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     101  0 Kommentare Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Reports Second Quarter Operating Results For Fiscal 2023

    Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA and UBP), a real estate investment trust, today reported its operating results for the quarter ended April 30, 2023 and provided information regarding financial and operational activities.

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2023

    • $5.2 million net income attributable to common stockholders ($0.14 per diluted Class A Common share).
    • $13.1 million of FFO ($0.35 per diluted Class A Common share).(1)
    • 93.1% of our consolidated portfolio gross leasable area (“GLA”) was leased at April 30, 2023, an increase of 0.1% from the end of fiscal 2022.
    • 1.5% increase in base rents in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 when compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2022 for new leasing completed after the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
    • 2.9% average increase in base rental rates on 25,700 square feet of new leases signed in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
    • 3.6% average decrease in base rental rates on 103,800 square feet of lease renewals signed in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. This decrease was predominantly the result of renewing three leases totaling 34,500 square feet at rent reductions in order to gain additional term on each of these renewals. With these three leases removed, lease renewals on the remaining 37 leases in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 would have increased by 2.1%.
    • On April 14, 2023, the company paid a $0.25 per share quarterly cash dividend on our Class A Common stock and a $0.225 per share quarterly cash dividend on our Common stock.
    • $13.5 million of cash and cash equivalents currently on our balance sheet.
    • $85 million currently available on our unsecured revolving credit facility.
    • No mortgage debt maturing until August 2024.

    (1) A reconciliation of GAAP net income to FFO is provided at the end of this press release.

    Dividend Declarations

    • Under the terms of the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2023, by and among the Company, Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency”) and the other parties thereto, Regency and the Company have agreed to coordinate the timing of their regular quarterly dividends prior to the closing of the mergers contemplated thereby, including proration of the Company’s next dividend to take into account the shorter period covered from the prior Company record date to June 14, 2023 as compared to the Company’s regular quarterly dividend timing. Accordingly, on June 1, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.2083 for each share of Class A Common Stock and $0.1875 for each share of Common Stock. The dividends are payable July 6, 2023 to stockholders of record on June 14, 2023. Please see the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.
    • In addition, on June 1, 2023, the Board declared the regular contractual quarterly dividend with respect to each of the Company’s Series H and Series K cumulative redeemable preferred stock that will be paid on July 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on July 14, 2023.

    Commenting on the operating results, Willing L. Biddle, President and CEO of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., said “We are continuing to see a rebound in our tenants’ businesses and increasing demand for vacant space at our properties. Our leasing and management teams are very busy working to deliver space for our new tenants, and we have a strong pipeline of new leases that includes 126,400 square feet in the lease negotiation phase and another 141,400 square feet in the letter of intent phase. Unfortunately, our quarterly financial results dipped when compared with the last few quarters, but this was expected as we took back the 47,000 square foot Bed Bath and Beyond space at our Ridgeway Shopping Center in Stamford, CT right after our first quarter end when that lease expired. This created a reduction in second quarter FFO of approximately $440,000. However, in May, we signed a new lease with Burlington to lease the majority of the former Bed Bath and Beyond space, which we hope to deliver in the later part of this calendar year, and we are also in negotiations with two tenants to lease the balance of the space. This quarter, we leased 25,600 square feet of new leases at base rental increases averaging 2.9%. We also renewed 103,800 square feet of existing tenant leases at base rental decreases averaging 3.6%, but that decline was predominantly related to three leases that were renewed at significantly lower rents in order to get more term on each of these renewals. With these three leases removed, average base rent on renewals would have increased by 2.1%. We believe the increasing demand for space, coupled with decreasing supply, will continue to have a positive effect on our occupancy and rents going forward. We continue to be grateful for the tremendous efforts and perseverance of our team, as well as that of our tenants, who have worked together to get through the challenges of the last three plus years.”

