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Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results

January 30, 2019 4:45 PM

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) today reported its financial and operating results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2018.

Management Comments

“We had a very active and successful final quarter of 2018 as we closed several significant transactions while achieving or exceeding many of our 2018 business plan goals,” stated Jerry Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer for Brandywine Realty Trust. “In addition to the previously announced transactions, we continued to increase our presence in Austin through the acquisition of a 121,000 square foot office property in close proximity to our Broadmoor campus. Also consistent with our business strategy, we sold a 510,000 square foot portfolio located in Silver Spring, Maryland that was owned in a joint venture. We are excited to announce the commencement of our development of 405 Colorado, a 200,000 square foot office building located in the heart of Austin’s CBD. With the additional net sales activity, we used that liquidity to opportunistically repurchase over 3.0 million common shares at a weighted-average price of $12.76 per share which is well below our current net asset value. Based on the fourth quarter activity and our outlook for 2019, we are maintaining our current FFO guidance range of $1.37 to $1.47.”

Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights

Financial Results

Fourth Quarter Portfolio Results

2019 Business Plan Revisions

Transaction Activity

Austin Acquisitions

Dispositions

Northern Virginia Joint Venture

Silver Spring, Maryland

Camden, New Jersey

Development

Austin, Texas

Radnor, Pennsylvania

Finance / Capital Markets Activity

Results for the Three and Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2018

Net income allocated to common shares totaled $121.8 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to net income of $73.1 million or $0.41 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2017. Our fourth quarter 2018 results include net gains on the sale of real estate totaling $107.9 million, or $0.60 per diluted share and a gain on promoted interest totaling $28.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Our fourth quarter 2017 results include net gains on the sale of real estate totaling $75.4 million, or $0.43 per diluted share.

FFO available to common shares and units in the fourth quarter of 2018 totaled $64.3 million or $0.36 per diluted share versus $53.7 million or $0.30 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2017. Our fourth quarter 2017 results include one-time charges related to liability management totaling $3.9 million for early extinguishment of 2018 bonds, incremental interest totaling $0.8 million related to the make-whole provisions of our 2018 bonds, and $1.3 million charge for the early extinguishment of debt related to the sale of properties in our joint venture located in Austin, Texas. Our fourth quarter 2018 FFO payout ratio ($0.18 common share distribution / $0.36 FFO per diluted share) was 50.0%.

Net income allocated to common shares totaled $136.0 million or $0.76 per diluted share for twelve months of 2018 compared to net income of $115.3 million or $0.65 per diluted share in the twelve months of 2017. Our 2018 results include net gains on the sale of real estate totaling $145.2 million, or $0.81 per diluted share and a gain on promoted interest totaling $28.3 million, or $0.16 per share and provisions for impairment on real estate totaling ($71.7) million, or ($0.40) per diluted share. Our 2017 results include net gains on the sale of real estate totaling $112.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share.

Our FFO available to common shares and units for the twelve months ended 2018 totaled $247.7 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, compared to our FFO available to common shares and units for the twelve months of 2017, which totaled $229.2 million, or $1.29 per diluted share. Our 2017 results include one-time charges related to liability management totaling $3.9 million for early extinguishment of 2018 bonds, incremental interest totaling $0.8 million related to the make-whole provisions of our 2018 bonds, and $1.3 million charge for the early extinguishment of debt related to the sale of properties in our joint venture located in Austin, Texas. Our 2018 FFO payout ratio ($0.72 common share distribution / $1.37 FFO per diluted share) was 52.6%.

Operating and Leasing Activity

In the fourth quarter of 2018, our Net Operating Income (NOI) excluding termination revenues, write-off of prior straight-line rent receivable and other income items increased 2.3% on a GAAP basis and increased 8.7% on a cash basis for our 76 same store properties, which were 93.2% and 93.3% occupied on December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

We leased approximately 613,000 square feet and commenced occupancy on 638,000 square feet during the fourth quarter of 2018. The fourth quarter occupancy activity includes 409,000 square feet of renewals, 142,000 square feet of new leases and 87,000 square feet of tenant expansions. We have an additional 353,000 square feet of executed new leasing scheduled to commence subsequent to December 31, 2018.

