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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

(X)     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  

           EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012

 

 

(   )     TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

           EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           

           For the transition period from __________ to ___________

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-33177

 

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

       Maryland                                                      22-1897375

(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer

   incorporation or organization)                        identification number)

 

Juniper Business Plaza, 3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3-C,  Freehold,  NJ       07728

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                    (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code                    (732) 577-9996

 

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   X    No __ ­

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (sec. 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.  Yes   X    No ___  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

 

 

Large accelerated filer                                                                                                       Accelerated filer     X_         

Non-accelerated filer ____  (Do not check if smaller reporting company)                    Smaller  Reporting Company____  

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     

Yes          No   X

 

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock par value $0.01 per share as of February 1, 2013 was 41,641,361 shares.



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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012       

                       

C O N T E N T S

          

 

 

Page No

 

 

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 Item 1 -

  Financial Statements (Unaudited):

 

 

    Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

    Consolidated Statements of Operations

5

  

    Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

7

 

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

8

 

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

9

 

 

 

 Item 2 -

    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results

    of Operations.

17

 

 

 

Item 3 -

    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

25

 

 

 

Item 4 -

    Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

 

PART II -

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1 -

     Legal Proceedings.

26

 

 

 

Item 1A -

     Risk Factors.

26

 

 

 

Item 2 -

     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

26

 

 

 

Item 3 -

     Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

27

 

 

 

Item 4 -

     Mine Safety Disclosures.

27

 

 

 

Item 5 -

     Other Information.

27

 

 

 

Item 6 -

     Exhibits.

27

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

28




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ITEM 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited)


MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (MREIC)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2012



ASSETS

 

December 31,

 2012

(Unaudited)

 


September 30,

 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investments:

 

 

 

 

   Land

$

92,466,114

$

88,559,914

   Buildings and Improvements

 

497,149,859

 

457,557,443

      Total Real Estate Investments

 

589,615,973

 

546,117,357

    Accumulated Depreciation

 

(81,351,937)

 

(78,230,873)

      Net Real Estate Investments

 

508,264,036

 

467,886,484

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Held for Sale

 

1,068,097

 

1,080,940

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

10,284,122

 

24,650,858

Securities Available for Sale at Fair Value

 

66,786,117

 

61,685,173

Tenant and Other Receivables

 

2,642,925

 

1,116,825

Deferred Rent Receivable

 

2,362,493

 

2,214,501

Loans Receivable, net

 

81,463

 

87,916

Prepaid Expenses

 

3,257,417

 

1,428,454

Financing Costs, net of Accumulated Amortization of  

     $2,595,318 and  $2,546,806, respectively

 


3,766,224

 


3,213,762

Lease Costs, net of Accumulated Amortization of

     $1,110,628 and $1,156,699, respectively

 


1,497,868

 


1,518,780

Intangible Assets, net of Accumulated Amortization of

    $7,130,559 and $6,731,014, respectively

 


7,885,481

 


7,635,026

Other Assets

 

2,137,764

 

1,988,983

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

610,034,007

$

574,507,702






See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements






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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (MREIC)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – CONTINUED

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2012


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

December 31,

2012

 (Unaudited)

 


September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Notes Payable

$

256,286,739

$

237,943,911

Subordinated Convertible Debentures

 

-0-

 

8,615,000

Loans Payable

 

27,707,905

 

5,200,000

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

3,514,161

 

3,881,769

Other Liabilities

 

4,122,640

 

3,179,883

 

 

 

 

 

    Total Liabilities

 

291,631,445

 

258,820,563

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

Series A - 7.625% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

     Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share: 2,139,750 Shares

     Authorized, Issued and Outstanding as of December 31, 2012

     and September 30, 2012                                                                             







53,493,750







53,493,750

Series B - 7.875% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

     Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share: 2,300,000 Shares

     Authorized, Issued and Outstanding as of December 31, 2012

     and September 30, 2012                                                                              







57,500,000







57,500,000

Common Stock: $0.01 Par Value Per Share, 67,700,000

 

 

 

 

    Authorized as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012;

 

 

 

 

    41,435,022 and 40,696,692 Shares Issued and Outstanding as of

 

 

 

 

    December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively

 

414,350

 

406,967

Excess Stock - $0.01 Par Value Per Share, 5,000,000 Shares

     Authorized; No Shares Issued or Outstanding

 


-0-

 


-0-

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

203,359,423

 

198,902,485

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

3,635,039

 

5,383,937

Undistributed Income

 

-0-

 

-0-

     Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

318,402,562

 

315,687,139

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

610,034,007

$

574,507,702








See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements



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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (MREIC)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011


 

Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

 

12/31/11

INCOME:

 

 

 

  Rental Revenue

$11,309,254

 

$10,657,626

  Reimbursement Revenue

1,518,236

 

1,579,840

  Lease Termination Income

690,730

 

-0-

     TOTAL INCOME

13,518,220

 

12,237,466

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

  Real Estate Taxes

1,163,514

 

1,424,603

  Operating Expenses

526,624

 

664,827

  General & Administrative Expense

1,295,056

 

1,015,233

  Acquisition Costs

385,862

 

304,342

  Depreciation

3,121,064

 

2,766,516

     TOTAL EXPENSES

6,492,120

 

6,175,521

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

  Interest and Dividend Income

1,123,061

 

949,326

  Amortization

(673,654)

 

(628,457)

  Gain on Securities Transactions, net

2,110,768

 

2,788,458

  Interest Expense

(3,875,672)

 

(3,853,718)

TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

(1,315,497)

 

(744,391)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

5,710,603

 

5,317,554

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS


(4,026)

 


48,469

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME   

5,706,577

 

5,366,023

 

 

 

 

Less:  Preferred dividend

2,151,758

 

1,019,805

 

 

 

 

 NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS


$3,554,819

 


$4,346,218

 

 

 

 













See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (MREIC)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) – CONTINUED

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011



 

Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

 

12/31/11

 

 

 

 

BASIC INCOME – PER SHARE

 

 

 

    Income from Continuing Operations

$0.14

 

$0.14

    Income from Discontinued Operations

-0-

 

-0-

    Net Income

0.14

 

0.14

    Less:  Preferred Dividend

(0.05)

 

(0.02)

    Net Income Attributable to Common

           Shareholders - Basic


$0.09

 


$0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED INCOME – PER SHARE

 

 

 

    Income from Continuing Operations

$0.14

 

$0.14

    Income from Discontinued Operations

-0-

 

-0-

    Net Income

0.14

 

