W. P. Carey Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

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NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. WPC (W. P. Carey or the Company), a net lease real estate investment trust, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.

Financial Highlights



2020



Fourth

Quarter



Full

Year

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey (millions)

$134.6





$455.4



Diluted earnings per share

$0.76





$2.60



Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey (millions)

$129.8





$459.5



Diluted earnings per share from Real Estate

$0.73





$2.62











AFFO (millions)

$212.7





$829.1



AFFO per diluted share

$1.20





$4.74



Real Estate segment AFFO (millions)

$205.7





$804.2



Real Estate segment AFFO per diluted share

$1.16





$4.60



 

  • Quarterly cash dividend raised to $1.046 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.184 per share

      
  • 2021 AFFO guidance range of $4.79 to $4.93 per diluted share announced, including Real Estate AFFO of between $4.66 and $4.80 per diluted share and assuming full year investment volume totaling between $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion

Real Estate Portfolio

  • Overall collection rate of 99% for 2020 fourth quarter rent due and 98% for January 2021 rent due

      
  • Investment volume of $310.0 million during the fourth quarter, bringing total investment volume for 2020 to $825.9 million

      
  • Investments totaling $203.1 million completed year to date in 2021

      
  • Active capital investment projects of $189.7 million outstanding at year end, including $102.1 million scheduled to be completed in the remainder of 2021

      
  • Gross disposition proceeds of $201.5 million during the fourth quarter, bringing total dispositions for 2020 to $381.2 million

      
  • Portfolio occupancy of 98.5%

      
  • Weighted-average lease term of 10.6 years

Balance Sheet and Capitalization

  • Issued $500 million of 2.400% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031

 

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

"While we're pleased with our fourth quarter and full year results, which reflect the exceptional resiliency of our portfolio during the pandemic, we've remained focused on external growth, ending the year with a strong rebound in deal volume," said Jason Fox, Chief Executive Officer of W. P. Carey. "Given the strength of our near-term pipeline, continued appetite from companies to unlock value through sale leasebacks, our balance sheet flexibility and a supportive cost of capital, we're confident in our ability to generate significantly higher investment volume in 2021."

 

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenues

  • Total Company: Revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2020 fourth quarter totaled $307.4 million, down 1.2% from $311.2 million for the 2019 fourth quarter.

       
  • Real Estate: Real Estate revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2020 fourth quarter were $302.4 million, up 2.0% from $296.4 million for the 2019 fourth quarter, due primarily to higher lease revenues from net acquisitions, a stronger euro relative to the U.S. dollar and rent escalations. Lease termination and other revenues were higher during the 2019 fourth quarter, which included a significant lease-related recovery. Lower operating revenues reflected the disposition of a hotel operating property during the 2020 first quarter and lower occupancy at the Company's remaining hotel operating property due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

       
  • Investment Management: Investment Management revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2020 fourth quarter were $5.0 million, down 66.4% from $14.9 million for the 2019 fourth quarter, due primarily to lower asset management revenues and reimbursable costs resulting from the management internalization by Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (CWI 1) and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2) completed during the 2020 second quarter.

Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

  • Net income attributable to W. P. Carey for the 2020 fourth quarter was $134.6 million, up 4.0% from $129.4 million for the 2019 fourth quarter. Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey was $129.8 million, which increased due primarily to a higher aggregate gain on sale of real estate and the impact of net acquisitions, partly offset by a mark-to-market gain of $36.1 million for the Company's investment in shares of Lineage Logistics (a cold storage REIT) recognized during the prior year period and higher impairment charges. Net income from Investment Management attributable to W. P. Carey was $4.8 million, which decreased due primarily to the cessation of Investment Management revenues and distributions previously earned from CWI 1 and CWI 2. Segment net income also reflects the full allocation of certain operating expenses to the Real Estate segment commencing in the 2020 second quarter.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)

  • AFFO for the 2020 fourth quarter was $1.20 per diluted share, down 6.3% from $1.28 per diluted share for the 2019 fourth quarter. The Real Estate segment generated AFFO (Real Estate AFFO) of $1.16 per diluted share, primarily reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which more than offset the accretive impact of net investments and rent escalations. The Investment Management segment generated AFFO of $0.04 per diluted share, reflecting the Company's continued move out of this business, primarily through the management internalization completed by CWI 1 and CWI 2 during the 2020 second quarter. Segment AFFO also reflects the full allocation of general and administrative expenses to the Real Estate segment commencing in the 2020 second quarter.

