Hudson Pacific Properties Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HPP), a unique provider of end-to-end real estate solutions for dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries, today announced financial results for the third quarter 2022.

"We are pleased that our ongoing efforts in serving the tech and media industries across our world-class portfolio produced a year-over-year increase in leasing activity with over 380,000 square feet completed during the quarter," stated Victor Coleman, Chairman and CEO. "There is no question that tenants are being more methodical in their decision process given a slower than anticipated return-to-office and the rapidly changing economic climate, marked by high inflation and rising interest rates. Driven by our sharp focus on leasing our highly amenitized collaborative and sustainable office and studio space, we continue to see strong traffic and elevated interest in many of our properties. With nearly $1 billion of liquidity and 93% of our debt fixed or hedged, our balance sheet is well-positioned to support our ongoing leasing and development efforts as we continue to forge ahead and build long-term shareholder value."

Financial Results Compared to Third Quarter 2021

• Total revenue increased 14.4% to $260.4 million
• Net loss attributable to common stockholders of $17.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $9.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share
• FFO, excluding specified items, of $74.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to $77.3 million, or $0.50 per diluted share. Specified items consist of transaction-related expenses of $9.3 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, and a one-time property tax expense of $0.4 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to transaction-related expenses of $6.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share and a one-time debt extinguishment cost of $3.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, offset by a one-time, prior-period property tax reimbursement of $1.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share
• FFO of $64.4 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to $69.1 million, or $0.45 per diluted share
• AFFO of $55.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared to $68.5 million, or $0.44 per diluted share
• Same-store property cash NOI of $122.7 million compared to $125.2 million

Leasing

• Executed 65 new and renewal leases totaling 381,364 square feet
• GAAP and cash rents increased 8.7% and 3.4%, respectively, from prior levels
• In-service office portfolio ended the quarter at 87.8% occupied and 89.3% leased
• Same-store studio portfolio was 84.4% occupied and leased over the trailing 12-months

Development

• Tenant improvements ongoing at fully leased 590,000-square-foot One Westside and 130,000-square-foot Harlow office (re)development projects with GAAP rents commenced and stabilization anticipated in the second quarter 2023 and fourth quarter 2022, respectively
• Under-construction projects include Sunset Glenoaks, a 7-stage, 241,000-square-foot studio in Los Angeles delivering in second half of 2023, and Washington 1000, a 546,000-square-foot office development in Seattle delivering in 2024

Acquisitions/Dispositions

• Acquired Quixote, a leading provider of sound stages and production services, for $360 million before closing adjustments
• Sold office properties Northview Center in Lynnwood, Washington and Del Amo in Torrance, California, generating a total of $48.8 million of proceeds before closing adjustments
• Subsequent to the quarter, sold 6922 Hollywood office property in Hollywood, California for $96.0 million before closing adjustments

Capital Markets

• Completed public offering of $350.0 million of senior unsecured green bonds at 5.950% due February 2028

Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2022

• $866.7 million of total liquidity comprised of $161.7 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $705.0 million of undrawn capacity under the unsecured revolving credit facility
• Another $141.5 million and $69.8 million of undrawn capacity under construction loans secured by One Westside/10850 Pico and Sunset Glenoaks, respectively
• $3.7 billion of Company's share of unsecured and secured debt and preferred units (net of cash and cash equivalents)
• 91.1% fixed or hedged debt with weighted average maturity of 4.4 years including extensions
• Subsequent to the quarter, the Company used $85.0 million of 6922 Hollywood sale proceeds to repay amounts outstanding on its unsecured resolving credit facility, resulting in $790.0 million of undrawn capacity, or an increase in total liquidity to $951.7 million with 93.2% fixed or hedged debt

Dividend

• The Company's Board of Directors declared and paid dividends on its common stock of $0.25 per share, equivalent to an annual rate of $1.00 per share, and on its 4.750% Series C cumulative preferred stock of $0.296875 per share, equivalent to an annual rate of $1.18750 per share

