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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) reported strong financial results for Q4 2023, with total revenues of $360.6 million, a 5.9% increase from Q4 2022. Net income available for common stockholders also saw a significant rise of $18.9 million, reaching $91.9 million. The company's Funds from Operations (FFO) per common share and OP Unit increased by $0.13, while Normalized FFO per common share and OP Unit rose by $0.07. The core portfolio performance exhibited a 6.6% increase in core property operating revenues and a 5.2% increase in core income from property operations, excluding property management. Additionally, the annual dividend rate for 2024 has been set at $1.91 per share of Common Stock, marking a 6.7% increase over 2023.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties' announcement of increased annual dividends and positive financial results for Q4 2023 reflects a robust financial position. The growth in net income and total revenues indicates effective operational management and potentially increased demand for the company's properties. The uptick in Funds from Operations (FFO) and Normalized FFO is particularly noteworthy as these are key metrics in the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry, reflecting the company's ability to generate cash flow from its operations. Investors might view the dividend increase as a signal of confidence from the board regarding the company's future cash flows. However, it's crucial to analyze the sustainability of these dividends in relation to the company's earnings and payout ratios.

The 6.6% increase in core property operating revenues suggests that Equity LifeStyle Properties is successfully expanding its market share or enhancing revenue through strategic initiatives such as property improvements or pricing adjustments. The 5.2% rise in core income from property operations, excluding property management, may point to improved operational efficiency or cost control measures. Understanding the drivers behind these improvements is essential for stakeholders, as it provides insight into whether the growth is attributable to one-time events or sustainable practices. Additionally, the real estate market's response to macroeconomic factors could affect the company's performance in the future, making it critical to consider broader market trends when evaluating these results.

The announcement by Equity LifeStyle Properties is a significant indicator of the company's health within the REIT sector. The consistent performance and dividend increase reflect a positive outlook for investors who prioritize steady income streams. FFO and Normalized FFO are pivotal measures for REITs as they exclude the effects of depreciation and amortization, providing a clearer view of operating performance. Given the competitive nature of the REIT market, the company's ability to maintain a strong core portfolio performance amidst economic uncertainties may position it favorably among peers. However, it's important to assess the risk of overreliance on specific property types or geographical locations, which could impact long-term resilience.

Continued Strong Performance; Provides 2024 Guidance and Increases Annual Dividend

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Q4 2023

 

Q4 2022

 

$ Change

Total Revenues

$

360.6

 

$

340.6

 

$

20.0

 

Net Income available for Common Stockholders

$

91.9

 

$

73.0

 

$

18.9

 

Net Income per Common Share

$

0.49

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Q4 2023

 

Q4 2022

 

$ Change

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per Common Share and OP Unit

$

0.76

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.13

 

Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) per Common Share and OP Unit

$

0.71

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.07

 

Property operating revenues

$

327.7

 

$

303.0

 

$

24.7

 

Income from property operations, excluding property management

$

191.9

 

$

177.6

 

$

14.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core Portfolio Performance

Q4 2023

 

Q4 2022

 

% Change

Core property operating revenues

$

318.8

 

$

299.0

 

 

6.6

%

Core Income from property operations, excluding property management

$

186.7

 

$

177.5

 

 

5.2

%

2024 Dividends

Our Board of Directors has approved setting the annual dividend rate for 2024 at $1.91 per share of Common Stock, an increase of 6.7%, or $0.12, over the current $1.79 per share of Common Stock for 2023. Our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, will determine the amount of each quarterly dividend in advance of payment.

About Equity LifeStyle Properties

We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with headquarters in Chicago. As of January 29, 2024, we own or have an interest in 451 properties in 35 states and British Columbia consisting of 172,465 sites.

For additional information, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (800) 247-5279 or at investor_relations@equitylifestyle.com.

Conference Call

A live audio webcast of our conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Please visit the Investor Relations section at www.equitylifestyleproperties.com for the link. A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks at this site.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “project,” “intend,” “may be” and “will be” and similar words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and may include, without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. Forward-looking statements, including our guidance concerning Net Income, FFO and Normalized FFO per share data, by their nature, involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in a forward-looking statement due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort and marina sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community, resort and marina sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under membership subscriptions; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to attract and retain membership customers; (vii) change in customer demand regarding travel and outdoor vacation destinations; (viii) our ability to manage expenses in an inflationary environment; (ix) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (x) our ability to execute expansion/development opportunities in the face of supply chain delays/shortages; (xi) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; (xii) our ability to attract and retain property employees, particularly seasonal employees; (xiii) ongoing legal matters and related fees; (xiv) costs to restore property operations and potential revenue losses following storms or other unplanned events; and (xv) the potential impact of, and our ability to remediate material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Form 10-K/A and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Form 10-Q/A. These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

Supplemental Financial Information

Operations and Financial Update

  • Net income per Common Share was $1.69, for the year ended December 31, 2023, 10.5% higher than the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • FFO per Common Share was $2.77 for the year ended December 31, 2023, 7.1% higher than the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • Normalized FFO per Common Share was $2.75 for the year ended December 31, 2023, 4.7% higher than the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • Acquired one RV community for a purchase price of $9.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Added 994 expansion sites during the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • New home sales of 905 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • During the year ended December 31, 2023, we closed on four secured financing transactions totaling $463.8 million. The loans have a weighted average fixed interest rate of 5.05% per annum and a weighted average maturity of approximately eight years.

Core Portfolio

  • Core portfolio generated growth of 5.0% in income from property operations, excluding property management, for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • Core MH base rental income increased by 6.8% during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we filled 109 expansion sites in our Core MH portfolio.
  • Manufactured homeowners within our Core portfolio increased by 554 to 66,623 as of December 31, 2023, compared to 66,069 as of December 31, 2022.
  • Core RV and marina base rental income for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased by 3.5%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • Core RV Annual and marina base rental income for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased by $19.2 million, or 8.1%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 and includes 7.6% growth from rate.
  • Core property operating expenses for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 increased by $10.4 million, or 8.7%, and $36.6 million, or 7.0%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022. The increase for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 includes an increase in real estate taxes of $3.9 million, or 22.7%, primarily in our Florida portfolio. Core real estate taxes for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $6.3 million, or 9.1%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.

