ELS Reports Third Quarter Results

Continued Strong Performance

CHICAGO--()--Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise noted.

Financial Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, total revenues increased $16.1 million, or 7.7 percent, to $226.2 million compared to $210.1 million for the same period in 2015. Net income available for Common Stockholders increased $4.3 million, or $0.05 per Common Share, to $41.0 million, or $0.48 per Common Share, compared to $36.7 million, or $0.43 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, total revenues increased $36.4 million, or 5.9 percent, to $656.4 million compared to $620.0 million for the same period in 2015. Net income available for Common Stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased $31.5 million, or $0.36 per Common Share, to $127.1 million, or $1.49 per Common Share, compared to $95.6 million, or $1.13 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Portfolio Performance

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, Funds from Operations (“FFO”) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $6.6 million, or $0.06 per Common Share, to $76.9 million or $0.83 per Common Share, compared to $70.3 million, or $0.77 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $36.5 million, or $0.38 per Common Share, to $230.4 million or $2.49 per Common Share, compared to $193.9 million, or $2.11 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016 Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $6.7 million, or $0.06 per Common Share, to $77.2 million, or $0.83 per Common Share, compared to $70.5 million, or $0.77 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $19.9 million, or $0.20 per Common Share, to $231.3 million, or $2.50 per Common Share, compared to $211.4 million, or $2.30 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $12.0 million to $211.3 million compared to $199.3 million for the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $31.0 million to $616.2 million compared to $585.2 million for the same period in 2015. For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $7.4 million to $119.6 million compared to $112.2 million for the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $22.2 million to $360.3 million compared to $338.1 million for the same period in 2015.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 4.7 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 5.3 percent compared to the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 4.5 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 5.8 percent compared to the same period in 2015.

Investment Activity

In October 2016, we completed the acquisition of Riverside RV, a 499-site property located in Arcadia, Florida. The purchase price of approximately $20.3 million was funded with available cash.

In August 2016, we closed on the purchase of approximately 25 acres of vacant land adjacent to Colony Cove and Ridgewood Estates manufactured home communities in Ellenton, Florida, for $2.0 million.

Balance Sheet Activity

In July 2016, we paid off two maturing mortgage loans of approximately $24.0 million in the aggregate, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.99 percent per annum, secured by one RV resort and one manufactured home community.

During September 2016, we completed refinancing activity and closed on loans with total gross proceeds of approximately $54.5 million in the aggregate. The loans have a weighted average interest rate of 4.05 percent per annum and are secured by three manufactured home communities and one RV resort.

In October 2016, we closed on a loan of approximately $15.0 million, secured by one manufactured home community, with a stated interest rate of 3.55 percent per annum.

About Equity LifeStyle Properties

We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with headquarters in Chicago.

As of October 17, 2016, we own or have an interest in 391 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 146,298 sites.

For additional information, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (800) 247-5279 or at investor_relations@equitylifestyle.com.

Conference Call

A live webcast of our conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Please visit the Investor Information section at www.equitylifestyle.com for the link. A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks at this site.

Reporting Calendar

Quarterly financial results and related earnings conference calls for the next three quarters are expected to occur as follows:

       
Release Date Earnings Call
Fourth Quarter 2016 Monday, January 23, 2017 Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:00 a.m. CT
First Quarter 2017 Monday, April 17, 2017 Tuesday, April 18, 2017 10:00 a.m. CT
Second Quarter 2017 Monday, July 17, 2017 Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10:00 a.m. CT
 

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "project," "intend," "may be" and "will be" and similar words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and may include without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:

  • our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
  • our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
  • our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
  • our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
  • our assumptions and guidance concerning 2016 and 2017 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
  • our ability to manage counterparty risk;
  • in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential home buyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial, credit and capital markets volatility;
  • results from home sales and occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable manufactured home financing and competition from alternative housing options including site-built single-family housing;
  • impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single-family housing and not manufactured housing;
  • effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
  • the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
  • unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
  • ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
  • the effect of interest rates;
  • the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
  • the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic "Revenue Recognition";
  • the outcome of pending or future lawsuits filed against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by tenant groups seeking to limit rent increases and/or seeking large damage awards for our alleged failure to properly maintain certain Properties or other tenant related matters, such as the case currently pending in the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, Case No. H041913, involving our California Hawaiian manufactured home property, including any further proceedings on appeal or in the trial court; and
  • other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

 

Investor Information

 
Equity Research Coverage (1)
Robert W. Baird & Company     BMO Capital Markets     Green Street Advisors
Drew T. Babin Paul Adornato David Bragg/ Ryan Burke
215-553-7816 212-885-4170 949-640-8780

dbabin@rwbaird.com

paul.adornato@bmo.com

dbragg@greenstreetadvisors.com

rburke@greenstreetadvisors.com

Cantor Fitzgerald Citi Research
Gaurav Mehta Michael Bilerman/ Nick Joseph Wells Fargo Securities
212-915-1221 212-816-1383 Todd Stender

gmehta@cantor.com

michael.bilerman@citi.com

562-637-1371

nicholas.joseph@citi.com

todd.stender@wellsfargo.com

 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research Evercore ISI
Juan Sanabria Steve Sakwa/ Gwen Clark
646-855-1589 212-446-5600

juan.sanabria@baml.com

steve.sakwa@evercoreisi.com

gwen.clark@evercoreisi.com

 

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1.     Any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding our performance made by these analysts or agencies do not represent our opinions, forecasts or predictions. We do not by reference to these firms imply our endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations.
 
