Mar 31, 2021

NSA Q1 2021 Earnings Report

National Storage Affiliates Trust reported an increase in net income and core funds from operations, driven by same-store NOI growth and recent acquisitions.

Key Takeaways

National Storage Affiliates Trust reported a net income of $27.6 million for Q1 2021, a 75.3% increase compared to Q1 2020. Core FFO was $51.2 million, or $0.49 per share, a 22.5% increase per share compared to the same period last year. Same-store NOI increased by 11.5%, driven by an 8.1% increase in total revenues.

Net income increased by 75.3% to $27.6 million compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Core FFO increased by 22.5% per share to $0.49 compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Same store NOI grew by 11.5% due to an 8.1% increase in total revenues.

Period-end occupancy in same-store properties reached 93.8%, a 690 basis point increase year-over-year.

Total Revenue
$123M
Previous year: $104M
+18.0%
EPS
$0.49
Previous year: $0.4
+22.5%
Occupancy at Period End
93.8%
Previous year: 87.1%
+7.7%
Rentable Square Feet
53.5M
Previous year: 48.91M
+9.4%
Number of Properties
844
Previous year: 780
+8.2%
Gross Profit
$88.4M
Previous year: $73.6M
+20.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$19.5M
Previous year: $18.7M
+4.4%
Total Assets
$3.65B
Previous year: $3.28B
+11.4%

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Forward Guidance

NSA has raised its same store NOI and core FFO per share guidance for 2021.

Positive Outlook

  • Total revenue growth between 5.5% and 6.5%.
  • Property operating expenses growth between 3.5% and 4.5%.
  • NOI growth between 6.0% and 8.0%.
  • Management fees and other revenue expected between $22.0 and $23.0 million.
  • Core FFO from unconsolidated real estate ventures expected between $17.0 and $18.0 million.

Challenges Ahead

  • General and administrative expenses (excluding equity-based compensation) expected between $42.0 and $44.0 million.
  • Equity-based compensation expected between $5.5 and $6.0 million.
  • Subordinated performance unit distributions expected between $37.0 and $39.0 million.
  • Acquisitions of self storage properties expected between $500.0 and $650.0 million.
  • Earnings (loss) per share - diluted between $0.75 and $0.85

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income