2024 Guidance Update (1)(2)

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

Full Year

Net Income per Common Share

 

 

 

 

$0.49 to $0.55

 

$1.75 to $1.85

FFO per Common Share and OP Unit

 

 

 

 

$0.75 to $0.81

 

$2.83 to $2.93

Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit

 

 

 

 

$0.75 to $0.81

 

$2.83 to $2.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 Actual

 

2024 Growth Rates

Core Portfolio:

First Quarter

 

Full Year

 

First Quarter

 

Full Year

MH base rental income

$

164.4

 

$

668.5

 

6.1% to 6.7%

 

5.5% to 6.5%

RV and marina base rental income (3)

$

109.3

 

$

413.5

 

5.3% to 5.9%

 

4.9% to 5.9%

Property operating revenues

$

326.4

 

$

1,297.7

 

5.6% to 6.2%

 

4.8% to 5.8%

Property operating expenses

$

134.0

 

$

562.3

 

4.1% to 4.7%

 

4.5% to 5.5%

Income from property operations, excluding property management

$

192.4

 

$

735.4

 

6.7% to 7.3%

 

5.1% to 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Core Portfolio:

 

 

 

 

2024 Full Year

Income from property operations, excluding property management

 

 

 

 

$14.0 to $18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Guidance Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

2024 Full Year

Property management and general administrative

 

 

 

 

$113.0 to $119.0

Debt assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average debt outstanding

 

 

 

 

$3,500 to $3,700

Interest and related amortization

 

 

 

 

$141.0 to $147.0

______________________

  1. First quarter and full year 2024 guidance represent management’s estimate of a range of possible outcomes. The midpoint of the ranges reflect management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual results could vary materially from management’s estimates presented above if any of our assumptions, including occupancy and rate changes, our ability to manage expenses in an inflationary environment, our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions and costs to restore property operations and potential revenue losses following storms or other unplanned events, are incorrect. See Forward-Looking Statements in this press release for additional factors impacting our 2024 guidance assumptions. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Reconciliations at the end of the supplemental financial information for definitions of FFO and Normalized FFO and a reconciliation of Net income per Common Share - Fully Diluted to FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted and Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted.
  2. Guidance assumptions do not include future capital events (financing transactions, acquisitions or dispositions).
  3. Core RV and marina annual revenue represents approximately 63.1% and 69.0% of first quarter 2024 and full year 2024 RV and marina base rental income, respectively. Core RV and marina annual revenue first quarter 2024 growth rate range is 7.5% to 8.1% and the full year 2024 growth rate range is 6.5% to 7.5%.

Financial Highlights

(In millions, except Common Shares and OP Units outstanding and per share data, unaudited)

 

As of and for the Quarters Ended

 

Dec 31, 2023

Sep 30, 2023

Jun 30, 2023

Mar 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Operating Information

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues.

$

360.6

 

$

388.8

 

$

370.0

 

$

370.0

 

$

340.6

 

Consolidated net income

$

96.4

 

$

80.7

 

$

66.0

 

$

86.5

 

$

76.7

 

Net income available for Common Stockholders

$

91.9

 

$

77.0

 

$

62.9

 

$

82.4

 

$

73.0

 

Adjusted EBITDAre (1)

$

171.1

 

$

167.0

 

$

157.7

 

$

173.0

 

$

156.2

 

FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (1)(2)

$

148.5

 

$

133.8

 

$

118.6

 

$

140.3

 

$

123.6

 

Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (1)(2)

$

138.2

 

$

133.9

 

$

124.9

 

$

140.5

 

$

125.1

 

Funds Available for Distribution ("FAD") for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (1)(2)

$

109.2

 

$

107.8

 

$

98.3

 

$

122.4

 

$

103.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares and OP Units Outstanding (In thousands) and Per Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares and OP Units, end of the period

 

195,531

 

 

195,525

 

 

195,514

 

 

195,446

 

 

195,386

 

Weighted average Common Shares and OP Units outstanding - Fully Diluted

 

195,475

 

 

195,440

 

 

195,430

 

 

195,369

 

 

195,281

 

Net income per Common Share - Fully Diluted (3)

$

0.49

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.39

 

FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted

$

0.76

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.61

 

$

0.72

 

$

0.63

 

Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted

$

0.71

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.72

 

$

0.64

 

Dividends per Common Share

$

0.4475

 

$

0.4475

 

$

0.4475

 

$

0.4475

 

$

0.4100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

5,614

 

$

5,626

 

$

5,586

 

$

5,519

 

$

5,493

 

Total liabilities

$

4,115

 

$

4,129

 

$

4,083

 

$

4,006

 

$

3,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Capitalization

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt (4)

$

3,548

 

$

3,533

 

$

3,479

 

$

3,414

 

$

3,416

 

Total market capitalization (5)

$

17,341

 

$

15,990

 

$

16,557

 

$

16,534

 

$

16,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt / total market capitalization

 

20.5

%

 

22.1

%

 

21.0

%

 

20.6

%

 

21.3

%

Total debt / Adjusted EBITDAre (6)

 

5.3

 

 

5.4

 

 

5.4

 

 

5.4

 

 

5.4

 

Interest coverage (7)

 

5.2

 

 

5.3

 

 

5.4

 

 

5.5

 

 

5.6

 

Fixed charges(8)

 

5.1

 

 

5.1

 

 

5.2

 

 

5.4

 

 

5.6

 

______________________

  1. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Reconciliations at the end of the supplemental financial information for definitions of Adjusted EBITDAre, FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and a reconciliation of Consolidated net income to Adjusted EBITDAre.
  2. See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to Non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD for Common Stock and OP Unit holders.
  3. Net income per Common Share - Fully Diluted is calculated before Income allocated to non-controlling interest - Common OP Units.
  4. Excludes deferred financing costs of approximately $29.5 million as of December 31, 2023.
  5. See page 15 for the calculation of market capitalization as of December 31, 2023.
  6. Calculated using trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDAre.
  7. Calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDAre by the interest expense incurred during the same period.
  8. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Reconciliations at the end of the supplemental financial information for a definition of fixed charges. This ratio is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDAre by the sum of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, if any, during the same period.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

