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Summit Industrial Income REIT Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2022 /CNW/ - Summit Industrial Income REIT ("Summit" or the "REIT") (TSX: SMU.UN) announced today continued growth and strong operating performance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Q3 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL:

  • Revenue from investment properties increased by 19.8% to $63.0 million.
  • Net rental income increased by 17.1% to $47.1 million.
  • FFO1 increased 16.8% to $35.7 million ($0.188 per Unit), excluding the non-recurring secured mortgage prepayment costs incurred in Q3 2021.
  • On September 14, 2022, DBRS Limited upgraded the REIT's issuer rating and senior unsecured debentures rating to BBB with positive trends.
  • Subsequent to quarter end, the REIT repaid $25.3 million of secured term mortgages at maturity.
  • Approximately $1.4 billion of available liquidity1 and $3.5 billion of unencumbered assets at September 30, 2022.

OPERATIONS:

  • Near-full occupancy at 99.6% with an average lease term of 5.5 years and 2.4% average annual contractual rent steps.
  • Future lease commitments on 22,212 sq. ft. (or 24.2% of vacancy) as at September 30, 2022.
  • Same property NOI1 increased 6.3% with Ontario and Quebec contributing 8.8% and 4.9%, respectively.
  • Completed over 2.4 million sq. ft. of lease renewals and new lease deals year-to-date generating a 56.0% overall increase in rents, including 89.9% in Ontario and 66.8% in Quebec (excluding contractual renewals).
  • Pre-leasing completed on approximately 395,000 sq. ft. (100%) of GLA under construction for development properties that are expected to be completed and transferred to income-producing properties in 2022.
  • Completed construction on approximately 534,000 sq. ft. of GLA in 2022 YTD and transferred to income-producing properties, with an additional 395,000 sq. ft. of GLA expected to be completed before the end of 2022.

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1 Non-GAAP measure. Refer to "Non-GAAP Measures" section in this press release for further information.

PROPERTY PORTFOLIO:

  • Acquired two industrial properties totalling 174,790 sq. ft. in Mississauga, Ontario, for a purchase price of $59.3 million at a going-in capitalization rate of 4.9%.
  • Completed construction on one property under development totalling 91,782 sq. ft. in Guelph, Ontario and transferred it from investment properties under development to income-producing investment properties.
  • Subsequent to quarter end, the REIT acquired a 50% interest in a 26.8-acre development site in Kitchener, Ontario, through a joint venture partnership. The development site was acquired by the joint venture partnership for an aggregate purchase price of $26.2 million and has the potential to develop two industrial properties totalling approximately 483,000 square feet.

OTHER:

  • Insider ownership fully aligned with 6.9% of REIT Units outstanding held by management and Trustees at September 30, 2022.
  • On November 7, 2022, the REIT announced that it had entered into an agreement with GIC and Dream Industrial REIT, pursuant to which a joint venture between GIC and Dream Industrial REIT will acquire all of the assets and assume all of the liabilities of the REIT in an all-cash transaction, and the REIT will pay a special distribution and redeem all of its units for $23.50 per unit in cash. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2023, subject to customary conditions, including REIT Unitholder, court and regulatory approvals. REIT Unitholders of record as of October 31, 2022 will receive the previously-declared monthly distribution for October that will be paid on November 15, 2022, following which the REIT has agreed to suspend its monthly distribution through closing.

This press release should be read in conjunction with Summit's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, which are available on the REIT's website at www.summitiireit.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Summit's key financial and operating metrics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are as follows:






Q3 2022


Q3 2021

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per Unit amounts)

Q3 2022


Q3 2021


YTD


YTD









Portfolio Performance








Occupancy

99.6 %


99.2 %


99.6 %


99.2 %

Revenue from investment properties

$ 63,048


$ 52,636


$ 184,423


$ 160,060

Property operating expenses

$ 15,942


$ 12,412


$ 47,344


$ 39,895

Net rental income

$ 47,106


$ 40,224


$ 137,079


$ 120,165

Finance costs(2)

