HPP Hudson Pacific Properties Inc

– Signed 1.6 Million Sq Ft of Office Leases Year to Date with 539,000 Sq Ft in 3Q –

 – Provides 4Q FFO Outlook and Updated Full-Year Assumptions –

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HPP) (the "Company," "Hudson Pacific," or "HPP"), a unique provider of end-to-end real estate solutions for dynamic tech and media tenants, today announced financial results for the third quarter 2024.

"Year to date, we have leased 1.6 million square feet of office space, 25% ahead of this time last year, and following nearly 540,000 square feet signed in the third quarter, our leasing pipeline and touring activity remain strong,” commented Victor Coleman, Hudson Pacific’s Chairman and CEO. “Growth in west coast tenant requirements has begun to outpace the broader US office market, a trend we anticipate will continue, given more 4-5 day in-office mandates from major employers, slowing tech layoffs, solid venture and AI investments, and increased venture fundraising activity. On the studios side, while Los Angeles show counts have yet to normalize post-strike, we presently have contracts for or interest in nearly 80% of our film and television stages, with demand coalescing around 2025 production starts and recently bolstered by the Governor's proposal to increase California's film and television tax credit program to three quarters of a billion dollars.

"While all of these positive developments point to meaningfully improved operating performance in the year ahead, we are laser focused on maintaining financial flexibility, and with no debt maturities until the end of 2025, we have good momentum on multiple asset-level transactions to further enhance balance sheet strength."

Financial Results Compared to Third Quarter 2023

• Total revenue of $200.4 million compared to $231.4 million, almost entirely due to the sale of One Westside and expiration of the Block lease at 1455 Market last year, all partially offset by growth in studio revenue
• Net loss attributable to common stockholders of $97.9 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $37.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, largely attributable to non-cash impairments associated with potential asset sales, along with the items affecting revenue, all partially offset by reduced depreciation and interest expense
• FFO, excluding specified items, of $14.3 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to $26.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, mostly attributable to the items affecting revenue and lower FFO attributable to non-controlling interests. Specified items consisted of a one-time straight-line rent reserve related to transitioning a tenant to cash basis reporting of $3.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share; a non-cash revaluation associated with a loan swap unqualified for hedge accounting of $2.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share; a non-cash deferred tax asset write-off of $1.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share; and transaction-related expense of $0.3 million, or $0.00 per diluted share. There were no specified items for the third quarter 2023
• FFO of $6.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $26.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share
• AFFO of $15.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to $28.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, primarily attributable to the items affecting FFO
• Same-store cash NOI of $96.9 million, compared to $113.2 million, mostly due to tenant move outs, including Block at 1455 Market

Leasing

• Executed 85 new and renewal leases totaling 539,272 square feet, with significant leases including:
  • 42,000-square-foot new lease at Page Mill Hill with an 11-year term
  • 41,000-square-foot renewal lease at 901 Market with an approximately 10-year term
  • 31,000-square-foot new lease at Bentall Centre with an approximately 11-year term
  • 27,000-square-foot new lease at Palo Alto Square with an approximately 11-year term
  • 24,000-square-foot new lease at Page Mill Center with a 4-year term
  • 18,000-square-foot renewal at Concourse with a 15-year term
• GAAP and cash rents decreased 11.5% and 13.3% from prior levels, respectively, but excluding a 29,000-square-foot short-term lease extension in Los Angeles, and two mid-size Bay Area leases totaling 68,000 square feet, GAAP and cash rent spreads would have been essentially flat
• In-service office portfolio ended the quarter at 79.1% occupied and 80.0% leased, compared to 78.7% occupied and 80.0% leased, respectively, in second quarter of this year, with the change in occupancy primarily due to leases signed in the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley. But for the designation of Foothill Research Center as held-for-sale, the Company's in-service office portfolio would have ended the quarter at 79.3% occupied and 80.2% leased
• On average over the trailing 12 months, the in-service studio portfolio was 73.8% leased, and the stages were 75.9% leased, compared to 76.1% and 78.1%, respectively, in the second quarter of this year, with the change due to a single tenant move out at Sunset Las Palmas Studios last year

Transactions

• Entered into a contract to sell Foothill Research Center, a 195,121-square-foot office asset in Palo Alto and reclassified the property as held-for-sale

Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2024

• $695.7 million of total liquidity comprised of $90.7 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $605.0 million of undrawn capacity under the unsecured revolving credit facility
• $12.0 million and $183.1 million, or $6.0 million and $46.8 million at HPP's share, of undrawn capacity under construction loans secured by Sunset Glenoaks Studios and Sunset Pier 94 Studios, respectively
• HPP's share of net debt to HPP's share of undepreciated book value was 37.4% with 91.5% of debt fixed or capped with no maturities until November 2025

Dividend

• The Company's Board of Directors suspended payment of a quarterly dividend on its common stock and declared and paid a dividend on its 4.750% Series C cumulative preferred stock of $0.296875 per share

Personnel Update

• Stefanie Bourne has been promoted to EVP, Studios effective October 15, 2024, and will oversee studio and production services sales, production services operations, and strategic initiatives for the Company's studio business. Bourne most recently served as SVP, Studio Operations and Strategic Initiatives. Prior to joining Hudson Pacific, she worked at the Walt Disney Company in global development for parks, experiences and products, and in real estate investments for Colony Capital
• Anne Mehrtens has been promoted to EVP, Studio Real Estate & Southern California Office Operations effective October 15, 2024, and will continue to oversee studio real estate and office operations in Los Angeles, having recently served as an SVP with similar responsibilities. Prior to joining Hudson Pacific, she worked in asset management for Topa Management Company

2024 Outlook

Hudson Pacific is providing an FFO outlook for the fourth quarter of $0.09 to $0.13 per diluted share along with updated full-year assumptions (see table below). There are no specified items in connection with this outlook.

This outlook reflects management’s view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels and the earnings impact of events referenced in this press release and in earlier announcements. It otherwise excludes any impact from new acquisitions, dispositions, debt financings, amendments or repayments, recapitalizations, capital markets activity or similar matters. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these estimates.

Below are some of the assumptions the Company used in providing this outlook:

Unaudited, in thousands, except share data

 

 

Full Year 2024

 

 

Assumptions

Metric

 

Low

 

High

Growth in same-store property cash NOI(1)(2)

(14.00)%

(13.00)%

GAAP non-cash revenue (straight-line rent and above/below-market rents)(3)

$(14,500)

$(9,500)

GAAP non-cash expense (straight-line rent expense and above/below-market ground rent)

$(6,500)

$(8,500)

General and administrative expenses(4)

$(77,000)

$(83,000)

Interest expense(5)

$(173,000)

$(183,000)

Non-real estate depreciation and amortization

$(32,000)

$(34,000)

FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures(6)

$(3,000)

$(1,000)

FFO attributable to non-controlling interests

$(13,000)

$(17,000)

FFO attributable to preferred units/shares

$(21,000)

$(21,000)

Weighted average common stock/units outstanding—diluted(7)

145,000,000

146,000,000

(1)

Same-store for the full year 2024 is defined as the 40 office properties and three studio properties, as applicable, owned and included in the Company's stabilized portfolio as of January 1, 2023, and anticipated to still be owned and included in the stabilized portfolio through December 31, 2024. Due to reclassification as held-for-sale, Foothill Research Center has been removed from the same-store population. If Foothill Research Center remained within the same-store, growth in same-store property cash NOI would have been (13.50)% to (12.50)%.

(2)

Please see non-GAAP information below for definition of cash NOI.

(3)

Includes non-cash straight-line rent associated with the studio and office properties. Also includes a one-time straight-line rent reserve of approximately $7,600 related to transitioning a tenant to cash basis reporting.

(4)

Includes non-cash compensation expense, which the Company estimates at $26,000 in 2024.

(5)

Includes non-cash interest expense, which the Company estimates at $5,000 in 2024.

(6)

Includes non-cash revaluation associated with a loan swap unqualified for hedge accounting of approximately $2,200.

