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OFC - COPT Reports 3Q 2022 Results

Reports EPS of $0.27 in 3Q22;
FFO per Share, as Adjusted for Comparability, of $0.58 at Midpoint of Guidance

Core Portfolio 93% Occupied & 95% Leased

1.9 million SF of Active Developments are 91% Leased

Outstanding Leasing

Total Leasing of 857,000 SF in 3Q22 and 2.3 million SF Year-to-Date

Record Level of Quarterly New Leasing Achieved at 351,000 SF

Tenant Retention of 92% in 3Q22 and 72% Year-to-Date

Guidance

Maintains Midpoint of Full-Year Guidance for FFOPS, As Adjusted for Comparability

at $2.35, Implying 2.6% Growth

Maintains Midpoint of Full-Year Same-Property Occupancy at 92.5% and

Narrows Full-Year Guidance for Change in Same-Property Cash NOI at (2%)-(1%)

Midpoint of Year-End Tenant Retention Rate Expected to be 75%

Narrows Change in Cash Rents on Renewals to (2%)-(1%)

Corporate Office Properties Trust (“COPT” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OFC) announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Management Comments

Stephen E. Budorick, COPT’s President & Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our Defense/IT investment strategy which has concentrated our portfolio near priority U.S. defense installations continues to produce strong results. Third quarter FFOPS of $0.58 was at the midpoint of our guidance and we remain on track to achieve our annual objective which implies 2.6% growth in FFOPS, as adjusted for comparability. Leasing during the quarter was exceptional, achieving our highest level of vacancy leasing in over a decade and renewing over 92% of expiring leases. Despite the historic vacancy leasing volume, our vacancy leasing activity ratio stands at 89%. Development leasing activity also remains strong, and we are confident that we will achieve our 700,000 square foot goal for the year. Our lease structures continue to insulate our results from the impacts of the record inflationary environment, however the elevated interest expense environment will put some pressure on 2023 FFO growth.”

He continued, “We are very pleased to have closed our new Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan that extends these maturities to 2027 and 2028, and as a result, we have no significant debt maturing until 2026.”

Financial Highlights

3rd Quarter Financial Results:

  • Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.27 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to $0.24 for the third quarter of 2021.
  • Diluted funds from operations per share (“FFOPS”), as calculated in accordance with Nareit’s definition, was $0.58 for the third quarter of 2022 compared to $0.56 for the third quarter of 2021.
  • FFOPS, as adjusted for comparability, was $0.58 for the third quarter of 2022 compared to $0.57 for the third quarter of 2021.

Operating Performance Highlights

Operating Portfolio Summary:

  • At September 30, 2022, the Company’s 21.9 million square foot core portfolio was 92.8% occupied and 95.0% leased.

Same-Property Performance:

  • At September 30, 2022, COPT’s 20.3 million square foot same-property portfolio was 92.7% occupied and 94.9% leased.
  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, the Company’s same-property cash NOI decreased 1.4% compared to the third quarter of 2021.

Leasing:

  • Total Square Feet Leased : For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, the Company leased 857,000 square feet, including 506,000 square feet of renewals, and 351,000 square feet of new leases on vacant space. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company executed 2.3 million square feet of total leasing, including 1.2 million square feet of renewals, 628,000 square feet of vacancy leasing, and 476,000 square feet in development projects.
  • Tenant Retention Rates : During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company renewed 92.2% and 72.0%, respectively, of expiring square feet.
  • Rent Spreads & Average Escalations on Renewing Leases : For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, straight-line rents on renewals increased 5.0% and 2.9%, respectively, and cash rents on renewed space decreased 1.1% and 2.7%, respectively. For the same time periods, annual escalations on renewing leases averaged 2.6% and 2.5%, respectively.
  • Lease Terms : In the third quarter of 2022, lease terms averaged 3.7 years on renewing leases, and 6.9 years on vacancy leasing. For the first nine months, lease terms averaged 3.6 years on renewing leases, 6.7 years on vacancy leasing, and 13.3 years on development leasing.

Investment Activity Highlights

  • Development Pipeline : The Company’s development pipeline consists of 12 properties and an expansion of one fully-operational property totaling 1.9 million square feet that were 91.0% leased at September 30, 2022. These projects represent a total estimated investment of $642.7 million, of which $337.1 million has been spent.

