Healthcare Realty Trust Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated HR today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016.  The Company reported net income of $52.4 million or $0.45 per diluted common share for the quarter.  Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2016 totaled $0.41 per diluted common share.

Salient quarterly highlights include:

  • Normalized FFO for the fourth quarter grew 14.6% year-over-year to $47.1 million.
  • For the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2016, same store revenue grew 3.4%, operating expenses increased 0.7%, and same store NOI grew 5.0%:
    • Same store revenue per average occupied square foot increased 2.8%.
    • Average same store occupancy increased to 89.2% from 88.7%.
  • Leasing activity in the fourth quarter totaled 340,000 square feet related to 132 leases:
    • 235,000 square feet of renewals
    • 105,000 square feet of new and expansion leases
  • Four predictive growth measures in the same store multi-tenant portfolio:
    • Contractual rent increases occurring in the quarter averaged 2.9%, and contractual rent increases for leases commencing in the quarter will average 3.2%.
    • Cash leasing spreads were 3.9% on 216,000 square feet renewed: 
      • 1% (<0% spread)      
      • 4% (0-3%)
      • 72% (3-4%)
      • 23% (>4%)
    • Tenant retention was 88.5%.
    • The average yield on renewed leases increased 50 basis points.
  • Acquisitions totaled $63.8 million for the fourth quarter, comprising 212,000 square feet at an aggregate leased percentage of 91%:
    • The Company purchased two medical office buildings on the University of Maryland Medical System's Upper Chesapeake Health Medical Center campus in Baltimore, Maryland for $36.3 million.  The buildings total 114,000 square feet and are 92% leased.
    • The Company purchased two medical office buildings on Providence Health's Swedish Edmonds campus in Seattle, Washington for $14.9 million.  Collectively, the buildings total 50,000 square feet and are 83% leased.  The Company now owns four properties on the Swedish Edmonds campus.
    • The Company purchased a medical office building on HealthEast Care System's St. John's Hospital campus in St. Paul, Minnesota for $12.6 million.  The building is 48,000 square feet and 94% leased.
  • Dispositions totaled $94.7 million for the quarter:
    • The Company sold three inpatient rehabilitation facilities for $68.0 million.
    • The Company sold three medical office buildings totaling 125,000 square feet for $26.7 million.
  • A dividend of $0.30 per common share was declared, which is equal to 73.2% of normalized FFO per share.

Salient highlights for the year ended December 31, 2016 include:

  • Normalized FFO totaled $1.63 per diluted common share.
  • Annual leasing activity totaled 1,875,000 square feet related to 589 leases:
    • 1,301,000 square feet of renewals
    • 574,000 square feet of new and expansion leases
    • 102,000 square feet of net absorption
  • Tenant improvement commitments for leases in second generation space at the multi-tenant properties were:
    • $1.55 per square foot per lease year for renewal leases
    • $4.74 per square foot per lease year for new leases
  • Net investments totaled $192.5 million:
    • $241.9 million of acquisitions, comprised of 10 on or adjacent-to-campus medical office buildings
    • $45.3 million of development and redevelopment funding
    • $94.7 million of dispositions
  • The Company issued $449.2 million of equity in 2016 to fund investment activity and reduce leverage.  Leverage decreased from 41.8% at the end of 2015 to 33.9% at year-end 2016, and net debt to adjusted EBITDA decreased from 6.2x to 5.0x.
  • Dividends totaled $1.20 per common share, which is equal to 73.6% of normalized FFO per share and 95.2% of FAD per share.

Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing, financing and developing income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States.  As of December 31, 2016, the Company had gross investments of approximately $3.6 billion in 202 real estate properties in 27 states totaling approximately 14.6 million square feet. The Company provided leasing and property management services to approximately 10.3 million square feet nationwide.

Additional information regarding the Company, including this quarter's operations, can be found at www.healthcarerealty.com.  Please contact the Company at 615.269.8175 to request a printed copy of this information.

In addition to the historical information contained within, the matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Healthcare Realty Trust, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 under the heading "Risk  Factors," and as updated in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures in this release appears beginning on page 5.


HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Consolidated Balance Sheets (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
ASSETS    
Real estate properties: 12/31/2016   12/31/2015  
Land $199,672  $198,585 
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles  3,386,480   3,135,893 
Personal property  10,291   9,954 
Construction in progress  11,655   19,024 
Land held for development  20,123   17,452 
Total real estate properties  3,628,221   3,380,908 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  (840,839)  (761,926)
Total real estate properties, net  2,787,382   2,618,982 
Cash and cash equivalents  5,409   4,102 
Restricted cash  49,098    
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net  3,092   724 
Other assets, net  195,666   186,416 
Total assets $3,040,647  $2,810,224 
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Liabilities:    
Notes and bonds payable $1,264,370  $1,424,992 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  78,266   75,489 
Liabilities of properties held for sale and discontinued operations  614   33 
Other liabilities  43,983   66,963 
Total liabilities  1,387,233   1,567,477 
Commitments and contingencies    
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding      
Common stock, $.01 par value; 150,000 shares authorized; 116,417 and 101,517 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively  1,164   1,015 
Additional paid-in capital  2,917,914   2,461,376 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  (1,401)  (1,569)
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders  995,256   909,685 
Cumulative dividends  (2,259,519)  (2,127,760)
Total stockholders' equity  1,653,414   1,242,747 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $3,040,647  $2,810,224 
 
(1) The Consolidated Balance Sheets do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.



HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Income (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)
     
  Three Months Ended December 31,     Twelve Months Ended December 31,    
   2016      2015      2016      2015      
Revenues        
Rental income $104,736  $97,466  $407,481  $383,333 
Mortgage interest           91 
Other operating  573   1,116   4,149   5,047 
   105,309   98,582   411,630   388,471 
Expenses        
Property operating  37,285   36,758   146,458   140,195 
General and administrative  8,707   7,216   35,805   26,925 
Depreciation  30,989   27,019   116,483   106,530 
Amortization  3,033   2,556   11,207   10,084 
Bad debts, net of recoveries  (13)  9   (21)  (193)
   80,001   73,558   309,932   283,541 
Other Income (Expense)        
Gain on sales of real estate assets  41,037   9,138   41,038   56,602 
Interest expense  (13,839)  (14,885)  (57,351)  (65,534)
Loss on extinguishment of debt           (27,998)
Pension termination        (4)  (5,260)
Impairment of real estate assets     (1)     (3,639)
Impairment of internally-developed software           (654)
Interest and other income, net  74   78   375   389 
   27,272   (5,670)  (15,942)  (46,094)
         
Income From Continuing Operations  52,580   19,354   85,756   58,836 
         
Discontinued Operations        
Income (loss) from discontinued operations  (22)  (10)  (71)  715 
Impairments of real estate assets  (121)  (686)  (121)  (686)
Gain on sales of real estate properties        7   10,571 
Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations  (143)  (696)  (185)  10,600 
         
Net Income $52,437  $18,658  $85,571  $69,436 
Basic Earnings Per Common Share:        
Income from continuing operations $0.46  $0.19  $0.79  $0.59 
Discontinued operations  0.00   0.00   0.00      0.11      
Net income $0.46  $0.19  $0.79  $0.70 
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:        
Income from continuing operations $0.46  $0.19  $0.78  $0.59 
Discontinued operations  (0.01)  0.00   0.00      0.11      
Net income $0.45  $0.19  $0.78  $0.70 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding—Basic  114,589   99,699   108,572   99,171 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding—Diluted  115,408   100,474   109,387   99,880 
 
(1) The Consolidated Statements of Income do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.



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HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Reconciliation of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
         
  Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
   2016      2015      2016    2015  
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders $52,437  $18,658  $85,571  $69,436 
Gain on sales of real estate properties  (41,037)  (9,138)  (41,044)  (67,172)
Impairments of real estate assets  121   687   121   4,325 
Real estate depreciation and amortization  34,699   29,907   129,772   117,982 
Total adjustments  (6,217)  21,456   88,849   55,135 
Funds From Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders $46,220  $40,114  $174,420  $124,571 
Acquisition costs  915   1,068   3,414   1,394 
Write-off of deferred financing costs upon amendment of line of credit facility        81    
Severance expense           141 
Loss on extinguishment of debt           27,998 
Pension termination        4   5,260 
Impairment of internally-developed software           654 
Reversal of restricted stock amortization upon officer resignation     (40)     (40)
Revaluation of awards upon retirement        89    
Normalized Funds From Operations $47,135  $41,142  $178,008  $159,978 
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization  1,339   1,341   5,475   5,830 
Provision for bad debt, net  (13)  9   (21)  (194)
Straight-line rent receivable, net  (1,595)  (1,741)  (7,134)  (8,829)
Stock-based compensation  1,949   1,511   7,509   6,069 
Provision for deferred post-retirement benefits           385 
Non-cash items included in cash flows from operating activities  1,680   1,120   5,829   3,261 
2nd generation TI  (7,918)  (3,081)  (23,692)  (12,068)
Leasing commissions paid  (1,030)  (1,856)  (5,210)  (7,504)
Capital additions  (4,283)  (3,918)  (17,122)  (16,242)
Funds Available for Distribution $35,584  $33,407  $137,813  $127,425 
Funds from Operations per Common Share—Diluted $0.40  $0.40  $1.59  $1.25 
Normalized Funds From Operations Per Common Share—Diluted $0.41  $0.41  $1.63  $1.60 
Funds Available for Distribution Per Common Share—Diluted $0.31  $0.33  $1.26  $1.28 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted  115,408   100,474   109,387   99,880 


HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Management considers funds from operations ("FFO"), FFO per share, normalized FFO, normalized FFO per share, funds available for distribution ("FAD") and FAD per share to be useful non-GAAP measures of the Company's operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined as one that purports to measure historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows, but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below are descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures management considers relevant to the Company's business and useful to investors.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein are not necessarily identical to those presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as indicators of the Company's financial performance, or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as measures of the Company's liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs.

FFO and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. ("NAREIT"). NAREIT defines FFO as the most commonly accepted and reported measure of a REIT's operating performance equal to "net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization (including amortization of leasing commissions), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures."  The Company defines Normalized FFO as FFO excluding acquisition-related expenses and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent in nature.  FAD is presented by adding to Normalized FFO non-real estate depreciation and amortization, deferred financing fees amortization, share-based compensation expense and provision for bad debts, net; and subtracting maintenance capital expenditures, including second generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions paid and straight-line rent income, net of expense.  The Company's definition of these terms may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing these amounts.  FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.  FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should be reviewed in connection with GAAP financial measures.

Management believes FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, Normalized FFO per share, and FAD provide an understanding of the operating performance of the Company's properties without giving effect to certain significant non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization expense. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. The Company believes that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, gains or losses from sales of real estate, and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent, FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, Normalized FFO per share and FAD can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods. The Company reports these measures because they have been observed by management to be the predominant measures used by the REIT industry and by industry analysts to evaluate REITs and because these measures are consistently reported, discussed, and compared by research analysts in their notes and publications about REITs.

Carla Baca
Director of Corporate Communications
P: 615.269.8175
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