Dec 31, 2021

Public Storage Q4 2021 Earnings Report

Reported record financial results driven by significant portfolio growth and industry-leading customer experience transformation.

Key Takeaways

Public Storage reported strong Q4 2021 results, with a significant increase in net income and core FFO per share compared to the same period in 2020. The company benefited from growth in both Same Store and Non-Same Store Facilities, driven by higher realized rent and occupancy.

Net income allocable to common shareholders was $3.17 per diluted share.

Core FFO allocable to common shareholders increased by 20.8% to $3.54 per diluted share.

Same Store direct net operating income increased by 12.2% due to a 13.7% rise in Same Store revenues.

The company acquired 106 self-storage facilities with 11.5 million net rentable square feet for $2.3 billion.

Total Revenue
$870M
Previous year: $699M
+24.4%
EPS
$3.54
Previous year: $2.93
+20.8%
REVPAF
$18.9
Previous year: $16.7
+13.1%
Average Occupancy
95.9%
Previous year: 95.2%
+0.7%
Gross Profit
$687M
Previous year: $554M
+24.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$735M
Previous year: $258M
+185.2%
Total Assets
$17.4B
Previous year: $11.8B
+47.1%

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Forward Guidance

Public Storage provided guidance for the year ending December 31, 2022, including estimates for Same Store revenue and expense growth, acquisitions, development openings, and Core FFO per share.

Positive Outlook

  • Revenue growth between 12.00% and 15.00%.
  • Net operating income growth between 13.40% and 18.00%.
  • Acquisitions of $1,000,000.
  • Development openings of $250,000.
  • Core FFO per share between $14.75 and $15.65.

Challenges Ahead

  • Expense growth between 6.00% and 8.00%.
  • General and administrative expense between $105,000 and $111,000.
  • Interest expense between $152,000 and $160,000.
  • Preferred dividends of $195,000.
  • Capital expenditures of $300,000.