ACRE 2026年第3四半期決算説明会：REO売却、CECL引当金、ローン解決

主要なポイント

• Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation（NYSE: ACRE）が発表した2026年第3四半期のGAAP純利益は、希薄化後普通株式1株当たり0.18ドルとなる約1,000万ドルとなった。分配可能利益は670万ドル（希薄化後1株当たり0.12ドル）だった。
• 同社はノースカロライナ州シャーロットのオフィスREO資産を売却し、簿価を約700万ドル上回る純手取額を得た。オフィス向け融資およびオフィスREO投資の合計額は4億4,400万ドルに減少し、前四半期比で10%減、前年同期比で19%減となった。
• CECL（現在の予想信用損失）引当金総額は1億4,100万ドルで、第2四半期から約200万ドル増加し、投資目的保有融資の元本残高の約8%に相当した。リスク評価「4」および「5」の融資が1億3,300万ドルと、引当金の94%を占めた。
• 利用可能資本は合計1億1,600万ドル、CECLを除く純有利子負債倍率（ネットD/Eレシオ）は1.9倍となった。ACREは当四半期中に3,500万ドル、年初来で1億4,600万ドルの返済を回収した。
• 四半期末後、ACREは満期時デフォルト（債務不履行）に陥っていた2,800万ドルのニューアーク産業用不動産向け融資について、元本、未収利息、遅延損害金を含めた全額の返済を受けた。経営陣によれば、これがポートフォリオ内で唯一のデフォルト案件だった。
• 取締役会は2026年第4四半期の配当金を普通株式1株当たり0.15ドルとすることを決定した。経営陣は、不稼働投資資産の解決と、その資本の収益資産への再配分が、将来の分配可能利益の成長に向けた重要な牽引役になり得ると述べた。

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事業および業績の概況

ACREは、過去に組成したオフィス資産へのエクスポージャー削減を継続した。シャーロットのREO売却後、オフィス融資およびオフィスREO投資の残高は合計4億4,400万ドルとなった。オフィス向け融資は7件残っており、そのうち5件はリスク評価「1」〜「3」に分類され、スポンサーの支援を受けて業績が安定または改善傾向にあると説明された。

同社の融資ポートフォリオは過去12カ月間で40%超拡大した。第3四半期中、ACREは複数の産業用不動産ポートフォリオを裏付けとするシニア共同投資ローンを1件組成し、コミットメント額は3,500万ドルとなった。このうち2,800万ドルは投資目的で保有され、700万ドルは売却目的で組成され当四半期中に売却された。

リスク評価「1」〜「3」の融資は、関連するCECL引当金控除後の融資ポートフォリオ簿価の90%を占めた。すべて変動金利であり、その94%には1カ月物SOFRの平均行使レート4.3%の金利キャップが付されていた。ACREの資産の大半を占める変動金利資産は、全額が変動金利の借入金によって調達されていた。

シカゴのオフィス向け融資とブルックリンの居住用コンドミニアム向け融資が、リスク評価「4」および「5」の融資における元本残高の95%を占めた。ACREは売却および解決プロセスの主導権を高めるため、シカゴ物件の所有権を取得する手続きを開始した。同物件の稼働率は90%を超え、加重平均残存リース期間は7年を上回っており、9月30日時点のCECL控除後簿価に対して2桁台のデット・イールドを生み出していた。

ブルックリンのコンドミニアム開発案件は建設工事が完了し、追加のマーケティング活動や購入希望者の関心を後押ししている。各住戸の売却時期と売却代金の見通しが明確になったことに伴い、同融資のリスク評価は「4」から「5」に引き下げられた。関連する損失は、個々の住戸の売買契約が完了するごとに按分して認識される予定である。

10月に最大の集合住宅向け融資の返済を受けた後、ACREが保有する集合住宅向け融資は6件となった。そのうち4件は2025年または2026年に組成された。サンアントニオの6,700万ドルの融資は、スポンサーが追加出資を行って元本を削減したことで期間が延長され、シンシナティの5,700万ドルの融資は要求される業績基準をクリアして契約上の延長条件を満たした。

経営陣の見通し

経営陣の優先課題は、残るREO資産ならびにリスク評価「4」および「5」の融資を解決しつつ、費用効率の高いレバレッジを活用して利用可能資本を選択的に配分することである。不稼働融資を含むこれらの対象資産は、関連する資金調達前かつCECL控除後の簿価で約1億6,000万ドルに相当した。

