-- Company Substantially Reduces Leverage
Earlier than Expected to Better Position it for Future Growth
--
LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) (“LTC” or the “Company”), a
real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors
housing and health care properties, today announced operating
results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023.
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Three Months Ended
December 31,
2023
2022
(unaudited)
Net income available to common
stockholders
$
28,057
$
17,809
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.67
$
0.44
NAREIT funds from operations ("FFO")
attributable to common stockholders
$
23,902
$
29,218
NAREIT diluted FFO per common share
$
0.57
$
0.72
FFO attributable to common stockholders,
excluding non-recurring items
$
27,463
$
29,218
Funds available for distribution
("FAD")
$
30,021
$
30,013
FAD, excluding non-recurring items
$
30,021
$
30,013
Fourth quarter 2023 financial results were impacted by:
- Lower rental revenue due to transitioned portfolios, the
repayment of Anthem’s 2022 temporary rent reduction in the 2022
fourth quarter, and property sales, partially offset by rent
received from a 2023 second quarter acquisition, and annual rent
escalations;
- Higher interest income from financing receivables due to the
acquisition of 11 assisted living and memory care communities
during the 2023 first quarter, which is being accounted for as a
financing receivable in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (“GAAP”);
- Higher interest income from mortgage loans resulting from
mortgage loan originations in the 2023 first quarter;
- Higher interest expense primarily due to a higher outstanding
balance on LTC’s revolving line of credit, and higher interest
rates, partially offset by scheduled principal paydowns on LTC’s
senior unsecured notes;
- Higher transaction costs related to fees incurred on lease
transitions and amendments;
- A $16.8 million net gain on sale related to nine assisted
living communities. See below for further discussion of the sales
transactions; and
- A $3.6 million provision for credit losses related to the
write-off of a note receivable under the two-year ALG Senior
(“ALG”) master lease covering 12 properties (eight in Texas, one in
South Carolina, one in Mississippi, one in Florida and one in
Georgia). These properties, seven of which were built in the 90s,
are primarily located in small rural towns, are non-revenue
generating, and were temporarily transitioned to ALG following the
COVID pandemic in July 2022, allowing LTC time to find a more
permanent solution for the portfolio, as follows:
- Two of the properties located in Mississippi and Florida were
sold during 2023.
- LTC recorded a $3.3 million impairment loss to reduce the
carrying value of seven of the Texas properties in conjunction with
ongoing negotiations for their sale.
- Five of these properties are expected to be sold for $1.6
million under an agreement signed subsequent to the end of
2023.
- One of the properties located in Texas was closed during 2023,
and another is expected to be closed. LTC plans to sell these
properties for an alternative use.
- LTC is negotiating the terms of an operator transition for the
remaining Texas property.
- Two of the properties located in Georgia and South Carolina
were transitioned to an operator new to LTC subsequent to December
31, 2023. The lease term is two years with two one-year extension
options. The initial rent for the first six months is zero, after
which rent will be based on mutually agreed upon fair market rent.
The master lease includes a purchase option that can be exercised
in 2027 if the two one-year lease extensions are exercised.
Additionally, LTC agreed to fund up to $906,000 for capital
improvements for the first year, and up to $240,000 for a working
capital note, at 8.25%, maturing on December 31, 2025.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, LTC completed the following
transactions:
- As previously announced in a press release dated January 8,
2024, completed the process for the original Brookdale master lease
covering 35 assisted living communities, which resulted in more
than fully replacing the income generated from the original lease
through a combination of new leases and pre-investing sales
proceeds;
- As previously announced, amended a mortgage loan secured by 15
skilled nursing centers located in Michigan and operated by
Prestige Healthcare (“Prestige”). Effective January 1, 2024, the
minimum mortgage interest payment due to LTC is based on an annual
current pay rate of 8.5% on the outstanding loan balance of $183.3
million. The current contractual interest rate on the loan of 10.8%
remains unchanged. The amendment also provides LTC the right to
draw on Prestige’s security to pay the difference between the
contractual rate and current pay rate. LTC received all 2023
contractual interest of $19.5 million due from Prestige after
applying $3.4 million of its security. Full contractual interest
has been paid on the loan through February 2024 and LTC expects to
receive full contractual cash interest through at least 2025.
