FPI Selling Assets to Repay Debt and Buy
Back Shares
Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) (“FPI” or the “Company”)
today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31,
2023.
Selected Highlights
During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company:
- recorded net income of $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share
available to common stockholders, compared to $1.1 million, or
$0.00 per share available to common stockholders for the same
period in 2022;
- recorded AFFO of $1.6 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to
$2.1 million, or $0.04 per share, for the same period in 2022;
- maintained access to liquidity of $159.2 million; and
- repurchased 1,458,386 shares of its common stock at a weighted
average price of $9.99 per share.
Subsequent to March 31, 2023, the Company:
- repurchased an additional 1,179,556 shares of its common stock
at an average price of $10.75 per share;
- completed one farm acquisition, subject to an in-process
like-kind exchange, for aggregate consideration of $8.9
million;
- completed three farm dispositions for approximately $3.3
million in aggregate consideration and recognized an aggregate gain
on sale of approximately $0.6 million; and
- put 11 farms under contract to sell for aggregate consideration
of approximately $42 million and an estimated aggregate gain on
sale of $9 million to $11 million, and planned auctions of farms
with proceeds estimated in the $37 million to $42 million
range.
CEO Comments
“The farm economy continues to be very strong, as reflected in
high farmland values, strong commodity prices, and the impact of
rent increases in our fixed farm rents,” said Luca Fabbri,
President and Chief Executive Officer. “That said, significantly
higher interest rates, the recent regional bank crisis, and other
macro influences have continued to weigh on our earnings, cost of
capital, and our stock price. Since the beginning of the year, we
have reviewed our portfolio, focusing on assets that produce the
highest long-term total shareholder return, and have begun to cull
our portfolio by disposing of assets that we believe do not meet
our risk/reward profile, have limited future upside and/or are
overly exposed to risks of climate change, supply chain
disruptions, recession or other events outside our control. We have
a strong belief that our stock price does not reflect the value of
our portfolio, and we expect to continue to repurchase our stock at
this discount as we dispose of our less optimal assets. We continue
to believe in our business model and farmland as a superior
long-term total return, low volatility asset class.”
Financial and Operating Results
- The tables below show financial and operating results for the
quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
For the three months
ended
(in thousands)
March 31,
Financial Results:
2023
2022
Change
Net Income
$
1,714
$
1,139
50.5
%
Net income (loss) per share available to
common stockholders
$
0.02
$
0.00
NM
AFFO
$
1,550
$
2,119
(26.9)
%
AFFO per weighted average common
shares
$
0.03
$
0.04
(25.0)
%
Adjusted EBITDAre
$
7,088
$
6,762
4.8
%
Operating Results:
Total Operating Revenues
$
12,672
$
13,890
(8.8)
%
Operating Income
$
4,837
$
4,320
12.0
%
Net Operating Income (NOI)
$
9,544
$
10,496
(9.1)
%
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NM = Not Meaningful
- See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for complete definitions of
AFFO, Adjusted EBITDAre, and NOI and the financial tables
accompanying this press release for reconciliations of net income
to AFFO, Adjusted EBITDAre and NOI.
Acquisition and Disposition Activity
- During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company
acquired one property for total consideration of $0.1 million.
- During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company
completed two property dispositions for cash consideration of $7.1
million and total gain on sale of $1.8 million.
Balance Sheet
- The Company had total debt outstanding of $443.6 million at
March 31, 2023, compared to total debt outstanding of $439.5
million at December 31, 2022.
- At March 31, 2023, the Company had access to liquidity of
$171.4 million, consisting of $12.2 million in cash and $159.2
million in undrawn availability under its credit facilities,
respectively, compared to cash of $7.7 million and $169.0 million
in undrawn availability under its credit facilities at December 31,
2022.
- During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company
repurchased 1,458,386 shares of its common stock at a weighted
average price of $9.99 per share.
- As of April 28, 2023, the Company had 53,143,146 shares of
common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
Dividend Declarations
- The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock and Class A Common OP
unit. The dividends are payable on July 17, 2023, to stockholders
and common unit holders of record on July 3, 2023.
2023 Earnings Guidance and Supplemental Package
For 2023 earnings guidance, please see page 15 of the
supplemental package, which can be accessed through the Investor
Relations section of the Company's website.
Conference Call Information
The Company has scheduled a conference call on May 4, 2023, at
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the financial results and
provide a company update.
