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STAG INDUSTRIAL ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END
2016 RESULTS
 
Boston, MA — February 16, 2017 - STAG Industrial, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:STAG), a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the United States, today announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2016.
 
“The strong fourth quarter results cap an impressive 2016 for the Company,” said Ben Butcher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "With historic acquisition levels and healthy portfolio operating metrics along with prudent capital allocation, STAG is well positioned for another excellent year.”

Highlights:
 
Reported $0.38 of net income per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2016, as compared to $(0.31) of net loss per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2015. Reported $28.6 million of net income attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $(21.3) million for the fourth quarter of 2015. For the year ended 2016, net income attributable to common stockholders was $20.2 million as compared to a net loss of $(38.6) million in 2015.

Achieved $0.42 of Core FFO per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of 5.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. Generated Core FFO of $33.1 million compared to $28.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 17.2%. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Core FFO increased 13.3% in the aggregate compared to the same period last year and Core FFO per diluted share increased 6.0% compared to the same period last year.
 
Generated Cash NOI of $55.1 million compared to $48.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 12.8%. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Cash NOI increased 13.6% in the aggregate compared to the same period last year.
 
Acquired 24 buildings in the fourth quarter of 2016, consisting of 4.5 million square feet for $219.7 million with a weighted average Capitalization Rate of 7.7%.
 
Sold 10 buildings in the fourth quarter of 2016, consisting of 2.2 million square feet for $103.3 million, inclusive of a portfolio of six buildings that was disposed of at a 6.9% weighted average Capitalization Rate.

Achieved occupancy of 94.7% on the total portfolio and 95.7% on the Operating Portfolio as of December 31, 2016.
 
Executed Operating Portfolio leases for 1.5 million square feet for the fourth quarter of 2016. Experienced a cash rent change and GAAP Rent Change of 5.6% and 9.8%, respectively, for the quarter’s Operating Portfolio leasing activity.
 
Experienced 69.1% Retention for 1.8 million square feet of leases expiring in the quarter. Achieved an increase in cash rent change and GAAP Rent Change of 2.0% and 11.4%, respectively, for these renewals.

Raised gross proceeds of $182.0 million of equity through the Company's at-the-market offering ("ATM") program for the fourth quarter of 2016. Subsequent to quarter end and through February 16, 2017, raised gross proceeds of $39.1 million through the ATM program.

Redeemed all $69 million of outstanding 9.0% Series A Preferred Stock on November 2, 2016.


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Repriced two $150 million unsecured bank term loans on December 20, 2016 to reflect current favorable market pricing.

Please refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Definitions section at the end of this release for definitions of capitalized terms used in this release.
 
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, February 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m (Eastern Time), to discuss the quarter’s results and provide information about acquisitions, operations, capital markets and corporate activities. Details of the call can be found at the end of this release.
Key Financial Measures
 
FOURTH QUARTER 2016 KEY FINANCIAL MEASURES
 
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
Metrics
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
 
$28.6
 
$(21.3)
 
234.2%
 
$20.2
 
$(38.6)
 
152.4%
Net income (loss) per share — basic
 
$0.38
 
$(0.31)
 
222.6%
 
$0.29
 
$(0.58)
 
150.0%
Net income (loss) per share — diluted
 
$0.38
 
$(0.31)
 
222.6%
 
$0.29
 
$(0.58)
 
150.0%
Cash NOI
 
$55.1
 
$48.8
 
12.8%
 
$205.5
 
$180.9
 
13.6%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$48.9
 
$41.9
 
16.9%
 
$181.5
 
$156.1
 
16.3%
Core FFO
 
$33.1
 
$28.3
 
17.2%
 
$118.3
 
$104.4
 
13.3%
Core FFO per share / unit — basic
 
$0.42
 
$0.40
 
5.0%
 
$1.59
 
$1.49
 
6.7%
Core FFO per share / unit — diluted
 
$0.42
 
$0.40
 
5.0%
 
$1.58
 
$1.49
 
6.0%
AFFO
 
$33.9
 
$28.8
 
17.7%
 
$121.7
 
$107.3
 
13.4%
 
Definitions of the above mentioned non-GAAP financial measures, together with reconciliations to net income (loss) in accordance with GAAP, appear at the end of this release. Please also see the Company’s supplemental information package for additional disclosure.
Acquisition and Disposition Activity