Subsequent to December 31, 2023, Prestige increased the security
from its receipt of retro-active Medicaid funds. Accordingly, LTC
currently holds security of $4.0 million. Additional retro-active
Medicaid payments to be received by Prestige in 2024 will be
remitted to LTC as security;
- Sold a 67-unit assisted living community in Mississippi for
$1.7 million, as mentioned above, and recorded a loss on sale of
$219,000;
- Paid $5.0 million in regular scheduled principal payments under
LTC’s senior unsecured notes;
- Repaid $60.0 million under LTC’s revolving line of credit
reducing our debt to adjusted earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortization for real estate ratio from 6.0x for
the 2023 third quarter to 5.5x for the 2023 fourth quarter;
and
- Sold 1,609,900 shares of LTC’s common stock for $52.0 million
in net proceeds under its equity distribution agreements.
Subsequent to December 31, 2023, LTC completed the following
transactions:
- Sold its interest in a joint venture investment in a 110-unit
assisted living community in Wisconsin for $23.1 million, which
yielded 8.1% to LTC in 2023. The purchase price includes repayment
of $2.4 million of rent credit provided to the operator during new
construction lease-up, as well as the payoff of a $550,000 note
receivable. LTC received net proceeds of $19.6 million, net of
transaction costs, and anticipates recording a gain on sale of $4.0
million in the 2024 first quarter;
- Amended its unsecured revolving line of credit to accelerate
the one-year extension option notice date to January 4, 2024.
Concurrently, LTC exercised its option to extend the maturity date
on its unsecured revolving line of credit to November 19, 2026. All
other provisions of the agreement remain unchanged;
- Repaid $30.5 million under its unsecured revolving line of
credit; and
- Sold 91,100 shares of common stock for $2.9 million in net
proceeds under its equity distribution agreements.
“2023 was a year of execution for LTC, and due to the hard work
of our team, we resolved substantially all of the challenges we
faced during the year,” said Wendy Simpson, LTC’s Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. “Importantly, we more than fully replaced
the rent generated by our original Brookdale portfolio, reached a
permanent solution for one of our transitioned portfolios, received
all of the contractual interest owed under the Prestige mortgage
loan ahead of schedule, and reduced our leverage earlier than
expected, successfully positioning LTC for growth in 2024 and
beyond.”
Conference Call
Information
LTC will conduct a conference call on Friday, February 16, 2024,
at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time), to provide
commentary on its performance and operating results for the quarter
ended December 31, 2023. The conference call is accessible by
telephone and the internet. Interested parties may access the live
conference call via the following:
Webcast
www.LTCreit.com
USA Toll-Free Number
(888) 506‑0062
International Number
(973) 528‑0011
Conference Access Code
662760
Additionally, an audio replay of the call will be available one
hour after the live call through March 1, 2024 via the
following:
USA Toll-Free Number
(877) 481‑4010
International Number
(919) 882-2331
Conference Number
49667
About LTC
LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in
seniors housing and health care properties primarily through
sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured
finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending.
LTC’s investment portfolio includes 201 properties in 26 states
with 29 operating partners. Based on its gross real estate
investments, LTC’s investment portfolio is comprised of
approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing
properties. Learn more at www.LTCreit.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes statements that are not purely
historical and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs,
intentions or strategies regarding the future. All statements other
than historical facts contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Please see LTC’s most
recent Annual Report on Form 10‑K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports
on Form 10‑Q, and its other publicly available filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of these and
other risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements
included in this press release are based on information available
to the Company on the date hereof, and LTC assumes no obligation to
update such forward-looking statements. Although the Company’s
management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can
be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
The actual results achieved by the Company may differ materially
from any forward-looking statements due to the risks and
uncertainties of such statements.
LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per
share amounts)
Three Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
(unaudited)
(audited)
Revenues:
Rental income
$
32,489
$
34,707
$
127,350
$
128,244
Interest income from financing
receivables(1)
3,830
1,405
15,243
1,762
Interest income from mortgage loans
12,308
10,488
47,725
40,600
Interest and other income
1,568
1,239
6,926
4,547
Total revenues
50,195
47,839
197,244
175,153
Expenses:
Interest expense
12,419
8,830
47,014
31,437
Depreciation and amortization
9,331
9,294
37,416
37,496
Impairment loss
3,265
2,136
15,775
3,422
Provision for credit losses
3,571
74
5,678
1,528
Transaction costs
607
100
1,144
828
Property tax expense
3,518
3,306
13,269
15,486
General and administrative expenses
5,942
6,299
24,286
23,706
Total expenses
38,653
30,039
144,582
113,903
Other operating income:
Gain on sale of real estate, net
16,751
21
37,296
37,830
Operating income
28,293
17,821
89,958
99,080
Income from unconsolidated joint
ventures
377
377
1,504
1,504
Net income
28,670
18,198
91,462
100,584
Income allocated to non-controlling
interests
(440
)
(259
)
(1,727
)
(560
)
Net income attributable to LTC Properties,
Inc.
28,230
17,939
89,735
100,024
Income allocated to participating
securities
(173
)
(130
)
(587
)
(580
)
Net income available to common
stockholders
$
28,057
$
17,809
$
89,148
$
99,444
Earnings per common share:
Basic
$
0.67
$
0.44
$
2.16
$
2.49
Diluted
$
0.67
$
0.44
$
2.16
$
2.48
Weighted average shares used to
calculate earnings per
common share:
Basic
41,701
40,596
41,272
39,894
Diluted
42,046
40,769
41,358
40,067
Dividends declared and paid per common
share
$
0.57
$
0.57
$
2.28
$
2.28
____________________________
(1)
Represents rental income from acquisitions through sale-leaseback
transactions, subject to leases which contain purchase options. In
accordance with GAAP, the properties are required to be presented
as financing receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and the
rental income to be presented as Interest income from financing
receivables on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Supplemental Reporting
Measures
FFO and FAD are supplemental measures of a real estate
investment trust’s (“REIT”) financial performance that are not
defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Investors, analysts and the Company use FFO and FAD as supplemental
measures of operating performance. The Company believes FFO and FAD
are helpful in evaluating the operating performance of a REIT. Real
estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions,
but cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP
assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably
over time. We believe that by excluding the effect of historical
cost depreciation, which may be of limited relevance in evaluating
current performance, FFO and FAD facilitate like comparisons of
operating performance between periods. Occasionally, the Company
may exclude non-recurring items from FFO and FAD in order to allow
investors, analysts and our management to compare the Company’s
operating performance on a consistent basis without having to
account for differences caused by unanticipated items.
FFO, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), means net income available to common
stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or
losses on the sale of real estate and impairment write-downs of
depreciable real estate, plus real estate depreciation and
amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships
and joint ventures. The Company’s computation of FFO may not be
comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the
term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or have a
different interpretation of the current NAREIT definition from that
of the Company; therefore, caution should be exercised when
comparing our Company’s FFO to that of other REITs.
We define FAD as FFO excluding the effects of straight-line
rent, amortization of lease inducement, effective interest income,
deferred income from unconsolidated joint ventures, non-cash
compensation charges, capitalized interest and non-cash interest
charges. GAAP requires rental revenues related to non-contingent
leases that contain specified rental increases over the life of the
lease to be recognized evenly over the life of the lease. This
method results in rental income in the early years of a lease that
is higher than actual cash received, creating a straight-line rent
receivable asset included in our consolidated balance sheet. At
some point during the lease, depending on its terms, cash rent
payments exceed the straight-line rent which results in the
straight-line rent receivable asset decreasing to zero over the
remainder of the lease term. Effective interest method, as required
by GAAP, is a technique for calculating the actual interest rate
for the term of a mortgage loan based on the initial origination
value. Similar to the accounting methodology of straight-line rent,
the actual interest rate is higher than the stated interest rate in
the early years of the mortgage loan thus creating an effective
interest receivable asset included in the interest receivable line
item in our consolidated balance sheet and reduces down to zero
when, at some point during the mortgage loan, the stated interest
rate is higher than the actual interest rate. FAD is useful in
analyzing the portion of cash flow that is available for
distribution to stockholders. Investors, analysts and the Company
utilize FAD as an indicator of common dividend potential. The FAD
payout ratio, which represents annual distributions to common
shareholders expressed as a percentage of FAD, facilitates the
comparison of dividend coverage between REITs.