    Mr. Biddle continued…. “Although our earnings and FFO have returned to pre-pandemic levels, we believe there is still room to grow the income of our existing portfolio as we fill vacancies with new tenants. We are currently working on several significant leases that we hope to sign and announce in the upcoming quarters. Our collection rate on rents billed has returned to pre-pandemic levels, and almost all of our tenants are able to pay rent without assistance. Our strong balance sheet and liquidity remain the underpinnings of our company’s success, and well-located, grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers have proven to be solid investments in good times and bad. Due to our long-term strategy, 87% of our properties, measured by square footage, are anchored by grocery stores, wholesale clubs or pharmacies, and these businesses remained solid throughout the pandemic.”

    Net income applicable to Class A Common and Common stockholders for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $5,198,000 or $0.14 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.12 per diluted Common share, compared to net income of $7,109,000 or $0.18 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.17 per diluted Common share in last year’s second quarter. Net income attributable to Class A Common and Common stockholders for the first six months of fiscal 2023 was $12,000,000 or $0.32 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.29 per diluted Common share, compared to $12,506,000 or $0.32 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.29 per diluted Common share in the first six months of fiscal 2022.

    Both the six and three month periods ended April 30, 2022 included $766,000 of gain on sales of properties, or $0.02 per Class A Common and Common share. There were no significant gains or losses on sales of properties in the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2023.

    FFO for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $13,136,000 or $0.35 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.32 per diluted Common share, compared with $14,269,000 or $0.37 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.33 per diluted Common share in last year’s second quarter. For the first six months of fiscal 2023, FFO amounted to $28,703,000 or $0.77 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.69 per diluted Common share, compared to $27,165,000 or $0.70 per diluted Class A Common share and $0.64 per diluted Common share in the corresponding period of fiscal 2023.

    Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust which owns or has equity interests in 77 properties containing approximately 5.3 million square feet of space. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1970, it provides investors with a means of participating in ownership of income-producing properties. It has paid 213 consecutive quarters of uninterrupted dividends to its shareholders since its inception.

    Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments, risks related to the Company’s ability to complete the Regency merger, and general competitive factors.

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    Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA and UBP)

    Six and Three Months Ended April 30, 2023 and 2022 Results (Unaudited)

    (in thousands, except per share data)

     

     

    Six Months Ended

    April 30,

     

    Three Months Ended

    April 30,

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Revenues

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Lease income

     

    $70,068

     

     

    $68,743

     

     

    $34,329

     

     

    $34,656

    Lease termination

     

    1,572

     

     

    60

     

     

    15

     

     

    32

    Other

     

    1,728

     

     

    2,752

     

     

    727

     

     

    1,312

    Total Revenues

     

    73,368

     

     

    71,555

     

     

    35,071

     

     

    36,000

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Property operating

     

    13,108

     

     

    13,449

     

     

    6,143

     

     

    6,447

    Property taxes

     

    11,821

     

     

    11,811

     

     

    5,903

     

     

    5,888

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    15,975

     

     

    14,716

     

     

    7,571

     

     

    7,572

    General and administrative

     

    5,503

     

     

    5,188

     

     

    2,777

     

     

    2,508

    Directors' fees and expenses

     

    222

     

     

    201

     

     

    103

     

     

    94

    Total Operating Expenses

     

    46,629

     

     

    45,365

     

     

    22,497

     

     

    22,509

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating Income

     

    26,739

     

     

    26,190

     

     

    12,574

     

     

    13,491

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-Operating Income (Expense):

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense

     

    (7,323)

     

     

    (6,564)

     

     

    (3,676)

     

     

    (3,262)

    Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     

    868

     

     

    590

     

     

    448

     

     

    323

    Gain (loss) on sale of property

     

    (6)

     

     

    768

     

     

    (2)

     

     

    766

    Interest, dividends and other investment income

     

    239

     

     

    161

     

     

    105

     

     

    106

    Net Income

     

    20,517

     

     

    21,145

     

     

    9,449

     

     

    11,424

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Noncontrolling interests:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     

    (1,692)

     

     

    (1,814)

     

     

    (839)