ESG Leadership

• Subsequent to the quarter, ranked #1 out of 96 companies in Office, Americas peer group for GRESB's 2022 Real Estate Assessment, achieving a Green Star designation and the highest 5-star rating for a fourth consecutive year

2022 Outlook

The Company is narrowing its 2022 full-year FFO guidance to a range of $2.01 to $2.05 per diluted share, excluding specified items, from the prior range of $2.00 to $2.06. Specified items consist of an $8.5 million trade name non-cash impairment, $10.7 million of transaction-related expenses, and a $0.8 million one-time property tax expense identified as excluded items in the Company's year-to-date 2022 FFO.

The FFO outlook reflects management’s view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels and the earnings impact of events referenced in this press release and in earlier announcements. It otherwise excludes any impact from new acquisitions, dispositions, debt financings or repayments, recapitalizations, capital markets activity or similar matters. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from this estimate.

Below are some of the assumptions the Company used in providing this guidance (dollars and share data in thousands):

	Current Guidance
	Full Year 2022
Metric	Low			High
FFO per share	$	2.01		$	2.05
Growth in same-store property cash NOI(1)(2)		2.50	%		3.50	%
GAAP non-cash revenue (straight-line rent and above/below-market rents)(3)	$	40,000		$	50,000
GAAP non-cash expense (straight-line rent expense and above/below-market ground rent)	$	(4,500	)	$	(4,500	)
General and administrative expenses(4)	$	(79,000	)	$	(83,000	)
Interest expense(5)	$	(151,500	)	$	(154,500	)
Interest income	$	1,950		$	2,050
Corporate-related depreciation and amortization	$	(19,900	)	$	(20,100	)
FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	7,000		$	8,000
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests	$	(69,500	)	$	(73,500	)
FFO attributable to preferred units/shares	$	(21,000	)	$	(21,000	)
Weighted average common stock/units outstanding—diluted(6)		146,000			147,000

