Saul Centers, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2018 Earnings

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Saul Centers, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2018 Earnings

PR Newswire

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. BFS, an equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"), announced its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 ("2018 Quarter").  Total revenue for the 2018 Quarter increased to $57.1 million from $56.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 ("2017 Quarter").  Operating income, which is net income before the impact of change in fair value of derivatives, loss on early extinguishment of debt and gains on sales of property and casualty settlements, if any, increased to $16.7 million for the 2018 Quarter from $14.4 million for the 2017 Quarter.

Net income available to common stockholders increased to $10.2 million ($0.45 per diluted share) for the 2018 Quarter from $8.4 million ($0.38 per diluted share) for the 2017 Quarter.

Same property revenue increased $0.9 million (1.6%) and same property operating income increased $1.2 million (2.9%) for the 2018 Quarter compared to the 2017 Quarter.  We define same property revenue as property revenue minus the revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods.  We define same property operating income as property operating income minus the results of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods.  Shopping Center same property operating income for the 2018 Quarter totaled $32.5 million, a $0.6 million increase from the 2017 Quarter.  Mixed-Use same property operating income totaled $10.5 million, a $0.6 million increase from the prior year.

As of September 30, 2018, 95.0% of the commercial portfolio was leased (not including the residential portfolio), compared to 95.5% at September 30, 2017.  On a same property basis, 95.2% of the commercial portfolio was leased as of September 30, 2018, compared to 95.5% at September 30, 2017.  As of September 30, 2018, the residential portfolio was 95.7% leased compared to 95.0% at September 30, 2017.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 ("2018 Period"), total revenue decreased to $169.8 million from $170.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 ("2017 Period").  Operating income increased to $47.0 million for the 2018 Period from $46.2 million for the 2017 Period.  The increase in operating income was primarily due to (a) increased capitalized interest ($1.8 million), (b) higher commercial base rent due primarily to increased rental rates ($1.8 million), (c) higher residential rent ($0.8 million), and (d) lower depreciation and amortization ($0.4 million) partially offset by (e) the net impact of terminating leases for the spaces previously occupied by Safeway at Broadlands and Kmart at Kentlands ($3.5 million).

Net income available to common stockholders decreased to $26.6 million ($1.19 per diluted share) for the 2018 Period compared to $27.4 million ($1.25 per diluted share) for the 2017 Period.  The decrease in net income available to common stockholders was primarily due to extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares ($2.3 million) partially offset by increased net income ($1.4 million).

Same property revenue decreased $0.4 million (0.2%) and same property operating income decreased $1.5 million (1.2%) for the 2018 Period, compared to the 2017 Period.  Shopping Center same property operating income decreased 2.2% and mixed-use same property operating income increased 1.8%.  Shopping Center same property operating income decreased primarily due to (a) the net impact of terminating leases for the spaces previously occupied by Safeway at Broadlands and Kmart at Kentlands ($3.5 million) partially offset by (b) an increase in base rent ($2.4 million).

Funds from operations ("FFO") available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends) was $25.0 million ($0.83 per diluted share) in the 2018 Quarter compared to $22.7 million ($0.77 per diluted share) in the 2017 Quarter.  FFO for the 2018 Quarter increased primarily due to lower interest and amortization of debt expense.  FFO, a widely accepted non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance for REITs, is defined as net income plus real estate depreciation and amortization, excluding gains and losses from property dispositions and impairment charges on real estate assets.

FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends and the impact of preferred stock redemptions) decreased 2.7% to $69.4 million ($2.31 per diluted share) in the 2018 Period from $71.3 million ($2.42 per diluted share) in the 2017 Period.  FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests decreased primarily due to (a) the net impact of terminating leases for the spaces previously occupied by Safeway at Broadlands and Kmart at Kentlands ($3.5 million) and (b) extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares ($2.3 million), partially offset by (c) higher base rent ($2.6 million).

Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio of 60 properties which includes (a) 49 community and neighborhood shopping centers and seven mixed-use properties with approximately 9.3 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Saul Centers' property operating income is generated by properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.

 

Saul Centers, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)



September 30,
 2018


December 31,
 2017


(Unaudited)

Assets




Real estate investments




Land

$

484,428



$

450,256


Buildings and equipment

1,268,120



1,261,830


Construction in progress

161,625



91,114



1,914,173



1,803,200


Accumulated depreciation

(516,568)



(488,166)



1,397,605



1,315,034


Cash and cash equivalents

9,771



10,908


Accounts receivable and accrued income, net

55,541



54,057


Deferred leasing costs, net

28,057



27,255


Prepaid expenses, net

9,015



5,248


Other assets

6,149



9,950


Total assets

$

1,506,138



$

1,422,452






Liabilities




Notes payable

$

861,897



$

897,888


Revolving credit facility payable

75,200



60,734


Term loan facility payable

74,568




Construction loan payable

1,247




Dividends and distributions payable

18,722



18,520


Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

31,958



23,123


Deferred income

25,747



29,084


Total liabilities

1,089,339



1,029,349






Equity




Preferred stock

180,000



180,000


Common stock

225



221


Additional paid-in capital

373,036



352,590


Distributions in excess of accumulated net income and accumulated

 other comprehensive loss

(206,028)



(198,406)


Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity

347,233



334,405


Noncontrolling interests

69,566



58,698


Total equity

416,799



393,103


Total liabilities and equity

$

1,506,138



$

1,422,452


 

