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Mar 31, 2021

Realty Income Q1 2021 Earnings Report

Realty Income reported operating results for Q1 2021.

Key Takeaways

Realty Income announced operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Net income per share was $0.26 and AFFO per share was $0.86. The company invested $1.03 billion in properties and properties under development or expansion, including $403.0 million in U.K. properties. They completed the early redemption on all $950.0 million in principal amount of outstanding notes due October 2022 and raised $670 million in net proceeds from a common stock public offering.

Net income per share was $0.26.

AFFO per share was $0.86.

Invested $1.03 billion in properties and properties under development or expansion, including $403.0 million in U.K. properties.

Portfolio occupancy was 98.0%.

Total Revenue
$443M
Previous year: $414M
+6.9%
EPS
$0.86
Previous year: $0.88
-2.3%
Gross Profit
$414M
Previous year: $389M
+6.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$184M
Previous year: $41.8M
+340.1%
Total Assets
$21B
Previous year: $18.8B
+11.6%

Realty Income

Realty Income

Realty Income Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

We estimate FFO per share for 2021 of $3.26 to $3.34, inclusive of a $0.13 per share loss due to the early redemption of our 3.250% notes due October 2022. We estimate AFFO per share for 2021 of $3.44 to $3.49, an increase of 1.5% to 2.9% over 2020 AFFO per share of $3.39.

Positive Outlook

  • Net income per share $1.19 to $1.27
  • Real estate depreciation and impairments per share $2.13
  • Gains on sales of properties per share $(0.06)
  • FFO per share $3.26 to $3.34
  • AFFO per share $3.44 to $3.49

Challenges Ahead

  • Same store rent growth 0.5% to 1.0%
  • Occupancy ~ 98%
  • Cash G&A expenses (% of revenues) ~ 4.5%
  • Property expenses (non-reimbursable) (% of revenues) 1.5% - 2.0%
  • Income tax expenses~ $20 million