Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH) today announced
its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019
and provided an update on current events.
Highlights include:
- Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit
holders of $7.2 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the
quarter ended December 31, 2019 compared to $4.9 million, or
$0.07 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31,
2018. Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit
holders of $29.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the year
ended December 31, 2019 compared to $23.5 million, or $0.36
per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
- Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and
OP Unit holders ("FFO") of $22.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted
share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 compared to
$17.1 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the quarter ended
December 31, 2018. FFO of $80.0 million, or $1.10 per diluted
share, for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $64.3
million, or $0.99 per diluted share, for the year ended
December 31, 2018.
- Normalized funds from operations attributable to common
stockholders and OP Unit holders ("Normalized FFO") of $22.9
million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the quarter ended
December 31, 2019 compared to $20.2 million, or $0.30 per
diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.
Normalized FFO of $85.1 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, for
the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to Normalized FFO of
$66.5 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, for the year ended
December 31, 2018.
- Introduced 2020 full-year Normalized FFO guidance in the range
of $1.16 to $1.20 per diluted share, as set forth in the separate
presentation that can be found on the Investors page of the
Company's website, ArmadaHoffler.com. The Company's executive
management will provide further details regarding its 2020 earnings
guidance during today's webcast and conference call.
- Core operating property portfolio occupancy at 96.5% as of
December 31, 2019 compared to 95.8% as of December 31,
2018.
- Same Store Net Operating Income ("NOI") increased 3.8% on a
GAAP basis and 4.5% on a cash basis for the year ended December 31,
2019.
- Positive releasing spreads on office and retail lease renewals
during 2019 of 5.6% on a GAAP basis and 2.2% on a cash basis.
- Redesigned our website - ArmadaHoffler.com - to include
additional functionality and enhancements including a
Sustainability Update.
- Added $109.2 million to third-party construction backlog during
the fourth quarter and ended 2019 with total backlog of $242.6
million.
- Executed a long-term lease with Apex Entertainment for all
84,000 square feet previously occupied by Dick's Sporting Goods in
the Town Center of Virginia Beach.
- Announced that the Company will be the majority partner in a
joint venture to develop Ten Tryon, a new 15-story 220,000 square
foot urban mixed-use development in Charlotte, North Carolina
anchored by Publix and a Fortune 100 office tenant.
- Announced that the Company will be the majority partner in a
joint venture to redevelop the historic Chronicle Mill as part of a
new multifamily development in Belmont, North Carolina.
- Extended the maturity of our credit facility to 2024 for the
senior unsecured revolving component and 2025 for the senior
unsecured term loan component.
- Raised $25.5 million of gross proceeds through our
at-the-market equity offering program at an average price of $18.30
per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Raised $98.4
million of gross proceeds at an average price of $16.76 per share
during the year ended December 31, 2019.
"As we had forecasted at the beginning of last year, 2019
yielded strong bottom line growth with a nearly 14 percent increase
in per share earnings," said Louis Haddad, President & CEO. "In
2020, our focus turns to increasing NAV through our capital
recycling strategy and executing on exciting new ground up
development and high return redevelopment opportunities. We expect
to build a solid case for expansion of our multiple and
significantly higher earnings over the next few years. As the
Company's largest equity holder, management remains committed to
generating long-term value for all shareholders."
Financial Results
The fourth quarter changes in net income, FFO, and Normalized
FFO as compared to the fourth quarter of 2018 were positively
impacted by higher interest income from mezzanine lending
activities, higher property operating income due to acquisitions
and developments, and higher construction segment gross profit and
were negatively impacted by higher interest expense and lower gains
on sale of real estate.
Full year changes in net income, FFO, and Normalized FFO as
compared to 2018 were positively impacted by higher interest income
from mezzanine lending activities, higher property operating income
due to acquisitions and developments, and higher construction
segment gross profit and were negatively impacted by higher
interest expense. Additionally, full year net income and FFO were
negatively impacted by mark-to-market losses on interest rate
derivatives.
Operating Performance
At the end of the year, the Company’s retail, office, and
multifamily core operating property portfolios were 96.9%, 96.6%,
and 95.6% occupied, respectively.
Total third-party construction contract backlog was $242.6
million at the end of the year.
Balance Sheet and Financing Activity
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $960.8 million of
total debt outstanding, including $110.0 million outstanding under
its revolving credit facility. Total debt outstanding excludes
unamortized GAAP fair value adjustments and deferred financing
costs. Approximately 51% of the Company’s debt had fixed interest
rates or was subject to interest rate swaps as of December 31,
2019. After considering LIBOR interest rate caps with strike prices
at or below 275 basis points, as of December 31, 2019, 77% of
the Company’s debt was fixed or hedged.
