Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
("CAPREIT") (TSX: CAR.UN) announced today strong operating and
financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Management will host a conference call to discuss the financial
results on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
HIGHLIGHTS
As at |
March 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Total Portfolio Performance and Other
Measures |
|
|
|
Number of suites and sites(1) |
|
64,151 |
|
|
64,260 |
|
|
65,527 |
|
Investment properties fair value(2) (000s) |
$ |
16,695,616 |
|
$ |
16,532,096 |
|
$ |
17,121,228 |
|
Occupied AMR(1)(3) |
|
|
|
Canadian Residential Portfolio(4) |
$ |
1,552 |
|
$ |
1,516 |
|
$ |
1,428 |
|
The Netherlands Portfolio |
€ |
1,068 |
|
€ |
1,063 |
|
€ |
1,002 |
|
Occupancy(1) |
|
|
|
Canadian Residential Portfolio(4) |
|
98.4 |
% |
|
98.8 |
% |
|
98.6 |
% |
The Netherlands Portfolio |
|
98.5 |
% |
|
98.5 |
% |
|
98.7 |
% |
Total Portfolio(5) |
|
98.0 |
% |
|
98.2 |
% |
|
98.1 |
% |
(1) |
Excludes commercial suites. |
(2) |
Investment properties exclude assets held for sale, as
applicable. |
(3) |
Occupied average monthly rent ("Occupied AMR") is defined as actual
residential rents divided by the total number of occupied suites or
sites in the property, and does not include revenues from parking,
laundry or other sources. |
(4) |
Excludes MHC sites. |
(5) |
Includes MHC sites. |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Financial Performance |
|
|
Operating revenues (000s) |
$ |
275,816 |
|
$ |
260,947 |
|
Net operating income ("NOI") (000s) |
$ |
177,049 |
|
$ |
163,858 |
|
NOI margin |
|
64.2 |
% |
|
62.8 |
% |
Same property NOI (000s) |
$ |
172,719 |
|
$ |
160,504 |
|
Same property NOI margin |
|
64.1 |
% |
|
63.4 |
% |
Net income (loss) (000s) |
$ |
182,113 |
|
$ |
(103,227 |
) |
Funds From Operations ("FFO") per unit – diluted(1) |
$ |
0.609 |
|
$ |
0.567 |
|
Distributions per unit |
$ |
0.362 |
|
$ |
0.362 |
|
FFO payout ratio(1) |
|
59.5 |
% |
|
63.6 |
% |
(1) |
These measures are not defined by International Financial Reporting
Standards ("IFRS"), do not have standard meanings and may not be
comparable with other industries or companies. Please refer to the
cautionary statements under the heading "Non-IFRS Measures" and the
reconciliations provided in this press release. |
|
|
As at |
March 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Financing Metrics and Liquidity |
|
|
|
Total debt to gross book value(1) |
|
41.8 |
% |
|
41.6 |
% |
|
40.1 |
% |
Weighted average mortgage effective interest rate(2) |
|
2.84 |
% |
|
2.80 |
% |
|
2.61 |
% |
Weighted average mortgage term (years)(2) |
|
4.7 |
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
5.2 |
|
Debt service coverage (times)(1)(3) |
|
1.8 |
x |
|
1.8 |
x |
|
1.9 |
x |
Interest coverage (times)(1)(3) |
|
3.3 |
x |
|
3.3 |
x |
|
3.6 |
x |
Cash and cash equivalents (000s)(4) |
$ |
58,495 |
|
$ |
29,528 |
|
$ |
24,594 |
|
Available liquidity – Canadian Credit Facilities (000s)(5) |
$ |
324,657 |
|
$ |
340,059 |
|
$ |
240,995 |
|
Capital |
|
|
|
Unitholders' equity (000s) |
$ |
9,374,475 |
|
$ |
9,278,595 |
|
$ |
9,774,480 |
|
Net asset value ("NAV") (000s)(1) |
$ |
9,287,633 |
|
$ |
9,212,594 |
|
$ |
9,760,956 |
|
Total number of units – diluted (000s) |
|
169,501 |
|
|
169,868 |
|
|
169,831 |
|
NAV per unit – diluted(1) |
$ |
54.79 |
|
$ |
54.23 |
|
$ |
57.47 |
|
(1) |
These measures are not defined by IFRS, do not have standard
meanings and may not be comparable with other industries or
companies. Please refer to the cautionary statements under the
heading "Non-IFRS Measures" and the reconciliations provided in
this press release. |
(2) |
Excludes liabilities related to assets held for sale, as
applicable. |
(3) |
Based on the trailing four quarters. |
(4) |
Consists of $44,564 and $13,931 in Canada and ERES, respectively
(December 31, 2023 – $19,446 and $10,082, respectively, March 31,
2023 – $14,069 and $10,525, respectively). |
(5) |
Includes $254,657 available on the Canadian Acquisition and
Operating Facility (December 31, 2023 –$340,059, March 31, 2023 –
$240,995) and $70,000 available on the unsecured non-revolving
construction and term credit facility to reduce greenhouse gas
("GHG") emissions ("GHG Reduction Facility") (December 31, 2023 and
March 31, 2023 – N/A). |
|
|
"We continued momentum on the execution of our
strategy in 2024, and we’re pleased to see that translate into
another quarter of strong results," commented Mark Kenney,
President and Chief Executive Officer. "I am especially excited
about our recent disposition of two properties in Langley, which we
sold to a non-profit organization that was funded by the BC Rental
Protection Fund. This instrumental transaction will enable those
suites to remain affordable in perpetuity, while we were able to
free up capital to reinvest in new supply. We're eager to continue
participating in productive public-private partnerships such as
this, and we hope to see more of our non-core legacy buildings
transfer to the hands of non-profit organizations in the
future."
