INDUS Announces Fiscal 2021 First Quarter Results and Quarterly Dividend
INDUS Realty Trust (Nasdaq: INDT) reported a net loss of $0.8 million for Q1 2021, compared to a loss of $0.3 million in Q1 2020. Rental revenue increased to $10.1 million, up from $8.9 million, primarily due to new leases. Net Operating Income (NOI) rose to $7.0 million from $6.3 million. The company completed a public offering of 1.9 million shares, netting $108.7 million. With a 99.2% lease rate for its industrial/logistics portfolio, INDUS plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share starting June 30, 2021.
- Increased rental revenue of $10.1 million for Q1 2021, up 13.5% from Q1 2020.
- Net Operating Income (NOI) rose to $7.0 million, an 11.1% increase year-over-year.
- 99.2% leased industrial/logistics portfolio, increasing to 99.4% in April 2021.
- Completion of public offering with net proceeds of $108.7 million for growth initiatives.
- Quarterly dividend declared at $0.15 per share, transitioning from annual payments.
- Net loss increased to $0.8 million in Q1 2021 from $0.3 million in Q1 2020.
- General and administrative expenses up to $3.0 million, reflecting increased compensation costs.
- Decrease of $0.6 million in gain on sales of real estate assets compared to prior year.
NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: INDT) (“INDUS” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (the “2021 first quarter”) and the month of December 2020. In connection with its anticipated election to become a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for the year ending December 31, 2021, the Company changed its fiscal year from November 30 to December 31 effective with the 2021 fiscal year that began on January 1, 2021. As a result of this change, INDUS had a one-month transition period of December 2020 (the “Transition Period”).
2021 First Quarter & Recent Highlights
- Net loss of
$0.8 million for the 2021 first quarter compared to a net loss of$0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (the “2020 first quarter”) - Net Operating Income (“NOI”)1 of
$7.0 million for the 2021 first quarter as compared to$6.3 million for the 2020 first quarter - Cash NOI2 for industrial/logistics properties of
$5.9 million for the 2021 first quarter, as compared to$5.2 million for the 2020 first quarter - Completed a public offering of 1,927,049 shares of common stock for net proceeds of
$108.7 million , after expenses - Industrial/logistics portfolio was
99.2% leased as of March 31, 2021; subsequently increased to99.4% leased in April 2021 - Signed approximately 202,000 square feet of first generation leases on in-service industrial/logistics portfolio
- Signed approximately 297,000 square feet of first generation leases for industrial/logistics buildings in its development pipeline
- Subsequent to quarter end, entered into a construction loan agreement to provide a portion of the funds for the development costs of the build-to-suit in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Subsequent to quarter end, entered into an agreement to acquire a fully leased approximately 127,500 square foot industrial/logistics building in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania
- Subsequent to quarter end, closed on the acquisition of approximately 14 acres of undeveloped land in Orlando, Florida for
$5.25 million - Announced total potential proceeds of approximately
$44.0 million from sales of non-core properties currently under agreement ($26.0 million ) and the sale of an industrial/logistics building in Connecticut under agreement ($18.0 million ), if all sales were to close - Declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of
$0.15 per share payable on June 30, 2021 to holders of record as of the close of business on June 16, 2021
Quarterly Dividend
On May 7, 2021, INDUS’s Board of Directors declared a dividend on its common stock of
2021 First Quarter Results of Operations
INDUS reported total rental revenue of approximately
Net Operating Income (“NOI”), which is defined as rental revenue less operating expenses of rental properties and real estate taxes, increased to approximately
Cash NOI for the 2021 first quarter was approximately
NOI and Cash NOI for INDUS’s industrial/logistics properties and total portfolio were as follows:
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| Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Increase | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Increase | |||||||||||||||
| Industrial/logistics portfolio: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOI | $ | 6,329 | $ | 5,531 | 14.4 | % | $ | 2,114 | $ | 1,777 | 19.0 | % | ||||||||
| Cash NOI | $ | 5,933 | $ | 5,222 | 13.6 | % | $ | 1,882 | $ | 1,662 | 13.2 | % | ||||||||
| Total portfolio: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOI | $ | 7,007 | $ | 6,309 | 11.1 | % | $ | 2,366 | $ | 1,944 | 21.7 | % | ||||||||
| Cash NOI | $ | 6,570 | $ | 5,777 | 13.7 | % | $ | 2,116 | $ | 1,787 | 18.4 | % | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses increased to approximately
INDUS incurred a net loss of approximately
Leasing Activity
During the 2021 first quarter, INDUS executed four first generation leases totaling approximately 202,000 square feet at 160 and 180 International Drive in the Charlotte market and 170 Sunport Lane in the Orlando market. These new leases had a weighted average lease term of 6.5 years and a weighted average lease cost per square foot per year of
Additionally, during the 2021 first quarter, INDUS executed two first generation leases totaling approximately 297,000 square feet for projects currently in its development pipeline (see below section on “Acquisition & Development Pipeline”). One lease is for a fifteen-year lease agreement and development agreement with Amazon for a build-to-suit development (the “Charlotte Build-to-Suit”) on the Company’s 44 acre land parcel located on Old Statesville Road in Charlotte (the “Charlotte Land”). The other lease is for a seven-year agreement with a leading global shipping and logistics company for a portion of a to-be-constructed approximately 234,000 square foot industrial/logistics building on the Company’s 16 acre land parcel at 110 Tradeport Drive (the “110 Tradeport Development”) in New England Tradeport, the Company’s industrial park in Windsor and East Granby, Connecticut.
