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PS Business Parks, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019

PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB) reported operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

Net income allocable to common shareholders was $28.6 million, or $1.04 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $41.6 million, or 59.3%, from $70.2 million, or $2.56 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2018. The decrease was mainly due to the gain on sale of real estate facilities sold during the second quarter of 2018 that did not recur in the second quarter of 2019, partially offset by an increase in net operating income (“NOI”) with respect to our real estate facilities. The increase in NOI includes a $3.4 million, or 5.2%, increase attributable to our Same Park facilities driven by an increase in rental rates, combined with increased NOI from our Non-Same Park and multifamily assets, partially offset by reduced NOI generated from facilities sold in 2018 as well as assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019.

Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

Net income allocable to common shareholders was $54.9 million, or $2.00 per diluted common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $61.4 million, or 52.8%, from $116.3 million, or $4.24 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2018. The decrease was mainly due to the gain on sale of real estate facilities sold during the first half of 2018 that did not recur in 2019, partially offset by an increase in NOI with respect to our real estate facilities. The increase in NOI includes a $6.2 million, or 4.8%, increase attributable to our Same Park facilities driven by an increase in rental rates, combined with increased NOI from our Non-Same Park and multifamily assets, partially offset by reduced NOI generated from facilities sold in 2018.

Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Core FFO and Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”)

FFO increased 10.4% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, increasing to $1.75 per share from $1.59 per share in the prior period. FFO increased 7.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, increasing to $3.42 per share from $3.18 per share in the prior period. FFO is a non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) measure defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and generally represents GAAP net income before real estate depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses on sales of operating properties and land and impairment charges on real estate assets.

Core FFO per share was exactly equal to FFO per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Core FFO is also a non-GAAP measure that represents FFO excluding the impact of (i) charges related to the redemption of preferred stock and (ii) nonrecurring income or expense items, neither of which were incurred by the Company during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

FAD was $52.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $46.8 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of 11.6%. FAD was $98.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $90.8 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of 8.5%. FAD is a non-GAAP measure that represents Core FFO adjusted to (i) deduct recurring capital improvements and capitalized tenant improvements and lease commissions and (ii) eliminate certain non-cash income or expenses such as straight-line rent and stock compensation expense.

FFO, Core FFO and FAD are not substitutes for GAAP net income. Other real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may compute these measures differently; and, in the case of Core FFO and FAD, other REITs may not use the same methodology which could inhibit comparability. We believe our presentations of FFO, Core FFO and FAD assist investors and analysts in analyzing and comparing our operating and financial performance between reporting periods.

Property Operations–Same Park Portfolio

We believe that evaluation of our Same Park portfolio, defined as all properties owned and operated as of June 30, 2019 that were acquired prior to January 1, 2017, provides an informative view of how the Company’s portfolio has performed over comparable periods. As of June 30, 2019, our Same Park facilities constitute 25.8 million rentable square feet, or 91.2% of the 28.3 million rentable square feet in the Company’s total portfolio, and excludes our 95.0% interest in our 395-unit multifamily property. Approximately 1.3 million square feet of flex and office business parks located in Rockville and Silver Spring, Maryland have been classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2019. As such, these parks have been removed from Same Park results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

The following table presents the unaudited operating results of the Company’s Same Park facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per square foot amounts):

 

For the Three Months

For The Six Months

Ended June 30,

Ended June 30,

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Rental income (1)

$

95,945

$

91,942

4.4

%

$

191,638

$

183,620

4.4

%

Adjusted cost of operations (2)

Property taxes

10,129

9,764

3.7

%

20,337

19,512

4.2

%

Utilities

4,524

4,637

(2.4

%)

9,516

9,572

(0.6

%)

Repairs and maintenance

6,138

5,695

7.8

%

11,725

11,127

5.4

%

Snow removal

36

42

(14.3

%)

1,049

655

60.2

%

Other expenses

6,120

6,228

(1.7

%)

12,762

12,722

0.3

%

Total

26,947

26,366

2.2

%

55,389

53,588

3.4

%

NOI (2) (3)

$

68,998

$

65,576

5.2

%

$

136,249

$

130,032

4.8

%

Selected Statistical Data

NOI margin (4)

71.9

%

71.3

%

0.8

%

71.1

%

70.8

%

0.4

%

Weighted average square foot occupancy

94.3

%

94.5

%

(0.2

%)

94.5

%

94.5

%

0.0

%

Annualized revenue per occupied

square foot (5)

$

15.77

$

15.08

4.6

%

$

15.71

$

15.06

4.3

%

Revenue per available foot (RevPAF) (6)

