Vornado Announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - February 16, 2016) - VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE: VNO) filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 today and reported:

Fourth Quarter 2015 Results

NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $230.7 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, compared to $513.2 million, or $2.72 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Net income for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 includes $142.7 million and $460.2 million, respectively, of net gains on sale of real estate and $4.1 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of real estate impairment losses. In addition, the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 includes certain other items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below. Adjusting net income attributable to common shareholders for net gains on sale of real estate, real estate impairment losses and the items in the table below, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $83.7 million and $79.4 million, or $0.44 and $0.42 per diluted share, respectively. 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions ("FFO") for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $259.5 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, compared to $230.1 million, or $1.22 per diluted share for the prior year's quarter. Adjusting FFO for certain items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below, FFO for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $240.1 million and $217.1 million, or $1.27 and $1.15 per diluted share, respectively.

For the Quarters Ended (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) December 31, ------------------------ 2015 2014 ----------- ----------- FFO (1) $ 259,528 $ 230,143 ========== ========== Per Share $ 1.37 $ 1.22 ========== ========== Items that affect comparability income (expense): FFO from discontinued operations and sold 19,251 $ 44,474 properties $ Acquisition and transaction related costs (4,951) (12,763) Net gain on sale of residential condominiums 4,231 363 Write-off of deferred financing costs and - (16,747) defeasance costs in connection with refinancings Other, net 2,171 (1,491) ---------- ---------- 20,702 13,836 Noncontrolling interests' share of above (1,284) (803) adjustments ---------- ---------- Items that affect comparability, net $ 19,418 $ 13,033 ========== ========== FFO as adjusted for comparability $ 240,110 $ 217,110 ========== ========== Per Share $ 1.27 $ 1.15 ========== ========== --------------------------------------------------- (1) See page 4 for a reconciliation of our net income to FFO for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. 

Year Ended 2015 Results

NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $679.9 million, or $3.59 per diluted share, compared to $783.4 million, or $4.15 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2014. Net income for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 includes $293.6 million and $518.8 million, respectively, of net gains on sale of real estate, and $17.0 million and $26.5 million, respectively, of real estate impairment losses. In addition, the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 includes certain other items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below. Adjusting net income attributable to common shareholders for net gains on sale of real estate, real estate impairment losses and the items in the table below, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, net income attributable to common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $305.5 million and $306.3 million, or $1.61 and $1.62 per diluted share, respectively.

FFO for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $1,039.0 million, or $5.48 per diluted share, compared to $911.1 million, or $4.83 per diluted share, for the prior year. Adjusting FFO for certain items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below, FFO for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $915.3 million and $825.3 million, or $4.83 and $4.37 per diluted share, respectively.

For the Years Ended (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) December 31, --------------------------- 2015 2014 ------------- ------------- FFO (1) $ 1,039,035 $ 911,130 ============= ============= Per Share $ 5.48 $ 4.83 ============= ============= Items that affect comparability income (expense): Reversal of allowance for deferred tax assets (re: taxable REIT subsidiary's ability to use NOLs) $ 90,030 $ - FFO from discontinued operations and sold properties 46,423 188,932 Acquisition and transaction related costs (12,511) (16,392) Net gain on sale of residential condominiums and a land parcel in 2014 6,724 13,568 Our share of impairment loss on India real estate venture's non-depreciable real estate (4,502) - Toys "R" Us FFO (negative FFO) (including an impairment loss of $75,196 in 2014) 2,500 (60,024) Impairment loss and loan reserve on investment in Suffolk Downs (1,551) (10,263) Write-off of deferred financing costs and defeasance costs in connection with refinancings - (22,660) Other, net 4,555 (2,097) ------------- ------------- 131,668 91,064 Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments (7,928) (5,210) ------------- ------------- Items that affect comparability, net $ 123,740 $ 85,854 ============= ============= FFO as adjusted for comparability $ 915,295 $ 825,276 ============= ============= Per Share $ 4.83 $ 4.37 ============= ============= ------------------------------------------------- 

(1) See page 4 for a reconciliation of our net income to FFO for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Supplemental Financial Information

Further details regarding the Company's results of operations, properties and tenants can be accessed at the Company's website www.vno.com. Vornado Realty Trust is a fully - integrated equity real estate investment trust. 

Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could materially affect the outcome of our forward-looking statements and our future results and financial condition, see "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments and general competitive factors.

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VORNADO REALTY TRUST
OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE QUARTERS AND YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Amounts in thousands, except per share For The Quarters Ended For The Years Ended amounts) December 31, December 31, ------------------------- ------------------------ 2015 2014 2015 2014 ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- Revenues $ 651,581 $ 597,010 $ 2,502,267 $ 2,312,512 ========== ========== ========== ========== Income from continuing operations 281,560 108,766 807,168 423,350 Income from discontinued operations 1,984 467,220 52,262 585,676 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net income 283,544 575,986 859,430 1,009,026 Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in: Consolidated Subsidiaries (17,395) (11,322) (55,765) (96,561) Operating Partnership (14,993) (31,049) (43,073) (47,563) Preferred unit distributions of the Operating Partnership (49) (12) (158) (50) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net income attributable to Vornado 251,107 533,603 760,434 864,852 Preferred share dividends (20,365) (20,365) (80,578) (81,464) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net income attributable to common shareholders $ 230,742 $ 513,238 $ 679,856 $ 783,388 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net income per common share: Basic $ 1.22 $ 2.73 $ 3.61 $ 4.18 ========== ========== ========== ========== Diluted $ 1.22 $ 2.72 $ 3.59 $ 4.15 ========== ========== ========== ========== Weighted average shares: Basic 188,537 187,776 188,353 187,572 ========== ========== ========== ========== Diluted 189,688 188,970 189,564 188,690 ========== ========== ========== ========== FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions $ 259,528 $ 230,143 $ 1,039,035 $ 911,130 ========== ========== ========== ========== Per diluted share $ 1.37 $ 1.22 $ 5.48 $ 4.83 ========== ========== ========== ========== FFO as adjusted for comparability $ 240,110 $ 217,110 $ 915,295 $ 825,276 ========== ========== ========== ========== Per diluted share $ 1.27 $ 1.15 $ 4.83 $ 4.37 ========== ========== ========== ========== Weighted average shares used in determining FFO per diluted share 189,688 188,970 189,564 188,690 ========== ========== ========== ========== 

The following table reconciles our net income to FFO:

(Amounts in thousands) For The Quarters Ended For The Years Ended December 31, December 31, ------------------------- ------------------------ 2015 2014 2015 2014 ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- Reconciliation of our net income to FFO: Net income attributable to Vornado $ 251,107 $ 533,603 $ 760,434 $ 864,852 Depreciation and amortization of real property 131,910 129,944 514,085 517,493 Net gains on sale of real estate (142,693) (449,396) (289,117) (507,192) Real estate impairment losses - 5,676 256 26,518 Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned entities to arrive at FFO: Depreciation and amortization of real property 37,275 24,350 143,960 117,766 Net gains on sale of real estate - (10,820) (4,513) (11,580) Real estate impairment losses 4,141 - 16,758 - Income tax effect of above adjustments - - - (7,287) Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments (1,869) 17,127 (22,342) (8,073) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- FFO attributable to Vornado 279,871 250,484 1,119,521 992,497 Preferred share dividends (20,365) (20,365) (80,578) (81,464) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- FFO attributable to common shareholders 259,506 230,119 1,038,943 911,033 Convertible preferred share dividends 22 24 92 97 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions $ 259,528 $ 230,143 $ 1,039,035 $ 911,130 ========== ========== ========== ========== ------------------------ 

FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gain from sales of depreciated real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets and other specified non-cash items, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and FFO per diluted share are used by management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flows as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. A reconciliation of our net income to FFO is provided above. In addition to FFO, we also disclose FFO before certain items that affect comparability. Although this non-GAAP measure clearly differs from NAREIT's definition of FFO, we believe it provides a meaningful presentation of operating performance. A reconciliation of FFO to FFO as adjusted for comparability is provided on page 1 and page 2 of this press release.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast

As previously announced, the Company will host a quarterly earnings conference call and audio webcast on February 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 888-771-4371 (domestic) or 847-585-4405 (international) and indicating to the operator the passcode 41695750. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on February 17, 2016 through March 18, 2016. To access the replay, please dial 888-843-7419 and enter the passcode 41695750#. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's website at www.vno.com and an online playback of the webcast will be available on the website for 90 days following the conference call.

CONTACT:
Stephen Theriot
(201) 587-1000