0.14

    Less:  Preferred Dividend

(0.05)

 

(0.02)

    Net Income Attributable to Common

           Shareholders -  Diluted


$0.09

 


$0.12

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON

 SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

    Basic

40,902,500

 

37,392,682

    Diluted

41,110,269

 

37,472,139

 

 

















See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (MREIC)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011


 

Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

12/31/11

 

 

 

Net Income

$5,706,577

$5,366,023

Other Comprehensive Income:

 

 

  Unrealized Holding Gains Arising During

 

 

  the Period

361,870

1,677,147

  Reclassification Adjustment for Net Gains

 

 

  Realized in Income

(2,110,768)

(2,788,458)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

3,957,679

4,254,712

    

 

 

  Less: Preferred Dividend

2,151,758

1,019,805

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE

 

 

 TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 $1,805,921

$3,234,907
































See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements



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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (MREIC)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011


                                                                                                     

 

2012

 

2011

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

  Net Income

 

$5,706,577

 

$5,366,023

  Noncash Items Included in Net Income:

 

 

 

 

    Depreciation

 

3,133,907

 

2,785,655

    Amortization

 

680,905

 

636,837

    Stock Compensation Expense

 

79,527

 

64,323

    Gain on Securities Transactions, net

 

(2,110,768)

 

(2,788,458)

  Changes In:

 

 

 

 

    Tenant, Deferred Rent and Other Receivables

 

(1,649,722)

 

(346,066)

    Prepaid Expenses

 

(1,828,963)

 

(489,402)

    Other Assets and Lease Costs

 

385,461

 

247,686

    Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

 

595,282

 

285,318

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

4,992,206

 

5,761,916

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

  Purchase of Real Estate and Intangible Assets, net of deposits

 

(43,042,470)

 

(34,810,600)

  Capital Improvements

 

(762,416)

 

(664,442)

  Proceeds on Sale of Real Estate

 

-0-

 

2,553,507

  Deposits on Acquisition of Real Estate

 

(1,150,000)

 

(500,000)

  Collections on Loans Receivable

 

6,453

 

49,546

  Proceeds from Sale of Securities Available for Sale

      

4,042,158

 

9,116,605

  Purchase of Securities Available for Sale

 

(8,781,232)

 

(8,124,034)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

(49,687,507)

 

(32,379,418)

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

  Net Proceeds from Loans

 

22,507,905

 

2,594,906

  Repurchase of Subordinated Convertible Debentures

 

(5,115,000)

 

(125,000)

  Proceeds from Mortgages

 

35,000,000

 

28,820,000

  Principal Payments on Mortgages

 

(16,657,172)

 

(18,048,708)

  Financing Costs Paid on Debt

 

(565,252)

 

(965,410)

  Net Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

 

(20,133)

 

(27,117)

  Proceeds from the Exercise of Stock Options

 

-0-

 

37,050

  Proceeds from Registered Direct Placement of Common Stock,

         net of offering costs

 


-0-

 


16,202,802

  Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock in the DRIP, net of

       reinvestments

 

1,859,191

 

5,848,195

  Preferred Dividends Paid

 

(2,151,758)

 

(1,019,805)

  Common Dividends Paid, net of reinvestments

 

(4,529,216)

 

(4,358,415)

NET CASH  PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

30,328,565

 

28,958,498

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(14,366,736)

 

2,340,996

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

24,650,858

 

6,376,808

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD

 

$10,284,122

 

$8,717,804




See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



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MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

DECEMBER 31, 2012

          

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries (MREIC, the Company, or we), operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) deriving its income primarily from real estate rental operations.  As of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, rental properties consisted of seventy-four and seventy-two property holdings, respectively.  These properties are located in twenty-six states:  Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.  In addition, one of the properties that the Company currently owns is through a majority interest in a limited liability company of which the Company consolidates its results of operations and financial condition.  The Company also owns a portfolio of REIT investment securities.


The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and intends to maintain its qualification as a REIT in the future.  As a qualified REIT, with limited exceptions, the Company will not be taxed under Federal and certain state income tax laws at the corporate level on taxable income that it distributes to its shareholders.  For special tax provisions applicable to REITs, refer to Sections 856-860 of the Code.  The Company is subject to franchise taxes in some of the states in which the Company owns property.  


The interim consolidated financial statements furnished herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) applicable to interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2013. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012.


Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the prior periods presented have been reclassified to conform to the financial statement presentation for the current year.  During fiscal 2011, the Quakertown, PA property was reclassified to held for sale, which resulted in $-0- and $19,628 of income for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively being reclassified into discontinued operations.  On October 31, 2011, the Quakertown, PA property was sold.  In addition, during fiscal 2013 the Greensboro, NC property was reclassified to held for sale, which resulted in $(4,026) and $28,841 of income (loss) for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively being reclassified into discontinued operations.  In January 2013, the Company entered into a contract to sell the Greensboro, NC property for $1,525,000 (see Note 4).  


Use of Estimates


In preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.



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Reclassification


Certain prior period amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.


Lease Termination Income


Lease termination income is recognized in operating revenues when there is a signed termination agreement, all of the conditions of the agreement have been met, the tenant is no longer occupying the property and the termination consideration is probable of collection. Lease termination amounts are paid by tenants who want to terminate their lease obligations before the end of the contractual term of the lease by agreement with the Company.  


Under the terms of a lease termination agreement entered into in March 2012 with a tenant located at the Company’s 388,671 square foot property located in St. Joseph, MO, the tenant was required to pay the Company additional rent from September 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012 in the amount of $111,113 per month (pro-rated for any area/time leased to another tenant).  On May 8, 2012, the Company entered into a 5-year lease agreement for this space with another tenant for approximately 256,000 square feet (representing approximately 66% of the space).  In December 2012, the Company received $113,784 in lease termination income representing additional rent from September 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012 for the 34% portion of the space that was not re-leased.  


In October 2012, the Company’s tenant at its 160,000 square foot property located in Monroe, NC exercised its early termination option. The Company received a lump sum termination payment of in October 2012 of $576,946 which is calculated based on the period covering November 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013.


The Company’s lease with its tenant at its 26,340 square foot location in Ridgeland (Jackson), MS has an early termination option which may be exercised at any time subsequent to December 2013 provided the Company is given six months notice.  The rent per annum for this location is $109,275 and the lease expires in July 2019.  The Company does not anticipate that this tenant will exercise its early termination option and the Company does not have any other leases that contain an early termination option.