$

14.87

$

14.25

4.4

%

$

14.85

$

14.23

4.4

%

(1)

Same Park rental income includes lease buyout income of $780,000 and $122,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $957,000 and $250,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(2)

Adjusted cost of operations, as presented above, excludes stock compensation expense for employees whose compensation expense is recorded in cost of operations, which can vary significantly period to period based upon the performance of the Company. Beginning January 1, 2019, the Company has recorded our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs within general and administrative expense as we determined that the nature of these individuals’ responsibilities is more consistent with corporate oversight as opposed to direct property operations. As a result of this change, we have reclassified divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $289,000 and $655,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, from adjusted cost of operations into general and administrative expenses in order to conform to the current period presentation. Non-cash compensation expense for our divisional vice presidents, which totaled $149,000 and $302,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, had previously been excluded from adjusted cost of operations.

(3)

We utilize NOI, a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the operating performance of our business parks. We define NOI as rental income less adjusted cost of operations. We believe NOI assists investors in analyzing the performance and value of our business parks by excluding (i) corporate overhead (i.e., general and administrative expenses) because it does not relate to the direct operating performance of our business parks, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense because it does not accurately reflect changes in the fair value of our business parks and (iii) stock compensation expense because this expense item can vary significantly from period to period and thus impact comparability across periods.

(4)

NOI margin is computed by dividing NOI by rental income.

(5)

Revenue per occupied square foot is computed by dividing rental income during the period by weighted average occupied square feet during the same period. For the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2019 and 2018, rental income amounts have been annualized.

(6)

Revenue per available foot is computed by dividing rental income during the period by weighted average available square feet during the same period. For the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2019 and 2018, rental income amounts have been annualized.

The following table summarizes unaudited selected quarterly financial data with respect to the Same Park facilities (in thousands, except per square foot amounts):

For the Three Months Ended

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

Rental income

2019

$

95,693

$

95,945

$

$

2018

$

91,678

$

91,942

$

92,356

$

92,459

Adjusted cost of operations (1)

2019

$

28,442

$

26,947

$

$

2018

$

27,222

$

26,366

$

26,252

$

25,495

NOI (1)

2019

$

67,251

$

68,998

$

$

2018

$

64,456

$

65,576

$

66,104

$

66,964

Weighted average square foot occupancy

2019

94.7

%

94.3

%

2018

94.5

%

94.5

%

95.1

%

95.4

%

Annualized revenue per occupied square foot

2019

$

15.66

$

15.77

$

$

2018

$

15.04

$

15.08

$

15.05

$

15.01

RevPAF

2019

$

14.83

$

14.87

$

$

2018

$

14.21

$

14.25

$

14.31

$

14.33

(1)

Beginning January 1, 2019, the Company has recorded our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs within general and administrative expense as we determined that the nature of these individuals’ responsibilities is more consistent with corporate oversight as opposed to direct property operations. To conform to current period presentation, we have reclassified divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $366,000, $289,000, $281,000 and $281,000 for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018, respectively, from adjusted cost of operations into general and administrative expenses. Non-cash compensation expense for our divisional vice presidents had previously been excluded from adjusted cost of operations.

Distributions Declared

On July 23, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.05 per common share. Distributions were also declared on the various series of depositary shares, each representing 1/1,000 of a share of preferred stock. Distributions will be payable on September 27, 2019 to shareholders of record on September 12, 2019.

Company Information

PS Business Parks, Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400, is a REIT that acquires, develops, owns and operates commercial properties, primarily multi-tenant industrial, flex and office space. As of June 30, 2019, the Company wholly owned 28.3 million rentable square feet with approximately 5,100 commercial customers in six states and held a 95.0% interest in a 395-unit apartment complex.

Forward-Looking Statements

When used within this press release, the words “may,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results and performance of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include the impact of competition from new and existing commercial facilities which could impact rents and occupancy levels at the Company’s facilities; the Company’s ability to evaluate, finance and integrate acquired and developed properties into the Company’s existing operations; the Company’s ability to effectively compete in the markets that it does business in; the impact of the regulatory environment as well as national, state and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those governing REITs; the impact of general economic conditions upon rental rates and occupancy levels at the Company’s facilities; the availability of permanent capital at attractive rates, the outlook and actions of rating agencies and risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K.

Additional information about PS Business Parks, Inc., including more financial analysis of the second quarter operating results, is available on the Company’s website at psbusinessparks.com.

A conference call is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT) to discuss second quarter results. The toll free number is (866) 342-8591; the conference ID is PSBQ219. The call will also be available via a live webcast on the Company’s website. A replay of the conference call will be available through August 7, 2019 at (800) 839-0866, as well as via webcast on the Company’s website.