We achieved an 83% tenant retention ratio in our core portfolio with net absorption of 38,000 square feet during the fourth quarter of 2018. Fourth quarter rental rate growth increased 10.8% as our renewal rental rates increased 6.4% and our new lease/expansion rental rates increased 29.5%, all on a GAAP basis.

At December 31, 2018, our core portfolio of 93 properties comprising 16.3 million square feet was 93.3% occupied and we are now 95.5% leased (reflecting new leases commencing after December 31, 2018).

5.6% Dividend Increase

On December 6, 2018, our Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share and OP Unit payable on January 22, 2019 to holders of record on January 8, 2019. The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $0.76 per common share representing a 5.6% increase from the previous annual dividend rate of $0.72 per common share.

2019 Earnings and FFO Guidance

Based on current plans and assumptions and subject to the risks and uncertainties more fully described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, our 2019 net income guidance of $0.36 - $0.46 per diluted share has been adjusted to $0.29 - $0.39 per diluted share and 2019 FFO guidance of $1.37 - $1.47 per diluted share remains unchanged. This guidance is provided for informational purposes and is subject to change. The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of 2019 FFO and earnings per diluted share:

Guidance for 2019 Range
Earnings per diluted share allocated to common shareholders$0.29 to $0.39
Plus: real estate depreciation, amortization1.08 1.08
FFO per diluted share$1.37 to $1.47

Our 2019 FFO key assumptions to include:

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States with a core focus in the Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Austin markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 181 properties and 24.8 million square feet as of December 31, 2018, which excludes assets held for sale. Our purpose is to shape, connect and inspire the world around us through our expertise, the relationships we foster, the communities in which we live and work, and the history we build together. For more information, please visit www.brandywinerealty.com.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast

BDN management will discuss 2018 financial results and earnings guidance for fiscal 2019 on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-833-818-6810 and providing conference ID: 2863846. Beginning two hours after the conference call, a taped replay of the call can be accessed through Friday, February 15, 2019, by calling 1-855-859-2056 and entering access code 2863846. The conference call can also be accessed via a webcast on our website at www.brandywinerealty.com.

Looking Ahead – First Quarter 2019 Conference Call

We anticipate we will release our first quarter 2019 earnings on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, after the market close and will host our first quarter 2019 conference call on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. We expect to issue a press release in advance of these events to reconfirm the dates and times and provide all related information.

Forward-Looking Statements

Estimates of future earnings per share, FFO per share, common share dividend distributions and certain other statements in this release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our and our affiliates’ actual results, performance, achievements or transactions to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or transactions expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors relate to, among others: our ability to lease vacant space and to renew or relet space under expiring leases at expected levels; competition with other real estate companies for tenants; the potential loss or bankruptcy of major tenants; interest rate levels; the availability of debt, equity or other financing; risks of acquisitions, dispositions and developments, including the cost of construction delays and cost overruns; unanticipated operating and capital costs; our ability to obtain adequate insurance, including coverage for terrorist acts; dependence upon certain geographic markets; and general and local economic and real estate conditions, including the extent and duration of adverse changes that affect the industries in which our tenants operate. The declaration and payment of future dividends (both timing and amount) is subject to the determination of our Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, after considering various factors, including the Company's financial condition, historical and forecast operating results, and available cash flow, as well as any applicable laws and contractual covenants and any other relevant factors. The Company's practice regarding payment of dividends may be modified at any time and from time to time. Additional information on factors which could impact us and the forward-looking statements contained herein are included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measures

We compute our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Although FFO and NOI are non-GAAP financial measures, we believe that FFO and NOI calculations are helpful to shareholders and potential investors and are widely recognized measures of real estate investment trust performance. At the end of this press release, we have provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Funds from Operations (FFO)

We compute FFO 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 us. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) before non-controlling interests and excluding gains (losses) on sales of depreciable operating property, impairment losses on depreciable consolidated real estate, impairment losses on investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures and extraordinary items (computed in accordance with GAAP); plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Net income, the GAAP measure that we believe to be most directly comparable to FFO, includes depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses on property sales, extraordinary items and non-controlling interests. To facilitate a clear understanding of our historical operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as presented in the financial statements included elsewhere in this release. FFO does not represent cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our financial performance or to be an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions to shareholders.

