Boston Properties Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results; Reports EPS of $0.58 and FFO Per Share Of $1.57

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Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) reported third-quarter financial results for 2020, showing a net income of $89.9 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, down from $107.8 million, or $0.70 per share in 2019. Funds from Operations (FFO) were $244.0 million, or $1.57 per share, a decline from $253.6 million, or $1.64 per share a year ago. Noteworthy achievements include leasing 811,000 square feet and achieving 99% rent collection from office tenants. The company also completed significant developments and acquisitions, solidifying its footprint in key markets.

Positive

• Leased 811,000 square feet with notable long-term agreements, including a 196,000 square foot lease with Volkswagen.
• Achieved 99% rent collection from office tenants in Q3.
• Completed two major developments, enhancing the property portfolio.

Negative

• Net income decreased by 16.5% year-over-year.
• FFO declined by 3.5% compared to the same quarter in 2019.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly-traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in the United States, reported results today for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Financial highlights for the third quarter include:

• Net income attributable to common shareholders of $89.9 million, or $0.58 per diluted share (EPS), compared to $107.8 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The third quarter of 2020 included a $0.06 per share charge to revenue related to the write-off of accrued rent and accounts receivable of tenants primarily in the retail, fitness and entertainment sectors.
• Funds from Operations (FFO) of $244.0 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, compared to FFO of $253.6 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The third quarter of 2020 included a $0.06 per share charge to revenue related to the write-off of accrued rent and accounts receivable of tenants primarily in the retail, fitness and entertainment sectors.

Third quarter and recent business highlights include:

• Completed 811,000 square feet of leases and renewals in the third quarter with a weighted average lease term of approximately seven years. Notable leases signed in the quarter include a 13-year expansion and a long-term extension with Microsoft Corporation in Reston, Virginia totaling 186,000 square feet and a new, 14-year, 82,000 square foot lease with Columbia Threadneedle Investments at Atlantic Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts.
• In addition, the Company recently signed a 196,000 square foot, 20-year lease with the Volkswagen Group of America at BXP’s 1.1 million square foot development in the new phase of Reston Town Center in Reston, Virginia. With this new lease, the development is 85% pre-leased. Further details can be found in the press release issued today.
• Collected 99% of its total rent payments from office tenants in the third quarter. Rent collections from all commercial tenants, including base rent from retail tenants, were 97% in total in Q3.
• Completed and fully placed in-service two developments in the third quarter including Hub50House, a 320,000 square foot residential property in Boston, Massachusetts which the Company has a 50% ownership and The Skylyne, a 331,000 square foot residential property in Oakland, California.
• Entered into an agreement with an existing joint venture partner for the future development of a 1.2 million square foot site in Waltham, Massachusetts, a popular submarket of Boston for leading and emerging companies in the life sciences, biotechnology and technology sectors. The agreement allows for the phased development of office and lab properties across 41-acres. Boston Properties will serve as the development manager and expects to be a majority owner of the properties. This agreement builds on Boston Properties’ current footprint of 4.3 million square feet of Class A Office and lab properties in this submarket.
• Completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Beach Cities Media Center, a 6.4-acre land site on the Rosecrans Corridor of the El Segundo submarket of Los Angeles, California for a purchase price of approximately $21.2 million. Located in close proximity to the desirable beach cities of Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo as well as the Palos Verdes peninsula, El Segundo is one of the most in-demand locations for Fortune 500 and emerging office tenants in the South Bay of Los Angeles. The site is fully entitled to support the future development of approximately 275,000 square feet of Class A creative office space.

The reported results are unaudited and there can be no assurance that these reported results will not vary from the final information for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. In the opinion of management, the Company has made all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of these reported results.

Boston Properties will host a conference call on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, open to the general public, to discuss the third quarter 2020 results, provide a business update pertaining to the current COVID-19 pandemic and discuss other business matters that may be of interest to investors. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (877) 796-3880 (Domestic) or (443) 961-9013 (International) and entering the passcode 5198453. A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing (855) 859-2056 (Domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (International) and entering the passcode 51984533. There will also be a live audio webcast of the call, which may be accessed in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.bxp.com. Shortly after the call, a replay of the webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website and archived for up to twelve months following the call.