Stock Based Compensation


The Company accounts for stock options and restricted stock in accordance with ASC 718-10 which requires that compensation cost for all stock awards be calculated and amortized over the service period (generally equal to the vesting period).  This compensation cost for stock option grants is determined using option pricing models, intended to estimate the fair value of the awards at the grant date.  The compensation expense for restricted stock is recognized based on the fair value of the restricted stock awards less estimated forfeitures.  The fair value for restricted stock awards is equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.  Compensation costs of $79,527 and $64,323 have been recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, no options or restricted stock awards were granted under the Company’s 2007 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan (the Plan) and no options to purchase common stock were exercised.  A total of 801,961 shares were available to grant as stock options or as restricted stock under the amended and restated 2007 Plan as of December 31, 2012.  As of December 31, 2012, there were outstanding options to purchase 859,430 shares under the plan.  The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as of December 31, 2012 was $1,982,744.


NOTE 2 – NET INCOME PER SHARE

     

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders



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plus interest expense related to the Company's Convertible Subordinated Debentures (Debentures) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the weighted-average number of net shares that would be issued upon exercise of stock options pursuant to the treasury stock method, plus the number of shares resulting from the possible conversion of the Debentures during the period.  During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company redeemed all of its Debentures (see Note 6).  Interest expense of $175,800 for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 850,000 common shares to be issued upon conversion related to the potential conversion of the outstanding Debentures as of December 31, 2011 were excluded from the calculation due to their antidilutive effect.


In addition, common stock equivalents of 207,769 and 79,457 shares are included in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, options to purchase common stock of -0- and 110,850 shares, respectively, were antidilutive.


NOTE 3 – REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS


Acquisitions


On November 9, 2012, the Company purchased a 172,005 square foot industrial building located in Livonia, MI.  The building is 100% net leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc. through March 31, 2022.  The purchase price was $14,350,000.  The Company obtained a mortgage of $9,500,000 at a fixed interest rate of 4.45% for 14 years and paid the remaining amount with cash on hand.  This mortgage matures on December 1, 2026.  Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $1,194,000.  In connection with the acquisition, the Company completed its evaluation of the acquired lease.  As a result of its evaluation, the Company has allocated $650,000 to an intangible asset associated with the net fair value assigned to the acquired lease at the property.  The David Cronheim Mortgage Corporation, an affiliated company of the Company’s former management agent, received $95,000 in mortgage brokerage commissions in connection with obtaining financing for this acquisition.  


On December 20, 2012, the Company purchased a 615,305 square foot industrial building located in Olive Branch, MS.  The building is 100% net leased to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation through March 31, 2023.  The purchase price was $28,000,000.  The Company obtained a mortgage of $17,500,000 at a fixed interest rate of 3.76% for 10 years and paid the remaining amount with a draw on its unsecured line of credit (line of credit).   This mortgage matures on January 1, 2023.  Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $1,965,000. In connection with the acquisition, the Company completed its evaluation of the acquired lease.  As a result of its evaluation, the Company has not allocated any amount to an intangible asset.  


FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc.’s ultimate parent, FedEx Corporation and Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation’s ultimate parent, Techtronic Industries Company Limited are publicly-owned corporations and financial information on their business operations is readily available to the Company’s shareholders.  


On December 21, 2012, the Company purchased approximately 4.1 acres of land adjacent to its property which is leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc. located in Orion, MI for $984,000 in connection with a 52,154 square foot expansion of the building which is expected to be completed in fiscal 2013.  


The following unaudited pro forma condensed financial information has been prepared utilizing the historical financial statements of the Company and the effect of additional revenue and expenses from the properties acquired during fiscal 2013 and 2012 assuming that the acquisitions had occurred as of October 1, 2011, after giving effect to certain adjustments including (a) rental revenue adjustments resulting from the straight-lining of scheduled rent increases, (b) interest expenses resulting from the assumed increase in mortgage notes payable related to the new acquisitions, and (c) depreciation expense related to the new acquisitions. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial information is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisitions reflected herein been consummated on the dates indicated or that will be achieved in the future.



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   Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

 

12/31/11

 

 

 

 

Rental Revenues

$12,024,400

 

$11,809,700

Net Income Attributable to Common

 

 

 

 Shareholders

$3,974,300

 

$4,945,700

Basic and Diluted Net Income per Share

 

 

 

  Attributable to Common Shareholders

$0.10

 

$0.13

 

 

 

 


Tenant Concentration


The Company has a concentration of FedEx Corporation (FDX) and FDX subsidiary-leased properties.  The percentage of FDX leased square footage to the total of the Company’s rental space was 41% (11% to FDX and 30% to FDX subsidiaries) as of December 31, 2012.  At the quarter end, no other tenants leased more than 5% of our total square footage with the exception of Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation which leased 7%.  The only tenant that accounted for more than 5% of our total rental and reimbursement revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was FDX and its subsidiaries.  Annualized rental and reimbursement revenue from FDX and its subsidiaries is estimated to be approximately 52% (12% to FDX and 40% to FDX subsidiaries) of total rental and reimbursement revenue for fiscal 2013.   


NOTE 4 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS


Discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2012 include the operations of the property in Greensboro, NC, which was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2012.  In January 2013, the Company entered into a contract to sell the Greensboro, NC property for $1,525,000.  Discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011 include the operations of the property in Quakertown, PA which was classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2011 and was sold on October 31, 2011 and the operations of the property in Greensboro, NC. The following table summarizes the components of discontinued operations:


 

Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

12/31/11

 

 

 

Rental and Reimbursement revenue

$32,258

$95,888

Real Estate Taxes

(6,354)

(9,822)

Operating Expenses

(9,836)

(10,238)

Depreciation & Amortization

(20,094)

(19,139)

Interest expense

-0-

-0-

Income (Loss) from Operations of Disposed Property

(4,026)

56,689

Loss on Sale of Investment Property

-0-

(8,220)

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

$(4,026)

$48,469


Cash flows from discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are combined with the cash flows from operations within each of the three categories presented.  Cash flows from discontinued operations are as follows:


 

 

     Three Months Ended

 

 

 

12/31/12

 

12/31/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from Operating Activities

 

$(2,507)

 

$(4,864)

 

Cash flows from Investing Activities

 

-0-

 

2,553,507

 

Cash flows from Financing Activities

 

-0-

 

(2,581,355)

 




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The absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is not expected to materially affect future liquidity and capital resources.


