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Kilroy Realty Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results

February 3, 2020 5:34 PM

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter Highlights

Financial Results

Stabilized Portfolio

Acquisitions

Dispositions

Development

Finance

Full Year 2019 Highlights

Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2019

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019, KRC reported net income available to common stockholders of $72.5 million, or $0.67 per share, including a $0.28 per share gain on sale of operating properties, compared to $160.2 million, or $1.58 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2018, including a $1.41 per share gain on sale of operating properties. FFO in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $109.5 million, or $1.00 per share, compared to $81.3 million, or $0.78 per share in the fourth quarter of 2018.

All per share amounts in this report are presented on a diluted basis.

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders / FFO Guidance and Outlook

The company is providing an initial guidance range of NAREIT-defined FFO per diluted share for its fiscal year 2020 of $4.01 to $4.21 per share with a midpoint of $4.11 per share, reflecting management’s views on current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels, and the earnings impact of events referenced in this press release.

Full Year 2020 Range

Low End

High End

Net income available to common stockholders per share - diluted

$

2.01

$

2.21

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (1)

109,000

109,000

Net income available to common stockholders

$

219,000

$

241,000

Adjustments:

Net income attributable to noncontrolling common units of the Operating Partnership

4,300

4,700

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated property partnerships

20,500

23,500

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets

233,500

233,500

Gains on sales of depreciable real estate

Funds From Operations attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated property partnerships

(32,000

)

(35,000

)

Funds From Operations (2)

$

445,300

$

467,700

Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – diluted (3)

111,000

111,000

Funds From Operations per common share/unit – diluted (2)(3)

$

4.01

$

4.21

Key 2020 assumptions include:

_______________

(1)

Calculated based on estimated weighted average shares outstanding including non-participating share-based awards.

(2)

See management statement for FFO at end of release.

(3)

Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding including participating and non-participating share-based awards, dilutive impact of stock options, contingently issuable shares, and shares issuable under forward equity sale agreements and assuming the exchange of all common limited partnership units outstanding. Reported amounts are attributable to common stockholders, common unitholders and restricted stock unitholders.

The company’s guidance estimates for the full year 2020, and the reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders per share - diluted and FFO per share and unit - diluted included within this press release, reflect management’s views on current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels, and the earnings impact of the events referenced in this press release. Although these guidance estimates reflect the impact on the company’s operating results of an assumed range of future disposition activity, these guidance estimates do not include any estimates of possible future gains or losses from possible future dispositions because the magnitude of gains or losses on sales of depreciable operating properties, if any, will depend on the sales price and depreciated cost basis of the disposed assets at the time of disposition, information that is not known at the time the company provides guidance, and the timing of any gain recognition will depend on the closing of the dispositions, information that is also not known at the time the company provides guidance and may occur after the relevant guidance period. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our assumed range of future disposition activity because any potential future disposition transactions will ultimately depend on the market conditions and other factors, including but not limited to the company’s capital needs, the particular assets being sold and the company’s ability to defer some or all of the taxable gain on the sales. These guidance estimates also do not include the impact on operating results from potential future acquisitions, possible capital markets activity, possible future impairment charges or any events outside of the company’s control. There can be no assurance that the company’s actual results will not differ materially from these estimates.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast

KRC management will discuss updated earnings guidance for fiscal year 2020 during the company’s February 4, 2020 earnings conference call. The call will begin at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time and last approximately one hour. Those interested in listening via the Internet can access the conference call at https://services.choruscall.com/links/krc200204.html. It may be necessary to download audio software to hear the conference call. Those interested in listening via telephone can access the conference call at (866) 312-7299. International callers should dial (412) 317-1070. In order to bypass speaking to the operator on the day of the call, please pre-register anytime at http://dpregister.com/10136114. A replay of the conference call will be available via telephone on February 4, 2020 through February 11, 2020 by dialing (877) 344-7529 and entering passcode 10136114. International callers should dial (412) 317-0088 and enter the same passcode. The replay will also be available on our website at http://investors.kilroyrealty.com/CustomPage/Index?KeyGenPage=1073743647.

About Kilroy Realty Corporation

Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC), a publicly traded real estate investment trust and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, is one of the West Coast’s premier landlords. The company has over 70 years of experience developing, acquiring and managing office and mixed-use real estate assets. The company provides physical work environments that foster creativity and productivity and serves a broad roster of dynamic, innovation-driven tenants, including technology, entertainment, digital media and health care companies.

At December 31, 2019, the company’s stabilized portfolio totaled approximately 13.5 million square feet of office space located in the coastal regions of Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Seattle and 200 residential units located in the Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles. The stabilized portfolio was 94.6% occupied and 97.0% leased. In addition, KRC had under construction six projects totaling approximately 2.3 million square feet of office and life science space that were 89% leased and 564 residential units. KRC also had 237 residential units in lease-up, which was 50% leased, and two projects in the tenant improvement phase, The Exchange on 16th, totaling 750,000 square feet, and One Paseo retail, totaling 96,000 square feet, that were both 100% leased.