Additional financial data attached.

 

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)

June 30,

December 31,

2019

2018

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

42,046

$

37,379

Real estate facilities, at cost

Land

772,399

762,731

Buildings and improvements

2,171,281

2,157,407

2,943,680

2,920,138

Accumulated depreciation

(1,135,107

)

(1,097,748

)

1,808,573

1,822,390

Properties held for sale, net

124,680

128,093

Land and building held for development

31,841

30,848

1,965,094

1,981,331

Rent receivable, net

2,308

1,403

Deferred rent receivable, net

34,572

33,308

Other assets

13,524

15,173

Total assets

$

2,057,544

$

2,068,594

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accrued and other liabilities

$

80,367

$

85,141

Total liabilities

80,367

85,141

Commitments and contingencies

Equity

PS Business Parks, Inc.’s shareholders’ equity

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,

38,390 shares issued and outstanding at

June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

959,750

959,750

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,

27,429,756 and 27,362,101 shares issued and outstanding at

June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

274

274

Paid-in capital

733,777

736,131

Accumulated earnings

67,049

69,207

Total PS Business Parks, Inc.’s shareholders’ equity

1,760,850

1,765,362

Noncontrolling interests

216,327

218,091

Total equity

1,977,177

1,983,453

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,057,544

$

2,068,594

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

For The Three Months

For The Six Months

Ended June 30,

Ended June 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Rental income

$

107,782

$

101,824

$

215,607

$

205,583

Expenses

Cost of operations(1)

31,460

30,796

65,053

63,252

Depreciation and amortization

24,768

24,416

49,643

48,298

General and administrative (1)

2,827

2,828

6,060

5,678

Total operating expenses

59,055

58,040

120,756

117,228

Interest and other income

764

294

1,382

578

Interest and other expense

(118

)

(167

)

(285

)

(332

)

Gain on sale of real estate facilities

58,448

85,283

Net income

49,373

102,359

95,948

173,884

Allocation to noncontrolling interests

(7,623

)

(18,400

)

(14,650

)

(30,300

)

Net income allocable to PS Business Parks, Inc.

41,750

83,959

81,298

143,584

Allocation to preferred shareholders

(12,959

)

(12,959

)

(25,918

)

(25,962

)

Allocation to restricted stock unit holders

(212

)

(779

)

(480

)

(1,353

)

Net income allocable to common shareholders

$

28,579

$

70,221

$

54,900

$

116,269

Net income per common share

Basic

$

1.04

$

2.57

$

2.00

$

4.26

Diluted

$

1.04

$

2.56

$

2.00

$

4.24

Weighted average common shares outstanding

Basic

27,426

27,322

27,400

27,294

Diluted

27,532

27,423

27,505

27,395

(1)

We have reclassified our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $460,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, consisting of $305,000 of compensation costs and $155,000 of stock compensation expense, and $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, consisting of $690,000 of compensation costs and $314,000 of stock compensation expense, from cost of operations into general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 in order to conform to the current period presentation.

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
Computation of Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Core FFO and Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

For The Three Months

For The Six Months

Ended June 30,

Ended June 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income allocable to common shareholders

$

28,579

$

70,221

$

54,900

$

116,269

Adjustments

Gain on sale of real estate facilities

(58,448

)

(85,283

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

24,768

24,416

49,643

48,298

Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests

7,623

18,400

14,650

30,300

Net income allocated to restricted stock unit holders

212

779

480

1,353

FFO (income) loss allocated to joint venture partner

(37

)

(2

)

(66

)

11

FFO allocable to common and dilutive shares (1)

$

61,145

$

55,366

$

119,607

$

110,948

Core FFO allocable to common and dilutive shares (1)

$

61,145

$

55,366

 $

119,607

 $

110,948

Adjustments

Recurring capital improvements

(2,428

)

(2,329

)

(3,608

)

(3,460

)

Tenant improvements

(5,016

)

(3,817

)

(8,567

)

(7,757

)

Lease commissions

(1,417

)

(1,834

)

(3,373

)

(3,773

)

Straight-line rent

(652

)

(609

)

(1,309

)

(1,344

)

In-place lease adjustment

4

16

25

23

Tenant improvement reimbursement amortization,

net of lease incentive amortization

(284

)

(619

)

(663

)

(1,134

)

Non-cash stock compensation expense

918

671

1,889

1,781

Cash paid for taxes in lieu of shares upon vesting of

restricted stock units

(6

)

(5,500

)

(4,529

)

FAD allocable to common and dilutive shares (2)