Net Operating Income (NOI)

NOI is a financial measure equal to net income available to common shareholders, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, plus corporate general and administrative expense, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership and losses from early extinguishment of debt, less interest income, development and management income, gains from property dispositions, gains on sale from discontinued operations, gains on early extinguishment of debt, income from discontinued operations, income from unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interest in property partnerships. In some cases we also present NOI on a cash basis, which is NOI after eliminating the effects of straight-lining of rent and deferred market intangible amortization. NOI presented by us may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs that define NOI differently. NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance or to cash flows as a measure of the Company's liquidity or its ability to make distributions. NOI is a useful measure for evaluating the operating performance of our properties, as it excludes certain components from net income available to common shareholders in order to provide results that are more closely related to a property's results of operations. NOI is used internally to evaluate the performance of our operating segments and to make decisions about resource allocations. We concluded that NOI provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations, as it reflects only the income and expense items incurred at the property level, as well as the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and development activity on an unlevered basis.

Core Portfolio

Our core portfolio is comprised of our wholly-owned properties, excluding any properties currently in development, re-development or re-entitlement.

BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUSTCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands)

December 31, December 31,
2018 2017
ASSETS (unaudited)
Real estate investments:
Operating properties $3,953,319 $3,832,348
Accumulated depreciation (865,462) (895,091)
Operating real estate investments, net 3,087,857 2,937,257
Construction-in-progress 150,263 121,188
Land held for development 86,401 98,242
Prepaid leasehold interests in land held for development, net 39,999 -
Total real estate investments, net 3,364,520 3,156,687
Assets held for sale, net 11,599 392
Cash and cash equivalents 22,842 202,179
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,653 and $3,467 as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively 16,394 17,938
Accrued rent receivable, net of allowance of $11,266 and $13,645 as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively 165,243 169,760
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity 169,100 194,621
Deferred costs, net 91,075 96,695
Intangible assets, net 131,348 64,972
Other assets 126,400 92,204
Total assets $4,098,521 $3,995,448
LIABILITIES AND BENEFICIARIES' EQUITY
Mortgage notes payable, net $320,869 $317,216
Unsecured credit facility 92,500 -
Unsecured term loan, net 248,042 248,429
Unsecured senior notes, net 1,366,635 1,365,183
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 125,696 107,074
Distributions payable 33,632 32,456
Deferred income, gains and rent 28,293 42,593
Acquired lease intangibles, net 31,783 20,274
Other liabilities 18,498 15,623
Total liabilities $2,265,948 $2,148,848
Brandywine Realty Trust's Equity:
Common Shares of Brandywine Realty Trust's beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; shares authorized 400,000,000; 176,873,324 and 178,285,236 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively 1,770 1,784
Additional paid-in-capital 3,200,850 3,218,564
Deferred compensation payable in common shares 14,021 12,445
Common shares in grantor trust, 977,120 and 894,736 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively (14,021) (12,445)
Cumulative earnings 796,513 660,174
Accumulated other comprehensive income 5,029 2,399
Cumulative distributions (2,183,909) (2,053,741)
Total Brandywine Realty Trust's equity 1,820,253 1,829,180
Noncontrolling interests 12,320 17,420
Total beneficiaries' equity 1,832,573 1,846,600
Total liabilities and beneficiaries' equity $4,098,521 $3,995,448

BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUSTCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenue
Rents$109,059 $104,887 $430,656 $412,333
Tenant reimbursements 23,531 18,808 82,625 72,620
Termination fees 133 357 1,763 2,370
Third party management fees, labor reimbursement and leasing 5,026 7,862 22,557 28,345
Other 1,454 1,430 6,744 4,825
Total revenue 139,203 133,344 544,345 520,493
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses 39,720 39,888 154,772 150,835
Real estate taxes 14,069 11,142 51,341 45,204
Third party management expenses 2,305 2,569 11,910 9,960
Depreciation and amortization 43,351 46,773 174,259 179,357
General and administrative expenses 5,593 6,741 27,802 28,538
Provision for impairment 14,842 - 71,707 3,057
Total operating expenses 119,880 107,113 491,791 416,951
Operating income 19,323 26,231 52,554 103,542
Other income (expense):
Interest income 2,139 478 4,703 1,113
Interest expense (20,108) (20,413) (78,199) (81,886)
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing costs (626) (628) (2,498) (2,435)
Equity in loss of Real Estate Ventures (14,049) (2,919) (15,231) (8,306)
Net gain on disposition of real estate 2,967 23,246 2,932 31,657
Net gain on sale of undepreciated real estate 181 - 3,040 953
Net gain on real estate venture transactions 104,970 52,186 142,233 80,526
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture 28,283 - 28,283 -
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (105) (3,933) (105) (3,933)
Net income before income taxes 122,975 74,248 137,712 121,231
Income tax (provision) benefit (265) (404) (423) 628
Net income 122,710 73,844 137,289 121,859
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (798) (625) (965) (1,009)
Net income attributable to Brandywine Realty Trust 121,912 73,219 136,324 120,850
Distribution to preferred shareholders - - - (2,032)
Preferred share redemption charge - - - (3,181)
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted shareholders (89) (82) (369) (327)
Net income attributable to Common Shareholders of Brandywine Realty Trust$121,823 $73,137 $135,955 $115,310
PER SHARE DATA
Basic income per Common Share$0.68 $0.42 $0.76 $0.66
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 178,530,890 175,985,156 178,519,748 175,484,350
Diluted income per Common Share$0.68 $0.41 $0.76 $0.65
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 179,300,321 177,426,365 179,641,492 176,808,166

BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUSTFUNDS FROM OPERATIONS(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds from Operations:
Net income attributable to common shareholders$121,823 $73,137 $135,955 $115,310
Add (deduct):
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - LP units 789 621 910 980
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted shareholders 89 82 369 327
Net gain on real estate venture transactions (104,970) (52,186) (142,233) (80,526)
Net gain on disposition of real estate (2,967) (23,246) (2,932) (31,657)
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture (28,283) - (28,283) -
Provision for impairment 14,842 - 71,707 2,730
Other than temporary impairment of equity method investment 4,076 - 4,076 4,844
Company's share of impairment of an unconsolidated real estate venture 10,416 - 10,416 -
Depreciation and amortization:
Real property 32,663 38,208 137,461 142,548
Leasing costs including acquired intangibles 10,283 8,207 35,215 35,920
Company’s share of unconsolidated real estate ventures 5,717 9,117 25,947 39,622
Partners’ share of consolidated real estate ventures (52) (54) (218) (231)
Funds from operations$64,426 $53,886 $248,390 $229,867
Funds from operations allocable to unvested restricted shareholders (169) (137) (697) (648)
Funds from operations available to common share and unit holders (FFO)$64,257 $53,749 $247,693 $229,219
FFO per share - fully diluted$0.36 $0.30 $1.37 $1.29
Weighted-average shares/units outstanding - fully diluted 180,620,723 178,906,164 181,081,114 178,287,965
Distributions paid per common share$0.18 $0.16 $0.72 $0.64
FFO payout ratio (distributions paid per common share/FFO per diluted share) 50.0% 53.3% 52.6% 49.6%

BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUSTSAME STORE OPERATIONS – 4th QUARTER(unaudited and in thousands)

Of the 97 properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2018, a total of 76 properties ("Same Store Properties") containing an aggregate of 14.2 million net rentable square feet were owned for the entire three-month periods ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. As of December 31, 2018, 17 properties were recently completed/acquired, one property was in development and three properties were in redevelopment. Average occupancy for the Same Store Properties was 93.1% during 2018 and 92.8% during 2017. The following table sets forth revenue and expense information for the Same Store Properties:

