Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust ("Allied") (TSX:
"AP.UN") today announced results for the three months ended
March 31, 2023. “Despite continuing macroeconomic uncertainty,
our operating income was up 14.5% in the first quarter, in large
part because of development completions and contribution from last
year's portfolio acquisition,” said Michael Emory, President &
CEO. “Our FFO per unit was slightly below forecast, primarily
because we capitalized less interest than anticipated. Our AFFO per
unit was above forecast. Average in-place net rent per occupied
square foot continued to rise in the quarter, reaching $23.35 at
quarter-end, and we continued to achieve rent increases on renewal.
As a result, NOI and same-asset NOI were a bit higher than forecast
for the quarter.”
Financial Results
The following table summarizes GAAP financial measures for the
first quarter:
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
(In
thousands) |
2023 |
2022 |
Change |
% Change |
Rental Revenue |
$ |
138,490 |
|
$ |
120,942 |
|
$ |
17,548 |
|
14.5 |
% |
Property operating
costs |
$ |
(61,325 |
) |
$ |
(53,535 |
) |
$ |
(7,790 |
) |
(14.6 |
)% |
Operating
income |
$ |
77,165 |
|
$ |
67,407 |
|
$ |
9,758 |
|
14.5 |
% |
Interest
expense |
$ |
(22,564 |
) |
$ |
(15,161 |
) |
$ |
(7,403 |
) |
(48.8 |
)% |
General and
administrative expenses |
$ |
(6,170 |
) |
$ |
(6,882 |
) |
$ |
712 |
|
10.3 |
% |
Condominium marketing
expenses |
$ |
(120 |
) |
$ |
(113 |
) |
$ |
(7 |
) |
(6.2 |
)% |
Amortization of other
assets |
$ |
(370 |
) |
$ |
(261 |
) |
$ |
(109 |
) |
(41.8 |
)% |
Interest
income |
$ |
9,744 |
|
$ |
7,024 |
|
$ |
2,720 |
|
38.7 |
% |
Fair value loss on
investment properties and investment properties held for
sale |
$ |
(78,357 |
) |
$ |
(10,069 |
) |
$ |
(68,288 |
) |
(678.2 |
)% |
Fair value (loss) gain
on derivative instruments |
$ |
(8,024 |
) |
$ |
19,198 |
|
$ |
(27,222 |
) |
(141.8 |
)% |
Net (loss) income from
joint venture |
$ |
(3,006 |
) |
$ |
7,731 |
|
$ |
(10,737 |
) |
(138.9 |
)% |
Net (loss) income and
comprehensive (loss) income from continuing
operations |
$ |
(31,702 |
) |
$ |
68,874 |
|
$ |
(100,576 |
) |
(146.0 |
)% |
Net income and
comprehensive income from discontinued operations |
$ |
18,019 |
|
$ |
118,316 |
|
$ |
(100,297 |
) |
(84.8 |
)% |
Net (loss) income and
comprehensive (loss) income |
$ |
(13,683 |
) |
$ |
187,190 |
|
$ |
(200,873 |
) |
(107.3 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
The following table summarizes non-GAAP financial measures for
the first quarter:
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
(In thousands except for per
unit and % amounts)(1) |
2023 |
2022 |
Change |
% Change |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
102,995 |
|
$ |
91,722 |
|
$ |
11,273 |
|
12.3 |
% |
Same asset NOI -
rental portfolio |
$ |
68,221 |
|
$ |
68,086 |
|
$ |
135 |
|
0.2 |
% |
Same Asset NOI - total
portfolio |
$ |
86,354 |
|
$ |
87,367 |
|
$ |
(1,013 |
) |
(1.2 |
)% |
FFO |
$ |
81,175 |
|
$ |
77,340 |
|
$ |
3,835 |
|
5.0 |
% |
FFO per unit
(diluted) |
$ |
0.581 |
|
$ |
0.603 |
|
$ |
(0.022 |
) |
(3.6 |
)% |
FFO pay-out
ratio |
|
77.5 |
% |
|
72.4 |
% |
|
— |
|
5.1 |
% |
All
amounts below are excluding condominium related items and the
mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based compensation: |
FFO |
$ |
81,085 |
|
$ |
77,573 |
|
$ |
3,512 |
|
4.5 |
% |
FFO per unit (diluted) |
$ |
0.580 |
|
$ |
0.605 |
|
$ |
(0.025 |
) |
(4.1 |
)% |
FFO pay-out ratio |
|
77.6 |
% |
|
72.1 |
% |
|
— |
|
5.5 |
% |
AFFO |
$ |
74,482 |
|
$ |
71,571 |
|
$ |
2,911 |
|
4.1 |
% |
AFFO per unit (diluted) |
$ |
0.533 |
|
$ |
0.558 |
|
$ |
(0.025 |
) |
(4.5 |
)% |
AFFO pay-out ratio |
|
84.4 |
% |
|
78.2 |
% |
|
— |
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These non-GAAP measures include the results
of the continuing operations and the discontinued operations
(except for same asset NOI - rental portfolio, which only includes
continuing operations). Refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section
below.