While the Company uses FFO and FAD as supplemental performance
measures of our cash flow generated by operations and cash
available for distribution to stockholders, such measures are not
representative of cash generated from operating activities in
accordance with GAAP, and are not necessarily indicative of cash
available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an
alternative to net income available to common stockholders.
Reconciliation of FFO and
FAD
The following table reconciles GAAP net income available to
common stockholders to each of NAREIT FFO attributable to common
stockholders and FAD (unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per
share amounts):
Three Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
GAAP net income available to common
stockholders
$
28,057
$
17,809
$
89,148
$
99,444
Add: Impairment loss
3,265
2,136
15,775
3,422
Add: Depreciation and amortization
9,331
9,294
37,416
37,496
Less: Gain on sale of real estate, net
(16,751
)
(21
)
(37,296
)
(37,830
)
NAREIT FFO attributable to common
stockholders
23,902
29,218
105,043
102,532
Add: Non-recurring items
3,561
(1)
—
3,823
(3)
824
(6)
FFO attributable to common stockholders,
excluding non-recurring items
$
27,463
$
29,218
$
108,866
$
103,356
NAREIT FFO attributable to common
stockholders
$
23,902
$
29,218
105,043
102,532
Non-cash income:
Add: straight-line rental adjustment
443
406
2,078
1,369
Add: amortization of lease incentives
189
212
799
1,133
(7)
Less: Effective interest income
(215
)
(2)
(1,910
)
(6,739
)
(6,461
)
Net non-cash income
417
(1,292
)
(3,862
)
(3,959
)
Non-cash expense:
Add: Non-cash compensation charges
2,131
2,013
8,479
7,964
Add: Provision for credit losses
3,571
(1)
74
5,678
(4)
1,528
(8)
Net non-cash expense
5,702
2,087
14,157
9,492
Funds available for distribution (FAD)
$
30,021
$
30,013
115,338
108,065
Less: Non-recurring income
—
—
(1,570
)
(5)
(681
)
(9)
Funds available for distribution (FAD),
excluding non-recurring items
$
30,021
$
30,013
$
113,768
$
107,384
____________________________
(1)
Provision for credit losses includes the $3,561 write off of a note
receivable in connection with the pending sale of seven properties
in Texas and transition of three properties to new operators. The
note was related to these 10 assisted living communities under a
master lease.
(2)
Decrease due to the $1,500 repayment of deferred interest under
LTC’s agreement to defer $300 per month for May through September
2023 in interest payments due on a mortgage loan secured by 15
skilled nursing centers located in Michigan, which are operated by
Prestige Healthcare.
(3)
Represents the net of (4) and (5) below.
(4)
Includes the $3,561 note receivable write off in (1) above and
$1,832 of provision for credit losses related to the acquisition of
11 assisted living communities accounted for as a financing
receivable and two mortgage loan originations.
(5)
Represents the prepayment fee income and exit IRR income related to
the payoff of two mezzanine loans totaling $1,570.
(6)
Represents the (7) and (8) offset by (9) below.
(7)
Includes a lease incentive balance write-off of $173 related to a
closed property and lease termination.
(8)
Includes $1,332 of provision for credit loss related to the
acquisition of the three skilled nursing centers accounted for as a
financing receivable, and the origination of two mortgage loans and
one mezzanine loan.
