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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

APRIL 25, 2017

 

Equity Residential Reports First Quarter 2017 Results

 

Chicago, IL – April 25, 2017 - Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.  All per share results are reported as available to common shares/units on a diluted basis.

 

“Rental demand remains very strong across the nation’s coastal, gateway cities but new apartment supply continues to pressure new lease rates,” said David J. Neithercut, Equity Residential’s President and CEO. “Nevertheless, we achieved renewal rates of 4.3% in the first quarter and, as we approach our primary leasing season with occupancy of 96%, we are well positioned to meet our operating goals for the year.” 

 

First Quarter 2017

Earnings per Share (EPS) for the first quarter of 2017 was $0.39 compared to $9.76 in the first quarter of 2016.  The difference is due primarily to $9.64 per share in higher property sale gains as a result of the Company’s significant property sales activity in 2016, the various adjustment items listed on page 22 of this release and the items described below.

 

FFO (Funds from Operations), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), was $0.76 per share for the first quarter of 2017 compared to $0.47 per share in the first quarter of 2016.  The difference is due primarily to the various adjustment items listed on page 22 of this release and the items described below.

 

Normalized FFO for the first quarter of 2017 was $0.74 per share compared to $0.76 per share in the

first quarter of 2016.  The following items impacted Normalized FFO per share in the quarter:

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.02 per share from increased same store net operating income (NOI);

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.03 per share from Lease-Up NOI;

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.01 per share from lower corporate overhead (property management and general and administrative expenses); and

 

 

A negative impact of approximately $0.08 per share of lower NOI primarily as a result of the Company’s 2016 disposition activity.

 

Reconciliations and definitions of FFO and Normalized FFO are provided on pages 5, 25 and 26 of this release and the Company has included guidance for Normalized FFO on page 23 and FFO and EPS on page 26 of this release.

 

 

 

 

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Same Store Results

On a same store first quarter to first quarter comparison, which includes 71,000 apartment units, revenues increased 2.6%, expenses increased 3.9% and NOI increased 2.1%. Average Rental Rate increased 2.6% and occupancy was flat at 95.9%.  

 

Investment Activity

The Company sold one consolidated apartment property, consisting of 304 apartment units, for a sale price of $47.6 million at a Disposition Yield of 6.7% and generating an Unlevered IRR of 17.1%. The Company also sold one land parcel located in New York City for a sale price of approximately $33.5 million. The Company did not acquire any properties during the first quarter of 2017.

 

Also during the quarter, the Company stabilized its 453 unit Potrero 1010 development in San Francisco at a Development Yield of 5.9%.

 

Second Quarter 2017 Guidance

The Company has established an EPS guidance range of $0.51 to $0.55 for the second quarter of 2017. The difference between the Company’s first quarter 2017 EPS of $0.39 and the midpoint of the second quarter 2017 guidance range of $0.53 is due primarily to higher expected gains on property sales and the items described below.

 

The Company has established an FFO guidance range of $0.75 to $0.79 per share for the second quarter of 2017.  The difference between the Company’s first quarter 2017 FFO of $0.76 per share and the midpoint of the second quarter 2017 guidance range of $0.77 per share is due primarily to lower expected debt extinguishment costs, lower expected gains on land parcel sales and the items described below.

 

The Company has established a Normalized FFO guidance range of $0.75 to $0.79 per share for

the second quarter of 2017.  The difference between the Company’s first quarter 2017 Normalized FFO of $0.74 per share and the midpoint of the second quarter 2017 guidance range of $0.77 per share is due primarily to:

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.02 per share from increased same store NOI;

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.01 per share from Lease-Up NOI;

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.01 per share from lower total interest expense; and

 

 

A negative impact of approximately $0.01 per share of lower NOI primarily as a result of the Company’s disposition activity.

 

Glossary of Terms and Definitions

To improve comparability and enhance disclosure, the Company has a glossary of defined terms and related reconciliations of Non-GAAP financial measures on pages 24 through 27 of this release.

 

Second Quarter 2017 Earnings and Conference Call

Equity Residential expects to announce second quarter 2017 results on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 and host a conference call to discuss those results at 10:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

 

About Equity Residential

Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of rental apartment properties in urban and high-density suburban coastal gateway markets where today’s renters want to live, work and play.  Equity Residential owns or has investments in 302 properties consisting of 77,498 apartment units, primarily located in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and

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Southern California.  For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management.  While Equity Residential’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, including, without limitation, changes in general market conditions, including the rate of job growth and cost of labor and construction material, the level of new multifamily construction and development, competition and local government regulation.  Other risks and uncertainties are described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on our website, www.equityapartments.com.  Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events.  Equity Residential assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

 

A live web cast of the Company’s conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 26, at 10:00 a.m. Central.  Please visit the Investor section of the Company’s web site at www.equityapartments.com for the link.  A replay of the web cast will be available for two weeks at this site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Equity Residential

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

603,920

 

 

$

616,165

 

Fee and asset management

 

 

180

 

 

 

2,918

 

Total revenues

 

 

604,100

 

 

 

619,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and maintenance

 

 

102,608

 

 

 

109,165

 

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

 

81,728

 

 

 

80,196

 

Property management

 

 

22,252

 

 

 

23,495

 

General and administrative

 

 

14,173

 

 

 

16,717

 

Depreciation

 

 

178,968

 

 

 

172,885

 

Total expenses

 

 

399,729

 

 

 

402,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

204,371

 

 

 

216,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

601

 

 

 

3,058

 

Other expenses

 

 

(1,090

)

 

 

(2,556

)

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense incurred, net

 

 

(106,210

)

 

 

(213,492

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

(2,296

)

 

 

(5,394

)

Income (loss) before income and other taxes, (loss) from investments in

   unconsolidated entities, net gain on sales of real estate properties and land

   parcels and discontinued operations

 

 

95,376

 

 

 

(1,759

)

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(262

)

 

 

(350

)

(Loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(1,073

)

 

 

(1,104

)

Net gain on sales of real estate properties

 

 

36,707

 

 

 

3,723,479

 

Net gain on sales of land parcels

 

 

19,193

 

 

 

11,722

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

149,941

 

 

 

3,731,988

 

Discontinued operations, net

 

 

 

 

 

(157

)

Net income

 

 

149,941

 

 

 

3,731,831

 

Net (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

(5,411

)

 

 

(143,309

)

Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(788

)

 

 

(764

)

Net income attributable to controlling interests

 

 

143,742

 

 

 

3,587,758

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

142,969

 

 

$

3,586,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations available to Common Shares

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

9.84

 

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

9.84

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

 

 

366,605

 

 

 

364,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations available to Common Shares

