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Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2019 Results and Maintains 2020 Guidance

January 29, 2020 4:45 PM

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) today reported its financial and operating results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2019.

Management Comments

“We completed 2019 accomplishing many of our key business plan objectives,” stated Jerry Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust. “Our markets continue to improve, which allowed us to achieve our 2019 speculative revenue target and generate strong rental rate growth throughout the year. Turning to 2020, we have already achieved 73% of our speculative revenue target and our 2020 business plan anticipates continued strong rental rate growth throughout our portfolio. In addition to strong market fundamentals, we continue to look for development opportunities and have two planned starts for 2020 that will accelerate our growth over the next several years. Based on the fourth quarter activity and our outlook for 2020, we are maintaining our current FFO guidance range of $1.41 to $1.51.”

Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights

Financial Results

Fourth Quarter Portfolio Results

Transaction Activity

Dispositions

Finance Activity

Results for the Three and Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2019

Net income allocated to common shares totaled $16.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to net income of $120.8 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018. Our fourth quarter 2018 results include net gains on the sale of real estate totaling $107.9 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, a gain on promoted interest totaling $28.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, and provisions for impairment on real estate totaling ($14.8) million, or ($0.08) per diluted share.

FFO available to common shares and units in the fourth quarter of 2019 totaled $67.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, versus $64.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018. Our fourth quarter 2019 FFO payout ratio ($0.19 common share distribution / $0.38 FFO per diluted share) was 50.0%.

Net income allocated to common shares totaled $33.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for twelve months of 2019 compared to net income of $134.1 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, in the twelve months of 2018. 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 FFO available to common shares and units for the twelve months ended 2019 totaled $253.3 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to our FFO available to common shares and units for the twelve months of 2018, which totaled $247.6 million, or $1.37 per diluted share. Our 2019 FFO payout ratio ($0.76 common share distribution / $1.43 FFO per diluted share) was 53.1%.

Operating and Leasing Activity

In the fourth quarter of 2019, our Net Operating Income (NOI) excluding termination revenues, write-off of prior straight-line rent receivables and other income items increased 1.9% on a GAAP basis and increased 0.6% on a cash basis for our 74 same store properties, which were 93.0% and 93.3% occupied on December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

We leased approximately 567,000 square feet and commenced occupancy on 315,000 square feet during the fourth quarter of 2019. The fourth quarter occupancy activity includes 104,000 square feet of renewals, 159,000 square feet of new leases and 52,000 square feet of tenant expansions. We have an additional 410,000 square feet of executed new leasing scheduled to commence subsequent to December 31, 2019.

We experienced a 41% tenant retention ratio in our core portfolio with net negative absorption of (71,000) square feet during the fourth quarter of 2019. Fourth quarter rental rate growth increased 10.0% as our renewal rental rates increased 10.2% and our new lease/expansion rental rates increased 9.6%, all on a GAAP basis.

At December 31, 2019, our core portfolio of 90 properties comprising 16.1 million square feet was 93.0% occupied and we are now 95.5% leased (reflecting new leases commencing after December 31, 2019).

Distributions

On December 11, 2019, our Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend distribution of $0.19 per common share that was paid on January 22, 2020 to shareholders of record as of January 8, 2020.

2020 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, we are revising our 2020 net income guidance from $0.24 to $0.34 per diluted share to $0.26 to $0.36 per diluted share, and our 2020 FFO guidance of $1.41 - $1.51 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 2020 FFO and earnings per diluted share:

Guidance for 2020 Range
Earnings per diluted share allocated to common shareholders$0.26to$0.36
Plus: real estate depreciation, amortization1.15 1.15
FFO per diluted share$ 1.41to$ 1.51

Our 2020 FFO key assumptions 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, Austin and Washington, D.C. markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 173 properties and 24.3 million square feet as of December 31, 2019, 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

We will release our fourth quarter earnings after the market close on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, and will hold our fourth quarter conference call on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-833-818-6810 and providing conference ID: 9186939. Beginning two hours after the conference call, a taped replay of the call can be accessed through Friday, February 14, 2020, by calling 1-855-859-2056 and entering access code 9186939. The conference call can also be accessed via a webcast on our website at www.brandywinerealty.com.