同社は、収益をほとんどあるいは全く生んでいない投資から新たな収益資産へと資本を再配分することが、利益成長のより重要な牽引役になり得ると述べた。経営陣は、ポートフォリオの再編と分散化がEPSの成長と配当水準と同等以上の利益を支えると期待しているが、その達成時期は資産の解決状況や市場環境に左右される。

リスクおよび注視項目

• 経営陣は、商業用不動産市場について「概ね建設的」と評しつつも、金利上昇が全般的に良好な不動産ファンダメンタルズに対して逆風となっていると指摘した。
• 経営陣の試算によれば、資産ごとにばらつきはあるものの、最近の金利動向によって大半の不動産タイプで資産価値が約2%〜6%低下した。
• シカゴのオフィス向け融資は依然としてリスク評価「5」にとどまり、ACREのCECL引当金総額の半分近くを占めている。同社は解決プロセスの主導権を強化するため、所有権の取得を進めている。
• ブルックリンのコンドミニアムの損失は個々の住戸が売却されるにつれて顕在化するため、損失認識の時期には不確実性が伴う。
• リスク評価「4」および「5」の融資に対するCECL引当金は1億3,300万ドルに達し、これは同融資の元本残高の約34%に相当する。
• 経営陣は多くの市場でファンダメンタルズの改善や新規供給の抑制を指摘しているものの、金利上昇はコンドミニアム購入者の行動や不動産評価額に影響を与える可能性がある。

アナリスト質疑応答の要点

経営陣は、2,800万ドルのニューアーク産業用不動産向け融資がリスク評価「4」や「5」ではなかったことを明らかにした。ACREは同融資について十分な担保が確保されていると判断していたためリスク評価「3」にとどまっており、同社は元本、未収利息、遅延損害金の全額を回収した。

シカゴのオフィス資産について、経営陣は所有権を取得することで主に権利関係の構造が簡素化され、売却時期や解決に向けたより直接的な主導権が得られると述べた。同物件は稼働率が90%を超え、機関投資家基準の優良テナントが入居し、リース期間も約7年残っているため、大規模な設備投資サイクルは予想していない。同物件は第3四半期中に170万ドルの純営業キャッシュフローの支払いを生み出し、これによりACREの融資簿価が減少した。

ブルックリンのコンドミニアム開発案件について、経営陣は建設完了によって内覧や販売が促進されるはずだと述べた。損失は一括計上されるのではなく、個々の住戸の売買契約が完了するごとに計上される見通しである。

四半期末後に担保付きタームローンを返済したことを受け、ACREは今後の投資ペースが引き続き主に返済回収、広範な市場環境、および投資機会の有無に左右されると述べた。同社は、レポ取引などの柔軟な資金調達手段を含め、資金調達構成が変動金利主体のシニアローン・ポートフォリオと整合した状態を維持すると見込んでいる。

配当カバレッジについて問われた経営陣は、具体的な時期の明示を避けた。ただし、分配可能利益を増加させるにはリスク評価「4」および「5」の融資ならびにREO資産の解決が中核になると改めて強調した。

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経営陣による説明

Operator

Good morning. Welcome to Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded on Friday, November 6, 2026.

I will now turn the call over to Mr. John Stilmar, Partner of Public Markets Investor Relations.

John Stilmar

Thank you, and good morning. We appreciate you for joining us on today's conference call. Before we begin, I will remind everyone that comments made during the course of accompanying documents contain forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties.

Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as anticipates, believes, expects, intends, will, should, may and similar such expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations of market conditions and management's judgment. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in its forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those listed in its SEC filings. Ares Commercial Real Estate assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

During this call, we will refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures. We use these as measures of operating performance, and these measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These measures may not be comparable to like titled measures used by other companies.

Now I'd like to turn the call over to our CEO, Bryan Donohoe. Bryan?

Bryan Donohoe

Thank you, John. I'm here today with Jeff Gonzales, our CFO, as well as other members of the management and Investor Relations teams. Overall, the commercial real estate market remains moderately constructive as the recent rise in interest rates runs counter to the generally positive underlying property fundamentals. We believe at times like these, it is valuable to be a part of the scaled Ares platform, which provides us with differentiated market insights and a deep pipeline of opportunities, allowing us to remain patient and highly selective as the market continues to adjust to these macro drivers.

