Health Care REIT, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

TOLEDO, Ohio--()--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced operating results for the company’s second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

“Health Care REIT’s outstanding earnings growth in the second quarter of 2011 is the result of the successful execution of our relationship investment strategy,” commented George L. Chapman, Health Care REIT’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “The 13% FFO and 10% FAD per share earnings increase this quarter demonstrates the momentum created by our growth platform. Our investment growth over the last 15 months is now translating into meaningful earnings growth for our shareholders and we expect this momentum to continue to drive future performance.”

Recent Highlights

  • Achieved 2Q11 normalized FFO of $0.90 per share, up 13%
  • Achieved 2Q11 normalized FAD of $0.80 per share, up 10%
  • Increased second quarter aggregate same-store NOI versus last year by 5.0%
  • Completed year-to-date gross new investments totaling $4.2 billion, including $2.8 billion in the second quarter
  • Closed year-to-date property sales and loan payoffs of $282 million, generating $56 million of gains
  • Increased line of credit to $2 billion with an initial term through July 2015

Dividends for Second Quarter 2011 As previously announced, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 of $0.715 per share, as compared to $0.69 per share for the same period in 2010. The cash dividend will be paid on August 19, 2011 and will be the company’s 161st consecutive quarterly dividend payment.

Second Quarter Investment Highlights

  • On April 1st, the company completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the real estate assets of privately-held Genesis HealthCare for a purchase price of $2.4 billion. The initial 15 year triple-net lease with Genesis will provide for rent in the first year of $198 million representing an initial cash yield of 8.25%. The rent, which includes a combination of fixed and CPI escalators, is expected to increase by 3.5% on the first five anniversary dates of the lease and 3.0% per year thereafter.
  • On April 8th, the company completed the previously announced acquisition of four combination senior housing facilities located in the Chicago and New York metro areas totaling 628 units. The company’s $141.5 million investment included the assumption of $48 million in secured debt at an average rate of 6.5%. The investment is structured as a triple-net lease with Capital Senior Living (NYSE:CSU) with an initial term of 15 years and an initial rental yield of 7.25% with annual escalators of 3.0%.

Events Subsequent to Quarter End

  • On July 27th, the company entered into an expanded $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which replaces the previous $1.15 billion facility. The company has an option to upsize the facility by $500 million through an accordion feature, allowing for aggregate commitments of up to $2.5 billion. The new facility includes 31 lenders and matures in July 2015 with a one-year option to extend at the company’s discretion. The facility is priced at 1.35% over LIBOR, with a 0.25% annual facility fee based on current credit ratings and is subject to other terms and conditions customary for loans of this nature.

Investment Activity The company has completed acquisitions and joint venture investments year-to-date of $4.0 billion, up from the previously announced $3.8 billion, and funded development of $200 million, resulting in gross investments of $4.2 billion. The company continues to expect dispositions of $300 million for the full year, of which $282 million has been completed through June 30, 2011.

Outlook for 2011 The company is narrowing its 2011 earnings guidance solely to reflect year-to-date timing of dispositions. Normalized FFO has been revised to a range of $3.34 to $3.40 per diluted share from the previous $3.32 to $3.42 per diluted share, representing an increase of 8-10% from 2010. Normalized FAD has been revised to a range of $3.02 to $3.08 per diluted share from the previous $3.01 to $3.11 per diluted share, representing an increase of 6-8% from 2010. Net income attributable to common stockholders has been increased to a range of $1.04 to $1.10 per diluted share from $0.97 to $1.07 per diluted share. The company’s guidance does not include any investments beyond what has been closed or identified year-to-date nor any additional transaction costs, capital transactions, impairments, unanticipated additions to the loan loss reserve or other one-time items, including any additional cash payments other than normal monthly rental payments. Please see the exhibits for a reconciliation of the outlook for net income available to common stockholders to normalized FFO and FAD.

