TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2021 /CNW/ - Invesque Inc. (TSX:
IVQ.U) (TSX: IVQ) (the "Company" or "Invesque") today
announced its results for the three- and nine-months ended
September 30, 2021.
Third Quarter and Subsequent Highlights
- As previously announced, closed on the sale of the Company's
ownership interests in four communities to Inspirit Senior Living
("Inspirit") for approximately US$35.5
million on July 1, 2021,
providing Invesque over US$15.0
million of net cash
- Closed on the sale of a community in Richmond, Virginia, previously operated by the
Company's subsidiary seniors housing operating and management
company, Commonwealth Senior Living ("Commonwealth"), in October of
2021, netting Invesque approximately US$3.4
million in cash proceeds
- Closed on the sale of five non-core seniors housing communities
in Pennsylvania in October of
2021, netting the Company approximately US$2.7 million in proceeds that the Company used
to reduce existing indebtedness
-
- The five communities sold were previously operated by Saber
Healthcare Group ("Saber"), subject to an absolute triple-net
("NNN") master lease
- The remaining two skilled nursing facilities that Saber
continues to operate and are still owned by Invesque are subject to
a revised NNN master lease, which was adjusted for the sale of the
five communities
- Transitioned the management of two seniors housing communities
in New York from Premier Senior
Living ("Premier") to affiliates of Hearth Management ("Hearth") in
October of 2021
-
- The two communities were previously operated by Premier under a
NNN lease
- As a result of the transition, Premier no longer operates any
communities owned by Invesque
- Invesque's strategic footprint with Hearth, one of the
Company's preferred regional operating partners, has grown to five
total communities
- Post-transition, the two communities were moved into Invesque's
seniors housing operating portfolio ("SHOP"), and Hearth entered
into an interim consulting agreement that will convert to a
management agreement, once regulatory approvals are received
- Expanded Commonwealth's relationship with Babylon Micro-Farms
("Babylon") to provide Commonwealth's residents with the freshest
ingredients through Babylon's farm-to-table program
-
- Installed Babylon's hydroponic farming system at three
additional Commonwealth communities during and subsequent to the
third quarter of 2021, thus expanding the total Commonwealth
communities utilizing Babylon's innovative system to fourteen
- Commonwealth was selected as the 2021 Assisted Living Best
Practices Virginia Assisted Living Association Diamond Award for
its partnership with Babylon
- Reported funds from operations ("FFO") of US$0.10 and US$0.37
per common share for the three- and nine-months ending September 30, 2021, respectively. The Company
reported adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO") of US$0.08 and US$0.35
per common share for the three- and nine-months ending September 30, 2021, respectively
"We had a very busy quarter with a focus on our active asset
management effort. We continue to capitalize on opportunities to
grow and partner with our preferred operating partners to create
long term stakeholder value. This effort includes strategic
dispositions at favorable pricing and value-maximizing operator
transitions to strengthen and streamline our portfolio as we
executed upon over the last few months," noted Scott White, Chairman & Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. "Our captive operating and management
company, Commonwealth Senior Living, continued to see positive
gains with over 140 basis points of sequential occupancy
improvement across the Commonwealth operated assets we own. We are
optimistic that this trend will continue for the remainder of the
year and into 2022. One of the key focus areas for our operators
now is to attract and retain talent in a very competitive labor
market."
Financial Highlights
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Three months ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine months ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands of U.S
dollars, except per share values)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
52,949
|
|
$
|
55,429
|
|
$
|
158,847
|
|
$
|
163,007
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(5,082)
|
|
$
|
(60,749)
|
|
$
|
(6,782)
|
|
$
|
(147,689)
|
Funds from operations
("FFO") (1)
|
$
|
5,643
|
|
$
|
13,728
|
|
$
|
20,750
|
|
$
|
38,211
|
Funds from operations
per share
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
$
|
0.69
|
Adjusted funds from
operations ("AFFO") (1)
|
$
|
4,766
|
|
$
|
12,499
|
|
$
|
19,729
|
|
$
|
33,196
|
Adjusted funds from
operations per share
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
(1) FFO and AFFO
are measures used by management to evaluate operating performance.
Please refer to the section "Non-IFRS Measures" in this press
release for more information.
|
Balance Sheet and Portfolio Highlights
(in thousands of
U.S. dollars, except number of properties)
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
|
1,343,275
|
|
$
|
1,498,424
|
Number of
properties
|
112(1)
|
|
121(2)
|
Debt
|
$
|
931,453
|
|
$
|
1,052,471
|
(1) Includes five
assets sold to a third party that were previously operated by Saber
in October of 2021. Excludes the asset sold in October of 2021 in
Richmond, VA and one other asset held for sale as of September 30,
2021.
|
(2) Includes all
Company assets operated by Symphony Care Network ("SymCare") as
December 31, 2020. Includes properties that were sold to SymCare
during 2021. Includes assets sold to Inspirit on July 1, 2021
and includes five assets sold to a third party that
were previously operated by Saber in October of 2021. Excludes the
asset sold in October of 2021 in Richmond, VA.
