HONOLULU, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) ("A&B" or "Company"), a Hawai'i-based company focused on owning and operating high-quality commercial real estate in Hawai'i, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2020.
Chris Benjamin, A&B president & chief executive officer stated: "We began 2020 focused on advancing our strategic agenda and are pleased by the progress made despite the obvious hurdles imposed by COVID-19. Fourth quarter 2020 results highlight continued recovery of our commercial real estate ("CRE") collections while full-year 2020 results reflect positive momentum in asset monetization and Grace Pacific performance. Our portfolio of needs-based retail, industrial and ground leases has shown resilience over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, with year-end occupancy down only 40 basis points from 2019 and fourth-quarter collections at 85%."
"As Hawai'i continues to experience the nation's lowest COVID-19 case rates and with vaccines now available, we are well positioned for improving performance in 2021. We are proud to report strong leasing activity during the year, as we finished 2020 with full-year leasing spread of 7.3% for comparable leases. Our proactive work with tenants to reduce occupancy risk was successful as we essentially maintained total portfolio occupancy year-over-year, despite COVID-related impacts. Industrial portfolio occupancy achieved a high-water mark of 98.6%, while retail portfolio occupancy remained steady at 91.2%."
"We made additional progress in executing our strategic plan to simplify our business and generate cash, as robust demand continued for our assets. For the year, we closed out sales totaling 4.2 acres at Maui Business Park II and 18 units at Kukui'ula joint venture projects. We also closed numerous non-core land and asset sales during the year, including non-core land sales totaling approximately 107 acres in the fourth quarter. At Grace Pacific, we are pleased by the improving operating performance over the course of 2020, which resulted in positive Adjusted EBITDA for the last three consecutive quarters and full-year."
"The past year presented unprecedented challenges for our employees, tenants and the Hawai'i community. I am proud of how our team responded, and how that response has positioned us leading into 2021. Not only are our tenants and properties ready for the continued reopening of our state, but our Company demonstrated its resilience and commitment to Hawai'i. We lived out our values in 2020 as 'Partners for Hawai'i' and were recognized with a number of awards during the year, recognizing our commitment to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") matters. While the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic remains unknown, we are encouraged by the resilience of our high-quality portfolio, the continued market demand for Hawai'i real estate and operating assets, and the outstanding work of our team."
Financial Results
Commercial Real Estate (CRE)
CRE Development and Redevelopment
Land Operations
Materials & Construction (M&C)
Balance Sheet and Capital Markets Activity
Dividend
2021 Full-Year Guidance
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Activity
ABOUT ALEXANDER & BALDWIN
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) (A&B) is the only publicly-traded real estate investment trust to focus exclusively on Hawai'i commercial real estate and is the state's largest owner of grocery-anchored, neighborhood shopping centers. A&B owns, operates and manages approximately 3.9 million square feet of commercial space in Hawai'i, including 22 retail centers, ten industrial assets and four office properties, as well as 154 acres of ground leases. A&B is expanding and strengthening its Hawai'i CRE portfolio and achieving its strategic focus on commercial real estate by monetizing its remaining non-core assets. Over its 150-year history, A&B has evolved with the state's economy and played a leadership role in the development of the agricultural, transportation, tourism, construction, residential and commercial real estate industries. Learn more about A&B at www.alexanderbaldwin.com.
