Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today reported results for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019. All per share results
are reported as available to common shares/units on a diluted
basis.
Quarter Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$ Change
% Change
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
$
0.83
$
0.31
$
0.52
167.7%
Funds from Operations (FFO) per share
$
0.80
$
0.81
$
(0.01
)
(1.2%
)
Normalized FFO per share
$
0.86
$
0.81
$
0.05
6.2%
Six Months Ended June
30,
2019
2018
$ Change
% Change
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
$
1.11
$
0.88
$
0.23
26.1%
Funds from Operations (FFO) per share
$
1.61
$
1.52
$
0.09
5.9%
Normalized FFO per share
$
1.67
$
1.58
$
0.09
5.7%
“Our operating results in the second quarter exceeded even our
prior elevated expectations, led by improving results in our East
Coast markets and Seattle and continued strength in our California
markets,” said Mark J. Parrell, Equity Residential’s President and
CEO. “The story in our business continues to be nearly limitless
demand for the high quality lifestyle that our urban and dense
suburban apartment properties and dedicated property teams provide.
Based on this strong demand and the lowest second quarter turnover
in our history, we are pleased to increase our full year same store
revenue, NOI and Normalized FFO per share guidance ranges, with the
new midpoints above the top end of our prior ranges.”
Highlights
- The Company produced same store revenue growth of 3.5% for the
second quarter of 2019, which was above its expectations, with
Physical Occupancy of 96.6% and Renewal Rate Achieved growth of
5.1%.
- The Company produced Normalized FFO per share growth of 6.2%
for the second quarter of 2019.
- During the second quarter of 2019, the Company acquired three
apartment properties, totaling 1,065 apartment units, for an
aggregate purchase price of approximately $376.0 million.
- During the second quarter of 2019, the Company issued $600.0
million of unsecured notes at a coupon rate of 3.0%, one of the
lowest ten-year coupons in the Company’s and the REIT industry’s
history.
Results Per Share
The change in EPS for both the quarter and six months ended June
30, 2019 compared to the same periods of 2018, are due primarily to
higher property and unconsolidated sale gains in the second quarter
of 2019, the various adjustment items listed on page 25 of this
release and the items described below.
The per share changes in FFO for both the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same periods of 2018, are due
primarily to the various adjustment items listed on page 25 of this
release and the items described below.
The per share changes in Normalized FFO are due primarily
to:
Positive/(Negative)
Impact
Second Quarter 2019
vs.
Second Quarter 2018
June YTD 2019 vs.
June YTD 2018
Same Store Net Operating Income (NOI)
$
0.04
$
0.07
Lease-Up NOI and other non-same store
NOI
0.01
0.02
2019 and 2018 transaction activity impact
on NOI
0.01
0.02
Other items, including corporate overhead
1
(0.01
)
(0.02
)
Net
$
0.05
$
0.09
1 Corporate overhead includes property management and general
and administrative expenses.
The Company has a glossary of defined terms and related
reconciliations of Non-GAAP financial measures on pages 27 through
31 of this release. Reconciliations and definitions of FFO and
Normalized FFO are provided on pages 7, 28 and 29 of this release
and the Company has included guidance for 2019 Normalized FFO per
share on page 26 and 2019 FFO per share and 2019 EPS on page 29 of
this release.
Same Store Results
The following table shows the increases in same store results
for the second quarter 2019 to second quarter 2018 comparison,
which includes 74,236 apartment units, and for the six months ended
June 30, 2019 to six months ended June 30, 2018 comparison, which
includes 73,609 apartment units. The Company’s Physical Occupancy
was 96.6% compared to 96.2% for the second quarter of 2019 and
2018, respectively, and 96.4% compared to 96.1% for the first six
months of 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Second Quarter 2019
vs.
Second Quarter 2018
June YTD 2019 vs.
June YTD 2018
Revenues
3.5%
3.3%
Expenses
3.3%
3.9%
NOI
3.6%
3.1%
Investment Activity
The Company acquired three apartment properties during the
second quarter of 2019, totaling 1,065 apartment units, for an
aggregate purchase price of approximately $376.0 million at a
weighted average Acquisition Capitalization Rate of 4.9%. The
properties are located in suburban Washington, D.C., suburban
Denver and San Jose, CA.
The Company sold two wholly owned properties during the second
quarter of 2019, totaling 561 apartment units, for an aggregate
sale price of approximately $402.8 million at a weighted average
Disposition Yield of 4.4%, generating an Unlevered IRR of 8.6%. The
properties are located in New York and Boston. Also during the
second quarter of 2019, the Company sold two unconsolidated
properties, totaling 945 apartment units, for an aggregate sale
price of approximately $394.5 million at a weighted average
Disposition Yield of 4.7%, received net proceeds of approximately
$78.3 million and recognized a GAAP gain on sale of approximately
$69.5 million from these sales. The properties are located in San
Jose, CA and South Florida.
During the first six months of 2019, the Company acquired six
properties, totaling 1,644 apartment units, for an aggregate
purchase price of approximately $634.7 million at a weighted
average Acquisition Capitalization Rate of 4.8%. The Company did
not sell any properties in the first quarter of 2019. Therefore,
year-to-date 2019 disposition activity is the same as listed above
for the second quarter 2019.
Capital Markets Activity
On June 26, 2019, the Company issued $600.0 million of 10-year
unsecured notes at a coupon rate of 3.0%. After the effect of the
termination of certain interest rate hedges, underwriters’ fees and
other costs associated with the offering, the all-in effective rate
of the notes is approximately 3.85%. Proceeds were used to repay a
portion of $950.0 million in secured and unsecured debt that was
paid off on July 1, 2019. See page 18 of this release for more
details.
Third Quarter 2019 Guidance
The Company has established guidance ranges for the third
quarter of 2019 EPS, FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share as
listed below:
Q3 2019
Guidance
EPS
$0.71 to $0.75
FFO per share
$0.87 to $0.91
Normalized FFO per share
$0.87 to $0.91
The difference between the second quarter 2019 actual EPS of
$0.83 and the third quarter 2019 EPS guidance midpoint of $0.73 is
due primarily to lower expected property and unconsolidated sale
gains, offset by lower expected debt extinguishment costs and the
items described below.
The difference between the second quarter 2019 actual FFO of
$0.80 per share and the third quarter 2019 FFO guidance midpoint of
$0.89 per share is due primarily to lower expected debt
extinguishment costs and the items described below.
The difference between the second quarter 2019 actual Normalized
FFO of $0.86 per share and the third quarter 2019 Normalized FFO
guidance midpoint of $0.89 per share is due primarily to:
Positive/(Negative)
Impact
Third Quarter 2019 vs.
Second Quarter 2019
Same Store NOI
$
0.01
2019 and 2018 transaction
activity impact on NOI
0.01
Corporate overhead
0.01
Net
$
0.03
Full Year 2019 Guidance
The Company has revised its guidance for its full year 2019 same
store operating performance, EPS, FFO per share, Normalized FFO per
share and transactions as listed below:
Revised
Previous
Same Store:
Physical Occupancy
96.4%
96.2%
Revenue change
3.1% to 3.5%
2.2% to 3.2%
Expense change
3.5% to 4.0%
3.5% to 4.5%
NOI change
2.7% to 3.5%
1.5% to 3.0%
EPS
$2.48 to $2.54
$1.94 to $2.04
FFO per share
$3.36 to $3.42
$3.26 to $3.36
Normalized FFO per share
$3.43 to $3.49
$3.34 to $3.44
Transactions:
Consolidated rental acquisitions
$1.0 billion
$700.0 million
Consolidated rental dispositions
$1.0 billion
$700.0 million
Transaction Accretion (Dilution)
None
(25 basis points)
The change in the full year 2019 EPS guidance range is due
primarily to higher expected property and unconsolidated sale gains
and the items described below.
The change in the full year 2019 FFO per share guidance range is
due primarily to the items described below.
The change in the full year 2019 Normalized FFO per share
guidance range is due primarily to:
Positive/(Negative)
Impact
Revised Full Year 2019
vs.
Previous Full Year
2019
Same Store NOI
$
0.04
2019 and 2018 transaction activity impact
on NOI
0.03
Interest expense
0.01
Other items, including corporate
overhead
(0.01
)
Net
$
0.07
Third Quarter 2019 Earnings and Conference Call
Equity Residential expects to announce its third quarter 2019
results on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 and host a conference call to
discuss those results at 10:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, October 23,
2019.
