Net Income Attributable to The RMR Group Inc. of $0.38 Per Diluted Share and Adjusted Net Income Attributable to The RMR Group Inc. of $0.39 Per Diluted Share

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR) today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Adam Portnoy, President and Chief Executive Officer, made the following statement regarding the fourth quarter fiscal 2020 results:

“In the fiscal fourth quarter, we generated net income of $14.4 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $20.8 million and an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 48.8%. The sequential quarter increases of 6.1% and 170 basis points in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, respectively, were primarily driven by an increase in management services revenues, as the majority of our Managed Equity REITs realized increases in fee paying assets under management, and the implementation of targeted cost containment measures.

Despite the challenges presented by the ongoing pandemic, we believe our Client Companies have sufficient resources to weather near-term challenges. More specifically, at our Managed Equity REITs, rent collections remained strong, rent relief requests are declining and leasing activity is improving. As a result, we believe our Client Companies are well-capitalized and, in some cases, are well positioned to be opportunistic in the near term.

We remain focused on assessing opportunities to grow our private capital assets under management, both organically and through possible external acquisitions. To this end, we recently announced the closing of our inaugural private capital investment vehicle with a large, top tier global sovereign wealth fund. The vehicle has initial investments of $680 million in industrial and logistics properties throughout the U.S., and we expect this investment vehicle may substantially grow in the future. We hope that this new private capital investment vehicle marks the beginning of a new line of business for RMR of managing large amounts of private capital on behalf of institutional clients for investments in core real estate assets. We also ended the fiscal year with $369.7 million of cash and continue to have no debt.”

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020 Highlights:

• As of September 30, 2020, The RMR Group LLC had $32.3 billion of gross assets under management compared to gross assets under management of $32.9 billion as of September 30, 2019. Fee paying assets under management were $20.6 billion on September 30, 2020 compared to $26.0 billion on September 30, 2019.
• Total management and advisory services revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, were $40.2 million, compared to $45.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
• The RMR Group LLC’s assets under management and management services revenues by source are as follows (dollars in thousands):

• For the three months ended September 30, 2020, net income was $14.4 million and net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. was $6.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to net income of $18.9 million and net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. of $8.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2019.
• For the three months ended September 30, 2020, adjusted net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. was $6.4 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared to $9.6 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The adjustments to net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. this quarter included $0.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, related to certain compensation adjustments, net of reimbursements, and $0.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, of separation costs, partially offset by $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, of unrealized gains on an equity method investment accounted for under the fair value option.
• For the three months ended September 30, 2020, Adjusted EBITDA was $20.8 million, Operating Margin was 34.6% and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 48.8%, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $28.6 million, Operating Margin of 46.1% and Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 60.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2019.
• As of September 30, 2020, The RMR Group Inc. had $369.7 million in cash and cash equivalents with no outstanding debt obligations. Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020 reflect the payment of annual cash bonuses to officers and employees during the fiscal fourth quarter.

Reconciliations to GAAP:

Adjusted net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc., EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. The GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to adjusted net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. is net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc., the GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is net income, while the GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Operating Margin, which represents operating income divided by total management and advisory services revenues. Reconciliations of net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. determined in accordance with GAAP to adjusted net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc., and of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as well as calculations of Operating Margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are presented later in this press release.

Assets Under Management:

The calculation of gross assets under management, or gross AUM, primarily includes: (i) the gross book value of real estate and related assets, excluding depreciation, amortization, impairment charges or other non-cash reserves, of the Managed Equity REITs and ABP Trust, plus (ii) the gross book value of real estate assets, property and equipment of the Managed Operators, excluding depreciation, amortization, impairment charges or other non-cash reserves, plus (iii) the fair value of investments of Affiliates Insurance Company (until its dissolution on February 13, 2020) and the RMR Office Property Fund LP (until its dissolution on July 28, 2020) and the managed assets of RMR Mortgage Trust and Tremont Mortgage Trust. This calculation of gross AUM may include amounts that are higher than the calculations of assets under management used for purposes of calculating fees under the terms of the business management agreements.

The calculation of fee paying assets under management, or fee paying AUM, refers to the fact that base business management fees payable to The RMR Group LLC by the Managed Equity REITs are calculated monthly based upon the lower of the average historical cost of each entity's real estate assets and its average market capitalization. Management fees payable to The RMR Group LLC by other client companies are generally calculated as a percentage of revenues earned, average daily managed assets, equity, net asset value or total premiums paid under active insurance policies in accordance with the applicable management agreement.

All references in this press release to assets under management on, or as of, a date are calculated at a point in time.

For additional information on the calculation of assets under management for purposes of the fee provisions of the business management agreements, see The RMR Group Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The RMR Group Inc.’s SEC filings are available at the SEC website: www.sec.gov.

Conference Call:

At 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, President and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Portnoy, and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Matt Jordan, will host a conference call to discuss The RMR Group Inc.’s fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2020 financial results.

The conference call telephone number is (877) 329-4297. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (412) 317-5435. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 27, 2020. To access the replay, dial (412) 317-0088. The replay pass code is 10148135.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen only mode on The RMR Group Inc.’s website, at www.rmrgroup.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit The RMR Group Inc.’s website about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on The RMR Group Inc.’s website following the call for about one week. The transcription, recording and retransmission in any way of The RMR Group Inc.’s fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2020 financial results conference call are strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of The RMR Group Inc.

