Healthcare Realty Trust Reports Normalized FFO of $0.41 Per Share for the First Quarter


NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.  Normalized FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $0.41 per diluted common share. Revenue for the first quarter grew by $3.6 million to $100.0 million compared to the same quarter in 2015.  The Company reported net income of $9.2 million for the quarter.

Salient highlights include:

  • Normalized FFO for the first quarter grew 8.9% year-over-year to $41.7 million.  Over the same time period, normalized FFO per share increased 5.1%.
  • For the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2016, same store revenue grew 3.9%, operating expenses increased 1.9%, and same store NOI grew 5.1%.
  • Average same store occupancy increased to 89.7% from 88.9% a year ago – a 60 basis point increase in multi-tenant and a 140 basis point increase in single-tenant net lease.
  • Same store revenue per average occupied square foot increased 2.9% over the prior year – 3.2% for multi-tenant properties and 1.6% for single-tenant net lease.
  • Leasing activity totaled 547,000 square feet related to 148 leases:
    • 407,000 square feet renewed, including 335,000 square feet in the same store properties
    • 140,000 square feet new and expanded
  • Four predictive growth measures in the same store multi-tenant portfolio:
    • Contractual rent increases occurring in the quarter averaged 2.9%
    • Cash leasing spreads were 7.2% on 335,000 square feet renewed: 2% of square feet (<0% spread), 10% (0-3%), 48% (3-4%) and 40% (>4%)
    • Tenant retention was 87.2%
    • The average yield on renewed leases increased 120 basis points
  • In March 2016, the Company acquired a 100% leased, 69,700 square foot medical office building in Seattle, Washington for a purchase price of $38.3 million.  The property is located 0.24 miles from UW Medicine's Northwest Hospital and Medical Center campus where the Company purchased a 60,400 square foot on-campus medical office building in November 2015.
  • In April 2016, the Company acquired a 100% leased, 46,600 square foot medical office building in Seattle, Washington for a purchase price of $21.6 million.  The property is located on UW Medicine's Valley Medical Center campus.
  • During the first quarter, the Company sold 2.4 million shares through the at-the-market (ATM) program, generating net proceeds of $69.7 million.  In April 2016, the Company sold an additional 0.6 million shares through the ATM, generating net proceeds of $17.0 million.
  • A dividend of $0.30 per common share was declared, which is equal to 73.2% of normalized FFO per share.

Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing, financing and developing income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States.  As of March 31, 2016, the Company had investments of approximately $3.4 billion in 199 real estate properties located in 30 states totaling approximately 14.3 million square feet.  The Company provided leasing and property management services to approximately 9.9 million square feet nationwide.

Additional information regarding the Company, including this quarter's operations, can be found at www.healthcarerealty.com.  Please contact the Company at 615.269.8175 to request a printed copy of this information.

In addition to the historical information contained within, the matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Healthcare Realty Trust, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 under the heading "Risk  Factors," and as updated in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements.


HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
ASSETS    
Real estate properties:  3/31/2016    12/31/2015  
Land $201,157   $198,585  
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles  3,181,748    3,135,893  
Personal property  9,881    9,954  
Construction in progress  31,669    19,024  
Land held for development  17,434    17,452  
Total real estate properties  3,441,889    3,380,908  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  (790,819)   (761,926) 
Total real estate properties, net  2,651,070    2,618,982  
Cash and cash equivalents  2,174    4,102  
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net  706    724  
Other assets, net  187,665    186,416  
Total assets $2,841,615   $2,810,224  
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Liabilities:    
Notes and bonds payable $1,418,347   $1,424,992  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  66,013    75,489  
Liabilities of discontinued operations  20    33  
Other liabilities  64,236    66,963  
Total liabilities  1,548,616    1,567,477  
Commitments and contingencies    
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding        
Common stock, $.01 par value; 150,000 shares authorized; 104,249 and 101,517 shares issued and
outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
  1,042    1,015  
Additional paid-in capital  2,533,130    2,461,376  
Accumulated other comprehensive income  (1,527)   (1,569) 
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders  918,841    909,685  
Cumulative dividends  (2,158,487)   (2,127,760) 
Total stockholders' equity  1,292,999    1,242,747  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $2,841,615   $2,810,224  


(1) The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.


HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
   2016   2015 
Revenues    
Rental income $98,740  $95,034 
Mortgage interest    31 
Other operating  1,281   1,391 
   100,021   96,456 
Expenses    
Property operating  35,406   34,263 
General and administrative  10,246   6,738 
Depreciation  27,693   26,387 
Amortization  2,700   2,667 
Bad debts, net of recoveries  (39)  (207)
   76,006   69,848 
Other Income (Expense)    
Interest expense  (14,938)  (18,322)
Impairment of real estate assets    (3,328)
Interest and other income, net  86   91 
   (14,852)  (21,559)
     
Income From Continuing Operations  9,163   5,049 
     
Discontinued Operations    
Income (loss) from discontinued operations  (7)  333 
Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations  (7)  333 
     
Net Income $9,156  $5,382 
Basic Earnings Per Common Share:    
Income from continuing operations $0.09  $0.05 
Discontinued operations  0.00   0.00 
Net income $0.09  $0.05 
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:    
Income from continuing operations $0.09  $0.05 
Discontinued operations  0.00   0.00 
Net income $0.09  $0.05 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding—Basic  101,432   98,360 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding—Diluted  102,165   99,137 


(1) The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.


HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Reconciliation of FFO and Normalized FFO (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Non-GAAP Measures
Management considers funds from operations ("FFO"), FFO per share, normalized FFO, and normalized FFO per share to be useful non-GAAP measures of the Company's operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined as one that purports to measure historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows, but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below are descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures management considers relevant to the Company's business and useful to investors.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein are not necessarily identical to those presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as indicators of the Company's financial performance, or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as measures of the Company's liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs.

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2016    2015 
Net Income $9,156   $5,382 
Gain on sales of real estate properties       
Impairments of real estate assets      3,328 
Real estate depreciation and amortization  30,800    29,370 
Total adjustments  30,800    32,698 
Funds From Operations $39,956   $38,080 
Acquisition costs (2)  1,618    38 
Severance expense      141 
Revaluation of awards upon retirement  89     
Normalized Funds From Operations $41,663   $38,259 
Funds from Operations per Common Share—Diluted $0.39   $0.38 
Normalized Funds From Operations Per Common Share—Diluted $0.41   $0.39 
FFO Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding  102,165    99,137 


(1) FFO and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as the most commonly accepted and reported measure of a REIT’s operating performance equal to “net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization (including amortization of leasing commissions), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.”  The Company defines Normalized FFO as FFO excluding acquisition-related expenses and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent in nature.  FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

Management believes FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, and Normalized FFO per share provide an understanding of the operating performance of the Company’s properties without giving effect to certain significant non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization expense. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. The Company believes that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, gains or losses from sales of real estate, and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent, FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, and Normalized FFO per share can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods. The Company reports these measures because they have been observed by management to be the predominant measures used by the REIT industry and by industry analysts to evaluate REITs and because these measures are consistently reported, discussed, and compared by research analysts in their notes and publications about REITs. However, these measures do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, and Normalized FFO per share should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to common stockholders as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.

(2) Acquisition costs in Q1 2016 includes a credit to the seller related to a loan prepayment, broker's commission and excise tax.

 


            

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