Contact:
Brett A. Brown
(808) 525-8475
investorrelations@abhi.com
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Operating Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial Real Estate | $ | 36.9 | $ | 42.0 | $ | 150.0 | $ | 160.6 | ||||||||
Land Operations | 11.6 | 31.7 | 40.6 | 114.1 | ||||||||||||
Materials & Construction | 24.3 | 33.9 | 114.7 | 160.5 | ||||||||||||
Total operating revenue | 72.8 | 107.6 | 305.3 | 435.2 | ||||||||||||
Operating Profit (Loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial Real Estate | 11.9 | 15.6 | 49.8 | 66.2 | ||||||||||||
Land Operations | 4.2 | 4.9 | 17.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||
Materials & Construction | (2.3) | (2.5) | (12.4) | (69.2) | ||||||||||||
Total operating profit (loss) | 13.8 | 18.0 | 54.7 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on disposal of commercial real estate properties, net | — | — | 0.5 | — | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (7.6) | (7.7) | (30.3) | (33.1) | ||||||||||||
Corporate and other expense | (5.5) | (5.5) | (19.3) | (23.6) | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.6 | (38.9) | ||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | (36.9) | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | — | (0.7) | (0.8) | (1.5) | ||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | 1.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | (38.4) | ||||||||||||
Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to A&B Shareholders | $ | 1.1 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 5.6 | $ | (36.4) | ||||||||
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock: | ||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations available to A&B shareholders | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.49) | ||||||||
Discontinued operations available to A&B shareholders | — | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) available to A&B shareholders | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.51) | ||||||||
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock: | ||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations available to A&B shareholders | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.49) | ||||||||
Discontinued operations available to A&B shareholders | — | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) available to A&B shareholders | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.51) | ||||||||
Weighted-Average Number of Shares Outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 72.4 | 72.3 | 72.3 | 72.2 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.4 | 72.2 | ||||||||||||
Amounts Available to A&B Common Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations available to A&B common shareholders | $ | 1.0 | $ | 5.9 | $ | 6.3 | $ | (35.1) | ||||||||
Discontinued operations available to A&B common shareholders | — | (0.7) | (0.8) | (1.5) | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) available to A&B common shareholders | $ | 1.0 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 5.5 | $ | (36.6) |
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Real estate investments | ||||||||
Real estate property | $ | 1,549.7 | $ | 1,540.2 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation | (154.4) | (127.5) | ||||||
Real estate property, net | 1,395.3 | 1,412.7 | ||||||
Real estate developments | 75.7 | 79.1 | ||||||
Investments in real estate joint ventures and partnerships | 134.1 | 133.4 | ||||||
Real estate intangible assets, net | 61.9 | 74.9 | ||||||
Real estate investments, net | 1,667.0 | 1,700.1 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 57.2 | 15.2 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
Accounts receivable and retention, net | 43.5 | 51.6 | ||||||
Inventories | 18.4 | 20.7 | ||||||
Other property, net | 110.8 | 124.4 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 18.6 | 21.8 | ||||||
Goodwill | 10.5 | 15.4 | ||||||
Other receivables, net | 14.2 | 27.8 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 95.6 | 107.1 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,036.0 | $ | 2,084.3 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Notes payable and other debt | $ | 687.1 | $ | 704.6 | ||||
Accounts payable | 9.8 | 17.8 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 18.4 | 21.6 | ||||||
Accrued pension and post-retirement benefits | 34.7 | 26.8 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 66.9 | 67.6 | ||||||
Accrued and other liabilities | 116.5 | 110.9 | ||||||
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | 6.5 | 6.3 | ||||||
Equity | 1,096.1 | 1,128.7 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 2,036.0 | $ | 2,084.3 |
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 5.2 | $ | (38.4) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operations: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 53.3 | 50.5 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | — | — | |||||
Loss (gain) from disposals and asset transactions, net | (9.5) | (2.6) | |||||
Impairment of assets | 5.6 | 49.7 | |||||
Share-based compensation expense | 5.8 | 5.4 | |||||
Equity in (income) loss from affiliates, net of operating cash distributions | (4.8) | (1.4) | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Trade, contracts retention, and other contract receivables | 8.8 | 8.5 | |||||
Inventories | 2.1 | 5.7 | |||||
Prepaid expenses, income tax receivable and other assets | 13.0 | 28.5 | |||||
Development/other property inventory | 3.6 | 56.8 | |||||
Accrued pension and post-retirement benefits | 2.7 | 4.6 | |||||
Accounts payable | (6.2) | (12.9) | |||||
Accrued and other liabilities | (16.5) | 3.2 | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operations | $ | 63.1 | $ | 157.6 | |||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||
Capital expenditures for acquisitions | — | (218.4) | |||||
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment | (25.1) | (36.7) | |||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets | 27.1 | 4.4 | |||||