Outlook
The Company is introducing its 2020 full-year Normalized FFO
guidance in the range of $1.16 to $1.20 per diluted share, as set
forth in the separate presentation that can be found on the
Investors page of the Company's website, ArmadaHoffler.com. The
following table outlines the Company's assumptions along with
Normalized FFO per diluted share estimates for 2020. The Company's
executive management will provide further details regarding its
2020 earnings guidance during today's webcast and conference
call.
Full-year 2020 Guidance [1] |
|
Expected Ranges |
Total NOI |
|
$117.5M |
$118.5M |
Construction Segment Gross
Profit |
|
$7.3M |
$8.0M |
G&A Expenses |
|
$12.9M |
$13.5M |
Mezzanine Interest Income
[2] |
|
$21.7M |
$22.1M |
Interest Expense |
|
$35.2M |
$36.2M |
Normalized FFO per diluted share
[3] |
|
$1.16 |
$1.20 |
[1] Includes the following assumptions: •
Asset recycling program completed during 2Q20.
• Interest expense is calculated based on the
Forward LIBOR Curve, which forecasts rates ending the year at
1.48%. • Opportunistic sale of
approximately $80 million through the ATM program, resulting in a
full year weighted average share count of 79.7 million.
[2] Includes amortization of exit fees for The Residences at
Annapolis Junction & The Interlock.
[3] Normalized FFO excludes certain items, including debt
extinguishment losses, acquisition, development and other pursuit
costs, mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate derivatives,
amortization of right-of-use assets attributable to finance leases,
severance related costs, and other non-comparable items. See
"Non-GAAP Financial Measures." The Company does not provide a
reconciliation for its guidance range of Normalized FFO per diluted
share to net income per diluted share, the most directly comparable
forward-looking GAAP financial measure, because it is unable to
provide a meaningful or accurate estimate of reconciling items and
the information is not available without unreasonable effort as a
result of the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and/or
amounts of various items that would impact net income per diluted
share. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the
probable significance of the unavailable information and believes
that providing a reconciliation for its guidance range of
Normalized FFO per diluted share would imply a degree of precision
for its forward-looking net income per diluted share that could be
misleading to investors.
Supplemental Financial Information
Further details regarding operating results, properties, and
leasing statistics can be found in the Company’s supplemental
financial package available on the Investors page at
ArmadaHoffler.com.
Webcast and Conference Call
The Company will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday,
February 6, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to review
financial results and discuss recent events. The live webcast will
be available through the Investors page of the Company’s
website, ArmadaHoffler.com. To participate in the call, please dial
877-407-3982 (domestic) or 201-493-6780 (international). A
replay of the conference call will be available through Friday,
March 6, 2020 by dialing 844-512-2921 (domestic) or
412-317-6671 (international) and entering the pass code
13697798.
About Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH) is a
vertically-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust
("REIT") with four decades of experience developing, building,
acquiring, and managing high-quality, institutional-grade office,
retail, and multifamily properties located primarily in the
Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. In addition to
developing and building properties for its own account, the Company
also provides development and general contracting construction
services to third-party clients. Founded in 1979 by Daniel A.
Hoffler, the Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters within this press release are discussed using
forward-looking language as specified in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the
actual results or performance to differ from those projected in the
forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements may
include comments relating to the current and future performance of
the Company’s operating property portfolio, the Company’s
development pipeline, the Company's mezzanine program, the
Company’s construction and development business, including backlog
and timing of deliveries, financing activities, as well as
acquisitions, dispositions and the Company’s financial outlook,
guidance and expectations. For a description of factors that may
cause the Company’s actual results or performance to differ from
its forward-looking statements, please review the information under
the heading “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and
the other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking
statement contained herein, to reflect any change in the Company's
expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based,
except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company calculates FFO in accordance with the standards
established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts ("Nareit"). Nareit defines FFO as net income (loss)
(calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding depreciation and
amortization related to real estate, gains or losses from the sale
of certain real estate assets, gains and losses from change in
control, and impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets
and investments in entities when the impairment is directly
attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate
held by the entity.
FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. The Company
uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because it believes
that FFO is beneficial to investors as a starting point in
measuring the Company’s operational performance. Specifically, in
excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and
gains and losses from property dispositions, which do not relate to
or are not indicative of operating performance, FFO provides a
performance measure that, when compared period-over-period,
captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating
costs. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the
performance of REITs, FFO will be used by investors as a basis to
compare the Company’s operating performance with that of other
REITs.
