Whitestone REIT Reports Second Quarter Results; “Internet-Resistant” Business Model Produces Strong Year-Over-Year Increase of 14.4% in Revenues


HOUSTON, July 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) today announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.  All per share amounts presented in this news release are on a diluted per common share and operating partnership (“OP”) unit basis unless stated otherwise.

Company Highlights

Second Quarter 2016 Compared to Second Quarter 2015:

  • 14.4% growth in revenues
  • Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT of $1.5 million in both periods
  • 16.6% increase in net operating income (“NOI”)
  • 13.0% increase in Funds From Operations (“FFO”)
  • 8.9% increase in FFO Core
  • 4.2% same store NOI growth
  • 8.2% gain in rental rates on new and renewal leases signed during the last twelve months (GAAP basis)
  • Net income of $0.05 and FFO Core of $0.32 on a per share basis, respectively   
  • 86.0% dividend to FFO Core ratio
  • 89.6% occupancy in the Company’s retail properties, a 170 basis points improvement

Whitestone Overview
Whitestone acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high quality “internet-resistant” neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail centers principally located in the largest, fastest-growing and most affluent markets in the Sunbelt.  Whitestone’s optimal mix of national, regional and local tenants provide daily necessities, needed services and entertainment to the community which are not readily available online.

CEO Comments
“We are proud to deliver another quarter of profitable growth, driven by our innovative, sustainable and scalable business model,” stated Jim Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  “Our model focuses on acquiring, developing and redeveloping go-to retail centers that provide daily necessities, needed services and entertainment which are not readily available online.  By following this ‘internet-resistant’ strategy, we believe we are largely shielded from the threat of rising e-commerce sales.”

Mr. Mastandrea concluded, “The core of our business model is driving profitability and value. The successful execution of our model is best demonstrated by looking at our sustained results over the long-term, evidenced by the second quarter being our 23rd consecutive quarter of revenue and NOI growth, and our 24th consecutive quarter of FFO Core growth, on a year-over-year basis. Our pipeline of new acquisitions and leases remains active, and additional selective development and redevelopment of existing properties is ongoing, which gives us confidence that we will continue to drive profitable growth and shareholder value.”

Real Estate Portfolio Update

Leasing Activity:
During the second quarter, the leasing team signed 101 leases totaling 308,980 square feet in new, expansion and renewal leases, compared to 117 leases totaling 267,065 square feet in the second quarter of 2015. The total lease value added during the quarter was $24.7 million compared to $16.0 million during the same period last year.

The Company's total and retail properties occupancy stood at 87.2% and 89.6%, respectively, at quarter end.

Community Centered PropertiesTM Portfolio Statistics:
As of June 30, 2016, Whitestone owned 69 Community Centered PropertiesTM with 5.9 million square feet of gross leasable area producing annual NOI of approximately $70.0 million. The portfolio is comprised of 43 properties in Texas, 25 in Arizona and one in Illinois. In Texas and Arizona, Whitestone’s Community Centered PropertiesTM are located in Austin (4), San Antonio (3), Dallas-Fort Worth (7), Houston (29) and Phoenix (25). In addition to being business friendly, these are five of the top markets in the country in terms of size, economic strength and population growth. Between 2000 and 2014, all of these cities experienced double-digit growth in population, with Austin at +35.8%, San Antonio at +23.4%, Dallas-Fort Worth at +20.5%, Phoenix at +15.8% and Houston at +13.2%. The Company’s properties in these markets are located on the best retail corners embedded in affluent communities.

With its consumer-centric discipline, the Company strives for a tenant mix of “internet-resistant” national, regional and local tenants at each of its properties that meet the daily needs of the residents living in the surrounding neighborhoods.  At the end of the second quarter, the Company's diversified tenant base was comprised of 1,478 tenants, with the largest tenant accounting for only 3.2% of annualized base rental revenues. Lease terms range from less than one year for smaller tenants to over 15 years for larger tenants. The leases generally include minimum monthly lease payments and tenant reimbursements for payment of taxes, insurance and maintenance, and typically exclude restrictive lease clauses.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Balance Sheet:
Reflecting the Company’s selective development and redevelopment activity during the quarter, offset somewhat by the sale of a non-core asset in the first quarter, at June 30, 2016, the Company had undepreciated real estate assets of $844.8 million compared to $835.5 million at December 31, 2015.