NOTE 5 – SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company sold or redeemed securities with a cost of $1,931,390 and recognized a gain on sale of $2,110,768.  The Company also made purchases of $8,781,232 in securities available for sale.  Of this amount, the Company made total purchases of 2,469 common shares of UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH), a related REIT, through UMH’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for a total cost of $23,452 or an average cost of $9.50 per share.  The Company owned a total of 747,820 UMH common shares as of December 31, 2012 at a total cost of $7,028,644 and a fair value of $7,724,983.  The Company also owns 200,000 shares of UMH 8.25% Series A preferred stock at a total cost of $5,000,000 and a fair value of $5,168,000.


The Company held twelve securities that were temporarily impaired investments as of December 31, 2012.  The Company considers many factors in determining whether a security is other than temporarily impaired, including the nature of the security and the cause, severity and duration of the impairment.  The following is a summary of temporarily impaired securities at December 31, 2012:


 

Less than 12 Months

12 Months or Longer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

Description of Securities

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

Preferred stock

$3,653,440

 

$(22,472)

 

$157,420

 

$(12,585)

Common stock

12,776,439

 

(1,168,371)

 

4,460,820

 

(467,479)

Total

$16,429,879

 

$(1,190,843)

 

$4,618,240

 

$(480,064)


The following is a summary of the range of losses:


Number of

Individual

Securities

 


Fair

Value


Unrealized

Losses


Range of Loss

9

 

$9,455,527

$(169,073)

0-5%

2

 

4,618,240

(480,064)

6-10%

1

 

6,974,352

(1,021,770)

13%

12

 

$21,048,119

$(1,670,907)

 


The Company has determined that these securities are temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2012.  The Company normally holds REIT securities long term and has the ability and intent to hold these securities to recovery.  The Company had total net unrealized gains on its securities portfolio of $3,635,039 as of December 31, 2012.


NOTE 6 – DEBT


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company entered into two mortgages totaling $27,000,000 in connection with the acquisitions of properties in Livonia, MI and Olive Branch, MS, described in Note 3.


On October 23, 2012, the Company refinanced the existing mortgage on the Tolleson, AZ property with a balance of $5,169,748 at an interest rate of 5.8% due December 1, 2012.  The new $8,000,000 mortgage, which matures on November 1, 2022, is at a fixed interest rate of 3.95%.


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company repaid the mortgages on the Montgomery, IL and Ft. Myers, FL properties totaling $7,233,929.

During the three months ended December 31, 2012, pursuant to notice given on October 29, 2012, the Company’s subsidiary redeemed it’s 2013 and 2015 Debentures outstanding on November 30, 2012 for the full principal amount plus accrued interest to November 30, 2012.  Between October 1, 2012 and



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November 30, 2012, $3,500,000 of the Debentures was converted to 382,091 shares of common stock and $5,115,000 of the Debentures were redeemed.


As of December 31, 2012, total loans payable of $27,707,905 consisted of $12,000,000 outstanding under the Company’s $20,000,000 line of credit, a $2,700,000 loan secured by UMH common stock with the Bank of Princeton, a $2,500,000 loan secured by UMH preferred stock with Two River Bank and $10,507,905 outstanding on securities margin loans which are secured by securities with a fair value of $52,905,436 as of December 31, 2012.   


NOTE 7 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


The Company’s authorized stock as of December 31, 2012 consisted of 67,700,000 shares of common stock, 2,139,750 shares of 7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Series A preferred shares), 2,300,000 shares of 7.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Series B preferred shares) and 5,000,000 shares of excess stock.


Common Stock


The Company raised $3,465,468 (including reinvestments of $1,606,277) from the issuance of 356,239 shares of common shares under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP) during the three months ended December 31, 2012.  


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $6,135,493 in total cash dividends or $0.15 per common share to common shareholders, of which $1,606,277 was reinvested in the DRIP.  On January 16, 2013, the Company declared a dividend of $0.15 per common share to be paid March 15, 2013 to common shareholders of record as of February 15, 2013.


Treasury Stock


As of December 31, 2012, the Company holds no shares in treasury stock.


7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $1,019,727 in preferred dividends or $0.4766 per share on its outstanding Series A preferred shares.  Dividends on the Series A preferred shares are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $1.90625 per share.  On January 16, 2013, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4766 per share to be paid March 15, 2013 to Series A preferred shareholders of record as of February 15, 2013.


7.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $1,132,031 in preferred dividends or $0.4922 per share on its outstanding Series B preferred shares.  Dividends on the Series B preferred shares are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $1.96875 per share.  On January 16, 2013, the Company declared a dividend of $0.4922 per share to be paid March 15, 2013 to Series B preferred shareholders of record as of February 15, 2013.  


Noncontrolling Interest


The following table summarizes the changes in the noncontrolling interests in the Company’s majority owned subsidiary for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:



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2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

Beginning Balance

$50,027

 

$28,588

  Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

34,180

 

20,755

  Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

(20,133)

 

(27,117)

Ending Balance

$64,074

 

$22,226

 

 

 

 


The noncontrolling interest balances as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are included in Other liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.


NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS


The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including securities available for sale. The Company’s financial assets consist mainly of REIT securities.  The fair value of these financial assets was determined using the following inputs at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012:


 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

As of December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities – Preferred Stock

$28,561,983

 

$28,561,983

 

$-0-

 

$-0-

Equity Securities – Common Stock

38,211,630

 

38,211,630

 

-0-

 

-0-

Debt Securities

12,504

 

12,504

 

-0-

 

-0-

Total Securities

$66,786,117

 

$66,786,117

 

$-0-

 

$-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities – Preferred Stock

$24,153,899

 

$24,153,899

 

$-0-

 

$-0-

Equity Securities – Common Stock

37,517,767

 

37,517,767

 

-0-

 

-0-

Debt Securities

13,507

 

13,507

 

-0-

 

-0-

Total Securities

$61,685,173

 

$61,685,173

 

$-0-

 

$-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Company is also required to disclose certain information about fair values of financial instruments.  Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time based upon, where available, relevant market prices and information about the financial instrument.  Such estimates do not include any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument.  For a portion of the Company’s financial instruments, no quoted market value exists.  Therefore, estimates of fair value are necessarily based on a number of significant assumptions (many of which involve events outside the control of management).  Such assumptions include assessments of current economic conditions, perceived risks associated with these financial instruments and their counterparties; future expected loss experience and other factors.  Given the uncertainties surrounding these assumptions, the reported fair values represent estimates only, and therefore cannot be compared to the historical accounting model.  Use of different assumptions or methodologies is likely to result in significantly different fair value estimates.



