Welltower Q4 2020 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Welltower reported a net income of $0.39 per diluted share and normalized FFO of $0.84 per diluted share. They completed $657 million in pro rata acquisitions and $781 million in pro rata dispositions since the start of Q4 2020. Over 90% of assisted living and memory care facilities in their Seniors Housing Operating portfolio completed their first vaccination clinic.
Reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $0.39 per diluted share
Reported normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders of $0.84 per diluted share
Completed $657 million of pro rata acquisitions since the start of the fourth quarter 2020 at a blended, non-stabilized yield of 4.5%
Completed $781 million of pro rata dispositions since the start of the fourth quarter 2020 at a blended yield of 5.2%, resulting in near-term liquidity of $5.1 billion as of February 8, 2021
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Forward Guidance
Welltower is only introducing earnings guidance for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and expects to report net income attributable to common stockholders in a range of $0.24 to $0.29 per diluted share and normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders in a range of $0.71 to $0.76 per diluted share.
Positive Outlook
- Our first quarter guidance includes approximately $31 million of pro rata net Provider Relief Funds received to date.
- Our first quarter 2021 earnings guidance includes only those acquisitions closed or announced to date.
- We anticipate funding approximately $395 million of development in 2021 relating to projects underway on December 31, 2020.
- We expect pro rata disposition proceeds of $271 million at a blended yield of 4.7% in 2021 related primarily to properties classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2020, substantially all of which are expected to close during the first quarter.
- To date in 2021, we have completed pro rata acquisitions of $151 million at a blended yield of 7.7%.
Challenges Ahead
- The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations and those of our operators and tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence
- We anticipate total SHO portfolio average occupancy to decline 275 to 375 basis points in the first quarter relative to fourth quarter average occupancy.
- We anticipate full year general and administrative expenses to be approximately $135 million to $140 million and stock-based compensation expense to be approximately $21 million.
- Our guidance does not include any additional investments, dispositions or capital transactions beyond those we have announced
- No transitions or restructures beyond those announced to date are included.
Revenue & Expenses
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