RVI Retail Value Inc

Retail Value Inc. (NYSE: RVI) today announced operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Results for the Quarter

• Third quarter net loss attributable to common shareholders was $69.0 million, or $3.48 per diluted share as compared to net income of $72.3 million, or $3.79 per share, in the year-ago period. The period-over-period decrease in net income is primarily attributable to reduced rental income and increased impairment charges stemming from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dilutive effect of asset sales offset by reduced interest expense and debt extinguishment costs.

• Third quarter operating funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (“Operating FFO” or “OFFO”) was $14.6 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared to $23.1 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. The period-over-period decrease in OFFO is primarily attributable to the same factors as above.
• Sold two properties, Riverdale Village and Newnan Crossing (Lowe’s), aggregating $85.6 million; $69.7 million of mortgage debt was repaid in October 2020.
• The Continental U.S. leased rate was 90.7% at September 30, 2020 as compared to 89.3% at June 30, 2020. The increase is primarily due to the impact of the asset sold in the third quarter.
• The Puerto Rico leased rate was 86.3% at September 30, 2020 as compared to 85.9% at June 30, 2020. The increase is primarily due to new leasing activity which included 12 new leases for approximately 53,000 square feet partly offset by the impact of tenant lease expirations.

Key Quarterly Operating Results

The following metrics are as of September 30, 2020:

 

 

Continental U.S.

 

Puerto Rico

Shopping Center Count

 

11

 

12

Gross Leasable Area (thousands)

 

4,539

 

4,432

Base Rent PSF

 

$13.31

 

$19.72

Leased Rate

 

90.7%

 

86.3%

Commenced Rate

 

89.8%

 

83.7%

NOI-Quarter (millions)

 

$12.0

 

$10.7

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The impact to the portfolio as of October 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

 

Continental U.S.

 

Puerto Rico

% of Tenants open and operating (pro rata average rent)

 

97%

 

96%

% of Second quarter rent paid

 

76%

 

69%

% of Third quarter rent paid

 

88%

 

84%

% of October rent paid

 

88%

 

80%

As of October 31, 2020, approximately 97% of the Company’s tenants (based on average base rents) were open for business, up from a low of 34% in early April. In Puerto Rico, while 96% of the Company’s tenants are open, most remain open subject to significant capacity and operating restrictions.

Further, as of October 31, 2020, the additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the entire Company is as follows:

• Tenants paid approximately 72% of second quarter 2020 rents, 86% of third quarter 2020 rents and 84% of October 2020 rents.
• The Company had reached deferral arrangements with tenants representing approximately 9% of second quarter 2020 rents and 4% of third quarter 2020 rents.
• The Company granted abatements to tenants representing approximately 5% of second quarter 2020 rents and 0.5% of third quarter 2020 rents.

In addition, during the third quarter of 2020 the Company’s rental revenue and NOI were reduced by $6.1 million of uncollectible revenue primarily related to reserves associated with cash-basis tenants as well as the impact of lease modification accounting, both triggered by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company’s COVID-19 pandemic response remains at the forefront of our property operations objectives. As tenants ramped up their in-store operations, the Company worked to facilitate curbside and online purchase pick-up, continued with the Company’s social media and property level promotional programs, and worked to promote social distancing and CDC protocols among shopping center patrons through signage and other measures. Our property operations teams continued to maintain heightened cleaning and disinfection procedures in accordance with CDC guidelines and worked diligently to monitor the compliance of vendors’ operations with our Vendor COVID Operating Protocol.

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.

FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“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 herein.

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, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s ability to manage its properties and finance its operations and on tenants’ ability to operate their businesses, generate sales and meet their financial obligations, including the obligation to pay ongoing and deferred rents; 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 impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate the risks described therein, any of which could have a material effect on the Company. 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Q20

 

3Q20

 

Total

 

Total

 

 

Continental U.S.