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired 24 buildings for $219.7 million with an Occupancy Rate of 89.0% upon acquisition. The chart below details the acquisition activity for the quarter:

FOURTH QUARTER 2016 ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
Location (CBSA)
Date Acquired
Square Feet
Buildings
Purchase Price ($MM)
Weighted Average Lease Term (Years)
Capitalization Rate
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
10/14/2016
172,647
1
$9.5
3.1
 
Columbus, OH
10/27/2016
175,512
1
5.4
4.8
 
Kansas City, MO-KS
10/31/2016
496,373
1
23.2
 
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
11/2/2016
223,599
1
13.4
5.3
 
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
11/2/2016
514,659
3
35.1
6.5
 
Oklahoma City, OK
11/2/2016
80,400
1
3.4
9.3
 
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
11/2/2016
247,861
1
12.0
9.3
 
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
11/3/2016
121,050
1
7.4
14.3
 
St. Louis, MO-IL
11/7/2016
116,783
1
5.5
5.5
 
Spartanburg, SC
11/22/2016
572,038
1
20.8
8.1
 
Columbia, SC
11/30/2016
119,852
1
5.7
7.3
 
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
12/14/2016
305,874
5
10.4
5.5
 
Madison, WI
12/15/2016
254,431
1
7.8
2.4
 
Montgomery, AL
12/16/2016
332,000
1
8.8
7.0
 
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
12/20/2016
269,868
1
11.2
7.0
 
Columbia, SC
12/20/2016
176,400
1
11.9
4.3
 
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
12/22/2016
200,720
1
20.5
15.2
 
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
12/28/2016
126,111
1
7.7
11.5
 
Total / weighted average
 
4,506,178
24
$219.7
7.1
7.7%



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 The chart below details the 2016 acquisition activity and pipeline through February 16, 2017:

2016 ACQUISITION ACTIVITY AND PIPELINE DETAIL
 
Square Feet
Buildings
Purchase Price ($MM)
Weighted Average Lease Term (Years)
Capitalization Rate
Q1
710,754
5
$27.9
4.3
8.5%
Q2
1,389,639
5
58.2
6.6
7.9%
Q3
3,696,094
13
166.0
6.2
7.9%
Q4
4,506,178
24
219.7
7.1
7.7%
2016 closed acquisitions
10,302,665
47
$471.8
6.5
7.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of February 16, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Subsequent to quarter-end acquisitions
1,652,262
7
$63.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pipeline
36.7 million
169
$1,862.2
 
 


During the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold 10 buildings consisting of 2.2 million square feet for $103.3 million. Included in these dispositions was a portfolio of six buildings that was disposed of at a 6.9% weighted average Capitalization Rate. These assets were acquired for a weighted average Capitalization Rate of 9.2%. The chart below details the disposition activity for the year ended December 31, 2016:

2016 DISPOSITION ACTIVITY
Year
Square Feet
Buildings
Sale Price ($MM)
Q1
1,182,450
4
$32.8
Q2
634,404
7
17.8
Q3
139,509
3
0.8
Q4
2,210,567
10
103.3
Total
4,166,930
24
$154.7

Operating Portfolio Leasing Activity
 
For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company executed 12 leases for approximately 1.5 million square feet. The chart below details the leasing activity for leases signed during the quarter:
 
FOURTH QUARTER 2016 LEASING ACTIVITY
Lease Type
Square Feet
W.A. Lease Term (Years)
Cash Base Rent $/SF
GAAP Base Rent $/SF
Lease
Commissions
$/SF
Tenant Improvements $/SF
Total Costs $/SF
Cash Rent Change 
GAAP Rent Change
New leases
453,395