"We redeployed capital from our strategic sales
into the acquisition of two new build, concrete rental apartment
properties in London, which we purchased at a steep discount to
replacement cost, and at a cap rate that exceeds the weighted
average cap rate on our first quarter dispositions," said Julian
Schonfeldt, Chief Investment Officer. "In addition, so far this
year, we've reduced our ownership in Irish Residential Properties
REIT plc from 18.7% to 9.7% through the sale of $70.6 million worth
of equity. We used part of the proceeds to accretively repurchase
$27 million worth of CAPREIT’s units at a discount to NAV, with the
remainder of our capital inflow reallocated into paying down higher
interest debt. We’re excited about the progress we’ve made with
this capital recycling so far in 2024, and we remain increasingly
focused on our objective of increasing the quality of our core
apartment portfolio in Canada, while simultaneously increasing our
earnings per unit."
"Robust rent growth and ongoing high occupancy
trends continued throughout the quarter, and we achieved a solid
same property NOI margin of 64.1% for the three months ended March
31, 2024," added Stephen Co, Chief Financial Officer. "This is up
by 70 basis points versus the comparative period, largely due to
lower utility costs resulting from milder winter weather
experienced across the country. Organic growth contributed to the
7.4% increase in diluted FFO per unit, which we realized on top of
elevated interest costs we're incurring on our mortgage portfolio
and credit facilities. Our balance sheet in Canada is strong with
approximately $369 million in available liquidity, and this will
continue to fuel our ability to execute on our capital allocation
strategy moving forward."
SUMMARY OF Q1 2024 RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Strategic Initiatives
Update
- CAPREIT continues to invest in
strategic opportunities that are accretive. For the three months
ended March 31, 2024, CAPREIT acquired a property comprised of 291
suites located in London, Ontario for a total purchase price of
$130 million (excluding transaction costs and other
adjustments).
- For the three months ended March 31, 2024, CAPREIT disposed of
380 suites which were comprised of four non-core properties located
in British Columbia and Québec and 24 single residential suites
located in the Netherlands for $94.7 million (excluding transaction
costs and other adjustments).
- In March 2024, CAPREIT received the TSX's acceptance of its
notice to proceed with an NCIB, following expiry of the previous
NCIB on March 23, 2024. During the three months ended March 31,
2024, CAPREIT purchased and cancelled approximately
0.6 million Trust Units, under the NCIB program, at a weighted
average purchase price of $48.19 per Trust Unit, for a total cost
of $27.1 million.
- On February 22, 2024, CAPREIT filed a prospectus supplement to
establish an at-the-market program ("ATM Program") that allows
CAPREIT, at its sole discretion, to issue Trust Units up to an
aggregate sale price of $400 million from treasury to the public
from time to time, directly on the TSX or on other marketplaces on
which the Trust Units are listed or quoted in Canada or where the
Trust Units are traded in Canada, at prevailing market prices.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no Trust Units were
issued under the ATM Program.
- During the three months ended March 31, 2024, CAPREIT
transacted on the sale of Irish Residential Properties REIT plc
("IRES") shares totalling $57.9 million, of which $43.7 million
settled during the three months ended March 31, 2024 with the
balance settling after March 31, 2024. Subsequent to March 31,
2024, CAPREIT settled on the disposition of additional IRES shares
totalling $12.7 million, bringing CAPREIT's ownership interest from
18.7% as at December 31, 2023 to 9.7% as at May 8, 2024.
- CAPREIT's strategy to upgrade the
quality and diversification of the property portfolio through
repositioning and capital recycling initiatives to grow earnings
and cash flow potential continues for 2024. CAPREIT is currently
targeting the disposition of over $400 million of non-core Canadian
properties during 2024.