About Equity Residential
Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the
acquisition, development and management of rental apartment
properties located in urban and high-density suburban markets where
today’s renters want to live, work and play. Equity Residential
owns or has investments in 309 properties consisting of 79,624
apartment units, primarily located in Boston, New York, Washington,
D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Southern California and Denver. For
more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at
www.equityapartments.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this press release
contains forward-looking statements and information within the
meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based
on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions
made by management. While Equity Residential’s management believes
the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are
reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties
and may involve certain risks, including, without limitation,
changes in general market conditions, including the rate of job
growth and cost of labor and construction material, the level of
new multifamily construction and development, competition and local
government regulation. Other risks and uncertainties are described
under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on our website,
www.equityapartments.com. Many of
these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond
management’s control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance, results or events. Equity Residential
assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking
statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.
A live web cast of the Company’s conference call discussing
these results will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, July 31, at
10:00 a.m. CT. Please visit the Investor section of the Company’s
web site at www.equityapartments.com
for the link. A replay of the web cast will be available for two
weeks at this site.
Equity Residential
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Amounts in thousands except per
share data)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June
30,
Quarter Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
REVENUES
Rental income
$
1,331,676
$
1,272,451
$
669,374
$
639,620
Fee and asset management
335
373
143
188
Total revenues
1,332,011
1,272,824
669,517
639,808
EXPENSES
Property and maintenance
223,531
211,946
108,461
103,744
Real estate taxes and insurance
182,888
181,396
91,446
89,482
Property management
50,765
46,928
24,369
23,484
General and administrative
29,710
28,780
14,329
12,502
Depreciation
404,723
389,251
200,508
192,942
Total expenses
891,617
858,301
439,113
422,154
Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate
properties
138,835
142,162
138,856
(51
)
Operating income
579,229
556,685
369,260
217,603
Interest and other income
1,590
6,996
1,009
1,116
Other expenses
(8,392
)
(7,210
)
(5,117
)
(3,769
)
Interest:
Expense incurred, net
(203,840
)
(210,235
)
(108,902
)
(94,131
)
Amortization of deferred financing
costs
(5,783
)
(5,778
)
(3,647
)
(2,099
)
Income before income and other taxes,
income (loss) from
investments in unconsolidated entities and
net gain (loss)
on sales of land parcels
362,804
340,458
252,603
118,720
Income and other tax (expense) benefit
(484
)
(487
)
(246
)
(274
)
Income (loss) from investments in
unconsolidated entities
68,058
(2,008
)
68,765
(1,031
)
Net gain (loss) on sales of land
parcels
178
995
177
995
Net income
430,556
338,958
321,299
118,410
Net (income) loss attributable to
Noncontrolling Interests:
Operating Partnership
(15,429
)
(12,358
)
(11,510
)
(4,299
)
Partially Owned Properties
(1,620
)
(1,189
)
(821
)
(509
)
Net income attributable to controlling
interests
413,507
325,411
308,968
113,602
Preferred distributions
(1,545
)
(1,545
)
(772
)
(772
)
Net income available to Common Shares
$
411,962
$
323,866
$
308,196
$
112,830
Earnings per share – basic:
Net income available to Common Shares
$
1.11
$
0.88
$
0.83
$
0.31
Weighted average Common Shares
outstanding
369,952
367,865
370,342
367,930
Earnings per share – diluted:
Net income available to Common Shares
$
1.11
$
0.88
$
0.83
$
0.31
Weighted average Common Shares
outstanding
385,644
383,224
386,107
383,423
Distributions declared per Common Share
outstanding
$
1.135
$
1.08
$
0.5675
$
0.54
Equity Residential
Consolidated Statements of
Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations
(Amounts in thousands except per
share data)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June
30,
Quarter Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Net income
$
430,556
$
338,958
$
321,299
$
118,410
Net (income) loss attributable to
Noncontrolling Interests – Partially
Owned Properties
(1,620
)
(1,189
)
(821
)
(509
)
Preferred distributions
(1,545
)
(1,545
)
(772
)
(772
)
Net income available to Common Shares and
Units
427,391
336,224
319,706
117,129
Adjustments:
Depreciation
404,723
389,251
200,508
192,942
Depreciation – Non-real estate
additions
(2,303
)
(2,260
)
(1,121
)
(1,115
)
Depreciation – Partially Owned
Properties
(1,802
)
(1,933
)
(899
)
(901
)
Depreciation – Unconsolidated
Properties
1,772
2,297
850
1,149
Net (gain) loss on sales of unconsolidated
entities - operating
assets
(69,522
)
—
(69,522
)
—
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate
properties
(138,835
)
(142,162
)
(138,856
)
51
Noncontrolling Interests share of gain
(loss) on sales
of real estate properties
—
(284
)
—
(284
)
FFO available to Common Shares and
Units
621,424
581,133
310,666
308,971
Adjustments (see page 25 for additional
detail):
Impairment – non-operating assets
—
—
—
—
Write-off of pursuit costs
2,987
2,066
1,539
1,135
Debt extinguishment and preferred share
redemption (gains)
losses
16,647
23,539
16,647
—
Non-operating asset (gains) losses
252
(478
)
23
(691
)
Other miscellaneous items
4,418
(1,470
)
2,843
1,769
Normalized FFO available to Common Shares
and Units
$
645,728
$
604,790
$
331,718
$
311,184
FFO
$
622,969
$
582,678
$
311,438
$
309,743
Preferred distributions
(1,545
)
(1,545
)
(772
)
(772
)
FFO available to Common Shares and
Units
$
621,424
$
581,133
$
310,666
$
308,971
FFO per share and Unit – basic
$
1.62
$
1.53
$
0.81
$
0.81
FFO per share and Unit – diluted
$
1.61
$
1.52
$
0.80
$
0.81
Normalized FFO
$
647,273
$
606,335
$
332,490
$
311,956
Preferred distributions
(1,545
)
(1,545
)
(772
)
(772
)
Normalized FFO available to Common Shares
and Units
$
645,728
$
604,790
$
331,718
$
311,184
Normalized FFO per share and Unit –
basic
$
1.69
$
1.59
$
0.87
$
0.82
Normalized FFO per share and Unit –
diluted
$
1.67
$
1.58
$
0.86
$
0.81
Weighted average Common Shares and Units
outstanding – basic
382,854
380,729
383,227
380,795
Weighted average Common Shares and Units
outstanding – diluted
385,644
383,224
386,107
383,423
Note: See page 25 for additional detail regarding the
adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO. See pages 27 through 31 for
the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as
well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized
FFO per share.
Equity Residential
Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(Amounts in thousands except for
share amounts)
(Unaudited)
June 30,
December 31,
2019
2018
ASSETS
Land
$
5,889,308
$
5,875,803
Depreciable property
20,824,053
20,435,901
Projects under development
171,869
109,409
Land held for development
110,545
89,909
Investment in real estate
26,995,775
26,511,022
Accumulated depreciation
(7,026,622
)
(6,696,281
)
Investment in real estate, net
19,969,153
19,814,741
Investments in unconsolidated entities
52,907
58,349
Cash and cash equivalents
251,273
47,442
Restricted deposits
58,195
68,871
Right-of-use assets
431,753
—
Other assets
227,430
404,806
Total assets
$
20,990,711
$
20,394,209
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable, net
$
2,599,013
$
2,385,470
Notes, net
6,531,408
5,933,286
Line of credit and commercial paper
—
499,183
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
108,574
102,471
Accrued interest payable
64,158
62,622
Lease liabilities
281,620
—
Other liabilities
302,628
358,563
Security deposits
69,027
67,258
Distributions payable
218,697
206,601
Total liabilities
10,175,125
9,615,454
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
Operating Partnership
436,035
379,106
Equity:
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest,
$0.01 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized; 745,600
shares issued and
outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and
December 31, 2018
37,280
37,280
Common Shares of beneficial interest,
$0.01 par value;
1,000,000,000 shares authorized;
370,838,810 shares issued
and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and
369,405,161
shares issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2018
3,708
3,694
Paid in capital
8,949,581
8,935,453
Retained earnings
1,252,809
1,261,763
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
(89,849
)
(64,986
)
Total shareholders’ equity
10,153,529
10,173,204
Noncontrolling Interests:
Operating Partnership
227,320
228,738
Partially Owned Properties
(1,298
)
(2,293
)
Total Noncontrolling Interests
226,022
226,445
Total equity
10,379,551
10,399,649
Total liabilities and equity
$
20,990,711
$
20,394,209
Equity Residential
Portfolio Summary
As of June 30, 2019
% of
Stabilized
Average
Apartment
Budgeted
Rental
Markets/Metro Areas
Properties
Units
NOI
Rate
Los Angeles
70
15,968
18.4
%
$
2,599
Orange County
13
4,028
4.3
%
2,232
San Diego
12
3,385
3.8
%
2,395
Subtotal – Southern California
95
23,381
26.5
%
2,506
San Francisco
56
13,812
21.0
%
3,265
Washington DC
50
16,416
17.2
%
2,424
New York
37
9,606
14.6
%
3,891
Boston
24
6,346
9.7
%
3,112
Seattle
42
8,615
9.7
%
2,384
Denver
4
1,312
1.3
%
2,117
Other Markets
1
136
—
%
1,282
Total
309
79,624
100.0
%
$
2,815
Properties
Apartment Units
Wholly Owned Properties
291
75,927
Master-Leased Properties -
Consolidated
1
162
Partially Owned Properties -
Consolidated
17
3,535
309
79,624
Note 1: Projects under development are not included in the
Portfolio Summary until construction has been completed.