Note: Further information concerning AFFO and Real Estate AFFO, which are both non-GAAP supplemental performance metrics, is presented in the accompanying tables and related notes.

Dividend

  • As previously announced, on December 9, 2020 the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.046 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.184 per share. The dividend was paid on January 15, 2021 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020.

 

FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenues

  • Total Company: Revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2020 full year totaled $1.21 billion, down 1.9% from $1.23 billion for the 2019 full year.

      
  • Real Estate: Real Estate revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2020 full year totaled $1.18 billion, up 0.4% from $1.17 billion for the 2019 full year, due primarily to higher lease revenues from net acquisitions, rent escalations and a stronger euro relative to the U.S. dollar, which in aggregate more than offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rent collections. Lower operating revenues reflect the disposition of a hotel operating property during the 2020 first quarter and lower occupancy at the Company's remaining hotel operating property. Lease revenues and operating property revenues also reflect the impact of the conversion of certain self-storage operating properties to net leases commencing June 1, 2019. Lease termination and other revenues were higher during 2019, which included significant lease-related recoveries.

      
  • Investment Management: Investment Management revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2020 full year totaled $31.3 million, down 47.7% from $59.9 million for the 2019 full year, due primarily to lower asset management revenues and reimbursable costs resulting from the merger and management internalization by CWI 1 and CWI 2.

Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

  • Net income attributable to W. P. Carey for the 2020 full year totaled $455.4 million, up 49.2% from $305.2 million for the 2019 full year. Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey was $459.5 million, which increased due primarily to a higher aggregate gain on sale of real estate, the impact of net acquisitions and lower interest expense. Net loss from Investment Management attributable to W. P. Carey was $4.2 million, which decreased due primarily to the cessation of Investment Management revenues and distributions previously earned from CWI 1 and CWI 2. Segment net income also reflects the full allocation of certain operating expenses to the Real Estate segment commencing in the 2020 second quarter.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)

  • AFFO for the 2020 full year was $4.74 per diluted share, down 5.2% from $5.00 per diluted share for the 2019 full year. The Real Estate segment generated AFFO of $4.60 per diluted share, primarily reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to a lesser extent lower lease termination and other income, which in aggregate more than offset the accretive impact of net investments and rent escalations. The Investment Management segment generated AFFO of $0.14 per diluted share, reflecting the Company's continued move out of this business, primarily through the management internalization by CWI 1 and CWI 2 during the 2020 second quarter. Segment AFFO also reflects the full allocation of general and administrative expenses to the Real Estate segment commencing in the 2020 second quarter.

Note: Further information concerning AFFO and Real Estate AFFO, which are both non-GAAP supplemental performance metrics, is presented in the accompanying tables and related notes.

Dividend

  • Dividends declared during 2020 totaled $4.17 per share, an increase of 0.7% compared to total dividends declared during 2019 of $4.14 per share.

 

AFFO GUIDANCE

  • For the 2021 full year, the Company expects to report total AFFO of between $4.79 and $4.93 per diluted share, including Real Estate AFFO of between $4.66 and $4.80 per diluted share, based on the following key assumptions:



    (i)   investments for the Company's Real Estate portfolio of between $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion;



    (ii)   dispositions from the Company's Real Estate portfolio of between $250 million and $350 million; and



    (iii)  total general and administrative expenses of between $79 million and $83 million.

Note: The Company does not provide guidance on net income. The Company only provides guidance on total AFFO (and Real Estate AFFO) and does not provide a reconciliation of this forward-looking non-GAAP guidance to net income due to the inherent difficulty in quantifying certain items necessary to provide such reconciliation as a result of their unknown effect, timing and potential significance. Examples of such items include impairments of assets, gains and losses from sales of assets, and depreciation and amortization from new acquisitions.

