SAN DIEGO, July 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:ROIC) announced today financial and
operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.
HIGHLIGHTS
- $7.3 million of net income attributable to common stockholders ($0.06 per diluted share)
- $33.4 million of Funds From Operations(1) ($0.27 per diluted share)
- 97.5% portfolio lease rate at June 30, 2018
- 20.4% increase in same-space comparative cash rents on new leases (7.6% on renewals)
- 2.8% increase in same-center cash net operating income (2Q’18 vs. 2Q’17)
- $15.7 million grocery-anchored shopping center acquired
- $0.1950 per share quarterly cash dividend paid
__________________________
(1) A reconciliation of GAAP net income to Funds From Operations (FFO) is provided at the end of this
press release.
Stuart A. Tanz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. stated, “During
the second quarter, demand for space across our portfolio continued to be strong, coming from a broad range of necessity-based
retailers. We continued to maintain our portfolio at over 97% leased, ending the second quarter specifically at a strong,
97.5%. Additionally, for the 26th consecutive quarter, we achieved growth in our key same-center and same-space comparative
operating metrics. During the second quarter, we grew same-center cash NOI by 2.8% and achieved a 20.4% increase in
same-space cash rents on new leases.” Tanz added, “Looking ahead, with the current leasing activity and momentum across our
portfolio, we are on track to continue achieving solid portfolio operational results as we progress through the second half of
2018.”
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
For the three months ended June 30, 2018, GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders was $7.3 million,
or $0.06 per diluted share, as compared to GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $8.3 million, or $0.08 per
diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2017. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, GAAP net income attributable
to common stockholders was $18.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, as compared to GAAP net income attributable to common
stockholders of $18.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2017.
FFO for the second quarter of 2018 was $33.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, as compared to $32.8 million
in FFO, or $0.27 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2017. FFO for the first six months of 2018 was $70.5 million, or
$0.57 per diluted share, as compared to $67.2 million in FFO, or $0.55 per diluted share for the first six months of 2017.
ROIC reports FFO as a supplemental performance measure in accordance with the definition set forth by the National Association of
Real Estate Investment Trusts. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to FFO is provided at the end of this press release.
At June 30, 2018, ROIC had a total market capitalization of approximately $3.9 billion with approximately $1.5
billion of principal debt outstanding, equating to a 39.3% debt-to-total market capitalization ratio. ROIC’s principal debt
outstanding was comprised of $95.8 million of mortgage debt and approximately $1.4 billion of unsecured debt, including $192.0
million outstanding on its unsecured revolving credit facility at June 30, 2018. ROIC’s interest coverage for the second
quarter was 3.1 times and 93.6% of its portfolio was unencumbered at June 30, 2018 (based on gross leasable area).
ACQUISITION SUMMARY
Year-to-date in 2018, ROIC has acquired a total of $38.7 million of shopping center assets. During the
first quarter of 2018, ROIC acquired a grocery-anchored shopping center for $19.0 million. During the second quarter of 2018,
ROIC acquired a grocery-anchored shopping center for $15.7 million. Additionally, during the second quarter, ROIC acquired a
multi-tenant, freestanding pad for $4.0 million located at one of its existing grocery-anchored shopping centers.
King City Plaza
In May 2018, ROIC acquired King City Plaza for $15.7 million. The shopping center is approximately 63,000
square feet and is anchored by Grocery Outlet Supermarket and McCann’s Pharmacy. The property is located in King City,
Oregon, within the Portland metropolitan area, and is currently 100% leased.
PROPERTY OPERATIONS SUMMARY
At June 30, 2018, ROIC’s portfolio was 97.5% leased. For the second quarter of 2018, same-center net
operating income (NOI) was $44.5 million, as compared to $43.2 million in same-center NOI for the second quarter of 2017,
representing a 2.8% increase. ROIC reports same-center comparative NOI on a cash basis. A reconciliation of GAAP
operating income to same-center comparative NOI is provided at the end of this press release.
