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Exhibit 99.2

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter 2014

Supplement Financial Information

(Unaudited)

 

Table of Contents

 

Fourth Quarter Earnings 3  
Financial and Operating Highlights 11  
Share and Dividend Information 12  
Financial Statistics 13  
EBITDA and Interest Information 14  
Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions 15  
Portfolio Information 16  
Development Properties 17  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 18  
Consolidated Statements of Operations 19  
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) 20  
Debt Summary Information 21  
First Quarter 2015 Outlook 23  
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures 24  

 

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur, including statements relating to the Company’s operating environment, operating trends, and outlook. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 18, 2014, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC, including our periodic reports. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Announces Fourth Quarter Results of

AFFO at $0.19 per share vs. Guidance of $0.15-$0.17 per share

 

New York, NY (February 26, 2015) – Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (“the Company”) announced today its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Highlights

 

§Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) per share grew to $0.19 per share for the fourth quarter of 2014 from a deficit of ($0.52) per share for the fourth quarter of 2013. AFFO for the fourth quarter of $0.19 per share exceeded the Company’s AFFO guidance of $0.15 to $0.17 per share.

 

§Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) grew to $1.7 million for the quarter from a deficit of ($0.6) million for the prior year quarter.

 

§Total revenues grew 216% to $9.8 million for the quarter from $3.1 million for the prior year quarter.

 

§Property operating expenses declined to 42.8% of revenue for the quarter, from 54.9% of revenue in the prior year quarter.

 

§General and administrative expenses (excluding non-cash amortization) as a percentage of revenue declined to 3.5% for the quarter from 15.9% for the prior year quarter.

 

§Property Net Operating Income (NOI) grew 190.5% to $6.1 million for the quarter, from $2.1 million in the prior year quarter.

 

§Same store NOI increased 13.8% for the quarter, as compared to the prior year quarter.

 

§Real estate investments, at cost, increased 79% to $300 million at December 31, 2014 from $168 million at the prior year end.

 

§BRG invested in 2 properties totaling 602 units for a total commitment of $31.8 million since the beginning of the fourth quarter. BRG disposed of 3 properties for a weighted average IRR of 67.4%, and an equity multiple of 1.8 times since the beginning of the fourth quarter.

 

§The Company declared monthly dividends for the first quarter of 2015 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.29 per share on the Company's Classes A and B common stock. This equates to a 9.3% annualized yield based on the closing price of $12.43 for the Class A common stock as of December 31, 2014.

 

Management Commentary

 

“2014 was a pivotal year for the Company,” said Ramin Kamfar, the Company’s Chairman and CEO. “We successfully listed the Company on the NYSE MKT through our IPO in April, grew our portfolio substantially from five to eleven properties during the year, and commenced a monthly dividend at an annual rate of $1.16 per share. Since the IPO, our focus remains on growing the company through accretive acquisitions, and, as appropriate, dispositions to accretively recycle capital.”

 

“We currently have earmarked $80 million of cash to fund the acquisitions of our pipeline properties over the next several months. We believe the additional properties will significantly grow and strengthen our cash flow and AFFO in 2015,” added Mr. Kamfar.

 

Recent Acquisition and Disposition Activity

 

§On November 4, 2014, the Company acquired a 95% interest in a Class A, 2005 construction, 306-unit apartment community located in Orlando, Florida, known as ARIUM Grande Lakes. The total purchase price of the property was approximately $43.3 million.

 

§On December 10, 2014 the Company disposed the Estates at Perimeter/Augusta property, in which it held a 25.0% interest, for an aggregate sales price of approximately $26.0 million, generating net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.7 million and an IRR of 6.0%.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

§On December 18, the Company disposed of the Grove at Waterford property, in which it held a 60% interest, for an aggregate sales price of approximately $37.7 million, generating net proceeds to the Company of approximately $9.0 million and an IRR of 85.0%.

 

§On January 12, 2015, the Company made a convertible preferred equity investment in a 269-unit Class A development property, located in Houston, Texas, known as Alexan Southside. The investment is structured to provide a 15% current return, with an option to convert into partial ownership of the underlying asset upon stabilization.

 

§On January 14, 2015, the Company’s sold its 19.8% interest in 23Hundred@Berry Hill for an aggregate sales price of $61.2 million, generating net proceeds of approximately $7.3 million for the Company and an IRR of 60.0%.

 

Financial Results Fourth Quarter 2014

 

AFFO for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $1.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, as compared to a deficit of ($0.6) million, or ($0.52) per share as compared to the prior year period. The increase in AFFO from the prior year period is driven by making additional investments in nine properties during 2014 and a reduction of cash general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue, and more favorable terms of our new management agreement, which began on April 2, 2014, the date of our initial public offering.

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $2.6 million, as compared to a net loss of $1.1 million in the prior year period. The net income for the 2014 fourth quarter was partially the result of $4.1 million in gains on the sales of the Estates at Perimeter/Augusta and Grove at Waterford properties, offset by non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of $3.2 million.

