-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V7cz/axnRnAV1Af3gLGJoXwwBbrgbppRW1pDy/UKKQGG+RossyhXREYcyX0IZ3XC okAGHwhlblIZQA9hSFrFMA== 0001104659-07-059447.txt : 20070807 0001104659-07-059447.hdr.sgml : 20070807 20070807085247 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-059447 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070806 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070807 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GMH Communities Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001293200 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS [6513] IRS NUMBER: 201181390 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32290 FILM NUMBER: 071030035 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 CAMPUS BOULEVARD CITY: NEWTOWN SQUARE STATE: PA ZIP: 19073 BUSINESS PHONE: 610-355-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 CAMPUS BOULEVARD CITY: NEWTOWN SQUARE STATE: PA ZIP: 19073 8-K 1 a07-20472_28k.htm 8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2007 (August 6, 2007)

GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

 

001-32290

 

201181390

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

10 Campus Boulevard

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073

(Address of principal executive offices)

(610) 355-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 




Item 2.02.              Results of Operations and Financial Results.

On August 6, 2007, GMH Communities Trust issued a press release relating to its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)           Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

None.

(b)          Pro Forma Financial Information.

None.

(c)           Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated August 6, 2007 for GMH Communities Trust, furnished in accordance with Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 7, 2007

 

 

 

 

GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph M. Macchione

 

 

Name:

Joseph M. Macchione

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 




Exhibit Index

Exhibit
No.

 

Document Name

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated August 6, 2007 for GMH Communities Trust, furnished in accordance with Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 



EX-99.1 2 a07-20472_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

GMH Communities Trust

10 Campus Boulevard

Newtown Square, PA 19073


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GMH Communities Trust Announces

2007 Second Quarter Results

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA — August 6, 2007—GMH Communities Trust (NYSE: GCT), one of the leading providers of housing, lifestyle and community solutions for college students and members of the U.S. military and their families, today reported results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2007.

Second Quarter 2007 Financial Highlights:

·                  Funds from operations (FFO) increased to $12.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007, from $9.6 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the comparable period last year.

·                  Net income increased to $24.1 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007, as compared to a net loss of $541,000, or $(0.01) per diluted share, for the comparable period last year.

·                  Net income from continuing operations increased to $12.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $810,000, or $(0.02) per diluted share, for the comparable period last year.

·                  The Company paid a regular quarterly dividend of $0.1650 per share on July 13, 2007, and management has indicated that this quarterly dividend is sustainable through the remainder of 2007.

Significant Operating Achievements and Recent Developments:

·                  As of August 6, 2007, pre-leasing for the Company’s wholly-owned student housing portfolio for 2007-2008 academic year was approximately 87%, as compared to approximately 88% as of the same time last year. The Company projects an overall net rental rate increase of 2.6% for the 2007-2008 academic year, when compared with the net rate achieved for the same period last year.

·                  During May 2007, terminated former line of credit with Wachovia Bank, otherwise scheduled to mature on June 1, 2007, which had been secured by all of the Company’s student housing and military housing assets. Entered into three-year $100.0 million revolving note facility with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Note facility is secured solely by military housing cash flows from limited number of projects in operation or under exclusive negotiation and provides greater flexibility under debt covenants than former line of credit.

·                  Completed formation of joint venture with Fidelity Real Estate Group covering six student housing properties, resulting in net proceeds totaling approximately $61.3 million. Completed sale of five student housing properties to SCI Real Estate Investments, resulting in approximately $57.4 million in net proceeds. Entered into management agreements covering the Fidelity joint venture properties and SCI sale properties, permitting retention of significant management fee income in future periods.




·                  Sold Campus Commons, a student housing property located in Eugene, OR, to Horizon Realty Advisors in July 2007, yielding net proceeds of approximately $9.9 million.

·                  On August 1, 2007, completed the acquisition of Blanton Commons-Phase II, located in Valdosta, GA and containing a total of 72 units and 264 beds. The property was acquired for a purchase price of approximately $11.2 million. Simultaneously with the acquisition, the Company placed approximately $29.0 million in combined mortgage debt on Blanton Commons-Phase II and Blanton Commons-Phase I, an adjoining property that was already owned by the Company and previously unencumbered.  The mortgage debt has a term of 10 years, with monthly interest-only payments for the initial five years, at a fixed interest rate of 6.335%.  The joint acquisition and financing resulted in net proceeds of approximately $17.8 million to the Company.

