SITC SITE Centers Corp

SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE: SITC) today announced operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

“SITE Centers had a strong start to the year and is well-positioned heading into a period of economic uncertainty given the strength of the Company’s curated portfolio and balance sheet,” commented David R. Lukes, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We have substantial liquidity, no material near-term maturities, and no material capital commitments.”

Results for the Quarter

• First quarter net income attributable to common shareholders was $29.2 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $27.4 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. The year-over-year increase in net income was primarily attributable to a gain recognized on the sale of a joint venture interest offset by a valuation allowance of the Company’s preferred investments and debt extinguishment costs.
• First quarter operating funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (“Operating FFO” or “OFFO”) was $61.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $58.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, in the year-ago period.

Significant First Quarter and Recent Activity

• Completed the sale of SITE Centers’ 15% stake in the DDRTC Joint Venture to its partner, TIAA-CREF, which resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $141 million prior to any working capital adjustments.
• Repaid $200 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% senior unsecured notes due 2022. The Company recorded a charge in connection with the notes repayment of $17.2 million primarily related to prepayment penalties.
• Sold one shopping center and land for an aggregate sales price of $33.4 million, totaling $13.4 million at SITE Centers’ share, including $7.5 million from the repayment of a mezzanine loan.
• Repurchased 0.8 million of its common shares for $7.5 million. The shares were repurchased at a weighted-average price of $9.18.
• Implemented a COVID-19 response plan that included transitioning all company employees to a virtual workplace, enacting protocols in line with government guidelines at company-owned shopping centers to keep all centers operational, working with tenants to access small business resources including those provided by the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), and by taking decisive steps to improve liquidity, reduce capital spending and increase financial flexibility.
• The Company’s Board of Directors has suspended payment of dividends on its common shares for the second quarter of 2020. The Board of Directors has not made any decisions with respect to its dividend policy beyond the second quarter of 2020 and intends to maintain compliance with REIT taxable income distribution requirements.

Key Quarterly Operating Results

• Reported 3.7% same store net operating income growth on a pro rata basis for the first quarter of 2020, excluding redevelopment. Including redevelopment, same store net operating income growth for the same period was 3.1%.
• Generated new leasing spreads of 20.1% and renewal leasing spreads of 3.3%, both on a pro rata basis, for the quarter and new leasing spreads of 12.2% and renewal leasing spreads of 3.8%, both on a pro rata basis, for the trailing twelve-month period.
• Reported a leased rate of 92.9% at March 31, 2020 on a pro rata basis, compared to 93.8% on a pro rata basis at December 31, 2019 and 93.0% at March 31, 2019.
• Annualized base rent per occupied square foot on a pro rata basis was $18.49 at March 31, 2020, compared to $17.92 at March 31, 2019.

About SITE Centers Corp. SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers that provide a highly-compelling shopping experience and merchandise mix for retail partners and consumers. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC. Additional information about the Company is available at https://www.sitecenters.com. To be included in the Company’s e-mail distributions for press releases and other investor news, please click here.

Conference Call and Supplemental Information The Company will hold its quarterly conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate with access to the slide presentation, please visit the Investor Relations portion of SITE's website, ir.sitecenters.com, or for audio only, dial 888-317-6003 (U.S.), 866-284-3684 (Canada) or 412-317-6061 (international) using pass code 0447058 at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will also be available at ir.sitecenters.com for one year after the call. A copy of the Company’s Supplemental package is available on the Company’s website.

Non-GAAP Measures Funds from Operations (“FFO”) is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used as a standard in the real estate industry and is a widely accepted measure of real estate investment trust (“REIT”) performance. Management believes that both FFO and Operating FFO provide additional indicators of the financial performance of a REIT. The Company also believes that FFO and Operating FFO more appropriately measure the core operations of the Company and provide benchmarks to its peer group.

FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude (i) preferred share dividends, (ii) gains and losses from disposition of real estate property and related investments, which are presented net of taxes, (iii) impairment charges on real estate property and related investments, including reserve adjustments of preferred equity interests, (iv) gains and losses from changes in control and (v) certain non-cash items. These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles, equity income (loss) from joint ventures and equity income (loss) from non-controlling interests and adding the Company’s proportionate share of FFO from its unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interests, determined on a consistent basis. The Company’s calculation of FFO is consistent with the definition of FFO provided by NAREIT. The Company calculates Operating FFO as FFO excluding certain non-operating charges, income and gains. Operating FFO is useful to investors as the Company removes non-comparable charges, income and gains to analyze the results of its operations and assess performance of the core operating real estate portfolio. Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner.

