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W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), a net lease real estate investment trust, reported its financial results for Q3 2023. Net income was $125.0 million, diluted earnings per share were $0.58, AFFO was $284.4 million, and AFFO per diluted share was $1.32. The company lowered its 2023 AFFO guidance range to between $5.17 and $5.23 per diluted share and announced preliminary 2024 AFFO guidance of between $4.60 and $4.80 per diluted share. W. P. Carey also announced a strategic plan to exit office assets, completed the spin-off of NLOP, and sold four properties under the Office Sale Program for gross proceeds of $142.5 million.
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  • W. P. Carey reported net income of $125.0 million for Q3 2023, a 19.2% increase compared to Q3 2022.
  • The company lowered its 2023 AFFO guidance range to between $5.17 and $5.23 per diluted share.
  • W. P. Carey announced preliminary 2024 AFFO guidance of between $4.60 and $4.80 per diluted share.
  • The company completed the spin-off of NLOP and sold four properties under the Office Sale Program for gross proceeds of $142.5 million.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) (W. P. Carey or the Company), a net lease real estate investment trust, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Financial Highlights


2023 Third Quarter

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey (millions)

$125.0

Diluted earnings per share

$0.58



AFFO (millions)

$284.4

AFFO per diluted share

$1.32

  • 2023 AFFO guidance range lowered and narrowed to between $5.17 and $5.23 per diluted share, primarily reflecting execution of the Company's strategic plan to exit office and anticipated full year investment volume of between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion
  • Preliminary 2024 AFFO guidance of between $4.60 and $4.80 per diluted share announced, based primarily on completion of the Company's strategic plan to exit office, assumed full year investment volume of $1.5 billion and capital inflows totaling an estimated $2 billion over the near term
  • Third quarter cash dividend of $1.071 per share (declared and paid prior to the NLOP spin-off)

Strategic Plan to Exit Office

  • Announced a strategic plan to exit office, comprising spinning-off NLOP and implementing an on-balance sheet Office Sale Program
  • NLOP spin-off completed on November 1, 2023
  • Office Sale Program

    • Four properties sold to date under the program for gross proceeds of $142.5 million, including one disposition for $87.9 million during the third quarter

    • Approximately $500 million of dispositions under signed contracts, including the Company's largest office portfolio, with all sales under the program targeted to be completed in early 2024

Real Estate Portfolio 

  • Investment volume of $978.4 million completed during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, including $39.9 million during the third quarter
  • Gross disposition proceeds of $196.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, including $148.1 million during the third quarter
  • Contractual same-store rent growth of 4.2%

Balance Sheet and Capitalization

  • Subsequent to quarter end, settled all outstanding forward sale agreements, issuing approximately 4.7 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $384 million
  • Subsequent to quarter end, received approximately $350 million, net of transaction expenses, from NLOP in connection with the Spin-Off

 

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

"Having completed the spin-off of NLOP and making strong progress selling the remaining office assets on our balance sheet, we're confident we will have effectively exited our office exposure by early 2024, better positioning us for growth," said Jason Fox, Chief Executive Officer of W. P. Carey.

"We are actively exerting our pricing power on new investments, pushing cap rates to better reflect interest rates that moved sharply higher late in the third quarter, after steadily rising over the summer. Deals are therefore taking longer to negotiate and close — translating to a very slow third quarter — although many are now back on track and heading towards closing. And with anticipated capital inflows totaling approximately $2 billion over the coming months, we believe we're exceptionally well positioned to continue investing through 2024, in an environment where we expect to see cap rates move higher and capital market conditions to remain challenging."

 

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenues

  • Total Company: Revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2023 third quarter totaled $448.6 million, up 16.9% from $383.6 million for the 2022 third quarter.
  • Real Estate: Real Estate revenues, including reimbursable costs, for the 2023 third quarter were $448.3 million, up 17.3% from $382.1 million for the 2022 third quarter.
    • Lease revenues increased primarily as a result of net investment activity, rent escalations and net lease properties acquired in the CPA:18 Merger.
       