Operating Results
- On turnovers and renewals, monthly
residential rents for the three months ended March 31, 2024
increased by 4.1% for the Canadian residential portfolio, compared
to 3.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
- Same property Occupied AMR for the Canadian residential
portfolio as at March 31, 2024 increased by 6.5% compared to March
31, 2023, while same property occupancy for the Canadian
residential portfolio remained relatively stable at 98.5% (March
31, 2023 - 98.6%).
- NOI for the same property portfolio increased by 7.6% for the
three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period last
year. Additionally, NOI margin for the same property portfolio
increased to 64.1%, up 0.7% compared to the same period last
year.
- Diluted FFO per unit was up 7.4%,
including an approximately 0.9% decrease in the weighted average
number of units outstanding, for the three months ended March 31,
2024 compared to the same period last year, primarily due to
contributions from acquisitions, higher same property NOI and
accretive NCIB purchases, partially offset by lower other income
and higher interest expense on credit facilities payable and
mortgages payable.
Balance Sheet Highlights
- CAPREIT's financial position
remains strong, with approximately $369.3 million of available
Canadian liquidity, comprising $44.6 million of Canadian cash and
cash equivalents, $254.7 million of available capacity on its
Canadian Acquisition and Operating Facility and $70.0 million on
its GHG Reduction Facility.
- To date, CAPREIT completed or committed mortgage financings
totalling $143.2 million, with a weighted average term to maturity
of 8.7 years and a weighted average interest rate of 4.64%.
- For the three months ended March 31, 2024 the overall carrying
value of investment properties (excluding assets held for sale)
increased by $163.5 million primarily due to net acquisitions
of $83.2 million, fair value gains of $71.7 million, property
capital investments of $42.4 million, which were partially offset
by transfers to assets held for sale of $33.0 million.
- Diluted NAV per unit as at March
31, 2024 increased to $54.79 from $54.23 as at December 31, 2023,
reflecting an increase in investment property values in CAPREIT's
Canadian portfolio, supplemented by the effects of accretive
purchases of Trust Units for cancellation through the NCIB
program.
OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL
RESULTS
Portfolio Occupied Average Monthly
Rents
|
Total Portfolio |
Same Property Portfolio(1) |
As at March 31, |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Occupied AMR |
Occ. % |
Occupied AMR |
Occ. % |
Occupied AMR |
Occ. % |
Occupied AMR |
Occ. % |
Total Canadian residential suites |
$ |
1,552 |
98.4 |
$ |
1,428 |
98.6 |
$ |
1,539 |
98.5 |
$ |
1,445 |
98.6 |
Total MHC sites |
$ |
447 |
95.9 |
$ |
433 |
95.8 |
$ |
447 |
95.9 |
$ |
433 |
95.7 |
The Netherlands portfolio |
€ |
1,068 |
98.5 |
€ |
1,002 |
98.7 |
€ |
1,068 |
98.5 |
€ |
1,001 |
98.7 |
(1) |
Same property Occupied AMR and occupancy include all properties
held as at March 31, 2023, but exclude properties disposed of or
held for sale as at March 31, 2024. |
|
|
The rate of growth in total portfolio Occupied
AMR has been primarily driven by (i) new acquisitions completed
over the past 12 months and (ii) same property operational growth.
The rate of growth in same property Occupied AMR has been primarily
due to (i) rental increases on turnover in the rental markets of
most provinces across the Canadian portfolio and (ii) rental
increases on renewals.
The weighted average gross rent per square foot
for total Canadian residential suites was approximately $1.85 as at
March 31, 2024, increased from $1.75 as at March 31, 2023.
Canadian Portfolio
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Change in Monthly Rent |
Turnovers and Renewals(1) |
Change in Monthly Rent |
Turnovers and Renewals(1) |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
Suite turnovers |
23.2 |
2.4 |
26.7 |
2.6 |
Lease renewals |
3.0 |
45.0 |
2.4 |
45.4 |
Weighted average of turnovers and renewals |
4.1 |
|
3.7 |
|
(1) |
Percentage of suites turned over or renewed during the period is
based on the total weighted average number of residential suites
(excluding co-ownerships and MHC sites) held during the
period. |
|
|
The Netherlands Portfolio
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Change in Monthly Rent |
Turnovers and Renewals(1) |
Change in Monthly Rent |
Turnovers and Renewals(1) |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
Suite turnovers |
15.6 |
3.1 |
19.9 |
3.9 |
Lease renewals |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Weighted average of turnovers and renewals |
15.6 |
|
19.9 |
|
(1) |
Percentage of suites turned over or renewed during the period is
based on the total weighted average number of Dutch residential
suites held during the period. |
|
|
As the Netherlands lease renewals occur once a
year in July, there were no changes in lease renewals for the three
months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023. For rent renewal
increases due to indexation beginning on July 1, 2024, ERES served
tenant notices to 6,572 suites, representing 96% of the residential
portfolio, across which the average rental increase due to
indexation and household income adjustment is 5.3%.
