EX-99.2 3 v410181_ex99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

 

Exhibit 99.2

   

 

 
 

  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
First Quarter 2015
Supplement Financial Information
(Unaudited)

 

Table of Contents

 

First Quarter Earnings Release 3
   
Financial and Operating Highlights 12
   
Share and Dividend Information 13
   
EBITDA and Interest Information 14
   
Financial Statistics 15
   
Recent Acquisitions, Dispositions and Pending Deals 16
   
Portfolio Information 17
   
Development Properties 18
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 19
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations 20
   
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) 21
   
Debt Summary Information 22
   
Second Quarter 2015 Outlook 24
   
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures 25

 

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur, including statements relating to the Company’s operating environment, operating trends, and outlook. 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. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” set forth in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 4, 2015, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC, including our periodic reports. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
First Quarter Earnings

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Announces First Quarter 2015

AFFO per share of $0.13 vs. Guidance of $0.10-$0.11 per share;

Pro Forma AFFO per share of $0.29 vs. Guidance of $0.26 - $0.28

 

New York, NY (May 12, 2015) – Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (“the Company”) announced today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

Highlights

 

§Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) per share grew to $0.13 for the first quarter of 2015 from a deficit of ($0.48) for the first quarter of 2014. AFFO for the first quarter of $0.13 per share exceeded the Company’s AFFO guidance of $0.10 to $0.11 per share.

 

§AFFO grew to $1.6 million for the quarter from a deficit of ($0.5) million for the prior year quarter.

 

§Proforma AFFO per share of $0.29 for the first quarter of 2015 exceeded guidance of $0.26 to $0.28 per share.
   
 §Net income attributable to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2015 was $3.3 million, as compared to a net loss of $1.0 million in the prior year period.

 

§Total revenues grew 180% to $9.0 million for the quarter from $3.2 million for the prior year quarter as a result of significant investment activity in the past year.

 

§Property Net Operating Income (NOI) margins increased to 57.2% of revenue for the quarter, from 51.0% of revenue in the prior year quarter.

 

§Property NOI grew 214% to $5.2 million for the quarter, from $1.6 million in the prior year quarter.

 

§Same store NOI increased 19.2% for the quarter, as compared to the prior year quarter.

 

§General and administrative expenses (excluding non-cash amortization) as a percentage of revenue declined to 5.1% for the quarter from 16.0% for the prior year quarter.

 

§Real estate investments, at cost, increased 22% to $366 million at March 31, 2015 from $300 million at December 31, 2014.

 

§BRG invested in three properties totaling 710 units during the first quarter, including two operating properties with 441 units for a total purchase price of $66.0 million and one 269-unit development property for a projected total cost of $48.6 million.

 

§BRG disposed of one property during the first quarter for a IRR of 60%, and total return on capital of 282%.

 

§On January 20, 2015, the Company completed a follow-on stock offering of 4,600,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $12.50 per share, including the full exercise of the underwriter’s overallotment for gross proceeds of $57.5 million.

 

§The Company declared monthly dividends for the second quarter of 2015 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.29 per share on the Company's Class A and B common stock. This equates to an 8.7% annualized yield based on the closing price of $13.33 for the Class A common stock as of March 31, 2015.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
First Quarter Earnings

 

Management Commentary

 

“We continued to execute our business plan during the first quarter of 2015,” said Ramin Kamfar, the Company’s Chairman and CEO. “We successfully raised $57.5 million in our January follow-on offering and committed $52.4 million in five investments including for two pending investments for 1,199 total units. We disposed of our 23hundred@BerryHill property for $61.2 million or $230,000 per unit, one of the highest per unit prices in the Nashville market and recycled the proceeds into an accretive transaction on a tax efficient basis. Our existing portfolio continues to perform at or above our previously issued guidance.”

 

First Quarter 2015 Acquisition and Disposition Activity

 

§On January 12, 2015, the Company made a convertible preferred equity investment in a 269-unit Class A development property, located in Houston, Texas, known as Alexan Blaire House. The investment is structured to provide a 15% current return, with an option to convert into majority ownership of the underlying asset upon stabilization.

 

§On January 14, 2015, the Company’s sold its 19.8% interest in 23Hundred@Berry Hill for an aggregate sales price of $61.2 million, generating net proceeds of approximately $7.3 million for the Company, a return on capital of 282% and an IRR of 60.0%.

 

§On March 16, 2015, the Company acquired a 47.0% interest in a Class AA, 2014 construction, 153-unit apartment community located in Charlotte, North Carolina, known as Park & Kingston. The total purchase price of the property was approximately $27.9 million. As a second step, the Company plans to acquire an additional 15 units currently under development.

 

§On March 26, 2015, the Company acquired an 85.3% interest in a Class A, 2010 construction, 288-unit apartment community located in Austin, Texas, known as Fox Hill. The total purchase price of the property was approximately $38.2 million.

 

Pending Investments

 

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the Company has committed to making convertible preferred equity investments in two projects. These investments are structured to provide us with a 15% current return on our investments, with an option to convert into majority ownership of the underlying assets upon stabilization.

 

·A 204-unit new-build Class A luxury apartment community currently in lease-up in Durham, North Carolina, known as Whetstone, in partnership with TriBridge Residential, for a total purchase price of $35.6 million. The Company is investing $12.3 million, and underwriting a stabilized cap rate at approximately 6.0%.