The Company also uses net operating income (“NOI”), a non-GAAP financial measure, as a supplemental performance measure. NOI is calculated as property revenues less property-related expenses. The Company believes NOI provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level and, when compared across periods, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and disposition activity on an unleveraged basis.

The Company presents NOI information herein on a same store basis or “SSNOI.” The Company defines SSNOI as property revenues less property-related expenses, which exclude straight-line rental income (including reimbursements) and expenses, lease termination income, management fee expense, fair market value of leases and expense recovery adjustments. SSNOI includes assets owned in comparable periods (15 months for quarter comparisons). In addition, SSNOI is presented both including and excluding activity associated with development and major redevelopment. SSNOI excludes all non-property and corporate level revenue and expenses. Other real estate companies may calculate NOI and SSNOI in a different manner. The Company believes SSNOI at its effective ownership interest provides investors with additional information regarding the operating performances of comparable assets because it excludes certain non-cash and non-comparable items as noted above.

FFO, Operating FFO, NOI and SSNOI do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as alternatives to net income computed in accordance with GAAP, as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or as alternatives to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this release and the accompanying financial supplement.

Safe Harbor SITE Centers Corp. considers portions of the information in this press release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company's expectation for future periods. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, among other factors, the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on the Company’s ability to manage its properties, finance its operations and perform necessary administrative and reporting functions and on tenants’ ability to operate their businesses, generate sales and meet their financial obligations, including the obligation to pay rent; local conditions such as the supply of, and demand for, retail real estate space in the area; the impact of e-commerce; dependence on rental income from real property; the loss of, significant downsizing of or bankruptcy of a major tenant and the impact of any such event on rental income from other tenants and our properties; redevelopment and construction activities may not achieve a desired return on investment; our ability to buy or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms; our ability to complete acquisitions or dispositions of assets under contract; our ability to secure equity or debt financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all; impairment charges; our ability to enter into definitive agreements with regard to our financing and joint venture arrangements and our ability to satisfy conditions to the completion of these arrangements; valuation and risks relating to our joint venture and preferred equity investments; the termination of any joint venture arrangements or arrangements to manage real property; property damage, expenses related thereto and other business and economic consequences (including the potential loss of rental revenues) resulting from extreme weather conditions or natural disasters in locations where we own properties, and the ability to estimate accurately the amounts thereof; sufficiency and timing of any insurance recovery payments related to damages from extreme weather conditions or natural disasters; any change in strategy and our ability to maintain REIT status. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. The impacts of COVID-19 may also exacerbate the risks described therein, any of which could have a material effect on the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

 

SITE Centers Corp. Income Statement: Consolidated Interests

 

 

in thousands, except per share

 

 

 

 

1Q20

 

1Q19

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income (1)

$112,529

 

$112,221

 

 

Other property revenues

1,553

 

1,469

 

 

 

114,082

 

113,690

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance

18,480

 

18,841

 

 

Real estate taxes

17,657

 

17,743

 

 

 

36,137

 

36,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income

77,945

 

77,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Fee income (2)

15,228

 

17,332

 

 

Interest income

3,485

 

4,521

 

 

Interest expense

(20,587)

 

(21,726)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

(42,993)

 

(42,608)

 

 

General and administrative (3)

(11,376)

 

(14,112)

 

 

Other (expense) income, net (4)

(17,409)

 

153

 

 

Impairment charges

0

 

(620)

 

 

Income before earnings from JVs and other

4,293

 

20,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in net income of JVs

2,171

 

1,043

 

 

Reserve of preferred equity interests

(18,057)

 

(1,099)

 

 

Gain on sale of joint venture interest

45,681

 

0

 

 

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

773

 

16,377

 

 

Tax expense

(233)

 

(272)

 

 

Net income

34,628

 

36,095

 

 

Non-controlling interests

(295)

 

(305)

 

 

Net income SITE Centers

34,333

 

35,790

 

 

Preferred dividends

(5,133)

 

(8,383)

 

 

Net income Common Shareholders

$29,200

 

$27,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares – Basic – EPS

193,726

 

180,546

 

 

Assumed conversion of diluted securities

0

 

545

 

 

Weighted average shares – Basic & Diluted – EPS

193,726

 

181,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – Basic

$0.15

 

