Lexington Realty Trust Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

8/6/20

NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP), a real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 Highlights

  • Recorded Net Income attributable to common shareholders of $17.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted common share.
  • Generated Adjusted Company Funds From Operations available to all equityholders and unitholders - diluted (“Adjusted Company FFO”) of $51.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share.
  • Acquired six industrial properties for an aggregate cost of $164.3 million.
  • Disposed of three properties for an aggregate gross price of $44.4 million.
  • Collected 99.5% of Cash Base Rents due during the second quarter.
  • Raised net proceeds of approximately $201.0 million through an underwritten equity offering and the ATM program.
  • Repaid $90.0 million, net on the revolving credit facility.
  • Completed 3.0 million square feet of new leases and lease extensions, increasing industrial renewal Cash Base Rents by 21.6%.
  • Increased industrial portfolio to 84.5% of gross book value of real estate assets, excluding held for sale assets.

Subsequent Events

  • Collected 99.4% of Cash Base Rents due in July 2020.
  • Disposed of three properties for an aggregate gross price of $67.0 million.

Adjusted Company FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. It and certain other non-GAAP financial measures are defined and reconciled later in this press release.

T. Wilson Eglin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lexington Realty Trust, commented, “We posted strong second quarter results, and we continue to make progress in our transition to an industrial REIT, with industrial exposure at quarter-end representing almost 85% of our gross real estate assets. Our rent collections have been excellent, averaging over 99.5% in the second quarter. We capitalized on investment opportunities during the quarter and acquired $164 million of high-quality industrial real estate product at average GAAP and cash capitalization rates of 5.6% and 5.3%, respectively. Industrial renewal rents increased by nearly 22% and our overall portfolio leased of 97.3% is slightly up when compared to last quarter.”

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenues

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, total gross revenues were $81.8 million, compared with total gross revenues of $80.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to acquisitions, partially offset by property sales and a decrease in fee and parking income.

Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, net income attributable to common shareholders was $17.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared with net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 of $21.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.

Adjusted Company FFO

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, Lexington generated Adjusted Company FFO of $51.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Company FFO for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 of $48.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share.

Dividends/Distributions

As previously announced, during the second quarter of 2020, Lexington declared a regular quarterly common share/unit dividend/distribution for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of $0.1050 per common share/unit, which was paid on July 15, 2020 to common shareholders/unitholders of record as of June 30, 2020. Lexington also declared a cash dividend of $0.8125 per share on its Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, which is expected to be paid on August 17, 2020 to Series C Preferred Shareholders of record as of July 31, 2020.

BALANCE SHEET/CAPITAL MARKETS

During the second quarter of 2020, Lexington issued 21 million common shares through an underwritten equity offering and its ATM program raising net proceeds of approximately $201.0 million.

During the second quarter, Lexington repaid $90.0 million, net, on its unsecured revolving credit facility. As of the date of this earnings release, Lexington has $560 million of availability under its unsecured revolving credit facility subject to covenant compliance.

2020 EARNINGS GUIDANCE

Lexington now estimates that its net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 will be within an expected range of $0.78 to $0.80 per diluted common share.

Additionally, Lexington is tightening its Adjusted Company FFO guidance for the year ended December 31, 2020 to be within a range of $0.74 to $0.76 per diluted common share. This guidance is forward looking, excludes the impact of certain items and is based on current expectations.

Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a diversified portfolio of real estate assets consisting primarily of equity investments in single-tenant net-leased commercial properties across the United States. Lexington seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions and other transactions, including acquisitions. For more information, including Lexington's Quarterly Supplemental Information package, or to follow Lexington on social media, visit www.lxp.com.