Looking Ahead – First Quarter 2020 Conference Call

We anticipate we will release our first quarter 2020 earnings on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, after the market close and will host our first quarter 2020 conference call on Thursday, April 23, 2020 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, 2018. 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(unaudited and in thousands)

December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Real estate investments:
Operating properties $4,006,459 $3,958,712
Accumulated depreciation (973,318) (885,407)
Right of use asset - operating leases, net 21,656
Operating real estate investments, net 3,054,797 3,073,305
Construction-in-progress 177,243 150,263
Land held for development 96,124 86,401
Prepaid leasehold interests in land held for development, net 39,592 39,999
Total real estate investments, net 3,367,756 3,349,968
Assets held for sale, net 7,349 11,599
Cash and cash equivalents 90,499 22,842
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $284 and $1,653 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively 16,363 16,394
Accrued rent receivable, net of allowance of $7,691 and $11,266 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively 174,144 165,243
Investment in Real Estate Ventures 120,294 169,100
Deferred costs, net 95,560 91,075
Intangible assets, net 84,851 131,348
Other assets 115,678 119,407
Total assets $4,072,494 $4,076,976
LIABILITIES AND BENEFICIARIES' EQUITY
Mortgage notes payable, net $313,812 $320,869
Unsecured credit facility 92,500
Unsecured term loan, net 248,561 248,042
Unsecured senior notes, net 1,582,045 1,366,635
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 109,872 125,696
Distributions payable 33,815 33,632
Deferred income, gains and rent 35,284 28,293
Acquired lease intangibles, net 22,263 31,783
Lease liability - operating leases 22,554
Other liabilities 15,985 18,498
Total liabilities $2,384,191 $2,265,948
Brandywine Realty Trust's Equity:
Common Shares of Brandywine Realty Trust's beneficial interest, $0.01 par value; shares authorized 400,000,000; 176,480,095 and 176,873,324 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively 1,766 1,770
Additional paid-in-capital 3,192,158 3,200,312
Deferred compensation payable in common shares 16,216 14,021
Common shares in grantor trust, 1,105,542 and 977,120 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively (16,216) (14,021)
Cumulative earnings 804,556 775,625
Accumulated other comprehensive income (2,370) 5,029
Cumulative distributions (2,318,233) (2,183,909)
Total Brandywine Realty Trust's equity 1,677,877 1,798,827
Noncontrolling interests 10,426 12,201
Total beneficiaries' equity 1,688,303 1,811,028
Total liabilities and beneficiaries' equity $4,072,494 $4,076,976

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

Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue
Rents$139,552 $132,723 $554,665 $515,044
Third party management fees, labor reimbursement and leasing5,585 5,026 19,626 22,557
Other1,902 1,454 6,126 6,744
Total revenue147,039 139,203 580,417 544,345
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses37,819 39,739 154,361 154,848
Real estate taxes15,118 14,069 62,237 51,341
Third party management expenses2,213 2,305 9,248 11,910
Depreciation and amortization51,267 44,369 210,005 176,000
General and administrative expenses6,939 5,593 32,156 27,802
Provision for impairment 14,842 71,707
Total operating expenses113,356 120,917 468,007 493,608
Gain on sale of real estate
Net gain on disposition of real estate 2,967 356 2,932
Net gain on sale of undepreciated real estate519 181 2,020 3,040
Total gain on sale of real estate519 3,148 2,376 5,972
Operating income34,202 21,434 114,786 56,709
Other income (expense):
Interest income682 2,139 2,318 4,703
Interest expense(20,239) (20,108) (81,512) (78,199)
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing costs(742) (626) (2,768) (2,498)
Equity in loss of Real Estate Ventures(5,108) (14,049) (9,922) (15,231)
Net gain on real estate venture transactions8,045 104,970 11,639 142,233
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture 28,283 28,283
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (105) (105)
Net income before income taxes16,840 121,938 34,541 135,895
Income tax (provision) benefit34 (265) (12) (423)
Net income16,874 121,673 34,529 135,472
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(107) (792) (262) (954)
Net income attributable to Brandywine Realty Trust16,767 120,881 34,267 134,518
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted shareholders(91) (89) (396) (369)
Net income attributable to Common Shareholders of Brandywine Realty Trust$16,676 $120,792 $33,871 $134,149
PER SHARE DATA
Basic income per Common Share$0.09 $0.68 $0.19 $0.75
Basic weighted average shares outstanding176,330,079 178,530,890 176,132,941 178,519,748
Diluted income per Common Share$0.09 $0.67 $0.19 $0.75
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding176,836,658 179,300,321 176,686,813 179,641,492

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

Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds from Operations:
Net income attributable to common shareholders$16,676 $120,792 $33,871 $134,149
Add (deduct):
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - LP units96 783 193 899
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted shareholders91 89 396 369
Net gain on real estate venture transactions(8,045) (104,970) (10,363) (142,233)
Net gain on disposition of real estate (2,967) (356) (2,932)
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture (28,283) (28,283)
Provision for impairment 14,842 71,707
Other than temporary impairment of equity method investment 4,076 4,076
Company's share of impairment of an unconsolidated real estate venture2,832 10,416 2,832 10,416
Depreciation and amortization:
Real property36,767 33,681 149,600 139,202
Leasing costs including acquired intangibles14,015 10,283 58,493 35,215
Company’s share of unconsolidated real estate ventures4,842 5,717 19,657 25,947
Partners’ share of consolidated real estate ventures(58) (52) (226) (218)
Funds from operations$67,216 $64,407 $254,097 $248,314
Funds from operations allocable to unvested restricted shareholders(183) (169) (750) (697)
Funds from operations available to common share and unit holders (FFO)$67,033 $64,238 $253,347 $247,617
FFO per share - fully diluted$0.38 $0.36 $1.43 $1.37
Weighted-average shares/units outstanding - fully diluted177,818,284 180,620,723 177,668,804 181,081,114
Distributions paid per common share$0.19 $0.18 $0.76 $0.72
FFO payout ratio (distributions paid per common share/FFO per diluted share)50.0% 50.0% 53.1% 52.6%