 

Same Store Portfolio Performance

 

Same store NOI for the fourth quarter of 2014 increased by 13.8% from the same period in the prior year. There was a 6.2% increase in same store property revenues as compared to the same prior year period, primarily attributable to a 3.2% increase in average revenue per occupied unit, the acquisition of 22 additional units at our Enders property, and a 1.1% increase in average occupancy. In addition, same store expenses decreased 3.2% compared to prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in repair and maintenance expenses.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

Portfolio Summary and Transaction Activity

 

The following is a summary of our investments as of December 31, 2014:

 

Property Name  Location  Year Built/ Renovated (1)  Ownership
Interest
   Units   Average Rent   % Occupied 
MDA Apartments  Chicago, IL  2006   35.3%   190   $2,232    92.1%
                           
Alexan CityCentre  Houston, TX  Est. 2016   N/A (2)   340   $2,144(2)   -(2)
                           
Enders Place at Baldwin Park  Orlando, FL  2003   89.5%   220   $1,480    97.3%
                           
23Hundred @ Berry Hill  Nashville, TN  2014   19.8%   266   $1,455    94.0%
                           
UCF Orlando  Orlando, FL  Est. 2015   N/A (2)   296   $1,211(2)   -(2)
                           
Lansbrook Village  Palm Harbor, FL  2004   76.8%   588   $1,108    92.5%
                           
Village Green of Ann Arbor  Ann Arbor, MI  2013   48.6%   520   $1,103    96.0%
                           
ARIUM Grande Lakes  Orlando, FL  2005   95.0%   306   $1,081    92.8%
                           
North Park Towers  Southfield, MI  2000   100%   313   $1,031    94.2%
                           
Springhouse at Newport News  Newport News, VA  1985   75.0%   432   $814    94.2%
                           
Villas at Oak Crest  Chattanooga, TN  1999   67.8%   209   $803    97.6%
                           
                           
Total/Average              3,680   $1,165(3)   94.3%

 

 

(1) All dates are for the year construction was completed, except MDA City Apartments, Village Green of Ann Arbor, Villas at Oak Crest and North Park Towers, for which the date represents the most recent year that a significant renovation program was completed.

 

(2) Property is in development and the Company holds a preferred equity investment with an option to convert into partial ownership of the underlying asset upon stabilization. Average rent represents pro forma average rent expected upon stabilization.

 

(3)Total average excludes pro forma expected rent for the two development properties, Alexan CityCentre and UCF Orlando.

 

Q1 2015 Outlook: For the first quarter 2015, the Company anticipates AFFO in the range of $0.10 to $0.11 per share; and $0.26 to $0.28 per share on a pro forma basis. For assumptions underlying earnings guidance, please see the p. 23 of Company’s Q4 2014 Earnings Supplement available under Investor Relations on the Company’s website (www.bluerockresidential.com).

 

Dividend Details

 

On January 9, 2015, our board of directors authorized, and we declared, monthly dividends for the first quarter of 2015 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.29 per share on our Class A common stock and $0.29 per share on our Class B common stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of January 25, 2015, February 25, 2015 and March 25, 2015, which will be paid in cash on February 5, 2015, March 5, 2015 and April 5, 2015, respectively. Holders of OP and LTIP Units are entitled to receive "distribution equivalents" at the same time as dividends are paid to holders of our Class A common stock.

 

The declared dividends equal a monthly dividend on the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock as follows: $0.096666 per share for the dividend paid to stockholders of record as of January 25, 2015, $0.096667 per share for the dividend paid to stockholders of record as of February 25, 2015, and March 25, 2015. A portion of each dividend may constitute a return of capital for tax purposes. There is no assurance that we will continue to declare dividends or at this rate.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The foregoing supplemental financial data includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further described below. Our definition and calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of other REITs, and may, therefore, not be comparable.

 

Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance. We consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating performance as it is based on a net income analysis of property portfolio performance that excludes non-cash items such as depreciation. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT, using historical accounting for depreciation, could be less informative. We define FFO, consistent with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or (“NAREIT's”), definition, as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

 

In addition to FFO, we use adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”). AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company's operating performance by removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations. To calculate AFFO, we further adjust FFO by adding back certain items that are not added to net income in NAREIT's definition of FFO, such as acquisition expenses, equity based compensation expenses, and any other non-recurring or non-cash expenses, which are costs that do not relate to the operating performance of our properties, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and when calculating the quarterly incentive fee payable to our Manager only, we further adjust FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).

 

Our calculation of AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition expenses and pursuit costs that are required by GAAP to be expensed but may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. We also use AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee, if any, payable to our Manager.

 

Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

We made no investments, had one full disposition and two partial dispositions in 2013, and have acquired interests in nine additional properties and had three dispositions in 2014. The results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance (unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data).