 

BALANCE SHEET AND CAPITALIZATION

Liquidity

  • As of December 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $2.1 billion of total liquidity, including $1.7 billion of capacity available on the Company's Senior Unsecured Credit Facility, available net proceeds under the forward sale agreements of $163 million, and cash and cash equivalents of $249 million.

Bond Issuance

  • As previously announced, on October 14, 2020, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.400% Senior Notes due February 1, 2031. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering to repay certain indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility (which was used in part to repay secured mortgage debt outstanding), to fund acquisitions and for general corporate purposes.

Forward Equity Offering

  • The Company did not settle any forward sale agreements during the fourth quarter, leaving shares issued through the settlement of its forward sale agreements during 2020 unchanged at 2,951,791 shares for net proceeds of $199.7 million.

      
  • As of December 31, 2020, the Company had the ability to settle the remaining 2,510,709 shares under the forward sale agreements by December 17, 2021, for anticipated net proceeds of approximately $163 million.

 

REAL ESTATE

COVID-19 Update on Rent Collections

  • The Company received 99% of contractual base rent that was due in the 2020 fourth quarter and 98% of contractual base rent that was due in January 2021.

Investments

  • During the 2020 fourth quarter, the Company completed investments totaling $310.0 million, consisting of seven acquisitions for $306.9 million in aggregate and one capital investment project at a cost of $3.1 million, bringing total investment volume for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $825.9 million.

      
  • Year to date in 2021, the Company has completed investments totaling $203.1 million, consisting of three acquisitions totaling $149.3 million and the completion of two capital investment projects totaling $53.8 million.

      
  • As of December 31, 2020, the Company had seven capital investment projects outstanding for an expected total investment of approximately $189.7 million, of which five projects totaling $155.9 million are currently scheduled to be completed during 2021, including the two projects completed year to date in 2021, discussed above.

Dispositions

  • During the 2020 fourth quarter, the Company disposed of 14 properties for gross proceeds of $201.5 million, bringing total disposition proceeds for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $381.2 million.

Composition

  • As of December 31, 2020, the Company's net lease portfolio consisted of 1,243 properties, comprising 144 million square feet leased to 350 tenants, with a weighted-average lease term of 10.6 years and an occupancy rate of 98.5%. In addition, the Company owned 19 self-storage operating properties and one hotel operating property, totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet.

 

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Supplemental Information

The Company has provided supplemental unaudited financial and operating information regarding the 2020 fourth quarter and certain prior quarters, including a description of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to GAAP measures, in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 12, 2021, and made available on the Company's website at ir.wpcarey.com/investor-relations.

 

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Live Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Please dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.

Date/Time: Friday, February 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Call-in Number: 1-877-465-1289 (U.S.) or +1-201-689-8762 (international)

Live Audio Webcast and Replay: www.wpcarey.com/earnings

 

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W. P. Carey Inc.

W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion and a diversified portfolio of operationally-critical commercial real estate that includes 1,243 net lease properties covering approximately 144 million square feet as of December 31, 2020. For nearly five decades, the company has invested in high-quality single-tenant industrial, warehouse, office, retail and self-storage properties subject to long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators. Its portfolio is located primarily in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe and is well-diversified by tenant, property type, geographic location and tenant industry. 

www.wpcarey.com

 

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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements and COVID-19 Update on Rent Collections

Certain of the matters discussed in this communication constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the intent, belief or expectations of W. P. Carey and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "would," "assume," "outlook," "seek," "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "forecast" and other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements made by Mr. Fox regarding our anticipated investment volume in 2021 and the various factors contributing to its growth. These statements are based on the current expectations of our management and it is important to note that our actual results could be materially different from those projected in such forward-looking statements. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable risks or uncertainties, like the risks related to the effects of pandemics and global outbreaks of contagious diseases or the fear of such outbreaks (such as the current COVID-19 pandemic) and those additional risk factors discussed in reports that we have filed with the SEC could also have material adverse effects on our future results, performance or achievements. Discussions of some of these other important factors and assumptions are contained in W. P. Carey's filings with the SEC and are available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, including Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in W. P. Carey's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this communication may not occur. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication, unless noted otherwise. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, W. P. Carey does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

In addition, given the significant uncertainty regarding the duration and severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is unable to predict its tenants' continued ability to pay rent. Therefore, information provided regarding historical rent collections should not serve as an indication of expected future rent collections. Additional details regarding the Company's update relating to COVID-19 can be found in a presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2021.