Allied’s operating income was up 14.5% in the
first quarter, in large part because of development completions and
contribution from the portfolio (the “Portfolio”) acquired from
Choice Properties REIT at the end of the comparable quarter last
year. Despite intervening macroeconomic uncertainty, Allied made
measurable progress with the Portfolio. While occupancy is only up
slightly after a year of ownership, average in-place net rent per
occupied square foot increased by 5.5% from $24.74 to $26.11, the
weighted average lease term increased by 21% from 4.3 years to 5.2
years, annualized NOI increased by 3.9% from $33.6 million to $34.9
million and the IFRS value increased by 4.8% from $775 million to
$812 million.
Considerably higher interest expense in the
first quarter put downward pressure on Allied’s FFO per unit, which
was 58 cents for the quarter, slightly below internal forecast.
AFFO per unit of 53 cents was above internal forecast.
Allied recorded a fair value loss on investment
properties of $78 million in the first quarter. $29 million is the
result of modestly higher estimated cost-to-complete of development
projects in Montréal. The balance reflects the fair-value impact of
longer periods of turnover vacancy in Allied’s rental
portfolio.
The following table summarizes other financial measures as at
March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022:
|
As at March 31 |
(In
thousands except for per unit and % amounts) |
2023 |
2022 |
Change |
% Change |
Investment properties and investment
properties held for sale
(1) |
$ |
11,052,110 |
|
$ |
10,599,738 |
|
$ |
452,372 |
|
4.3 |
% |
Unencumbered
investment properties and investment properties held for
sale
(2) |
$ |
9,749,760 |
|
$ |
9,369,227 |
|
$ |
380,533 |
|
4.1 |
% |
Total Assets
(1) |
$ |
11,968,357 |
|
$ |
11,413,692 |
|
$ |
554,665 |
|
4.9 |
% |
Cost of PUD as a % of
GBV
(2) |
|
11.5 |
% |
|
10.8 |
% |
|
— |
|
0.7 |
% |
NAV per
unit |
$ |
50.41 |
|
$ |
50.92 |
|
$ |
(0.51 |
) |
(1.0 |
)% |
Debt
(1) |
$ |
4,340,919 |
|
$ |
3,769,606 |
|
$ |
571,313 |
|
15.2 |
% |
Total indebtedness
ratio
(2) |
|
36.5 |
% |
|
33.3 |
% |
|
— |
|
3.2 |
% |
Annualized Adjusted
EBITDA
(2) |
$ |
411,980 |
|
$ |
366,888 |
|
$ |
45,092 |
|
12.3 |
% |
Net debt as a multiple
of Annualized Adjusted EBITDA
(2) |
|
10.5x |
|
|
10.2x |
|
|
0.3x |
|
— |
|
Interest coverage
ratio including interest capitalized and excluding financing
prepayment costs - three months trailing
(2) |
|
2.4x |
|
|
3.3x |
|
|
(0.9x |
) |
— |
|
Interest coverage ratio including interest capitalized and
excluding financing prepayment costs - twelve months
trailing
(2) |
|
2.8x |
|
|
3.4x |
|
|
(0.6x |
) |
— |
|
(1) This measure is presented on an IFRS
basis.(2) This is a non-GAAP measure, and includes the results of
the continuing operations and the discontinued operations. Refer to
the Non-GAAP Measures section below.
Leasing
Allied had 243 lease tours in its rental
portfolio in the first quarter, slightly higher than the 240 in the
comparable quarter last year and considerably higher than the 226
in the prior quarter. Allied’s occupancy and leased area declined
to 88.2% and 88.8%, respectively, though they were a bit better
than forecast for quarter-end. The modest decline from the prior
quarter was driven by a non-renewal in Kitchener (with a large,
long-time user moving into an owned building) and the transition of
The Lougheed Building in Calgary from PUD to the rental portfolio.