9.9
$3.71
$4.02
$1.33
$1.42
$2.75
—%
6.1%
Renewal leases
631,916

6.5
4.52
4.58
0.14
0.14
6.7%
10.5%
Total / weighted average
1,085,311

7.9
$4.18
$4.35
$0.63
$0.59
$1.22
5.6%
9.8%
Temporary leases
393,425

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total leasing activity
1,478,736

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


The chart below details the leasing activity for leases signed during the year ended December 31, 2016:

2016 LEASING ACTIVITY
Lease Type
Square Feet
W.A. Lease Term (Years)
Cash Base Rent $/SF
GAAP Base Rent $/SF
Lease
Commissions
$/SF
Tenant Improvement $/SF
Total Costs $/SF
Cash Rent Change
GAAP Rent Change
New leases
749,275

8.2
$3.90
$4.16
$1.38
$0.87
$2.25
(0.5)%
4.0%
Renewal leases
4,817,462

4.8
4.02
4.14
0.28
0.28
0.56
1.4%
7.4%
Total / weighted average
5,566,737

5.3
$4.00
$4.14
$0.43
$0.36
$0.79
1.3%
7.3%
Temporary leases
1,329,245

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total leasing activity
6,895,982

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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The Company experienced 69.1% Retention for the quarter. The chart below details the Retention activity for the year ended December 31, 2016:
 
2016 RETENTION 
Quarter
Expiring Square Footage
Retained Square Footage
W.A. Lease Term (Years)
Retention
Cash Rent Change
GAAP Rent Change
Q1
1,251,975

530,485

3.2
42.4%
3.1%
6.1%
Q2
921,971

695,395

5.0
75.4%
5.8%
9.9%
Q3
1,276,074

1,178,574

4.2
92.4%
2.5%
3.4%
Q4
1,760,716

1,215,915

5.9
69.1%
2.0%
11.4%
Total / weighted average
5,210,736

3,620,369

4.7
69.5%
3.0%
8.2%

The Occupancy Rate of the Operating Portfolio as of December 31, 2016 was 95.7%.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company's portfolio included 16 non-core, flex/office buildings that constituted approximately 2% of the overall portfolio's square footage and approximately 3% of the overall portfolio's annualized base rental revenue.
Liquidity and Capital Market Activity
 
As of December 31, 2016, the Company had total Debt Capacity of $419 million and liquidity of $431 million, comprised of $12 million of cash and $419 million of Immediate Availability on the Company’s unsecured credit facility and unsecured term loans.

On December 20, 2016, the Company amended and restated the loan agreements related to two $150 million unsecured bank term loans (“Term Loan A” and "Term Loan B”). The transaction reduced the cost reflected in the applicable pricing grids with no changes to maturity dates or other material terms of the loans. The leverage-based pricing grid for Term Loan A was reduced from LIBOR + 1.65% to LIBOR + 1.30% and Term Loan B was reduced from LIBOR +1.70% to LIBOR + 1.30%, assuming the most recently reported leverage levels.

On December 29, 2016, the Company funded the previously committed $150 million unsecured, five-year bank term loan C. The proceeds were used to repay amounts drawn under the unsecured credit facility.

During the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 7,888,538 shares of common stock under its ATM program, realizing gross proceeds of $182.0 million. The chart below details the ATM program activity for the year ended December 31, 2016:
2016 ATM ACTIVITY 
ATM
Shares Issued
Price per Share (Weighted Avg)
Gross Proceeds $(MM)
Net Proceeds $(MM)
Q1




Q2




Q3
4,201,500

$23.97
$100.7
$99.2
Q4
7,888,538

23.07
182.0
179.5
Total / Weighted Average
12,090,038

$23.38
$282.7
$278.7

Subsequent to December 31, 2016, the Company sold 1,661,799 shares under its ATM program for gross proceeds of $39.1 million. The net proceeds of $38.6 million were used to repay amounts outstanding under the Company's unsecured credit facility.


