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Healthcare Realty Trust reported a net loss of $35.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for Q4 2022. However, it achieved normalized FFO of $159.8 million, equating to $0.42 per diluted share. Same store cash NOI rose 2.8% year-over-year, with average in-place rent increases of 2.81%. The occupancy rate improved to 89.3%, and tenant retention was 75.7%. The company closed joint ventures and asset sales totaling $1.25 billion at a 4.8% cap rate. A dividend of $0.31 per share is set for March 21, 2023, which highlights a strong commitment to shareholders despite recent financial challenges.

Positive
  • Normalized FFO of $159.8 million for Q4 2022, or $0.42 per share.
  • Same store cash NOI increased 2.8% year-over-year.
  • Year-over-year occupancy increased to 89.3%, reflecting strong market demand.
  • Successful completion of joint ventures and asset sales totaling $1.25 billion at a 4.8% cap rate.
  • Dividend of $0.31 per share declared, reaffirming shareholder value.
Negative
  • Net loss attributable to common stockholders of $35.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • G&A expenses remain elevated at $14.4 million, although reduced from previous quarters.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company reported net loss attributable to common stockholders of $35.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $159.8 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share.

Salient quarterly highlights include:

  • Normalized FFO per share totaled $0.42.
  • Same store cash NOI, including the Company's share of joint ventures, for the fourth quarter increased 2.8% over the prior year. For the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2022, same store cash NOI, including the Company's share of joint ventures, grew 2.6%.
  • Predictive growth measures in the same store portfolio include:
    • Average in-place rent increases of 2.81%
    • Future annual contractual increases of 2.9% for leases commencing in the quarter excluding one lease with no escalators to facilitate a multi-year build out period.
    • Weighted average cash leasing spreads of 3.5% on 623,000 square feet renewed:
      • 7% (<0% spread)
      • 13% (0-3%)
      • 66% (3-4%)
      • 14% (>4%)
    • Tenant retention of 75.7%
    • Year-over-year occupancy increased 169,000 square feet, or 50 basis points, to 89.3%. Sequential occupancy increased 59,000 square feet, or 20 basis points.
  • Portfolio leasing activity in the fourth quarter totaled 1,113,000 square feet related to 336 leases:
    • 671,000 square feet of renewals
    • 442,000 square feet of new and expansion lease
  • The Company's fourth quarter G&A expense of $14.4 million compares to normalized combined second quarter G&A of $23.1 million. This $35 million annualized reduction of G&A achieves the targeted $33-$36 million of synergies expected from the merger. Further G&A synergies are expected to be more than offset by normal G&A growth.
  • In 2022, the Company closed on joint ventures and asset sale transactions totaling $1.25 billion at a weighted average cap rate of 4.8%.
  • Since year end, the Company closed on additional asset sales of $112.8 million. These sales bring the cumulative net proceeds since the merger closing in July 2022 to $1.125 billion. These proceeds fully complete the funding of the merger-related special dividend that was paid in July 2022.
  • In the fourth quarter, the Company acquired interests in four medical office buildings totaling 76,000 square feet for $26.4 million at a 6.5% cap rate. The properties are all located in existing markets and expand clusters in high growth markets, including Austin, Denver, Houston and Jacksonville.
  • In the fourth quarter, the Company entered into new interest rate swaps totaling $550 million. In January 2023, $300 million of interest rate swaps expired. In February 2023, $50 million of new swaps were initiated bringing proforma fixed rate debt to approximately 85% of total debt.
  • Net debt to adjusted EBITDA on a proforma run-rate basis was 6.4 times at the end of the quarter. For a reconciliation to expected run-rate amounts, see the section below.
  • A dividend of $0.31 per share will be paid on March 21, 2023 to stockholders of record on March 7, 2023.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the current quarter full proforma normalized FFO, FAD and Adjusted EBITDA to an expected quarterly run-rate. The expected run-rates do not adjust for future changes in interest rates, portfolio NOI growth, or external investment activity. The expected run-rates also do not include any dispositions beyond those expected to repay the $1.125 billion asset sale term loan.       