Investment in real estate:

 

 

 

Land

$

2,088,657

 

 

$

2,084,532

 

Land improvements

 

4,380,649

 

 

 

4,115,439

 

Buildings and other depreciable property

 

1,236,985

 

 

 

1,169,590

 

 

 

7,706,291

 

 

 

7,369,561

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(2,448,876

)

 

 

(2,258,540

)

Net investment in real estate

 

5,257,415

 

 

 

5,111,021

 

Cash and restricted cash

 

29,937

 

 

 

22,347

 

Notes receivable, net

 

49,937

 

 

 

45,356

 

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

85,304

 

 

 

81,404

 

Deferred commission expense

 

53,641

 

 

 

50,441

 

Other assets, net

 

137,499

 

 

 

181,950

 

Total Assets

$

5,613,733

 

 

$

5,492,519

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

2,989,959

 

 

$

2,693,167

 

Term loan, net

 

497,648

 

 

 

496,817

 

Unsecured line of credit

 

31,000

 

 

 

198,000

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

151,567

 

 

 

175,148

 

Deferred membership revenue

 

218,337

 

 

 

197,743

 

Accrued interest payable

 

12,657

 

 

 

11,739

 

Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits

 

126,451

 

 

 

122,318

 

Distributions payable

 

87,493

 

 

 

80,102

 

Total Liabilities

 

4,115,112

 

 

 

3,975,034

 

Equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 186,426,281 and 186,120,298 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

1,917

 

 

 

1,916

 

Paid-in capital

 

1,644,319

 

 

 

1,628,618

 

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings

 

(223,576

)

 

 

(204,248

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

6,061

 

 

 

19,119

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

1,428,721

 

 

 

1,445,405

 

Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units

 

69,900

 

 

 

72,080

 

Total Equity

 

1,498,621

 

 

 

1,517,485

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$

5,613,733

 

 

$

5,492,519

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, unaudited)

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

$

290,519

 

 

$

269,190

 

 

$

1,178,959

 

 

$

1,118,601

 

Annual membership subscriptions

 

16,547

 

 

 

16,212

 

 

 

65,379

 

 

 

63,215

 

Membership upgrade sales (1)

 

3,856

 

 

 

3,415

 

 

 

14,719

 

 

 

12,958

 

Other income

 

16,124

 

 

 

12,828

 

 

 

67,407

 

 

 

56,144

 

Gross revenues from home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services

 

29,378

 

 

 

35,242

 

 

 

145,219

 

 

 

180,179

 

Interest income

 

2,414

 

 

 

2,084

 

 

 

9,037

 

 

 

7,430

 

Income from other investments, net

 

1,806

 

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

8,703

 

 

 

8,553

 

Total revenues

 

360,644

 

 

 

340,604

 

 

 

1,489,423

 

 

 

1,447,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating and maintenance

 

108,369

 

 

 

101,677

 

 

 

469,912

 

 

 

443,157

 

Real estate taxes

 

21,828

 

 

 

17,772

 

 

 

77,993

 

 

 

74,145

 

Membership sales and marketing (2)

 

4,919

 

 

 

4,597

 

 

 

20,974

 

 

 

20,317

 

Property management

 

17,460

 

 

 

18,110

 

 

 

76,170

 

 

 

74,083

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

50,804

 

 

 

49,625

 

 

 

203,738

 

 

 

202,362

 

Cost of home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services

 

21,788

 

 

 

27,118

 

 

 

107,668

 

 

 

139,012

 

Home selling expenses and ancillary operating expenses

 

6,195

 

 

 

6,175

 

 

 

27,453

 

 

 

27,321

 

General and administrative (3)

 

9,117

 

 

 

10,022

 

 

 

47,280

 

 

 

44,857

 

Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

1,581

 

 

 

1,769

 

 

 

5,768

 

 

 

8,646

 

Early debt retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

1,156

 

Interest and related amortization

 

33,198

 

 

 

31,286

 

 

 

132,342

 

 

 

116,562

 

Total expenses

 

275,259

 

 

 

268,151

 

 

 

1,169,366

 

 

 

1,151,618

 

Income before income taxes and other items

 

85,385

 

 

 

72,453

 

 

 

320,057

 

 

 

295,462

 

Gain/(Loss) on sale of real estate and impairment, net

 

 

 

 

3,747

 

 

 

(3,581

)

 

 

 

Income tax benefit (5)

 

10,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,488

 

 

 

 

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

555

 

 

 

474

 

 

 

2,713

 

 

 

3,363

 

Consolidated net income

 

96,428

 

 

 

76,674

 

 

 

329,677

 

 

 

298,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units

 

(4,489

)

 

 

(3,635

)

 

 

(15,470

)

 

 

(14,198

)

Redeemable perpetual preferred stock dividends

 

(8

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(16

)

Net income available for Common Stockholders

$

91,931

 

 

$

73,031

 

 

$

314,191

 

 

$

284,611

 

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  1. Membership upgrade sales revenue is net of deferrals of $3.8 million and $3.5 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and $21.0 million and $21.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. See page 14 for details of membership sales activity.
  2. Membership sales and marketing expense is net of sales commission deferrals of $0.5 million for each of the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and $3.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. See page 14 for details of membership sales activity.
  3. Includes accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense of $6.3 million recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of the passing of a member of our Board of Directors.
  4. Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 includes debris removal and cleanup costs related to Hurricane Ian of $1.3 million and insurance recovery revenue of $1.3 million. Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes debris removal and cleanup costs related to Hurricane Ian of $13.4 million and insurance recovery revenue of $13.4 million.
  5. The Income tax benefit is attributable to the release of the valuation allowance of U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets related to our taxable REIT subsidiaries. We regularly assess the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets and concluded it was more likely than not we would realize the benefit of the deferred tax assets.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This document contains certain Non-GAAP measures used by management that we believe are helpful to understand our business. We believe investors should review these Non-GAAP measures along with GAAP net income and cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, when evaluating an equity REIT’s operating performance. Our definitions and calculations of these Non-GAAP financial and operating measures and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable. These Non-GAAP financial and operating measures do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor do they represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our financial performance, or to cash flows from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of our liquidity, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. For definitions and reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures to our financial statements as prepared under GAAP, refer to both Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 7 and Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Reconciliations on pages 17-20.

Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 

Quarter Ended

 

December 31, 2023

Income from property operations, excluding property management - 2023 Core (1)

$

186.7

 

Income from property operations, excluding property management - Non-Core (1)

 

5.2

 

Property management and general and administrative

 

(26.6

)

Other income and expenses (excluding deferred income tax benefit and transaction/pursuit costs)

 

6.1

 

Interest and related amortization

 

(33.2

)

Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (2)

$

138.2

 

Deferred income tax benefit (3)

 

10.5

 

Transaction/pursuit costs (4)

 

(0.2

)

FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (2)

$

148.5

 

 

 

FFO per Common Share and OP Unit

$

0.76

 

Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit

$

0.71

 

 

 

Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (2)

$

138.2

 

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate

 

(29.0

)

FAD for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (2)

$

109.2

 

 

 

Weighted average Common Shares and OP Units - Fully Diluted

 

195.5

 

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  1. See pages 8-9 for details of the Core Income from Property Operations, excluding property management. See page 10 for details of the Non-Core Income from Property Operations, excluding property management.
  2. See page 6 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD for Common Stock and OP Unit holders.
  3. Represents the release of the valuation allowance of U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets related to our taxable REIT subsidiaries.
  4. Represents transaction/pursuit costs related to unconsummated acquisitions included in Other expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income on page 3.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net income available for Common Stockholders

$

91,931

 

 

$

73,031

 

 

$

314,191

 

 

$

284,611

 

Income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units

 

4,489

 

 

 

3,635

 

 

 

15,470

 

 

 

14,198

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

50,804

 

 

 

49,625

 

 

 

203,738

 

 

 

202,362

 

Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures

 

1,242

 

 

 

1,075

 

 

 

4,599

 

 

 

3,886

 

Gain on unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(416

)

 

 

 

(Gain)/Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net

 

 

 

 

(3,747

)

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

 

FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders

 

148,466

 

 

 

123,619

 

 

 

541,163

 

 

 

505,057

 

Deferred income tax benefit (1)

 

(10,488

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,488

)

 

 

 

Accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,320

 

 

 

 

Early debt retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

1,156

 

Transaction/pursuit costs (3)

 

251

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

368

 

 

 

3,807

 

Lease termination expenses(4)

 

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

3,119

 

Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders

 

138,229

 

 

 

125,088

 

 

 

537,521

 

 

 

513,139

 

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate

 

(28,974

)

 

 

(21,246

)

 

 

(99,726

)

 

 

(80,527

)

FAD for Common Stock and OP Unit holders

$

109,255

 

 

$

103,842

 

 

$

437,795

 

 

$

432,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per Common Share - Basic

$

0.49

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

1.69

 

 

$

1.53

 

Net income per Common Share - Fully Diluted (5)

$

0.49

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

1.69

 

 

$

1.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Basic

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.63

 

 

$

2.77

 

 

$

2.59

 

FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.63

 

 

$

2.77

 

 

$

2.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Basic

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

$

2.75

 

 

$

2.63

 

Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

$

2.75

 

 

$

2.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - Basic

 

186,217

 

 

 

185,848

 

 

 

186,061

 

 

 

185,780

 

Weighted average Common Shares and OP Units outstanding - Basic

 

195,348

 

 

 

195,117

 

 

 

195,278

 

 

 

195,069

 

Weighted average Common Shares and OP Units outstanding - Fully Diluted

 

195,475

 

 

 

195,281

 

 

 

195,429

 

 

 

195,255

 

____________________

  1. Represents the release of the valuation allowance of U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets related to our taxable REIT subsidiaries.
  2. Represents accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense of $6.3 million recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of the passing of a member of our Board of Directors.
  3. Represents transaction/pursuit costs related to unconsummated acquisitions included in Other expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income on page 3.
  4. Represents non-operating expenses associated with the Westwinds ground leases that terminated on August 31, 2022.
  5. Net income per Common Share - Fully Diluted is calculated before Income allocated to non-controlling interest - Common OP Units.

Consolidated Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

MH base rental income (2)

$

170.2

 

 

$

158.9

 

 

$

669.1

 

 

$

634.0

 

Rental home income (2)

 

3.5

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

14.6

 

 

 

15.2

 

RV and marina base rental income (2)

 

99.4

 

 

 

92.6

 

 

 

425.7

 

 

 

409.6

 

Annual membership subscriptions

 

16.5

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

65.4

 

 

 

63.2

 

Membership upgrade sales (3)

 

3.9

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

14.7

 

 

 

13.0

 

Utility and other income (2)(4)

 

34.2

 

 

 

28.2

 

 

 

141.2

 

 

 

120.7

 

Property operating revenues

 

327.7

 

 

 

303.0

 

 

 

1,330.7

 

 

 

1,255.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes (2)

 

130.8

 

 

 

120.8

 

 

 

552.1

 

 

 

522.1

 

Membership sales and marketing (3)

 

5.0

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

20.3

 

Property operating expenses

 

135.8

 

 

 

125.4

 

 

 

573.1

 

 

 

542.4

 

Income from property operations, excluding property management (1)

$

191.9

 

 

$

177.6

 

 

$

757.6

 

 

$

713.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total sites

 

72,825

 

 

 

72,715

 

 

 

72,752

 

 

 

73,204

 

Occupied sites

 

68,879

 

 

 

68,968

 

 

 

68,834

 

 

 

69,449

 

Occupancy %

 

94.6

%

 