 

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $2,558   $(1,080)  $(5,172)  $(2,971)
Add: Pro-rata share of depreciation and amortization(1)   1,954    539    7,598    2,441 
    4,512    (541)   2,426    (530)
Less: Pro-rata share of                    
(gain) loss on sale of joint venture interests   (6,113)   1    (6,560)   (1,687)
Funds from Operations (FFO)  $(1,601)  $(540)  $(4,134)  $(2,217)
Add: Pro-rata share of                    
acquisition and disposition costs   2,962    11    6,619    475 
non-cash equity compensation   435    15    1,112    89 
Less: Pro-rata share of                    
normally recurring capital expenditures   (126)   (37)   (378)   (114)
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)  $1,670   $(551)  $3,219   $(1,767)
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted   8,682,742    1,054,125    5,381,787    1,032,339 
                     
                     
PER SHARE INFORMATION:                    
FFO - diluted  $(0.18)  $(0.51)  $(0.77)  $(2.15)
AFFO - diluted  $0.19   $(0.52)  $0.60   $(1.71)

 

(1)    The real estate depreciation and amortization amount includes our share of consolidated real estate-related depreciation and amortization of intangibles, less amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments. 

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We consider EBITDA to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our performance because it eliminates depreciation, income taxes, interest and non-recurring items, which permits investors to view income from operations unclouded by non-cash depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items. Below is a reconciliation of net income applicable to common stockholders to EBITDA (unaudited and dollars in thousands).

 

   Three Month Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $2,558   $(1,080)  $(5,172)  $(2,971)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   85    (449)   (1,386)   (1,442)
Interest expense   2,468    1,310    8,168    5,138 
Depreciation and amortization   3,183    1,229    13,231    5,813 
Amortization of share-based compensation   435    15    1,112    89 
Gain on sale of joint venture interest           (1,006)    
Equity in (gain) loss on sale of unconsolidated subsidiaries   (4,067)   1    (4,067)   (1,604)
Acquisition costs   850    (7)   4,378    192 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt           880     
                     
EBITDA  $5,512   $1,019   $16,138   $5,215 

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define recurring capital expenditures as expenditures that are incurred at every property and exclude development, investment, revenue enhancing and non-recurring capital expenditures.

 

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define non-recurring capital expenditures as expenditures for significant projects that upgrade units or common areas and projects that are revenue enhancing.

 

Same Store Properties

 

Same store properties are conventional multifamily residential apartments which were owned and operational for the entire periods presented, including each comparative period.

 

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Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

Property Net Operating Income ("Property NOI")

 

We believe that net operating income, or NOI, is a useful measure of our operating performance. We define NOI as total property revenues less total property operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization and interest. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to other REITs. We believe that this measure provides an operating perspective not immediately apparent from GAAP operating income or net income. We use NOI to evaluate our performance on a same store and non-same store basis because NOI measures the core operations of property performance by excluding corporate level expenses and other items not related to property operating performance and captures trends in rental housing and property operating expenses. However, NOI should only be used as an alternative measure of our financial performance. The following table reflects same store and non-same store contributions to consolidated NOI together with a reconciliation of NOI to net loss as computed in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented (unaudited and amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014(1)   2013(1)   2014(1)   2013(1) 
Net operating income                
Same store  $1,892   $1,663   $7,367   $6,964 
Non-same store   4,220    406    11,796    4,087 
Total net operating income   6,112    2,069    19,163    11,051 
Less:                    
Interest expense   2,560    1,317    8,620    5,632 
Total property income   3,552    752    10,543    5,419 
Less:                    
Noncontrolling interest pro-rata share of property income   1,570    751    5,219    4,061 
Other income (loss) related to JV/MM entities   26        82    10 
Pro-rata share of total properties’ income   1,956    1    5,242    1,348 
Less pro-rata share of:                    
Depreciation and amortization   1,953    672    7,598    2,574 
Line of credit interest, net       184    191    958 
Management fees   442    90    978    489 
Acquisition and disposition costs   2,962    (95)   6,619    370 
General and administrative   604    229    2,604    1,615 
Add pro-rata share of:                    
Other income   10        112     
Equity in operating earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries   440        904     
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   6,113    (1)   6,560    1,687 
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders  $2,558   $(1,080)  $(5,172)  $(2,971)

 

(1) Same Store sales related to the following properties: Springhouse at Newport News, Enders Place at Baldwin Park and MDA Apartments.

 

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Fourth Quarter Earnings

 

Conference Call

 

All interested parties can listen to the live conference call webcast at 12:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 26, 2015 by dialing +1 (877) 270-2148 within the U.S., or +1 (412) 902-6510, and requesting the "Bluerock Residential Conference." For those who are not available to listen to the live call, the webcast will be available for replay on the Company’s website two hours after the call concludes, and will remain available until March 26, 2015 at http://services.choruscall.com/links/blue150226.html, as well as by dialing +1 (877) 344-7529 in the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-0088 internationally, and requesting conference number 10060136.

 

About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.


Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) is a real estate investment trust formed to acquire a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets throughout the United States. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please visit the Company’s website at www.bluerockresidential.com.

 

Forward Looking Statements


This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur, including statements relating to the Company’s operating environment, operating trends, and outlook. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 18, 2014, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC, including our periodic reports. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

Contact
(Media)
Josh Hoffman
(208) 475.2380
jhoffman@bluerockre.com

 

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Financial and Operating Highlights

For the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
OPERATING INFORMATION  2014   2013   2014   2013 
                 
Total revenue  $9,815   $3,074   $30,363   $12,070 
                     
Property operating margins   57.2%   45.1%   56.5%   53.9%
                     
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue(1)   3.5%   15.9%   5.5%   14.1%
                     
Property NOI(2)  $6,112   $2,069   $19,163   $11,051 
                     
AFFO per share (3)  $0.19   $(0.52)  $0.60   $(1.71)

 

(1) General and administrative expenses exclude non-cash amortization.