The company’s commitment and leadership position in sustainability has been recognized by various industry groups across the world. In December 2019, the company was recognized by GRESB as the sustainability leader in the Americas across all asset classes for the sixth time. Other sustainability accolades include NAREIT’s Leader in the Light award for the past six years and the EPA’s highest honor of ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence award for the past four years. The company is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company’s stabilized portfolio was 64% LEED certified and 70% of eligible properties were ENERGY STAR certified under the new scoring methodology. More information is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks, changes in circumstances, trends and factors that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside of our control. Accordingly, actual performance, results and events may vary materially from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future performance, results or events. Numerous factors could cause actual future performance, results and events to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including, among others: global market and general economic conditions and their effect on our liquidity and financial conditions and those of our tenants; adverse economic or real estate conditions generally, and specifically, in the States of California and Washington; risks associated with our investment in real estate assets, which are illiquid, and with trends in the real estate industry; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants; any significant downturn in tenants’ businesses; our ability to re-lease property at or above current market rates; costs to comply with government regulations, including environmental remediation; the availability of cash for distribution and debt service and exposure to risk of default under debt obligations; increases in interest rates and our ability to manage interest rate exposure; the availability of financing on attractive terms or at all, which may adversely impact our future interest expense and our ability to pursue development, redevelopment and acquisition opportunities and refinance existing debt; a decline in real estate asset valuations, which may limit our ability to dispose of assets at attractive prices or obtain or maintain debt financing, and which may result in write-offs or impairment charges; significant competition, which may decrease the occupancy and rental rates of properties; potential losses that may not be covered by insurance; the ability to successfully complete acquisitions and dispositions on announced terms; the ability to successfully operate acquired, developed and redeveloped properties; the ability to successfully complete development and redevelopment projects on schedule and within budgeted amounts; delays or refusals in obtaining all necessary zoning, land use and other required entitlements, governmental permits and authorizations for our development and redevelopment properties; increases in anticipated capital expenditures, tenant improvement and/or leasing costs; defaults on leases for land on which some of our properties are located; adverse changes to, or enactment or implementations of, tax laws or other applicable laws, regulations or legislation, as well as business and consumer reactions to such changes; risks associated with joint venture investments, including our lack of sole decision-making authority, our reliance on co-venturers’ financial condition and disputes between us and our co-venturers; environmental uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; and our ability to maintain our status as a REIT. These factors are not exhaustive and additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance. For a discussion of additional factors that could materially adversely affect our business and financial performance, see the factors included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and speak only as of the dates on which they are made. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement made in this press release that becomes untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise, except to the extent we are required to do so in connection with our ongoing requirements under federal securities laws.

KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues (1)

$

220,235

$

190,842

$

837,454

$

747,298

Net income available to common stockholders (1)

$

72,500

$

160,220

$

195,443

$

258,415

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

106,013

100,747

103,201

99,972

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

106,748

101,380

103,849

100,482

Net income available to common stockholders per share – basic (1)

$

0.68

$

1.59

$

1.87

$

2.56

Net income available to common stockholders per share – diluted (1)

$

0.67

$

1.58

$

1.86

$

2.55

Funds From Operations (1)(2)(3)

$

109,518

$

81,330

$

418,478

$

360,491

Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – basic (4)

109,138

103,892

106,342

103,167

Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – diluted (5)

109,872

104,524

106,991

103,677

Funds From Operations per common share/unit – basic (1)(3)

$

1.00

$

0.78

$

3.94

$

3.49

Funds From Operations per common share/unit – diluted (1)(3)

$

1.00

$

0.78

$

3.91

$

3.48

Common shares outstanding at end of period

106,016

100,747

Common partnership units outstanding at end of period

2,023

2,025

Total common shares and units outstanding at end of period

108,039

102,772

December 31,

2019

December 31,

2018

Stabilized office portfolio occupancy rates: (6)

Greater Los Angeles

95.2

%

95.1

%

Orange County

N/A

89.6

%

San Diego County

89.7

%

89.3

%

San Francisco Bay Area

95.0

%

96.4

%

Greater Seattle

97.7

%

93.6

%

Weighted average total

94.6

%

94.4

%

Total square feet of stabilized office properties owned at end of period: (6)

Greater Los Angeles

4,026

3,956

Orange County

N/A

272

San Diego County

2,048

2,046

San Francisco Bay Area

5,600

5,161

Greater Seattle

1,802

1,798

Total

13,476

13,233

_______________

(1)

Effective January 1, 2019, the company adopted ASC 842 “Leases.” Please refer to our consolidated statements of operations for a description of the changes made to our consolidated financial statements. In accordance with the adoption of the new standard, previously reported periods are not restated for the impact of the standard.