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The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates their current carrying amounts since all such items are short-term in nature.  The fair value of variable rate loans payable and Subordinated Debentures (which have been fully redeemed as of December 31, 2012) approximate their current carrying amounts since such amounts payable are at approximately a weighted-average current market rate of interest.  At December 31, 2012, the fair value (estimated based upon expected cash outflows discounted at current market rates) and carrying value of fixed rate mortgage notes payable amounted to $269,124,000 and $256,286,739, respectively.  


NOTE 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

     

Cash paid for interest during the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $4,125,976 and $4,148,660, respectively.


During the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had dividend reinvestments of $1,606,277 and $1,230,696 respectively, which required no cash transfers.


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, $3,500,000 in principal amount of the Debentures was converted to 382,091 shares of common stock.  

  

NOTE 10 – CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS


From time to time, the Company may be subject to claims and litigation in the ordinary course of business.  Management does not believe that any such claim or litigation will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated balance sheet or results of operations.


We have entered into separate agreements to purchase seven new build-to-suit, industrial buildings that are currently being developed in Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin totaling approximately 1,217,000 square feet to be net-leased for 10 or more years, of which approximately 664,000 square feet or 55% will be leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System.  The aggregate purchase price for the seven properties is approximately $81,000,000.  Subject to satisfactory due diligence, we anticipate closing these seven transactions during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014.  The Company has made deposits totaling $1,800,000 on these acquisitions as of December 31, 2012, which is included in other assets as of December 31, 2012.


We have entered into separate agreements to expand three existing buildings by approximately 170,000 square feet.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company has incurred expansion costs of approximately $1,400,000 (including $984,000 for the purchase of land, see Note 3).  As of December 31, 2012, the total remaining expansion costs expected to be incurred during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 amount to approximately $12,600,000.  Upon completion, the expansions will result in total increased rent of approximately $1,400,000 per annum.  In addition, the expansions will result in a new ten year lease extension for each building being expanded.


NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Material subsequent events have been evaluated and are disclosed herein.


In January 2013, the Company entered into a contract to sell the Greensboro, NC property for $1,525,000, which has been classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2012.  



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ITEM 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


Overview and Recent Activity


The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto provided elsewhere herein and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.


The Company is a REIT.  The Company’s primary business is the ownership and management of industrial buildings subject to long-term leases primarily to investment grade tenants.  During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company purchased two net-leased industrial properties, located in Livonia, MI and Olive Branch, MS, totaling approximately 787,000 square feet, for $42,350,000.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned seventy-three industrial properties and one shopping center with total square footage of approximately 9,206,000 square feet.  These properties are located in twenty-six states.  As of quarter end, the Company’s weighted average lease expiration term was approximately 6.0 years and its occupancy rate was 94%.  In addition, the Company’s average rent per occupied square foot for fiscal 2013 was approximately $5.44.  Total real estate investments were $508,264,036 as of December 31, 2012.


The Company’s revenue primarily consists of rental and reimbursement revenue from the ownership of industrial rental property.  Income from property operations defined as rental and reimbursement revenue less real estate taxes and operating expenses increased $989,316 or 10% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2011.  The increase was due to the additional income related to seven industrial properties purchased during fiscal 2012 (of which five were purchased subsequent to December 31, 2011) and two properties purchased during the three months ended December 31, 2012.  In addition, the Company’s revenue also includes lease termination income, which amounted to $690,730 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and $-0- for three months ended December 31, 2011.  This income represents the payments from former tenants at our St. Joseph, MO and Monroe, NC properties terminating their lease obligations before the end of the contractual term of the leases.  


The Company has a concentration of FedEx Corporation (FDX) and FDX subsidiary-leased properties.  The percentage of FDX leased square footage to the total of the Company’s rental space was 41% (11% to FDX and 30% to FDX subsidiaries) as of December 31, 2012.  As of quarter end, no other tenants leased more than 5% of our total square footage with the exception of Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation which leased 7%.  The only tenant that accounted for more than 5% of our total rental and reimbursement revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was FDX and its subsidiaries.  Annualized rental and reimbursement revenue from FDX and its subsidiaries is estimated to be approximately 52% (12% to FDX and 40% to FDX subsidiaries) of total rental and reimbursement revenue for fiscal 2013.  This concentration is a risk shareholders should consider.


The Company also holds a portfolio of securities of other REITs with a fair value of $66,786,117 as of December 31, 2012, which earns dividend and interest income.  The dividends received from our securities investments were at a weighted average yield of approximately 6.6% as of December 31, 2012. During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recognized gains on sale of securities of $2,110,768.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company had net unrealized gains on securities available for sale of $3,635,039.  The Company invests in REIT securities on margin from time to time when the Company can achieve an adequate yield spread.  The REIT securities portfolio provides the Company with liquidity and additional income and serves as a proxy for real property investments.    


On November 9, 2012, the Company purchased a 172,005 square foot industrial building located in Livonia, MS.  The building is 100% net leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc. through March 31, 2022.  The purchase price was $14,350,000.  The Company obtained a mortgage of $9,500,000 at a fixed interest rate of 4.45% for 14 years and paid the remaining amount with cash on hand.  This mortgage matures on December 1, 2026.  Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $1,194,000.  In connection with the acquisition, the Company completed its evaluation of the acquired



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lease.  As a result of its evaluation, the Company has allocated $650,000 to an intangible asset associated with the net fair value assigned to the acquired lease at the property.  


On December 20, 2012, the Company purchased a 615,305 square foot industrial building located in Olive Branch, MS.  The building is 100% net leased to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation through March 31, 2023.  The purchase price was $28,000,000.  The Company obtained a mortgage of $17,500,000 at a fixed interest rate of 3.76% for 10 years and paid the remaining amount with a draw on its unsecured line of credit (line of credit).   This mortgage matures on January 1, 2023.  Annual rental income over the remaining term of the lease is approximately $1,965,000. In connection with the acquisition, the Company completed its evaluation of the acquired lease.  As a result of its evaluation, the Company has not allocated any amount to an intangible asset.  


On December 21, 2012, the Company purchased approximately 4.1 acres of land adjacent to its property which is leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc. located in Orion, MI for $984,000 in connection with a 52,154 square foot expansion of the building which is expected to be completed fiscal in 2013.  

