Franklin Street Properties Corp. Announces First Quarter 2024 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (FSP), a real estate investment trust, reported its first-quarter results for 2024. The company aims to increase shareholder value by selling select properties and increasing occupancy. They sold an office property in Texas for $35 million, leased 197,000 square feet of office space, and repaid $102 million of debt. Their portfolio is well-located and leased assets have upside potential. As of March 31, 2024, total indebtedness was $303 million, cash on balance sheet was $37.7 million, and GAAP net loss was $7.6 million. FFO was $4.2 million. The company is suspending guidance due to economic uncertainty.

Positive

• The company's strategy to sell select properties and increase occupancy indicates a focus on enhancing shareholder value.

• Leasing 197,000 square feet of office space and achieving higher rents per square foot demonstrates growth potential.

• The repayment of $102 million of debt and maintaining cash on the balance sheet at $37.7 million shows financial responsibility.

Negative

• GAAP net loss of $7.6 million and suspended guidance due to economic uncertainties highlight financial challenges.

• The decrease in leased percentage of properties raises concerns about occupancy levels.

• The high total indebtedness of $303 million poses a risk to financial stability.

Insights

Financial Analyst

Upon reviewing the Q1 2024 results, notable takeaways include the company's intentional strategy of property disposition for debt reduction. This is reflected in the sale of Collins Crossing, contributing to the gross proceeds of approximately $35 million. The overall impact is a demonstrable effort to de-leverage, particularly indicated by the significant repayment of debt to the tune of $102 million. However, the report also shows a GAAP net loss of $7.6 million, which may concern investors as it suggests current operations are not covering expenses.

Another focal point is the Funds From Operations (FFO), standing at $4.2 million. FFO is often used in the REIT industry as an indicator of operating performance. Although positive, this figure lags significantly behind the aggregate proceeds from asset dispositions, possibly hinting at a discrepancy between one-time capital gains and recurrent earnings capability.

Lastly, the leasing activity presents a mixed signal. While there's an uptick in GAAP base rent per square foot, overall portfolio leasing decreased slightly, potentially indicating a need for enhanced leasing efforts or market headwinds. Dividend investors might also scrutinize the modest quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share, which may reflect conservative cash flow management amidst a strategic pivot.

Real Estate Market Analyst

The regional focus on the Sunbelt and Mountain West areas is insightful, given the migration trends favoring these regions. This could position FSP well for future growth, benefiting from increased demand for office spaces in these markets. The company's proactive management of the leasing portfolio, with over 700,000 square feet of new prospective tenants, aligns with a forward-looking strategy that could enhance occupancy rates.

Noteworthy is the consolidation of Monument Circle, which may have nuanced impacts on financial reporting and potentially on investor perception due to the VIE consolidation implications. As the real estate market navigates post-pandemic adjustments, FSP's strategy of targeted dispositions and leasing could be a pivotal balance between maintaining asset quality and improving financial flexibility.

Investors may interpret the weighted average rent increase as positive, but should also consider the overall leasing decrease. This could reflect market dynamics where higher rents are possible but more challenging to secure consistently across the portfolio.

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Franklin Street Properties Corp. (the “Company”, “FSP”, “we” or “our”) (NYSE American: FSP), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

George J. Carter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented as follows:

“As the second quarter of 2024 begins, we continue to believe that the current price of our common stock does not accurately reflect the value of our underlying real estate assets. We will seek to increase shareholder value by continuing to (1) pursue the sale of select properties when we believe that short to intermediate term valuation potential has been reached and (2) strive to increase occupancy through the leasing of vacant space. We intend to use proceeds from property dispositions primarily for debt reductions.

During the first quarter of 2024, we sold an office property located in Richardson, Texas known as Collins Crossing for gross proceeds of approximately $35 million. Also, during the first quarter of 2024, we leased a total of 197,000 square feet of office space within our approximately 5.3 million square foot directly-owned property portfolio, including 136,000 square feet with existing tenant renewals and 61,000 square feet with new tenants.

On February 21, 2024, we repaid approximately $102 million of our debt and entered into amendments of our outstanding debt facilities pursuant to which all our debt now matures on April 1, 2026. As of March 31, 2024, our total indebtedness was approximately $303 million, equivalent to approximately $58 per square foot on our existing 5.3 million square foot directly-owned property portfolio. As of March 31, 2024, we had cash of approximately $37.7 million on the balance sheet.