 

Financial Highlights

(In millions, except Stock and OP Units outstanding and per share data, unaudited)

 
    As of and for the Three Months Ended

September 30,

    June 30,     March 31,    

December 31,

    September 30,

2016

    2016     2016    

2015

    2015
Operating Information
Total revenues $ 226.2 $ 210.1 $ 220.1 $ 201.6 $ 210.1
Net income $ 46.8 $ 40.8 $ 57.2 $ 39.8 $ 42.1
Net income available for Common Stockholders $ 41.0 $ 35.5 $ 50.6 $ 34.5 $ 36.7
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 103.4 $ 95.9 $ 111.3 $ 94.6 $ 97.5
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2) $ 76.9 $ 68.9 $ 84.6 $ 67.1 $ 70.3
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2) $ 77.2 $ 69.3 $ 84.8 $ 67.6 $ 70.5
Funds available for distribution (FAD) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2) $ 67.2 $ 58.4 $ 77.4 $ 57.0 $ 62.5
 
Stock Outstanding (In thousands)

and Per Share Data

Common Stock and OP Units, end of the period 92,507 92,499 91,802 91,461 91,505
Weighted average Common Stock and OP Unit outstanding - fully diluted 92,910 92,264 92,041 91,875 91,940
Net income per Common Share - fully diluted $ 0.48 $ 0.42 $ 0.60 $ 0.41 $ 0.43
FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $ 0.83 $ 0.75 $ 0.92 $ 0.73 $ 0.77
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $ 0.83 $ 0.75 $ 0.92 $ 0.74 $ 0.77
Dividends per Common Share $ 0.425 $ 0.425 $ 0.425 $ 0.375 $ 0.375
 
Balance Sheet
Total assets (3) $ 3,470 $ 3,486 $ 3,415 $ 3,400 $ 3,423
Total liabilities (3) $ 2,396 $ 2,420 $ 2,400 $ 2,408 $ 2,434
 
Market Capitalization
Total debt $ 2,111 $ 2,134 $ 2,125 $ 2,146 $ 2,156
Total market capitalization (4) $ 9,387 $ 9,675 $ 8,938 $ 8,380 $ 7,651
 
Ratios
Total debt / total market capitalization 22.5 % 22.1 % 23.8 % 25.6 % 28.2 %
Total debt + preferred stock / total market capitalization 23.9 % 23.5 % 25.3 % 27.2 % 30.0 %
Total debt / Adjusted EBITDA (5) 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
Interest coverage (6) 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7
Fixed charges + preferred distributions coverage (7) 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3
 

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1.     See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definition of Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD; and reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA.
2. See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders.
3. As of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, deferred financing costs of approximately $19.7 million and $20.3 million, respectively, were reclassified from deferred financing costs, net to mortgages notes payable and term loan due to the adoption of ASU 2015-03: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.
4. See page 18 for market capitalization calculation as of September 30, 2016.
5. Represents trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. We believe trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information for determining our ability to meet future debt service requirements.
6. Interest coverage is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA by the interest expense incurred during the same period.
7. See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of fixed charges. This ratio is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA by the sum of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends during the same period.
 

 

Balance Sheet

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

       
September 30,
2016

December 31,
2015

(unaudited)
Assets
Investment in real estate:
Land $ 1,155,587 $ 1,101,676
Land improvements 2,863,758 2,787,882
Buildings and other depreciable property 622,045   588,041  
4,641,390 4,477,599
Accumulated depreciation (1,368,942 ) (1,282,423 )
Net investment in real estate 3,272,448 3,195,176
Cash 68,812 80,258
Notes receivable, net 34,277 35,463
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures 19,198 17,741
Deferred commission expense 31,435 30,865
Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net (1) 44,213   40,897  
Total Assets $ 3,470,383   $ 3,400,400  
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable (1) $ 1,892,692 $ 1,926,880
Term loan (1) 199,327 199,172
Unsecured lines of credit
Accrued expenses and accounts payable 94,103 76,044
Deferred revenue – upfront payments from right-to-use contracts 80,832 78,405
Deferred revenue – right-to-use annual payments 10,578 9,878
Accrued interest payable 8,128 8,715
Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits 70,794 74,300
Distributions payable 39,315   34,315  
Total Liabilities 2,395,769   2,407,709  
Equity:
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 9,945,539 shares authorized as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; none issued and outstanding.
6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 54,461 shares authorized and 54,458 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 at liquidation value 136,144 136,144
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 85,303,937 and 84,253,065 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively 852 843
Paid-in capital 1,096,916 1,039,140
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings (231,879 ) (250,506 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (646 ) (553 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity 1,001,387 925,068
Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units 73,227   67,623  
Total Equity 1,074,614   992,691  
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 3,470,383   $ 3,400,400  
 
   

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1.