     

     

    (903)

    Net income attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

     

    18,825

     

     

    19,331

     

     

    8,610

     

     

    10,521

    Preferred stock dividends

     

    (6,825)

     

     

    (6,825)

     

     

    (3,412)

     

     

    (3,412)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders

     

    $12,000

     

     

    $12,506

     

     

    $5,198

     

     

    $7,109

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic Earnings Per Share:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Per Common Share:

     

    $0.29

     

     

    $0.30

     

     

    $0.13

     

     

    $0.17

    Per Class A Common Share:

     

    $0.33

     

     

    $0.33

     

     

    $0.14

     

     

    $0.19

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Diluted Earnings Per Share:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Per Common Share:

     

    $0.29

     

     

    $0.29

     

     

    $0.12

     

     

    $0.17

    Per Class A Common Share:

     

    $0.32

     

     

    $0.32

     

     

    $0.14

     

     

    $0.18

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Dividends Per Share:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Common

     

    $0.4500

     

     

    $0.429

     

     

    $0.2250

     

     

    $0.215

    Class A Common

     

    $0.5000

     

     

    $0.47

     

     

    $0.2500

     

     

    $0.24

    Results of Operations

    The following information summarizes our results of operations for the six months and three months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022 (amounts in thousands):

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

     

    Change Attributable to

     

     

    April 30,

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    Property

     

    Properties Held In

    Revenues

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    (Decrease)

     

    % Change

     

    Acquisitions/Sales

     

    Both Periods (Note 1)

    Base rents

     

    $53,432

     

    $51,196

     

    $2,236

     

    4.4%

     

    $844

     

    $1,392

    Recoveries from tenants

     

    16,962

     

    17,657

     

    (695)

     

    (3.9)%

     

    190

     

    (885)

    Uncollectable amounts in lease income

     

    (460)

     

    (152)

     

    (308)

     

    202.6%

     

    -

     

    (308)

    ASC Topic 842 cash basis lease income reversal (including straight-line rent)

     

    134

     

    42

     

    92

     

    219.0%

     

    -

     

    92

    Total lease income

     

    70,068

     

    68,743

           
                 

    Lease termination

     

    1,572

     

    60

     

    1,512

     

    2,520.0%

     

    -

     

    1,512

    Other income

     

    1,728

     

    2,752

     

    (1,024)

     

    (37.2)%

     

    (20)

     

    (1,004)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating Expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Property operating

     

    13,109

     

    13,449

     

    (340)

     

    (2.5)%

     

    191

     

    (531)

    Property taxes

     

    11,821

     

    11,811

     

    10

     

    0.1%

     

    21

     

    (11)

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    15,975

     

    14,716

     

    1,259

     

    8.6%

     

    225

     

    1,034

    General and administrative

     

    5,502

     

    5,188

     

    314

     

    6.1%

     

    n/a

     

    n/a

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-Operating Income/Expense

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense

     

    7,323

     

    6,564

     

    759

     

    11.6%

     

    -

     

    759

    Interest, dividends, and other investment income

     

    239

     

    161

     

    78

     

    48.4%

     

    n/a

     

    n/a

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    Change Attributable to

     

     

    April 30,

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    Property

     

    Properties Held In

    Revenues

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    (Decrease)

     

    % Change

     

    Acquisitions/Sales

     

    Both Periods (Note 1)

    Base rents

     

    $26,599

     

    $26,206

     

    $393

     

    1.5%

     

    $48

     

    $345

    Recoveries from tenants

     

    8,076

     

    8,383

     

    (307)

     

    (3.7)%

     

    (3)

     

    (304)

    Uncollectable amounts in lease income

     

    (356)

     

    (38)

     

    (318)

     

    836.8%

     

    -

     

    (318)

    ASC Topic 842 cash basis lease income reversal (including straight-line rent)

     

    10

     

    105

     

    (95)

     

    (90.5)%

     

    -

     

    (95)

    Total lease income

     

    34,329

     