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

9.76

 

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

9.76

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

 

 

382,280

 

 

 

382,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding

 

$

0.50375

 

 

$

8.50375

 

 

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Equity Residential

Consolidated Statements of Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net income

 

$

149,941

 

 

$

3,731,831

 

Net (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(788

)

 

 

(764

)

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Net income available to Common Shares and Units

 

 

148,380

 

 

 

3,730,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

178,968

 

 

 

172,885

 

Depreciation – Non-real estate additions

 

 

(1,298

)

 

 

(1,408

)

Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(832

)

 

 

(994

)

Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties

 

 

1,142

 

 

 

1,233

 

Net (gain) on sales of unconsolidated entities - operating assets

 

 

(68

)

 

 

 

Net (gain) on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(36,707

)

 

 

(3,723,479

)

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) on sales of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

 

289,585

 

 

 

178,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments (see page 22 for additional detail):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset impairment and valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

715

 

 

 

1,448

 

Debt extinguishment (gains) losses, including prepayment penalties, preferred

   share redemptions and non-cash convertible debt discounts

 

 

12,304

 

 

 

120,097

 

(Gains) losses on sales of non-operating assets, net of income and other tax

   expense (benefit)

 

 

(18,892

)

 

 

(11,977

)

Other miscellaneous items

 

 

9

 

 

 

1,397

 

Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

$

283,721

 

 

$

289,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO

 

$

290,358

 

 

$

179,289

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

$

289,585

 

 

$

178,516

 

FFO per share and Unit - basic

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.47

 

FFO per share and Unit - diluted

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized FFO

 

$

284,494

 

 

$

290,254

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

$

283,721

 

 

$

289,481

 

Normalized FFO per share and Unit - basic

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

0.77

 

Normalized FFO per share and Unit - diluted

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding - basic

 

 

379,504

 

 

 

378,289

 

Weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding - diluted

 

 

382,280

 

 

 

382,243

 

 

Note: See page 22 for additional detail regarding the adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO. See pages 24 through 27 for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.

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Equity Residential

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands except for share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

5,902,186

 

 

$

5,899,862

 

Depreciable property

 

 

18,798,554

 

 

 

18,730,579

 

Projects under development

 

 

666,228

 

 

 

637,168

 

Land held for development

 

 

109,136

 

 

 

118,816

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

25,476,104

 

 

 

25,386,425

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(5,526,586

)

 

 

(5,360,389

)

Investment in real estate, net

 

 

19,949,518

 

 

 

20,026,036

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

42,139

 

 

 

77,207

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

59,483

 

 

 

60,141

 

Deposits – restricted

 

 

76,053

 

 

 

76,946

 

Escrow deposits – mortgage

 

 

68,031

 

 

 

64,935

 

Other assets

 

 

413,114

 

 

 

398,883

 

Total assets

 

$

20,608,338

 

 

$

20,704,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

3,766,762

 

 

$

4,119,181

 

Notes, net

 

 

4,848,477

 

 

 

4,848,079

 

Line of credit and commercial paper

 

 

314,686

 

 

 

19,998

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

165,640

 

 

 

147,482

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

74,383

 

 

 

60,946

 

Other liabilities

 

 

308,466

 

 

 

350,466

 

Security deposits

 

 

63,124

 

 

 

62,624

 

Distributions payable

 

 

191,641

 

 

 

192,296

 

Total liabilities

 

 

9,733,179

 

 

 

9,801,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

 

 

359,733

 

 

 

442,092

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;

   100,000,000 shares authorized; 745,600 shares issued and

   outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

 

 

37,280

 

 

 

37,280

 

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;

   1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 367,137,757 shares issued

   and outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 365,870,924 shares

   issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016

 

 

3,671

 

 

 

3,659

 

Paid in capital

 

 

8,846,997

 

 

 

8,758,422

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,501,654

 

 

 

1,543,626

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

 

 

(109,326

)

 

 

(113,909

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

10,280,276

 

 

 

10,229,078

 

Noncontrolling Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

228,762

 

 

 

221,297

 

Partially Owned Properties

 

 

6,388

 

 

 

10,609

 

Total Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

235,150

 

 

 

231,906

 

Total equity

 

 

10,515,426

 

 

 

10,460,984

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

20,608,338

 

 

$

20,704,148

 

 

 

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Equity Residential

Portfolio Summary

As of March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apartment

 

 

Stabilized

 

 

Rental

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Properties

 

 

Units

 

 

NOI

 

 

Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

70

 

 

 

15,857

 

 

 

18.3

%

 

$

2,396

 

Orange County

 

 

13

 

 

 

4,028

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

2,068

 

San Diego

 

 

13

 

 

 

3,505

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2,220

 

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

96

 

 

 

23,390

 

 

 

26.5

%

 

 

2,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

54

 

 

 

12,959

 

 

 

19.6

%

 

 

3,047

 

New York

 

 

40

 

 

 

10,632

 

 

 

17.9

%

 

 

3,734

 

Washington DC

 

 

47

 

 

 

15,637

 

 

 

17.6

%

 

 

2,343

 

Boston

 

 

25

 

 

 

6,703

 

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

2,850

 

Seattle

 

 

37

 

 

 

7,096

 

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

2,172

 

Other Markets

 

 

1

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

%

 

 

1,141

 

Total

 

 

300

 

 

 

76,553

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

2,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated Properties

 

 

2

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

 

 

302

 

 

 

77,498

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,675

 

 

Note:  Projects under development are not included in the Portfolio Summary until construction has been completed.

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

Portfolio as of March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholly Owned Properties

 

 

280

 

 

 

72,485

 

Master-Leased Properties - Consolidated

 

 

3

 

 

 

853

 

Partially Owned Properties - Consolidated

 

 

17

 

 

 

3,215

 

Partially Owned Properties - Unconsolidated

 

 

2

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

77,498

 

 

 

Portfolio Rollforward Q1 2017

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment

Units

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Disposition

Yield

 

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

302

 

 

 

77,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Properties

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(304

)

 

$

(47,600

)

 

 

(6.7

%)

Land Parcels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(33,450

)

 

 

 

 

Completed Developments - Consolidated

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

302

 

 

 

77,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

First Quarter 2017 vs. First Quarter 2016

Same Store Results/Statistics for 71,000 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands (except for Average Rental Rate)

 

 

 

Results

 

 

Statistics

 

Description

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1 2017

 

$

560,236

 

 

$

167,316

 

 

$

392,920

 

 

$

2,633

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

10.4

%

Q1 2016

 

$

545,846

 

 

$

161,004

 

 

$

384,842

 

 

$

2,566

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

$

14,390

 