As of December 31, 2015, deferred financing costs of approximately $3.7 million, $18.9 million and $0.8 million were reclassified from Deferred financing costs, net to Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net, to Mortgages notes payable, and to Term loan line items, respectively, due to the adoption of ASU 2015-03: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.

 
 

Consolidated Income Statement

(In thousands, unaudited)

 
    Quarters Ended     Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016     2015 2016     2015
Revenues:
Community base rental income $ 117,164 $ 110,908 $ 346,625 $ 330,251
Rental home income 3,484 3,413 10,572 10,526
Resort base rental income 54,486 49,765 154,652 142,837
Right-to-use annual payments 11,349 11,334 33,590 33,260
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross 3,672 3,889 9,290 10,264
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net (1,327 ) (1,701 ) (2,427 ) (3,929 )
Utility and other income 21,174 20,027 61,490 58,010
Gross revenues from home sales 10,895 7,878 28,239 24,341
Brokered resale revenue and ancillary services revenues, net 920 1,051 2,736 4,045
Interest income 1,767 1,758 5,052 5,314
Income from other investments, net 2,581   1,822   6,574   5,119  
Total revenues 226,165 210,144 656,393 620,038
 
Expenses:
Property operating and maintenance 73,410 69,227 203,011 194,522
Rental home operating and maintenance 1,768 1,874 4,874 5,232
Real estate taxes 13,467 12,923 39,534 38,169
Sales and marketing, gross 3,100 3,105 8,524 9,139
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (200 ) (464 ) (212 ) (1,471 )
Property management 11,863 11,361 35,670 33,750
Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes 29,518 28,410 87,203 84,861
Amortization of in-place leases 1,376 616 2,139 1,950
Cost of home sales 10,745 7,868 28,507 23,685
Home selling expenses 909 861 2,548 2,386
General and administrative 7,653 7,225 23,315 22,172
Property rights initiatives and other 855 687 2,036 1,934
Early debt retirement 16,922
Interest and related amortization 25,440   26,227   76,635   79,648  
Total expenses 179,904   169,920   513,784   512,899  
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures 46,261 40,224 142,609 107,139
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures 496   1,882   2,142   3,606  
Consolidated net income 46,757   42,106   144,751   110,745  
 
Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units (3,462 ) (3,136 ) (10,770 ) (8,191 )
Series C Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Dividends (2,297 ) (2,297 ) (6,910 )   (6,910 )
Net income available for Common Stockholders $ 40,998   $ 36,673   $ 127,071   $ 95,644  
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Third Quarter 2016 - Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
    Quarter Ended
September 30,
2016
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2016 Core (1) $ 117.9
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - Acquisitions (2) 1.7
Property management and general and administrative (excluding transaction costs) (19.2 )
Other income and expenses 4.5
Financing costs and other (27.7 )
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3) 77.2
Transaction costs (0.3 )
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3) $ 76.9  
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $ 0.83
FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $ 0.83
 
 
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3) $ 77.2
Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate (10.0 )
FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3) $ 67.2  
 
Weighted average Common Stock and OP Units - fully diluted 92.9
 

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1.    

See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of non-GAAP financial measures Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core, and reconciliation of income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management to income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures. See page 9 for details of the 2016 Core Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management.

2. See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definition of Acquisition properties. See page 10 for details of the Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management for the Acquisitions.
3. See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders. See definitions of non-GAAP financial measures of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and Non-revenue producing improvements in Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information.
 
 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 
    Quarters Ended     Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016     2015 2016     2015
Net income available for Common Stockholders $ 40,998 $ 36,673 $ 127,071 $ 95,644
Income allocated to Common OP Units 3,462 3,136 10,770 8,191
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net (1) 1,327 1,701 2,427 3,929
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (2) (200 ) (464 ) (212 ) (1,471 )
Depreciation on real estate assets 26,847 25,747 79,218 76,811
Depreciation on rental homes 2,671 2,663 7,985 8,050
Amortization of in-place leases 1,376 616 2,139 1,950
Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures 373   274   968   799  
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3) 76,854 70,346 230,366 193,903
Transaction costs (4) 327 121 925 603
Early debt retirement       16,922  
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(3) 77,181 70,467 231,291 211,428
Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate (10,004 ) (7,931 ) (28,322 ) (26,196 )
FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3) $ 67,177   $ 62,536   $ 202,969   $ 185,232  
 
Net income available per Common Share - Basic $ 0.48 $ 0.44 $ 1.50 $ 1.14
Net income available per Common Share - Fully Diluted $ 0.48 $ 0.43 $ 1.49 $ 1.13
 
FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Basic $ 0.83 $ 0.77 $ 2.51 $ 2.13
FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Fully Diluted $ 0.83 $ 0.77 $ 2.49 $ 2.11
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Basic $ 0.84 $ 0.77 $ 2.52 $ 2.32
Normalized FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Fully Diluted $ 0.83 $ 0.77 $ 2.50 $ 2.30
 
Average Common Stock - Basic 85,105 84,057 84,649 84,016
Average Common Stock and OP Units - Basic 92,307 91,269 91,854 91,236
Average Common Stock and OP Units - Fully Diluted 92,910 91,940 92,405 91,877

