New Plan Excel Realty Trust Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results NEW
YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Plan Excel Realty
Trust, Inc. (NYSE:NXL) today announced financial results for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2004. Total rental
revenues for the third quarter of 2004 increased to $123.0 million
from $116.9 million in the third quarter of 2003. Net income
available to common stockholders was $24.2 million, or $0.23 per
diluted share, in the third quarter of 2004 compared with $26.8
million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2003.
Funds from operations (FFO) for the third quarter of 2004 was $51.4
million, or $0.50 on a diluted per share basis, compared with $47.3
million, or $0.47 on a diluted per share basis, in the third
quarter of 2003. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is presented
in the attached table. Total rental revenues for the nine months
ended September 30, 2004 were $370.1 million as compared with
$354.8 million in the first nine months of 2003. Net income
available to common stockholders was $84.5 million, or $0.82 per
diluted share, in the first nine months of 2004 compared with $84.1
million, or $0.84 per diluted share, in the first nine months of
2003. FFO for the first nine months of 2004 was $158.7 million, or
$1.55 on a diluted per share basis, compared with $139.9 million,
or $1.40 on a diluted per share basis, in the first nine months of
2003 (which included $0.09 per diluted share related to impairment
of real estate and real estate held for sale and original issuance
costs associated with preferred stock that has been redeemed).
Property Portfolio At the end of the third quarter, the gross
leasable area (GLA) for the Company's total stabilized community
and neighborhood shopping centers, including its pro rata share of
joint venture projects, was approximately 93.5 percent leased. The
GLA for the Company's total portfolio, including its pro rata share
of joint venture projects (Total Portfolio), was approximately 92.0
percent leased at September 30, 2004. The average annual base rent
(ABR) at September 30, 2004 for the total portfolio was $8.10 per
leased square foot. During the quarter, 158 new leases, aggregating
approximately 999,000 square feet, were signed at an average ABR of
$8.70 per square foot. Also during the quarter, 186 renewal leases,
aggregating approximately 782,000 square feet, were signed at an
average ABR of $9.47 per square foot, an increase of approximately
7.2 percent over the expiring leases. In total, 481 new leases,
aggregating approximately 2.9 million square feet, were signed
during the first nine months of 2004 at an average ABR of $9.13 per
square foot and 567 renewal leases, aggregating approximately 2.3
million square feet, were signed at an average ABR of $10.08 per
square foot, an increase of approximately 6.6 percent over the
expiring leases. During the third quarter, the Company completed
the redevelopment of five shopping centers and added 11 projects to
its redevelopment pipeline, increasing the pipeline to 42 projects
(including joint venture redevelopment projects), with an aggregate
expected cost of $160.2 million (including costs incurred in prior
years on these projects). Acquisitions and Dispositions During the
third quarter of 2004, the Company acquired, including through
co-investments with its joint venture partners, six shopping
centers and the remaining 50 percent interest in a shopping center
in which the Company owned the other 50 percent interest. The
shopping centers totaled approximately 1.2 million square feet and
were acquired for an aggregate of approximately $117.2 million.
During the first nine months of 2004, the Company acquired,
including through co-investments with its joint venture partners,
an aggregate of 14 shopping centers, the remaining 50 percent
interest in two shopping centers both in which the Company owned
the other 50 percent interest and two land parcels for an aggregate
of approximately $344.8 million. The shopping centers totaled
approximately 3.0 million square feet and the land parcels totaled
approximately 24 acres. Acquisitions completed during the third
quarter are summarized below: * On July 2, 2004, CA New Plan
Venture Fund, the Company's joint venture with a major U.S. pension
fund, acquired Stone Mountain Festival, a 347,217 square foot
shopping center located in Stone Mountain, Georgia (a suburb of
Atlanta), for $19.5 million, of which approximately $14.4 million
was funded through a draw under the joint venture's line of credit.