 

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W. P. CAREY INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





December 31,



2020



2019

Assets







Investments in real estate:







Land, buildings and improvements (a)

$

10,939,619





$

9,856,191



Net investments in direct financing leases

711,974





896,549



In-place lease intangible assets and other

2,301,174





2,186,851



Above-market rent intangible assets

881,159





909,139



Investments in real estate

14,833,926





13,848,730



Accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)

(2,490,087)





(2,035,995)



Assets held for sale, net (c)

18,590





104,010



Net investments in real estate

12,362,429





11,916,745



Equity investments in the Managed Programs and real estate (d)

283,446





324,004



Cash and cash equivalents

248,662





196,028



Due from affiliates

26,257





57,816



Other assets, net

876,024





631,637



Goodwill

910,818





934,688



Total assets

$

14,707,636





$

14,060,918











Liabilities and Equity







Debt:







Senior unsecured notes, net

$

5,146,192





$

4,390,189



Unsecured term loans, net

321,971







Unsecured revolving credit facility

82,281





201,267



Non-recourse mortgages, net

1,145,554





1,462,487



Debt, net

6,695,998





6,053,943



Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

603,663





487,405



Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, net

197,248





210,742



Deferred income taxes

145,844





179,309



Dividends payable

186,514





181,346



Total liabilities

7,829,267





7,112,745











Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued







Common stock, $0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 175,401,757 and 172,278,242 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding

175





172



Additional paid-in capital

8,925,365





8,717,535



Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings

(1,850,935)





(1,557,374)



Deferred compensation obligation

42,014





37,263



Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(239,906)





(255,667)



Total stockholders' equity

6,876,713





6,941,929



Noncontrolling interests

1,656





6,244



Total equity

6,878,369





6,948,173



 Total liabilities and equity

$

14,707,636





$

14,060,918















(a) 

Includes $83.5 million and $83.1 million of amounts attributable to operating properties as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(b) 

Includes $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion of accumulated depreciation on buildings and improvements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion of accumulated amortization on lease intangibles as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(c) 

At December 31, 2020, we had four properties classified as Assets held for sale, net, one of which was sold in January 2021. At December 31, 2019, we had one hotel operating property classified as Assets held for sale, net, which was sold in January 2020.

(d) 

Our equity investments in real estate totaled $226.9 million and $194.4 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our equity investments in the Managed Programs totaled $56.6 million and $129.6 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





Three Months Ended



December 31, 2020



September 30, 2020



December 31, 2019

Revenues











Real Estate:











  Lease revenues

$

298,235





$

293,856





$

274,795



  Lease termination income and other

2,103





1,565





12,317



  Operating property revenues

2,031





1,974





9,250





302,369





297,395





296,362



Investment Management:











  Asset management revenue

3,864





3,748





9,732



  Reimbursable costs from affiliates

1,138





1,276





4,072



  Structuring and other advisory revenue









1,061





5,002





5,024





14,865





307,371





302,419





311,227



Operating Expenses











Depreciation and amortization

110,913





108,351





111,607



General and administrative

18,334





19,399





17,069



Impairment charges

16,410









6,758



Reimbursable tenant costs

13,710





15,728





12,877



Property expenses, excluding reimbursable tenant costs

10,418





11,923





9,341



Stock-based compensation expense

5,795





4,564





4,939



Operating property expenses

1,696





1,594





8,000



Reimbursable costs from affiliates

1,138





1,276





4,072



Merger and other expenses

(418)





(596)





(811)