We look forward to the remainder of 2024 and beyond with anticipation and optimism.”

Financial Highlights

• GAAP net loss was $7.6 million or $0.07 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
• Funds From Operations (FFO) was $4.2 million, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
• On February 21, 2024, we repaid approximately $102 million of debt and entered into amendments to each of our bank term loan, revolving line of credit agreement and Series A and Series B notes. The amendment to the revolving line of credit converted the revolving loan to a term loan. G&A expenses for the first quarter of 2024 were $0.3 million higher than the first quarter of 2023. However, G&A expenses for the first quarter of 2024 included approximately $0.4 million of expenses related to the debt amendments. Additional information on the amendments is available in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Leasing Highlights

• During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we leased approximately 197,000 square feet, including 61,000 square feet of new leases.
• Our directly-owned real estate portfolio of 16 owned properties, totaling approximately 5.3 million square feet, was approximately 73.3% leased as of March 31, 2024, compared to approximately 74.0% leased as of December 31, 2023. The decrease in the leased percentage is primarily a result of one property disposition during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
• The weighted average GAAP base rent per square foot achieved on leasing activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $26.96, or 13.8% higher than average rents in the respective properties for the year ended December 31, 2023. The average lease term on leases signed during the three months ended March 31, 2024, was 6.8 years compared to 6.8 years during the year ended December 31, 2023. Overall, the portfolio weighted average rent per occupied square foot was $30.81 as of March 31, 2024, compared to $30.72 as of December 31, 2023.
• We are currently tracking more than 700,000 square feet of new prospective tenants, including approximately 350,000 square feet of prospective tenants that have identified our properties on their respective short lists of potential locations.
• We believe that our continuing portfolio of real estate is well located, primarily in the Sunbelt and Mountain West geographic regions, and consists of high-quality assets with upside leasing potential.

Investment Highlights

• We have primarily used asset sale disposition proceeds for debt reduction and remain committed to seeking to sell select properties during 2024 and to continue using proceeds primarily for debt reduction.
• Since December 2020, our dispositions have resulted in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1 billion and reflect an average sales price per square foot of approximately $217.
• On January 26, 2024, we completed the sale of Collins Crossing in Richardson, Texas for approximately $35 million in gross proceeds.

Dividends

• On April 5, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend for the three months ended March 31, 2024, of $0.01 per share of common stock that will be paid on May 9, 2024, to stockholders of record on April 19, 2024.

Consolidation of Sponsored REIT

As of January 1, 2023, we consolidated the operations of our Monument Circle sponsored REIT into our financial statements. On October 29, 2021, we agreed to amend and restate our existing loan to Monument Circle that is secured by a mortgage on real estate owned by Monument Circle, which we refer to as the Sponsored REIT Loan. The amended and restated Sponsored REIT Loan extended the maturity date from December 6, 2022 to June 30, 2023 (and was further extended to September 30, 2023 on June 26, 2023), increased the aggregate principal amount of the loan from $21 million to $24 million, and included certain other modifications. On September 26, 2023, the maturity date was further extended to September 30, 2024. In consideration of our agreement to amend and restate the Sponsored REIT Loan, we obtained from the stockholders of Monument Circle the right to vote their shares in favor of any sale of the property owned by Monument Circle any time on or after January 1, 2023. As a result of our obtaining this right to vote shares, GAAP variable interest entity (VIE) rules required us to consolidate Monument Circle as of January 1, 2023. A gain on consolidation of approximately $0.4 million was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Additional information about the consolidation of Monument Circle can be found in Note 1, “Organization, Properties, Basis of Presentation, Financial Instruments, and Recent Accounting Standards – Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)” and Note 2, “Related Party Transactions and Investments in Non-Consolidated Entities - Management fees and interest income from loans”, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

A reconciliation of Net income (loss) to FFO, Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) and Sequential Same Store NOI and our definitions of FFO, AFFO and Sequential Same Store NOI can be found on Supplementary Schedules H and I.

2024 Net Income (Loss), FFO and Disposition Guidance

At this time, due primarily to economic conditions and uncertainty surrounding the timing and amount of proceeds received from property dispositions, we are continuing suspension of Net Income (Loss), FFO and property disposition guidance.