The property is currently under redevelopment with the expansion of
its Wal-Mart anchor to a Wal-Mart Supercenter. * On July 22, 2004,
the Company acquired Starlite Plaza, a 222,450 square foot shopping
center located in Sylvania, Ohio (a suburb of Toledo) and anchored
by Farmer Jack, for $16.8 million. * On July 22, 2004, NP/I&G
Institutional Retail Company, LLC, the Company's joint venture with
JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, acquired Village Shoppes of
Flowery Branch, a 92,985 square foot shopping center located in
Flowery Branch, Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta) and anchored by
Publix, for approximately $13.8 million, including approximately
$10.4 million of assumed mortgage indebtedness. * On August 19,
2004, the Company acquired Hillside Village Center, a 97,536 square
foot shopping center located in Smithtown, New York (on Long
Island), for approximately $16.8 million, including approximately
$4.4 million of assumed mortgage indebtedness. The property is
currently under redevelopment. * On August 26, 2004, the Company
acquired Annex of Arlington, a 197,328 square foot shopping center
located in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) and
anchored by Barnes & Noble, PetsMart, Sports Authority and
Trader Joe's, for $27.2 million, including approximately $17.9
million of assumed mortgage indebtedness. * On September 1, 2004,
the Company acquired Marketplace, a 186,851 square foot shopping
center located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and anchored by CompUSA,
Drysdale's, Oshman's and PetsMart, for $18.0 million, consisting of
the issuance of $8.8 million of limited partner units in a
partnership controlled by the Company and approximately $9.2
million of assumed mortgage indebtedness. * On September 1, 2004,
the Company purchased the remaining 50 percent interest in The
Market at Preston Ridge, increasing the Company's ownership
interest to 100 percent. The purchase price for the acquisition was
approximately $5.2 million. The Market at Preston Ridge, a 50,326
square foot shopping center anchored by CompUSA, is located in
Frisco, Texas adjacent to The Centre at Preston Ridge, a community
shopping center owned by a joint venture in which the Company has a
25 percent interest. During the third quarter of 2004, the Company
generated an aggregate of approximately $18.1 million of proceeds
through the sale of four properties and one outparcel. Properties
sold during the quarter include a 10,069 square foot single tenant
Rite Aid located in East Albany, Georgia; a 34,019 square foot
single tenant Kroger located in East Albany, Georgia; New Port
Richey Center, a 43,441 square foot single tenant building located
in New Port Richey, Florida; Factory Merchants Barstow, a 329,110
square foot factory outlet center located in Barstow, California;
and a one-acre outparcel at Kimball Crossing located in Kimball,
Tennessee. In the first nine months of 2004, the Company generated
an aggregate of approximately $52.5 million of proceeds through the
culling of non-core and non-strategic properties, the disposition
of certain properties held through joint ventures and the transfer
of one property to a joint venture. Balance Sheet Position The
Company completed the third quarter with total book assets of
approximately $3.8 billion and a total debt / undepreciated book
value ratio of 45.9 percent. The Company's debt for the three
months ended September 30, 2004 had an overall weighted average
current interest rate of 6.0 percent and a weighted average
maturity of 6.8 years. Approximately 79 percent of the Company's
total debt is fixed rate debt, including the impact of the
Company's interest rate swap agreements that effectively convert
$115 million of outstanding notes from a fixed rate to a blended
floating rate. Earnings Guidance Given the current economic outlook
and management's expectations with respect to its portfolio
performance and capital recycling program, the Company anticipates
2005 net income available to common stockholders per share (EPS)
and FFO per share, both on a diluted basis, to be in the range of
$1.20 to $1.25 and $2.08 to $2.13, respectively. The Company's
guidance for 2005 EPS and FFO is reconciled below: 2005 EPS -
Diluted $1.20 - $1.25 Add: Depreciation and amortization 0.88 FFO
per Share - Diluted $2.08 - $2.13 Due to the uncertain nature of
property dispositions and impairments, the Company has assumed no
gains or losses on the sales of real estate or impairments of real
estate for 2005 in its guidance. Any gains or losses on the sales
of real estate will have an impact on net income, which may be
material, but will not have an impact on FFO, since those amounts
are not added back in the calculation of FFO. Any impairments of