During the third quarter and so far in the fourth quarter, we sold 1 of our 2 REO properties. We were fully repaid on our only loan in default, and we made progress on our risk-rated 4 and 5 loans. Leading off with the REO property. We completed the sale of the Charlotte, North Carolina office asset in the third quarter with net proceeds of approximately $7 million above our carrying value. When we acquired title in 2024, we believe that our ownership would allow us to enhance the value of the property, benefit from a relatively attractive cash flow yield and control the exit in a more constructive environment.

This successful exit underscores the merits of our view, the strength of our active management approach and the benefits of our balance sheet position. Supported by this outcome, our office loan and office REO investments totaled $444 million at the end of the third quarter, down 10% quarter-over-quarter and 19% year-over-year. There are 7 remaining office loans, of which 5 are risk rated 1 through 3 and continue to exhibit stable to improving performance with sponsor support to further advance their respective business plans.

Additionally, subsequent to quarter end, the $28 million Newark, New Jersey industrial loan that had been in maturity default was fully repaid, including all accrued default interest. Now let us discuss the advancements towards resolutions across 4 risk-rated 4 and 5 loans. As of 3Q 2026, the Chicago office loan and the Brooklyn Residential condo loan accounted for 95% of the outstanding principal balance of risk-rated 4 and 5 loans. Starting with the Chicago office loan. Our goal is to accelerate the resolution of this loan and have, therefore, recently begun the process of acquiring title to the property. We believe this action will provide us with greater control over the sales process while benefiting from the cash flow of the property.

Importantly, fundamentals at the property remained stable with occupancy above 90% and a weighted average lease term over 7 years. The property's operating cash flow relative to our carrying value net of CECL as of September 30, 2026, represents a double-digit debt yield. Taken together with the balance sheet flexibility we have maintained, we believe we have the ability to better determine the optimal outcome for this asset. Turning to the Brooklyn Residential Condo. It was completed supporting increased marketing and greater buyer interest. While we continue to monitor the potential impact of higher interest rates on buyer behavior, we remain encouraged by activity at the property as traffic has continued to pick up since Labor Day and early market signs remain positive.

As we have increased visibility of timing and proceeds from condominium sales based on the progression of the project, we have greater clarity into the probability of our financial results, which was one of the primary factors that drove the adjustment of the risk rating from a 4 to a 5. With respect to timing of recognizing losses, as a condominium project, proportional losses will be recognized as individual unit sales are closed. The remaining 2 risk-rated 4 and 5 loans totaled $20 million of carrying value at quarter end or $6 million net of related CECL reserves. Collectively, the 4 risk-rated 4 and 5 loans represent 10% of carrying value net of related CECL reserves. While we continue to make progress on our risk-rated 4 and 5 loans, we selectively added to the portfolio.

Supported by the depth and breadth of the Ares platform, we continue to see compelling opportunities to invest. However, as we have long communicated, the pace of portfolio growth reflects our management of liquidity, the pace of resolutions and our assessment of market conditions. To that end, during the third quarter, we closed one new senior co-investment loan on a portfolio of industrial properties with a $35 million commitment, of which $28 million is classified as held for investment and $7 million was classified as held for sale and thereafter sold.

Over the past 12 months, ACRE's portfolio has increased over 40%. We believe the Ares platform provides us with the scale, deep market insights and broad opportunity set to selectively invest in loans that we believe offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. By leveraging the Ares real estate debt platform, which has completed nearly $10 billion of new loan commitments globally over the past 12 months and co-investing alongside other Ares managed vehicles, ACRE is able to access what we believe are high-quality investment opportunities. This scale enables ACRE to drive greater portfolio diversification objectives while participating in larger institutional quality loans. Despite a backdrop of higher interest rates, we continue to see generally healthy fundamentals in our risk-rated 1 through 3 loans. These loans represent 90% of our loan portfolio carrying value net of related CECL.

Given the change in interest rates and the market's focus on multifamily assets, let me now provide a little bit more specificity on the positioning of our multifamily portfolio. Following the full repayment of our largest multifamily loan in October, we now have 6 multifamily loans. 4 of the loans were originated in 2025 or 2026 and continue to make progress on their business plan. The two pre-2025 vintage multifamily loans continue to benefit from strong sponsorship and structural protections. Subsequent to quarter end, the larger of these 2 loans, a $67 million multifamily loan in San Antonio, Texas was extended after the sponsor contributed new equity to reduce the principal amount of the loan. In addition, the loan benefits from the partial principal guarantee as well as interest and carry guarantees for the remainder of the loan term.

