Vornado Announces its Share of Toys "R" Us Fourth Quarter Financial Results
PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) announced today that it has recorded its 32.7% share of Toys "R" Us' fourth quarter financial results in its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Vornado's results include net income of $125,870,000, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to net income of $97,147,000, or $0.54 per diluted share recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Vornado's share of Funds From Operations ("FFO") before income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 is $193,081,000 or $0.95 per diluted share, compared to FFO before income taxes of $166,818,000, or $0.92 per diluted share in the prior year's quarter. Vornado's share of FFO after income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 is $137,246,000, or $0.67 per diluted share, compared to FFO after income taxes of $107,924,000, or $0.60 per diluted share in the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
The business of Toys is highly seasonal; historically, Toys' fourth quarter net income accounts for more than 80% of its fiscal year net income.
Attached is a summary of Toys' financial results and Vornado's 32.7% share of its equity in Toys' net income, as well as reconciliations of net income to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and FFO.
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.
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited
For the Quarter Ended
January 30, 2010 January 31, 2009
Results on Results on
Results on a Vornado's Vornado's
(Amounts in thousands) Historical Purchase Price Purchase Price
Basis Accounting Accounting
Basis Basis
Net sales $ 5,857,000 $ 5,857,000 $ 5,461,000
Cost of sales 3,870,000 3,870,000 3,664,000
Gross margin 1,987,000 1,987,000 1,797,000
Selling, general and 1,222,000 1,231,900 1,132,200
administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization 97,000 109,300 109,600
Other income, net (18,000 ) (13,100 ) (35,400 )
Total operating expenses 1,301,000 1,328,100 1,206,400
Operating income 686,000 658,900 590,600
Interest expense (123,000 ) (127,600 ) (107,900 )
Interest income 2,000 2,000 3,000
Earnings before income taxes 565,000 533,300 485,700
Income tax expense (177,000 ) (153,700 ) (174,700 )
Net earnings 388,000 379,600 311,000
Less: Net earnings
attributable to 1,000 1,000 19,600
noncontrolling interest
Net earnings attributable to $ 387,000 $ 378,600 $ 291,400
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Vornado's 32.7% equity in $ 123,840 $ 95,294
Toys' net earnings
Management fee from Toys, net 1,670 1,447
Interest income on credit 360 406
facility
Total Vornado net income from $ 125,870 $ 97,147
its investment in Toys
See page 3 for a
reconciliation of net income
to FFO.
Reconciliation of Vornado's
net income from its
investment in Toys to EBITDA
(1):
Net income $ 125,870 $ 97,147
Interest expense 41,140 35,183
Depreciation and amortization 35,327 35,257
Income tax expense 49,710 53,091
Vornado's share of Toys' $ 252,047 $ 220,678
EBITDA (1)
EBITDA represents "Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and
Amortization." Management considers EBITDA a supplemental measure for
making decisions and assessing the un-levered performance of its segments
as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the levered
(1) return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on a multiple of
EBITDA, management utilizes this measure to make investment decisions as
well as to compare the performance of its assets to that of its peers.
EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income. EBITDA may not
be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Funds From Operations - Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands) For the Quarter Ended
January 30, 2010 January 31, 2009
Reconciliation of Vornado's net income from
its investment in Toys to FFO (1):
Net income $ 125,870 $ 97,147
Depreciation and amortization of real 17,501 16,580
property
Income tax effect of above adjustment (6,125 ) (5,803 )
Vornado's share of Toys' FFO (1) $ 137,246 $ 107,924
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 gains from sales of depreciated real estate assets and GAAP
extraordinary items, and to include depreciation and amortization expense
from real estate assets 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
(1) 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 flows as a liquidity measure. FFO may not
be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
Source: Vornado Realty Trust
Contact: Vornado Realty Trust Joseph Macnow, 201-587-1000