Retail Value Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Operating Results

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Retail Value Inc. (NYSE: RVI) reported a fourth-quarter 2021 net income of $27.7 million ($1.31 per diluted share), compared to a net loss of $9.5 million in Q4 2020. The increase in net income stemmed from higher real estate disposition gains and lower impairment charges. However, Operating FFO dropped to a loss of $0.1 million ($0.00 per diluted share) from $14.8 million in the previous year due to asset sales. For the year, RVI posted a net loss of $17.7 million ($0.84 per diluted share), an improvement over the $93.6 million loss in 2020. The company sold 21 shopping centers for $933.6 million in 2021.

Positive

• Fourth-quarter 2021 net income rose to $27.7 million from a loss of $9.5 million year-over-year.
• Improved annual net loss to $17.7 million in 2021 from $93.6 million in 2020.
• Sold 21 shopping centers for an aggregate gross sales price of $933.6 million in 2021.

Negative

• Operating FFO decreased to a loss of $0.1 million in Q4 2021 from income of $14.8 million in Q4 2020.
• Lower annual Operating FFO of $52.1 million in 2021 compared to $61.8 million in 2020.

BEACHWOOD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Retail Value Inc. (NYSE: RVI) today announced operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.

Financial Results for the Quarter

• Fourth quarter 2021 net income attributable to common shareholders was $27.7 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, as compared to net loss of $9.5 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. The period-over-period increase in net income is primarily attributable to higher gain on disposition of real estate, lower impairment charges and lower interest expense due to the debt repayment partly offset by the impact of asset sales.
• Fourth quarter 2021 operating funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (“Operating FFO” or “OFFO”) was a loss of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to income of $14.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. The period-over-period decrease in OFFO is primarily attributable to the impact of asset sales and lower interest expense. Fourth quarter results included $0.5 million of net revenue related to prior periods primarily from cash basis tenants.

Financial Results for the Year

• Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $17.7 million, or $0.84 per diluted share which compares to net loss of $93.6 million, or $4.72 per diluted share for the full year 2020.
• Generated Operating FFO of $52.1 million, or $2.48 per diluted share for the full year of 2021, which compares to $61.8 million, or $3.12 per diluted share for the full year 2020.

Significant Fourth Quarter and Recent Transaction Activity

• In October 2021, the Company sold a portfolio of five assets in the continental U.S. for a gross sale price of $264.0 million.
• In October 2021, the Company paid a distribution on the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares (the “RVI Preferred Shares”) in the aggregate amount of $190.0 million.
• In October 2021, the Company paid a cash dividend of $22.04 per common share ($465.4 million in the aggregate).
• In December 2021, the Company sold Green Ridge Square in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Willowbrook Plaza in Houston, Texas for an aggregate sales price of $60.4 million.
• In December 2021, the Company repurchased all of the outstanding RVI Preferred Shares from SITE Centers Corp. (“SITE Centers”) for an aggregate purchase price of $1.00.
• On December 15, 2021, the Company entered into an External Management Agreement with affiliates of SITE Centers which specifies the responsibilities and fees applicable to managing the Company’s remaining property (Crossroads Centers located in Gulfport, Mississippi, which is subject to a ground lease) and administering a wind-up of the Company’s operations. The External Management Agreement took effect on January 1, 2022.
• In January 2022, the Company paid a cash dividend of $3.27 per common share ($69.1 million in the aggregate).

Significant Full-Year Activity

• Sold 21 shopping centers for an aggregate gross sales price of $933.6 million.
• Repaid the outstanding balance on the Company’s mortgage loan. Upon repayment of the mortgage loan, the Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement also terminated.
• The sale of the Puerto Rico assets is reflected as “discontinued operations” on the Company’s financial statements on a retrospective basis.

Key Fourth Quarter Operating Results

The operating metrics as of December 31, 2021, for the Company’s remaining property (Crossroads Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, which is subject to a ground lease) are as follows:

Gross Leasable Area - Owned (thousands)		555
Annualized Base Rent PSF		$13.47
Leased Rate		92.1%
Commenced Rate		91.2%

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• At December 31, 2021, the balance sheet reflects $0.5 million of net deferred rents outstanding for tenants with payment plans that are not accounted for on the cash basis. This includes balances due from tenants at sold properties.

About RVI

RVI is an independent publicly traded company trading under the ticker symbol “RVI” on the New York Stock Exchange. RVI owns one property in the continental U.S. and is managed by one or more subsidiaries of SITE Centers Corp. RVI focuses on realizing value in its business through operations and sales of its assets. Additional information about RVI is available at www.retailvalueinc.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used as a standard in the real estate industry and is a widely accepted measure of real estate investment trust (“REIT”) performance. Management believes that both FFO and Operating FFO provide additional indicators of the financial performance of a REIT. The Company also believes that FFO and Operating FFO more appropriately measure the core operations of the Company and provide benchmarks to its peer group.

FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”)) adjusted to exclude (i) gains and losses from disposition of real estate property and related investments, which are presented net of taxes, if any, (ii) impairment charges on real estate property and related investments and (iii) certain non-cash items. These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles. The Company’s calculation of FFO is consistent with the definition of FFO provided by NAREIT. The Company calculates Operating FFO by excluding certain non-operating charges and income. Operating FFO is useful to investors as the Company removes non-comparable charges and income to analyze the results of its operations and assess performance of the core operating real estate portfolio. Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner.

The Company also uses net operating income (“NOI”), a non-GAAP financial measure, as a supplemental performance measure. NOI is calculated as property revenues less property-related expenses. The Company believes NOI provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level and, when compared across periods, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and disposition activity on an unleveraged basis.

FFO, Operating FFO and NOI do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as alternatives to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or as alternatives to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this release herein.

Safe Harbor

RVI considers portions of the information in this press release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company's expectation for future periods. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, among other factors, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our ability to manage our properties and finance our operations and on tenants’ ability to operate their businesses, generate sales and meet their financial obligations, including the obligation to pay rent; our ability to sell the remaining property on commercially reasonable terms; property damage, expenses related thereto and other business and economic consequences (including the potential loss of rental revenues) resulting from extreme weather conditions and natural disasters affecting our remaining property, and the ability to estimate accurately the amounts thereof; sufficiency and timing of any insurance recovery payments related to damages from extreme weather conditions and natural disasters; local conditions such as an increase in the supply of, or a reduction in demand for, retail real estate in the area; the impact of e-commerce; dependence on rental income from real property; the loss of, significant downsizing of or bankruptcy of a major tenant and the impact of any such event on rental income from other tenants at our remaining property; impairment charges; the ability to secure and maintain management services provided to us, including pursuant to our external management agreement with one or more subsidiaries of SITE Centers; and our ability to maintain our REIT status. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s most recent report on Form 10-K. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate the risks described therein, any of which could have a material effect on the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

Retail Value Inc. Income Statement
	in thousands, except per share
		4Q21		4Q20		12M21		12M20
	Revenues:
	Rental income (1)	$5,382		$17,124		$55,603		$81,781
	Straight-line rent (1)	0		194		0		(1,089)
	Other property revenues	17		14		55		45
		5,399		17,332		55,658		80,737
	Expenses:
	Operating and maintenance	801		2,513		7,286		11,460
	Property Management fees	674		850		2,750		3,899
	Real estate taxes	404		3,079		8,966		15,957
		1,879		6,442		19,002		31,316
	Net operating income (1)	3,520		10,890		36,656		49,421
	Other income (expense):
	Asset management fees	(731)		(997)		(3,156)		(4,630)
	Interest expense, net	0		(3,537)		(7,899)		(18,334)
	Depreciation and amortization	(1,090)		(5,666)		(17,217)		(28,395)
	General and administrative	(582)		(751)		(3,577)		(3,612)
	Impairment charges	0		(10,910)		(1,573)		(54,370)
	Debt extinguishment costs, net	0		(1,456)		(6,307)		(5,873)
	Other income, net	0		0		0		0
	Gain on disposition of real estate, net	27,714		1,754		29,596		23,710
	Income (loss) before other items	28,831		(10,673)		26,523		(42,083)
	Tax benefit (expense)	45		(674)		(148)		(858)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	28,876		(11,347)		26,375		(42,941)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations (2)	(1,212)		1,851		(44,074)		(50,613)
	Net income (loss)	$27,664		($9,496)		($17,699)		($93,554)
	Weighted average shares – Basic & Diluted – EPS	21,117		19,829		21,062		19,806
	Basic and Diluted:
	Income (loss) per common share – Continuing operations	$1.37		$(0.57)		$1.25		$(2.17)
	(Loss) income per common share – Discontinued operations	(0.06)		0.09		(2.09)		(2.55)
	Net income (loss) per common share	$1.31		$(0.48)		$(0.84)		$(4.72)
(1)	Activity for Crossroads Center:
	Uncollectible revenue (included in rental income)	$8		($10)		$353		($613)
	Straight-line rent	(16)		(16)		(73)		(34)
	Net operating income	1,490		1,273		5,818		5,269
(2)	Puerto Rico segment classified as a "discontinued operation" for financial reporting purposes on a retrospective basis. See additional detail on page 6.

Retail Value Inc. Other Financial Information
	in thousands, except per share
		4Q21		4Q20		12M21		12M20
	Net income (loss) attributable to Common Shareholders	$27,664		($9,496)		($17,699)		($93,554)
	Depreciation and amortization of real estate	1,090		12,559		33,675		56,986
	Impairment of real estate	0		10,910		82,633		115,525
	Gain on disposition of real estate, net	(28,855)		(844)		(54,542)		(22,800)
	FFO attributable to Common Shareholders	($101)		$13,129		$44,067		$56,157
	Debt extinguishment, transaction, other, net	0		1,695		8,061		5,671
	Operating FFO attributable to Common Shareholders	($101)		$14,824		$52,128		$61,828
	Weighted average shares and units – Basic & Diluted – FFO & OFFO	21,117		19,829		21,062		19,806
	FFO per share – Basic & Diluted	$0.00		$0.66		$2.09		$2.84
	Operating FFO per share – Basic & Diluted	$0.00		$0.75		$2.48		$3.12
	Common stock dividends declared, per share	$25.31		$1.16		$25.31		$1.16
	Certain non-cash items (including properties reported as discontinued operations):
	Loan cost amortization	0		(786)		(1,923)		(3,602)
	Capital expenditures (including properties reported as discontinued operations):
	Maintenance capital expenditures	608		551		2,425		1,685
	Tenant allowances and landlord work	595		1,954		4,150		5,183
	Leasing commissions - SITE Centers	(14)		762		1,687		2,755
	Leasing commissions - external	59		53		557		278
	Hurricane restorations	(1)		1,456		2,420		11,343

Retail Value Inc. Other Financial Information
	in thousands, except per share
		Continental U.S.
		4Q21		4Q20		12M21		12M20
	Revenues:
	Minimum rents	$2,992		$11,987		$34,633		$58,881
	Ground lease minimum rents	171		861		2,602		4,247
	Percentage and overage rent	45		44		320		294
	Recoveries	1,551		4,554		13,601		22,535
	Uncollectible revenue	538		(353)		3,711		(6,631)
	Ancillary and other rental income	85		140		589		781
	Lease termination fees	0		85		147		585
	Other property revenues	17		14		55		45
		5,399		17,332		55,658		80,737
	Expenses:
	Operating and maintenance	801		2,513		7,286		11,460
	Property management fees	674		850		2,750		3,899
	Real estate taxes	404		3,079		8,966		15,957
		1,879		6,442		19,002		31,316
	Net operating income	3,520		10,890		36,656		49,421
	Other income (expense):
	Asset management fees	(731)		(997)		(3,156)		(4,630)
	Interest expense, net	0		(3,537)		(7,899)		(18,334)
	Depreciation and amortization	(1,090)		(5,666)		(17,217)		(28,395)
	General and administrative (not allocated to segment)	N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A
	Impairment charges	0		(10,910)		(1,573)		(54,370)
	Debt extinguishment costs, net	0		(1,456)		(6,307)		(5,873)
	Other expense, net
	Gain on disposition of real estate, net (1)	27,714		1,754		29,596		23,710
	Tax benefit (expense)	45		(674)		(148)		(858)
	Net income (loss)	$29,458		($10,596)		$29,952		($39,329)
(1)	SITE Centers disposition fees for assets sold	3,244		21		3,587		2,642
		Puerto Rico (Discontinued Operations)
		4Q21		4Q20		12M21		12M20
	Revenues:
	Minimum rents	$170		$14,122		$34,390		$58,325
	Ground lease minimum rents	0		1,946		4,472		8,008
	Percentage and overage rent	(56)		796		1,984		2,025
	Recoveries	120		6,491		15,037		24,621
	Uncollectible revenue	83		(2,387)		1,400		(9,927)
	Ancillary and other rental income	7		1,846		3,844		5,962
	Lease termination fees	0		0		3,097		19
	Other property revenues	(17)		(15)		0		38
		307		22,799		64,224		89,071
	Expenses:
	Operating and maintenance	312		8,030		19,349		29,343
	Property management fees	1,404		1,583		5,937		6,060
	Real estate taxes	19		1,153		2,827		4,795
		1,735		10,766		28,113		40,198
	Net operating (loss) income	(1,428)		12,033		36,111		48,873
	Other income (expense):
	Asset management fees	(890)		(1,006)		(3,626)		(4,023)
	Interest expense, net	0		(1,078)		(2,055)		(4,408)
	Depreciation and amortization	0		(6,909)		(16,503)		(28,658)
	General and administrative (not allocated to segment)	N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A
	Impairment charges	0		0		(81,060)		(61,155)
	Debt extinguishment costs, net	0		(49)		(1,951)		(49)
	Other expense, net	0		(190)		197		251
	Gain on disposition of real estate, net (1)	1,141		(910)		24,946		(910)
	Tax expense	(35)		(40)		(133)		(534)
	Net (loss) income	($1,212)		$1,851		($44,074)		($50,613)
(1)	SITE Centers disposition fees for assets sold	0		500		5,749		500