Note 2: The Company sold two unconsolidated properties located
in San Jose, CA and South Florida in the second quarter of 2019,
which represented its entire unconsolidated rental property
portfolio.
Equity Residential
Portfolio Rollforward Q2
2019
($ in thousands)
Properties
Apartment
Units
Purchase
Price
Acquisition
Cap Rate
3/31/2019
310
80,061
Acquisitions:
Consolidated:
Rental Properties
2
753
$
284,000
4.8%
Rental Properties – Not Stabilized (A)
1
312
$
92,000
5.0%
Land Parcels
—
—
$
16,232
Sales Price
Disposition
Yield
Dispositions:
Consolidated Rental Properties
(2
)
(561
)
$
(402,750
)
(4.4%)
Unconsolidated Rental Properties (B)
(2
)
(945
)
$
(394,500
)
(4.7%)
Configuration Changes
—
4
6/30/2019
309
79,624
Portfolio Rollforward
2019
($ in thousands)
Properties
Apartment
Units
Purchase Price
Acquisition
Cap Rate
12/31/2018
307
79,482
Acquisitions:
Consolidated:
Rental Properties
4
1,058
$
432,150
4.7%
Rental Properties – Not Stabilized (A)
2
586
$
202,500
4.8%
Land Parcels
—
—
$
16,232
Sales Price
Disposition
Yield
Dispositions:
Consolidated Rental Properties
(2
)
(561
)
$
(402,750
)
(4.4%)
Unconsolidated Rental Properties (B)
(2
)
(945
)
$
(394,500
)
(4.7%)
Configuration Changes
—
4
6/30/2019
309
79,624
(A)
The Company acquired two properties in the
Denver market in the six months ended June 30, 2019 that are in the
final stages of completing lease-up and are expected to stabilize
in the second year of ownership at the Acquisition Cap Rates listed
above.
(B)
The Company owned a 20% interest in both
unconsolidated rental properties located in San Jose, CA and South
Florida. Sales price listed is the gross sales price. The Company
received net sales proceeds of approximately $78.3 million and
recognized a GAAP gain on sale of approximately $69.5 million.
Equity Residential
Second Quarter 2019 vs. Second
Quarter 2018
Same Store Results/Statistics
for 74,236 Same Store Apartment Units
$ in thousands (except for
Average Rental Rate)
Results
Statistics
Description
Revenues
Expenses
NOI
Average
Rental
Rate
Physical
Occupancy
Turnover
Q2 2019
$
630,569
$
186,521
$
444,048
$
2,822
96.6
%
13.0
%
Q2 2018
$
609,272
$
180,488
$
428,784
$
2,740
96.2
%
13.5
%
Change
$
21,297
$
6,033
$
15,264
$
82
0.4
%
(0.5
%)
Change
3.5
%
3.3
%
3.6
%
3.0
%
Second Quarter 2019 vs. First
Quarter 2019
Same Store Results/Statistics
for 77,595 Same Store Apartment Units
$ in thousands (except for
Average Rental Rate)
Results
Statistics
Description
Revenues
Expenses
NOI
Average
Rental
Rate
Physical
Occupancy
Turnover
Q2 2019
$
658,785
$
195,726
$
463,059
$
2,824
96.5
%
13.1
%
Q1 2019
$
649,919
$
200,892
$
449,027
$
2,792
96.3
%
10.1
%
Change
$
8,866
$
(5,166
)
$
14,032
$
32
0.2
%
3.0
%
Change
1.4
%
(2.6
%)
3.1
%
1.1
%
June YTD 2019 vs. June YTD
2018
Same Store Results/Statistics
for 73,609 Same Store Apartment Units
$ in thousands (except for
Average Rental Rate)
Results
Statistics
Description
Revenues
Expenses
NOI
Average
Rental
Rate
Physical
Occupancy
Turnover
YTD 2019
$
1,241,077
$
374,457
$
866,620
$
2,806
96.4
%
22.9
%
YTD 2018
$
1,201,296
$
360,407
$
840,889
$
2,727
96.1
%
24.3
%
Change
$
39,781
$
14,050
$
25,731
$
79
0.3
%
(1.4
%)
Change
3.3
%
3.9
%
3.1
%
2.9
%
Note: See page 30 for reconciliations from operating income.
Equity Residential
Second Quarter 2019 vs. Second
Quarter 2018
Same Store Results/Statistics
by Market
Increase (Decrease) from Prior
Year's Quarter
Markets/Metro Areas
Apartment
Units
Q2 2019
% of
Actual
NOI
Q2 2019
Average
Rental
Rate
Q2 2019
Weighted
Average
Physical
Occupancy %
Q2 2019
Turnover
Revenues
Expenses
NOI
Average
Rental
Rate
Physical
Occupancy
Turnover
Los Angeles (1)
15,371
18.8
%
$
2,605
96.3
%
14.0
%
5.3
%
6.1%
5.0
%
4.3
%
0.3
%
(0.7
%)
Orange County
4,028
4.5
%
2,232
96.4
%
13.7
%
3.4
%
(2.3%
)
5.3
%
2.7
%
0.5
%
(1.6
%)
San Diego
3,385
4.0
%
2,395
96.7
%
14.3
%
3.4
%
2.9%
3.6
%
3.2
%
0.3
%
(0.6
%)
Subtotal – Southern California
22,784
27.3
%
2,508
96.4
%
14.0
%
4.7
%
4.5%
4.9
%
3.9
%
0.3
%
(0.9
%)
San Francisco
12,976
21.2
%
3,244
96.1
%
13.3
%
4.2
%
2.5%
4.7
%
4.3
%
(0.1
%)
0.3
%
Washington DC
15,666
17.7
%
2,429
96.8
%
12.1
%
2.4
%
1.5%
2.7
%
1.9
%
0.5
%
(1.3
%)
New York
9,235
15.1
%
3,904
97.1
%
10.4
%
2.6
%
6.0%
0.4
%
2.0
%
0.3
%
0.8
%
Boston
5,874
9.5
%
3,109
96.5
%
12.5
%
3.3
%
2.5%
3.6
%
3.3
%
0.2
%
(1.0
%)
Seattle
7,565
9.1
%
2,338
96.6
%
14.7
%
2.7
%
(1.2%
)
4.2
%
1.6
%
0.8
%
(0.8
%)
Other Markets
136
0.1
%
1,282
98.8
%
19.1
%
7.7
%
9.7%
6.6
%
8.0
%
(0.2
%)
(2.2
%)
Total
74,236
100.0
%
$
2,822
96.6
%
13.0
%
3.5
%
3.3%
3.6
%
3.0
%
0.4
%
(0.5
%)
(1)
Quarter over quarter same store revenues
in Los Angeles were positively impacted by non residential related
income. Residential-only same store revenues in Los Angeles
increased 4.6% quarter over quarter.
