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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

APRIL 24, 2018

 

Equity Residential Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

 

Chicago, IL – April 24, 2018 - Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  All per share results are reported as available to common shares/units on a diluted basis. Earnings per Share (EPS) was $0.57, Funds From Operations (FFO) was $0.71 per share and Normalized FFO was $0.77 per share for the first quarter of 2018, each as described in further detail below.

 

“The demand for rental housing across the nation’s coastal, gateway cities remains very strong but, like last year, new apartment supply continues to limit growth in new lease rates,” said David J. Neithercut, Equity Residential’s President and CEO. “We are pleased to have delivered first quarter results in line with our expectations driven by strong renewal rate growth of 4.6%. As we approach our primary leasing season with occupancy of 96.3% and a company-wide focus on resident retention, we remain well positioned to meet our operating goals for the year.”

 

Highlights

 

 

Increased same store revenues by 2.2% over the first quarter of 2017. Achieved same store Physical Occupancy of 96.0% and a 1.9% increase in Average Rental Rate.

 

 

Increased the Company’s 2018 annualized common share dividend by 7.2%.

 

 

Issued $500.0 million of 10-year unsecured notes at a coupon of 3.5%, representing the lowest credit spread (80 basis points) of any 10-year REIT benchmark offering in history.

 

First Quarter 2018

EPS for the first quarter of 2018 was $0.57 compared to $0.39 in the first quarter of 2017.  The difference is due primarily to higher property sale gains in the first quarter of 2018, the various adjustment items listed on page 22 of this release and the items described below.

 

FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) was $0.71 per share for the first quarter of 2018 compared to $0.76 per share in the first quarter of 2017.  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 2018 was $0.77 per share compared to $0.74 per share in the first quarter of 2017.  The difference is due primarily to:

 

 

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

 

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A positive impact of approximately $0.02 per share from Lease-Up NOI; and

 

 

A negative impact of approximately $0.01 per share from other items including higher corporate overhead (property management and general and administrative expenses).

 

The Company has a glossary of defined terms and related reconciliations of Non-GAAP financial measures on pages 24 through 28 of this release. 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.

 

Same Store Results

On a same store first quarter to first quarter comparison, which includes 72,204 apartment units, revenues increased 2.2%, expenses increased 3.9% and NOI increased 1.5%. Average Rental Rate increased 1.9% and Physical Occupancy increased by 0.1% to 96.0%.

 

Investment Activity

During the first quarter of 2018, the Company acquired a 117-unit consolidated apartment property located in Seattle for a purchase price of approximately $53.7 million and an Acquisition Capitalization Rate of 4.6%. During the quarter, the Company sold a consolidated apartment property in each of New York City, the New York suburbs, suburban Seattle and suburban Los Angeles, totaling 786 apartment units, for an aggregate sale price of approximately $290.0 million, at a weighted average Disposition Yield of 4.4%, generating an Unlevered IRR of 8.1%. Also during the quarter, the Company completed 855 Brannan, a 449-unit apartment development project in San Francisco, for a total cost of approximately $322.2 million and an anticipated Development Yield of 5.1%.

 

Capital Markets Activity

On February 7, 2018, the Company issued $500.0 million of 10-year unsecured notes maturing March 1, 2028 at a coupon of 3.5% and an all-in effective rate of 3.61% including the effect of underwriters’ fees and the termination of certain interest rate hedges. The Company used the proceeds from this offering to prepay a $550.0 million secured debt pool maturing in 2020. The Company anticipates issuing $300.0 million to $500.0 million of additional debt to prepay a $500.0 million secured debt pool that matures in 2019 but is pre-payable at par in late 2018 (see page 14 for details). The Company anticipates incurring approximately $23.7 million in debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties in connection with all of its debt repayment activities in 2018, of which $23.5 million was incurred in the first quarter of 2018, which will not be included in the Company’s Normalized FFO.

 

Second Quarter 2018 Guidance

The Company has established an EPS guidance range of $0.36 to $0.40 for the second quarter of 2018. The difference between the Company’s first quarter 2018 EPS of $0.57 and the midpoint of the second quarter 2018 guidance range of $0.38 is due primarily to lower expected gains on property sales, partially offset by lower expected debt extinguishment costs and the items described below.

 

The Company has established an FFO guidance range of $0.77 to $0.81 per share for the second quarter of 2018.  The difference between the Company’s first quarter 2018 FFO of $0.71 per share and the midpoint of the second quarter 2018 guidance range of $0.79 per share is due primarily to lower expected debt extinguishment costs and the items described below.