$

52,264

$

46,845

$

98,501

$

90,755

Distributions to common shareholders, noncontrolling interests and

restricted stock unit holders

$

36,728

$

29,675

$

73,404

$

59,351

Distribution payout ratio

70.3

%

63.3

%

74.5

%

65.4

%

Reconciliation of Earnings per Share to FFO per Share

Net income per common share—diluted

$

1.04

$

2.56

$

2.00

$

4.24

Gain on sale of real estate facilities

(1.67

)

(2.44

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

0.71

0.70

1.42

1.38

FFO per share (1)

$

1.75

$

1.59

$

3.42

$

3.18

Weighted average outstanding:

Common shares

27,426

27,322

27,400

27,294

Operating partnership units

7,305

7,305

7,305

7,305

Restricted stock units

109

156

132

189

Common share equivalents

106

101

105

101

Total common and dilutive shares

34,946

34,884

34,942

34,889

(1)

FFO and Core FFO are defined above. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, Core FFO was exactly equal to FFO as the Company did not incur any preferred share redemption charges or nonrecurring income or expenses in either period.

(2)

FAD is defined above.

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
Reconciliation of Selected non-GAAP Measures to Analogous GAAP Measures
(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

For The Three Months

For The Six Months

Ended June 30,

Ended June 30,

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Rental income

Same Park (1)

$

95,945

$

91,942

4.4

%

$

191,638

$

183,620

4.4

%

Non-Same Park

3,429

627

446.9

%

5,910

627

842.6

%

Multifamily

2,475

1,738

42.4

%

4,973

3,162

57.3

%

Assets sold or held for sale (2)

5,933

7,517

(21.1

%)

13,086

18,174

(28.0

%)

Total rental income

107,782

101,824

5.9

%

215,607

205,583

4.9

%

Cost of operations (3)

Same Park

26,947

26,366

2.2

%

55,389

53,588

3.4

%

Non-Same Park

1,024

224

357.1

%

2,167

224

867.4

%

Multifamily

1,002

973

3.0

%

2,073

1,970

5.2

%

Assets sold or held for sale (2)

2,192

2,899

(24.4

%)

4,823

6,763

(28.7

%)

Stock compensation expense (4)

295

334

(11.7

%)

601

707

(15.0

%)

Total cost of operations

31,460

30,796

2.2

%

65,053

63,252

2.8

%

Net operating income (3)

Same Park

68,998

65,576

5.2

%

136,249

130,032

4.8

%

Non-Same Park

2,405

403

496.8

%

3,743

403

828.8

%

Multifamily

1,473

765

92.5

%

2,900

1,192

143.3

%

Assets sold or held for sale (2) (5)

3,741

4,618

(19.0

%)

8,263

11,411

(27.6

%)

Stock compensation expense (4)

(295

)

(334

)

(11.7

%)

(601

)

(707

)

(15.0

%)

Depreciation and amortization expense

(24,768

)

(24,416

)

1.4

%

(49,643

)

(48,298

)

2.8

%

General and administrative expense (3)

(2,827

)

(2,828

)

(0.0

%)

(6,060

)

(5,678

)

6.7

%

Interest and other income

764

294

159.9

%

1,382

578

139.1

%

Interest and other expense

(118

)

(167

)

(29.3

%)

(285

)

(332

)

(14.2

%)

Gain on sale of real estate facilities

58,448

(100.0

%)

85,283

(100.0

%)

Net income

$

49,373

$

102,359

(51.8

%)

$

95,948

$

173,884

(44.8

%)

(1)

Same Park rental income includes lease buyout income of $780,000 and $122,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $957,000 and $250,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(2)

Amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 reflect the operating results related to 1.3 million square feet of flex and office assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019; amounts shown for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 reflect the operating results related to 1.3 million square feet of flex and office assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019 as well as operating results related to 899,000 square feet of assets sold in 2018.

(3)

We have reclassified our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $460,000 and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, from cost of operations into general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 in order to conform to the current period presentation. Of this amount, $155,000 and $314,000 of stock compensation expense for the three and six months, respectively, have previously been excluded from NOI.

(4)

Stock compensation expense, as shown here, represents stock compensation expense for employees whose compensation expense is recorded in cost of operations. Note that stock compensation expense attributable to our executive management team (including divisional vice presidents) and other corporate employees is recorded within general and administrative expense.

(5)

NOI from assets held for sale was $3.7 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.3 million and $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The three and six months 2018 remaining NOI balances relate to assets sold during 2018.

Contacts:

Jeff Hedges
(818) 244-8080, Ext. 1649

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