RVI Retail Value Inc

Retail Value Inc. (NYSE: RVI) today announced operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019.

Results for the Quarter

• Fourth quarter net loss attributable to common shareholders was $39.1 million, or $2.06 per diluted share as compared to net income of $2.9 million, or $0.15 per share, in the year ago-period. The year-over-year decrease in net income is primarily attributable to impairment charges.
• Fourth quarter operating funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (“Operating FFO” or “OFFO”) was $24.1 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, compared to $25.0 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, in the year ago-period. The year-over-year decrease in OFFO is primarily attributable to the impact of asset sales.
• Sold one shopping center for an aggregate sales price of $19.2 million.
• Payment of $16.6 million payable to SITE Centers Corp.
• The Continental U.S. leased rate was 90.6% as compared to 91.4% at September 30, 2019 due to lease expirations and tenant bankruptcies.
• The Puerto Rico leased rate was 84.7% as compared to 83.8% at September 30, 2019 due to a new anchor lease.

Significant Full Year Activity and 2020 Activity

• Net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2019, was $46.7 million, or $2.46 per diluted share. Generated Operating FFO of $5.05 per diluted share for the full year 2019.
• Sold 10 shopping centers and two outparcels for an aggregate sales price of $335.2 million.
• In January and February 2020, sold three shopping centers for an aggregate sales price of $155.6 million.

Key Quarterly Operating Results

The following metrics are as of December 31, 2019:

 

 

Continental U.S.

 

Puerto Rico

Shopping Center Count

 

16

 

12

Gross Leasable Area (thousands)

 

7,017

 

4,431

Base Rent PSF

 

$13.54

 

$19.93

Leased Rate

 

90.6%

 

84.7%

Commenced Rate

 

90.2%

 

82.7%

NOI-Quarter (millions)

 

$19.8

 

$16.3

About RVI

RVI is an independent publicly traded company trading under the ticker symbol “RVI” on the New York Stock Exchange. RVI holds assets in the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico and is managed by one or more subsidiaries of SITE Centers Corp. RVI focuses on realizing value in its business through operations and sales of its assets. Additional information about RVI is available at www.retailvalueinc.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used as a standard in the real estate industry and is a widely accepted measure of real estate investment trust (“REIT”) performance. Management believes that both FFO and Operating FFO provide additional indicators of the financial performance of a REIT. The Company also believes that FFO and Operating FFO more appropriately measure the core operations of the Company and provide benchmarks to its peer group.

In December 2018, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) issued NAREIT Funds From Operations White Paper - 2018 Restatement (“the 2018 FFO White Paper”). The purpose of the 2018 FFO White Paper was not to change the fundamental definition of FFO but to clarify existing guidance and to consolidate into a single document, alerts and policy bulletins issued by NAREIT since the last FFO white paper was issued in 2002. The 2018 FFO White Paper was effective starting with first quarter 2019 reporting. The Company did not report any changes in the calculation of FFO in 2019 related to the clarification in the 2018 FFO White Paper.

FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) adjusted to exclude (i) gains and losses from disposition of real estate property and related investments, which are presented net of taxes, if any, (ii) impairment charges on real estate property and related investments and (iii) certain non-cash items. These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles. The Company’s calculation of FFO is consistent with the definition of FFO provided by NAREIT. The Company calculates Operating FFO by excluding certain non-operating charges and income. Operating FFO is useful to investors as the Company removes non-comparable charges and income to analyze the results of its operations and assess performance of the core operating real estate portfolio. Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner.

The Company also uses net operating income (“NOI”), a non-GAAP financial measure, as a supplemental performance measure. NOI is calculated as property revenues less property-related expenses. The Company believes 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, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and disposition activity on an unleveraged basis.

FFO, Operating FFO and NOI do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as alternatives to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or as alternatives to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this release and the accompanying financial supplement.

Safe Harbor

RVI considers portions of the information in this press release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company's expectation for future periods. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, among other factors, our ability to sell assets on commercially reasonable terms; our ability to complete dispositions of assets under contract; property damage, expenses related thereto and other business and economic consequences (including the potential loss of rental revenues) resulting from extreme weather conditions and natural disasters in locations where we own properties, and the ability to estimate accurately the amounts thereof; sufficiency and timing of any insurance recovery payments related to damages from extreme weather conditions and natural disasters; local conditions such as an increase in the supply of, or a reduction in demand for, retail real estate in the area; the impact of e-commerce; dependence on rental income from real property; the loss of, significant downsizing of or bankruptcy of a major tenant and the impact of any such event on rental income from other tenants at our properties; our ability to secure equity or debt financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all; impairment charges; our ability to enter into definitive agreements with regard to our financing arrangements and our ability to satisfy conditions to the completion of these arrangements; changes with respect to the Puerto Rican economy and government; the ability to secure and maintain management services provided to us, including pursuant to our external management agreement with one or more subsidiaries of SITE Centers; and our ability to maintain our REIT status. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

Retail Value Inc.

Income Statement

 

 

in thousands, except per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Q19

 

4Q19

 

Total

 

Total

 

 

Continental U.S.