real estate will negatively impact both net income and FFO, which
may be material. Since November 2000, the Company has been
strategically disposing of non-strategic shopping centers and
non-core properties and has recognized impairments associated with
such sales. Based on prior years' experience, the Company could
record approximately $0.07 per share of impairment during 2005,
which would impact the Company's 2005 guidance. Management Change
The Company also announced that during the second quarter of 2005
Scott MacDonald anticipates relocating to the West Coast and, as a
result, will be relinquishing his role as President and COO of New
Plan at that time. The Company is currently discussing
opportunities with Mr. MacDonald to continue his relationship with
New Plan in an alternate capacity. New Plan is also in the process
of determining how best to replace Mr. MacDonald's current role and
responsibilities and expects to provide further details during the
first half of 2005. Dividend For the fourth quarter of 2004, the
Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.4125
per common share (CUSIP #648053106). On an annualized basis, this
is the equivalent of $1.65 per share. The dividend is payable on
January 18, 2005 to common stockholders of record on January 3,
2005. New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. shares go ex-dividend on
December 30, 2004. The Board of Directors also declared a dividend
of $0.975 per depositary share on its 7.8 percent Series D
Cumulative Voting Step-Up Premium Rate Preferred Stock (CUSIP
#648053700) to stockholders of record on January 3, 2005, payable
on January 18, 2005. In addition, the Board of Directors declared a
dividend of $0.47656 per depositary share on its 7.625 percent
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (CUSIP #6480538090)
to stockholders of record on January 3, 2005, payable on January
18, 2005. Management Comment "We are pleased with our operating
performance in the third quarter and continue to execute on the
fundamentals of our core shopping center business, utilizing our
national infrastructure to lease 1.8 million square feet, complete
$117 million of opportunistic acquisitions via multiple capital
sources and grow our redevelopment pipeline during the quarter.
Over the past three years, Scott MacDonald has been an integral
member of our senior management team and has played an instrumental
role in establishing our operating platform. We appreciate his
efforts and look forward to leveraging his talents over the
long-term," commented Glenn J. Rufrano, Chief Executive Officer.
Conference Call The Company will be hosting a teleconference on
Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 2:00 PM ET. The teleconference can be
accessed by dialing 1-800-299-9630 (International: 1-617-786-2904)
or via the web at http://www.newplan.com/ under Investor
Information; Audio Archives. Please refer to passcode #34727932. A
replay of the teleconference will be available through midnight ET
November 4, 2004 by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (International:
1-617-801-6888) or via the web at http://www.newplan.com/ under
Investor Information; Audio Archives. Please refer to passcode
#98936613. The Company's Supplemental Disclosure package will be
furnished today on a Current Report on Form 8-K and will also be
available on the Company's website at http://www.newplan.com/ under
Investor Information; Financial Reports. These materials are also
available in e-mail or hard copy formats by contacting New Plan
Corporate Communications at or 1-800-468-7526. New Plan Excel
Realty Trust, Inc. is one of the nation's largest real estate
companies, focusing on the ownership and management of community
and neighborhood shopping centers. The Company operates as a
self-administered and self-managed REIT, with a national portfolio
of 403 properties, including 24 properties held through joint
ventures, and total assets of approximately $3.8 billion. Its
properties are strategically located across 35 states and include
381 community and neighborhood shopping centers, primarily grocery
or name-brand discount chain anchored, with approximately 55.6
million square feet of gross leasable area, and 22 related retail
real estate assets, with approximately 1.8 million square feet of
gross leasable area. For additional information, please visit
http://www.newplan.com/. Certain statements in this release that
are not historical fact may 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 which may cause the actual
results of the Company to differ materially from historical results
or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including without limitation: national and local
economic, business, real estate and other market conditions; the