 

(2) See page 9 for a reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to this non-GAAP measurement and the Company's definition of this non-GAAP measurement and reasons for using it. Amounts are inclusive of the Company's equity method investments for operating properties.

 

(3) See page 24 for the Company's definition of this non-GAAP measurement and reasons for using it.

 

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Share and Dividend Information

Fourth Quarter 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

Weighted Average Common Shares and Units Outstanding at December 31, 2014
Class A common stock   7,300,230 
Class B-1 common stock   353,630 
Class B-2 common stock   353,630 
Class B-3 common stock   353,629 
LTIP Units   325,578 
OP Units   282,759 
Weighted Average Common Shares and Units Outstanding, Diluted   8,969,456 
      
Outstanding Common Shares and Units at December 31, 2014   9,200,414 
      
Common Dividend Yield     
Annualized dividend rate (1)  $1.16 
Price per share (2)  $12.43 
Annualized dividend yield   9.33%

 

(1) Annualized rate based on $0.29 quarterly dividend for the quarter ending December 31, 2014.  Actual dividend amounts will be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(2) Closing share price of $12.43 as of December 31, 2014.

 

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Financial Statistics

Fourth Quarter 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

 

 

   Consolidated   Noncontrolling Interests' Share   BRG's Share 
   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2014 
             
Enterprise Value            
Total market cap  $110,846   $-   $110,846 
Total debt (1)  $211,970   $(70,544)  $141,426 
Total Enterprise Value  $322,816   $(70,544)  $252,272 
Total Debt / Total Enterprise Value   65.7%        56.1%
Net Debt / Total Enterprise Value   55.1%        43.2%
                
Leverage               
Total debt (1)  $211,970   $(70,544)  $141,426 
Total undepreciated assets(2)  $357,361   $(110,769)  $246,592 
Total Debt / Total Undepreciated Assets   59.3%        57.4%
Net Debt / Total Undepreciated Asset   49.8%        44.2%
                
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA Ratio               
Total debt (1)  $211,970   $(70,544)  $141,426 
Less: cash (3)  $(34,150)  $1,635   $(32,515)
Net debt (less cash)  $177,820   $(68,909)  $108,911 
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA (annualized)*  $14,636   $(2,372)  $12,264 
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA Ratio   12.15x        8.88x
                
Interest Coverage Ratio               
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA (annualized)*  $14,636   $(2,372)  $12,264 
Adjusted Q4 interest expense (annualized)*  $8,192   $(2,336)  $5,856 
Interest Coverage Ratio   1.79x        2.09x
                
Quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio               
Adjusted Q4 interest expense(4)  $2,048   $(584)  $1,464 
Secured debt principal amortization  $230   $(66)  $164 
Total fixed charges  $2,278   $(650)  $1,628 
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA  $3,659   $(593)  $3,066 
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio   1.61x        1.88x

 

(1) Total debt excludes amortization of fair market value adjustments of $0.9 million.

 

(2) Total undepreciated assets is calculated as total assets plus accumulated depreciation on real estate assets.

 

(3) Cash includes cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.

 

4) Interest expense excludes fair market value adjustments of $0.1 million.

 

*Adjustment to EBITDA and interest expense represents the implied impact over the full period of the following acquistion and disposition transaction activity assuming the transactions had occured on October 1, 2014:  (i) acquisition of Grande Lakes and (ii) disposition of Estates at Perimeter and Grove at Waterford.  Actual results may differ significantly from the annualized amounts.

 

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EBITDA and Interest Information

Fourth Quarter 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

       Noncontrolling     
   Consolidated   Interests' Share   BRG's Share 
   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2014 
             
EBITDA            
Net income attributable to common stockholders  $2,558   $-   $2,558 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   85    (85)   - 
Interest expense   2,468    (826)   1,642 
Acquisition costs   850    (63)   787 
Depreciation and amortization   3,183    (1,230)   1,953 
Amortization of share-based compensation   435    -    435 
EBITDA before gain on sale of real estate and other assets  $9,579   $(2,204)  $7,375 
Gain on sale of real estate and other assets   (4,067)   129    (3,938)
EBITDA(1)  $5,512   $(2,075)  $3,437 
                
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA calculation(2)               
EBITDA  $5,512   $(2,075)  $3,437 
Adjustment   (1,853)   1,482    (371)
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA  $3,659   $(593)  $3,066 
Adjusted Q4 EBITDA annualized  $14,636   $(2,372)  $12,264 
                
Adjusted Q4 interest calculation(2)               
Interest Expense  $2,468   $(826)  $1,642 
Adjustment   (420)   242    (178)
Adjusted Q4 interest expense  $2,048   $(584)  $1,464 
Adjusted Q4 interest expense annualized  $8,192   $(2,336)  $5,856 

 

(1) See page 25 for a reconciliation of net income applicable to common shares to EBITDA and the Company's definition of EBITDA and reasons for using it.