 

Saul Centers, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)



Three Months Ended September 30,


Nine Months Ended September 30,


2018


2017


2018


2017

Property revenue

(unaudited)


(unaudited)

Base rent

$

46,189



$

45,385



$

137,999



$

135,436


Expense recoveries

9,209



9,447



26,582



26,378


Percentage rent

119



67



786



968


Other property revenue

1,494



1,329



4,263



7,797


Total property revenue

57,011



56,228



169,630



170,579


Property expenses








Property operating expenses

6,910



7,418



20,766



20,543


Provision for credit losses

101



52



530



602


Real estate taxes

6,937



6,834



20,559



20,124


Total property expenses

13,948



14,304



41,855



41,269


Property operating income

43,063



41,924



127,775



129,310










Other revenue

48



9



218



31


Other expenses








Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs

11,022



11,821



33,786



35,585


Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs

11,256



11,363



33,956



34,396


General and administrative

4,141



4,363



13,208



13,178


Total other expenses

26,419



27,547



80,950



83,159


Operating income

16,692



14,386



47,043



46,182


Change in fair value of derivatives

10



(1)



(2)



(2)


Gain on sale of property





509




Net income

16,702



14,385



47,550



46,180


Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(3,547)



(2,902)



(9,265)



(9,483)


Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.

13,155



11,483



38,285



36,697


Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares





(2,328)




Preferred stock dividends

(2,953)



(3,093)



(9,309)



(9,281)


Net income available to common stockholders

$

10,202



$

8,390



$

26,648



$

27,416


Per share net income available to common stockholders








Basic and diluted

$

0.45



$

0.38



$

1.19



$

1.25










Weighted Average Common Stock:








Common stock

22,432



21,942



22,290



21,844


Effect of dilutive options

69



86



46



105


Diluted weighted average common stock

22,501



22,028



22,336



21,949










 

 


Reconciliation of net income to FFO available to common stockholders and

noncontrolling interests (1)



Three Months Ended
September 30,


Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

2018


2017


2018


2017


(unaudited)


(unaudited)

Net income

$

16,702



$

14,385



$

47,550



$

46,180


Subtract:








Gain on sale of property





(509)




Add:








Real estate depreciation and amortization

11,256



11,363



33,956



34,396


FFO

27,958



25,748



80,997



80,576


Subtract:








Extinguishment of issuance costs upon redemption of preferred shares





(2,328)




Preferred stock dividends

(2,953)



(3,093)



(9,309)



(9,281)


FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests

$

25,005



$

22,655



$

69,360



$

71,295


Weighted average shares:








Diluted weighted average common stock

22,501



22,028



22,336



21,949


Convertible limited partnership units

7,808



7,521



7,700



7,491


Average shares and units used to compute FFO per share

30,309



29,549



30,036



29,440


FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests

$

0.83



$

0.77



$

2.31



$

2.42












(1)

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding impairment charges on real estate assets and gains or losses from property dispositions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, which is disclosed in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods. There are no material legal or functional restrictions on the use of FFO. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Management considers FFO a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time (i.e. depreciation), which is contrary to what the Company believes occurs with its assets, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other REITs.

 

 

Reconciliation of property revenue to same property revenue


(in thousands)


Three months ended
September 30,


Nine months ended
September 30,



2018


2017


2018


2017

Total property revenue


$

57,011



$

56,228



$

169,630



$

170,579


Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties


(82)



(199)



(3,712)



(4,285)


Total same property revenue


$

56,929



$

56,029



$

165,918



$

166,294











Shopping Centers


$

41,161



$

40,635



$

119,352



$

120,569


Mixed-Use properties


15,768



15,394



46,566



45,725


Total same property revenue


$

56,929



$

56,029



$

165,918



$

166,294











Total Shopping Center revenue


$

41,161



$

40,834



$

122,982



$

124,854


Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties




(199)



(3,630)



(4,285)


Total same Shopping Center revenue


$

41,161



$

40,635



$

119,352



$

120,569











Total Mixed-Use property revenue


$

15,850



$

15,394



$

46,648



$

45,725


Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties


(82)





(82)




Total same Mixed-Use property revenue


$

15,768



$

15,394



$

46,566



$

45,725



 

 

Reconciliation of property operating income to same property operating income



Three Months Ended
September 30,


Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(In thousands)

2018


2017


2018


2017


(unaudited)


(unaudited)

Property operating income

$

43,063



$

41,924



$

127,775



$

129,310


Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties

(51)



(107)



(3,088)



(3,111)


Total same property operating income

$

43,012



$

41,817



$

124,687



$

126,199










Shopping Centers

$

32,517



$

31,928



$

93,802



$

95,867


Mixed-Use properties

10,495



9,889



30,885



30,332


Total same property operating income

$

43,012



$

41,817



$

124,687



$

126,199










Shopping Center operating income

$

32,517



$

32,035



$

96,839



$

98,978


Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties



(107)



(3,037)



(3,111)


Total same Shopping Center operating income

$

32,517



$

31,928



$

93,802



$

95,867










Mixed-Use operating income

$

10,546



$

9,889



$

30,936



$

30,332


Less: Mixed-Use Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties

(51)





(51)




Total same Mixed-Use property operating income

$

10,495



$

9,889



$

30,885



$

30,332


 

 

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