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1.     We are required by GAAP to defer, over the estimated customer life, recognition of non-refundable upfront payments from sales of new and upgrade right-to-use contracts. For 2016, the customer life is estimated to be 40 years and is based upon our experience operating the membership platform since 2008. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period upgrade sales, offset by amortization of prior period sales.
2. We are required by GAAP to defer recognition of commissions paid related to the entry of right-to-use contracts. The deferred commissions will be amortized using the same method as used for the related non-refundable upfront payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts and upgrade sales. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period commissions on those contracts, offset by the amortization of prior period commissions.
3. See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for non-GAAP financial measure definitions of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and for the definition of Non-revenue producing improvements.
4. Included in general and administrative on the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
 
 

Consolidated Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 
    Quarters Ended     Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016     2015 2016     2015
Community base rental income (2) $ 117.2 $ 110.9 $ 346.6 $ 330.3
Rental home income 3.5 3.4 10.6 10.5
Resort base rental income (3) 54.5 49.8 154.6 142.8
Right-to-use annual payments 11.3 11.3 33.6 33.3
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross 3.7 3.9 9.3 10.3
Utility and other income 21.1   20.0   61.5   58.0  
Property operating revenues 211.3 199.3 616.2 585.2
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes 86.8 82.1 242.5 232.8
Rental home operating and maintenance 1.8 1.9 4.9 5.2
Sales and marketing, gross 3.1   3.1   8.5   9.1  
Property operating expenses 91.7   87.1   255.9   247.1  
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1) $ 119.6   $ 112.2   $ 360.3   $ 338.1  
 
Manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
Total sites 70,999 70,126 70,507 70,112
Occupied sites 66,330 64,918 65,697 64,767
Occupancy % 93.4 % 92.6 % 93.2 % 92.4 %
Monthly base rent per site $ 589 $ 569 $ 586 $ 567
 
Resort base rental income:
Annual $ 31.3 $ 29.1 $ 91.6 85.5
Seasonal 4.2 3.9 24.6 22.6
Transient 19.0   16.8   38.4   34.7  
Total resort base rental income $ 54.5   $ 49.8   $ 154.6   $ 142.8  
 

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1.     See page 4 for the Consolidated Income Statement and see Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for non-GAAP measure definitions and reconciliation of Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2. See the manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages below within this table.
3. See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.
 
 

2016 Core Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 
    Quarters Ended         Nine Months Ended    
September 30, % September 30, %
2016     2015 Change (2) 2016     2015 Change (2)
Community base rental income (3) $ 116.0 $ 110.8 4.7% $ 345.0 $ 330.0 4.6%
Rental home income 3.5 3.4 2.2% 10.6 10.5 0.5%
Resort base rental income (4) 52.8 49.3 7.0% 150.7 142.0 6.1%
Right-to-use annual payments 11.3 11.3 0.1% 33.6 33.3 1.0%
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross 3.7 3.9 (5.6)% 9.3 10.3 (9.5)%
Utility and other income 20.9   20.0   4.7% 61.0   57.9   5.3%
Property operating revenues 208.2 198.7 4.7% 610.2 584.0 4.5%
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes 85.4 81.7 4.5% 239.7 232.1 3.3%
Rental home operating and maintenance 1.8 1.9 (5.8)% 4.9 5.2 (6.9)%
Sales and marketing, gross 3.1   3.1   (0.2)% 8.5   9.1   (6.7)%
Property operating expenses 90.3   86.7   4.1% 253.1   246.4   2.7%
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1) $ 117.9   $ 112.0   5.3% $ 357.1   $ 337.6   5.8%
Occupied sites (5) 65,464 64,880
 
Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
Total sites 69,830 69,848 69,833 69,851
Occupied sites 65,327 64,785 65,183 64,644
Occupancy % 93.6 % 92.8 % 93.3 % 92.5 %
Monthly base rent per site $ 592 $ 570 $ 588 $ 567
 
Resort base rental income:
Annual $ 30.6 $ 28.9 5.8% $ 89.9 $ 85.1 5.7%
Seasonal 3.7 3.8 (1.9)% 23.4 22.4 4.4%
Transient 18.5   16.6   11.3% 37.4   34.5   8.2%
Total resort base rental income $ 52.8   $ 49.3   7.0% $ 150.7   $ 142.0   6.1%
 

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1.     See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of non-GAAP measures Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core.
2. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
3. See the Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages included below within this table.
4. See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.
5. Occupied sites as of the end of the period shown. Occupied sites have increased by 450 from 65,014 at December 31, 2015.
 
 

Acquisitions - Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, unaudited)

 
    Quarter     Nine Months
Ended Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2016 2016
Community base rental income $ 1.2 $ 1.6
Resort base rental income 1.7 3.9
Utility income and other property income 0.2   0.5
Property operating revenues 3.1 6.0
 
Property operating expenses 1.4   2.8
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management $ 1.7   $ 3.2
 

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1.     See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definition of Acquisitions.
 