     
 NORMALIZED FFO FAD ADJUSTED EBITDA NET DEBT 
Q4 2022$159,801 $109,397 $214,909 $5,607,661 
Q4 NOI acquisition/disposition timing impact 1,2(2,255)(1,704)  
NOI adjustment for January 2023 asset sales 1(1,801)(1,761)(1,801)(112,460)
Q4 asset sale term loan interest paid3,280 3,280   
Normalized maintenance capex adjustment 3 10,403   
Adjusted run-rate$159,025 $119,615 $213,108 $5,495,201 
Per share$0.41 $0.31  
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA   6.4x 
FFO wtd avg common shares outstanding - diluted  383,228 383,228   

1 FFO and EBITDA includes the impact of straight-line rent. 
2 Adjustments to reflect quarterly NOI/EBITDA from properties acquired or disposed of in the quarter. 
3 Quarterly maintenance capex as a percentage of NOI was 22%. Full year maintenance cap ex was 17.1% on a combined company basis. Adjustment reflects a reduction to maintenance capex to be consistent with full year 2022.


PROFORMA MAINTENANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FUNDING
 2022
PROFORMA
 4Q 2022 PROFORMA 3Q
2022
 COMBINED
COMPANY 2Q
2022
 COMBINED
COMPANY 1Q
2022
 
2nd generation TI$54,309 $13,523 $11,763 $13,635 $15,388 
Leasing commissions paid31,992 7,404 8,739 7,251 8,598 
Capital expenditures64,011 25,669 17,461 11,726 9,155 
 $150,312 $46,596 $37,963 $32,612 $33,141 
% of Cash NOI
2nd generation TI6.2% 6.4% 5.5% 6.0% 6.9% 
Leasing commissions paid3.6% 3.5% 4.1% 3.2% 3.9% 
Capital expenditures7.3% 12.1% 8.1% 5.2% 4.1% 
 17.1% 22.0% 17.7% 14.4% 14.9% 
      
FAD$505,271     
2022 Average of quarterly wtd average common shares outstanding - diluted383,592     
2022 Dividend per share$1.24     
Proforma dividends$475,654     
Proforma Payout Ratio94.1%     

Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing, financing and developing income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was invested in over 700 real estate properties totaling more than 40 million square feet and provided leasing and property management services to over 35 million square feet nationwide.

 

Additional information regarding the Company, including this quarter's operations, can be found at www.healthcarerealty.com. Please contact the Company at 615.269.8175 to request a printed copy of this information. In addition to the historical information contained within, this press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Company. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not descriptions of historical facts and include statements regarding management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, plans or predictions of the future, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially and in adverse ways from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, without limitation, the following: failure to realize the expected benefits of the Merger; significant transaction costs and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; the risk that HTA’s business will not be integrated successfully or that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; risks related to future opportunities and plans for the Company, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance and results of the Company; the possibility that, if the Company does not achieve the perceived benefits of the Merger as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial analysts or investors, the market price of the Company’s common stock could decline; general adverse economic and local real estate conditions; changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs and changes to laws governing the healthcare industry; the availability of capital; changes in interest rates; competition in the real estate industry; the supply and demand for operating properties in the Company’s proposed market areas; changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the US; policies and guidelines applicable to REITs; the availability of properties to acquire; the availability of financing; pandemics and other health concerns, and the measures intended to prevent their spread, including the currently ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; and the potential material adverse effect these matters may have on the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial results, include, without limitation, the risks described under Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors, in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its other filings with the SEC.

