Welltower Q4 2023 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Welltower reported a strong fourth quarter in 2023, with net income attributable to common stockholders of $0.15 per diluted share and normalized FFO of $0.96 per diluted share, a 15.7% increase year-over-year. The company's total portfolio same store NOI grew by 12.5%, driven by a 23.7% increase in the Seniors Housing Operating portfolio. Welltower completed $3.0 billion in pro rata gross investments during the quarter and maintained a robust liquidity profile.
Reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $0.15 per diluted share.
Reported quarterly normalized funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders of $0.96 per diluted share, a 15.7% increase over the prior year.
Reported total portfolio year-over-year same store NOI (SSNOI) growth of 12.5%, driven by SSNOI growth in the Seniors Housing Operating (SHO) portfolio of 23.7%.
Completed $3.0 billion of pro rata gross investments, including $2.8 billion in acquisitions and loan funding and $277 million in development funding.
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Forward Guidance
Welltower is introducing its 2024 earnings guidance and expects to report net income attributable to common stockholders in a range of $1.21 to $1.37 per diluted share and normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders in a range of $3.94 to $4.10 per diluted share.
Positive Outlook
- Expect average blended SSNOI growth of 8.25% to 11.50%.
- Seniors Housing Operating approximately 15% to 21%
- Seniors Housing Triple-net approximately 2.5% to 4.0%
- Outpatient Medical approximately 2% to 3%
- Long-Term/Post-Acute Care approximately 2% to 3%
Challenges Ahead
- Our earnings guidance includes only those acquisitions announced or closed to date.
- No transitions or restructures beyond those announced to date are included.
- We anticipate general and administrative expenses to be approximately $195 million to $205 million and stock-based compensation expense to be approximately $37 million.
- We anticipate funding an additional $819 million of development in 2024 relating to projects underway on December 31, 2023.
- Our 2024 earnings guidance does not include the recognition of any pandemic relief funds which may be received during the year.
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