(9)
Represents the lease termination fee income of $1,181 received in
connection with the sale of an assisted living community partially
offset by the lease termination fee expense of $500 paid to a
former operator of 12 assisted living communities in exchange for
cooperation and assistance in facilitating an orderly transition of
the communities to ALG. LTC sold two of the properties during 2023,
entered into a contract to sell five of the properties, closed one
property, plans to close an additional property, and transitioned
two properties to an operator new to LTC. The remaining property is
expected to be transitioned to a different operator.
Reconciliation of FFO and FAD
(continued)
The following table continues the reconciliation between GAAP
net income available to common stockholders and each of NAREIT FFO
attributable to common stockholders and FAD (unaudited, amounts in
thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
NAREIT Basic FFO attributable to common
stockholders per share
$
0.57
$
0.72
$
2.55
$
2.57
NAREIT Diluted FFO attributable to common
stockholders per share
$
0.57
$
0.72
$
2.54
$
2.56
NAREIT Diluted FFO attributable to common
stockholders
$
23,902
$
29,348
$
105,630
$
103,112
Weighted average shares used to calculate
NAREIT diluted FFO per share attributable to common
stockholders
41,787
40,998
41,614
40,296
Diluted FFO attributable to common
stockholders, excluding non-recurring items
$
27,463
$
29,348
$
109,453
$
103,936
Weighted average shares used to calculate
diluted FFO, excluding non-recurring items, per share attributable
to common stockholders
41,787
40,998
41,614
40,296
Diluted FAD
$
30,194
$
30,143
$
115,925
$
108,645
Weighted average shares used to calculate
diluted FAD per share
42,046
40,998
41,614
40,296
Diluted FAD, excluding non-recurring
items
$
30,194
$
30,143
$
114,355
$
107,964
Weighted average shares used to calculate
diluted FAD, excluding non-recurring items, per share
42,046
40,998
41,614
40,296
LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except per
share, audited)
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Investments:
Land
$
121,725
$
124,665
Buildings and improvements
1,235,600
1,273,025
Accumulated depreciation and
amortization
(387,751
)
(389,182
)
Operating real estate property, net
969,574
1,008,508
Properties held-for-sale, net of
accumulated depreciation: 2023—$3,616; 2022—$2,305
18,391
10,710
Real property investments, net
987,965
1,019,218
Financing receivables,(1) net of credit
loss reserve: 2023—$1,980; 2022—$768
196,032
75,999
Mortgage loans receivable, net of credit
loss reserve: 2023—$4,814; 2022—$3,930
477,266
389,728
Real estate investments, net
1,661,263
1,484,945
Notes receivable, net of credit loss
reserve: 2023—$611; 2022—$589
60,490
58,383
Investments in unconsolidated joint
ventures
19,340
19,340
Investments, net
1,741,093
1,562,668
Other assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
20,286
10,379
Debt issue costs related to revolving line
of credit
1,557
2,321
Interest receivable
53,960
46,000
Straight-line rent receivable
19,626
21,847
Lease incentives
2,607
1,789
Prepaid expenses and other assets
15,969
11,099
Total assets
$
1,855,098
$
1,656,103
LIABILITIES
Revolving line of credit
$
302,250
$
130,000
Term loans, net of debt issue costs:
2023—$342; 2022—$489
99,658
99,511
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issue
costs: 2023—$1,251; 2022—$1,477
489,409
538,343
Accrued interest
3,865
5,234
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
43,649
32,708
Total liabilities
938,831
805,796
EQUITY
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock: $0.01 par value; 60,000
shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 2023—43,022;
2022—41,262
430
412
Capital in excess of par value
991,656
931,124
Cumulative net income
1,634,395
1,544,660
Accumulated other comprehensive income
6,110
8,719
Cumulative distributions
(1,751,312
)
(1,656,548
)
Total LTC Properties, Inc. stockholders’
equity
881,279
828,367
Non-controlling interests
34,988
21,940
Total equity
916,267
850,307
Total liabilities and equity
$
1,855,098
$
1,656,103
____________________________
(1)
Represents acquisitions through sale-leaseback transactions,
subject to leases which contain purchase options. In accordance
with GAAP, the properties are required to be presented as financing
receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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