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UDR Misses Q1 FFO Estimates, Suspends Guidance for 2020
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UDR Inc.’s (UDR - Free Report) first-quarter 2020 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 53 cents increased 3.9% year over year. However, the figure narrowly missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents.
Results reflect year-over-year growth in same-store net operating income (NOI) and weighted average same-store physical occupancy.
First-quarter revenues from rental income climbed 19.5% year over year to $320.1 million. Further, the revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $310.3 million. The increase reflects growth in revenues from operating and acquisition communities.
UDR has withdrawn its guidance for the ongoing year in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The company also apprised about its April operations. It noted that 98% of residents paid at least a portion of monthly rent, while cash rents received (as a percentage of billed rent) was 95.5%. Moreover, weighted average occupancy in April was 96.6% and effective blended lease rate growth was 2%.
Inside the Headlines
During the first quarter, combined same-store (include the impact of the 11 Joint Venture communities aggregating 3,619 homes that were acquired in 2019) revenues increased 3% year over year. However, same-store expenses flared up 1.7%. Consequently, same-store NOI improved 3.5%. The residential REIT’s weighted average combined same-store physical occupancy expanded 30 basis points (bps), year over year, to 97%. First-quarter annualized-rate of turnover decreased 30 bps to 38.2%.
UDR continued to implement its Next Generation Operating Platform strategy during the reported quarter. This facilitated year-over-year combined same-store controllable operating margin expansion of 60 bps to 84.7% and lowered combined same-store controllable expenses by 1.1% year on year.
Portfolio Activity
During the March-end quarter, the company acquired a 294-home community in Tampa, FL —The Slade at Channelside — for $85.2 million. This 11 year-old community had average monthly revenue per occupied home of $1,898 and occupancy of 92% at the time of the acquisition. Moreover, the company bought a 276-home Developer Capital Program community in suburban Portland, OR — The Arbory — pursuant to its option, for a cash outlay of $53.9 million.
The company’s development pipeline aggregated $278.5 million at the end of the first quarter and was 34% funded. The active pipeline includes three development communities (1 each in Addison, TX, Denver, CO, and Dublin, CA) for a combined total of 878 homes. Currently, the development pipeline is projected to produce a weighted average spread between stabilized yields and current market cap rates of 150-200 bps. At the end of the reported quarter, the company’s Developer Capital Program investment, including accrued return, totaled $409.1 million.
Balance Sheet Position
As of Apr 30, 2020, the company had $399.8 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility. This leaves $775.2 million of liquidity through a combination of cash and undrawn capacity on its credit facilities. Additionally, its total debt was $4.9 billion as of the same date, with maturities through 2022, aggregating approximately $106 million.
UDR ended the January-March quarter with fixed-rate debt representing 92.8% of its total debt, a total blended interest rate of 3.28% and weighted average years to maturity of 7.1 years.
We, now, look forward to the earnings releases of other REITs like Outfront Media Inc. (OUT - Free Report) , Kimco Realty Corp. (KIM - Free Report) and Ventas, Inc. (VTR - Free Report) , which are slated to report quarterly numbers on May 8.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
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UDR Misses Q1 FFO Estimates, Suspends Guidance for 2020
UDR Inc.’s (UDR - Free Report) first-quarter 2020 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 53 cents increased 3.9% year over year. However, the figure narrowly missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents.
Results reflect year-over-year growth in same-store net operating income (NOI) and weighted average same-store physical occupancy.
First-quarter revenues from rental income climbed 19.5% year over year to $320.1 million. Further, the revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $310.3 million. The increase reflects growth in revenues from operating and acquisition communities.
UDR has withdrawn its guidance for the ongoing year in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The company also apprised about its April operations. It noted that 98% of residents paid at least a portion of monthly rent, while cash rents received (as a percentage of billed rent) was 95.5%. Moreover, weighted average occupancy in April was 96.6% and effective blended lease rate growth was 2%.
Inside the Headlines
During the first quarter, combined same-store (include the impact of the 11 Joint Venture communities aggregating 3,619 homes that were acquired in 2019) revenues increased 3% year over year. However, same-store expenses flared up 1.7%. Consequently, same-store NOI improved 3.5%. The residential REIT’s weighted average combined same-store physical occupancy expanded 30 basis points (bps), year over year, to 97%. First-quarter annualized-rate of turnover decreased 30 bps to 38.2%.
UDR continued to implement its Next Generation Operating Platform strategy during the reported quarter. This facilitated year-over-year combined same-store controllable operating margin expansion of 60 bps to 84.7% and lowered combined same-store controllable expenses by 1.1% year on year.
Portfolio Activity
During the March-end quarter, the company acquired a 294-home community in Tampa, FL —The Slade at Channelside — for $85.2 million. This 11 year-old community had average monthly revenue per occupied home of $1,898 and occupancy of 92% at the time of the acquisition. Moreover, the company bought a 276-home Developer Capital Program community in suburban Portland, OR — The Arbory — pursuant to its option, for a cash outlay of $53.9 million.
The company’s development pipeline aggregated $278.5 million at the end of the first quarter and was 34% funded. The active pipeline includes three development communities (1 each in Addison, TX, Denver, CO, and Dublin, CA) for a combined total of 878 homes. Currently, the development pipeline is projected to produce a weighted average spread between stabilized yields and current market cap rates of 150-200 bps.
At the end of the reported quarter, the company’s Developer Capital Program investment, including accrued return, totaled $409.1 million.
Balance Sheet Position
As of Apr 30, 2020, the company had $399.8 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility. This leaves $775.2 million of liquidity through a combination of cash and undrawn capacity on its credit facilities. Additionally, its total debt was $4.9 billion as of the same date, with maturities through 2022, aggregating approximately $106 million.
UDR ended the January-March quarter with fixed-rate debt representing 92.8% of its total debt, a total blended interest rate of 3.28% and weighted average years to maturity of 7.1 years.
UDR currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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We, now, look forward to the earnings releases of other REITs like Outfront Media Inc. (OUT - Free Report) , Kimco Realty Corp. (KIM - Free Report) and Ventas, Inc. (VTR - Free Report) , which are slated to report quarterly numbers on May 8.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
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Each was hand-picked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2020. Each comes from a different sector and has unique qualities and catalysts that could fuel exceptional growth.
Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.
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