BETHESDA, Md., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers,
Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"),
announced its operating results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2015 ("2015 Quarter"). Total revenue for the
2015 Quarter decreased to $52.1 million from $52.9 million for the quarter ended
March 31, 2014 ("2014 Quarter"). Operating income, which
is net income before the impact of change in fair value of
derivatives, loss on early extinguishment of debt and gains on
sales of property and casualty settlements, if any, was
$12.7 million for the 2015
Quarter, unchanged from the 2014 Quarter.
Net income attributable to common stockholders was $7.1 million ($0.34 per diluted share) for each of the 2015 and
2014 Quarters. Although unchanged from the prior year, net
income attributable to common stockholders in 2014 included (a) a
lease termination fee ($1.5 million),
(b) accrued severance costs, included in general and administrative
expenses, ($1.1 million) and (c)
predevelopment costs related to Park Van
Ness ($0.5 million), none of
which impacted 2015.
Same property revenue decreased $1.2
million (or 2.4%) and same property operating income
decreased $1.8 million (or 4.5%) for
the 2015 Quarter compared to the 2014 Quarter. Same property
operating income equals property revenue minus the sum of (a)
property operating expenses, (b) provision for credit losses and
(c) real estate taxes and the comparisons exclude the results of
properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable
reporting periods. Shopping center same property operating
income decreased $0.9 million
(or 2.9%) primarily due to a lease termination fee received in 2014
($1.5 million). Mixed-use same
property operating income decreased $0.9 million (or 9.4%) primarily due to (a)
higher real estate tax expense, the majority of which is not
recoverable, ($300,000), (b) lower
base rent ($250,000) and (c) lower
parking revenue ($123,000).
As of March 31, 2015, 94.5% of the commercial portfolio was
leased (not including the apartments at Clarendon Center), compared
to 94.3% at March 31, 2014. On a same property basis,
94.4% of the portfolio was leased at March 31, 2015, compared
to 94.3% at March 31, 2014. The apartments at Clarendon
Center were 98.4% leased as of March 31, 2015 compared to
98.8% at March 31, 2014.
Funds from operations ("FFO") available to common shareholders
(after deducting preferred stock dividends and redemption charges)
increased 1.7% to $20.0 million
($0.71 per diluted share) in the 2015
Quarter from $19.7 million
($0.71 per diluted share) in the
2014 Quarter. FFO, a widely accepted non-GAAP financial
measure of operating performance for REITs, is defined as net
income plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and
excluding gains and losses from property dispositions, impairment
charges on depreciable real estate assets and extraordinary
items. The increase in FFO available to common shareholders
for the 2015 Quarter was primarily due to (a) lower severance
costs, included in general and administrative expenses,
($1.1 million), (b) lower
predevelopment expense related to Park Van
Ness ($0.5 million) and
(c) lower preferred stock dividends ($0.1 million) partially
offset by (d) decreased property operating income
($1.4 million) as a result of a $1.5 million lease termination
fee received in 2014.
Saul Centers is a self-managed,
self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which currently operates
and manages a real estate portfolio of 59 properties which includes
(a) 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and six
mixed-use properties with approximately 9.3 million square
feet of leasable area and (b) three land and development
properties. Approximately 85% of the Saul Centers' property
operating income is generated by properties in the metropolitan
Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
Saul Centers,
Inc.
|
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
(In
thousands)
|
|
|
March 31,
2015
|
|
December 31,
2014
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Real estate
investments
|
|
|
|
Land
|
$
|
421,516
|
|
|
$
|
420,622
|
|
Buildings and
equipment
|
1,111,035
|
|
|
1,109,276
|
|
Construction in
progress
|
39,301
|
|
|
30,261
|
|
|
1,571,852
|
|
|
1,560,159
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(405,349)
|
|
|
(396,617)
|
|
|
1,166,503
|
|
|
1,163,542
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
12,120
|
|
|
12,128
|
|
Accounts receivable
and accrued income, net
|
47,682
|
|
|
46,784
|
|
Deferred leasing
costs, net
|
26,737
|
|
|
26,928
|
|
Prepaid expenses,
net
|
3,506
|
|
|
4,093
|
|
Deferred debt costs,
net
|
9,695
|
|
|
9,874
|
|
Other
assets
|
4,368
|
|
|
3,638
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
|
1,270,611
|
|
|
$
|
1,266,987
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Notes
payable
|
$
|
818,083
|
|
|
$
|
808,997
|
|
Revolving credit
facility payable
|
26,000
|
|
|
43,000
|
|
Construction loan
payable
|
8,768
|
|
|
5,391
|
|
Dividends and
distributions payable
|
15,253
|
|
|
14,352
|
|
Accounts payable,
accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
27,473
|
|
|
23,537
|
|
Deferred
income
|
32,047
|
|
|
32,453
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
927,624
|
|
|
927,730
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
equity
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock
|
180,000
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
Common
stock
|
211
|
|
|
209
|
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
293,564
|
|
|
287,995
|
|
Accumulated deficit
and other comprehensive loss
|
(177,949)
|
|
|
(175,668)
|
|
Total Saul Centers,
Inc. stockholders' equity
|
295,826
|
|
|
292,536
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
47,161
|
|
|
46,721
|
|
Total stockholders'
equity
|
342,987
|
|
|
339,257
|
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
|
$
|
1,270,611
|
|
|
$
|
1,266,987
|
|
Saul Centers,
Inc.