(7)

Diluted shares represent ownership in the Company through shares of common stock, OP Units and other convertible or exchangeable instruments. The weighted average fully diluted common stock/units outstanding for 2024 includes an estimate for the dilution impact of stock grants to the Company's executives under its long-term incentive programs. This estimate is based on the projected award potential of such programs as of the end of the most recently completed quarter, as calculated in accordance with the ASC 260, Earnings Per Share.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis, where it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and/or amount of various items that would impact net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share, which is the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure. This includes, for example, acquisition costs and other non-core items that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental financial information regarding Hudson Pacific's third quarter 2024 results may be found on the Investors section of the Company's website at HudsonPacificProperties.com. This supplemental information provides additional detail on items such as property occupancy, financial performance by property and debt maturity schedules.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss third quarter 2024 financial results at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET on November 12, 2024. The conference call will be available via live audio webcast on the Investors section of the Company's website at HudsonPacificProperties.com. A replay of the audio webcast will also be available following the call.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) is a real estate investment trust serving dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries. Hudson Pacific’s unique and high-barrier tech and media focus leverages a full-service, end-to-end value creation platform forged through deep strategic relationships and niche expertise across identifying, acquiring, transforming and developing properties into world-class amenitized, collaborative and sustainable office and studio space. For more information visit HudsonPacificProperties.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," or "potential" or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events, or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company's good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

In thousands, except share data

 

9/30/24

 

12/31/23

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, at cost

$

8,318,085

 

 

$

8,212,896

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(1,769,128

)

 

 

(1,728,437

)

Investment in real estate, net

 

6,548,957

 

 

 

6,484,459

 

Non-real estate property, plant and equipment, net

 

122,958

 

 

 

118,783

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

90,692

 

 

 

100,391

 

Restricted cash

 

23,243

 

 

 

18,765

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

14,985

 

 

 

24,609

 

Straight-line rent receivables, net

 

205,779

 

 

 

220,787

 

Deferred leasing costs and intangible assets, net

 

324,498

 

 

 

326,950

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

359,266

 

 

 

376,306

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net

 

95,517

 

 

 

94,145

 

Investment in unconsolidated real estate entities

 

227,418

 

 

 

252,711

 

Goodwill

 

264,144

 

 

 

264,144

 

Assets associated with real estate held for sale

 

39,935

 

 

 

—

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

8,317,392

 

 

$

8,282,050

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Unsecured and secured debt, net

$

4,139,702

 

 

$

3,945,314

 

Joint venture partner debt

 

66,136

 

 

 

66,136

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other

 

264,645

 

 

 

203,736

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

366,599

 

 

 

389,210

 

Intangible liabilities, net

 

23,550

 

 

 

27,751

 

Security deposits, prepaid rent and other

 

79,397

 

 

 

88,734

 

Liabilities associated with real estate held for sale

 

31,064

 

 

 

—

 

Total liabilities

 

4,971,093

 

 

 

4,720,881

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable preferred units of the operating partnership

 

9,815

 

 

 

9,815

 

Redeemable non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entities

 

50,172

 

 

 

57,182

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

HPP stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

4.750% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par value, $25.00 per share liquidation preference, 18,400,000 authorized; 17,000,000 shares outstanding at 9/30/24 and 12/31/23

 

425,000

 

 

 

425,000

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 481,600,000 authorized, 141,232,361 and 141,034,806 shares outstanding at 9/30/24 and 12/31/23, respectively

 

1,403

 

 

 

1,403

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,603,414

 

 

 

2,651,798

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,344

)

 

 

(187

)

Total HPP stockholders' equity

 

3,027,473

 

 

 

3,078,014

 

Non-controlling interest—members in consolidated real estate entities

 

166,477

 

 

 

335,439

 

Non-controlling interest—units in the operating partnership

 

92,362

 

 

 

80,719

 

Total equity

 

3,286,312

 

 

 

3,494,172

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

8,317,392

 

 

$

8,282,050

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

$

162,908

 

 

$

199,633

 

 

$

506,931

 

 

$

605,776

 

Service and other revenues

 

4,034

 

 

 

3,954

 

 

 

11,125

 

 

 

11,735

 

Total office revenues

 

166,942

 

 

 

203,587

 

 

 

518,056

 

 

 

617,511

 

Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

13,720

 

 

 

13,482

 

 

 

41,761

 

 

 

46,109

 

Service and other revenues

 

19,731

 

 

 

14,374

 

 

 

72,599

 

 

 

65,254

 

Total studio revenues

 

33,451

 

 

 

27,856

 

 

 

114,360

 

 

 

111,363

 

Total revenues

 

200,393

 

 

 

231,443

 

 

 

632,416

 

 

 

728,874

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office operating expenses

 

79,502

 

 

 

80,521

 

 

