BNL Broadstone Net Lease Inc

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: BNL) (“BNL,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), today announced its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

THIRD QUARTER 2023 HIGHLIGHTS

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

• During the third quarter, we invested $16.5 million in four industrial properties and one retail property, including $4.8 million in revenue generating capital expenditures and $11.7 million in both new and existing development fundings. Revenue generating capital expenditures had a weighted average initial cash capitalization rate of 6.7%, a weighted average initial term of 14.1 years, and minimum annual rent increases of 2.0%. Year-to-date, we have completed investments totaling $101.5 million, including $25.6 million in new property acquisitions, $26.6 million in revenue generating capital expenditures, and $49.3 million in development fundings. The new property acquisitions and revenue generating capital expenditures had a weighted average initial cash capitalization rate of 7.1%.
• Subsequent to quarter-end, we invested an additional $9.9 million in development fundings and $15.9 million in revenue generating capital expenditures. As of the date of this release, we have $76.1 million of acquisitions under control, $147.4 million of commitments to fund developments, and $12.0 million of commitments to fund revenue generating capital expenditures with existing tenants.
• During the third quarter we sold two properties for gross proceeds of $62.3 million at a weighted average cash capitalization rate of 6.2%. Year-to-date and through the date of this release, we have sold 11 properties for gross proceeds of $189.1 million at a weighted average cash capitalization rate of 6.0% on tenanted properties.

OPERATING RESULTS

• Collected 99.9% of base rents due for the third quarter for all properties subject to a lease.
• Portfolio was 99.4% leased based on rentable square footage, with only two of our 800 properties vacant and not subject to a lease at quarter end.
• Incurred $10.1 million of general and administrative expenses, inclusive of $1.5 million of stock-based compensation.
• Generated net income of $52.1 million, or $0.26 per share.
• Generated adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) of $70.0 million, or $0.36 per share.

CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITY

• Ended the quarter with total outstanding debt of $1.9 billion, Net Debt of $1.9 billion, and a Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre ratio of 4.9x.
• At September 30, 2023, had $925.9 million of capacity on our Revolving Credit Facility
• Declared an increase in our quarterly dividend from $0.28 to $0.285, or a 1.8% increase over the prior period.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

“We remained highly selective this quarter in light of the current economic environment and rapid increase in interest rates, deploying capital only into previously identified development projects and revenue generating capital expenditures with existing tenants,” said John Moragne, BNL’s Chief Executive Officer. “The pace of cap rate expansion on new deals continued to lag the pace of interest rate increases, eroding risk adjusted returns. Our existing portfolio remains healthy, with 99.9% rent collections on leased properties and minimal vacancies, and we continued to opportunistically dispose of assets with either elevated credit risk or lease rollover risk, recognizing accretive cap rates relative to our cost of debt and new investment opportunities. We continue to be opportunistic in sourcing investment opportunities presented by this distressed lending environment and believe our prudence in capital allocation will preserve and enhance investor value as the economic environment evolves.”

SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Revenues

 

$

109,543

 

 

$

109,353

 

 

$

103,524

 

 

$

337,887

 

 

$

295,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, including non-controlling interests

 

$

52,145

 

 

$

62,996

 

 

$

28,709

 

 

$

156,515

 

 

$

92,702

 

Net earnings per share - diluted

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO

 

$

75,478

 

 

$

72,524

 

 

$

72,169

 

 

$

229,179

 

 

$

202,013

 

FFO per share

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

1.17

 

 

$

1.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core FFO

 

$

74,754

 

 

$

74,381

 

 

$

66,677

 

 

$

223,608

 

 

$

196,739

 

Core FFO per share

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

1.14

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO

 

$

69,958

 

 

$

69,004

 

 

$

63,386

 

 

$

206,446

 

 

$

186,590

 

AFFO per share

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

1.05

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

196,372

 

 

 

196,228

 

 

 

182,971

 

 

 

196,282

 

 

 

179,132

 

FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO are measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). See the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures later in this press release.

REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO UPDATE

As of September 30, 2023, we owned a diversified portfolio of 800 individual net leased commercial properties with 793 properties located in 44 U.S. states and seven properties located in four Canadian provinces, comprising approximately 38.2 million rentable square feet of operational space. As of September 30, 2023, all but two of our properties were subject to a lease, and our properties were occupied by 220 different commercial tenants, with no single tenant accounting for more than 4.0% of ABR. Properties subject to a lease represent 99.4% of our portfolio’s rentable square footage. The ABR weighted average lease term and ABR weighted average annual minimum rent increase, pursuant to leases on properties in the portfolio as of September 30, 2023, was 10.5 years and 2.0%, respectively.