 

94.8

%

 

 

94.6

%

 

 

94.9

%

Monthly base rent per site

$

824

 

 

$

768

 

 

$

810

 

 

$

761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RV and marina base rental income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual

$

75.4

 

 

$

67.1

 

 

$

291.5

 

 

$

266.1

 

Seasonal

 

12.6

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

 

58.6

 

 

 

58.9

 

Transient

 

11.4

 

 

 

12.2

 

 

 

75.6

 

 

 

84.6

 

Total RV and marina base rental income

$

99.4

 

 

$

92.6

 

 

$

425.7

 

 

$

409.6

 

______________________

  1. Excludes property management expenses.
  2. MH base rental income, Rental home income, RV and marina base rental income and Utility income, net of bad debt expense, are presented in Rental income in the Consolidated Statements of Income on page 4. Bad debt expense is presented in Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes in this table.
  3. See page 14 for details of membership sales activity.
  4. Includes approximately $0.9 million and $10.6 million of business interruption income from Hurricane Ian during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023, respectively.

Core Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except occupancy figures, unaudited)

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Change (2)

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Change (2)

MH base rental income

$

170.1

 

$

158.8

 

7.1

%

 

$

668.5

 

$

626.0

 

6.8

%

Rental home income

 

3.5

 

 

3.7

 

(6.1

)%

 

 

14.6

 

 

15.2

 

(4.1

)%

RV and marina base rental income

 

94.7

 

 

91.2

 

3.8

%

 

 

406.0

 

 

392.3

 

3.5

%

Annual membership subscriptions

 

16.3

 

 

15.8

 

2.9

%

 

 

64.0

 

 

61.7

 

3.7

%

Membership upgrade sales

 

3.8

 

 

3.4

 

13.4

%

 

 

13.9

 

 

11.6

 

20.4

%

Utility and other income

 

30.4

 

 

26.1

 

16.7

%

 

 

120.5

 

 

109.5

 

10.0

%

Property operating revenues

 

318.8

 

 

299.0

 

6.6

%

 

 

1,287.5

 

 

1,216.3

 

5.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility expense

 

36.1

 

 

34.1

 

6.1

%

 

 

152.1

 

 

142.4

 

6.8

%

Payroll

 

27.0

 

 

26.8

 

0.9

%

 

 

116.8

 

 

113.7

 

2.7

%

Repair & maintenance

 

18.8

 

 

17.2

 

9.2

%

 

 

91.6

 

 

83.5

 

9.7

%

Insurance and other (3)

 

23.9

 

 

21.5

 

11.3

%

 

 

100.6

 

 

92.2

 

9.1

%

Real estate taxes

 

21.3

 

 

17.4

 

22.7

%

 

 

75.7

 

 

69.4

 

9.1

%

Membership sales and marketing

 

4.9

 

 

4.6

 

7.0

%

 

 

20.7

 

 

19.7

 

5.5

%

Property operating expenses

 

132.0

 

 

121.6

 

8.7

%

 

 

557.5

 

 

520.9

 

7.0

%

Income from property operations, excluding property management (1)

$

186.7

 

$

177.5

 

5.2

%

 

$

730.0

 

$

695.3

 

5.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupied sites (4)

 

68,885

 

 

68,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________

  1. Excludes property management expenses.
  2. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
  3. Includes bad debt expense for the periods presented.
  4. Occupied sites are presented as of the end of the period.

Core Income from Property Operations (continued)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

Change (1)

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

Change (1)

Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total sites

 

72,512

 

 

 

72,454

 

 

 

 

 

72,478

 

 

 

72,461

 

 

 

Occupied sites

 

68,820

 

 

 

68,913

 

 

 

 

 

68,776

 

 

 

68,913

 

 

 

Occupancy %

 

94.9

%

 

 

95.1

%

 

 

 

 

94.9

%

 

 

95.1

%

 

 

Monthly base rent per site

$

824

 

 

$

768

 

 

 

 

$

810

 

 

$

757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core RV and marina base rental income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual (2)

$

71.9

 

 

$

66.4

 

 

8.3

%

 

$

278.3

 

 

$

257.4

 

 

8.1

%

Seasonal

 

12.1

 

 

 

12.9

 

 

(6.8

)%

 

 

56.6

 

 

 

55.1

 

 

2.6

%

Transient

 

10.8

 

 

 

11.9

 

 

(9.4

)%

 

 

71.1

 

 

 

79.9

 

 

(11.0

)%

Total Seasonal and Transient

$

22.9

 

 

$

24.8

 

 

(8.1

)%

 

$

127.7

 

 

$

135.0

 

 

(5.4

)%

Total RV and marina base rental income

$

94.8

 

 

$

91.2

 

 

3.8

%

 

$

406.0

 

 

$

392.4

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core utility information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

$

16.4

 

 

$

15.3

 

 

7.1

%

 

$

68.3

 

 

$

62.5

 

 

9.3

%

Expense

 

36.1

 

 

 

34.1

 

 

6.1

%

 

 

152.1

 

 

 

142.4

 

 

6.8

%

Expense, net

$

19.7

 

 

$

18.8

 

 

4.8

%

 

$

83.8

 

 

$

79.9

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility recovery rate (3)

 

45.4

%

 

 

44.9

%

 

 

 

 

44.9

%

 

 

43.9

%

 

 

_____________________

  1. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
  2. Core Annual marina base rental income represents approximately 99% of the total Core marina base rental income for all periods presented.
  3. Calculated by dividing the utility income by utility expense.