 

Income from Rental Home Operations

(In millions, except occupied rentals, unaudited)

 
    Quarters Ended     Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016     2015 2016     2015
Manufactured homes:
New home $ 6.3 $ 5.8 $ 18.8 $ 17.2
Used home 6.0   6.8   18.7   21.0
Rental operations revenues (1) 12.3 12.6 37.5 38.2
Rental operations expense 1.8   1.9   4.9   5.2
Income from rental operations, before depreciation 10.5 10.7 32.6 33.0
Depreciation on rental homes 2.7   2.7   8.0   8.1
Income from rental operations, after depreciation $ 7.8   $ 8.0   $ 24.6   $ 25.0
 
Occupied rentals: (2)
New 2,316 2,076
Used 2,473   2,876  

Total occupied rental sites

4,789   4,952  
 
As of
 
September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015
Net of Net of

Cost basis in rental homes: (3)

Gross Depreciation Gross Depreciation
New $ 123.9 $ 98.0 $ 110.2 $ 89.2
Used 52.6   27.0   58.8   39.0
Total rental homes $ 176.5   $ 125.0   $ 169.0   $ 128.2
 

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1.     For the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $8.9 million and $9.0 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue are included in the Community base rental income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $27.0 million and $27.6 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue are included in the Community base rental income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8. The remainder of the rental operations revenue is included in the Rental home income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8.
2. Occupied rentals as of the end of the period shown in our Core portfolio. Included in the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are 158 and 72 homes rented through our ECHO joint venture, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the rental home investment associated with our ECHO joint venture totals approximately $5.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
3. Includes both occupied and unoccupied rental homes. New home cost basis does not include the costs associated with our ECHO joint venture. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, our investment in the ECHO joint venture was approximately $15.3 million and $10.0 million, respectively.
 
 

Total Sites and Home Sales

(In thousands, except sites and home sale volumes, unaudited)

 
Summary of Total Sites as of September 30, 2016    
Sites
Community sites 71,000
Resort sites:
Annuals 26,300
Seasonal 10,800
Transient 10,500
Membership (1) 24,100
Joint Ventures (2) 3,100
Total 145,800
Home Sales - Select Data                
Quarters Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016 2015 2016 2015
Total New Home Sales Volume (3) 207 123 508 352
New Home Sales Volume - ECHO joint venture 65 52 162 140
New Home Sales Gross Revenues(3) $ 8,057 $ 3,901 $ 19,500 $ 12,186
 
Total Used Home Sales Volume (3) 335 357 988 1,174
New Used Sales Gross Revenues(3) $ 2,838 $ 3,977 $ 8,739 $ 12,155
 
Brokered Home Resales Volume 182 202 585 668
Brokered Home Resale Revenues, net $ 276 $ 290 $ 884 $ 941
 

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1.     Sites primarily utilized by approximately 106,700 members. Includes approximately 5,700 sites rented on an annual basis.
2. Joint venture income is included in the Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
3. Total new home sales volume includes home sales from our ECHO joint venture. New home sales gross revenues does not include the revenues associated with our ECHO joint venture. There was one used home sale from our ECHO joint venture for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
 
 

2016 Guidance - Selected Financial Data (1)

 

Our guidance acknowledges the existence of volatile economic conditions, which may impact our current guidance assumptions. Factors impacting 2016 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community and resort sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under right-to-use contracts; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to retain and attract customers renewing or entering right-to-use contracts; (vii) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (viii) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; (ix) ongoing legal matters and related fees; and (x) costs to restore property operations following storms or other unplanned events.

 

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
    Quarter Ended     Year Ended
December 31, 2016     December 31, 2016
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2016 Core (2) $ 116.3 $ 473.3
Income from property operations - Acquisitions (3) 1.6 4.8
Property management and general and administrative (19.1) (77.1)
Other income and expenses 1.6 14.2
Financing costs and other (27.6)     (111.2)
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (4) 72.8 304.0
Transaction costs     (0.9)
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (4) 72.8 303.1
Depreciation on real estate and other (28.0) (110.3)
Depreciation on rental homes (2.7) (10.7)
Deferral of right-to-use contract sales revenue and commission, net (0.6) (2.8)
Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units (3.2)     (14.0)
Net income available for Common Stockholders $ 38.3     $ 165.3
 
 
Net income per Common Share - fully diluted (5) $0.42 - $0.48 $1.91 - $1.97
FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $0.75 - $0.81 $3.25 - $3.31
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $0.75 - $0.81 $3.26 - $3.32
 
Weighted average Common Stock outstanding - fully diluted 92.8 92.5
 

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1.     Each line item represents the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes and reflects management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO per Common Share, FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, FFO per Common Share, Net income available for Common Stockholders and Net income per Common Share could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2. See page 14 for 2016 Core Guidance Assumptions. Amount represents 2015 income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, from the 2016 Core properties of $111.3 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.6% and $448.8 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 5.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.
3. See page 14 for the 2016 Assumptions regarding the Acquisition properties.
4. See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Normalized FFO and FFO.
5. Net income per fully diluted Common Share is calculated before Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units.
 
