Sep 30, 2020

NSA Q3 2020 Earnings Report

National Storage Affiliates Trust reported third quarter 2020 results.

Key Takeaways

National Storage Affiliates Trust reported a net income of $21.4 million for the third quarter of 2020, a 29.7% increase compared to the third quarter of 2019. Core FFO was $44.0 million, or $0.44 per share, a 10.0% increase per share compared to the third quarter of 2019. Same store NOI increased by 0.2%, driven by a 0.4% decrease in same store property operating expenses.

Net income increased by 29.7% compared to the third quarter of 2019, reaching $21.4 million.

Core FFO increased by 10.0% per share compared to the third quarter of 2019, amounting to $44.0 million, or $0.44 per share.

Same store NOI increased by 0.2% compared to the same period in 2019, driven by a 0.4% decrease in same store property operating expenses.

Same store period-end occupancy reached 91.9% as of September 30, 2020, a 260 basis points increase compared to September 30, 2019.

Total Revenue
$109M
Previous year: $101M
+8.0%
EPS
$0.44
Previous year: $0.4
+10.0%
Occupancy at Period End
91.9%
Previous year: 89.3%
+2.9%
Gross Profit
$77.9M
Previous year: $72.3M
+7.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$16.8M
Previous year: $44.7M
-62.5%
Total Assets
$3.28B
Previous year: $3.11B
+5.5%

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Forward Guidance

NSA now believes that it will end the year with Core FFO per share of $1.66 to $1.68, with the midpoint being up 8.4% above 2019.

Positive Outlook

  • Core FFO per share is expected to be between $1.66 and $1.68.
  • Total revenue growth is projected to be between 0.75% and 1.25%.
  • Property operating expenses growth is estimated to be between 1.5% and 2.0%.
  • NOI growth is expected to be between 0.25% and 1.00%.
  • Management fees and other revenue are projected to be between $22.0 million and $23.0 million.

Challenges Ahead

  • General and administrative expenses (excluding equity-based compensation) are expected to be between $38.5 million and $39.5 million.
  • Equity-based compensation is projected to be between $4.0 million and $4.5 million.
  • Core FFO from unconsolidated real estate ventures is expected to be between $14.5 million and $15.5 million.
  • Subordinated performance unit distributions are projected to be between $28.5 million and $29.5 million.
  • Wholly-owned acquisitions are expected to be between $400.0 million and $500.0 million.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income