 

·A 285-unit to be built Class A luxury apartment community located in Atlanta, Georgia, to be known as Cheshire Bridge Apartments, in partnership with Catalyst Development Partners for total projected development costs of $48.2 million. The Company is investing $15.0 million, and is underwriting a return on cost of approximately 7.0% at stabilization versus market cap rates of 4.50% - 5.25% for comparable product.

 

First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

AFFO for the first quarter of 2015 was $1.6 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, as compared to a deficit of ($0.5) million, or ($0.48) per share in the prior year period. The increase in AFFO from the prior year period was driven by expanding the size of our portfolio by five properties; as we made investments in nine properties subsequent to March 31, 2014 and sold four properties that were owned during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. In addition, we reduced our general and administrative expenses (excluding non-cash expenses) as a percentage of revenue in part as a result of more favorable terms of our new management agreement, which began on April 2, 2014, the date of our initial public offering, and due to growing our asset base.

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2015 was $3.3 million, as compared to a net loss of $1.0 million in the prior year period. The net income for the 2015 first quarter was partially derived from the five additional operating properties in our portfolio on a net basis when compared to the prior period along with a $5.2 million gain on the sale of 23Hundred@Berry Hill, offset by non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of $2.8 million.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
First Quarter Earnings

 

Same Store Portfolio Performance

 

Same store NOI for the first quarter of 2015 increased by 19.2% from the same period in the prior year. There was a 7.4% increase in same store property revenues as compared to the same prior year period, primarily attributable to a 4.0% increase in average revenue per occupied unit, the acquisition of 22 additional units at our Enders property, and a 1.44% increase in average occupancy. In addition, same store expenses decreased 7.4% compared to prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in repair and maintenance expenses and lower property level general and administrative expenses.

 

Portfolio Summary and Transaction Activity

 

The following is a summary of our investments as of March 31, 2015:

 

Property Name  Location  Year Built/
Renovated (1)
 

Ownership

Interest

   Units  Average Rent   % Occupied 
MDA Apartments  Chicago, IL  2006   35.3%  190  $2,231    92%
Alexan CityCentre (2)  Houston, TX  Est. 2016   N/A   340  $2,144    - 
Alexan Blaire House (2)  Houston, TX  Est. 2016   N/A   269  $2,012    - 
Enders Place at Baldwin Park  Orlando, FL  2003   89.5%  220  $1,521    95%
UCF Orlando (2)  Orlando, FL  Est. 2015   N/A   296  $1,214     - 
Park & Kingston (4)  Charlotte, NC  2014   47.0%  153  $1,184    91%
ARIUM Grande Lakes  Orlando, FL  2005   95.0%  306  $1,130    96%
Lansbrook Village  Palm Harbor, FL  2004   76.8%  595  $1,122    93%
Village Green of Ann Arbor  Ann Arbor, MI  2013   48.6%  520  $1,120    93%
Fox Hill (4)  Austin, TX  2010   85.3%  288  $1,110    98%
North Park Towers  Southfield, MI  2000   100%  313  $1,044    95%
Springhouse at Newport News  Newport News, VA  1985   75.0%  432  $830    92%
Villas at Oak Crest  Chattanooga, TN  1999   67.2%  209  $806    98%
Total/Average (3)          4,131  $1,300    94%

  

(1) All dates are for the year construction was completed, except MDA City Apartments, Village Green of Ann Arbor, Villas at Oak Crest and North Park Towers, for which the date represents the most recent year that a significant renovation program was completed.

(2) Property is in development and the Company holds a preferred equity investment with an option to convert into partial ownership of the underlying asset upon stabilization. Average rent represents pro forma average rent expected upon stabilization.

(3)Total average excluding pro forma expected rent for the three development properties, Alexan CityCentre, Alexan Blaire House and UCF Orlando is $1,150.

(4) Park & Kingston and Fox Hill were acquired in March 2015 and had a partial period of operations during the quarter. As such, pro forma rental information is disclosed.

 

Pending Investments

 

The following is a summary of our pending convertible preferred equity investments:

 

Property Name  Location  Year Built   Units   Average Rent 
Whetstone  Durham, NC   2015    204   $1,325 
Cheshire Bridge  Atlanta, GA   2017    285    1,559 
Total/Average           489   $1,461 

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
First Quarter Earnings

 

Q2 2015 Outlook

 

For the second quarter of 2015, the Company anticipates AFFO in the range of $0.15 to $0.16 per share; and $0.26 to $0.28 per share on a pro forma basis. For assumptions underlying earnings guidance, please see p. 24 of Company’s Q1 2015 Earnings Supplement available under Investor Relations on the Company’s website (www.bluerockresidential.com). Pro forma AFFO is used for illustrative purposes only, is hypothetical and does not represent historical performance or management’s estimates or projections for future performance.

 

Dividend Details

 

On April 10, 2015, our board of directors authorized, and we declared, monthly dividends for the second quarter of 2015 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.29 per share on our Class A common stock and $0.29 per share on our Class B common stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of April 25, 2015, May 25, 2015 and June 25, 2015, which will be paid in cash on May 5, 2015, June 5, 2015 and July 5, 2015, respectively. Holders of OP and LTIP Units are entitled to receive "distribution equivalents" at the same time as dividends are paid to holders of our Class A common stock.