Real Estate Update

Supplementary schedules provide property information for the Company’s owned and consolidated properties as of March 31, 2024. The Company will also be filing an updated supplemental information package that will provide stockholders and the financial community with additional operating and financial data. The Company will file this supplemental information package with the SEC and make it available on its website at www.fspreit.com.

Today’s news release, along with other news about Franklin Street Properties Corp., is available on the Internet at www.fspreit.com. We routinely post information that may be important to investors in the Investor Relations section of our website. We encourage investors to consult that section of our website regularly for important information about us and, if they are interested in automatically receiving news and information as soon as it is posted, to sign up for E-mail Alerts.

Earnings Call

A conference call is scheduled for May 1, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the first quarter 2024 results. To access the call, please dial 888-440-4368 and use conference ID 5398803. Internationally, the call may be accessed by dialing 646-960-0856 and using conference ID 5398803. To listen via live audio webcast, please visit the Webcasts & Presentations section in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website (www.fspreit.com) at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call and follow the posted directions. The webcast will also be available via replay from the above location starting one hour after the call is finished.

About Franklin Street Properties Corp.

Franklin Street Properties Corp., based in Wakefield, Massachusetts, is focused on infill and central business district (CBD) office properties in the U.S. Sunbelt and Mountain West, as well as select opportunistic markets. FSP seeks value-oriented investments with an eye towards long-term growth and appreciation, as well as current income. FSP is a Maryland corporation that operates in a manner intended to qualify as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes. To learn more about FSP please visit our website at www.fspreit.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this press release that state FSP’s or management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This press release may also contain forward-looking statements, such as those relating to expectations for future potential leasing activity, expectations for future potential property dispositions, the payment of dividends and the repayment of debt in future periods, value creation/enhancement in future periods and expectations for growth and leasing activities in future periods that are based on current judgments and current knowledge of management and are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that our forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, including without limitation, adverse changes in general economic or local market conditions, including as a result of the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, wars, terrorist attacks or other acts of violence, which may negatively affect the markets in which we and our tenants operate, inflation rates, increasing interest rates, disruptions in the debt markets, economic conditions in the markets in which we own properties, risks of a lessening of demand for the types of real estate owned by us, adverse changes in energy prices, which if sustained, could negatively impact occupancy and rental rates in the markets in which we own properties, including energy-influenced markets such as Dallas, Denver and Houston, changes in government regulations and regulatory uncertainty, uncertainty about governmental fiscal policy, geopolitical events and expenditures that cannot be anticipated, such as utility rate and usage increases, delays in construction schedules, unanticipated increases in construction costs, increases in the level of general and administrative costs as a percentage of revenues as revenues decrease as a result of property dispositions, unanticipated repairs, additional staffing, insurance increases and real estate tax valuation reassessments. See the “Risk Factors” set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which may be updated from time to time in subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, acquisitions, dispositions, performance or achievements. We will not update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform them to actual results or to changes in our expectations that occur after such date, other than as required by law.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release Supplementary Information Table of Contents
Franklin Street Properties Corp. Financial Results	A-C
Real Estate Portfolio Summary Information	D
Portfolio and Other Supplementary Information	E
Percentage of Leased Space	F
Largest 20 Tenants – FSP Owned Portfolio	G
Reconciliation and Definitions of Funds From Operations (FFO) and Adjusted
Funds From Operations (AFFO)	H
Reconciliation and Definition of Sequential Same Store results to Property Net
Operating Income (NOI) and Net Loss	I

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Financial Results Supplementary Schedule A Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
		For the
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2024				2023
Revenue:
Rental		$	31,225			$	37,767
Total revenue			31,225				37,767
Expenses:
Real estate operating expenses			11,019				12,690
Real estate taxes and insurance			5,936				6,973
Depreciation and amortization			11,625				14,727
General and administrative			4,159				3,817
Interest			6,846				5,806
Total expenses			39,585				44,013
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(137	)			(67	)
Gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT			—				394
Gain (loss) on sale of properties and impairment of assets held for sale, net			(5	)			8,392
Interest income			1,008				—
Income (loss) before taxes			(7,494	)			2,473
Tax expense			58				67
Net income (loss)		$	(7,552	)		$	2,406
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted			103,430				103,236
Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted		$	(0.07	)		$	0.02

