Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) today
announced its operating and financial results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2020 and provided information regarding financial and
operational activities due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitestone is a pure-play community-centered retail REIT that
acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high quality
“e-commerce resistant” neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail
centers principally located in the largest, fastest-growing and
most affluent markets in the Sunbelt. Whitestone’s optimal mix of
national, regional and local tenants provide daily necessities,
needed services and entertainment to their respective communities
which are not readily available online.
All per share amounts are on a diluted per
common share and operating partnership (“OP”) unit basis unless
stated otherwise.
First Quarter Operating and Financial
Highlights:
• Earnings: Other than the impacts from the COVID-19
pandemic, earnings were on target with initial expectations:
- Results for the first quarter
include $0.9 million credit loss and straight-line rent reserve,
primarily associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Net Income attributable to common
shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was $1.6 million,
or $0.04 per diluted share, inclusive of $0.9 million, or $0.02 per
share, related to credit loss and straight-line rent reserve,
primarily due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Funds from Operations (“FFO”) for
the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was $9.3 million, or $0.21 per
share, inclusive of $0.9 million, or $0.02 per share, related
to credit loss and straight-line rent reserve, primarily due to
COVID-19 pandemic.
- FFO Core for the quarter ended
March 31, 2020 was $10.6 million or $0.24 per share, inclusive of
$0.9 million, or $0.02 per share, related to credit loss and
straight-line rent reserve, primarily due to COVID-19
pandemic.
• Rental rates on new and renewal leases signed for
the twelve months ended March 31, 2020 increased 7.2% and 10.4%,
respectively, on a GAAP basis;• Annualized Base Rent
per leased square foot grew 1% to $19.77 from $19.58 at March 31,
2019;• Decrease in same-store NOI of 0.9% for the first
quarter primarily as a result of credit loss reserves of
approximately 180 basis points associated with the COVID-19
pandemic.
COVID-19 Update Summary (as of May 5, 2020)
• All 58 community centers are open and
operating• 63% of total tenants are open and operating
(based on ABR)• 64% of total April 2020 base rent and
CAM has been paid to date• 40% of total May 2020 base
rent and CAM has been paid to date, representing approximately the
same percentage of collections as April at this point in
time• One mortgage debt maturing in 2020 for
approximately $9 million; and no debt maturities in 2021•
Acquisition activity suspended as previously communicated
• 2020 guidance suspended as previously communicated
• Second Quarter 2020 dividend reduced by 63% to $0.105
per share
Jim Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Whitestone REIT commented, “Our properties primarily
located in the growth markets of Arizona and Texas performed well
in the first quarter, as they generated positive same store NOI
growth excluding the impact of the COVID-19 reserve recorded in the
quarter. However, our service focused community centered properties
were not immune to the unprecedented crisis that continues to
evolve. First and foremost our focus is on protecting the
health of our employees, tenants and the communities that we serve.
During this difficult time, we continue to work diligently and
thoughtfully with our valued tenants as U.S., state and local plans
evolve to begin to reopen the economies in which we operate. As
these economies recover, we plan to build on the progress we
demonstrated to start the year in our efforts to position the
Company to drive same store NOI while continuing to align G&A,
and strengthen our balance sheet.”
Financial ResultsReconciliations of Net Income
Attributable to Whitestone REIT to FFO and FFO Core are included
herein.
Net Income attributable to common shareholders
for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was $1.6 million, or $0.04 per
diluted share, inclusive of $0.9 million, or $0.02 per share,
related to credit loss and straight-line rent reserve, primarily
due to COVID-19 pandemic. Net income attributable to common
shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 was $2.8 million,
or $0.07 per share.
FFO for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was
$9.3 million, or $0.21 per share, inclusive of $0.9 million,
or $0.02 per share, related to credit loss and straight-line rent
reserve, primarily due to COVID-19 pandemic. FFO for the
quarter ended March 31, 2019 was $9.9 million, or $0.24 per
share.