BALANCE SHEET AND CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITIES

As of September 30, 2023, we had total outstanding debt of $1.9 billion, Net Debt of $1.9 billion, and a Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre ratio of 4.9x. We had $925.9 million of available capacity on our revolving credit facility as of quarter end, and have no material debt maturities until 2026.

We did not raise any equity during the quarter and have approximately $145.4 million of capacity remaining on our ATM Program as of September 30, 2023.

DISTRIBUTIONS

At its October 26, 2023, meeting, our board of directors declared an increase in our quarterly dividend from $0.28 to $0.285 distribution per common share and OP Unit to stockholders and OP unitholders. This increase represents a 1.8% increase over the prior period and is effective for our shareholders of record as of December 29, 2023, payable on or before January 12, 2024.

2023 GUIDANCE

The Company has affirmed its per share guidance range for the 2023 full year and currently expects to report AFFO of between $1.40 and $1.42 per diluted share.

The guidance range is based on the following key assumptions:

(i)

investments in real estate properties up to $250 million, revised down from between $300 million and $500 million;

(ii)

dispositions of real estate properties of approximately $200 million, in-line with the top end of our previous range of $150 million and $200 million; and

(iii)

total cash general and administrative expenses between $31 million and $33 million, revised down from between $32 million and $34 million.

Our per share results are sensitive to both the timing and amount of real estate investments, property dispositions, and capital markets activities that occur throughout the year.

The Company does not provide guidance for the most comparable GAAP financial measure, net income, or a reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure of AFFO to net income computed in accordance with GAAP, because it is unable to reasonably predict, without unreasonable efforts, certain items that would be contained in the GAAP measure, including items that are not indicative of the Company’s ongoing operations, including, without limitation, potential impairments of real estate assets, net gain/loss on dispositions of real estate assets, changes in allowance for credit losses, and stock-based compensation expense. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on the Company’s GAAP results for the guidance periods.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

The company will host its third quarter earnings conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

To access the live webcast, which will be available in listen-only mode, please visit: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/492451212. If you prefer to listen via phone, U.S. participants may dial: 1-833-470-1428 (toll free) or 1-646-904-5544 (local), access code 001761. International access numbers are viewable here: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/global-numbers?confId=56723.

A replay of the conference call webcast will be available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live broadcast. To listen to a replay of the call via phone, U.S. participants may dial: 1-866-813-9403 (toll free) or 1-929-458-6194 (local), access code 528080. The replay will be available via dial-in until Thursday, November 16, 2023. To listen to a replay of the call via the web, which will be available for one year, please visit: https://investors.bnl.broadstone.com.

About Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

BNL is an industrial-focused, diversified net lease REIT that acquires, owns, and manages primarily single-tenant commercial real estate properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to a diversified group of tenants. Utilizing an investment strategy underpinned by strong fundamental credit analysis and prudent real estate underwriting, as of September 30, 2023, BNL’s diversified portfolio consisted of 800 individual net leased commercial properties with 793 properties located in 44 U.S. states and seven properties located in four Canadian provinces across the industrial, healthcare, restaurant, retail, and office property types.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies, and prospects, both business and financial. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “would be,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words. Forward-looking statements, including our 2023 guidance and assumptions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause BNL’s actual future results to differ materially from expected results, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to general economic conditions, including but not limited to increases in the rate of inflation and/or interest rates, local real estate conditions, tenant financial health, property investments and acquisitions, and the timing and uncertainty of completing these property investments and acquisitions, and uncertainties regarding future distributions to our stockholders. These and other risks, assumptions, and uncertainties are described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which BNL filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023, which you are encouraged to read, and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

Notice Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our reported results and net earnings per diluted share, which are financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release contains and may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), Net Debt, and Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre. We believe the use of FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO are useful to investors because they are widely accepted industry measures used by analysts and investors to compare the operating performance of REITs. FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO should not be considered alternatives to net income as a performance measure or to cash flows from operations, as reported on our statement of cash flows, or as a liquidity measure, and should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP financial measures. We believe presenting Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre is useful to investors because it provides information about gross debt less cash and cash equivalents, which could be used to repay debt, compared to our performance as measured using Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre. You should not consider our Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre as an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and statements of why management believes these measures are useful to investors are included below.

