MILL VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (“FCPT” or the “Company”, NYSE: FCPT)
today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31,
2018.
A supplemental financial and operating report that contains non-GAAP
measures and other defined terms, along with this press release, has
been posted to the investor relations section of the Company’s website
at http://investors.fcpt.com/.
Management Comments
Bill Lenehan stated, “In a competitive market for creditworthy net lease
restaurant properties, FCPT continues to make progress on accretive
acquisition opportunities adding to our already high-quality portfolio.
At the same time, we remain committed to a strong balance sheet and
liquidity position and have significant financial flexibility to act
when necessary to take advantage of the opportunities in the
marketplace.”
Financial Results
Rental Revenue and Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders
-
Rental revenue for the first quarter in 2018 reached $29.6 million, a
6.6% increase over the same quarter in 2017, and consisted of $27.3
million in cash rents and $2.3 million of straight-line and other
non-cash rent adjustments.
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Net income attributable to common shareholders was $16.3 million for
the first quarter in 2018, or $0.26 per diluted share. These results
compared to net income of $15.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share,
for the same quarter in 2017.
Funds from Operations (FFO)
-
NAREIT-defined FFO for the first quarter in 2018 was $21.3 million, or
$0.35 per diluted share, representing flat per diluted share results
compared to the first quarter in 2017.
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)
-
AFFO for the first quarter in 2018 was $20.8 million, or $0.34 per
diluted share, representing an increase of 6.3% in per diluted share
results compared to the first quarter in 2017.
General and Administrative (G&A) Expense
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G&A expense for the first quarter in 2018 was $3.7 million, including
$1.2 million of non-cash, stock-based compensation. These results
compared to G&A expense of $2.9 million, including $0.5 million of
non-cash, stock-based compensation for the same quarter in 2017.
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Cash G&A expense (after excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
for the first quarter in 2018 was $2.5 million, representing 9.1% of
cash rental income for the quarter. These results compared favorably
to the first quarter in 2017, when cash G&A expense was 9.3% of cash
rental income.
Dividends
-
FCPT declared a dividend of $0.2750 per common share for the first
quarter of 2018.
Portfolio Activities
Acquisitions
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During the first quarter of 2018, FCPT acquired 12 restaurant
properties with a combined investment value of $20.3 million, at an
initial weighted average cash yield of 6.8% and a weighted average
lease term of 9.3 years. Ten of the properties were purchased from
Washington Prime Group Inc. and represented the first of two tranches
in the 41-property acquisition announced in September 2017. Closing of
the 31 remaining properties in the second tranche is expected to be
completed late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of
2018, subject to remaining due diligence and customary closing
conditions.
Liquidity and Capital Markets
Capital Raising
-
FCPT did not sell common shares during the first quarter of 2018.
Credit Facility and Unsecured Note
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At March 31, 2018, FCPT had $525 million of outstanding debt,
consisting of a $400 million term loan and $125 million of unsecured
fixed rate notes. At quarter end, FCPT was undrawn on its $250 million
revolving credit facility, and had $53.1 million of available cash and
cash equivalents.
Real Estate Portfolio
As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s rental portfolio consisted of 527
restaurant properties located in 44 states. The properties are 99.9%
occupied (measured by square feet) under long-term, net leases with a
weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 12.7 years and an
estimated portfolio weighted average EBITDAR to Lease Rent coverage of
4.7x.
Conference Call Information
Company management will host a conference call and audio webcast on
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:00 am Eastern Time to discuss the results.
Interested parties can listen to the call via the following:
Internet: Go to http://dpregister.com/10119063
at least 15 minutes prior to start time of the call, in order to
register and to download any necessary audio software. Please note for
those that register, the dial-in number will be provided upon
registration.
Phone: 1-888-346-5243 (domestic) / 1-412-317-5120 (international).
Participants not pre-registered must ask to be joined into the Four
Corners Property Trust call.