 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 1
DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA
ASSETS   
 Post-mergerPre-merger
Combined
 4Q 2022 3Q 2022 2Q 2022 
Real estate properties   
Land$1,439,798 $1,449,550 $1,104,700 
Buildings and improvements 11,332,037  11,439,797  11,447,844 
Lease intangibles 959,998  968,914  382,738 
Personal property 11,907  11,680  11,799 
Investment in financing receivables, net 120,236  118,919  118,446 
Financing lease right-of-use assets 83,824  79,950  71,632 
Construction in progress 35,560  43,148  31,980 
Land held for development 74,265  73,321  22,952 
Total real estate investments 14,057,625  14,185,279  13,192,091 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,645,271) (1,468,736) (3,102,055)
Total real estate investments, net 12,412,354  12,716,543  10,090,036 
Cash and cash equivalents 60,961  57,583  64,026 
Restricted cash     4,559 
Assets held for sale, net 18,893  185,074   
Operating lease right-of-use assets 336,983  321,365  353,807 
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 327,248  327,752  272,851 
Other assets, net and goodwill 693,192  587,126  578,948 
Total assets$13,849,631 $14,195,443 $11,364,227 
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
 Post-mergerPre-merger
Combined
 4Q 2022 3Q 2022 2Q 2022 
Liabilities   
Notes and bonds payable$5,351,827 $5,570,139 $5,158,398 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 244,033  231,018  255,883 
Liabilities of properties held for sale 437  10,644   
Operating lease liabilities 279,895  268,840  291,739 
Financing lease liabilities 72,939  72,378  62,195 
Other liabilities 218,668  203,398  176,844 
Total liabilities 6,167,799  6,356,417  5,945,059 
    
Redeemable non-controlling interests 2,014     
    
Stockholders' equity   
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized      
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized 3,806  3,806  3,807 
Additional paid-in capital 9,587,637  9,586,556  9,185,292 
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) 2,140  5,524  4,536 
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders 1,307,055  1,342,819  1,314,515 
Cumulative dividends1 (3,329,562) (3,211,492) (5,171,621)
Total stockholders' equity 7,571,076  7,727,213  5,336,529 
Non-controlling interest 108,742  111,813  82,639 
Total Equity 7,679,818  7,839,026  5,419,168 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$13,849,631 $14,195,443 $11,364,227 

1 Includes Legacy HTA's cumulative dividends in excess of earnings.

 
Consolidated Statements of Income 1
DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA
     
  3Q 20222Q 2022
 4Q 2022 PROFORMA FULL
QUARTER
 AS REPORTED PRE-MERGER
COMBINED
 
Revenues    
Rental income$329,399 $344,251 $298,931 $338,916 
Interest income 4,227  3,750  3,366  1,957 
Other operating 4,436  4,057  4,057  4,587 
  338,062  352,058  306,354  345,460 
Expenses    
Property operating 117,009  127,172  112,473  120,383 
General and administrative 14,417  18,956  16,741  24,783 
Acquisition and pursuit costs2 92  482  482  1,449 
Merger-related costs 10,777  79,402  79,402  12,192 
Depreciation and amortization 185,275  186,643  158,117  130,782 
  327,570  412,655  367,215  289,589 
Other income (expense)    
Interest expense before merger-related fair value($52,464)($48,547)($43,775)($40,303)
Merger-related fair value adjustment (11,979) (11,844) (9,269)  
Interest expense (64,443) (60,391) (53,044) (40,303)
Gain on sales of real estate properties 73,083  143,908  143,908  8,496 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt 119  (1,091) (1,091) (3,615)
Impairment of real estate assets (54,452)      
Equity gain (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures 89  (124) (124) 94 
Interest and other income (expense), net (1,168) (172) (172) 9 
  (46,772) 82,130  89,477  (35,319)
Net (loss) income$(36,280)$21,533 $28,616 $20,552 
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests 516  (316) (312) (254)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(35,764)$21,217 $28,304 $20,298 
     
     
G&A SYNERGIES    
 QUARTERLY ANNUALIZED   
Q2 combined normalized$23,083 $92,332   
Q4 2022 14,417  57,668   
Synergies realized (8,666) (34,664)  

1 On July 20, 2022, Legacy HR and Legacy HTA closed the merger of the two companies, in which Legacy HR was the acquirer under GAAP. Accordingly, the historic financial statements of the combined company are those of Legacy HR. Unless otherwise noted, third quarter data is for the combined company, whether on an actual or pro forma basis. 
2 Includes third party and travel costs related to the pursuit of acquisitions and developments.

