Jun 30, 2020

MAA Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Reported better-than-expected results driven by its high-quality communities and strong operating platform.

Key Takeaways

MAA reported its second quarter results, which were better than expected. The company's portfolio of high-quality communities, diversified across Sunbelt markets, and a strong operating platform contributed to the positive performance.

Property revenues from the Same Store Portfolio increased 2.1% during the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year, driven by a 3.4% growth in Average Effective Rent per Unit for the Same Store Portfolio.

Property operating expenses for the Same Store Portfolio increased 2.4% during the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Net Operating Income, or NOI, from the Same Store Portfolio increased 2.0% during the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Resident turnover remained low as resident move outs for the Same Store Portfolio for the second quarter of 2020 was 46.3% on a rolling twelve month basis.

Total Revenue
$413M
Previous year: $407M
+1.4%
EPS
$1.59
Previous year: $1.53
+3.9%
FFO attributable to the Company
$203M
Previous year: $186M
+9.1%
Gross Profit
$128M
Previous year: $129M
-0.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$19.7M
Previous year: $41M
-52.0%
Total Assets
$11.1B
Previous year: $11.3B
-1.3%

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Forward Guidance

MAA withdrew its calendar year 2020 guidance for Net income per diluted common share, Core FFO per Share and Core AFFO per Share. However, MAA does reconfirm that it expects Same Store Portfolio operating expense growth for the full year to fall within the range initially projected of 3.75% to 4.75%, as compared to 2019.