 

227,753

 

 

 

231,342

 

Studio operating expenses

 

35,339

 

 

 

31,655

 

 

 

110,400

 

 

 

103,578

 

General and administrative

 

19,544

 

 

 

17,512

 

 

 

59,959

 

 

 

55,177

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

86,672

 

 

 

98,580

 

 

 

265,324

 

 

 

294,654

 

Total operating expenses

 

221,057

 

 

 

228,268

 

 

 

663,436

 

 

 

684,751

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from unconsolidated real estate entities

 

(3,219

)

 

 

(759

)

 

 

(6,443

)

 

 

(2,219

)

Fee income

 

1,437

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

3,933

 

 

 

5,026

 

Interest expense

 

(45,005

)

 

 

(53,581

)

 

 

(133,253

)

 

 

(162,036

)

Interest income

 

542

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

1,975

 

 

 

1,407

 

Management services reimbursement income—unconsolidated real estate entities

 

989

 

 

 

1,015

 

 

 

3,187

 

 

 

3,138

 

Management services expense—unconsolidated real estate entities

 

(989

)

 

 

(1,015

)

 

 

(3,187

)

 

 

(3,138

)

Transaction-related expenses

 

(269

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(2,306

)

 

 

1,344

 

Unrealized loss on non-real estate investments

 

(1,081

)

 

 

(2,265

)

 

 

(3,024

)

 

 

(2,269

)

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

10,000

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

—

 

 

 

16,108

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

23,154

 

Impairment loss

 

(36,543

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(36,543

)

 

 

—

 

Other (expense) income

 

(28

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

139

 

Total other expenses

 

(84,166

)

 

 

(39,352

)

 

 

(174,212

)

 

 

(125,454

)

Loss before income tax (provision) benefit

 

(104,830

)

 

 

(36,177

)

 

 

(205,232

)

 

 

(81,331

)

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

(2,183

)

 

 

425

 

 

 

(2,693

)

 

 

(715

)

Net loss

 

(107,013

)

 

 

(35,752

)

 

 

(207,925

)

 

 

(82,046

)

Net income attributable to Series A preferred units

 

(153

)

 

 

(153

)

 

 

(459

)

 

 

(459

)

Net income attributable to Series C preferred shares

 

(5,047

)

 

 

(5,047

)

 

 

(15,141

)

 

 

(15,141

)

Net income attributable to participating securities

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(409

)

 

 

(850

)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entities

 

10,777

 

 

 

1,752

 

 

 

18,697

 

 

 

375

 

Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entities

 

968

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

3,086

 

 

 

2,333

 

Net loss attributable to common units in the operating partnership

 

2,550

 

 

 

672

 

 

 

5,004

 

 

 

1,600

 

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$

(97,918

)

 

$

(37,597

)

 

$

(197,147

)

 

$

(94,188

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED PER SHARE AMOUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders—basic

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(0.27

)

 

$

(1.40

)

 

$

(0.67

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders—diluted

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(0.27

)

 

$

(1.40

)

 

$

(0.67

)

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—basic

 

141,232

 

 

 

140,938

 

 

 

141,179

 

 

 

140,957

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—diluted

 

141,232

 

 

 

140,938

 

 

 

141,179

 

 

 

140,957

 

Funds from Operations(1)

Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (“FFO”)(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(107,013

)

 

$

(35,752

)

 

$

(207,925

)

 

$

(82,046

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization—consolidated

 

86,672

 

 

 

98,580

 

 

 

265,324

 

 

 

294,654

 

Depreciation and amortization—non-real estate assets

 

(8,031

)

 

 

(8,300

)

 

 

(24,223

)

 

 

(25,524

)

Depreciation and amortization—HPP's share from unconsolidated real estate entities(2)

 

1,231

 

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

4,388

 

 

 

3,623

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

—

 

 

 

(16,108

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(23,154

)

Impairment loss—real estate assets

 

36,543

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

36,543

 

 

 

—

 

Unrealized loss on non-real estate investments

 

1,081

 

 

 

2,265

 

 

 

3,024

 

 

 

2,269

 

FFO attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1,508

 

 

 

(10,509

)

 

 

(9,601

)

 

 

(37,371

)

FFO attributable to preferred shares and units

 

(5,200

)

 

 

(5,200

)

 

 