    34,656

           
                 

    Lease termination

     

    15

     

    32

     

    (17)

     

    (53.1)%

     

    -

     

    (17)

    Other income

     

    727

     

    1,312

     

    (585)

     

    (44.6)%

     

    (10)

     

    (575)

                 

    Operating Expenses

               

    Property operating

     

    6,143

     

    6,447

     

    (304)

     

    (4.7)%

     

    32

     

    (336)

    Property taxes

     

    5,903

     

    5,888

     

    15

     

    0.3%

     

    (43)

     

    58

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    7,571

     

    7,573

     

    (2)

     

    -

     

    (56)

     

    54

    General and administrative

     

    2,776

     

    2,508

     

    268

     

    10.7%

     

    n/a

     

    n/a

                 

    Non-Operating Income/Expense

               

    Interest expense

     

    3,676

     

    3,262

     

    414

     

    12.7%

     

    -

     

    414

    Interest, dividends, and other investment income

     

    106

     

    106

     

    -

     

    -

     

    n/a

     

    n/a

    Note 1 – Properties held in both periods includes only properties owned for the entire periods of 2023 and 2022 and for interest expense the amount also includes parent company interest expense. All other properties are included in the property acquisition/sales column. There are no properties excluded from the analysis.

    Base rents increased by 4.4% to $53.4 million for the six months ended April 30, 2023, as compared with $51.2 million in the corresponding period of 2022. Base rents increased by 1.5% to $26.6 million for the three months ended April 30, 2023, as compared with $26.2 million in the corresponding period of 2022. The change in base rent and the changes in other income statement line items analyzed in the table above were attributable to:

    Property Acquisitions and Properties Sold:

    In fiscal 2022, we acquired one property totaling 188,000 square feet and sold three properties totaling 14,300 square feet. These properties accounted for all of the revenue and expense changes attributable to property acquisitions and sales in the six months ended April 30, 2023, when compared with the corresponding period in fiscal 2022.

    Properties Held in Both Periods:

    Revenues

    Base Rent

    For properties held in both periods, base rent for the six and three months ended April 30, 2023 increased by $1.4 million and $345,000, respectively, when compared with the corresponding prior period. This positive variance in the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, when compared with the corresponding prior period, was primarily a result of net new leasing in the portfolio after the first quarter of fiscal 2022 predominantly at nine properties.

    In the first six months of fiscal 2023, we leased or renewed approximately 288,000 square feet (or approximately 6.3% of total GLA). At April 30, 2023, our consolidated properties were 93.1% leased (93.0% leased at October 31, 2022).

    Tenant Recoveries
    In the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, recoveries from tenants (which represent reimbursements from tenants for operating expenses and property taxes) decreased by a net $885,000 and $304,000, respectively, when compared with the corresponding prior periods, predominantly related to the recalculation of one tenant's real estate tax reimbursement calculations, which resulted in additional billings to that tenant in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, which creates negative variance in the fiscal 2023 and a reduction in operating expenses in both the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2023 when compared with the corresponding prior periods.

    Lease Termination Income
    In the six months ended April 30, 2023, lease termination income increased by $1.5 million when compared with the corresponding prior period, related predominantly to three lease termination settlements reached with three different tenants in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Those tenants had vacated their premises and reached agreement with the company to settle the remaining obligations under their leases. There was no significant variance in lease termination income in the three months ended April 30, 2023, when compared with the corresponding prior period.

    Uncollectable Amounts in Lease Income
    In the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, uncollectable amounts in lease income increased by $308,000 and $318,000, respectively, when compared to the corresponding prior periods, primarily as a result of reserving for uncollected rents from a tenant whose lease expired on January 31, 2023 and who subsequently filed for bankruptcy.

