WALNUT CREEK, Calif., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE MKT: ORM) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

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First Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights


    --  Net income attributable to common stockholders of $191,678, or $0.02 per
        fully-diluted common share
    --  Book value attributable to common stockholders of $20.97 per common
        share at March 31, 2017 as compared to $21.03 per common share at
        December 31, 2016
    --  Declared quarterly dividends of $0.08 per share of common stock

First Quarter 2017 Operational Highlights


    --  Originated five new loans in the quarter totaling $14,943,000 (note
        amount) and received full or partial payoffs on eight loans totaling
        $8,695,000
    --  Average balance of performing loans for the three months ended March 31,
        2017 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased by
        approximately 29%
    --  Sold two real estate properties for net proceeds of $872,000 resulting
        in an insignificant loss

Subsequent Events


    --  In April 2017, the Company sold the approximately 8.0 acres of land and
        entitlements, including related parking and garage structures, owned by
        Tahoe Stateline Venture, LLC located in South Lake Tahoe, California for
        net sales proceeds of approximately $42,300,000, resulting in a gain of
        approximately $13,200,000

"The first quarter's results were significantly affected by the timing of our lending activity. Although we cannot predict loan originations in a given period, the first quarter of the year has historically been slow. In addition, as of quarter end, we had many loans in the pipeline delayed for a variety of reasons, primarily related to borrowers. Also, our net income from real estate was lower than expected due primarily to a one-time charge and the effects of weather on our golf course asset. However, with the recent sale of the land held within Tahoe Stateline Venture, LLC, we have positioned the Company to capitalize on lending opportunities in the near term which would be further enhanced by sales of other real estate" said Bryan Draper, the Company's CEO.

Summary of First Quarter 2017 Financial Results
The Company reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $191,678, or $0.02 per fully-diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 as compared to net income of $4,734,262, or $0.46 per fully-diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily a result of the following:


    --  A decrease in gain on sale of real estate of $4,839,000 for the quarter
        ended March 31, 2017 due to the sale of two properties during the
        quarter ended March 31, 2016 with gains totaling $4,839,000 as compared
        to the sale of two properties during the quarter ended March 31, 2017
        that resulted in an insignificant loss.
    --  A decrease in rental and other income from real estate properties net of
        expenses on such properties of $573,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
        2017 (from income of $6,000 in 2016 to loss of $567,000 in 2017) as a
        result of the sale of four operating properties during 2016, a one-time
        increase in property tax assessments levied on our property located in
        Tacoma, Washington of $170,000 and decreased revenue on our golf course
        located in Auburn, California as a result of inclement weather in
        Northern California. Many of the remaining properties held by us are
        non-operating properties that do not generate income and, thus, will
        likely continue to generate a loss until they are disposed of in 2017
        and beyond.
    --  An increase in management and service fees of $199,000 for the quarter
        ended March 31, 2017 due to an increase in the average balance of loans
        in the Company's portfolio of 24% between the quarters ended March 31,
        2017 and March 31, 2016.

These items that decreased net income during the three months ended March 31, 2017 were partially offset by the following:


    --  An increase in interest income on loans secured by trust deeds of
        $504,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 due to an increase in the
        average balance of performing loans between the quarter ended March 31,
        2016 and the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of approximately 29%.
    --  A decrease in interest expense of $396,000 for the quarter ended March
        31, 2017 due to the sale of the TOTB Miami properties and repayment of
        the debt securing the properties during the third quarter of 2016 and a
        decrease in the average balance on our line of credit during the quarter
        ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

We believe, from period to period in the near term, there could be fluctuations in earnings and net income resulting from the lag time between the sale of our income-producing real estate assets and deployment of the proceeds into new loan investments.

Quarter End Loan Portfolio Summary
The following tables set forth certain information regarding the Company's loan portfolio at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.



