CEDAR REALTY TRUST PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.
Highlights
-- Operating funds from operations (FFO) of $0.14 per diluted share
-- Same-property net operating income (NOI) increased 2.0%
-- Signed 61 new and renewal leases for 380,000 square feet
-- Comparable cash-basis lease spreads of 8.9%
-- Total portfolio 93.3% leased and same-property portfolio 93.8% leased at
quarter-end
-- Raised low end of 2014 Operating FFO guidance to a new range of $0.52 to
$0.54 per diluted share
"In addition to our consistent operating results, we are pleased with the improving quality of our shopping center portfolio," commented Bruce Schanzer, President and CEO. "As a result of our capital recycling efforts, we have disposed of four properties for $65.3 million with an average three-mile population density of 22,000 and acquired a property for $92.3 million with a three-mile population density of 325,000. These ongoing portfolio improvements will enable us to drive increases in shareholder value."
Financial Results
Operating FFO for second quarter 2014 was $11.2 million or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $9.0 million or $0.12 per diluted share for the same period in 2013. Operating FFO for six months ended June 30, 2014 was $21.4 million or $0.27 per diluted share, compared to $17.7 million or $0.24 per diluted share for the same period in 2013.
Net income attributable to common shareholders for second quarter 2014 was $13.5 million or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $977,000 or $0.01 per diluted share for the same period in 2013. Net income attributable to common shareholders for six months ended June 30, 2014 was $11.6 million or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to net income of $65,000 or $0.00 per diluted share for the same period in 2013.
Portfolio Results
Same-property NOI increased 2.0% for second quarter 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. This figure includes the impact of re-leasing the dark anchor at Oakland Commons with a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Same-property NOI growth, excluding the re-leasing impact was 1.0%.
During second quarter 2014, the Company signed 61 leases for 380,000 square feet. On a comparable space basis, the Company leased 355,000 square feet at a positive lease spread of 8.9% on a cash basis (new leases increased 8.0% and renewals increased 9.0%).
The Company continues to make progress in its capital recycling efforts, directed towards upgrading the quality of its shopping center portfolio. On March 21, 2014, the Company completed the $92.3 million acquisition of Quartermaster Plaza, with 456,000 leasable square feet, a present average base rent of $13.90 per square foot, and a population density of approximately 325,000 people within a three-mile radius. Further, commencing in the second quarter of 2014 through the recent sale of Carbondale Plaza on July 18, 2014, the Company has sold four properties for an aggregate of $65.3 million, having an average of 138,000 leasable square feet per property, an average base rent of $9.85 per square foot, and an average population density of approximately 22,000 people within a three-mile radius.
The Company's total portfolio, excluding properties held for sale, was 93.3% leased at June 30, 2014, compared to 93.6% at December 31, 2013 and 92.7% at June 30, 2013. The Company's same-property portfolio was 93.8% leased at June 30, 2014, compared to 94.3% at December 31, 2013 and 93.8% at June 30, 2013.
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2014, the Company has $165.8 million available under its revolving credit facility and reported net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 7.7 times. Additionally, thus far in 2014, the Company has repaid approximately $135 million of secured mortgage debt with proceeds from the Company's previously-announced $150 million in unsecured term loans, thereby improving balance sheet flexibility.
2014 Guidance
The Company raised the low end of its 2014 Operating FFO guidance to a new range of $0.52 to $0.54 per diluted share from the previous range of $0.51 to $0.54 per diluted share.
Quarterly Dividends
As previously announced, the Company will pay a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock and $0.453125 per share on the Company's 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock on August 20, 2014 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2014.
Funds From Operations Reconciliation
The Company reports FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). FFO is a widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. The Company's computation of FFO, as detailed in the attached schedule, is in accordance with NAREIT's pronouncements. The Company also presents "Operating FFO", which excludes certain items that are not indicative of the results provided by the Company's consolidated portfolio and that affect the comparability of the Company's period-over-period performance, as also detailed in the attached schedule.
Supplemental Financial Information Package
The Company has issued "Supplemental Financial Information" for the period ended June 30, 2014. Such information has been filed today as an exhibit to Form 8-K and will also be available on the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.
Investor Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, August 6, 2014, at 5:00 PM (ET) to discuss the second quarter results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 705-6003 or (1) (201) 493-6725 for international participants. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.
A replay of the call will be available from 8:00 PM (ET) on August 6, 2014, until midnight (ET) on August 20, 2014. The replay dial-in numbers are (877) 870-5176 or (1) (858) 384-5517 for international callers. Please use passcode 13583882 for the telephonic replay. A replay of the Company's webcast will be available on the Company's website for a limited time.
About Cedar Realty Trust
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership and operation of primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. The Company's portfolio (excluding properties treated as "held for sale") is comprised of 60 properties, with approximately 9.4 million square feet of gross leasable area.
For additional financial and descriptive information on the Company, its operations and its portfolio, please refer to the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents filed by Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. with the SEC, specifically the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which identifies important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements.
CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30 December 31
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2014 2013
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(unaudited)
ASSETS
Real estate
Land $313,774,000 $276,747,000
Buildings and improvements 1,160,294,000 1,101,084,000
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1,474,068,000 1,377,831,000
Less accumulated depreciation (253,558,000) (236,784,000)
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Real estate, net 1,220,510,000 1,141,047,000
Real estate held for sale/conveyance 51,607,000 129,945,000
Cash and cash equivalents 4,037,000 3,973,000
Restricted cash 10,297,000 11,063,000
Receivables 19,581,000 18,100,000
Other assets and deferred charges, net 28,488,000 27,798,000
TOTAL ASSETS $1,334,520,000 $1,331,926,000
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Mortgage loans payable $425,245,000 $509,308,000
Mortgage loans payable - real estate held for sale/conveyance 6,618,000 29,832,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility 76,500,000 153,500,000
Unsecured term loans 200,000,000 50,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 19,277,000 22,666,000
Unamortized intangible lease liabilities 25,911,000 25,509,000
Unamortized intangible lease liabilities - real estate held for sale/conveyance 1,092,000 5,463,000
Total liabilities 754,643,000 796,278,000
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Noncontrolling interest - limited partners' mezzanine OP Units 409,000 414,000
Commitments and contingencies - -
Equity:
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock 190,661,000 190,661,000
Common stock and other shareholders' equity 382,525,000 337,016,000
Total Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. shareholders' equity 573,186,000 527,677,000
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Noncontrolling interests:
Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures 3,329,000 4,202,000
Limited partners' OP Units 2,953,000 3,355,000
Total noncontrolling interests 6,282,000 7,557,000
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Total equity 579,468,000 535,234,000
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $1,334,520,000 $1,331,926,000
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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
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2014 2013 2014 2013
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REVENUES
Rents $29,633,000 $27,295,000 $58,005,000 $54,624,000
Expense recoveries 7,255,000 6,463,000 16,175,000 14,470,000
Other 181,000 163,000 236,000 386,000
Total revenues 37,069,000 33,921,000 74,416,000 69,480,000
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PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
Operating, maintenance and management 6,221,000 5,354,000 14,247,000 12,147,000
Real estate and other property-related taxes 4,602,000 4,394,000 9,109,000 8,860,000
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Total property operating expenses 10,823,000 9,748,000 23,356,000 21,007,000
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PROPERTY OPERATING INCOME 26,246,000 24,173,000 51,060,000 48,473,000
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OTHER EXPENSES
General and administrative 3,780,000 3,456,000 7,304,000 6,726,000
Employee termination costs - - - 106,000
Acquisition costs - - 2,870,000 -
Impairment charges/(reversal) 1,725,000 - 1,807,000 (1,100,000)
Depreciation and amortization 9,693,000 9,452,000 19,141,000 18,953,000
Total other expenses 15,198,000 12,908,000 31,122,000 24,685,000
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OPERATING INCOME 11,048,000 11,265,000 19,938,000 23,788,000
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NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest expense (8,124,000) (8,925,000) (16,182,000) (17,812,000)
Early extinguishment of debt costs (62,000) (21,000) (163,000) (106,000)
Gain on sales 3,810,000 - 3,810,000 346,000
Total non-operating income and expense (4,376,000) (8,946,000) (12,535,000) (17,572,000)
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INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 6,672,000 2,319,000 7,403,000 6,216,000
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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from operations 751,000 869,000 1,794,000 824,000
Impairment reversals, net 183,000 - 119,000 -
Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations 1,423,000 1,298,000 1,423,000 1,298,000
Gain on sales 7,963,000 - 7,963,000 -
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Total income from discontinued operations 10,320,000 2,167,000 11,299,000 2,122,000
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NET INCOME 16,992,000 4,486,000 18,702,000 8,338,000
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Less, net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures 147,000 97,000 213,000 103,000
Limited partners' interest in Operating Partnership (79,000) (4,000) (68,000) (1,000)
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Total net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 68,000 93,000 145,000 102,000
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NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC. 17,060,000 4,579,000 18,847,000 8,440,000
Preferred stock dividends (3,602,000) (3,602,000) (7,204,000) (7,209,000)
Preferred stock redemption costs - - - (1,166,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $13,458,000 $977,000 $11,643,000 $65,000
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PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
(BASIC AND DILUTED)
Continuing operations $0.03 $(0.02) $(0.00) $(0.03)
Discontinued operations 0.14 0.03 0.15 0.03
$0.17 $0.01 $0.15 $(0.00)
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Weighted average number of common shares - basic and diluted 75,531,000 68,345,000 75,076,000 68,342,000
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CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.
Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders to Funds From Operations
and Operating Funds From Operations
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
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2014 2013 2014 2013
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Net income attributable to common shareholders $13,458,000 $977,000 $11,643,000 $65,000
Real estate depreciation and amortization 9,609,000 9,657,000 18,970,000 19,386,000
Limited partners' interest 79,000 4,000 68,000 1,000
Impairment charges/(reversal) 1,542,000 - 1,688,000 (1,100,000)
Gain on sales (11,773,000) - (11,773,000) (346,000)
Consolidated minority interests:
Share of (loss) (147,000) (97,000) (213,000) (103,000)
Share of FFO (226,000) (278,000) (533,000) (695,000)
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Funds From Operations ("FFO") 12,542,000 10,263,000 19,850,000 17,208,000
Adjustments for items affecting comparability:
Acquisition costs - - 2,870,000 -
Early extinguishment of debt costs, net 62,000 21,000 150,000 543,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations (1,423,000) (1,298,000) (1,423,000) (1,298,000)
Employee termination costs - - - 106,000
Preferred stock redemption costs - - - 1,166,000
Operating Funds From Operations ("Operating FFO") $11,181,000 $8,986,000 $21,447,000 $17,725,000
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FFO per diluted share: $0.16 $0.14 $0.25 $0.24
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Operating FFO per diluted share: $0.14 $0.12 $0.27 $0.24
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Weighted average number of diluted common shares:
Common shares 79,223,000 72,301,000 78,756,000 72,122,000
OP Units 465,000 281,000 472,000 281,000
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79,688,000 72,582,000 79,228,000 72,403,000
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SOURCE Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.