 

2016 Core Guidance Assumptions (1)

(In millions, unaudited)

 
   

Quarter

    Fourth        

Ended

Quarter 2016

Year Ended

2016

December 31,

Growth

December 31,

Growth

2015

Factors (2)

2015

Factors (2)

Community base rental income $ 111.7 4.7% $ 441.6 4.6%
Rental home income 3.5 (0.4)% 14.0 0.2%
Resort base rental income (3) 41.3 4.9% 183.4 5.8%
Right-to-use annual payments 11.2 0.3% 44.4 0.8%
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross 2.5 12.9% 12.8 (5.1)%
Utility and other income 18.1   (1.3)% 76.0   3.7%
Property operating revenues 188.3 3.9% 772.2 4.3%
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes 72.5 2.9% 304.5 3.2%
Rental home operating and maintenance 1.9 (2.1)% 7.2 (5.6)%
Sales and marketing, gross 2.6   9.4% 11.7   (3.2)%
Property operating expenses 77.0   3.0% 323.4   2.8%
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management $ 111.3   4.6% $ 448.8   5.5%
 
Resort base rental income:
Annual $ 29.4 5.6% $ 114.6 5.7%
Seasonal 6.3 (1.0)% 28.7 3.2%
Transient 5.6   8.0% 40.1   8.2%
Total resort base rental income $ 41.3   4.9% $ 183.4   5.8%
 
 

2016 Assumptions Regarding Acquisition Properties (1)

(In millions, unaudited)

 
    Quarter    
Ended Year Ended

December

December 31,

31, 2016 (4)

2016 (4)

Community base rental income $ 1.2 $ 2.9
Resort base rental income 1.5 5.4
Utility income and other property income 0.3   0.8
Property operating revenues 3.0 9.1
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes 1.4   4.2
Property operating expenses    
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management $ 1.6   $ 4.9
 
 
1.     See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definition of Core and Acquisition properties.
2. Management’s estimate of the growth of property operations in the 2016 Core Properties compared to actual 2015 performance. Represents our estimate of the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding. Actual growth could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
3. See Resort base rental income table included below within this table.
4. Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome for the Acquisition properties. Actual income from property operations for the Acquisition properties could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
 
 

Preliminary 2017 Guidance - Selected Financial Data (1)

 

Our guidance acknowledges the existence of volatile economic conditions, which may impact our current guidance assumptions. Factors impacting 2017 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community and resort sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under right-to-use contracts; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to retain and attract customers renewing or entering right-to-use contracts; (vii) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (viii) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; and (ix) ongoing legal matters and related fees; and (x) costs to restore property operations following storms or other unplanned events.

 

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
    Year Ended
December 31, 2017
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2017 Core (2) $ 495.8
Income from property operations - Acquisitions 6.5
Property management and general and administrative (80.4)
Other income and expenses 13.2
Financing costs and other (109.3)
Normalized FFO and FFO available for Common Shares (3) 325.8
Depreciation on real estate and other (109.2)
Depreciation on rental homes (10.7)
Deferral of right-to-use contract sales revenue and commission, net (2.6)
Income allocated to OP units (15.8)
Net income available for Common Shares $ 187.5
 
Net income per Common Share - fully diluted (4) $2.14 - $2.24
FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $3.45 - $3.55
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted $3.45 - $3.55
 
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - fully diluted 93.0
 

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1.     Each line item represents the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes and reflects management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual Normalized FFO available for Common Shares, Normalized FFO per common share, FFO available for Common Shares, FFO per common share, Net income available for Common Shares and Net income per common share could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions are incorrect.
2. See page 16 for 2016 Core Guidance Assumptions. Amount represents estimated 2016 income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, from the 2016 Core properties of $475.0 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.4% for the year ended December 31, 2017.
3. See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Normalized FFO and FFO.
4. Net income per fully diluted Common Share is calculated before Income allocated to Common OP Units.
 
 

Preliminary 2017 Core (1) Guidance Assumptions -

Income from Property Operations

(In millions, unaudited)

 
    Estimated     2017 Growth
2016 Factors (2)
Community base rental income $ 462.4 4.0%
Rental home income 14.0 (4.2)%
Resort base rental income (3) 196.6 4.4%
Right-to-use annual payments 44.8 0.7%
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross 12.1 1.7%
Utility and other income 79.2   (1.3)%
Property operating revenues 809.1 3.2%
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes (315.9 ) 1.8%
Rental home operating and maintenance (6.8 ) (3.9)%
Sales and marketing, gross (11.4 ) (1.8)%
Property operating expenses (334.1 ) 1.5%
Income from property operations $ 475.0   4.4%
 
Resort base rental income:
Annual $ 122.3 5.0%
Seasonal 30.2 2.0%
Transient 44.1   4.5%
Total resort base rental income $ 196.6   4.4%
 

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1.     See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definition of Core and Acquisition properties.
2. Management’s estimate of the growth of property operations in the 2017 Core Properties compared to actual 2016 performance. Represents our estimate of the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding. Actual growth could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
3. See Resort base rental income table included below within this table.
 