    • Operating property revenues increased primarily as a result of the self-storage and other operating properties acquired in the CPA:18 Merger, as well as the conversion of 12 hotel properties from net lease to operating during the 2023 first quarter (three of which were sold during the 2023 third quarter).

    • Income from finance leases and loans receivable increased primarily as a result of the reclassification of lease revenues after receiving notice during the 2023 first quarter of the purchase option exercise on the portfolio of 78 U-Haul properties. The reclassification had no impact on total Real Estate revenues and the properties are expected to be sold during the first quarter of 2024.

Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

  • Net income attributable to W. P. Carey for the 2023 third quarter was $125.0 million, up 19.2% from $104.9 million for the 2022 third quarter. Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey was $124.2 million, which increased due primarily to the impact of net investment activity (including properties acquired in the CPA:18 Merger) and rent escalations, partly offset by higher interest expense and impairment charges recognized during the current year period. Net income from Investment Management attributable to W. P. Carey was $0.9 million, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million for the 2022 third quarter, reflecting a $29.3 million impairment charge recognized on goodwill within that segment during the prior year period since Investment Management revenues are expected to be minimal going forward following the CPA:18 Merger. The Company also recognized a $33.9 million gain on change in control of interests in connection with the CPA:18 Merger during the 2022 third quarter.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)

  • AFFO for the 2023 third quarter was $1.32 per diluted share, down 2.9% from $1.36 per diluted share for the 2022 third quarter, driven by the Company's Real Estate segment, which generated AFFO of $1.32 per diluted share, down 1.5% from $1.34 per diluted share for the 2022 third quarter, primarily reflecting higher interest expense and lower other lease-related income, which more than offset the impact of net investment activity, rent escalations and the accretive impact of the CPA:18 Merger. AFFO from the Company's Investment Management segment declined due primarily to the cessation of Investment Management revenues and distributions as a result of the CPA:18 Merger.

Note: Further information concerning AFFO and Real Estate AFFO, which are both non-GAAP supplemental performance metrics, is presented in the accompanying tables and related notes.

Dividend

  • On September 14, 2023, the Company reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.071 per share, which was paid on October 16, 2023 to shareholders of record as of September 29, 2023.

 

AFFO GUIDANCE

2023 AFFO Guidance

  • For the 2023 full year, the Company has lowered and narrowed its guidance range for total AFFO to between $5.17 and $5.23 per diluted share, primarily reflecting execution of the Company's strategic plan to exit office, including the completion of the Spin-Off, and based on the following key assumptions:

(i)   investment volume of between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion, which has been revised lower;

(ii)  disposition volume of between $450 million and $550 million, which has been revised higher and includes anticipated asset sales under the Office Sale Program totaling approximately $300 million; and

(iii)  total general and administrative expenses of between $96 million and $98 million, which has been revised lower.

Preliminary 2024 AFFO Guidance

  • For the 2024 full year, the Company preliminarily expects to report total AFFO of between $4.60 and $4.80 per diluted share, based on the following:

(i)   investment volume of $1.5 billion;

(ii)   completion of the Company's strategic plan to exit office, including anticipated asset sales under the Office Sale Program totaling approximately $500 million early in 2024;

(iii)  exercise of the U-Haul purchase option during the 2024 first quarter, generating approximately $470 million in gross proceeds;

(iv)  operating property dispositions of up to $100 million; and

(v)  other dispositions totaling between $100 million and $300 million.

Note: The Company does not provide guidance on net income. The Company only provides guidance on total AFFO and does not provide a reconciliation of this forward-looking non-GAAP guidance to net income due to the inherent difficulty in quantifying certain items necessary to provide such reconciliation as a result of their unknown effect, timing and potential significance. Examples of such items include impairments of assets, gains and losses from sales of assets, and depreciation and amortization from new acquisitions.