The call can be accessed by dialing 1-833-470-1428 (USA),
1-833-950-0062 (Canada), +44 (20) 8068-2558 (UK), or 1-929-526-1599
(other locations) and using the access code 349153. The conference
call will also be available via a live listen-only webcast and can
be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's
website, www.farmlandpartners.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available beginning
shortly after the end of the event until May 14, 2023, by dialing
1-929-458-6194 and using the access code 817931. A replay of the
webcast will also be accessible on the Investor Relations section
of the Company's website for a limited time following the
event.
About Farmland Partners Inc.
Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate
company that owns and seeks to acquire high-quality North American
farmland and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. As
of March 31, 2023, the Company owns and/or manages approximately
194,700 acres in 19 states, including Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. In addition, we own
land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in
Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand. We have
approximately 26 crop types and over 100 tenants. The Company
elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year
ended December 31, 2014. Additional information:
www.farmlandpartners.com or (720) 452-3100.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without
limitation, statements with respect to our outlook and the outlook
for the farm economy generally, proposed and pending acquisitions
and dispositions, financing activities, crop yields and prices and
anticipated rental rates. Forward-looking statements generally can
be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
“may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,”
“continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,”
“believes,” “estimates” or similar expressions or their negatives,
as well as statements in future tense. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, beliefs and
expectations, such forward-looking statements are not predictions
of future events or guarantees of future performance and our actual
results could differ materially from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a
difference include the following: the on-going war in Ukraine and
its impact on the world agriculture market, world food supply, the
farm economy, and our tenants’ businesses; general volatility of
the capital markets and the market price of the Company’s common
stock; changes in the Company’s business strategy, availability,
terms and deployment of capital; the Company’s ability to refinance
existing indebtedness at or prior to maturity on favorable terms,
or at all; availability of qualified personnel; changes in the
Company’s industry, interest rates or the general economy; adverse
developments related to crop yields or crop prices; the degree and
nature of the Company’s competition; the timing, price or amount of
repurchases, if any, under the Company's share repurchase program;
the ability to consummate acquisitions or dispositions under
contract; and the other factors described in the section entitled
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2022, and the Company’s other filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking
information presented herein is made only as of the date of this
press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes
in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or
otherwise.
Farmland Partners Inc.
Consolidated Balance
Sheets
As of March 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
Land, at cost
$
975,450
$
980,521
Grain facilities
11,349
11,349
Groundwater
17,682
17,682
Irrigation improvements
50,632
50,097
Drainage improvements
12,543
12,543
Permanent plantings
50,081
50,394
Other
6,939
6,967
Construction in progress
15,200
14,810
Real estate, at cost
1,139,876
1,144,363
Less accumulated depreciation
(39,780
)
(38,447
)
Total real estate, net
1,100,096
1,105,916
Deposits
135
148
Cash and cash equivalents
12,229
7,654
Assets held for sale
32
33
Loans and financing receivables, net
21,959
21,921
Right of use asset
563
325
Deferred offering costs
66
63
Accounts receivable, net
3,793
7,055
Derivative asset
1,612
2,084
Inventory
2,711
2,808
Equity method investments
4,158
4,185
Intangible assets, net
2,050
2,055
Goodwill
2,706
2,706
Prepaid and other assets
2,301
3,196
TOTAL ASSETS
$
1,154,411
$
1,160,149
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Mortgage notes and bonds payable, net
$
441,047
$
436,875
Lease liability
563
325
Dividends payable
3,259
3,333
Accrued interest
3,825
4,135
Accrued property taxes
2,592
2,008
Deferred revenue
10,756
44
Accrued expenses
7,462
9,215
Total liabilities
469,504
455,935
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interest in
operating partnership, Series A preferred units
107,803
110,210
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000
shares authorized; 53,085,363 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2023, and 54,318,312 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2022
516
531
Additional paid in capital
633,209
647,346
Retained earnings
4,440
3,567
Cumulative dividends
(77,149
)
(73,964
)
Other comprehensive income
2,923
3,306
Non-controlling interests in operating
partnership
13,165
13,218
Total equity
577,104
594,004
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AND EQUITY
$
1,154,411
$
1,160,149
Farmland Partners Inc.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 and 2022
(in thousands except per share
amounts)
For the Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
2022
OPERATING REVENUES:
Rental income
$
9,688
$
9,547
Tenant reimbursements
1,038
778
Crop sales
360
695
Other revenue
1,586
2,870
Total operating revenues
12,672
13,890
OPERATING EXPENSES
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
1,794
1,751
Property operating expenses
2,182
1,955
Cost of goods sold
946
1,439
Acquisition and due diligence costs
14
63
General and administrative expenses
2,606
3,103
Legal and accounting
244
1,256
Other operating expenses
49
3
Total operating expenses
7,835
9,570
OPERATING INCOME
4,837
4,320
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Other (income) expense
(11
)
21
(Income) loss from equity method
investment
27
(7
)
(Gain) on disposition of assets
(1,826
)
(660
)
Interest expense
4,924
3,827
Total other expense
3,114
3,181
Net income before income tax expense
1,723
1,139
Income tax expense
9
—
NET INCOME
1,714
1,139
Net (income) attributable to
non-controlling interests in operating partnership
(38
)
(33
)
Net income attributable to the Company
1,676
1,106
Nonforfeitable distributions allocated to
unvested restricted shares
(16
)
(15
)
Distributions on Series A Preferred
Units
(803
)
(878
)
Net income available to common
stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.