 

We have entered into separate agreements to purchase seven new build-to-suit industrial buildings that are currently being developed in Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin totaling approximately 1,217,000 square feet to be net-leased for 10 or more years, of which approximately 664,000 square feet or 55% will be leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System.  The aggregate purchase price for the seven properties is approximately $81,000,000.  Subject to satisfactory due diligence, we anticipate closing these seven transactions during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014.  The Company has made deposits totaling $1,800,000 on these acquisition as of December 31, 2012, which is included in other assets as of December 31, 2012.


We have entered into separate agreements to expand three existing buildings by approximately 170,000 square feet.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company has incurred expansion costs of approximately $1,400,000 (including $984,000 for the purchase of land, see Note 3).  As of December 31, 2012, the total remaining expansion costs expected to be incurred during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 amount to approximately $12,600,000.  Upon completion, the expansions will result in total increased rent of approximately $1,400,000 per annum.  In addition, the expansions will result in a new ten year lease extension for each building being expanded.


See PART I, Item 1 – Business in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 for a more complete discussion of the economic and industry-wide factors relevant to the Company and the opportunities, challenges, and risks on which the Company is focused.  


Changes in Results of Operations


As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned seventy-four properties with total square footage of approximately 9,206,000 as compared to sixty-nine properties with total square footage of approximately 8,032,000 as of December 31, 2011.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s weighted average lease expiration term was approximately 6.0 years and 5.3 years, respectively.  The Company’s occupancy rate was 94% and 97% as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


In fiscal 2013, approximately 10% of our gross leasable area, consisting of 11 leases totaling 896,813 square feet was originally set to expire.  To date, the Company has extended the following 8 leases which were scheduled to expire in fiscal 2013:



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Property



Tenant



Square

 feet

Former

Average

Rent

PSF

Previous

Lease

Expiration

Renewal

Average

Rent

PSF

New

Lease

Expiration

Renewal

Term

(years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chattanooga, TN

FedEx

60,637

$6.10

10/27/12

$5.13

10/31/17

5.0

Lakeland, FL

FedEx

32,105

5.13

11/30/12

4.83

11/30/17

5.0

Augusta, GA

FedEx

30,184

4.67

11/30/12

4.00

11/30/22

10.0

Fayetteville, NC

Maidenform, Inc.

148,000

3.00

12/31/12

3.00

12/31/13

1.0

Orangeburg, NY

Kellogg Sales Company

50,400

7.00

2/28/13

7.00

2/28/14

1.0

Newington, CT

Kellogg Sales Company

54,812

6.54

2/28/13

6.54

2/28/14

1.0

Jacksonville, FL

FedEx Ground

95,883

6.00

5/31/13

5.40

5/31/19

6.0

Bedford Heights, OH

FedEx

82,269

5.54

8/31/13

4.96

8/31/18

5.0

 

Total

554,290

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

$5.16

 

$4.81

 

3.6


We continue to be in discussions with our tenants regarding two leases representing 283,098 square feet or 32% of the space scheduled to expire in fiscal 2013. The one remaining lease representing 59,425 square feet or 7% of the space scheduled to expire in fiscal 2013 did not renew.  This property is located in White Bear Lake, MN and was leased to FedEx Express through November 30, 2012.


Rental revenue increased $651,628 or 6% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2011.  The increase in the three months ended December 31, 2012 was due primarily to the increased rental income earned from acquisitions of seven properties during fiscal 2012 (of which five were purchased subsequent to December 31, 2011) and two properties purchased during the three months ended December 31, 2012.  


Lease termination income amounted to $690,730 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to $-0- for the three months ended December 31, 2011.  This income represents the payments from former tenants at our St. Joseph, MO and Monroe, NC properties terminating their lease obligations before the end of the contractual term of the leases.  


Real estate tax expense decreased $261,089 or 18% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2011.  The decrease for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was due primarily to the Company’s ability to obtain refunds and reductions in real estate taxes for several properties.  Because this results in reducing our tenants overall occupancy costs, it is expected to result in higher tenant retention rates.  


Operating expenses decreased $138,203 or 21% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2011.  The decrease in the three months ended December 31, 2012 was due primarily to the decrease in management fees.  Effective August 1, 2012, the Company terminated its contract with its management agent and the Company became a fully integrated and self-managed real estate company.


General and administrative expense increased $279,823 or 28% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2011.  The increase in the three months ended December 31, 2012 was due primarily to increased salary and related expenses for recent hires of approximately $135,000, professional fees associated with redeeming the Debentures of approximately $60,000 and general professional fees of approximately $85,000.


Interest and dividend income increased $173,735 or 18% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2011.  This increase was due mainly to an increase of 33% in investments in securities available for sale as of December 31, 2012 as compared to the investments in securities available for sale as of December 31, 2011.   The weighted average yield was approximately 6.6% and 7.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


The Company recognized a gain on sale of securities of $2,110,768 and $2,788,458 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  In addition, the Company had net unrealized gains on its securities held for sale of $3,635,039 as of December 31, 2012.



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Discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2012 include the operations of the property in Greensboro, NC, which was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2012.  In January 2013, the Company entered into a contract to sell the Greensboro, NC property for $1,525,000.  Discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011 include the operations of the property in Quakertown, PA which was classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2011 and was sold on October 31, 2011 and the operations of the property in Greensboro, NC. The following table summarizes the components of discontinued operations:


 

Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

12/31/11

 

 

 

Rental and Reimbursement revenue

$32,258

$95,888

Real Estate Taxes

(6,354)

(9,822)

Operating Expenses

(9,836)

(10,238)

Depreciation & Amortization

(20,094)

(19,139)

Interest expense

-0-

-0-

Income (Loss) from Operations of Disposed Property

(4,026)

56,689

Loss on Sale of Investment Property

-0-

(8,220)

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

$(4,026)

$48,469


Cash flows from discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are combined with the cash flows from operations within each of the three categories presented.  Cash flows from discontinued operations are as follows:


 

 

     Three Months Ended

 

 

 

12/31/12

 

12/31/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from Operating Activities

 

$(2,507)

 

$(4,864)

 

Cash flows from Investing Activities

 

-0-

 

2,553,507

 

Cash flows from Financing Activities

 

-0-

 

(2,581,355)

 


The absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is not expected to materially affect future liquidity and capital resources.


Changes in Financial Condition


The Company generated net cash from operating activities of $4,992,206 and $5,761,916 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.   


Net real estate investments increased $40,377,552 from September 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012.  This increase was due mainly to the purchase of the industrial properties in Livonia, MI and Olive Branch, MS totaling $42,350,000 and the purchase of land adjacent to our property located in Orion, MI for $984,000.  The increase was partially offset by depreciation expense for the three month period of $3,121,064.