    ASC Topic 842 Cash Basis Lease Income Reversals
    We adopted ASC Topic 842 "Leases" at the beginning of fiscal 2020. ASC Topic 842 requires, among other things, that if the collectability of a specific tenant’s future lease payments as contracted are not probable of collection, revenue recognition for that tenant must be converted to cash-basis accounting and be limited to the lesser of the amount billed or collected from that tenant. In addition, any straight-line rental receivables would need to be reversed in the period that the collectability assessment changed to not probable. As a result of continuing to analyze our entire tenant base, we determined that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 89 tenants' future lease payments were no longer probable of collection. All such tenants were converted to cash basis after our second quarter of fiscal 2020 and prior to our third quarter of fiscal 2021. As of April 30, 2023, 37 of these 89 tenants are no longer tenants in the Company's properties. There were no significant charges related to cash-basis tenants in the six and three months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022.

    Expenses

    Property Operating
    In the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, property operating expenses decreased by $531,000 and $336,000, respectively, when compared with the corresponding prior periods, predominantly related to a decrease in snow removal costs throughout the portfolio.

    Property Taxes
    In the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, property tax expenses were relatively unchanged when compared with the corresponding prior periods.

    Interest
    In the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, interest expense increased by $759,000 and $414,000, respectively, when compared with the corresponding prior periods. The increase was mainly the result of having higher amounts drawn on our Facility coupled with higher interest rates as interest on the Facility is calculated on a variable rate.

    Depreciation and Amortization
    In the six months ended April 30, 2023, depreciation and amortization increased by $1.0 million when compared with the corresponding prior period. This increase was related to additional tenant improvement amortization resulting from the termination of three tenant leases at our Orange Meadows property, which terminations were required so that we can deliver the combined spaces to new tenants. There was no significant increase in depreciation and amortization expense in the three months ended April 30, 2023 when compared to the corresponding prior period.

    General and Administrative Expenses
    In the six and three months ended April 30, 2023, general and administrative expenses increased by $314,000 and $268,000, respectively, when compared with the corresponding prior periods primarily as a result of decreased restricted stock amortization expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, when an employee left the company and forfeited their restricted stock. This creates a negative variance in the six and three month periods ended April 30, 2023.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measure
    Funds from Operations (“FFO”)

    We consider FFO to be an additional measure of our operating performance. We report FFO in addition to net income applicable to common stockholders and net cash provided by operating activities. Management has adopted the definition suggested by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and defines FFO to mean net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures.

    Management considers FFO to be a meaningful, additional measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the company’s real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, and industry analysts have accepted FFO as a performance measure. FFO is presented to assist investors in analyzing the performance of the company. It is helpful as it excludes various items included in net income that are not indicative of our operating performance, such as gains (or losses) from sales of property and depreciation and amortization. However, FFO:

    • does not represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP (which, unlike FFO, generally reflects all cash effects of transactions and other events in the determination of net income); and
    • should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance.

    FFO as defined by us may not be comparable to similarly titled items reported by other real estate investment trusts due to possible differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such REITs. The table below provides a reconciliation of net income applicable to Common and Class A Common stockholders in accordance with GAAP to FFO for the six month and three month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022. (Amounts in thousands)

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    Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA and UBP)

    Six Months and Three Months Ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

    (in thousands, except per share data)

     

    Reconciliation of Net Income Available to Common and Class A Common Stockholders To Funds From Operations:

    Six Months Ended

    Three Months Ended

     

    April 30,

    April 30,

     

    2023

    2022

    2023

    2022

    Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders

    $12,000

    $12,506

    $5,198

    $7,109

     

     

     

     

     

    Real property depreciation

    11,903

    11,622

    5,989

    5,884

    Amortization of tenant improvements and allowances

    3,170

    2,123

    1,172

    1,132

    Amortization of deferred leasing costs

    874

    936

    396

    539

    Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated joint ventures

    750

    746

    379

    371

    (Gain)/loss on sale of property

    6

    (768)

    2

    (766)

     

     

     

     

     

    Funds from Operations Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders

    $28,703

    $27,165

    $13,136

    $14,269

    Funds from Operations (Diluted) Per Share:

     

     

     

     