Subadvisor fees









1,964





177,996





162,239





175,816



Other Income and Expenses











Gain on sale of real estate, net

76,686





20,933





17,501



Interest expense

(52,828)





(52,537)





(53,667)



Equity in (losses) earnings of equity method investments in the Managed Programs and real estate

(8,470)





1,720





8,018



Other gains and (losses) (a)

(2,785)





45,113





43,593





12,603





15,229





15,445



Income before income taxes

141,978





155,409





150,856



Provision for income taxes

(7,363)





(5,975)





(21,064)



Net Income

134,615





149,434





129,792



Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(43)





(37)





(420)



Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

$

134,572





$

149,397





$

129,372















Basic Earnings Per Share

$

0.76





$

0.85





$

0.75



Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

0.76





$

0.85





$

0.75



Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding











Basic

176,366,824





174,974,185





173,153,811



Diluted

176,683,474





175,261,812





173,442,101















Dividends Declared Per Share

$

1.046





$

1.044





$

1.038



 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Full Year Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





Years Ended December 31,



2020



2019

Revenues







Real Estate:







  Lease revenues

$

1,154,504





$

1,086,375



  Lease termination income and other

12,094





36,268



  Operating property revenues

11,399





50,220





1,177,997





1,172,863



Investment Management:







  Asset management revenue

21,973





39,132



  Reimbursable costs from affiliates

8,855





16,547



  Structuring and other advisory revenue

494





4,224





31,322





59,903





1,209,319





1,232,766



Operating Expenses







Depreciation and amortization

442,935





447,135



General and administrative

75,950





75,293



Reimbursable tenant costs

56,409





55,576



Property expenses, excluding reimbursable tenant costs

44,067





39,545



Impairment charges

35,830





32,539



Stock-based compensation expense

15,938





18,787



Operating property expenses

9,901





38,015



Reimbursable costs from affiliates

8,855





16,547



Subadvisor fees

1,469





7,579



Merger and other expenses

247





101





691,601





731,117



Other Income and Expenses







Interest expense

(210,087)





(233,325)



Gain on sale of real estate, net

109,370





18,143



Other gains and (losses)

46,752





31,475



Equity in (losses) earnings of equity method investments in the Managed Programs and real estate (b) (c)

(18,557)





23,229



Loss on change in control of interests (d)





(8,416)





(72,522)





(168,894)



Income before income taxes

445,196





332,755



Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

20,759





(26,211)



Net Income

465,955





306,544



Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (b)

(10,596)





(1,301)



Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

$

455,359





$

305,243











Basic Earnings Per Share

$

2.61





$

1.78



Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

2.60





$

1.78



Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding







Basic

174,504,406





171,001,430



Diluted

174,839,428





171,299,414











Dividends Declared Per Share

$

4.172





$

4.140















(a) 

Amount for the three months ended December 31, 2020 is primarily comprised of a non-cash allowance for credit losses on loans receivable and direct financing leases of $(11.9) million and net gains on foreign currency transactions of $8.7 million.

(b) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a non-cash net gain of $33.0 million (inclusive of $9.9 million attributable to the redemption of a noncontrolling interest that the former subadvisors for CWI 1 and CWI 2 held in the special general partner interests) recognized in connection with consideration received at closing of the CWI 1 and CWI 2 merger.

(c) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes non-cash other-than-temporary impairment charges totaling $47.1 million recognized on our former equity investments in CWI 1 and CWI 2.

(d) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2019 represents a loss recognized on the purchase of the remaining interest in an investment from CPA:17 – Global (CPA:17) in our merger with that former affiliate in October 2018 (the CPA:17 Merger), which we had previously accounted for under the equity method. We recognized this loss because we identified certain measurement period adjustments during the third quarter of 2019 that impacted the provisional accounting for this investment.