Net Operating Income
Same properties for the three months ended March
31, 2024 are defined as all properties owned by CAPREIT
continuously since December 31, 2022, and therefore do not take
into account the impact on performance of acquisitions or
dispositions completed during 2024 and 2023, or properties that are
classified as held for sale as at March 31, 2024.
($ Thousands) |
Total NOI |
Same Property NOI |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023(1) |
|
%(2) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
%(2) |
Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenues |
$ |
262,457 |
|
$ |
249,000 |
|
5.4 |
|
$ |
256,590 |
|
$ |
241,523 |
|
6.2 |
|
Other(3) |
|
13,359 |
|
|
11,947 |
|
11.8 |
|
|
13,049 |
|
|
11,605 |
|
12.4 |
|
Total operating revenues |
$ |
275,816 |
|
$ |
260,947 |
|
5.7 |
|
$ |
269,639 |
|
$ |
253,128 |
|
6.5 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realty taxes |
$ |
(24,819 |
) |
$ |
(24,037 |
) |
3.3 |
|
$ |
(24,301 |
) |
$ |
(23,281 |
) |
4.4 |
|
Utilities |
|
(23,161 |
) |
|
(24,159 |
) |
(4.1 |
) |
|
(22,845 |
) |
|
(23,158 |
) |
(1.4 |
) |
Other(4) |
|
(50,787 |
) |
|
(48,893 |
) |
3.9 |
|
|
(49,774 |
) |
|
(46,185 |
) |
7.8 |
|
Total operating expenses(5) |
$ |
(98,767 |
) |
$ |
(97,089 |
) |
1.7 |
|
$ |
(96,920 |
) |
$ |
(92,624 |
) |
4.6 |
|
NOI |
$ |
177,049 |
|
$ |
163,858 |
|
8.1 |
|
$ |
172,719 |
|
$ |
160,504 |
|
7.6 |
|
NOI margin |
|
64.2 |
% |
|
62.8 |
% |
|
|
64.1 |
% |
|
63.4 |
% |
|
(1) |
Certain 2023 comparative figures have been reclassified to conform
with current period presentation. |
(2) |
Represents the year-over-year percentage change. |
(3) |
Comprises ancillary income such as parking, laundry and antenna
revenue. |
(4) |
Comprises R&M, wages, insurance, advertising, legal costs and
expected credit losses. |
(5) |
Total operating expenses, on a constant currency basis, increased
by approximately 1.6% and 4.6%, respectively, for the total and
same property portfolio compared to the same period last year. |
|
|
The following table reconciles same property NOI
and NOI from acquisitions, dispositions and assets held for sale to
total NOI, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31,
2023:
($
Thousands) |
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Same property NOI |
$ |
172,719 |
|
$ |
160,504 |
|
NOI from
acquisitions |
|
3,414 |
|
|
212 |
|
NOI from dispositions and assets held for sale |
|
916 |
|
|
3,142 |
|
Total NOI |
$ |
177,049 |
|
$ |
163,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Revenues
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, same
property operating revenues increased by $16.5 million, primarily
driven by increases in monthly rents on turnovers and renewals.
Total operating revenues increased by $14.9 million during the same
period, due to $16.6 million of operational growth, primarily on
the same property operating portfolio and to a lesser extent on
assets held for sale as at March 31, 2024 and a $4.4 million
increase from acquisitions, partially offset by $6.1 million lower
revenues due to dispositions.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the same property
portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased
compared to the same period last year, primarily due to increases
in other operating expenses. Increase in other operating expenses
is primarily due to higher R&M costs and higher insurance
costs. Higher R&M costs are due to general inflationary
pressures, as well as higher maintenance costs that correspond with
a reduction in suite and common area capital improvements,
reflecting CAPREIT's strategic reallocation of capital in response
to the tight rental market in Canada.
NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
For the three months ended March 31, 2024,
CAPREIT purchased and cancelled approximately 0.6 million
Trust Units under the NCIB program, at a weighted average purchase
price of $48.19 per Trust Unit for a total cost of $27.7
million.
ATM PROGRAM
On February 22, 2024, CAPREIT filed a prospectus
supplement to establish an ATM Program that allows CAPREIT, at its
sole discretion to issue Trust Units up to an aggregate sale price
of $400 million from treasury to the public from time to time,
directly on the TSX or on other marketplaces on which the Trust
Units are listed or quoted in Canada or where the Trust Units are
traded in Canada, at prevailing market prices.
In connection with the establishment of the ATM
Program, CAPREIT has entered into an equity distribution agreement
dated February 22, 2024 (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with
a major financial institution (the “Agent”). Any Trust Units sold
in the ATM Program will be distributed through the TSX or any other
permitted marketplace at the market prices prevailing at the time
of sale. The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM
Program, if any, will be determined at CAPREIT’s sole discretion.