Securities available for sale increased $5,100,944 from September 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012.  The increase was due mainly to the purchase of $8,781,232, partially offset by sales of $4,042,158 of securities available for sale.

  

Mortgage notes payable increased $18,342,828 from September 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012.  The increase was due mainly to the two mortgages of $27,000,000 originated in connection with the acquisitions of the two industrial properties purchased in fiscal 2013.  Details on the mortgages are as follows:

 

 

 

 


Property

Mortgage

Originated

Maturity

Date

Interest

Rate

 

 

 

 

Livonia, MI

$9,500,000

12/1/26

4.45%

Olive Branch, MS

17,500,000

01/1/23

3.76%



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The increase in mortgages was partially offset by scheduled payments of principal of $4,253,495 and balloon payments on the Montgomery, IL and Ft. Myers, FL property mortgages of $7,233,929.   In addition, the Company refinanced the existing mortgage on the Tolleson, AZ property with a balance of $5,169,748 at an interest rate of 5.8% due December 1, 2012.  The new $8,000,000 mortgage, which matures on November 1, 2022, is at a fixed interest rate of 3.95%.  The Company is scheduled to repay a total of approximately $26,260,000 in mortgage principal payments in the next twelve months, consisting of balloon payments of approximately $7,500,000 and normal monthly amortization payments of approximately $18,760,000.  The Company intends to make these principal payments from the funds raised from the DRIP, draws from the line of credit, cash from operations and refinancings.


The Company’s outstanding 8% Debentures decreased $8,615,000 from September 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012.  Pursuant to notice given, on October 29, 2012, the Company’s subsidiary redeemed the 2013 and 2015 Debentures outstanding on November 30, 2012 for the full principal amount plus accrued interest to November 30, 2012.  Between October 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012, $3,500,000 of the Debentures was converted to 382,091 shares of common stock and the remaining $5,115,000 of the Debentures were redeemed.

  

Loans payable increased $22,507,905 from September 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012.   The increase was due to a draw on the line of credit of $12,000,000 and an increase of $10,507,905 on its securities margin loans.  As of December 31, 2012, total loans payable of $27,707,905 consisted of $12,000,000 outstanding under the Company’s $20,000,000 line of credit, a $2,700,000 loan from the Bank of Princeton, a $2,500,000 loan from Two River Bank and $10,507,905 outstanding on its securities margin loans.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $4,992,206 and $5,761,916 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Distributions paid on common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $6,135,493 and $5,589,111, respectively (of which $1,606,277 and $1,230,696, respectively, was reinvested).  The Company pays distributions from cash provided by operating activities.     


As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned securities available for sale of $66,786,117 subject to term loans of $5,200,000 and securities margin loans of $10,507,905.  These marketable securities provide the Company with additional liquidity as well as dividend income.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company had a net unrealized gain on its portfolio of $3,635,039.  The dividends received from our investments continue to meet our expectations.


As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned seventy-four properties (seventy-three industrial properties and one shopping center), of which sixty carried mortgage loans with outstanding principal balances as of December 31, 2012 totaling $256,286,739.  The unencumbered properties could be refinanced to raise additional funds, although covenants in the Company’s line of credit limit the amount of unencumbered properties which can be mortgaged.  The Company had $8,000,000 available on its $20,000,000 line of credit as of December 31, 2012.  The line of credit matures June 30, 2013 and the Company is currently in the process of negotiating a new facility.  The Company’s total net debt to total market capitalization was 33% and the Company’s total net debt plus preferred equity to total market capitalization was 47% as of December 31, 2012.  


We have entered into separate agreements to purchase seven new build-to-suit industrial buildings that are currently being developed in Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin totaling approximately 1,217,000 square feet to be net-leased for 10 or more years, of which approximately 664,000 square feet or 55% will be leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System.  The aggregate purchase price for the seven properties is approximately $81,000,000.  Subject to satisfactory due diligence, we anticipate closing these seven transactions during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014.  The Company has made deposits totaling $1,800,000 on these acquisitions as of December 31, 2012, which is included in other assets as of December 31, 2012.



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We have entered into separate agreements to expand three existing buildings by approximately 170,000 square feet.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company has incurred expansion costs of approximately $1,400,000 (including $984,000 for the purchase of land, see Note 3).  As of December 31, 2012, the total remaining expansion costs expected to be incurred during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 amount to approximately $12,600,000.  Upon completion, the expansions will result in total increased rent of approximately $1,400,000 per annum.  In addition, the expansions will result in a new ten year lease extension for each building being expanded.


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $1,019,727 in dividends on its outstanding Series A preferred shares.  On January 16, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4766 per share of the Company’s Series A preferred shares payable March 15, 2013, to Series A preferred shareholders of record as of February 15, 2013.


During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $1,132,031 in dividends on its outstanding Series B preferred shares.  On January 16, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4922 per share of the Company’s Series B preferred shares payable March 15, 2013, to Series B preferred shareholders of record as of February 15, 2013.


The Company raised $3,465,468 (including reinvestments of $1,606,277) from the issuance of 356,239 common shares in the DRIP during the three months ended December 31, 2012.  During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid $6,135,493 in total cash dividends or $0.15 per common share to common shareholders, of which $1,606,277 was reinvested in the DRIP.  On January 16, 2013, the Company declared a dividend of $0.15 per common share to be paid on March 15, 2013 to common shareholders of record as of February 15, 2013.  


The Company uses a variety of sources to fund its cash needs in addition to cash generated through operations. The Company may sell marketable securities, borrow on its line of credit or securities margin loans, refinance debt, or raise capital through the DRIP or capital markets.  


As described above, the Company has been raising capital through its DRIP, registered direct placements and public offerings of common and preferred stock and investing in net leased industrial properties.  The Company believes that funds generated from operations and from its recent public offerings, together with the ability to finance and refinance its properties, will provide sufficient funds to adequately meet its obligations over the next year.


The Company seeks to invest in well-located, modern buildings, leased primarily to investment grade tenants on long-term leases.  In management’s opinion, newly built facilities leased to FedEx Corporation (FDX) and its subsidiaries meet these criteria.  The Company has a concentration of FDX and FDX subsidiary-leased properties.  The percentage of FDX leased square footage to the total of the Company’s rental space was 41% (11% to FDX and 30% to FDX subsidiaries) as of December 31, 2012.  As of December 31, 2012, no other tenants leased more than 5% of our total square footage with the exception of Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation which leased 7%.  The only tenant that accounted for more than 5% of our total rental and reimbursement revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was FDX and its subsidiaries.  Annualized rental and reimbursement revenue from FDX and its subsidiaries is estimated to be approximately 52% (12% to FDX and 40% to FDX subsidiaries) of total rental and reimbursement revenue for fiscal 2013.  


