EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Griffin Realty Trust, Inc. («GRT» or the «Company») announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
- Revenue of approximately $123.1 million, a 3.6% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
- Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders of $(72.2) million, compared to $3.0 million for the same quarter last year.
- Adjusted Funds from Operations («AFFO»)1 available to common stockholders and limited partners of $0.17 per basic and diluted share.
- Collected approximately 100% of contractual rent for the quarter and the last two years.
- Portfolio economic occupancy reached 92.7% at quarter end.
- Signed five new leases totaling approximately 214,000 square feet and three renewal leases totaling approximately 700,000 square feet.
Highlights Subsequent to June 30, 2022
- Collected approximately 100% of contractual rent due in July.
- Signed four new leases for an aggregate of approximately 47,000 square feet with lease terms ranging from five to ten years.
Management Commentary
Michael J. Escalante, GRT’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “Amidst economic uncertainty, rising concerns about inflation, higher interest rates and lingering headwinds from COVID-19, we are pleased with our portfolio’s resilience and our team’s hard work and diligence. We continue to collect 100% of our contractual rents, and proactively execute both new and renewal leases. Nevertheless, the backdrop has been a challenging one, especially for office properties.”
Mr. Escalante added, «On August 5th we announced our strategic monetization plan which we believe is the optimal way to achieve our dual objectives of providing the Company and stockholders as much liquidity as possible amid the current capital markets environment, while also maximizing stockholder value.”
Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
Revenue
Total revenue grew 3.6% to approximately $123.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $4.2 million compared to the same quarter last year.
Net Income (Loss)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders was approximately $(72.2) million, or $(0.22) per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of approximately $3.0 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The change in net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders was primarily driven by an impairment provision of approximately $75.6 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as it was determined that the carrying value of certain real estate assets was not likely recoverable.
AFFO
AFFO was approximately $60.9 million and $55.3 million, or $0.17 and $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in termination income as compared to the same quarter last year.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA, as defined per the Company’s credit facility agreement, was approximately $84.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. This outcome resulted in fixed charge and interest coverage ratios of 3.4x and 3.9x, respectively, for the quarter.
Leasing Activity
The Company signed five new leases totaling approximately 214,000 square feet. This activity includes a new 15 year lease in Scottsdale, AZ for approximately 133,400 square feet. The Company also signed three lease renewals for approximately 700,000 square feet, which includes a six year lease extension with Zebra Technologies Corporation.
Consolidated Financial Statistics
The Company’s Net Debt was approximately $2.3 billion. Our Net Debt to Normalized EBITDAre and Net Debt plus Preferred to Normalized EBITDAre were 7.2x and 7.6x, respectively. The ratio of consolidated debt, less cash and cash equivalents, to total real estate, was 42.7%.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s weighted average loan maturity was 3.2 years with 70% of the loan balance having a fixed interest rate, including the effect of interest rate swaps. Approximately 40% of the Company’s consolidated debt was secured and approximately 60% was unsecured.
Net Asset Value
On August 5, 2022, the Company published an updated estimate of its NAV as of June 30, 2022. The Company’s average NAV across all share classes decreased to $7.42 per share when compared to $9.10 per share as of June 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by changes in the fair value of office assets.
Portfolio Overview as of June 30, 2022
- Enterprise value was approximately $5.1 billion.2
- Weighted average remaining lease term was approximately 6.1 years with approximately 2.0% average annual contractual rent growth for the remainder of the existing term.
- The portfolio was 93.0% leased, and the economic occupancy was 92.7%.
- Economic occupancy for the industrial and office portfolios was 100% and 88.3%, respectively.
- 86.3% of the Company’s annualized base rents3 are subject to annual escalations that average approximately 2.2%, and over 98.6% is subject to periodic increases.
- Approximately 66.2% of the portfolio’s annualized base rents were generated by investment-grade companies.4
An overview of GRT’s portfolio is provided in the accompanying Portfolio Snapshot.
About Griffin Realty Trust, Inc.