The other pre-2025 loan, a $57 million multifamily loan in Cincinnati, Ohio, qualified for a contractual extension given the property performance exceeded its required extension tests. We are encouraged by the performance of our risk-rated 1 through 3 loans, including both our multifamily and office portfolios. The stability of our risk rated 1 through 3 risk ratings and the level of our overall CECL reserve reinforce our view of the underlying health and quality of our portfolio.

In conclusion, we're proud of our progress this year while recognizing there is more work to do. Our focus remains clear. Number one, resolving our remaining REO asset and risk-rated 4 and 5 loans, including loans that are on nonaccrual, which in the aggregate total approximately $160 million of carrying value net of CECL, but gross of associated financing; and two, deploying our available capital in a disciplined manner to drive additional portfolio growth, utilizing cost-efficient leverage. As we execute on our business plan, we believe that the resolution of our nonaccruing investments represents a more significant potential driver of earnings growth as those resolutions can redeploy capital currently generating little or no income into new earning assets. Combined with the diversification and repositioning of our portfolio, we expect our actions to drive EPS growth and support earnings that meet or exceed our dividend while delivering long-term value for shareholders.

With that, I'll turn the call over to Jeff, who will walk through our third quarter financial results.

Jeffrey Gonzales

Thank you, Bryan. For the third quarter of 2026, we reported GAAP net income of approximately $10 million or $0.18 per diluted common share. Our distributable earnings for the third quarter of 2026 was approximately $6.7 million or $0.12 per diluted common share. This includes the impact from the net realized gain of $300,000 or $0.01 per diluted common share related to the sale of the North Carolina office REO property Bryan previously mentioned.

For distributable earnings purposes, the $7.1 million GAAP gain is adjusted to exclude the impact of accumulated depreciation and amortization as those charges were not previously recognized in distributable earnings since the acquisition of the REO property. Distributable earnings for the third quarter, excluding this realized net gain was approximately $6.4 million or $0.11 per diluted common share. Additionally, during the third quarter, we collected $1.7 million or $0.03 per diluted common share of cash interest on loans that were on nonaccrual and was accounted for as a reduction in our loan basis.

Turning to liquidity and leverage. We've made meaningful progress towards strengthening and diversifying our funding model with a focus on creating greater capacity, flexibility and efficiency as we reposition the portfolio. We continue to maintain moderate leverage, which supports further resolutions of underperforming loans and future growth. We ended the quarter with a net debt-to-equity ratio, excluding CECL of 1.9x. In the third quarter of 2026, we collected $35 million of repayments, bringing year-to-date total repayments to $146 million. Given the timing of repayments and resolutions during the quarter, we closed one new senior co-investment loan on a portfolio of industrial properties with a $35 million commitment, of which $28 million is classified as held for investment and $7 million was classified as held for sale at origination and sold during the quarter.

During the period between origination and the completion of the sale, we earned interest and fee income on the portion of the loan classified as held for sale. While the loan held for sale this quarter was small relative to the overall portfolio, we continue to believe the strategy of short-term originations provides an efficient way to deploy excess liquidity while preserving balance sheet flexibility for longer-term investment opportunities. As we continue to address our remaining risk-rated 4 and 5 loans, office loans and REO property, we remain focused on maintaining a flexible balance sheet.

As of September 30, 2026, available capital totaled $116 million, providing ample liquidity to support asset resolutions and selective deployment of capital into new investment opportunities. Our balance sheet also benefits from a well-matched asset and liability profile with predominantly floating rate assets and liabilities. To that end, subsequent to quarter end, we fully repaid the secured term loan and its term was not extended. The repayment of the term loan was supported by our flexible balance sheet position and reflects our broader strategy to optimize and align our financing structure with the evolving composition of the portfolio. As part of this strategy, we also consider the interest rate structure of our portfolio.

Importantly, we have intentionally structured both our assets and liabilities with features designed to mitigate interest rate risk. Currently, ACRE's predominantly floating rate portfolio is 100% financed with floating rate borrowings, providing a natural alignment between our assets and liabilities. At the individual loan level, we also seek to employ structural protections that mitigate the impact of changes in interest rates while our borrowers execute their respective business plans. Across our risk rated 1 to 3 loans, 100% are floating rate and 94% have interest rate caps with an average 1-month SOFR strike rate of 4.3%. Importantly, the expiration of these caps generally aligned with the maturity of the underlying loans. More broadly, we underwrite and stress test our loans for potential rate fluctuations and continuously monitor the portfolio.

