UBA Urstadt Biddle Properties

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA and UBP), a real estate investment trust, today announced its third quarter and nine months financial results for the period ended July 31, 2012.

Diluted Funds from Operations (FFO) for the quarter ended July 31, 2012 was $8,535,000 or $0.30 per Class A Common share and $0.27 per Common share, compared to $8,196,000 or $0.29 per Class A Common share and $0.27 per Common share in last year’s third quarter. For the first nine months of fiscal 2012, diluted FFO amounted to $24,681,000 or $0.88 per Class A Common share and $0.80 per Common share compared to $26,607,000 or $0.95 per Class A Common share and $0.87 per Common share in the corresponding period of fiscal 2011.

Net income applicable to Class A Common and Common stockholders was $4,221,000 or $0.15 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.14 per diluted Common share in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $4,249,000 or $0.15 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.14 per diluted Common share in the same quarter last year. Net income applicable to Common and Class A Common stockholders for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was $11,385,000 or $0.40 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.37 per diluted Common share compared to $14,764,000 or $0.53 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.48 per diluted Common share for the same period last year.

FFO and net income applicable to Class A Common and Common stockholders for the nine months ended July 31, 2011 included lease termination income in the amount of $2.99 million relating to a lease termination settlement with a grocery store tenant that vacated its space in the Company’s Meriden, CT property prior to expiration of its lease. The Company re-leased the space to another grocery store tenant that began paying rent related to the new lease in August of fiscal 2011. In addition, net income and FFO for the nine month periods ended July 31, 2012 and 2011 were reduced by acquisition costs of $296,000 and $66,000, respectively, for property acquisitions in those periods. Prior to fiscal 2010 these costs were not expensed under generally accepted accounting principles.

Base rental revenue and net operating income (exclusive of the $2.99 million lease termination income in fiscal 2011) from properties owned in the nine month period ended July 31, 2012, when compared to the same period of fiscal 2011, increased by $301,000 and $353,000, respectively. For the nine months ended July 31, 2012, rental revenues and net operating income from properties acquired in the last quarter of fiscal 2011 and first nine months of fiscal 2012 increased by $2,818,000 and $2,011,000, respectively. At July 31, 2012, the percentage of the gross leasable area of the Company’s core properties that was leased amounted to 91.0%, a decrease of 0.6% from the end of fiscal 2011 and relatively unchanged from last quarter. The Company has three equity investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (447,000 square feet); at July 31, 2012, those properties were 96.8% leased.

Commenting on the quarter’s operating results, Willing L. Biddle, President and Chief Operating Officer of UBP, said, “As we move closer to the end of our fiscal year, our primary goal of leasing the vacant space in our portfolio has not changed. Overall, we feel good about the direction of the leasing at most of our properties, although we do have three or four properties where the leasing environment coming out of the recession has been more challenging. For these three or four properties we believe we have a good strategy in place to improve each property’s position in its local marketplace and as a result we expect to be successful in leasing the vacant space at those properties. So far in 2012, we have closed two property acquisitions in our core marketplace and as always, we are in the market to purchase more grocery anchored shopping centers. We are encouraged to see an uptick in our FFO and our overall operating results this quarter as some of the leasing we completed in late 2011 and 2012 began to come on line without being offset by additional vacancies. In addition, our results were bolstered by the earnings from the two completed 2012 acquisitions. After adjusting for the $3 million lease termination income from fiscal 2011, our operating results, same store base rental revenue, and same store net operating income are up moderately for the nine months of 2012 when compared with the corresponding period last year. We look forward to building on that positive momentum. Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on improving and re-developing our existing portfolio to strengthen it for the long term. At July 31, 2012, our core portfolio was 91% leased, up modestly from the end of fiscal 2011 but still below our historical norm of 96%. We view this as an opportunity to grow our earnings by leasing these vacancies.”

At their regular meeting, the Directors of the Company approved a quarterly dividend on shares of the company’s Class A Common Stock and Common Stock. The quarterly dividend rates approved were $0.2475 for each share of Class A Common Stock and $0.225 for each share of Common Stock. The dividends are payable October 19, 2012 to stockholders of record on October 5, 2012.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust which owns or has equity interests in 54 properties containing approximately 4.9 million square feet of space. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1970, it provides investors with a means of participating in ownership of income-producing properties. It has paid 171 consecutive quarters of uninterrupted dividends to its shareholders since its inception and raised its dividend to its shareholders for the last 18 consecutive years.