(15,600

)

 

 

(15,600

)

FFO to common stock/unit holders

 

6,791

 

 

 

26,141

 

 

 

51,930

 

 

 

116,851

 

Specified items impacting FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction-related expenses

 

269

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,306

 

 

 

(1,344

)

Non-cash deferred tax asset write-off—HPP’s share(2)

 

1,170

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,170

 

 

 

3,516

 

Non-cash revaluation associated with a loan swap (unqualified for hedge accounting)

 

2,219

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,529

 

 

 

—

 

One-time straight-line rent reserve—HPP’s share(2)

 

3,871

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,871

 

 

 

—

 

Prior period net property tax adjustment—HPP’s share(2)

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1,469

)

One-time gain on debt extinguishment

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(10,000

)

One-time tax impact of gain on debt extinguishment

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,751

 

FFO (excluding specified items) to common stock/unit holders

$

14,320

 

 

$

26,141

 

 

$

62,806

 

 

$

110,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common stock/units outstanding—diluted

 

145,640

 

 

 

143,483

 

 

 

145,564

 

 

 

143,519

 

FFO per common stock/unit—diluted

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.81

 

FFO (excluding specified items) per common stock/unit—diluted

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.77

 

(1)

We calculate Funds from Operations ("FFO") in accordance with the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), excluding gains and losses from sales of depreciable real estate and impairment write-downs associated with depreciable real estate, plus the HPP’s share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets. The calculation of FFO includes the HPP’s share of amortization of deferred revenue related to tenant-funded tenant improvements and excludes the depreciation of the related tenant improvement assets.

 

 

 

FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure we believe is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. The exclusion from FFO of gains and losses from the sale of operating real estate assets allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the assets that form the core of our activity and assists in comparing those operating results between periods. Also, because FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs, it facilitates comparisons of operating performance to other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate FFO, and accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to all other REITs.

 

 

 

Implicit in historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP is the assumption that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies using historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, we believe that FFO along with the required GAAP presentations provides a more complete measurement of our performance relative to our competitors and a more appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities than the required GAAP presentations alone would provide. We use FFO per share to calculate annual cash bonuses for certain employees.

 

 

 

However, FFO should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our operating performance because it does not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, which are significant economic costs and could materially impact our results from operations.

 

 

(2)

HPP's share is a Non-GAAP financial measure calculated as the measure on a consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP, plus our Operating Partnership’s share of the measure from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the Operating Partnership’s percentage ownership interest), minus our partners’ share of the measure from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the partners’ percentage ownership interests). We believe that presenting HPP’s share of these measures provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and/or results of operations because we have several significant joint ventures, and in some cases, we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture. In such instances, GAAP requires us to account for the joint venture entity using the equity method of accounting, which we do not consolidate for financial reporting purposes. In other cases, GAAP requires us to consolidate the venture even though our partner(s) own(s) a significant percentage interest.

Adjusted Funds from Operations(1)

Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

FFO (excluding specified items)

$

14,320

 

 

$

26,141

 

 

$

62,806

 

 

$

110,305

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP non-cash revenue (straight-line rent and above/below-market rents)

 

6,147

 

 

 

2,470

 

 

 

8,047

 

 

 

(9,326

)

GAAP non-cash expense (straight-line rent expense and above/below-market ground rent)

 

1,695

 

 

 

1,919

 

 

 

4,999

 

 

 

5,556

 

Non-real estate depreciation and amortization

 

8,031

 

 

 

8,300

 

 

 

24,223

 

 

 

25,524

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

1,599

 

 

 

3,121

 

 

 

5,209

 

 

 

12,822

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

5,926

 

 

 

5,519

 

 

 

19,347

 

 

 

16,904

 

Recurring capital expenditures, tenant improvements and lease commissions

 

(21,962

)

 

 

(19,359

)

 

 

(56,350

)

 

 

(67,483

)

AFFO

$

15,756

 

 

$

28,111

 

 

$

68,281

 

 