Balance Sheet and Capital Transaction Highlights

  • On October 26, 2022, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a group of lenders for an aggregate of $725.0 million of available borrowings including an unsecured revolving credit facility with a lender commitment of $600.0 million that replaced its existing Revolving Credit Facility; and a $125.0 million unsecured term loan, the proceeds of which were used to pay off the remaining $100.0 million outstanding under an existing unsecured term loan and pay down a portion of its Revolving Credit Facility.
  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, the Company’s adjusted EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio was 5.1x.
  • At September 30, 2022, the Company’s net debt to in-place adjusted EBITDA ratio was 6.7x and its net debt adjusted for fully-leased development to in-place adjusted EBITDA ratio was 5.9x.
  • At September 30, 2022, and including the effect of interest rate swaps, the Company’s weighted average effective interest rate on its consolidated debt portfolio was 2.85% with a weighted average maturity of 6.9 years including the maturity dates and extension options available under the October 26, 2022 credit agreement; additionally, 92.5% of the Company’s debt was subject to fixed interest rates.

Associated Supplemental Presentation

Prior to the call, the Company will post a slide presentation to accompany management’s prepared remarks for its third quarter 2022 conference call; the presentation can be viewed and downloaded from the ‘Financial Info – Financial Results’ section of COPT’s Investors website: https://investors.copt.com/financial-information/financial-results

2022 Guidance

Management is narrowing its full-year guidance for diluted EPS and diluted FFOPS, per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability, from the prior range of $1.33-$1.37, and $2.33-$2.37, respectively, to new ranges of $1.35-$1.37, and $2.34-$2.36, respectively. Management is establishing fourth quarter guidance for diluted EPS and diluted FFOPS per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability at $0.27-$0.29 and $0.59-$0.61, respectively. Reconciliations of projected diluted EPS to projected diluted FFOPS, in accordance with Nareit and as adjusted for comparability are as follows:

Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to FFOPS, per Nareit, and As Adjusted for Comparability

Quarter Ending
December 31, 2022

Year Ending
December 31, 2022

Low

High

Low

High

Diluted EPS

$

0.27

$

0.29

$

1.35

$

1.37

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

0.32

0.32

1.24

1.24

Gain on sales of real estate

(0.25

)

(0.25

)

Diluted FFOPS, Nareit definition and as adjusted for comparability

$

0.59

$

0.61

$

2.34

$

2.36

Conference Call Information

Management will discuss third quarter 2022 results on its conference call tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, details of which are listed below:

Conference Call Date:

Friday, October 28, 2022

Time:

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Participants must register for the conference call at the link below to receive the dial-in number and personal pin. Registering only takes a few moments and provides direct access to the conference call without waiting for an operator. You may register at any time, including up to and after the call start time:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BI72a10ea2a80646dc85eef9257f7c258b

The conference call will also be available via live webcast in the ‘News & Events – IR Calendar’ section of COPT’s Investors website: https://investors.copt.com/news-events/ir-calendar

Replay Information

A replay of the conference call will be immediately available via webcast only on COPT’s Investors website.

Definitions

For definitions of certain terms used in this press release, please refer to the information furnished in the Company’s Supplemental Information Package furnished on a Form 8-K which can be found on its website ( www.copt.com ). Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the attached tables.

About COPT

COPT is a REIT that owns, manages, leases, develops and selectively acquires office and data center properties. The majority of its portfolio is in locations that support the United States Government and its contractors, most of whom are engaged in national security, defense and information technology (“IT”) related activities servicing what the Company believes are growing, durable, priority missions (“Defense/IT Locations”). The Company also owns a portfolio of office properties located in select urban/urban-like submarkets in the Greater Washington, DC/Baltimore region with durable Class-A office fundamentals and characteristics (“Regional Office Properties”). As of September 30, 2022, the Company derived 90% of its core portfolio annualized rental revenue from Defense/IT Locations and 10% from its Regional Office Properties. As of the same date and including 19 properties owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, COPT’s core portfolio of 186 properties encompassed 21.9 million square feet and was 95.0% leased.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the Company. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan” or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate. Although the Company believes that the expectations, estimates and projections reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions at the time made, the Company can give no assurance that these expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved. Future events and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.

