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Mar 31, 2024
COPT Q1 2024 Earnings Report
COPT Defense demonstrated strong performance driven by its Defense/IT investment strategy, exceeding FFO guidance and increasing the midpoint of 2024 FFO per share guidance.
Key Takeaways
COPT Defense Properties reported strong first quarter results, exceeding FFO per share guidance, increasing the midpoint of 2024 FFO per share guidance by $0.03 to $2.54, and demonstrating strong internal growth with same property cash NOI increasing by 6.1% for the Total Portfolio and 7.6% for the Defense/IT Portfolio. The company also committed $91 million of capital to new investments and acquired Franklin Center in Columbia Gateway for $15 million.
Diluted earnings per share was $0.29 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $0.70 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Diluted funds from operations per share, as adjusted for comparability, was $0.62 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $0.59 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
The company's Total Portfolio was 93.6% occupied and 94.9% leased, including the Defense/IT Portfolio that was 95.6% occupied and 96.8% leased.
Same property cash NOI increased 6.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
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Forward Guidance
Management is revising its full-year guidance for diluted EPS and diluted FFOPS, per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability, from the prior range of $1.15-$1.23, and $2.47-$2.55, respectively, to new ranges of $1.19-$1.25, and $2.51-$2.57, respectively. Management is establishing second quarter guidance for diluted EPS and diluted FFOPS per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability at $0.29-$0.31 and $0.62-$0.64, respectively.
Positive Outlook
- Revised full-year guidance for diluted EPS to a new range of $1.19-$1.25.
- Revised full-year guidance for diluted FFOPS, per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability, to a new range of $2.51-$2.57.
- Established second quarter guidance for diluted EPS at $0.29-$0.31.
- Established second quarter guidance for diluted FFOPS per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability at $0.62-$0.64.
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