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Financial Results Supplementary Schedule B Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
		March 31,				December 31,
(in thousands, except share and par value amounts)		2024				2023
Assets:
Real estate assets:
Land		$	110,298			$	110,298
Buildings and improvements			1,137,496				1,133,971
Fixtures and equipment			13,002				12,904
			1,260,796				1,257,173
Less accumulated depreciation			376,063				366,349
Real estate assets, net			884,733				890,824
Acquired real estate leases, less accumulated amortization of $19,840 and $20,413, respectively			5,971				6,694
Assets held for sale			38,947				73,318
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			37,779				127,880
Tenant rent receivables			2,200				2,191
Straight-line rent receivable			40,357				40,397
Prepaid expenses and other assets			4,140				4,239
Office computers and furniture, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,036 and $1,020, respectively			106				123
Deferred leasing commissions, net of accumulated amortization of $16,914 and $16,008, respectively			24,730				23,664
Total assets		$	1,038,963			$	1,169,330
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Liabilities:
Bank note payable		$	—			$	90,000
Term loans payable, less unamortized financing costs of $4,202 and $293, respectively			149,169				114,707
Series A & Series B Senior Notes, less unamortized financing costs of $2,290 and $329, respectively			147,340				199,670
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			30,099				41,879
Accrued compensation			1,196				3,644
Tenant security deposits			6,268				6,204
Lease liability			953				334
Acquired unfavorable real estate leases, less accumulated amortization of $407 and $396, respectively			74				87
Total liabilities			335,099				456,525
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding			—				—
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized, 103,430,353 and 103,430,353 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			10				10
Additional paid-in capital			1,335,091				1,335,091
Accumulated other comprehensive income			—				355
Accumulated distributions in excess of accumulated earnings			(631,237	)			(622,651	)
Total stockholders’ equity			703,864				712,805
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	1,038,963			$	1,169,330

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Financial Results Supplementary Schedule C Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
		For the
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(in thousands)		2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	(7,552	)		$	2,406
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense			12,305				15,316
Amortization of above and below market leases			(6	)			(18	)
Amortization of other comprehensive income into interest expense			(355	)			(662	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			137				67
Gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT			—				(394	)
(Gain) loss on sale of properties and impairment of assets held for sale, net			5				(8,392	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Tenant rent receivables			(9	)			(1,105	)
Straight-line rents			206				(332	)
Lease acquisition costs			(122	)			(818	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(400	)			(513	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(6,677	)			(3,317	)
Accrued compensation			(2,448	)			(2,455	)
Tenant security deposits			64				30
Payment of deferred leasing commissions			(2,236	)			(908	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(7,088	)			(1,095	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property improvements, fixtures and equipment			(8,759	)			(11,420	)
Consolidation of Sponsored REIT			—				3,048
Proceeds received from sales of properties			34,329				28,098
Net cash provided by investing activities			25,570				19,726
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions to stockholders			(1,034	)			(1,033	)
Proceeds received from termination of interest rate swap			—				4,206
Borrowings under Bank note payable			—				57,000
Repayments of Bank note payable			(22,667	)			(30,000	)
Repayments of Term loans payable			(28,963	)			(40,000	)
Repayments of Series A&B Senior Notes			(50,370	)			—
Deferred financing costs			(5,549	)			(2,326	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(108,583	)			(12,153	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(90,101	)			6,478
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year			127,880				6,632
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	37,779			$	13,110

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release Supplementary Schedule D Real Estate Portfolio Summary Information (Unaudited & Approximated)
Commercial portfolio lease expirations (1)
		Total		% of Portfolio
Year		Square Feet
2024		306,956		5.6%
2025		437,707		8.0%
2026		552,224		10.1%
2027		289,852		5.3%
2028		230,432		4.2%
Thereafter (2)		3,661,005		66.8%
		5,478,176		100.0%

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(1)	Percentages are determined based upon total square footage.
(2)	Includes 1,610,263 square feet of vacancies at our owned and consolidated properties as of March 31, 2024.

