

 
698,016

2013
83,227

 
19,428

Total
7,190,414

 
1,715,442

The table below reflects our total primary IIF and RIF by FICO.
 
As of June 30, 2015
Primary IIF and RIF
IIF
 
RIF
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
>= 740
$
4,476,199

62.3
%
 
$
1,048,651

61.1
%
680 - 739
2,409,995

33.5

 
593,075

34.6

620 - 679
304,220

4.2

 
73,716

4.3

<= 619


 


Total
$
7,190,414

100.0
%
 
$
1,715,442

100.0
%

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EXHIBIT 99.1

The tables below reflect our average primary loan size by FICO and the percentage of our RIF by loan type.
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Average primary loan size by FICO
(In Thousands)
>= 740
$
233

 
$
236

680 - 739
219

 
225

620 - 679
203

 
205

<= 619

 

Percentage of RIF by loan type
Primary
 
Pool
As of June 30, 2015
 
 
 
Fixed
97.1
%
 
100.0
%
Adjustable rate mortgages:
 
 
 
Less than five years

 

Five years and longer
2.9

 

Total
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
The following table reflects our RIF by LTV.
Total RIF by LTV
Primary
 
Pool
 
RIF
 
% of Total LTV
 
Policy Count
 
RIF
 
% of Total LTV
 
Policy Count
As of June 30, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)
95.01% and above
$
35,966

 
2.1
%
 
680

 
$

 
%
 

90.01% to 95.00%
926,987

 
54.0

 
14,681

 

 

 

85.01% to 90.00%
597,954

 
34.9

 
10,417

 

 

 

80.01% to 85.00%
154,521

 
9.0

 
5,903

 

 

 

80.00% and below
14

 

 
1

 
93,090

 
100.0

 
19,784

Total RIF
$
1,715,442

 
100.0
%
 
31,682

 
$
93,090

 
100.0
%
 
19,784

Geographic Dispersion
The following tables show the distribution by state of our IIF and RIF, for both primary and pool insurance.
Top 10 primary IIF and RIF by state
IIF
 
RIF
As of June 30, 2015
 
1.
California
14.1
%
 
13.6
%
2.
Texas
7.0

 
7.4

3.
Florida
5.2

 
5.3

4.
Michigan
4.7

 
4.8

5.
Colorado
4.2

 
4.2

6.
Ohio
3.7

 
3.9

7.
New Jersey
3.7

 
3.3

8.
Pennsylvania
3.6

 
3.6

9.
Arizona
3.6

 
3.7

10.
North Carolina
3.5

 
3.5

 
Total
53.3
%
 
53.3
%

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Top 10 pool IIF and RIF by state
IIF
 
RIF
As of June 30, 2015
 
1.
California
28.3
%
 
27.7
%
2.
Texas
5.3

 
5.4

3.
Colorado
3.9

 
3.8

4.
Washington
3.9

 
3.8

5.
Massachusetts
3.7

 
3.7

6.
Illinois
3.7

 
3.7

7.
Virginia
3.7

 
3.7

8.
New York
2.8

 
2.9

9.
New Jersey
2.8

 
2.8

10.
Florida
2.7

 
2.8

 
Total
60.8
%
 
60.3
%


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