Liquidity, Debt and Credit Facility:
At June 30, 2016, 49 of the Company’s 69 properties were unencumbered by mortgage debt, with an undepreciated cost basis of $592.0 million. The Company had total real estate debt of $501.7 million, of which $371.6 million, or approximately 74.0%, was subject to fixed interest rates. The Company's weighted average interest rate on all fixed rate debt as of the end of the second quarter was 3.9% and the weighted average remaining term was 5.6 years.

At quarter end, Whitestone had $5.9 million of cash available on its balance sheet and $169.4 million of available capacity under its credit facility, before the $200 million accordion option.

Sale of Securities:
During the second quarter, Whitestone sold 735,755 shares of its common stock under its ATM program.  The Company received net proceeds of approximately $10.6 million after paying fees and commissions.  The funds were used to pay down debt and for general corporate purposes.

Dividend
On June 6, 2016, the Company declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.285 per common share and OP unit for the third quarter of 2016, to be paid in three equal installments of $0.095 in July, August and September of 2016.

2016 Guidance
The Company’s FFO Core guidance for 2016 is a range of $1.33 to $1.39 per share.  The Company’s net income attributable to Whitestone REIT guidance for 2016 is a range of $0.33 to $0.39 per share.  This guidance reflects the Board’s and management’s view of current and future market conditions, as well as the earnings impact of events referenced elsewhere in this release and during the Company’s conference call. This guidance does not include the operational or capital impact of any future unannounced acquisition or disposition activity.  Please refer to the “2016 Financial Guidance” and “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - 2016 Financial Guidance” sections of the supplemental data package for the full list of guidance information.

Conference Call Information
In conjunction with the issuance of its financial results, you are invited to listen to the Company’s earnings release conference call, which will take place on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time.  Conference call access information is as follows:

Dial-in number for domestic participants: (877) 591-4959
Dial-in number for international participants: (719) 325-4758

The conference call will be recorded and a telephone replay will be available through Thursday, August 11, 2016. Replay access information is as follows:

Replay number for domestic participants: (877) 870-5176
Replay number for international participants: (858) 384-5517
Pass Code (for all participants): 1744553

To listen to a live webcast of the conference call, click on the Investor Relations tab of the Company’s website, www.whitestonereit.com, and then click on the webcast link. A replay of the call will be available on Whitestone’s website via the webcast link until the Company’s next earnings release. Additional information about Whitestone can be found on the Company’s website.

The second quarter earnings release and supplemental data package will be located in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website. For those without internet access, the earnings release and supplemental data package will be available by mail upon request. To receive a copy, please call the Company’s Investor Relations line at (713) 435-2219.

Supplemental Financial Information
Supplemental materials and details regarding Whitestone's results of operations, communities and tenants are available on the Company's website at www.whitestonereit.com.

About Whitestone REIT
Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high quality “internet-resistant” neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail centers. Whitestone’s 69 properties are principally located in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Phoenix, which are among the fastest-growing markets in the country with highly educated workforces, high household incomes and strong job growth. The Company’s strategy is to target shifting consumer behavior and purchasing patterns by creating a complementary mix of grocery, dining, health and wellness, education, services, entertainment and specialty retail in its properties.  Whitestone’s national, regional and local tenants provide daily necessities, needed services and convenience to the community which are not readily available online. For additional information about Whitestone, please visit www.whitestonereit.com.  

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable. Such information is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company's use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "plan," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "continue" or similar words or phrases that are predictions of future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters.