 

(2) Adjustment to EBITDA and interest expense represents the implied impact over the full period of the following acquistion and disposition transaction activity assuming the transactions had occured on October 1, 2014:  (i) acquisition of Grande Lakes and (ii) disposition of Estates at Perimeter and Grove at Waterford.  Actual results may differ significantly from the annualized amounts.

 

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Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions

(Unaudited and dollars in millions, except unit and per unit data)

 

Summary of Recent Acquisitions

 

Property  Location  Date Acquired  Date Built/ Renovated (6)  Number of Units   Ownership Interest in Property   Purchase Price / Cost   Average Rent(7) 
                          
ARIUM Grande Lakes  Orlando, FL  11/4/2014  2005   306    95.0%  $43.3   $1,081 
                              
Enders (1)  Orlando, FL  9/10/2014  2003   220    89.5%   37.0    1,480 
                              
UCF Orlando(2)  Orlando, FL  7/29/2014  2015   296    -(3)   36.8    1,211 
                              
Alexan CityCentre(2)  Houston, TX  7/1/2014  2017   340    -(3)   77.7    2,144 
Lansbrook Village  Palm Harbor, FL  5/23/2014  2004   588    76.8%   58.6    1,108 
                              
North Park Towers  Southfield, MI  4/3/2014  2000   313    100.0%   15.6    1,031 
                              
Springhouse (4)  Newport News, VA  4/2/2014  1985   432    75.0%   32.5    814 
Village Green  Ann Arbor, MI  4/2/2014  2013   520    48.6%   57.7    1,103 
                              
Villas at Oak Crest(5)  Chattonooga, TN  4/2/2014  1999   209    67.2%   16.7    803 
Total/Average            3,224        $375.8   $1,052 

 

(1) Acquired an additional 41.1% ownership interest and 22 units. 

 

(2) Alexan and UCF are estimates based on current development budgets.

 

(3)  Alexan and UCF are preferred convertible equity investments which earn a preferred return of 15% and are convertible to common equity at BRG's option upon stabilization.

 

(4) Acquired an additional 36.75% interest.

 

(5) Villas at Oak Crest is a preferred equity investment which earns a preferred return of 15%.

 

(6) Represents the year of the most recently completed significant renovation or year built if there have been no significant renovations.

 

(7) Average rent represents the average monthly rent of occupied units during the quarter.  The average excludes our two development properties, Alexan CityCentre and UCF Orlando.

 

Summary of Recent Sales

 

Property  Location  Date Sold  Units   Ownership Interest in Property   Sale Price   BRG Net Proceeds   IRR 
23Hundred @ Berry Hill  Nashville, TN  1/14/2015   266    19.8%  $61.2   $7.3    60%
Grove at Waterford  Hendersonville, TN  12/18/2014   252    60.0%   37.7    9.0    85%
The Estates at Perimeter  Augusta, GA  12/10/2014   240    25.0%   26.0    1.7    6%
The Reserve at Creekside Village  Chattanooga, TN  3/28/2014   192    24.7%   18.9    1.2    29%
Total/Weighted Average         950        $143.8   $19.2    65%

 

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Portfolio Information

Fourth Quarter 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Properties  Location  Number of Units   Year Built/ Renovated(1)  Average Monthly  Rent (6)   Revenue per Occupied Unit(10)   Average Occupancy  
Same Store Properties:                      
Springhouse at Newport News   Newport News, VA   432   1985  $814   $832    93.2%
Enders Place at Baldwin Park   Orlando, FL   220   2003   1,480    1,541    97.3%
MDA Apartments   Chicago, IL  190   2006(2)  2,232(7)   2,249(11)   93.8%
Total Same Store Properties      842      $1,311   $1,341    94.6%
                           
Non Same Store Properties:                          
Villas at Oak Crest   Chattanooga, TN   209   1999(3) $803   $858    98.2%
Village Green   Ann Arbor, MI   520   2013(4)  1,103    1,138    98.0%
North Park Towers   Southfield, MI   313   2000   1,031    1,100    92.8%
23Hundred@Berry Hill   Nashville, TN   266   2014   1,455    1,474    96.7%
Lansbrook Village   Palm Harbor, FL   588   2004(5)  1,108    1,148    94.5%
Grande Lakes   Orlando, FL   306   2005   1,081    1,119    92.2%
Total Non Same Store Properties      2,202      $1,106   $1,148    95.5%
                          
Development Properties:                          
Alexan CityCentre   Houston, TX   340   2016  $2,144(8)    N/A     N/A 
UCF Orlando   Orlando, FL   296   2015   1,211(8)    N/A     N/A 
Total Development Properties      636      $1,710     N/A     N/A 
                           
Total Portfolio      3,680      $1,165(9)  $1,203(9)   95.2%

 

(1)Represents the year of the most recently completed significant renovation or year built if there have been no significant renovations.

 

(2)The MDA property’s original structure was built in 1929 as an office building.  The MDA property underwent  a complete rehabilitation in 2006, converting the structure into a high-rise apartment community.

 

(3)Phase I (1985) features 121 units, with 88 units added in phase II (1999).

 

(4)The Village Green property was constructed in rolling phases from 1989 to 1992 and renovated in 2013.

 

(5)The Lansbrook property was constructed in rolling phases from 1998 to 2004.