However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and
captures neither the changes in the value of the Company’s
properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level
of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to
maintain the operating performance of the Company’s properties, all
of which have real economic effects and could materially impact the
Company’s results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure
of the Company’s performance is limited. In addition, other equity
REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the Nareit
definition as the Company does, and, accordingly, the Company’s FFO
may not be comparable to such other REITs’ FFO. Accordingly, FFO
should be considered only as a supplement to net income as a
measure of the Company’s performance.
Management also believes that the computation of FFO in
accordance with Nareit’s definition includes certain items that are
not indicative of the results provided by the Company’s operating
property portfolio and affect the comparability of the Company’s
period-over-period performance. Accordingly, management believes
that Normalized FFO is a more useful performance measure that
excludes certain items, including but not limited to, acquisition,
development and other pursuit costs, gains or losses from the early
extinguishment of debt, impairment of intangible assets and
liabilities, mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate
derivatives, amortization of right-of-use assets attributable to
finance leases, severance related costs, and other non-comparable
items.
For reference, as an aid in understanding the Company’s
computation of FFO and Normalized FFO, a reconciliation of net
income calculated in accordance with GAAP to FFO and Normalized FFO
has been included at the end of this release.
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(dollars in thousands)
|
December 31, |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income producing property |
$ |
1,460,723 |
|
|
$ |
1,037,917 |
|
Held for development |
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
2,994 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
140,601 |
|
|
|
135,675 |
|
|
|
1,606,324 |
|
|
|
1,176,586 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
(224,738 |
) |
|
|
(188,775 |
) |
Net real estate investments |
|
1,381,586 |
|
|
|
987,811 |
|
Real estate investments held for
sale |
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
929 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
39,232 |
|
|
|
21,254 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
4,347 |
|
|
|
2,797 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
23,470 |
|
|
|
19,016 |
|
Notes receivable |
|
159,371 |
|
|
|
138,683 |
|
Construction receivables,
including retentions |
|
36,361 |
|
|
|
16,154 |
|
Construction contract costs and
estimated earnings in excess of billings |
|
249 |
|
|
|
1,358 |
|
Equity method investments |
|
— |
|
|
|
22,203 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use
assets |
|
33,088 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Finance lease right-of-use
assets |
|
24,130 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets,
net |
|
68,702 |
|
|
|
27,561 |
|
Other assets |
|
32,901 |
|
|
|
27,616 |
|
Total Assets |
$ |
1,804,897 |
|
|
$ |
1,265,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indebtedness, net |
$ |
950,537 |
|
|
$ |
694,239 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities |
|
17,803 |
|
|
|
15,217 |
|
Construction payables, including
retentions |
|
53,382 |
|
|
|
50,796 |
|
Billings in excess of
construction contract costs and estimated earnings |
|
5,306 |
|
|
|
3,037 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
41,474 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Finance lease liabilities |
|
17,903 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other liabilities |
|
63,045 |
|
|
|
46,203 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
1,149,450 |
|
|
|
809,492 |
|
Total Equity |
|
655,447 |
|
|
|
455,890 |
|
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$ |
1,804,897 |
|
|
$ |
1,265,382 |
|
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS(in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenues |
|
$ |
41,832 |
|
|
$ |
30,731 |
|
|
$ |
151,339 |
|
|
$ |
116,958 |
|
General contracting and real estate services revenues |
|
39,741 |
|
|
12,705 |
|
|
105,859 |
|
|
76,359 |
|
Total revenues |
|
81,573 |
|
|
43,436 |
|
|
257,198 |
|
|
193,317 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental expenses |
|
9,819 |
|
|
7,173 |
|
|
34,332 |
|
|
27,222 |
|
Real estate taxes |
|
4,202 |
|
|
2,995 |
|
|
14,961 |
|
|
11,383 |
|
General contracting and real estate services expenses |
|
38,683 |
|
|
12,154 |
|
|
101,538 |
|
|
73,628 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
15,690 |
|
|
11,260 |
|
|
54,564 |
|
|
39,913 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance leases |