competitive environment in which the Company operates; financing
risks; possible future downgrades in our credit ratings; property
ownership / management risks; the level and volatility of interest
rates; financial stability of tenants; the Company's ability to
maintain its status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes;
acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks,
including risks that developments and redevelopments are not
completed on time or on budget and strategies, actions and
performance of affiliates that the Company may not control;
potential environmental and other liabilities; and other factors
affecting the real estate industry generally. The Company refers
you to the documents filed by the Company from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section
titled "Business-Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, which discuss these
and other factors that could adversely affect the Company's
results. NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share
amounts) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30,
September 30, September 30, September 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003
Rental Revenues: Rental income $98,309 $92,559 $290,648 $275,537
Percentage rents 1,359 1,260 5,420 4,817 Expense reimbursements
23,320 23,125 74,058 74,432 TOTAL RENTAL REVENUES 122,988 116,944
370,126 354,786 Rental Operating Expenses: Operating costs 19,618
21,071 62,883 66,237 Real estate and other taxes 16,238 14,399
46,235 44,309 Provision for doubtful accounts 2,816 1,561 7,146
5,089 TOTAL RENTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 38,672 37,031 116,264 115,635
NET OPERATING INCOME 84,316 79,913 253,862 239,151 Other Income:
Interest, dividend and other income 2,175 2,112 6,563 7,402 Equity
in income of unconsolidated ventures 314 772 1,103 2,432 TOTAL
OTHER INCOME 2,489 2,884 7,666 9,834 Other Expenses: Interest
expense 26,150 25,764 79,087 76,614 Depreciation and amortization
23,455 19,759 66,148 56,876 General and administrative 4,484 6,293
14,650 14,727 TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES 54,089 51,816 159,885 148,217
Income before real estate sales, impairment of real estate and
minority interest 32,716 30,981 101,643 100,768 Gain on sale of
real estate (1) - - 1,217 - Impairment of real estate - - (43)
(1,124) Minority interest in income of consolidated partnership and
joint ventures (203) (394) (938) (1,169) INCOME FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS 32,513 30,587 101,879 98,475 Discontinued Operations:
Results of discontinued operations 109 1,335 614 4,503 (Loss) gain
on sale of discontinued operations (2) (3,093) (163) (2,649) 3,404
Impairment of real estate held for sale (88) (48) (88) (6,953)
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (3,072) 1,124 (2,123) 954 NET
INCOME $29,441 $31,711 $99,756 $99,429 Preferred dividends (5,458)
(5,279) (16,008) (15,891) Premium on redemption of preferred stock
- - - (630) NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS - BASIC
23,983 26,432 83,748 82,908 Minority interest in income of
consolidated partnership 206 394 752 1,170 NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO
COMMON STOCKHOLDERS - DILUTED $24,189 $26,826 $84,500 $84,078 Net
income per common share - basic $0.24 $0.27 $0.84 $0.85 Net income
per common share - diluted 0.23 0.27 0.82 0.84 Funds from
operations: (3) Net income available to common stockholders -
diluted $24,189 $26,826 $84,500 $84,078 Deduct: Minority interest
in income of consolidated partnership (206) (394) (752) (1,170) Net
income available to common stockholders - basic 23,983 26,432
83,748 82,908 Add: Depreciation and amortization: Continuing
operations real estate assets 23,455 19,759 66,117 56,876
Discontinued operations real estate assets 105 332 568 1,274 Pro
rata share of joint venture real estate assets 495 253 1,136 717
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share amounts) Three
Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30,
September 30, September 30, 2004 2003 2004 2003 Deduct: Gain on
sale of real estate (1) (4) - - (1,217) - Loss (gain) on sale of
discontinued operations (4) 3,169 163 7,132 (2,419) Pro rata share
of joint venture loss (gain) on sale of real estate (4) 12 (39) 433
(643) FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS - Basic 51,219 46,900 157,917 138,713
Add: Minority interest in income of consolidated partnership 206
394 752 1,170 FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS - DILUTED $51,425 $47,294
$158,669 $139,883 Funds from operations per share - basic $0.51
$0.48 $1.57 $1.43 Funds from operations per share - diluted 0.50
0.47 1.55 1.40 Funds from operations - diluted $51,425 $47,294
