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BXP Announces First Quarter 2023 Results; Reports Q1 EPS of $0.50 and FFO Per Share of $1.73

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Commenced Development of Two Fully Pre-Leased Life Sciences Projects Totaling More Than 800,000 Square Feet in Cambridge, Massachusetts

BXP (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, reported results today for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Financial highlights for the first quarter include:

  • Revenue increased 6.5% to $803.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $754.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
  • Net income attributable to common shareholders of $77.9 million, or $0.50 per diluted share (EPS), for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $143.0 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decrease compared to Q1 2022 is primarily due to:
    • $22.7 million of higher gains on sales recorded in Q1 2022;
    • greater depreciation expense of $31.1 million in Q1 2023 primarily due to development activities and asset acquisitions; and
    • higher interest expense of $33.0 million partially offset by higher contributions from portfolio operations of approximately $21.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • Funds from Operations (FFO) of $272.0 million, or $1.73 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to FFO of $286.1 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decrease from Q1 2022 is primarily due to higher interest expense of $33.0 million, partially offset by higher contributions from portfolio operations of approximately $21.7 million.
  • EPS for the first quarter fell short of the mid-point of BXP’s guidance by $0.03 primarily due to accelerated depreciation associated with the redevelopment of 300 Binney Street.
  • FFO per diluted share exceeded the mid-point of BXP’s guidance by $0.06 due to portfolio outperformance primarily as a result of lower-than-projected operating expenses.

BXP also provided updated guidance for second quarter 2023 EPS of $0.59 - $0.61 and FFO of $1.79 - $1.81 per diluted share, and full year 2023 EPS of $2.30 - $2.36 and FFO of $7.14 - $7.20 per diluted share.

See “EPS and FFO per Share Guidance” below.

First quarter and recent business highlights include:

  • Executed approximately 660,000 square feet of leases with a weighted-average lease term of 7.7 years.
  • Further expanded BXP’s life sciences portfolio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the largest and most important cluster of life sciences companies and research space in the U.S., by commencing the development/redevelopment of two fully pre-leased projects:
    • 290 Binney Street, an approximately 566,000 square foot laboratory/life sciences property, which is 100% pre-leased to AstraZeneca for a lease term of 15 years.
    • 300 Binney Street, an approximately 195,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace that is being redeveloped into approximately 236,000 net rentable square feet of laboratory/life sciences space, which is 100% pre-leased to the Broad Institute for a lease term of 15 years.
  • Completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in a joint venture that owns 13100 and 13150 Worldgate Drive located in Herndon, Virginia for a gross purchase price of approximately $17.0 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash. The joint venture intends to redevelop the property for residential use. There can be no assurance that the joint venture will commence the development as currently contemplated or at all.
  • On January 4, 2023, BPLP closed on a $1.2 billion unsecured term loan facility that matures in May 2024, with one, twelve-month extension option subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions. As of January 4, 2023, the term loan bore interest at a variable rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR plus 0.85% per annum. A portion of the proceeds were used to repay in full BPLP’s $730.0 million term loan that was scheduled to mature in May 2023, resulting in incremental net proceeds of approximately $464.0 million.
  • On April 21, 2023, a joint venture in which BXP has a 50% interest exercised an option to extend by one year the maturity date of its $252.6 million construction loan collateralized by its 7750 Wisconsin Avenue property. The completed 734,000 square foot build-to-suit, premier workplace is located in Bethesda, Maryland and is 100% leased to an affiliate of Marriott International, Inc. Effective June 1, 2023, the financing will bear interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus 1.35% per annum and now matures on April 26, 2024, with a one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions.
  • Continued BXP’s leadership and ongoing commitment to ESG and sustainability performance:
    • named to Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2023 for the third consecutive year, ranking first in the Real Estate & Housing category
    • named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the second consecutive year, one of eight real estate companies that qualified and the only office REIT in the index
    • received the 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for the third consecutive year
    • published, In April 2023, BXP’s 2022 ESG Report, which highlights that, among other things, BXP achieved its energy and water reduction targets in 2022 and remains on track to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2025. In conjunction with the publication, BXP announced its second annual ESG Investor Update Webcast to be held on May 31, 2023.

The reported results are unaudited and there can be no assurance that these reported results will not vary from the final information for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. In the opinion of management, BXP has made all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of these reported results.

EPS and FFO per Share Guidance:

BXP’s guidance for the second quarter 2023 and full year 2023 for EPS (diluted) and FFO per share (diluted) is set forth and reconciled below. Except as described below, the estimates reflect management’s view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels, interest rates, the timing of the lease-up of available space, the timing of development cost outlays and development deliveries, and the earnings impact of the events referenced in this release and those referenced during the related conference call. The estimates do not include (1) possible future gains or losses or the impact on operating results from other possible future property acquisitions or dispositions, (2) the impacts of any other capital markets activity, (3) future write-offs or reinstatements of accounts receivable and accrued rent balances, or (4) future impairment charges. EPS estimates may be subject to fluctuations as a result of several factors, including changes in the recognition of depreciation and amortization expense, impairment losses on depreciable real estate, and any gains or losses associated with disposition activity. BXP is not able to assess at this time the potential impact of these factors on projected EPS. By definition, FFO does not include real estate-related depreciation and amortization, impairment losses on depreciable real estate, or gains or losses associated with disposition activities. There can be no assurance that BXP’s actual results will not differ materially from the estimates set forth below.

