SAN
DIEGO, June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income
Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend
Company®, today announced that it has revised its 2024
outlook. The Company now expects to achieve Adjusted Funds from
Operations (AFFO) in a range of $4.15
to $4.21 per diluted share as
compared to previous guidance of $4.13 to $4.21 per
diluted share. The Company also now expects 2024 investment volume
to be approximately $3.0 billion as
compared to previous guidance of $2.0
billion.
"We are pleased to raise our guidance for full year AFFO per
share and investment volume, reflecting our continued confidence in
our business outlook as we approach the mid-point of the year,"
said Sumit Roy, Realty Income's
President and Chief Executive Officer. "These increases stem from
an improving investment environment, particularly in Europe. Additionally, we continue to see
stable operating performance in our high-quality, diversified
global real estate portfolio. We believe our size and scale place
us in a unique competitive position to capitalize on the current
market environment."
Earnings Guidance
Summarized below are approximate estimates of the key components
of our 2024 earnings guidance:
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Prior 2024
Guidance (1)
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Revised 2024
Guidance
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Net income per
share (2)
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$1.23 - $1.35
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$1.26 - $1.35
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Real estate
depreciation and impairments per
share (3)
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$2.84
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$2.84
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Other adjustments per
share (3)
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$0.10
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$0.09
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Normalized FFO per
share (2)(4)
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$4.17 - $4.29
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$4.19 - $4.28
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AFFO per
share (4)
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$4.13 - $4.21
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$4.15 - $4.21
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Same store rent
growth (5)
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Approx 1.0%
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Approx
1.0%
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Occupancy
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Over 98%
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Over
98%
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Cash G&A expenses
(% of revenues) (6)(7)
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Approx 3.0%
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Approx
3.0%
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Property expenses
(non-reimbursable) (% of revenues) (6)
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1.0% - 1.5%
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1.0% -
1.5%
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Income tax
expenses
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$65 to $75
million
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$65 to $75
million
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Investment volume
(8)
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Approx $2.0
billion
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Approx $3.0
billion
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(1) As issued on May 6, 2024.
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(2)
Net income per share and Normalized
FFO per share include non-cash interest expense impact related to
the Spirit merger.
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(3) Includes gain on sales of properties and merger and
integration-related costs.
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(4) Normalized FFO per share and AFFO per share exclude
merger and integration-related costs associated with our merger
with Spirit. Per share amounts may not add due to
rounding.
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(5) Reserve reversals recognized in 2023 represent
an approximately 30 basis point headwind to same store rent growth
in 2024.
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(6) Revenue excludes contractually obligated
reimbursements by our clients. Cash G&A expenses exclude
stock-based compensation expense.
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(7) G&A expenses inclusive of stock-based
compensation expense as a percentage of rental revenue, excluding
reimbursements, is expected to be approximately 3.4% - 3.7% in
2024.
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(8)
Investment volume excludes merger with
Spirit, which closed January 23, 2024.
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About Realty Income
Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is real estate
partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we
invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio
of over 15,450 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the U.K., and six
other countries in Europe. We are
known as "The Monthly Dividend Company®," and have a
mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that
grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 647
consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats® index for having increased our
dividend for the last 25 consecutive years. Additional information
about the company can be found at www.realtyincome.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in
this press release, the words "estimated," "anticipated," "expect,"
"believe," "intend," "continue," "should," "may," "likely,"
"plans," and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include
discussions of our business and portfolio; growth strategies and
intentions to acquire or dispose of properties (including
geographies, timing, partners, clients and terms); re-leases,
re-development and speculative development of properties and
expenditures related thereto; future operations and results; the
announcement of operating results, strategy, plans, and the
intentions of management; guidance; settlement of shares of common
stock sold pursuant to forward sale confirmations under our ATM
program; dividends; and trends in our business, including trends in
the market for long-term leases of freestanding, single-client
properties. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions about us, which may cause our actual
future results to differ materially from expected results. Some of
the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
are, among others, our continued qualification as a real estate
investment trust; general domestic and foreign business, economic,
or financial conditions; competition; fluctuating interest and
currency rates; inflation and its impact on our clients and us;
access to debt and equity capital markets and other sources of
funding (including the terms and partners of such funding);
continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and
broader financial markets; other risks inherent in the real estate
business including our clients' solvency, client defaults under
leases, increased client bankruptcies, potential liability relating
to environmental matters, illiquidity of real estate investments,
and potential damages from natural disasters; impairments in the
value of our real estate assets; changes in domestic and foreign
income tax laws and rates; property ownership through joint
ventures, partnerships and other arrangements which may limit
control of the underlying investments; epidemics or pandemics
including measures taken to limit their spread, the impacts on us,
our business, our clients, and the economy generally; the loss of
key personnel; the outcome of any legal proceedings to which we are
a party or which may occur in the future; acts of terrorism and
war; the anticipated benefits from mergers and acquisitions
including from the merger with Spirit; and those additional risks
and factors discussed in our reports filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
plans and performance and speak only as of the date of this press
release. Actual plans and operating results may differ materially
from what is expressed or forecasted in this press release. We do
not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements
or publicly release the results of any forward-looking statements
that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
these statements were made.
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