Replay: Available through July 26, 2018 by dialing 1-877-344-7529
(domestic) / 1-412-317-0088 (international), Replay Access Code 10119063.
About FCPT
FCPT is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the
acquisition and leasing of restaurant properties. The Company seeks to
grow its portfolio by acquiring additional real estate to lease for use
in the restaurant and related food services industry.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements
include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and
those regarding the Company’s intent, belief or expectations, including,
but not limited to, statements regarding: operating and financial
performance; and expectations regarding the making of distributions and
the payment of dividends. Words such as “anticipate(s),” “expect(s),”
“intend(s),” “plan(s),” “believe(s),” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,”
“should,” “seek(s)” and similar expressions, or the negative of these
terms, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such
statements are made and, except in the normal course of the Company’s
public disclosure obligations, the Company expressly disclaims any
obligation to publicly release any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in the Company’s
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on
which any statement is based. Forward-looking statements are based on
management’s current expectations and beliefs and the Company can give
no assurance that its expectations or the events described will occur as
described. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the
company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the company’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and other risks described in
documents subsequently filed by the company from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Notice Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
In addition to U.S. GAAP financial measures, this press release and the
referenced supplemental financial and operating report contain and may
refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial
measures are in addition to, not a substitute for or superior to,
measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered replacements
for, and should be read together with, the most comparable GAAP
financial measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measures and statements of why management believes these
measures are useful to investors are included in the supplemental
financial and operating report, which can be found in the investor
relations section of our website.
Supplemental Materials and Website:
Supplemental materials on the First Quarter 2018 operating results and
other information on the Company are available on the investors
relations section of FCPT’s website at www.investors.fcpt.com.
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Four Corners Property Trust
Consolidated Statements
of Income
(Unaudited)
(In thousands,
except share and per share data) |
| |
|
| | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2018 |
| 2017 |
| | | |
|
|
Revenues:
| | | | |
|
Rental revenue
| |
$
|
29,589
| | |
$
|
27,764
| |
|
Restaurant revenue
| |
|
5,214
|
| |
|
4,943
|
|
|
Total revenues
| | |
34,803
| | | |
32,707
| |
| | | |
|
|
Operating expenses:
| | | | |
|
General and administrative
| | |
3,669
| | | |
2,863
| |
|
Depreciation and amortization
| | |
5,345
| | | |
5,409
| |
|
Restaurant expenses
| | |
4,870
| | | |
4,668
| |
|
Interest expense
| |
|
4,855
|
| |
|
4,094
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
| | |
18,739
| | | |
17,034
| |
| | | |
|
|
Other income
| |
|
358
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
| | | |
|
|
Income before income tax
| | |
16,422
| | | |
15,678
| |
|
Income tax expense
| |
|
(58
|
)
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
| | | |
|
|
Net income
| | |
16,364
| | | |
15,633
| |
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
| |
|
(109
|
)
| |
|
(117
|
)
|
| Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders | |
$
|
16,255
|
| |
$
|
15,516
|
|
| | | |
|
|
Basic net income per share
| |
$
|
0.27
| | |
$
|
0.26
| |
|
Diluted net income per share
