Saul Centers, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Earnings
Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS) reported a decline in operating results for the quarter ending June 30, 2020. Total revenue fell to $53.2 million, down from $58.1 million in the same quarter of 2019. Net income decreased to $10.2 million, impacted by the initial operations of The Waycroft project, resulting in a $4.6 million negative effect. Same property revenue and operating income both saw significant declines, with respective drops of 9.1% and 9.9%. As of June 30, 2020, 94.7% of the commercial portfolio was leased, unchanged from 2019, while the residential portfolio occupancy dropped to 67.7%. Funds from operations also decreased, highlighting the ongoing challenges due to COVID-19.
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- Total revenue decreased by $4.9 million (8.4%) compared to Q2 2019.
- Net income fell by $6.6 million (39.3%) from Q2 2019.
- Same property revenue decreased by $5.3 million (9.1%).
- Same property operating income decreased by $4.4 million (9.9%).
- Residential portfolio occupancy dropped from 98.1% in Q2 2019 to 67.7%.
- Funds from operations fell to $20.0 million ($0.64 per share) from $25.3 million ($0.82 per share) in Q2 2019.
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"), announced its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 ("2020 Quarter"). Total revenue for the 2020 Quarter decreased to
Same property revenue decreased
As of June 30, 2020,
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 ("2020 Period"), total revenue decreased to
Same property revenue decreased
Funds from operations ("FFO") available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends) was
FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (after deducting preferred stock dividends and the impact of preferred stock redemptions) decreased to
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively affecting almost every industry directly or indirectly.
In the first week of April, the Company delivered The Waycroft, comprised of 491 apartment units and 60,000 square feet of retail space, on North Glebe Road, in Arlington, Virginia. As of August 5, 2020, despite the headwinds of COVID-19, 217 residential applications have been executed, totaling approximately
The actions taken by federal, state and local governments to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by ordering closure of nonessential businesses and ordering residents to generally stay at home, and subsequent phased re-openings, have resulted in many of our tenants announcing mandated or temporary closures of their operations and/or requesting adjustments to their lease terms. Experts predict that the COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a period of global economic slowdown or a global recession. COVID-19 could have a material and adverse effect on or cause disruption to our business or financial condition, results from operations, cash flows and the market value and trading price of our securities.
While the Company's grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and home improvement stores generally remain open, restaurants, if open, are operating at limited capacity, with many offering only delivery and curbside pick-up, and most health, beauty supply and services, fitness centers, and other non-essential businesses are in various phases of re-opening depending on location. As of August 5, 2020, approximately
The following is a summary of the Company's consolidated total rent collections for the second quarter and July rent billings, including minimum rent, operating expense recoveries, and real estate tax reimbursements as of August 5, 2020:
2020 Second Quarter
80% of 2020 Second Quarter total billings has been paid by our tenants (comprised of82% ,78% and79% , for April, May and June 2020, respectively.)74% of retail94% of office100% of residential- Additionally, rent deferral agreements comprising approximately
8% of 2020 Second Quarter total billings have been executed (or37% of the total unpaid balance, including17% with anchor/national tenants). The executed deferrals typically cover three months of rent and are generally scheduled to be repaid during 2021 and 2022. As a condition to granted rent deferrals, we have sought and received extended lease terms, or waivers of certain adjacent use or common area restrictions.
July 2020
84% of July 2020 total billings has been paid by our tenants.79% of retail94% of office99% of residential- Additionally, rent deferral agreements comprising approximately
2% of July total billings have been executed (or10% of the total unpaid balance, including6% with anchor/national tenants). These deferrals are structured similarly to the second quarter deferrals.
Although we are and will continue to be actively engaged in rent collection efforts related to uncollected rent, and we continue to work with certain tenants who have requested rent deferrals, we can provide no assurance that such efforts or our efforts in future periods will be successful, particularly in the event that the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions intended to prevent its spread continue for a prolonged period.