Non-GAAP Financial MeasureFunds from Operations (“FFO”)

The Company considers FFO to be a meaningful additional measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of its real estate assets diminishes predictably over time and industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO is presented to assist investors in analyzing the performance of the Company. The Company reports FFO in addition to net income applicable to common shareholders and net cash provided by operating activities. FFO is helpful as it excludes various items included in net income that are not indicative of the Company’s operating performance, such as gains (or losses) from sales of property and depreciation and amortization. The Company has adopted the definition suggested by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). The Company defines FFO as net income computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO should not be considered as 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. Since all companies do not calculate FFO in a similar fashion, the Company’s calculation of FFO presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures as reported by other companies.

Certain statements contained herein 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, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments and general competitive factors.

URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC. (NYSE: UBA AND UBP)

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 2012 RESULTS

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Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

July 31,

July 31,

2012

 

2011

2012

 

2011

Revenues Base rents $ 50,984 $ 48,100 $ 17,127 $ 15,986 Recoveries from tenants 15,359 16,042 5,229 5,278 Lease termination income 87 3,131 - 143 Other income   1,805     1,567     727     554   Total Revenues   68,235     68,840     23,083     21,961     Expenses Property operating 10,797 10,982 3,642 3,319 Property taxes 11,229 10,853 3,775 3,628 Depreciation and amortization 12,508 11,386 4,125 3,793 General and administrative 5,655 5,579 1,847 1,848 Acquisition costs 296 66 3 13 Directors' fees and expenses   201     204     61     52   Total Operating Expenses   40,686     39,070     13,453     12,653     Operating Income 27,549 29,770 9,630 9,308 Non-Operating Income (Expense): Interest expense (6,637 ) (5,858 ) (2,317 ) (2,051 ) Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures (43 ) 266 123 125 Interest, dividends and other investment income   672     635     223     216     Net Income 21,541 24,813 7,659 7,598   Noncontrolling interests: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (336 )   (229 )   (165 )   (76 ) Net income attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. 21,205 24,584 7,494 7,522 Preferred stock dividends   (9,820 )   (9,820 )   (3,273 )   (3,273 )   Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders $ 11,385   $ 14,764   $ 4,221   $ 4,249     Diluted Earnings Per Share: Common $ .37 $ .48 $ .14 $ 0.14 Class A Common $ .40 $ .53 $ .15 $ 0.15   Dividends Per Share: Common $ .6750   $ .6675   $ .2250   $ .2225   Class A Common $ .7425   $ .7350   $ .2475   $ .2450     Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Common and Common Equivalent   8,165     7,938     8,268     8,053   Class A Common and Class A Common Equivalent   20,765     20,693     20,801     20,722    

URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC. (NYSE: UBA AND UBP)

NINE MONTHS AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2012 AND 2011

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Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

July 31,

July 31,

2012

 

2011

2012

 

2011

Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders $ 11,385 $ 14,764 $ 4,221 $ 4,249   Real property depreciation 9,841 9,153 3,332 3,092 Amortization of tenant improvements and allowances 2,261 1,811 666 570 Amortization of deferred leasing costs 363 391 112 120 Loss on sale of property 88 - 88 - Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated joint ventures   743   488   116   165 Funds from Operations Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders $ 24,681 $ 26,607 $ 8,535 $ 8,196   Funds from Operations (Diluted) Per Share: Common $ .80 $ .87 $ .27 $ .27 Class A Common $ .88 $ .95 $ .30 $ .29   Balance Sheet Highlights (in thousands)  

July 31,

  October 31,

2012

2011

(Unaudited) Assets Real Estate investments before accumulated depreciation $ 659,211 $ 631,167   Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures $ 26,647 $ 26,384   Total Assets $ 592,881 $ 576,264   Liabilities Revolving credit lines $ 21,900 $ 41,850   Mortgage notes payable and other loans $ 151,228 $ 118,135   Total liabilities $ 189,888 $ 175,019   Redeemable Preferred Stock $ 96,203 $ 96,203   Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests $ 11,778 $ 2,824   Total Stockholders’ Equity $ 295,012 $ 302,218