Healthcare Realty Trust Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017.  The Company reported a net loss of $37.2 million or $0.31 per diluted common share for the quarter, which includes a loss on extinguishment of debt totaling $45.0 million related to the early repayment of debt.  Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2017 totaled $46.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share.  Normalizing items include acquisition and pursuit costs as well as one-time charges related to debt refinancing activities.

Salient quarterly highlights include:

  • For the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2017, same store revenue grew 3.4%, operating expenses increased 2.3%, and same store NOI grew 4.1%:
    • Same store revenue per average occupied square foot increased 2.8%.
    • Average same store occupancy increased 50 basis points to 89.4% from 88.9%.
  • Four predictive growth measures in the same store multi-tenant portfolio:
    • In-place contractual rent increases averaged 2.80%, up from 2.69% a year ago.
    • Weighted average cash leasing spreads were 3.7% on 367,000 square feet renewed:
      • 13% (<0% spread)
      • 12% (0-3%)
      • 48% (3-4%)
      • 27% (>4%)
    • Tenant retention was 81.9%.
    • The average yield on renewed leases increased 60 basis points.
  • Leasing activity in the fourth quarter totaled 546,000 square feet related to 152 leases:
    • 395,000 square feet of renewals
    • 151,000 square feet of new and expansion leases
  • Acquisitions totaled $246.6 million in the fourth quarter, comprising 662,000 square feet at an aggregate leased percentage of 95%:
    • The Company completed the purchase of eight medical office buildings from the previously announced Atlanta portfolio transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $193.8 million. The buildings total 496,000 square feet and are 96% leased.  Seven of the buildings are located on three WellStar hospital campuses, and the eighth is 100% leased to Piedmont Healthcare.
    • The Company purchased a medical office building adjacent to the Overlake Hospital Medical Center campus in Seattle for $12.7 million.  The building is 26,000 square feet, 96% leased, and is adjacent to the Overlake Medical Pavilion, which Healthcare Realty developed in October 2011.
    • The Company purchased a medical office building on Ascension Health's St. Alexius Medical Center campus in Chicago for $28.8 million. The building is 100,000 square feet and 88% leased.
    • The Company purchased a medical office building adjacent to UW Medicine's Valley Medical Center campus in Seattle for $8.8 million.  The building is 33,000 square feet and 95% leased.
    • The Company paid $2.5 million to purchase an additional 8,000 square feet in a previously acquired medical office building adjacent to Ascension Health's Seton Medical Center campus in Austin, bringing the Company's ownership in the building to 69%.
  • In December, the Company commenced construction of a $64.1 million medical office building located on UW Medicine's Valley Medical Center campus in Seattle.  The 151,000 square foot building is 60% pre-leased and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2019.  This development will be the Company's eighteenth asset in the Seattle market and the fourth on or adjacent to the Valley Medical Center campus.
  • On December 11, 2017, the Company issued $300 million of Senior Notes due January 2028 with a coupon rate of 3.625%.  Also during the quarter, the Company called its $400 million, 5.750% Senior Notes due 2021, which were redeemed in two transactions on November 1, 2017 and December 27, 2017.
  • On December 18, 2017, the Company extended the maturity date of its $150 million Term Loan from February 2019 to December 2022 and reduced the spread over LIBOR by 10 basis points, based on the Company's current unsecured debt ratings.
  • A dividend of $0.30 per common share was declared, which is equal to 78.9% of normalized FFO per share.

Salient highlights for the year ended December 31, 2017 include:

  • Normalized FFO totaled $182.2 million, or $1.53 per diluted common share.
  • Four predictive growth measures in the same store multi-tenant portfolio:
    • In-place contractual rent increases averaged 2.80%, up from 2.69% a year ago.
    • Weighted average cash leasing spreads were 5.4% on 1,395,000 square feet renewed for 2017:
      • 7% (<0% spread)
      • 9% (0-3%)
      • 44% (3-4%)
      • 40% (>4%)
    • Tenant retention averaged 83.0%.
    • The average yield on renewed leases increased 73 basis points.
  • Annual leasing activity totaled 2,136,000 square feet related to 589 leases, representing 14.6% of the Company's total square feet:
    • 1,500,000 square feet of renewals
    • 636,000 square feet of new and expansion leases
    • Net absorption was flat year-over-year
  • Net investments totaled $236.8 million:
    • $327.2 million of acquisitions
    • $32.3 million of development and redevelopment funding
    • $122.7 million of dispositions
  • The Company issued $247.1 million of equity in August 2017 to fund investment activity and repay debt obligations.
  • Leverage decreased from 33.9% at the end of 2016 to 32.3% at year-end 2017, and net debt to adjusted EBITDA decreased from 5.0x to 4.8x.  The Company also reduced its weighted average effective interest rate from 4.28% at year-end 2016 to 3.71% at year-end 2017, increasing its weighted average months to maturity from 64 months to 77 months.
  • Dividends totaled $1.20 per common share, which is equal to 78.4% of normalized FFO per share and 96.8% of FAD per share.


Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing, financing and developing income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States.  As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned 201 real estate properties in 27 states totaling 14.6 million square feet and was valued at approximately $5.3 billion. The Company provided leasing and property management services to 11.5 million square feet nationwide.

Additional information regarding the Company, including this quarter's operations, can be found at www.healthcarerealty.com.  Please contact the Company at 615.269.8175 to request a printed copy of this information.

In addition to the historical information contained within, the matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Healthcare Realty Trust, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 under the heading "Risk  Factors," and as updated in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures in this release appears beginning on page 5.



HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Consolidated Balance Sheets (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
ASSETS  
 12/31/201712/31/2016
Real estate properties:  
Land$201,283 $199,672 
Buildings, improvements and lease intangibles 3,601,460  3,386,480 
Personal property 10,314  10,291 
Construction in progress 5,458  11,655 
Land held for development 20,123  20,123 
Total real estate properties 3,838,638  3,628,221 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (897,430) (840,839)
Total real estate properties, net 2,941,208  2,787,382 
Cash and cash equivalents 6,215  5,409 
Restricted cash —  49,098 
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations, net 33,147  3,092 
Other assets, net 213,015  195,666 
Total assets$3,193,585 $3,040,647 
   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Liabilities:  
Notes and bonds payable$1,283,880 $1,264,370 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 70,995  78,266 
Liabilities of properties held for sale and discontinued operations 93  614 
Other liabilities 48,734  43,983 
Total liabilities 1,403,702  1,387,233 
Commitments and contingencies  
Stockholders' equity:  
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding —  — 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 300,000 and 150,000 shares authorized; 125,132 and 116,417 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively 1,251  1,164 
Additional paid-in capital 3,173,429  2,917,914 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,299) (1,401)
Cumulative net income attributable to common stockholders 1,018,348  995,256 
Cumulative dividends (2,401,846) (2,259,519)
Total stockholders' equity 1,789,883  1,653,414 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$3,193,585 $3,040,647 

(1)  The Consolidated Balance Sheets do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.



HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Consolidated Statements of Income (1)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
      
 Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 2017
2016
 2017
2016
Revenues     
Rental income$107,333 $104,736  $422,852 $407,481 
Other operating 398  573   1,647  4,149 
  107,731  105,309   424,499  411,630 
Expenses     
Property operating 40,590  37,285   157,233  146,458 
General and administrative 8,272  7,622   32,992  31,309 
Acquisition and pursuit costs 302  1,085   2,180  4,496 
Depreciation and amortization 37,324  34,022   142,472  127,690 
Bad debts, net of recoveries (17) (13)  169  (21)
  86,471  80,001   335,046  309,932 
Other income (expense)     
Gain on sales of real estate assets —  41,037   39,519  41,038 
Interest expense (13,707) (13,839)  (56,402) (57,351)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (44,985) —   (44,985) — 
Pension termination —  —   —  (4)
Impairment of real estate assets 2  —   (5,385) — 
Interest and other income, net 279  74   896  375 
  (58,411) 27,272   (66,357) (15,942)
      
Income (loss) from continuing operations (37,151) 52,580   23,096  85,756 
      
Discontinued operations     
Loss from discontinued operations —  (22)  (9) (71)
Impairments of real estate assets —  (121)  —  (121)
Gain on sales of real estate properties —  —   5  7 
Loss from discontinued operations —  (143)  (4) (185)
Net income (loss)($37,151)$52,437  $23,092 $85,571 
Basic earnings per common share:     
Income (loss) from continuing operations($0.31)$0.46  $0.18 $0.79 
Discontinued operations$0.00 $0.00   0.00  0.00 
Net income (loss)($0.31)$0.46  $0.18 $0.79 
Diluted earnings per common share:     
Income (loss) from continuing operations($0.31)$0.46  $0.18 $0.78 
Discontinued operations$0.00 ($0.01)  0.00  0.00 
Net income (loss)($0.31)$0.45  $0.18 $0.78 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 123,105  114,589   117,926  108,572 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 123,105  115,408   118,017  109,387 

(1)  The Consolidated Statements of Income do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.



HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Reconciliation of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
      
 Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 2017
2016
 2017
2016
Net income (loss)($37,151)$52,437  $23,092 $85,571 
Gain on sales of real estate properties —  (41,037)  (39,524) (41,044)
Impairments of real estate assets (2) 121   5,385  121 
Real estate depreciation and amortization 37,869  34,699   145,321  129,772 
Total adjustments 37,867  (6,217)  111,182  88,849 
Funds from operations$716 $46,220  $134,274 $174,420 
Acquisition and pursuit costs (1) 302  915   2,180  3,414 
Write-off of deferred financing costs upon amendment of credit facilities 21  —   21  81 
Rapid vesting/revaluation for retiring directors and officer —  —   —  89 
Interest incurred related to the timing of issuance/redemption of senior notes 767  —   767  — 
Loss on extinguishment of debt 44,985  —   44,985  — 
Pension termination —  —   —  4 
Normalized funds from operations$46,791 $47,135  $182,227 $178,008 
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization 1,439  1,339   5,551  5,475 
Provision for bad debt, net (17) (13)  159  (21)
Straight-line rent receivable, net (201) (1,595)  (4,575) (7,134)
Stock-based compensation 2,531  1,949   10,027  7,509 
Non-cash items 3,752  1,680   11,162  5,829 
2nd generation TI (6,929) (7,918)  (20,367) (23,692)
Leasing commissions paid (2,705) (1,030)  (7,099) (5,210)
Capital additions (6,400) (4,283)  (18,790) (17,122)
Funds available for distribution$34,509 $35,584  $147,133 $137,813 
Funds from operations per common share - diluted$0.01 $0.40  $1.13 $1.59 
Normalized funds from operations per common share - diluted$0.38 $0.41  $1.53 $1.63 
Funds available for distribution per common share -  diluted$0.28 $0.31  $1.24 $1.26 
FFO weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (2) 124,125  115,408   118,877  109,387 

(1)  Acquisition and pursuit costs include third party and travel costs related to the pursuit of acquisitions and developments.  Beginning in 2017, FFO and FAD are normalized for all acquisition and pursuit costs.  Prior to 2017, FFO and FAD were normalized for acquisition and pursuit costs associated with only those acquisitions that closed in the period.  These changes were prompted by the Company's adoption of ASU 2017-01 which was effective January 1, 2017.  
(2)  Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017 includes the dilutive effect of nonvested share-based awards outstanding of 944,831 and 860,145 shares, respectively.


Management considers funds from operations ("FFO"), FFO per share, normalized FFO, normalized FFO per share, funds available for distribution ("FAD") and FAD per share to be useful non-GAAP measures of the Company's operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined as one that purports to measure historical financial performance, financial position or cash flows, but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below are descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures management considers relevant to the Company's business and useful to investors.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein are not necessarily identical to those presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as indicators of the Company's financial performance, or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as measures of the Company's liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs.

FFO and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as the most commonly accepted and reported measure of a REIT’s operating performance equal to “net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization (including amortization of leasing commissions), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.”  The Company defines Normalized FFO as FFO excluding acquisition-related expenses and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent in nature.  FAD is presented by adding to Normalized FFO non-real estate depreciation and amortization, deferred financing fees amortization, share-based compensation expense and provision for bad debts, net; and subtracting maintenance capital expenditures, including second generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions paid and straight-line rent income, net of expense.  The Company's definition of these terms may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing these amounts.  FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.  FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD should be reviewed in connection with GAAP financial measures.

Management believes FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, Normalized FFO per share, and FAD provide an understanding of the operating performance of the Company’s properties without giving effect to certain significant non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization expense. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. The Company believes that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, gains or losses from sales of real estate, and other normalizing items that are unusual and infrequent, FFO, FFO per share, Normalized FFO, Normalized FFO per share  and FAD can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods. The Company reports these measures because they have been observed by management to be the predominant measures used by the REIT industry and by industry analysts to evaluate REITs and because these measures are consistently reported, discussed, and compared by research analysts in their notes and publications about REITs.

Carla Baca
Director of Corporate Communications
P: 615.269.8175