TORONTO and MONTREAL, Nov. 22,
2018 /CNW/ - Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust (the
"REIT") (TSXV: NXR.UN) announced today its results for the quarter
and nine months ended September 30,
2018 and the declaration of the December 2018 distribution.
Highlights
- Q3 2018 property revenue increases to $13.5 million as compared from $13.1 million for the same quarter of the prior
year.
- Completed a $6.6 million
acquisition in Beamsville,
Ontario, with the vendor receiving 100% of the purchase
price in units valued at the equivalent of $2.10 per REIT unit.
- Subsequent to quarter end, completed a $8.5 million acquisition in Calgary, Alberta.
- Debt to GBV reduced to 53.6% at the end of the quarter from
54.3% at June 30, 2018.
- Normalized AFFO per unit of $0.048 for Q3 2018 as compared to $0.048 for Q2 2018 and $0.052 for Q3 2017. Q3 2017 included revenue from
a termination fee in the amount of $150,000.
- Adjusted normalized AFFO payout ratio for Q3 2018 of 82.6% is
down from 83.4% for Q2 2018.
- Management of the REIT will host a conference call on
Thursday November 22nd at
1PM EST to review results and
operations.
"Quarter after quarter our results have been strong and
consistent" commented Kelly Hanczyk,
the REIT's Chief Executive Officer. "We have created a platform
that has delivered consistent yet growing results, have completed
$91.5 million in acquisitions to date
in 2018, issuing 17.6 million units to vendors at $2.10 per unit, a premium to our trading price,
and we look forward to future upside with the redevelopment of our
Richmond, BC site. Recent leasing
activity in our downtown Montreal
office property, 2045 Rue Stanley, has been encouraging with
committed or occupied space now sitting at 84%. In the fourth
quarter, rent will commence on an additional approximately 18,000
square feet (9,000 square feet at our interest) of space in this
building. With strong fundamentals, we have put the building blocks
in place that will allow us to continue to grow both our NAV per
unit and our AFFO per unit."
Summary of Results
Included in the tables that follow and elsewhere in this news
release are non-IFRS measures that should not be construed as an
alternative to net income / loss, cash from operating activities or
other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance
with IFRS, and may not be comparable to similar measures as
reported by other issuers. Readers are encouraged to refer to the
REIT's MD&A for further discussion of the non-IFRS measures
presented.
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Three months
ended September
30,
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Nine months
ended
September 30,
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2018
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2017
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2018
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2017
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Financial
Results
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Property
revenue
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13,450,841
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13,122,113
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39,876,326
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23,989,149
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Net operating
income
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8,595,042
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8,551,826
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24,760,638
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17,104,054
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Net income
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4,157,032
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3,359,029
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15,080,859
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3,385,877
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Three months
ended
September 30,
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Nine months
ended
September 30,
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2018
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2017
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2018
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2017
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Financial
highlights
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Funds from operations
(FFO) (1)
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5,291,330
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5,619,179
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15,335,086
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10,621,496
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Normalized FFO
(1) (7)
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5,961,831
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5,619,179
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16,458,691
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10,621,496
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Adjusted funds from
operations (AFFO) (1)
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4,655,651
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4,871,315
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13,478,346
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9,528,171
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Normalized AFFO
(1) (7)
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5,326,152
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4,871,315
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14,601,950
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9,528,171
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Distributions
declared (2)
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4,398,590
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3,764,086
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12,384,685
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8,434,583
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Distributions
declared on units issued June 30, 2017
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on the closing of the
bought deal and private
placement (4)
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444,556
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Distributions
declared on units issued April 30, 2018
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on the closing of an
acquisition (5)
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128,857
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Normalized
distributions declared (4) (5)
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4,398,590
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3,764,086
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12,255,828
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7,990,027
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Weighted average
units outstanding – basic (3)
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109,956,419
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94,049,376
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102,075,732
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65,392,717
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Weighted average
units outstanding – diluted (3)
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110,015,122
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94,124,232
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102,137,358
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65,482,473
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Distributions per
unit, basic and diluted (2) (3)
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0.040
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0.040
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0.121
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0.129
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Adjusted
distributions per unit, basic and diluted (2) (3) (4)
(5)
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0.040
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0.040
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0.120
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0.120
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FFO per unit, basic
(1) (3)
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0.048
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0.060
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0.150
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0.162
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Normalized FFO per
unit, basic (1) (3) (7)
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0.054
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0.060
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0.161
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0.162
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AFFO per unit, basic
(1) (3)
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0.042
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0.052
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0.132
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0.146
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Normalized AFFO per
unit, basic (1) (3) (7)
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0.048
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0.052
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0.143
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0.146
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Normalized AFFO
payout ratio, basic,
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adjusted (1) (2)
(4) (5) (6) (7)
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82.6%
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77.3%
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83.9%
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83.9%
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Debt to total assets
ratio
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53.6%
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54.8%
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53.6%
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54.8%
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Excluding a
termination fee received in the quarter ended September 30, 2017,
FFO per unit, AFFO per unit, and Normalized AFFO payout ratio,
basic, adjusted were $0.058, $0.050 and 79.7%, respectively, and
$0.162, $0.143 and 85.2%, respectively.