FFO Core for the quarter ended March 31, 2020
was $10.6 million or $0.24 per share, inclusive of $0.9 million, or
$0.02 per share, related to credit loss and straight-line rent
reserve, primarily due to COVID-19 pandemic. FFO Core for the
quarter ended March 31, 2019 was $11.8 million, or $0.28 per
share;
Operating Results
For the periods ending March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s
operating highlights were as follows:
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First Quarter 2020 |
First Quarter 2019 |
Occupancy: |
|
|
Wholly Owned Properties |
89.7% |
90.1% |
Same Store Property Net Operating Income Growth(1) |
(0.9)% |
1.1% |
|
|
|
Rental Rate Growth - Total (GAAP Basis): |
7.3% |
7.2% |
|
|
|
New Leases |
(3.8)% |
9.3% |
Renewal Leases |
8.4% |
7.0% |
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|
|
Leasing Transactions: |
|
|
Number of New Leases |
24 |
27 |
New Leases - Annualized Revenue (millions) |
$6.0 |
$3.5 |
Number of Renewal Leases |
56 |
54 |
Renewal Leases - Annualized Revenue (millions) |
$15.9 |
$12.3 |
(1) Excludes straight-line rent, amortization of above/below
market rates and lease termination fees in both periods.
Real Estate Portfolio Update
Community Centered PropertiesTM Portfolio
Statistics:
As of March 31, 2020, Whitestone wholly owned 58
Community Centered PropertiesTM with 5.0 million square feet of
gross leasable area ("GLA"). Five of the 58 Community Centered
PropertiesTM are land parcels held for future development. The
portfolio is comprised of 30 properties in Texas, 27 in Arizona and
one in Illinois. Whitestone’s Retail Community Centered
PropertiesTM are located in Austin (4), San Antonio (3), Chicago
(1), Dallas-Fort Worth (8), Houston (15) and the greater Phoenix
metropolitan area (27). In addition to being business friendly,
these are six of the top markets in the country in terms of size,
economic strength and population growth. 2017 estimates show the
projected 5-year population growth rates for both Austin and
Dallas-Fort Worth to be 9.7%, San Antonio to be 8.6%, Houston to be
8.0%, and Phoenix to be 6.6% (1). The Company’s retail properties
in these markets are generally located on the best retail corners
embedded in affluent communities. The Company also owns an 81.4%
equity interest in and manages eight properties containing 0.9
million square feet of GLA through its investment in Pillarstone
OP.
At the end of the first quarter, the Company’s
diversified tenant base was comprised of 1,404 tenants, with the
largest tenant accounting for only 2.9% of annualized base rental
revenues. Lease terms range from less than one year for smaller
tenants to over 15 years for larger tenants. Whitestone’s leases
generally include minimum monthly lease payments and tenant
reimbursements for payment of taxes, insurance and maintenance, and
typically exclude restrictive lease clauses.
COVID-19 Update Summary
The following portfolio and tenant statistics
are as of May 5, 2020, and reflect Whitestone’s most current
information to date. It is expected that the following statistics
will change, potentially significantly, going forward. All of
Whitestone’s 58 community centers feature
necessity-based tenants, and are open and operating in compliance
with federal, state and local COVID-19 guidelines and
mandates. 63% of Whitestone’s tenants are open and
operating (based on ABR). Whitestone management is
communicating with all of its tenants and is proactively engaged
with those tenants temporarily closed. Due to reopening
efforts in Whitestone’s markets, it is expected the percentage of
tenants open and operating will increase significantly in May and
June. To date, Whitestone has received 64% of its April
billed revenue (includes contractual base rent and common area
maintenance reimbursables). The Company has received 40% of May
billed revenue, representing approximately the same percentage of
collections as April at this point in time.
On March 24, 2020, to enhance its liquidity
position and maintain financial flexibility, Whitestone had drawn
$30.0 million on its $515 million unsecured credit facility.
Whitestone reduced its annual dividend, saving approximately $31
million. Whitestone withdrew its 2020 FFO Guidance.
Additionally, Whitestone has suspended all acquisition activity,
postponed and will carefully evaluate development and redevelopment
activities on a case-by-case basis, reduced overhead by 10%, and
minimized all expenses, including travel.
As of May 5, 2020, Whitestone had $36.2 million
in cash and cash equivalents, $8.7 million of availability and
$110.5 million of capacity under its credit facility.
In terms of future debt maturities, Whitestone
has one $9 million mortgage loan and no debt maturing in 2021.
(1) Source: Claritas, as of April 2017.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
The Company has undepreciated real estate assets
of $1.1 billion at March 31, 2020.
At March 31, 2020, 50 of the Company’s wholly
owned 58 properties were unencumbered by mortgage debt, with an
undepreciated cost basis of $804.0 million. At March 31, 2020, the
Company had total real estate debt, net of cash, of $675.5 million,
of which approximately 84% was subject to fixed interest rates. The
Company’s weighted average interest rate on all fixed rate debt as
of the end of the first quarter was 4.1% and the weighted average
remaining term was 5.0 years.
