Press Release
Armada Hoffler Properties Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
Net Income of
Normalized FFO of
Company Suspends Dividend on Common Stock and Reduces Board & CEO Compensation
Provides Comprehensive COVID-19 Update in Separate Presentation Published Today
First Quarter Highlights:
- Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders of
$8.2 million , or$0.11 per diluted share, compared to$6.5 million , or$0.10 per diluted share, for the three months endedMarch 31, 2019 . - Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders ("FFO") of
$22.3 million , or$0.29 per diluted share, compared to$16.6 million , or$0.25 per diluted share, for the three months endedMarch 31, 2019 . See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." - Normalized funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders ("Normalized FFO") of
$24.7 million , or$0.32 per diluted share, compared to$18.5 million , or$0.27 per diluted share, for the three months endedMarch 31, 2019 . - Core operating property portfolio occupancy at 95.6% as of
March 31, 2020 compared to 96.5% as ofDecember 31, 2019 . - Same Store Net Operating Income (“NOI”) increased 1.7% on a GAAP basis and 3.6% on a cash basis compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2019 . - Third-party construction backlog as of
March 31, 2020 was$235.6 million . - Reaffirmed its commitment to best-in-class corporate governance practices by waiving the option to classify its Board without stockholder approval under
Maryland law, commonly referred to as MUTA. - Established a Sustainability Committee to support the Company's ongoing commitment to environmental, workplace health and safety, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, and other sustainability matters. The Sustainability Committee's 2019 Report can be accessed through the Company's website, ArmadaHoffler.com/Sustainability.
- Adopted several new corporate governance policies related to: environmental matters, human rights, vendor code of business conduct, clawback of incentive compensation, and anti-hedging.
COVID-19 Update:
- Board of Directors suspends quarterly cash dividend on common stock and OP Units.
- Board of Directors declares cash dividend of
$0.421875 per share on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock payable onJuly 15, 2020 to stockholders of record onJuly 1, 2020 .
- Board of Directors elects to reduce compensation by 25%. President and Chief Executive Officer
Louis Haddad elects to reduce salary by 25%.
- Provided a comprehensive update on the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business as set forth in the separate presentation found on the Investors page of the Company's website, ArmadaHoffler.com. The Company's executive management team will discuss current events including COVID-19 during today's webcast and conference call.
- As of
April 24 , collected 78% of total portfolio rents due for the month of April, including 100% of office tenant rents, 97% of multifamily tenant rents, and 57% of retail tenant rents. Please refer to the COVID-19 presentation for additional details regarding the composition and status of the Company's tenants and residents.
- All third-party construction sites remain active and fully operational.
- Deferred the commencement of three development projects, postponed all asset acquisition activity, and suspended non-essential capital expenditures.
- Because of the uncertainty surrounding the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has withdrawn its 2020 full-year Normalized FFO guidance that was previously issued on
February 6, 2020 .
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Financial Results
Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders for the first quarter increased to
Normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders for the first quarter increased to
Operating Performance
At the end of the first quarter, the Company’s office, retail and multifamily core operating property portfolios were 96.6%, 96.1% and 93.7% occupied, respectively.
Total construction contract backlog was
Balance Sheet and Financing Activity
As of
The Company has no debt maturing during the remainder of 2020.
The Company is currently in compliance with all debt covenants.
Supplemental Financial Information
Further details regarding operating results, properties and leasing statistics can be found in the Company’s supplemental financial package available at www.ArmadaHoffler.com.
Webcast and Conference Call
The Company will host a webcast and conference call on
This quarter, given the combined high volume of conference calls occurring during this time of year generally and the impact that the COVID-19 virus has had on staffing and capacity at our conference call provider, we anticipate potential delays if you dial in to be connected to the live call. As a result we encourage stockholders and interested parties to join us for the Company’s earnings results discussion via the webcast link. If you choose to dial in to the live call please allow extra time to be connected to the call.
About
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters within this press release are discussed using forward-looking language as specified in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements may include comments relating to the current and future performance of the Company’s operating property portfolio, the Company’s development pipeline, the Company’s construction and development business, including backlog and timing of deliveries and estimated costs, financing activities, and the Company’s financial outlook and expectations. For a description of factors that may cause the Company’s actual results or performance to differ from its forward-looking statements, please review the information under the heading “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company calculates FFO in accordance with the standards established by the
FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. The Company uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because it believes that FFO is beneficial to investors as a starting point in measuring the Company’s operational performance. Specifically, in excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions, which do not relate to or are not indicative of operating performance, FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared period-over-period, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the performance of REITs, FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare the Company’s operating performance with that of other REITs.
However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of the Company’s properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of the Company’s properties, all of which have real economic effects and could materially impact the Company’s results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of the Company’s performance is limited. In addition, other equity REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the Nareit definition as the Company does, and, accordingly, the Company’s FFO may not be comparable to such other REITs’ FFO. Accordingly, FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income as a measure of the Company’s performance.