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Dividends
 
Subsequent to quarter end, on February 15, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a monthly common stock dividend of $0.116667 per share for the months of April, May and June 2017. The chart below details the common dividends declared:

FIRST & SECOND QUARTER 2017 COMMON DIVIDENDS
Month
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Dividend
January 2017
 
January 31, 2017
 
February 15, 2017
 
$0.116667
February 2017
 
February 28, 2017
 
March 15, 2017
 
$0.116667
March 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
April 17, 2017
 
$0.116667
April 2017
 
April 28, 2017
 
May 15, 2017
 
$0.116667
May 2017
 
May 31, 2017
 
June 15, 2017
 
$0.116667
June 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
July 17, 2017
 
$0.116667
 
Subsequent to quarter end, on February 15, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared the following first quarter preferred stock dividends:

FIRST QUARTER 2017 PREFERRED DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Series
Record Date
Payment Date
Quarterly Dividend
Series B - 6.625% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: STAG Pr B)
March 15, 2017
March 31, 2017
$0.4140625
Series C - 6.875% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: STAG Pr C)
March 15, 2017
March 31, 2017
$0.4296875

On November 2, 2016, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding 9.0% Series A Preferred Stock, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
The Company’s dividend policy is set by the Board of Directors, which considers, among other factors, REIT distribution requirements and recurring, distributable, cash income.

Conference Call
 
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Friday, February 17, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the quarter’s results.  The call can be accessed live over the phone toll-free by dialing (877) 407-4018, or for international callers, (201) 689-8471.  A replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921, or for international callers, (412) 317-6671.  The passcode for the replay is 13652508.
 
Interested parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.stagindustrial.com, or by clicking on the following link:
 
http://ir.stagindustrial.com/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=4263385

Supplemental Schedules
 
The Company has provided a supplemental information package to provide additional disclosure and financial information on its website (www.stagindustrial.com) under the “Presentations” tab in the Investor Relations section.
 
Additional information is also available on the Company’s website at www.stagindustrial.com.


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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015(1)
Assets
 
 
 
Rental Property:
 
 
 
Land
$
272,162

 
$
228,919

Buildings and improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $187,413 and $147,917, respectively
1,550,141

 
1,334,776

Deferred leasing intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $237,456 and $200,758, respectively
294,533

 
276,272

Total rental property, net
2,116,836

 
1,839,967

Cash and cash equivalents
12,192

 
12,011

Restricted cash
9,613

 
8,395

Tenant accounts receivable, net
25,223

 
21,478

Prepaid expenses and other assets
20,821

 
18,064

Interest rate swaps
1,471

 
1,867

Total assets
$
2,186,156

 
$
1,901,782

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Unsecured credit facility
$
28,000

 
$
56,000

Unsecured term loans, net
446,608

 
296,618

Unsecured notes, net
397,966

 
397,720

Mortgage notes, net
163,565

 
229,910

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
35,389

 
25,662

Interest rate swaps
2,438

 
3,766

Tenant prepaid rent and security deposits
15,195

 
14,628

Dividends and distributions payable
9,728

 
8,234

Deferred leasing intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $10,450 and $8,536, respectively
20,341

 
11,387

Total liabilities
1,119,230

 
1,043,925

Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 15,000,000 shares authorized,
 
 
 
Series A, no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2,760,000 shares (liquidation preference of $25.00 per share) issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015

 
69,000

Series B, 2,800,000 shares (liquidation preference of $25.00 per share) issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
70,000

 
70,000

Series C, 3,000,000 shares (liquidation preference of $25.00 per share) issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015
75,000

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 80,352,304 and 68,077,333 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
804

 
681

Additional paid-in capital
1,293,706

 
1,017,397

Common stock dividends in excess of earnings
(410,978
)
 
(332,271
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,496
)
 
(2,350
)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,027,036

 
822,457

Noncontrolling interest
39,890

 
35,400

Total equity
1,066,926

 
857,857

Total liabilities and equity
$
2,186,156

 
$
1,901,782

 
 
 
 
(1) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company revised the prior period rental property depreciation and amortization expense amounts and accumulated building and improvements depreciation amounts. Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, for a detailed discussion of the revision.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
 
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016(1)
 
2015(1)
 
2016(1)
 
2015(1)
Revenue
    

 
    

 
    

 
 
