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Ventas' (VTR) Q3 FFO, Revenues Beat Estimates

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Have you been eager to see how Ventas, Inc. (VTR - Free Report) performed in Q3 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this Chicago, IL-based healthcare real estate investment trust (“REIT”) earnings release this morning:

A FFO Beat

Ventas came out with third-quarter 2016 adjusted normalized funds from operations (“FFO”) per share of $1.03, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Important quarterly highlights were robust performance of the high-quality healthcare and senior living properties and accretive acquisitions.

How Was the Estimate Revision Trend?

Ventas has a decent earnings surprise history. Before posting a beat in Q3 results, the company delivered positive surprises in three of the trailing four quarters. On occasion, the company posted in-line results. Overall, the company surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by an average of 1.7% in the trailing four quarters.

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Revenue Came In Higher Than Expected

Ventas posted revenues of $867.1 million, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $847 million. Further, it compared favorably with the year-ago number of $827.6 million.

Key Developments to Note

Ventas revised its 2016 normalized FFO per share outlook in the range of $4.10 – $4.13, denoting expected growth of 4–5% from 2015 on a comparable basis. Moreover, this marks an upward revision from the earlier range of $4.05– $4.13.

Like earlier predication, the company anticipates same-store cash net operating income growth of 2.5–3% in 2016, from the previous guidance of 2–3%. Further, Ventas estimates 2016 dispositions of $500 million and intends to use the net proceeds from disposition for reinvestment into acquisition and debt repayment.

What Zacks Rank Says

Ventas has a Zacks Rank #3 (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 VTR 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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