 
Reconciliation of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD 1,2,3
DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA
     
  3Q 202262Q 2022
 4Q 2022 PROFORMA FULL
QUARTER
 AS REPORTED COMBINED 
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(35,764)$21,217 $28,304 $20,298 
Gain on sales of real estate assets (73,083) (143,908) (143,908) (8,496)
Impairments of real estate assets 54,452       
Real estate depreciation and amortization 186,658  188,131  159,643  131,778 
Non-controlling (loss) income from partnership units (382) 316  377  254 
Unconsolidated JV depreciation and amortization 4,020  3,526  3,526  3,295 
FFO$135,901 $69,282 $47,942 $147,129 
Acquisition and pursuit costs4 92  482  482  1,449 
Merger-related costs 10,777  79,402  79,402  12,192 
Lease intangible amortization 137  127  (2) 815 
Non-routine legal costs/forfeited earnest money received5 194  346  346  1,842 
Debt financing costs 625  1,091  1,091  4,716 
Merger-related fair value adjustment6 11,979  11,844  9,269   
Unconsolidated JV normalizing items7 96  154  154  83 
Normalized FFO$159,801 $162,728 $138,684 $168,226 
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization 624  577  577  1,780 
Non-cash interest amortization8 2,284  1,869  1,387  747 
Provision for bad debt, net (100) 457  457  16 
Straight-line rent income, net (9,873) (9,908) (7,715) (3,743)
Stock-based compensation 3,573  3,666  3,666  5,547 
Unconsolidated JV non-cash items9 (316) (377) (377) (242)
Normalized FFO adjusted for non-cash items 155,993  159,012  136,679  172,331 
2nd generation TI (13,523) (11,763) (10,147) (13,635)
Leasing commissions paid (7,404) (8,739) (8,283) (7,251)
Capital expenditures (25,669) (17,461) (16,067) (11,726)
Total maintenance capex (46,596) (37,963) (34,497) (32,612)
FAD$109,397 $121,049 $102,182 $139,719 
Quarterly dividends10$118,070 $119,194 $103,174 $122,862 
FFO per common share - diluted$0.35 $0.18 $0.14 $0.38 
Normalized FFO per common share - diluted$0.42 $0.42 $0.42 $0.44 
FFO wtd avg common shares outstanding - diluted11 383,228  384,615  332,819  383,670 

1 On July 20, 2022, Legacy HR and HTA closed the merger of the two companies, in which Legacy HR was the acquirer under GAAP. Accordingly, the historic financial statements of the combined company are those of Legacy HR. Unless otherwise noted, third quarter data is for the combined company, whether on an actual or pro forma basis. 
2 Funds from operations (“FFO”) and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the NAREIT. NAREIT defines FFO as “net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate, gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, gains and losses from change in control, and impairment write-downs of certain real assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity.” 
3 FFO, Normalized FFO and Funds Available for Distribution ("FAD") do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should not be considered alternatives to net income attributable to common stockholders as indicators of the Company's operating performance or as alternatives to cash flow as measures of liquidity. 
4 Acquisition and pursuit costs include third party and travel costs related to the pursuit of acquisitions and developments. 
5 Non-routine legal costs include expenses related to two separate disputes: one with a contractor on a $61.1 million completed construction project and another with a tenant on a violation of use restrictions. Forfeited earnest money received related to a disposition that did not materialize. 
6 Beginning in the fourth quarter, the Company adjusted normalized FFO for the impact of the merger-related fair value debt adjustment. Prior periods were adjusted for consistency. 
7 Includes the Company's proportionate share of normalizing items related to unconsolidated joint ventures such as lease intangibles and acquisition and pursuit costs. 
8 Includes the amortization of deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums, and non-cash financing receivable amortization. 
9 Includes the Company's proportionate share of straight-line rent, net and provision for bad debt, net related to unconsolidated joint ventures. 
10 Quarterly dividends for the third quarter represent dividends at the current rate of $0.31 per share multiplied by the weighted average shares outstanding. Actual dividends paid in the third quarter were $72.1 million
11 The Company utilizes the treasury stock method which includes the dilutive effect of nonvested share-based awards outstanding of 515,352 for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Also includes the diluted impact of 4,042,993 OP units outstanding.