    Common

    $0.69

    $0.64

    $0.32

    $0.33

    Class A Common

    $0.77

    $0.70

    $0.35

    $0.37

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (Diluted):

     

     

     

     

    Common and Common Equivalent

    9,816

    9,751

    9,834

    9,793

    Class A Common and Class A Common Equivalent

    28,556

    29,800

    28,584

    29,831

    FFO amounted to $28.7 million in the six months ended April 30, 2023, compared to $27.2 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2022. The net increase in FFO is attributable, among other things to:

    Increases:

    • A net $1.4 million increase in base rent for new leasing in the portfolio after the first quarter of fiscal 2022 predominantly at nine properties, partially offset by vacancies in the portfolio specifically at three properties.
    • The net operating income from our Shelton Square acquisition, which closed after the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
    • An increase in lease termination income of $1.5 million when compared with the corresponding prior period, related predominantly to three lease termination settlements reached with three different tenants in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Those tenants had vacated their premises and reached agreements with the company to settle the remaining obligations under their leases.
    • A decrease of $122,000 in net income to noncontrolling interests as a result of redeeming units after the second quarter of fiscal 2022.

    Decreases:

    • An increase in interest expense of $759,000 when compared with the corresponding prior period. The increase was mainly the result of having higher amounts drawn on our Facility coupled with higher interest rates, as interest on the Facility is calculated on a variable rate.
    • A $365,000 net decrease in recoveries from tenants (which represent reimbursements from tenants for operating expenses and property taxes) when compared with the corresponding prior period, predominantly related to the recalculation of one tenant's real estate tax reimbursement calculations, which resulted in additional billings to that tenant in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, creating a negative variance in the first half of fiscal 2023.
    • A $308,000 increase in uncollectable amounts in lease income predominantly related to reserving the uncollected rents from one tenant whose lease expired on January 31, 2023 and who subsequently filed for bankruptcy.
    • A $1.0 million decrease in other income primarily related to recognizing income in the first half of fiscal 2022 for the settlement of insurance claims related to a flood casualty at several of our properties.
    • A $314,000 increase in general and administrative expenses when compared with the corresponding prior periods primarily as a result of decreased restricted stock amortization expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, when an employee left the company and forfeited their restricted stock.

    FFO amounted to $13.1 million in the three months ended April 30, 2023, compared to $14.3 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2022. The net decrease in FFO is attributable, among other things to:

    Decreases:

    • An increase in interest expense of $414,000 when compared with the corresponding prior period. The increase was mainly the result of having higher amounts drawn on our Facility coupled with higher interest rates, as interest on the Facility is calculated on a variable rate.
    • A $318,000 increase in uncollectable amounts in lease income predominantly related to reserving the uncollected rents from one tenant whose lease expired on January 31, 2023 and who subsequently filed for bankruptcy.
    • A $585,000 decrease in other income primarily related to recognizing income in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 for the settlement of insurance claims related to a flood casualty at several of our properties.
    • A $268,000 increase in general and administrative expenses when compared with the corresponding prior periods primarily as a result of decreased restricted stock amortization expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, when an employee left the company and forfeited their restricted stock.

    Increases:

    • A net $345,000 increase in base rent for new leasing in the portfolio after the first quarter of fiscal 2022 predominantly at nine properties offset by vacancies in the portfolio specifically at six properties.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measure
    Same Property Net Operating Income

    We present Same Property Net Operating Income ("Same Property NOI"), which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Same Property NOI excludes from Net Operating Income (“NOI”) properties that have not been owned for the full periods presented. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to NOI is operating income. To calculate NOI, operating income is adjusted to add back depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expense, interest expense, amortization of above and below-market lease intangibles and to exclude straight-line rent adjustments, interest, dividends and other investment income, equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures, and gain/loss on sale of operating properties.