 

$

6,312

 

 

$

8,078

 

 

$

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.5

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter 2017 vs. Fourth Quarter 2016

Same Store Results/Statistics for 73,412 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands (except for Average Rental Rate)

 

 

 

Results

 

 

Statistics

 

Description

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1 2017

 

$

583,583

 

 

$

175,798

 

 

$

407,785

 

 

$

2,655

 

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

10.5

%

Q4 2016

 

$

583,240

 

 

$

166,619

 

 

$

416,621

 

 

$

2,650

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

$

343

 

 

$

9,179

 

 

$

(8,836

)

 

$

5

 

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(0.7

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

(2.1

)%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  Same store revenues for all leases are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.  See page 26 for reconciliations from operating income.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

9

 


 

 

Equity Residential

First Quarter 2017 vs. First Quarter 2016

Same Store Results/Statistics by Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year's Quarter

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Apartment

Units

 

 

Q1 2017

% of

Actual

NOI

 

 

Q1 2017

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Q1 2017

Weighted

Average

Physical

Occupancy %

 

 

Q1 2017

Turnover

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

14,038

 

 

 

17.5

%

 

$

2,380

 

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

11.7

%

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

 

 

0.0

%

San Diego

 

 

3,505

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

2,220

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.6

%

Orange County

 

 

3,684

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

2,033

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

6.4

%

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

(0.1

%)

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

21,227

 

 

 

25.8

%

 

 

2,293

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington DC

 

 

15,475

 

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

2,343

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

2.8

%

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

New York

 

 

10,007

 

 

 

18.1

%

 

 

3,668

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

(2.7

%)

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

 

 

0.0

%

San Francisco

 

 

11,019

 

 

 

18.1

%

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

(1.4

%)

Boston

 

 

6,609

 

 

 

11.0

%

 

 

2,850

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

(2.6

%)

Seattle

 

 

6,527

 

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

2,175

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

6.4

%

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

0.3

%

Other Markets

 

 

136

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

99.3

%

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

29.5

%

 

 

(6.1

%)

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

(3.7

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

71,000

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,633

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(0.5

%)

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

10


 

 

Equity Residential

First Quarter 2017 vs. Fourth Quarter 2016

Same Store Results/Statistics by Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Quarter

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Apartment

Units

 

 

Q1 2017

% of

Actual

NOI

 

 

Q1 2017

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Q1 2017

Weighted

Average

Physical

Occupancy %

 

 

Q1 2017

Turnover

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

14,430

 

 

 

17.3

%

 

$

2,379

 

 

 

95.7

%

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

(1.2

%)

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(0.2

%)

 

 

(1.7

%)

San Diego

 

 

3,505

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

2,220

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.3

%

Orange County

 

 

3,684

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

2,033

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

(2.0

%)

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(1.2

%)

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

21,619

 

 

 

25.3

%

 

 

2,294

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

12.0

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

(1.2

%)

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(1.3

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

11,846

 

 

 

18.9

%

 

 

2,954

 

 

 

95.7

%

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

(1.2

%)

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

 

 

(0.1

%)

New York

 

 

10,632

 

 

 

18.6

%

 

 

3,734

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

(4.4

%)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(0.2

%)

 

 

0.1

%

Washington DC

 

 

15,475

 

 

 

18.2

%

 

 

2,343

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

(1.8

%)

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(1.1

%)

Boston

 

 

6,609

 

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

2,850

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

(2.2

%)

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

(1.5

%)

Seattle

 

 

7,095

 

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

2,172

 

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

12.8

%

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

8.9

%

 

 

(2.0

%)

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

1.1

%

Other Markets

 

 

136

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

99.3

%

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

41.0

%

 

 

(15.4

%)

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

(9.6

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

73,412

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,655

 

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

(2.1

%)

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(0.7

%)

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

11


 

 

Equity Residential

 

 

First Quarter 2017 vs. First Quarter 2016

Same Store Operating Expenses for 71,000 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands

 

 

 

Actual

Q1 2017

 

 

Actual

Q1 2016

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

% of Actual

Q1 2017

Operating

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate taxes

 

$

70,364

 

 

$

67,553

 

 

$

2,811

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

42.1

%

On-site payroll (1)

 

 

37,406

 

 

 

35,774

 

 

 

1,632

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

22.4

%

Utilities (2)

 

 

23,728

 

 

 

23,312

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

14.2

%

Repairs and maintenance (3)

 

 

20,324

 

 

 

19,042

 

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

12.1

%

Insurance

 

 

4,202

 

 

 

4,370

 

 

 

(168

)

 

 

(3.8

%)

 

 

2.5

%

Leasing and advertising

 

 

2,407

 

 

 

2,150

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

12.0

%

 

 

1.4

%

Other on-site operating expenses (4)

 

 

8,885

 

 

 

8,803

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store operating expenses

 

$

167,316

 

 

$

161,004

 

 

$

6,312

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

(1)

On-site payroll - Includes payroll and related expenses for on-site personnel including property managers, leasing consultants and maintenance staff.

(2)

Utilities - Represents gross expenses prior to any recoveries under the Resident Utility Billing System ("RUBS"). Recoveries are reflected in rental income.

(3)

Repairs and maintenance - Includes general maintenance costs, apartment unit turnover costs including interior painting, routine landscaping, security, exterminating, fire protection, snow removal, elevator, roof and parking lot repairs and other miscellaneous building repair and maintenance costs.

(4)

Other on-site operating expenses - Includes ground lease costs and administrative costs such as office supplies, telephone and data charges and association and business licensing fees.

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

12


 

 

Equity Residential

 

 

Debt Summary as of March 31, 2017

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Amounts (1)

 

 

% of Total

 

 

Weighted

Average

Rates (1)

 

 

Weighted

Average

Maturities

(years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured

 

$

3,766,762

 

 

 

42.2

%

 

 

4.43

%

 

 

5.9

 

Unsecured

 

 

5,163,163

 

 

 

57.8

%

 

 

4.37

%

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,929,925

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

7.8

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

$

3,130,010

 

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

5.02

%

 

 

4.7

 

Unsecured – Public

 

 

4,399,172

 

 

 

49.3

%

 

 

4.80

%

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Debt

 

 

7,529,182

 

 

 

84.3

%

 

 

4.89

%

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

 

7,044

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

16.6

 

Secured – Tax Exempt

 

 

629,708

 

 

 

7.1

%

 

 

1.33

%

 

 

11.5

 

Unsecured – Public (2)

 

 

449,305

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

1.62

%

 

 

2.2

 

Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program (4)

 

 

314,686

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

1,400,743

 

 

 

15.7

%

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,929,925

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

7.8

 

 

(1)

Net of the effect of any derivative instruments. Weighted average rates are for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

(2)

Fair value interest rate swaps convert the $450.0 million 2.375% notes due July 1, 2019 to a floating interest rate of 90-Day LIBOR plus 0.61%.