During the second quarter of 2018, ROIC executed 97 leases, totaling 265,743 square feet, including 42 new
leases, totaling 98,669 square feet, achieving a 20.4% increase in same-space comparative base rent, and 55 renewed leases,
totaling 167,074 square feet, achieving a 7.6% increase in base rent. ROIC reports same-space comparative base rent on
a cash basis.
CASH DIVIDEND
On June 28, 2018, ROIC distributed a $0.1950 per share cash dividend. On July 25, 2018, ROIC’s board of
directors declared a cash dividend of $0.1950 per share, payable on September 27, 2018 to stockholders of record on September 13,
2018.
CONFERENCE CALL
ROIC will conduct a conference call and audio webcast to discuss its results on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 9:00
a.m. Eastern Time / 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Those interested in participating in the conference call should dial (877)
312-8783 (domestic), or (408) 940-3874 (international) at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. When
prompted, provide the Conference ID: 1890648. A live webcast will also be available in listen-only mode at http://www.roireit.net/. The conference call will be recorded
and available for replay beginning at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 26, 2018 and will be available until 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time
on August 2, 2018. To access the conference call recording, dial (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and
use the Conference ID: 1890648. The conference call will also be archived on http://www.roireit.net/ for approximately 90 days.
ABOUT RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:ROIC), is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment
trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located
in densely-populated, metropolitan markets across the West Coast. As of June 30, 2018, ROIC owned 92 shopping
centers encompassing approximately 10.6 million square feet. ROIC is the largest publicly-traded, grocery-anchored
shopping center REIT focused exclusively on the West Coast. ROIC is a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and has
investment-grade corporate debt ratings from Moody's Investor Services and Standard & Poor's. Additional information is
available at: www.roireit.net.
When used herein, the words "believes," "anticipates," "projects," "should," "estimates," "expects,"
“guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements with the meaning of that term in Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in Section 21F of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 of ROIC to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Information regarding such risks and factors is described in ROIC's filings with the SEC, including its
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is available at: www.roireit.net.
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
|
June 30, 2018
(unaudited) |
|
December 31,
2017 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Real Estate Investments: |
|
|
|
Land |
$ |
898,436 |
|
|
$ |
878,797 |
|
Building and improvements |
2,265,760 |
|
|
2,230,600 |
|
|
3,164,196 |
|
|
3,109,397 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation |
295,602 |
|
|
260,115 |
|
Real Estate Investments, net |
2,868,594 |
|
|
2,849,282 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
10,958 |
|
|
11,553 |
|
Restricted cash |
1,420 |
|
|
5,412 |
|
Tenant and other receivables, net |
42,095 |
|
|
43,257 |
|
Deposits |
— |
|
|
500 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets, net |
78,246 |
|
|
82,778 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,600 |
|
|
2,853 |
|
Deferred charges, net |
36,150 |
|
|
37,167 |
|
Other |
10,606 |
|
|
6,396 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
3,049,669 |
|
|
$ |
3,039,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
Term loan |
$ |
298,942 |
|
|
$ |
298,816 |
|
Credit facility |
189,259 |
|
|
140,329 |
|
Senior Notes |
940,762 |
|
|
940,086 |
|
Mortgage notes payable |
97,884 |
|
|
107,915 |
|
Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net |
173,911 |
|
|
178,984 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
14,580 |
|
|
18,638 |
|
Tenants’ security deposits |
6,997 |
|
|
6,771 |
|
Other liabilities |
18,213 |
|
|
18,018 |
|
Total liabilities |
1,740,548 |
|
|
1,709,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding |
— |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,719,459 and
112,347,451 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively |
11 |
|
|
11 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
1,415,286 |
|
|
1,412,590 |
|