There is no certainty that any Trust Units will be offered or sold
under the ATM Program. The ATM Program will be effective until June
9, 2025, unless terminated prior to such date by CAPREIT or
otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution
Agreement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no
Trust Units were issued under the ATM Program.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
More detailed information and analysis is
included in CAPREIT's condensed consolidated interim financial
statements and MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2024,
which have been filed on SEDAR+ and can be viewed at
www.sedarplus.ca under CAPREIT's profile or on CAPREIT's website on
the investor relations page at www.capreit.ca.
Conference Call
A conference call, hosted by CAPREIT's senior
management team, will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 9:00
am ET. The telephone numbers for the conference call are: Canadian
Toll Free: (833) 950-0062, International: +1 (929) 526-1599. The
conference call access code is 576092.
The call will also be webcast live and
accessible through the CAPREIT website at www.capreit.ca – click on
"For Investors" and follow the link at the top of the page. A
replay of the webcast will be available for one year after the
webcast at the same link.
The slide presentation to accompany management's
comments during the conference call will be available on the
CAPREIT website an hour and a half prior to the conference
call.
About CAPREIT
CAPREIT is Canada's largest publicly traded
provider of quality rental housing. As at March 31, 2024, CAPREIT
owns approximately 64,200 residential apartment suites, townhomes
and manufactured home community sites that are well-located across
Canada and the Netherlands, with approximately $16.7 billion of
investment properties in Canada and Europe. For more information
about CAPREIT, its business and its investment highlights, please
visit our website at www.capreit.ca and our public disclosures
which can be found under our profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
Non-IFRS Measures
CAPREIT prepares and releases unaudited
condensed consolidated interim financial statements and audited
consolidated annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
In this and other earnings releases and investor conference calls,
as a complement to results provided in accordance with IFRS,
CAPREIT discloses measures not recognized under IFRS which do not
have standard meanings prescribed by IFRS. These include FFO, NAV,
Total Debt, Gross Book Value, and Adjusted Earnings Before
Interest, Tax, Depreciation, Amortization and Fair Value ("Adjusted
EBITDAFV") (the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures"), as well as diluted
FFO per unit, diluted NAV per unit, FFO payout ratio, Total Debt to
Gross Book Value, Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Interest Coverage
Ratio (the "Non-IFRS Ratios" and together with the Non-IFRS
Financial Measures, the "Non-IFRS Measures"). These Non-IFRS
Measures are further defined and discussed in the MD&A released
on May 8, 2024, which should be read in conjunction with this press
release. Since these measures and related per unit amounts are not
recognized under IFRS, they may not be comparable to similar
measures reported by other issuers. CAPREIT presents Non-IFRS
Measures because management believes Non-IFRS Measures are relevant
measures of the ability of CAPREIT to earn revenue and to evaluate
its performance, financial condition and cash flows. These Non-IFRS
Measures have been assessed for compliance with National Instrument
52-112 and a reconciliation of these Non-IFRS Measures is included
in this press release below. The Non-IFRS Measures should not be
construed as alternatives to net income (loss) or cash flows from
operating activities determined in accordance with IFRS as
indicators of CAPREIT's performance or the sustainability of
CAPREIT's distributions.
Cautionary Statements Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute forward-looking information within the meaning
of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information may
relate to CAPREIT's future outlook and anticipated events or
results and may include statements regarding the future financial
position, business strategy, budgets, litigation, occupancy rates,
rental rates, productivity, projected costs, capital investments,
development and development opportunities, financial results,
taxes, plans and objectives of, or involving, CAPREIT.