(3)

The Company’s $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility matures January 10, 2022.  The interest rate on advances under the credit facility will generally be LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.825%) and an annual facility fee (currently 12.5 basis points).  Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the credit rating of the Company’s long-term debt.  As of March 31, 2017, there was approximately $1.66 billion available on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility (net of $20.7 million which was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit and net of $315.0 million outstanding on the commercial paper program).  

(4)

The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $500.0 million on the commercial paper program subject to market conditions.  The notes bear interest at various floating rates with a weighted average of 1.09% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and a weighted average maturity of 26 days as of March 31, 2017.

Note: The Company capitalized interest of approximately $8.2 million and $14.2 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

13


 

 

Equity Residential

 

 

 

Debt Maturity Schedule as of March 31, 2017

($ in thousands)

 

Year

 

Fixed

Rate (1)

 

 

Floating

Rate (1)

 

 

Total

 

 

% of Total

 

 

Weighted

Average Rates

on Fixed

Rate Debt (1)

 

 

Weighted

Average

Rates on

Total Debt (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

$

593,622

 

 

$

318,300

 

(2)

$

911,922

 

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

6.20

%

 

 

4.49

%

2018

 

 

83,056

 

 

 

100,735

 

 

 

183,791

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

5.58

%

 

 

3.33

%

2019

 

 

507,071

 

(3)

 

477,251

 

 

 

984,322

 

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

5.17

%

 

 

3.42

%

2020

 

 

1,678,950

 

(4)

 

10,500

 

 

 

1,689,450

 

 

 

18.7

%

 

 

5.49

%

 

 

5.46

%

2021

 

 

927,882

 

 

 

12,600

 

 

 

940,482

 

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

4.64

%

 

 

4.59

%

2022

 

 

265,737

 

 

 

13,800

 

 

 

279,537

 

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

3.15

%

2023

 

 

1,327,218

 

 

 

15,300

 

 

 

1,342,518

 

 

 

14.9

%

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

3.71

%

2024

 

 

1,711

 

 

 

17,100

 

 

 

18,811

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

4.89

%

 

 

1.25

%

2025

 

 

451,797

 

 

 

19,600

 

 

 

471,397

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

3.38

%

 

 

3.28

%

2026

 

 

593,912

 

 

 

21,700

 

 

 

615,612

 

 

 

6.8

%

 

 

3.59

%

 

 

3.49

%

2027+

 

 

1,141,276

 

 

 

457,665

 

 

 

1,598,941

 

 

 

17.7

%

 

 

4.52

%

 

 

3.48

%

Subtotal

 

 

7,572,232

 

 

 

1,464,551

 

 

 

9,036,783

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.59

%

 

 

4.07

%

Deferred Financing Costs and Unamortized (Discount)

 

 

(43,050

)

 

 

(63,808

)

 

 

(106,858

)

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,529,182

 

 

$

1,400,743

 

 

$

8,929,925

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.59

%

 

 

4.07

%

 

(1)

Net of the effect of any derivative instruments. Weighted average rates are as of March 31, 2017.

(2)

Includes $315.0 million in principal outstanding on the Company's commercial paper program. The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $500.0 million on the program subject to market conditions.

(3)

Includes a $500.0 million 5.19% mortgage loan with a maturity date of October 1, 2019 that can be prepaid at par beginning October 1, 2018.

(4)

Includes a $550.0 million 6.08% mortgage loan with a maturity date of March 1, 2020 that can be prepaid at par beginning March 1, 2019.  Also includes a $500.0 million 5.78% mortgage loan with a maturity date of July 1, 2020 that can be prepaid at par beginning July 1, 2019.

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

14


 

 

Equity Residential

 

 

 

Selected Unsecured Public Debt Covenants

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

Total Debt to Adjusted Total Assets (not to exceed 60%)

 

 

35.1%

 

 

 

35.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Debt to Adjusted Total Assets (not to exceed 40%)

 

 

14.8%

 

 

 

16.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to

   Maximum Annual Service Charges

   (must be at least 1.5 to 1)

 

 

3.96

 

 

 

3.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Unsecured Assets to Unsecured Debt

   (must be at least 150%)

 

 

377.6%

 

 

 

390.8%

 

 

Note: These selected covenants relate to ERP Operating Limited Partnership's ("ERPOP") outstanding unsecured public debt, which represent the Company's most restrictive covenants.  Equity Residential is the general partner of ERPOP.

 

Selected Credit Ratios

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

Total debt to Normalized EBITDA

 

5.73x

 

 

5.74x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt to Normalized EBITDA

 

5.66x

 

 

5.65x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unencumbered NOI as a % of total NOI

 

 

72.8%

 

 

 

71.1%

 

 

Note: See page 21 for the Normalized EBITDA reconciliations.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

15


 

Equity Residential

 

 

Capital Structure as of March 31, 2017

(Amounts in thousands except for share/unit and per share amounts)

 

Secured Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,766,762

 

 

 

42.2

%

 

 

 

 

Unsecured Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,163,163

 

 

 

57.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,929,925

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

27.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (includes Restricted Shares)

 

 

367,137,757

 

 

 

96.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units (includes OP Units and Restricted Units)

 

 

13,827,472

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shares and Units

 

 

380,965,229

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Share Price at March 31, 2017

 

$

62.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,703,657

 

 

 

99.8

%

 

 

 

 

Perpetual Preferred Equity (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,280

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,740,937

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

72.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Market Capitalization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,670,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

Perpetual Preferred Equity as of March 31, 2017

(Amounts in thousands except for share and per share amounts)

 

Series

 

Redemption

Date

 

Outstanding

Shares

 

 

Liquidation

Value

 

 

Annual

Dividend

Per Share

 

 

Annual

Dividend

Amount

 

Preferred Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.29% Series K

 

12/10/26

 

 

745,600

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

4.145

 

 

$

3,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Perpetual Preferred Equity

 

 

 

 

745,600

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,091

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

16


 

 

Equity Residential

Common Share and Unit

Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding

 

 

 

 

Q1 2017

 

 

Q1 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding for Net Income Purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares - basic

 

 

366,605,450

 

 

 

364,592,279

 

Shares issuable from assumed conversion/vesting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- OP Units

 

 

12,898,618

 

 

 

13,696,822

 

- long-term compensation shares/units

 

 

2,775,943

 

 

 

3,953,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and Units - diluted

 

 

