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GGP Inc. (GGP) Q1 FFO In-Line with Estimate

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Have you been eager to see how GGP Inc. performed in Q1 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this Chicago, IL-based retail real estate investment trust (REIT) earnings release this morning:

An In-line FFO

GGP Inc. came out with first-quarter 2017 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 36 cents, in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

How Was the Estimate Revision Trend?

Before posting the in-line FFO in Q1 results, the company delivered positive surprise in one of the trailing four quarters. In the other three occasions, the company posted in-line results. Overall, the company surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by an average of 3.57% in the trailing four quarters.

Revenue Came In Slightly Higher Than Expected

GGP Inc. posted revenues of $566.3 million, which slightly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $566 million. However, it came in lower than the year-ago number of $607 million.

Key Developments to Note

During the quarter, GGP Inc. recorded same store net operating income growth of 2.5%. The total development and redevelopment activities totaled $1.3 billion.

During the quarter, the board of directors of the company announced a quarterly common dividend of 22 cents per share, up 16% year over year but flat sequentially. This amount is payable on Jul 28 to stockholders of record as on Jul 13.

What Zacks Rank Says

GGP Inc. has a Zacks Rank #4 (Hold). However, since the latest earnings performance is yet to be reflected in the estimate revisions, the rank is subject to change. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Check back later for our full write up on this GGP earnings report later!

Note: All EPS numbers presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) per share. FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.

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