 

Puerto Rico

 

3Q20

 

9M20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income (1)

$19,366

 

$20,598

 

$39,964

 

$129,593

 

Other property revenues

33

 

19

 

52

 

84

 

 

19,399

 

20,617

 

40,016

 

129,677

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance (2)

3,253

 

8,726

 

11,979

 

37,786

 

Real estate taxes

4,091

 

1,227

 

5,318

 

16,520

 

 

7,344

 

9,953

 

17,297

 

54,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income (3)

12,055

 

10,664

 

22,719

 

75,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management fees

 

 

 

 

(2,002)

 

(6,650)

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

(5,175)

 

(18,127)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

(13,797)

 

(44,478)

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

(860)

 

(2,861)

 

Impairment charges

 

 

 

 

(77,795)

 

(104,615)

 

Debt extinguishment costs, net

 

 

 

 

(440)

 

(4,417)

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

107

 

441

 

Gain on disposition of real estate, net (4)

 

 

 

 

8,324

 

21,956

 

Loss before other items

 

 

 

 

(68,919)

 

(83,380)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax expense

 

 

 

 

(86)

 

(678)

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

($69,005)

 

($84,058)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares – Basic & Diluted – EPS

 

 

 

 

19,829

 

19,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – Basic & Diluted

 

 

 

 

($3.48)

 

($4.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Minimum rents

14,795

 

14,565

 

29,360

 

91,097

 

Ground lease minimum rents

1,082

 

2,048

 

3,130

 

9,448

 

Recoveries

5,402

 

5,993

 

11,395

 

36,111

 

Uncollectible revenue

(2,229)

 

(3,912)

 

(6,141)

 

(13,819)

 

Percentage and overage rent

147

 

277

 

424

 

1,480

 

Ancillary and other rental income

169

 

1,627

 

1,796

 

4,757

 

Lease termination fees

0

 

0

 

0

 

519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management fees

(850)

 

(1,558)

 

(2,408)

 

(7,526)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

NOI from assets sold

 

 

 

 

1,914

 

7,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

SITE Centers disposition fees

 

 

 

 

856

 

2,622 

Retail Value Inc.

Reconciliation: Net Income to FFO and Operating FFO

and Other Financial Information

 

in thousands, except per share

 

 

 

 

 

3Q20

 

9M20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Common Shareholders

($69,005)

 

($84,058)

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate

13,780

 

44,427

 

Impairment of real estate

77,795

 

104,615

 

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

(8,324)

 

(21,956)

 

FFO attributable to Common Shareholders

$14,246

 

$43,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt extinguishment, transaction, other, net

333

 

3,976

 

Total non-operating items, net

333

 

3,976

 

Operating FFO attributable to Common Shareholders

$14,579

 

$47,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

19,829

 

19,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share – Basic & Diluted

$0.72

 

$2.17

 

Operating FFO per share – Basic & Diluted

$0.74

 

$2.37

 

Common stock dividends declared, per share

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certain non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

Straight-line rent

41

 

(476)

 

Straight-line fixed CAM

108

 

308

 

Loan cost amortization

(883)

 

(2,817)

 

Non-real estate depreciation expense

(17)

 

(51)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

471

 

1,134

 

Tenant allowances and landlord work

1,618

 

3,229

 

Leasing commissions - SITE Centers

288

 

1,992

 

Leasing commissions - external

71

 

226

 

Hurricane restorations

1,875

 

9,887

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Value Inc.

Balance Sheet

 

$ in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

At Period End

 

 

3Q20

 

4Q19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Land

$414,653

 

$522,393

 

Buildings

1,085,202

 

1,380,984

 

Fixtures and tenant improvements

133,852

 

152,426

 

 

1,633,707

 

2,055,803

 

Depreciation

(604,085)

 

(670,509)

 

 

1,029,622

 

1,385,294

 

Construction in progress and land

4,811

 

2,017

 

Real estate, net

1,034,433

 

1,387,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

115,254

 

71,047

 

Restricted cash (1)

140,548

 

112,246

 

Receivables and straight-line (2)

27,527

 

25,195

 

Intangible assets, net (3)

10,041

 

19,573

 

Other assets, net

11,090

 

11,315

 

Total Assets

1,338,893

 

1,626,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

 

 

 

 

Secured debt

477,087

 

655,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable to SITE

770

 

105

 

Dividends payable

0

 

39,057

 

Other liabilities (4)

38,653

 

53,789

 

Total Liabilities

516,510

 

748,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable preferred equity

190,000

 

190,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

1,983

 

1,905

 

Paid-in capital

721,318

 

692,871

 

Distributions in excess of net income

(90,915)

 

(6,857)

 

Common shares in treasury at cost

(3)

 

(16)

 

Total Equity

632,383

 

687,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$1,338,893

 

$1,626,687

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Asset sale proceeds

69,720

 

17,388

 

Hurricane related escrows

41,469

 

57,224

 

Other escrows

29,359

 

37,634

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

SL rents (including fixed CAM), net

14,313

 

16,164

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Operating lease right of use asset

1,562

 

1,714

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Operating lease liabilities

2,663

 

2,835

 

Below-market leases, net

14,129

 

20,042

 

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