Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K is a current report filed by New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the "Company") on December 4, 2018. The filing primarily serves to announce the declaration of regular quarterly cash dividends by the Board of Directors for the Company's common stock and three series of preferred stock.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing does not provide specific numerical values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. The document focuses exclusively on dividend declarations rather than reporting period financial performance metrics.
Material Changes
There are no material changes to financial performance or operations reported in this filing. The primary event is the declaration of dividends for the following securities:
- Common Stock: Regular quarterly cash dividend for the quarter ending December 31, 2018.
- 7.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock: Cash dividend for the period October 15, 2018, to January 14, 2019.
- 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock: Cash dividend for the period October 15, 2018, to January 14, 2019.
- 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock: Cash dividend for the period October 15, 2018, to January 14, 2019.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, forward-looking guidance, or discussion of risks and contingencies. It references a press release (Exhibit 99.1) for further details but does not include the text of that release within this document.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific per-share dividend amounts and payment dates in the referenced Press Release (Exhibit 99.1), as they are not listed in this 8-K text.
- Confirm the record dates for the common and preferred stock dividends.
- Review the Company's most recent 10-Q or 10-K for actual financial performance metrics (revenue, FFO, liquidity) as this filing does not contain them.