Dec 31, 2020

American Homes 4 Rent Q4 2020 Earnings Report

American Homes 4 Rent reported Q4 2020 earnings with increased revenues and net income.

Key Takeaways

American Homes 4 Rent reported a 5.4% increase in total revenues to $299.3 million for Q4 2020, driven by growth in the average occupied portfolio and higher rental rates. Net income attributable to common shareholders increased to $27.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.

Total revenues increased 5.4% to $299.3 million.

Net income attributable to common shareholders totaled $27.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.

Same-Home portfolio Average Occupied Days Percentage of 97.3% achieved.

Rental rate growth on new leases was 7.6%.

Total Revenue
$299M
Previous year: $284M
+5.4%
EPS
$0.31
Previous year: $0.29
+6.9%
Single-Family Properties
53.58K
Previous year: 52.55K
+2.0%
Average Occupied Days %
97.3%
Previous year: 95.1%
+2.3%
Gross Profit
$171M
Previous year: $159M
+7.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$137M
Previous year: $37.6M
+264.9%
Total Assets
$9.59B
Previous year: $9.1B
+5.4%

American Homes 4 Rent

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American Homes 4 Rent Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

The Company provided initial 2021 guidance based on its current and expected views of the single-family rental market and general economic conditions.

Positive Outlook

  • Full Year 2021 Core FFO attributable to common share and unit holders: $1.22 - $1.28
  • Core FFO attributable to common share and unit holders growth: 5.2% - 10.3%
  • Same-Home Core revenues growth: 3.25% - 4.75%
  • Core property operating expenses growth: 4.00% - 5.50%
  • Core NOI growth: 2.75% - 4.25%

Challenges Ahead

  • Full year bad debt assumption of 2.5% - 3.0% of rents from single-family properties, which contemplates potential uncertainties associated with ongoing COVID-19 impacts to macro-economic and regulatory environments.
  • Comprised of expected property tax growth of 4.0% - 5.0% and all other operating expenses growth, excluding property taxes, of 4.5% - 5.5%.
  • The extent to which the pandemic may continue to impact us and our residents will continue to depend on future developments.
  • These include resurgences, impact of government regulations, the speed and effectiveness of vaccine distribution and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others.
  • We will continue to monitor these events which may result in future revisions to our guidance estimates.