 

Puerto Rico

 

4Q19

 

12M19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income (2)

$29,965

 

$25,627

 

$55,592

 

$230,328

 

Other property revenues

38

 

109

 

147

 

1,092

 

Business interruption income

0

 

0

 

0

 

7,675

 

 

30,003

 

25,736

 

55,739

 

239,095

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance (3)

5,334

 

8,237

 

13,571

 

52,964

 

Real estate taxes

4,909

 

1,205

 

6,114

 

27,693

 

 

10,243

 

9,442

 

19,685

 

80,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income (4)

19,760

 

16,294

 

36,054

 

158,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management fees

 

 

 

 

(2,429)

 

(10,497)

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

(8,473)

 

(42,674)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

(19,189)

 

(74,598)

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

(899)

 

(3,953)

 

Impairment charges

 

 

 

 

(47,080)

 

(80,070)

 

Hurricane property insurance income, net

 

 

 

 

3,159

 

79,391

 

Debt extinguishment costs, net

 

 

 

 

(21)

 

(19,379)

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 

 

0

 

(37)

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

0

 

(850)

 

(Loss) gain on disposition of real estate, net (5)

 

 

 

 

(166)

 

41,482

 

(Loss) income before other items

 

 

 

 

(39,044)

 

47,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax expense

 

 

 

 

(82)

 

(504)

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

 

 

($39,126)

 

$46,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares – Basic & Diluted – EPS

 

 

 

 

19,052

 

19,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – Basic & Diluted

 

 

 

 

($2.06)

 

$2.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Lost revenue related to hurricane

$0

 

$0

 

$0

 

($2,946)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Minimum rents

20,486

 

14,466

 

34,952

 

145,930

 

Ground lease minimum rents

1,365

 

1,926

 

3,291

 

13,604

 

Percentage and overage rent

(9)

 

645

 

636

 

3,578

 

Recoveries

7,556

 

5,804

 

13,360

 

56,010

 

Lease termination fees

142

 

0

 

142

 

1,082

 

Ancillary and other rental income

381

 

2,822

 

3,203

 

10,074

 

Bad debt

44

 

(36)

 

8

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management fees

(1,241)

 

(1,448)

 

(2,689)

 

(11,360)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

NOI from assets sold

 

 

 

 

561

 

10,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

SITE Centers disposition fees

192

3,352 

Retail Value Inc.

Reconciliation: Net Income to FFO and Operating FFO

and Other Financial Information

 

 

in thousands, except per share

 

 

 

 

 

4Q19

 

12M19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Common Shareholders

($39,126)

 

$46,749

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate

19,165

 

74,496

 

Impairment of real estate

47,080

 

80,070

 

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

166

 

(41,482)

 

FFO attributable to Common Shareholders

$27,285

 

$159,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hurricane activity, net (1)

(3,159)

 

(84,120)

 

Debt extinguishment, transaction, other, net

21

 

20,266

 

Total non-operating items, net

(3,138)

 

(63,854)

 

Operating FFO attributable to Common Shareholders

$24,147

 

$95,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares and units – Basic & Diluted – FFO & OFFO

19,052

 

19,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share – Basic & Diluted

$1.43

 

$8.41

 

Operating FFO per share – Basic & Diluted

$1.27

 

$5.05

 

Common stock dividends declared, per share

$2.05

 

$2.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certain non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

Straight-line rent

(194)

 

(1,308)

 

Straight-line fixed CAM

135

 

580

 

Loan cost amortization

(1,134)

 

(4,828)

 

Non-real estate depreciation expense

(23)

 

(101)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

233

 

953

 

Tenant allowances and landlord work

2,723

 

10,692

 

Leasing commissions - SITE Centers

1,340

 

3,151

 

Leasing commissions - external

37

 

708

 

Hurricane restorations

10,249

 

62,401

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Hurricane activity, net:

 

 

 

 

Lost tenant revenue

0

 

2,946

 

Hurricane property insurance income, net

(3,159)

 

(79,391)

 

Business interruption income

0

 

(7,675)

 

 

(3,159)

 

(84,120)

Retail Value Inc.

Balance Sheet

 

 

$ in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

At Period End

 

 

4Q19

 

4Q18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Land

$522,393

 

$622,827

 

Buildings

1,380,984

 

1,629,862

 

Fixtures and tenant improvements

152,426

 

172,679

 

 

2,055,803

 

2,425,368

 

Depreciation

(670,509)

 

(704,401)

 

 

1,385,294

 

1,720,967

 

Construction in progress and land

2,017

 

26,070

 

Real estate, net

1,387,311

 

1,747,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

71,048

 

44,565

 

Restricted cash (1)

112,246

 

66,634

 

Receivables and straight-line (2)

25,195

 

31,426

 

Property insurance receivable

0

 

29,422

 

Intangible assets, net (3)

19,573

 

31,882

 

Other assets, net

11,314

 

11,678

 

Total Assets

1,626,687

 

1,962,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

 

 

 

 

Secured debt

655,833

 

967,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable to SITE

105

 

33,985

 

Dividends payable

39,057

 

24,005

 

Other liabilities (4)

53,789

 

84,832

 

Total Liabilities

748,784

 

1,110,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable preferred equity

190,000

 

190,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

1,905

 

1,846

 

Paid-in capital

692,871

 

675,566

 

Distributions in excess of net income

(6,857)

 

(15,153)

 

Common shares in treasury at cost

(16)

 

(6)

 

Total Equity

687,903

 

662,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$1,626,687

 

$1,962,644

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Asset sale proceeds

17,388

 

26,969

 

Other escrows

94,858

 

39,665

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Straight-line rents receivable

15,563

 

18,757

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Operating lease right of use assets (related to adoption of Topic 842)

1,714

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Operating lease liabilities (related to adoption of Topic 842)

2,835

 

0

 

Below-market leases, net

20,042

 

33,914

 

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Christa Vesy, 216-755-5500 EVP and Chief Financial Officer