Conference Call Information The company has scheduled a conference call on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter 2011 results, industry trends, portfolio performance and outlook for 2011. Telephone access will be available by dialing 888-346-2469 or 706-758-4923 (international). For those unable to listen to the call live, a taped rebroadcast will be available beginning two hours after completion of the call through August 18, 2011. To access the rebroadcast, dial 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 (international). The conference ID number is 81661084. To participate in the webcast, log on to www.hcreit.com or www.earnings.com 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software. Replays will be available for 90 days through the same websites. This earnings release is posted on the company’s website at www.hcreit.com under the heading News.

Key Performance Indicators

          2Q11       2Q10       Change
Net income attributable to common                    
stockholders (NICS) per diluted share         $ 0.39       $ 0.37       5%
Normalized FFO per diluted share         $ 0.90       $ 0.80       13%
Normalized FAD per diluted share         $ 0.80       $ 0.73       10%
Dividends per common share         $ 0.715       $ 0.68       5%
Normalized FFO Payout Ratio           79%         85%        
Normalized FAD Payout Ratio           89%         93%        
 

Quarterly Earnings

            NICS

 

 

FFO

 

 

FAD

                2Q11   2Q10   Change     2Q11   2Q10   Change     2Q11   2Q10   Change
Per diluted share           $ 0.39   $ 0.37   5%     $ 0.84   $ 0.74   14%     $ 0.75   $ 0.70   7%
  Includes impact of:                                                            
    Gain (loss) on property sales(1)           $ 0.17   $ 0.03                                        
    Other items, net(2)           $ (0.06)   $ (0.06)         $ (0.06)   $ (0.06)         $ (0.06)   $ (0.06)    
    Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts(3)                                               $ 0.02   $ 0.02    
Per diluted share - normalized(a)                             $ 0.90   $ 0.80   13%     $ 0.80   $ 0.73   10%
                 

(a) Amounts may not sum due to rounding

(1) $30,224,000 and $3,314,000 of gains in 2Q11 and 2Q10, respectively.
(2) See Exhibit 1.
(3) $3,102,000 and $2,330,000 of receipts in 2Q11 and 2Q10, respectively.
 

Supplemental Reporting Measures The company believes that net income attributable to common stockholders (NICS), as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), is the most appropriate earnings measurement. However, the company considers funds from operations (FFO) and funds available for distribution (FAD) to be useful supplemental measures of its operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time as evidenced by the provision for depreciation. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient. In response, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation from net income. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, means net income, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Normalized FFO represents FFO adjusted for certain items detailed in Exhibit 1. FAD represents FFO excluding net straight-line rental adjustments, amortization related to above/below market leases and amortization of non-cash interest expenses and less cash used to fund capital expenditures, tenant improvements and lease commissions at medical office buildings. Normalized FAD represents FAD excluding prepaid/straight-line rent cash receipts and adjusted for certain items detailed in Exhibit 1. The company believes that normalized FFO and normalized FAD are useful supplemental measures of operating performance because investors and equity analysts may use these measures to compare the operating performance of the company between periods or as compared to other REITs or other companies on a consistent basis without having to account for differences caused by unanticipated and/or incalculable items.

The company’s supplemental reporting measures and similarly entitled financial measures are widely used by investors and equity analysts in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies. The company’s management uses these financial measures to facilitate internal and external comparisons to historical operating results and in making operating decisions. Additionally, they are utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. The supplemental reporting measures do not represent net income or cash flow provided from operating activities as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternative measures of profitability or liquidity. Finally, the supplemental reporting measures, as defined by the company, may not be comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other real estate investment trusts or other companies. Please see the exhibits for reconciliations of the supplemental reporting measures.

About Health Care REIT, Inc. Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of June 30, 2011, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 868 properties in 45 states. More information is available on the company’s website at www.hcreit.com.

