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Mar 31, 2020

Essex Property Trust Q1 2020 Earnings Report

Announced first quarter 2020 results and withdrew full-year guidance due to the economic disruption and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Takeaways

Essex Property Trust reported a strong start to 2020, with Net Income per diluted share of $4.76 and Core FFO per diluted share growth of 7.7% compared to Q1 2019. However, due to the unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has withdrawn its full-year guidance.

Reported Net Income per diluted share for the first quarter of 2020 of $4.76, compared to $1.81 in the first quarter of 2019, largely attributable to a gain on remeasurement of co-investments.

Grew Core FFO per diluted share by 7.7% compared to the first quarter of 2019, exceeding the midpoint of the first quarter guidance range by $0.07 per share.

Achieved same-property gross revenue and net operating income (“NOI”) growth of 3.2% and 3.9%, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2019.

Acquired its joint venture partner’s 45.0% interest in a land parcel and six communities representing 2,020 apartment homes, together valued at approximately $1.0 billion on a gross basis, recognizing $6.5 million of promote income related to this transaction.

Total Revenue
$392M
Previous year: $356M
+10.1%
EPS
$3.48
Previous year: $3.23
+7.7%
FFO per share, diluted
$3.44
Previous year: $3.34
+3.0%
Total Apartment Homes
62.53K
Gross Profit
$276M
Previous year: $250M
+10.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$272M
Previous year: $107M
+154.0%
Total Assets
$13.5B
Previous year: $12.6B
+6.9%

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Essex Property Trust Revenue by Geographic Location

Forward Guidance

Due to the economic disruption and inherent uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is withdrawing its full-year guidance.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income