Equity Residential
Second Quarter 2019 vs. First
Quarter 2019
Same Store Results/Statistics
by Market
Increase (Decrease) from Prior
Quarter
Markets/Metro Areas
Apartment
Units
Q2 2019
% of
Actual
NOI
Q2 2019
Average
Rental
Rate
Q2 2019
Weighted
Average
Physical Occupancy %
Q2 2019
Turnover
Revenues
Expenses
NOI
Average
Rental
Rate
Physical
Occupancy
Turnover
Los Angeles
15,968
18.5
%
$
2,598
96.3
%
14.1
%
1.4%
(2.1%)
2.9
%
1.0
%
0.1%
2.5
%
Orange County
4,028
4.3
%
2,232
96.4
%
13.7
%
0.9%
(3.4%)
2.2
%
0.8
%
0.1%
3.2
%
San Diego
3,385
3.8
%
2,395
96.7
%
14.3
%
1.8%
(2.8%)
3.4
%
0.9
%
0.6%
2.2
%
Subtotal – Southern California
23,381
26.6
%
2,506
96.4
%
14.1
%
1.4%
(2.3%)
2.9
%
1.0
%
0.2%
2.6
%
San Francisco
13,425
21.1
%
3,275
96.0
%
13.2
%
1.4%
(3.5%)
3.0
%
1.8
%
(0.6%
)
3.7
%
Washington DC
15,666
17.0
%
2,429
96.8
%
12.1
%
1.7%
(1.8%
)
3.3
%
1.4
%
0.3%
3.8
%
New York
9,475
14.9
%
3,896
97.1
%
10.3
%
1.1%
(3.9%
)
4.9
%
0.5
%
0.7%
2.3
%
Boston
6,346
9.8
%
3,112
96.4
%
12.4
%
1.3%
(4.6%
)
3.8
%
1.1
%
0.5%
3.3
%
Seattle
8,440
9.8
%
2,385
96.6
%
15.1
%
1.4%
3.3%
0.6
%
1.0
%
0.3%
2.2
%
Other Markets
862
0.8
%
1,984
96.5
%
18.1
%
(0.6%
)
(4.8%
)
0.9
%
0.3
%
(0.6%
)
5.1
%
Total
77,595
100.0
%
$
2,824
96.5
%
13.1
%
1.4%
(2.6%)
3.1
%
1.1
%
0.2%
3.0
%
Equity Residential
June YTD 2019 vs. June YTD
2018
Same Store Results/Statistics
by Market
Increase (Decrease) from Prior
Year
Markets/Metro Areas
Apartment
Units
June YTD 19
% of
Actual
NOI
June YTD 19
Average
Rental
Rate
June YTD 19
Weighted
Average
Physical Occupancy %
June YTD 19
Turnover
Revenues
Expenses
NOI
Average
Rental
Rate
Physical
Occupancy
Turnover
Los Angeles (1)
15,371
19.0
%
$
2,591
96.2
%
25.5
%
4.6
%
6.8%
3.8%
4.2
%
0.1
%
(1.8%)
Orange County
4,028
4.6
%
2,224
96.4
%
24.2
%
3.8
%
(0.2%
)
5.1%
3.3
%
0.4
%
(1.0%)
San Diego
3,385
4.0
%
2,384
96.4
%
26.4
%
3.5
%
2.8%
3.8%
3.3
%
0.3
%
(2.2%)
Subtotal – Southern California
22,784
27.6
%
2,495
96.3
%
25.4
%
4.3
%
5.3%
4.0%
3.9
%
0.2
%
(1.7%)
San Francisco
12,976
21.4
%
3,217
96.3
%
22.8
%
4.0
%
3.0%
4.3%
3.9
%
0.0
%
(0.6%)
Washington DC
15,666
17.8
%
2,412
96.6
%
20.4
%
2.2
%
1.9%
2.4%
1.8
%
0.4
%
(2.3%)
New York
9,235
15.2
%
3,894
96.8
%
18.4
%
2.5
%
6.8%
(0.4%
)
1.8
%
0.4
%
0.3%
Boston
5,714
9.3
%
3,073
96.2
%
21.4
%
3.5
%
3.1%
3.7%
3.1
%
0.2
%
(1.1%)
Seattle
7,098
8.6
%
2,316
96.4
%
27.4
%
2.5
%
(2.0%
)
4.2%
1.5
%
0.6
%
(2.3%)
Other Markets
136
0.1
%
1,286
98.9
%
33.8
%
7.4
%
11.1%
5.4%
7.3
%
0.1
%
0.7%
Total
73,609
100.0
%
$
2,806
96.4
%
22.9
%
3.3
%
3.9%
3.1%
2.9
%
0.3
%
(1.4%)
(1)
June year-to-date same store revenues in
Los Angeles were positively impacted by non-residential related
income. Residential-only same store revenues in Los Angeles
increased 4.4% June year-to-date.
Equity Residential
Same Store Lease Pricing
Statistics by Market
For 73,609 Same Store
Apartment Units
New Lease Change (1)
Renewal Rate Achieved (2)
Markets/Metro Areas
Q2 2019
Q2 2018
Q2 2019
Q2 2018
Los Angeles
0.4
%
2.3%
5.3
%
6.1
%
Orange County
1.8
%
0.1%
6.0
%
5.3
%
San Diego
3.4
%
3.7%
6.0
%
6.3
%
Subtotal – Southern California
1.0
%
2.2%
5.5
%
6.0
%
San Francisco
4.3
%
4.9%
5.6
%
5.1
%
Washington DC
2.4
%
(1.0%
)
4.4
%
4.0
%
New York
0.7
%
(1.2%
)
4.3
%
2.8
%
Boston
2.2
%
0.9%
5.2
%
4.8
%
Seattle
3.6
%
0.7%
6.0
%
5.9
%
Total
2.2
%
1.5%
5.1
%
4.7
%
(1)
New Lease Change – The change in rent for
a lease with a new or transferring resident compared to the rent
for the prior lease of the identical apartment unit, regardless of
lease term and without concessions or discounts being applied.
(2)
Renewal Rate Achieved – The change in rent
for a new lease on an apartment unit where the lease has been
renewed as compared to the rent for the prior lease of the
identical apartment unit, regardless of lease term.
Equity Residential
Second Quarter 2019 vs. Second
Quarter 2018
Same Store Operating Expenses
for 74,236 Same Store Apartment Units
$ in thousands
Actual
Q2 2019
Actual
Q2 2018
$
Change (1)
%
Change
% of Actual
Q2 2019
Operating
Expenses
Real estate taxes
$
80,027
$
77,716
$
2,311
3.0%
42.9
%
On-site payroll
40,430
39,135
1,295
3.3%
21.7
%
Utilities
23,727
23,302
425
1.8%
12.7
%
Repairs and maintenance
24,591
24,106
485
2.0%
13.2
%
Insurance
5,355
4,866
489
10.0%
2.9
%
Leasing and advertising
2,401
2,450
(49
)
(2.0%
)
1.3
%
Other on-site operating expenses
9,990
8,913
1,077
12.1%
5.3
%
Same store operating expenses
$
186,521
$
180,488
$
6,033
3.3%
100.0
%
June YTD 2019 vs. June YTD
2018
Same Store Operating Expenses
for 73,609 Same Store Apartment Units
$ in thousands
Actual
YTD 2019
Actual
YTD 2018
$
Change (1)
%
Change
% of Actual
YTD 2019
Operating
Expenses
Real estate taxes
$
158,984
$
153,972
$
5,012
3.3%
42.4
%
On-site payroll
81,135
78,338
2,797
3.6%
21.7
%
Utilities
49,328
48,535
793
1.6%
13.2
%
Repairs and maintenance
47,663
45,494
2,169
4.8%
12.7
%
Insurance
10,632
9,659
973
10.1%
2.8
%
Leasing and advertising
4,771
4,864
(93
)
(1.9%
)
1.3
%
Other on-site operating expenses
21,944
19,545
2,399
12.3%
5.9
%
Same store operating expenses
$
374,457
$
360,407
$
14,050
3.9%
100.0
%
Note: See pages 27 through 31 for
the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms.
(1)
Both quarter over quarter and YTD
over YTD changes (unless otherwise noted) are due primarily to:
Real estate taxes – Increase
below expectations. Continue to experience growth across most
markets, particularly New York. Growth rate is lower than original
expectations due to lower than anticipated rates in Seattle and
modestly favorable appeals activity.
On-site payroll – Increase below
expectations. Payroll pressures continue but are somewhat lower
than expected.
Utilities – Increase in line with
expectations.
Repairs and maintenance – Quarter
over quarter growth driven primarily by minimum wage pressure on
contract labor. YTD over YTD growth driven primarily by minimum
wage pressure on contract labor and higher than anticipated
repairs, including weather-related repairs in California in the
first quarter of 2019.
Insurance – Increase due to
higher premiums on property insurance renewal due to challenging
conditions in the insurance market.
Other on-site operating expenses
– Increase primarily driven by higher ground lease costs due to a
contractual revaluation at one property along with higher
association fees.