 

Right-To-Use Memberships - Select Data

(In thousands, except member count, number of Thousand Trail Camping Pass,

number of annuals and number of upgrades, unaudited)

 
    Year Ended December 31,
2013     2014     2015     2016 (1)     2017 (1)
Member Count (2) 98,277 96,130 102,413 106,900   108,800
Thousand Trails Camping Pass (TTC) Origination (3) 15,607 18,187 25,544 29,100 29,800
TTC Sales 9,289 10,014 11,877 12,700 13,100
RV Dealer TTC Activations 6,318 8,173 13,667 16,400 16,700
Number of annuals (4) 4,830 5,142 5,470 5,800 6,000
Number of upgrade sales (5) 2,999 2,978 2,687 2,500 2,600
 
Right-to-use annual payments (6) $ 47,967 $ 44,860 $ 44,441 $ 44,800 $ 45,100
Resort base rental income from annuals $ 11,148 $ 12,491 $ 13,821 $ 15,400 $ 17,200
Resort base rental income from seasonals/transients $ 12,692 $ 13,894 $ 15,795 $ 17,100 $ 18,100
Upgrade contract initiations (7) $ 13,815 $ 13,892 $ 12,783 $ 12,100 $ 12,300
Utility and other income $ 2,293 $ 2,455 $ 2,430 $ 2,440 $ 2,515
 

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1.     Guidance estimate. Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual figures could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2. Members have entered into right-to-use contracts with us that entitle them to use certain properties on a continuous basis for up to 21 days.
3. TTCs allow access to any of five geographic areas in the United States.
4. Members who rent a specific site for an entire year in connection with their right-to-use contract.
5. Existing customers that have upgraded agreements are eligible for longer stays, can make earlier reservations, may receive discounts on rental units, and may have access to additional properties. Upgrades require a non-refundable upfront payment.
6. The years ended December 31, 2013, includes $2.1 million of revenue recognized related to our right-to-use annual memberships activated through our dealer program. During the third quarter of 2013, we changed the accounting treatment of revenues and expenses associated with the RV dealer program to recognize as revenue only the cash received from members generated by the program.
7. Revenues associated with contract upgrades, included in Right-to-use contracts current period, gross, on our Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
 
 

Market Capitalization

(In millions, except share and OP Unit data, unaudited)

 
Capital Structure as of September 30, 2016                    
   

Total

% of Total % of Total

Common

Common Market
Stock/Units     Stock/Units     Total     % of Total     Capitalization
 
Secured Debt $ 1,911 90.5 %
Unsecured Debt 200       9.5 %
Total Debt (1) $ 2,111 100.0 % 22.5 %
 
Common Stock 85,303,937 92.2 %
OP Units 7,202,678       7.8 %
Total Common Stock and OP Units 92,506,615 100.0 %
Common Stock price at September 30, 2016 $ 77.18
Fair Value of Common Stock $ 7,140 98.1 %
Perpetual Preferred Stock 136       1.9 %
Total Equity $ 7,276 100.0 % 77.5 %
 
Total Market Capitalization $ 9,387 100.0 %
 
Perpetual Preferred Stock as of September 30, 2016
 

Annual

Annual
Callable Outstanding Liquidation

Dividend

Dividend
Series     Date           Stock     Value     Per Share     Value
6.75% Series C 9/7/2017 54,458 $136 $168.75 $ 9.2
 

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1.     Excludes deferred financing costs of approximately $18.8 million.
 
 

Debt Maturity Schedule

Debt Maturity Schedule as of September 30, 2016

(In thousands, unaudited)

 
        Weighted         Weighted             Weighted
Average Average % of Average
Secured Interest Unsecured Interest Total Interest
Year Debt     Rate     Debt     Rate     Total Debt     Debt     Rate  
2016 $ % $ $ % %
2017 57,429 5.80 % 57,429 2.73 % 5.80 %
2018 200,273 5.97 % 200,273 9.52 % 5.97 %
2019 202,113 6.27 % 202,113 9.60 % 6.27 %
2020 122,452 6.13 % 200,000 2.39 % 322,452 15.32 % 3.81 %
2021 191,174 5.01 % 191,174 9.08 % 5.01 %
2022 151,199 4.59 % 151,199 7.18 % 4.59 %
2023 111,963 5.12 % 111,963 5.32 % 5.12 %
2024 % % %
Thereafter 868,026   4.18 %     868,026   41.24 % 4.18 %  
Total $ 1,904,629 4.93 % $ 200,000 2.39 % $ 2,104,629 100.0 % 4.69 %
 
Note Premiums 6,213     6,213  
 
Total Debt 1,910,842 200,000 2,110,842
 
Deferred Financing Costs (18,150 ) (673 ) (18,823 )
 
Total Debt, net 1,892,692   4.92

%(1)

 

199,327   2.52 % $ 2,092,019   4.69 %

(1)

 
Average Years to Maturity 10.9 3.3 10.1

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1.     Reflects effective interest rate including amortization of note premiums and amortization of deferred loan cost for secured and total debt and stated interest rate for unsecured debt.
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Other Terms

This document contains certain non-GAAP measures used by management that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further discussed in the paragraphs below. We believe investors should review Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”), Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”) and Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), along with GAAP net income and cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, when evaluating an equity REIT’s operating performance. Our definitions and calculations of these non-GAAP financial and operating measures and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable. These non-GAAP financial and operating measures do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor do they represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our financial performance, or to cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO). We define FFO as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and actual or estimated losses from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairments, if any, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. We receive up-front non-refundable payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the upfront non-refundable payments and related commissions are deferred and amortized over the estimated customer life. Although the NAREIT definition of FFO does not address the treatment of non-refundable right-to-use payments, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust for the impact of the deferral activity in our calculation of FFO.