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





Three Months Ended



December 31, 2020



September 30, 2020



December 31, 2019

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey

$

134,572





$

149,397





$

129,372



Adjustments:











 Depreciation and amortization of real property

109,538





107,170





110,354



 Gain on sale of real estate, net

(76,686)





(20,933)





(17,501)



 Impairment charges

16,410









6,758



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (a) (b) (c)

11,819





3,500





2,703



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

(4)





(4)





(4)



 Total adjustments

61,077





89,733





102,310



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

195,649





239,130





231,682



Adjustments:











 Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

11,504





12,472





17,037



 Straight-line and other rent adjustments (f)

(9,571)





(13,115)





(11,184)



 Stock-based compensation

5,795





4,564





4,939



 Amortization of deferred financing costs

3,209





2,932





3,225



 Other (gains) and losses (g)

1,927





(44,648)





(38,196)



 Other amortization and non-cash items

460





508





546



 Merger and other expenses

(418)





(596)





(811)



 Tax expense (benefit) – deferred and other (h)

32





(715)





12,874



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (c) (i)

4,246





1,429





1,908



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

(152)





(6)





(5)



 Total adjustments

17,032





(37,175)





(9,667)



AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

$

212,681





$

201,955





$

222,015















Summary











FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

$

195,649





$

239,130





$

231,682



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (e)

$

1.11





$

1.36





$

1.34



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

$

212,681





$

201,955





$

222,015



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (e)

$

1.20





$

1.15





$

1.28



Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

176,683,474





175,261,812





173,442,101



 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income from Real Estate to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) from Real Estate (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





Three Months Ended



December 31, 2020



September 30, 2020



December 31, 2019

Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey

$

129,790





$

146,983





$

124,333



Adjustments:











 Depreciation and amortization of real property

109,538





107,170





110,354



 Gain on sale of real estate, net

(76,686)





(20,933)





(17,501)



 Impairment charges

16,410









6,758



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (a) (c)

11,819





3,500





2,703



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

(4)





(4)





(4)



 Total adjustments

61,077





89,733





102,310



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

190,867





236,716





226,643



Adjustments:











 Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

11,504





12,472





17,037



 Straight-line and other rent adjustments (f)

(9,571)





(13,115)





(11,184)



 Stock-based compensation

5,795





4,564





3,531



 Amortization of deferred financing costs

3,209





2,932





3,225



 Tax (benefit) expense – deferred and other (h)

(1,595)





(2,909)





9,748



 Other (gains) and losses (g)

1,475





(44,115)





(38,546)



 Merger and other expenses

(724)





(1,016)





(811)



 Other amortization and non-cash items

460





508





348



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (c) (i)

4,458





739





202



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

(152)





(6)





(5)



 Total adjustments

14,859





(39,946)





(16,455)



AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

$

205,726





$

196,770





$

210,188















Summary











FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

$

190,867





$

236,716





$

226,643



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (e)

$

1.08





$

1.35





$

1.31



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

$

205,726





$

196,770





$

210,188



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (e)

$

1.16





$

1.12





$

1.21



Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

176,683,474





175,261,812





173,442,101



 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Full Year Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





Years Ended December 31,



2020



2019

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey

$

455,359





$

305,243



Adjustments:







 Depreciation and amortization of real property

437,885





442,096



 Gain on sale of real estate, net

(109,370)





(18,143)



 Impairment charges

35,830





32,539



 Loss on change in control of interests (j)





8,416



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (a) (b) (c) (k)

46,679





15,826



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

(18)





(69)



 Total adjustments

411,006





480,665



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

866,365





785,908



Adjustments:







 Tax (benefit) expense – deferred and other (h) (l) (m) (n) (o)

(48,835)





5,974



 Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

48,712





64,383



 Straight-line and other rent adjustments (f) (p)

(41,498)





(31,787)



 Other (gains) and losses

(37,165)





(8,924)



 Stock-based compensation

15,938





18,787



 Amortization of deferred financing costs

12,223





11,714



 Other amortization and non-cash items

1,864





3,198



 Merger and other expenses

247





101



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (c) (i)

10,821





7,165



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

414





(49)



 Total adjustments

(37,279)





70,562



AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

$

829,086





$

856,470











Summary







FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

$

866,365





$

785,908



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (e)

$

4.96





$

4.59



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey (e)

$

829,086





$

856,470



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (e)