During July 2020, the Company closed on two 15-year, non-recourse mortgage loans with a weighted average rate of
Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio of 60 properties which includes (a) 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and seven mixed-use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) three land and development properties. Approximately
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain matters discussed within this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in our Annual Report on (i) Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and (ii) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and include the following: (i) general adverse economic and local real estate conditions, (ii) the inability of major tenants to continue paying their rent obligations due to bankruptcy, insolvency or a general downturn in their business, (iii) financing risks, such as the inability to obtain equity, debt or other sources of financing or refinancing on favorable terms to the Company, (iv) the Company's ability to raise capital by selling its assets, (v) changes in governmental laws and regulations and management's ability to estimate the impact of such changes, (vi) the level and volatility of interest rates and management's ability to estimate the impact thereof, (vii) the availability of suitable acquisition, disposition, development and redevelopment opportunities, and risks related to acquisitions not performing in accordance with our expectations, (viii) increases in operating costs, (ix) changes in the dividend policy for the Company's common and preferred stock and the Company's ability to pay dividends at current levels, (x) the reduction in the Company's income in the event of multiple lease terminations by tenants or a failure by multiple tenants to occupy their premises in a shopping center, (xi) impairment charges, (xii) unanticipated changes in the Company's intention or ability to prepay certain debt prior to maturity and (xiii) an epidemic or pandemic (such as the outbreak and worldwide spread of COVID-19), and the measures that international, federal, state and local governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it, which may (as with COVID-19) precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the above-mentioned and/or other risks, and significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that we make, including those in this press release. Except as may be required by law, we make no promise to update any of the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully review the risks and risk factors included in (i) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and (ii) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
Saul Centers, Inc. | |||||||
June 30, | December 31, | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Real estate investments | |||||||
Land | $ | 503,802 | $ | 453,322 | |||
Buildings and equipment | 1,505,909 | 1,292,631 | |||||
Construction in progress | 101,359 | 335,644 | |||||
2,111,070 | 2,081,597 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (584,002) | (563,474) | |||||
1,527,068 | 1,518,123 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 66,457 | 13,905 | |||||
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net | 57,926 | 52,311 | |||||
Deferred leasing costs, net | 27,057 | 24,083 | |||||
Prepaid expenses, net | 1,579 | 5,363 | |||||
Other assets | 6,549 | 4,555 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,686,636 | $ | 1,618,340 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
Notes payable | $ | 791,534 | $ | 821,503 | |||
Term loan facility payable | 74,741 | 74,691 | |||||
Revolving credit facility payable | 173,642 | 86,371 | |||||
Construction loan payable | 134,650 | 108,623 | |||||
Dividends and distributions payable | 19,358 | 19,291 | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 30,311 | 35,199 | |||||
Deferred income | 24,114 | 29,306 | |||||
Total liabilities | 1,248,350 | 1,174,984 | |||||
Equity | |||||||
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized: | |||||||
Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding | 75,000 | 75,000 | |||||
Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 shares issued and outstanding | 110,000 | 110,000 | |||||
Common stock, | 233 | 232 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 416,793 | 410,926 | |||||
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings | (229,918) | (221,177) | |||||
Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity | 372,108 | 374,981 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests | 66,178 | 68,375 | |||||
Total equity | 438,286 | 443,356 | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,686,636 | $ | 1,618,340 |
Saul Centers, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Revenue | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Rental revenue | $ | 52,002 | $ | 55,953 | $ | 107,418 | $ | 112,756 | |||||||
Other | 1,218 | 2,188 | 2,745 | 5,135 | |||||||||||
Total revenue | 53,220 | 58,141 | 110,163 | 117,891 | |||||||||||
Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Property operating expenses | 6,410 | 7,115 | 13,446 | 15,116 | |||||||||||
Real estate taxes | 7,351 | 6,819 | 14,504 | 13,967 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs | 12,019 | 10,793 | 21,613 | 21,860 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs | 12,600 | 11,524 | 23,881 | 23,167 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 4,632 | 5,140 | 9,682 | 9,954 | |||||||||||
Total expenses | 43,012 | 41,391 | 83,126 | 84,064 | |||||||||||
Net Income | 10,208 | 16,750 | 27,037 | 33,827 | |||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||||||
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1,880) | (3,518) | (5,445) | (7,148) | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc. | 8,328 | 13,232 | 21,592 | 26,679 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (2,798) | (2,953) | (5,596) | (5,906) | |||||||||||
Net income available to common stockholders | $ | 5,530 | $ | 10,279 | $ | 15,996 | $ | 20,773 | |||||||
Per share net income available to common stockholders | |||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.69 | $ | 0.91 |
Reconciliation of net income to FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests (1) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,208 | $ | 16,750 | $ | 27,037 | $ | 33,827 | |||||||
Add: | |||||||||||||||
Real estate depreciation and amortization | 12,600 | 11,524 | 23,881 | 23,167 | |||||||||||
FFO | 22,808 | 28,274 | 50,918 | 56,994 | |||||||||||
