PS Business Parks, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019

PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB) reported operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

Net income allocable to common shareholders was $28.6 million, or $1.04 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $41.6 million, or 59.3%, from $70.2 million, or $2.56 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2018. The decrease was mainly due to the gain on sale of real estate facilities sold during the second quarter of 2018 that did not recur in the second quarter of 2019, partially offset by an increase in net operating income (“NOI”) with respect to our real estate facilities. The increase in NOI includes a $3.4 million, or 5.2%, increase attributable to our Same Park facilities driven by an increase in rental rates, combined with increased NOI from our Non-Same Park and multifamily assets, partially offset by reduced NOI generated from facilities sold in 2018 as well as assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019.

Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

Net income allocable to common shareholders was $54.9 million, or $2.00 per diluted common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $61.4 million, or 52.8%, from $116.3 million, or $4.24 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2018. The decrease was mainly due to the gain on sale of real estate facilities sold during the first half of 2018 that did not recur in 2019, partially offset by an increase in NOI with respect to our real estate facilities. The increase in NOI includes a $6.2 million, or 4.8%, increase attributable to our Same Park facilities driven by an increase in rental rates, combined with increased NOI from our Non-Same Park and multifamily assets, partially offset by reduced NOI generated from facilities sold in 2018.

Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Core FFO and Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”)

FFO increased 10.4% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, increasing to $1.75 per share from $1.59 per share in the prior period. FFO increased 7.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, increasing to $3.42 per share from $3.18 per share in the prior period. FFO is a non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) measure defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and generally represents GAAP net income before real estate depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses on sales of operating properties and land and impairment charges on real estate assets.

Core FFO per share was exactly equal to FFO per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Core FFO is also a non-GAAP measure that represents FFO excluding the impact of (i) charges related to the redemption of preferred stock and (ii) nonrecurring income or expense items, neither of which were incurred by the Company during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

FAD was $52.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $46.8 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of 11.6%. FAD was $98.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $90.8 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of 8.5%. FAD is a non-GAAP measure that represents Core FFO adjusted to (i) deduct recurring capital improvements and capitalized tenant improvements and lease commissions and (ii) eliminate certain non-cash income or expenses such as straight-line rent and stock compensation expense.

FFO, Core FFO and FAD are not substitutes for GAAP net income. Other real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may compute these measures differently; and, in the case of Core FFO and FAD, other REITs may not use the same methodology which could inhibit comparability. We believe our presentations of FFO, Core FFO and FAD assist investors and analysts in analyzing and comparing our operating and financial performance between reporting periods.

Property Operations–Same Park Portfolio

We believe that evaluation of our Same Park portfolio, defined as all properties owned and operated as of June 30, 2019 that were acquired prior to January 1, 2017, provides an informative view of how the Company’s portfolio has performed over comparable periods. As of June 30, 2019, our Same Park facilities constitute 25.8 million rentable square feet, or 91.2% of the 28.3 million rentable square feet in the Company’s total portfolio, and excludes our 95.0% interest in our 395-unit multifamily property. Approximately 1.3 million square feet of flex and office business parks located in Rockville and Silver Spring, Maryland have been classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2019. As such, these parks have been removed from Same Park results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

The following table presents the unaudited operating results of the Company’s Same Park facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per square foot amounts):

	For the Three Months													For The Six Months
	Ended June 30,													Ended June 30,
	2019					2018					Change			2019					2018					Change
Rental income (1)	$		95,945			$		91,942			4.4	%		$		191,638			$		183,620			4.4	%
Adjusted cost of operations (2)
Property taxes			10,129					9,764			3.7	%				20,337					19,512			4.2	%
Utilities			4,524					4,637			(2.4	%)				9,516					9,572			(0.6	%)
Repairs and maintenance			6,138					5,695			7.8	%				11,725					11,127			5.4	%
Snow removal			36					42			(14.3	%)				1,049					655			60.2	%
Other expenses			6,120					6,228			(1.7	%)				12,762					12,722			0.3	%
Total			26,947					26,366			2.2	%				55,389					53,588			3.4	%
NOI (2) (3)	$		68,998			$		65,576			5.2	%		$		136,249			$		130,032			4.8	%
Selected Statistical Data
NOI margin (4)			71.9	%				71.3	%		0.8	%				71.1	%				70.8	%		0.4	%
Weighted average square foot occupancy			94.3	%				94.5	%		(0.2	%)				94.5	%				94.5	%		0.0	%
Annualized revenue per occupied
square foot (5)	$		15.77			$		15.08			4.6	%		$		15.71			$		15.06			4.3	%
Revenue per available foot (RevPAF) (6)	$		14.87			$		14.25			4.4	%		$		14.85			$		14.23			4.4	%