(1)		Same-store for the full year 2022 is defined as the 42 stabilized office properties and three studio properties owned and included in the portfolio as of January 1, 2021, and anticipated to still be owned and included in the portfolio through December 31, 2022. Same-store property cash NOI growth assumes the expiration (without renewal or backfill in 2022) of all 376,817 square feet leased to Qualcomm at Skyport Plaza as of July 31, 2022. Adjusted for this expiration, full year 2022 same-store property cash NOI growth would be 4.25% - 5.25%.
(2)		Please see non-GAAP information below for definition of cash NOI.
(3)		Includes non-cash straight-line rent associated with the studio and office properties.
(4)		Includes non-cash compensation expense, which the Company estimates at $25,000 in 2022.
(5)		Includes amortization of deferred financing costs and loan discounts/premiums, which the Company estimates at $14,000 in 2022.
(6)		Diluted shares represent ownership in the Company through shares of common stock, OP Units and other convertible or exchangeable instruments. The weighted average fully diluted common stock/units outstanding for 2022 includes an estimate for the dilution impact of stock grants to the Company's executives under its 2020, 2021 and 2022 long-term incentive programs. This estimate is based on the projected award potential of such programs as of the end of the most recently completed quarter, as calculated in accordance with the ASC 260, Earnings Per Share.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis, including the information under "FFO Guidance" above, where it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and/or amount of various items that would impact net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share, which is the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure. This includes, for example, acquisition costs and other non-core items that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental financial information regarding Hudson Pacific's third quarter 2022 results may be found on the Investors section of the Company's website at HudsonPacificProperties.com. This supplemental information provides additional detail on items such as property occupancy, financial performance by property and debt maturity schedules.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss third quarter 2022 financial results at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET on November 3, 2022. Please dial [phone] and enter passcode 131380 to access the call. International callers should dial [phone] and enter the same passcode. A live, listen-only webcast and replay can be accessed via the Investors section of the Company's website at HudsonPacificProperties.com.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) is a real estate investment trust serving dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries. Hudson Pacific’s unique and high-barrier tech and media focus leverages a full-service, end-to-end value creation platform forged through deep strategic relationships and niche expertise across identifying, acquiring, transforming and developing properties into world-class amenitized, collaborative and sustainable office and studio space. For more information visit HudsonPacificProperties.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. 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 that are predictions of or indicate future events, or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company's good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance. 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. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited, in thousands, except share data
	September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Investment in real estate, at cost	$	8,656,934			$	8,361,477
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,478,250	)			(1,283,774	)
Investment in real estate, net		7,178,684				7,077,703
Non-real estate property, plant and equipment, net		128,504				58,469
Cash and cash equivalents		161,667				96,555
Restricted cash		42,401				100,321
Accounts receivable, net		19,692				25,339
Straight-line rent receivables, net		275,518				240,306
Deferred leasing costs and intangible assets, net		405,434				341,444
U.S. Government securities		—				129,321
Operating lease right-of-use assets		399,570				287,041
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net		106,640				119,000
Investment in unconsolidated real estate entities		154,144				154,731
Goodwill		261,139				109,439
Assets associated with real estate held for sale		187,026				250,520
TOTAL ASSETS	$	9,320,419			$	8,990,189
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Unsecured and secured debt, net	$	4,449,316			$	3,733,903
In-substance defeased debt		—				128,212
Joint venture partner debt		66,136				66,136
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other		355,545				300,959
Operating lease liabilities		396,412				293,596
Intangible liabilities, net		35,758				42,290
Security deposits, prepaid rent and other		87,049				84,939
Liabilities associated with real estate held for sale		2,475				3,898
Total liabilities		5,392,691				4,653,933
Redeemable preferred units of the operating partnership		9,815				9,815
Redeemable non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entities		125,583				129,449
Equity
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 18,400,000 authorized at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 4.750% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred stock; $25.00 per share liquidation preference, 17,000,000 outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021		425,000				425,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 481,600,000 authorized, 140,923,320 shares and 151,124,543 shares outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		1,408				1,511
Additional paid-in capital		2,935,448				3,317,072
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(17,066	)			(1,761	)
Total Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. stockholders' equity		3,344,790				3,741,822
Non-controlling interest—members in consolidated real estate entities		384,724				402,971
Non-controlling interest—units in the operating partnership		62,816				52,199
Total equity		3,792,330				4,196,992
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	9,320,419			$	8,990,189

Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited, in thousands, except share data
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
REVENUES
Office
Rental	$	208,779			$	197,941			$	626,807			$	580,354
Service and other revenues		4,712				3,925				14,328				9,358
Total office revenues		213,491				201,866				641,135				589,712
Studio
Rental		15,305				12,768				42,137				36,472
Service and other revenues		31,558				12,998				73,025				30,169
Total studio revenues		46,863				25,766				115,162				66,641
Total revenues		260,354				227,632				756,297				656,353
OPERATING EXPENSES
Office operating expenses		78,340				71,865				230,529				207,538
Studio operating expenses		26,688				12,044				66,357				35,963
General and administrative		19,795				18,288				62,178				53,846
Depreciation and amortization		93,070				88,568				276,701				255,507
Total operating expenses		217,893				190,765				635,765				552,854
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated real estate entities		(352	)			566				1,731				1,671
Fee income		911				678				3,122				2,323
Interest expense		(37,261	)			(30,825	)			(101,816	)			(91,800	)
Interest income		196				934				2,026				2,868
Management services reimbursement income—unconsolidated real estate entities		983				253				3,159				879
Management services expense—unconsolidated real estate entities		(983	)			(253	)			(3,159	)			(879	)
Transaction-related expenses		(9,331	)			(6,300	)			(10,713	)			(7,364	)
Unrealized (loss) gain on non-real estate investments		(894	)			827				(1,062	)			11,620
Loss on sale of real estate		(180	)			—				(180	)			—
Impairment loss		(4,795	)			(2,762	)			(28,548	)			(2,762	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				(6,249	)			—				(6,249	)
Other income (expense)		2,453				82				4,047				(1,547	)
Total other expenses		(49,253	)			(43,049	)			(131,393	)			(91,240	)
Net (loss) income		(6,792	)			(6,182	)	—		(10,861	)			12,259
Net income attributable to Series A preferred units		(153	)			(153	)			(459	)			(459	)
Net income attributable to Series C preferred shares		(5,047	)			—				(15,384	)			—
Net income attributable to participating securities		(300	)			(276	)			(894	)			(830	)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entities		(6,256	)			(3,585	)			(21,898	)			(15,764	)
Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entities		1,037				816				4,433				2,780
Net loss attributable to common units in the operating partnership		225				85				548				16
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	(17,286	)		$	(9,295	)		$	(44,515	)		$	(1,998	)
BASIC AND DILUTED PER SHARE AMOUNTS
Net loss attributable to common stockholders—basic	$	(0.12	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.31	)		$	(0.01	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders—diluted	$	(0.12	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.31	)		$	(0.01	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—basic		141,117,194				152,320,252				144,677,652				151,443,305
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—diluted		141,117,194				152,320,252				144,677,652				151,443,305

