Sep 30, 2022

WP Carey Q3 2022 Earnings Report

W. P. Carey Inc. reported strong third-quarter results, raised full-year AFFO guidance, and completed a merger with CPA:18.

Key Takeaways

W. P. Carey Inc. announced its third-quarter 2022 financial results, reporting a net income of $104.9 million and AFFO of $1.36 per diluted share. The company raised its full-year AFFO guidance to between $5.25 and $5.31 per diluted share. The company also completed its merger with CPA:18, adding approximately $2.2 billion of real estate assets.

2022 AFFO guidance raised and narrowed to between $5.25 and $5.31 per diluted share.

Quarterly cash dividend raised to $1.061 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.244 per share.

Investment volume of $1.3 billion completed during the first nine months of 2022, including $474.8 million during the third quarter.

Completed merger with CPA:18 in a transaction adding approximately $2.2 billion of real estate assets

Total Revenue
$382M
Previous year: $321M
+19.1%
EPS
$1.36
Previous year: $1.24
+9.7%
Net Lease Properties
1.43K
Previous year: 1.26K
+13.0%
Tenants
391
Previous year: 358
+9.2%
Square Footage
175M
Previous year: 152M
+15.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$186M
Total Assets
$17.8B

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Forward Guidance

The Company has raised its guidance for total AFFO and narrowed the range to between $5.25 and $5.31 per diluted share, including Real Estate AFFO of between $5.16 and $5.22 per diluted share.

Positive Outlook

  • investments for the Company's Real Estate portfolio of between $1.5 billion and $2.0 billion
  • dispositions from the Company's Real Estate portfolio of between $200 million and $300 million
  • total general and administrative expenses of between $88 million and $90 million
  • raising our expectations for full-year AFFO per share, driven by Real Estate AFFO per share that is on track for year-over-year growth of just over 6%
  • balance sheet puts us in a position of strength to deploy capital at appropriate spreads