Equity Residential
Debt Summary as of June 30,
2019
($ in thousands)
Amounts (1)
% of Total
Weighted
Average
Rates (1)
Weighted
Average
Maturities
(years)
Secured
$
2,599,013
28.5
%
4.01
%
6.4
Unsecured
6,531,408
71.5
%
4.20
%
9.7
Total
$
9,130,421
100.0
%
4.15
%
8.7
Fixed Rate Debt:
Secured – Conventional
$
2,170,114
23.8
%
4.44
%
4.6
Unsecured – Public
6,081,432
66.6
%
4.38
%
10.4
Fixed Rate Debt
8,251,546
90.4
%
4.40
%
8.9
Floating Rate Debt:
Secured – Conventional
13,057
0.1
%
2.42
%
5.3
Secured – Tax Exempt
415,842
4.6
%
2.09
%
15.5
Unsecured – Public (2)
449,976
4.9
%
3.34
%
—
Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility
(3)
—
—
3.25
%
2.5
Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program
(4)
—
—
2.73
%
—
Floating Rate Debt
878,875
9.6
%
2.74
%
7.6
Total
$
9,130,421
100.0
%
4.15
%
8.7
(1)
Includes the effect of any
derivative instruments and amortization of premiums/discounts/OCI
on debt and derivatives. Weighted average rates are for the six
months ended June 30, 2019.
(2)
Fair value interest rate swaps
convert the $450.0 million 2.375% notes to a floating interest rate
of 90-Day LIBOR plus 0.61%. These notes were repaid at maturity on
July 1, 2019.
(3)
The Company’s $2.0 billion
unsecured revolving credit facility matures January 10, 2022. The
interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be
LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.825%), or based on bids received
from the lending group, and an annual facility fee (currently
0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the
Company’s senior unsecured credit rating. As of June 30, 2019,
there were no borrowings outstanding under the facility and $6.7
million was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit. In
addition, the Company limits its utilization of the facility in
order to maintain liquidity to support its $500.0 million
commercial paper program along with certain other obligations. As a
result, the Company had approximately $1.90 billion available under
the facility at June 30, 2019.
(4)
The Company may borrow up to a
maximum of $500.0 million under its commercial paper program
subject to market conditions. The notes bear interest at various
floating rates. The weighted average amount outstanding for the six
months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $348.8 million.
Note: The Company capitalized
interest of approximately $2.7 million and $2.9 million during the
six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company
capitalized interest of approximately $1.5 million and $1.2 million
during the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Equity Residential
Debt Maturity Schedule as of
June 30, 2019
($ in thousands)
Year
Fixed
Rate (1)
Floating
Rate (1)
Total
% of Total
Weighted
Average Coupons
on Fixed
Rate Debt (1)
Weighted
Average
Coupons on
Total Debt (1)
2019
$
3,821
$
470,276
(2)
$
474,097
5.1
%
3.61
%
3.14
%
2020
1,128,592
(3)
700
1,129,292
12.3
%
5.20
%
5.20
%
2021
927,506
600
928,106
10.1
%
4.64
%
4.64
%
2022
265,341
8,300
273,641
3.0
%
3.26
%
3.26
%
2023
1,326,800
4,300
1,331,100
14.4
%
3.74
%
3.73
%
2024
1,272
6,900
8,172
0.1
%
4.79
%
2.40
%
2025
451,334
9,000
460,334
5.0
%
3.38
%
3.35
%
2026
593,424
10,000
603,424
6.5
%
3.59
%
3.56
%
2027
401,468
10,700
412,168
4.5
%
3.26
%
3.22
%
2028
901,540
43,380
944,920
10.3
%
3.79
%
3.70
%
2029+
2,311,549
335,220
2,646,769
28.7
%
3.98
%
3.63
%
Subtotal
8,312,647
899,376
9,212,023
100.0
%
4.01
%
3.87
%
Deferred Financing Costs and
Unamortized (Discount)
(61,101
)
(20,501
)
(81,602
)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
$
8,251,546
$
878,875
$
9,130,421
100.0
%
4.01
%
3.87
%
(1)
Includes the effect of any
derivative instruments. Weighted average coupons are as of June 30,
2019.
(2)
Includes $450.0 million in 2.375%
notes that were repaid at maturity on July 1, 2019.
(3)
Includes a $500.0 million 5.78%
mortgage loan with a maturity date of July 1, 2020 that was repaid
at par on July 1, 2019.
Note: Due to the July 1, 2019
payoffs noted above, the outstanding balances on the Company’s
revolving credit facility and commercial paper program are $465.0
million and $490.0 million, respectively, as of July 26, 2019.
Equity Residential
Selected Unsecured Public Debt
Covenants
June 30,
March 31,
2019
2019
Debt to Adjusted Total Assets (not to
exceed 60%)
34.5%
34.3%
Secured Debt to Adjusted Total Assets (not
to exceed 40%)
10.5%
11.0%
Consolidated Income Available for Debt
Service to
Maximum Annual Service Charges
(must be at least 1.5 to 1)
4.40
4.60
Total Unencumbered Assets to Unsecured
Debt
(must be at least 125%)
390.5%
395.4%
Note: These selected covenants represent the most restrictive
financial covenants relating to ERP Operating Limited Partnership's
("ERPOP") outstanding public debt securities. Equity Residential is
the general partner of ERPOP.
Selected Credit Ratios
June 30,
March 31,
2019
2019
Total debt to Normalized EBITDAre
5.40x
5.36x
Net debt to Normalized EBITDAre
5.24x
5.33x
Unencumbered NOI as a % of total NOI
81.8%
81.0%
Note: See page 24 for the Normalized EBITDAre
reconciliations.
Equity Residential
Capital Structure as of June
30, 2019
(Amounts in thousands except for
share/unit and per share amounts)
Secured Debt
$
2,599,013
28.5
%
Unsecured Debt
6,531,408
71.5
%
Total Debt
9,130,421
100.0
%
23.8
%
Common Shares (includes Restricted
Shares)
370,838,810
96.4
%
Units (includes OP Units and Restricted
Units)
13,855,684
3.6
%
Total Shares and Units
384,694,494
100.0
%
Common Share Price at June 30, 2019
$
75.92
29,206,006
99.9
%
Perpetual Preferred Equity (see below)
37,280
0.1
%
Total Equity
29,243,286
100.0
%
76.2
%
Total Market Capitalization
$
38,373,707
100.0
%
Perpetual Preferred Equity as
of June 30, 2019
(Amounts in thousands except for
share and per share amounts)
Series
Call Date
Outstanding
Shares
Liquidation
Value
Annual
Dividend
Per Share
Annual
Dividend
Amount
Preferred Shares:
8.29% Series K
12/10/26
745,600
$
37,280
$
4.145
$
3,091
Equity Residential
Common Share and Unit
Weighted Average Amounts
Outstanding
June YTD 2019
June YTD 2018
Q2 2019
Q2 2018
Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding
for Net Income Purposes:
Common Shares - basic
369,952,087
367,865,479
370,342,189
367,930,497
Shares issuable from assumed
conversion/vesting of:
- OP Units
12,902,350
12,863,844
12,885,175
12,864,756
- long-term compensation shares/units
2,789,234
2,494,962
2,879,255
2,627,326
Total Common Shares and Units -
diluted
385,643,671
383,224,285
386,106,619
383,422,579
Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding
for FFO and Normalized FFO Purposes:
Common Shares - basic
369,952,087
367,865,479
370,342,189
367,930,497
OP Units - basic
12,902,350
12,863,844
12,885,175
12,864,756
Total Common Shares and OP Units -
basic
382,854,437
380,729,323
383,227,364
380,795,253
Shares issuable from assumed
conversion/vesting of:
- long-term compensation shares/units
2,789,234
2,494,962
2,879,255
2,627,326
Total Common Shares and Units -
diluted
385,643,671
383,224,285
386,106,619
383,422,579
Period Ending Amounts
Outstanding:
Common Shares (includes Restricted
Shares)
370,838,810
368,278,336
Units (includes OP Units and Restricted
Units)
13,855,684
14,024,018
Total Shares and Units
384,694,494
382,302,354
Equity Residential
Development and Lease-Up
Projects as of June 30, 2019
(Amounts in thousands except for
project and apartment unit amounts)
Total
Total
Total Book
No. of
Budgeted
Book
Value Not
Estimated/Actual
Apartment
Capital
Value
Placed in
Total
Percentage
Initial
Completion
Stabilization
Percentage
Percentage
Projects
Location
Units
Cost
to Date
Service
Debt
Completed
Occupancy
Date
Date
Leased
Occupied
Projects Under Development:
Chloe on Madison (fka 1401 E. Madison)
Seattle, WA
137
$
65,341
$
52,469
$
52,469
$
—
81%
Q3 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2020
1%
—
Lofts at Kendall Square II (fka 249 Third
Street)
Cambridge, MA
84
51,447
37,812
37,812
—
69%
Q3 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2020
36%
—
Alcott (fka West End Tower)
Boston, MA
470
409,749
81,588
81,588
—
16%
Q2 2021
Q3 2021
Q1 2023
—
—
Projects Under Development
691
526,537
171,869
171,869
—
Completed Not Stabilized (A):
100K Apartments
Washington DC
222
86,023
85,073
—
—
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q4 2019
96%
84%
Projects Completed Not
Stabilized
222
86,023
85,073
—
—
Total Development Projects
913
$
612,560
$
256,942
$
171,869
$
—
Land Held for Development
N/A
N/A
$
110,545
$
110,545
$
6,896
NOI CONTRIBUTION FROM DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS
Total
Budgeted
Capital
Cost
Q2 2019
NOI
Projects Under Development
$
526,537
$
(3
)
Completed Not Stabilized
86,023
815
Total Development NOI Contribution
$
612,560
$
812
Note: All development projects are wholly owned by the
Company.