$0.15

 

 

Earnings per common share – Diluted

$0.15

 

$0.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

Rental income:

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum rents

$74,641

 

$74,961

 

 

Ground lease minimum rents

5,468

 

5,018

 

 

Percentage and overage rent

601

 

1,376

 

 

Recoveries

27,199

 

27,461

 

 

Lease termination fees

3,025

 

2,587

 

 

Ancillary and other rental income

2,084

 

1,259

 

 

Bad debt

(489)

 

(441)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

Fee Income:

 

 

 

 

 

JV and other fees

7,598

 

7,876

 

 

RVI fees

6,074

 

6,556

 

 

RVI disposition fees

1,556

 

1,100

 

 

RVI refinancing fee

0

 

1,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Mark-to-market adjustment (PRSUs)

2,167

 

(899)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction and other expense, net

(223)

 

163

 

 

Debt extinguishment costs, net

(17,186)

 

(10)

 

SITE Centers Corp. Reconciliation: Net Income to FFO and Operating FFO and Other Financial Information

 

in thousands, except per share

 

 

 

1Q20

 

1Q19

 

Net income attributable to Common Shareholders

$29,200

 

$27,407

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate

41,619

 

40,957

 

Equity in net income of JVs

(2,171)

 

(1,043)

 

JVs' FFO

7,143

 

7,975

 

Non-controlling interests

28

 

28

 

Impairment of real estate

0

 

620

 

Reserve of preferred equity interests

18,057

 

1,099

 

Gain on sale of joint venture interest

(45,681)

 

0

 

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

(773)

 

(16,377)

 

FFO attributable to Common Shareholders

$47,422

 

$60,666

 

RVI disposition and refinancing fees

(1,556)

 

(2,900)

 

Mark-to-market adjustment (PRSUs)

(2,167)

 

899

 

Debt extinguishment, transaction, net

17,409

 

22

 

Joint ventures - debt extinguishment, other

42

 

14

 

Total non-operating items, net

13,728

 

(1,965)

 

Operating FFO attributable to Common Shareholders

$61,150

 

$58,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares & units – Basic: FFO & OFFO

193,867

 

180,690

 

Assumed conversion of dilutive securities

0

 

545

 

Weighted average shares & units – Diluted: FFO & OFFO

193,867

 

181,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share – Basic

$0.24

 

$0.34

 

FFO per share – Diluted

$0.24

 

$0.33

 

Operating FFO per share – Basic

$0.32

 

$0.32

 

Operating FFO per share – Diluted

$0.32

 

$0.32

 

Common stock dividends declared, per share

$0.20

 

$0.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (SITE Centers share):

 

 

 

 

Development and redevelopment costs

8,734

 

6,849

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

2,255

 

1,398

 

Tenant allowances and landlord work

10,383

 

8,311

 

Leasing commissions

968

 

843

 

Construction administrative costs (capitalized)

840

 

626

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certain non-cash items (SITE Centers share):

 

 

 

 

Straight-line rent

(1,342)

 

316

 

Straight-line fixed CAM

149

 

201

 

Amortization of (above)/below-market rent, net

1,402

 

1,196

 

Straight-line rent expense

(70)

 

(420)

 

Debt fair value and loan cost amortization

(1,110)

 

(1,122)

 

Capitalized interest expense

286

 

271

 

Stock compensation expense

176

 

(1,855)

 

Non-real estate depreciation expense

(1,316)

 

(1,558)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

SITE Centers Corp. Balance Sheet: Consolidated Interests

 

 

$ in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Period End

 

 

 

1Q20

 

4Q19

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

$881,360

 

$881,397

 

 

Buildings

3,289,988

 

3,277,440

 

 

Fixtures and tenant improvements

493,371

 

491,312

 

 

 

4,664,719

 

4,650,149

 

 

Depreciation

(1,323,390)

 

(1,289,148)

 

 

 

3,341,329

 

3,361,001

 

 

Construction in progress and land

62,250

 

59,663

 

 

Real estate, net

3,403,579

 

3,420,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in and advances to JVs

85,074

 

181,906

 

 

Investment in and advances to affiliate (1)

190,105

 

190,105

 

 

Receivable – preferred equity interests, net

93,909

 

112,589

 

 

Cash

514,258

 

16,080

 

 

Restricted cash

106

 

3,053

 

 

Notes receivable

0

 

7,541

 

 

Receivables and straight-line (2)