                      March 31,              December
                                             31, 2016
                           2017
                           ----

    By Property Type:
    -----------------

    Commercial                  $110,682,477          $102,442,111

    Residential                   17,783,924            19,001,677

    Land                           8,238,523             8,238,523
                                   ---------             ---------

                                $136,704,924          $129,682,311
                                ============          ============

    By Position:
    ------------

    Senior loans                $133,897,052          $126,873,673

    Junior loans                   2,807,572             2,808,638
                                   ---------             ---------

                                $136,704,924          $129,682,311
                                ============          ============

The types of property securing the Company's commercial real estate loans are as follows:



                    March 31,              December 31,

                         2017                       2016
                         ----                       ----

    Commercial Real
     Estate Loans:
    ---------------

    Office                     $30,305,689                $33,608,898

    Retail                      29,947,791                 19,959,635

    Storage                     13,751,272                 13,015,175

    Hotel                        9,784,098                  9,567,143

    Apartment                    9,638,644                 11,366,570

    Industrial                   4,376,477                  7,376,477

    Marina                       3,500,000                  3,500,000

    Warehouse                    3,000,000                          -

    Parking garage               2,200,000                          -

    Assisted care                1,458,506                  1,328,213

    Church                       1,175,000                  1,175,000

    Golf course                  1,145,000                  1,145,000

    Restaurant                     400,000                    400,000
                                   -------                    -------

                              $110,682,477               $102,442,111
                              ============               ============

Loans by geographic location:



                    March 31, 2017                   December 31, 2016
                    --------------                   -----------------

               Balance                    Percentage                   Balance               Percentage
               -------                    ----------                   -------               ----------

    California               $101,970,731             74.59%                    $98,319,923              75.81%

    Arizona                     3,952,974              2.89%                      4,655,517               3.59%

    Colorado                    5,100,274              3.73%                      1,595,000               1.23%

    Hawaii                      1,450,000              1.06%                      1,450,000               1.12%

    Michigan                   10,601,297              7.76%                     10,337,157               7.97%

    Nevada                      3,669,583              2.68%                      3,669,584               2.83%

    Ohio                        3,698,234              2.71%                      3,627,506               2.80%

    Texas                       6,261,831              4.58%                      6,027,624               4.65%
                                ---------               ----                       ---------                ----

                             $136,704,924            100.00%                   $129,682,311             100.00%
                             ============             ======                    ============              ======

Quarter End Real Estate Property Portfolio

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the Company's real estate portfolio at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Real Estate Held for Sale:



                               March 31,             December 31,

                                    2017                      2016
                                    ----                      ----

    Land (including land under
     development)                        $78,068,730               $73,140,659

    Golf course                            1,970,437                 1,970,437

    Marina                                 1,462,876                         -

    Office                                         -                  732,539

                                         $81,502,043               $75,843,635
                                         ===========               ===========

Real Estate Held for Investment:



                  March 31,             December 31,

                       2017                      2016
                       ----                      ----

    Retail                  $16,646,653               $16,829,995

    Land                      4,235,465                 4,234,806

    Residential               2,393,328                 2,405,439

    Assisted care             5,786,246                 5,820,709

    Office                    3,925,360                 3,962,869

    Marina                    2,539,637                 4,025,945

                            $35,526,689               $37,279,763
                            ===========               ===========

Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET.

To participate in the call, please dial (844) 850-0545 (United States) or (412) 317-5202 (International) and request the Owens Realty Mortgage call. A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Company's website at www.owensmortgage.com. Please allow 10 minutes prior to the call to visit this site to download and install any necessary audio software.

An archive of the webcast will be available approximately one hour after completion of the live event and will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.owensmortgage.com until June 9, 2017. To access the replay, dial (877) 344-7529 (United States) or (412) 317-0088 (International) and enter code: 10106081.

About Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc
Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a specialty finance mortgage company organized to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that focuses on the origination, investment, and management of small balance and middle-market commercial real estate loans. We provide customized, short-term acquisition and transition capital to commercial real estate investors that require speed and flexibility. Our primary objective is to provide investors with attractive current income and long-term shareholder value. Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, and is externally managed and advised by Owens Financial Group, Inc.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.owensmortgage.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements about Owens Realty Mortgage Inc.'s plans, strategies, prospects, and anticipated events, including the maximum borrowings available under its credit facilities, anticipated construction progress and completion, potential leasing activities, and repositioning and possible sale of real estate assets, are based on current information, estimates, and projections; they are subject to, risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "target," "assume," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believe," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company or matters attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

Selected Financial Data:



                                                   OWENS REALTY MORTGAGE, INC.
                                                   Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                           (UNAUDITED)


                                        March 31,                               December 31,

                                              2017                                       2016
                                              ----                                       ----

                         ASSETS
                         ------

    Cash and cash equivalents                                          $601,734                    $434,243

    Restricted cash                                                   6,500,000                   6,500,000

    Loans, net of allowance for
     losses of $2,636,859 in 2017
     and $2,706,822 in 2016                                         134,068,065                 126,975,489