(dollars & square feet in 000's)		As of March 31, 2024
							% of		Square		% of
State		Properties		Investment			Portfolio		Feet		Portfolio
Colorado		4		$	448,063		50.7%		2,140		39.1%
Texas		7			263,757		29.8%		1,909		34.8%
Georgia (a)		1			-		0.0%		160		2.9%
Minnesota		3			116,101		13.1%		757		13.8%
Virginia		1			37,543		4.2%		298		5.5%
Indiana		1			19,269		2.2%		214		3.9%
Total		17		$	884,733		100.0%		5,478		100.0%

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(a)	Includes one property that was classified as an asset held for sale as of March 31, 2024.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release Supplementary Schedule E Portfolio and Other Supplementary Information (Unaudited & Approximated)
Recurring Capital Expenditures
(in thousands)		For the Three Months Ended
		31-Mar-24
Tenant improvements		$	2,619
Deferred leasing costs			2,237
Non-investment capex			1,019
		$	5,875

(in thousands)		For the Three Months Ended												Year Ended
		31-Mar-23			30-Jun-23			30-Sep-23			31-Dec-23			31-Dec-23
Tenant improvements		$	3,047		$	4,381		$	3,653		$	5,295		$	16,376
Deferred leasing costs			908			3,230			1,114			1,649			6,901
Non-investment capex			2,967			2,042			1,775			5,230			12,014
		$	6,922		$	9,653		$	6,542		$	12,174		$	35,291

Square foot & leased percentages		March 31,		December 31,
		2024		2023
Owned Properties:
Number of properties (a)		16		17
Square feet		5,264,416		5,565,782
Leased percentage		73.3%		74.0%
Consolidated Property - Single Asset REIT (SAR):
Number of properties		1		1
Square feet		213,760		213,760
Leased percentage		4.1%		4.1%
Total Owned and Consolidated Properties:
Number of properties		17		18
Square feet		5,478,176		5,779,542
Leased percentage		70.6%		71.5%

(a)	Includes one and two properties that were classified as an asset held for sale as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release Supplementary Schedule F Percentage of Leased Space (Unaudited & Estimated)
		Property Name		Location		Square Feet		% Leased (1) as of 31-Dec-23		Fourth Quarter Average % Leased (2)		% Leased (1) as of 31-Mar-24		First Quarter Average % Leased (2)
1		PARK TEN		Houston, TX		157,609		83.8%		83.8%		83.8%		83.8%
2		PARK TEN PHASE II		Houston, TX		156,746		95.0%		95.0%		95.0%		95.0%
3		GREENWOOD PLAZA		Englewood, CO		196,236		66.3%		66.3%		66.3%		66.3%
4		ADDISON		Addison, TX		289,333		83.0%		83.0%		79.4%		79.4%
		COLLINS CROSSING (3)		Richardson, TX		—		85.5%		85.5%		(3)		(3)
5		INNSBROOK		Glen Allen, VA		298,183		90.5%		87.4%		90.5%		90.5%
6		LIBERTY PLAZA		Addison, TX		217,841		80.2%		80.8%		77.2%		78.2%
7		ELDRIDGE GREEN		Houston, TX		248,399		100.0%		100.0%		100.0%		100.0%
8		121 SOUTH EIGHTH ST		Minneapolis, MN		297,541		80.5%		79.9%		77.6%		77.5%
9		801 MARQUETTE AVE		Minneapolis, MN		129,691		91.8%		91.8%		91.8%		91.8%
10		LEGACY TENNYSON CTR		Plano, TX		209,562		56.6%		57.2%		53.1%		55.3%
11		WESTCHASE I & II		Houston, TX		629,025		62.7%		62.4%		65.0%		64.2%
12		1999 BROADWAY		Denver, CO		682,639		51.7%		52.9%		51.5%		51.7%
13		1001 17TH STREET		Denver, CO		649,235		71.1%		71.1%		76.5%		74.7%
14		PLAZA SEVEN		Minneapolis, MN		330,096		62.3%		61.3%		61.6%		62.1%
15		PERSHING PLAZA (4)		Atlanta, GA		160,145		79.8%		79.8%		79.8%		79.8%
16		600 17TH STREET		Denver, CO		612,135		81.7%		81.4%		78.8%		78.4%
		OWNED PORTFOLIO				5,264,416		74.0%		74.5%		73.3%		73.1%
17		MONUMENT CIRCLE (5)		Indianapolis, IN		213,760		4.1%		4.1%		4.1%		4.1%
		OWNED & CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO				5,478,176		71.5%		72.0%		70.6%		70.4%