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

Of the 95 properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2019, a total of 74 properties ("Same Store Properties") containing an aggregate of 14.0 million net rentable square feet were owned for the entire three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. As of December 31, 2019, 16 properties were recently completed/acquired, and five properties were in development/redevelopment. Average occupancy for the Same Store Properties was 92.5% and 93.2% during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The following table sets forth revenue and expense information for the Same Store Properties:

Three Months Ended December 31,
2019 2018
Revenue
Rents $113,014 $112,561
Other 701 418
Total revenue 113,715 112,979
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses 32,267 33,567
Real estate taxes 11,301 11,195
Net operating income $70,147 $68,217
Net operating income - percentage change over prior year 2.8%
Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other $68,940 $67,666
Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other - percentage change over prior year 1.9%
Net operating income $70,147 $68,217
Straight line rents & other (1,879) (1,285)
Above/below market rent amortization (335) (366)
Amortization of tenant inducements 225 226
Non-cash ground rent 211 41
Cash - Net operating income $68,369 $66,833
Cash - Net operating income - percentage change over prior year 2.3%
Cash - Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other $66,619 $66,220
Cash - Net operating income, excluding net termination fees & other - percentage change over prior year 0.6%
Three Months Ended December 31,
2019 2018
Net income: $16,874 $121,673
Add/(deduct):
Interest income (682) (2,139)
Interest expense 20,239 20,108
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing costs 742 626
Equity in loss of Real Estate Ventures 5,108 14,049
Net gain on real estate venture transactions (8,045) (104,970)
Net gain on disposition of real estate (2,967)
Net gain on sale of undepreciated real estate (519) (181)
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture (28,283)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 105
Depreciation and amortization 51,267 44,369
General & administrative expenses 6,939 5,593
Income tax provision (benefit) (34) 265
Provision for impairment 14,842
Consolidated net operating income 91,889 83,090
Less: Net operating income of non-same store properties and elimination of non-property specific operations (21,742) (14,873)
Same store net operating income $70,147 $68,217

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

Of the 95 properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2019, a total of 73 properties ("Same Store Properties") containing an aggregate of 13.9 million net rentable square feet were owned for the entire twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. As of December 31, 2019, 17 properties were recently completed/acquired, and five properties were in development/redevelopment. Average occupancy for the Same Store Properties was 92.5% during 2019 and 92.9% during 2018. The following table sets forth revenue and expense information for the Same Store Properties:

Year Ended December 31,
2019 2018
Revenue
Rents $443,212 $442,671
Other 1,824 1,648
Total revenue 445,036 444,319
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses 126,732 128,467
Real estate taxes 45,166 41,816
Net operating income $273,138 $274,036
Net operating income - percentage change over prior year (0.3)%
Net operating income, excluding other items $269,357 $270,625
Net operating income, excluding other items - percentage change over prior year (0.5)%
Net operating income $273,138 $274,036
Straight line rents & other (5,253) (10,050)
Above/below market rent amortization (1,406) (1,654)
Amortization of tenant inducements 897 968
Non-cash ground rent 850 165
Cash - Net operating income $268,226 $263,465
Cash - Net operating income - percentage change over prior year 1.8%
Cash - Net operating income, excluding other items $263,216 $259,329
Cash - Net operating income, excluding other items - percentage change over prior year 1.5%
Year Ended December 31,
2019 2018
Net income: $34,529 $135,472
Add/(deduct):
Interest income (2,318) (4,703)
Interest expense 81,512 78,199
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing costs 2,768 2,498
Equity in loss of Real Estate Ventures 9,922 15,231
Net gain on real estate venture transactions (11,639) (142,233)
Net gain on disposition of real estate (356) (2,932)
Net gain on sale of undepreciated real estate (2,020) (3,040)
Gain on promoted interest in unconsolidated real estate venture (28,283)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 105
Depreciation and amortization 210,005 176,000
General & administrative expenses 32,156 27,802
Income tax provision 12 423
Provision for impairment 71,707
Consolidated net operating income 354,571 326,246
Less: Net operating income of non-same store properties and elimination of non-property specific operations (81,433) (52,210)
Same store net operating income $273,138 $274,036

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

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Source: Brandywine Realty Trust

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