Ares Commercial reports Q4 non-GAAP EPS (15c) may not compare with consensus 2c

Reports Q4 revenue $33.49M, may not compare with consensus $16.83M. “Utilizing the capabilities of our broader real estate platform along with higher levels of liquidity and lower amounts of financial leverage, we made significant progress in 2024 resolving our risk rated 4 and 5 loans, which declined 34% year over year,” said Bryan Donohoe, CEO of Ares Commercial (ACRE) Real Estate Corporation. “In 2025, we remain squarely focused on further addressing our remaining underperforming loans and REOs and have elected to lower our quarterly dividend to 15c per share as our earnings during the year are expected to be impacted by our more flexible balance sheet position. “Utilizing the capabilities of our broader real estate platform along with higher levels of liquidity and lower amounts of financial leverage, we made significant progress in 2024 resolving our risk rated 4 and 5 loans, which declined 34% year over year. In 2025, we remain squarely focused on further addressing our remaining underperforming loans and REOs and have elected to lower our quarterly dividend to 15v per share as our earnings during the year are expected to be impacted by our more flexible balance sheet position.” ”