 

The Company has established a Normalized FFO guidance range of $0.77 to $0.81 per share for the second quarter of 2018.  The difference between the Company’s first quarter 2018 Normalized FFO of $0.77 per share and the midpoint of the second quarter 2018 guidance range of $0.79 per share is due primarily to:

 

 

A positive impact of approximately $0.01 per share from increased same store NOI; and

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

 

 

Second Quarter 2018 Earnings and Conference Call

Equity Residential expects to announce its second quarter 2018 results on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 and host a conference call to discuss those results at 10:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

 

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 303 properties consisting of 78,399 apartment units, primarily located in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and 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 25, 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,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

632,831

 

 

$

603,920

 

Fee and asset management

 

 

185

 

 

 

180

 

Total revenues

 

 

633,016

 

 

 

604,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and maintenance

 

 

108,202

 

 

 

102,608

 

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

 

91,914

 

 

 

81,728

 

Property management

 

 

23,444

 

 

 

22,252

 

General and administrative

 

 

16,278

 

 

 

14,173

 

Depreciation

 

 

196,309

 

 

 

178,968

 

Total expenses

 

 

436,147

 

 

 

399,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

196,869

 

 

 

204,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

5,880

 

 

 

601

 

Other expenses

 

 

(3,441

)

 

 

(1,090

)

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense incurred, net

 

 

(116,104

)

 

 

(106,210

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

(3,679

)

 

 

(2,296

)

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

   investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss)

   on sales of real estate properties and land parcels

 

 

79,525

 

 

 

95,376

 

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(213

)

 

 

(262

)

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(977

)

 

 

(1,073

)

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties

 

 

142,213

 

 

 

36,707

 

Net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels

 

 

 

 

 

19,193

 

Net income

 

 

220,548

 

 

 

149,941

 

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

(8,059

)

 

 

(5,411

)

Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(680

)

 

 

(788

)

Net income attributable to controlling interests

 

 

211,809

 

 

 

143,742

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

211,036

 

 

$

142,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.39

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

 

 

367,800

 

 

 

366,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.39

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

 

 

383,018

 

 

 

382,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.50375

 

 

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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,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net income

 

$

220,548

 

 

$

149,941

 

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially

   Owned Properties

 

 

(680

)

 

 

(788

)

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Net income available to Common Shares and Units

 

 

219,095

 

 

 

148,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

196,309

 

 

 

178,968

 

Depreciation – Non-real estate additions

 

 

(1,145

)

 

 

(1,298

)

Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(1,032

)

 

 

(832

)

Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties

 

 

1,148

 

 

 

1,142

 

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

   assets

 

 

 

 

 

(68

)

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(142,213

)

 

 

(36,707

)

FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

 

272,162

 

 

 

289,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments (see page 22 for additional detail):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset impairment and valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

931

 

 

 

715

 

Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption (gains) losses

 

 

23,539

 

 

 

12,304

 

Non-operating asset (gains) losses

 

 

213

 

 

 

(18,892

)

Other miscellaneous items

 

 

(3,239

)

 

 

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Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

$

293,606

 

 

$

283,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO

 

$

272,935

 

 

$

290,358

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

$

272,162

 

 

$

289,585

 

FFO per share and Unit - basic

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.76

 

FFO per share and Unit - diluted

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized FFO

 

$

294,379

 

 

$

284,494

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units

 

$

293,606

 

 

$

283,721

 

Normalized FFO per share and Unit - basic

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.75

 

Normalized FFO per share and Unit - diluted

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding - basic

 

 

380,663

 

 

 

379,504

 

Weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding - diluted

 

 

383,018

 

 

 

382,280

 

 

Note: See page 22 for additional detail regarding the adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO. See pages 24 through 28 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,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

5,960,804

 

 

$

5,996,024

 

Depreciable property

 

 

19,798,353

 

 

 

19,768,362

 

Projects under development

 

 

96,609

 

 

 

163,547

 

Land held for development

 

 

102,851

 

 

 

98,963

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

25,958,617

 

 

 

26,026,896

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(6,173,047

)

 

 

(6,040,378

)

Investment in real estate, net

 

 

19,785,570

 

 

 

19,986,518

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

44,453

 

 

 

50,647

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

59,091

 

 

 

58,254

 

Restricted deposits

 

 

50,258

 

 

 

50,115

 

Other assets

 

 

444,498

 

 

 

425,065

 

Total assets

 

$

20,383,870

 

 

$

20,570,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

2,894,344

 

 

$

3,618,722

 

Notes, net

 

 

5,530,815

 

 

 

5,038,812

 

Line of credit and commercial paper

 

 

234,318

 

 

 

299,757

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

167,481

 

 

 

114,766

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

69,753

 

 

 

58,035

 

Other liabilities

 

 

335,957

 

 

 

341,852

 

Security deposits

 

 

64,748

 

 

 

65,009

 

Distributions payable

 

 

206,794

 

 

 

192,828

 

Total liabilities

 

 

9,504,210

 

 

 

9,729,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

 

 

354,567

 

 

 

366,955

 

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, 2018 and December 31, 2017

 

 

37,280

 

 

 

37,280

 

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;

   1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 368,211,911 shares issued

   and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and 368,018,082

   shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017

 

 

3,682

 

 

 

3,680

 

Paid in capital

 

 

8,910,306

 

 

 

8,886,586

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,415,638

 

 

 

