
• | Revenue grew 4% to $752.6 million as compared to revenue of $725.8 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. |
• | Net income attributable to common shareholders was $497.5 million, or $3.20 per diluted share (EPS), compared to $98.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to $2.37 per diluted share from gains on asset sales in the first quarter of 2020. |
• | Funds from Operations (FFO) was $284.1 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, reflecting growth of 7% compared to FFO of $266.0 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. |
◦ | FFO in the first quarter of $1.83 per diluted share was $0.02 per share greater than the midpoint of the Company’s first quarter guidance provided on January 28, 2020 due primarily to $0.02 per share of greater-than-projected portfolio performance. |
• | The safety of Boston Properties’ tenants and employees remains the Company’s highest priority. The Company has formed a Heath and Security Task Force to prepare buildings for re-occupancy and will implement a number of processes, technologies and communications to provide a safe environment at the Company’s properties. |
• | All office properties throughout the Boston Properties portfolio remain open for tenants, although physical occupancy is low due to shelter-in-place orders. |
• | For the month of April, the Company collected 90% of its total commercial rent payments due April 1 from retail and office tenants. Rent collections from office tenants, excluding retail, were 95% in total. |
• | The Company continues to maintain a strong liquidity position with $2.1 billion of total liquidity as of March 31, 2020 consisting of $661 million of cash, $151 million of cash held in 1031 exchange escrow as well as $1.25 billion available under its unsecured revolving credit facility. |
• | Although the Company’s office rent collections were strong in April, due to the uncertainty of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the unknown duration and impact of |
• | Completed and fully placed in-service 17Fifty Presidents Street located in Reston, Virginia on March 26, 2020. 17Fifty Presidents Street is a build-to-suit project with approximately 276,000 net rentable square feet of Class A office space that is 100% leased to an affiliate of Leidos Holdings, Inc. |
• | Completed the sale of New Dominion Technology Park located in Herndon, Virginia on February 20, 2020, for a gross sale price of $256.0 million, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $254.0 million and reported gain on sale of approximately $192.3 million. New Dominion Technology Park is comprised of two Class A office properties aggregating approximately 493,000 net rentable square feet. |
• | Completed the acquisition of the land underlying the ground lease at Platform 16 located in San Jose, California on February 20, 2020, for a purchase price of approximately $74.0 million at BXP’s Share. Platform 16 is a joint venture in which the Company owns 55%. Platform 16 consists of a parcel of land totaling approximately 5.6 acres that is expected to support the development of approximately 1.1 million square feet of commercial office space. |
• | Entered into a joint venture with Alexandria Real Estate Equities to develop, own and operate approximately 1.1 million square feet of existing office and life science lab properties in South San Francisco, California, with the opportunity for approximately 640,000 square feet of additional future development. The Company contributed three office properties totaling approximately 768,000 square feet and development rights resulting in a non-cash gain on sale of real estate of approximately $217.7 million. Upon completion, the joint venture is expected to own an approximately 1.7 million square foot life science campus including a mix of office and lab buildings. Boston Properties will have a 50% ownership interest in the joint venture. |
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
(in thousands, except for share and par value amounts) | |||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Real estate, at cost | $ | 21,273,137 | $ | 21,458,412 | |||
Construction in progress | 804,179 | 789,736 | |||||
Land held for future development | 264,893 | 254,828 | |||||
Right of use assets - finance leases | 237,394 | 237,394 | |||||
Right of use assets - operating leases | 148,057 | 148,640 | |||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (5,209,487 | ) | (5,266,798 | ) | |||
Total real estate | 17,518,173 | 17,622,212 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 660,733 | 644,950 | |||||
Cash held in escrows | 197,845 | 46,936 | |||||
Investments in securities | 28,101 | 36,747 | |||||
Tenant and other receivables, net | 89,431 | 112,807 | |||||
Related party note receivable, net | 78,800 | 80,000 | |||||
Note receivable, net | 15,794 | 15,920 | |||||
Accrued rental income, net | 1,059,677 | 1,038,788 | |||||
Deferred charges, net | 667,076 | 689,213 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 136,730 | 41,685 | |||||
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,377,338 | 955,647 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 21,829,698 | $ | 21,284,905 | |||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Mortgage notes payable, net | $ | 2,919,157 | $ | 2,922,408 | |||
Unsecured senior notes, net | 8,393,009 | 8,390,459 | |||||
Unsecured line of credit | 250,000 | — | |||||
Unsecured term loan, net | 499,058 | 498,939 | |||||
Lease liabilities - finance leases | 227,067 | 224,042 | |||||
Lease liabilities - operating leases | 200,573 | 200,180 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 293,831 | 377,553 | |||||
Dividends and distributions payable | 171,026 | 170,713 | |||||
Accrued interest payable | 82,388 | 90,016 | |||||
Other liabilities | 366,852 | 387,994 | |||||
Total liabilities | 13,402,961 | 13,262,304 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | — | — | |||||
Redeemable deferred stock units | 5,854 | 8,365 | |||||
Equity: | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.: | |||||||