 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA - UNAUDITED

Management considers funds from operations ("FFO"), FFO per share, normalized FFO, normalized FFO per share, funds available for distribution ("FAD") to be useful non-GAAP measures of the Company's operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined as one that purports to measure historical financial performance, financial position or cash flows, but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below are descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures management considers relevant to the Company's business and useful to investors.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein are not necessarily identical to those presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as indicators of the Company's financial performance, or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as measures of the Company's liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs.

FFO and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as “net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate, gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, gains and losses from change in control, and impairment write-downs of certain real assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity.” The Company defines Normalized FFO as FFO excluding acquisition-related expenses, lease intangible amortization and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent in nature. FAD is presented by adding to Normalized FFO non-real estate depreciation and amortization, deferred financing fees amortization, share-based compensation expense and provision for bad debts, net; and subtracting maintenance capital expenditures, including second generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions paid and straight-line rent income, net of expense. The Company's definition of these terms may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing these amounts. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should be reviewed in connection with GAAP financial measures.

Management believes FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, Normalized FFO per share, and FAD provide an understanding of the operating performance of the Company’s properties without giving effect to certain significant non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization expense. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. The Company believes that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, gains or losses from sales of real estate, and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent, FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, Normalized FFO per share and FAD can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods. The Company reports these measures because they have been observed by management to be the predominant measures used by the REIT industry and by industry analysts to evaluate REITs and because these measures are consistently reported, discussed, and compared by research analysts in their notes and publications about REITs.

Cash NOI and Same Store Cash NOI are key performance indicators. Management considers these to be supplemental measures that allow investors, analysts and Company management to measure unlevered property-level operating results. The Company defines Cash NOI as rental income and less property operating expenses. Cash NOI excludes non-cash items such as above and below market lease intangibles, straight-line rent, lease inducements, lease termination fees, tenant improvement amortization and leasing commission amortization. Cash NOI is historical and not necessarily indicative of future results.

Same Store Cash NOI compares Cash NOI for stabilized properties. Stabilized properties are properties that have been included in operations for the duration of the year-over-year comparison period presented. Accordingly, stabilized properties exclude properties that were recently acquired or disposed of, properties classified as held for sale, properties undergoing redevelopment, and newly redeveloped or developed properties.

The Company utilizes the redevelopment classification for properties where management has approved a change in strategic direction for such properties through the application of additional resources including an amount of capital expenditures significantly above routine maintenance and capital improvement expenditures. These properties are described in additional detail in Footnote 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Any recently acquired property will be included in the same store pool once the Company has owned the property for eight full quarters. Newly developed or redeveloped properties will be included in the same store pool eight full quarters after substantial completion.

Ron Hubbard
Vice President, Investor Relations
P: 615.269.8290

 


FAQ

What were the earnings results for Healthcare Realty Trust in Q4 2022?

Healthcare Realty Trust reported a net loss of $35.8 million or $0.09 per diluted share, and normalized FFO of $159.8 million or $0.42 per diluted share.

What is the occupancy rate for Healthcare Realty Trust as of Q4 2022?

The occupancy rate for Healthcare Realty Trust increased to 89.3% as of Q4 2022.

What dividend was declared by Healthcare Realty Trust on March 21, 2023?

Healthcare Realty Trust declared a dividend of $0.31 per share to be paid on March 21, 2023.

How much did Healthcare Realty Trust close in asset sales in 2022?

Healthcare Realty Trust closed joint ventures and asset sales totaling $1.25 billion in 2022.

What was the same store cash NOI increase for Healthcare Realty Trust in Q4 2022?

The same store cash NOI for Healthcare Realty Trust increased by 2.8% year-over-year in Q4 2022.

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