Particularly, statements regarding CAPREIT's future results,
performance, achievements, prospects, costs, opportunities and
financial outlook, including those relating to acquisition,
disposition and capital investment strategies and the real estate
industry generally, are forward-looking statements. In some cases,
forward-looking information can be identified by terms such as
"may", "will", "would", "should", "could", "likely", "expect",
"plan", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "forecast",
"predict", "potential", "project", "budget", "continue" or the
negative thereof, or other similar expressions concerning matters
that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based
on certain factors and assumptions regarding expected growth,
results of operations, performance, and business prospects and
opportunities. In addition, certain specific assumptions were made
in preparing forward-looking information, including: that the
Canadian and Dutch economies will generally experience growth,
which, however, may be adversely impacted by the global economy,
inflation and high interest rates, potential health crises and
their direct or indirect impacts on the business of CAPREIT,
including CAPREIT's ability to enforce leases, perform capital
expenditure work, increase rents and apply for above guideline
increases ("AGIs"), obtain financings at favourable interest rates;
that Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ("CMHC") mortgage
insurance will continue to be available and that a sufficient
number of lenders will participate in the CMHC-insured mortgage
program to ensure competitive rates; that the Canadian capital
markets will continue to provide CAPREIT with access to equity
and/or debt at reasonable rates; that vacancy rates for CAPREIT
properties will be consistent with historical norms; that rental
rates on renewals will grow; that rental rates on turnovers will
grow; that the difference between in-place and market-based rents
will be reduced upon such turnovers and renewals; that CAPREIT will
effectively manage price pressures relating to its energy usage;
and, with respect to CAPREIT's financial outlook regarding capital
investments, assumptions respecting projected costs of construction
and materials, availability of trades, the cost and availability of
financing, CAPREIT's investment priorities, the properties in which
investments will be made, the composition of the property portfolio
and the projected return on investment in respect of specific
capital investments. Although the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are based on assumptions and
information that is currently available to management, which are
subject to change, management believes these statements have been
prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting CAPREIT's best estimates
and judgements. However, there can be no assurance actual results,
terms or timing will be consistent with these forward-looking
statements, and they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking
statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond CAPREIT's control, that may
cause CAPREIT's or the industry's actual results, performance,
achievements, prospects and opportunities in future periods to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
among other things, risks related to: rent control and residential
tenancy regulations, general economic conditions, privacy, cyber
security and data governance risks, availability and cost of debt,
acquisitions, dispositions and property development, valuation
risk, liquidity and price volatility of units of CAPREIT ("Trust
Units"), catastrophic events, climate change, taxation-related
risks, energy costs, environmental matters, vendor management and
third-party service providers, operating risk, talent management
and human resources shortages, public health crises, other
regulatory compliance risks, litigation risk, CAPREIT's investment
in European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust ("ERES"),
potential conflicts of interest, investment restrictions, lack of
diversification of investment assets, geographic concentration,
illiquidity of real property, capital investments, leasing risk,
dependence on key personnel, adequacy of insurance and captive
insurance, competition for residents, controls over disclosures and
financial reporting, the nature of Trust Units, dilution,
distributions and foreign operation and currency risks. There can
be no assurance that the expectations of CAPREIT's management will
prove to be correct. These risks and uncertainties are more fully
described in regulatory filings, including CAPREIT's Annual
Information Form, which can be obtained on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca, under CAPREIT's profile, as well as under the
"Risks and Uncertainties" section of CAPREIT's 2023 Annual MD&A
dated February 22, 2024. The information in this press release is
based on information available to management as of May 8, 2024.