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(1)
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Non-IFRS
Measure
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(2)
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Includes
distributions payable to holders of Class B LP Units which are
accounted for as interest expense in the consolidated financial
statements.
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(3)
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Weighted average
number of units includes the Class B LP Units.
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(4)
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33,350,000 REIT units
were issued on June 30, 2017 on the closing of an equity financing
and private placement. These units were eligible to receive
distributions for the month of June. Normalized distributions
declared and Normalized AFFO payout ratio, basic, adjusted each
exclude distributions declared on these units which were
outstanding for only 1 day in the quarter.
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(5)
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9,666,667 units were
issued on April 30, 2018 on the closing of an acquisition. These
units were eligible to receive distributions for the month of
April. Normalized distributions declared and Normalized AFFO payout
ratio, basic, adjusted each exclude distributions declared on these
units for the month of April 2018.
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(6)
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Calculated based on
normalized distributions declared as presented in the table
above.
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(7)
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Normalized FFO and
Normalized AFFO include a vendor rent obligation amount related to
the Richmond Property which is received in cash from the vendor of
the Richmond Property until the property build out is complete and
all tenants are occupying and paying rent. The vendor rent
obligation amount is not included in NOI for IFRS accounting
purposes.
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Revenues and Results from Operations
Q3 2018 property revenue of $13,450,841 was up as compared to $13,122,113 for Q3 2017 primarily due to the
impact of acquisitions completed in the second and third quarters
of 2018. Vendor rent obligations in the approximate amount of
$670,000 related to our Richmond, BC acquisition were not included in
property revenue in the period, while Q3 2017 property revenue
included a $150,000 lease termination
fee. Normalizing for these two items, Q3 2018 property revenue
increased approximately $1,150,000 as
compared to Q3 2017.
Net operating income of $8,595,042
for Q3 2018 compares to $8,551,826
for Q3 2017. Normalizing for the $150,000 of termination fees received in Q3 2017
and $670,000 of vendor rent
obligations received in Q3 2018 but not included in net operating
income for accounting purposes, net operating income was
approximately $863,215 higher than Q3
2017.
General and administrative expense for the quarter of
$673,684 was $50,713 lower than Q2 2018 general and
administrative expense of $724,397
and compared to general and administrative expense of $707,943 for Q3 2017.
Earnings Call
Management of the REIT will host a conference call at
1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on
Thursday November 22nd, 2018 to review the
financial results and operations. To participate in the conference
call, please dial 416-915-3239 or 1-800-319-4610 (toll free in
Canada and the US) at least five
minutes prior to the start time and ask to join the Nexus REIT
conference call.
A recording of the conference call will be available until
September 22, 2018. To access the
recording, please dial 604-674-8052 or 1-855-669-9658 (toll free in
Canada and the US) and enter
access code 2687.
December Distribution
The REIT will make a cash distribution in the amount of
$0.01333 per unit, representing
$0.16 per unit on an annualized
basis, payable January 15, 2019 to
unitholders of record as of December 31,
2018.
The REIT's current distribution per unit continues to be
$0.01333 per month. The REIT's
distribution reinvestment program ("DRIP") entitles eligible
unitholders to elect to receive all, or a portion of the cash
distributions of the REIT reinvested in units of the REIT. Eligible
unitholders who so elect will receive a bonus distribution of units
equal to 4% of each distribution that was reinvested by them under
the DRIP.
About Nexus REIT
Nexus is a growth oriented real estate investment trust focused
on increasing unitholder value through the acquisition, ownership
and management of industrial, office and retail properties located
in primary and secondary markets in North
America. The REIT currently owns a portfolio of 66
properties comprising approximately 3.7 million square feet of
rentable area. The REIT has approximately 91,533,000 units issued
and outstanding. Additionally, there are Class B LP units of
subsidiary limited partnerships of Nexus REIT issued and
outstanding, which are convertible into approximately 20,827,000
REIT units.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute
forward-looking statements which reflect the REIT's current
expectations and projections about future results. Often, but not
always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is
expected", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not
anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases
or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could",
"would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the REIT to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results and
developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from
those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements
contained in this news release. Such forward-looking statements are
based on a number of assumptions that may prove to be
incorrect.
While the REIT anticipates that subsequent events and
developments may cause its views to change, the REIT specifically
disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements
except as required by applicable law. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing the REIT's
views as of any date subsequent to the date of this news release.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will
prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. The factors identified above are not
intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could
affect the REIT.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
SOURCE Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust