Universal Health Realty Income Trust Reports 2020 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Financial Results
Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) reported a net income of $5.0 million ($0.36 per diluted share) for Q4 2020, down from $5.8 million ($0.42 per diluted share) in Q4 2019. Adjusted net income for Q4 2019, excluding a $1.7 million gain, was $4.1 million ($0.30 per diluted share). For 2020, net income was $19.4 million ($1.41 per diluted share), slightly up from $19.0 million ($1.38 per diluted share) in 2019. Funds from operations (FFO) increased to $11.8 million ($0.85 per diluted share) in Q4 2020. The company faced challenges from vacancies in Texas and Indiana, but 99% of tenants paid rent through December 2020.
- FFO increased to $11.8 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, in Q4 2020, from $10.7 million in Q4 2019.
- Net income for 2020 improved to $19.4 million ($1.41 per diluted share) compared to $19.0 million in 2019.
- Reduced interest expenses contributed positively, down $427,000 for Q4 2020.
- Increased bonus rental income from UHS by $262,000 in Q4 2020.
- Vacancies at facilities in Texas and Indiana led to a combined net operating loss of $677,000 in 2020.
- Potential lease termination by UHS for a facility scheduled in December 2021.
- Uncertainty regarding continued lease renewals, especially for the Kindred Hospital Chicago Central, which did not cover operating costs.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) announced today that for the three-month period ended December 31, 2020, net income was
As calculated on the attached Supplemental Schedule, our funds from operations ("FFO"), were
Favorably impacting our net income and FFO during the fourth quarter of 2020, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, in addition to a combined aggregate net increase in net income and FFO experienced at various properties, was a decrease in our interest expense of
Consolidated Results of Operations - Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2020, our net income was
As calculated on the Supplemental Schedule, our FFO were
Favorably impacting our net income and FFO during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the twelve months of 2019, in addition to a combined aggregate net increase in net income and FFO experienced at various properties, was a decrease in our interest expense of approximately
COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic began to significantly impact the United States in mid-March, 2020. As a result of various policies implemented by the federal and state governments, and varying by individual state, many non-essential businesses in the nation were closed for varying time periods. We believe that by June 30, 2020, substantially all of our tenants had resumed operations of their businesses.
Tenants representing approximately
Throughout the common areas of many properties in our portfolio, we have implemented COVID-19 risk mitigating actions such as enhanced cleaning protocols including supplemental cleaning and sanitizing of high-touch points, limiting points of entry at certain facilities, and coordinating with health care providers to assess or screen patients prior to entering certain of our medical office buildings.
Dividend Information:
The fourth quarter dividend of $.695 per share, or
Capital Resources Information:
At December 31, 2020, we had
At-the-market Equity Issuance Program ("ATM Program"):
During the second quarter of 2020, we commenced an at-the-market equity issuance program pursuant to the terms of which we may sell, from time-to-time, common shares of our beneficial interest up to an aggregate sales price of
New Construction Projects and Acquisition:
New Construction:
Behavioral Health Hospital – Clive, Iowa
In late July 2019, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours entered into an agreement to build and lease a newly constructed 100-bed behavioral health care hospital located in Clive, Iowa. The lease on this facility, which is triple net and has an initial term of 20 years with five, 10-year renewal options, was executed with Clive Behavioral Health, LLC, a joint venture between a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS and Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, Corp.
Construction of this hospital, for which we have engaged a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS to act as project manager, was substantially completed in December 2020 and the property received a temporary certificate of occupancy on December 31, 2020. The hospital lease commenced upon issuance of the temporary certificate of occupancy and the initial annual rent is estimated to be approximately
Medical Office Building – Denison, Texas
In September, 2019, we entered into an agreement whereby we own a
A 10-year master flex lease, which commenced in December 2020, was executed with the wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS for over
Effective June 1, 2020, a
Acquisition:
Sand Point Medical Properties Building – Escanaba, Michigan
On December 28, 2020, we acquired the Sand Point Medical Properties building located in Escanaba, Michigan for a purchase price of approximately
Disclosures Related to Certain Hospital Facilities:
Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley Campus:
A wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS has notified us that it is considering terminating the existing lease on Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley Campus, upon the scheduled expiration of the current term on December 31, 2021. As permitted pursuant to the terms of the lease, UHS has the right to purchase the leased property at its appraised fair market value at the end of the existing lease term. However, UHS has notified us that they are planning to offer us potential substitution properties, with fair market value substantially equal to that of Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley Campus, in exchange for the Inland Valley Campus. UHS is expected to submit its proposal to us during the first quarter of 2021. Upon receipt, the proposal will be reviewed and evaluated by management of the Trust as well as by our Board of Trustees. All transactions with UHS must be approved by a majority of our Independent Trustees. We can provide no assurance that we will ultimately agree on a property substitution with UHS in connection with the Inland Valley Campus property. Pursuant to the terms of the lease on the Inland Valley Campus, we earned
Vacancies – Evansville, Indiana and Corpus Christi, Texas:
The leases on two hospital facilities, located in Evansville, Indiana, and Corpus Christi, Texas, expired on May 31, 2019 and June 1, 2019, respectively. The former tenant of the hospital located in Evansville, Indiana, entered into a short-term lease with us, which covered the period of June 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, at a substantially increased lease rate as compared to the original lease rate.
The combined lease revenue generated at these facilities amounted to approximately
We continue to market each property for lease to new tenants. However, should these properties continue to remain owned and vacant for an extended period of time, or should we experience decreased lease rates on future leases, as compared to prior/expired lease rates, or incur substantial renovation costs to make the properties suitable for other operators/tenants, our future results of operations could be materially unfavorably impacted.
Kindred Hospital Chicago Central:
The existing lease with Kindred Hospital Chicago Central is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the lease, we earned approximately
General Information, Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors and Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human-service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral health care hospitals, specialty hospitals, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments and childcare centers. We have investments in seventy-two properties located in twenty states.
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Numerous factors, including those disclosed herein, those related to the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on our financial results, as well as the operations and financial results of each of our tenants, those related to healthcare industry trends and those detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as set forth in Item 1A-Risk Factors and in Item 7-Forward-Looking Statements in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020), may cause the results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements which reflect management's view only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Many of the factors that could affect our future results are beyond our control or ability to predict, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future operations and financial results of our tenants, and in turn ours, could be materially impacted by developments related to COVID-19. Such developments include, but are not limited to, the length of time and severity of the spread of the pandemic; the volume of cancelled or rescheduled elective procedures and the volume of COVID-19 patients treated by the operators of our hospitals and other healthcare facilities; measures our tenants are taking to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic; the impact of government and administrative regulation and stimulus on the health care industry; declining patient volumes and unfavorable changes in payer mix caused by deteriorating macroeconomic conditions (including increases in uninsured and underinsured patients as the result of business closings and layoffs); potential disruptions to clinical staffing and shortages and disruptions related to supplies required for our tenants' employees and patients; and potential increases to expenses incurred by our tenants related to staffing, supply chain or other expenditures. There may be significant declines in future bonus rental revenue earned on our hospital properties leased to subsidiaries of UHS to the extent that each hospital continues to experience significant decline in patient volumes. We believe that the underlying businesses operated by certain of our other tenants have been, at various times, either temporarily closed entirely or operating at substantially reduced hours. These factors may result in the inability or unwillingness on the part of some of our tenants to make timely payment of their rent to us at current levels or to seek to amend or terminate their leases which, in turn, would have an adverse effect on our occupancy levels and our revenue and cash flow and the value of our properties, and potentially, our ability to maintain our dividend at current levels. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and its impact on the economy, we may experience a decrease in prospective tenants which could unfavorably impact the volume of new leases, as well as the renewal rate of existing leases. The COVID-19 pandemic may delay our construction projects which could result in increased costs and delay the timing of opening and rental payments from those projects, although no such delays have yet occurred. The COVID-19 pandemic could also impact our indebtedness and the ability to refinance such indebtedness on acceptable terms, as well as risks associated with disruptions in the financial markets and the business of financial institutions as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic which could impact us from a financing perspective; and changes in general economic conditions nationally and regionally in the markets our properties are located resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We are not able to quantify the impact that these factors will have on our future operations, but developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse impact on our future financial results.
We believe that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share (as reflected on the attached Supplemental Schedules), which are non-GAAP financial measures ("GAAP" is Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America), are helpful to our investors as measures of our operating performance. In addition, we believe that, when applicable, comparing and discussing our financial results based on these measures, as calculated, is helpful to our investors since it neutralizes the effect in each year of material items that are non-recurring or non-operational in nature including items such as, but not limited to, gains on transactions.
Funds from operations ("FFO") is a widely recognized measure of performance for Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"). We believe that FFO and FFO per diluted share, which are non-GAAP financial measures, are helpful to our investors as measures of our operating performance. We compute FFO, as reflected on the attached Supplemental Schedules, in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we interpret the definition. FFO adjusts for the effects of gains, such as gains on transactions during the periods presented. To the extent a REIT recognizes a gain or loss with respect to the sale of incidental assets, such as the sale of land peripheral to operating properties, the REIT has the option to exclude or include such gains and losses in the calculation of FFO. We have opted to exclude gains and losses from sales of incidental assets in our calculation of FFO. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, FFO should not be used as: (i) an indication of our financial performance determined in accordance with GAAP; (ii) an alternative to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP; (iii) a measure of our liquidity, or; (iv) an indicator of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions to shareholders. A reconciliation of our reported net income to FFO is reflected on the Supplemental Schedules included below.
To obtain a complete understanding of our financial performance these measures should be examined in connection with net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in this report or in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Since the items included or excluded from these measures are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance under GAAP, these measures should not be considered to be alternatives to net income as a measure of our operating performance or profitability. Since these measures, as presented, are not determined in accordance with GAAP and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Investors are encouraged to use GAAP measures when evaluating our financial performance.
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Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Lease revenue - UHS facilities (a.) | $ | 6,328 | $ | 5,830 | $ | 24,571 | $ | 23,095 | ||||||||
Lease revenue - Non-related parties | 13,036 | 12,556 | 51,562 | 52,020 | ||||||||||||
Other revenue - UHS facilities | 215 | 215 | 882 | 867 | ||||||||||||
Other revenue - Non-related parties | 251 | 258 | 995 | 1,181 | ||||||||||||
19,830 | 18,859 | 78,010 | 77,163 | |||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 6,421 | 6,306 | 25,581 | 25,870 | ||||||||||||
Advisory fees to UHS | 1,059 | 1,011 | 4,141 | 3,974 | ||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 5,711 | 5,463 | 22,284 | 21,569 | ||||||||||||
13,191 | 12,780 | 52,006 | 51,413 | |||||||||||||
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated limited liability companies ("LLCs"), interest expense and gains on sales | 6,639 | 6,079 | 26,004 | 25,750 | ||||||||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs | 335 | 459 | 1,706 | 1,796 | ||||||||||||
Gains on sales of real estate assets | - | 1,701 | - | 1,951 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (1,974) | (2,401) | (8,263) | (10,533) | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,838 | $ | 19,447 | $ | 18,964 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 1.42 | $ | 1.38 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.38 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic | 13,749 | 13,736 | 13,743 | 13,732 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted | 13,771 | 13,757 | 13,765 | 13,752 | ||||||||||||
(a.) Includes bonus rental on UHS hospital facilities of |
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Calculation of Adjusted Net Income | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Per Diluted Share | Amount | Per Diluted Share | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 5,000 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 5,838 | $ | 0.42 | ||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
Less: Gain on sale of real estate assets | - | - | (1,701) | (0.12) | ||||||||||||
Subtotal adjustments to net income | - | - | (1,701) | (0.12) | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 5,000 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 0.30 | ||||||||
Calculation of Funds From Operations ("FFO") | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Per Diluted Share | Amount | Per Diluted Share | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 5,000 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 5,838 | $ | 0.42 | ||||||||
Plus: Depreciation and amortization expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated investments | 6,421 | 0.47 | 6,306 | 0.46 | ||||||||||||
Unconsolidated affiliates | 333 | 0.02 | 287 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Less: Gain on sale of real estate assets | - | - | (1,701) | (0.12) | ||||||||||||
FFO | $ | 11,754 | $ | 0.85 | $ | 10,730 | $ | 0.78 | ||||||||
Dividend paid per share | $ | 0.695 | $ | 0.685 |
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Calculation of Adjusted Net Income | ||||||||||||||||
Twelve Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Per Diluted Share | Amount | Per Diluted Share | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 19,447 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 18,964 | $ | 1.38 | ||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
Less: Gains on sales of real estate assets | - | - | (1,951) | (0.14) | ||||||||||||
Subtotal adjustments to net income | - | - | (1,951) | (0.14) | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 19,447 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 17,013 | $ | 1.24 | ||||||||
Calculation of Funds From Operations ("FFO") | ||||||||||||||||
Twelve Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Per Diluted Share | Amount | Per Diluted Share | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 19,447 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 18,964 | $ | 1.38 | ||||||||
Plus: Depreciation and amortization expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated investments | 25,581 | 1.86 | 25,870 | 1.88 | ||||||||||||
Unconsolidated affiliates | 1,202 | 0.09 | 1,141 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||
Less: Gains on sales of real estate assets | - | - | (1,951) | (0.14) | ||||||||||||
FFO | $ | 46,230 | $ | 3.36 | $ | 44,024 | $ | 3.20 | ||||||||
Dividend paid per share | $ | 2.760 | $ | 2.720 |
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December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Real Estate Investments: | ||||||||
Buildings and improvements and construction in progress | $ | 605,292 | $ | 572,503 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation | (216,648) | (194,888) | ||||||
388,644 | 377,615 | |||||||
Land | 55,157 | 54,892 | ||||||
Net Real Estate Investments | 443,801 | 432,507 | ||||||
Investments in limited liability companies ("LLCs") | 4,278 | 6,918 | ||||||
Other Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 5,742 | 6,110 | ||||||
Lease and other receivables from UHS | 3,199 | 2,963 | ||||||
Lease receivable - other | 7,504 | 7,640 | ||||||
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of | 11,742 | 14,553 | ||||||
Right-of-use land assets, net | 8,914 | 8,944 | ||||||
Deferred charges and other assets, net | 8,829 | 9,154 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 494,009 | $ | 488,789 | ||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Line of credit borrowings | $ | 236,200 | $ | 212,950 | ||||
Mortgage notes payable, non-recourse to us, net | 58,895 | 60,744 | ||||||
Accrued interest | 351 | 374 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 19,802 | 12,888 | ||||||
Ground lease liabilities, net | 8,914 | 8,944 | ||||||
Tenant reserves, deposits and deferred and prepaid rents | 10,842 | 11,155 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 335,004 | 307,055 | ||||||
Equity: | ||||||||
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
Common shares, $.01 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 2020 - 13,771,287; 2019 - 13,757,498 | 138 | 138 | ||||||
Capital in excess of par value | 267,368 | 266,723 | ||||||
Cumulative net income | 680,727 | 661,280 | ||||||
Cumulative dividends | (785,413) | (747,417) | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income | (3,815) | 1,010 | ||||||
Total Equity | 159,005 | 181,734 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 494,009 | $ | 488,789 |
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