Payments for purchases of investments in affiliates and other investments | (1.0) | (3.3) | |||||
Distributions of capital from investments in affiliates and other investments | 11.0 | 13.6 | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | 12.0 | $ | (240.4) | |||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable and other debt | 173.0 | 125.9 | |||||
Payments of notes payable and other debt and deferred financing costs | (183.0) | (203.9) | |||||
Borrowings (payments) on line-of-credit agreement, net | (8.7) | (0.3) | |||||
Distribution to noncontrolling interests | — | (0.3) | |||||
Cash dividends paid | (13.8) | (50.0) | |||||
Proceeds from issuance (payments for repurchases) of capital stock and other, net | (0.6) | (1.0) | |||||
Payment of deferred acquisition holdback | — | (7.1) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | (33.1) | $ | (136.7) | |||
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 42.0 | (219.5) | |||||
Balance, beginning of period | 15.4 | 234.9 | |||||
Balance, end of period | $ | 57.4 | $ | 15.4 |
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company uses non-GAAP measures when evaluating operating performance because management believes that they provide additional insight into the Company's and segments' core operating results, and/or the underlying business trends affecting performance on a consistent and comparable basis from period to period. These measures generally are provided to investors as an additional means of evaluating the performance of ongoing core operations. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
NOI is a non-GAAP measure used internally in evaluating the unlevered performance of the Company's Commercial Real Estate portfolio. The Company believes NOI provides useful information to investors regarding the Company's financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only the contractual income and cash-based expense items that are incurred at the property level. When compared across periods, NOI can be used to determine trends in earnings of the Company's properties as this measure is not affected by non-contractual revenue (e.g., straight-line lease adjustments required under GAAP); by non-cash expense recognition items (e.g., the impact of depreciation and amortization expense or impairments); or by other expenses or gains or losses that do not directly relate to the Company's ownership and operations of the properties (e.g., indirect selling, general, administrative and other expenses, as well as lease termination income). The Company believes the exclusion of these items from operating profit (loss) is useful because the resulting measure captures the contractually-based revenue that is realizable (i.e., assuming collectability is deemed probable) and the direct property-related expenses paid or payable in cash that are incurred in operating the Company's Commercial Real Estate portfolio, as well as trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. NOI should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
The Company reports NOI and Occupancy on a Same-Store basis, which includes the results of properties that were owned and operated for the entirety of the prior calendar year and current reporting period, year-to-date. The Company believes that reporting on a Same-Store basis provides investors with additional information regarding the operating performance of comparable assets separate from other factors (such as the effect of developments, redevelopments, acquisitions or dispositions).
Reconciliations of CRE operating profit to CRE NOI and Same-Store NOI are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
(in millions, unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
CRE Operating Profit (Loss) | $ | 11.9 | $ | 15.6 | $ | 49.8 | $ | 66.2 | ||||||||
Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 9.7 | 10.4 | 40.1 | 36.7 | ||||||||||||
Less: Straight-line lease adjustments | 0.2 | (0.5) | 1.3 | (5.1) | ||||||||||||
Less: Favorable/(unfavorable) lease amortization | (0.3) | (0.5) | (1.2) | (1.6) | ||||||||||||
Less: Termination income | (1.2) | — | (2.3) | (0.1) | ||||||||||||
Plus: Other (income)/expense, net | (0.6) | 0.2 | (0.9) | (2.0) | ||||||||||||
Plus: Impairment of assets | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Plus: Selling, general, administrative and other expenses | 1.9 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||
NOI | $ | 21.6 | $ | 27.5 | $ | 94.3 | $ | 104.2 | ||||||||
Less: NOI from acquisitions, dispositions and other adjustments | (2.9) | (4.3) | (13.5) | (11.6) | ||||||||||||
Same-Store NOI | $ | 18.7 | $ | 23.2 | $ | 80.8 | $ | 92.6 |
FFO is presented by the Company as a widely used non-GAAP measure of operating performance for real estate companies. FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit") December 2018 Financial Standards White Paper as follows: net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding (1) depreciation and amortization related to real estate, (2) gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, (3) gains and losses from change in control and (4) impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity.
The Company believes that, subject to the following limitations, FFO provides a supplemental measure to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) for comparing its performance and operations to those of other REITs. FFO does not represent an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor does it represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of the Company's liquidity. The Company presents different forms of FFO:
The Company presents both non-GAAP measures and reconciles each to the most directly-comparable GAAP measure as well as reconciling FFO to Core FFO. The Company's FFO and Core FFO may not be comparable to FFO non-GAAP measures reported by other REITs. These other REITs may not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or may interpret the current Nareit definition differently.
