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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KW) today reported results for 1Q-2021:

 

1Q

(Amounts in millions, except per share data)

2021

 

2020

GAAP Results

 

 

 

GAAP Net Loss to Common Shareholders1

($5.6

)

 

($9.9

)

Per Diluted Share

(0.04

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Results

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$127.6

 

 

$112.0

 

Adjusted Net Income1

47.0

 

 

44.8

 

 

1 Includes $15 million of loss on early extinguishment of debt in 1Q-21 and $0 in 1Q-20

"The first quarter was highlighted by a 14% increase to Adjusted EBITDA, continued growth of our investment management business and the completion of two unsecured bond transactions that will result in $18 million of annual interest savings and further improves our bond maturity profile," said William McMorrow, Chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson. "Armed with strong liquidity, we have an extremely robust investment and leasing pipeline that we expect will help drive further near-term growth in our NOI and fee-bearing capital."

1Q Highlights

  • 14% Increase to 1Q-21 Adjusted EBITDA to $128 million (vs. $112 million in 1Q-20):
    • KW's share of gains from the sale of real estate1, increases in fair values and promotes totaled $70 million in 1Q-21 , an increase of $30 million from 1Q-20.
    • KW's share of recurring property NOI, loan income, and fees1 totaled $97 million in 1Q-21, a decrease of $12 million from 1Q-20, primarily due to planned asset sales and the COVID-19 impact to hotel operations and reserves for bad debt.
  • 5% Growth in Fee-Bearing Capital: Fee-Bearing Capital totaled $4.1 billion as of March 31, 2021, a 5% increase from YE-20 and an 86% increase from 4Q-18. Fee-Bearing Capital increased by $245 million due to new investments and commitments, offset by $94 million primarily due to asset dispositions. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, the Company has approximately $2.0 billion in additional non-discretionary capital with certain strategic partners that is available for investment. If invested, these amounts will be added to Fee-Bearing Capital.
    • 17% Growth in U.S. Debt Platform: Completed loan investments totaling $137 million in 1Q-21, resulting in 17% growth of our debt platform. The Company has a 9% ownership in its debt platform, which totals $928 million of assets and $846 million of Fee-Bearing Capital as of quarter-end.
    • 89% Growth in European Logistics Platform: Acquired $209 million in logistics assets in 1Q-21, resulting in an additional $67 million in Fee-Bearing Capital. The Company has a 20% ownership in its logistics platform, which totals $444 million of assets and $142 million of Fee-Bearing Capital as of 1Q-21.
  • In-Place Estimated Annual NOI of $389 Million; 82% of which is Multifamily and Office:
    • Stabilized The Clara Phase 1, 38° North Phase 1, 400/430 California, and The View by Vintage, which added approximately $6 million in Estimated Annual NOI.
    • Post quarter-end, the Company has $640 million in gross investment transactions that have either closed or are under contract. If completed, these transactions are expected to add a net $9 million of Estimated Annual NOI to KW in 2Q-21, resulting in a pro-forma Estimated Annual NOI of $398 million.
    • The Company's development and lease-up portfolio now totals 3,938 multifamily units, 2.3 million commercial square feet, and one hotel.
  • Multifamily and Office Same Property Performance1:

 

1Q - 2021 vs. 1Q - 2020

 

Occupancy

 

Revenue

 

NOI

Multifamily - Market Rate

0.6

%

 

(2.1

)%

 

(4.6

)%

Multifamily - Affordable

%

 

2.0

%

 

1.2

%

Office

(1.2

)%

 

10.3

%

 

12.9

%

Total

 

 

2.0

%

 

2.1

%

 

1 Excludes minority-held investments and includes $1.7 million of COVID-19 related bad debt reserves in 1Q-21 (2% of same-property rents).