 

The declared dividends equal a monthly dividend on the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock as follows: $0.096666 per share for the dividend paid to stockholders of record as of April 25, 2015, $0.096667 per share for the dividend paid to stockholders of record as of May 25, 2015, and June 25, 2015. A portion of each dividend may constitute a return of capital for tax purposes. There is no assurance that we will continue to declare dividends or at this rate.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The foregoing supplemental financial data includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further described below. Our definition and calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of other REITs, and may, therefore, not be comparable.

 

Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance. We consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating performance as it is based on a net income analysis of property portfolio performance that excludes non-cash items such as depreciation. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT, using historical accounting for depreciation, could be less informative. We define FFO, consistent with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or (“NAREIT's”), definition, as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, plus impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

 

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First Quarter Earnings

 

In addition to FFO, we use adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”). AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company's operating performance by removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations. To calculate AFFO, we further adjust FFO by adding back certain items that are not added to net income in NAREIT's definition of FFO, such as acquisition expenses, equity based compensation expenses, and any other non-recurring or non-cash expenses, which are costs that do not relate to the operating performance of our properties, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and when calculating the quarterly incentive fee payable to our Manager only, we further adjust FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).

 

Our calculation of AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition expenses and pursuit costs that are required by GAAP to be expensed but may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. We also use AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee, if any, payable to our Manager.

 

Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

 

We have acquired interests in nine additional properties subsequent to March 31, 2014 and sold four properties that were owned during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance (unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data).

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
First Quarter Earnings

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2015   2014 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $3,313   $(1,047)
           
Common stockholders pro-rata share of:          
Real estate depreciation and amortization(1)   1,911    475 
Gain on sale of joint venture interests   (5,324)   (448)
Funds from Operations (FFO)  $(100)  $(1,020)
           
Common stockholders pro-rata share of:          
Amortization of non-cash interest expense   23    28 
Acquisition and disposition costs   475    487 
Normally recurring capital expenditures   (114)   (19)
Non-cash equity compensation   1,365    14 
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)  $1,649   $(510)
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding   12,547,895    1,060,889 
           
PER SHARE INFORMATION:          
FFO - diluted  $(0.01)  $(0.96)
AFFO - diluted  $0.13   $(0.48)
Pro forma AFFO-diluted (2)  $0.29    N/A 

 

(1)    The real estate depreciation and amortization amount includes our share of consolidated real estate-related depreciation and amortization of intangibles, less amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments.

 

(2) Proforma AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 assumes the following pipeline transactions had occurred on January 1, 2015: (i) investment of approximately $9 million in the second funding of the Alexan Southside in Houston, Texas; (ii) investment of approximately $17 million in the acquisition of two Class A assets under contract in Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina that occurred in March 2015; (iii) investment of approximately $32 million in the acquisition of three Class A assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target North Carolina markets; and (iv) investment of approximately $21 million in convertible preferred equity in two development assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target Florida markets. The proforma AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is being presented solely for purposes of illustrating the potential impact of these pipeline transactions as if they had occurred at January 1, 2015, based on information currently available to management. The Company is providing no assurances that any of the above transactions will close, and the failure of any of these transactions to close would significantly impact proforma guidance. The actual timing of these investments, if and when made, will vary materially from the assumed timing reflected in the proforma guidance, and actual quarterly results will differ significantly from the proforma guidance shown above.

 

Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We consider EBITDA to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our performance because it eliminates depreciation, income taxes, interest and non-recurring items, which permits investors to view income from operations unclouded by non-cash depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items. Below is a reconciliation of net income applicable to common stockholders to EBITDA (unaudited and dollars in thousands).

 

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First Quarter Earnings

 

   Three Month Ended 
   March 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $3,313   $(1,047)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   6,034    (141)
Interest expense   2,292    1,271 
Depreciation and amortization   2,765    1,292 
Amortization of share-based compensation   1,395    14 
Acquisition costs   449    14 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   -    (880)
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   -    1,006 
Gain on sale of unconsolidated joint venture interest   (11,307)   - 
           
EBITDA  $4,941   $1,529 

 

IRR 

 

When we refer to IRR in this earnings release, we mean the annualized effective compounded return rate or discount rate that results in the net present value of all cash flows from a particular investment over the term of the investment being equal to zero, computed with Microsoft Excel’s XIRR function over the duration of our ownership of the investment. IRR as presented in this earnings release utilizes cash flows that are gross of any acquisition, disposition and/or asset management fees payable to our Manager.

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define recurring capital expenditures as expenditures that are incurred at every property and exclude development, investment, revenue enhancing and non-recurring capital expenditures.

 

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define non-recurring capital expenditures as expenditures for significant projects that upgrade units or common areas and projects that are revenue enhancing.

 

Same Store Properties

 

Same store properties are conventional multifamily residential apartments which were owned and operational for the entire periods presented, including each comparative period.