382,280,011

 

 

 

382,243,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding for FFO and Normalized FFO Purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares - basic

 

 

366,605,450

 

 

 

364,592,279

 

OP Units - basic

 

 

12,898,618

 

 

 

13,696,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and OP Units - basic

 

 

379,504,068

 

 

 

378,289,101

 

Shares issuable from assumed conversion/vesting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- long-term compensation shares/units

 

 

2,775,943

 

 

 

3,953,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and Units - diluted

 

 

382,280,011

 

 

 

382,243,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period Ending Amounts Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (includes Restricted Shares)

 

 

367,137,757

 

 

 

365,496,019

 

Units (includes OP Units and Restricted Units)

 

 

13,827,472

 

 

 

14,703,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shares and Units

 

 

380,965,229

 

 

 

380,199,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

17


 

 

Equity Residential

Partially Owned Entities as of March 31, 2017

(Amounts in thousands except for property and apartment unit amounts)

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Unconsolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total properties

 

 

17

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total apartment units

 

 

3,215

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating information for the quarter ended 3/31/17 (at 100%):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

23,028

 

 

$

7,987

 

Operating expenses

 

 

5,676

 

 

 

2,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income

 

 

17,352

 

 

 

5,046

 

Property management

 

 

813

 

 

 

213

 

General and administrative/other

 

 

16

 

 

 

25

 

Depreciation

 

 

5,201

 

 

 

4,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

11,322

 

 

 

788

 

Interest and other income

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense incurred, net

 

 

(3,312

)

 

 

(2,072

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income and other taxes and (loss)

   from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

7,955

 

 

 

(1,284

)

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(12

)

(Loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(411

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

7,510

 

 

$

(1,296

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt - Secured (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQR Ownership (2)

 

$

236,590

 

 

$

29,085

 

Noncontrolling Ownership

 

 

64,829

 

 

 

116,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (at 100%)

 

$

301,419

 

 

$

145,424

 

 

(1)

All debt is non-recourse to the Company.

(2)

Represents the Company's current equity ownership interest.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

18


 

 

Equity Residential

Development and Lease-Up Projects as of March 31, 2017

(Amounts in thousands except for project and apartment unit amounts)

 

 

Projects

 

Location

 

No. of

Apartment

Units

 

 

Total

Capital

Cost

 

 

Total

Book Value

to Date

 

 

Total Book

Value Not

Placed in

Service

 

 

Total

Debt

 

 

Percentage

Completed

 

 

Percentage

Leased

 

 

Percentage

Occupied

 

 

Estimated

Completion

Date

 

Estimated

Stabilization

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Under Development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455 Eye Street

 

Washington, DC

 

 

174

 

 

$

73,157

 

 

$

64,636

 

 

$

64,636

 

 

$

 

 

 

83

%

 

 

2

%

 

 

 

 

Q3 2017

 

Q2 2018

855 Brannan (formerly 801 Brannan)

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

449

 

 

 

304,035

 

 

 

236,310

 

 

 

236,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

%

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

 

Q3 2017

 

Q1 2019

Helios (formerly 2nd & Pine)

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

398

 

 

 

215,787

 

 

 

197,906

 

 

 

197,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

90

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3 2017

 

Q2 2019

Cascade

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

477

 

 

 

176,378

 

 

 

138,710

 

 

 

138,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

%

 

 

2

%

 

 

 

 

Q3 2017

 

Q2 2019

100 K Street

 

Washington, DC

 

 

222

 

 

 

88,023

 

 

 

28,666

 

 

 

28,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4 2018

 

Q4 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Under Development

 

 

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

857,380

 

 

 

666,228

 

 

 

666,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed Not Stabilized (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

340 Fremont (formerly Rincon Hill)

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

348

 

 

 

292,054

 

 

 

289,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

%

 

 

90

%

 

Completed

 

Q2 2017

One Henry Adams

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

241

 

 

 

172,337

 

 

 

166,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

%

 

 

44

%

 

Completed

 

Q4 2017

Altitude (formerly Village at Howard Hughes)

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

 

545

 

 

 

193,231

 

 

 

191,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65

%

 

 

63

%

 

Completed

 

Q1 2018

The Alton (formerly Millikan)

 

Irvine, CA

 

 

344

 

 

 

108,681

 

 

 

105,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

%

 

 

43

%

 

Completed

 

Q1 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Completed Not Stabilized

 

 

 

 

1,478

 

 

 

766,303

 

 

 

752,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed and Stabilized During the Quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potrero 1010

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

453

 

 

 

223,009

 

 

 

222,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97

%

 

 

96

%

 

Completed

 

Stabilized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Completed and Stabilized During the Quarter

 

 

 

 

453

 

 

 

223,009

 

 

 

222,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Development Projects

 

 

 

 

3,651

 

 

$

1,846,692

 

 

$

1,641,818

 

 

$

666,228

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land Held for Development

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

$

109,136

 

 

$

109,136

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOI CONTRIBUTION FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital

Cost

 

 

Q1 2017

NOI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Under Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

857,380

 

 

$

(89

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed Not Stabilized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

766,303

 

 

 

5,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed and Stabilized During the Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,009

 

 

 

4,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Development NOI Contribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,846,692

 

 

$

9,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: All development projects listed are wholly owned by the Company.

(1)

Properties included here are substantially complete. However, they may still require additional exterior and interior work for all apartment units to be available for leasing.

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Release

 

19


 

 

Equity Residential

Repairs and Maintenance Expenses and Capital Expenditures to Real Estate

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017

(Amounts in thousands except for apartment unit and per apartment unit amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repairs and Maintenance Expenses

 

 

Capital Expenditures to Real Estate

 

 

Total Expenditures

 

 

 

Total

Apartment

Units (1)

 

 

Expense (2)

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

Payroll (3)

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

Total

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

Replacements

(4)

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

Building

Improvements

(5)

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

Total

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

Grand

Total

 

 

Avg. Per

Apartment

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same Store Properties

 

 

71,000

 

 

$

20,324

 

 

$

286

 

 

$

17,175

 

 

$

242

 

 

$

37,499

 

 

$

528

 

 

$

18,299

 

 

$

258

 

 

$

19,284

 

 

$

271

 

 

$

37,583

 

 

$

529

 

(8)

$

75,082

 

 

$

1,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Same Store Properties (6)

 

 

5,553

 

 

 

1,290

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

201

 

 

 

2,339

 

 

 

449

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

862

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

1,561

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

3,900

 

 

 

748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (7)

 

 

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

76,553

 

 

$

21,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

39,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

79,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total Apartment Units - Excludes 945 unconsolidated apartment units for which repairs and maintenance expenses and capital expenditures to real estate are self-funded and do not consolidate into the Company's results.