The following are some of the factors that could cause the Company's actual results and its expectations to differ materially from those described in the Company's forward-looking statements: the Company's ability to meet its assumptions regarding its earnings guidance, including its ability to execute effectively its acquisition and disposition strategy, to continue to execute its development pipeline on schedule and at the expected costs, and its ability to grow its NOI as expected, which could be impacted by a number of factors, including, among other things, its ability to continue to renew leases or re-let space on attractive terms and to otherwise address its leasing rollover; the Company's ability to successfully identify and consummate suitable acquisitions; the Company’s ability to complete its transition to a pure-play retail REIT in the time frame it expects, or at all; current adverse market and economic conditions; lease terminations or lease defaults; the impact of competition on the Company's efforts to renew existing leases; changes in the economies and other conditions of the specific markets in which the Company operates; economic and regulatory changes; the success of the Company's real estate strategies and investment objectives; the Company's ability to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code; and other factors detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this press release, and the Company does not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains supplemental financial measures that are not calculated pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") including FFO, FFO Core, and NOI. Following are explanations and reconciliations of these metrics to their most comparable GAAP metric.

FFO: Management believes that FFO is a useful measure of the Company's operating performance. The Company computes FFO as defined by NAREIT, which states that FFO should represent net income available to common shareholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or losses from sales of operating assets, impairment charges and extraordinary items, plus depreciation and amortization of operating properties, including the Company's share of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of the Company's performance or to cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions and service debt.

Management considers FFO a useful additional measure of performance for an equity REIT because it facilitates an understanding of the operating performance of its properties without giving effect to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, management believes that FFO provides a more meaningful and accurate indication of the Company's performance and useful information for the investment community to compare Whitestone to other REITs since FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs.

Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating FFO, and accordingly, the Company's FFO may not be comparable to other REITs. The Company presents FFO per diluted share calculations that are based on the outstanding dilutive common shares plus the outstanding OP units for the periods presented.

FFO Core: Management believes that the computation of FFO in accordance with NAREIT's definition includes certain non-cash and other items that affect the Company's period-over-period performance. These items include, but are not limited to, legal settlements, non-cash share-based compensation expense, rent support agreement payments received from sellers on acquired assets and acquisition costs. In addition, the Company believes that FFO Core is a useful supplemental measure for the investing community to use in comparing the Company to other REITs as many REITs provide some form of adjusted or modified FFO. However, other REITs may use different adjustments, and the Company's FFO Core may not be comparable to the adjusted or modified FFO of other REITs.

NOI: Management believes that NOI is a useful measure of the Company's property operating performance. The Company defines NOI as operating revenues (rental and other revenues) less property and related expenses (property operation and maintenance and real estate taxes). Because NOI excludes general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, involuntary conversion, interest expense, interest income, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets and capital expenditures and leasing costs, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating commercial real estate properties and the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. The Company uses NOI to evaluate its operating performance since NOI allows the Company to evaluate the impact of factors, such as occupancy levels, lease structure, lease rates and tenant base, have on the Company's results, margins and returns. In addition, management believes that NOI provides useful information to the investment community about the Company's property and operating performance when compared to other REITs since NOI is generally recognized as a standard measure of property performance in the real estate industry. However, NOI should not be viewed as a measure of the Company's overall financial performance since it does not reflect general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, involuntary conversion, interest expense, interest income, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets, and the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of the Company's properties. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the Company's NOI may not be comparable to that of other REITs.


Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(in thousands, except per share data) 
   
 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 
  (unaudited)   
ASSETS 
Real estate assets, at cost     
Property $  844,807  $  835,538  
Accumulated depreciation   (99,004)   (89,580) 
Total real estate assets   745,803    745,958  
Cash and cash equivalents   5,927    2,587  
Restricted cash   117    121  
Marketable securities   467    435  
Escrows and acquisition deposits   5,824    6,668  
Accrued rents and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts   16,717    15,466  
Unamortized lease commissions and loan costs   8,039    8,178  
Prepaid expenses and other assets   3,129    2,672  
Total assets $  786,023  $  782,085  
      