 

(6)Average monthly rent per unit represents the average monthly rent of occupied units during the period.

 

(7)Average monthly rent  excluding the property’s retail space was $2,082.

 

(8)Represents expected pro forma rent upon stabilization.

 

(9)Total excludes development properties, Alexan CityCentre and UCF Orlando.

 

(10)Revenue per occupied unit is total revenue divided by average number of occupied units during the period.

 

(11)Revenue per occupied unit excluding the property’s retail space was $2,099.

 

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Development Properties

As of December 31, 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

This table includes forward-looking statements based on current judgments and current knowledge of management, which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause results to vary from those projected. Please see the paragraph on forward-looking statements on page [10] of this document for a discussion of risks and uncertainties.

 

                   Estimated/Actual Dates for
Under Construction(1)  Total Units   Construction Cost   Cost to Date   Total Debt   Construction Start  Initial Occupancy  Construction Completion  Stablized Operations(2)
Alexan CityCentre    340   $81.8   $22.8   $57.0   4Q14  4Q16  3Q17  4Q17
UCF Orlando    296   $36.8   $18.5   $27.5   2Q14  3Q15  4Q15  2Q16

 

(1) Properties are under development and the Company holds a preferred equity investment with an option to convert into partial ownership of the underlying asset upon stabilization.

 

(2) We defined stabilized occupancy as the earlier of the attainment of 90% physical occupancy or one year after the completion of construction.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Fourth Quarter 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   December 31,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 
   (Unaudited)     
         
ASSETS        
Net Real Estate Investments        
Land  $37,909   $25,750 
Buildings and improvements   240,074    102,761 
Construction in progress       16,696 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   6,481    2,942 
Total Gross Operating Real Estate Investments   284,464    148,149 
Accumulated depreciation   (10,992)   (4,516)
Total Net Operating Real Estate Investments   273,472    143,633 
Operating real estate held for sale, net   14,939    19,372 
Total Net Real Estate Investments   288,411    163,005 
Cash and cash equivalents   23,059    2,984 
Restricted cash   11,091    2,002 
Due from affiliates   570    514 
Accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets   753    1,434 
Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures   18,331    1,254 
In-place lease value, net   745     
Deferred financing costs, net   2,199    762 
Non-real estate assets associated with operating real estate held for sale   927     
Assets related to discontinued operations       571 
Total Assets  $346,086   $172,526 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY          
Mortgages payable  $201,343   $96,535 
Mortgage payable associated with operating real estate held-for-sale   11,500     
Line of credit       7,571 
Accounts payable   634    2,397 
Other accrued liabilities   3,345    2,280 
Due to affiliates   1,946    2,254 
Distributions payable   889    143 
Liabilities associated with operating real estate held for sale   418     
Liabilities related to discontinued operations       15,263 
Total Liabilities   220,075    126,443 
Stockholders’ Equity          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013        
Common stock, $0.01 par value, no and 749,999,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively; no and 2,413,811 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively       24 
Common stock - Class A, $0.01 par value, 747,586,185 and no shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively; 7,531,188 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively   75     
Common stock - Class B-1, $0.01 par value, 804,605 and no shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively; 353,630 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively   4     
Common stock - Class B-2, $0.01 par value, 804,605 and no shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively; 353,630 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively   4     
Common stock - Class B-3, $0.01 par value, 804,605 and no shares authorized as of  December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively; 353,629 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively   4     
Nonvoting convertible stock, $0.01 par value per share; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, as of December 31, 2014 and 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013        
Additional paid-in-capital   113,511    21,747 
Cumulative distributions and net losses   (21,213)   (9,770)
Total Stockholders’ Equity   92,385    12,001 
Noncontrolling Interests          
Operating partnership units   2,949     
Partially owned properties   30,677    34,082 
Total Noncontrolling Interests   33,626    34,082 
Total Equity   126,011    46,083 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  $346,086   $172,526 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
Revenues                
Net rental income  $9,444   $2,920   $29,198   $11,675 
Other property revenues   371    154    1,165    395 
Total revenues   9,815    3,074    30,363    12,070 
Expenses                    
Property operating   4,205    1,687    13,213    5,568 
General and administrative   645    503    2,694    1,794 
Management fees   456    115    1,004    489 
Acquisition costs   850    (7)   4,378    192 
Depreciation and amortization   3,183    1,063    13,047    5,152 
Total expenses   9,339    3,361    34,336    13,195 
Operating income (loss)   476    (287)   (3,973)   (1,125)
Other income (expense)                    
Other income           185     
Equity in income  (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries   574    (5)   1,066    (103)
Equity in gain (loss) on sale of unconsolidated subsidiaries   4,067    (1)   4,067    1,604 
Interest expense, net   (2,468)   (1,134)   (8,019)   (4,595)
Total other income (expense)   2,173    (1,140)   (2,701)   (3,094)
                     
Net income (loss) from continuing operations   2,649    (1,427)   (6,674)   (4,219)
                     
Discontinued operations                    
Loss on operations of rental property   (6)   (102)   (10)   (194)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt           (880)    
Gain on sale of joint venture interest           1,006     
(Loss) income from discontinued operations   (6)   (102)   116    (194)
                     