·                  Sale and joint venture transactions yielded a gain to the Company of approximately $41.2 million, which resulted in a leveraged internal rate of return equal to approximately 35%.

·                  Sale, joint venture and financing transactions to date signify successful completion of management’s previously-announced 2007 strategic financial initiatives, and generated approximately $219.5 million. These net proceeds represent an amount sufficient to repay all outstanding debt under former line of credit and existing Merrill Lynch facility.

·                  GMH Military Housing selected by the Department of the Army to enter into exclusive negotiations for the family housing privatization project at Fort Jackson (Columbia, SC). The 50-year project is expected to have a six-year initial development period (IDP), with project costs valued in excess of $180 million and covers 990 end-state housing units.

·                  GMH Military Housing selected by the U.S. Air Force as the highest ranked offeror for the privatization of family housing at Vandenberg Air Force Base (Lompoc, CA). The 50-year project is expected to have a five-year IDP, with project costs valued in excess of $150 million and covers 867 end-state housing units.

“We are very pleased with the progress made to date in strengthening our balance sheet, improving our overall liquidity, enhancing our student housing operating performance and growing our military housing business,” said Gary M. Holloway, Sr., the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “By executing on our strategic initiatives, we have successfully reduced our overall leverage, while yielding sufficient proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under our former line of credit and current note facility.  From a liquidity standpoint, we have a significant capital borrowing base to pursue future growth opportunities in our student and military housing divisions. We are actively engaged in lease-up for the Fall, and our pre-leasing activity will continue well into September on the West Coast and other locations where the academic year starts later than most other areas in the country.  Our military housing division also continues to be successful in its pursuit of additional project awards, with our most recent awards of exclusive negotiation for the Army’s Fort Jackson project and selection as highest ranked offeror for the Air Force’s Vandenberg project.  We look forward to continuing our success in both our student and military housing segments throughout the remainder of 2007.”

Second Quarter 2007 Results of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company reported net income of approximately $24.1 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $541,000, or $(0.01) per diluted share, for the comparable quarter in the prior year.  FFO for the second quarter of 2007 was approximately $12.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, as compared to $9.6 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2006. Net income from continuing operations for the




three months ended June 30, 2007 was $12.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $810,000, or $(0.02) per diluted share, for the comparable quarter in the prior year. Net income from continuing operations and FFO for the three months ended June 30, 2007 were negatively impacted by the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the Company’s former line of credit of approximately $0.6 million, or $0.01 per diluted share (before minority interest).  Net income and FFO for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were negatively impacted by a charge of $2.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share (before taxes and minority interest), relating to the Company’s Audit Committee investigation and operations of the Special Committee, each of which concluded prior to 2006 year-end.

Adjusted net income, representing net income before $41.2 million ($24.3 million, net of minority interest) in gain resulting from our Fidelity joint venture property sales and SCI student housing property sales during the second quarter, was $702,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007. Adjusted net income from continuing operations, representing net income before gain from the sale to joint venture, was $34,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007. Adjusted EBITDA, representing net income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest, interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain on sale to joint venture, and Audit Committee and Special Committee expenses, totaled $28.4 million for the second quarter of 2007 as compared to $22.7 million for the comparable quarter last year, representing an increase of $5.7 million or 25%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company reported net income of $24.2 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $599,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the comparable prior year period.  FFO was $25.2 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to FFO of $21.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter in the prior year.

Net income from our continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $12.0 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $96,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter last year.   Net income from continuing operations and FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2007, were negatively impacted by the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the Company’s former line of credit of approximately $1.7 million (before minority interest), or $0.02 per diluted share, for the six month period ended June 30, 2007.  Net income and FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were negatively impacted by a charge of $4.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share (before taxes and minority interest), relating to the Company’s Audit Committee investigation and operations of the Special Committee, each of which concluded prior to 2006 year-end.

Adjusted net income for the six months ending June 30, 2007 was $830,000, or $0.02 per diluted share.  Adjusted net income from continuing operations represented a loss of $399,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2007. Adjusted EBITDA totaled $58.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to $47.2 million for the comparable quarter last year, representing an increase of $11.3 million or 24%.