The areas of risk that may affect these expectations, estimates and projections include, but are not limited to, those risks described in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Source: Corporate Office Properties Trust

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenues

Revenues from real estate operations

$

147,687

$

138,873

$

433,213

$

413,922

Construction contract and other service revenues

34,813

28,046

130,570

64,592

Total revenues

182,500

166,919

563,783

478,514

Operating expenses

Property operating expenses

57,663

52,728

168,960

156,918

Depreciation and amortization associated with real estate operations

35,247

33,807

104,323

103,039

Construction contract and other service expenses

33,555

27,089

126,509

61,964

General and administrative expenses

6,558

7,269

19,695

20,624

Leasing expenses

2,340

2,073

6,102

6,346

Business development expenses and land carry costs

552

1,093

2,036

3,559

Total operating expenses

135,915

124,059

427,625

352,450

Interest expense

(15,123

)

(15,720

)

(44,355

)

(49,181

)

Interest and other income

2,290

1,818

6,001

5,911

Credit loss (expense) recoveries

(1,693

)

326

(1,602

)

1,040

Gain on sales of real estate

16

(32

)

12

39,711

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

(1,159

)

(342

)

(59,553

)

Income from continuing operations before equity in income of unconsolidated entities and income taxes

32,075

28,093

95,872

63,992

Equity in income of unconsolidated entities

308

297

1,514

779

Income tax expense

(67

)

(47

)

(224

)

(103

)

Income from continuing operations

32,316

28,343

97,162

64,668

Discontinued operations

451

29,573

1,945

Net Income

32,316

28,794

126,735

66,613

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests:

Common units in the Operating Partnership (“OP”)

(476

)

(357

)

(1,828

)

(831

)

Other consolidated entities

(919

)

(1,336

)

(2,357

)

(2,949

)

Net income attributable to COPT common shareholders

$

30,921

$

27,101

$

122,550

$

62,833

Earnings per share (“EPS”) computation:

Numerator for diluted EPS:

Net income attributable to COPT common shareholders

$

30,921

$

27,101

$

122,550

$

62,833

Amount allocable to share-based compensation awards

(75

)

(79

)

(334

)

(320

)

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

(40

)

(89

)

(109

)

(82

)

Numerator for diluted EPS

$

30,806

$

26,933

$

122,107

$

62,431

Denominator:

Weighted average common shares - basic

112,093

111,985

112,066

111,949

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards

433

375

429

285

Dilutive effect of redeemable noncontrolling interests

105

138

121

130

Weighted average common shares - diluted

112,631

112,498

112,616

112,364

Diluted EPS

$

0.27

$

0.24

$

1.08

$

0.56

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income

$

32,316

$

28,794

$

126,735

$

66,613

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

35,247

36,611

104,323

111,487

Gain on sales of real estate from continuing and discontinued operations

(16

)

32

(28,576

)

(39,711

)

Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated real estate JVs

524

525

1,575

1,455

Funds from operations (“FFO”)

68,071

65,962

204,057

139,844

FFO allocable to other noncontrolling interests

(1,348

)

(1,696

)

(3,568

)

(4,025

)

Basic FFO allocable to share-based compensation awards

(354

)

(313

)

(1,073

)

(663

)

Basic FFO available to common share and common unit holders (“Basic FFO”)

66,369

63,953

199,416

135,156

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

(5

)

(68

)

(7

)

1

Diluted FFO adjustments allocable to share-based compensation awards

27

13

81

27

Diluted FFO available to common share and common unit holders (“Diluted FFO”)

66,391

63,898

199,490

135,184

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

1,159

342

59,553

Demolition costs on redevelopment and nonrecurring improvements

129

431

Executive transition costs

206

343

Diluted FFO comparability adjustments allocable to share-based compensation awards

(2

)

(7

)

(4

)

(300

)

Diluted FFO available to common share and common unit holders, as adjusted for comparability

66,595

65,179

200,171

194,868

Straight line rent adjustments and lease incentive amortization

605

(1,806

)

(5,782

)

(6,451

)

Amortization of intangibles and other assets included in net operating income

50

41

(273

)