This document may contain “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements concern and are based upon, among other things, the possible expansion of the company’s portfolio; the sale of properties; the performance of its operators/tenants and properties; its ability to enter into agreements with viable new tenants for vacant space or for properties that the company takes back from financially troubled tenants, if any; its occupancy rates; its ability to acquire, develop and/or manage properties; its ability to make distributions to stockholders; its policies and plans regarding investments, financings and other matters; its tax status as a real estate investment trust; its critical accounting policies; its ability to appropriately balance the use of debt and equity; its ability to access capital markets or other sources of funds; and its ability to meet its earnings guidance. When the company uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The company’s expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to: the status of the economy; the status of capital markets, including availability and cost of capital; issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies, responding to government investigations and punitive settlements and operators’/tenants’ difficulty in cost-effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care, senior housing and life science industries; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; the company’s ability to transition or sell facilities with profitable results; the failure to make new investments as and when anticipated; acts of God affecting the company’s properties; the company’s ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; the company’s ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold; operator/tenant or joint venture partner bankruptcies or insolvencies; the cooperation of joint venture partners; government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements; regulatory approval and market acceptance of the products and technologies of life science tenants; liability or contract claims by or against operators/tenants; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future acquisitions; environmental laws affecting the company’s properties; changes in rules or practices governing the company’s financial reporting; and legal and operational matters, including real estate investment trust qualification and key management personnel recruitment and retention. Finally, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements.



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Exhibits

 
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(in thousands)
              June 30,
2011     2010
Assets
Real estate investments:
Real property owned:
Land and land improvements $ 983,746 $ 571,501
Buildings and improvements 11,497,863 5,854,675
Acquired lease intangibles 347,662 147,861
Real property held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation 18,202 13,020
Construction in progress   212,161     255,883  
13,059,634 6,842,940
Less accumulated depreciation and intangible amortization   (968,289 )   (766,630 )
Net real property owned 12,091,345 6,076,310
Real estate loans receivable:
Loans receivable 326,651 471,805
Less allowance for losses on loans receivable   (1,692 )   (5,025 )
Net real estate loans receivable   324,959     466,780  
Net real estate investments 12,416,304 6,543,090
Other assets:
Equity investments 250,933 181,527
Goodwill 51,207 -
Deferred loan expenses 48,808 31,568
Cash and cash equivalents 328,758 55,423
Restricted cash 42,497 59,656
Receivables and other assets   342,154     208,067  
  1,064,357     536,241  
Total assets $ 13,480,661   $ 7,079,331  
 
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Borrowings under unsecured lines of credit arrangements $ - $ 206,000
Senior unsecured notes 4,429,992 2,135,422
Secured debt 1,889,873 813,341
Capital lease obligations 83,794 -
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   325,550     187,443  
Total liabilities 6,729,209 3,342,206
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 18,410 -
 
Equity:
Preferred stock 1,010,417 286,410
Common stock 177,290 124,520
Capital in excess of par value 6,314,692 3,937,485
Treasury stock (13,493 ) (11,315 )
Cumulative net income 1,795,448 1,630,120
Cumulative dividends (2,682,479 ) (2,237,720 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (10,145 ) (8,526 )
Other equity   6,460     5,755  
Total Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity 6,598,190 3,726,729
Noncontrolling interests   134,852     10,396  
Total equity   6,733,042     3,737,125  
Total liabilities and equity $ 13,480,661   $ 7,079,331  
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
            Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2011   2010 2011   2010
Revenues:
Rental income $ 239,703 $ 141,764 $ 406,848 $ 274,761
Resident fees and service 123,149 - 194,435 -
Interest income 12,866 9,335 24,575 18,383
Other income   5,341     2,650     8,165     3,646  
Gross revenues 381,059 153,749 634,023 296,790
 
Expenses:
Interest expense 83,961 35,478 142,347 63,403
Property operating expenses 100,197 11,970 164,126 23,761
Depreciation and amortization 110,382 44,037 183,186 84,042
General and administrative expenses 19,562 11,878 37,276 28,700
Transaction costs 13,738 752 49,803 8,466
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt - 7,035 - 25,072
Provision for loan losses   168     -     416     -  
Total expenses 328,008 111,150 577,154 233,444
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes                
and income from unconsolidated joint ventures 53,051 42,599 56,869 63,346
 