During the Transition Period, INDUS executed a 12-month renewal for an approximately 228,000 square foot full building lease in the Lehigh Valley with a third-party logistics company that was originally scheduled to expire on September 30, 2021.
As of March 31, 2021, INDUS’s thirty industrial/logistics buildings aggregated approximately 4,206,000 square feet and represented
| Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | |
| Percentage Leased | ||||
| Percentage Leased – Stabilized Properties4 |
No new office/flex leasing was completed during the Transition Period or the 2021 first quarter. INDUS’s eleven office/flex buildings, which aggregate approximately 393,000 square feet and comprise
Acquisition & Development Pipeline
Subsequent to March 31, 2021, INDUS entered into an agreement to purchase an approximately 127,500 square foot industrial/logistics building on approximately 13.7 acres of land in the Lehigh Valley for a purchase price of
The following is a summary of INDUS’s development pipeline for its industrial/logistics portfolio as of May 7, 2021, which includes the closing on April 13, 2021 of the purchase of an approximately 14 acre parcel of undeveloped land in Orlando for
| Name | Market | Building Size (SF) | Type | Expected Delivery |
| Owned Land | ||||
| Charlotte Build-to-Suit | Charlotte, NC | 141,000 | Build-to-Suit | Q3 2021 |
| Chapmans Road | Lehigh Valley, PA | 103,000 | Speculative | Q4 2021 |
| 110 Tradeport Development | Hartford, CT | 234,000 | Q2 2022 | |
| Jetport Land | Orlando, FL | 195,000 | Speculative | Q3 2022 |
| Land Under Purchase & Sale Agreement | ||||
| First & Second Allentown Purchase Agreements | Lehigh Valley, PA | 206,000 | Speculative | Q4 2022 |
| Total | 879,000 | |||
INDUS expects that the total development and stabilization costs of developments in its pipeline will total approximately
Dispositions
Subsequent to the end of the 2021 first quarter, INDUS entered into agreements to sell a number of non-core properties, in addition to land placed under agreement during the quarter. These include agreements to sell approximately 217,000 square feet from INDUS’s office/flex portfolio (which represents over
On April 20, 2021, INDUS entered into the third amendment to the lease with the tenant in its approximately 7,200 square foot restaurant building in the Hartford market (included in the office/flex portfolio). Under the terms of this amendment, the tenant exercised its option to purchase the restaurant building for approximately
On April 28, 2021, INDUS entered into an agreement (the “Windsor Office Sale Agreement”) to sell: (a) 5 and 7 Waterside Crossing, two adjacent multi-story office buildings aggregating approximately 161,000 square feet; (b) 21 Griffin Road North, an approximately 48,000 square foot office/flex building; and (c) 25 Griffin Road North, an approximately 8 acre parcel of undeveloped land, for a total purchase price of
On April 29, 2021, INDUS entered into an agreement (the “Blue Hills Sale Agreement”) with the full-building tenant in 1985 Blue Hills Avenue (“1985 Blue Hills”), an approximately 165,000 square foot industrial/logistics building in the Hartford market, to sell 1985 Blue Hills and two adjacent parcels of undeveloped land aggregating approximately 39 acres to the tenant for a purchase price of
In summary, as of May 7, 2021, INDUS has entered into agreements to sell the following non-core buildings and undeveloped land parcels:
| Name | Type | Location | Property Size | Expected Closing | Sale Price ($ in millions) | |
| 1936 Blue Hills Ave | Office/Flex | Windsor, CT | 7,199 SF | Q2 2021 | ||
| 5 & 7 Waterside Crossing, 21 & 25 Griffin Road North | Office/Flex | Windsor, CT | 209,390 SF and 8 acres | Q3 2021 | ||
| 1975, 1985 & 1995 Blue Hills Ave | Industrial + Land | Windsor, CT | 165,000 SF and 39 acres | Q4 2021 | ||
| Subtotal Gross Proceeds of Property Dispositions Under Agreement, if Consummated | $25.2 | |||||
| Floydville Road Lot #13 | Land | East Granby, CT | 8 acres | Q3 2021 | ||
| Florida Nursery Farm | Land | Quincy, FL | 1,066 acres | Q3 2021 | ||
| Southwick, MA Land | Land | Southwick, MA | 91 acres | Q3 2021 | ||
| Stratton Farms Residential Parcels6 | Land | Suffield, CT | 6 acres (7 lots) | Q3 2021 | ||
| 60 Griffin Road South Land | Land | Bloomfield, CT | 34 acres | Q3 2021 | ||
| Meadowood Residential Parcels | Land | Simsbury, CT | 277 acres | Q4 2021 | ||
| East Granby / Windsor Parcels | Land | East Granby / Windsor, CT | 280 acres | 2022 | ||
| Total Gross Proceeds of Land & Property Dispositions Under Agreement, if Consummated | $44.0 | |||||
The completion of the sales contemplated under these agreements is subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence by the buyers, among other contingencies. There can be no guarantee that the transactions contemplated will be completed under their current terms, or at all.
