STRONG SEQUENTIAL SAME-STORE NOI AND
DECLINING AFFO PAYOUT RATIO
75% OF 2024 MORTGAGE MATURITIES REFINANCED
PROPERTY PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS
The portfolio consists of 64 commercial properties with a total gross leasable area (“GLA”) of 2,545,858 square feet, five multi-residential complexes comprised of 599 units and four Manufactured Home Communities comprised of 537 units. The portfolio is well diversified and defensive in terms of geographies and property asset types, with 47% of NOI (42% of asset value) comprised of grocery anchored retail followed by industrial at 27% of NOI (31% of asset value). In addition, the portfolio is well diversified in terms of geographies with 38% of NOI (40% of asset value) comprised of assets located in
TENANT DIVERSIFICATION
The portfolio is well diversified by tenant profile with no tenant currently accounting for more than 11.2% of total net rent. Further, the top 10 tenants are comprised of large national tenants and account for 31.3% of total net rent.
75% OF 2024 MORTGAGE MATURITIES REFINANCED
At the beginning of 2024, the Trust had
Q1/2024 HIGHLIGHTS
Key highlights for the three months ended
- Net income was approximately
$9.9 million , compared to$5.4 million net income recorded for the same period in 2023; $7.62 Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Unit, a 1.9% increase over Q4/2023;- Net Operating Income (“NOI”) was approximately
$9.3 million , a 1% increase from the same period in 2023; - Same Property NOI increased 3% over Q1/2023;
- Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) was approximately
$4.4 million ,11% higher than the same period in 2023; - AFFO per Unit for Q1/2024 increased by 11% to
$0.120 over Q1/2023. - Payout ratio decreased to 108% for Q1/2024 from 121% over the same period in 2023;
- Commercial occupancy was 95.2%, Multi-Residential occupancy was 99.1% while Manufactured Homes Communities was 100.0%;
- The Trust closed on the sale of a retail property from the Center Ice Retail Portfolio, for gross proceeds of approximately
$3.0 million . The Trust’s pro-rata share of the gross proceeds was$2.1 million ; - Conservative leverage profile with Debt / Gross Book Value (“GBV”) at 52.2%; and
- The Trust declared and approved monthly distributions in the amount of
$0.0433 per Trust Unit for Unitholders of record onJuly 31, 2024 ,August 30, 2024 andSeptember 30, 2024 , payable on or aboutAugust 15, 2024 ,September 16, 2024 andOctober 15, 2024 , respectively.
See chart below for additional information:
Three Months Ended | ||||
Change | ||||
Rental Revenue | 6% | |||
NOI - IFRS Basis | 9,271,592 | 9,223,015 | 1% | |
NOI - Cash Basis | 9,414,912 | 9,153,082 | 3% | |
Same-Property NOI | 9,155,904 | 8,882,947 | 3% | |
Net Income | 9,884,839 | 5,396,789 | 33% | |
FFO | 4,552,640 | 4,486,037 | 1% | |
AFFO | 4,444,140 | 3,999,237 | 11% | |
Total Assets | 0% | |||
Total Mortgages | 307,886,051 | 305,337,204 | 1% | |
Credit Facility | 24,300,000 | 26,272,386 | (8%) | |
Unitholders' Equity | 296,777,652 | 296,584,638 | 0% | |
Units Outstanding (000s) | 36,926 | 37,011 | (0%) | |
FFO Per Unit | 2% | |||
AFFO Per Unit | 11% | |||
Distributions Per Unit | 0% | |||
FFO Payout Ratio | 105% | 107% | (157) bps | |
AFFO Payout Ratio | 108% | 121% | (1,299) bps | |
Wtd. Avg. Int. Rate - Mort. Debt | 3.9% | 4.1% | (20) bps | |
Debt to GBV | 52% | 52% | (5) bps | |
GLA - Commercial, SF | 2,545,858 | 2,545,397 | 0% | |
Units - Multi-Res | 599 | 599 | 0% | |
Units - MHCs | 537 | 536 | 0% | |
Occupancy - Commercial | 95.2% | 97.1% | (190) bps | |
Occupancy - Multi-Res | 99.1% | 91.9% | 720 bps | |
Occupancy MHCs | 100.0% | 99.8% | 20 bps | |
Rent PSF - Retail | 4% | |||
Rent PSF - Industrial | 6% | |||
Rent per month - Multi-Res | 16% | |||
Rent per month - MHCs | 2% |
For the complete financial statements, Management’s Discussion & Analysis and supplementary information, please visit www.sedar.com or the Trust’s website at www.firmcapital.com
DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN & UNIT PURCHASE PLAN
The Trust has in place a Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) and Unit Purchase Plan (the “UPP”). Under the terms of the DRIP, FCPT’s Unitholders may elect to automatically reinvest all or a portion of their regular monthly distributions in additional Units, without incurring brokerage fees or commissions. Under the terms of the UPP, FCPT’s Unitholders may purchase a minimum of
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