Income tax (expense) benefit (211 ) (188 ) (340 ) (273 )
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures   971     1,828     2,514     2,596  
Income from continuing operations 53,811 44,239 59,043 65,669
 
Discontinued operations:
Gain (loss) on sales of properties 30,224 3,314 56,380 10,033
Impairment of assets - - (202 ) -
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net   2,173     3,511     2,797     7,056  
  32,397     6,825     58,975     17,089  
Net income 86,208 51,064 118,018 82,758
Less: Preferred dividends 17,353 5,484 26,033 10,993
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests   (992 )   (66 )   (1,234 )   307  
Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 69,847   $ 45,646   $ 93,219   $ 71,458  
 
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 176,445 123,808 165,755 123,541
Diluted 177,487 124,324 166,458 124,059
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic $ 0.40 $ 0.37 $ 0.56 $ 0.58
Diluted 0.39 0.37 0.56 0.58
 
Common dividends per share $ 0.715 $ 0.68 $ 1.405 $ 1.36
 
               
 

Normalizing Items

Exhibit 1
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010 2011 2010
Impairment of assets $ - $ - $ 202 $ -
Transaction costs

13,738(1)

752 49,803 8,466
Special stock compensation grants/payments - - - 2,853
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt - 7,035 - 25,072
Provision for loan losses 168 - 416 -
Held for sale hospital operating expenses(2) 264 150 1,093 878
Non-recurring other income  

(3,774)(3)

  (1,000)   (3,774)   (1,000)
Total $ 10,396 $ 6,937 $ 47,740 $ 36,269
 
Average diluted common shares outstanding 177,487 124,324 166,458 124,059
Net amount per diluted share $ 0.06 $ 0.06 $ 0.29 $ 0.29
 
Notes:     (1) Represents primarily costs incurred with the Genesis acquisition and other transactions during the quarter.
(2) Represents expenses incurred in connection with a hospital classified as held for sale.
(3) Represents non-recurring income earned in connection with dispositions.
 
             
 

Funds Available for Distribution Reconciliation

Exhibit 2
(in thousands, except per share data)  
    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010 2011 2010
Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 69,847 $ 45,646 $ 93,219 $ 71,458
Depreciation and amortization(1) 111,053 47,451 185,821 91,032
Loss (gain) on sales of properties (30,224 ) (3,314 ) (56,380 ) (10,033 )
Noncontrolling interests(2) (3,975 ) 50 (7,812 ) (290 )
Unconsolidated joint ventures(3) 1,653 915 2,845 1,214
Gross straight-line rental income (10,988 ) (4,145 ) (16,018 ) (8,598 )
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts 3,102 2,330 6,713 4,068
Amortization related to above (below) market leases, net (398 ) (809 ) (1,056 ) (1,296 )
Non-cash interest expense 2,698 3,659 6,415 6,500
Cap-ex, tenant improvements, lease commissions   (8,924 )   (5,060 )   (17,065 )   (8,831 )
Funds available for distribution 133,844 86,723 196,682 145,224
Normalizing items, net(4) 10,396 6,937 47,740 36,269
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts   (3,102 )   (2,330 )   (6,713 )   (4,068 )
Funds available for distribution - normalized $ 141,138 $ 91,330 $ 237,709 $ 177,425
 
Average diluted common shares outstanding 177,487 124,324 166,458 124,059
 
Per diluted share data:
Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 0.39 $ 0.37 $ 0.56 $ 0.58
Funds available for distribution 0.75 0.70 1.18 1.17
Funds available for distribution - normalized 0.80 0.73 1.43 1.43
 
Normalized FAD Payout Ratio:
Dividends per common share $ 0.72 $ 0.68 $ 1.41 $ 1.36
FAD per diluted share - normalized $ 0.80   $ 0.73   $ 1.43   $ 1.43  
Normalized FAD payout ratio 89 % 93 % 98 % 95 %
 
Notes:     (1) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations.
(2) Represents noncontrolling interests' share of net FAD adjustments.
(3) Represents HCN's share of net FAD adjustments from unconsolidated joint ventures.
(4) See Exhibit 1.
 