Liquidity & Capital Resources
On February 2, 2021, INDUS filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Universal Shelf”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the Universal Shelf, INDUS may offer and sell up to
On May 7, 2021, a subsidiary of INDUS entered into a construction loan agreement (the “2021 JPM Construction Loan”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. to provide a portion of the funds for the development costs of the Charlotte Build-to-Suit. Total borrowings under the JPM Construction Loan will be the lesser of
As of March 31, 2021, the Company maintained approximately
First Quarter Earnings Conference Call, Earnings Supplement and Investor Presentation
INDUS is hosting a live earnings conference call that will take place tomorrow, May 11, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time, to discuss its 2021 first quarter and Transition Period operating results. Supplemental materials containing additional financial and operating information will be available on INDUS’s website at the start of the call. All investors and other interested parties are invited to either dial in to the call (to participate in live Q&A) or log in to a listen-only webcast which, together with the supplemental information, can be accessed via the Investors section of INDUS’s website at www.indusrt.com/investors or by calling the following numbers:
PARTICIPANT DIAL IN (TOLL FREE): 1-866-777-2509
PARTICIPANT INTERNATIONAL DIAL IN: 1-412-317-5413
An archived recording of the webcast will be available for three months under the Investors section of INDUS’s website at www.indusrt.com.
About INDUS
INDUS (formerly known as Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc.) is a real estate business principally engaged in developing, acquiring, managing and leasing industrial/logistics properties. INDUS owns 41 buildings totaling approximately 4.6 million square feet (including 30 industrial/logistics buildings aggregating approximately 4.2 million square feet) in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida in addition to over 3,400 acres of undeveloped land.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This Press Release includes “forward-looking statements” 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. These forward-looking statements include INDUS’s beliefs and expectations regarding future events or conditions including, without limitation, statements regarding INDUS’s intention to elect to be taxed as a REIT, the completion of acquisitions and dispositions under agreements, construction and development plans and timelines, the estimated underwritten stabilized Cash NOI of the 110 Tradeport Development and Cash NOI yield estimates, expected total development and stabilization costs of developments in INDUS’s pipeline, anticipated leasing activity, expectations regarding excess, unutilized land at the Lehigh Valley Acquisition, and expected capital availability and liquidity. Although INDUS believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. The projected information disclosed herein is based on assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by INDUS as of the date hereof, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of INDUS and which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Other important factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements are described in INDUS’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections in INDUS’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2021. INDUS disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release except as required by law.
Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
The Company uses NOI, Cash NOI, NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties and Cash NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties, as supplemental non-GAAP performance measures. Management believes that the use of these measures combined with net income (loss) (which remains the Company’s primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of the Company’s operating results among the investing public and makes comparisons of operating results to other REITs more meaningful.