$158,669 $139,883 Add: Impairment of real estate - - 43 1,124
Impairment of real estate held for sale 88 48 88 6,953 Premium on
redemption of preferred stock - - - 630 FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS -
DILUTED (prior calculation) $51,513 $47,342 $158,800 $148,590 Funds
from operations per share - diluted (prior calculation) $0.50 $0.47
$1.55 $1.49 Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
101,255 97,455 100,281 97,170 ERP partnership units 1,405 2,178
1,311 2,178 Options 998 872 1,034 663 Weighted average common
shares outstanding - diluted 103,658 100,505 102,626 100,011 (1)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, balance includes
$1.217 million of previously deferred gain incurred in connection
with the Company's sale of 70 percent of its interest in Arapahoe
Crossings, LP in 2003. (2) For the nine months ended September 30,
2004, balance includes approximately $3.876 million of previously
deferred gain incurred in connection with the Company's sale of
21.5 acres of land at The Mall at 163rd Street in 2003. (3) Funds
from Operations ("FFO") is a widely used performance measure for
real estate companies and is provided here as a supplemental
measure of operating performance. The Company calculates FFO in
accordance with the best practices described in the April 2002
National Policy Bulletin of the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (the "White Paper"). The White Paper defines FFO
as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP")), excluding gains (or losses) from
sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after
adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. On
October 1, 2003, the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts ("NAREIT"), based on discussions with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), provided revised guidance regarding
the calculation of FFO. This revised guidance provides that
impairments should not be added back to net income in calculating
FFO and that original issuance costs associated with preferred
stock that has been redeemed should be factored into the
calculation of FFO. Prior to this pronouncement, the Company had
added back impairments in calculating FFO, in accordance with prior
NAREIT guidance, and had not factored in original issuance costs of
preferred stock that had been redeemed in the calculation of FFO.
The Company presents FFO in accordance with NAREIT's revised
guidance. To assist investors in understanding the impact of these
changes, the Company also is presenting FFO in accordance with the
methodology historically used by the Company ("prior calculation").
Given the nature of the Company's business as a real estate owner
and operator, the Company believes that FFO is helpful to investors
as a starting point in measuring its operational performance
because it excludes various items included in net income that do
not relate to or are not indicative of its operating performance
such as gains (or losses) from sales of property and depreciation
and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of
operating performance more difficult to compare. The Company also
believes that the presentation of FFO consistent with the guidance
that was in effect until October 1, 2003 is further helpful to
investors because it assists investors in evaluating the Company's
historical operational performance and because it excludes other
items included in the revised calculation of FFO such as
impairments which also do not relate to and are not indicative of
the Company's operating performance. FFO should not, however, be
considered as an alternative to net income (determined in
accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the Company's financial
performance, is not an alternative to cash flow from operating
activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the
Company's liquidity, and is not indicative of funds available to
fund the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make
distributions. In addition, the Company's computation of FFO may
differ in certain respects from the methodology utilized by other
REITs to calculate FFO and, therefore, may not be comparable to
such other REITs. (4) Excludes gain / loss on sale of land. The
above does not purport to disclose all items required under GAAP.
The Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004
should be read in conjunction with the above information.
DATASOURCE: New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. CONTACT: Stacy
Lipschitz-Slater, Senior Vice President - Corporate Communications,
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., +1-212-869-3000 EXT. 3359, Web
site: http://www.newplanexcel.com/
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