| |
$
|
0.26
| | |
$
|
0.26
| |
|
Regular dividends declared per share
| |
$
|
0.2750
| | |
$
|
0.2425
| |
| | | |
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
| | | | |
|
Basic
| | |
61,291,642
| | | |
59,929,276
| |
|
Diluted
| | |
61,413,978
| | | |
59,995,930
| |
| | | | | | | |
|
|
| |
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Four Corners Property Trust
Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(In thousands, except share data) |
| | | |
|
| | March 31, 2018 | | |
| | (Unaudited) | | December 31, 2017 |
| ASSETS | | | | |
|
Real estate investments:
| | | | |
|
Land
| |
$
|
463,020
| | |
$
|
449,331
| |
|
Buildings, equipment and improvements
| |
|
1,121,129
|
| |
|
1,115,624
|
|
|
Total real estate investments
| | |
1,584,149
| | | |
1,564,955
| |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation
| |
|
(604,055
|
)
| |
|
(598,846
|
)
|
|
Total real estate investments, net
| | |
980,094
| | | |
966,109
| |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
| | |
53,066
| | | |
64,466
| |
|
Straight-line rent adjustment
| | |
23,413
| | | |
21,130
| |
|
Derivative assets
| | |
10,138
| | | |
4,997
| |
|
Other assets
| |
|
9,040
|
| |
|
11,957
|
|
| Total Assets | |
$
|
1,075,751
|
| |
$
|
1,068,659
|
|
| | | |
|
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | | |
| | | |
|
|
Liabilities:
| | | | |
|
Long-term debt ($525,000 net of deferred financing costs)
| |
$
|
515,994
| | |
$
|
515,539
| |
|
Dividends payable
| | |
16,855
| | | |
16,843
| |
|
Rent received in advance
| | |
8,462
| | | |
8,295
| |
|
Derivative liabilities
| | |
-
| | | |
8
| |
|
Other liabilities
| |
|
6,447
|
| |
|
5,706
|
|
|
Total liabilities
| |
|
547,758
|
| |
|
546,391
|
|
| | | |
|
|
Equity:
| | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares
authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding
| | |
-
| | | |
-
| |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 500,000,000 shares
authorized, 61,391,187 and 61,329,489 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively
| | |
6
| | | |
6
| |
|
Additional paid-in capital
| | |
474,869
| | | |
473,685
| |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
| | |
10,055
| | | |
4,478
| |
|
Noncontrolling interest
| | |
7,812
| | | |
7,781
| |
|
Retained earnings
| |
|
35,251
|
| |
|
36,318
|
|
|
Total equity
| |
|
527,993
|
| |
|
522,268
|
|
| Total Liabilities and Equity | |
$
|
1,075,751
|
| |
$
|
1,068,659
|
|
| | | | | | | |
|
|
| |
| |
Four Corners Property Trust
FFO and AFFO
(Unaudited)
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) |
| | | |
|
| | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2018 | | 2017 |
| Funds from operations (FFO): | | | | |
|
Net income
| |
$
|
16,364
| | |
$
|
15,633
| |
|
Depreciation and amortization
| | |
5,195
| | | |
5,318
| |
|
Realized gain on exchange of real estate (1) | |
|
(228
|
)
| |
|
-
|
|
| FFO (as defined by NAREIT) | |
$
|
21,331
|
| |
$
|
20,951
|
|
|
Straight-line rent
| | |
(2,283
|
)
| | |
(2,373
|
)
|
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation
| | |
1,184
| | | |
494
| |
|
Non-cash amortization of deferred financing costs
| | |
455
| | | |
398
| |
|
Other non-cash interest (income) expense
| | |
(5
|
)
| | |
52
| |
|
Non-real estate investment depreciation
| | |
13
| | | |
11
| |
|
Amortization of capitalized leasing costs
| | |
122
| | | |
80
| |
|
Amortization of above and below market leases
| |
|
15
|
| |
|
-
|
|
| Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) | |
$
|
20,832
|
| |
$
|
19,613
|
|
| | | |
|
|
Fully diluted shares outstanding (2) | | |
61,823,298
| | | |
60,423,913
| |
| | | |
|
| FFO per diluted share | |
$
|
0.35
| | |
$
|
0.35
| |
| | | |
|
| AFFO per diluted share | |
$
|
0.34
| | |
$
|
0.32
| |
| | | |
|
| | | |
|
|
(1) Non-cash gain recognized for GAAP purposes on the transfer of
nonfinancial assets related to an excess land parcel exchange.
|
|
(2) Assumes the issuance of common shares for OP units held by
non-controlling interest.
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FCPT
Bill Lenehan, 415-965-8031
CEO
or
Gerry
Morgan, 415-965-8032
CFO
Source: Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.