    We use Same Property NOI internally as a performance measure, and we believe Same Property NOI provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level. Our management also uses Same Property NOI to evaluate property level performance and to make decisions about resource allocations. Further, we believe Same Property NOI is useful to investors as a performance measure because, when compared across periods, Same Property NOI reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from income from continuing operations. Same Property NOI excludes certain components from net income attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. in order to provide results that are more closely related to a property’s results of operations. For example, interest expense is not necessarily linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset and is often incurred at the corporate level as opposed to the property level. In addition, depreciation and amortization, because of historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, may distort operating performance at the property level. Same Property NOI presented by us may not be comparable to Same Property NOI reported by other REITs that define Same Property NOI differently.

    Table Follows:

           

    Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

    Same Property Net Operating Income

    (In thousands, except for number of properties and percentages)

     

    Six Months Ended April 30,

       

    Three Months Ended April 30,

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    %
    Change

     

     

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    %
    Change

    Same Property Operating Results:

                 
     

     

     

     

         

     

     

     

     

    Number of Properties (Note 1)

     

    70

         

    70

     
                   

    Revenue (Note 2)

                 

    Base Rent (Note 3)

     

    $51,983

     

    $50,999

     

    1.9%

       

    $26,029

     

    $25,765

     

    1.0%

    Uncollectable amounts in lease income

     

    (459)

     

    (152)

     

    202.0%

     

     

     

    (355)

     

    (39)

     

    810.3%

    ASC Topic 842 cash-basis lease income reversal-same property

     

    2

     

    (10)

     

    (120.0)%

     

     

     

    (122)

     

    77

     

    (258.4)%

    Recoveries from tenants

     

    16,545

     

    17,429

     

    (5.1)%

       

    7,857

     

    8,159

     

    (3.7)%

    Other property income

     

    273

     

    1,130

     

    (75.8)%

       

    136

     

    794

     

    (82.9)%

     

    68,344

     

    69,396

     

    (1.5)%

       

    33,545

     

    34,756

     

    (3.5)%

     

     

       

     

       

     

     

     

     

     

    Expenses

     

     

       

     

       

     

     

     

     

     

    Property operating

     

    7,959

     

    7,993

     

    (0.4)%

       

    3,865

     

    4,091

     

    (5.5)%

    Property taxes

     

    11,721

     

    11,681

     

    0.3%

       

    5,828

     

    5,768

     

    1.0%

    Other non-recoverable operating expenses

     

    1,365

     

    1,139

     

    19.8%

       

    718

     

    590

     

    21.7%

     

    21,045

     

    20,813

     

    1.1%

       

    10,411

     

    10,449

     

    (0.4)%

     

     

     

     

     

     

       

     

     

     

     

     

    Same Property Net Operating Income

     

    $47,299

     

    $48,583

     

    (2.6)%

       

    $23,134

     

    $24,307

     

    (4.8)%

     

     

     

     

     

     

       

     

     

     

     

    Reconciliation of Same Property NOI to Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measure:

     

     

     

     

         

     

     

     

     
     

     

     

     

         

     

     

     

     

    Other reconciling items:

     

     

     

     

         

     

     

     

     

    Other non same-property net operating income

     

    1,460

     

    744

         

    714

     

    714

     

    Other Interest income

     

    420

     

    286

         

    240

     

    161

     

    Other Dividend Income

     

    24

     

    44

         

    16

     

    36

     

    Consolidated lease termination income

     

    1,572

     

    60

         

    15

     

    32

     

    Consolidated amortization of above and below market leases

     

    369

     

    396

         

    186

     

    222

     

    Consolidated straight line rent income

     

    602

     

    (55)

         

    230

     

    (60)

     

    Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     

    868

     

    590

         

    448

     

    323

     

    Taxable REIT subsidiary income/(loss)

     

    (359)

     

    (135)

         

    (356)

     

    (321)

     

    Solar income/(loss)

     

    6

     

    (292)

         

    4

     

    (81)

     

    Unrealized holding gains arising during the periods

     

    -

     

    -

         

    -

     

    -

     

    Gain on sale of marketable securities

     

    -

     