Rental income
$
56,166

 
$
50,262

 
$
212,741

 
$
186,463

Tenant recoveries
10,300

 
8,531

 
37,107

 
31,666

Other income
68

 
94

 
395

 
504

Total revenue
66,534

 
58,887

 
250,243

 
218,633

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Property
13,232

 
11,362

 
48,904

 
42,627

General and administrative
7,022

 
7,296

 
33,395

 
28,750

Property acquisition costs
1,454

 
2,246

 
4,567

 
4,757

Depreciation and amortization
33,719

 
29,972

 
125,444

 
110,421

Loss on impairments
5,614

 
20,894

 
16,845

 
29,272

Other expenses
292

 
157

 
1,149

 
1,048

Total expenses
61,333

 
71,927

 
230,304

 
216,875

Other income (expense)
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Interest income
2

 
2

 
10

 
9

Interest expense
(11,082
)
 
(9,838
)
 
(42,923
)
 
(36,098
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(1,288
)
 

 
(3,261
)
 

Gain on the sales of rental property, net
40,234

 
3,273

 
61,823

 
4,986

Total other income (expense)
27,866

 
(6,563
)
 
15,649

 
(31,103
)
Net income (loss)
$
33,067

 
$
(19,603
)
 
$
35,588

 
$
(29,345
)
Less: income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest after preferred stock dividends
1,376

 
(1,087
)
 
1,069

 
(1,962
)
Net income (loss) attributable to STAG Industrial, Inc.
$
31,691

 
$
(18,516
)
 
$
34,519

 
$
(27,383
)
Less: preferred stock dividends
2,983

 
2,712

 
13,897

 
10,848

Less: amount allocated to participating securities
100

 
94

 
384

 
385

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
28,608

 
$
(21,322
)
 
$
20,238

 
$
(38,616
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic
75,558,806

 
67,805,519

 
70,637,185

 
66,307,972

Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted
75,865,780

 
67,805,519

 
70,852,548

 
66,307,972

Net income (loss) per share — basic and diluted
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders — basic
$
0.38

 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
0.29

 
$
(0.58
)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders — diluted
$
0.38

 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
0.29

 
$
(0.58
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company revised the prior period rental property depreciation and amortization expense amounts and accumulated building and improvements depreciation amounts. Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, for a detailed discussion of the revision.

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RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(unaudited, in thousands, except share data) 
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016(1)
 
2015(1)
 
2016(1)
 
2015(1)
NET OPERATING INCOME RECONCILIATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
33,067

 
$
(19,603
)
 
$
35,588

 
$
(29,345
)
Asset management fee income
(44
)
 
(77
)
 
(210
)
 
(379
)
General and administrative
7,022

 
7,296

 
33,395

 
28,750

Property acquisition costs
1,454

 
2,246

 
4,567

 
4,757

Depreciation and amortization
33,719

 
29,972

 
125,444

 
110,421

Interest income
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
Interest expense
11,082

 
9,838

 
42,923

 
36,098

Loss on impairments
5,614

 
20,894

 
16,845

 
29,272

Loss on extinguishment of debt
1,288

 

 
3,261

 

Other expenses
292

 
157

 
1,149

 
1,048

Gain on the sales of rental property, net
(40,234
)
 
(3,273
)
 
(61,823
)
 
(4,986
)
Corporate sublease rental income

 

 

 
(187
)
Net operating income
$
53,258

 
$
47,448

 
$
201,129

 
$
175,440


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating income 
$
53,258

 
$
47,448

 
$
201,129

 
$
175,440

Straight-line rent adjustments, net
387

 
(809
)
 
(1,877
)
 
(3,115
)
Intangible amortization in rental income, net
1,462

 
2,195

 
6,213

 
8,526

Cash net operating income
$
55,107

 
$
48,834

 
$
205,465

 
$
180,851


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash net operating income
$
55,107

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash NOI from acquisitions' and dispositions' timing
1,845

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash termination income
(929
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Run Rate Cash NOI
$
56,023

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
33,067

 
$
(19,603
)
 
$
35,588

 
$
(29,345
)
Intangible amortization in rental income, net
1,462

 
2,195

 
6,213

 
8,526

Straight-line rent adjustments, net
(470
)
 