(A)
Properties included here are substantially
complete. However, they may still require additional exterior and
interior work for all apartment units to be available for
leasing.
Equity Residential
Capital Expenditures to Real
Estate
For the Six Months Ended June
30, 2019
(Amounts in thousands except for
apartment unit and per apartment unit amounts)
Same Store
Properties
Non-Same Store
Properties/Other
Total
Same Store Avg. Per Apartment
Unit
Total Apartment Units
73,609
6,015
79,624
Building Improvements
$
42,506
$
3,110
$
45,616
$
578
Renovation Expenditures (1)
17,536
1,589
19,125
238
Replacements
16,225
562
16,787
220
Total Capital Expenditures
$
76,267
$
5,261
$
81,528
$
1,036
(1)
Renovation Expenditures on 1,175
same store apartment units for the six months ended June 30, 2019
approximated $14,950 per apartment unit renovated.
Equity Residential
Normalized EBITDAre
Reconciliations
(Amounts in thousands)
Normalized EBITDAre
Reconciliations for Page 19
Trailing Twelve Months
2019
2018
June 30, 2019
March 31, 2019
Q2
Q1
Q4
Q3
Q2
Net income
$
776,790
$
573,901
$
321,299
$
109,257
$
122,388
$
223,846
$
118,410
Interest expense incurred, net
406,965
392,194
108,902
94,938
91,906
111,219
94,131
Amortization of deferred financing
costs
11,315
9,767
3,647
2,136
2,256
3,276
2,099
Amortization of above/below market lease
intangibles
4,392
4,392
1,098
1,098
1,098
1,098
1,098
Depreciation
801,197
793,631
200,508
204,215
201,856
194,618
192,942
Income and other tax expense (benefit)
875
903
246
238
111
280
274
EBITDA
2,001,534
1,774,788
635,700
411,882
419,615
534,337
408,954
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate
properties
(253,483
)
(114,576
)
(138,856
)
21
24
(114,672
)
51
Net (gain) loss on sales of unconsolidated
entities - operating assets
(69,522
)
—
(69,522
)
—
—
—
—
Impairment – operating assets
702
702
—
—
—
702
—
EBITDAre
1,679,231
1,660,914
427,322
411,903
419,639
420,367
409,005
Write-off of pursuit costs (other
expenses)
5,371
4,967
1,539
1,448
1,325
1,059
1,135
(Income) loss from investments in
unconsolidated entities - operations
3,123
3,397
757
707
674
985
1,031
Net (gain) loss on sales of land
parcels
(170
)
(988
)
(177
)
(1
)
8
—
(995
)
Insurance/litigation settlement or reserve
income (interest and other income)
(7,783
)
(7,928
)
(383
)
—
—
(7,400
)
(528
)
Insurance/litigation/environmental
settlement or reserve expense (other expenses)
5,927
5,189
1,701
250
(226
)
4,202
963
Advocacy contributions (other
expenses)
2,963
4,041
200
—
671
2,092
1,278
Other
3,000
1,731
1,325
1,325
382
(32
)
56
Normalized EBITDAre
$
1,691,662
$
1,671,323
$
432,284
$
415,632
$
422,473
$
421,273
$
411,945
Balance Sheet Items:
June 30, 2019
March 31, 2019
Total debt
$
9,130,421
$
8,952,670
Cash and cash equivalents
(251,273
)
(29,391
)
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking
funds
(7,898
)
(11,514
)
Net debt
$
8,871,250
$
8,911,765
Note: EBITDA, EBITDAre and Normalized EBITDAre do not include
any adjustments for the Company’s share of partially owned
unconsolidated entities or the minority partner’s share of
partially owned consolidated entities due to the immaterial size of
the Company’s partially owned portfolio.
Equity Residential
Adjustments from FFO to
Normalized FFO
(Amounts in thousands)
Six Months Ended June
30,
Quarter Ended June 30,
2019
2018
Variance
2019
2018
Variance
Impairment – non-operating assets
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Write-off of pursuit costs (other
expenses)
2,987
2,066
921
1,539
1,135
404
Prepayment premiums/penalties (interest
expense)
—
22,110
(22,110
)
—
—
—
Write-off of unamortized deferred
financing costs (interest expense)
1,506
1,580
(74
)
1,506
—
1,506
Write-off of unamortized
(premiums)/discounts/OCI (interest expense)
15,141
(151
)
15,292
15,141
—
15,141
Debt extinguishment and preferred share
redemption (gains) losses
16,647
23,539
(6,892
)
16,647
—
16,647
Net (gain) loss on sales of land
parcels
(178
)
(995
)
817
(177
)
(995
)
818
(Income) loss from investments in
unconsolidated entities ─ non-operating assets
430
517
(87
)
200
304
(104
)
Non-operating asset (gains) losses
252
(478
)
730
23
(691
)
714
Insurance/litigation settlement or reserve
income (interest and other income)
(383
)
(5,886
)
5,503
(383
)
(528
)
145
Insurance/litigation/environmental
settlement or reserve expense (other expenses)
1,951
2,886
(935
)
1,701
963
738
Advocacy contributions (other
expenses)
200
1,643
(1,443
)
200
1,278
(1,078
)
Other
2,650
(113
)
2,763
1,325
56
1,269
Other miscellaneous items
4,418
(1,470
)
5,888
2,843
1,769
1,074
Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO
$
24,304
$
23,657
$
647
$
21,052
$
2,213
$
18,839
Note: See pages 27 through 31 for the definitions of non-GAAP
financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations
of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.
Equity Residential
Normalized FFO Guidance and
Assumptions
The guidance/projections provided below are based on current
expectations and are forward-looking. All guidance is given on a
Normalized FFO basis. Therefore, certain items excluded from
Normalized FFO, such as debt extinguishment costs/prepayment
penalties and the write-off of pursuit costs, are not included in
the estimates provided on this page. See pages 27 through 31 for
the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as
well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized
FFO per share.
Q3 2019
Revised Full Year 2019
Previous Full Year
2019
2019 Normalized
FFO Guidance (per share diluted)
Expected Normalized FFO Per Share
$0.87 to $0.91
$3.43 to $3.49
$3.34 to $3.44
2019 Same Store
Assumptions
Physical Occupancy
96.4%
96.2%
Revenue change
3.1% to 3.5%
2.2% to 3.2%
Expense change
3.5% to 4.0%
3.5% to 4.5%
NOI change (1)
2.7% to 3.5%
1.5% to 3.0%
2019 Transaction
Assumptions
Consolidated rental acquisitions
$1.0B
$700.0M
Consolidated rental dispositions
$1.0B
$700.0M
Transaction Accretion (Dilution)
None
(25 basis points)
2019 Debt
Assumptions (2)
Weighted average debt outstanding
$8.9B to $9.1B
$8.8B to $9.0B
Weighted average interest rate (reduced
for capitalized interest)
4.14%
4.25%
Interest expense, net (on a Normalized FFO
basis)
$368.5M to $376.7M
$374.0M to $382.5M
Capitalized interest
$7.0M to $8.0M
$4.5M to $8.5M
2019 Capital
Expenditures to Real Estate Assumptions for Same Store Properties
(3)
Capital Expenditures to Real Estate for
Same Store Properties
$190.0M
$190.0M
Capital Expenditures to Real Estate per
Same Store Apartment Unit
$2,600
$2,600
2019 Other
Guidance Assumptions
Property management expense
$97.0M to $99.0M
$96.0M to $98.0M
General and administrative expense
$52.0M to $54.0M
$49.0M to $51.0M
Interest and other income
$1.8M
$1.2M to $1.7M
Income and other tax expense
$0.9M
$0.7M to $1.2M
Debt offerings
$888.1M
$700.0M to $900.0M
Equity ATM share offerings
No amounts budgeted
No amounts budgeted
Preferred share offerings
No amounts budgeted
No amounts budgeted
Weighted average Common Shares and Units -
Diluted
386.2M
385.1M
(1)
Approximately 25 basis point
change in NOI percentage = $0.01 per share change in EPS/FFO per
share/Normalized FFO per share.