1,403,530

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(77,734

)

 

 

(88,612

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

10,289,172

 

 

 

10,242,464

 

Noncontrolling Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

234,628

 

 

 

226,691

 

Partially Owned Properties

 

 

1,293

 

 

 

4,708

 

Total Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

235,921

 

 

 

231,399

 

Total equity

 

 

10,525,093

 

 

 

10,473,863

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

20,383,870

 

 

$

20,570,599

 

 

 

 

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Equity Residential

Portfolio Summary

As of March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apartment

 

 

Stabilized

 

 

Rental

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Properties

 

 

Units

 

 

NOI

 

 

Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

70

 

 

 

15,968

 

 

 

18.3

%

 

$

2,474

 

Orange County

 

 

13

 

 

 

4,028

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

2,131

 

San Diego

 

 

12

 

 

 

3,385

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2,296

 

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

95

 

 

 

23,381

 

 

 

26.5

%

 

 

2,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

55

 

 

 

13,418

 

 

 

20.3

%

 

 

3,121

 

Washington DC

 

 

48

 

 

 

15,811

 

 

 

17.2

%

 

 

2,359

 

New York

 

 

37

 

 

 

10,007

 

 

 

16.0

%

 

 

3,827

 

Seattle

 

 

41

 

 

 

8,438

 

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

2,360

 

Boston

 

 

24

 

 

 

6,263

 

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

2,999

 

Other Markets

 

 

1

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

%

 

 

1,209

 

Total

 

 

301

 

 

 

77,454

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

2,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated Properties

 

 

2

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

 

 

303

 

 

 

78,399

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,742

 

 

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

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

Portfolio as of March 31, 2018

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholly Owned Properties

 

 

282

 

 

 

73,160

 

Master-Leased Properties - Consolidated

 

 

2

 

 

 

759

 

Partially Owned Properties - Consolidated

 

 

17

 

 

 

3,535

 

Partially Owned Properties - Unconsolidated

 

 

2

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

303

 

 

 

78,399

 

 

 

Note:

Effective February 1, 2018, the Company took over management of one of its Master-Leased Properties containing 94 apartment units located in Boston.

 

 

 

Portfolio Rollforward Q1 2018

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment

Units

 

 

Purchase Price

 

 

Acquisition

Cap Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/2017

 

 

305

 

 

 

78,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Properties

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

117

 

 

$

53,700

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Disposition

Yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Properties

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(786

)

 

$

(290,020

)

 

 

(4.4

%)

Completed Developments - Consolidated

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration Changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/31/2018

 

 

303

 

 

 

78,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

First Quarter 2018 vs. First Quarter 2017

Same Store Results/Statistics for 72,204 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands (except for Average Rental Rate)

 

 

 

Results

 

 

Statistics

 

Description

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

$

590,384

 

 

$

180,358

 

 

$

410,026

 

 

$

2,721

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

Q1 2017

 

$

577,404

 

 

$

173,605

 

 

$

403,799

 

 

$

2,670

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

$

12,980

 

 

$

6,753

 

 

$

6,227

 

 

$

51

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter 2018 vs. Fourth Quarter 2017

Same Store Results/Statistics for 74,475 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands (except for Average Rental Rate)

 

 

 

Results

 

 

Statistics

 

Description

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

$

610,242

 

 

$

186,347

 

 

$

423,895

 

 

$

2,730

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

Q4 2017

 

$

608,860

 

 

$

175,008

 

 

$

433,852

 

 

$

2,726

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

$

1,382

 

 

$

11,339

 

 

$

(9,957

)

 

$

4

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.5

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

(2.3

)%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  See page 27 for reconciliations from operating income.

 

 

 

 

 

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9

 


 

 

Equity Residential

First Quarter 2018 vs. First Quarter 2017

Same Store Results/Statistics by Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year's Quarter

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Apartment

Units

 

 

Q1 2018

% of

Actual

NOI

 

 

Q1 2018

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Q1 2018

Weighted

Average

Physical

Occupancy %

 

 

Q1 2018

Turnover

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

14,240

 

 

 

17.7

%

 

$

2,463

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.8

%

Orange County

 

 

3,684

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

2,112

 

 

 

96.2

%

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

San Diego

 

 

3,385

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

2,296

 

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

2.8

%

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

 

 

(1.0

%)

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

21,309

 

 

 

25.9

%

 

 

2,376

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

12.3

%

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

12,309

 

 

 

20.1

%

 

 

3,023

 

 

 

96.4

%

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(0.5

%)

Washington DC

 

 

15,475

 

 

 

17.9

%

 

 

2,355

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.1

%

New York

 

 

10,007

 

 

 

17.5

%

 

 

3,827

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

(2.9

%)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

Boston (1)

 

 

6,009

 

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

2,978

 

 

 

95.5

%

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

(0.3

%)

 

 

0.2

%

Seattle

 

 

6,959

 

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

2,276

 

 

 

95.7

%

 

 

14.2

%

 

 

4.7

%

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

1.4

%

Other Markets

 

 

136

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,209

 

 

 

98.5

%

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

(15.6

%)

 

 

20.5

%

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

72,204

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,721

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

(1)

Quarter over quarter same store revenues in Boston were positively impacted by non-residential related income.  Residential-only same store revenues in Boston increased 1.7% quarter over quarter.