 

STRATEGIC PLAN TO EXIT OFFICE

  • On September 21, 2023, the Company announced a strategic plan to exit the office assets within its portfolio by:

(i)  spinning-off 59 office properties into Net Lease Office Properties ("NLOP"), a separate publicly-traded REIT (the "Spin-Off"), which closed on November 1, 2023; and

(ii)  implementing an asset sale program to dispose of 87 office properties retained by W. P. Carey (the "Office Sale Program"), with all sales under the program targeted to be completed in early 2024.

 

REAL ESTATE 

Investments

  • The Company completed investments totaling $978.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, including $39.9 million during the 2023 third quarter.
  • The Company currently has two capital investments and commitments totaling $35.2 million scheduled to be completed during the fourth quarter.

Dispositions

  • During the 2023 third quarter, the Company disposed of six properties for gross proceeds of $148.1 million, bringing total disposition proceeds for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $196.3 million.
  • During the 2023 third quarter, disposition activity included the sales of three Marriott hotel operating properties for gross proceeds of $48.7 million. Subsequent to quarter end, the Company sold three additional Marriott hotel operating properties for gross proceeds of $45.8 million.
  • The Company has disposed of four properties to date under the Office Sale Program for gross proceeds of $142.5 million, including one property disposed of during the 2023 third quarter for gross proceeds of $87.9 million and three properties subsequent to quarter end, for gross proceeds of $54.6 million.

  • The Company currently has office assets within the Office Sale Program totaling approximately $500 million under signed contracts, including the Company's largest office portfolio net leased to the State of Andalusia in a sale back to the tenant, with all sales under the program targeted to be completed in early 2024.

Contractual Same-Store Rent Growth

  • The Company's net lease portfolio generated contractual same-store rent growth of 4.2% on a constant currency basis.

Composition

  • As of September 30, 2023, the Company's net lease portfolio consisted of 1,472 properties, comprising 179 million square feet leased to 395 tenants, with a weighted-average lease term of 11.0 years and an occupancy rate of 98.9%. In addition, the Company owned 86 self-storage operating properties, ten hotel operating properties and two student housing operating properties, totaling approximately 7.5 million square feet.

 

BALANCE SHEET AND CAPITALIZATION

Forward Equity

  • Subsequent to quarter end, the Company settled all of its outstanding forward sale agreements, issuing 4,744,973 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $384 million.

Spin-Off Distribution

  • Subsequent to quarter end, the Company received a distribution of approximately $350 million, net of transaction expenses, from NLOP in connection with the Spin-Off on November 1, 2023.

The Company intends to use proceeds from these transactions primarily to fund future acquisitions and repay debt, including amounts outstanding under its Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. The Company may hold net proceeds in cash and/or marketable securities earning interest until deployed.

 

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Supplemental Information

The Company has provided supplemental unaudited financial and operating information regarding the 2023 third quarter and certain prior quarters, including a description of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to GAAP measures, in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 3, 2023, and made available on the Company's website at ir.wpcarey.com/investor-relations.

 

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Live Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time 
Please dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.

Date/Time: Friday, November 3, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Call-in Number: 1 (877) 465-1289 (U.S.) or +1 (201) 689-8762 (international)

Live Audio Webcast and Replay: www.wpcarey.com/earnings

 

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W. P. Carey Inc.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate, which includes 1,413 net lease properties covering approximately 171 million square feet and a portfolio of 86 self-storage operating properties, pro forma for the Spin-Off of NLOP, as of September 30, 2023. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations.

www.wpcarey.com

 