             
 

Funds From Operations Reconciliation

Exhibit 3
(in thousands, except per share data)
    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2011 2010 2011 2010
Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 69,847 $ 45,646 $ 93,219 $ 71,458
Depreciation and amortization(1) 111,053 47,451 185,821 91,032
Loss (gain) on sales of properties (30,224 ) (3,314 ) (56,380 ) (10,033 )
Noncontrolling interests(2) (4,487 ) 108 (8,647 ) (255 )
Unconsolidated joint ventures(3)   3,364     2,323     6,391     3,098  
Funds from operations 149,553 92,214 220,404 155,300
Normalizing items, net(4)   10,396     6,937     47,740     36,269  
Funds from operations - normalized $ 159,949 $ 99,151 $ 268,144 $ 191,569
 
Average diluted common shares outstanding 177,487 124,324 166,458 124,059
 
Per diluted share data:
Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 0.39 $ 0.37 $ 0.56 $ 0.58
Funds from operations 0.84 0.74 1.32 1.25
Funds from operations - normalized 0.90 0.80 1.61 1.54
 
Normalized FFO Payout Ratio:
Dividends per common share $ 0.72 $ 0.68 $ 1.41 $ 1.36
FFO per diluted share - normalized $ 0.90   $ 0.80   $ 1.61   $ 1.54  
Normalized FFO payout ratio 79 % 85 % 87 % 88 %
 
Notes:     (1) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations.
(2) Represents noncontrolling interests' share of net FFO adjustments.
(3) Represents HCN's share of net FFO adjustments from unconsolidated joint ventures.
(4) See Exhibit 1.
 
             
 

Outlook Reconciliations: Year Ended December 31, 2011

Exhibit 4
(in thousands, except per share data)  
Prior Outlook Current Outlook
Low High Low High

FFO Reconciliation:

Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 0.97 $ 1.07 $ 1.04 $ 1.10
Loss (gain) on sale of properties (0.15 ) (0.15 ) (0.33 ) (0.33 )
Depreciation and amortization(1)   2.28     2.28   2.35     2.35  
Funds from operations $ 3.10 $ 3.20 $ 3.06 $ 3.12
Normalizing items, net(2)   0.22     0.22   0.28     0.28  
Funds from operations - normalized $ 3.32 $ 3.42 $ 3.34 $ 3.40
 

FAD Reconciliation:

Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 0.97 $ 1.07 $ 1.04 $ 1.10
Loss (gain) on sale of properties (0.15 ) (0.15 ) (0.33 ) (0.33 )
Depreciation and amortization(1) 2.28 2.28 2.35 2.35
Net straight-line rent and above/below amortization(1) (0.22 ) (0.22 ) (0.19 ) (0.19 )
Non-cash interest expense 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09
Cap-ex, tenant improvements, lease commissions   (0.17 )   (0.17 ) (0.18 )   (0.18 )
Funds available for distribution $ 2.81 $ 2.91 $ 2.78 $ 2.84
Normalizing items, net(2) 0.22 0.22 0.28 0.28
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts   (0.02 ) (0.02 ) (0.04 ) (0.04 )
Funds available for distribution - normalized $ 3.01 $ 3.11 $ 3.02 $ 3.08
 
Notes:     (1) Amounts presented net of noncontrolling interests' share and HCN's share of unconsolidated joint ventures.
(2) See Exhibit 1.
 

Contacts

Health Care REIT, Inc.
Scott Estes, 419-247-2800
Mike Crabtree, 419-247-2800

Contacts

Health Care REIT, Inc.
Scott Estes, 419-247-2800
Mike Crabtree, 419-247-2800