At March 31, 2020, Whitestone had $36.8 million
of cash available on its balance sheet, $8.7 million of
availability and $110.5 million of capacity under its credit
facility.
In addition, on April 30, 2020, the Company
entered into a loan in the principal amount of $1,733,510 pursuant
to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) of the CARES
Act. The Company intends to use all proceeds from the PPP Loan to
retain employees and maintain payroll and make mortgage payments,
lease payments and utility payments to support business continuity
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which amounts are intended to be
eligible for forgiveness pursuant to the provisions of the CARES
Act. However, no assurance is provided that the Company will
obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.
Dividend
On March 24, 2020, we announced that, in further
pursuit of ensuring our financial flexibility, our Board of
Trustees (the “Board”) determined to conserve additional liquidity
by reducing our dividend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
dividend reduction is expected to result in over $30 million of
annualized cash savings. On March 20, 2020, the Company declared a
quarterly cash distribution of $0.105 per common share and OP unit
for the second quarter of 2020, to be paid in three equal
installments of $0.035 in April, May, and June of 2020. Going
forward, Whitestone’s Board of Trustees will continue to evaluate
dividend declarations each quarter. Whitestone intends to
maintain compliance with REIT taxable income distribution
requirements.
Conference Call Information
In conjunction with the issuance of its
financial results, the Company invites you to listen to the its
earnings release conference call to be broadcast live on Friday,
May 8, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Central Time. The call will be led by
James C. Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and
David K. Holeman, Chief Financial Officer. Conference call access
information is as follows:
Dial-in number for domestic participants: |
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(800) 239-9838 |
Dial-in number for international participants: |
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(323) 794-2551 |
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The conference call will be recorded, and a telephone replay
will be available through Friday, May 22, 2020. Replay access
information is as follows:
Replay number for domestic participants: |
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(844) 512-2921 |
Replay number for international participants: |
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(412) 317-6671 |
Passcode (for all participants): |
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2898551 |
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To listen to a live webcast of the conference
call, click on the Investor Relations tab of the Company’s website,
www.whitestonereit.com, and then click on the webcast link. A
replay of the call will be available on Whitestone’s website via
the webcast link until the Company’s next earnings release.
Additional information about Whitestone can be found on the
Company’s website.
The first quarter earnings release and
supplemental data package will be located in the Investor Relations
section of the Company’s website. For those without internet
access, the earnings release and supplemental data package will be
available by mail upon request. To receive a copy, please call the
Company’s Investor Relations line at (713) 435-2219.
Supplemental Financial Information
Supplemental materials and details regarding
Whitestone's results of operations, communities and tenants are
available on the Company's website at www.whitestonereit.com.
About Whitestone REIT
Whitestone is a community-centered retail REIT
that acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high quality
"e-commerce resistant" neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail
centers principally located in the largest, fastest-growing and
most affluent markets in the Sunbelt. Whitestone’s optimal mix of
national, regional and local tenants provide daily necessities,
needed services and entertainment to the communities in which they
are located. Whitestone's properties are primarily located in
business-friendly Phoenix, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and
San Antonio, which are among the fastest growing U.S. population
centers with highly educated workforces, high household incomes and
strong job growth. For additional information, visit
www.whitestonereit.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends for all
such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A
of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as
applicable. Such information is subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or
anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a
guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such
forward-looking statements include statements about our earnings
guidance, future liquidity, performance growth and expectations and
other matters and can generally be identified by the Company’s use
of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “plan,”
“expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “goals” or
similar words or phrases that are predictions of future events or
trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters.