 

 

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Equity Residential

First Quarter 2018 vs. Fourth Quarter 2017

Same Store Results/Statistics by Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Quarter

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Apartment

Units

 

 

Q1 2018

% of

Actual

NOI

 

 

Q1 2018

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Q1 2018

Weighted

Average

Physical

Occupancy %

 

 

Q1 2018

Turnover

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Average

Rental

Rate

 

 

Physical

Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

15,371

 

 

 

18.6

%

 

$

2,474

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

(0.5

%)

Orange County

 

 

4,028

 

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

2,131

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

9.8

%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

(1.4

%)

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

(0.8

%)

San Diego

 

 

3,385

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2,296

 

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

5.4

%

 

 

(1.6

%)

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(0.2

%)

 

 

(0.4

%)

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

22,784

 

 

 

26.9

%

 

 

2,387

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

12.2

%

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

(0.9

%)

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

12,969

 

 

 

20.7

%

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

96.4

%

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(1.1

%)

Washington DC

 

 

15,475

 

 

 

17.3

%

 

 

2,355

 

 

 

96.1

%

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

(3.4

%)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

(0.5

%)

New York

 

 

10,007

 

 

 

16.9

%

 

 

3,827

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

(0.2

%)

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

(5.7

%)

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

0.5

%

Boston (1)

 

 

6,009

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

2,978

 

 

 

95.5

%

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

(3.3

%)

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(0.3

%)

 

 

(1.2

%)

Seattle

 

 

7,095

 

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

2,274

 

 

 

95.7

%

 

 

14.2

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

(2.1

%)

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

0.5

%

Other Markets

 

 

136

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,209

 

 

 

98.5

%

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

74,475

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,730

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

(2.3

%)

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.5

%)

 

(1)

Sequential same store revenues in Boston were negatively impacted by non-residential related income.  Residential-only same store revenues in Boston decreased 0.4% sequentially.

 

 

 

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

First Quarter 2018 vs. First Quarter 2017

Same Store Operating Expenses for 72,204 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands

 

 

 

Actual

Q1 2018

 

 

Actual

Q1 2017

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

% of Actual

Q1 2018

Operating

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate taxes

 

$

76,696

 

 

$

73,064

 

 

$

3,632

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

42.5

%

On-site payroll (1)

 

 

39,389

 

 

 

38,010

 

 

 

1,379

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

21.8

%

Utilities (2)

 

 

25,347

 

 

 

24,032

 

 

 

1,315

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

14.1

%

Repairs and maintenance (3)

 

 

21,276

 

 

 

20,774

 

 

 

502

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

11.8

%

Insurance

 

 

4,601

 

 

 

4,372

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

2.5

%

Leasing and advertising

 

 

2,448

 

 

 

2,537

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(3.5

%)

 

 

1.4

%

Other on-site operating expenses (4)

 

 

10,601

 

 

 

10,816

 

 

 

(215

)

 

 

(2.0

%)

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store operating expenses

 

$

180,358

 

 

$

173,605

 

 

$

6,753

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

Debt Summary as of March 31, 2018

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Amounts (1)

 

 

% of Total

 

 

Weighted

Average

Rates (1)

 

 

Weighted

Average

Maturities

(years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured

 

$

2,894,344

 

 

 

33.4

%

 

 

4.24

%

 

 

6.1

 

Unsecured

 

 

5,765,133

 

 

 

66.6

%

 

 

4.14

%

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,659,477

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.17

%

 

 

9.0

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

$

2,387,907

 

 

 

27.6

%

 

 

4.79

%

 

 

4.3

 

Unsecured – Public

 

 

5,085,505

 

 

 

58.7

%

 

 

4.46

%

 

 

11.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Debt

 

 

7,473,412

 

 

 

86.3

%

 

 

4.57

%

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

 

6,850

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

6.6

 

Secured – Tax Exempt

 

 

499,587

 

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

2.02

%

 

 

13.1

 

Unsecured – Public (2)

 

 

445,310

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

2.33

%

 

 

1.2

 

Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.29

%

 

 

3.7

 

Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program (4)

 

 

234,318

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

1,186,065

 

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

2.10

%

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,659,477

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.17

%

 

 

9.0

 

 

(1)

Net of the effect of any derivative instruments. Weighted average rates are for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

(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%), or based on bids received from the lending group, 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, 2018, there was approximately $1.72 billion available on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility (net of $41.6 million which was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit and net of $235.0 million in principal 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 1.94% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and a weighted average maturity of 46 days as of March 31, 2018.

