ELS Q2 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Equity LifeStyle Properties reported a strong second quarter with total revenues increasing by 10.7% to $365.3 million compared to the same period in 2021. Net income available for Common Stockholders increased to $61.5 million, or $0.33 per Common Share.
Normalized FFO per Common Share grew by 4.5% compared to the same period in 2021.
Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, grew by 3.3% compared to the same period in 2021.
Core MH base rental income grew by 5.7%, reflecting growth from rate increases and occupancy gains.
New home sales reached the highest quarterly volume in the company's history.
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Forward Guidance
Third quarter and full year 2022 guidance ranges represent a range of possible outcomes and the midpoint reflects management's estimate of the most likely outcome.
Positive Outlook
- MH rate growth between 5.3% and 5.5%
- RV Annual rate growth between 6.6% and 6.8%
- Net Income/share between $0.37 to $0.43
- FFO/share between $0.66 to $0.72
- Normalized FFO/share between $0.66 to $0.72
Challenges Ahead
- Combined RV Seasonal and Transient base rental income growth (2.5)% to (3.5)%
- Property operating revenue growth rate 4.3% to 4.9%
- Property operating expense growth rate 3.7% to 4.3%
- Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management growth rate 4.7% to 5.3%
- Factors impacting 2022 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort and marina sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community, resort and marina sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under membership subscriptions; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to attract and retain membership customers; (vii) change in customer demand regarding travel and outdoor vacation destinations; (viii) our ability to manage expenses in an inflationary environment; (ix) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (x) our ability to execute expansion/development opportunities in the face of supply chain delays/shortages; (xi) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; (xii) our ability to attract and retain property employees, particularly seasonal employees; (xiii) ongoing legal matters and related fees; and (xiv) costs to restore property operations and potential revenue losses following storms or other unplanned events.