  • 1Q-21 Rent Collections: The following is a summary of KW's share of contractual cash rent collections for 1Q-21:

Asset Class

1Q-21 Rent Collections

% of Billed Rents

Multifamily

96

%

57

%

Office

99

%

31

%

Retail

71

%

11

%

Industrial

88

%

1

%

Total

94

%

100

%

1Q-21 Investment Activity

  • Capital Investment: Invested $129 million of cash, allocating 52% to capex and development initiatives, 39% to new investments, and 9% to share repurchases.
  • New Investments: Completed $377 million of property acquisitions and loan originations, of which KW's share was $56 million.
  • Disposition Activity: Completed $556 million of dispositions, of which KW's share was $270 million. The dispositions generated net cash proceeds of $175 million to KW. The following key disposition was completed in 1Q-21:
    • The Company sold Friars Bridge Court, a wholly-owned 103,000 square foot office property located in London, UK, for $220 million (£160 million), generating a net gain on sale of $65 million (including a one-time $8 million reduction to rental income)1.

Balance Sheet and Capital Markets

  • $1.1 billion in Cash and Lines of Credit: Pro forma for the two unsecured debt paydowns described below, Kennedy Wilson had total pro forma consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $644 million(2) and $450 million of capacity on its $500 million revolving line of credit.
  • Unsecured Debt Transactions Result in $18 million of Annual Interest Savings:
    • During the quarter, the Company issued $1.2 billion of principal amount of unsecured notes. The bonds were issued in two separate tranches, $600 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior notes due 2029 and $600 million aggregate principal amount at 5.00% due 2031, with a combined effective interest rate of 4.826%. The proceeds were used to fully redeem all of the Company's $1.15 billion in principal amount of its 5.875% unsecured notes due April 2024, including $573 million of principal repaid in 2Q-21.
    • Post quarter-end, the Company completed a redemption of $207 million (£150 million) of its 3.95% sterling-denominated Kennedy Wilson Europe unsecured bonds due 2022 ("KWE notes"), with $303 million remaining. In total, the Company has redeemed $387 million (£280 million) or 56% of the initial $690 million (£500 million) KWE notes.
    • As a result of these two transactions, the Company expects to save $18 million in annual interest. The Company used total cash of $794 million in Q2 in connection with the redemption of the 2024 notes and the KWE notes. The Company recognized a one-time loss on early extinguishment of debt of $15 million in 1Q-21 and with a further $21 million expected in 2Q-21, composed of prepayment penalties and the non-cash write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts.
  • Improving Debt Profile: Pro forma for the two unsecured debt transactions described above, Kennedy Wilson's share of debt had a pro forma weighted average interest rate of 3.5% per annum vs. 3.7% in 4Q-20 and a pro forma weighted-average maturity of 5.9 years vs. 4.1 years as of 4Q-20.
  • Share Repurchase Program(3): In 1Q-21, Kennedy Wilson repurchased 0.7 million shares for $12 million at a weighted-average price of $17.73 per share. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $245 million remaining available under its $500 million share repurchase plan. Since the launch of the plan in March 2018, the Company has repurchased 14.3 million shares for $255 million at a weighted-average price of $17.90 per share.

Subsequent Events

The Company has either closed or is under contract on the following investment transactions:

  • Completed 7 real estate acquisitions and loan originations for $368 million ($112 million at KW share)
  • Under contract to acquire 5 real estate and loan investments for $146 million ($61 million at KW share)
  • Under contract to sell 3 real estate investments for $126 million ($9 million at KW share).
  • If completed, these transactions are expected to add $9 million of Estimated Annual NOI to KW in 2Q-21, resulting in a pro-forma Estimated Annual NOI of $398 million.

Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company drew $100 million on its revolving line of credit, with $350 million of availability remaining.

Footnotes

(1)

 

In 1Q-21, the Company recognized a one-time $8 million straight-line rent receivable write off to rental income related to the disposition of Friars Bridge Court. The Company has excluded this amount from its recurring property NOI and included as a reduction to the Company's share of gains from the sale of real estate.

(2)

 

Represents consolidated cash and includes $83 million of restricted cash, which is included in cash and cash equivalents. The Company's share of cash, including unconsolidated joint-ventures, totals $740 million. The amounts shown are pro-forma for the repayments described in the Unsecured Debt Transactions above.