    Interest and other receivables                                    2,166,239                   2,164,335

    Other assets, net of accumulated
     depreciation and amortization
     of $266,097 in 2017 and
     $251,729 in 2016                                                   857,489                     803,676

    Deferred financing costs, net of
     accumulated amortization of
     $144,570 in 2017 and $107,744
     in 2016                                                            135,029                     171,855

    Deferred tax assets, net                                          7,259,013                   7,248,977

    Investment in limited liability
     company                                                          2,184,474                   2,140,482

    Real estate held for sale                                        81,502,043                  75,843,635

    Real estate held for investment,
     net of accumulated depreciation
     of $3,363,333 in 2017 and
     $3,151,427 in 2016                                              35,526,689                  37,279,763
                                                                     ----------                  ----------

       Total assets                                                $270,800,775                $259,562,455
                                                                   ============                ============

                 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                 ----------------------

    LIABILITIES:

    Dividends payable                                                  $819,798                  $1,402,496

    Due to Manager                                                      372,532                     360,627

    Accounts payable and accrued
     liabilities                                                      2,511,774                   3,699,859

    Deferred gains on sales of real
     estate                                                             209,662                     209,662

    Lines of credit payable                                          14,164,000                   4,976,000

    Notes and loans payable on real
     estate                                                          37,823,252                  33,385,934
                                                                     ----------                  ----------

    Total liabilities                                                55,901,018                  44,034,578
                                                                     ----------                  ----------

    Commitments and Contingencies

    EQUITY:

    Stockholders' equity:

    Preferred stock, $.01 par value
     per share, 5,000,000 shares
     authorized, no shares issued
     and outstanding at March 31,
     2017 and December 31, 2016                                               -                          -

    Common stock, $.01 par value per
     share, 50,000,000 shares
     authorized, 11,198,119 shares
     issued, 10,247,477 shares
     outstanding at March 31, 2017
     and December 31, 2016                                              111,981                     111,981

    Additional paid-in capital                                      182,437,522                 182,437,522

    Treasury stock, at cost -
     950,642 shares at March 31,
     2017 and December 31, 2016                                    (12,852,058)               (12,852,058)

    Retained earnings                                                45,202,312                  45,830,432
                                                                     ----------                  ----------

    Total stockholders' equity                                      214,899,757                 215,527,877

       Total liabilities and equity                                $270,800,775                $259,562,455
                                                                   ============                ============


                                                            OWENS REALTY MORTGAGE, INC.
                                                         Consolidated Statements of Income
                                                                    (UNAUDITED)


                                          Three Months Ended March 31,
                                          ----------------------------

                                                                  2017                                2016
                                                                  ----                                ----

    Revenues:

    Interest income on loans                                                               $2,547,042      $2,043,008

    Rental and other income from real
     estate properties                                                                        946,371       2,139,985

    Income from investment in limited
     liability company                                                                         43,992          42,624

    Total revenues                                                                          3,537,405       4,225,617
                                                                                            ---------       ---------

    Expenses:

    Management fees to Manager                                                                947,514         765,515

    Servicing fees to Manager                                                                  86,138          69,592

    General and administrative expense                                                        483,814         553,417

    Rental and other expenses on real
     estate properties                                                                      1,203,319       1,790,379

    Depreciation and amortization                                                             309,960         343,649

    Interest expense                                                                          286,801         683,051

    Provision for loan losses                                                                  38,036         111,075

    Total expenses                                                                          3,355,582       4,316,678

    Operating income (loss)                                                                   181,823        (91,061)

    (Loss) gain on sales of real estate,
     net                                                                                        (181)      4,838,815
                                                                                                 ----       ---------

    Net income before income taxes                                                            181,642       4,747,754

    Income tax benefit                                                                         10,036               -
                                                                                               ------             ---

    Net income                                                                                191,678       4,747,754

    Less: Net income attributable to non-
     controlling interests                                                                          -       (13,492)
                                                                                                  ---        -------

    Net income attributable to common
     stockholders                                                                            $191,678      $4,734,262


    Per common share data:

    Basic and diluted earnings per common
     share                                                                                      $0.02           $0.46
                                                                                                =====           =====

    Basic and diluted weighted average
     number of common shares outstanding                                                   10,247,477      10,247,477
                                                                                           ==========      ==========

    Dividends declared per share of
     common stock                                                                               $0.08           $0.08
                                                                                                =====           =====

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