 

 

 

 

Second Quarter 2023

 

Full Year 2023

 

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

High

Projected EPS (diluted)

 

$

0.59

 

$

0.61

 

$

2.30

 

$

2.36

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected Company share of real estate depreciation and amortization

 

 

1.20

 

 

1.20

 

 

4.84

 

 

4.84

Projected FFO per share (diluted)

 

$

1.79

 

$

1.81

 

$

7.14

 

$

7.20

BXP will host a conference call on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, open to the general public, to discuss the first quarter 2023 results, provide a business update, and discuss other business matters that may be of interest to investors. Participants who would like to join the call and ask a question may register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI9b503bc560604b2a83e1db1271fc2c2d to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call. There will also be a live audio, listen-only webcast of the call, which may be accessed in the Investors section of BXP’s website at https://investors.bxp.com/events-webcasts. Shortly after the call, a replay of the call will be available on BXP’s website at https://investors.bxp.com/events-webcasts for up to twelve months following the call.

Additionally, a copy of BXP’s first quarter 2023 “Supplemental Operating and Financial Data” and this press release are available in the Investors section of BXP’s website at investors.bxp.com.

BXP (NYSE: BXP) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years. BXP is a fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT). Including properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, BXP’s portfolio totals 54.5 million square feet and 192 properties, including 15 properties under construction/redevelopment. For more information about BXP, please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by our use of the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “budgeted,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. These statements are based on our current plans, expectations, projections and assumptions about future events. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond BXP’s control. If our underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of changes in general economic and capital market conditions, including continued inflation, increasing interest rates, supply chain disruptions, labor market disruptions, dislocation and volatility in capital markets, potential longer-term changes in consumer and client behavior resulting from the severity and duration of any downturn in the U.S. or global economy, general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases on favorable terms, changes in client preferences and space utilization, dependence on clients’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate), the impact of geopolitical conflicts, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, the immediate and long-term impact of the outbreak of a highly infectious or contagious disease, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic on our and our clients’ financial condition, results of operations and cash flows (including the impact of actions taken to contain the outbreak or mitigate its impact, the direct and indirect economic effects of the outbreak and containment measures on our clients, and the ability of our clients to successfully operate their businesses), the uncertainties of investing in new markets, the costs and availability of financing, the effectiveness of our interest rate hedging contracts, the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations, the effects of local, national and international economic and market conditions, the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and possible impairment charges on our operating results, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on BXP’s accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results, the uncertainties of costs to comply with regulatory changes (including potential costs to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules to standardize climate-related disclosures) and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in BXP’s filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of issuance of this report and are not guarantees of future results, performance, or achievements. BXP does not undertake a duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Financial tables follow.

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)



 

March 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2022

 

(in thousands, except for share and par value amounts)

ASSETS

 

 

 

Real estate, at cost

$

24,314,813

 

 

$

24,261,588

 

Construction in progress

 

618,770

 

 

 

406,574

 

Land held for future development

 

626,137

 

 

 

721,501

 

Right of use assets - finance leases

 

237,503

 

 

 

237,510

 

Right of use assets - operating leases

 

166,699

 

 

 

167,351

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(6,424,547

)

 

 

(6,298,082

)

Total real estate

 

19,539,375

 

 

 

19,496,442

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

918,952

 

 

 

690,333

 

Cash held in escrows

 

45,330

 

 

 

46,479

 

Investments in securities

 

32,099

 

 

 

32,277

 

Tenant and other receivables, net

 

85,603

 

 

 

81,389

 

Related party note receivable, net

 

78,544

 

 

 

78,576

 

Sales-type lease receivable, net

 

13,028

 

 

 

12,811

 

Accrued rental income, net

 

1,297,767

 

 

 

1,276,580

 

Deferred charges, net

 

720,174

 

 

 

733,282

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

141,933

 

 

 

43,589

 

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

1,752,617

 

 

 

1,715,911

 

Total assets

$

24,625,422

 

 

$

24,207,669

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

3,273,553

 

 

$

3,272,368

 

Unsecured senior notes, net

 

10,240,967

 

 

 

10,237,968

 

Unsecured line of credit

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured term loan, net

 

1,194,916

 

 

 

730,000

 

Lease liabilities - finance leases

 

250,567

 

 

 

249,335

 

Lease liabilities - operating leases

 

204,435

 

 

 

204,686

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

397,798

 

 

 

417,545

 

Dividends and distributions payable

 

171,427

 

 

 

170,643

 

Accrued interest payable

 

114,400

 

 

 

103,774

 

Other liabilities

 

465,276

 

 

 

450,918

 

Total liabilities

 

16,313,339

 

 

 

15,837,237

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable deferred stock units

 

5,599

 

 

 

6,613

 

Equity:

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.:

 

 

 

Excess stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 156,908,693 and 156,836,767 issued and 156,829,793 and 156,757,867 outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

1,568

 

 

 

1,568

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

6,549,314

 

 

 

6,539,147

 

Dividends in excess of earnings

 

(467,159

)

 

 

(391,356

)

Treasury common stock at cost, 78,900 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

(2,722

)

 

 

(2,722

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(18,214

)

 

 

(13,718

)

Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.

