Acadia Realty Trust Reports Third Quarter 2020 Operating Results

RYE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) (“Acadia” or the “Company”) today reported operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. All per share amounts are on a fully-diluted basis, where applicable.

Acadia operates dual platforms, comprised of a high-quality core real estate portfolio (“Core Portfolio”), through which the Company owns and operates retail assets in the nation’s most dynamic corridors, and a series of discretionary, institutional funds (“Funds”) that target opportunistic and value-add investments.

Please refer to the tables and notes accompanying this press release for further details on operating results and additional disclosures related to net income, funds from operations (“FFO”) as per NAREIT and before Special Items (discussed below), and net property operating income (“NOI”) which were impacted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Third Quarter Highlights

• Core Portfolio Cash Collections: Continued improvement in cash collections:
  • Collected 90% of September 2020 billed rents and recoveries
  • For the full third quarter, collected 87% of billed rents and recoveries

All cash collection percentages are based upon pre-COVID billings and are as of October 30, 2020

• Core Portfolio Opening Status: Increased tenant re-openings during the quarter:
  • Approximately 86% of Core Portfolio’s pro-rata gross annualized base rents (“ABR”) was open for business at September 30, 2020
  • Approximately 93% of Core Portfolio’s pro-rata and gross leasable area (“GLA”) was open for business at September 30, 2020
• Core Portfolio Leasing Progress: Solid demand on leasing:
  • Executed 11 new and renewal conforming leases in the Core Portfolio during the third quarter, with comparable cash and GAAP spreads of 5.1% and 12.5% on conforming leases, respectively
  • Increasing leasing pipeline in the Core Portfolio with approximately $1.3 million signed, $1.7 million out for signature, $1.5 million at lease and $2.0 million under executed LOI to date. 50% are within Street/Urban in the Core Portfolio

• Earnings: Primarily due to $0.15 of credit reserves (including $0.06 from straight-line rent), the COVID-19 Pandemic continued to negatively impact quarterly earnings:
  • GAAP loss per share of $0.10
  • NAREIT FFO per share of $0.17 and FFO before Special Items per share of $0.20 (excluding approximately $0.03 of an unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertson’s shares)

• Core Portfolio Operating Results: Decrease in same-property NOI of 21.4% for the third quarter versus the comparable 2019 period, predominantly due to credit reserves on billed Core Portfolio rents and recoveries resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Fund Update:
  • Fund V has 40% of future acquisition capacity (approximately $600.0 million on a leveraged basis) remaining to invest
  • Made no new investments during the third quarter; Fund V continues to make cash distributions
  • Extended $158.6 million of Fund loans maturing in 2020 and 2021

“With our significantly improving cash collections along with sustained operating performance, we are cautiously optimistic with the recovery we are seeing,” stated Kenneth F. Bernstein, President and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust. “Additionally, while we remain cognizant of the challenges and resulting uncertainties that may transpire over the next several months, we are encouraged by our recently executed leases as well as our growing pipeline. Lastly, we are beginning to see actionable investment opportunities emerge for our fund platform.”

OPERATIONS UPDATE

COVID-19 Impact on Operations

Third quarter results were negatively impacted by approximately $0.15 related to credit losses, of which $0.06 arose from straight-line rent reserves. The amounts below represent Acadia’s share of credit losses, straight-line rent reserves and tenant abatements associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic (in millions):

Core Portfolio Cash Collections

At October 30, 2020, monthly and quarterly cash collections for the Core Portfolio were as follows:

Additionally, through October 30, 2020, the Company has collected approximately 90% of October 2020 billed rents and recoveries comprised of 89% and 92% for Street/Urban and Suburban, respectively.

All amounts are based upon pre-COVID billings (original contract rents without regard to deferral or abatement agreements) and exclude the impact of any security deposits applied against tenant accounts.

Core Portfolio Opening Status

Core Portfolio store openings continued to increase as follows:

Core Portfolio cash collections and openings continue to improve but could fluctuate on a monthly basis due to timing of payments between reported periods which may continue to occur from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cash collections and store opening data are presented for information purposes and are not intended to represent future trends.

Dividend

Beginning with the second quarter of 2020, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) temporarily suspended distributions on common shares and common units, which suspension the Board has determined to continue through the fourth quarter of 2020. Assuming that current operating conditions continue to prevail, the Company currently expects to reinstate quarterly distributions in the first quarter of 2021, which would be subject to Board approval at that time.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

A complete reconciliation, in dollars and per share amounts, of (i) net loss or income attributable to Acadia to FFO (NAREIT and before Special Items) attributable to common shareholders and common OP Unit holders and (ii) operating income to NOI is included in the financial tables of this release.

Net (Loss) Income

Net loss attributable to Acadia for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was $9.0 million, or $0.10 per share. This included $13.3 million, or $0.15 per share, related to credit loss, straight-line rent reserves and tenant abatements, primarily due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and approximately $2.2 million, or approximately $0.03 per share, from the unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertsons. Net income attributable to Acadia for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was $10.5 million, or $0.12 per share.

Net income attributable to Acadia for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $2.0 million, or $0.02 per share. This included (i) $26.9 million, or $0.30 per share, related to credit loss, straight-line rent reserves and tenant abatements, primarily due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and (ii) $12.4 million, or $0.14 per share, attributable to impairment charges within the Funds. These charges were offset by $22.6 million, or $0.25 per share, from the monetization and unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertsons. Net income attributable to Acadia for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $31.7 million, or $0.38 per share, inclusive of $5.8 million, or $0.07 per share, related to a previously-announced accelerated tenant recapture.

