PRESS RELEASE

Vornado Announces First Quarter 2014 Financial Results

May 5, 2014

PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE:VNO) filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 today and reported:

NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $62.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to $232.0 million, or $1.24 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Net income for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 include $20.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively of real estate impairment losses. The quarter ended March 31, 2013 also includes $202.8 million of net gains on sale of real estate. In addition, the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 include certain other items that affect comparability, which are listed in the table below. Adjusting net income attributable to common shareholders for net gains on sale of real estate, real estate impairment losses and the items in the table below, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $70.3 million and $74.1 million, or $0.37 and $0.40 per diluted share, respectively.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions (“FFO”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $247.1 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, compared to $201.8 million, or $1.08 per diluted share for the prior year’s quarter. Adjusting FFO for certain items that affect comparability which are listed in the table below, FFO for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $226.9 million and $211.6 million, or $1.20 and $1.13 per diluted share, respectively.

     
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)   For the Three Months Ended March 31,
    2014   2013
FFO (1)   $ 247,079     $ 201,820  
Per Share   $ 1.31     $ 1.08  
             
Items that affect comparability income (expense):            
Toys "R" Us FFO (including impairment losses of $75,196 and $78,542 respectively)   $ 9,267     $ 16,684  
Net gain on sale of a land parcel and residential condominiums     9,635       -  
FFO from discontinued operations, including LNR in 2013     4,139       27,951  
Losses from the mark-to-market, impairment and disposition of investment in J.C. Penney     -       (98,827 )
Stop & Shop litigation settlement income     -       59,599  
Preferred share redemptions     -       (9,230 )
Merchandise Mart reduction-in-force and severance costs     -       (2,612 )
Other, net     (1,784 )     (3,964 )
      21,257       (10,399 )
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments     (1,060 )     579  
Items that affect comparability, net   $ 20,197     $ (9,820 )
             
FFO as adjusted for comparability   $ 226,882     $ 211,640  
Per Share   $ 1.20     $ 1.13  
             
(1) See page 3 for a reconciliation of our net income to FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
 

Supplemental Financial Information

Further details regarding 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. For a discussion of factors that could materially affect the outcome of our forward-looking statements and our future results and financial condition, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2013. 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 THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013

                     
 
          For the Three Months
          Ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)         2014     2013
                     
Revenues         $ 660,618       $ 718,713  
                     
Income from continuing operations         $ 96,265       $ 82,165  
Income from discontinued operations           1,891         206,762  
Net income           98,156         288,927  
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in:                    
Consolidated subsidiaries           (11,579 )       (11,286 )
Operating Partnership           (3,848 )       (13,933 )
Preferred unit distributions of the Operating Partnership           (12 )       (786 )
Net income attributable to Vornado           82,717         262,922  
Preferred share dividends           (20,368 )       (21,702 )
Preferred share redemptions           -         (9,230 )
Net income attributable to common shareholders         $ 62,349       $ 231,990  
                     
                     
Income per common share - Basic:                    
Income from continuing operations, net         $ 0.32       $ 0.20  
Income from discontinued operations, net           0.01         1.04  
Net income per common share         $ 0.33       $ 1.24  
Weighted average shares outstanding           187,307         186,752  
                     
Income per common share - Diluted:                    
Income from continuing operations, net         $ 0.32       $ 0.20  
Income from discontinued operations, net           0.01         1.04  
Net income per common share         $ 0.33       $ 1.24  
Weighted average shares outstanding           188,240         187,529  
                     
                     
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions         $ 247,079       $ 201,820  
Per diluted share         $ 1.31       $ 1.08  
                     
FFO as adjusted for comparability         $ 226,882       $ 211,640  
Per diluted share         $ 1.20       $ 1.13  
                     
Weighted average shares used in determining FFO per diluted share           188,287         187,529  
                         
 
The following table reconciles our net income to FFO:
                   
(Amounts in thousands)       For the Three Months
        Ended March 31,
Reconciliation of our net income to FFO:       2014     2013
Net income attributable to Vornado       $ 82,717       $ 262,922  
Depreciation and amortization of real property         142,569         132,513  
Net gains on sale of real estate         -         (202,329 )
Real estate impairment losses         20,842         1,514  
Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of                  
Toys, to arrive at FFO:                  
Depreciation and amortization of real property         11,415         19,325  
Real estate impairment losses         -         3,650  
Income tax effect of above adjustments         (3,995 )       (8,050 )
Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of                  
partially owned entities, excluding Toys, to arrive at FFO:                  
Depreciation and amortization of real property         25,271         21,830  
Net gains on sale of real estate         -         (465 )
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments         (11,399 )       1,814  
FFO         267,420         232,724  
Preferred share dividends         (20,368 )       (21,702 )
Preferred share redemptions         -         (9,230 )
FFO attributable to common shareholders         247,052         201,792  
Convertible preferred share dividends         27         28  
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions       $ 247,079       $ 201,820  
                       

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 GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gain from sales of depreciated real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets, extraordinary items and other specified non-cash items, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and FFO per diluted share are used by management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flow as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. A reconciliation of our net income to FFO is provided above. In addition to FFO, we also disclose FFO before certain items that affect comparability. Although this non-GAAP measure clearly differs from NAREIT’s definition of FFO, we believe it provides a meaningful presentation of operating performance. Reconciliation of FFO to FFO as adjusted for comparability is provided on page 1 of this press release.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast

As previously announced, the Company will host a quarterly earnings conference call and an audio webcast on Tuesday May 6, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 800-708-4539 (domestic) or 847-619-6396 (international) and indicating to the operator the passcode 37074976. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on May 6, 2014 through June 5, 2014. To access the replay, please dial 888-843-7419 and enter the passcode 37074976#. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s website at www.vno.com and an online playback of the webcast will be available on the website for 90 days following the conference call.

 

Vornado Realty Trust
Stephen Theriot, 201-587-1000

 

Source: Vornado Realty Trust