Allied is advanced in replacing the Kitchener user and working with
an educational organization toward leasing The Lougheed Building in
its entirety.
Average in-place net rent per occupied square
foot continued to rise in the first quarter, reaching $23.35 at
quarter-end, and Allied continued to achieve rent increases on
renewal (up 11% ending-to-starting base rent and up 18%
average-to-average base rent). As a result, NOI and same-asset NOI
were slightly higher than forecast for the quarter.
The leasing metrics for the three months ended
March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022 are set out in the
table below:
|
As at March 31 |
|
2023 |
2022 |
Change |
% Change |
Leased area (1) |
|
88.8 |
% |
|
89.3 |
% |
|
— |
(0.5 |
%) |
Occupied area
(1) |
|
88.2 |
% |
|
88.3 |
% |
|
— |
(0.1 |
%) |
Average in-place net rent per occupied square foot -
excluding UDC in both periods |
$ |
23.35 |
|
$ |
22.52 |
|
$ |
0.83 |
3.7 |
% |
(1) This metric excludes the assets held for
sale based on the assets held for sale classification at the end of
each period.
Given the scale of Allied’s rental portfolio,
upgrade activity is now constant in all markets, particularly
Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver. The goal of the upgrade activity
is to serve users better and boost net rent per occupied square
foot over time. At the end of the first quarter, Allied’s rental
portfolio was comprised of (i) 14,047,591 square feet of GLA in
buildings that are largely stabilized and (ii) 375,061 square feet
of GLA in buildings that are undergoing active upgrade. The
occupied area of the former was 88.8%, with leased area at 89.3%.
The occupied area of the latter was 68.7%, with leased area at
69.3%.
Sale of UDC Portfolio
Scotiabank and CBRE are well advanced in
conducting a comprehensive sale process with respect to Allied's
UDC portfolio. They contacted nearly 100 potential buyers worldwide
in January, approximately 30% of which signed Non-Disclosure
Agreements and gained access to the Virtual Data Room. Allied
received first-round bids on March 24 and narrowed the field for
the second round and again for a third round, at the end of which
it expects to receive firm bids. While Management cannot yet be
certain as to the outcome, it expects a firm agreement and closing
within the parameters anticipated when Allied embarked on the
process.
Allied's principal motivation in selling the UDC
portfolio is two-fold. First, Allied wants to reaffirm its mission
and pursue it over the next few years with low-cost capital.
Second, it wants to supercharge its balance sheet and reduce its
dependence on the capital markets going forward.
Allied expects to use most of the sale proceeds
to retire debt and the balance to fund current development
activity. Allied may elect to use a portion of the sale proceeds to
buy back units under its NCIB. It does not expect to use any of the
proceeds to fund acquisitions, nor does it expect to engage in
material acquisition activity in 2023.
Outlook
Allied’s internal forecast for 2023 calls for
low-to-mid-single-digit percentage growth in each of same asset
NOI, FFO per unit and AFFO per unit. Allied does not forecast NAV
per unit growth in any given time period.
Allied continues to have deep confidence in, and
commitment to, its strategy of consolidating and intensifying
distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities. Allied firmly
believes that its strategy is underpinned by the most important
secular trends in Canadian and global real estate. Allied also
firmly believes that it has the properties, the financial strength,
the people and the platform necessary to execute its strategy for
the ongoing benefit of its Unitholders and other constituents.
Non-GAAP Measures
Management uses financial measures based on
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS" or "GAAP") and
non-GAAP measures to assess Allied's performance. Non-GAAP measures
do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and
therefore, should not be construed as alternatives to net income or
cash flow from operating activities calculated in accordance with
IFRS. Refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section on page 22 of the
MD&A as at March 31, 2023, available on www.sedar.com, for
an explanation of the composition of the non-GAAP measures used in
this press release and their usefulness for readers in assessing
Allied's performance. Such explanation is incorporated by reference
herein.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP
Measures
The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP
measures to the most comparable IFRS measures for the three months
ended March 31, 2023, and the comparable period in 2022. These
terms do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS
and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by
other publicly traded entities.