Note:  The Company capitalized interest of approximately $1.7 million and $8.2 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

 

 

 

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Equity Residential

 

 

 

Debt Maturity Schedule as of March 31, 2018

($ 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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

$

4,410

 

 

$

235,500

 

(2)

$

239,910

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

4.01

%

 

 

2.23

%

2019

 

 

506,731

 

(3)

 

466,613

 

 

 

973,344

 

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

5.17

%

 

 

3.79

%

2020

 

 

1,128,592

 

(4)

 

700

 

 

 

1,129,292

 

 

 

12.9

%

 

 

5.20

%

 

 

5.20

%

2021

 

 

927,506

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

928,106

 

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

4.64

%

 

 

4.64

%

2022

 

 

265,341

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

266,141

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

3.26

%

2023

 

 

1,326,800

 

 

 

4,800

 

 

 

1,331,600

 

 

 

15.2

%

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

3.73

%

2024

 

 

1,272

 

 

 

10,900

 

 

 

12,172

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

4.79

%

 

 

1.97

%

2025

 

 

451,334

 

 

 

13,200

 

 

 

464,534

 

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

3.38

%

 

 

3.33

%

2026

 

 

593,424

 

 

 

14,500

 

 

 

607,924

 

 

 

6.9

%

 

 

3.59

%

 

 

3.54

%

2027

 

 

401,468

 

 

 

15,600

 

 

 

417,068

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

3.20

%

2028+

 

 

1,924,969

 

 

 

481,365

 

 

 

2,406,334

 

 

 

27.4

%

 

 

4.17

%

 

 

3.66

%

Subtotal

 

 

7,531,847

 

 

 

1,244,578

 

 

 

8,776,425

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.27

%

 

 

3.89

%

Deferred Financing Costs and Unamortized (Discount)

 

 

(58,435

)

 

 

(58,513

)

 

 

(116,948

)

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,473,412

 

 

$

1,186,065

 

 

$

8,659,477

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4.27

%

 

 

3.89

%

 

(1)

Net of the effect of any derivative instruments. Weighted average rates are as of March 31, 2018.

(2)

Includes $235.0 million in principal outstanding on the Company's commercial paper program.

(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.  The Company currently intends to prepay this mortgage loan on October 1, 2018.

(4)

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 2018 Earnings Release

 

14


 

 

Equity Residential

 

 

 

Selected Unsecured Public Debt Covenants

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

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

 

33.5%

 

 

34.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

11.2%

 

 

14.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to

   Maximum Annual Service Charges

   (must be at least 1.5 to 1)

 

 

4.37

 

 

 

4.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Unsecured Assets to Unsecured Debt

   (must be at least 150%)

 

366.3%

 

 

381.0%

 

 

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,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Total debt to Normalized EBITDAre

 

5.39x

 

 

5.61x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt to Normalized EBITDAre

 

5.36x

 

 

5.57x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unencumbered NOI as a % of total NOI

 

78.9%

 

 

74.2%

 

 

Note: See page 21 for the Normalized EBITDAre reconciliations.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

15


 

Equity Residential

 

 

Capital Structure as of March 31, 2018

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

 

Secured Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,894,344

 

 

 

33.4

%

 

 

 

 

Unsecured Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,765,133

 

 

 

66.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,659,477

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

26.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (includes Restricted Shares)

 

 

368,211,911

 

 

 

96.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units (includes OP Units and Restricted Units)

 

 

14,026,486

 

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shares and Units

 

 

382,238,397

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Share Price at March 31, 2018

 

$

61.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,553,530

 

 

 

99.8

%

 

 

 

 

Perpetual Preferred Equity (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,280

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,590,810

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

73.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Market Capitalization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,250,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

Perpetual Preferred Equity as of March 31, 2018

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

 

Series

 

Call 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

16


 

 

Equity Residential

Common Share and Unit

Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

 

Q1 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding for Net Income Purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares - basic

 

 

367,799,738

 

 

 

366,605,450

 

Shares issuable from assumed conversion/vesting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- OP Units

 

 

12,862,923

 

 

 

12,898,618

 

- long-term compensation shares/units

 

 

2,355,562

 

 

 

2,775,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and Units - diluted

 

 

383,018,223

 

 

 

382,280,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding for FFO and Normalized FFO Purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares - basic

 

 

367,799,738

 

 

 

366,605,450

 

OP Units - basic

 

 

12,862,923

 

 

 

12,898,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and OP Units - basic

 

 

380,662,661

 

 

 

379,504,068

 

Shares issuable from assumed conversion/vesting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- long-term compensation shares/units

 

 

2,355,562

 

 

 

2,775,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Shares and Units - diluted

 

 

383,018,223

 

 

 

382,280,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period Ending Amounts Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (includes Restricted Shares)

 

 

368,211,911

 

 

 

367,137,757

 

Units (includes OP Units and Restricted Units)

 

 

14,026,486

 

 

 

13,827,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shares and Units

 

 

382,238,397

 

 

 

380,965,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

17


 

 

Equity Residential

Partially Owned Entities as of March 31, 2018

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

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Unconsolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total properties