Griffin Realty Trust, Inc. – America’s Blue-Chip LandlordTM – is an internally managed, publicly-registered, non- traded REIT. The Company owns and operates a geographically-diversified portfolio of strategically-located, high- quality, corporate office and industrial properties that are primarily net leased to single tenants that the Company has determined to be creditworthy. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s real estate portfolio consisted of 121 properties and one land parcel held for future development, in 26 states consisting substantially of office, warehouse, and manufacturing facilities.
Additional information is available at www.grtreit.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect the Company’s current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: general economic and financial conditions; market volatility; inflation; any potential recession or threat of recession; interest rates; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic disruption on the markets in which we operate and on work-from-home trends, occupancy, rent deferrals and the financial condition of GRT’s tenants; whether any easing of the pandemic or other factors will impact the attractiveness of industrial and/or office assets; whether we will be successful in renewing leases as they expire, including the approximately 10% of office lease expirations scheduled to occur prior to or at the end of 2023 (as a percentage of our contractual base rent before abatements and deducting base year operating expenses for gross and modified gross leases); future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions; expected sources of financing and the availability and attractiveness of the terms of any such financing; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect our business; whether we will continue to publish our net asset value on an annual basis, more frequently or at all; our future capital expenditures, operating expenses, net income, operating income, cash flow and developments and trends of the real estate industry; whether the strategic monetization process will maximize stockholder value; whether the spin off will be completed on the anticipated timing or at all; whether we will be successful in liquidating our remaining assets after the spin off; whether we will effect the strategic monetization process at the time and in a manner that maximizes value for the Company’s stockholders; when stockholders will receive any net proceeds in connection with the disposition of our remaining assets after the spin off; whether we will succeed in our investment objectives; whether the combination of net proceeds from the ultimate sale of your shares of the spin off company and the distribution of the net proceeds by the Company from the sale of the remaining assets will equal our current NAV; our ability to find purchasers for the remaining assets on such terms as our Board of Directors determines to be in the best interests of our stockholders; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the strategic monetization process or the pursuit of sales of our remaining assets; the response of stockholders, tenants, business partners and competitors to the announcement of the strategic monetization process; legal proceedings that may be instituted against us and others related to the strategic monetization process; risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed; risks related to the disruption of management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to pursuit of the strategic monetization process; other factors, including those risks disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully review the disclosures it makes concerning risks. While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, they are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (“Annual Meeting”), GRT filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A on August 5, 2022, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, GRT intends to mail or otherwise provide the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF GRT ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING THAT GRT FILES WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. The definitive proxy statement, the preliminary proxy statement and any other documents filed by GRT with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at the “Investors” section of our website at www.grtreit.com or by writing to Griffin Realty Trust, Inc., Attention: Secretary, 1520 E. Grand Avenue, El Segundo, California 90245.
GRT and its directors, executive officers and certain employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from GRT’s stockholders with respect to the Annual Meeting. Information about GRT’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of GRT securities is set forth in GRT’s preliminary proxy statement for the Annual Meeting on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on August 5, 2022. You can obtain free copies of these documents at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at the “Investors” section of our website at www.grtreit.com. Additional information regarding the identity of participants in the solicitation of proxies will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting.