Reconciliations of net income (loss) available to A&B common shareholders to FFO and Core FFO are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
(amounts in millions; unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) available to A&B common shareholders | $ | 1.0 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 5.5 | $ | (36.6) | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of commercial real estate properties | 9.7 | 10.4 | 40.1 | 36.7 | ||||||||||||
Gain on the disposal of commercial real estate properties, net | — | — | (0.5) | — | ||||||||||||
Impairment of CRE assets | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
FFO | $ | 10.7 | $ | 15.6 | $ | 45.1 | $ | 0.1 | ||||||||
Exclude items not related to core business: | ||||||||||||||||
Land Operations Operating Profit | (4.2) | (4.9) | (17.3) | (20.8) | ||||||||||||
Materials & Construction Operating (Profit) Loss | 2.3 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 69.2 | ||||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | — | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | — | (0.2) | (0.4) | (2.0) | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (0.4) | (0.9) | (0.4) | (2.0) | ||||||||||||
Non-core business interest expense | 3.7 | 4.2 | 15.0 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||
Core FFO | $ | 12.1 | $ | 17.0 | $ | 55.2 | $ | 63.4 |
Reconciliations of Core FFO starting from Commercial Real Estate operating profit are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
(amounts in millions; unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
CRE Operating Profit | $ | 11.9 | $ | 15.6 | $ | 49.8 | $ | 66.2 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of commercial real estate properties | 9.7 | 10.4 | 40.1 | 36.7 | ||||||||||||
Corporate and other expense | (5.5) | (5.5) | (19.3) | (23.6) | ||||||||||||
Core business interest expense | (3.9) | (3.5) | (15.3) | (15.7) | ||||||||||||
Distributions to participating securities | (0.1) | — | (0.1) | (0.2) | ||||||||||||
Core FFO | $ | 12.1 | $ | 17.0 | $ | 55.2 | $ | 63.4 |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") and Adjusted EBITDA for the Materials & Construction ("M&C") segment ("Materials & Construction EBITDA" and "M&C Adjusted EBITDA") are non-GAAP measures used by the Company in evaluating the segment's operating performance on a consistent and comparable basis from period to period. The Company provides this information to investors as an addditional means of evaluating the performance of the segment's ongoing operations.
Materials & Construction EBITDA is calculated by adjusting segment operating profit (which excludes interest expense and income taxes) to add back depreciation and amortization recorded at the segment. The Company adjusts Materials & Construction EBITDA to arrive at M&C Adjusted EBITDA for items identified as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual that are not expected to recur in the segment's normal operations and to exclude income attributable to noncontrolling interests as presented in its consolidated statements of operations.
As illustrative examples, the Company identified non-cash long-lived asset impairments recorded in different businesses within the M&C segment as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual items that are not expected to recur in the segment's normal operations. By excluding these items from Materials & Construction EBITDA to arrive at M&C Adjusted EBITDA, the Company believes it provides meaningful supplemental information about its core operating performance and facilitates comparisons to historical operating results. Such non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
(in millions; unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Materials & Construction Operating Profit (Loss) | $ | (2.3) | $ | (2.5) | $ | (12.4) | $ | (69.2) | ||||||||
Materials & Construction depreciation and amortization | 2.6 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||
Materials & Construction EBITDA | $ | 0.3 | $ | 0.4 | $ | (1.6) | $ | (57.8) | ||||||||
Impairment of assets related to Materials & Construction | — | — | 5.6 | 49.7 | ||||||||||||
Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
M&C Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 0.3 | $ | 0.6 | $ | 4.4 | $ | (6.1) |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, growth opportunities and competitive positions, as well as the rapidly changing challenges with, and the Company's plans and responses to, the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic and related economic disruptions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements were made and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, prevailing market conditions and other factors related to the Company's REIT status and the Company's business, risks associated with COVID-19 and its impact on the Company's businesses, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, the evaluation of alternatives by the Company related to its materials and construction business and by the Company's joint venture related to the development of Kukui'ula, and the risk factors discussed in the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information in this release should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. We do not undertake any obligation to update the Company's forward-looking statements.
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