$
857
$
213
Basic and diluted per common share
data:
Basic net income available to common
stockholders
$
0.02
$
0.00
Diluted net income available to common
stockholders
$
0.02
$
0.00
Basic weighted average common shares
outstanding
54,007
45,781
Diluted weighted average common shares
outstanding
54,007
45,781
Dividends declared per common share
$
0.06
$
0.05
Farmland Partners Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Measures
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 and 2022
For the three months
ended
March 31,
(in thousands except per share
amounts)
2023
2022
Net income
$
1,714
$
1,139
(Gain) on disposition of assets
(1,826
)
(660
)
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
1,794
1,751
FFO
$
1,682
$
2,230
Stock-based compensation and incentive
459
642
Deferred impact of interest rate swap
terminations
198
62
Real estate related acquisition and due
diligence costs
14
63
Distributions on Preferred units and
stock
(803
)
(878
)
AFFO
$
1,550
$
2,119
AFFO per diluted weighted average share
data:
AFFO weighted average common shares
55,567
47,427
Net income available to common
stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.
$
0.02
$
0.00
Income available to redeemable
non-controlling interest and non-controlling interest in operating
partnership
0.01
0.02
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
0.03
0.04
Stock-based compensation and incentive
0.01
0.01
(Gain) on disposition of assets
(0.03
)
(0.01
)
Distributions on Preferred units and
stock
(0.01
)
(0.02
)
AFFO per diluted weighted average
share
$
0.03
$
0.04
For the three months
ended
March 31,
(in thousands)
2023
2022
Net income
$
1,714
$
1,139
Interest expense
4,924
3,827
Income tax expense
9
—
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
1,794
1,751
(Gain) on disposition of assets
(1,826
)
(660
)
EBITDAre
$
6,615
$
6,057
Stock-based compensation and incentive
459
642
Real estate related acquisition and due
diligence costs
14
63
Adjusted EBITDAre
$
7,088
$
6,762
Farmland Partners Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Measures
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 and 2022
For the three months
ended
March 31,
($ in thousands)
2023
2022
OPERATING REVENUES:
Rental income
$
9,688
$
9,547
Tenant reimbursements
1,038
778
Crop sales
360
695
Other revenue
1,586
2,870
Total operating revenues
12,672
13,890
Property operating expenses
2,182
1,955
Cost of goods sold
946
1,439
NOI
9,544
10,496
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
1,794
1,751
Acquisition and due diligence costs
14
63
General and administrative expenses
2,606
3,103
Legal and accounting
244
1,256
Other operating expenses
49
3
Other (income) expense
(11
)
21
(Income) loss from equity method
investment
27
(7
)
(Gain) on disposition of assets
(1,826
)
(660
)
Interest expense
4,924
3,827
Income tax expense
9
—
NET INCOME
$
1,714
$
1,139
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company considers the following non-GAAP measures as useful
to investors as key supplemental measures of its performance: FFO,
NOI, AFFO, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre. These non-GAAP financial
measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives
to, net income or loss as a measure of the Company’s operating
performance. FFO, NOI, AFFO, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre, as
calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to other companies
that do not define such terms exactly as the Company.
FFO
The Company calculates FFO in accordance with the standards
established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts, or NAREIT. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss)
(calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses)
from sales of depreciable operating property, plus real estate
related depreciation, depletion and amortization (excluding
amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustments
for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Management
presents FFO as a supplemental performance measure because it
believes that FFO is beneficial to investors as a starting point in
measuring the Company’s operational performance. Specifically, in
excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and
gains and losses from sales of depreciable operating properties,
which do not relate to or are not indicative of operating
performance, FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared
year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates
and operating costs. The Company also believes that, as a widely
recognized measure of the performance of REITs, FFO will be used by
investors as a basis to compare the Company’s operating performance
with that of other REITs. However, other equity REITs may not
calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition as the
Company does, and, accordingly, the Company’s FFO may not be
comparable to such other REITs’ FFO.