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest,
Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted
EBITDA")The following table reconciles Allied's net (loss)
income and comprehensive (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA, a
non-GAAP measure, for the three months ended March 31, 2023
and March 31, 2022.
|
Three months ended |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the
period |
$ |
(13,683 |
) |
$ |
187,190 |
|
Interest expense |
|
24,335 |
|
|
16,669 |
|
Amortization of other
assets |
|
370 |
|
|
261 |
|
Amortization of improvement
allowances |
|
8,368 |
|
|
7,900 |
|
Fair value loss (gain) on
investment properties and investment properties held for sale
(1) |
|
75,791 |
|
|
(101,220 |
) |
Fair value loss (gain) on
derivative instruments |
|
8,024 |
|
|
(19,198 |
) |
Mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based compensation |
|
(210 |
) |
|
120 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
$ |
102,995 |
|
$ |
91,722 |
|
(1) Includes Allied's proportionate share of the
equity accounted investment's fair value loss on investment
properties of $4,023 for the three months ended March 31, 2023
(March 31, 2022 - fair value gain on investment properties of
$7,292).(2) Includes the Urban Data Centre segment which was
classified as a discontinued operation starting in Q4 2022.
Same Asset NOI
Same asset NOI, a non-GAAP measure, is measured
as the net operating income for the properties that Allied owned
and operated for the entire duration of both the current and
comparative period. Same asset NOI of the assets held for sale for
the three months ended March 31, 2023, consists of five
investment properties.
|
Three months ended |
Change |
|
March 31, 2023 |
March 31, 2022 |
$ |
|
% |
|
Rental Portfolio - Same Asset NOI |
$ |
68,221 |
$ |
68,086 |
$ |
135 |
|
0.2 |
% |
Assets
Held for Sale - Same Asset NOI |
|
13,522 |
|
16,279 |
|
(2,757 |
) |
(16.9 |
) |
Rental Portfolio and Assets Held for Sale - Same Asset
NOI |
$ |
81,743 |
$ |
84,365 |
$ |
(2,622 |
) |
(3.1 |
%) |
Development Portfolio - Same Asset NOI |
$ |
4,611 |
$ |
3,002 |
$ |
1,609 |
|
53.6 |
% |
Total Portfolio - Same Asset NOI |
$ |
86,354 |
$ |
87,367 |
$ |
(1,013 |
) |
(1.2 |
%) |
Acquisitions |
$ |
9,030 |
$ |
— |
$ |
9,030 |
|
|
Dispositions |
|
— |
|
435 |
|
(435 |
) |
|
Lease terminations |
|
193 |
|
124 |
|
69 |
|
|
Development fees and corporate items |
|
2,125 |
|
3,188 |
|
(1,063 |
) |
|
Total NOI |
$ |
97,702 |
$ |
91,114 |
$ |
6,588 |
|
7.2 |
% |
Funds from operations ("FFO") and
Adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO")The following
tables reconcile Allied's net (loss) income and comprehensive
(loss) income to FFO, FFO excluding condominium related items and
the mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based compensation, AFFO, and
AFFO excluding condominium related items and the mark-to-market
adjustment on unit-based compensation, which are non-GAAP measures,
for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and March 31,
2022.
|
Three months ended |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
Change |
|
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income from continuing
operations |
$ |
(31,702 |
) |
$ |
68,874 |
|
$ |
(100,576 |
) |
Net income and comprehensive
income from discontinued operations |
|
18,019 |
|
|
118,316 |
|
|
(100,297 |
) |
Adjustment to fair value of
investment properties and investment properties held for sale |
|
71,768 |
|
|
(93,928 |
) |
|
165,696 |
|
Adjustment to fair value of
derivative instruments |
|
8,024 |
|
|
(19,198 |
) |
|
27,222 |
|
Incremental leasing costs |
|
2,240 |
|
|
2,353 |
|
|
(113 |
) |
Amortization of improvement
allowances |
|
8,185 |
|
|
7,767 |
|
|
418 |
|
Amortization of property,
plant and equipment (1) |
|
100 |
|
|
— |
|
|
100 |
|
Adjustments relating to joint
venture: |
|
|
|
Adjustment to fair value on investment properties |
|
4,023 |
|
|
(7,292 |
) |
|
11,315 |
|
Amortization of improvement allowances |
|
183 |
|
|
133 |
|
|
50 |
|
Interest expense(2) |
|
335 |
|
|
315 |
|
|
20 |
|
FFO |
$ |
81,175 |
|
$ |
77,340 |
|
$ |
3,835 |
|
Condominium marketing
costs |
|
120 |
|
|
113 |
|
|
7 |
|
Mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based compensation |
|
(210 |
) |
|
120 |
|
|
(330 |
) |
FFO excluding condominium related items and the
mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based compensation |
$ |
81,085 |
|
$ |
77,573 |
|
$ |
3,512 |
|
Amortization of straight-line
rents |
|
(1,993 |
) |
|
(209 |
) |
|
(1,784 |
) |
Regular leasing
expenditures |
|
(1,126 |
) |
|
(3,195 |
) |
|
2,069 |
|
Regular maintenance capital
expenditures |
|
(33 |
) |
|
(386 |