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(1)	% Leased as of month's end includes all leases that expire on the last day of the quarter.
(2)	Average quarterly percentage is the average of the end of the month leased percentage for each of the three months during the quarter.
(3)	Property was sold on January 26, 2024.
(4)	Property was classified as an asset held for sale as of March 31, 2024.
(5)	Consolidated property as of January 1, 2023, which was previously a managed property.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release Supplementary Schedule G Largest 20 Tenants – FSP Owned and Consolidated Portfolio (Unaudited & Estimated)   The following table includes the largest 20 tenants in FSP’s owned and consolidated portfolio based on total square feet:   As of March 31, 2024
						% of Portfolio
		Tenant		Sq Ft
1		CITGO Petroleum Corporation		248,399		4.5%
2		EOG Resources, Inc.		169,167		3.1%
3		US Government		168,573		3.1%
4		Commonwealth of Virginia		127,500		2.3%
5		Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.		120,979		2.2%
6		Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP		101,296		1.9%
7		Deluxe Corporation		98,922		1.8%
8		Ping Identity Corp.		89,856		1.7%
9		Permian Resources Operating, LLC		67,856		1.2%
10		PwC US Group		66,304		1.2%
11		Hall and Evans LLC		65,878		1.2%
12		Cyxtera Management, Inc.		61,826		1.1%
13		Precision Drilling (US) Corporation		59,569		1.1%
14		Olin Corporation		54,080		1.0%
15		ChemTreat Inc.		49,548		0.9%
16		Coresite, LLC		49,518		0.9%
17		GE Vernova International LLC		47,559		0.9%
18		Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.		46,269		0.8%
19		Hargrove and Associates, Inc.		44,139		0.8%
20		Invenergy, LLC.		42,505		0.8%
		Total		1,779,743		32.5%

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release

Supplementary Schedule H

Reconciliation and Definitions of Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and

Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”)

A reconciliation of Net income (loss) to FFO and AFFO is shown below and a definition of FFO and AFFO is provided on Supplementary Schedule I. Management believes FFO and AFFO are used broadly throughout the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry as measurements of performance. The Company has included the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) FFO definition as of May 17, 2016 in the table and notes that other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently. The Company’s computation of FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to FFO or AFFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that define FFO or AFFO differently.

Reconciliation of Net Loss to FFO and AFFO:		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)		2024				2023
Net income (loss)		$	(7,552	)		$	2,406
Gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT			—				(394	)
(Gain) loss on sale of property			5				(8,392	)
Depreciation & amortization			11,619				14,709
NAREIT FFO			4,072				8,329
Lease Acquisition costs			121				78
Funds From Operations (FFO)		$	4,193			$	8,407
Funds From Operations (FFO)		$	4,193			$	8,407
Loss on extinguishment of debt			137				67
Amortization of deferred financing costs			680				589
Straight-line rent			206				(331	)
Tenant improvements			(2,619	)			(3,047	)
Leasing commissions			(2,237	)			(908	)
Non-investment capex			(1,019	)			(2,967	)
Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)		$	(659	)		$	1,810
Per Share Data
EPS		$	(0.07	)		$	0.02
FFO		$	0.04			$	0.08
AFFO		$	(0.01	)		$	0.02
Weighted average shares (basic and diluted)			103,430				103,236

Funds From Operations (“FFO”)

The Company evaluates performance based on Funds From Operations, which we refer to as FFO, as management believes that FFO represents the most accurate measure of activity and is the basis for distributions paid to equity holders. The Company defines FFO as net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, hedge ineffectiveness, acquisition costs of newly acquired properties that are not capitalized and lease acquisition costs that are not capitalized plus depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles and impairment charges on mortgage loans, properties or investments in non-consolidated REITs, and after adjustments to exclude equity in income or losses from, and, to include the proportionate share of FFO from, non-consolidated REITs.

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income or loss (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as an indicator of the Company’s financial performance, nor as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company’s needs.

Other real estate companies and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, may define this term in a different manner. We have included the NAREIT FFO as of May 17, 2016 in the table and note that other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do.

We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the results of the Company, FFO should be examined in connection with net income or loss and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in the consolidated financial statements.

Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”)

The Company also evaluates performance based on Adjusted Funds From Operations, which we refer to as AFFO. The Company defines AFFO as (1) FFO, (2) excluding loss on extinguishment of debt that is non-cash, (3) excluding our proportionate share of FFO and including distributions received, from non-consolidated REITs, (4) excluding the effect of straight-line rent, (5) plus the amortization of deferred financing costs, (6) plus the value of shares issued as compensation and (7) less recurring capital expenditures that are generally for maintenance of properties, which we call non-investment capex or are second generation capital expenditures. Second generation costs include re-tenanting space after a tenant vacates, which include tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

We exclude development/redevelopment activities, capital expenditures planned at acquisition and costs to reposition a property. We also exclude first generation leasing costs, which are generally to fill vacant space in properties we acquire or were planned for at acquisition.

AFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income or loss (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as an indicator of the Company’s financial performance, nor as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company’s needs. Other real estate companies may define this term in a different manner. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the results of the Company, AFFO should be examined in connection with net income or loss and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in the consolidated financial statements.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Earnings Release

Supplementary Schedule I

Reconciliation and Definition of Sequential Same Store results to property Net Operating Income (NOI) and Net Income

Net Operating Income (“NOI”)

The Company provides property performance based on Net Operating Income, which we refer to as NOI. Management believes that investors are interested in this information. NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as net income or loss (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) plus general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles and impairment charges, interest expense, less equity in earnings of nonconsolidated REITs, interest income, management fee income, hedge ineffectiveness, gains or losses on extinguishment of debt, gains or losses on the sale of assets and excludes non-property specific income and expenses. The information presented includes footnotes and the data is shown by region with properties owned in the periods presented, which we call Sequential Same Store. The comparative Sequential Same Store results include properties held for all periods presented. We exclude properties that have been placed in service, but that do not have operating activity for all periods presented, dispositions and significant nonrecurring income such as bankruptcy settlements and lease termination fees. NOI, as defined by the Company, may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs that define NOI differently. NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income or loss as an indication of our performance or to cash flows as a measure of the Company’s liquidity or its ability to make distributions. The calculations of NOI and Sequential Same Store are shown in the following table:

		Rentable Square Feet or RSF		Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Inc (Dec)				% Change
(in thousands)				31-Mar-24				31-Dec-23
Region
East		298		$	709			$	285			$	424			148.8	%
MidWest		757			1,640				1,656				(16	)		(1.0)	%
South		2,069			5,266				5,482				(216	)		(3.9)	%
West		2,140			6,204				5,994				210			3.5	%
Property NOI* from Owned Properties		5,264			13,819				13,417				402			3.0	%
Disposition and Acquisition Properties (a)		214			89				1,662				(1,573	)		(10.8)	%
NOI*		5,478		$	13,908			$	15,079			$	(1,171	)		(7.8)	%
Sequential Same Store				$	13,819			$	13,417			$	402			3.0	%
Less Nonrecurring
Items in NOI* (b)					246				217				29			(0.2)	%
Comparative
Sequential Same Store				$	13,573			$	13,200			$	373			2.8	%
Reconciliation to				Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
Net income (loss)				31-Mar-24				31-Dec-23
Net income (loss)				$	(7,552	)		$	3,575
Add (deduct):
Loss on extinguishment of debt					137				—
Gain on sale of properties, net					5				(8,701	)
Management fee income					(462	)			(446	)
Depreciation and amortization					11,625				11,957
Amortization of above/below market leases					(6	)			(6	)
General and administrative					4,159				3,171
Interest expense					6,846				6,219
Interest income					(1,008	)			(567	)
Non-property specific items, net					164				(123	)
NOI*				$	13,908			$	15,079

(a)	We define Disposition and Acquisition Properties as properties that were sold or acquired or consolidated and do not have operating activity for all periods presented.
(b)	Nonrecurring Items in NOI include proceeds from bankruptcies, lease termination fees or other significant nonrecurring income or expenses, which may affect comparability.
*Excludes NOI from investments in and interest income from secured loans to non-consolidated REITs.

 

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Georgia Touma (877) 686-9496

Source: Franklin Street Properties Corp.

FAQ

What was Franklin Street Properties Corp.'s net loss for the first quarter of 2024?

The company reported a net loss of $7.6 million for the first quarter of 2024.

What was the Funds From Operations (FFO) for Franklin Street Properties Corp. in the first quarter of 2024?

FFO was $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2024.

What is the total indebtedness of Franklin Street Properties Corp. as of March 31, 2024?

The total indebtedness of the company was approximately $303 million as of March 31, 2024.

How much cash did Franklin Street Properties Corp. have on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2024?

The company had cash of approximately $37.7 million on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2024.

What is the strategy of Franklin Street Properties Corp. to increase shareholder value?

The company aims to increase shareholder value by selling select properties and increasing occupancy through leasing.