$ 10,459


$ 24,887


$ 28,999


$ 48,263

Fair value adjustments to investment properties

$ 4,081


$ 239,773


$ 259,184


$ 933,418

Net income

$ 39,427


$ 253,028


$ 364,393


$ 1,003,754









Operating Performance








FFO(1)(2)

$ 35,701


$ 14,506


$ 104,543


$ 68,763

FFO per Unit(1)(2)

$ 0.188


$ 0.086


$ 0.563


$ 0.408

Net income per Unit - basic

$ 0.208


$ 1.492


$ 1.961


$ 5.956

Same property NOI (1)

$ 41,592


$ 39,141


$ 114,540


$ 108,558

Same property NOI(1) growth

6.3 %


5.4 %


5.5 %


4.9 %









Distributions








Distributions declared to Unitholders

$ 27,583


$ 24,141


$ 80,440


$ 70,183

Distributions per Unit declared to Unitholders

$ 0.145


$ 0.141


$ 0.430


$ 0.415









FFO payout ratio without DRIP benefit(1)(2)

77.3 %


164.9 %


76.4 %


101.7 %

FFO payout ratio with DRIP benefit(1)(2)

73.1 %


127.2 %


64.3 %


80.0 %









Weighted average Units outstanding (in thousands)

189,942


169,599


185,837


168,530









Liquidity and Leverage








Total assets

$ 5,219,015


$ 4,393,410


$ 5,219,015


$ 4,393,410

Total unencumbered assets

$ 3,451,958


$ 2,809,100


$ 3,451,958


$ 2,809,100

Total debt

$ 1,384,770


$ 1,286,456


$ 1,384,770


$ 1,286,456









Weighted average effective interest rate

2.72 %


2.51 %


2.72 %


2.51 %

Weighted average term to maturity (years)

4.8


4.9


4.8


4.9









Leverage(1)

26.5 %


29.3 %


26.5 %


29.3 %

Interest coverage(1)

4.3x


4.3x


4.5x


4.0x

Debt service coverage(1)

3.5x


3.2x


3.5x


2.8x

Debt-to-adjusted EBITDA(1)

7.8x


8.4x


8.0x


8.6x









DBRS Issuer Rating

BBB Positive


BBB Positive


BBB Positive


BBB Positive









Income-Producing Investment Properties








Number of properties acquired

2



6


3

Number of properties disposed



1


6

Total number of properties

162


154


162


154

Total GLA

21,806


20,129


21,806


20,129









(1) Non-GAAP Measure. Refer to "Non-GAAP Measures" section in this press release for further information.

(2) Finance costs and FFO includes strategic non-recurring mortgage prepayment costs of $16.1 million ($0.095 per Unit) and $20.0 million ($0.119 per Unit), respectively, for Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD. Excluding the prepayment costs, FFO per Unit was $0.180 per Unit and $0.527 per Unit for Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD, respectively. FFO payout ratio without DRIP benefit excluding the prepayment costs was 78.2% (60.4% including DRIP benefit) and 78.8% (62.0% including DRIP benefit), respectively, for Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD.

PORTFOLIO GROWTH
During Q3 2022, the REIT acquired two industrial properties totalling 174,790 sq. ft. located in Mississauga, Ontario, for a purchase price of $59.3 million. The REIT also completed construction on one property under development totalling 91,782 sq. ft. in Guelph, Ontario and transferred it from investment properties under development to income-producing investment properties.

To date in 2022, the REIT acquired six income-producing properties totalling 698,820 sq. ft., and five development properties totalling approximately 75 acres with the potential to add approximately 1.4 million sq. ft. of GLA to the portfolio, including the 91,782 sq. ft. property in Guelph, Ontario, mentioned above, that has since been completed.