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
Liabilities:     
Notes payable $  500,553  $  497,955  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   30,182    24,051  
Tenants' security deposits   5,578    5,254  
Dividends and distributions payable   8,169    7,834  
Total liabilities   544,482    535,094  
Commitments and contingencies:      —  
Equity:         
Preferred shares, $0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively       
Common shares, $0.001 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 28,138,047 and 26,991,493 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively   28    27  
Additional paid-in capital   372,650    359,971  
Accumulated deficit   (126,300)   (116,895) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (8,448)   (129) 
Total Whitestone REIT shareholders' equity   237,930    242,974  
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary   3,611    4,017  
Total equity   241,541    246,991  
Total liabilities and equity $  786,023  $  782,085  
      

 

Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
     
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
Property revenues        
Rental revenues $  19,649  $  17,176  $  39,071  $  33,641 
Other revenues   5,480    4,794    11,493    9,581 
Total property revenues   25,129    21,970    50,564    43,222 
         
Property expenses        
Property operation and maintenance   4,683    4,339    9,477    8,422 
Real estate taxes   3,304    2,925    6,658    5,829 
Total property expenses   7,987    7,264    16,135    14,251 
         
Other expenses (income)        
General and administrative   5,413    4,998    10,249    9,483 
Depreciation and amortization   5,521    4,675    10,913    9,239 
Interest expense   4,748    3,516    9,552    6,924 
Interest, dividend and other investment income   (78)   (162)   (175)   (171)
Total other expense   15,604    13,027    30,539    25,475 
         
Income from continuing operations before gain on sale or disposal of properties or assets and income taxes   1,538    1,679    3,890    3,496 
                 
Provision for income taxes   (11)   (91)   (167)   (174)
Gain on sale of properties         2,890    
Gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets   (18)   5    (16)   (100)
Income from continuing operations   1,509    1,593    6,597    3,222 
                 
Loss from discontinued operations      (33)      (41)
Loss from discontinued operations      (33)      (41)
                 
Net income   1,509    1,560    6,597    3,181 
         
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   25    26    116    53 
         
Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT $  1,484  $  1,534  $  6,481  $  3,128 
   
Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
Basic Earnings Per Share:        
Income from continuing operations attributable to Whitestone REIT excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $  0.05  $  0.06  $  0.23  $  0.13 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Whitestone REIT      —    —    
Net income attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $  0.05  $  0.06  $  0.23  $  0.13 
Diluted Earnings Per Share:                
Income from continuing operations attributable to Whitestone REIT excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $  0.05  $  0.06  $  0.22  $  0.12 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Whitestone REIT         —    
Net income attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $  0.05  $  0.06  $  0.22  $  0.12 
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:        
Basic   26,819    22,869    26,712    22,724 
Diluted   27,513    23,401    27,501    23,314 
         
Distributions declared per common share / OP unit $  0.2850  $  0.2850  $  0.5700  $  0.5700 
         
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)        
         
Net income $  1,509  $  1,560  $  6,597  $  3,181 
         
Other comprehensive gain (loss)        
         
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging activities   (2,450)   43    (8,491)   (276)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale marketable securities   36    (139)   31    (98)
         
Comprehensive income (loss)   (905)   1,464    (1,863)   2,807 
         
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests   (16)   24    (33)   47 
         
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Whitestone REIT $  (889) $  1,440  $  (1,830) $  2,760 

 

Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
  Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2016   2015  
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net income from continuing operations $  6,597  $  3,222  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations      (41) 
Net income   6,597    3,181  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Depreciation and amortization   10,913    9,239  
Amortization of deferred loan costs   784    601  
Amortization of notes payable discount   145    149  
Gain on sale of marketable securities      (44) 
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and properties   (2,874)   100  
Bad debt expense   763    771  
Share-based compensation   3,844    3,359  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Escrows and acquisition deposits   844    (772) 
Accrued rent and accounts receivable   (2,014)   (1,767) 
Unamortized lease commissions   (1,133)   (610) 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   459    323  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (2,537)   (235) 
Tenants' security deposits   324    267  
Net cash provided by operating activities   16,115    14,603  
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations      (41) 
Cash flows from investing activities:         
Acquisitions of real estate      (51,800) 
Additions to real estate   (11,055)   (5,009) 
Proceeds from sales of properties   3,957     
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities      496  
Net cash used in investing activities   (7,098)   (56,313) 
Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations       
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Distributions paid to common shareholders   (15,497)   (13,127) 
Distributions paid to OP unit holders   (277)   (224) 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of offering costs   10,600    49,725  
Proceeds from revolving credit facility, net   3,000    9,500  
Repayments of notes payable   (1,585)   (1,336) 
Change in restricted cash   4     
Repurchase of common shares   (1,922)   (772) 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (5,677)   43,766  
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations      —  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   3,340    2,015  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   2,587    4,236  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $  5,927  $  6,251  
      
Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Supplemental Disclosure
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
      
  Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2016   2015  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:     
Cash paid for interest $  9,169  $  6,409  
Cash paid for taxes $  284  $  315  
Non cash investing and financing activities:     
Disposal of fully depreciated real estate $  253  $  48  
Financed insurance premiums $  1,060  $  1,057  
Value of shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan $  53  $  47  
Value of common shares exchanged for OP units $  98  $  81  
Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities $  31  $  (98) 
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge $  8,491  $  (276) 
      

 

Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in thousands, except per share and per unit data)
 
 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
  June 30, June 30, 
FFO AND FFO CORE  2016   2015   2016   2015  
Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT $  1,484  $  1,534  $  6,481  $  3,128  
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets   5,479    4,643    10,790    9,183  
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and properties   18    (5)   (2,874)   100  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   25    26    116    53  
FFO   7,006    6,198    14,513    12,464  
          
Non cash share-based compensation expense   1,819    1,669    3,844    3,343  
Acquisition costs   393    596    563    840  
FFO Core $  9,218  $  8,463  $  18,920  $  16,647  
          
FFO PER SHARE AND OP UNIT CALCULATION         
Numerator:         
FFO $  7,006  $  6,198  $  14,513  $  12,464  
Distributions paid on unvested restricted common shares   (197)   (163)   (352)   (270) 
FFO excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted common shares $  6,809  $  6,035  $  14,161  $  12,194  
FFO Core excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted common shares $  9,021  $  8,300  $  18,568  $  16,377  
          
Denominator:         
Weighted average number of total common shares - basic   26,819    22,869    26,712    22,724  
Weighted average number of total noncontrolling OP units - basic   484    390    488    391  
Weighted average number of total commons shares and noncontrolling OP units - basic   27,303    23,259    27,200    23,115  
          
Effect of dilutive securities:         
Unvested restricted shares   694    532    789    590  
Weighted average number of total common shares and noncontrolling OP units - diluted   27,997    23,791    27,989    23,705  
          
FFO per common share and OP unit - basic $  0.25  $  0.26  $  0.52  $  0.53  
FFO per common share and OP unit - diluted $  0.24  $  0.25  $  0.51  $  0.51  
          
FFO Core per common share and OP unit - basic $  0.33  $  0.36  $  0.68  $  0.71  
FFO Core per common share and OP unit - diluted $  0.32  $  0.35  $  0.66  $  0.69  
          
Whitestone REIT and Subsidiaries
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in thousands, except per share and per unit data)
 
          
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2016   2015   2016   2015  
PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME         
Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT $  1,484  $  1,534  $  6,481  $  3,128  
General and administrative expenses   5,413    4,998    10,249    9,483  
Depreciation and amortization   5,521    4,675    10,913    9,239  
Interest expense   4,748    3,516    9,552    6,924  
Interest, dividend and other investment income   (78)   (162)   (175)   (171) 
Provision for income taxes   11    91    167    174  
Gain on sale of properties         (2,890)    
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets   18    (5)   16    100  
Loss from discontinued operations      33       41  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   25    26    116    53  
NOI $  17,142  $  14,706  $  34,429  $  28,971  
          



            

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