FDX and Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation’s ultimate parent, Techtronic Industries Company Limited are publicly-owned companies and information on the business operations and financial condition on each company is readily available to the Company’s shareholders.  


The Company intends to acquire additional net-leased industrial properties on long-term leases, primarily to investment grade tenants, and expand its current properties when needed.  The Company has historically financed purchases of real estate and expansions primarily through mortgages and available cash reserves.  To the extent that funds or appropriate properties are not available, fewer acquisitions and expansions will be made.  



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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.


Funds From Operations and Core Funds From Operations


We assess and measure our overall operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as Funds From Operations (FFO), which management believes is a useful indicator of our operating performance.  FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of a REIT.  FFO, as defined by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), represents net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders, as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), excluding extraordinary items, as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization.  NAREIT created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance.  Core Funds From Operations (Core FFO), is defined as FFO plus acquisition costs.    FFO and Core FFO should be considered as a supplemental measure of operating performance used by REITs.  FFO and Core FFO excludes historical cost depreciation as an expense and may facilitate the comparison of REITs which have different cost basis.  The items excluded from FFO and Core FFO are significant components in understanding the Company’s financial performance.


FFO and Core FFO (i) do not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP; (ii) should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities; and (iii) is not an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.  FFO and Core FFO, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other REITs.  


The Company’s FFO and Core FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is calculated as follows:

                                                                            

 Three Months Ended

 

12/31/12

 

12/31/11

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders

$3,554,819

 

$4,346,218

Depreciation Expense

3,133,907

 

2,785,655

Amortization of Lease Intangible Assets

384,703

 

317,892

FFO Attributable to Common Shareholders

$7,073,429

 

$7,449,765

Acquisition Costs

385,862

 

304,342

Core FFO Attributable to Common Shareholders

$7,459,291

 

$7,754,107

 

 

 

 


The following are the cash flows provided (used) by operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:



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Three Months Ended

 

    12/31/12

 

12/31/11

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

$4,992,206

 

$5,761,916

Investing Activities

(49,687,507)

 

(32,379,418)

Financing Activities

30,328,565

 

28,958,498


Forward-Looking Statements


This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by their use of forward-looking words, such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “should,” “seek” or comparable terms, or the negative use of those words, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements are not predictions of future events. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. Some of these factors are described below and under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those included in any forward-looking statements we make. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, among others:

·

the ability of our tenants to make payments under their respective leases, our reliance on certain major tenants and our ability to re-lease properties that are currently vacant or that become vacant;

·

our ability to obtain suitable tenants for our properties;

·

changes in real estate market conditions, economic conditions in the industrial sector and general economic conditions;

·

the inherent risks associated with owning real estate, including local real estate market conditions, governing laws and regulations and illiquidity of real estate investments;

·

our ability to sell properties at an attractive price;

·

our ability to repay debt financing obligations;

·

our ability to refinance amounts outstanding under our credit facilities at maturity on terms favorable to us;

·

the loss of any member of our management team;

·

our ability to comply with debt covenants;

·

our ability to integrate acquired properties and operations into existing operations;

·

continued availability of proceeds from issuances of our debt or equity securities;

·

the availability of other debt and equity financing alternatives;

·

market conditions affecting our debt and equity securities;

·

changes in interest rates under our current credit facility and under any additional variable rate debt arrangements that we may enter into in the future;

·

our ability to successfully implement our selective acquisition strategy;

·

our ability to maintain internal controls and procedures to ensure all transactions are accounted for properly, all relevant disclosures and filings are timely made in accordance with all rules and regulations, and any potential fraud or embezzlement is thwarted or detected;

·

changes in federal or state tax rules or regulations that could have adverse tax consequences;

·

declines in the market value of our investment securities; and



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·

our ability to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as events described or implied in such statements may not occur. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no material changes to information required regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk from the end of the preceding year to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures.


The Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the assistance of other members of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Based on such evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.


There has not been any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II:  

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1

Legal Proceedings. – None

 

 

Item 1A

Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to information required regarding risk factors from the end of the preceding year to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

 

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 On the dates set forth below, the Company issued the numbers of shares of common stock, set forth below in connection with the conversion of the 2013 Debentures, in the principal amounts set forth below.  The 2013 Debentures were converted at a rate of 109 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2013 Debentures, or a conversion price of $9.16 per share



Date of Issuance

Number of shares of

Common Stock Issued

 

Principal amount of

2013 Debentures

 

 

 

 

November 7, 2012

5,458

 

$     50,000

November 9, 2012

49,126

 

450,000

November 9, 2012

10,917

 

100,000

November 15, 2012

13,646

 

125,000

November 15, 2012

5,458

 

50,000

November 16, 2012

10,917

 

100,000

November 19, 2012

27,292

 

250,000

November 20, 2012

2,729

 

25,000

November 23, 2012

21,834

 

200,000

November 26, 2012

27,292

 

250,000

November 26, 2012

10,917

 

100,000

November 26, 2012

10,917

 

100,000

November 26, 2012

10,917

 

100,000

November 26, 2012

10,917

 

100,000

November 26, 2012

115,720

 

1,060,000

November 26, 2012

48,034

 

440,000

Total

382,091

 

$   3,500,000

 

 

 

 

     The issuance of the shares of common stock upon conversion of the 2013 Debentures was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended



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Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities. – None

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures. – None

Item 5.

Other Information. – None

Item 6.

Exhibits

31.1

Certification of Eugene W. Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Filed herewith).

31.2

Certification of Kevin S. Miller, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Filed herewith).

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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Eugene W.  Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kevin Miller, Chief Financial Officer (Furnished herewith).

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The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.




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SIGNATURES

    

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     

     

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE

INVESTMENT CORPORATION


     

     


Date:

February 6, 2013

By: /s/ Eugene W. Landy

 

 

Eugene W. Landy, President, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

and Director, its principal executive officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

February 6, 2013

By: /s/ Kevin S. Miller

 

 

Kevin S. Miller, Chief Financial Officer, its principal

 

 

financial officer and principal accounting officer

     





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