Funds From Operations
Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (“FFO”)(1):
Net (loss) income	$	(6,792	)		$	(6,182	)		$	(10,861	)		$	12,259
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization—Consolidated		93,070				88,568				276,701				255,507
Depreciation and amortization—Non-real estate assets		(5,541	)			(2,221	)			(14,458	)			(3,388	)
Depreciation and amortization—Company's share from unconsolidated real estate entities		1,278				1,462				3,967				4,523
Loss on sale of real estate		180				—				180				—
Impairment loss—Real estate assets		4,795				2,762				20,048				2,762
Unrealized loss (gain) on non-real estate investments		894				(827	)			1,062				(11,620	)
Tax impact of unrealized gain on non-real estate investment		—				—				—				1,876
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests		(18,261	)			(14,288	)			(56,934	)			(46,731	)
FFO attributable to preferred shares and units		(5,200	)			(153	)			(15,843	)			(459	)
FFO to common stockholders and unitholders		64,423				69,121				203,862				214,729
Specified items impacting FFO:
Transaction-related expenses		9,331				6,300				10,713				7,364
One-time prior period net property tax adjustment—Company’s share		366				(1,346	)			786				26
Impairment loss—Trade name		—				—				8,500				—
One-time debt extinguishment cost—Company's share		—				3,187				—				3,187
FFO (excluding specified items) to common stockholders and unitholders	$	74,120			$	77,262			$	223,861			$	225,306
Weighted average common stock/units outstanding—diluted		143,158				154,027				147,068				153,379
FFO per common stock/unit—diluted	$	0.45			$	0.45			$	1.39			$	1.40
FFO (excluding specified items) per common stock/unit—diluted	$	0.52			$	0.50			$	1.52			$	1.47

1. Hudson Pacific calculates FFO in accordance with the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), excluding gains and losses from sales of depreciable real estate and impairment write-downs associated with depreciable real estate, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets), adjusting for consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures. The calculation of FFO includes amortization of deferred revenue related to tenant-funded tenant improvements and excludes the depreciation of the related tenant improvement assets. Hudson Pacific believes that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of its operating performance. The exclusion from FFO of gains and losses from the sale of operating real estate assets allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the assets that form the core of the Company's activity and assists in comparing those operating results between periods. Also, because FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs, it facilitates comparisons of operating performance to other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate FFO, and accordingly, the Company's FFO may not be comparable to all other REITs.
   