(1)	Same Park rental income includes lease buyout income of $780,000 and $122,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $957,000 and $250,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(2)	Adjusted cost of operations, as presented above, excludes stock compensation expense for employees whose compensation expense is recorded in cost of operations, which can vary significantly period to period based upon the performance of the Company. Beginning January 1, 2019, the Company has recorded our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs within general and administrative expense as we determined that the nature of these individuals’ responsibilities is more consistent with corporate oversight as opposed to direct property operations. As a result of this change, we have reclassified divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $289,000 and $655,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, from adjusted cost of operations into general and administrative expenses in order to conform to the current period presentation. Non-cash compensation expense for our divisional vice presidents, which totaled $149,000 and $302,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, had previously been excluded from adjusted cost of operations.
(3)	We utilize NOI, a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the operating performance of our business parks. We define NOI as rental income less adjusted cost of operations. We believe NOI assists investors in analyzing the performance and value of our business parks by excluding (i) corporate overhead (i.e., general and administrative expenses) because it does not relate to the direct operating performance of our business parks, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense because it does not accurately reflect changes in the fair value of our business parks and (iii) stock compensation expense because this expense item can vary significantly from period to period and thus impact comparability across periods.
(4)	NOI margin is computed by dividing NOI by rental income.
(5)	Revenue per occupied square foot is computed by dividing rental income during the period by weighted average occupied square feet during the same period. For the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2019 and 2018, rental income amounts have been annualized.
(6)	Revenue per available foot is computed by dividing rental income during the period by weighted average available square feet during the same period. For the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2019 and 2018, rental income amounts have been annualized.

The following table summarizes unaudited selected quarterly financial data with respect to the Same Park facilities (in thousands, except per square foot amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31					June 30					September 30					December 31
Rental income
2019	$		95,693			$		95,945			$		—			$		—
2018	$		91,678			$		91,942			$		92,356			$		92,459
Adjusted cost of operations (1)
2019	$		28,442			$		26,947			$		—			$		—
2018	$		27,222			$		26,366			$		26,252			$		25,495
NOI (1)
2019	$		67,251			$		68,998			$		—			$		—
2018	$		64,456			$		65,576			$		66,104			$		66,964
Weighted average square foot occupancy
2019			94.7	%				94.3	%				—					—
2018			94.5	%				94.5	%				95.1	%				95.4	%
Annualized revenue per occupied square foot
2019	$		15.66			$		15.77			$		—			$		—
2018	$		15.04			$		15.08			$		15.05			$		15.01
RevPAF
2019	$		14.83			$		14.87			$		—			$		—
2018	$		14.21			$		14.25			$		14.31			$		14.33

(1)

Beginning January 1, 2019, the Company has recorded our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs within general and administrative expense as we determined that the nature of these individuals’ responsibilities is more consistent with corporate oversight as opposed to direct property operations. To conform to current period presentation, we have reclassified divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $366,000, $289,000, $281,000 and $281,000 for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018, respectively, from adjusted cost of operations into general and administrative expenses. Non-cash compensation expense for our divisional vice presidents had previously been excluded from adjusted cost of operations.

Distributions Declared

On July 23, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.05 per common share. Distributions were also declared on the various series of depositary shares, each representing 1/1,000 of a share of preferred stock. Distributions will be payable on September 27, 2019 to shareholders of record on September 12, 2019.

Company Information

PS Business Parks, Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400, is a REIT that acquires, develops, owns and operates commercial properties, primarily multi-tenant industrial, flex and office space. As of June 30, 2019, the Company wholly owned 28.3 million rentable square feet with approximately 5,100 commercial customers in six states and held a 95.0% interest in a 395-unit apartment complex.

Forward-Looking Statements

When used within this press release, the words “may,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results and performance of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include the impact of competition from new and existing commercial facilities which could impact rents and occupancy levels at the Company’s facilities; the Company’s ability to evaluate, finance and integrate acquired and developed properties into the Company’s existing operations; the Company’s ability to effectively compete in the markets that it does business in; the impact of the regulatory environment as well as national, state and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those governing REITs; the impact of general economic conditions upon rental rates and occupancy levels at the Company’s facilities; the availability of permanent capital at attractive rates, the outlook and actions of rating agencies and risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K.

Additional information about PS Business Parks, Inc., including more financial analysis of the second quarter operating results, is available on the Company’s website at psbusinessparks.com.

A conference call is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT) to discuss second quarter results. The toll free number is [phone]; the conference ID is PSBQ219. The call will also be available via a live webcast on the Company’s website. A replay of the conference call will be available through August 7, 2019 at [phone], as well as via webcast on the Company’s website.