(995
)
 
(2,496
)
 
(3,405
)
Non-cash compensation expense
2,036

 
1,911

 
8,164

 
7,578

Termination income
(72
)
 
(1,299
)
 
(271
)
 
(2,986
)
Property acquisition costs
1,454

 
2,246

 
4,567

 
4,757

Depreciation and amortization
33,719

 
29,972

 
125,444

 
110,421

Interest income
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
Interest expense
11,082

 
9,838

 
42,923

 
36,098

Severance costs

 

 
3,063

 

Non-recurring other expenses

 

 

 
167

Loss on impairments
5,614

 
20,894

 
16,845

 
29,272

Loss on extinguishment of debt
1,288

 

 
3,261

 

Gain on the sales of rental property, net
(40,234
)
 
(3,273
)
 
(61,823
)
 
(4,986
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
48,944

 
$
41,884

 
$
181,468

 
$
156,088

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
48,944

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA from acquisitions' and dispositions' timing
1,845

 
 
 
 
 
 
Run Rate Adjusted EBITDA
$
50,789

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company revised the prior period rental property depreciation and amortization expense amounts and accumulated building and improvements depreciation amounts. Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, for a detailed discussion of the revision.

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RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
STAG Industrial, Inc.
(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016(1)
 
2015(1)
 
2016(1)
 
2015(1)
CORE FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS RECONCILIATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
33,067

 
$
(19,603
)
 
$
35,588

 
$
(29,345
)
Rental property depreciation and amortization
33,645

 
29,925

 
125,182

 
110,241

Loss on impairments
5,614

 
20,894

 
16,845

 
29,272

Gain on the sales of rental property, net
(40,234
)
 
(3,273
)
 
(61,823
)
 
(4,986
)
Funds from operations
$
32,092

 
$
27,943

 
$
115,792

 
$
105,182

Preferred stock dividends
(2,983
)
 
(2,712
)
 
(13,897
)
 
(10,848
)
Amount allocated to participating securities
(100
)
 
(94
)
 
(384
)
 
(385
)
Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and unit holders
$
29,009

 
$
25,137

 
$
101,511

 
$
93,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and unit holders
$
29,009

 
$
25,137

 
$
101,511

 
$
93,949

Intangible amortization in rental income, net
1,462

 
2,195

 
6,213

 
8,526

Termination income
(72
)
 
(1,299
)
 
(271
)
 
(2,986
)
Property acquisition costs
1,454

 
2,246

 
4,567

 
4,757

Loss on extinguishment of debt
1,288

 

 
3,261

 

Severance costs

 

 
3,063

 

Non-recurring other expenses

 

 

 
167

Core funds from operations
$
33,141

 
$
28,279

 
$
118,344

 
$
104,413

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares, participating securities, performance units and other units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
75,558,806

 
67,805,519

 
70,637,185

 
66,307,972

Weighted average participating securities outstanding
152,990

 
271,400

 
184,115

 
280,839

Weighted average units outstanding
3,633,881

 
3,486,150

 
3,675,144

 
3,417,964

Weighted average common shares, participating securities, other units - basic
79,345,677

 
71,563,069

 
74,496,444

 
70,006,775

Weighted average performance units
88,759

 

 
102,680

 

Dilutive common share equivalents
306,974

 

 
215,363

 

Weighted average common shares, participating securities, performance and other units - diluted
79,741,410

 
71,563,069

 
74,814,487

 
70,006,775

Core funds from operations per share / unit - basic
$
0.42

 
$
0.40

 
$
1.59

 
$
1.49

Core funds from operations per share / unit - diluted
$
0.42

 
$
0.40

 
$
1.58

 
$
1.49

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS RECONCILIATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core funds from operations
$
33,141

 
$
28,279

 
$
118,344

 
$
104,413

Add: non-rental property depreciation and amortization
74

 
47

 
262

 
180

Straight-line rent adjustments, net
(470
)
 
(995
)
 
(2,496
)
 
(3,405
)
Recurring capital expenditures
(1,117
)
 