 

Property Net Operating Income ("Property NOI")

 

We believe that net operating income, or NOI, is a useful measure of our operating performance. We define NOI as total property revenues less total property operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization and interest. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to other REITs. We believe that this measure provides an operating perspective not immediately apparent from GAAP operating income or net income. We use NOI to evaluate our performance on a same store and non-same store basis because NOI measures the core operations of property performance by excluding corporate level expenses and other items not related to property operating performance and captures trends in rental housing and property operating expenses. However, NOI should only be used as an alternative measure of our financial performance. The following table reflects same store and non-same store contributions to consolidated NOI together with a reconciliation of NOI to net loss as computed in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented (unaudited and amounts in thousands):

 

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First Quarter Earnings

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2015(1)   2014(1) 
Net operating income          
Same store  $1,970   $1,653 
Non-same store   3,336    658 
Total net operating income   5,306    2,311 
Less:          
Interest expense   2,305    1,272 
Total property income   3,001    1,039 
Less:          
Noncontrolling interest pro-rata share of property income   1,041    693 
Other income related to JV/MM entities   19    10 
Pro-rata share of total properties’ income   1,941    336 
Less pro-rata share of:          
Depreciation and amortization   1,911    475 
Amortization of non-cash interest expense   23    28 
Line of credit interest, net   -    187 
Asset management and oversight fees   1,417    125 
Acquisition and disposition costs   475    487 
Corporate operating expenses   838    529 
Add pro-rata share of:          
Other income   17    - 
Equity in operating earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures   696    - 
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   5,323    448 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $3,313   $(1,047)

 

(1) Same Store sales related to the following properties: Springhouse at Newport News, Enders Place at Baldwin Park and MDA Apartments.

 

Conference Call

 

All interested parties can listen to the live conference call webcast at 12:00 PM ET on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 by dialing +1 (866) 777-2509 within the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-5413, and requesting the "Bluerock Residential Conference." For those who are not available to listen to the live call, the webcast will be available for replay on the Company’s website two hours after the call concludes, and will remain available until August 12, 2015 at http://services.choruscall.com/links/blue150512.html, as well as by dialing +1 (877) 344-7529 in the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-0088 internationally, and requesting conference number 10065395.

 

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First Quarter Earnings

 

About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) is a real estate investment trust. The Company focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of Class A institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice category. The Company’s objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through improvements to operations and properties. BRG generally invests with strategic regional partners, including some the best-regarded private owner-operators in the United States, enabling the Company to operate as a local sharpshooter in each of its markets and to enhance its off-market sourcing capabilities. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.bluerockresidential.com.

 

Forward Looking Statements


This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. 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. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 4, 2015, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

Contact
(Media)
Josh Hoffman
(208) 475.2380
jhoffman@bluerockre.com

 

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Financial and Operating Highlights

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended     
   March 31,     
OPERATING INFORMATION  2015   2014   % Change 
             
Total revenue  $9,036   $3,226    180.0%
                
Property NOI margins   57.2%   51.0%   12.2%
                
Property NOI  $5,172   $1,645    214.4%
                
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue(1)   5.1%   16.0%   (68.1)%
                
AFFO per share(2)  $0.13   $(0.48)   - 
                
Pro forma AFFO per share(3)  $0.29    N/A    - 
                
Dividend per share  $0.29   $0.05    - 

 

 

(1) General and administrative expenses exclude non-cash amortization expense.

 

(2) See page 25 for the Company's definition of this non-GAAP measurement and reasons for using it.

 

(3) Proforma AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 assumes the following pipeline transactions had occurred on January 1, 2015: (i) investment of approximately $9 million in the second funding of the Alexan Southside in Houston, Texas; (ii) investment of approximately $17 million in the acquisition of two Class A assets under contract in Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina that occurred in March 2015; (iii) investment of approximately $32 million in the acquisition of three Class A assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target North Carolina markets; and (iv) investment of approximately $21 million in convertible preferred equity in two development assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target Florida markets. The proforma AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is being presented solely for purposes of illustrating the potential impact of these pipeline transactions as if they had occurred at January 1, 2015, based on information currently available to management. The Company is providing no assurances that any of the above transactions will close, and the failure of any of these transactions to close would significantly impact proforma guidance. The actual timing of these investments, if and when made, will vary materially from the assumed timing reflected in the proforma guidance, and actual quarterly results will differ significantly from the proforma guidance shown above. 

 

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Share and Dividend Information
First Quarter 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

Weighted Average Common Shares and Units Outstanding for the quarter ended March 31, 2015    
Class A common stock   11,196,773 
Class B-1 common stock   318,267 
Class B-2 common stock   353,630 
Class B-3 common stock   353,629 
LTIP Units   330,663 
OP Units   282,759 
Weighted Average Common Shares and Units Outstanding, Diluted   12,835,721 
      
Outstanding Common Shares and Units at March 31, 2015   13,826,310 
      
Common Dividend Yield     
Annualized dividend rate (1)  $1.16 
Price per share (2)  $13.33 
Annualized dividend yield   8.70%

 

(1) Annualized rate based on $0.29 aggregate dividend for the quarter ending March 31, 2015. Actual dividend amounts will be determined by the Board of Directors.

(2) Closing share price of $13.33 as of March 31, 2015.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
EBITDA and Interest Information
First Quarter 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

             
   Consolidated   Noncontrolling Interests' Share   BRG's Share 
   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015 
Q1 EBITDA CALCULATION               
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $3,313   $-   $3,313 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   6,034    (6,034)   - 
Interest expense   2,292    (802)   1,490 
Acquisition costs   449    (103)   346 
Depreciation and amortization   2,765    (832)   1,933 
Amortization of share-based compensation   1,395    (30)   1,365 
EBITDA including gain on sale of real estate and other assets  $16,248   $(7,801)  $8,447 
Gain on sale of real estate and other assets   (11,307)   6,112    (5,195)
EBITDA (1)  $4,941   $(1,689)  $3,252 
                
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA calculation (2)               
EBIDTA  $4,941   $(1,689)  $3,252 
Adjustment   780    (248)   532 
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA  $5,721   $(1,937)  $3,784 
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA annualized  $22,884   $(7,748)  $15,136 
                
Adjusted Q1 interest calculation (2)               
Interest Expense  $2,321   $(831)  $1,490 
Adjustment   328    (93)   235 
Adjusted Q1 interest expense  $2,649   $(924)  $1,725 
Adjusted Q1 interest expense annualized  $10,596   $(3,696)  $6,900 

 

(1) See page 26 for a reconciliation of net income applicable to common stockholders to EBITDA and the Company's definition of EBITDA and reasons for using it.