The financial tables and schedules accompanying this press release contain reconciliations of each of (i) FFO, adjusted net income, adjusted net income from continuing operations, and adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) from continuing operations, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and (ii) FFO per diluted share and adjusted net income per diluted share to earnings per diluted share, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.




Business Segment Review for Second Quarter 2007

Student Housing Segment

·                  Net income from continuing operations relating to the Company’s student housing segment (excluding $21.8 million from the gain on sale to joint venture) represented a loss of approximately $2.9 million, based on total revenue of approximately $46.9 million during the second quarter of 2007, as compared with a net loss from continuing operations for the student housing segment during the comparable quarter last year of approximately $156,000, based on total revenue of approximately $39.7 million.

·                  Revenues for the same store properties, representing 49 properties that the Company owned during both second quarter periods, increased approximately $525,000, or 1.5%, to $35.7 million in 2007, as compared with $35.2 million for the same period in 2006.

As of June 30, 2007, the Company owned, or had ownership interests in, 73 student housing properties containing a total of 13,640 units and 43,802 beds and seven undeveloped or partially developed parcels of land held for development as student housing properties.  This portfolio included eight properties containing a total of 1,140 units and 4,160 beds in which the Company held a 10% interest through joint ventures with third parties, and for which the Company provides management services.  In addition, the Company managed a total of 18 student housing properties owned by others, containing a total of 3,053 units and 9,900 beds, including 51 units and 279 beds currently under construction.

Military Housing Segment

·                  As of June 30, 2007, the Company earned fees for providing development, construction, renovation and management services on 10 military housing projects, encompassing 25 military bases with an aggregate of 20,364 end-state housing units. As of August 6, 2007, our military housing projects covered an aggregate of 19,021 end-state housing units, as a result of a restructuring of our Navy Northeast Region project, which was completed on July 26, 2007 and is described in more detail in our Supplemental Information Package.

·                  Net income relating to the military housing segment for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was approximately $6.8 million, based on total revenue of approximately $25.5 million (or $9.2 million, excluding approximately $16.2 million in expense reimbursements), as compared with net income of approximately $5.8 million for the same quarter last year, based on total revenue of approximately $25.1 million (or $7.7 million, excluding approximately $17.5 million in expense reimbursements).

The military housing division currently has under review three potential additional military housing privatization project opportunities.  The Company is in active negotiations regarding its recently awarded Fort Jackson and West Point projects with the Army, Vandenberg project with the Air Force, and Navy Southeast Region project with the Navy. The Navy Southeast Region project is expected to commence operations during the fourth quarter of 2007, and the remaining projects are expected to commence operations during the first half of 2008. In addition, the Company expects its unaccompanied housing projects associated with the Army’s Fort Bliss and Fort Stewart to commence operations prior to the 2007 year-end.

Webcast and Conference Call Details

Management will conduct a conference call and live webcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 to review the Company’s second quarter 2007 results.

The conference call dial in number is 303-262-2142. An audio webcast of the conference call will be available to the




public, on a listen-only basis, via the Internet at the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.gmhcommunities.com. Please allow extra time, prior to the call, to visit the site and download the necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. A replay of the webcast will also be available at the Company’s website for 30 days following the call.

Supplemental Information

The Company will produce a supplemental information package that provides details regarding its operating performance, investing activities and overall financial position for the second quarter of 2007. A copy of this supplemental information package will be available on the Company’s website at www.gmhcommunities.com under the Investor Relations section.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains non-GAAP (“Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”) information that is generally provided by most publicly traded REITs and that we believe may be of interest to the investment community. Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are included in a schedule accompanying this press release.