56,436

 

60,594

 

 

Intangible assets, net (3)

76,038

 

79,813

 

 

Other assets, net

25,576

 

21,277

 

 

Total Assets

4,445,081

 

4,093,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facilities

645,000

 

5,000

 

 

Unsecured debt

1,447,997

 

1,647,963

 

 

Unsecured term loan

99,504

 

99,460

 

 

Secured debt

54,210

 

94,874

 

 

 

2,246,711

 

1,847,297

 

 

Dividends payable

44,047

 

44,036

 

 

Other liabilities (4)

186,845

 

220,811

 

 

Total Liabilities

2,477,603

 

2,112,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares

325,000

 

325,000

 

 

Common shares

19,399

 

19,382

 

 

Paid-in capital

5,703,521

 

5,700,400

 

 

Distributions in excess of net income

(4,075,813)

 

(4,066,099)

 

 

Deferred compensation

5,994

 

7,929

 

 

Other comprehensive income

(104)

 

(491)

 

 

Common shares in treasury at cost

(13,600)

 

(7,707)

 

 

Non-controlling interests

3,081

 

3,064

 

 

Total Equity

1,967,478

 

1,981,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$4,445,081

 

$4,093,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

Preferred investment in RVI

$190,000

 

$190,000

 

 

Receivable from RVI

105

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

SL rents (including fixed CAM), net

30,646

 

31,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Operating lease right of use assets

22,013

 

$21,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

Operating lease liabilities

41,008

 

40,725

 

 

Below-market leases, net

45,700

 

46,961

 

SITE Centers Corp. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to SITE to Same Store NOI

$ in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Q20

 

1Q19

 

1Q20

 

1Q19

 

SITE Centers at 100%

 

At SITE Centers Share (Non-GAAP)

GAAP Reconciliation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SITE Centers

$34,333

 

$35,790

 

$34,333

 

$35,790

Fee income

(15,228)

 

(17,332)

 

(15,228)

 

(17,332)

Interest income

(3,485)

 

(4,521)

 

(3,485)

 

(4,521)

Interest expense

20,587

 

21,726

 

20,587

 

21,726

Depreciation and amortization

42,993

 

42,608

 

42,993

 

42,608

General and administrative

11,376

 

14,112

 

11,376

 

14,112

Other expense (income), net

17,409

 

(153)

 

17,409

 

(153)

Impairment charges

0

 

620

 

0

 

620

Equity in net income of joint ventures

(2,171)

 

(1,043)

 

(2,171)

 

(1,043)

Reserve of preferred equity interests

18,057

 

1,099

 

18,057

 

1,099

Tax expense

233

 

272

 

233

 

272

Gain on sale of joint venture interest

(45,681)

 

0

 

(45,681)

 

0

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

(773)

 

(16,377)

 

(773)

 

(16,377)

Income from non-controlling interests

295

 

305

 

295

 

305

Consolidated NOI

77,945

 

77,106

 

77,945

 

77,106

SITE Centers' consolidated JV

0

 

0

 

(476)

 

(444)

Consolidated NOI, net of non-controlling interests

77,945

 

77,106

 

77,469

 

76,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures

(18,654)

 

6,666

 

1,981

 

774

Interest expense

17,755

 

25,656

 

3,329

 

4,429

Depreciation and amortization

30,104

 

39,504

 

5,196

 

6,167

Impairment charges

31,720

 

12,267

 

1,586

 

2,453

Preferred share expense

4,530

 

5,459

 

227

 

273

Other expense, net

4,657

 

5,456

 

936

 

996

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

(8,906)

 

(15,966)

 

(1,739)

 

(1,555)

Unconsolidated NOI

$61,206

 

$79,042

 

11,516

 

13,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated + Unconsolidated NOI

 

 

 

 

88,985

 

90,199

Less: Non-Same Store NOI adjustments

 

 

 

 

(4,505)

 

(8,220)

Total SSNOI including redevelopment

 

 

 

 

84,480

 

81,979

Less: Redevelopment Same Store NOI adjustments

 

 

 

 

(5,240)

 

(5,566)

Total SSNOI excluding redevelopment

 

 

 

 

$79,240

 

$76,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSNOI % Change including redevelopment

 

 

 

 

3.1%

 

 

SSNOI % Change excluding redevelopment

 

 

 

 

3.7%

 

 

 

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Conor Fennerty, 216-755-5500 EVP and Chief Financial Officer