Additionally, a copy of Boston Properties’ third quarter 2020 “Supplemental Operating and Financial Data” and this press release are available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.bxp.com.

Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) is the largest publicly-held developer and owner of Class A office properties in the United States, concentrated in five markets - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The Company is a fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), that develops, manages, operates, acquires and owns a diverse portfolio of primarily Class A office space. The Company’s portfolio totals 51.2 million square feet and 196 properties, including seven properties under construction/redevelopment. For more information about Boston Properties, please visit our website at www.bxp.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by our use of the words “believes,” “budgeted,” “estimates,” “expects,” “guidance,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects” and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. These statements are based on our current expectations of future events. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond Boston Properties’ control. If our underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. These factors include, without limitation, uncertainties and risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, including the duration, scope and severity of the pandemic domestically and internationally; federal, state and local government actions or restrictive measures implemented in response to COVID-19, the effectiveness of such measures and the direct and indirect impact of such measures on our and our tenants' businesses, financial condition, results of operation, cash flows, liquidity and performance, and the U.S. and international economy and economic activity generally; whether new or existing actions/or measures result in increasing unemployment that impacts the ability of our residential tenants to generate sufficient income to pay, or makes them unwilling to pay, rent in full or at all in a timely manner; the health, continued service and availability of our personnel, including our key personnel and property management teams; and the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of governmental relief in providing assistance to individuals and large and small businesses, including our tenants, that have suffered significant adverse effects from COVID-19. In addition to the risks specific to COVID-19, other factors include, without limitation, the Company’s ability to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms, dependence on tenants’ financial condition, the uncertainties of real estate development, acquisition and disposition activity, the ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, the uncertainties of investing in new markets, the costs and availability of financing, the effectiveness of our interest rate hedging contracts, the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations, the effects of local, national and international economic and market conditions, the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and possible impairment charges on our operating results, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on the Company’s accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results, regulatory changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Boston Properties does not undertake a duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Financial tables follow.

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
	(in thousands, except for share and par value amounts)
ASSETS
Real estate, at cost	$	21,554,453			$	21,458,412
Construction in progress	769,846				789,736
Land held for future development	446,392				254,828
Right of use assets - finance leases	237,382				237,394
Right of use assets - operating leases	146,973				148,640
Less: accumulated depreciation	(5,413,709)				(5,266,798)
Total real estate	17,741,337				17,622,212
Cash and cash equivalents	1,714,783				644,950
Cash held in escrows	50,006				46,936
Investments in securities	34,934				36,747
Tenant and other receivables, net	76,330				112,807
Related party note receivable, net	77,592				80,000
Note receivables, net	25,304				15,920
Accrued rental income, net	1,111,078				1,038,788
Deferred charges, net	644,036				689,213
Prepaid expenses and other assets	106,524				41,685
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,377,291				955,647
Total assets	$	22,959,215			$	21,284,905
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	2,912,494			$	2,922,408
Unsecured senior notes, net	9,636,397				8,390,459
Unsecured line of credit	—				—
Unsecured term loan, net	499,270				498,939
Lease liabilities - finance leases	233,288				224,042
Lease liabilities - operating leases	201,337				200,180
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	345,959				377,553
Dividends and distributions payable	171,070				170,713
Accrued interest payable	88,826				90,016
Other liabilities	369,932				387,994
Total liabilities	14,458,573				13,262,304
Commitments and contingencies	—				—
Redeemable deferred stock units	5,604				8,365
Equity:
Stockholders’ equity attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.:
Excess stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	—				—
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 5.25% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par value, liquidation preference $2,500 per share, 92,000 shares authorized, 80,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	200,000				200,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 155,715,200 and 154,869,198 issued and 155,636,300 and 154,790,298 outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	1,556				1,548
Additional paid-in capital	6,348,076				6,294,719
Dividends in excess of earnings	(364,720)				(760,523)
Treasury common stock at cost, 78,900 shares at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	(2,722)				(2,722)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(52,622)				(48,335)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.	6,129,568				5,684,687
Noncontrolling interests:
Common units of the Operating Partnership	634,796				600,860
Property partnerships	1,730,674				1,728,689
Total equity	8,495,038				8,014,236
Total liabilities and equity	$	22,959,215			$	21,284,905