 

 

17

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total apartment units

 

 

3,535

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating information for the quarter ended 3/31/18 (at 100%):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

26,447

 

 

$

8,200

 

Operating expenses

 

 

6,637

 

 

 

2,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income

 

 

19,810

 

 

 

5,351

 

Property management

 

 

955

 

 

 

218

 

General and administrative

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

10,479

 

 

 

4,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

8,359

 

 

 

1,081

 

Interest and other income

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense incurred, net

 

 

(3,312

)

 

 

(2,072

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

   from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

5,006

 

 

 

(991

)

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(13

)

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(393

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

4,595

 

 

$

(1,004

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt - Secured (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQR Ownership (2)

 

$

237,522

 

 

$

29,085

 

Noncontrolling Ownership

 

 

65,134

 

 

 

116,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (at 100%)

 

$

302,656

 

 

$

145,424

 

 

(1)

All debt is non-recourse to the Company.

(2)

Represents the Company's current equity ownership interest.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

18


 

 

Equity Residential

Development and Lease-Up Projects as of March 31, 2018

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

 

 

Projects

 

Location

 

No. of

Apartment

Units

 

 

Total

Budgeted

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100K Apartments

 

Washington, DC

 

 

222

 

 

$

88,023

 

 

$

61,777

 

 

$

61,777

 

 

$

 

 

 

66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4 2018

 

Q4 2019

1401 E. Madison

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

137

 

 

 

62,352

 

 

 

21,360

 

 

 

21,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3 2019

 

Q1 2020

249 Third Street

 

Cambridge, MA

 

 

84

 

 

 

51,447

 

 

 

13,472

 

 

 

13,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4 2019

 

Q2 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Under Development

 

 

 

 

443

 

 

 

201,822

 

 

 

96,609

 

 

 

96,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed Not Stabilized (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

855 Brannan (2)

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

449

 

 

 

322,235

 

 

 

309,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

%

 

 

78

%

 

Completed

 

Q1 2019

Helios (formerly 2nd & Pine)

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

398

 

 

 

227,287

 

 

 

221,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

%

 

 

70

%

 

Completed

 

Q2 2019

Cascade

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

477

 

 

 

176,378

 

 

 

170,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67

%

 

 

65

%

 

Completed

 

Q2 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Completed Not Stabilized

 

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

725,900

 

 

 

701,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed and Stabilized During the Quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455 Eye Street

 

Washington, DC

 

 

174

 

 

 

72,867

 

 

 

72,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97

%

 

 

95

%

 

Completed

 

Stabilized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Completed and Stabilized During the Quarter

 

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

72,867

 

 

 

72,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Development Projects

 

 

 

 

1,941

 

 

$

1,000,589

 

 

$

871,075

 

 

$

96,609

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land Held for Development

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

$

102,851

 

 

$

102,851

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Budgeted Capital

 

 

Q1 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOI CONTRIBUTION FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

NOI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Under Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

201,822

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed Not Stabilized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

725,900

 

 

 

4,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed and Stabilized During the Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,867

 

 

 

985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Development NOI Contribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,000,589

 

 

$

5,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: All development projects 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.

 

 

(2)

855 Brannan – The increase in Total Budgeted Capital Cost of $18.2 million is primarily due to scope upgrades to apartment units, amenities and other project components.

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

19


 

 

Equity Residential

Capital Expenditures to Real Estate

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same Store

Properties

 

 

Non-Same Store

Properties/Other

 

 

Total

 

 

Same Store Avg. Per Apartment Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Apartment Units (1)

 

 

 

72,204

 

 

 

5,250

 

 

 

77,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Improvements

 

 

$

18,590

 

 

$

406

 

 

$

18,996

 

 

$

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renovation Expenditures (2)

 

 

 

7,809

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

7,835

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacements

 

 

 

9,836

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

9,916

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital Expenditures

 

 

$

36,235

 

 

$

512

 

 

$

36,747

 

 

$

502

 

 

 

Note: See pages 24 through 28 for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms.

 

 

(1)

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

 

 

(2)

Renovation Expenditures on 550 same store apartment units for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 approximated $14,200 per apartment unit renovated.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

 

20


 

 

Equity Residential

Normalized EBITDAre Reconciliations

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Normalized EBITDAre Reconciliations for Page 15

 

 

 

Trailing Twelve Months

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Net income

 

$

698,988

 

 

$

628,381

 

 

$

220,548

 

 

$

130,084

 

 

$

144,196

 

 

$

204,160

 

 

$

149,941

 

Interest expense incurred, net

 

 

393,784

 

 

 

383,890

 

 

 

116,104

 

 

 

95,311

 

 

 

91,145

 

 

 

91,224

 

 

 

106,210

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

9,909

 

 

 

8,526

 

 

 

3,679

 

 

 

2,079

 

 

 

2,064

 

 

 

2,087

 

 

 

2,296

 

Amortization of above/below market lease intangibles

 

 

4,070

 

 