Subject to applicable law, CAPREIT does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
information.
SOURCE: Canadian Apartment Properties Real
Estate Investment Trust
CAPREIT Mr. Mark Kenney President & Chief Executive Officer
(416) 861-9404 |
CAPREIT Mr. Stephen Co Chief Financial Officer (416) 306-3009 |
CAPREIT Mr. Julian Schonfeldt Chief Investment Officer (647)
535-2544 |
|
|
|
SELECTED NON-IFRS MEASURES
A reconciliation of net
income (loss) to FFO is as
follows:
($ Thousands, except per unit amounts) |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
182,113 |
|
$ |
(103,227 |
) |
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
Fair value adjustments of investment properties and assets held for
sale |
(71,319 |
) |
185,386 |
|
Fair value adjustments of financial instruments |
573 |
|
48,195 |
|
Interest expense on Exchangeable LP Units |
603 |
|
597 |
|
Loss (gain) on non-controlling interest |
(9,640 |
) |
21,110 |
|
FFO impact attributable to ERES units held by non-controlling
unitholders(1) |
(4,716 |
) |
(4,592 |
) |
Deferred income tax recovery |
(664 |
) |
(46,952 |
) |
Loss (gain) on foreign currency translation |
5,970 |
|
(3,626 |
) |
Net loss on transactions and other activities(2) |
5,324 |
|
1,791 |
|
Net gain on derecognition of debt |
(2,279 |
) |
(3,315 |
) |
Lease principal repayments |
(311 |
) |
(287 |
) |
Reorganization, senior management termination, and retirement
costs(3) |
— |
|
2,024 |
|
Unit-based compensation amortization recovery relating to ERES Unit
Option Plan ("UOP") forfeitures(4) |
(2,284 |
) |
— |
|
Amortization of losses from accumulated other comprehensive loss to
interest and other financing costs |
— |
|
49 |
|
FFO |
$ |
103,370 |
|
$ |
97,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of units (000s) ‑ diluted |
169,796 |
|
171,266 |
|
Total distributions declared |
$ |
61,523 |
|
$ |
61,828 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FFO per unit – diluted(5) |
$ |
0.609 |
|
$ |
0.567 |
|
FFO payout ratio(6) |
59.5 |
% |
63.6 |
% |
(1) |
The adjustment is based on applying the 35% weighted average
ownership held by ERES non-controlling unitholders (March 31, 2023
– 35%). |
(2) |
Primarily includes transaction costs and other adjustments on
dispositions and amortization of property, plant and equipment
("PP&E") and right-of-use asset. For the three months ended
March 31, 2024, includes $643 of current income taxes on the
dispositions of ERES single residential suites. |
(3) |
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, includes $86 of
accelerated vesting of previously granted unit-based
compensation. |
(4) |
Relates to the forfeiture of previously granted ERES unit options
that expired during the three months ended March 31, 2024 (March
31, 2023 - nil). |
(5) |
FFO per unit – diluted is calculated using FFO during the period
divided by weighted average number of units – diluted. |
(6) |
FFO payout ratio is calculated using total distributions declared
during the period divided by FFO. |
|
|
Reconciliation of Total Debt and Total
Debt Ratios:
($ Thousands) |
|
As at |
|
March 31, 2024 |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Mortgages payable – non-current |
$ |
5,832,546 |
|
$ |
6,002,617 |
|
$ |
5,936,555 |
|
Mortgages payable – current |
|
845,178 |
|
|
651,371 |
|
|
636,999 |
|
Liabilities related to assets held for sale |
|
7,842 |
|
|
23,706 |
|
|
— |
|
Mortgage debt |
$ |
6,685,566 |
|
$ |
6,677,694 |
|
$ |
6,573,554 |
|
Credit facilities payable – non-current |
|
483,238 |
|
|
405,133 |
|
|
484,063 |
|
Total Debt |
$ |
7,168,804 |
|
$ |
7,082,827 |
|
$ |
7,057,617 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
$ |
17,111,296 |
|
$ |
16,968,640 |
|
$ |
17,542,136 |
|
Add: Accumulated amortization of PP&E |
|
46,569 |
|
|
45,217 |
|
|
41,073 |
|
Gross Book Value(1) |
$ |
17,157,865 |
|
$ |
17,013,857 |
|
$ |
17,583,209 |
|
Total Debt to Gross Book Value |
|
41.8 |
% |
|
41.6 |
% |
|
40.1 |
% |
Total Mortgages Payable to Gross Book Value |
|
39.0 |
% |
|
39.2 |
% |
|
37.4 |
% |
(1) |
Gross Book Value ("GBV") is defined by CAPREIT's Declaration of
Trust. |
|
|
Reconciliation of Net
Loss to Adjusted EBITDAFV:
($ Thousands) |
|
|
|
For The Trailing 12 Months Ended |
|
March 31, 2024 |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(126,234 |
) |
$ |
(411,574 |
) |
$ |
(134,899 |
) |
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
Interest and other financing costs |
|
215,678 |
|
|
211,664 |
|
|
187,582 |
|
Interest on Exchangeable LP Units |
|
2,388 |
|
|
2,382 |
|
|
2,423 |
|
Total current income tax expense and deferred income tax recovery,
net |
|
(29,088 |
) |
|
(76,479 |
) |
|
(72,619 |
) |
Amortization of PP&E and right-of-use asset |
|
6,138 |
|
|
6,206 |
|
|
7,145 |
|
Total unit-based compensation amortization expense, net |
|
5,570 |
|
|
7,816 |
|
|
6,944 |
|
EUPP unit-based compensation expense |
|
(548 |
) |
|
(551 |
) |
|
(520 |
) |
Fair value adjustments of investment properties and assets held for
sale |
|
657,880 |
|
|
914,585 |
|
|
673,268 |
|
Fair value adjustments of financial instruments |