We believe FFO, as defined by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, is generally a measure of performance for an equity REIT. While FFO is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance for equity REITs, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP, and it should not be considered as an alternative to these indicators in evaluating liquidity or operating performance.

NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (NORMALIZED FFO). We define Normalized FFO as FFO excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; and d) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. Normalized FFO presented herein is not necessarily comparable to Normalized FFO presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same methodology for computing this amount.

FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION (FAD). We define FAD as Normalized FFO less non-revenue producing capital expenditures.

We believe that FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairments, if any, and actual or estimated gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. We further believe that Normalized FFO provides useful information to investors, analysts and our management because it allows them to compare our operating performance to the operating performance of other real estate companies and between periods on a consistent basis without having to account for differences not related to our operations. For example, we believe that excluding the early extinguishment of debt, property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions from Normalized FFO allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the sustainability of operating performance in future periods because these costs do not affect the future operations of the properties. In some cases, we provide information about identified non-cash components of FFO and Normalized FFO because it allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the impact of those items.

INCOME FROM PROPERTY OPERATIONS, EXCLUDING DEFERRALS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. We define Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management as rental income, utility income and right-to-use income less property operating and maintenance expenses, real estate tax, sales and marketing expenses, property management and the GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our manufactured home and RV communities.

The following table reconciles Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures to Income from property operations (amounts in thousands):

 
    Quarters Ended     Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016     2015 2016     2015
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures $ 46,261 $ 40,224 $ 142,609 $ 107,139
Right-to-use upfront payments, deferred, net 1,327 1,701 2,427 3,929
Gross revenues from home sales (10,895 ) (7,878 ) (28,239 ) (24,341 )
Brokered resale revenues and ancillary services revenues, net (920 ) (1,051 ) (2,736 ) (4,045 )
Interest income (1,767 ) (1,758 ) (5,052 ) (5,314 )
Income from other investments, net (2,581 ) (1,822 ) (6,574 ) (5,119 )
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (200 ) (464 ) (212 ) (1,471 )
Property management 11,863 11,361 35,670 33,750
Depreciation on real estate and rental homes 29,518 28,410 87,203 84,861
Amortization of in-place leases 1,376 616 2,139 1,950
Cost of homes sales 10,745 7,868 28,507 23,685
Home selling expenses 909 861 2,548 2,386
General and administrative 7,653 7,225 23,315 22,172
Property rights initiatives and other 855 687 2,036 1,934
Early debt retirement 16,922
Interest and related amortization 25,440   26,227   76,635   79,648  
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management 119,584 112,207 360,276 338,086
Right-to-use contracts, deferred and sales and marketing, deferred, net (1,127 ) (1,237 ) (2,215 ) (2,458 )
Property management (11,863 ) (11,361 ) (35,670 ) (33,750 )
Income from property operations $ 106,594   $ 99,609   $ 322,391   $ 301,878  
 

EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (EBITDA) AND ADJUSTED EBITDA. EBITDA is defined as net income or loss before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; d) GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net; e) impairments, if any; and f) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide us with an understanding of one aspect of earnings before the impact of investing and financing charges. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity because the measures are widely used to measure a company’s operating performance and they are used by rating agencies and other parties, including lenders, to evaluate our creditworthiness.

The following table reconciles Consolidated net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (amounts in thousands):

 
    Quarters Ended     Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2016     2015     2016     2015
Consolidated net income $ 46,757 $ 42,106 $ 144,751 $ 110,745
Interest Income (1,767 ) (1,758 ) (5,052 ) (5,314 )
Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes 29,518 28,410 87,203 84,861
Amortization of in-place leases 1,376 616 2,139 1,950
Depreciation on corporate assets 282 275 840 1,089
Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures 373 274 968 800
Interest and related amortization 25,440   26,227       76,635   79,648  
EBITDA 101,979 96,150 307,484 273,779
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net 1,327 1,701 2,427 3,929
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (200 ) (464 ) (212 ) (1,471 )
Transaction costs 327 121 925 603
Early debt retirement           16,922  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 103,433   $ 97,508       $ 310,624   $ 293,762  
 

CORE. The Core properties include properties we owned and operated during all of 2015 and 2016. We believe Core is a measure that is useful to investors for annual comparison as it removes the fluctuations associated with acquisitions, dispositions and significant transactions or unique situations.

ACQUISITIONS. The Acquisition properties include three properties acquired during 2016 and three properties acquired during 2015.

NON-REVENUE PRODUCING IMPROVEMENTS. Represents capital expenditures that will not directly result in increased revenue or expense savings and are primarily comprised of common area improvements, furniture, and mechanical improvements.

FIXED CHARGES. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of note premiums and debt issuance costs.

Contacts

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Paul Seavey, 800-247-5279

Contacts

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Paul Seavey, 800-247-5279