122

Share-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized

2,188

2,048

6,453

5,961

Amortization of deferred financing costs

540

736

1,678

2,340

Amortization of net debt discounts, net of amounts capitalized

612

567

1,825

1,629

Replacement capital expenditures

(17,528

)

(13,331

)

(52,603

)

(38,656

)

Other

377

201

822

620

Diluted adjusted funds from operations available to common share and common unit holders (“Diluted AFFO”)

$

53,439

$

53,635

$

152,291

$

160,433

Diluted FFO per share

$

0.58

$

0.56

$

1.75

$

1.19

Diluted FFO per share, as adjusted for comparability

$

0.58

$

0.57

$

1.75

$

1.71

Dividends/distributions per common share/unit

$

0.275

$

0.275

$

0.825

$

0.825

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

Balance Sheet Data

Properties, net of accumulated depreciation

$

3,691,411

$

3,532,944

Total assets

4,269,329

4,262,452

Debt, per balance sheet

2,269,834

2,272,304

Total liabilities

2,543,216

2,578,479

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

25,447

26,898

Equity

1,700,666

1,657,075

Net debt to adjusted book

40.3

%

40.5

%

Core Portfolio Data (as of period end) (1)

Number of operating properties

186

184

Total operational square feet (in thousands)

21,928

21,553

% Occupied

92.8

%

92.6

%

% Leased

95.0

%

94.4

%

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Payout ratios

Diluted FFO

47.1%

48.8%

47.0%

69.2%

Diluted FFO, as adjusted for comparability

46.9%

47.8%

46.8%

48.0%

Diluted AFFO

58.5%

58.1%

61.6%

58.3%

Adjusted EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio

5.1x

4.8x

5.2x

4.7x

Net debt to in-place adjusted EBITDA ratio (2)

6.7x

6.3x

N/A

N/A

Net debt adj. for fully-leased development to in-place adj. EBITDA ratio (3)

5.9x

5.9x

N/A

N/A

Reconciliation of denominators for per share measures

Denominator for diluted EPS

112,631

112,498

112,616

112,364

Weighted average common units

1,477

1,262

1,446

1,257

Anti-dilutive EPS effect of share-based compensation awards

26

Denominator for diluted FFO per share and as adjusted for comparability

114,108

113,760

114,062

113,647

(1)

Represents Defense/IT Locations and Regional Office properties.

(2)

Represents net debt as of period end divided by in-place adjusted EBITDA for the period, as annualized (i.e. three month periods are multiplied by four).

(3)

Represents net debt less costs incurred on properties under development that were 100% leased as of period end divided by in-place adjusted EBITDA for the period, as annualized (i.e. three month periods are multiplied by four).

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Reconciliation of common share dividends to dividends and distributions for payout ratios

Common share dividends - unrestricted shares and deferred shares

$

30,844

$

30,813

$

92,523

$

92,429

Common unit distributions - unrestricted units

406

347

1,217

1,041

Common unit distributions - dilutive restricted units

13

6

38

19

Dividends and distributions for payout ratios

$

31,263

$

31,166

$

93,778

$

93,489

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”), adjusted EBITDA and in-place adjusted EBITDA

Net income

$

32,316

$

28,794

$

126,735

$

66,613

Interest expense

15,123

15,720

44,355

49,181

Income tax expense

67

47

224

103

Real estate-related depreciation and amortization

35,247

36,611

104,323

111,487

Other depreciation and amortization

602

589

1,761

2,189

Gain on sales of real estate

(16

)

32

(28,576

)

(39,711

)

Adjustments from unconsolidated real estate JVs

762

763

2,280

2,167

EBITDAre

84,101

82,556

251,102

192,029

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

1,159

342

59,553

Net gain on other investments

(564

)

(63

)

Credit loss expense (recoveries)

1,693

(326

)

1,602

(1,040

)

Business development expenses

386

473

1,097

1,605

Demolition costs on redevelopment and nonrecurring improvements

129

431

Executive transition costs

206

343

Adjusted EBITDA

86,386

83,991

$

253,922

$

252,515

Pro forma net operating income adjustment for property changes within period

3,240

Change in collectability of deferred rental revenue

13

In-place adjusted EBITDA

$

86,399

$

87,231

Reconciliation of interest expense to the denominators for fixed charge coverage-Adjusted EBITDA