NOI is a non-GAAP measure that includes the rental revenue and operating expense directly attributable to the Company’s real estate properties. NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties is NOI excluding NOI for the Company’s non-industrial/logistics properties. The Company uses NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties as supplemental performance measures because, in excluding real estate depreciation and amortization expense, general and administrative expenses, interest expense, gains (or losses) on the sale of real estate and other non-operating items, they provide a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. The Company also believes that NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties will be useful to investors as a basis to compare its operating performance with that of other REITs. However, because NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties excludes depreciation and amortization expense and captures neither the changes in the value of the Company’s properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of its properties (all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact the Company’s results from operations), the utility of NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties as measures of the Company’s performance is limited. Other equity REITs may not calculate NOI or NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties in a similar manner and, accordingly, the Company’s NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties may not be comparable to such other REITs’ NOI. Accordingly, NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties should be considered only as a supplement to net income (loss) as a measure of the Company’s performance. NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties should not be used as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs. NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties should not be used as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Cash NOI is a non-GAAP measure that the Company calculates by adding or subtracting non-cash rental revenue, including straight-line rental revenue, from NOI. Cash NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties is Cash NOI excluding NOI for the Company’s non-industrial/logistics properties. The Company uses Cash NOI and Cash NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties, together with NOI and NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties, as supplemental performance measures. Cash NOI and Cash NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties should not be used as measures of the Company’s liquidity, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs. Cash NOI and Cash NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties should not be used as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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1 NOI is not a financial measure in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). For additional information, see “Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
2 Cash NOI is not a financial measure in conformity with U.S. GAAP. For additional information, see “Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
3 Weighted average lease cost per square foot per year reflects total lease costs (tenant improvements, leasing commissions and legal costs) per square foot per year of the lease term.
4 Stabilized Properties reflect buildings that have reached
5 As a part of INDUS’s standard development and acquisition underwriting process, INDUS analyzes the targeted initial full year stabilized Cash NOI yield for each development project and acquisition target and establishes a range of initial full year stabilized Cash NOI yields, which it refers to as “underwritten stabilized Cash NOI yields.” Underwritten stabilized Cash NOI yields are calculated as a development project’s or acquisition’s initial full year stabilized Cash NOI as a percentage of its estimated total investment, including costs to stabilize the buildings to
6 The sale of the 16 Stratton Farms residential parcels for a total of approximately
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| Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental revenue | $ | 10,087 | $ | 8,862 | $ | 3,345 | $ | 3,083 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses of rental properties | 1,633 | 1,172 | 497 | 681 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes | 1,447 | 1,381 | 482 | 458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,343 | 3,306 | 1,122 | 1,059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 2,970 | 2,143 | 1,172 | 629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 9,393 | 8,002 | 3,273 | 2,827 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,749 | ) | (1,840 | ) | (602 | ) | (589 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of financial instruments | 260 | — | 2,785 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sales of real estate assets | 20 | 584 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | — | — | (281 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment income | 7 | 25 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,462 | ) | (1,231 | ) | 1,909 | (587 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income tax benefit | (768 | ) | (371 | ) | 1,981 | (331 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | 85 | — | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (768 | ) | $ | (286 | ) | $ | 1,981 | $ | (255 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic net (loss) income per common share | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.35 | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net (loss) income per common share | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.34 | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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| First | First | December | December | ||||||||||||
| Quarter | Quarter | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax benefit | - | (85 | ) | - | (76 | ) | |||||||||
| Pretax (loss) income | (768 | ) | (371 | ) | 1,981 | (331 | ) | ||||||||
| Exclude: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,343 | 3,306 | 1,122 | 1,059 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 2,970 | 2,143 | 1,172 | 629 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | 1,749 | 1,840 | 602 | 589 | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of financial instruments | (260 | ) | - | (2,785 | ) | - | |||||||||
| Other expense | - | - | 281 | - | |||||||||||
| Gain on sales of real estate assets | (20 | ) | (584 | ) | - | - | |||||||||
| Investment income | (7 | ) | (25 | ) | (7 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
| NOI | 7,007 | 6,309 | 2,366 | 1,944 | |||||||||||
| Noncash rental revenue including straight-line rents | (437 | ) | (532 | ) | (250 | ) | (157 | ) | |||||||
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| Exclude: | |||||||||||||||
| Rental revenue from non-industrial/logistics properties | (1,443 | ) | (1,535 | ) | (477 | ) | (509 | ) | |||||||
| Operating expenses of non-industrial/logistics properties | 567 | 539 | 159 | 269 | |||||||||||
| Real estate taxes of non-industrial/logistics properties | 198 | 218 | 66 | 73 | |||||||||||
| NOI of industrial/logistics properties | 6,329 | 5,531 | 2,114 | 1,777 | |||||||||||
| Noncash rental revenue including straight-line rents of industrial/logistics properties | (396 | ) | (309 | ) | (232 | ) | (115 | ) | |||||||
| Cash NOI of Industrial/Logistics Properties | |||||||||||||||
CONTACT:
Anthony Galici
Chief Financial Officer
(860) 286-1307
agalici@indusrt.com
Ashley Pizzo
Director, IR & Capital Markets
(212) 218-7914
apizzo@indusrt.com
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