At September 30, 2022, the REIT's portfolio totaled 162 properties aggregating 21.8 million sq. ft., with an additional 14 buildings under development aggregating 2.5 million sq. ft. of potential GLA, for a total net book value of approximately $5.1 billion. During the Q3 2022 and 2022 YTD, the REIT recognized fair value gains on its investment properties of $4.1 million and $259.2 million (0.1% and 5.1% of investment property fair value, respectively).

CONTINUED STRONG OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Revenue from investment properties for Q3 2022 and 2022 YTD rose 19.8% and 15.2% compared to the same prior year periods due primarily to acquisitions completed over the prior twelve months, continuing strong occupancy and higher overall rental rates on leasing activities. Occupancy remained strong at September 30, 2022 at 99.6% with an average lease term of 5.5 years and 2.4% annual contractual rent steps.

Net rental income for Q3 2022 and 2022 YTD increased 17.1% and 14.1% compared to the same prior year periods due primarily to continuing strong occupancy, higher overall rental rates on leasing activities and acquisitions completed over the prior twelve months.

Excluding the non-recurring secured mortgage prepayment costs of $16.1 million ($0.095 per Unit) and $20.0 million ($0.119 per Unit) incurred in Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD, respectively, FFO1 increased 16.8% and 17.7%, respectively. Excluding the mortgage prepayment costs discussed above, FFO per Unit1 for Q3 2022 and 2022 YTD increased 4.4% and 6.7%, respectively, compared to the same period year periods, despite a 12.0% and 10.3% increase in Units outstanding and further balance sheet deleveraging that took place in 2022 resulting in leverage1 of 26.5% at September 30, 2022. The REIT's FFO payout ratio1 for Q3 2022 and 2022 YTD was 77.3% and 76.4%, respectively, excluding the benefit of the REIT's DRIP (73.1% and 64.3%, respectively, including the benefit of the REIT's DRIP).

Same property NOI1 rose 6.3% for Q3 2022 (5.5% for 2022 YTD), including a 8.8% increase in Ontario and 4.9% increase in Quebec (9.2% and 3.2% in Ontario and Quebec, respectively, for 2022 YTD). Growth in same property NOI1 in the third quarter of 2022 was driven primarily by rental rate growth from 2021 and 2022 year-to-date lease renewals and new lease deals, which generated an average of 53.8% and 29.5% increase over expiring rents in Ontario and Quebec, respectively, in 2021, and 87.7% and 42.3% increase over expiring rents in Ontario and Quebec, respectively, year-to-date in 2022, in addition to an increase in other income in Ontario. Growth in same property NOI1 for 2022 YTD was partially muted by lower bad debt recoveries ($0.3 million in 2022 YTD and $1.0 million in 2021 YTD). Same property NOI1 for Q3 2022 represented approximately 88.3% of total portfolio NOI1 and 89.4% of total GLA at September 30, 2022 (83.6% of total portfolio NOI and 84.4% of total GLA for 2022 YTD).

STRATEGIC LEASING PROGRAM
The REIT completed over 2.4 million sq. ft. of lease renewals and new lease deals 2022 YTD with a retention rate of 54.0%, generating an average increase in monthly rents of 56.0% over the expiring rent with a significant 89.9% increase over expiring rents in Ontario, 66.8% in Quebec and 6.6% in Alberta (excluding contractual renewals).

The REIT maintained near-full 99.6% occupancy in Q3 2022 with limited to no downtime, while also taking advantage of significantly higher market rents on turnover of the space, with some re-leasing at rental rates in excess of 100% of the expiring rent.

Furthermore, the REIT secured future lease commitments on 22,212 sq. ft. (or 24.2% of vacancy) as at September 30, 2022.

STRONG BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY
Total assets increased to $5.2 billion at September 30, 2022, up from $4.5 billion at December 31, 2021 due primarily to property acquisitions during the period and fair value gains on investment properties. Total debt was $1.4 billion at September 30, 2022 compared to $1.3 billion at December 31, 2021. At September 30, 2022, the REIT's unsecured debt represented 67% of total debt outstanding with approximately $3.5 billion in unencumbered assets.