Non-Core Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, unaudited)

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2023

MH base rental income

$

0.2

 

$

0.6

RV and marina base rental income

 

4.6

 

 

19.7

Annual membership subscriptions

 

0.3

 

 

1.4

Utility and other income

 

3.7

 

 

20.7

Membership upgrade sales

 

 

 

0.8

Property operating revenues

 

8.8

 

 

43.2

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses (2)

 

3.6

 

 

15.6

Income from property operations, excluding property management (1)

$

5.2

 

$

27.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

______________________

  1. Excludes property management expenses.
  2. Includes bad debt expense for the periods presented.

Home Sales and Rental Home Operations

(In thousands, except home sale volumes and occupied rentals, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Sales - Select Data

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

Total new home sales volume (1)

 

218

 

 

219

 

 

905

 

 

1,176

New home sales gross revenues (1)

$

19,510

 

$

24,562

 

$

88,546

 

$

116,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total used home sales volume

 

61

 

 

87

 

 

313

 

 

337

Used home sales gross revenues

$

643

 

$

1,064

 

$

3,872

 

$

4,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokered home resales volume

 

135

 

 

134

 

 

630

 

 

808

Brokered home resales gross revenues

$

592

 

$

604

 

$

2,847

 

$

3,195

Rental Homes - Select Data

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental operations revenues (2)

$

9,142

 

$

10,236

 

$

38,633

 

$

42,871

Rental home operations expense (3)

 

1,511

 

 

1,276

 

 

5,390

 

 

5,370

Depreciation on rental homes (4)

 

2,606

 

 

2,522

 

 

10,881

 

 

10,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupied rentals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New

 

2,016

 

 

2,481

 

 

 

 

Used

 

246

 

 

330

 

 

 

 

Total occupied rental sites

 

2,262

 

 

2,811

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2023

 

As of December 31, 2022

Cost basis in rental homes: (5)

Gross

 

Net of Depreciation

 

Gross

 

Net of Depreciation

New

$

245,130

 

$

203,936

 

$

237,932

 

$

205,946

Used

 

12,245

 

 

7,372

 

 

15,127

 

 

10,837

Total rental homes

$

257,375

 

$

211,308

 

$

253,059

 

$

216,783

______________________

  1. For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022, total new home sales volume includes 6 and 78 home sales, respectively, from our ECHO Financing LLC ("ECHO joint venture"). New home sales gross revenues does not include the revenues associated with the ECHO joint venture. On December 22, 2022, we completed the purchase of all homes held by the ECHO joint venture.
  2. For the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, approximately $5.7 million and $6.5 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue is included in the MH base rental income in the Core Income from Property Operations on pages 9-10. The remainder of the rental operations revenue for the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is included in Rental home income in the Core Income from Property Operations on pages 9-10.
  3. Rental home operations expense is included in Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations on page 8. Rental home operations expense is included in Insurance and other in the Core Income from Property Operations on pages 9-10.
  4. Depreciation on rental homes in our Core portfolio is presented in Depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Income on page 4.
  5. Includes both occupied and unoccupied rental homes in our Core portfolio.

Total Sites

(Unaudited)

Summary of Total Sites as of December 31, 2023

 

 

Sites (1)

MH sites.

73,000

RV sites:

 

Annual

34,900

Seasonal

12,500

Transient

15,600

Marina slips

6,900

Membership (2)

26,000

Joint Ventures (3)

3,600

Total

 

172,500

______________________

  1. MH sites are generally leased on an annual basis to residents who own or lease factory-built homes, including manufactured homes. Annual RV and marina sites are leased on an annual basis to customers who generally have an RV, factory-built cottage, boat or other unit placed on the site, including those Northern properties that are open for the summer season. Seasonal RV and marina sites are leased to customers generally for one to six months. Transient RV and marina sites are leased to customers on a short-term basis.
  2. Sites primarily utilized by approximately 121,000 members. Includes approximately 6,200 sites rented on an annual basis.
  3. Joint ventures have approximately 2,000 annual sites and 1,600 transient.

Memberships - Select Data

(Unaudited)

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

Member Count (1)

 

115,680

 

 

116,169

 

 

125,149

 

 

128,439

 

 

121,002

Thousand Trails Camping Pass (TTC) Origination

 

41,484

 

 

44,129

 

 

50,523

 

 

51,415

 

 

45,990

TTC Sales

 

19,267

 

 

20,587

 

 

23,923

 

 

23,237

 

 

20,758

RV Dealer TTC Activations

 

22,217

 

 

23,542

 

 

26,600

 

 

28,178

 

 

25,232

Number of annuals (2)

 

5,938

 

 

5,986

 

 

6,320

 

 

6,390

 

 

6,154

Number of upgrade sales (3)

 

2,919

 

 

3,373

 

 

4,863

 

 

4,068

 

 

3,858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual membership subscriptions

$

51,015

 

$

53,085

 

$

58,251

 

$

63,215

 

$

65,379

RV base rental income from annuals

$

19,634

 

$

20,761

 

$

23,127

 

$

25,945

 

$

27,842

RV base rental income from seasonals/transients

$

20,181

 

$

18,126

 

$

25,562

 

$

24,316

 

$

20,996

Membership upgrade sales current period, gross

$

19,111

 

$

21,739

 

$

36,270

 

$

34,661

 

$

35,684

Utility and other income

$

2,422

 

$

2,426

 

$

2,735

 

$

2,626

 

$

2,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Membership Sales Activity

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Membership upgrade sales current period, gross

$

7,643

 

 

$

6,890

 

 

$

35,684

 

 

$

34,661

 

Membership upgrade sales upfront payments, deferred, net

 

(3,787

)

 

 

(3,475

)

 

 

(20,965

)

 

 

(21,703

)

Membership upgrade sales

$

3,856

 

 

$

3,415

 

 

$

14,719

 

 

$

12,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Membership sales and marketing, gross

$

(5,411

)

 

$

(5,047

)

 

$

(24,194

)

 

$

(23,513

)

Membership sales commissions, deferred, net

 

492

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

3,220

 

 

 

3,196

 

Membership sales and marketing

$

(4,919

)

 

$

(4,597

)

 

$

(20,974

)

 

$

(20,317

)

______________________

  1. Members who have entered into annual subscriptions with us that entitle them to use certain properties on a continuous basis for up to 21 days.
  2. Members who rent a specific site for an entire year in connection with their membership subscriptions.
  3. Existing members who have upgraded memberships are eligible for enhanced benefits, including but not limited to longer stays, the ability to make earlier reservations, potential discounts on rental units, and potential access to additional properties. Upgrades require a non-refundable upfront payment.

