Morningstar Credit Ratings Assigns Preliminary Ratings for Wells Fargo Commercial

Mortgage Trust 2014-TISH, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-TISH (WFCM 2014-TISH)

 

 

NEW YORK, March 17, 2014 /Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC today assigned preliminary ratings for the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transaction Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-TISH, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-TISH (WFCM 2014-TISH). The preliminary ratings are based on information known to Morningstar as of March 17, 2014.

Preliminary Ratings (as of March 17, 2014)
Class	Balance/ Notional Amt	Preliminary Ratings	Morningstar Debt Yield	Morningstar BLTV	Morningstar ELTV	Credit Support Levels
Class A	$168,100,000	AAA	29.0%	28.5%	28.5%	38.335%
Class X-1	$272,600,000	AAA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Class X-2	$272,600,000	AAA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Class B	$59,940,000	AA	21.4%	38.6%	38.6%	16.346%
Class C	$44,560,000	A	17.9%	46.2%	46.2%	0.00%
Class WTS-1	$32,807,000	BBB	13.9%	56.8%	56.8%	N/A
Class WTS-2	$27,193,000	BB	12.1%	65.3%	65.3%	N/A
Class SCH-1	$26,124,000	BBB	15.7%	55.4%	55.4%	N/A
Class SCH-2	$22,276,000	BB+	13.7%	63.7%	63.7%	N/A

The key characteristics of the mortgage loan collateral supporting WFCM Trust 2014-TISH are:

• Two non-cross-collateralized, non-cross defaulted two-year floating rate mortgage loans, each subject to three successive one-year extension options. The mortgage loans are secured by the borrower's leasehold interest in two full-service hotels, the Westin New York at Times Square and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers; and
• The aggregate principal balance of the first mortgage loan, which is collateral for the trust, is $381.0 million.

Based on information provided on the arranger's website, Morningstar's analysis of the loans yielded the following Morningstar metrics:

• An aggregate net cash flow (NCF) of approximately $48.8 million, which is lower than the arranger's NCF by 5.6 percent;
• The loan provides for a weighted-average current debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) of 6.00x based upon the current interest rates and LIBOR. Based upon the Morningstar-stressed LIBOR rate of 3.0 percent, its DSCR is more conservative at 2.56x;
• Morningstar valued the property using the direct capitalization method with its final aggregate value of approximately $590.2 million, calculated using a weighted-average capitalization rate of 8.26 percent; and
• The Morningstar value, which equates to $282,785 per room, is 38.5 percent lower than the appraised property value of $960.0 million. The Morningstar valuation resulted in a weighted-average loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of 64.6 percent for the first mortgage loan.

For complete details about the preliminary ratings of this transaction, Morningstar's Pre-Sale analysis package, including the Pre-Sale Report and the Representations, Warranties, and Enforcement Mechanisms, is available under the "Ratings Reports" tab on https://ratingagency.morningstar.com. Information subsequently received could result in the assignment of final ratings that differ from the preliminary ratings.

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