 

(2) Adjustment to EBITDA and interest expense represents the estimated impact over the full period of the following acquisition and disposition transaction activity assuming the transactions had occured on January 1, 2015: (i) acquisition of Fox Hill and Park & Kingston, (ii) preferred investment in Alexan Blaire House and (ii) disposition of 23Hundred@BerryHill. Actual results may differ significantly from the presented, adjusted amounts including annualized amounts.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Financial Statistics
First Quarter 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

       Noncontrolling     
   Consolidated   Interests' Share   BRG's Share 
   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015 
Interest Coverage Ratio               
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA *  $5,721   $(1,937)  $3,784 
Adjusted Q1 interest expense *  $2,649   $(924)  $1,725 
Interest Coverage Ratio   2.16x        2.19x
                
Quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio               
Adjusted Q1 interest expense(4) *  $2,649   $(924)  $1,725 
Secured debt principal amortization  $355   $(128)  $227 
Total fixed charges  $3,004   $(1,052)  $1,952 
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA *  $5,721   $(1,937)  $3,784 
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio   1.90x        1.94x
                
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA Ratio               
Total debt(1)  $254,255   $(80,821)  $173,434 
Less: cash(3)  $(69,992)  $3,120   $(66,872)
Net debt (less cash)  $184,263   $(77,701)  $106,562 
Adjusted Q1 EBITDA (annualized)*  $22,884   $(7,748)  $15,136 
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA Ratio   8.05x        7.04x
                
Leverage as a Percentage of assets               
Total debt(1)  $254,255   $(80,821)  $173,434 
Total undepreciated assets(2)  $463,854   $(130,321)  $333,533 
Total Debt / Total Undepreciated Assets   54.8%        52.0%
Net Debt / Total Undepreciated Assets   39.7%        31.9%
                
Leverage as a Percentage of Enterprise Value               
Total market cap  $180,536   $-   $180,536 
Total debt(1)  $254,255   $(80,821)  $173,434 
Total Enterprise Value  $434,791   $(80,821)  $353,970 
Total Debt / Total Enterprise Value   58.5%        49.0%
Net Debt / Total Enterprise Value   42.4%        30.1%
                

  

(1) Total debt excludes amortization of fair market value adjustments of $0.8 million.

(2) Total undepreciated assets is calculated as total assets plus accumulated depreciation on real estate assets.

(3) Cash includes cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.

(4) Interest expense excludes fair market value adjustments of $0.01 million and amortization of deferred financing costs.

* Adjustment to EBITDA and interest expense represents the estimated impact over the full period of the following acquisition and disposition transaction activity assuming the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2015: (i) acquisition of Fox Hill and Park & Kingston, (ii) preferred investment in Alexan Blaire House, and (iii) disposition of 23Hundred@BerryHill. Actual results may differ significantly from the presented, adjusted amounts including annualized amounts. See prior page for calculations.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Recent Acquisitions, Dispositions and Pending Deals
(Unaudited and dollars in millions, except unit and per unit data)

 

Summary of Recent Acquisitions                      
                          
Property  Location  Date of Investment  Date Built  Number of
Units
   Ownership
Interest in
Property
   Purchase
Price
   Average Rent(2) 
Alexan Blaire House(1)  Houston, TX  1/12/2015  2017   269    -   $48.6   $2,012 
Park & Kingston  Charlotte, NC  3/16/2015  2014   153    46.95%  $27.9    1,418 
Fox Hill  Austin, TX  3/26/2015  2010   288    85.27%  $38.2    1,346 
                              
Total/Average            710        $114.6   $1,370 

 

(1) Alexan Blaire House is a preferred convertible equity investment which pays a preferred return of 15% and is convertible to common equity at BRG's option upon stabilization. Purchase price represents current development cost budget. Average rents are projected based on current underwriting.

(2) Average rent represents the average monthly rent of occupied units during the quarter. The total average excludes our development property, Alexan Blaire House.

 

Summary of Recent Dispositions

 

Property  Location  Date Sold  Number of
Units
   Ownership
Interest in
Property
   Sale Price   BRG Net
Proceeds
   IRR  Return
on
Capital
 
23Hundred @ Berry Hill  Nashville, TN  1/14/2015   266    19.8%  $61.2   $7.3    60% 282

 

Pending Convertible Preferred Equity Investments

 

Property Name  Location  Year Built   Units   Average Rent 
Cheshire Bridge  Atlanta, GA   2017    285   $1,559 
Whetstone  Durham, NC   2015    204   1,325 
Total/Average           489   $1,461 

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Portfolio Information
First Quarter 2015
(Unaudited)

 

Properties   Location   Number of
 Units
  Year Built/
Renovated(1)
    Average Monthly
Rent(6)
    Revenue per
Occupied Unit(10)
    Average
Occupancy(12)
 