The following are additional factors that could
cause the Company's actual results and its expectations to differ
materially from those described in the Company's forward-looking
statements: uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic,
including the unknown duration and economic, operational and
financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken or
contemplated by U.S. and local governmental authorities or others
in response to the pandemic on the Company’s business, employees
and tenants, including, among others, (a) changes in tenant demand
for the Company’s properties, (b) financial challenges confronting
major tenants, including as a result of decreased customers’
willingness to frequent, and mandated stay in place orders that
have prevented customers from frequenting, some of Company’s
tenants’ businesses and the impact of these issues on the Company’s
ability to collect rent from its tenants; (c) operational changes
implemented by the Company, including remote working arrangements,
which may put increased strain on IT systems and create increased
vulnerability to cybersecurity incidents, (d) significant reduction
in the Company’s liquidity due to the lack of further availability
under its revolving credit facility and limited ability to access
the capital markets and other sources of financing on attractive
terms or at all, and (e) prolonged measures to contain the spread
of COVID-19 or the premature easing of government-imposed
restrictions implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19; the
imposition of federal income taxes if we fail to qualify as a real
estate investment trust (“REIT”) in any taxable year or forego an
opportunity to ensure REIT status; the Company's ability to
meet its long-term goals, its assumptions regarding its earnings
guidance, including its ability to execute effectively its
acquisition and disposition strategy, to continue to execute its
development pipeline on schedule and at the expected costs, and its
ability to grow its NOI as expected, which could be impacted by a
number of factors, including, among other things, its ability to
continue to renew leases or re-let space on attractive terms and to
otherwise address its leasing rollover; its ability to successfully
identify, finance and consummate suitable acquisitions, and the
impact of such acquisitions, including financing developments,
capitalization rates and internal rates of return; the Company’s
ability to reduce or otherwise effectively manage its general and
administrative expenses; the Company’s ability to fund from cash
flows or otherwise distributions to its shareholders at current
rates or at all; current adverse market and economic conditions;
lease terminations or lease defaults; the impact of competition on
the Company's efforts to renew existing leases; changes in the
economies and other conditions of the specific markets in which the
Company operates; economic, legislative and regulatory changes,
including changes to laws governing REITs and the impact of
the legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; the
success of the Company's real estate strategies and investment
objectives; the Company's ability to continue to qualify as a REIT
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and other
factors detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents the
Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time
to time.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains supplemental financial
measures that are not calculated pursuant to U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) including EBITDA, FFO, FFO
Core, and NOI. Following are explanations and reconciliations of
these metrics to their most comparable GAAP metric.
EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Tax,
Depreciation and Amortization: Management believes that EBITDA is
an appropriate supplemental measure of operating performance to net
income attributable to the Company. The Company defines EBITDA as
operating revenues (rental and other revenues) less property and
related expenses (property operation and maintenance and real
estate taxes), adjustments for unconsolidated real estate
partnership and general and administrative expenses. Management
believes that EBITDA provides useful information to the investment
community about the Company's operating performance when compared
to other REITs since EBITDA is generally recognized as a standard
measure. However, EBITDA should not be viewed as a measure of the
Company's overall financial performance since it does not reflect
depreciation and amortization, involuntary conversion, interest
expense, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale or
disposition of assets and the level of capital expenditures and
leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of
the Company's properties. Other REITs may use different
methodologies for calculating EBITDA and, accordingly, the
Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to other REITs.
FFO: Funds From Operations: Management believes
that FFO is a useful measure of the Company's operating
performance. The Company computes FFO as defined by NAREIT, which
states that FFO should represent net income (loss) (calculated in
accordance with GAAP), excluding depreciation and amortization
related to real estate, gains or losses from the sale of certain
real estate assets, gains and losses from change in control, and
impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and
investments in entities when the impairment is directly
attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate
held by the entity. FFO does not represent cash flows from
operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should
not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of
the Company's performance or to cash flow from operations as a
measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions and service
debt.
Management considers FFO a useful additional
measure of performance for an equity REIT because it facilitates an
understanding of the operating performance of its properties
without giving effect to real estate depreciation and amortization,
which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes
predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically
risen or fallen with market conditions, management believes that
FFO provides a more meaningful and accurate indication of the
Company's performance and useful information for the investment
community to compare Whitestone to other REITs since FFO is
generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the
operations of REITs.
Other REITs may use different methodologies for
calculating FFO, and accordingly, the Company's FFO may not be
comparable to other REITs. The Company presents FFO per diluted
share calculations that are based on the outstanding dilutive
common shares plus the outstanding OP units for the periods
presented.
FFO Core: Funds From Operations Core: Management
believes that the computation of FFO in accordance with NAREIT's
definition includes certain non-cash and non-comparable items that
affect the Company's period-over-period performance. These items
include, but are not limited to, legal settlements, proxy contest
fees, debt extension costs, non-cash share-based compensation
expense and rent support agreement payments received from sellers
on acquired assets. In addition, the Company believes that FFO Core
is a useful supplemental measure for the investing community to use
in comparing the Company to other REITs as many REITs provide some
form of adjusted or modified FFO. However, other REITs may use
different adjustments, and the Company's FFO Core may not be
comparable to the adjusted or modified FFO of other REITs.