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounted for using the operating method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

752,708

 

 

$

768,667

 

Land improvements

 

 

330,214

 

 

 

340,385

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

3,819,745

 

 

 

3,888,756

 

Equipment

 

 

9,608

 

 

 

10,422

 

Total accounted for using the operating method

 

 

4,912,275

 

 

 

5,008,230

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(601,895

)

 

 

(533,965

)

Accounted for using the operating method, net

 

 

4,310,380

 

 

 

4,474,265

 

Accounted for using the direct financing method

 

 

26,751

 

 

 

27,045

 

Accounted for using the sales-type method

 

 

572

 

 

 

571

 

Property under development

 

 

49,819

 

 

 

—

 

Investment in rental property, net

 

 

4,387,522

 

 

 

4,501,881

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

35,061

 

 

 

21,789

 

Accrued rental income

 

 

152,268

 

 

 

135,666

 

Tenant and other receivables, net

 

 

1,372

 

 

 

1,349

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

42,309

 

 

 

64,180

 

Interest rate swap, assets

 

 

79,086

 

 

 

63,390

 

Goodwill

 

 

339,769

 

 

 

339,769

 

Intangible lease assets, net

 

 

297,656

 

 

 

329,585

 

Total assets

 

$

5,335,043

 

 

$

5,457,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility

 

$

74,060

 

 

$

197,322

 

Mortgages, net

 

 

79,613

 

 

 

86,602

 

Unsecured term loans, net

 

 

895,633

 

 

 

894,692

 

Senior unsecured notes, net

 

 

845,121

 

 

 

844,555

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

44,886

 

 

 

47,547

 

Dividends payable

 

 

55,770

 

 

 

54,460

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

9,186

 

 

 

7,071

 

Intangible lease liabilities, net

 

 

55,301

 

 

 

62,855

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,059,570

 

 

 

2,195,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Common stock, $0.00025 par value; 500,000 shares authorized, 187,272 and 186,114 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

47

 

 

 

47

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

3,430,725

 

 

 

3,419,395

 

Cumulative distributions in excess of retained earnings

 

 

(393,571

)

 

 

(386,049

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

83,575

 

 

 

59,525

 

Total Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. stockholders' equity

 

 

3,120,776

 

 

 

3,092,918

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

154,697

 

 

 

169,587

 

Total equity

 

 

3,275,473

 

 

 

3,262,505

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

5,335,043

 

 

$

5,457,609

 

 

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease revenues, net

 

$

109,543

 

 

$

109,353

 

 

$

337,887

 

 

$

295,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

38,533

 

 

 

39,031

 

 

 

119,348

 

 

 

109,201

 

Property and operating expense

 

 

5,707

 

 

 

4,988

 

 

 

16,580

 

 

 

15,376

 

General and administrative

 

 

10,143

 

 

 

9,483

 

 

 

30,043

 

 

 

28,058

 

Provision for impairment of investment in rental properties

 

 

-

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,473

 

 

 

5,535

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

54,383

 

 

 

53,502

 

 

 

167,444

 

 

 

158,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

127

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

370

 

 

 

4

 

Interest expense

 

 

(19,665

)

 

 

(20,277

)

 

 

(61,081

)

 

 

(54,879

)

Gain on sale of real estate

 

 

15,163

 

 

 

29,462

 

 

 

48,040

 

 

 

5,328

 

Income taxes

 

 

(104

)

 

 

(448

)

 

 

(1,030

)

 

 

(1,169

)

Other income (expenses)

 

 

1,464

 

 

 

(1,674

)

 

 

(227

)

 

 

6,210

 

Net income

 

 

52,145

 

 

 

62,996

 

 

 

156,515

 

 

 

92,702

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(2,463

)

 

 

(2,982

)

 

 

(7,515

)

 

 

(5,319

)

Net income attributable to Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

 

$

49,682

 

 

$

60,014

 

 

$

149,000

 

 

$

87,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

Basic

 

 

186,766

 

 

 

186,733

 

 

 

186,545

 

 

 

168,680

 

Diluted

 

 

196,372

 

 

 

196,228

 