(2)

Repairs and Maintenance Expenses - Includes general maintenance costs, apartment unit turnover costs including interior painting, routine landscaping, security, exterminating, fire protection, snow removal, elevator, roof and parking lot repairs and other miscellaneous building repair and maintenance costs.

(3)

Maintenance Payroll - Includes payroll and related expenses for maintenance staff.

(4)

Replacements - Includes new expenditures inside the apartment units such as appliances, mechanical equipment, fixtures and flooring, including carpeting.  Replacements for same store properties also include $10.8 million spent during the first quarter of 2017 on apartment unit renovations/rehabs (primarily kitchens and baths) on approximately 740 same store apartment units (equating to approximately $14,700 per apartment unit rehabbed) designed to reposition these units for higher rental levels in their respective markets.  During 2017, the Company expects to spend approximately $50.0 million for all unit renovation/rehab costs (primarily on same store properties) at an average cost of $11,000 per apartment unit rehabbed.

(5)

Building Improvements - Includes roof replacement, paving, amenities and common areas, building mechanical equipment systems, exterior painting and siding, major landscaping, vehicles and office and maintenance equipment.

(6)

Per apartment unit amounts are based on a weighted average of 5,212 apartment units.

(7)

Other - Primarily includes expenditures for properties sold and properties under development.

(8)

The Company estimates that during 2017 it will spend approximately $2,600 per apartment unit of capital expenditures, inclusive of apartment unit renovation/rehab costs, or $1,900 per apartment unit excluding apartment unit renovation/rehab costs.  These estimates include approximately $17.0 million or approximately $250 per apartment unit of additional expenditures for resident focused renovation projects such as common areas and fitness centers in order to remain competitive with the new luxury supply being delivered in many of our markets.

 

 

 

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Normalized EBITDA Reconciliations

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Normalized EBITDA Reconciliations for Page 15

 

 

 

Trailing Twelve Months

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Net income

 

$

898,214

 

 

$

4,480,104

 

 

$

149,941

 

 

$

302,381

 

 

$

217,492

 

 

$

228,400

 

 

$

3,731,831

 

Interest expense incurred, net

 

 

374,964

 

 

 

482,246

 

 

 

106,210

 

 

 

95,930

 

 

 

86,352

 

 

 

86,472

 

 

 

213,492

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

9,535

 

 

 

12,633

 

 

 

2,296

 

 

 

2,633

 

 

 

2,261

 

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

5,394

 

Depreciation

 

 

711,732

 

 

 

705,649

 

 

 

178,968

 

 

 

177,407

 

 

 

179,230

 

 

 

176,127

 

 

 

172,885

 

Income and other tax expense (benefit) (includes discontinued operations)

 

 

1,529

 

 

 

1,625

 

 

 

262

 

 

 

425

 

 

 

426

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

 

1,995,974

 

 

 

5,682,257

 

 

 

437,677

 

 

 

578,776

 

 

 

485,761

 

 

 

493,760

 

 

 

4,123,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs (other expenses)

 

 

3,359

 

 

 

4,092

 

 

 

715

 

 

 

713

 

 

 

816

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

 

1,448

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(4,832

)

 

 

(4,801

)

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

(7,750

)

 

 

800

 

 

 

1,104

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels

 

 

(23,202

)

 

 

(15,731

)

 

 

(19,193

)

 

 

28

 

 

 

(4,037

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11,722

)

(Gain) loss on sale of investment securities and other investments (interest and other income)

 

 

(57,853

)

 

 

(58,409

)

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(3,260

)

 

 

(54,600

)

 

 

(556

)

Insurance/litigation settlement or reserve income (interest and other income)

 

 

(3,555

)

 

 

(3,228

)

 

 

(380

)

 

 

(337

)

 

 

(1,517

)

 

 

(1,321

)

 

 

(53

)

Insurance/litigation/environmental settlement or reserve expense (other expenses)

 

 

4,561

 

 

 

4,024

 

 

 

293

 

 

 

(5,074

)

 

 

9,339

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(244

)

Other

 

 

1,241

 

 

 

2,839

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

373

 

 

 

337

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

1,694

 

Net (gain) on sales of discontinued operations

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(43

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

Net (gain) on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(357,283

)

 

 

(4,044,055

)

 

 

(36,707

)

 

 

(173,184

)

 

 

(90,036

)

 

 

(57,356

)

 

 

(3,723,479

)

Normalized EBITDA

 

$

1,558,382

 

 

$

1,566,945

 

 

$

383,574

 

 

$

402,347

 

 

$

389,625

 

 

$

382,836

 

 

$

392,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Items:

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

8,929,925

 

 

$

8,987,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(42,139

)

 

 

(77,207

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds

 

 

(61,033

)

 

 

(58,652

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt

 

$

8,826,753

 

 

$

8,851,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Variance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Asset impairment and valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs (other expenses)

 

 

715

 

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

(733

)

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

715

 

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

(733

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepayment premiums/penalties (interest expense)

 

 

11,698

 

 

 

112,419

 

 

 

(100,721

)

Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs (interest expense)

 

 

217

 

 

 

3,099

 

 

 

(2,882

)

Write-off of unamortized (premiums)/discounts/OCI (interest expense)

 

 

389

 

 

 

4,579

 

 

 

(4,190

)

Debt extinguishment (gains) losses, including prepayment penalties, preferred share redemptions

   and non-cash convertible debt discounts

 

 

12,304

 

 

 

120,097

 

 

 

(107,793

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) on sales of land parcels

 

 

(19,193

)

 

 

(11,722

)

 

 

(7,471

)

(Gain) on sale of investment securities and other investments (interest and other income)

 

 

 

 

 

(556

)

 

 

556

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities ─ non-operating assets

 

 

301

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

 

(Gains) losses on sales of non-operating assets, net of income and other tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(18,892

)

 

 

(11,977

)

 

 

(6,915

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance/litigation settlement or reserve income (interest and other income)

 

 

(380

)

 

 

(53

)

 

 

(327

)

Insurance/litigation/environmental settlement or reserve expense (other expenses)

 

 

293

 

 

 

(244

)

 

 

537

 

Other

 

 

96

 

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

(1,598

)

Other miscellaneous items

 

 

9

 

 

 

1,397

 

 

 

(1,388

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO

 

$

(5,864

)

 

$

110,965

 

 

$

(116,829

)

Note: See pages 24 through 27 for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.