On April 19, 2022, the REIT amended its green unsecured development credit facility to increase the commitment by $100 million. Following the amendment, the total credit facility size is $200 million, including a $150 million green tranche and a $50 million conventional tranche On May 4, 2022, the REIT amended its unsecured revolving credit facility to increase the commitment by $100 million to $400 million and to extend the term by one year to March 23, 2025. At September 30, 2022, nothing was drawn on the REIT's credit facilities.

During 2022 YTD, the REIT repaid $37.4 million of maturing secured term mortgages that carried a weighted average interest rate of 2.82%. To date in 2022, the REIT repaid $60.9 million in maturing secured term mortgages that carried a weighted average interest rate of 2.92%. Subsequent to quarter end, the REIT repaid an additional $25.3 million of secured term mortgages at maturity. The REIT also entered into $169.7 million of new 10-year secured term mortgage financing at an effective interest rate of 4.43%, a significant portion of which is interest-only.

The REIT's debt metrics remained strong during the third quarter of 2022. At September 30, 2022, the REIT's leverage ratio1 was 26.5% compared to 29.3% at September 30, 2021. Debt service coverage, interest coverage and debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratios1 were 3.5x, 4.3x and 7.8x, respectively, for Q3 2022 compared to 3.2x, 4.3x and 8.4x, respectively, for the same prior year period.

Debt-to-adjusted EBITDA was 7.8x and 8.0x for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, a decrease from 8.4x and 8.6x for the same prior year periods.

At September 30, 2022, the REIT's liquidity position remained strong at approximately $1.4 billion of available liquidity1 including cash, available borrowing capacity on its credit facilities, and potential for new financing that could be placed on a portion of its $3.5 billion of unencumbered assets.

ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE THE REIT
On November 7, 2022, the REIT announced that it had entered into an Arrangement Agreement with GIC and Dream Industrial REIT, pursuant to which a joint venture (the "Joint Venture") between GIC and Dream Industrial REIT will acquire all of the assets and assume all of the liabilities of the REIT in an all-cash transaction (the "Transaction").

The Transaction, expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, is subject to customary conditions, including REIT Unitholder, court and regulatory approvals, and is expected to occur via a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, pursuant to which the Joint Venture will acquire all of the assets and assume all of the liabilities of the REIT, and the REIT will pay a special distribution and redeem all of its units for $23.50 per unit in cash. The Arrangement Agreement contains customary terms and conditions, including deal protections. REIT Unitholders of record as of October 31, 2022 will receive the previously-declared monthly distribution for October that will be paid on November 15, 2022, following which the REIT has agreed to suspend its monthly distribution through closing.

As a result of the announcement of the Transaction, Summit will not host a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial results and operations for the third quarter.

NON-GAAP MEASURES
The REIT prepares and releases consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS (GAAP). In this release, the REIT discloses and discusses certain non-GAAP measures, including FFO, FFO per Unit, FFO payout ratio, NOI, same property NOI, leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio, debt service coverage ratio, debt-to-adjusted EBITDA and available liquidity. The non-GAAP measures are further defined and discussed in Appendix A | Non-GAAP Measures in the MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), which is incorporated by reference and should be read in conjunction with this release. Since these measures are not determined by IFRS, such measures may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other issuers. The REIT has presented such non-GAAP measures as management believes the measures are a relevant measure of the ability of the REIT to earn and distribute cash returns to Unitholders and to evaluate the REIT's performance. These non-GAAP measures should not be construed as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the REIT's performance.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
The following tables reconcile the REIT's non-GAAP measures to the most comparable IFRS measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

Available Liquidity
The REIT's available liquidity is calculated as follows:


September 30

December 31


2022

2021




Unencumbered assets

$ 3,451,958

$ 2,996,333

Assets required to be reserved under unsecured debt agreements:



Senior unsecured debentures(1)

(1,202,500)

(1,202,500)

Unsecured revolving credit facility(2)

(520,000)

(390,000)

Green Unsecured Development Credit Facility(3)