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1 FFO, as described by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts («NAREIT»), is adjusted for redeemable preferred distributions. Additionally, the Company uses AFFO as a non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate its operating performance. FFO and AFFO have been revised to include amounts available to both common stockholders and limited partners for all periods presented. |
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2 Enterprise value includes the outstanding debt balance (net of cash and cash equivalents) (excluding deferred financing costs and premium/discounts), plus unconsolidated debt – pro rata share, plus preferred equity, plus total outstanding shares multiplied by the NAV per share. Total outstanding shares includes limited partnership units issued and shares issued pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan, net of redemptions. |
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3 Annualized base rents or “ABR” means the annualized contractual base rents before abatements and base year operating expenses as of June 30, 2022, unless otherwise specified, multiplied by 12 months. For properties in our portfolio that had rent abatements as of June 30, 2022, we used the monthly contractual base rent payable following expiration of the abatement. For our gross modified leases, we deduct base year operating expenses to arrive at ABR. |
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4 Investment-grade companies means companies (e.g., a tenant or a guarantor or non-guarantor parent of a tenant) that have received an investment grade credit rating from a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”) approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings and/or Fitch Ratings Inc.) or a company with a non-NRSRO credit rating (e.g., Bloomberg’s default risk rating) that management believes is generally equivalent to an NRSRO investment grade rating; management can provide no assurance as to the comparability of these ratings methodologies or that any particular rating for a company is indicative of the rating that a single NRSRO would provide in the event that it rated all companies for which the Company provides credit ratings; to the extent such companies are rated only by non-NRSRO ratings providers, such ratings providers may use methodologies that are different and less rigorous than those applied by NRSROs; moreover, because GRT provides credit ratings for some companies that are non-guarantor parents of Company’s tenants, such credit ratings may not be indicative of the creditworthiness of the relevant tenants. Approximately 66.2% of the portfolio’s ABR was generated by investment-grade companies; 60.5% generated from companies with a NRSRO credit rating; and the remaining 5.7% from companies with a non-NRSRO credit rating that the Company believes is generally equivalent to an NRSRO investment grade rating. Bloomberg’s default risk rating is an example of a non-NRSRO rating. |
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GRIFFIN REALTY TRUST, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited; in thousands, except units and share amounts) |
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June 30, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
202,655 |
|
$ |
168,618 |
|
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Restricted cash |
|
|
19,638 |
|
|
17,522 |
|
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Real estate: |
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|
|
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Land |
|
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573,306 |
|
|
584,291 |
|
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Building and improvements |
|
|
4,029,828 |
|
|
4,104,782 |
|
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Tenant origination and absorption cost |
|
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853,542 |
|
|
876,324 |
|
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Construction in progress |
|
|
4,581 |
|
|
4,763 |
|
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Total real estate |
|
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5,461,257 |
|
|
5,570,160 |
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Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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(1,066,176 |
) |
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(993,323 |
) |
|
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Total real estate, net |
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4,395,081 |
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4,576,837 |
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|
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Intangible assets, net |
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40,179 |
|
|
43,100 |
|
|
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Deferred rent receivable |
|
111,507 |
|
|
108,896 |
|
|
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Deferred leasing costs, net |
|
48,835 |
|
|
44,505 |
|
|
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Goodwill |
|
229,948 |
|
|
229,948 |
|
|
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Due from affiliates |
|
226 |
|
|
271 |
|
|
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Right of use asset |
|
39,997 |
|
|
39,482 |
|
|
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Interest rate swap asset |
|
21,905 |
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
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Other assets |
|
39,045 |
|
|
40,382 |
|
|
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Total assets |
$ |
5,149,016 |
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$ |
5,273,017 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Debt, net |
$ |
2,529,228 |
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$ |
2,532,377 |
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|
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Restricted reserves |
|
8,417 |
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|
8,644 |
|
|
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Interest rate swap liability |
|
— |
|
|
25,108 |
|
|
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Distributions payable |
|
12,078 |
|
|
12,396 |
|
|
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Due to affiliates |
|
1,690 |
|
|
2,418 |
|
|
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Intangible liabilities, net |
|
27,420 |
|
|
30,626 |
|
|
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Lease liability |
|
52,244 |
|
|
50,896 |
|
|
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
110,815 |
|
|
109,121 |
|
|
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Total liabilities |
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2,741,892 |
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2,771,586 |
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|
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Perpetual convertible preferred shares |
|
125,000 |
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|
125,000 |
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Noncontrolling interests subject to redemption; 556,099 units as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 |
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4,671 |
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|
4,768 |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 324,740,552 and 324,638,112 shares outstanding in the aggregate as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively |
|
325 |
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|
325 |
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|
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Additional paid-in capital |
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2,954,932 |
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2,951,972 |
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Cumulative distributions |
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(979,028 |
) |
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(922,562 |
) |
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Accumulated earnings |
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69,927 |
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|
141,983 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
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21,078 |
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(18,708 |
) |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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2,067,234 |
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2,153,010 |
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|
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Noncontrolling interests |
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210,219 |
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|
218,653 |