$

94,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Adjusted Funds from Operations ("AFFO") is a non-GAAP financial measure we believe is a useful supplemental measure of our performance. We compute AFFO by adding to FFO (excluding specified items) HPP's share of non-cash compensation expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures related to HPP's share of tenant improvements and leasing commissions (excluding pre-existing obligations on contributed or acquired properties funded with amounts received in settlement of prorations), and eliminating the net effect of HPP’s share of straight-line rents, amortization of lease buy-out costs, amortization of above- and below-market lease intangible assets and liabilities, amortization of above- and below-market ground lease intangible assets and liabilities and amortization of loan discounts/premiums. AFFO is not intended to represent cash flow for the period. We believe that AFFO provides useful information to the investment community about our financial position as compared to other REITs since AFFO is a widely reported measure used by other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating AFFO and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to other REITs

Net Operating Income(1)

Unaudited, in thousands

 

Three Months Ended

 

9/30/24

 

9/30/23

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO NET OPERATING INCOME (“NOI”):

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(107,013

)

 

$

(35,752

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Loss from unconsolidated real estate entities

 

3,219

 

 

 

759

 

Fee income

 

(1,437

)

 

 

(340

)

Interest expense

 

45,005

 

 

 

53,581

 

Interest income

 

(542

)

 

 

(800

)

Management services reimbursement income—unconsolidated real estate entities

 

(989

)

 

 

(1,015

)

Management services expense—unconsolidated real estate entities

 

989

 

 

 

1,015

 

Transaction-related expenses

 

269

 

 

 

—

 

Unrealized loss on non-real estate investments

 

1,081

 

 

 

2,265

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

—

 

 

 

(16,108

)

Impairment loss

 

36,543

 

 

 

—

 

Other expense (income)

 

28

 

 

 

(5

)

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

2,183

 

 

 

(425

)

General and administrative

 

19,544

 

 

 

17,512

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

86,672

 

 

 

98,580

 

NOI

$

85,552

 

 

$

119,267

 

 

 

 

 

NOI Detail

 

 

 

Same-store office cash revenues

 

161,711

 

 

 

176,830

 

Straight-line rent

 

(10,578

)

 

 

(3,632

)

Amortization of above/below-market leases, net

 

1,050

 

 

 

1,359

 

Amortization of lease incentive costs

 

(417

)

 

 

(91

)

Same-store office revenues

 

151,766

 

 

 

174,466

 

 

 

 

 

Same-store studios cash revenues

 

14,959

 

 

 

14,053

 

Straight-line rent

 

(181

)

 

 

316

 

Amortization of lease incentive costs

 

(9

)

 

 

(9

)

Same-store studio revenues

 

14,769

 

 

 

14,360

 

 

 

 

 

Same-store revenues

 

166,535

 

 

 

188,826

 

 

 

 

 

Same-store office cash expenses

 

70,043

 

 

 

68,766

 

Straight-line rent

 

371

 

 

 

376

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

16

 

 

 

35

 

Amortization of above/below-market ground leases, net

 

628

 

 

 

628

 

Same-store office expenses

 

71,058

 

 

 

69,805

 

 

 

 

 

Same-store studio cash expenses

 

9,770

 

 

 

8,879

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

43

 

 

 

114

 

Same-store studio expenses

 

9,813

 

 

 

8,993

 

 

 

 

 

Same-store expenses

 

80,871

 

 

 

78,798

 

 

 

 

 

Same-store NOI

 

85,664

 

 

 

110,028

 

Non-same-store NOI

 

(112

)

 

 

9,239

 

NOI

$

85,552

 

 

$

119,267

 

(1)

We evaluate performance based upon property Net Operating Income ("NOI") from continuing operations. NOI is not a measure of operating results or cash flows from operating activities or cash flows as measured by GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to income from continuing operations, as an indication of our performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity, or our ability to make distributions. All companies may not calculate NOI in the same manner. We consider NOI to be a useful performance measure to investors and management because when compared across periods, NOI reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating our properties and the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from income from continuing operations. We calculate NOI as net income (loss) excluding corporate general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, impairments, gains/losses on sales of real estate, interest expense, transaction-related expenses and other non-operating items. We define NOI as operating revenues (rental revenues, other property-related revenue, tenant recoveries and other operating revenues), less property-level operating expenses (external management fees, if any, and property-level general and administrative expenses). NOI on a cash basis is NOI adjusted to exclude the effect of straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments required by GAAP. We believe that NOI on a cash basis is helpful to investors as an additional measure of operating performance because it eliminates straight-line rent and other non-cash adjustments to revenue and expenses.

 

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