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
(In thousands, except
per share amounts)
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Revenue
|
(unaudited)
|
Base rent
|
$
|
41,479
|
|
|
$
|
40,563
|
|
Expense
recoveries
|
8,732
|
|
|
8,789
|
|
Percentage
rent
|
438
|
|
|
452
|
|
Other
|
1,439
|
|
|
3,143
|
|
Total
revenue
|
52,088
|
|
|
52,947
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
Property operating
expenses
|
7,616
|
|
|
7,585
|
|
Provision for credit
losses
|
246
|
|
|
203
|
|
Real estate
taxes
|
5,901
|
|
|
5,453
|
|
Interest expense and
amortization of deferred debt costs
|
11,406
|
|
|
11,467
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization of deferred leasing costs
|
10,440
|
|
|
10,180
|
|
General and
administrative
|
3,771
|
|
|
4,680
|
|
Acquisition related
costs
|
21
|
|
|
163
|
|
Predevelopment
expenses
|
—
|
|
|
503
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
39,401
|
|
|
40,234
|
|
Operating
income
|
12,687
|
|
|
12,713
|
|
Change in fair value
of derivatives
|
(6)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
Net
Income
|
12,681
|
|
|
12,711
|
|
Income attributable
to noncontrolling interests
|
(2,474)
|
|
|
(2,424)
|
|
Net income
attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.
|
10,207
|
|
|
10,287
|
|
Preferred stock
dividends
|
(3,094)
|
|
|
(3,206)
|
|
Net income
attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
7,113
|
|
|
$
|
7,081
|
|
Per share net
income attributable to common stockholders
|
|
|
|
Basic and
diluted
|
$
|
0.34
|
|
|
$
|
0.34
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Common Stock:
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
21,018
|
|
|
20,622
|
|
Effect of dilutive
options
|
119
|
|
|
41
|
|
Diluted weighted
average common stock
|
21,137
|
|
|
20,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of
net income to FFO attributable to common shareholders
(1)
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
(In thousands,
except per share amounts)
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
12,681
|
|
|
$
|
12,711
|
|
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate
depreciation and amortization
|
10,440
|
|
|
10,180
|
|
|
FFO
|
23,121
|
|
|
22,891
|
|
|
Subtract:
|
|
|
|
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Preferred stock
dividends
|
(3,094)
|
|
|
(3,206)
|
|
|
FFO available to
common shareholders
|
$
|
20,027
|
|
|
$
|
19,685
|
|
|
Weighted average
shares:
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted
average common stock
|
21,137
|
|
|
20,663
|
|
|
Convertible limited
partnership units
|
7,213
|
|
|
7,063
|
|
|
Average shares and
units used to compute FFO per share
|
28,350
|
|
|
27,726
|
|
|
FFO per share
available to common shareholders
|
$
|
0.71
|
|
|
$
|
0.71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
The National
Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO
as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an
equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate
historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under
GAAP. FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income, computed in
accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and
amortization, and excluding extraordinary items, impairment charges
on depreciable real estate assets and gains or losses from property
dispositions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating
activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily
indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, which is disclosed
in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
applicable periods. There are no material legal or functional
restrictions on the use of FFO. FFO should not be considered as an
alternative to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP
measure, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or
as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.
Management considers FFO a meaningful supplemental measure of
operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption
that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably
over time (i.e. depreciation), which is contrary to what the
Company believes occurs with its assets, and because industry
analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other
REITs.
|
|
Reconciliation of
net income to same property operating income
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
(In
thousands)
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
12,681
|
|
|
$
|
12,711
|
|
|
Add: Interest expense
and amortization of deferred debt costs
|
11,406
|
|
|
11,467
|
|
|
Add: Depreciation and
amortization of deferred leasing costs
|
10,440
|
|
|
10,180
|
|
|
Add: General and
administrative
|
3,771
|
|
|
4,680
|
|
|
Add: Predevelopment
expenses
|
—
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
Add: Acquisition
related costs
|
21
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
Add: Change in fair
value of derivatives
|
6
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
Less: Interest
income
|
(13)
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
|
Property operating
income
|
38,312
|
|
|
39,691
|
|
|
Less: Acquisitions,
dispositions and development property
|
521
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
Total same
property operating income
|
$
|
37,791
|
|
|
$
|
39,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shopping
centers
|
$
|
29,307
|
|
|
$
|
30,189
|
|
|
Mixed-Use
properties
|
8,484
|
|
|
9,362
|
|
|
Total same
property operating income
|
$
|
37,791
|
|
|
$
|
39,551
|
|
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SOURCE Saul Centers, Inc.