Vornado Announces First Quarter 2007 FFO of $1.65 per share.
PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
VORNADO REALTY TRUST (New York Stock Exchange: VNO) today reported:
NET INCOME applicable to common shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was $152.6 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, versus $134.8 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. Net income for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 includes certain items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 also includes $16.2 million for our share of net gains on sale of real estate. The aggregate of these items, net of minority interest, decreased net income applicable to common shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 by $2.3 million or $0.01 per diluted share and increased net income applicable to common shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 by $6.8 million or $0.04 per diluted share.
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS applicable to common shares plus assumed conversions ("FFO") for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was $270.2 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, compared to $211.9 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. Adjusting FFO for certain items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below, FFO for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $272.4 million and $218.9 million, or $1.66 and $1.42 per share, respectively.
For the Quarter (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) Ended March 31, ------------------- 2007 2006 --------- --------- FFO applicable to common shares plus assumed conversions (1) $270,165 $211,916 ========= ========= Per Share $1.65 $1.37 ========= ========= Items that affect comparability (income) expense: Derivatives: McDonalds shares $(3,223) $(6,300) Sears Holdings shares -- (18,611) GMH Warrants -- 20,475 Other (6,157) -- 33% share of Alexander's: Stock appreciation rights (4,694) 12,395 Net gain on sale of 731 Lexington Avenue condominiums -- (1,858) Other: Costs of acquisition not consummated 8,807 -- Prepayment penalties and write-off of unamortized financing costs 5,861 -- H Street litigation costs 1,891 1,468 --------- --------- 2,485 7,569 Minority limited partners' share of above adjustments (230) (576) --------- --------- $2,255 $6,993 ========= ========= Per share $0.01 $0.05 ========= ========= FFO as adjusted for comparability $272,420 $218,909 ========= ========= Per share $1.66 $1.42 ========= =========
(1) See page 3 for a reconciliation of net income to FFO for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
Supplemental Financial Information
Further details regarding the Company's results of operations, properties and tenants can be accessed at the Company's website www.vno.com. Vornado Realty Trust is a fully - integrated equity real estate investment trust.
Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments and general competitive factors.
VORNADO REALTY TRUST OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006 FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, ------------------- (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) 2007 2006 --------- --------- Revenues $737,056 $647,337 ========= ========= Income from continuing operations $188,957 $153,324 (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net (31) 16,735 --------- --------- Income before allocation to limited partners 188,926 170,059 Minority limited partners' interest in the Operating Partnership (17,177) (15,874) Perpetual preferred unit distributions of the Operating Partnership (4,818) (4,973) --------- --------- Net income 166,931 149,212 Preferred share dividends (14,296) (14,407) --------- --------- Net income applicable to common shares $152,635 $134,805 ========= ========= Net income per common share: Basic $1.01 $0.96 ========= ========= Diluted $0.96 $0.91 ========= ========= Average number of common shares and share equivalents outstanding: Basic 151,428 141,150 ========= ========= Diluted 164,001 148,964 ========= ========= FFO applicable to common shares plus assumed conversions $270,165 $211,916 ========= ========= FFO per diluted share $1.65 $1.37 ========= ========= Average number of common shares and share equivalents outstanding used for determining FFO per diluted share 164,001 154,495 ========= =========
The following table reconciles net income to FFO:
(Amounts in thousands) For The Quarter Ended March 31, ------------------- 2007 2006 --------- --------- Net income $166,931 $149,212 Depreciation and amortization of real property 93,665 76,443 Net gains on sale of real estate -- (16,160) Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially-owned entities to arrive at FFO: Depreciation and amortization of real property 42,984 25,009 Net gains on sale of real estate -- (329) Income tax effect of Toys "R" Us adjustments included above (11,883) (5,913) Minority limited partners' share of above adjustments (12,618) (7,224) --------- --------- FFO 279,079 221,038 Preferred share dividends (14,296) (14,407) --------- --------- FFO applicable to common shares 264,783 206,631 Interest on 3.875% exchangeable senior debentures 5,309 5,094 Series A convertible preferred share dividends 73 191 --------- --------- FFO applicable to common shares plus assumed conversions $270,165 $211,916 ========= =========
FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). NAREIT defines FFO as net income or loss determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus specified non-cash items, such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO and FFO per diluted share are used by management, investors and industry analysts as supplemental measures of operating performance of equity REITs. FFO and FFO per diluted share should be evaluated along with GAAP net income and income per diluted share (the most directly comparable GAAP measures), as well as cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, in evaluating the operating performance of equity REITs. Management believes that FFO and FFO per diluted share are helpful to investors as supplemental performance measures because these measures exclude the effect of depreciation, amortization and gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs which implicitly assumes that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, these non-GAAP measures can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs as disclosed in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. In addition to FFO, the Company also discloses FFO before certain items that affect comparability. Although this non-GAAP measure clearly differs from NAREIT's definition of FFO, the Company believes it provides a meaningful presentation of operating performance. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is provided above. In addition, a reconciliation of FFO to FFO before certain items that affect comparability is provided on page 1 and 2 of this press release.
Source: Vornado Realty Trust
Contact: Vornado Realty Trust Joseph Macnow, 201-587-1000