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Investor Conference Call
A conference call hosted by the Company's senior management team
will be held November 11, 2021, at
10:00 AM ET. The telephone numbers
for the conference call are: Local: (647) 792-1240 or Toll Free: (866) 248-8441. The passcode for
the conference call is: 8751781. The conference will also be
available via webcast at
https://www.invesque.com/company-presentations/. Please log on at
least 15 minutes before the call commences. The telephone numbers
to listen to the call after it is completed (taped replay) are:
Local: (647) 436-0148 or Toll
Free: (888) 203-1112. The Passcode for the taped replay is
8751781.
About Invesque
Invesque is a North American health care real estate company
with an investment thesis focused on the premise that an aging
demographic in North America will
continue to utilize health care services in growing proportion to
the overall economy. Invesque currently capitalizes on this
opportunity by investing in a highly diversified portfolio of
income generating properties across the health care spectrum.
Invesque's portfolio includes investments in independent living,
assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, transitional care,
and medical office properties, which are operated primarily under
long-term leases and joint venture arrangements with industry
leading operating partners. Invesque's portfolio also includes
investments in owner-occupied seniors housing properties in which
Invesque owns the real estate and provides management services
through its subsidiary management company, Commonwealth Senior
Living. For more information, please visit www.invesque.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking information that
reflects the current expectations of management about the future
results and opportunities for the Company, including without
limitation information with respect to the expected increase in
occupancy across the Commonwealth operated assets owned by the
Company. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by
words such as "outlook", "objective", "may", "will", "expect",
"intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "should", "plans",
"project", or "continue" or similar expressions suggesting future
outcomes or events. By their nature, forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are
beyond the Company's control, including without limitation the risk
that the occupancy in the Commonwealth operated assets does not
increase. Although the Company believes that the expectations in
its forward-looking statements are reasonable, its forward-looking
statements have been based on factors and assumptions concerning
future events which may prove to be inaccurate. Those factors and
assumptions are based upon currently available information,
including occupancy in the Commonwealth operated assets owned by
the Company. Such statements are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual
results or events and cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those stated, anticipated, or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.
Additional risks, uncertainties, material assumptions and other
factors that could affect actual results are discussed in the
Company's public disclosure documents available at www.sedar.com,
including in the risk factors described in the Company's current
annual information form. In addition, the Company is subject to the
risk and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In
particular, a novel strain of coronavirus causing the disease known
as COVID-19 has spread throughout the world, including across
the United States and Canada, causing the World Health Organization
to declare the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic in March 2020. To contain the spread and impact of
the pandemic, authorities throughout the
United States and Canada
have implemented measures such as travel bans and restrictions,
stay-at-home orders, social distancing guidelines and limitations
on other business activity. The pandemic has resulted in a
significant economic downturn in the
United States, Canada and
globally, and has also led to disruptions and volatility in capital
markets. The Company has already experienced negative impacts on
its financial results due to the pandemic and is not able to fully
quantify the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the
Company's financial results during 2021, but the Company expects
that the pandemic could have a material adverse effect on its
results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows,
particularly if negative economic and public health conditions in
the United States and Canada persist for a significant period of
time. The ultimate impact of the pandemic on the Company's
financial results will depend on, among other factors, the duration
and severity of the pandemic as well as negative economic
conditions arising therefrom, the impact of the pandemic on
occupancy rates in our communities, the volume of COVID-19 patients
cared for across our portfolio, rent deferral rates, and the impact
of government actions on the seniors housing industry and broader
economy, including through existing and future stimulus efforts.
The impact of COVID-19 has been partially offset to date by certain
government stimulus programs which have helped to offset COVID-19
related expenses and compensate for lost revenues, but the Company
is not able to provide assurance that such programs may continue to
be available in the future. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in
these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which
are given as of the date hereof, and to not use such
forward-looking statements for anything other than the intended
purpose. Further, except as expressly required by applicable law,
the Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements
contained in this document are expressly qualified by this
cautionary statement.
Non-IFRS Measures
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standard ("IFRS"). Included in
this news release are certain non-IFRS financial measures as
supplemental indicators used by management to track the Company's
performance. These non-IFRS measures are NOI, FFO and AFFO. The
Company believes that these non-IFRS financial measures provide
useful information to both management and investors in measuring
the financial performance and financial condition of the Company.
These measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by
IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies, nor should they be construed as an
alternative to other financial measures determined in accordance
with IFRS. For a full definition of these measures and a
reconciliation to net profit for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2021, please refer to the Financial
Measures section of the September 30,
2021, MD&A available on the Company's website and on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE Invesque Inc.