(547
)
 
(2,176
)
 
(1,136
)
Renewal lease commissions and tenant improvements
(175
)
 
(229
)
 
(2,021
)
 
(1,595
)
Non-cash portion of interest expense
424

 
355

 
1,632

 
1,262

Non-cash compensation expense
2,036

 
1,911

 
8,164

 
7,578

Adjusted funds from operations(2)
$
33,913

 
$
28,821

 
$
121,709

 
$
107,297

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company revised the prior period rental property depreciation and amortization expense amounts and accumulated building and improvements depreciation amounts. Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, for a detailed discussion of the revision.
(2) Excludes Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures of approximately $6,141, $13,361, $2,741 and $12,239 and new leasing commissions and tenant improvements of approximately $890, $1,975, $500 and $1,161, for the three months and year ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Definitions
 
Acquisition Capital Expenditure: We define Acquisition Capital Expenditure as Recurring and Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures identified at the time of acquisition and underwritten to occur in the first 12 months. Acquisition Capital Expenditures also include new lease commissions and tenant improvements for space that was not occupied under the Company's ownership.

Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), and Run Rate Adjusted EBITDA: We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, property acquisition costs, gain on the sales of rental property, termination income, straight-line rent adjustments, non-cash compensation, intangible amortization in rental income, loss on impairments, loss on extinguishment of debt and other non-recurring items.

We define Run Rate Adjusted EBITDA as Adjusted EBITDA plus incremental Adjusted EBITDA related to acquisitions acquired in each quarter for which a full quarter’s results were not reflected less Adjusted EBITDA related to the quarter’s dispositions. Run Rate Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company’s historical results and does not predict future results, which may be substantially different.

Adjusted EBITDA and Run Rate EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance, and we believe that to understand our performance further, Adjusted EBITDA and Run Rate Adjusted EBITDA should be compared with our reported net income or net loss in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Run Rate Adjusted EBITDA are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company because they are direct measures of the actual operating results of our industrial properties. We also use these measures in ratios to compare our performance to that of our industry peers.

Capitalization Rate: We define Capitalization Rate as the estimated weighted average cash capitalization rate, calculated by dividing (i) the Company’s estimate of year one cash net operating income from the applicable property’s operations stabilized for occupancy (post-lease-up for vacant properties), which does not include termination income, miscellaneous other income, capital expenditures, general and administrative costs, reserves, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, credit loss, or vacancy loss, by (ii) the purchase price plus estimated Acquisition Capital Expenditures. These capitalization rate estimates are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors that are beyond our control, including those risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Comparable Lease: We define a Comparable Lease as a lease with a similar lease structure as compared to the previous in-place lease, excluding new leases for space that was not occupied under our ownership, leases on space with downtime in excess of two years, leases with materially different lease structures, leases associated with known vacates at the time of acquisition, and leases with credit-related modifications.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA): We define Core Based Statistical Area ("CBSA") as a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent counties that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting.

Debt Capacity: We define Debt Capacity as the aggregate undrawn nominal commitments under the Company’s unsecured debt instruments.

Enterprise Value: We define Enterprise Value as Equity Market Capitalization plus the liquidation value of our preferred stock plus the amounts outstanding under our unsecured credit facility, unsecured term loans, unsecured notes, and mortgage notes.

Equity Market Capitalization: We define Equity Market Capitalization based on period ended closing stock price multiplied by total shares and units at quarter end.

Funds from Operations (FFO), Core FFO, and Adjusted FFO (AFFO): We define FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO represents net

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income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable operating property, impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and fair market value of debt adjustment) and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Core FFO and AFFO exclude property acquisition costs, lease termination income, intangible amortization in rental income, loss on extinguishment of debt, and non-recurring other expenses. AFFO also excludes non-rental property depreciation and amortization, straight-line rent adjustments, non-cash portion of interest expense, non-cash compensation expense and deducts recurring capital expenditures and lease renewal commissions and tenant improvements.
 