   Implicit in historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP is the assumption 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 presentations of operating results for real estate companies using historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, Hudson Pacific believes that FFO along with the required GAAP presentations provides a more complete measurement of the Company's performance relative to its competitors and a more appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities than the required GAAP presentations alone would provide. Hudson Pacific uses FFO per share to calculate annual cash bonuses for certain employees.
   
   However, FFO should not be viewed as an alternative measure of Hudson Pacific's operating performance because it does not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of the Company's properties, which are significant economic costs and could materially impact the Company's results from operations.

Net Operating Income
Unaudited, in thousands
	Three Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO NET OPERATING INCOME (“NOI”)(1):
Net loss	$	(6,792	)		$	(6,182	)
Adjustments:
Loss (income) from unconsolidated real estate entities		352				(566	)
Fee income		(911	)			(678	)
Interest expense		37,261				30,825
Interest income		(196	)			(934	)
Management services reimbursement income—unconsolidated real estate entities		(983	)			(253	)
Management services expense—unconsolidated real estate entities		983				253
Transaction-related expenses		9,331				6,300
Unrealized loss (gain) on non-real estate investments		894				(827	)
Loss on sale of real estate		180				—
Impairment loss		4,795				2,762
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				6,249
Other income		(2,453	)			(82	)
General and administrative		19,795				18,288
Depreciation and amortization		93,070				88,568
NOI	$	155,326			$	143,723
NET OPERATING INCOME BREAKDOWN
Same-store office cash revenues		179,876				177,820
Straight-line rent		(3,176	)			1,787
Amortization of above-market and below-market leases, net		1,503				2,931
Amortization of lease incentive costs		(327	)			(423	)
Same-store office revenues		177,876				182,115
Same-store studios cash revenues		21,834				18,070
Straight-line rent		440				690
Amortization of lease incentive costs		(9	)			(9	)
Same-store studio revenues		22,265				18,751
Same-store revenues		200,141				200,866
Same-store office cash expenses		65,906				61,765
Straight-line rent		325				325
Non-cash portion of interest expense		21				11
Amortization of above-market and below-market ground leases, net		586				586
Same-store office expenses		66,838				62,687
Same-store studio cash expenses		13,080				8,878
Non-cash portion of interest expense		70				80
Same-store studio expenses		13,150				8,958
Same-store expenses		79,988				71,645
Same-store net operating income		120,153				129,221
Non-same-store net operating income		35,173				14,502
NET OPERATING INCOME	$	155,326			$	143,723
SAME-STORE OFFICE NOI DECREASE		(7.0	) %
SAME-STORE OFFICE CASH NOI DECREASE		(1.8	) %
SAME-STORE STUDIO NOI DECREASE		(6.9	) %
SAME-STORE STUDIO CASH NOI DECREASE		(4.8	) %

1. Hudson Pacific evaluates performance based upon property NOI from continuing operations. NOI is not a measure of operating results or cash flows from operating activities or cash flows as measured by GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to income from continuing operations, as an indication of the Company's performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity, or the Company's ability to make distributions. All companies may not calculate NOI in the same manner. Hudson Pacific considers NOI to be a useful performance measure to investors and management because when compared across periods, NOI reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating the Company's properties and the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from income from continuing operations. Hudson Pacific calculates NOI as net income (loss) excluding corporate general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, impairments, gains/losses on sales of real estate, interest expense, transaction-related expenses and other non-operating items. Hudson Pacific defines NOI as operating revenues (including rental revenues, other property-related revenue, tenant recoveries and other operating revenues), less property-level operating expenses (which includes external management fees, if any, and property-level general and administrative expenses). NOI on a cash basis is NOI adjusted to exclude the effect of straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments required by GAAP. Hudson Pacific believes NOI on a cash basis is helpful to investors as an additional measure of operating performance because it eliminates straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments to revenue and expenses.

 

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The Hudson Pacific Properties Stock at the time of publication of the news with a raise of 0,00 % to 10,98USD on NYSE stock exchange (02. November 2022, 21:15 Uhr).