(3)

 

Future purchases under the program may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through the net settlement of the company's restricted stock grants or otherwise, with the amount and timing of the repurchases dependent on market conditions and subject to the Company's discretion. The program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and, subject to compliance with applicable laws, may be suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

Kennedy Wilson will hold a live conference call and webcast to discuss results at 7:00 a.m. PT/ 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 6. The direct dial-in number for the conference call is (844) 340-4761 for U.S. callers and (412) 717-9616 for international callers. A replay of the call will be available for one week beginning one hour after the live call and can be accessed by (877) 344-7529 for U.S. callers and (412) 317-0088 for international callers. The passcode for the replay is 10154188.

The webcast will be available at: https://services.choruscall.com/links/kw210506uS6eIgBe.html. A replay of the webcast will be available one hour after the original webcast on the Company’s investor relations web site for three months.

About Kennedy Wilson

Kennedy Wilson (NYSE:KW) is a leading global real estate investment company. We own, operate, and invest in real estate through our balance sheet and through our investment management platform. We focus on multifamily and office properties located in the Western U.S., U.K., and Ireland. For further information on Kennedy Wilson, please visit: www.kennedywilson.com.

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

March 31,
2021

 

December 31,
2020

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents(1)

 

$

1,438.6

 

 

 

$

965.1

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

46.3

 

 

 

47.9

 

 

Real estate and acquired in place lease values (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $841.2 and $815.0)

 

4,562.7

 

 

 

4,720.5

 

 

Unconsolidated investments (including $1,157.8 and $1,136.5 at fair value)

 

1,311.0

 

 

 

1,289.3

 

 

Other assets

 

191.4

 

 

 

199.1

 

 

Loan purchases and originations

 

98.5

 

 

 

107.1

 

 

Total assets

 

$

7,648.5

 

 

 

$

7,329.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

15.6

 

 

 

$

30.1

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

479.3

 

 

 

531.7

 

 

Mortgage debt

 

2,555.3

 

 

 

2,589.8

 

 

KW unsecured debt(1)

 

1,799.8

 

 

 

1,332.2

 

 

KWE unsecured bonds(1)

 

1,152.2

 

 

 

1,172.5

 

 

Total liabilities

 

6,002.2

 

 

 

5,656.3

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

Cumulative perpetual preferred stock

 

295.2

 

 

 

295.2

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,718.6

 

 

 

1,725.2

 

 

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings

 

(18.9

)

 

 

17.7

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(377.1

)

 

 

(393.6

)

 

Total Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. shareholders’ equity

 

1,617.8

 

 

 

1,644.5

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

28.5

 

 

 

28.2

 

 

Total equity

 

1,646.3

 

 

 

1,672.7

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

7,648.5

 

 

 

$

7,329.0

 

 

 

(1) During April 2021, the Company paid down $573.1 million in principal of its KW unsecured debt, and $207.0 million in principal of its KWE unsecured bonds.

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except share amounts and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

$

88.9

 

 

 

$

107.7

 

 

Hotel

 

0.8

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

Investment management and property services fees

 

8.1

 

 

 

8.4

 

 

Loans and other

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

99.4

 

 

 

123.3

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Rental

 

33.0

 

 

 

36.7

 

 

Hotel

 

1.6

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

Commission and marketing

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

Compensation and related (includes $7.7 and $8.6 of share-based compensation)

 

34.7

 

 

 

31.4

 

 

General and administrative

 

6.8

 

 

 

9.5

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

44.4

 

 

 

45.5

 

 

Total expenses

 

120.8

 

 

 

129.8

 

 

Income from unconsolidated investments, net of depreciation and amortization

 

18.4

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

Gain on sale of real estate, net

 

73.5

 

 

 

44.2

 

 

Transaction-related expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(51.6

)

 

 

(48.8

)

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

(14.8

)

 

 

 

 

Other (loss) income

 

(3.0

)

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

1.1

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

Provision for income taxes

 

(2.7

)

 

 

(5.7

)

 

Net loss

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(5.9

)

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

Preferred dividends

 

(4.3

)

 

 

(4.3

)

 

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kennedy wilson (nyse:kw) is a global real estate investment company. we own, operate, and invest in real estate on our own and through our investment management platform. we focus on multifamily and commercial properties located in the western u.s., u.k., ireland, spain, italy and japan. to complement our investment business, the company also provides real estate services primarily to financial services clients. for further information on kennedy wilson, please visit www.kennedywilson.com.