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Saul Centers, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2017 Earnings

BFS

PR Newswire

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"), announced its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 ("2017 Quarter").  Total revenue for the 2017 Quarter increased to $55.9 million from $52.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 ("2016 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 $14.4 million for the 2017 Quarter from $13.3 million for the 2016 Quarter.

The Park Van Ness mixed-use development opened in May 2016, and, as of June 30, 2017, 260 apartments were leased (95.9%).  Concurrent with the opening in 2016, interest, real estate taxes and all other costs associated with the property, including depreciation, began to be charged to expense, while revenue continues to grow as occupancy increases.  As a result, net income for the 2017 Quarter was adversely impacted by $0.5 million

Net income attributable to common stockholders increased to $8.4 million ($0.38 per diluted share) for the 2017 Quarter compared to $7.5 million ($0.35 per diluted share) for the 2016 Quarter.

Same property revenue increased $0.4 million (0.9%), while same property operating income was unchanged for the 2017 Quarter compared to the 2016 Quarter.  We define same property revenue as total revenue minus the sum of interest income and revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods.  We define same property operating income as net income plus the sum of interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expense, loss on the early extinguishment of debt (if any), predevelopment expense and acquisition related costs, minus the sum of interest income, the change in the fair value of derivatives, gains on property dispositions (if any) and the results of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods.  Shopping Center same property operating income for the 2017 Quarter totaled $31.1 million, a $0.6 million increase from the 2016 Quarter.  Mixed-Use same property operating income totaled $9.0 million, a $0.6 million decrease from the 2016 Quarter.  The decrease in Mixed-Use same property operating income was due primarily to (a) lower termination fees ($0.3 million) and (b) lower parking revenue ($0.2 million).

As of June 30, 2017, 94.3% of the commercial portfolio was leased (not including the apartments at Clarendon Center and Park Van Ness), compared to 94.9% at June 30, 2016.  On a same property basis, 94.2% of the commercial portfolio was leased as of June 30, 2017, compared to 95.5% at June 30, 2016.  The apartments at Clarendon Center were 97.5% leased as of June 30, 2017, compared to 97.1% as of June 30, 2016.  The apartments at Park Van Ness were 95.9% leased as of June 30, 2017, compared to 34.7% at June 30, 2016. 

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 ("2017 Period"), total revenue increased to $114.4 million from $109.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 ("2016 Period").  Operating income increased to $31.8 million for the 2017 Period from $29.6 million for the 2016 Period.  The increase in operating income was primarily due to (a) higher property operating income ($4.7 million) partially offset by (b) higher depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs ($1.2 million), (c) higher interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs ($1.0 million), and (d) higher general and administrative expenses ($0.3 million).

Net income attributable to common stockholders increased to $19.0 million ($0.87 per diluted share) for the 2017 Period compared to $17.4 million ($0.81 per diluted share) for the 2016 Period.  The increase in net income attributable to common stockholders was primarily due to (a) higher property operating income ($4.7 million) partially offset by (b) depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs ($1.2 million), (c) higher interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs ($1.0 million), (d) higher income attributable to noncontrolling interests ($0.5 million), and (e) higher general and administrative expenses ($0.3 million).

Same property revenue decreased 0.2% and same property operating income increased 1.0% for the 2017 Period, compared to the 2016 Period.  Shopping Center same property operating income increased 2.3% and mixed-use same property operating income decreased 3.3%.  Shopping Center same property operating income increased primarily due to (a) other revenue ($0.7 million), (b) a reduction in property operating expenses, net of recoveries ($0.4 million), and (c) higher base rent ($0.3 million).  Mixed-Use same property operating income decreased primarily due to (a) lower termination fees ($0.3 million) and (b) lower parking revenue ($0.1 million).

Funds from operations ("FFO") available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends) was $23.0 million ($0.78 per diluted share) in the 2017 Quarter compared to $21.0 million ($0.73 per diluted share) in the 2016 Quarter.  FFO for the 2017 Quarter increased primarily due to (a) Park Van Ness ($1.0 million), (b) lower interest expense exclusive of interest expense related to Park Van Ness and Burtonsville Town Square ($0.8 million), and (c) Burtonsville Town Square, which was acquired in January 2017 ($0.5 million).  FFO, a widely accepted non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance for REITs, is defined as net income plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding gains and losses from property dispositions, impairment charges on depreciable real estate assets and extraordinary items.

FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends and the impact of preferred stock redemptions) increased 7.4% to $48.6 million ($1.66 per diluted share) in the 2017 Period from $45.3 million ($1.57 per diluted share) in the 2016 Period.  FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests increased primarily due to (a) Burtonsville Town Square ($0.9 million), (b) Park Van Ness ($0.8 million) and (c) lower interest expense exclusive of interest expense related to Park Van Ness and Burtonsville Town Square ($1.8 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 59 properties which includes (a) 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and six mixed-use properties with approximately 9.5 million square feet of leasable area and (b) three land and development properties. Approximately 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)



June 30,
 2017


December 31,
 2016


(Unaudited)



Assets




Real estate investments




Land

$

454,041



$

422,546


Buildings and equipment

1,266,394



1,214,697


Construction in progress

72,791



63,570



1,793,226



1,700,813


Accumulated depreciation

(477,565)