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|
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Total equity |
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2,277,453 |
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2,371,663 |
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|
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
5,149,016 |
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$ |
5,273,017 |
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GRIFFIN REALTY TRUST, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2022 |
2021 |
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2022 |
2021 |
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Revenue: |
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Rental income |
$ |
123,073 |
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$ |
118,824 |
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$ |
239,262 |
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$ |
220,179 |
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Expenses: |
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Property operating expense |
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14,335 |
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14,425 |
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29,378 |
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28,743 |
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Property tax expense |
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11,482 |
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|
10,050 |
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21,515 |
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19,856 |
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Property management fees to non-affiliates |
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1,045 |
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1,017 |
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|
2,084 |
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|
1,998 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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8,892 |
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|
10,198 |
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|
18,415 |
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|
19,667 |
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Corporate operating expenses to affiliates |
|
416 |
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|
635 |
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|
926 |
|
|
1,260 |
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Impairment provision |
|
75,557 |
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|
— |
|
|
75,557 |
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|
4,242 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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59,980 |
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|
55,109 |
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|
112,843 |
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|
99,447 |
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Total expenses |
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171,707 |
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|
91,434 |
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|
260,718 |
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|
175,213 |
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Income before other income and (expenses) |
|
(48,634 |
) |
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27,390 |
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(21,456 |
) |
|
44,966 |
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Other income (expenses): |
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Interest expense |
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(22,366 |
) |
|
(21,492 |
) |
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(44,032 |
) |
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(42,177 |
) |
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Other income, net |
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(54 |
) |
|
100 |
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|
47 |
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|
224 |
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(Loss) gain from disposition of assets |
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— |
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(326 |
) |
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Transaction expense |
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(5,545 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(8,428 |
) |
|
— |
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Net (loss) income |
|
(76,599 |
) |
|
5,678 |
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(73,869 |
) |
|
2,687 |
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Distributions to redeemable preferred shareholders |
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(2,516 |
) |
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(2,359 |
) |
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(5,032 |
) |
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(4,718 |
) |
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Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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6,952 |
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|
(292 |
) |
|
6,933 |
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|
277 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest |
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(72,163 |
) |
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3,027 |
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|
(71,968 |
) |
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(1,754 |
) |
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Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests attributable to common stockholders |
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(44 |
) |
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(44 |
) |
|
(88 |
) |
|
(87 |
) |
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Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(72,207 |
) |
$ |
2,983 |
|
$ |
(72,056 |
) |
$ |
(1,841 |
) |
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Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders per share, basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.22 |
) |
$ |
0.01 |
|
$ |
(0.22 |
) |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
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324,719,145 |
|
|
324,433,017 |
|
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324,681,374 |
|
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293,909,092 |
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Cash distributions declared per common share |
|
0.09 |
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
0.17 |
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GRIFFIN REALTY TRUST, INC.
Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
(Unaudited; in thousands except share and per share amounts)
Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
The Company’s management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient.
Management is responsible for managing interest rate, hedge and foreign exchange risks. To achieve the Company’s objectives, it may borrow at fixed rates or variable rates. In order to mitigate interest rate risk on certain financial instruments, if any, the Company may enter into interest rate cap agreements or other hedge instruments and in order to mitigate its risk to foreign currency exposure, if any, the Company may enter into foreign currency hedges. The Company view’s fair value adjustments of derivatives, impairment charges and gains and losses from dispositions of assets as non- recurring items or items which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized, and which are not reflective of ongoing operations and are therefore typically adjusted for when assessing operating performance.
In order to provide a more complete understanding of the operating performance of a REIT, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) promulgated a measure known as Funds from Operations (“FFO”). FFO is defined as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding extraordinary items, as defined by GAAP, and gains and losses from sales of depreciable operating property, adding back asset impairment write-downs, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets), and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and preferred distributions. Because FFO calculations exclude such items as depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and gains and losses from sales of operating real estate assets (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates), they facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs.
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