Market Capitalization

(In millions, except share and OP Unit data, unaudited)

Capital Structure as of December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares/Units

 

% of Total Common Shares/Units

 

Total

 

% of Total

 

% of Total Market Capitalization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Debt

 

 

 

 

$

3,017

 

85.0

%

 

 

Unsecured Debt

 

 

 

 

 

531

 

15.0

%

 

 

Total Debt (1) 

 

 

 

 

$

3,548

 

100.0

%

 

20.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

186,426,281

 

95.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

OP Units

 

9,104,654

 

4.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and OP Units

 

195,530,935

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock price at December 31, 2023

$

70.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Common Shares and OP Units

 

 

 

 

$

13,793

 

100.0

%

 

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

 

$

13,793

 

100.0

%

 

79.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Market Capitalization

 

 

 

 

$

17,341

 

 

 

100.0

%

______________________

  1. Excludes deferred financing costs of approximately $29.5 million.

Debt Maturity Schedule

Debt Maturity Schedule as of December 31, 2023

(In thousands, unaudited)

Year

Outstanding Debt

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate

 

% of Total Debt

 

Weighted Average Years to Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

$

 

 

%

 

%

 

2025

 

90,461

 

 

3.45

%

 

2.55

%

 

1.27

2026

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

2027

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

2028

 

201,823

 

 

4.19

%

 

5.69

%

 

4.70

2029

 

272,481

 

 

4.92

%

 

7.68

%

 

5.69

2030

 

275,385

 

 

2.69

%

 

7.76

%

 

6.26

2031

 

250,924

 

 

2.46

%

 

7.07

%

 

7.40

2032

 

202,000

 

 

2.47

%

 

5.69

%

 

8.71

Thereafter

 

1,724,075

 

 

4.07

%

 

48.59

%

 

13.12

Total

$

3,017,149

 

 

3.77

%

 

85.03

%

 

10.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured Term Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

$

 

 

%

 

%

 

2025

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

2026

 

300,000

 

 

1.81

%

 

8.46

%

 

2.33

2027

 

200,000

 

 

4.88

%

 

5.64

%

 

3.10

Thereafter

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

Total

$

500,000

 

 

3.04

%

 

14.10

%

 

2.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Secured and Unsecured

$

3,517,149

 

 

3.67

%

 

99.13

%

 

9.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of Credit Borrowing (1)

 

31,000

 

 

6.65

%

 

0.87

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note Premiums and Unamortized loan costs

 

(29,541

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Debt, Net

$

3,518,608

 

 

3.83% (2)

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________

  1. The floating interest rate on the line of credit is daily SOFR plus 1.25% to 1.65%. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the effective interest rate on the line of credit borrowings was 6.65%.
  2. Reflects effective interest rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, including interest associated with the line of credit and amortization of note premiums and deferred financing costs.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Reconciliations

The following Non-GAAP financial measures definitions have been revised and do not include adjustments in respect to membership upgrade sales: (i) FFO; (ii) Normalized FFO; (iii) EBITDAre; (iv) Adjusted EBITDAre; (v) Property operating revenues; (vi) Property operating expenses; and (vii) Income from property operations, excluding property management. For comparability, prior periods’ non-GAAP financial measures have also been updated.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO). We define FFO as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of properties, depreciation and amortization related to real estate, impairment charges and adjustments to reflect our share of FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do.

We believe FFO, as defined by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, is generally a measure of performance for an equity REIT. While FFO is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance for equity REITs, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP, and it should not be considered as an alternative to these indicators in evaluating liquidity or operating performance.

NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (NORMALIZED FFO). We define Normalized FFO as FFO excluding non-operating income and expense items, such as gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties, defeasance costs, transaction/pursuit costs, and other miscellaneous non-comparable items. Normalized FFO presented herein is not necessarily comparable to Normalized FFO presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same methodology for computing this amount.

FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION (FAD). We define FAD as Normalized FFO less non-revenue producing capital expenditures.

We believe that FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe that by excluding the effect of gains or losses from sales of properties, depreciation and amortization related to real estate and impairment charges, which are based on historical costs and may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. We further believe that Normalized FFO provides useful information to investors, analysts and our management because it allows them to compare our operating performance to the operating performance of other real estate companies and between periods on a consistent basis without having to account for differences not related to our normal operations. For example, we believe that excluding the early extinguishment of debt and other miscellaneous non-comparable items from FFO allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the sustainability of operating performance in future periods because these costs do not affect the future operations of the properties. In some cases, we provide information about identified non-cash components of FFO and Normalized FFO because it allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the impact of those items.

INCOME FROM PROPERTY OPERATIONS, EXCLUDING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. We define Income from property operations, excluding property management as rental income, membership subscriptions and upgrade sales, utility and other income less property and rental home operating and maintenance expenses, real estate taxes, membership sales and marketing expenses, excluding property management expenses. Property management represents the expenses associated with indirect costs such as off-site payroll and certain administrative and professional expenses. We believe exclusion of property management expenses is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our properties, excluding items that are not directly related to the operation of the properties. For comparative purposes, we present bad debt expense within Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes in the current and prior periods. We believe that this Non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our properties.