(458,279)



1,315,661



1,242,534


Cash and cash equivalents

12,395



8,322


Accounts receivable and accrued income, net

51,198



53,033


Deferred leasing costs, net

28,143



25,983


Prepaid expenses, net

1,724



5,057


Other assets

11,757



8,096


Total assets

$

1,420,878



$

1,343,025






Liabilities




Notes payable

$

810,108



$

783,400


Revolving credit facility payable

83,478



48,217


Construction loan payable

70,077



68,672


Dividends and distributions payable

18,081



17,953


Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

25,052



20,838


Deferred income

29,621



30,696


Total liabilities

1,036,417



969,776






Stockholders' equity




Preferred stock

180,000



180,000


Common stock

219



217


Additional paid-in capital

338,495



328,171


Accumulated deficit and other comprehensive loss

(192,889)



(189,883)


Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders' equity

325,825



318,505


Noncontrolling interests

58,636



54,744


Total stockholders' equity

384,461



373,249


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,420,878



$

1,343,025


 

 

Saul Centers, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)



Three Months Ended June 30,


Six Months Ended June 30,


2017


2016


2017


2016

Revenue

(unaudited)


(unaudited)

Base rent

$

45,575



$

42,580



$

90,051



$

85,187


Expense recoveries

8,337



7,892



16,931



17,450


Percentage rent

519



596



901



959


Other

1,476



1,642



6,490



6,040


Total revenue

55,907



52,710



114,373



109,636


Operating expenses








Property operating expenses

6,473



6,060



13,125



14,055


Provision for credit losses

207



384



550



816


Real estate taxes

6,700



6,137



13,290



12,071


Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs

11,900



11,655



23,764



22,744


Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs

11,691



10,817



23,033



21,852


General and administrative

4,514



4,407



8,815



8,467


Total operating expenses

41,485



39,460



82,577



80,005


Operating income

14,422



13,250



31,796



29,631


Change in fair value of derivatives

(1)



(3)



(1)



(10)


Net income

14,421



13,247



31,795



29,621


Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(2,911)



(2,620)



(6,581)



(6,046)


Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.

11,510



10,627



25,214



23,575


Preferred stock dividends

(3,094)



(3,094)



(6,188)



(6,188)


Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

8,416



$

7,533



$

19,026



$

17,387


Per share net income attributable to common stockholders








Basic and diluted

$

0.38



$

0.35



$

0.87



$

0.81










Weighted Average Common Stock:








Common stock

21,846



21,443



21,796



21,374


Effect of dilutive options

81



73



114



52


Diluted weighted average common stock

21,927



21,516



21,910



21,426











 

 


Reconciliation of net income to FFO attributable to common stockholders and

noncontrolling interests (1)




Three Months Ended June 30,


Six Months Ended June 30,


(In thousands, except per share amounts)

2017


2016


2017


2016



(unaudited)


(unaudited)


Net income

$

14,421



$

13,247



$

31,795



$

29,621



Add:









Real estate depreciation and amortization

11,691



10,817



23,033



21,852



FFO

26,112



24,064



54,828



51,473



Subtract:









Preferred stock dividends

(3,094)



(3,094)



(6,188)



(6,188)



FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests

$

23,018



$

20,970



$

48,640



$

45,285



Weighted average shares:









Diluted weighted average common stock

21,927



21,516



21,910



21,426



Convertible limited partnership units

7,497



7,361



7,476



7,345



Average shares and units used to compute FFO per share

29,424



28,877



29,386



28,771



FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests

$

0.78



$

0.73



$

1.66



$

1.57











(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 extraordinary items, impairment charges on depreciable 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 revenue to same property revenue


(in thousands)


Three months ended June 30,


Six months ended June 30,



2017


2016


2017


2016

Total revenue


$

55,907



$

52,710



$

114,373



$

109,636


Less: Interest income


(10)



(12)



(23)



(25)


Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development
properties


(3,288)



(537)



(5,989)



(1,020)


Total same property revenue


$

52,609



$

52,161



$

108,361



$

108,591


Shopping Centers


$

39,353



$

38,495



$

81,833



$

81,690


Mixed-Use properties


13,256



13,666



26,528



26,901


Total same property revenue


$

52,609



$

52,161



$

108,361



$

108,591



 

 

Reconciliation of net income to same property operating income



Three Months Ended June 30,


Six Months Ended June 30,


(In thousands)

2017


2016


2017


2016



(unaudited)


(unaudited)


Net income

$

14,421



$

13,247



$

31,795



$

29,621



Add: Interest expense and amortization of deferred debt costs

11,900



11,655



23,764



22,744



Add: Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs

11,691



10,817



23,033



21,852



Add: General and administrative

4,514



4,407



8,815



8,467



Add: Change in fair value of derivatives

1



3



1



10



Less: Interest income

(10)



(12)



(23)



(25)



Property operating income

42,517



40,117



87,385



82,669



Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development property

2,382



7



4,178



301



Total same property operating income

$

40,135



$

40,110



$

83,207



$

82,368












Shopping Centers

$

31,138



$

30,509



$

65,042



$

63,584



Mixed-Use properties

8,997



9,601



18,165



18,784



Total same property operating income

$

40,135



$

40,110



$

83,207



$

82,368


 

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SOURCE Saul Centers, Inc.