Excess stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding | — | — | |||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 5.25% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par value, liquidation preference $2,500 per share, 92,000 shares authorized, 80,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |||||
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
(in thousands, except for share and par value amounts) | |||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 155,393,455 and 154,869,198 issued and 155,314,555 and 154,790,298 outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 1,553 | 1,548 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 6,321,475 | 6,294,719 | |||||
Dividends in excess of earnings | (416,740 | ) | (760,523 | ) | |||
Treasury common stock at cost, 78,900 shares at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 | (2,722 | ) | (2,722 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (55,700 | ) | (48,335 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | 6,047,866 | 5,684,687 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests: | |||||||
Common units of the Operating Partnership | 636,572 | 600,860 | |||||
Property partnerships | 1,736,445 | 1,728,689 | |||||
Total equity | 8,420,883 | 8,014,236 | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 21,829,698 | $ | 21,284,905 | |||
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||
Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(in thousands, except for per share amounts) | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
Lease | $ | 710,111 | $ | 679,251 | |||
Parking and other | 24,504 | 24,906 | |||||
Hotel revenue | 6,825 | 8,938 | |||||
Development and management services | 7,879 | 9,277 | |||||
Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 3,237 | 3,395 | |||||
Total revenue | 752,556 | 725,767 | |||||
Expenses | |||||||
Operating | |||||||
Rental | 262,966 | 257,517 | |||||
Hotel | 6,821 | 7,863 | |||||
General and administrative | 36,454 | 41,762 | |||||
Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 3,237 | 3,395 | |||||
Transaction costs | 615 | 460 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 171,094 | 164,594 | |||||
Total expenses | 481,187 | 475,591 | |||||
Other income (expense) | |||||||
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures | (369 | ) | 213 | ||||
Gains (losses) on sales of real estate | 410,165 | (905 | ) | ||||
Interest and other income | 3,017 | 3,753 | |||||
Gains (losses) from investments in securities | (5,445 | ) | 2,969 | ||||
Impairment losses | — | (24,038 | ) | ||||
Interest expense | (101,591 | ) | (101,009 | ) | |||
Net income | 577,146 | 131,159 | |||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | |||||||
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | (19,486 | ) | (18,830 | ) | |||
Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | (57,539 | ) | (11,599 | ) | |||
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | 500,121 | 100,730 | |||||
Preferred dividends | (2,625 | ) | (2,625 | ) | |||
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 497,496 | $ | 98,105 | |||
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 3.20 | $ | 0.63 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 155,011 | 154,525 | |||||
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 3.20 | $ | 0.63 | |||
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding | 155,258 | 154,844 | |||||
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (1) (Unaudited) | |||||||
Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(in thousands, except for per share amounts) | |||||||
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 497,496 | $ | 98,105 | |||
Add: | |||||||
Preferred dividends | 2,625 | 2,625 | |||||
Noncontrolling interest - common units of the Operating Partnership | 57,539 | 11,599 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 19,486 | 18,830 | |||||
Net income | 577,146 | 131,159 | |||||
Add: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 171,094 | 164,594 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (17,627 | ) | (18,002 | ) | |||
Company’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 18,332 | 15,470 | |||||
Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (469 | ) | (395 | ) | |||
Impairment loss | — | 24,038 | |||||
Less: | |||||||
Gains (losses) on sales of real estate | 410,165 | (905 | ) | ||||
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 19,486 | 18,830 | |||||
Preferred dividends | 2,625 | 2,625 | |||||
Funds from operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.) | 316,200 | 296,314 | |||||
Less: | |||||||
Noncontrolling interest - common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations | 32,138 | 30,307 | |||||
Funds from operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 284,062 | $ | 266,007 | |||
Boston Properties, Inc.’s percentage share of funds from operations - basic | 89.84 | % | 89.77 | % | |||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | 155,011 | 154,525 | |||||
FFO per share basic | $ | 1.83 | $ | 1.72 | |||
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 155,258 | 154,844 | |||||
FFO per share diluted | $ | 1.83 | $ | 1.72 | |||
(1) | Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” by adjusting net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure, but we believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, has improved the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and has helped make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO and FFO per share to be useful measures for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO per share can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies. |
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. PORTFOLIO LEASING PERCENTAGES | |||||
% Leased by Location | |||||
March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Boston | 96.5 | % | 95.9 | % | |
Los Angeles | 95.9 | % | 96.7 | % | |
New York | 94.1 | % | 92.9 | % | |
San Francisco | 93.8 | % | 93.7 | % | |
Washington, DC | 84.7 | % | 87.6 | % | |
Total Portfolio | 92.9 | % | 93.0 | % | |