 

3,828

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

1,099

 

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

861

 

 

 

856

 

Depreciation

 

 

761,090

 

 

 

743,749

 

 

 

196,309

 

 

 

200,785

 

 

 

184,100

 

 

 

179,896

 

 

 

178,968

 

Income and other tax expense (benefit)

 

 

429

 

 

 

478

 

 

 

213

 

 

 

(232

)

 

 

228

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

 

1,868,270

 

 

 

1,768,852

 

 

 

537,951

 

 

 

429,126

 

 

 

422,745

 

 

 

478,448

 

 

 

438,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(262,563

)

 

 

(157,057

)

 

 

(142,213

)

 

 

(15,296

)

 

 

(17,328

)

 

 

(87,726

)

 

 

(36,707

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDAre

 

 

1,605,707

 

 

 

1,611,795

 

 

 

395,738

 

 

 

413,830

 

 

 

405,417

 

 

 

390,722

 

 

 

401,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment non-operating assets

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs (other expenses)

 

 

3,322

 

 

 

3,106

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

777

 

 

 

783

 

 

 

831

 

 

 

715

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

3,274

 

 

 

3,370

 

 

 

977

 

 

 

1,217

 

 

 

398

 

 

 

682

 

 

 

1,073

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels

 

 

26

 

 

 

(19,167

)

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

(19,193

)

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

 

 

(9,831

)

 

 

(4,853

)

 

 

(5,358

)

 

 

(137

)

 

 

(3,500

)

 

 

(836

)

 

 

(380

)

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

 

 

1,867

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

1,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(56

)

 

 

293

 

Other

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

1,245

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

961

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized EBITDAre

 

$

1,607,403

 

 

$

1,597,426

 

 

$

394,407

 

 

$

418,344

 

 

$

403,193

 

 

$

391,459

 

 

$

384,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Items:

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

8,659,477

 

 

$

8,957,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(44,453

)

 

 

(50,647

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds

 

 

(4,778

)

 

 

(3,167

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt

 

$

8,610,246

 

 

$

8,903,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

EBITDA, EBITDAre and Normalized EBITDAre do not include any adjustments for the Company’s share of partially owned unconsolidated entities or the minority partner’s share of partially owned consolidated entities due to the immaterial size of the Company’s partially owned portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

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Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Variance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Asset impairment and valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs (other expenses)

 

931

 

 

 

715

 

 

 

216

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

931

 

 

 

715

 

 

 

216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepayment premiums/penalties (interest expense)

 

22,110

 

 

 

11,698

 

 

 

10,412

 

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

 

1,580

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

1,363

 

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

 

(151

)

 

 

389

 

 

 

(540

)

Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption (gains) losses

 

23,539

 

 

 

12,304

 

 

 

11,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels

 

 

 

 

(19,193

)

 

 

19,193

 

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

 

213

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

(88

)

Non-operating asset (gains) losses

 

213

 

 

 

(18,892

)

 

 

19,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(5,358

)

 

 

(380

)

 

 

(4,978

)

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

 

1,923

 

 

 

293

 

 

 

1,630

 

Other

 

196

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

100

 

Other miscellaneous items

 

(3,239

)

 

 

9

 

 

 

(3,248

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO

$

21,444

 

 

$

(5,864

)

 

$

27,308

 

Note: See pages 24 through 28 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 and are forward-looking.  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 28 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.

2018 Normalized FFO Guidance (per share diluted)

 

 

 

Q2 2018

 

2018

 

Expected Normalized FFO Per Share

 

$0.77 to $0.81

 

$3.17 to $3.27

 

2018 Same Store Assumptions

 

Physical Occupancy

 

 

 

96.0%

 

 

Revenue change

 

 

 

1.0% to 2.25%

 

 

Expense change

 

 

 

3.5% to 4.5%

 

 

NOI change

 

 

 

0.0% to 1.5%

 

 

 

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

2018 Transaction Assumptions

 

Consolidated rental acquisitions

 

 

 

$500.0 million

 

Consolidated rental dispositions

 

 

 

$500.0 million

 

Spread between Acquisition Cap Rate and Disposition Yield

 

 

 

50 basis points

 

 

2018 Debt Assumptions

 

Weighted average debt outstanding

 

 

 

$8.8 billion to $9.1 billion

 

Weighted average interest rate (reduced for capitalized interest)

 

 

 

4.21%

 

Interest expense, net (on a Normalized FFO basis)

 

 

 

$370.5 million to $383.1 million

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

 

$4.0 million to $8.0 million

 

 

Note: All 2018 debt assumptions are shown on a Normalized FFO basis and therefore exclude an approximately $23.7 million impact from anticipated debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties described on page 2.

2018 Capital Expenditures to Real Estate Assumptions

 

 

 

Per Same Store Apartment Unit

 

Total

 

Total Capital Expenditures to Real Estate

 

$2,900

 

$210.0 million

 

Note:  During 2018, the Company expects to spend approximately $60.0 million for apartment unit Renovation Expenditures on approximately 4,500 same store apartment units at an average cost of approximately $13,300 per apartment unit renovated, which is included in the Total Capital Expenditures to Real Estate amounts noted above.