Now turning to our CECL reserve. The total CECL reserve remained relatively stable for the second consecutive quarter at $141 million as of September 30, 2026, an increase of approximately $2 million from the CECL reserve as of June 30, 2026. This increase was largely attributed to certain asset level changes in our risk rated 4 and 5 loans as well as a relative decline in the macroeconomic forecast compared to the prior quarter. The total CECL reserve at the end of the third quarter of $141 million represents approximately 8% of the total outstanding principal balance of our loans held for investment. 94% of our total CECL reserve or $133 million relates to risk-rated 4 and 5 loans and nearly half of the total CECL reserve is attributed to the risk-rated 5 Chicago office loan.

Overall, the $133 million of reserves attributable to our risk-rated 4 and 5 loans represent approximately 34% of the outstanding principal balance of those risk-rated 4 and 5 loans. Our book value remained relatively stable at $8.86 per share. This continued stability reflects the progress we have made repositioning the portfolio and paired with stable CECL reserve is increasingly evident of the strength and health of the overall portfolio.

To conclude, the Board declared a regular cash dividend of $0.15 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2026. The fourth quarter dividend will be payable on January 15, 2027, to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2026. At our current stock price on November 3, 2026, the annualized dividend yield on our third quarter dividend is approximately 18%.

With that, I will turn the call back over to Bryan for some closing remarks.

Bryan Donohoe

Thank you, Jeff. As we look ahead, we believe ACRE is increasingly well positioned to benefit from the progress we have made repositioning the portfolio. We have greater diversification, a growing mix of newer vintage loans and a flexible balance sheet while continuing to advance resolutions across our remaining risk-rated 4 and 5 loans. We believe executing against the strategy we outlined today can drive earnings growth over time while maintaining the discipline and flexibility that remains central to our strategy. As always, we appreciate you joining our call today, and we'd be happy to open the line for questions.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] We'll take our first question from Jade Rahmani with KBW.

質疑応答

Jason Sabshon

This is Jason Sabshon on for Jade. Did you say that an industrial loan in default.

Bryan Donohoe

That's correct.

Jason Sabshon

Great. And was that in the risk 4 and 5 bucket? And what was the carrying value of that loan?

Bryan Donohoe

It was not in the risk rated 4 and 5 bucket. We felt we were very well collateralized. So therefore, I believe, Jeff, it was still 3. And we realized 100% of principal plus interest as well as default interest. So we felt the default is more of a technical nature and not indicative of distressed value.

Jeffrey Gonzales

And just to add, that was our only defaulted loan in the portfolio.

Jason Sabshon

Great. Yes. And also, I'd be curious if you're seeing incremental pressure anywhere in your existing portfolio due to higher rates. I know you commented on it a bit, but I guess also within that, in your multifamily book, what kind of debt yields are you seeing?

Bryan Donohoe

Yes. I think we've spoken when we -- if you were to go back whatever it was, 3 years ago now when you saw SOFR move up, I think, at 10x order of magnitude than it has over the last 6 months or so, there was certainly more stress. But we've always spoken about interest rates effectively being like gravity for values. So I think the impact of the rate movement over the past stretch here has probably moved values 2% to 6% for most product and some good variability.

The backdrop of that in many markets, though, is improving fundamentals. The inflation story is going to further limit supply. So you're seeing less of a move in cap rates in real time than you are necessarily in the rates themselves. So I think we'd all be remiss to think about rates not impacting valuations. But as you heard us describe in the prepared remarks, we feel like the earlier vintage transactions that withstood both of these rate movements would, in general, be more impacted.

But as we outlined on the 2 remaining multifamily deals from that vintage, we saw one perform in keeping with our original underwriting, qualifying as of right for its extension and the second, seeing a pretty significant structural support from sponsorship. So certainly, rates are impactful and directionally negative for real estate, but the stability of our risk-rated 1 to 3 book, I think, should be indicative of how we feel about that part of the portfolio.

Jason Sabshon

Great. And then lastly, on the risk 5 Chicago office loan, it would be helpful if you could provide an update. And if you were to take it REO, what kind of income yield would you see?