Operating Properties:                                       
MDA Apartments   Chicago, IL   190   2006 (2)   $ 2,231 (7)   $ 2,247 (11)     92.4 %
Enders Place at Baldwin Park   Orlando, FL   220   2003       1,521       1,586       95.8 %
Park & Kingston   Charlotte, NC   153   2014       1,184       1,193       93.0 %
ARIUM Grande Lakes   Orlando, FL   306   2005       1,130       1,184       95.1 %
Lansbrook Village   Palm Harbor, FL   595   2004 (5)     1,122       1,187       94.1 %
Village Green   Ann Arbor, MI   520   2013 (4)     1,120       1,157       94.7 %
Fox Hill   Austin, TX   288   2010       1,110       1,157       92.0 %
North Park Towers   Southfield, MI   313   2000       1,044       1,085       92.9 %
Springhouse at Newport News   Newport News, VA   432   1985     830     837       91.5 %
Villas at Oak Crest   Chattanooga, TN   209   1999 (3)     806       879       96.4 %
Total Operating Properties       3,226            1,150        1,193        93.8 %
                                       
Development Properties:                                      
Alexan CityCentre   Houston, TX   340   2017       2,144 (8)     N/A       N/A  
Alexan Blaire House   Houston, TX   269   2017       2,019 (8)     N/A       N/A  
UCF Orlando   Orlando, FL   296   2015       1,211 (8)     N/A       N/A  
Total Development Properties       905           1,803       N/A       N/A  
                                       
Total Operating and Development Properties       4,131                            1,294 (9)   $ 1,193 (9)     93.8 %
                                       
Pending Properties:                                      
Cheshire Bridge  Atlanta, GA  285  2017     1,559    N/A    N/A 
Whetstone  Durham, NC  204  2015     1,325    N/A    N/A 
Total Pending Properties     489        1,461    N/A    N/A 
                           
Total Portfolio Including Pending Properties     4,620       $1,312   $1,193    93.8%

 

(1)Represents the year of the most recently completed significant renovation or year built if there have been no significant renovations.
(2)The MDA property’s original structure was built in 1929 as an office building and underwent a complete rehabilitation in 2006, converting the structure into a high-rise apartment community.
(3)Phase I (1985) features 121 units, with 88 units added in phase II (1999).
(4)The Village Green property was constructed in rolling phases from 1989 to 1992 and renovated in 2013.
(5)The Lansbrook property was constructed in rolling phases from 1998 to 2004.
(6)Average monthly rent per unit represents the average monthly rent of occupied units during the period.
(7)Average monthly rent excluding the property’s retail space was $2,082.
(8)Represents expected pro forma rent upon stabilization.
(9)Total excluding development properties, Alexan CityCentre, UCF Orlando and Alexan Blaire House is $1,150.
(10)Revenue per occupied unit is total revenue divided by average number of occupied units during the period.
(11)Revenue per occupied unit excluding the property’s retail space was $2,097.
(12)Average portfolio occupancy was 93.6%, excluding Villas at Oak Crest, a preferrred equity investment.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Development Properties
As of March 31, 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

This table includes forward-looking statements based on current judgments and current knowledge of management, which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause results to vary from those projected. Please see the paragraph on forward-looking statements on page 11 of this document for a discussion of risks and uncertainties.

 

                   Estimated/Actual Dates for
Under Construction(1)  Total Units   Total
Estimated
Construction
Cost
   Cost to Date   Total Debt   Construction
 Start
  Initial
Occupancy
  Construction
Completion
  Stabilized
Operations(2)
Alexan CityCentre   340   $81.8   $24.4   $57.0   4Q14  4Q16  3Q17  4Q17
UCF Orlando   296   $36.8   $23.8   $27.5   2Q14  2Q15  4Q15  2Q16
Alexan Blaire House   269   $48.6   $0.7   $31.6   3Q15  1Q17  4Q17  1Q18

 

(1) Properties are under development and the Company holds a preferred equity investment with an option to convert into partial ownership of the underlying asset upon stabilization.

 

(2) We defined stabilized occupancy as the earlier of the attainment of 90% physical occupancy or one year after the completion of construction.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
First Quarter 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
Net Real Estate Investments          
Land  $45,233   $37,909 
Building and improvements   297,007    240,074 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   8,011    6,481 
Total Gross Operating Real Estate Investments   350,251    284,464 
Accumulated depreciation   (13,277)   (10,992)
Total Net Operating Real Estate   336,974    273,472 
Operating real estate held for sale, net   14,982    14,939 
Total Net Real Estate Investments   351,956    288,411 
Cash and cash equivalents   66,488    23,059 
Restricted cash   2,915    11,091 
Due from affiliates   531    570 
Accounts receivables, prepaids and other assets   1,405    753 
Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures   22,298    18,331 
In-place lease value, net   1,549    745 
Non-real estate assets associated with operating real estate held for sale   2,554    2,199 
Deferred financing costs, net   879    927 
Total Assets  $450,575   $346,086 
           
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Mortgage payable  $243,563   $201,343 
Mortgage payable associated with operating real estate held for sale   11,500    11,500 
Accounts payable   505    634 
Other accrued liabilities   4,489    3,345 
Due to affiliates   2,948    1,946 
Distributions payable   1,338    889 
Liabilities associated with operating real estate held for sale   398    418 
Total Liabilities   264,741    220,075 
           
