BRANFORD, Conn., May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sachem Capital Corp. (NYSE American: SACH) announced preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The Company also announced that Chief Executive Officer John Villano, CPA, was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, following the departure of John Warch, the company’s former chief financial officer, effective May 4, 2023. The reason for Mr. Warch's departure was not disclosed, but the Company reported that it was not related to any disagreements with the Company's accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosures or its business operations. The Company plans to initiate a search for a new chief financial officer.
Preliminary results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 indicate an approximately 43% increase to revenue, approximately $14.7 million compared to approximately $10.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, an approximately 18% increase in net income to approximately $5.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and net income per share of $0.10, which is comparable to the Company’s net income per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The growth in revenue was due primarily to an increase in lending operations.
The Company will report its first quarter 2023 operating results on May 15, 2023.
About Sachem Capital Corp
Sachem Capital Corp. is a financing REIT that specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing, and managing a portfolio of first mortgage loans. It offers short-term (i.e., three years or less) secured, nonbanking loan to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation, or improvement of properties. The company’s primary underwriting criteria is a conservative loan to value ratio. The properties securing the loans are generally classified as residential or commercial real estate and, typically, are held for resale or investment. Each loan is secured by a first mortgage lien on real estate and is personally guaranteed by the principal(s) of the borrower. The company will also make opportunistic real estate purchases apart from its lending activities.
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