|
147 |
|
|
— |
|
|
377 |
|
|
— |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
3,063 |
|
|
3,339 |
|
|
12,392 |
|
|
11,431 |
|
Acquisition, development and other pursuit costs |
|
294 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
844 |
|
|
352 |
|
Impairment charges |
|
252 |
|
|
1,518 |
|
|
252 |
|
|
1,619 |
|
Total expenses |
|
72,150 |
|
|
38,629 |
|
|
219,260 |
|
|
165,548 |
|
Gain on real estate dispositions |
|
— |
|
|
4,254 |
|
|
4,699 |
|
|
4,254 |
|
Operating income |
|
9,423 |
|
|
9,061 |
|
|
42,637 |
|
|
32,023 |
|
Interest income |
|
6,593 |
|
|
3,577 |
|
|
23,215 |
|
|
10,729 |
|
Interest expense on indebtedness |
|
(8,571 |
) |
|
(5,540 |
) |
|
(30,776 |
) |
|
(19,087 |
) |
Interest expense on finance leases |
|
(228 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(568 |
) |
|
— |
|
Equity in income of unconsolidated real estate entities |
|
— |
|
|
372 |
|
|
273 |
|
|
372 |
|
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives |
|
327 |
|
|
(2,207 |
) |
|
(3,599 |
) |
|
(951 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
159 |
|
|
155 |
|
|
585 |
|
|
377 |
|
Income before taxes |
|
7,703 |
|
|
5,418 |
|
|
31,767 |
|
|
23,463 |
|
Income tax benefit
(provision) |
|
152 |
|
|
(523 |
) |
|
491 |
|
|
29 |
|
Net
income |
|
7,855 |
|
|
4,895 |
|
|
32,258 |
|
|
23,492 |
|
Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests in investment entities |
|
427 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
— |
|
Preferred stock dividends |
|
(1,067 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(2,455 |
) |
|
— |
|
Net income
attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit
holders |
|
$ |
7,215 |
|
|
$ |
4,895 |
|
|
$ |
29,590 |
|
|
$ |
23,492 |
|
ARMADA HOFFLER
PROPERTIES, INC.RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO FFO &
NORMALIZED FFO(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit
holders |
|
$ |
7,215 |
|
|
$ |
4,895 |
|
|
$ |
29,590 |
|
|
$ |
23,492 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
(1) |
|
15,285 |
|
|
11,525 |
|
|
53,616 |
|
|
40,178 |
|
Gain on operating real estate
dispositions (2) |
|
— |
|
|
(833 |
) |
|
(3,220 |
) |
|
(833 |
) |
Impairment of real estate
assets |
|
— |
|
|
1,502 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,502 |
|
FFO attributable to
common stockholders and OP Unit holders |
|
$ |
22,500 |
|
|
$ |
17,089 |
|
|
$ |
79,986 |
|
|
$ |
64,339 |
|
Acquisition, development and
other pursuit costs |
|
294 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
844 |
|
|
352 |
|
Impairment of intangible assets
and liabilities |
|
252 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
252 |
|
|
117 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of
debt |
|
30 |
|
|
— |
|
|
30 |
|
|
11 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use
assets - finance leases |
|
147 |
|
|
— |
|
|
377 |
|
|
— |
|
Change in fair value of interest
rate derivatives |
|
(327 |
) |
|
2,207 |
|
|
3,599 |
|
|
951 |
|
Severance related costs |
|
— |
|
|
688 |
|
|
— |
|
|
688 |
|
Normalized FFO
attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit
holders |
|
$ |
22,896 |
|
|
$ |
20,190 |
|
|
$ |
85,088 |
|
|
$ |
66,458 |
|
Net income attributable
to common stockholders and OP Unit holders per diluted share and
unit |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
FFO per diluted share and
unit attributable to common stockholders and OP Unit
holders |
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
Normalized FFO per
diluted share and unit attributable to common stockholders and OP
Unit holders |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
Weighted average common shares
and units - diluted |
|
76,762 |
|
|
66,836 |
|
|
72,644 |
|
|
64,754 |
|
________________________________________
(1) The adjustment for
depreciation and amortization for the years ended December 31, 2019
and 2018 include $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of
depreciation attributable to the Company's investment in One City
Center, which was an unconsolidated real estate investment until
March 14, 2019. Additionally, the adjustment for depreciation and
amortization for the year ended December 31, 2019 excludes $0.8
million of depreciation attributable to the Company's joint venture
partners. |
(2) The adjustment for gain on
operating real estate dispositions for the year ended December 31,
2019 excludes the portion of the gain on Lightfoot Marketplace that
was allocated to our joint venture partner and excludes the gain on
sale of a non-operating land parcel. The adjustment for gain on
operating real estate dispositions for the year ended December 31,
2018 excludes the gain on the build-to-suit industrial facility
because this property was sold before being placed into
service. |
Contact:
Michael P. O’HaraArmada Hoffler Properties, Inc.Chief
Financial Officer and TreasurerEmail:
MOHara@ArmadaHoffler.comPhone: (757) 366-6684
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