Stockholders' Equity          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014   -    - 
Common stock - Class A, $0.01 par value, 747,586,185 and no shares authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively; 12,499,818 and 7,531,188 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   125    75 
Common stock - Class B-1, $0.01 par value, 804,605 shares authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; none and 353,630 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014, respectively   -    4 
Common stock - Class B-2, $0.01 par value, 804,605 shares authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 353,630 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014   4    4 
Common stock - Class B-3, $0.01 par value, 804,605 shares authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 353,629 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014   4    4 
Additional paid-in-capital, net of costs   167,725    113,511 
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings   (21,823)   (21,213)
Total Stockholders' Equity   146,035    92,385 
           
Noncontrolling Interests          
Operating partnership units   2,942    2,949 
Partially owned properties   36,857    30,677 
Total Noncontrolling Interests   39,799    33,626 
Total Equity   185,834    126,011 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  $450,575   $346,086 

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2015   2014 
Revenues          
Net rental income  $8,644   $3,130 
Other   392    96 
Total revenues   9,036    3,226 
Expenses          
Property operating   3,864    1,581 
General and administrative   928    530 
Management fees   1,450    116 
Acquisition costs   449    14 
Depreciation and amortization   2,765    1,108 
Total expenses   9,456    3,349 
Operating loss   (420)   (123)
Other income (expense)          
Other income   22    - 
Equity in income  (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures   730    (6)
Gain on sale of unconsolidated joint venture interest   11,307    - 
Interest expense, net   (2,292)   (1,123)
Total other income (expense)   9,767    (1,129)
           
Net income (loss) from continuing operations   9,347    (1,252)
           
Discontinued operations          
Loss on operations of rental property   -    (62)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   -    (880)
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   -    1,006 
Income from discontinued operations   -    64 
           
Net income (loss)   9,347    (1,188)
Net income (loss) attributable to Noncontrolling Interest          
Operating partnership units   75    - 
Partially owned properties   5,959    (141)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   6,034    (141)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $3,313   $(1,047)

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2015   2014 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $3,313   $(1,047)
           
Common stockholders pro-rata share of:          
Real estate depreciation and amortization(1)   1,911    475 
Gain on sale of joint venture interests   (5,324)   (448)
Funds from Operations (FFO)(2)  $(100)  $(1,020)
           
Common stockholders pro-rata share of:          
Amortization of non-cash interest expense   23    28 
Acquisition and disposition costs   475    487 
Normally recurring capital expenditures   (114)   (19)
Non-cash equity compensation   1,365    14 
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)(2)  $1,649   $(510)
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding(3)   12,547,895    1,060,889 
           
PER SHARE INFORMATION:          
FFO - diluted  $(0.01)  $(0.96)
AFFO - diluted  $0.13   $(0.48)
Pro forma AFFO - diluted(4)  $0.29    N/A 

 

(1)    The real estate depreciation and amortization amount includes our share of consolidated real estate-related depreciation and amortization of intangibles, less amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments.

 

(2)    See page 24 for the Company's definitions of these non-GAAP measurements. Individual line items included in FFO and AFFO calculations include results from discontinued operations where applicable.

 

(3)    Total weighted average shares for the quarter, including OP units of 282,759, was 12,835,721. AFFO related to the OP units is excluded from the calculation above. When including both, AFFO attributable to OP units and 282,759 of OP units in the weighted average share count, in the above calculation, AFFO is $0.13 per share.

 

(4)    Proforma AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 assumes the following pipeline transactions had occurred on January 1, 2015: (i) investment of approximately $9 million in the second funding of the Alexan Southside in Houston, Texas; (ii) investment of approximately $17 million in the acquisition of two Class A assets under contract in Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina that occurred in March 2015; (iii) investment of approximately $32 million in the acquisition of three Class A assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target North Carolina markets; and (iv) investment of approximately $21 million in convertible preferred equity in two development assets our Sponsor currently has under LOI in two target Florida markets. The proforma AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is being presented solely for purposes of illustrating the potential impact of these pipeline transactions as if they had occurred at January 1, 2015, based on information currently available to management. The Company is providing no assurances that any of the above transactions will close, and the failure of any of these transactions to close would significantly impact proforma guidance. The actual timing of these investments, if and when made, will vary materially from the assumed timing reflected in the proforma guidance, and actual quarterly results will differ significantly from the proforma guidance shown above.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Debt Summary Information
As of March 31, 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

Debt Outstanding

 

   Outstanding
Principal
   Interest Rate   Fixed/ Floating  Maturity Date
Springhouse at Newport News  $22,428    5.66%  Fixed  January 1, 2020
Enders Place at Baldwin Park(1)   25,398    4.30%  Fixed  November 1, 2022
MDA Apartments   37,600    5.35%  Fixed  January 1, 2023
Village Green of Ann Arbor   42,887    3.92%  Fixed  October 1, 2022
Lansbrook Village(2)   43,043    4.42%  Blended  March 31, 2018
ARIUM Grande Lakes(3)   29,444    1.84%  Floating  December 1, 2024
Fox Hill   26,705    3.57%  Fixed  April 1, 2022
Park & Kingston   15,250    3.21%  Fixed  April 1, 2020
Total   242,755            
Fair value adjustments   808            
Total continuing operations   243,563            
North Park Towers - held for sale   11,500    5.65%  Fixed  January 6, 2024
Total  $255,063            
                 
Weighted Average Interest Rate   4.17%           

 

(1) The principal includes a $17.5 million loan at a 3.97% interest rate and an $8.0 million supplemental loan that bears interest at 5.01%.