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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the matters discussed in this communication constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the intent, belief or expectations of W. P. Carey and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "would," "will be," "goals," "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate" "opportunities," "possibility," "strategy," "maintain" or the negative version of these words and other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements made by Mr. Jason Fox regarding W. P. Carey's strategic plan to exit office, anticipated capital inflows, and expectations regarding W. P. Carey's ability to continue investing and the transaction and capital markets through 2024. These statements are based on the current expectations of our management, and it is important to note that our actual results could be materially different from those projected in such forward-looking statements. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable risks or uncertainties, like the risks related to inflation and increased interest rates, the effects of pandemics and global outbreaks of contagious diseases (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and domestic or geopolitical crises, such as terrorism, military conflict, war or the perception that hostilities may be imminent, political instability or civil unrest, or other conflict, and those additional risk factors discussed in reports that we have filed with the SEC, could also have material adverse effects on our future results, performance or achievements. Discussions of some of these other important factors and assumptions are contained in W. P. Carey's filings with the SEC and are available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, including Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in W. P. Carey's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication, unless noted otherwise. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, W. P. Carey does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Institutional Investors:
Peter Sands
1 (212) 492-1110
institutionalir@wpcarey.com 

Individual Investors:
W. P. Carey Inc.
1 (212) 492-8920
ir@wpcarey.com 

Press Contact:
Anna McGrath
1 (212) 492-1166
amcgrath@wpcarey.com 

 

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W. P. CAREY INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



September 30, 2023


December 31, 2022

Assets




Investments in real estate:




Land, buildings and improvements — net lease and other

$              13,390,692


$              13,338,857

Land, buildings and improvements — operating properties

1,222,062


1,095,892

Net investments in finance leases and loans receivable

1,172,671


771,761

In-place lease intangible assets and other

2,696,403


2,659,750

Above-market rent intangible assets

771,071


833,751

Investments in real estate

19,252,899


18,700,011

Accumulated depreciation and amortization (a)

(3,438,183)


(3,269,057)

Assets held for sale, net

102,015


57,944

Net investments in real estate

15,916,731


15,488,898

Equity method investments

351,537


327,502

Cash and cash equivalents

136,438


167,996

Other assets, net

1,191,350


1,080,227

Goodwill

1,034,183


1,037,412

Total assets

$              18,630,239


$              18,102,035





Liabilities and Equity




Debt:




Senior unsecured notes, net

$                5,902,854


$                5,916,400

Unsecured term loans, net

1,083,597


552,539

Unsecured revolving credit facility

516,513


276,392

Non-recourse mortgages, net

784,750


1,132,417

Debt, net

8,287,714


7,877,748

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

638,965


623,843

Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, net

153,049


184,584

Deferred income taxes

171,929


178,959

Dividends payable

233,331


228,257

Total liabilities

9,484,988


9,093,391





Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued


Common stock, $0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 213,925,817 and 210,620,949
     shares, respectively, issued and outstanding

214


211

Additional paid-in capital

11,970,559


11,706,836

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings

(2,616,638)


(2,486,633)

Deferred compensation obligation

62,046


57,012

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(281,820)


(283,780)

Total stockholders' equity

9,134,361


8,993,646

Noncontrolling interests

10,890


14,998

Total equity

9,145,251


9,008,644

Total liabilities and equity

$              18,630,239


$              18,102,035

________

 (a)

Includes $1.8 billion and $1.7 billion of accumulated depreciation on buildings and improvements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and $1.6 billion of accumulated amortization on lease intangibles as of both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



Three Months Ended


September 30, 2023


June 30, 2023


September 30, 2022

Revenues






Real Estate:






Lease revenues

$                   369,159


$                   369,124


$                   331,902

Income from finance leases and loans receivable

27,575


27,311


20,637

Operating property revenues

49,218


50,676


21,350

Other lease-related income

2,310


5,040


8,192


448,262


452,151


382,081

Investment Management:






Asset management revenue

194


303


1,197

Reimbursable costs from affiliates

97


124


344


291


427


1,541


448,553


452,578


383,622

Operating Expenses






Depreciation and amortization

144,771


143,548


132,181

Operating property expenses

26,570


26,919


9,357

General and administrative

23,258


24,788


22,299

Reimbursable tenant costs

20,498


20,523


18,874

Impairment charges — real estate

15,173



Property expenses, excluding reimbursable tenant costs

13,021


5,371


11,244

Stock-based compensation expense

9,050


8,995


5,511

Merger and other expenses (a)

4,152


1,419


17,667

Reimbursable costs from affiliates

97


124


344

Impairment charges — Investment Management goodwill (b)



29,334


256,590


231,687


246,811

Other Income and Expenses






Interest expense

(76,974)


(75,488)


(59,022)

Earnings from equity method investments

4,978


4,355


11,304

Non-operating income (c)

4,862


4,509


9,263

Other gains and (losses) (d)

2,859


(1,366)


(15,020)

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net

2,401


1,808


(4,736)

Gain on change in control of interests (e)



33,931


(61,874)


(66,182)


(24,280)

Income before income taxes

130,089


154,709


112,531

Provision for income taxes

(5,090)


(10,129)


(8,263)

Net Income

124,999


144,580


104,268

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

41


40


660

Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

$                   125,040


$                   144,620


$                   104,928







Basic Earnings Per Share

$                         0.58


$                         0.67


$                         0.52

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$                         0.58


$                         0.67


$                         0.51

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding






Basic

215,097,114


215,075,114


203,093,553

Diluted

215,252,969


215,184,485


204,098,116







Dividends Declared Per Share

$                       1.071


$                       1.069


$                       1.061

 

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Year-to-Date Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



Nine Months Ended September 30,


2023


2022

Revenues




Real Estate:




Lease revenues

$               1,090,619


$                  953,981

Income from finance leases and loans receivable

75,641


56,794

Operating property revenues

140,780


30,279

Other lease-related income

20,723


24,905


1,327,763


1,065,959

Investment Management:




Asset management and other revenue

836


8,084

Reimbursable costs from affiliates

322


2,414


1,158


10,498


1,328,921


1,076,457

Operating Expenses




Depreciation and amortization

444,728


362,654

Operating property expenses

74,738


15,335

General and administrative

74,494


66,224

Reimbursable tenant costs

62,997


52,538

Property expenses, excluding reimbursable tenant costs

31,164


36,874

Stock-based compensation expense

25,811


23,102

Impairment charges — real estate

15,173


26,385

Merger and other expenses

5,595


17,329

Reimbursable costs from affiliates

322


2,414

Impairment charges — Investment Management goodwill


29,334


735,022


632,189

Other Income and Expenses




Interest expense

(219,658)


(151,492)

Gain on sale of real estate, net

181,958


37,631

Earnings from equity method investments

14,569


23,477

Non-operating income

13,997


23,783

Other gains and (losses)

9,593


(1,021)

Gain on change in control of interests


33,931


459


(33,691)

Income before income taxes

594,358


410,577

Provision for income taxes

(30,338)


(21,598)

Net Income

564,020


388,979

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

20


622

Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey

$                  564,040


$                  389,601





Basic Earnings Per Share

$                        2.64


$                        1.98

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$                        2.63


$                        1.98

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding




Basic

214,052,907


196,382,433

Diluted

214,427,425


197,264,509





Dividends Declared Per Share

$                      3.207


$                      3.177

__________

(a)

Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is primarily comprised of costs incurred in connection with the NLOP Spin-Off. Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2022 is primarily comprised of costs incurred in connection with the CPA:18 Merger.

(b)

Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2022 represents an impairment charge recognized on goodwill within our Investment Management segment, since future Investment Management cash flows are expected to be minimal.

(c)

Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is comprised of realized gains on foreign currency exchange derivatives of $3.7 million and interest income on deposits of $1.1 million.

(d)

Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is primarily comprised of a release of a non-cash allowance for credit losses of $2.5 million.