(260,000)

(130,000)

Unencumbered assets available to be encumbered

1,469,458

1,273,833

Borrowing Capacity on Unencumbered Assets(4)

$ 808,202

$ 700,608




Cash

31,375

16,052

Undrawn portion of unsecured revolving credit facility(5)

400,000

300,000

Undrawn portion of Green Unsecured Development Credit Facility(5)

189,000

90,000

Borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets (per above)

808,202

700,608

Available Liquidity

$ 1,428,577

$ 1,106,660




(1) Calculated as 1.3 times $925 million in aggregate senior unsecured debentures outstanding.

(2) Calculated as 1.3 times $400 million committed amount of unsecured revolving credit facility (December 31, 2021 - $300 million).

(3) Calculated as 1.3 times $200 million committed amount of Green Unsecured Development Credit Facility (December 31, 2021 - $100 million).

(4) Borrowing capacity is calculated as unencumbered assets available to be encumbered multiplied by 55% loan-to-value.

(5) Includes amounts drawn and letters of credit issued under the credit facility agreements.

FFO
The REIT's FFO, FFO per Unit and FFO payout ratio are calculated as follows:




Q3 2022

Q3 2021


Q3 2022

Q3 2021

YTD

YTD






Net income

$ 39,427

$ 253,028

$ 364,393

$ 1,003,754

Adjustments:





Free rent amortization

367

300

1,037

920

Amortization of other assets

74

88

369

235

Fair value adjustment to deferred unit compensation

(86)

863

(2,072)

1,963

Fair value adjustment to loans receivable

(4,691)

Fair value adjustment to investment properties

(4,081)

(239,773)

(259,184)

(933,418)

FFO(1)

$ 35,701

$ 14,506

$ 104,543

$ 68,763






FFO per Unit(1)

$ 0.188

$ 0.086

$ 0.563

$ 0.408






Distributions declared to Unitholders

$ 27,583

$ 24,141

$ 80,440

$ 70,183

Distributions per Unit declared to Unitholders

$ 0.145

$ 0.141

$ 0.430

$ 0.415

Cash Distributions paid

$ 26,114

$ 18,448

$ 67,259

$ 55,020






Regular FFO payout ratio without DRIP benefit(1)

77.3 %

164.9 %

76.4 %

101.7 %

Regular FFO payout ratio with DRIP benefit(1)

73.1 %

127.2 %

64.3 %

80.0 %






Weighted average number of Units outstanding (in thousands)

189,942

169,599

185,837

168,530

Units issued and outstanding at the end of the period (in thousands)

189,977

175,446

189,977

175,446






Other items:





Straight-line rent adjustment

$ (1,412)

$ (1,080)

$ (3,830)

$ (4,226)

Non-recoverable capital expenditures

$ (790)

$ (402)

$ (2,780)

$ (788)

Leasing costs

$ (4,478)

$ (1,764)

$ (12,845)

$ (7,240)






(1) FFO includes strategic non-recurring mortgage prepayment costs of $16.1 million ($0.095 per Unit) and $20.0 million ($0.119 per Unit), respectively, for Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD. Excluding the prepayment costs, FFO per Unit was $0.180 per Unit and $0.527 per Unit for Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD, respectively. FFO payout ratio without DRIP benefit excluding the prepayment costs was 78.2% (60.4% including DRIP benefit) and 78.8% (62.0% including DRIP benefit), respectively, for Q3 2021 and 2021 YTD.

Same Property NOI
In calculating same property NOI, the impacts from the straight-lining of rents and amortization of free rent have been excluded. Same property NOI excludes properties that would have had changes due to acquisitions, dispositions and redevelopments, as well as properties classified as held for sale.