Additional financial data attached.

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share data)
	June 30,					December 31,
	2019					2018
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$		42,046			$		37,379
Real estate facilities, at cost
Land			772,399					762,731
Buildings and improvements			2,171,281					2,157,407
			2,943,680					2,920,138
Accumulated depreciation			(1,135,107	)				(1,097,748	)
			1,808,573					1,822,390
Properties held for sale, net			124,680					128,093
Land and building held for development			31,841					30,848
			1,965,094					1,981,331
Rent receivable, net			2,308					1,403
Deferred rent receivable, net			34,572					33,308
Other assets			13,524					15,173
Total assets	$		2,057,544			$		2,068,594
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accrued and other liabilities	$		80,367			$		85,141
Total liabilities			80,367					85,141
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
PS Business Parks, Inc.’s shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
38,390 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018			959,750					959,750
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
27,429,756 and 27,362,101 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively			274					274
Paid-in capital			733,777					736,131
Accumulated earnings			67,049					69,207
Total PS Business Parks, Inc.’s shareholders’ equity			1,760,850					1,765,362
Noncontrolling interests			216,327					218,091
Total equity			1,977,177					1,983,453
Total liabilities and equity	$		2,057,544			$		2,068,594

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
	For The Three Months										For The Six Months
	Ended June 30,										Ended June 30,
	2019					2018					2019					2018
Rental income	$		107,782			$		101,824			$		215,607			$		205,583
Expenses
Cost of operations(1)			31,460					30,796					65,053					63,252
Depreciation and amortization			24,768					24,416					49,643					48,298
General and administrative (1)			2,827					2,828					6,060					5,678
Total operating expenses			59,055					58,040					120,756					117,228
Interest and other income			764					294					1,382					578
Interest and other expense			(118	)				(167	)				(285	)				(332	)
Gain on sale of real estate facilities			—					58,448					—					85,283
Net income			49,373					102,359					95,948					173,884
Allocation to noncontrolling interests			(7,623	)				(18,400	)				(14,650	)				(30,300	)
Net income allocable to PS Business Parks, Inc.			41,750					83,959					81,298					143,584
Allocation to preferred shareholders			(12,959	)				(12,959	)				(25,918	)				(25,962	)
Allocation to restricted stock unit holders			(212	)				(779	)				(480	)				(1,353	)
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$		28,579			$		70,221			$		54,900			$		116,269
Net income per common share
Basic	$		1.04			$		2.57			$		2.00			$		4.26
Diluted	$		1.04			$		2.56			$		2.00			$		4.24
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic			27,426					27,322					27,400					27,294
Diluted			27,532					27,423					27,505					27,395

(1)

We have reclassified our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $460,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, consisting of $305,000 of compensation costs and $155,000 of stock compensation expense, and $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, consisting of $690,000 of compensation costs and $314,000 of stock compensation expense, from cost of operations into general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 in order to conform to the current period presentation.

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC. Computation of Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Core FFO and Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”) (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
	For The Three Months												For The Six Months
	Ended June 30,												Ended June 30,
	2019						2018						2019						2018
Net income allocable to common shareholders	$			28,579			$			70,221			$			54,900			$			116,269
Adjustments
Gain on sale of real estate facilities				—						(58,448	)					—						(85,283	)
Depreciation and amortization expense				24,768						24,416						49,643						48,298
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests				7,623						18,400						14,650						30,300
Net income allocated to restricted stock unit holders				212						779						480						1,353
FFO (income) loss allocated to joint venture partner				(37	)					(2	)					(66	)					11
FFO allocable to common and dilutive shares (1)	$			61,145			$			55,366			$			119,607			$			110,948
Core FFO allocable to common and dilutive shares (1)	$			61,145			$			55,366			$			119,607			$			110,948
Adjustments
Recurring capital improvements				(2,428	)					(2,329	)					(3,608	)					(3,460	)
Tenant improvements				(5,016	)					(3,817	)					(8,567	)					(7,757	)
Lease commissions				(1,417	)					(1,834	)					(3,373	)					(3,773	)
Straight-line rent				(652	)					(609	)					(1,309	)					(1,344	)
In-place lease adjustment				4						16						25						23
Tenant improvement reimbursement amortization,
net of lease incentive amortization				(284	)					(619	)					(663	)					(1,134	)
Non-cash stock compensation expense				918						671						1,889						1,781
Cash paid for taxes in lieu of shares upon vesting of
restricted stock units				(6	)					—						(5,500	)					(4,529	)
FAD allocable to common and dilutive shares (2)	$			52,264			$			46,845			$			98,501			$			90,755
Distributions to common shareholders, noncontrolling interests and
restricted stock unit holders	$			36,728			$			29,675			$			73,404			$			59,351
Distribution payout ratio				70.3	%					63.3	%					74.5	%					65.4	%
Reconciliation of Earnings per Share to FFO per Share
Net income per common share—diluted	$			1.04			$			2.56			$			2.00			$			4.24
Gain on sale of real estate facilities				—						(1.67	)					—						(2.44	)
Depreciation and amortization expense				0.71						0.70						1.42						1.38
FFO per share (1)	$			1.75			$			1.59			$			3.42			$			3.18
Weighted average outstanding:
Common shares				27,426						27,322						27,400						27,294
Operating partnership units				7,305						7,305						7,305						7,305
Restricted stock units				109						156						132						189
Common share equivalents				106						101						105						101
Total common and dilutive shares				34,946						34,884						34,942						34,889