About GMH Communities Trust

GMH Communities Trust (www.gmhcommunities.com) is a publicly-traded Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT). We are a self-advised, self- managed, specialty housing company focused on providing housing to college and university students residing off-campus and to members of the U.S. military and their families residing on or near bases throughout the United States. GMH Communities also provides property management services to third-party owners of student housing properties, including colleges, universities, and other private owners. The Company, based in Newtown Square, PA, employs more than 2,150 people throughout the United States.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release that are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting us are “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “estimate” or other comparable terminology. These statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, including the risks relating to our business presented in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information contact:

At The Company

 

Gregory FCA

 

Financial Relations Board

Kathleen M. Grim

 

Greg Matusky

 

Joe Calabrese

610.355.8206

 

610.642.8253

 

212.827.3772

kgrim@gmh-inc.com

 

(General Media Contact)

 

(Analyst Info)

 

*******Financial Tables Follow *******

See Supplemental Information Package for Additional Financial Information

 




GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par value and number of shares)

 

 

June 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Student housing properties

 

$

1,435,509

 

$

1,659,422

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

76,088

 

66,855

 

 

 

1,359,421

 

1,592,567

 

Corporate assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate assets

 

9,808

 

9,427

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

1,257

 

1,002

 

 

 

8,551

 

8,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

30,344

 

22,539

 

Restricted cash

 

24,956

 

16,955

 

Accounts and other receivables, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Related party

 

16,233

 

17,131

 

Third party

 

3,365

 

2,762

 

Investments in military housing projects

 

51,726

 

37,987

 

Deferred contract costs

 

1,189

 

2,344

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

5,047

 

5,103

 

Lease intangibles, net

 

272

 

2,468

 

Deposits

 

1,176

 

907

 

Assets held for sale

 

39,868

 

—

 

Other assets

 

5,015

 

4,802

 

Total assets

 

$

1,547,163

 

$

1,713,990

 

LIABILITIES AND BENEFICIARIES’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

$

962,451

 

$

1,028,290

 

Note facility and line of credit

 

60,205

 

199,435

 

Accounts payable

 

3,117

 

3,213

 

Accrued expenses

 

27,777

 

27,257

 

Dividends and distributions payable

 

12,077

 

12,077

 

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

 

27,581

 

—

 

Other liabilities

 

20,022

 

28,446

 

Total liabilities

 

1,113,230

 

1,298,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

165,745

 

157,972

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

—

 

—

 

Beneficiaries’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 41,621,594 and 41,567,146 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively

 

42

 

42

 

Preferred shares—100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

 

—

 

—

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

325,746

 

325,347

 

Cumulative earnings

 

25,536

 

1,324

 

Cumulative dividends

 

(83,136

)

(69,413

)

Total beneficiaries’ equity

 

268,188

 

257,300

 

Total liabilities and beneficiaries’ equity

 

$

1,547,163

 

$

1,713,990

 

 




GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share information)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

Revenue:

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Rent and other property income

 

$

46,917

 

$

39,750

 

$

98,382

 

$

79,409

 

Expense reimbursements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related party

 

16,639

 

17,675

 

34,038

 

31,055

 

Third party

 

1,357

 

1,389

 

2,803

 

2,725

 

Management fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related party

 

2,617

 

2,101

 

5,038

 

4,140

 

Third party

 

656

 

647

 

1,334

 

1,655

 

Other fee income-related party

 

7,435

 

5,581

 

13,573

 

10,261

 

Other income

 

196

 

51

 

424

 

141

 

Total revenue

 

75,817

 

67,194

 

155,592

 

129,386

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

21,623

 

17,713

 

43,766

 

34,171

 

Reimbursed expenses

 

17,996

 

19,064

 

36,841

 

33,780

 

Real estate taxes

 

4,492

 

3,917

 

9,394

 

7,660

 

Administrative expenses

 

4,496

 

4,931

 

9,366

 

9,011

 

Audit Committee and Special Committee expenses

 

—

 

2,301

 

—

 

4,876

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

11,308

 

9,826

 

23,113

 

19,298

 

Interest

 

15,746

 

10,839

 

33,221

 

20,968

 

Total operating expenses

 

75,661

 

68,591

 

155,701

 

129,764

 

Gain on sale to joint venture

 

21,773

 

—

 

21,773

 

—

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities, income taxes and minority interest

 

21,929

 

(1,397

)

21,664

 

(378

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

1,230

 

1,174

 

2,259

 

2,390

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

23,159

 

(223

)

23,923

 

2,012

 

Income taxes

 

1,327

 

1,214

 

2,852

 

2,187

 

Income (loss) before minority interest from continuing operations

 

21,832

 

(1,437

)

21,071

 

(175

)

Less minority interest attributable to continuing operations

 

9,431

 

(627

)

9,103

 

(79

)

Net Income (loss) income from continuing operations

 

12,401

 

(810

)