(e)

Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2022 represents gains recognized on (i) the remaining interests in four investments acquired in the CPA:18 Merger, which we had previously accounted for under the equity method, and (ii) our previously held interest in shares of CPA:18 – Global common stock in connection with the CPA:18 Merger.

 

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



Three Months Ended


September 30, 2023


June 30, 2023


September 30, 2022

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey

$                   125,040


$                   144,620


$                   104,928

Adjustments:






Depreciation and amortization of real property

144,111


142,932


131,628

Impairment charges — real estate

15,173



(Gain) loss on sale of real estate, net

(2,401)


(1,808)


4,736

Gain on change in control of interests (a) (b)



(33,931)

Impairment charges — Investment Management goodwill (c)



29,334

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method
      investments (d)

2,950


2,883


2,242

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

34


(268)


(189)

Total adjustments

159,867


143,739


133,820

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

284,907


288,359


238,748

Adjustments:






Straight-line and other leasing and financing adjustments

(18,662)


(19,086)


(14,326)

Stock-based compensation

9,050


8,995


5,511

Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

7,835


8,824


11,186

Amortization of deferred financing costs

4,805


5,904


5,223

Tax (benefit) expense – deferred and other

(4,349)


(2,723)


1,163

Merger and other expenses (g)

4,152


1,419


17,667

Other (gains) and losses (h)

(2,859)


1,366


15,020

Other amortization and non-cash items

584


527


359

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method
     investments (d)

(691)


(255)


(2,156)

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

(380)


(24)


(673)

Total adjustments

(515)


4,947


38,974

AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

$                   284,392


$                   293,306


$                   277,722







Summary






FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

$                   284,907


$                   288,359


$                   238,748

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (f)

$                         1.32


$                         1.34


$                         1.17

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

$                   284,392


$                   293,306


$                   277,722

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (f)

$                         1.32


$                         1.36


$                         1.36

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

215,252,969


215,184,485


204,098,116

 

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income from Real Estate to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) from Real Estate (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



Three Months Ended


September 30, 2023


June 30, 2023


September 30, 2022

Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey

$                   124,167


$                   144,686


$                   111,375

Adjustments:






Depreciation and amortization of real property

144,111


142,932


131,628

Impairment charges — real estate

15,173



(Gain) loss on sale of real estate, net

(2,401)


(1,808)


4,736

Gain on change in control of interests (a)



(11,405)

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method
    investments (d)

2,950


2,883


2,242

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

34


(268)


(189)

Total adjustments

159,867


143,739


127,012

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

284,034


288,425


238,387

Adjustments:






Straight-line and other leasing and financing adjustments

(18,662)


(19,086)


(14,326)

Stock-based compensation

9,050


8,995


5,511

Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

7,835


8,824


11,186

Amortization of deferred financing costs

4,805


5,904


5,223

Tax benefit – deferred and other

(4,349)


(2,723)


(2,789)

Merger and other expenses (g)

4,152


1,419


17,667

Other (gains) and losses (h)

(2,180)


890


13,960

Other amortization and non-cash items

584


527


359

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method
     investments (d)

(691)


(255)


(938)

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

(380)


(24)


(673)

Total adjustments

164


4,471


35,180

AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

$                   284,198


$                   292,896


$                   273,567







Summary






FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

$                   284,034


$                   288,425


$                   238,387

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share –
     Real Estate (f)

$                         1.32


$                         1.34


$                         1.17

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

$                   284,198


$                   292,896


$                   273,567

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (f)

$                         1.32


$                         1.36


$                         1.34

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

215,252,969


215,184,485


204,098,116

 

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Year-to-Date Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



Nine Months Ended September 30,


2023


2022

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey

$                   564,040


$                   389,601

Adjustments:




Depreciation and amortization of real property

442,911


360,607

Gain on sale of real estate, net

(181,958)


(37,631)

Impairment charges — real estate

15,173


26,385

Gain on change in control of interests (a) (b)


(33,931)