    -

         

    -

     

    -

     

    Interest expense

     

    (7,323)

     

    (6,564)

     

     

       

    (3,676)

     

    (3,262)

     

    General and administrative expenses

     

    (5,503)

     

    (5,188)

         

    (2,777)

     

    (2,508)

     

    Uncollectable amounts in lease income

     

    (459)

     

    (152)

         

    (355)

     

    (39)

     

    Uncollectable amounts in lease income - same property

     

    459

     

    152

     

     

     

     

     

    355

     

    39

     

     

    ASC Topic 842 cash-basis lease income reversal

     

    2

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

    (122)

     

    77

     

     

    ASC Topic 842 cash-basis lease income reversal-same property

     

    (2)

     

    10

     

     

     

     

     

    122

     

    (77)

     

     

    Directors fees and expenses

     

    (222)

     

    (201)

         

    (103)

     

    (94)

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    (15,975)

     

    (14,716)

         

    (7,571)

     

    (7,572)

     

    Adjustment for intercompany expenses and other

     

    (2,715)

     

    (3,175)

         

    (1,053)

     

    (1,239)

     
     

     

     

     

         

     

     

     

     

    Total other -net

     

    (26,776)

     

    (28,206)

         

    (13,683)

     

    (13,649)

     

    Income from continuing operations

     

    20,523

     

    20,377

     

    0.7%

       

    9,451

     

    10,658

     

    (11.3)%

    Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

     

    (6)

     

    768

     

     

     

     

     

    (2)

     

    766

     

     

    Net income

     

    20,517

     

    21,145

     

    (3.0)%

       

    9,449

     

    11,424

     

    (17.3)%

    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     

    (1,692)

     

    (1,814)

     

     

       

    (839)

     

    (903)

     

     

    Net income attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

     

    $18,825

     

    $19,331

     

    (2.6)%

       

    $8,610

     

    $10,521

     

    (18.2)%

     

     

     

     

     

     

       

     

     

     

     

     

    Same Property Operating Expense Ratio (Note 4)

     

    84.1%

     

    88.6%

     

    (4.5)%

       

    81.1%

     

    82.8%

     

    (1.7)%

    Note 1 - Includes only properties owned for the entire period of both periods presented.

    Note 2 - Excludes straight line rent, above/below market lease rent, lease termination income.

    Note 3 - Base rents for the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2023 are reduced by approximately $0 and $0, respectively, in rents that were deferred and approximately $0 and $0, in rents that were abated because of COVID-19. Base rents for the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2023, are increased by approximately $8,000 and $27,000, respectively, in COVID-19 deferred rents that were billed and collected in the fiscal 2023 periods.

    Base rents for the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2022 are reduced by approximately $37,000 and $87,000, respectively, in rents that were deferred and approximately $33,000 and $156,000, in rents that were abated because of COVID-19. Base rents for the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2022, are increased by approximately $92,000 and $382,000, respectively, in COVID-19 deferred rents that were billed and collected in the fiscal 2022 periods.

    Note 4 -Represents the percentage of property operating expense and real estate tax.

    Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

    Balance Sheet Highlights

    (in thousands)

     

     

     

     

    April 30,

    October 31,

     

    2023

    2022

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    Assets

     

     

    Cash and Cash Equivalents

    $13,453

    $14,966

     

     

     

    Real Estate investments before accumulated depreciation

    $1,199,222

    $1,190,356

     

     

     

    Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

    $28,342

    $29,586

     

     

     

    Total Assets

    $986,593

    $997,326

     

     

     

    Liabilities

     

     

    Revolving credit line

    $39,000

    $30,500

     

     

     

    Mortgage notes payable and other loans

    $298,660

    $302,316

     

     

     

    Total Liabilities

    365,653

    $361,474

     

     

     

    Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

    $59,842

    $61,550

     

     

     

    Preferred Stock

    $225,000

    $225,000

     

     

     

    Total Stockholders’ Equity

    $561,098

    $574,302

     




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