2018 Other Guidance Assumptions

 

Property management expense

 

 

 

$88.5 million to $90.5 million

 

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

$53.0 million to $55.0 million

 

Interest and other income

 

 

 

$0.5 million to $1.0 million

 

Income and other tax expense

 

 

 

$0.5 million to $1.0 million

 

Debt offerings

 

 

 

$800.0 million to $1.0 billion

 

Equity ATM share offerings

 

 

 

No amounts budgeted

 

Preferred share offerings

 

 

 

No amounts budgeted

 

Weighted average Common Shares and Units - Diluted

 

 

 

383.8 million

 

 

 

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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 measurement of performance computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) 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.

 

Capital Expenditures to Real Estate:

 

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

Renovation Expenditures Apartment unit renovation costs (primarily kitchens and baths) designed to reposition these units for higher rental levels in their respective markets.

Replacements Includes appliances, mechanical equipment, fixtures and flooring (including hardwood and carpeting).

 

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 Budgeted 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 Budgeted 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.

 

 

 

 

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

(All per share data is diluted)

 

EBITDA for Real Estate and Normalized EBITDA for Real Estate:

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”) The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines EBITDAre (September 2017 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating properties, impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties, impairment write-downs of investments in unconsolidated entities caused by a decrease in value of depreciated operating properties within the joint venture and adjustments to reflect the Company’s share of EBITDAre of investments in unconsolidated entities.

 

The Company believes that EBITDAre is useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies as a supplemental measure of the Company’s ability to incur and service debt because it is a recognized measure of performance by the real estate industry, and by excluding gains or losses related to sales or impairment of depreciated operating properties, EBITDAre can help compare the Company’s credit strength between periods or as compared to different companies.

 

Normalized Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“Normalized EBITDAre”) – Represents net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for non-comparable items.  Normalized EBITDAre, total debt to Normalized EBITDAre and net debt to Normalized EBITDAre are important metrics in evaluating the credit strength of the Company and its ability to service its debt obligations.  The Company believes that Normalized EBITDAre, total debt to Normalized EBITDAre, and net debt to Normalized EBITDAre 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.

 

Economic Gain – Economic Gain is calculated as the net gain (loss) 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 (loss) 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 (loss) on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP to Economic Gain:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Sales of Real Estate Properties

 

$

142,213

 

Accumulated Depreciation Gain

 

 

(63,640

)

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Gain

 

$

78,573

 

 

FFO and Normalized FFO:

 

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) NAREIT defines FFO (April 2002 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties, plus depreciation and amortization expense, 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 sales of depreciated operating properties 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 and preferred share redemptions;

 

 

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gains and losses from non-operating assets; 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.  

The following table presents reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share for pages 5 and 22 (the expected guidance/projections provided below are based on current expectations and are forward-looking):

 

 

 

Actual

 

 

Actual

 

 

Expected

 

 

Expected

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

 

Q1 2017

 

 

Q2 2018

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Per Share

 

 

Per Share

 

 

Per Share

 

 

Per Share

 

EPS - Diluted

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

$0.36 to $0.40

 

 

$1.75 to $1.85

 

Add: Depreciation expense

 

 

0.51

 

 

 

0.47

 

 

0.49

 

 

1.96

 

Less: Net (gain) loss on sales

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.08)

 

 

(0.61)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share - Diluted

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

0.76

 

 

0.77 to 0.81

 

 

3.10 to 3.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset impairment and valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption

   (gains) losses

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.06

 

Non-operating asset (gains) losses

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other miscellaneous items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized FFO per share - Diluted

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.74

 

 

$0.77 to $0.81

 

 

$3.17 to $3.27

 

 

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/other results (see page 9):

 

 

 

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Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Operating income

$

196,869

 

 

$

204,371

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee and asset management revenue

 

(185

)

 

 

(180

)

Property management

 

23,444

 

 

 

22,252

 

General and administrative

 

16,278

 

 

 

14,173

 

Depreciation

 

196,309

 

 

 

178,968

 

Total NOI

$

432,715

 

 

$

419,584

 

Rental income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

$

590,384

 

 

$

577,404

 

Non-same store/other

 

42,447

 

 

 

26,516

 

Total rental income

 

632,831

 

 

 

603,920

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

180,358

 

 

 

173,605

 

Non-same store/other

 

19,758

 

 

 

10,731

 

Total operating expenses

 

200,116

 

 

 

184,336

 

NOI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

410,026

 

 

 

403,799

 

Non-same store/other

 

22,689

 

 

 

15,785

 

Total NOI

$

432,715

 

 

$

419,584

 

 

Non-Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired during 2017 and 2018, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2017.

 

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, 2017, 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 2018 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 Budgeted 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.

 

 

 

 

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Equity Residential

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)

 

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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