Subtract: | |||||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (2,798) | (2,953) | (5,596) | (5,906) | |||||||||||
FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests | $ | 20,010 | $ | 25,321 | $ | 45,322 | $ | 51,088 | |||||||
Weighted average shares: | |||||||||||||||
Diluted weighted average common stock | 23,338 | 22,994 | 23,319 | 22,929 | |||||||||||
Convertible limited partnership units | 7,902 | 7,853 | 7,899 | 7,844 | |||||||||||
Average shares and units used to compute FFO per share | 31,240 | 30,847 | 31,218 | 30,773 | |||||||||||
FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.82 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 1.66 |
(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 impairment charges on real estate assets and gains or losses from real estate 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 revenue to same property revenue (2) | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 53,220 | $ | 58,141 | $ | 110,163 | $ | 117,891 | ||||||||
Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties | (570) | (194) | (700) | (1,083) | ||||||||||||
Total same property revenue | $ | 52,650 | $ | 57,947 | $ | 109,463 | $ | 116,808 | ||||||||
Shopping Centers | $ | 38,058 | $ | 42,259 | $ | 79,499 | $ | 85,417 | ||||||||
Mixed-Use properties | 14,592 | 15,688 | 29,964 | 31,391 | ||||||||||||
Total same property revenue | $ | 52,650 | $ | 57,947 | $ | 109,463 | $ | 116,808 | ||||||||
Total Shopping Center revenue | $ | 38,329 | $ | 42,259 | $ | 79,900 | $ | 85,417 | ||||||||
Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties | (271) | — | (401) | — | ||||||||||||
Total same Shopping Center revenue | $ | 38,058 | $ | 42,259 | $ | 79,499 | $ | 85,417 | ||||||||
Total Mixed-Use property revenue | $ | 14,891 | $ | 15,882 | $ | 30,263 | $ | 32,474 | ||||||||
Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties | (299) | (194) | (299) | (1,083) | ||||||||||||
Total same Mixed-Use property revenue | $ | 14,592 | $ | 15,688 | $ | 29,964 | $ | 31,391 |
(2) | Same property revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance that improves the comparability of reporting periods by excluding the results of properties that were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods. Same property revenue adjusts property revenue by subtracting the revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods. Same property revenue is a measure of the operating performance of the Company's properties but does not measure the Company's performance as a whole. Same property revenue should not be considered as an alternative to total revenue, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. Management considers same property revenue a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it is not affected by the cost of the Company's funding, the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses from the acquisition and sale of operating real estate assets, general and administrative expenses or other gains and losses that relate to ownership of the Company's properties. Management believes the exclusion of these items from same property revenue is useful because the resulting measure captures the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred by operating the Company's properties. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating same property revenue. Accordingly, the Company's same property revenue may not be comparable to those of other REITs. |
Reconciliation of net income to same property operating income (3) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,208 | $ | 16,750 | $ | 27,037 | $ | 33,827 | |||||||
Add: Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs | 12,019 | 10,793 | 21,613 | 21,860 | |||||||||||
Add: Depreciation and amortization of deferred leasing costs | 12,600 | 11,524 | 23,881 | 23,167 | |||||||||||
Add: General and administrative | 4,632 | 5,140 | 9,682 | 9,954 | |||||||||||
Property operating income | 39,459 | 44,207 | 82,213 | 88,808 | |||||||||||
Add (Less): Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties | 363 | 12 | 258 | (617) | |||||||||||
Total same property operating income | $ | 39,822 | $ | 44,219 | $ | 82,471 | $ | 88,191 | |||||||
Shopping Centers | $ | 29,762 | $ | 33,707 | $ | 62,306 | $ | 67,177 | |||||||
Mixed-Use properties | 10,060 | 10,512 | 20,165 | 21,014 | |||||||||||
Total same property operating income | $ | 39,822 | $ | 44,219 | $ | 82,471 | $ | 88,191 | |||||||
Shopping Center operating income | $ | 29,965 | $ | 33,707 | $ | 62,614 | $ | 67,177 | |||||||
Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties | (203) | — | (308) | — | |||||||||||
Total same Shopping Center operating income | $ | 29,762 | $ | 33,707 | $ | 62,306 | $ | 67,177 | |||||||
Mixed-Use property operating income | $ | 9,494 | $ | 10,500 | $ | 19,599 | $ | 21,631 | |||||||
Add (Less): Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties | 566 | 12 | 566 | (617) | |||||||||||
Total same Mixed-Use property operating income | $ | 10,060 | $ | 10,512 | $ | 20,165 | $ | 21,014 |
(3) | Same property operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance that improves the comparability of reporting periods by excluding the results of properties that were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods. Same property operating income adjusts property operating income by subtracting the results of properties that were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods. Same property operating income is a measure of the operating performance of the Company's properties but does not measure the Company's performance as a whole. Same property operating income should not be considered as an alternative to property operating income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. Management considers same property operating income a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it is not affected by the cost of the Company's funding, the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses from the acquisition and sale of operating real estate assets, general and administrative expenses or other gains and losses that relate to ownership of the Company's properties. Management believes the exclusion of these items from property operating income is useful because the resulting measure captures the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred by operating the Company's properties. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating same property operating income. Accordingly, same property operating income may not be comparable to those of other REITs. |
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