 

6,062,787

 

 

 

6,132,919

 

Noncontrolling interests:

 

 

 

Common units of the Operating Partnership

 

691,627

 

 

 

683,583

 

Property partnerships

 

1,552,070

 

 

 

1,547,317

 

Total equity

 

8,306,484

 

 

 

8,363,819

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

24,625,422

 

 

$

24,207,669

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)



 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands, except for per share amounts)

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Lease

 

$

756,875

 

 

$

718,120

 

Parking and other

 

 

24,009

 

 

 

21,734

 

Hotel revenue

 

 

8,101

 

 

 

4,557

 

Development and management services

 

 

8,980

 

 

 

5,831

 

Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts

 

 

5,235

 

 

 

4,065

 

Total revenue

 

 

803,200

 

 

 

754,307

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

 

291,308

 

 

 

270,255

 

Hotel

 

 

6,671

 

 

 

4,840

 

General and administrative

 

 

55,802

 

 

 

43,194

 

Payroll and related costs from management services contracts

 

 

5,235

 

 

 

4,065

 

Transaction costs

 

 

911

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

208,734

 

 

 

177,624

 

Total expenses

 

 

568,661

 

 

 

499,978

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

(7,569

)

 

 

2,189

 

Gains on sales of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

22,701

 

Interest and other income (loss)

 

 

10,941

 

 

 

1,228

 

Gains (losses) from investments in securities

 

 

1,665

 

 

 

(2,262

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment

 

 

259

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(134,207

)

 

 

(101,228

)

Net income

 

 

105,628

 

 

 

176,957

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships

 

 

(18,660

)

 

 

(17,549

)

Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership

 

 

(9,078

)

 

 

(16,361

)

Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.

 

$

77,890

 

 

$

143,047

 

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.91

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

156,803

 

 

 

156,650

 

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.91

 

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

 

157,043

 

 

 

157,004

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (1)

(Unaudited)



 

Three months ended March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

(in thousands, except for per share amounts)

Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.

$

77,890

 

 

$

143,047

 

Add:

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - common units of the Operating Partnership

 

9,078

 

 

 

16,361

 

Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships

 

18,660

 

 

 

17,549

 

Net income

 

105,628

 

 

 

176,957

 

Add:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

208,734

 

 

 

177,624

 

Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization

 

(17,711

)

 

 

(17,653

)

Company’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

25,645

 

 

 

22,044

 

Corporate-related depreciation and amortization

 

(469

)

 

 

(404

)

Less:

 

 

 

Gains on sales of real estate

 

 

 

 

22,701

 

Unrealized gain on non-real estate investment

 

259

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships

 

18,660

 

 

 

17,549

 

Funds from operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership (including Boston Properties, Inc.)

 

302,908

 

 

 

318,318

 

Less:

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations

 

30,957

 

 

 

32,182

 

Funds from operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.

$

271,951

 

 

$

286,136

 

Boston Properties, Inc.’s percentage share of funds from operations - basic

 

89.78

%

 

 

89.89

%

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

156,803

 

 

 

156,650

 

FFO per share basic

$

1.73

 

 

$

1.83

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

157,043

 

 

 

157,004

 

FFO per share diluted

$

1.73

 

 

$

1.82

 

(1)

 

Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” by adjusting net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (computed in accordance with GAAP) for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure, but we believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, has improved the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and has helped make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO and FFO per share to be useful measures for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO per share can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.



Our calculation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently.



In order to facilitate a clear understanding of the Company’s operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. as presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to the Company’s financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

PORTFOLIO LEASING PERCENTAGES



 

% Occupied by Location (1)

 

% Leased by Location (2)

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Boston

90.7 %

 

90.2 %

 

92.5 %

 

92.7 %

Los Angeles

86.0 %

 

88.3 %

 

86.2 %

 

88.6 %

New York

87.2 %

 

86.8 %

 

90.7 %

 

90.9 %

San Francisco

88.4 %

 

88.5 %

 

89.3 %

 

88.8 %

Seattle

87.9 %

 

88.3 %

 

90.5 %

 

90.9 %

Washington, DC

88.1 %

 

88.7 %

 

91.5 %

 

93.0 %

Total Portfolio

88.6 %

 

88.6 %

 

91.0 %

 

91.5 %

(1)

 

Represents signed leases for which revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP.

(2)

 

Represents signed leases for which revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP and signed leases for vacant space with future commencement dates.

 

Contacts

AT BXP

Michael LaBelle

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

mlabelle@bxp.com

Helen Han

Vice President, Investor Relations

hhan@bxp.com

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