NOI: Net Operating Income: Management believes
that NOI is a useful measure of the Company's property operating
performance. The Company defines NOI as operating revenues (rental
and other revenues) less property and related expenses (property
operation and maintenance and real estate taxes). Because NOI
excludes general and administrative expenses, depreciation and
amortization, involuntary conversion, interest expense, interest
income, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale or
disposition of assets, pro rata share of NOI of unconsolidated
entities and capital expenditures and leasing costs, it provides a
performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects
the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and
operating commercial real estate properties and the impact to
operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and
operating costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent
from net income. The Company uses NOI to evaluate its operating
performance since NOI allows the Company to evaluate the impact of
factors, such as occupancy levels, lease structure, lease rates and
tenant base, have on the Company's results, margins and returns. In
addition, management believes that NOI provides useful information
to the investment community about the Company's property and
operating performance when compared to other REITs since NOI is
generally recognized as a standard measure of property performance
in the real estate industry. However, NOI should not be viewed as a
measure of the Company's overall financial performance since it
does not reflect general and administrative expenses, depreciation
and amortization, involuntary conversion, interest expense,
interest income, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale
or disposition of assets, and the level of capital expenditures and
leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of
the Company's properties. Other REITs may use different
methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the Company's
NOI may not be comparable to that of other REITs.
Same Store NOI: Management believes that Same
Store NOI is a useful measure of the Company’s property operating
performance because it includes only the properties that have been
owned for the entire period being compared, and that it is
frequently used by the investment community. Same Store NOI assists
in eliminating differences in NOI due to the acquisition or
disposition of properties during the period being presented,
providing a more consistent measure of the Company’s performance.
The Company defines Same Store NOI as operating revenues (rental
and other revenues, excluding straight line rent adjustments,
amortization of above/below market rents, and lease termination
fees) less property and related expenses (property operation and
maintenance and real estate taxes), Non-Same Store NOI, and NOI of
our investment in Pillarstone OP (pro rata). We define “Non-Same
Stores” as properties that have been acquired since the beginning
of the period being compared and properties that have been sold,
but not classified as discontinued operations. Other REITs may use
different methodologies for calculating Same Store NOI, and
accordingly, the Company's Same Store NOI may not be comparable to
that of other REITs.
Investors Contact:Kevin Reed, Director of
Investor RelationsWhitestone REIT(713)
435-2219ir@whitestonereit.com
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|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries |
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS |
(in
thousands, except per share data) |
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
Real estate
assets, at cost |
|
|
|
|
Property |
|
$ |
1,101,118 |
|
|
$ |
1,099,955 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(144,316 |
) |
|
|
(137,933 |
) |
Total real estate assets |
|
|
956,802 |
|
|
|
962,022 |
|
Investment
in real estate partnership |
|
|
34,289 |
|
|
|
34,097 |
|
Cash and
cash equivalents |
|
|
36,774 |
|
|
|
15,530 |
|
Restricted
cash |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
Escrows and
acquisition deposits |
|
|
6,320 |
|
|
|
8,388 |
|
Accrued
rents and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts |
|
|
22,896 |
|
|
|
22,854 |
|
Receivable
due from related party |
|
|
896 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
Unamortized
lease commissions, legal fees and loan costs |
|
|
8,775 |
|
|
|
8,960 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets(1) |
|
|
4,469 |
|
|
|
3,819 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,071,326 |
|
|
$ |
1,056,260 |
|
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY |
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Notes payable |
|
$ |
675,409 |
|
|
$ |
644,699 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(2) |
|
|
43,073 |
|
|
|
39,336 |
|
Payable due to related party |
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
Tenants' security deposits |
|
|
6,756 |
|
|
|
6,617 |
|
Dividends and distributions payable |
|
|
4,519 |
|
|
|
12,203 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
730,208 |
|
|
|
703,162 |
|
Commitments
and contingencies: |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
Preferred shares, $0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares
authorized; none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common shares, $0.001 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares
authorized; 42,135,048 and 41,492,117 issued and outstanding as of
March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
556,729 |
|
|
|
554,816 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(206,886 |
) |
|
|
(204,049 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(16,212 |
) |
|
|
(5,491 |
) |
Total Whitestone REIT shareholders' equity |
|
|
333,679 |
|
|
|
345,317 |
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
|
|
7,446 |
|
|
|
7,781 |
|
Total equity |
|
|
341,118 |
|
|
|
353,098 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
1,071,326 |
|
|
$ |
1,056,260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
(1)
Operating lease right of use assets (net) (related to adoption of
Topic 842) |
|
$ |
1,105 |
|
|
$ |
1,328 |
|
(2)
Operating lease liabilities (related to adoption of Topic 842) |