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
		(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Revenue
Lease		$	666,674			$	692,225			$	2,006,904			$	2,051,665
Parking and other		16,327				25,582				54,777				76,807
Hotel revenue		90				13,014				7,014				36,796
Development and management services		7,281				10,303				23,285				29,566
Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts		2,896				2,429				8,617				8,227
Total revenue		693,268				743,553				2,100,597				2,203,061
Expenses
Operating
Rental		258,261				265,603				761,014				781,091
Hotel		3,164				8,743				11,958				25,686
General and administrative		27,862				31,147				102,059				107,980
Payroll and related costs from management services contracts		2,896				2,429				8,617				8,227
Transaction costs		307				538				1,254				1,415
Depreciation and amortization		166,456				165,862				515,738				507,867
Total expenses		458,946				474,322				1,400,640				1,432,266
Other income (expense)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(6,873)				(649)				(5,410)				47,528
(Losses) gains on sales of real estate		(209)				(15)				613,723				766
Interest and other income (loss)		(45)				7,178				4,277				14,546
Gains from investments in securities		1,858				106				965				4,240
Loss from early extinguishment of debt		—				(28,010)				—				(28,010)
Impairment loss		—				—				—				(24,038)
Interest expense		(110,993)				(106,471)				(319,726)				(309,837)
Net income		118,060				141,370				993,786				475,990
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships		(15,561)				(18,470)				(34,280)				(54,782)
Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership		(10,020)				(12,504)				(97,090)				(43,133)
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.		92,479				110,396				862,416				378,075
Preferred dividends		(2,625)				(2,625)				(7,875)				(7,875)
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders		$	89,854			$	107,771			$	854,541			$	370,200
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders:
Net income		$	0.58			$	0.70			$	5.49			$	2.40
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		155,645				154,577				155,349				154,553
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders:
Net income		$	0.58			$	0.70			$	5.49			$	2.39
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding		155,670				154,820				155,447				154,847

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (1) (Unaudited)
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2020				2019				2020				2019
	(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders	$	89,854			$	107,771			$	854,541			$	370,200
Add:
Preferred dividends	2,625				2,625				7,875				7,875
Noncontrolling interest - common units of the Operating Partnership	10,020				12,504				97,090				43,133
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	15,561				18,470				34,280				54,782
Net income	118,060				141,370				993,786				475,990
Add:
Depreciation and amortization expense	166,456				165,862				515,738				507,867
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization	(15,833)				(17,402)				(55,940)				(53,273)
Company’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures	20,413				13,745				59,757				43,993
Corporate-related depreciation and amortization	(444)				(411)				(1,399)				(1,218)
Impairment loss	—				—				—				24,038
Less:
Gains on sales of real estate included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures	—				(487)				5,946				47,270
(Losses) gains on sales of real estate	(209)				(15)				613,723				766
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	15,561				18,470				34,280				54,782
Preferred dividends	2,625				2,625				7,875				7,875
Funds from operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.)	270,675				282,571				850,118				886,704
Less:
Noncontrolling interest - common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations	26,697				28,940				85,095				90,792
Funds from operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders	$	243,978			$	253,631			$	765,023			$	795,912
Boston Properties, Inc.’s percentage share of funds from operations - basic	90.14		%		89.76		%		89.99		%		89.76		%
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	155,645				154,577				155,349				154,553
FFO per share basic	$	1.57			$	1.64			$	4.92			$	5.15
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	155,670				154,820				155,447				154,847
FFO per share diluted	$	1.57			$	1.64			$	4.92			$	5.14

1. Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” by adjusting net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure, but we believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, has improved the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and has helped make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO and FFO per share to be useful measures for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO per share can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.
   
   Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently.
   
   In order to facilitate a clear understanding of the Company’s operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders as presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to the Company’s financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. PORTFOLIO LEASING PERCENTAGES
	% Leased by Location
	September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Boston	94.6	%		95.9	%
Los Angeles	96.7	%		96.7	%
New York	90.5	%		92.9	%
San Francisco	91.6	%		93.7	%
Washington, DC	84.3	%		87.6	%
Total Portfolio	91.1	%		93.0	%