 

 

 

 

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Normalized FFO Guidance and Assumptions

 

 

The guidance/projections provided below are based on current expectations, are forward-looking and are consistent with the information provided in the fourth quarter 2016 earnings release.  All guidance is given on a Normalized FFO basis. Therefore, certain items excluded from Normalized FFO, such as debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties and the write-off of pursuit costs, are not included in the estimates provided on this page. See pages 24 through 27 for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.

 

2017 Normalized FFO Guidance (per share diluted)

 

 

 

Q2 2017

 

2017

Expected Normalized FFO Per Share

 

$0.75 to $0.79

 

$3.05 to $3.15

 

2017 Same Store Assumptions (see Note below)

 

Physical occupancy

 

 

 

 

95.7%

 

Revenue change

 

 

 

1.0% to 2.25%

 

Expense change

 

 

 

3.0% to 4.0%

 

NOI change

 

 

 

0.0% to 2.0%

 

 

Note:  Approximately 25 basis point change in NOI percentage = $0.01 per share change in EPS/FFO per share/Normalized FFO per share.

 

2017 Transaction Assumptions

 

Consolidated rental acquisitions

 

 

 

$500.0 million

Consolidated rental dispositions

 

 

 

$500.0 million

Spread between Acquisition Cap Rate and Disposition Yield

 

 

 

75 basis points

 

2017 Debt Assumptions

 

Weighted average debt outstanding

 

 

 

$8.8 billion to $9.2 billion

 

Weighted average interest rate (reduced for capitalized interest)

 

 

 

 

4.12%

 

Interest expense, net (on a Normalized FFO basis)

 

 

 

$362.6 million to $379.0 million

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

 

$23.0 million to $28.0 million

 

 

2017 Other Guidance Assumptions

 

Property management expense

 

 

 

$83.0 million to $85.0 million

General and administrative expense (see Note below)

 

 

 

$50.0 million to $52.0 million

Interest and other income

 

 

 

$0.5 million

Income and other tax expense

 

 

 

$0.5 million to $1.5 million

Debt offerings

 

 

 

$300.0 million to $500.0 million

Equity ATM share offerings

 

 

 

No amounts budgeted

Preferred share offerings

 

 

 

No amounts budgeted

Weighted average Common Shares and Units - Diluted

 

 

 

383.2 million

 

Note:  Normalized FFO guidance excludes a duplicative charge of approximately $0.4 million, which will be recorded to general and administrative expense, related to the overlap of accounting costs for the Company's current and former executive compensation programs.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

(Amounts in thousands except per share and per apartment unit data)

(All per share data is diluted)

 

This Earnings Release and Supplemental Information includes certain non-GAAP financial measures and other terms that management believes are helpful in understanding our business.  The definitions and calculations of these non-GAAP financial measures and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable.  These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings or any other GAAP measurement of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from specific operating, investing or financing activities.  Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a measure of cash flow or liquidity.

Acquisition Capitalization Rate or Cap Rate – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months (or the year two or three stabilized NOI for properties that are in lease-up at acquisition) less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross purchase price of the asset.  The weighted average Acquisition Cap Rate for acquired properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative purchase price for each respective property.

Average Rental Rate – Total residential rental revenues reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP divided by the weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period presented.

Debt Covenant Compliance – Our unsecured debt includes certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios.  These provisions are contained in the indentures applicable to each notes payable or the credit agreement for our line of credit.  The Debt Covenant Compliance ratios that are provided show the Company's compliance with certain covenants governing our public unsecured debt.  These covenants generally reflect our most restrictive financial covenants.  The Company was in compliance with its unsecured debt covenants for all years presented (the ratios should not be used for any other purpose, including without limitation, to evaluate the Company's financial condition or results of operations, nor do they indicate the Company's covenant compliance as of any other date or for any other period).

Development Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months following stabilization less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $50-$150 per apartment unit depending on the type of asset) divided by the Total Capital Cost of the asset.  The weighted average Development Yield for development properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative Total Capital Cost for each respective property.

Disposition Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross sale price of the asset.  The weighted average Disposition Yield for sold properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative sales price for each respective property.

Earnings Per Share ("EPS") Net income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP.  Expected EPS is calculated on a basis consistent with actual EPS.  Due to the uncertain timing and extent of property dispositions and the resulting gains/losses on sales, actual EPS could differ materially from expected EPS.

Economic Gain – Economic Gain is calculated as the net gain on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP, excluding accumulated depreciation.  The Company generally considers Economic Gain to be an appropriate supplemental measure to net gain on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP because it is one indication of the gross value created by the Company's acquisition, development, rehab, management and ultimate sale of a property and because it helps investors to understand the relationship between the cash proceeds from a sale and the cash invested in the sold property.  The following table presents a reconciliation of net gain on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP to Economic Gain:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Gain on Sales of Real Estate Properties

 

$

36,707

 

Accumulated Depreciation Gain

 

 

(12,773

)

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Gain

 

$

23,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms – Continued

(Amounts in thousands except per share and per apartment unit data)

(All per share data is diluted)

 

 

Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations:

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) – The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines FFO (April 2002 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”)), excluding gains (or losses) from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciable operating properties, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.  Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis. The April 2002 White Paper states that gain or loss on sales of property is excluded from FFO for previously depreciated operating properties only.  Expected FFO per share is calculated on a basis consistent with actual FFO per share and is considered an appropriate supplemental measure of expected operating performance when compared to expected EPS.

The Company believes that FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company, because they are recognized measures of performance by the real estate industry and by excluding gains or losses related to dispositions of depreciable property and excluding real estate depreciation (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units can help compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.

Normalized Funds From Operations ("Normalized FFO") – Normalized FFO begins with FFO and excludes:

 

the impact of any expenses relating to non-operating asset impairment and valuation allowances;

 

pursuit cost write-offs;

 

gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties, preferred share redemptions and the cost related to the implied option value of non-cash convertible debt discounts;

 

gains and losses on the sales of non-operating assets, including gains and losses from land parcel sales, net of the effect of income tax benefits or expenses; and

 

other miscellaneous items.

Expected Normalized FFO per share is calculated on a basis consistent with actual Normalized FFO per share and is considered an appropriate supplemental measure of expected operating performance when compared to expected EPS.

The Company believes that Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company because they allow investors to compare the Company's operating performance to its performance in prior reporting periods and to the operating performance of other real estate companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company's actual operating results.

FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units do not represent net income, net income available to Common Shares or net cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP.  Therefore, FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units should not be exclusively considered as alternatives to net income, net income available to Common Shares or net cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP or as a measure of liquidity.  The Company's calculation of FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units may differ from other real estate companies due to, among other items, variations in cost capitalization policies for capital expenditures and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other real estate companies.