Dividends in excess of earnings |
(236,570 |
) |
|
(210,490 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
7,235 |
|
|
1,856 |
|
Total Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. stockholders’ equity |
1,185,962 |
|
|
1,203,967 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
123,159 |
|
|
125,674 |
|
Total equity |
1,309,121 |
|
|
1,329,641 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
3,049,669 |
|
|
$ |
3,039,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base rents |
$ |
55,050 |
|
|
$ |
50,528 |
|
|
$ |
110,427 |
|
|
$ |
102,007 |
|
Recoveries from tenants |
16,471 |
|
|
15,222 |
|
|
32,632 |
|
|
28,890 |
|
Other income |
820 |
|
|
890 |
|
|
3,677 |
|
|
1,643 |
|
Total revenues |
72,341 |
|
|
66,640 |
|
|
146,736 |
|
|
132,540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property operating |
11,017 |
|
|
9,628 |
|
|
21,495 |
|
|
18,928 |
|
Property taxes |
7,914 |
|
|
7,647 |
|
|
15,733 |
|
|
14,715 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
25,331 |
|
|
23,645 |
|
|
50,548 |
|
|
46,703 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
3,990 |
|
|
3,817 |
|
|
7,521 |
|
|
7,316 |
|
Acquisition transaction costs |
— |
|
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4 |
|
Other expense |
274 |
|
|
225 |
|
|
343 |
|
|
274 |
|
Total operating expenses |
48,526 |
|
|
44,966 |
|
|
95,640 |
|
|
87,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
23,815 |
|
|
21,674 |
|
|
51,096 |
|
|
44,600 |
|
Non-operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense and other finance expenses |
(15,713 |
) |
|
(12,477 |
) |
|
(31,170 |
) |
|
(24,152 |
) |
Net income |
8,102 |
|
|
9,197 |
|
|
19,926 |
|
|
20,448 |
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
(763 |
) |
|
(888 |
) |
|
(1,885 |
) |
|
(1,969 |
) |
Net Income Attributable to Retail Opportunity Investments
Corp. |
$ |
7,339 |
|
|
$ |
8,309 |
|
|
$ |
18,041 |
|
|
$ |
18,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share – basic and diluted |
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends per common share |
$ |
0.1950 |
|
|
$ |
0.1875 |
|
|
$ |
0.3900 |
|
|
$ |
0.3750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CALCULATION OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Net income attributable to ROIC |
$ |
7,339 |
|
|
$ |
8,309 |
|
|
$ |
18,041 |
|
|
$ |
18,479 |
|
Plus: Depreciation and amortization |
25,331 |
|
|
23,645 |
|
|
50,548 |
|
|
46,703 |
|
Funds from operations – basic |
32,670 |
|
|
31,954 |
|
|
68,589 |
|
|
65,182 |
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
763 |
|
|
888 |
|
|
1,885 |
|
|
1,969 |
|
Funds from operations – diluted |
$ |
33,433 |
|
|
$ |
32,842 |
|
|
$ |
70,474 |
|
|
$ |
67,151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SAME-CENTER CASH NET OPERATING INCOME ANALYSIS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except number of shopping centers and percentages)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
$
Change |
|
%
Change |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
$
Change |
|
%
Change |
Number of shopping centers included in same-center analysis |
82 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
Same-center occupancy |
97.3 |
% |
|
97.4 |
% |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
97.4 |
% |
|
97.5 |
% |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base rents |
$ |
46,229 |
|
|
$ |
44,666 |
|
|
$ |
1,563 |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
$ |
89,342 |
|
|
$ |
86,911 |
|
|
$ |
2,431 |
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
Percentage rent |
91 |
|
|
187 |
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
(51.3 |
)% |
|
176 |
|
|
302 |
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
(41.7 |
)% |
|
Recoveries from tenants |
15,181 |
|
|
14,985 |
|
|
196 |
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
28,861 |
|
|
28,183 |
|
|
678 |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
Other property income |
789 |
|
|
897 |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
(12.0 |
)% |
|
1,089 |
|
|
1,655 |
|
|
(566 |
) |
|
(34.2 |
)% |
Total Revenues |
62,290 |
|
|
60,735 |
|
|
1,555 |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
119,468 |
|
|
117,051 |
|
|
2,417 |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property operating expenses |
10,312 |
|
|
9,805 |
|
|
507 |
|
|
5.2 |
% |
|
19,418 |
|
|
18,322 |
|
|
1,096 |
|
|
6.0 |
% |
|
Bad debt expense |
276 |
|
|
255 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
|
364 |
|
|
743 |
|
|
(379 |
) |
|
(51.0 |
)% |
|
Property taxes |
7,252 |
|
|
7,449 |
|
|
(197 |
) |
|
(2.6 |
)% |
|
13,769 |
|
|
14,134 |
|
|
(365 |
) |
|
(2.6 |
)% |
Total Operating Expenses |