 

 

196,282

 

 

 

179,132

 

Net earnings per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.52

 

Diluted

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

52,145

 

 

$

62,996

 

 

$

156,515

 

 

$

92,702

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps

 

 

13,943

 

 

 

19,652

 

 

 

15,696

 

 

 

93,772

 

Realized loss (gain) on interest rate swaps

 

 

522

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

1,993

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

66,610

 

 

 

83,170

 

 

 

173,777

 

 

 

188,467

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(3,147

)

 

 

(3,937

)

 

 

(8,285

)

 

 

(10,809

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

 

$

63,463

 

 

$

79,233

 

 

$

165,492

 

 

$

177,658

 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

The following is a reconciliation of net income to FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Also presented is the weighted average number of shares of our common stock and OP Units used for the diluted per share computation:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Net income

 

$

52,145

 

 

$

62,996

 

 

$

156,515

 

 

$

92,702

 

Real property depreciation and amortization

 

 

38,496

 

 

 

38,990

 

 

 

119,231

 

 

 

109,104

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

 

(15,163

)

 

 

(29,462

)

 

 

(48,040

)

 

 

(5,328

)

Provision for impairment on investment in rental properties

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,473

 

 

 

5,535

 

FFO

 

$

75,478

 

 

$

72,524

 

 

$

229,179

 

 

$

202,013

 

Net write-offs of accrued rental income

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

1,326

 

Lease termination fees

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(7,500

)

 

 

(791

)

Cost of debt extinguishment

 

 

—

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

231

 

Severance and executive transition costs(1)

 

 

740

 

 

 

183

 

 

 

1,404

 

 

 

401

 

Other (income) expenses(2)

 

 

(1,464

)

 

 

1,671

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

(6,441

)

Core FFO

 

$

74,754

 

 

$

74,381

 

 

$

223,608

 

 

$

196,739

 

Straight-line rent adjustment

 

 

(6,785

)

 

 

(7,276

)

 

 

(21,332

)

 

 

(15,075

)

Adjustment to provision for credit losses

 

 

—

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(5

)

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

983

 

 

 

986

 

 

 

2,955

 

 

 

2,704

 

Amortization of net mortgage premiums

 

 

—

 

 

 

(52

)

 

 

(78

)

 

 

(78

)

Loss on interest rate swaps and other non-cash interest expense

 

 

522

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

1,565

 

 

 

1,993

 

Amortization of lease intangibles

 

 

(1,056

)

 

 

(1,085

)

 

 

(4,832

)

 

 

(3,501

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,540

 

 

 

1,539

 

 

 

4,570

 

 

 

3,813

 

AFFO

 

$

69,958

 

 

$

69,004

 

 

$

206,446

 

 

$

186,590

 

Diluted WASO(3)

 

 

196,372

 

 

 

182,971

 

 

 

196,282

 

 

 

179,132

 

Net earnings per diluted share(4)

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.52

 

FFO per diluted share(4)

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

1.17

 

 

 

1.13

 

Core FFO per diluted share(4)

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

1.14

 

 

 

1.10

 

AFFO per diluted share(4)

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

1.05

 

 

 

1.04

 

1

Amount includes $0.7 million and $0.2 million of employee severance costs and executive transition costs during the three months ended September 30, 2023, and June 30, 2023, respectively. Amount includes $1.4 million of employee severance costs and executive transition costs and $0.4 million of employee severance costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

2

Amount includes $(1.4) million and $1.7 million of unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.3 million and $(6.4) million of unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, primarily associated with our Canadian dollar denominated revolving borrowings.

3

Excludes 506,172, and 504,161 weighted average shares of unvested restricted common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Excludes 480,849, and 381,220 weighted average shares of unvested restricted common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

4

Excludes $0.1 million from the numerator for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023. Excludes $0.4 million and $0.3 million from the numerator for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to dividends paid or declared on shares of unvested restricted common stock.

Our reported results and net earnings per diluted share are presented in accordance with GAAP. We also disclose FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO, each of which are non-GAAP measures. We believe the use of FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO are useful to investors because they are widely accepted industry measures used by analysts and investors to compare the operating performance of REITs. FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO should not be considered alternatives to net income as a performance measure or to cash flows from operations, as reported on our statement of cash flows, or as a liquidity measure and should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP financial measures.

