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Medical Properties (MPW) Prices $1.3B Senior Notes, To Repay Debt
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW - Free Report) has priced the previously announced public offering of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031. The debt obligation will mature on Mar 15, 2031, and have been priced with a coupon of 3.500%.
Beginning Mar 15, 2020, interest on the notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears. The notes have been issued as senior unsecured obligations.
The offering is anticipated to close on Dec 4, 2020, conditional on customary closing norms.
The company plans to utilize $833 million of the net proceeds to fund the full redemption of 5.500% senior notes due 2024 and 6.375% senior notes due 2024, inclusive of accrued and unpaid interest thereon. As of Sep 30, $300 million and $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the 5.500% senior notes and 6.375% of senior notes, respectively, were outstanding.
Following the allocation mentioned above, the remainder of the net proceeds will be used for general business purposes, including the repayment of the outstanding amount under the company’s revolving credit facility, working capital and capital expenditure along with potential future buyouts.
Its efforts to strengthen its near-term liquidity in these testing times and opportunistically tap the debt market amid the current low-interest-rate environment are strategic fits. Notably, the notes will be issued at 3.500%, which is lower than the company’s weighted average interest rate of 3.830% (as of Sep 30, 2020).
Moreover, addressing its near-term debt maturities will enhance Medical Properties’ financial flexibility and extend average debt maturity term of debt. Further, since the notes, which will be repaid, carry higher interest rates compared to the newly-issued notes, this move will likely result in lower interest expenses.
Further, it will provide the company will ample resources to fund any accretive acquisitions. In fact, Medical Properties has been active on the buyout front despite the lackluster and uncertain environment presented by the pandemic. Year to date, the company has invested around $3 billion in hospital real estate acquisitions, most notable being the purchase of a portfolio of hospital real estate in the U.K. for roughly $2 billion in January.
However, the notes offering increase Medical Properties’ long-term debt obligation.
Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 11.1% over the past six months compared with the industry’s rally of 12.7%.
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City Office REIT, Inc.’s (CIO - Free Report) Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2020 FFO per share has improved 2.6% to $1.17 in a month’s time. The company has a Zacks Rank of 2 at present.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
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Medical Properties (MPW) Prices $1.3B Senior Notes, To Repay Debt
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW - Free Report) has priced the previously announced public offering of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031. The debt obligation will mature on Mar 15, 2031, and have been priced with a coupon of 3.500%.
Beginning Mar 15, 2020, interest on the notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears. The notes have been issued as senior unsecured obligations.
The offering is anticipated to close on Dec 4, 2020, conditional on customary closing norms.
The company plans to utilize $833 million of the net proceeds to fund the full redemption of 5.500% senior notes due 2024 and 6.375% senior notes due 2024, inclusive of accrued and unpaid interest thereon. As of Sep 30, $300 million and $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the 5.500% senior notes and 6.375% of senior notes, respectively, were outstanding.
Following the allocation mentioned above, the remainder of the net proceeds will be used for general business purposes, including the repayment of the outstanding amount under the company’s revolving credit facility, working capital and capital expenditure along with potential future buyouts.
Its efforts to strengthen its near-term liquidity in these testing times and opportunistically tap the debt market amid the current low-interest-rate environment are strategic fits. Notably, the notes will be issued at 3.500%, which is lower than the company’s weighted average interest rate of 3.830% (as of Sep 30, 2020).
Moreover, addressing its near-term debt maturities will enhance Medical Properties’ financial flexibility and extend average debt maturity term of debt. Further, since the notes, which will be repaid, carry higher interest rates compared to the newly-issued notes, this move will likely result in lower interest expenses.
Further, it will provide the company will ample resources to fund any accretive acquisitions. In fact, Medical Properties has been active on the buyout front despite the lackluster and uncertain environment presented by the pandemic. Year to date, the company has invested around $3 billion in hospital real estate acquisitions, most notable being the purchase of a portfolio of hospital real estate in the U.K. for roughly $2 billion in January.
However, the notes offering increase Medical Properties’ long-term debt obligation.
Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 11.1% over the past six months compared with the industry’s rally of 12.7%.
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Extra Space Storage Inc’s (EXR - Free Report) Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2020 FFO per share has moved upmarginally to $5.02 over the past month. The company currently carries a Zacks Rank of 2.
City Office REIT, Inc.’s (CIO - Free Report) Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2020 FFO per share has improved 2.6% to $1.17 in a month’s time. The company has a Zacks Rank of 2 at present.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
Biggest Tech Breakthrough in a Generation
Be among the early investors in the new type of device that experts say could impact society as much as the discovery of electricity. Current technology will soon be outdated and replaced by these new devices. In the process, it’s expected to create 22 million jobs and generate $12.3 trillion in activity.
A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 8 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
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