(1)	FFO and Core FFO are defined above. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, Core FFO was exactly equal to FFO as the Company did not incur any preferred share redemption charges or nonrecurring income or expenses in either period.
(2)	FAD is defined above.

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC. Reconciliation of Selected non-GAAP Measures to Analogous GAAP Measures (Unaudited, in thousands)
	For The Three Months													For The Six Months
	Ended June 30,													Ended June 30,
	2019					2018					Change			2019					2018					Change
Rental income
Same Park (1)	$		95,945			$		91,942			4.4	%		$		191,638			$		183,620			4.4	%
Non-Same Park			3,429					627			446.9	%				5,910					627			842.6	%
Multifamily			2,475					1,738			42.4	%				4,973					3,162			57.3	%
Assets sold or held for sale (2)			5,933					7,517			(21.1	%)				13,086					18,174			(28.0	%)
Total rental income			107,782					101,824			5.9	%				215,607					205,583			4.9	%
Cost of operations (3)
Same Park			26,947					26,366			2.2	%				55,389					53,588			3.4	%
Non-Same Park			1,024					224			357.1	%				2,167					224			867.4	%
Multifamily			1,002					973			3.0	%				2,073					1,970			5.2	%
Assets sold or held for sale (2)			2,192					2,899			(24.4	%)				4,823					6,763			(28.7	%)
Stock compensation expense (4)			295					334			(11.7	%)				601					707			(15.0	%)
Total cost of operations			31,460					30,796			2.2	%				65,053					63,252			2.8	%
Net operating income (3)
Same Park			68,998					65,576			5.2	%				136,249					130,032			4.8	%
Non-Same Park			2,405					403			496.8	%				3,743					403			828.8	%
Multifamily			1,473					765			92.5	%				2,900					1,192			143.3	%
Assets sold or held for sale (2) (5)			3,741					4,618			(19.0	%)				8,263					11,411			(27.6	%)
Stock compensation expense (4)			(295	)				(334	)		(11.7	%)				(601	)				(707	)		(15.0	%)
Depreciation and amortization expense			(24,768	)				(24,416	)		1.4	%				(49,643	)				(48,298	)		2.8	%
General and administrative expense (3)			(2,827	)				(2,828	)		(0.0	%)				(6,060	)				(5,678	)		6.7	%
Interest and other income			764					294			159.9	%				1,382					578			139.1	%
Interest and other expense			(118	)				(167	)		(29.3	%)				(285	)				(332	)		(14.2	%)
Gain on sale of real estate facilities			—					58,448			(100.0	%)				—					85,283			(100.0	%)
Net income	$		49,373			$		102,359			(51.8	%)		$		95,948			$		173,884			(44.8	%)

(1)	Same Park rental income includes lease buyout income of $780,000 and $122,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $957,000 and $250,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(2)	Amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 reflect the operating results related to 1.3 million square feet of flex and office assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019; amounts shown for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 reflect the operating results related to 1.3 million square feet of flex and office assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019 as well as operating results related to 899,000 square feet of assets sold in 2018.
(3)	We have reclassified our divisional vice presidents’ compensation costs totaling $460,000 and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, from cost of operations into general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 in order to conform to the current period presentation. Of this amount, $155,000 and $314,000 of stock compensation expense for the three and six months, respectively, have previously been excluded from NOI.
(4)	Stock compensation expense, as shown here, represents stock compensation expense for employees whose compensation expense is recorded in cost of operations. Note that stock compensation expense attributable to our executive management team (including divisional vice presidents) and other corporate employees is recorded within general and administrative expense.
(5)	NOI from assets held for sale was $3.7 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.3 million and $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The three and six months 2018 remaining NOI balances relate to assets sold during 2018.

 

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