(2)
All 2019 debt assumptions are
shown on a Normalized FFO basis and therefore exclude an
approximately $11.8 million impact from anticipated debt
extinguishment costs in connection with all planned debt repayment
activities in 2019, of which $3.4 million represents cash
prepayment penalties and $8.4 million represents non-cash
write-offs of unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing
costs.
(3)
During 2019, the Company expects
to spend approximately $46.4 million for apartment unit Renovation
Expenditures on approximately 2,900 same store apartment units at
an average cost of approximately $16,000 per apartment unit
renovated, which is included in the Capital Expenditures to Real
Estate assumptions noted above.
Equity Residential
Additional Reconciliations and
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms
(Amounts in thousands except per
share and per apartment unit data)
(All per share data is
diluted)
This Earnings Release and Supplemental Financial Information
includes certain non-GAAP financial measures and other terms that
management believes are helpful in understanding our business. The
definitions and calculations of these non-GAAP financial measures
and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies
used by other real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) and,
accordingly, may not be comparable. These non-GAAP financial
measures should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings
or any other measurement of performance computed in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(“GAAP”) or as an alternative to cash flows from specific
operating, investing or financing activities. Furthermore, these
non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a measure of
cash flow or liquidity.
Acquisition Capitalization Rate or Cap Rate – NOI that
the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months (or the
year two or three stabilized NOI for properties that are in
lease-up at acquisition) less an estimate of property management
costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging
from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income
streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit
replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450
per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset)
divided by the gross purchase price of the asset. The weighted
average Acquisition Cap Rate for acquired properties is weighted
based on the projected NOI streams and the relative purchase price
for each respective property.
Average Rental Rate – Total residential rental revenues
reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP divided
by the weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting
period presented.
Capital Expenditures to Real
Estate:
Building Improvements – Includes roof
replacement, paving, building mechanical equipment systems,
exterior siding and painting, major landscaping, furniture,
fixtures and equipment for amenities and common areas, vehicles and
office and maintenance equipment.
Renovation Expenditures – Apartment
unit renovation costs (primarily kitchens and baths) designed to
reposition these units for higher rental levels in their respective
markets.
Replacements – Includes appliances,
mechanical equipment, fixtures and flooring (including hardwood and
carpeting).
Debt Covenant Compliance – Our unsecured debt includes
certain financial and operating covenants including, among other
things, maintenance of certain financial ratios. These provisions
are contained in the indentures applicable to each notes payable or
the credit agreement for our line of credit. The Debt Covenant
Compliance ratios that are provided show the Company's compliance
with certain covenants governing our public unsecured debt. These
covenants generally reflect our most restrictive financial
covenants. The Company was in compliance with its unsecured debt
covenants for all periods presented (the ratios should not be used
for any other purpose, including without limitation, to evaluate
the Company's financial condition or results of operations, nor do
they indicate the Company's covenant compliance as of any other
date or for any other period).
Development Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates
receiving in the next 12 months following stabilization less an
estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to
the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues
depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an
estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures
(generally ranging from $50-$150 per apartment unit depending on
the type of asset) divided by the Total Budgeted Capital Cost of
the asset. The weighted average Development Yield for development
properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the
relative Total Budgeted Capital Cost for each respective
property.
Disposition Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates
giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property
management costs/management fees allocated to the project
(generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the
size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for
in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging
from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and
condition of the asset) divided by the gross sales price of the
asset. The weighted average Disposition Yield for sold properties
is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative
sales price for each respective property.
Earnings Per Share ("EPS") – Net income per share
calculated in accordance with GAAP. Expected EPS is calculated on a
basis consistent with actual EPS. Due to the uncertain timing and
extent of property dispositions and the resulting gains/losses on
sales, actual EPS could differ materially from expected EPS.
EBITDA for Real Estate and Normalized
EBITDA for Real Estate:
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”) –
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
(“Nareit”) defines EBITDAre (September 2017 White Paper) as net
income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest expense,
income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further
adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating
properties, impairment write-downs of depreciated operating
properties, impairment write-downs of investments in unconsolidated
entities caused by a decrease in value of depreciated operating
properties within the joint venture and adjustments to reflect the
Company’s share of EBITDAre of investments in unconsolidated
entities.
The Company believes that EBITDAre is useful
to investors, creditors and rating agencies as a supplemental
measure of the Company’s ability to incur and service debt because
it is a recognized measure of performance by the real estate
industry, and by excluding gains or losses related to sales or
impairment of depreciated operating properties, EBITDAre can help
compare the Company’s credit strength between periods or as
compared to different companies.
Normalized Earnings Before Interest,
Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“Normalized
EBITDAre”) – Represents net income (computed in accordance with
GAAP) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and
amortization expense, and further adjusted for non-comparable
items. Normalized EBITDAre, total debt to Normalized EBITDAre and
net debt to Normalized EBITDAre are important metrics in evaluating
the credit strength of the Company and its ability to service its
debt obligations. The Company believes that Normalized EBITDAre,
total debt to Normalized EBITDAre, and net debt to Normalized
EBITDAre are useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies
because they allow investors to compare the Company’s credit
strength to prior reporting periods and to other companies without
the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from
period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual credit
quality.
Economic Gain (Loss) – Economic Gain (Loss) is calculated
as the net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties in
accordance with GAAP, excluding accumulated depreciation. The
Company generally considers Economic Gain (Loss) to be an
appropriate supplemental measure to net gain (loss) on sales of
real estate properties in accordance with GAAP because it is one
indication of the gross value created by the Company's acquisition,
development, renovation, management and ultimate sale of a property
and because it helps investors to understand the relationship
between the cash proceeds from a sale and the cash invested in the
sold property. The following table presents a reconciliation of net
gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties in accordance with
GAAP to Economic Gain (Loss):
Six Months Ended June 30,
2019
Quarter Ended June 30,
2019
Net Gain (Loss) on Sales of Real Estate
Properties
$
138,835
$
138,856
Accumulated Depreciation Gain
(74,382
)
(74,382
)
Economic Gain (Loss)
$
64,453
$
64,474
FFO and Normalized FFO:
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) – Nareit defines FFO
(December 2018 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance
with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment
write-downs of depreciable real estate and land when connected to
the main business of a REIT, impairment write-downs of investments
in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to
decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the
entity and depreciation and amortization related to real estate.
Adjustments for partially owned consolidated and unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on
the same basis. Expected FFO per share is calculated on a basis
consistent with actual FFO per share and is considered an
appropriate supplemental measure of expected operating performance
when compared to expected EPS.
The Company believes that FFO and FFO available to Common Shares
and Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the
operating performance of a real estate company, because they are
recognized measures of performance by the real estate industry and
by excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment write-downs
of depreciable real estate and excluding depreciation related to
real estate (which can vary among owners of identical assets in
similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful
life estimates), FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units
can help compare the operating performance of a company’s real
estate between periods or as compared to different companies.
Normalized Funds From Operations ("Normalized FFO") –
Normalized FFO begins with FFO and excludes:
- the impact of any expenses relating to non-operating asset
impairment;
- pursuit cost write-offs;
- gains and losses from early debt extinguishment and preferred
share redemptions;
- gains and losses from non-operating assets; and
- other miscellaneous items.
Expected Normalized FFO per share is calculated on a basis
consistent with actual Normalized FFO per share and is considered
an appropriate supplemental measure of expected operating
performance when compared to expected EPS.
The Company believes that Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO
available to Common Shares and Units are helpful to investors as
supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate
company because they allow investors to compare the Company's
operating performance to its performance in prior reporting periods
and to the operating performance of other real estate companies
without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable
from period to period and tend to obscure the Company's actual
operating results.
FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO
and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units do not
represent net income, net income available to Common Shares or net
cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP.
Therefore, FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units,
Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and
Units should not be exclusively considered as alternatives to net
income, net income available to Common Shares or net cash flows
from operating activities as determined by GAAP or as a measure of
liquidity. The Company's calculation of FFO, FFO available to
Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO
available to Common Shares and Units may differ from other real
estate companies due to, among other items, variations in cost
capitalization policies for capital expenditures and, accordingly,
may not be comparable to such other real estate companies.
FFO available to Common Shares and Units and Normalized FFO
available to Common Shares and Units are calculated on a basis
consistent with net income available to Common Shares and reflects
adjustments to net income for preferred distributions and premiums
on redemption of preferred shares in accordance with GAAP. The
equity positions of various individuals and entities that
contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in
exchange for OP Units are collectively referred to as the
"Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership". Subject to
certain restrictions, the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating
Partnership may exchange their OP Units for Common Shares on a
one-for-one basis.
The following table presents reconciliations of EPS to FFO per
share and Normalized FFO per share for pages 7 and 25 (the expected
guidance/projections provided below are based on current
expectations and are forward-looking):
Actual June
Actual June
Actual
Actual
Expected
Expected
YTD 2019
YTD 2018
Q2 2019
Q2 2018
Q3 2019
2019
Per Share
Per Share
Per Share
Per Share
Per Share
Per Share
EPS – Diluted
$
1.11
$
0.88
$
0.83
$
0.31
$0.71 to $0.75
$2.48 to $2.54
Depreciation expense
1.04
1.01
0.51
0.50
0.51
2.06
Net (gain) loss on sales
(0.54
)
(0.37
)
(0.54
)
—
(0.35)
(1.18)
Impairment – operating assets
—
—
—
—
—
—
FFO per share – Diluted
1.61
1.52
0.80
0.81
0.87 to 0.91
3.36 to 3.42
Impairment – non-operating assets
—
—
—
—
—
—
Write-off of pursuit costs
0.01
—
0.01
—
—
0.02
Debt extinguishment and preferred
share
redemption (gains) losses
0.04
0.06
0.04
—
(0.01)
0.03
Non-operating asset (gains) losses
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other miscellaneous items
0.01
—
0.01
—
0.01
0.02
Normalized FFO per share – Diluted
$
1.67
$
1.58
$
0.86
$
0.81
$0.87 to $0.91
$3.43 to $3.49
Lease-Up NOI – Represents NOI for development properties:
(i) in various stages of lease-up; and (ii) where lease-up has been
completed but the properties were not stabilized (defined as having
achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months) for all of the
current and comparable periods presented.
Net Operating Income (“NOI”) – NOI is the Company’s
primary financial measure for evaluating each of its apartment
properties. NOI is defined as rental income less direct property
operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance). The
Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental
measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure
of the actual operating results of the Company's apartment
properties. NOI does not include an allocation of property
management expenses either in the current or comparable periods.
Rental income for all leases and operating expense for ground
leases (for both same store and non-same store properties) are
reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the
current and comparable periods.
The following tables present reconciliations of operating income
per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI, along with
rental income, operating expenses and NOI per the consolidated
statements of operations allocated between same store and non-same
store/other results (see page 11):
Six Months Ended June
30,
Quarter Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Operating income
$
579,229
$
556,685
$
369,260
$
217,603
Adjustments:
Fee and asset management revenue
(335
)
(373
)
(143
)
(188
)
Property management
50,765
46,928
24,369
23,484
General and administrative
29,710
28,780
14,329
12,502
Depreciation
404,723
389,251
200,508
192,942
Net (gain) loss on sales of real
estate
properties
(138,835
)
(142,162
)
(138,856
)
51
Total NOI
$
925,257
$
879,109
$
469,467
$
446,394
Rental income:
Same store
$
1,241,077
$
1,201,296
$
630,569
$
609,272
Non-same store/other
90,599
71,155
38,805
30,348
Total rental income
1,331,676
1,272,451
669,374
639,620
Operating expenses:
Same store
374,457
360,407
186,521
180,488
Non-same store/other
31,962
32,935
13,386
12,738
Total operating expenses
406,419
393,342
199,907
193,226
NOI:
Same store
866,620
840,889
444,048
428,784
Non-same store/other
58,637
38,220
25,419
17,610
Total NOI
$
925,257
$
879,109
$
469,467
$
446,394
Non-Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons,
primarily includes all properties acquired during 2018 and 2019,
plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1,
2018.
Physical Occupancy – The weighted average occupied
apartment units for the reporting period divided by the average of
total apartment units available for rent for the reporting
period.
Same Store Operating
Expenses:
On-site payroll – Includes payroll and
related expenses for on-site personnel including property managers,
leasing consultants, and maintenance staff.
Other on-site operating expenses –
Includes ground lease costs and administrative costs such as office
supplies, telephone and data charges and association and business
licensing fees.
Repairs and maintenance – Includes
general maintenance costs, apartment unit turnover costs including
interior painting, routine landscaping, security, exterminating,
fire protection, snow removal, elevator, roof and parking lot
repairs and other miscellaneous building repair and maintenance
costs.
Utilities – Represents gross expenses
prior to any recoveries under the Resident Utility Billing System
(“RUBS”). Recoveries are reflected in rental income.
Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily
includes all properties acquired or completed that are stabilized
prior to January 1, 2018, less properties subsequently sold.
Properties are included in Same Store when they are stabilized for
all of the current and comparable periods presented.
% of Stabilized Budgeted NOI – Represents budgeted 2019
NOI for stabilized properties and projected annual NOI at
stabilization (defined as having achieved 90% occupancy for three
consecutive months) for properties that are in lease-up.
Total Budgeted Capital Cost – Estimated remaining cost
for projects under development and/or developed plus all
capitalized costs incurred to date, including land acquisition
costs, construction costs, capitalized real estate taxes and
insurance, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits,
professional fees, allocated development overhead and other
regulatory fees, plus any estimates of costs remaining to be funded
for all projects, all in accordance with GAAP.
Total Market Capitalization – The aggregate of the market
value of the Company’s outstanding common shares, including
restricted shares, the market value of the Company’s operating
partnership units outstanding, including restricted units (based on
the market value of the Company’s common shares) and the
outstanding principal balance of debt. The Company believes this is
a useful measure of a real estate operating company’s long-term
liquidity and balance sheet strength, because it shows an
approximate relationship between a company’s total debt and the
current total market value of its assets based on the current price
at which the Company’s common shares trade. However, because this
measure of leverage changes with fluctuations in the Company’s
share price, which occur regularly, this measure may change even
when the Company’s earnings, interest and debt levels remain
stable.
Transaction Accretion (Dilution) – Represents the spread
between the Acquisition Cap Rate and the Disposition Yield.
Turnover – Total residential move-outs (including
inter-property and intra-property transfers) divided by total
residential apartment units.
Unencumbered NOI % – Represents NOI generated by
consolidated real estate assets unencumbered by outstanding secured
debt as a percentage of total NOI generated by all of the Company's
consolidated real estate assets.
Unlevered Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) – The Unlevered
IRR on sold properties is the compound annual rate of return
calculated by the Company based on the timing and amount of: (i)
the gross purchase price of the property plus any direct
acquisition costs incurred by the Company; (ii) total revenues
earned during the Company’s ownership period; (iii) total direct
property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and
insurance) incurred during the Company’s ownership period; (iv)
capital expenditures incurred during the Company’s ownership
period; and (v) the gross sales price of the property net of
selling costs.
The calculation of the Unlevered IRR does not include an
adjustment for the Company’s property management expense, general
and administrative expense or interest expense (including loan
assumption costs and other loan-related costs). Therefore, the
Unlevered IRR is not a substitute for net income as a measure of
our performance. Management believes that the Unlevered IRR
achieved during the period a property is owned by the Company is
useful because it is one indication of the gross value created by
the Company’s acquisition, development, renovation, management and
ultimate sale of a property, before the impact of Company overhead.
The Unlevered IRR achieved on the properties as cited in this
release should not be viewed as an indication of the gross value
created with respect to other properties owned by the Company, and
the Company does not represent that it will achieve similar
Unlevered IRRs upon the disposition of other properties. The
weighted average Unlevered IRR for sold properties is weighted
based on all cash flows over the investment period for each
respective property, including net sales proceeds.
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