Three Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017
Revenue
Rents $92,880 $91,847
Tenant reimbursements 20,581 17,876
Termination fees 133 357
Other 435 389
Total revenue 114,029 110,469
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses 33,749 32,937
Real estate taxes 11,297 9,205
Net operating income $68,983 $68,327
Net operating income - percentage change over prior year 1.0%
Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other $69,142 $67,581
Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other - percentage change over prior year 2.3%
Net operating income $68,983 $68,327
Straight line rents & other (1,223) (5,618)
Above/below market rent amortization (369) (456)
Amortization of tenant inducements 240 338
Non-cash ground rent 22 22
Cash - Net operating income $67,653 $62,613
Cash - Net operating income - percentage change over prior year 8.0%
Cash - Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other $67,023 $61,664
Cash - Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other - percentage change over prior year 8.7%
Three Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017
Net income: $122,710 $73,844
Add/(deduct):
Interest income (2,139) (478)
Interest expense 20,108 20,413
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing costs 626 628
Equity in loss of Real Estate Ventures 14,049 2,919
Net gain on real estate venture transactions (104,970) (52,186)
Net gain on disposition of real estate (2,967) (23,246)
Net gain on sale of undepreciated real estate (181) -
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture (28,283) -
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 105 3,933
Depreciation and amortization 43,351 46,773
General & administrative expenses 5,593 6,741
Income tax provision 265 404
Provision for impairment 14,842 -
Consolidated net operating income 83,109 79,745
Less: Net operating income of non-same store properties and elimination of non-property specific operations (14,126) (11,418)
Same store net operating income $68,983 $68,327

BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUSTSAME STORE OPERATIONS – TWELVE MONTHS(unaudited and in thousands)

Of the 97 properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2018, a total of 73 properties ("Same Store Properties") containing an aggregate of 13.0 million net rentable square feet were owned for the entire twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. As of December 31, 2018, 20 properties were recently completed/acquired, one property was in development and three properties were in redevelopment. Average occupancy for the Same Store Properties was 93.0% during 2018 and 94.1% during 2017. The following table sets forth revenue and expense information for the Same Store Properties:

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017
Revenue
Rents $330,036 $331,647
Tenant reimbursements 68,073 64,389
Termination fees 1,763 1,893
Other 1,617 1,803
Total revenue 401,489 399,732
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses 118,776 116,704
Real estate taxes 40,903 35,759
Net operating income $241,810 $247,269
Net operating income - percentage change over prior year -2.2%
Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other $239,157 $243,573
Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other - percentage change over prior year -1.8%
Net operating income $241,810 $247,269
Straight line rents & other (462) (5,933)
Above/below market rent amortization (1,628) (2,694)
Amortization of tenant inducements 732 966
Non-cash ground rent 89 89
Cash - Net operating income $240,541 $239,697
Cash - Net operating income - percentage change over prior year 0.4%
Cash - Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other $236,436 $234,868
Cash - Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other - percentage change over prior year 0.7%
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2018 2017
Net income: $137,289 $121,859
Add/(deduct):
Interest income (4,703) (1,113)
Interest expense 78,199 81,886
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing costs 2,498 2,435
Equity in loss of real estate ventures 15,231 8,306
Net gain on real estate venture transactions (142,233) (80,526)
Net gain on disposition of real estate (2,932) (31,657)
Net gain on sale of undepreciated assets (3,040) (953)
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture (28,283) -
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 105 3,933
Depreciation and amortization 174,259 179,357
General & administrative expenses 27,802 28,538
Income tax provision (benefit) 423 (628)
Provision for impairment 71,707 3,057
Consolidated net operating income 326,322 314,494
Less: Net operating income of non-same store properties and elimination of non-property specific operations (84,512) (67,225)
Same store net operating income $241,810 $247,269

Company / Investor Contact:
Tom WirthEVP & CFO610-832-7434 [email protected]

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