NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF) investor relations material

Executive summary

• Net income attributable to common stockholders was $5.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for Q2 2026, down from $0.54 in Q2 2025 and $0.42 in Q1 2026.

• Earnings available for distribution (EAD) per diluted share rose to $0.46, up 7.0% year-over-year, and cash available for distribution (CAD) was $0.58 per share, flat quarter-over-quarter.

• Portfolio reached $1.1 billion across 85 investments, with sector allocations led by life sciences (39.4%) and multifamily (37.6%).

• Closed a $375 million drawable term loan facility, repaid $180 million in senior unsecured notes, and raised $22.6 million via Series C preferred shares.

• Paid a $0.50 per share dividend for Q2 2026 and declared the same for Q3 2026.

Financial highlights

• Book value per diluted share decreased 1.9% sequentially to $18.60, mainly due to unrealized losses in the stock loan portfolio.

• Debt outstanding was $836.6 million with a weighted average cost of 6.3% and average maturity of 2.6 years.

• Debt-to-equity ratio stood at 0.88x as of June 30, 2026.

• Portfolio collateral is 80.3% stabilized, with a 63.4% loan-to-value and weighted average DSCR of 1.39x.

• Implied dividend yield was 11.8% based on 2Q dividend annualized and share price as of August 5, 2026.

Outlook and guidance

• Q3 2026 guidance: EAD expected at $0.435 per diluted share (range $0.38–$0.48), CAD at $0.555 per share (range $0.50–$0.60).

• Estimated Q3 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders is $7.4 million–$9.8 million.

• Board declared a $0.50 per share dividend for Q3 2026.

• Management expects residential fundamentals to improve as supply declines and plans to redeploy capital from life science assets into residential.

• Company intends to maintain regular quarterly dividends and meet REIT distribution requirements.