Net income (loss)   2,643    (1,529)   (6,558)   (4,413)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests                    
Operating partner units   83        (238)    
Partially-owned properties   2    (449)   (1,148)   (1,442)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests   85    (449)   (1,386)   (1,442)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $2,558   $(1,080)  $(5,172)  $(2,971)

 

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Reconciliation of Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)

For the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $2,558   $(1,080)  $(5,172)  $(2,971)
Add: Pro-rata share of depreciation and amortization(1)   1,954    539    7,598    2,441 
Less: Pro-rata share of (gain) loss on sale of joint venture interests   (6,113)   1    (6,560)   (1,687)
Funds from Operations (FFO)(2)  $(1,601)  $(540)  $(4,134)  $(2,217)
Add: Pro-rata share of                    
acquisition and disposition costs   2,962    11    6,619    475 
non-cash equity compensation   435    15    1,112    89 
Less: Pro-rata share of normally recurring capital expenditures   (126)   (37)   (378)   (114)
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)(2)  $1,670   $(551)  $3,219   $(1,767)
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding (3)   8,682,742    1,054,125    5,381,787    1,032,339 
                     
                     
PER SHARE INFORMATION:                    
FFO - diluted  $(0.18)  $(0.51)  $(0.77)  $(2.15)
AFFO - diluted  $0.19   $(0.52)  $0.60   $(1.71)

 

(1)    The real estate depreciation and amortization amount includes our share of consolidated real estate-related depreciation and amortization of intangibles, less amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments. 

 

(2)    See page 24 for the Company's definitions of these non-GAAP measurements.  Individual line items included in FFO and AFFO calculations include results from discontinued operations where applicable.

 

(3)    Total weighted average common shares for the quarter, including OP units of 282,759, was 8,969,456.  AFFO related to the OP units is excluded from the calculation above.  When including both, AFFO attributable to OP units and 282,759 of OP units in the weighted average share count, in the above calcualtion, AFFO is $0.19 per share.

 

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Debt Summary Information

As of December 31, 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

Debt Outstanding

 

   Outstanding Principal   Interest Rate   Fixed/ Floating  Maturity Date
Springhouse at Newport News  $22,515    5.66%  Fixed  January 1, 2020
Enders Place at Baldwin Park(1)   25,475    4.30%  Fixed  November 1, 2022
MDA Apartments   37,600    5.35%  Fixed  January 1, 2023
Village Green of Ann Arbor   43,078    3.92%  Fixed  October 1, 2022
Lansbrook Village   42,357    4.44%  Fixed/Floating(2)  March 31, 2018
Grande Lakes   29,444    1.82%  Floating(3)  December 1, 2024
Total   200,469            
Fair value adjustments   874            
Total continuing operations   201,343            
North Park Towers - held for sale   11,500    5.65%  Fixed  January 6, 2024
Total  $212,843            
                 
Weighted Average Interest Rate   4.31%           
                 

 

Note: The above schedule does not include a mortgage note of $23.6 million related to 23Hundred@Berry Hill property as the property is accounted for under the equity method and is not consolidated. The note bears a 3.00% floating rate with a maturity date of September 30, 2015.  The floating rate is benchmarked to three-month Libor plus 2.50%.  23Hundred@Berry Hill property was sold on January 14, 2015.

 

(1) The principal includes a $17.5 million loan at a 3.97% interest rate and a $8.0 million supplemental loan that bears interest at 5.01%.

 

(2) The principal includes a $42.0 million loan at a fixed 4.45% interest rate and an additional $357,000 subsequent loan for additional unit acquistions that bears interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus 3.00%; as of December 31, 2014 the subsequent loan had an interest rate of 3.25%.

 

(3) ARIUM Grande Lakes senior loan bears interest at a floating rate of 1.67% plus one month LIBOR.  At December 31, 2014, the interest rate was 1.82%.

 

 

Debt Maturity Schedule

 

Year   Fixed Rate   Floating Rate   Total   % of Total 
 2015   $1,411   $-   $1,411    0.67%
 2016    2,702    5    2,707    1.28%
 2017    3,019    7    3,026    1.43%
 2018    43,290    345    43,635    20.59%
 2019    2,573    -    2,573    1.21%
 Thereafter    129,174    29,444    158,617    74.83%
 Total   $182,169   $29,801   $211,969    100.00%

 

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Debt Summary Information Continued

As of December 31, 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Amounts   % of Total   Weighted Average Rates   Weighted Average Maturities (years) 
Continuting Operations                 
Secured Fixed Rate Debt:  $171,542    85.2%   4.67%   6.3 
Secured Floating Rate Debt:   29,801    14.8%   1.84%   9.8 
Total Secured Continuing Operations:  $201,343    100.0%   4.25%   6.8 
                     
Held for Sale                    
Secured Fixed Rate Debt:  $11,500    100.0%   5.65%   9.0 
Secured Floating Rate Debt:   -    -    -    - 
Total Secured Held for Sale:  $11,500    100.0%   5.65%   9.0 
                     
Total:  $212,843    100.0%   4.31%   7.0 

 

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2015 First Quarter Outlook

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for per share data)