Interest expense

$

15,123

$

15,720

$

44,355

$

49,181

Less: Amortization of deferred financing costs

(540

)

(736

)

(1,678

)

(2,340

)

Less: Amortization of net debt discounts, net of amounts capitalized

(612

)

(567

)

(1,825

)

(1,629

)

COPT’s share of interest expense of unconsolidated real estate JVs, excluding deferred financing costs and amortization of net debt premium

236

236

700

706

Scheduled principal amortization

851

989

2,469

2,910

Capitalized interest

1,969

1,763

4,874

5,275

Denominator for fixed charge coverage-Adjusted EBITDA

$

17,027

$

17,405

$

48,895

$

54,103

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Reconciliations of tenant improvements and incentives, building improvements and leasing costs for operating properties to replacement capital expenditures

Tenant improvements and incentives

$

8,848

$

8,654

$

29,513

$

24,096

Building improvements

7,477

7,793

21,060

18,192

Leasing costs

3,073

2,939

7,091

6,873

Net (exclusions from) additions to tenant improvements and incentives

(57

)

(1,523

)

2,225

389

Excluded building improvements and leasing costs

(1,813

)

(4,532

)

(7,286

)

(10,894

)

Replacement capital expenditures

$

17,528

$

13,331

$

52,603

$

38,656

Same Properties cash NOI

$

82,711

$

83,927

$

243,919

$

246,225

Straight line rent adjustments and lease incentive amortization

(2,866

)

(1,432

)

(5,754

)

(753

)

Amortization of acquired above- and below-market rents

97

99

713

296

Lease termination fees, net

591

853

1,211

3,309

Tenant funded landlord assets and lease incentives

1,973

1,057

4,701

1,820

Cash NOI adjustments in unconsolidated real estate JVs

73

91

233

288

Same Properties NOI

$

82,579

$

84,595

$

245,023

$

251,185

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

Reconciliation of total assets to adjusted book

Total assets

$

4,269,329

$

4,262,452

Accumulated depreciation

1,245,313

1,152,523

Accumulated depreciation included in assets held for sale

82,385

Accumulated amortization of intangibles on property acquisitions and deferred leasing costs

221,646

215,925

Accumulated amortization of intangibles on property acquisitions and deferred leasing costs included in assets held for sale

4,547

COPT’s share of liabilities of unconsolidated real estate JVs

27,272

27,312

COPT’s share of accumulated depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated real estate JVs

5,495

3,744

Less: Property - operating lease liabilities

(29,088

)

(29,342

)

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

(12,643

)

(13,262

)

Less: COPT’s share of cash of unconsolidated real estate JVs

(547

)

(434

)

Adjusted book

$

5,726,777

$

5,705,850

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Summary Financial Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

September 30,
2021

Reconciliation of debt to net debt, net debt adjusted for fully-leased development and pro forma net debt adjusted for fully-leased development

Debt, per balance sheet

$

2,269,834

$

2,272,304

$

2,159,732

Net discounts and deferred financing costs

22,984

25,982

22,941

COPT’s share of unconsolidated JV gross debt

26,250

26,250

26,250

Gross debt

$

2,319,068

$

2,324,536

$

2,208,923

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

(12,643

)

(13,262

)

(14,570

)

Less: COPT’s share of cash of unconsolidated real estate JVs

(547

)

(434

)

(530

)

Net debt

$

2,305,878

$

2,310,840

$

2,193,823

Costs incurred on fully-leased development properties

(275,359

)

(162,884

)

(119,981

)

Net debt adjusted for fully-leased development

$

2,030,519

$

2,147,956

$

2,073,842

Net debt

$

2,305,878

$

2,310,840

$

2,193,823

Debt pay down from Wholesale Data Center sale proceeds

N/A

(216,000

)

N/A

Pro forma net debt

$

2,305,878

$

2,094,840

$

2,193,823

Costs incurred on fully-leased development properties

(275,359

)

(162,884

)

(119,981

)

Pro forma net debt adjusted for fully-leased development

$

2,030,519

$

1,931,956

$

2,073,842

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221027006030/en/

IR Contact:
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Stock Information

Company Name: Corporate Office Properties Trust
Stock Symbol: OFC
Market: NYSE
Website: copt.com

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