We compute FFO in accordance with the standards established by the Board of Governors of Nareit, the worldwide representative voice for REITs and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in the U.S. real estate and capital markets. Nareit defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gains (losses) from sales of certain depreciated real estate assets, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets, gains and losses from change in control, and impairment charges related to certain previously depreciated real estate assets. FFO is used by management, investors, and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers, primarily because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains (losses) on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions.

We compute Core FFO by adjusting FFO, as defined by Nareit, to exclude certain GAAP income and expense amounts that we believe are infrequently recurring, unusual in nature, or not related to its core real estate operations, including write-offs or recoveries of accrued rental income, lease termination fees, gain on insurance recoveries, cost of debt extinguishments, unrealized and realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions, severance and executive transition costs, and other extraordinary items. Exclusion of these items from similar FFO-type metrics is common within the equity REIT industry, and management believes that presentation of Core FFO provides investors with a metric to assist in their evaluation of our operating performance across multiple periods and in comparison to the operating performance of our peers, because it removes the effect of unusual items that are not expected to impact our operating performance on an ongoing basis.

We compute AFFO by adjusting Core FFO for certain non-cash revenues and expenses, including straight-line rents, amortization of lease intangibles, amortization of debt issuance costs, amortization of net mortgage premiums, (gain) loss on interest rate swaps and other non-cash interest expense, stock-based compensation, and other specified non-cash items. We believe that excluding such items assists management and investors in distinguishing whether changes in our operations are due to growth or decline of operations at our properties or from other factors. We use AFFO as a measure of our performance when we formulate corporate goals, and is a factor in determining management compensation. We believe that AFFO is a useful supplemental measure for investors to consider because it will help them to better assess our operating performance without the distortions created by non-cash revenues or expenses.

Specific to our adjustment for straight-line rents, our leases include cash rents that increase over the term of the lease to compensate us for anticipated increases in market rental rates over time. Our leases do not include significant front-loading or back-loading of payments, or significant rent-free periods. Therefore, we find it useful to evaluate rent on a contractual basis as it allows for comparison of existing rental rates to market rental rates.

FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other REITs, and comparisons of our FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO with the same or similar measures disclosed by other REITs may not be meaningful.

Neither the SEC nor any other regulatory body has passed judgment on the acceptability of the adjustments to FFO that we use to calculate Core FFO and AFFO. In the future, the SEC, Nareit or another regulatory body may decide to standardize the allowable adjustments across the REIT industry and in response to such standardization we may have to adjust our calculation and characterization of Core FFO and AFFO accordingly.

The following is a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, EBITDAre, and Adjusted EBITDAre, debt to Net Debt and Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Net income

 

$

52,145

 

 

$

62,996

 

 

$

28,709

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

38,533

 

 

 

39,031

 

 

 

39,400

 

Interest expense

 

 

19,665

 

 

 

20,277

 

 

 

20,095

 

Income taxes

 

 

104

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

356

 

EBITDA

 

$

110,447

 

 

$

122,752

 

 

$

88,560

 

Provision for impairment of investment in rental properties

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

4,155

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

 

(15,163

)

 

 

(29,462

)

 

 

(61

)

EBITDAre

 

$

95,284

 

 

$

93,290

 

 

$

92,654

 

Adjustment for current quarter investment activity (1)

 

 

26

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

2,358

 

Adjustment for current quarter disposition activity (2)

 

 

(400

)

 

 

(444

)

 

 

—

 

Adjustment to exclude non-recurring and other expenses (3)

 

 

740

 

 

 

183

 

 

 

—

 

Adjustment to exclude realized / unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(1,433

)

 

 

1,681

 

 

 

(4,934

)

Adjustment to exclude cost of debt extinguishments

 

 

—

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

231

 

Adjustment to exclude lease termination fees

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(791

)

Adjusted EBITDAre

 

$

94,217

 

 

$

95,055

 

 

$

89,518

 

Annualized EBITDAre

 

$

381,136

 

 

$

373,160

 

 

$

370,616

 

Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre

 

$

376,868

 

 

$

380,220

 

 

$

358,072

 

1

Reflects an adjustment to give effect to all investments during the quarter as if they had been made as of the beginning of the quarter.

2

Reflects an adjustment to give effect to all dispositions during the quarter as if they had been sold as of the beginning of the quarter.