$

4.74





$

5.00



Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

174,839,428





171,299,414



 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Full Year Reconciliation of Net Income from Real Estate to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) from Real Estate (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)





Years Ended December 31,



2020



2019

Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey

$

459,512





$

272,065



Adjustments:







 Depreciation and amortization of real property

437,885





442,096



 Gain on sale of real estate, net

(109,370)





(18,143)



 Impairment charges

35,830





32,539



 Loss on change in control of interests (j)





8,416



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (a) (c)

22,036





15,826



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

(18)





(69)



 Total adjustments

386,363





480,665



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

845,875





752,730



Adjustments:







 Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

48,712





64,383



 Tax (benefit) expense – deferred and other (h) (l)

(45,511)





7,971



 Straight-line and other rent adjustments (f) (p)

(41,498)





(31,787)



 Other (gains) and losses

(37,104)





(9,773)



 Stock-based compensation

15,247





13,248



 Amortization of deferred financing costs

12,223





11,714



 Other amortization and non-cash items

1,665





2,540



 Merger and other expenses

(937)





101



 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities (c) (i)

5,089





115



 Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (d)

414





(49)



 Total adjustments

(41,700)





58,463



AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

$

804,175





$

811,193











Summary







FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

$

845,875





$

752,730



FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (e)

$

4.84





$

4.39



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (e)

$

804,175





$

811,193



AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (e)

$

4.60





$

4.74



Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

174,839,428





171,299,414















(a)

Amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020 include a non-cash other-than-temporary impairment charge of $8.3 million recognized on an equity method investment in real estate.

(b) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a non-cash net gain of $33.0 million (inclusive of $9.9 million attributable to the redemption of a noncontrolling interest that the former subadvisors for CWI 1 and CWI 2 held in the special general partner interests) recognized in connection with consideration received at closing of the CWI 1 and CWI 2 merger.

(c) 

Equity income, including amounts that are not typically recognized for FFO and AFFO, is recognized within Equity in earnings of equity method investments in the Managed Programs and real estate on the consolidated statements of income. This represents adjustments to equity income to reflect FFO and AFFO on a pro rata basis.

(d) 

Adjustments disclosed elsewhere in this reconciliation are on a consolidated basis. This adjustment reflects our FFO or AFFO on a pro rata basis.

(e) 

FFO and AFFO are non-GAAP measures. See below for a description of FFO and AFFO.

(f) 

Amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019 include straight-line rent adjustments of $4.3 million and $16.8 million, respectively, for a property that was sold in December 2019.

(g) 

AFFO adjustment amount for the three months ended December 31, 2020 is primarily comprised of a non-cash allowance for credit losses on loans receivable and direct financing leases of $(11.9) million, net gains on foreign currency transactions of $8.7 million and an unrealized gain on derivatives of $2.1 million. Real Estate AFFO adjustment amount for the three months ended December 31, 2020 is primarily comprised of a non-cash allowance for credit losses on loans receivable and direct financing leases of $(11.9) million, net gains on foreign currency transactions of $8.5 million and an unrealized gain on derivatives of $2.1 million. Amounts from period to period will not be comparable due to unpredictable fluctuations in these gains and losses.

(h) 

Amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019 include deferred tax expenses totaling approximately $8.6 million as a result of the increase in the fair value of our investment in shares of Lineage Logistics (which converted to a REIT in Q1 2020).

(i) 

Beginning with the first quarter of 2020, this adjustment includes distributions received from CWI 1 and CWI 2 for AFFO (through April 13, 2020, the closing date of the CWI 1 and CWI 2 merger) and from WLT (CWI 2 was renamed Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. ("WLT") after the merger) for both AFFO and Real Estate AFFO (after April 13, 2020) in place of our pro rata share of net income from our ownership of shares of CWI 1, CWI 2, and WLT, as applicable. We did not receive any such distributions during the second, third or fourth quarters of 2020, due to the adverse effect of COVID-19.