|
$ |
1,108 |
|
|
$ |
1,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS |
(in
thousands) |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Rental(1) |
|
$ |
30,196 |
|
|
$ |
29,033 |
|
Management, transaction, and other fees |
|
|
388 |
|
|
|
661 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
30,584 |
|
|
|
29,694 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,971 |
|
|
|
6,464 |
|
Operating and maintenance |
|
|
5,597 |
|
|
|
4,428 |
|
Real estate taxes |
|
|
4,536 |
|
|
|
4,045 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
5,100 |
|
|
|
6,002 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
22,204 |
|
|
|
20,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expenses (income) |
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
6,693 |
|
|
|
6,533 |
|
Gain on sale of properties |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss on sale or disposal of assets |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Interest, dividend and other investment income |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(245 |
) |
Total other expense |
|
|
6,838 |
|
|
|
6,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before equity investments in real estate
partnerships and income tax |
|
|
1,542 |
|
|
|
2,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of real estate partnership |
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
492 |
|
Provision for income tax |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income |
|
|
1,647 |
|
|
|
2,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income attributable to Whitestone REIT |
|
$ |
1,612 |
|
|
$ |
2,774 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (in thousands,
except per share data) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Basic Earnings Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
Net income
attributable to common shareholders, excluding amounts attributable
to unvested restricted shares |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
Diluted Earnings Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
Net income
attributable to common shareholders, excluding amounts attributable
to unvested restricted shares |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
42,048 |
|
|
|
39,649 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
43,009 |
|
|
|
40,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income |
|
$ |
1,647 |
|
|
$ |
2,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedging activities |
|
|
(10,952 |
) |
|
|
(3,470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
(9,305 |
) |
|
|
(631 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling
interests |
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to Whitestone
REIT |
|
$ |
(9,109 |
) |
|
$ |
(616 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
Rental |
|
|
|
|
Rental revenues |
|
$ |
22,077 |
|
|
$ |
21,751 |
|
Recoveries |
|
|
8,963 |
|
|
|
7,554 |
|
Bad debt |
|
|
(844 |
) |
|
|
(272 |
) |
Total rental |
|
$ |
30,196 |
|
|
$ |
29,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in
thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Cash
flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Net
income |
|
$ |
1,647 |
|
|
$ |
2,839 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,971 |
|
|
|
6,464 |
|
Amortization of deferred loan costs |
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and properties |
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Bad debt |
|
|
844 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
1,248 |
|
|
|
1,883 |
|
Equity in earnings of real estate partnership |
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
(492 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Escrows and acquisition deposits |
|
|
2,068 |
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
Accrued rents and accounts receivable |
|
|
(886 |
) |
|
|
(1,376 |
) |
Receivable due from related party |
|
|
(419 |
) |
|
|
(571 |
) |
Distributions from real estate partnership |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
301 |
|
Unamortized lease commissions, legal fees and loan costs |
|
|
(423 |
) |
|
|
775 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
(10,154 |
) |
|
|
(2,245 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
3,737 |
|
|
|
(4,078 |
) |
Payable due to related party |
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
Tenants' security deposits |
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
5,213 |
|
|
|
6,065 |
|
Cash
flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Additions to real estate |
|
|
(1,593 |
) |
|
|
(2,455 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(1,593 |
) |
|
|
(2,455 |
) |
Cash
flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Distributions paid to common shareholders |
|
|
(11,928 |
) |
|
|
(11,301 |
) |
Distributions paid to OP unit holders |
|
|
(258 |
) |
|
|
(264 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of offering costs |
|
|
2,241 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payments of exchange offer costs |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Proceeds from bonds payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Net proceeds from (payments of) credit facility |
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
(90,200 |
) |
Repayments of notes payable |
|
|
(777 |
) |
|
|
(6,202 |
) |
Payments of loan origination costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,981 |
) |
Repurchase of common shares |
|
|
(1,630 |
) |
|
|
(762 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
17,616 |
|
|
|
(12,716 |
) |
Net increase
in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
21,236 |
|
|
|
(9,106 |
) |
Cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
|
15,643 |
|
|
|
13,786 |
|
Cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (1) |
|
$ |
36,879 |
|
|
$ |
4,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) For a
reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, see
supplemental disclosures below. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS Supplemental Disclosures
(in thousands) |
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information: |
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest |
|
$ |