None of FFO, Core FFO or AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance, and we believe that to understand our performance further, these measurements should be compared with our reported net income or net loss in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements. We use FFO as a supplemental performance measure because it is a widely recognized measure of the performance of REITs. FFO may be used by investors as a basis to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs. We and investors may use Core FFO and AFFO similarly as FFO.

However, because FFO, Core FFO and AFFO exclude, among other items, depreciation and amortization and capture neither the changes in the value of our buildings that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our buildings, all of which have real economic effects and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of theses measures as measures of our performance is limited. In addition, other REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition as we do, and, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to such other REITs’ FFO. Similarly, our calculations of Core FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures disclosed by other REITs.

GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

GAAP Rent Change: We define GAAP Rent Change as the percentage change in the average base rent over the contractual lease term (excluding above/below market lease amortization) of the Comparable Lease.
 
Immediate Availability: We define Immediate Availability as the amount of Debt Capacity the Company could immediately borrow consistent with the financial covenants in its debt instruments.
 
Net operating income (NOI), Cash NOI, and Run Rate Cash NOI: We define NOI as rental income, including reimbursements, less property expenses and real estate taxes, which excludes depreciation, amortization, loss on impairments, general and administrative expenses, interest expense, interest income, corporate sub-lease rental income, asset management fee income, property acquisition costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on sales of rental property, and other expenses.
 
We define Cash NOI as NOI less straight-line rent adjustments and less intangible amortization in rental income.
 
We define Run Rate Cash NOI as Cash NOI plus Cash NOI adjusted for a full period of acquisitions and dispositions, less cash termination income. Run Rate Cash NOI does not reflect the Company’s historical results and does not predict future results, which may be substantially different.

We consider NOI, Cash NOI and Run Rate Cash NOI to be appropriate supplemental performance measures to net income because we believe they help us and investors understand the core operations of our buildings. None of these measures should be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance, and we believe that to understand our performance further, these measurements should be compared with our reported net income or net loss in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements. Further, our calculations of NOI, Cash NOI and Run Rate NOI may not be comparable to similarly titled measures disclosed by other REITs.
Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures: We define Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures as capital items for upgrades or items that previously did not exist at a building or capital items which have a longer useful life, such as roof replacements.
Occupancy Rate: We define Occupancy Rate as the percentage of total leasable square footage for which the lease term has commenced as of the close of the reporting period.


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Operating Portfolio: We define our Operating Portfolio as including all warehouse and light manufacturing assets and excluding non-core flex/office assets and assets under redevelopment. Our Operating Portfolio also excludes billboard, parking lot and cell tower leases.

Pipeline: We define Pipeline as a point in time measure that includes all of the transactions under consideration by the Company’s acquisitions group that have passed the initial screening process.  The pipeline also includes transactions under contract and transactions with non-binding LOIs.

Recurring Capital Expenditures: We define Recurring Capital Expenditures as capital items required to sustain existing systems and capital items which generally have a shorter useful life. 
Renewal Lease: We define a Renewal Lease as a lease signed by an existing tenant to extend the term for twelve months or more, including (i) a renewal of the same space as the current lease at lease expiration, (ii) a renewal of only a portion of the current space at lease expiration and (iii) an early renewal or workout, which ultimately does extend the original term for twelve months or more.

Real Estate Cost Basis: We define Real Estate Cost Basis as the book value of rental property and deferred leasing intangibles, exclusive of the related accumulated depreciation and amortization.
 
Retention: We define Retention as the percentage determined by taking Renewal Lease square footage commencing in the period divided by square footage of leases expiring in the period. Neither the Renewal Leases nor leases expiring include Temporary Leases or License Agreements. Retention excludes leases associated with known vacates at the time of acquisition, leases with credit-related modifications, and early terminations.

Temporary Leases/License Agreements: We define a Temporary Lease or a License Agreement as any lease that is signed for an initial term of less than twelve months; this includes short-term new leases and short-term renewal leases.

Weighted Average Lease Term: We define Weighted Average Lease Term as the contractual lease term in years as of the lease start date weighted by square footage. Weighted Average Lease Term related to acquired assets reflects the remaining lease term in years as of the acquisition date weighted by square footage.



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