3

Amount includes $0.7 million and $0.2 million of employee severance and executive transition costs during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility

 

$

74,060

 

 

$

122,912

 

 

$

219,537

 

Unsecured term loans, net

 

 

895,633

 

 

 

895,319

 

 

 

894,378

 

Senior unsecured notes, net

 

 

845,121

 

 

 

844,932

 

 

 

844,367

 

Mortgages, net

 

 

79,613

 

 

 

80,141

 

 

 

94,753

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

9,360

 

 

 

9,872

 

 

 

11,498

 

Gross Debt

 

 

1,903,787

 

 

 

1,953,176

 

 

 

2,064,533

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(35,061

)

 

 

(20,763

)

 

 

(75,912

)

Restricted cash

 

 

(15,436

)

 

 

(15,502

)

 

 

(6,449

)

Net Debt

 

$

1,853,290

 

 

$

1,916,911

 

 

$

1,982,172

 

Anticipated proceeds from forward equity agreement

 

4.9x

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(270,732

)

Pro Forma Net Debt

 

$

1,853,290

 

 

$

1,916,911

 

 

$

1,711,440

 

Net Debt to Annualized EBITDAre

 

4.9x

 

 

5.1x

 

 

5.3x

 

Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre

 

4.9x

 

 

5.0x

 

 

5.5x

 

Pro Forma Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre

 

4.9x

 

 

5.0x

 

 

4.8x

 

We define Net Debt as gross debt (total reported debt plus debt issuance costs) less cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. We believe that the presentation of Net Debt to Annualized EBITDAre and Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre is useful to investors and analysts because these ratios provide information about gross debt less cash and cash equivalents, which could be used to repay debt, compared to our performance as measured using EBITDAre.

We compute EBITDA as earnings before interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a measure commonly used in our industry. We believe that this ratio provides investors and analysts with a measure of our performance that includes our operating results unaffected by the differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and useful life of related assets compared to other companies in our industry. We compute EBITDAre in accordance with the definition adopted by Nareit, as EBITDA excluding gains (losses) from the sales of depreciable property and provisions for impairment on investment in real estate. We believe EBITDA and EBITDAre are useful to investors and analysts because they provide important supplemental information about our operating performance exclusive of certain non-cash and other costs. EBITDA and EBITDAre are not measures of financial performance under GAAP, and our EBITDA and EBITDAre may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. You should not consider our EBITDA and EBITDAre as alternatives to net income or cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP.

We are focused on a disciplined and targeted investment strategy, together with active asset management that includes selective sales of properties. We manage our leverage profile using a ratio of Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre, discussed below, which we believe is a useful measure of our ability to repay debt and a relative measure of leverage, and is used in communications with our lenders and rating agencies regarding our credit rating. As we fund new investments using our unsecured revolving credit facility, our leverage profile and Net Debt will be immediately impacted by current quarter investments. However, the full benefit of EBITDAre from new investments will not be received in the same quarter in which the properties are acquired. Additionally, EBITDAre for the quarter includes amounts generated by properties that have been sold during the quarter. Accordingly, the variability in EBITDAre caused by the timing of our investments and dispositions can temporarily distort our leverage ratios. We adjust EBITDAre (“Adjusted EBITDAre”) for the most recently completed quarter (i) to recalculate as if all investments and dispositions had occurred at the beginning of the quarter, (ii) to exclude certain GAAP income and expense amounts that are either non-cash, such as cost of debt extinguishments, realized or unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, or gains on insurance recoveries, or that we believe are one time, or unusual in nature because they relate to unique circumstances or transactions that had not previously occurred and which we do not anticipate occurring in the future, and (iii) to eliminate the impact of lease termination fees and other items, that are not a result of normal operations. While investments in property developments have an immediate impact to Net Debt, we do not make an adjustment to EBITDAre until the quarter in which the lease commences. We then annualize quarterly Adjusted EBITDAre by multiplying it by four (“Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre”). You should not unduly rely on this measure as it is based on assumptions and estimates that may prove to be inaccurate. Our actual reported EBITDAre for future periods may be significantly different from our Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre. Adjusted EBITDAre and Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre are not measurements of performance under GAAP, and our Adjusted EBITDAre and Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. You should not consider our Adjusted EBITDAre and Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre as alternatives to net income or cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP.

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Company Contact:

Michael Caruso SVP, Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations michael.caruso@broadstone.com 585.402.7842