|
(13,249 |
) |
|
34,373 |
|
|
55,400 |
|
Net gain on derecognition of debt |
|
(2,215 |
) |
|
(3,251 |
) |
|
(5,081 |
) |
Gain on non-controlling interest |
|
(75,959 |
) |
|
(45,209 |
) |
|
(125,656 |
) |
Loss (gain) on foreign currency translation |
|
5,649 |
|
|
(4,161 |
) |
|
5,077 |
|
Transaction costs and other adjustments on dispositions and
other |
|
10,663 |
|
|
7,705 |
|
|
3,421 |
|
Goodwill impairment loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
14,278 |
|
Adjusted EBITDAFV |
$ |
656,673 |
|
$ |
643,506 |
|
$ |
616,763 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
($ Thousands) |
|
For The Trailing 12 Months Ended |
March 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Contractual interest on mortgages payable(1)(2) |
$ |
163,950 |
|
$ |
161,178 |
|
$ |
153,436 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs, fair value adjustments
and OCI hedge interest on mortgages payable(1) |
|
6,129 |
|
|
6,157 |
|
|
4,205 |
|
Contractual interest on credit facilities payable(2) |
|
28,008 |
|
|
26,074 |
|
|
11,302 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs on credit facilities
payable |
|
906 |
|
|
902 |
|
|
685 |
|
Mortgage principal repayments |
|
157,046 |
|
|
158,803 |
|
|
162,458 |
|
Debt service payments |
$ |
356,039 |
|
$ |
353,114 |
|
$ |
332,086 |
|
Adjusted EBITDAFV |
$ |
656,673 |
|
$ |
643,506 |
|
$ |
616,763 |
|
Debt service coverage ratio (times) |
|
1.8 |
x |
|
1.8 |
x |
|
1.9 |
x |
(1) |
Includes liabilities related to assets held for sale. |
(2) |
Includes net cross-currency interest rate ("CCIR") and interest
rate ("IR") swap interest, offsetting contractual interest. |
|
|
Interest Coverage Ratio
($ Thousands) |
|
For The Trailing 12 Months Ended |
March 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Contractual interest on mortgages payable(1)(2) |
$ |
163,950 |
|
$ |
161,178 |
|
$ |
153,436 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs, fair value adjustments
and OCI hedge interest on mortgages payable(1) |
|
6,129 |
|
|
6,157 |
|
|
4,205 |
|
Contractual interest on credit facilities payable(2) |
|
28,008 |
|
|
26,074 |
|
|
11,302 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs on credit facilities
payable |
|
906 |
|
|
902 |
|
|
685 |
|
Interest Expense |
$ |
198,993 |
|
$ |
194,311 |
|
$ |
169,628 |
|
Adjusted EBITDAFV |
$ |
656,673 |
|
$ |
643,506 |
|
$ |
616,763 |
|
Interest coverage ratio (times) |
|
3.3 |
x |
|
3.3 |
x |
|
3.6 |
x |
(1) |
Includes liabilities related to assets held for sale, as
applicable. |
(2) |
Includes net CCIR and IR swap interest, offsetting contractual
interest. |
|
|
Reconciliation of Unitholders' Equity to
NAV:
($ Thousands, except per unit amounts) |
|
As at |
March 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Unitholders' equity |
$ |
9,374,475 |
|
$ |
9,278,595 |
|
$ |
9,774,480 |
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
Exchangeable LP Units |
|
76,578 |
|
|
80,383 |
|
|
78,093 |
|
Unit-based compensation financial liabilities excluding ERES's UOP
and Restricted Unit Plan |
|
22,926 |
|
|
23,150 |
|
|
19,634 |
|
Deferred income tax liability |
|
50,114 |
|
|
49,481 |
|
|
80,391 |
|
Deferred income tax asset |
|
(20,837 |
) |
|
(19,523 |
) |
|
(11,469 |
) |
Derivative assets – non-current |
|
(36,441 |
) |
|
(35,619 |
) |
|
(53,132 |
) |
Derivative assets – current |
|
(8,167 |
) |
|
(10,851 |
) |
|
(3,523 |
) |
Derivative liabilities – current |
|
1,227 |
|
|
7,001 |
|
|
15,484 |
|
Adjustment to ERES non-controlling interest(1) |
|
(172,242 |
) |
|
(160,023 |
) |
|
(139,002 |
) |
NAV |
$ |
9,287,633 |
|
$ |
9,212,594 |
|
$ |
9,760,956 |
|
Diluted number of units |
|
169,501 |
|
|
169,868 |
|
|
169,831 |
|
NAV per unit – diluted(2) |
$ |
54.79 |
|
$ |
54.23 |
|
$ |
57.47 |
|
(1) |
CAPREIT accounts for the non-controlling interest in ERES as a
liability, measured at the redemption amount, as defined by the
ERES DOT, of ERES's units not owned by CAPREIT. The adjustment is
made so that the non-controlling interest in ERES is measured at
ERES's disclosed NAV, rather than the redemption amount. The table
below summarizes the calculation of adjustment to ERES
non-controlling interest as at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023
and March 31, 2023: |
|
|
($ Thousands) |
|
As at |
March 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
ERES's NAV |
€ |
676,778 |
|
€ |
676,956 |
|
€ |
776,515 |
|
Ownership by
ERES non-controlling interest |
|
35 |
% |
|
35 |
% |
|
35 |
% |
Closing
foreign exchange rate |
|
1.46162 |
|
|
1.46262 |
|
|
1.47186 |
|
Impact to
NAV due to ERES's non-controlling unitholders |
$ |
346,217 |
|
$ |
346,545 |
|
$ |
400,022 |
|
Less: ERES units held by non-controlling unitholders |
$ |
(173,975 |
) |
$ |
(186,522 |
) |
$ |
(261,020 |
) |
Adjustment to ERES non-controlling interest |
$ |
172,242 |
|
$ |
160,023 |
|
$ |
139,002 |
|
(2) |
NAV per unit – diluted is calculated using NAV as at period end
divided by diluted number of units. |
|
|
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