Cedar Realty Trust Reports Third Quarter 2015 Results

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: CDR) today reported financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Operating Highlights

  • Operating funds from operations (Operating FFO) of $0.14 per diluted share
  • Same-property net operating income (NOI) increased 3.1% including redevelopments and 2.2% excluding redevelopments
  • Signed 27 new and renewal leases for 154,100 square feet
  • Comparable cash-basis lease spreads of 8.2%
  • Total portfolio 93.3% leased and same-property portfolio 93.5% leased at quarter-end
  • Raised low end of 2015 Operating FFO guidance to a new range of $0.53 to $0.54 per diluted share

"We are pleased to again report solid and consistent quarterly results which have permitted us to increase our Operating FFO guidance," commented Bruce Schanzer, President and CEO.

Financial Results

Operating FFO for the third quarter of 2015 was $12.0 million or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $10.8 million or $0.14 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. Operating FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $34.1 million or $0.40 per diluted share, compared to $32.2 million or $0.41 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. NAREIT-defined FFO (FFO) for the third quarter of 2015 was $11.9 million or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $10.8 million or $0.14 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $33.5 million or $0.39 per diluted share, compared to $30.6 million or $0.39 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. The principal differences between Operating FFO and FFO are acquisition costs and debt extinguishment amounts.

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2015 was $2.6 million or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $2.2 million or $0.03 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. Net income attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $4.4 million or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $13.8 million or $0.18 per diluted share for the same period in 2014. The principal differences in the comparative nine-month results are gain on sales of properties and impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Portfolio Results

Same-property NOI for the third quarter of 2015 increased 3.1% including redevelopments and 2.2% excluding redevelopments, compared to the same period in 2014.

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company signed 27 leases for 154,100 square feet. On a comparable space basis, the Company leased 150,600 square feet at a positive lease spread of 8.2% on a cash basis (new leases increased 5.6% and renewals increased 9.0%). During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company signed 104 leases for 649,100 square feet. On a comparable space basis, the Company leased 576,500 square feet at a positive lease spread of 8.0% on a cash basis (new leases increased 9.4% and renewals increased 7.7%).

The Company's total portfolio, excluding properties held for sale, was 93.3% leased at September 30, 2015, compared to 93.2% at June 30, 2015 and 93.1% at September 30, 2014. The Company's same-property portfolio was 93.5% leased at September 30, 2015, compared to 93.3% at June 30, 2015 and 93.9% at September 30, 2014.

2015 Guidance

The Company raised the low end and revised its 2015 guidance as follows:








Revised Guidance


Previous Guidance

Operating FFO per diluted common share


$0.53  -  $0.54


$0.52  -  $0.54

NAREIT-defined FFO per diluted common share


$0.52  -  $0.53


$0.51  -  $0.53

 

Quarterly Dividends

The Company will pay a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock and $0.453125 per share on the Company's 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock on November 20, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 10, 2015.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

NAREIT-defined FFO (FFO) is a widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful in understanding financial performance and provides a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. The Company also presents Operating Funds From Operations (Operating FFO), which excludes certain items that are not indicative of the operating results provided by the Company's core portfolio and that affect the comparability of the Company's period-over-period performance. FFO and Operating FFO should not be considered as alternatives to net income attributable to common shareholders, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders to FFO and Operating FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is detailed in the attached schedule.

Supplemental Financial Information Package

The Company has issued Supplemental Financial Information for the period ended September 30, 2015. Such information has been filed today as an exhibit to Form 8-K and will also be available on the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.

Investor Conference Call/Webcast

The Company will host a conference call today, November 5, 2015, at 5:00 PM (ET) to discuss the third quarter results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 705-6003 or (1) (201) 493-6725 for international participants. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.

A replay of the call will be available from 8:00 PM (ET) on November 5, 2015 until midnight (ET) on November 19, 2015. The replay dial-in numbers are (877) 870-5176 or (1) (858) 384-5517 for international callers. Please use passcode 13620084 for the telephonic replay. A replay of the Company's webcast will be available on the Company's website for a limited time.

About Cedar Realty Trust

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership and operation of primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. At September 30, 2015, the Company's portfolio (excluding properties treated as "held for sale") was comprised of 59 properties, with approximately 9.3 million square feet of gross leasable area.

For additional financial and descriptive information on the Company, its operations and its portfolio, please refer to the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among others:  adverse general economic conditions in the United States and uncertainty in the credit and retail markets; financing risks, such as the inability to obtain new financing or refinancing on favorable terms as the result of market volatility or instability; risks related to the market for retail space generally, including reductions in consumer spending, variability in retailer demand for leased space, tenant bankruptcies, adverse impact of internet sales demand, ongoing consolidation in the retail sector and changes in economic conditions and consumer confidence; risks endemic to real estate and the real estate industry generally; the impact of the Company's level of indebtedness on operating performance; inability of tenants to meet their rent and other lease obligations; adverse impact of new technology and e-commerce developments on the Company's tenants; competitive risk; risks related to the geographic concentration of the Company's properties in the Washington D.C. to Boston corridor; the effects of natural and other disasters; and the inability of the Company to realize anticipated returns from its redevelopment activities. Please refer to the documents filed by Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. with the SEC, specifically the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as it may be updated or supplemented in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company's other filings with the SEC, which identify additional risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements.

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)






September 30,


December 31,


2015


2014

ASSETS




Real estate, at cost

$ 1,504,400,000


$ 1,476,173,000

Less accumulated depreciation

(291,991,000)


(267,211,000)

Real estate, net

1,212,409,000


1,208,962,000

Real estate held for sale

13,084,000


16,508,000

Cash and cash equivalents

2,217,000


3,499,000

Restricted cash

4,981,000


7,859,000

Receivables

19,881,000


18,405,000

Other assets and deferred charges, net

35,032,000


31,546,000

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 1,287,604,000


$ 1,286,779,000





LIABILITIES AND EQUITY




Liabilities:




Mortgage loans payable

$    279,802,000


$    393,388,000

Unsecured revolving credit facility

64,000,000


72,000,000

Unsecured term loans

300,000,000


200,000,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

27,170,000


22,364,000

Unamortized intangible lease liabilities

22,019,000


23,776,000

Total liabilities

692,991,000


711,528,000





Noncontrolling interest - limited partners' mezzanine OP Units

-


396,000





Equity:




Preferred stock 

190,661,000


190,661,000

Common stock and other shareholders' equity

402,340,000


378,891,000

Noncontrolling interests

1,612,000


5,303,000

Total equity

594,613,000


574,855,000





TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$ 1,287,604,000


$ 1,286,779,000

 

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)










Three months ended September 30,


Nine months ended September 30,


2015


2014


2015


2014









PROPERTY REVENUES








Rents  

$       29,209,000


$       29,356,000


$       87,367,000


$       87,702,000

Expense recoveries

6,852,000


7,128,000


23,887,000


23,566,000

Other

39,000


15,000


223,000


251,000

Total property revenues

36,100,000


36,499,000


111,477,000


111,519,000

PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES








Operating, maintenance and management

5,071,000


5,811,000


19,072,000


20,282,000

Real estate and other property-related taxes

4,717,000


4,503,000


14,369,000


13,697,000

Total property operating expenses

9,788,000


10,314,000


33,441,000


33,979,000









PROPERTY OPERATING INCOME

26,312,000


26,185,000


78,036,000


77,540,000









OTHER EXPENSES AND INCOME








General and administrative

3,696,000


3,316,000


11,267,000


10,620,000

Acquisition costs 

-


-


499,000


2,870,000

Depreciation and amortization

9,642,000


9,665,000


28,871,000


28,806,000

Gain on sales

-


(2,332,000)


-


(6,142,000)

Impairment (reversals) / charges

(127,000)


1,250,000


1,106,000


3,063,000

Total other expenses and income

13,211,000


11,899,000


41,743,000


39,217,000









OPERATING INCOME

13,101,000


14,286,000


36,293,000


38,323,000









NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES








Interest expense

(6,927,000)


(8,216,000)


(21,412,000)


(24,411,000)

Early extinguishment of debt costs

(48,000)


-


(105,000)


(150,000)

Total non-operating income and expense

(6,975,000)


(8,216,000)


(21,517,000)


(24,561,000)









INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

6,126,000


6,070,000


14,776,000


13,762,000









DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS








Income from operations

-


80,000


12,000


1,579,000

Impairment (charges) / reversals

-


(441,000)


153,000


(316,000)

Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations

-


-


-


1,423,000

Gain on sales

-


-


-


7,963,000

Total (loss) income from discontinued operations

-


(361,000)


165,000


10,649,000









NET INCOME

6,126,000


5,709,000


14,941,000


24,411,000









Attributable to noncontrolling interests

66,000


76,000


247,000


221,000









NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

6,192,000


5,785,000


15,188,000


24,632,000









Preferred stock dividends

(3,602,000)


(3,602,000)


(10,806,000)


(10,806,000)









NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

$         2,590,000


$         2,183,000


$         4,382,000


$       13,826,000

















NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (BASIC AND DILUTED)








Continuing operations

$                  0.03


$                  0.03


$                  0.05


$                  0.04

Discontinued operations

0.00


(0.00)


0.00


0.14


$                  0.03


$                  0.03


$                  0.05


$                  0.18









Weighted average number of common shares - basic and diluted

81,598,000


75,547,000


81,268,000


75,233,000

 

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders to Funds From Operations

and Operating Funds From Operations

(unaudited)










Three months ended September 30,


Nine months ended September 30,


2015


2014


2015


2014









Net income attributable to common shareholders

$   2,590,000


$   2,183,000


$   4,382,000


$ 13,826,000

Real estate depreciation and amortization

9,592,000


9,583,000


28,676,000


28,553,000

Limited partners' interest

11,000


8,000


19,000


76,000

Impairment (reversals) / charges, net

(127,000)


1,691,000


953,000


3,379,000

Gain on sales 

-


(2,332,000)


-


(14,105,000)

Consolidated minority interests:








Share of loss 

(77,000)


(84,000)


(266,000)


(297,000)

Share of FFO

(70,000)


(274,000)


(238,000)


(807,000)

Funds From Operations (FFO) applicable to diluted common shares

11,919,000


10,775,000


33,526,000


30,625,000

Adjustments for items affecting comparability:








Early extinguishment of debt costs

48,000


-


105,000


150,000

Acquisition costs 

-


-


499,000


2,870,000

Gain on extinguishment of debt obligations

-


-


-


(1,423,000)

Operating Funds From Operations (Operating FFO) applicable 








to diluted common shares

$  11,967,000


$  10,775,000


$  34,130,000


$  32,222,000









FFO per diluted common share:

$              0.14


$              0.14


$              0.39


$              0.39









Operating FFO per diluted common share:

$              0.14


$              0.14


$              0.40


$              0.41









Weighted average number of diluted common shares:








Common shares

85,026,000


79,214,000


84,783,000


78,908,000

OP Units

375,000


395,000


387,000


447,000


85,401,000


79,609,000


85,170,000


79,355,000

 

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SOURCE Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.