About The RMR Group Inc.

The RMR Group Inc. is a holding company, and substantially all of its business is conducted by its majority-owned subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC. The RMR Group LLC is an alternative asset manager that primarily provides management services to publicly traded REITs and real estate operating companies. As of September 30, 2020, The RMR Group LLC had $32.3 billion of assets under management, including over 2,100 properties, and employed over 600 real estate professionals in more than 30 offices throughout the United States; and the companies managed by The RMR Group LLC collectively had approximately 42,500 employees. The RMR Group Inc. is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

See Notes beginning on page 6.

The RMR Group Inc.
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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Notes to Consolidated Statements of Income (Continued)
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The RMR Group Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income Attributable to The RMR Group Inc. from
Net Income Attributable to The RMR Group Inc.
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The RMR Group Inc. is providing the reconciliations below and information regarding certain individually significant items occurring or impacting its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 for supplemental informational purposes in order to enhance the understanding of The RMR Group Inc.’s consolidated statements of income and to facilitate a comparison of The RMR Group Inc.’s current operating performance with its historical operating performance. This information should be considered in conjunction with net income, net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. and operating income as presented in The RMR Group Inc.’s consolidated statements of income.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “will,” “may,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and derivatives or negatives of such words or similar words. Forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon present beliefs or expectations. However, forward-looking statements and their implications are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur for various reasons, including some reasons beyond The RMR Group Inc.’s control. For example:

• Mr. Portnoy states that in the fiscal fourth quarter, The RMR Group Inc. generated net income of $14.4 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $20.8 million and an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 48.8%. He also states that the sequential quarter increases of 6.1% and 170 basis points in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, respectively, were primarily driven by an increase in management services revenues, as the majority of the Managed Equity REITs realized increases in fee paying assets under management, and the implementation of targeted cost containment measures. These statements may imply that The RMR Group Inc.’s Adjusted EBITDA Margin and revenue may continue to increase in future periods and that The RMR Group Inc. may continue to benefit from increased management services revenue. However, The RMR Group Inc.’s business is subject to various risks, including risks outside its control. Further, the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is not known and the current difficult economic conditions may continue and could deteriorate further and such adverse conditions may continue for a prolonged period. Accordingly, The RMR Group Inc.’s fee paying assets under management and management services revenues may not grow in future periods and could decline;
• Mr. Portnoy also states that, despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, The RMR Group Inc. believes its Client Companies have sufficient resources to weather near-term challenges. He also states that specifically, at the Managed Equity REITs, rent collections remained strong, rent relief requests are declining and leasing activity is improving. Mr. Portnoy further states that, as a result, The RMR Group Inc. believes its Client Companies are well-capitalized, and in some cases, are well positioned to be opportunistic in the near term. These statements may imply that tenant rent collections and tenant relief requests will continue at current levels or improve and that tenant requests for rent relief will further decline. However, tenant rent collections may decline and tenant rent relief requests may increase in the future, particularly if the COVID-19 pandemic does not abate and economic conditions do not sufficiently and sustainably improve. In addition, these tenants may be unable to repay those amounts when due. Further, these and other tenants of the Client Companies may be unable to pay other rent amounts and they may default on those payments or the Client Companies may grant them relief, any of which may reduce or delay the fees The RMR Group Inc. earns. In addition, the Client Companies may not identify opportunities for growth and any opportunities that they do pursue may not be successful; and
• Mr. Portnoy states that The RMR Group Inc. remains focused on assessing opportunities to grow its private capital assets under management, both organically and through possible external acquisitions. Mr. Portnoy also states that The RMR Group Inc. recently announced the closing of its inaugural private capital investment vehicle with a large, top tier global sovereign wealth fund. The vehicle has initial investments of $680 million in industrial and logistics properties throughout the U.S., and The RMR Group Inc. expects this investment vehicle may substantially grow in the future. Mr. Portnoy also states that he hopes that this new private capital investment vehicle marks the beginning of a new line of business for The RMR Group Inc. of managing large amounts of private capital on behalf of institutional clients for investments in core real estate assets. These statements may imply that The RMR Group Inc. will be successful in pursuing strategic opportunities, whether internal or external, for future growth, and that The RMR Group Inc.’s business will grow and that its operating performance and financial results will improve as a result. However, The RMR Group Inc. may not identify growth opportunities it wishes to pursue and any growth opportunities it may pursue, including the recently announced closing of The RMR Group Inc.’s inaugural private capital investment vehicle, may not be successful and may not result in The RMR Group Inc. improving its operating performance or its financial results or realizing the returns it expects, and The RMR Group Inc. may realize losses as a result.

The information contained in The RMR Group Inc.’s filings with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in The RMR Group Inc.’s periodic reports, or incorporated therein, identifies important factors that could cause differences from the forward-looking statements in this press release. The RMR Group Inc.’s filings with the SEC are available on its website and at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, The RMR Group Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Michael Kodesch, Director, Investor Relations

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Source: The RMR Group Inc.