Retail Value Inc. Balance Sheet
	$ in thousands
		At Period End
		4Q21		4Q20
	Assets:
	Land	$0		$106,708
	Buildings	51,261		421,401
	Fixtures and tenant improvements	8,260		68,795
		59,521		596,904
	Depreciation	(36,195)		(253,565)
		23,326		343,339
	Construction in progress	0		321
	Real estate, net	23,326		343,660
	Cash	110,470		56,849
	Restricted cash	1,993		115,939
	Receivables and straight-line (1)	3,891		15,007
	Intangible assets, net (2)	1,098		9,452
	Other assets, net (3)	3,620		5,767
	Assets related to discontinued operations	0		649,202
	Total Assets	144,398		1,195,876
	Liabilities and Equity:
	Secured debt	0		258,795
	Dividends payable	69,053		23,002
	Other liabilities (4)	8,331		25,848
	Liabilities related to discontinued operations	0		98,445
	Total Liabilities	77,384		406,090
	Redeemable preferred equity	0		190,000
	Common shares	2,112		1,983
	Paid-in capital	740,517		721,234
	Distributions in excess of net income	(675,602)		(123,428)
	Common shares in treasury at cost	(13)		(3)
	Total Equity	67,014		599,786
	Total Liabilities and Equity	$144,398		$1,195,876
	All amounts include Discontinued Operation assets:
(1)	Tenant receivables, net - continental U.S.	693		N/A
	Tenant receivables, net - Puerto Rico	841		N/A
	SL rents (including fixed CAM), net - continental U.S.	287		N/A
	Property insurance receivable	906		N/A
	Other receivables	1,164		N/A
(2)	Operating lease right of use asset	1,098		N/A
(3)	Note receivable	3,000		N/A
(4)	Operating lease liabilities	2,126		N/A
	Below-market leases, net	0		N/A
	Prior year footnote amounts are not presented due to impact of discontinued operations.

 

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FAQ

What were Retail Value Inc.'s Q4 2021 financial results?

In Q4 2021, Retail Value Inc. reported a net income of $27.7 million, or $1.31 per diluted share.

How did RVI perform financially for the year 2021?

For the year ended December 31, 2021, RVI had a net loss of $17.7 million, improving from a loss of $93.6 million in 2020.

What was the Operating FFO for RVI in Q4 2021?

RVI's Operating FFO in Q4 2021 was a loss of $0.1 million, compared to income of $14.8 million in the same quarter of 2020.

How many shopping centers did RVI sell in 2021?

RVI sold 21 shopping centers in 2021 for a total gross sales price of $933.6 million.

What major transactions occurred for RVI in Q4 2021?

In Q4 2021, RVI sold properties for a total of $60.4 million and paid cash dividends totaling $465.4 million.