 

   2015 First Quarter Outlook 
   ($ in thousands except per share amounts) 
   Q1 - Projected   Q1 - Proforma (7) 
Earnings        
Adjusted Funds From Operations per share   $0.10 - $0.11    $0.26 - $0.28 
           
Operations          
Revenue (1)   $8,650 - $8,770    $11,600 - $11,830 
Rental expenses (2)   32.5% - 31.4%    31.8% - 30.5% 
Real estate taxes and insurance  $1,180   $1,560 
Interest expense  $2,220   $3,040 
General and administrative expenses (3)  $380   $380 
General and administrative expenses as percentage of revenue   4.4% - 4.3%    3.3% - 3.2% 
Depreciation and amortization expense  $2,830    * 
BRG's pro-rata depreciation and amortization   70.7%   * 
Equity in operating earnings in unconsolidated subsidiaries (4)  $640   $2,360 
Noncontrolling interest (5)   17.0% - 9.6%    4.7% - 8.1% 
Recurring capex (6)   $160 - $140    $220 - $200 

 

*Amount is indeterminable at this point.

 

(1) Revenue includes only property level revenues and excludes income from preferred investments, which flow through the "Equity in operating earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries" line item.

 

(2) Rental expenses, consisting of property operating expenses and property management fees, as a percentage of revenue.

 

(3) Represents estimated general and administrative expenses (excludes non-cash amortization of equity compensation).

 

(4) Represents the Company's share of income from unconsolidated subsidiaries including preferred investment income.

 

(5) Represents estimated share of net income/loss (excluding non-cash management fees, gain on sale of real estate assets, acquisition costs) attributable to noncontrolling interest of OP unit holders and joint venture partner interests.

 

(6) Estimate of the Company's pro-rata share of recurring capital expenditures for AFFO purposes.

 

(7) Proforma guidance assumes the following pipeline transactions had occurred on January 1, 2015: (i) investment of approximately $9 MM in the second funding of the Alexan Southside in Houston, Texas; (ii) investment of approximately $17 MM in the acquisition of two Class A assets our Sponsor currently has under contract in Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina; (iii) investment of approximately $32 MM in the acquisition of three Class A assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target North Carolina markets; and (iv) investment of approximately $21 MM in convertible preferred equity in two development assets our Sponsor’s development partner currently has under LOI in two target Florida markets.  The proforma guidance is being presented solely for purposes of illustrating the potential impact of these pipeline transactions as if they had occurred at January 1, 2015, based on information currently available to management.  The Company is providing no assurances that any of the above transactions will close, and the failure of any of these transactions to close would significantly impact proforma guidance. The actual timing of these investments, if and when made, will vary materially from the assumed timing reflected in the proforma guidance, and actual quarterly results will differ significantly from the proforma guidance shown above.

 

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Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The foregoing supplemental financial data includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further described below. Our definition and calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of other REITs, and may, therefore, not be comparable.

 

Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”), is a non-GAAP financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance. We consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating performance as it is based on a net income analysis of property portfolio performance that excludes non-cash items such as depreciation. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT, using historical accounting for depreciation, could be less informative. We define FFO, consistent with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or (“NAREIT's”), definition, as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

 

In addition to FFO, we use adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”). AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company's operating performance by removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations. To calculate AFFO, we further adjust FFO by adding back certain items that are not added to net income in NAREIT's definition of FFO, such as acquisition expenses, equity based compensation expenses, and any other non-recurring or non-cash expenses, which are costs that do not relate to the operating performance of our properties, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and when calculating the quarterly incentive fee payable to our Manager only, we further adjust FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).

 

Our calculation of AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition expenses and pursuit costs that are required by GAAP to be expensed but may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. We also use AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee, if any, payable to our Manager.

 

Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

 

We made no investments, had one full disposition and two partial dispositions in 2013, and have acquired interests in eight additional properties and had three dispositions in 2014. The results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance (unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data).

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define recurring capital expenditures as expenditures that are incurred at every property and exclude development, investment, revenue enhancing and non-recurring capital expenditures.

 

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define non-recurring capital expenditures as expenditures for significant projects that upgrade units or common areas and projects that are revenue enhancing.

 

Same Store Properties

 

Same store properties are conventional multifamily residential apartments which were owned and operational for the entire periods presented.

 

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Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We consider EBITDA to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our performance because it eliminates depreciation, income taxes, interest and non-recurring items, which permits investors to view income from operations unclouded by non-cash depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items. Below is a reconciliation of net income applicable to common shares to EBITDA.

 

   Three Month Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $2,558   $(1,080)  $(5,172)  $(2,971)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   85    (449)   (1,386)   (1,442)
Interest expense   2,468    1,310    8,168    5,138 
Depreciation and amortization   3,183    1,229    13,231    5,813 
Amortization of share-based compensation   435    15    1,112    89 
Acquisition costs   850    (7)   4,378    192 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt           880     
Gain on sale of joint venture interest           (1,006)    
Equity in (gain) loss on sale of unconsolidated joint venture interest   (4,067)   1    (4,067)   (1,604)
EBITDA  $5,512   $1,019   $16,138   $5,215 

 

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