6,461 |
|
|
$ |
6,268 |
|
Non
cash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Disposal of fully depreciated real estate |
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
Financed insurance premiums |
|
$ |
1,431 |
|
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
Value of shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan |
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
Value of common shares exchanged for OP units |
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge |
|
$ |
(10,952 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(3,470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
36,774 |
|
|
$ |
4,580 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
Total cash,
cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
36,879 |
|
|
$ |
4,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP
MEASURES (in thousands, except per share and per
unit data) |
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
March
31, |
FFO (NAREIT) AND FFO CORE |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT |
|
$ |
1,612 |
|
|
$ |
2,774 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile to FFO: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of real estate |
|
|
6,909 |
|
|
|
6,395 |
|
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets of real estate
partnership (pro rata) |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
621 |
|
Loss on disposal of assets and properties |
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Loss on sale or disposal of properties or assets of real estate
partnership (pro rata) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
FFO
(NAREIT) |
|
|
9,265 |
|
|
|
9,860 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile to FFO Core: |
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense |
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
|
1,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FFO
Core |
|
$ |
10,591 |
|
|
$ |
11,811 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FFO PER SHARE AND OP UNIT CALCULATION |
|
|
|
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
FFO |
|
$ |
9,265 |
|
|
$ |
9,860 |
|
Distributions paid on unvested restricted common shares |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
FFO excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted common
shares |
|
$ |
9,265 |
|
|
$ |
9,819 |
|
FFO Core excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted
common shares |
|
$ |
10,591 |
|
|
$ |
11,770 |
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of total common shares - basic |
|
|
42,048 |
|
|
|
39,649 |
|
Weighted average number of total noncontrolling OP units -
basic |
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
928 |
|
Weighted average number of total common shares and noncontrolling
OP units - basic |
|
|
42,952 |
|
|
|
40,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
Unvested restricted shares |
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
977 |
|
Weighted average number of total common shares and noncontrolling
OP units - diluted |
|
|
43,913 |
|
|
|
41,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FFO per
common share and OP unit - basic |
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
FFO per
common share and OP unit - diluted |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FFO Core per
common share and OP unit - basic |
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
FFO Core per
common share and OP unit - diluted |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitestone
REIT and Subsidiaries RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP
MEASURES (continued) (in
thousands) |
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT |
|
$ |
1,612 |
|
|
$ |
2,774 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
5,100 |
|
|
|
6,002 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,971 |
|
|
|
6,464 |
|
Equity in earnings of real estate partnership |
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
(492 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
6,693 |
|
|
|
6,533 |
|
Interest, dividend and other investment income |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(245 |
) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
Gain on sale of properties |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Management fee, net of related expenses |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and properties |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
NOI of real estate partnership (pro rata) |
|
|
1,096 |
|
|
|
1,759 |
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
NOI |
|
|
21,655 |
|
|
|
22,972 |
|
Non-Same Store NOI |
|
|
(575 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
NOI of real estate partnership (pro rata) |
|
|
(1,096 |
) |
|
|
(1,759 |
) |
NOI
less Non-Same Store NOI and NOI of real estate partnership (pro
rata) |
|
|
19,984 |
|
|
|
21,213 |
|
Same Store straight line rent adjustments |
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
(460 |
) |
Same Store amortization of above/below market rents |
|
|
(217 |
) |
|
|
(272 |
) |
Same Store lease termination fees |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(209 |
) |
Same
Store NOI |
|
$ |
20,087 |
|
|
$ |
20,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND
AMORTIZATION |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
attributable to Whitestone REIT |
|
$ |
1,612 |
|
|
$ |
2,774 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,971 |
|
|
|
6,464 |
|
Equity in earnings of real estate partnership |
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
(492 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
6,693 |
|
|
|
6,533 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
Gain on sale of properties |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Management fee, net of related expenses |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and properties |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
EBITDA adjustments for real estate partnership |
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
1,671 |
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
16,408 |
|
|
$ |
17,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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