Impairment charges — Investment Management goodwill (c)


29,334

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method investments (d)

8,439


12,859

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

(533)


(197)

Total adjustments

284,032


357,426

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

848,072


747,027

Adjustments:




Straight-line and other leasing and financing adjustments

(52,798)


(39,665)

Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

27,520


32,738

Stock-based compensation

25,811


23,102

Amortization of deferred financing costs

15,649


11,498

Other (gains) and losses

(9,593)


1,021

Merger and other expenses (g)

5,595


17,329

Tax benefit – deferred and other

(2,706)


(434)

Other amortization and non-cash items

1,583


1,441

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method investments (d)

(1,872)


(2,451)

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

(344)


(684)

Total adjustments

8,845


43,895

AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

$                   856,917


$                   790,922





Summary




FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

$                   848,072


$                   747,027

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (f)

$                         3.96


$                         3.79

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey (f)

$                   856,917


$                   790,922

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share (f)

$                         4.00


$                         4.01

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

214,427,425


197,264,509

 

 

W. P. CAREY INC.

Year-to-Date Reconciliation of Net Income from Real Estate to Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) from Real Estate (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



Nine Months Ended September 30,


2023


2022

Net income from Real Estate attributable to W. P. Carey

$                   562,084


$                   381,461

Adjustments:




Depreciation and amortization of real property

442,911


360,607

Gain on sale of real estate, net

(181,958)


(37,631)

Impairment charges — real estate

15,173


26,385

Gain on change in control of interests (a)


(11,405)

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method investments (d)

8,439


12,859

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

(533)


(197)

Total adjustments

284,032


350,618

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

846,116


732,079

Adjustments:




Straight-line and other leasing and financing adjustments

(52,798)


(39,665)

Above- and below-market rent intangible lease amortization, net

27,520


32,738

Stock-based compensation

25,811


23,102

Amortization of deferred financing costs

15,649


11,498

Other (gains) and losses

(8,876)


(303)

Merger and other expenses (g)

5,595


17,326

Tax benefit – deferred and other

(2,706)


(4,302)

Other amortization and non-cash items

1,583


1,441

Proportionate share of adjustments to earnings from equity method investments (d)

(1,872)


(403)

Proportionate share of adjustments for noncontrolling interests (e)

(344)


(684)

Total adjustments

9,562


40,748

AFFO Attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

$                   855,678


$                   772,827





Summary




FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

$                   846,116


$                   732,079

FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (f)

$                         3.95


$                         3.71

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey – Real Estate (f)

$                   855,678


$                   772,827

AFFO attributable to W. P. Carey per diluted share – Real Estate (f)

$                         3.99


$                         3.92

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

214,427,425


197,264,509

__________

(a)

Amount for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 represents a gain recognized on the remaining interests in four investments acquired in the CPA:18 Merger, which we had previously accounted for under the equity method.

(b)

Amount for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 represents a gain recognized on our previously held interest in shares of CPA:18 – Global common stock in connection with the CPA:18 Merger

(c)

Amount for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 represents an impairment charge recognized on goodwill within our Investment Management segment, since future Investment Management cash flows are expected to be minimal.

(d)

Equity income, including amounts that are not typically recognized for FFO and AFFO, is recognized within Earnings from equity method investments on the consolidated statements of income. This represents adjustments to equity income to reflect FFO and AFFO on a pro rata basis.

(e)

Adjustments disclosed elsewhere in this reconciliation are on a consolidated basis. This adjustment reflects our FFO or AFFO on a pro rata basis.

(f)

FFO and AFFO are non-GAAP measures. See below for a description of FFO and AFFO.

(g)

Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are primarily comprised of costs incurred in connection with the NLOP Spin-Off. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are primarily comprised of costs incurred in connection with the CPA:18 Merger.

(h)

AFFO and Real Estate AFFO adjustment amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2023 are primarily comprised of a release of a non-cash allowance for credit losses of $2.5 million.