Management also believes that the computation of FFO in accordance with Nareit’s definition includes certain items that are not indicative of the results provided by the Company’s operating property portfolio and affect the comparability of the Company’s period-over-period performance. Accordingly, management believes that Normalized FFO is a more useful performance measure that excludes certain items, including but not limited to, acquisition, development and other pursuit costs, gains or losses from the early extinguishment of debt, impairment of intangible assets and liabilities, mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate derivatives, provision for unrealized credit losses, amortization of right-of-use assets attributable to finance leases, severance related costs, and other non-comparable items.
For reference, as an aid in understanding the Company’s computation of FFO and Normalized FFO, a reconciliation of net income calculated in accordance with GAAP to FFO and Normalized FFO has been included in the final page of this release.
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited) | |||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Real estate investments: | |||||||
Income producing property | $ | 1,465,882 | $ | 1,460,723 | |||
Held for development | 13,607 | 5,000 | |||||
Construction in progress | 155,672 | 140,601 | |||||
1,635,161 | 1,606,324 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (235,249 | ) | (224,738 | ) | |||
Net real estate investments | 1,399,912 | 1,381,586 | |||||
Real estate investments held for sale | — | 1,460 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 48,096 | 39,232 | |||||
Restricted cash | 4,692 | 4,347 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net | 22,831 | 23,470 | |||||
Notes receivable, net | 178,652 | 159,371 | |||||
Construction receivables, including retentions, net | 35,051 | 36,361 | |||||
Construction contract costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net | 458 | 249 | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 32,997 | 33,088 | |||||
Finance lease right-of-use assets | 23,983 | 24,130 | |||||
Acquired lease intangible assets, net | 65,014 | 68,702 | |||||
Other assets | 34,404 | 32,901 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 1,846,090 | $ | 1,804,897 | |||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
Indebtedness, net | $ | 1,006,617 | $ | 950,537 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 15,768 | 17,803 | |||||
Construction payables, including retentions | 50,161 | 53,382 | |||||
Billings in excess of construction contract costs and estimated earnings | 6,311 | 5,306 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities | 41,512 | 41,474 | |||||
Finance lease liabilities | 17,916 | 17,903 | |||||
Other liabilities | 69,404 | 63,045 | |||||
Total Liabilities | 1,207,689 | 1,149,450 | |||||
Total Equity | 638,401 | 655,447 | |||||
Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 1,846,090 | $ | 1,804,897 |
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Revenues | |||||||
Rental revenues | $ | 42,289 | $ | 30,909 | |||
General contracting and real estate services revenues | 47,268 | 17,036 | |||||
Total revenues | 89,557 | 47,945 | |||||
Expenses | |||||||
Rental expenses | 9,375 | 6,725 | |||||
Real estate taxes | 4,333 | 3,128 | |||||
General contracting and real estate services expenses | 45,550 | 16,286 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 14,279 | 9,904 | |||||
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance leases | 147 | — | |||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,793 | 3,401 | |||||
Acquisition, development and other pursuit costs | 27 | 400 | |||||
Impairment charges | 158 | — | |||||
Total expenses | 77,662 | 39,844 | |||||
Operating income | 11,895 | 8,101 | |||||
Interest income | 7,226 | 5,319 | |||||
Interest expense on indebtedness | (7,959 | ) | (5,886 | ) | |||
Interest expense on finance leases | (229 | ) | — | ||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated real estate entities | — | 273 | |||||
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives | (1,736 | ) | (1,463 | ) | |||
Provision for unrealized credit losses | (377 | ) | — | ||||
Other income (expense), net | 58 | 60 | |||||
Income before taxes | 8,878 | 6,404 | |||||
Income tax benefit | 257 | 110 | |||||
Net income | 9,135 | 6,514 | |||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in investment entities | 92 | — | |||||
Preferred stock dividends | (1,067 | ) | — | ||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | $ | 8,160 | $ | 6,514 |
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO FFO & NORMALIZED FFO
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | $ | 8,160 | $ | 6,514 | |||
Depreciation and amortization(1) | 14,092 | 10,129 | |||||
FFO attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | $ | 22,252 | $ | 16,643 | |||
Acquisition, development and other pursuit costs | 27 | 400 | |||||
Impairment of intangible assets and liabilities | 158 | — | |||||
Provision for unrealized credit losses | 377 | — | |||||
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance leases | 147 | — | |||||
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives | 1,736 | 1,463 | |||||
Normalized FFO available to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | $ | 24,697 | $ | 18,506 | |||
Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders per diluted share and unit | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.10 | |||
FFO per diluted share and unit attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.25 | |||
Normalized FFO per diluted share and unit attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit holders | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.27 | |||
Weighted average common shares and units - diluted | 77,671 | 67,919 |
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(1) The adjustment for depreciation and amortization for the three months ended |
Contact:
Michael P. O’Hara
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
Email: MOHara@ArmadaHoffler.com
Phone: (757) 366-6684
Source: Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.