11,968

 

(96

)

Discontinued Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before minority interest

 

1,175

 

478

 

2,164

 

1,265

 

Gain on sale of student housing properties

 

19,390

 

—

 

19,390

 

—

 

Less minority interest attributable to discontinued operations

 

8,883

 

209

 

9,311

 

570

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

11,682

 

269

 

12,243

 

695

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

24,083

 

$

(541)

 

$

24,211

 

$

599

 

Earnings (loss) per common share-basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operation

 

$

0.30

 

$

(0.02

)

$

0.29

 

$

0.00

 

Discontinued operations

 

0.28

 

0.01

 

$

0.29

 

0.01

 

 

 

$

0.58

 

$

(0.01

)

0.58

 

$

0.01

 

Earnings (loss) per common share-diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.30

 

$

(0.02

)

$

0.29

 

$

0.00

 

Discontinued operations

 

0.28

 

0.01

 

0.29

 

0.01

 

 

 

$

0.58

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.58

 

$

0.01

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

41,503,312

 

40,872,036

 

41,498,941

 

40,275,829

 

Diluted

 

73,119,138

 

73,097,859

 

73,119,138

 

73,537,988

 

Common share dividend declared per share

 

$

0.165

 

$

0.2275

 

$

0.33

 

$

0.455

 

 




Leveraged Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

We use the term leveraged internal rate of return in this press release. We calculate leveraged IRR by using our initial equity investment in the property, together with monthly cash flows from the property after debt service and further offset by any capital expenditures.  Proceeds used to calculate leveraged IRR included the gross sales price for the property, minus any closing costs and debt retirement.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Funds From Operations

Funds from operations, or FFO, is a widely recognized measure of REIT performance. Although FFO is not a generally accepted accounting principle, or GAAP, financial measure, we believe that information regarding FFO is helpful to shareholders and potential investors. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we do. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) before minority interest of unitholders, excluding gains (losses) on sales of depreciable operating property and extraordinary items (computed in accordance with GAAP), plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The GAAP measure that we believe to be most directly comparable to FFO, net income (loss), includes depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses on property sales and minority interest. In computing FFO, we eliminate these items because, in our view, they are not indicative of the results from our property operations. To facilitate a clear understanding of our historical operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as presented in the financial tables included in the financial statements that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions to shareholders.

Diluted funds from operations per share (“Diluted FFO per share”)

Diluted FFO per share, or sometimes referenced as FFO per diluted share, is (1) FFO adjusted to add back any convertible preferred share dividends and any other changes in FFO that would result from the assumed conversion of securities that are convertible or exchangeable into common shares divided by (2) the sum of the (a) weighted average common shares outstanding during a period, (b) weighted average common units outstanding during a period and (c) weighted average number of potential additional common shares that would have been outstanding during a period if other securities that are convertible or exchangeable into common shares were converted or exchanged. However, the computation of Diluted FFO per share does not assume conversion of securities that are convertible into common shares if the conversion of those securities would increase Diluted FFO per share in a given period. The Company believes that Diluted FFO per share is useful to investors because it provides investors with a further context for evaluating its FFO results in the same manner that investors use earnings per share in evaluating net income available to common shareholders. In addition, since most equity REITs provide Diluted FFO per share information to the investment community, the Company believes Diluted FFO per share is a useful supplemental measure for comparing the Company to other equity REITs. The Company believes that diluted EPS is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Diluted FFO per share. Diluted FFO per share, as it is based on FFO, has most of the same limitations as FFO (described above); management compensates for these limitations by using the measure simply as a supplemental measure that is weighed in the balance with other GAAP and non-GAAP measures.




 

The following table presents a reconciliation of FFO to net income (loss), and FFO per diluted share to earnings (loss) per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 (in thousands, except for per share data):

 

 

Three months
ended

 

Three months
ended

 

Six months 
ended

 

Six months 
ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2007

 

June 30, 2006

 

June 30, 2007

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

24,083

 

$

(541

)

$

24,211

 

$

599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest attributable to continuing operations

 

9,431

 

(627

)

9,103

 

(79

)

Minority interest attributable to discontinued Operations

 

8,883

 

209

 

9,311

 

570

 

Depreciation on real property

 

10,095

 

8,811

 

21,476

 

17,329

 

Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures

 

110

 

—

 

110

 

—

 

Amortization of lease intangibles

 

1,072

 

1,731

 

2,197

 

3,400

 

Gain on sale of properties

 

(41,164

)

—

 

(41,164

)

—

 

FFO

 

$

12,510

 

$

9,583

 

$

25,243

 

$

21,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share/unit — basic

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.30

 

Weighted-average shares/units outstanding — basic

 

73,119,138

 

72,496,653

 

73,119,138

 

71,901,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share/unit — fully diluted

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.30

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding — fully diluted

 

73,119,138

 

73,097,859

 

73,119,138

 

73,537,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS — basic

 

$

0.58

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.58

 

$

0.01

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding — basic

 

41,503,312

 

40,872,036

 

41,498,941

 

40,275,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS — fully diluted

 

$

0.58

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.58

 

$

0.01

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding — fully diluted

 

73,119,138

 

73,097,859

 

73,119,138

 

73,537,988

 

 




 

Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations and Adjusted EBITDA

This press release includes references to adjusted net income, adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations and adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted net income represents net income as adjusted for gain from sales of student housing properties to SCI Real Estate Investments and into our joint venture with Fidelity Real Estate Group during the second quarter. Adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations represents net income (loss) from continuing operations as adjusted for gain on sale to joint venture. We believe adjusted net income and adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations are useful measures of our operating performance, as they provide us with a measure of our profitability, by removing the gains from non-operating activities, enabling us to analyze our operating performance on a comparable basis to our competitors, regardless of capital structure.  Adjusted net income and adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to these measures as reported by other companies that do not define them exactly as we define the term.  Adjusted net income and adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of liquidity.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as net income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest, interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain on sale to joint venture, and Audit Committee and Special Committee expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of our operating performance, as it provides us with a measure of our profitability, by removing the impact of our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization), non-operating gains (losses), and the leverage from our operating results, enabling us to analyze our operating performance on a comparable basis to our competitors, regardless of capital structure.  Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to adjusted EBITDA reported by other companies that do not define adjusted EBITDA exactly as we define the term.  Adjusted EBITDA does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of liquidity.

The following tables present reconciliations of net income (loss) and net income (loss) from continuing operations as adjusted to add back the items described above for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 (in thousands):

Adjusted Net Income

 

 

Three months
ended

 

 

 

Six months
ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2007

 

Diluted
EPS

 

June 30, 2007

 

Diluted
EPS

 

Net income

 

$

4,083

 

$

0.58

 

$

24,211

 

$

0.58

 

Gain on sale to joint venture, net of minority interest (a)

 

(12,367

)

(0.30

)

(12,367

)

(0.30

)

Gain on sale of student housing properties, net of minority interest (b)

 

(11,014

)

(0.26

)

(11,014

)

(0.26

)

 

 

$

702

 

$

0.02

 

$

830

 

$

0.02

 


(a)             Gain on sale to joint venture is $21,773, less $9,406 of minority interest.

(b)            Gain on sale of student housing properties is $19,390, less $8,376 of minority interest

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations

 

 

Three months
ended

 

 

 

 

 

Six months
ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2007

 

Diluted
EPS

 

June 30, 2007

 

Diluted
EPS

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

$

12,401

 

$

0.30

 

$

11,968

 

$

0.29

 

Gain on sale to joint venture, net of minority interest (a)

 

(12,367

)

(0.30

)

(12,367

)

(0.30

)

 

 

$

34

 

$

0.00

 

$

(399

)

$

(0.01

)


(a)             Gain on sale to joint venture is $21,773, less $9,406 of minority interest.




 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

12,401

 

$

(810

)

$

11,968

 

$

(96

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest from continuing operations

 

9,431

 

(627

)

9,103

 

(79

)

Interest expense

 

15,746

 

10,839

 

33,221

 

20,968

 

Income tax expense

 

1,327

 

1,214

 

2,852

 

2,187

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

11,308

 

9,826

 

23,113

 

19,298

 

Gain on sale to joint ventures

 

(21,773

)

—

 

(21,773

)

—

 

Audit Committee and Special Committee expenses

 

—

 

2,301

 

—

 

4,876

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

28,440

 

$

22,743

 

$

58,484

 

$

47,154

 

 



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