) |
|
353 |
|
Incremental leasing costs
(related to regular leasing expenditures) |
|
(1,568 |
) |
|
(1,647 |
) |
|
79 |
|
Recoverable maintenance
capital expenditures |
|
(1,835 |
) |
|
(315 |
) |
|
(1,520 |
) |
Adjustment relating to joint
venture: |
|
|
|
Amortization of straight-line rents |
|
(48 |
) |
|
(250 |
) |
|
202 |
|
AFFO excluding condominium related items and the
mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based compensation |
$ |
74,482 |
|
$ |
71,571 |
|
$ |
2,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of
units (3) |
|
|
|
Basic |
|
139,765,128 |
|
|
128,074,012 |
|
|
11,691,116 |
|
Diluted |
|
139,765,128 |
|
|
128,279,982 |
|
|
11,485,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
Per unit - basic |
|
|
|
FFO |
$ |
0.581 |
|
$ |
0.604 |
|
$ |
(0.023 |
) |
FFO excluding condominium
related items and the mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based
compensation |
$ |
0.580 |
|
$ |
0.606 |
|
$ |
(0.026 |
) |
AFFO excluding condominium
related items and the mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based
compensation |
$ |
0.533 |
|
$ |
0.559 |
|
$ |
(0.026 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Per unit - diluted |
|
|
|
FFO |
$ |
0.581 |
|
$ |
0.603 |
|
$ |
(0.022 |
) |
FFO excluding condominium
related items and the mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based
compensation |
$ |
0.580 |
|
$ |
0.605 |
|
$ |
(0.025 |
) |
AFFO excluding condominium
related items and the mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based
compensation |
$ |
0.533 |
|
$ |
0.558 |
|
$ |
(0.025 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Pay-out Ratio |
|
|
|
FFO |
|
77.5 |
% |
|
72.4 |
% |
|
5.1 |
% |
FFO excluding condominium
related items and the mark-to-market adjustment on unit-based
compensation |
|
77.6 |
% |
|
72.1 |
% |
|
5.5 |
% |
AFFO
excluding condominium related items and the mark-to-market
adjustment on unit-based compensation |
|
84.4 |
% |
|
78.2 |
% |
|
6.2 |
% |
(1) Property, plant and equipment relates to owner-occupied
property.(2) This amount represents interest expense on Allied's
joint venture investment in TELUS Sky and is not capitalized under
IFRS, but is allowed as an adjustment under REALPAC's definition of
FFO. (3) The weighted average number of units includes Units and
Exchangeable LP Units. The Exchangeable LP Units are classified as
equity in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
as non-controlling interests.
Cautionary Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking
statements with respect to Allied, its operations, strategy,
financial performance and condition and the expected impact of the
global pandemic and consequent economic disruption. These
statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking
words such as "forecast", “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”,
“anticipate”, “intends”, “believe” or “continue” or the negative
thereof or similar variations. Allied’s actual results and
performance discussed herein could differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements are
qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties
surrounding future expectations, including the effect of the global
pandemic and consequent economic disruption. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations
include, among other things, general economic and market factors,
competition, changes in government regulations and the factors
described under “Risk Factors” in Allied’s Annual Information Form
which is available at www.sedar.com. The cautionary statements
qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to Allied and
persons acting on its behalf. Unless otherwise stated, all
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release, and Allied has no obligation to update such
statements.
About Allied
Allied is a leading operator of distinctive
urban workspace in Canada’s major cities and network-dense UDC
space in Toronto. Allied’s mission is to provide knowledge-based
organizations with workspace that is sustainable and conducive to
human wellness, creativity, connectivity and diversity. Allied’s
vision is to make a continuous contribution to cities and culture
that elevates and inspires the humanity in all people.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Michael EmoryPresident & Chief Executive Officer(416)
977-0643memory@alliedreit.com
Tom BurnsExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating
Officer(416) 977-9002tburns@alliedreit.com
Cecilia WilliamsExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer(416) 977-9002cwilliams@alliedreit.com
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