17,840 |
|
|
17,509 |
|
|
331 |
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
33,551 |
|
|
33,199 |
|
|
352 |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
Same-Center Cash Net Operating Income |
$ |
44,450 |
|
|
$ |
43,226 |
|
|
$ |
1,224 |
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
$ |
85,917 |
|
|
$ |
83,852 |
|
|
$ |
2,065 |
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SAME-CENTER CASH NET OPERATING INCOME RECONCILIATION
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
GAAP operating income |
$ |
23,815 |
|
|
$ |
21,674 |
|
|
$ |
51,096 |
|
|
$ |
44,600 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
25,331 |
|
|
23,645 |
|
|
50,548 |
|
|
46,703 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
3,990 |
|
|
3,817 |
|
|
7,521 |
|
|
7,316 |
|
Acquisition transaction costs |
— |
|
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4 |
|
Other expense |
274 |
|
|
225 |
|
|
343 |
|
|
274 |
|
Property revenues and other expenses (1) |
(4,441 |
) |
|
(4,311 |
) |
|
(9,924 |
) |
|
(11,201 |
) |
Total Company cash NOI |
48,969 |
|
|
45,054 |
|
|
99,584 |
|
|
87,696 |
|
Non same-center cash NOI |
(4,519 |
) |
|
(1,828 |
) |
|
(13,667 |
) |
|
(3,844 |
) |
Same-center cash NOI |
$ |
44,450 |
|
|
$ |
43,226 |
|
|
$ |
85,917 |
|
|
$ |
83,852 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
__________________________
(1) Includes straight-line rents, amortization of above and below-market lease intangibles, anchor lease termination fees, net
of contractual amounts, and expense and recovery adjustments related to prior periods.
NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES
Funds from operations (“FFO”), is a widely recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company
believes when considered with financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, provides additional and useful means to
assess its financial performance. FFO is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to
evaluate the performance of REITs, most of which present FFO along with net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP. The
Company computes FFO in accordance with the “White Paper” on FFO published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts (“NAREIT”), which defines FFO as net income attributable to common stockholders (determined in accordance with GAAP)
excluding gains or losses from debt restructuring, sales of depreciable property and impairments, plus real estate related
depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for partnerships and unconsolidated joint ventures.
The Company uses cash net operating income (“NOI”) internally to evaluate and compare the operating performance
of the Company’s properties. The Company believes cash NOI provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the
property level, and when compared across periods, can be used to determine trends in earnings of the Company’s properties as this
measure is not affected by the non-cash revenue and expense recognition items, the cost of the Company’s funding, the impact of
depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses from the acquisition and sale of operating real estate assets, general and
administrative expenses or other gains and losses that relate to the Company’s ownership of properties. The Company believes
the exclusion of these items from operating income is useful because the resulting measure captures the actual revenue generated
and actual expenses incurred in operating the Company’s properties as well as trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating
costs. Cash NOI is a measure of the operating performance of the Company’s properties but does not measure the Company’s
performance as a whole and is therefore not a substitute for net income or operating income as computed in accordance with
GAAP. The Company defines cash NOI as operating revenues (base rent and recoveries from tenants), less property and related
expenses (property operating expenses and property taxes), adjusted for non-cash revenue and operating expense items such as
straight-line rent and amortization of lease intangibles, debt-related expenses and other adjustments. Cash NOI also excludes
general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, acquisition transaction costs, other expense, interest expense,
gains and losses from property acquisitions and dispositions, extraordinary items, tenant improvements and leasing
commissions. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating cash NOI, and accordingly, the Company’s cash NOI
may not be comparable to other REITs.
Contact:
Ashley Rubino, Investor Relations
858-255-4913
arubino@roireit.net