Bryan Donohoe

If we did take it back, I think it's just to simplify the structure to some degree. We've been collecting all free cash flow for some period of time and paying down debt as you're paying down our basis as you're aware. I think by stepping in, it may just simplify the structure, change the manner in which we benefit and allow us to have more direct control over the resolution and the resolution timing.

But the profile of the transaction has not changed. We outlined the lease term. This is not a CapEx-intensive asset. This has quality tenancy. So really not much of a change, except a change in the control and the path towards resolution.

Operator

We'll take our next question from Rick Shane with JPMorgan.

Hong Zhang

This is Hong on for Rick. I guess as it relates to the Brooklyn Condo loan, you talked -- could you provide some color on how you expect the pace of unit sales going forward? And do you expect -- just given the fact that you recognized losses, is this something where we should just expect, I guess, a short drip of losses quarter until the sale complete?

Bryan Donohoe

I think I heard most of the question. In terms of the Brooklyn Condominium, as we mentioned, construction complete, which usually has a positive impact on pace of tours and sales. And while the risk rating has changed, I don't think the progress towards ultimate resolution of the asset itself has. We typically -- there is some seasonality around sales within the New York market. It feels like it's a pretty active marketplace today. And in terms of your question from realization of losses, those will occur as individual unit sales are consummated. The typical path would be marketing and contracts and then ultimately sales once the condo is fully effective. So this business plan is progressing in keeping with a typical condominium regime in the New York market.

Hong Zhang

Got it. And then I guess with the Chicago property, as you acquire the title, should we expect just incremental operating expenses, CapEx or anything going on in the income statement or the balance sheet?

Bryan Donohoe

No. I mean we do not expect any significant CapEx cycle. This is a relatively well occupied, north of 90% occupied asset, institutional-grade asset with a lease term of approximately 7 years. So not a CapEx-intensive asset or cash flow profile.

Jeffrey Gonzales

As I mentioned in my prepared remarks, we collected $1.7 million of payments this quarter from net operating cash flow. So it's about $0.03 per share. So it gives you an idea of the kind of cash flow the property is generating.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] We'll move next to Chris Muller with Citizens Capital.

Unknown Analyst

This is Allison in for Chris. I appreciate taking question this morning. So with the term loan repaid subsequent to quarter end, do you think you'll start looking to shift more to offense? Or will you stay cautious in this environment?

Bryan Donohoe

I don't know that the term loan really will relate too much to our disposition as to aggressive or passive or the manner in which we repaid the term loan should be indicative of the balance sheet positioning that we've undertaken for the past 2-plus years to maintain flexibility. And I think that flexibility, as you mentioned, really allowed us to be proactive as it relates to underlying asset resolutions like the North Carolina office, but also, as I said, the manner in which we repay the loan.

Our view of the market, as we stated in the prepared remarks, is this is a period of digestion given the movement in rates. And our repayments will largely be indicative of how we position for the next round of originations, if you will. So the term loan stands on its own in terms of the flexibility we've afforded ourselves. In terms of growth and positioning of the platform, that will be dictated by more broad market conditions and the opportunity sets that we continue to find.

Jeffrey Gonzales

And Bryan, I'll just add on top of that with regard to the term loan. Our financing strategy does continue to evolve along with the composition of our portfolio. So as we're moving forward, we expect to be predominantly floating rate senior loan portfolio. So we saw an opportunity to better align our liability structure with our floating rate assets and utilize structures that are more efficient in the current market.

So that includes more like repo financing and other financing alternatives that we continue to consider that just provide us more flexibility with regard to those floating rate assets.

Unknown Analyst

Got it. That makes a lot of sense. And then just one more for me. Any thoughts on time line for dividend coverage? Any color on that would be super helpful.

Bryan Donohoe

Yes. I think you can read through where we were in prior quarters and today in terms of our focus on the risk-rated 4 and 5 loans and the REO assets in terms of that will be catalytic towards the growth of DE. There is a lot of potential energy, if you will, in terms of the assets on nonaccrual and the like. So I think the sequence has not changed from prior quarters, and our focus remains the same.

Operator

And it does appear that there are no further questions at this time. I would now like to hand it back to Bryan for any additional or closing remarks.

Bryan Donohoe

Great. I just want to thank everyone for their time today and for the team for the work this quarter. We appreciate your continued support of ACRE, and we look forward to speaking with you all on our next earnings call. Thank you.

Operator

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