Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001766478-25-000042
Chunk: 113

Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 113
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 utilize various derivative instruments and other hedging instruments to mitigate interest rate risk, credit risk and other risks. For example, we may enter into hedging transactions with respect to interest rate exposure on one or more of our assets or liabilities. Any such hedging transactions could take a variety of forms, including the use of derivative instruments such as interest rate swap contracts, index swap contracts, interest rate cap or floor contracts, futures or forward contracts, and options.

Cash Availability

Cash and cash equivalents

Our cash balance as of March 31, 2025 was sufficient to meet our liquidity covenants under our financing facilities and the Notes. We believe that we maintain sufficient cash to continue to meet margin calls on our financing facilities, should such margin calls occur. There was no margin collateral required as of March 31,2025 or December 31,2024.  We may also participate in upcoming securitizations either solely or with other Angel Oak entities. We also have the ability to leverage currently unleveraged securities or whole loan assets, if we deem those actions advisable.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash of approximately $4.8 million as of March 31, 2025 was comprised of: $3.6 million in interest rate futures margin collateral for the interest rate futures under our sole control; and margin collateral for securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $1.2 million. 

Restricted cash of approximately $2.1 million as of December 31, 2024 was comprised of: $0.8 million in interest rate futures margin collateral; and margin collateral for securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $1.2 million. Our counterparties did not require any margin collateral for TBAs as of December 31, 2024.

Cash Flows

Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2024(in thousands)Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities$(201,748)$40,222 Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities$(75,867)$(4,819)Cash flows provided by (used in)financing activities$278,192 $(37,679)Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash$577 $(2,276)

The cash used in operating activities of $201.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the cash provided of $40.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 202