(2)

Reconciliation of Net income available to common stockholders to Funds From Operations available to common stockholders and unitholders and management statement on Funds From Operations are included after the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3)

Reported amounts are attributable to common stockholders, common unitholders, and restricted stock unitholders.

(4)

Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding including participating share-based awards (i.e. nonvested stock and certain time based restricted stock units) and assuming the exchange of all common limited partnership units outstanding.

(5)

Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding including participating and non-participating share-based awards, dilutive impact of stock options, contingently issuable shares, and shares issuable under forward equity sale agreements and assuming the exchange of all common limited partnership units outstanding.

(6)

Occupancy percentages and total square feet reported are based on the company’s stabilized office portfolio for the periods presented. Occupancy percentages and total square feet shown for December 31, 2018 include the office properties that were sold subsequent to December 31, 2018.

KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited; in thousands)

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

ASSETS

REAL ESTATE ASSETS:

Land and improvements

$

1,466,166

$

1,160,138

Buildings and improvements

5,866,477

5,207,984

Undeveloped land and construction in progress

2,296,130

2,058,510

Total real estate assets held for investment

9,628,773

8,426,632

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

(1,561,361

)

(1,391,368

)

Total real estate assets held for investment, net

8,067,412

7,035,264

Real estate assets and other assets held for sale, net

Cash and cash equivalents

60,044

51,604

Restricted cash

16,300

119,430

Marketable securities

27,098

21,779

Current receivables, net

26,489

20,176

Deferred rent receivables, net

337,937

267,007

Deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets, net

212,805

197,574

Right of use ground lease assets (1)

96,348

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net

55,661

52,873

TOTAL ASSETS

$

8,900,094

$

7,765,707

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

LIABILITIES:

Secured debt, net

$

258,593

$

335,531

Unsecured debt, net

3,049,185

2,552,070

Unsecured line of credit

245,000

45,000

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

418,848

374,415

Ground lease liabilities (1)

98,400

Accrued dividends and distributions

53,219

47,559

Deferred revenue and acquisition-related intangible liabilities, net

139,488

149,646

Rents received in advance and tenant security deposits

66,503

60,225

Liabilities and deferred revenue of real estate assets held for sale

Total liabilities

4,329,236

3,564,446

EQUITY:

Stockholders’ Equity

Common stock

1,060

1,007

Additional paid-in capital

4,350,917

3,976,953

Distributions in excess of earnings

(58,467

)

(48,053

)

Total stockholders’ equity

4,293,510

3,929,907

Noncontrolling Interests

Common units of the Operating Partnership

81,917

78,991

Noncontrolling interests in consolidated property partnerships

195,431

192,363

Total noncontrolling interests

277,348

271,354

Total equity

4,570,858

4,201,261

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

8,900,094

$

7,765,707

_______________

(1)

Effective January 1, 2019, the company adopted ASC 842 “Leases,” which requires right of use assets and liabilities for leases in which the company is the lessee to be presented on the company’s consolidated balance sheets.

KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

REVENUES (1)

Rental income

$

217,140

$

166,957

$

826,472

$

656,631

Tenant reimbursements

20,511

80,982

Other property income

3,095

3,374

10,982

9,685

Total revenues

220,235

190,842

837,454

747,298

EXPENSES

Property expenses (1)

42,044

34,386

160,037

133,787

Real estate taxes (1)

21,534

18,399

78,097

70,820

Provision for bad debts (1)

(1,029

)

5,685

Ground leases (1)

1,978

1,450

8,113

6,176

General and administrative expenses

22,365

33,872

88,139

90,471

Leasing costs (1)

2,016

7,615

Depreciation and amortization

69,513

64,860

273,130

254,281

Total expenses

159,450

151,938

615,131

561,220

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)

Interest income and other net investment gain (loss)

1,436

(1,706

)

4,641

(559

)

Interest expense

(13,932

)

(12,436

)

(48,537

)

(49,721

)

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

(12,623

)

(12,623

)

Gain on sales of land

11,825

11,825

Gains on sales of depreciable operating properties

29,633

142,926

36,802

142,926

Total other income (expenses)

17,137

127,986

(7,094

)

91,848

NET INCOME

77,922

166,890

215,229

277,926

Net income attributable to noncontrolling common units of the Operating Partnership

(1,343

)

(3,185

)

(3,766

)

(5,193

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated property partnerships

(4,079

)

(3,485

)

(16,020

)

(14,318

)

Total income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(5,422

)

(6,670

)

(19,786

)

(19,511

)

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$

72,500

$

160,220

$

195,443

$

258,415

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

106,013

100,747

103,201

99,972

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

106,748

101,380

103,849

100,482

Net income available to common stockholders per share – basic

$

0.68

$

1.59

$

1.87

$

2.56

Net income available to common stockholders per share – diluted

$

0.67

$

1.58

$

1.86

$

2.55

_______________

(1)

Effective January 1, 2019, the company adopted ASC 842 “Leases,” which required the following changes for all periods beginning and subsequent to January 1, 2019. In accordance with the adoption of the new standard under the modified retrospective method, previously reported periods are not restated for the impact of the standard.