The following table reconciles Net income available for Common Stockholders to Income from property operations:

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

(amounts in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net income available for Common Stockholders

$

91,931

 

 

$

73,031

 

 

$

314,191

 

 

$

284,611

 

Redeemable perpetual preferred stock dividends

 

8

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

Income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units

 

4,489

 

 

 

3,635

 

 

 

15,470

 

 

 

14,198

 

Income before income taxes and other items

 

96,428

 

 

 

76,674

 

 

 

329,677

 

 

 

298,825

 

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(555

)

 

 

(474

)

 

 

(2,713

)

 

 

(3,363

)

Income tax benefit

 

(10,488

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,488

)

 

 

 

(Gain)/Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net

 

 

 

 

(3,747

)

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

 

Gross revenues from home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services

 

(29,378

)

 

 

(35,242

)

 

 

(145,219

)

 

 

(180,179

)

Interest income

 

(2,414

)

 

 

(2,084

)

 

 

(9,037

)

 

 

(7,430

)

Income from other investments, net

 

(1,806

)

 

 

(1,633

)

 

 

(8,703

)

 

 

(8,553

)

Property management

 

17,460

 

 

 

18,110

 

 

 

76,170

 

 

 

74,083

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

50,804

 

 

 

49,625

 

 

 

203,738

 

 

 

202,362

 

Cost of home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services

 

21,788

 

 

 

27,118

 

 

 

107,668

 

 

 

139,012

 

Home selling expenses and ancillary operating expenses

 

6,195

 

 

 

6,175

 

 

 

27,453

 

 

 

27,321

 

General and administrative

 

9,117

 

 

 

10,022

 

 

 

47,280

 

 

 

44,857

 

Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

1,581

 

 

 

1,769

 

 

 

5,768

 

 

 

8,646

 

Early debt retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

1,156

 

Interest and related amortization

 

33,198

 

 

 

31,286

 

 

 

132,342

 

 

 

116,562

 

Income from property operations, excluding property management

 

191,930

 

 

 

177,599

 

 

 

757,585

 

 

 

713,299

 

Property management

 

(17,460

)

 

 

(18,110

)

 

 

(76,170

)

 

 

(74,083

)

Income from property operations

$

174,470

 

 

$

159,489

 

 

$

681,415

 

 

$

639,216

 

EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION FOR REAL ESTATE (EBITDAre) AND ADJUSTED EBITDAre. We define EBITDAre as net income or loss excluding interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, gains or losses from sales of properties, impairments charges, and adjustments to reflect our share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated joint ventures. We compute EBITDAre in accordance with our interpretation of the standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to EBITDAre reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do.

We define Adjusted EBITDAre as EBITDAre excluding non-operating income and expense items, such as gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs, transaction/pursuit costs and other miscellaneous non-comparable items.

We believe that EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre may be useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity because the measures are widely used to measure the operating performance of an equity REIT.

The following table reconciles Consolidated net income to EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre:

 

Quarters Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

(amounts in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Consolidated net income

$

96,428

 

 

$

76,674

 

 

$

329,677

 

 

$

298,825

 

Interest income

 

(2,414

)

 

 

(2,084

)

 

 

(9,037

)

 

 

(7,430

)

Real estate depreciation and amortization

 

50,804

 

 

 

49,625

 

 

 

203,738

 

 

 

202,362

 

Other depreciation and amortization

 

1,330

 

 

 

1,346

 

 

 

5,358

 

 

 

4,619

 

Interest and related amortization

 

33,198

 

 

 

31,286

 

 

 

132,342

 

 

 

116,562

 

Income tax benefit

 

(10,488

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,488

)

 

 

 

(Gain)/Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net

 

 

 

 

(3,747

)

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to our share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2,014

 

 

 

1,637

 

 

 

6,799

 

 

 

5,893

 

EBITDAre

 

170,872

 

 

 

154,737

 

 

 

661,970

 

 

 

620,831

 

Stock-based compensation expense (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,320

 

 

 

 

Early debt retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

1,156

 

Transaction/pursuit costs (2)

 

251

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

368

 

 

 

3,807

 

Lease termination expenses (3)

 

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

3,119

 

Adjusted EBITDAre

$

171,123

 

 

$

156,206

 

 

$

668,816

 

 

$

628,913

 

CORE. The Core properties include properties we owned and operated during all of 2022 and 2023. We believe Core is a measure that is useful to investors for annual comparison as it removes the fluctuations associated with acquisitions, dispositions and significant transactions or unique situations.

NON-CORE. The Non-Core properties include properties in 2023 that were not owned and operated during all of 2022 and 2023. The 2024 guidance reflects Non-Core properties in 2024, which includes properties not owned and operated during all of 2023 and 2024.

NON-REVENUE PRODUCING IMPROVEMENTS. Represents capital expenditures that do not directly result in increased revenue or expense savings and are primarily comprised of common area improvements, furniture and mechanical improvements.

FIXED CHARGES. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of note premiums and debt issuance costs.

______________________

  1. Represents accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense of $6.3 million recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of the passing of a member of our Board of Directors.
  2. Represents transaction/pursuit costs related to unconsummated acquisitions included in Other expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income on page 3.
  3. Represents non-operating expenses associated with the Westwinds ground leases that terminated on August 31, 2022.

FORWARD-LOOKING NON-GAAP MEASURES. The following table reconciles Net Income per Common Share - Fully Diluted guidance to FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully Diluted guidance and Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit - Fully diluted guidance:

(Unaudited)

First Quarter

2024

 

Full Year

2024

Net income per Common Share

$0.49 to $0.55

 

$1.75 to $1.85

Depreciation and amortization

0.27

 

1.08

FFO and Normalized FFO per Common Share and OP Unit

$0.75 to $0.81

 

$2.83 to $2.93

This press release includes certain forward-looking information, including Core and Non-Core Income from property operations, excluding property management, that is not presented in accordance with GAAP. In reliance on the exception in Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, we do not provide a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking information to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, where we are unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This includes, for example, (i) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community, resort and marina sites; (ii) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under membership subscriptions; (iii) occupancy changes; (iv) costs to restore property operations and potential revenue losses following storms or other unplanned events and (v) other nonrecurring/unplanned income or expense items, which may not be within our control, may vary between periods and cannot be reasonably predicted. These unavailable reconciling items could significantly impact our future financial results.

Paul Seavey

(800) 247-5279

Source: Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

FAQ

What were Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.'s total revenues for Q4 2023?

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. reported total revenues of $360.6 million for Q4 2023.

How much did the net income available for common stockholders increase from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023?

The net income available for common stockholders increased by $18.9 million, reaching $91.9 million in Q4 2023.

What is the 2024 annual dividend rate for Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.?

The annual dividend rate for 2024 has been set at $1.91 per share of Common Stock for Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., marking a 6.7% increase over 2023.

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