AFFO
The Company calculates AFFO by adjusting FFO to exclude the
income and expenses that the Company believes are not reflective of
the sustainability of the Company’s ongoing operating performance,
including, but not limited to, real estate related acquisition and
due diligence costs, stock-based compensation and incentive,
deferred impact of interest rate swap terminations, and
distributions on the Company’s preferred units.
Changes in GAAP accounting and reporting rules that were put in
effect after the establishment of NAREIT’s definition of FFO in
1999 result in the inclusion of a number of items in FFO that do
not correlate with the sustainability of the Company’s operating
performance. Therefore, in addition to FFO, the Company presents
AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted, both of which are non-GAAP
measures. Management considers AFFO a useful supplemental
performance metric for investors as it is more indicative of the
Company’s operational performance than FFO. AFFO is not intended to
represent cash flow or liquidity for the period and is only
intended to provide an additional measure of the Company’s
operating performance. Even AFFO, however, does not properly
capture the timing of cash receipts, especially in connection with
full-year rent payments under lease agreements entered into in
connection with newly acquired farms. Management considers AFFO per
share, fully diluted to be a supplemental metric to GAAP earnings
per share. AFFO per share, fully diluted provides additional
insight into how the Company’s operating performance could be
allocated to potential shares outstanding at a specific point in
time. Management believes that AFFO is a widely recognized measure
of the operations of REITs and presenting AFFO will enable
investors to assess the Company’s performance in comparison to
other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies
for calculating AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted and,
accordingly, the Company’s AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted
may not always be comparable to AFFO and AFFO per share amounts
calculated by other REITs. AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted
should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or
earnings per share (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an
indication of financial performance, or as an alternative to net
income (loss) earnings per share (determined in accordance with
GAAP) as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor are they
indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs,
including its ability to make distributions.
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre
The Company calculates Earnings Before Interest Taxes
Depreciation and Amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”) in
accordance with the standards established by NAREIT in its
September 2017 White Paper. NAREIT defines EBITDAre as net income
(calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding interest expense,
income tax, depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on
disposition of depreciated property (including gains or losses on
change of control), impairment write-downs of depreciated property
and of investments in unconsolidated affiliates caused by a
decrease in value of depreciated property in the affiliate, and
adjustments to reflect the entity’s pro rata share of EBITDAre of
unconsolidated affiliates. EBITDAre is a key financial measure used
to evaluate the Company’s operating performance but should not be
construed as an alternative to operating income, cash flows from
operating activities or net income, in each case as determined in
accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that EBITDAre is a
useful performance measure commonly reported and will be widely
used by analysts and investors in the Company’s industry. However,
while EBITDAre is a performance measure widely used across the
Company’s industry, the Company does not believe that it correctly
captures the Company’s business operating performance because it
includes non-cash expenses and recurring adjustments that are
necessary to better understand the Company’s business operating
performance. Therefore, in addition to EBITDAre, management uses
Adjusted EBITDAre, a non-GAAP measure.
The Company calculates Adjusted EBITDAre by adjusting EBITDAre
for certain items such as stock-based compensation and incentive
and real estate related acquisition and due diligence costs that
the Company considers necessary to understand its operating
performance. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDAre provides
useful supplemental information to investors regarding the
Company’s ongoing operating performance that, when considered with
net income and EBITDAre, is beneficial to an investor’s
understanding of the Company’s operating performance. However,
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre have limitations as analytical tools
and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for
analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP.
In prior periods, the Company has presented EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA. In accordance with NAREIT’s recommendation, beginning with
the Company’s reported results for the three months ended March 31,
2018, the Company is reporting EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre in
place of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Net Operating Income (NOI)
The Company calculates net operating income (NOI) as total
operating revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements, crop
sales and other revenue), less property operating expenses (direct
property expenses and real estate taxes), less cost of goods sold.
Since net operating income excludes general and administrative
expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization,
acquisition-related expenses, other income and losses and
extraordinary items, it provides a performance measure that, when
compared year over year, reflects the revenues and expenses
directly associated with owning and leasing farmland real estate,
providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income.
However, net operating income should not be viewed as an
alternative measure of the Company’s financial performance since it
does not reflect general and administrative expenses, interest
expense, depreciation and amortization costs, other income and
losses.
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