(j) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2019 represents a loss recognized on the purchase of the remaining interest in a real estate investment from CPA:17 in the CPA:17 Merger, which we had previously accounted for under the equity method. We recognized this loss because we identified certain measurement period adjustments during the third quarter of 2019 that impacted the provisional accounting for this investment.

(k) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes non-cash other-than-temporary impairment charges totaling $47.1 million recognized on our former equity investments in CWI 1 and CWI 2.

(l) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a non-cash deferred tax benefit of $37.2 million as a result of the release of a deferred tax liability relating to our investment in shares of Lineage Logistics, which converted to a REIT during that period and is therefore no longer subject to federal and state income taxes.

(m) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a one-time tax benefit of $4.7 million as a result of carrying back certain net operating losses in accordance with the CARES Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020.

(n) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a one-time tax incurred upon the recognition of taxable income associated with the accelerated vesting of shares previously issued by CWI 1 and CWI 2 to us for asset management services performed, in connection with the CWI 1 and CWI 2 merger.

(o) 

Amount for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes a current tax benefit, which is excluded from AFFO as it was incurred as a result of the CPA:17 Merger.

(p) 

Amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019 include an adjustment to exclude $6.2 million of non-cash lease termination revenue, which will be collected and reflected within AFFO over the remaining master lease term ($1.6 million was recognized in 2020).

 

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure

Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)

Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, as discussed below, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT), an industry trade group, has promulgated a non-GAAP measure known as FFO, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure, when used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP, to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of FFO is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental non-GAAP measure. FFO is not equivalent to, nor a substitute for, net income or loss as determined under GAAP.

We define FFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, as restated in December 2018. The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property, impairment charges on real estate, gains or losses on changes in control of interests in real estate and depreciation and amortization from real estate assets; and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly owned investments. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly owned investments are calculated to reflect FFO.

We also modify the NAREIT computation of FFO to adjust GAAP net income for certain non-cash charges, such as amortization of real estate-related intangibles, deferred income tax benefits and expenses, straight-line rent and related reserves, other non-cash rent adjustments, non-cash allowance for credit losses on loans receivable and direct financing leases, stock-based compensation, non-cash environmental accretion expense and amortization of deferred financing costs. Our assessment of our operations is focused on long-term sustainability and not on such non-cash items, which may cause short-term fluctuations in net income but have no impact on cash flows. Additionally, we exclude non-core income and expenses, such as gains or losses from extinguishment of debt and merger and acquisition expenses. We also exclude realized and unrealized gains/losses on foreign currency exchange transactions (other than those realized on the settlement of foreign currency derivatives), which are not considered fundamental attributes of our business plan and do not affect our overall long-term operating performance. We refer to our modified definition of FFO as AFFO. We exclude these items from GAAP net income to arrive at AFFO as they are not the primary drivers in our decision-making process and excluding these items provides investors a view of our portfolio performance over time and makes it more comparable to other REITs that are currently not engaged in acquisitions, mergers and restructuring, which are not part of our normal business operations. AFFO also reflects adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly owned investments. We use AFFO as one measure of our operating performance when we formulate corporate goals, evaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and determine executive compensation.

We believe that AFFO is a useful supplemental measure for investors to consider as we believe it will help them to better assess the sustainability of our operating performance without the potentially distorting impact of these short-term fluctuations. However, there are limits on the usefulness of AFFO to investors. For example, impairment charges and unrealized foreign currency losses that we exclude may become actual realized losses upon the ultimate disposition of the properties in the form of lower cash proceeds or other considerations. We use our FFO and AFFO measures as supplemental financial measures of operating performance. We do not use our FFO and AFFO measures as, nor should they be considered to be, alternatives to net income computed under GAAP, or as alternatives to net cash provided by operating activities computed under GAAP, or as indicators of our ability to fund our cash needs.

 

Institutional Investors:

Peter Sands

W. P. Carey Inc.

212-492-1110

institutionalir@wpcarey.com

Individual Investors:

W. P. Carey Inc.

212-492-8920

ir@wpcarey.com

Press Contact:

Guy Lawrence

Ross & Lawrence

212-308-3333

gblawrence@rosslawpr.com

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