FFO available to Common Shares and Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units are calculated on a basis consistent with net income available to Common Shares and reflects adjustments to net income for preferred distributions and premiums on redemption of preferred shares in accordance with GAAP.  The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units are collectively referred to as the "Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership".  Subject to certain restrictions, the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership may exchange their OP Units for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.  

 

 

 

 

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(Amounts in thousands except per share and per apartment unit data)

(All per share data is diluted)

 

 

The following table presents reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share for pages 5 and 23 (the expected guidance/projections provided below are based on current expectations and are forward-looking):

 

 

 

Actual Q1 2017

Per Share

 

 

Actual Q1 2016

Per Share

 

 

Expected

Q2 2017

Per Share

 

 

Expected

2017

Per Share

 

EPS - Diluted

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

9.76

 

 

$0.51 to $0.55

 

 

$1.83 to $1.93

 

Add: Depreciation expense

 

 

0.47

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

0.47

 

 

1.92

 

Less: Net gain on sales

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(9.74

)

 

(0.23)

 

 

(0.69)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share - Diluted

 

 

0.76

 

 

 

0.47

 

 

0.75 to 0.79

 

 

3.06 to 3.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset impairment and valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Debt extinguishment (gains) losses, including prepayment

   penalties, preferred share redemptions and non-cash

   convertible debt discounts

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

 

 

0.03

 

(Gains) losses on sales of non-operating assets, net of

   income and other tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

(0.05)

 

Other miscellaneous items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized FFO per share - Diluted

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$0.75 to $0.79

 

 

$3.05 to $3.15

 

 

Lease-Up NOI – Represents NOI for development properties: (i) in various stages of lease-up; and (ii) where lease-up has been completed but the properties were not stabilized (defined as having achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months) for all of the current and comparable periods presented.

Net Operating Income (“NOI”) – NOI is the Company’s primary financial measure for evaluating each of its apartment properties.  NOI is defined as rental income less direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance).  The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company's apartment properties.  NOI does not include an allocation of property management expenses either in the current or comparable periods.  Rental income for all leases and operating expense for ground leases (for both same store and non-same store properties) are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.

The following tables present reconciliations of operating income per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI, along with rental income, operating expenses and NOI per the consolidated statements of operations allocated between same store and non-same store results (see page 9):

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Operating income

 

$

204,371

 

 

$

216,625

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee and asset management revenue

 

 

(180

)

 

 

(2,918

)

Property management

 

 

22,252

 

 

 

23,495

 

General and administrative

 

 

14,173

 

 

 

16,717

 

Depreciation

 

 

178,968

 

 

 

172,885

 

Total NOI

 

$

419,584

 

 

$

426,804

 

Rental income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

$

560,236

 

 

$

545,846

 

Non-same store

 

 

43,684

 

 

 

70,319

 

Total rental income

 

 

603,920

 

 

 

616,165

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

 

167,316

 

 

 

161,004

 

Non-same store

 

 

17,020

 

 

 

28,357

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

184,336

 

 

 

189,361

 

NOI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

 

392,920

 

 

 

384,842

 

Non-same store

 

 

26,664

 

 

 

41,962

 

Total NOI

 

$

419,584

 

 

$

426,804

 

 

 

 

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(Amounts in thousands except per share and per apartment unit data)

(All per share data is diluted)

 

 

Non-Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired during 2016 and 2017, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2016.

Normalized Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") Represents net income in accordance with GAAP before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization expense and further adjusted for non-comparable items.  Normalized EBITDA, total debt to Normalized EBITDA and net debt to Normalized EBITDA are important metrics in evaluating the credit strength of the Company and its ability to service its debt obligations.  The Company believes that Normalized EBITDA, total debt to Normalized EBITDA and net debt to Normalized EBITDA are useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies because they allow investors to compare the Company's credit strength to prior reporting periods and to other companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company's actual credit quality.

Physical Occupancy – The weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period divided by the average of total apartment units available for rent for the reporting period.

Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that are stabilized prior to January 1, 2016, less properties subsequently sold.  Properties are included in Same Store when they are stabilized for all of the current and comparable periods presented.

% of Stabilized NOI – Represents budgeted 2017 NOI for stabilized properties and projected annual NOI at stabilization (defined as having achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months) for properties that are in lease-up.

Total Capital Cost – Estimated cost for projects under development and/or developed and all capitalized costs incurred to date plus any estimates of costs remaining to be funded for all projects, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, capitalized real estate taxes and insurance, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees, all in accordance with GAAP.

Total Market Capitalization – The aggregate of the market value of the Company’s outstanding common shares, including restricted shares, the market value of the Company’s operating partnership units outstanding, including restricted units (based on the market value of the Company’s common shares) and the outstanding principal balance of debt.  The Company believes this is a useful measure of a real estate operating company’s long-term liquidity and balance sheet strength, because it shows an approximate relationship between a company’s total debt and the current total market value of its assets based on the current price at which the Company’s common shares trade.  However, because this measure of leverage changes with fluctuations in the Company’s share price, which occur regularly, this measure may change even when the Company’s earnings, interest and debt levels remain stable.

Turnover Total residential move-outs divided by total residential apartment units, including inter-property and intra-property transfers.

Unencumbered NOI % – Represents NOI generated by consolidated real estate assets unencumbered by outstanding secured debt as a percentage of total NOI generated by all of the Company's consolidated real estate assets.

Unlevered Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) – The Unlevered IRR on sold properties is the compound annual rate of return calculated by the Company based on the timing and amount of: (i) the gross purchase price of the property plus any direct acquisition costs incurred by the Company; (ii) total revenues earned during the Company’s ownership period; (iii) total direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance) incurred during the Company’s ownership period; (iv) capital expenditures incurred during the Company’s ownership period; and (v) the gross sales price of the property net of selling costs.  Each of the items (i) through (v) is calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The calculation of the Unlevered IRR does not include an adjustment for the Company’s general and administrative expense, interest expense (including loan assumption costs and other loan-related costs) or property management expense.  Therefore, the Unlevered IRR is not a substitute for net income as a measure of our performance.  Management believes that the Unlevered IRR achieved during the period a property is owned by the Company is useful because it is one indication of the gross value created by the Company’s acquisition, development, rehab, management and ultimate sale of a property, before the impact of Company overhead.  The Unlevered IRR achieved on the properties as cited in this release should not be viewed as an indication of the gross value created with respect to other properties owned by the Company, and the Company does not represent that it will achieve similar Unlevered IRRs upon the disposition of other properties.  The weighted average Unlevered IRR for sold properties is weighted based on all cash flows over the investment period for each respective property, including net sales proceeds.

 

 

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