- All lease related revenue required to be reported as a single component within rental income. For the year ended December 31, 2019, rental income includes $33.1 million of tenant reimbursements and $0.4 million of gross lease termination fees. For the year ended December 31, 2019, rental income includes $115.6 million of tenant reimbursements and $10.9 million of gross lease termination fees.

- Rental income to be presented net of provision for bad debts. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, rental income includes a provision for bad debts of $0.3 million and a recovery of provision for bad debts of $2.9 million, respectively.

- All property expenses paid directly by the company and reimbursed by the tenant to be presented on a gross basis. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, rental income and property expenses both include $3.8 million and $13.9 million, respectively, of additional tenant reimbursements and the related property expenses, which were previously shown net in property expenses in prior periods. This change has no impact to net income, Net Operating Income or Funds From Operations.

- Non-tenant parking income to be presented in other property income instead of rental income since recognized under ASC 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and outside the scope of ASC 842 “Leases.”

- Real estate taxes for properties where the company is a lessee under ground leases to be presented in ground leases instead of real estate taxes. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, ground leases includes $0.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively, of property taxes for properties where the Company is a lessee.

- Indirect leasing costs to be expensed as incurred and reported in leasing costs.

KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income available to common stockholders

$

72,500

$

160,220

$

195,443

$

258,415

Adjustments:

Net income attributable to noncontrolling common units of the Operating Partnership

1,343

3,185

3,766

5,193

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated property partnerships

4,079

3,485

16,020

14,318

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets

68,078

63,640

268,045

249,882

Gains on sales of depreciable real estate

(29,633

)

(142,926

)

(36,802

)

(142,926

)

Funds From Operations attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated property partnerships

(6,849

)

(6,274

)

(27,994

)

(24,391

)

Funds From Operations(1)(2)(3)

$

109,518

$

81,330

$

418,478

$

360,491

Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – basic (4)

109,138

103,892

106,342

103,167

Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – diluted (5)

109,872

104,524

106,991

103,677

Funds From Operations per common share/unit – basic (2)

$

1.00

$

0.78

$

3.94

$

3.49

Funds From Operations per common share/unit – diluted (2)

$

1.00

$

0.78

$

3.91

$

3.48

_______________

(1)

We calculate Funds From Operations available to common stockholders and common unitholders (“FFO”) in accordance with the 2018 Restated White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT. The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding extraordinary items, as defined by GAAP, gains and losses from sales of depreciable real estate and impairment write-downs associated with depreciable real estate, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets) and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Our calculation of FFO includes the amortization of deferred revenue related to tenant-funded tenant improvements and excludes the depreciation of the related tenant improvement assets. We also add back net income attributable to noncontrolling common units of the Operating Partnership because we report FFO attributable to common stockholders and common unitholders.

We believe that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. The exclusion from FFO of gains and losses from the sale of operating real estate assets allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the assets that form the core of our activity and assists in comparing those operating results between periods. Also, because FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs, it facilitates comparisons of operating performance to other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate FFO, and accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to all other REITs.

Implicit in historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP is the assumption that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. 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 using historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, we believe that FFO along with the required GAAP presentations provides a more complete measurement of our performance relative to our competitors and a more appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities than the required GAAP presentations alone would provide.

However, FFO should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our operating performance because it does not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, which are significant economic costs and could materially impact our results from operations.

(2)

Reported amounts are attributable to common stockholders, common unitholders, and restricted stock unitholders.

(3)

FFO available to common stockholders and unitholders includes amortization of deferred revenue related to tenant-funded tenant improvements of $4.2 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $19.2 million and $18.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(4)

Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding including participating share-based awards (i.e. nonvested stock and certain time based restricted stock units) and assuming the exchange of all common limited partnership units outstanding.

(5)

Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding including participating and non-participating share-based awards, dilutive impact of stock options, contingently issuable shares, and shares issuable under forward equity sale agreements and assuming the exchange of all common limited partnership units outstanding.

Tyler H. Rose

Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

(310) 481-8484

or

Michelle Ngo

Senior Vice President

and Treasurer

(310) 481-8581

Source: Kilroy Realty Corporation

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