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure

Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)

Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, as discussed below, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), an industry trade group, has promulgated a non-GAAP measure known as FFO, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure, when used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP, to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of FFO is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental non-GAAP measure. FFO is not equivalent to, nor a substitute for, net income or loss as determined under GAAP.

We define FFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, as restated in December 2018. The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property, impairment charges on real estate or other assets incidental to the company's main business, gains or losses on changes in control of interests in real estate and depreciation and amortization from real estate assets; and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly owned investments. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly owned investments are calculated to reflect FFO.

We also modify the NAREIT computation of FFO to adjust GAAP net income for certain non-cash charges, such as amortization of real estate-related intangibles, deferred income tax benefits and expenses, straight-line rent and related reserves, other non-cash rent adjustments, non-cash allowance for credit losses on loans receivable and finance leases, stock-based compensation, non-cash environmental accretion expense, amortization of discounts and premiums on debt and amortization of deferred financing costs. Our assessment of our operations is focused on long-term sustainability and not on such non-cash items, which may cause short-term fluctuations in net income but have no impact on cash flows. Additionally, we exclude non-core income and expenses, such as gains or losses from extinguishment of debt and merger and acquisition expenses. We also exclude realized and unrealized gains/losses on foreign currency exchange rate movements (other than those realized on the settlement of foreign currency derivatives), which are not considered fundamental attributes of our business plan and do not affect our overall long-term operating performance. We refer to our modified definition of FFO as AFFO. We exclude these items from GAAP net income to arrive at AFFO as they are not the primary drivers in our decision-making process and excluding these items provides investors a view of our portfolio performance over time and makes it more comparable to other REITs that are currently not engaged in acquisitions, mergers and restructuring, which are not part of our normal business operations. AFFO also reflects adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly owned investments. We use AFFO as one measure of our operating performance when we formulate corporate goals, evaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and determine executive compensation.

We believe that AFFO is a useful supplemental measure for investors to consider as we believe it will help them to better assess the sustainability of our operating performance without the potentially distorting impact of these short-term fluctuations. However, there are limits on the usefulness of AFFO to investors. For example, impairment charges and unrealized foreign currency losses that we exclude may become actual realized losses upon the ultimate disposition of the properties in the form of lower cash proceeds or other considerations. We use our FFO and AFFO measures as supplemental financial measures of operating performance. We do not use our FFO and AFFO measures as, nor should they be considered to be, alternatives to net income computed under GAAP, or as alternatives to net cash provided by operating activities computed under GAAP, or as indicators of our ability to fund our cash needs.

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SOURCE W. P. Carey Inc.

The ticker symbol for W. P. Carey Inc. is WPC.

In Q3 2023, W. P. Carey reported net income of $125.0 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.58, AFFO of $284.4 million, and AFFO per diluted share of $1.32.

The updated AFFO guidance for 2023 is between $5.17 and $5.23 per diluted share.

The preliminary AFFO guidance for 2024 is between $4.60 and $4.80 per diluted share.

W. P. Carey Inc. has announced a strategic plan to exit office assets, which includes spinning off NLOP and implementing an Office Sale Program.

Four properties have been sold under the Office Sale Program for gross proceeds of $142.5 million.
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w. p. carey inc. is a leading global net-lease reit that provides long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing solutions for companies worldwide. at september 30, 2015, the company had an enterprise value of approximately $10.4 billion. in addition to its owned portfolio of diversified global real estate, w. p. carey manages a series of non-traded publicly registered investment programs with assets under management of approximately $10.5 billion. its corporate finance-focused credit and real estate underwriting process is a constant that has been successfully leveraged across a wide variety of industries and property types. furthermore, its portfolio of long-term leases with creditworthy tenants has an established history of generating stable cash flows, enabling it to deliver consistent and rising dividend income to investors for over four decades. visit us: www.wpcarey.com.