The following tables reconcile same property NOI to net rental income for the periods presented:





Change

Change


GLA

Q3 2022

Q3 2021

($)

( %)







Ontario

10,267

$ 21,113

$ 19,403

$ 1,710

8.8 %

Quebec

4,019

7,889

7,520

369

4.9 %

Alberta

5,177

12,492

12,120

372

3.1 %

Other Canada

42

98

98

0.0 %

Same property NOI

19,505

$ 41,592

$ 39,141

$ 2,451

6.3 %







Acquisitions/dispositions/redevelopments

2,301

4,469

303

4,166


Straight-line rent


1,412

1,080

332


Free rent amortization


(367)

(300)

(67)


Net rental income

21,806

$ 47,106

$ 40,224

$ 6,882




Q3 2022

Q3 2021

Change

Change


GLA

YTD

YTD

($)

( %)







Ontario

9,924

$ 60,569

$ 55,467

$ 5,102

9.2 %

Quebec

3,254

16,928

16,411

517

3.2 %

Alberta

5,177

36,749

36,389

360

1.0 %

Other Canada

42

294

291

3

1.0 %

Same property NOI

18,397

$ 114,540

$ 108,558

$ 5,982

5.5 %







Acquisitions/dispositions/redevelopments

3,409

19,746

8,301

11,445


Straight-line rent


3,830

4,226

(396)


Free rent amortization


(1,037)

(920)

(117)


Net rental income

21,806

$ 137,079

$ 120,165

$ 16,914


Financial Ratios
The REIT's interest coverage ratio, debt service coverage ratio and debt-to-adjusted EBITDA are calculated as follows:




Q3 2022

Q3 2021


Q3 2022

Q3 2021

YTD

YTD






Net income

$ 39,427

$ 253,028

$ 364,393

$ 1,003,754

Adjustments:





Free rent amortization

367

300

1,037

920

Amortization of other assets

74

88

369

235

Straight-lining of rents

(1,412)

(1,080)

(3,830)

(4,226)

Fair value adjustment to deferred unit compensation

(86)

863

(2,072)

1,963

Fair value adjustment to loans receivable

(4,691)

Fair value adjustment to investment properties

(4,081)

(239,773)

(259,184)

(933,418)

Finance costs(1)

10,459

24,887

28,999

48,263

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 44,748

$ 38,313

$ 129,712

$ 112,800






Adjustments to finance costs:





Non-recurring mortgage prepayment costs(1)

(16,062)

(20,036)

Interest expense (finance costs) excluding adjustments

$ 10,459

$ 8,825

$ 28,999

$ 28,227

Interest Coverage

4.3x

4.3x

4.5x

4.0x






Principal repayments (excluding mortgage payouts)

$ 2,468

$ 3,280

$ 7,931

$ 12,530

Principal and interest payments

$ 12,927

$ 12,105

$ 36,930

$ 40,757

Debt Service Coverage

3.5x

3.2x

3.5x

2.8x






Non-current loans and borrowings

$ 1,305,392

$ 1,213,815

$ 1,305,392

$ 1,213,815

Current loans and borrowings

79,378

72,641

79,378

72,641

Total loans and borrowings

1,384,770

1,286,456

1,384,770

1,286,456

Adjustments:





Unamortized premium on debt

(1,666)

(2,243)

(1,666)

(2,243)

Unamortized deferred financing charges

4,679

5,685

4,679

5,685

Total loans and borrowings (principal outstanding)

$ 1,387,783

$ 1,289,898

$ 1,387,783

$ 1,289,898

Adjusted EBITDA per above, annualized

$ 178,992

$ 153,252

$ 172,949

$ 150,400

Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA

7.8x

8.4x

8.0x

8.6x






(1) The REIT incurred non-recurring mortgage prepayment costs of $16.1 million and $20.0 million during Q3 2021 and Q3 2021 YTD on the strategic early repayment of $329.5 million of secured term mortgages, which were recorded in finance costs.

About Summit Industrial Income REIT
Summit Industrial Income REIT is an unincorporated open-ended trust focused on growing and managing a portfolio of light industrial properties in key markets across Canada. Summit's units are listed on the TSX and trade under the symbol SMU.UN. For more information, please visit the REIT's website at www.summitiireit.com.

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