FFO as Defined by NAREIT

FFO for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was $15.6 million, or $0.17 per share. This included $13.3 million, or $0.15 per share, related to credit loss, straight-line rent reserves and tenant abatements, primarily due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and approximately $2.2 million, or approximately $0.03 per share, from the unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertsons. FFO was $31.0 million, or $0.34 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $88.4 million, or $0.96 per share. This included $26.9 million, or $0.29 per share, related to credit loss, straight-line reserves and tenant abatements, primarily due to the COVID-19 Pandemic that was offset by $22.6 million, or $0.25 per share, from the monetization and unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertsons. FFO was $97.6 million, or $1.09 per share, including $5.8 million, or $0.07 per share, related to a previously-announced accelerated tenant recapture for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

FFO before Special Items

FFO before Special Items for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was $17.8 million, or $0.20 per share, which excludes approximately $2.2 million, or approximately $0.03 per share, from the unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertsons. There were no Special Items for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

FFO before Special Items for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $72.3 million, or $0.79 per share, which excludes $16.2 million, or $0.18 per share, from the unrealized mark-to-market adjustment on Albertsons. There were no Special Items for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

CORE PORTFOLIO

Core Portfolio Operating Results

The Company had a decrease in same-property NOI of 21.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 predominantly due to credit reserves and abatements on billed Core Portfolio rents and recoveries.

The Core Portfolio was 90.3% occupied and 91.1% leased as of September 30, 2020 compared to 92.6% occupied and 93.3% leased as of June 30, 2020. The leased rate includes space that is leased but not yet occupied and excludes development and redevelopment properties.

During the third quarter, the Company generated a 12.5% increase in rent on a GAAP basis and 5.1% increase in rent on a cash basis, on 11 conforming new and renewal leases aggregating approximately 120,000 square feet.

The Company has an increasing Core Portfolio leasing pipeline with approximately $1.3 million signed, $1.7 million out for signature, $1.5 million at lease and $2.0 million under executed LOI to date. 50% of these leases are within Street/Urban within the Core Portfolio.

FUND UPDATE

Fund V has $208.0 million of acquisition capital remaining to reinvest (approximately $600.0 million on a leveraged basis) as opportunities arise. During the third quarter, Fund V extended its investment period to August 2021.

While there were no new investments during the third quarter, Fund V’s pipeline continues to see opportunities. As of the third quarter, Fund V continues to make cash distributions.

The Funds extended $158.6 million of their loans maturing in 2020 and 2021.

CONFERENCE CALL

Management will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 11:00 AM ET to review the Company’s earnings and operating results. Dial-in and webcast information is listed below.

The Company uses, and intends to use, the Investors page of its website, which can be found at www.acadiarealty.com, as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and of complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD, including, without limitation, through the posting of investor presentations that may include material nonpublic information. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investors page, in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual – Core Portfolio and Fund – operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation’s most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet. For further information, please visit www.acadiarealty.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend” or “project,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results and financial performance to be materially different from future results and financial performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: (i) economic, political and social uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic, including (a) the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of governmental relief in providing assistance to large and small businesses, including the Company’s tenants, that have suffered significant declines in revenues as a result of mandatory business shut-downs, “shelter-in-place” or “stay-at-home” orders and social distancing practices, as well as individuals adversely impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic, (b) the duration of any such orders or other formal recommendations for social distancing and the speed and extent to which revenues of the Company’s retail tenants recover following the lifting of any such orders or recommendations, (c) the potential impact of any such events on the obligations of the Company’s tenants to make rent and other payments or honor other commitments under existing leases, (d) to the extent we were seeking to sell properties in the near term, significantly greater uncertainty regarding our ability to do so at attractive prices, (e) the potential adverse impact on returns from development and redevelopment projects, and (f) the broader impact of the severe economic contraction and increase in unemployment that has occurred in the short term and negative consequences that will occur if these trends are not quickly reversed; (ii) the ability and willingness of the Company’s tenants (in particular its major tenants) and other third parties to satisfy their obligations under their respective contractual arrangements with the Company; (iii) macroeconomic conditions, such as a disruption of or lack of access to the capital markets; (iv) the Company’s success in implementing its business strategy and its ability to identify, underwrite, finance, consummate and integrate diversifying acquisitions and investments; (v) changes in general economic conditions or economic conditions in the markets in which the Company may, from time to time, compete, and their effect on the Company’s revenues, earnings and funding sources; (vi) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors, including the potential phasing out of the London Interbank Offered Rate after 2021; (vii) the Company’s ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend its indebtedness as it becomes due; (viii) the Company’s investments in joint ventures and unconsolidated entities, including its lack of sole decision-making authority and its reliance on its joint venture partners’ financial condition; (ix) the Company’s ability to obtain the financial results expected from its development and redevelopment projects; (x) the ability and willingness of the Company’s tenants to renew their leases with the Company upon expiration, the Company’s ability to re-lease its properties on the same or better terms in the event of nonrenewal or in the event the Company exercises its right to replace an existing tenant, and obligations the Company may incur in connection with the replacement of an existing tenant; (xi) the Company’s liability for environmental matters; (xii) damage to the Company’s properties from catastrophic weather and other natural events, and the physical effects of climate change; (xiii) uninsured losses; (xiv) the Company’s ability and willingness to maintain its qualification as a REIT in light of economic, market, legal, tax and other considerations; (xv) information technology security breaches, including increased cybersecurity risks relating to the use of remote technology during the COVID-19 Pandemic; and (xvi) the loss of key executives. The risks described above are not exhaustive and additional factors could adversely affect the Company’s business and financial performance, including the risk factors discussed under the section captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and other periodic or current reports the Company files with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or change in the events, conditions or circumstances on which such forward-looking statements are based.

Contacts

Sunny Holcomb

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