 

(2) The principal includes a $42.0 million loan at a fixed 4.45% interest rate and an additional $1.0 subsequent loan for additional unit acquisitions that bears interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus 3.00%; as of March 31, 2015 the subsequent loan had an interest rate of 3.31%.

 

(3) ARIUM Grande Lakes senior loan bears interest at a floating rate of 1.67% plus one month LIBOR. At March 31, 2015, the interest rate was 1.84%.

 

Debt Maturity Schedule

 

Year  Fixed Rate   Floating Rate   Total   % of Total 
2015  $1,056   $-   $1,056    0.42%
2016   2,702    15    2,717    1.07%
2017   3,019    21    3,040    1.20%
2018   43,290    1,007    44,297    17.42%
2019   2,938    -    2,938    1.16%
2020   38,602    -    38,602    15.18%
Thereafter   132,161    29,444    161,605    63.56%
                     
Total  $223,768   $30,487   $254,255    100.00%

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Debt Summary Information Continued
As of March 31, 2015
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

   Amounts   % of Total   Weighted
Average Rates
   Weighted
Average
Maturities
(years)
 
Continuing Operations                    
Secured Fixed Rate Debt:  $213,076    87.5%   4.43%   6.1 
Secured Floating Rate Debt:   30,487    12.5%   1.87%   9.5 
Total Secured Continuing Operations:  $243,563    100.0%   4.11%   6.5 
                     
Held for Sale                    
Secured Fixed Rate Debt:  $11,500    100.0%   5.65%   8.8 
Secured Floating Rate Debt:   -    -    -    - 
Total Secured Held for Sale:  $11,500    100.0%   5.65%   8.8 
                     
Total:  $255,063    100.0%   4.17%   6.6 

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
2015 Second Quarter Outlook
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for per share data)

 

   2015 Second Quarter Outlook 
   ($ in thousands except per share amounts) 
   Q2 - Projected   Q2 - Proforma (7) 
Earnings          
Adjusted Funds From Operations per share  $0.15 - $0.16   $0.26 - $0.28 
Operations          
Revenue (1)  $10,220 - $10,410   $11,330 - $11,550 
Rental expenses (2)   31.9% - 30.4%   31.7% - 30.1%
Real estate taxes and insurance  $1,450   $1,560 
Interest expense  $2,730   $3,120 
General and administrative expenses (3)  $420   $420 
General and administrative expenses as percentage of revenue   4.4% - 4.3%    4.0% - 3.9%
Management fees (3)  $570   $570 
Depreciation and amortization expense  $3,790    * 
BRG's pro-rata depreciation and amortization   69.0%   * 
Equity in operating earnings in unconsolidated subsidiaries (4)  $1,230   $2,540 
Noncontrolling interest (5)   42.2% - 48.5%   (40.2)% - (19.8
)%
Recurring capex (6)  $210 - $180   $230 - $200 

 

*Amount is indeterminable at this point.

(1) Revenue includes only property level revenues and excludes income from preferred investments, which flow through the "Equity in operating earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries" line item.

(2) Rental expenses, consisting of property operating expenses and property management fees, as a percentage of revenue.

(3) Represents estimated general and administrative expenses and management fees.

(4) Represents the Company's share of income from unconsolidated subsidiaries including preferred investment income.

(5) Represents estimated share of net income/loss (excluding non-cash management fees, gain on sale of real estate assets, acquisition costs) attributable to noncontrolling interest of OP unit holders and joint venture partner interests.

(6) Estimate of the Company's pro-rata share of recurring capital expenditures for AFFO purposes.

7) Proforma guidance assumes the following pipeline transactions had occurred on April 1, 2015: (i) investment of approximately $8.7 million in the second funding of the Alexan Southside in Houston, Texas; (ii) investment of approximately $1.3 million to increase our ownership in our existing Fox Hill and Park and Kingston properties; (iii) investment of approximately $15.0 million in convertible preferred equity in Cheshire Bridge, a Class A asset in Atlanta, Georgia; (iv) investment of approximately $26.0 million in the acquisition of two Class A assets our Sponsor entity has under LOI in North Carolina; and (v) investment of approximately $10.1 million in convertible preferred equity in a development asset our Sponsor currently has under LOI in a target Florida market. The proforma guidance is being presented solely for purposes of illustrating the potential impact of these pipeline transactions as if they had occurred at April 1, 2015, based on information currently available to management. The Company is providing no assurances that any of the above transactions will close, and the failure of any of these transactions to close would significantly impact proforma guidance. The actual timing of these investments, if and when made, will vary materially from the assumed timing reflected in the proforma guidance, and actual quarterly results will differ significantly from the proforma guidance shown above.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The foregoing supplemental financial data includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further described below. Our definition and calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of other REITs, and may, therefore, not be comparable.

 

Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance. We consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating performance as it is based on a net income analysis of property portfolio performance that excludes non-cash items such as depreciation. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT, using historical accounting for depreciation, could be less informative. We define FFO, consistent with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or (“NAREIT's”), definition, as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, plus impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

 

In addition to FFO, we use adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”). AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company's operating performance by removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations. To calculate AFFO, we further adjust FFO by adding back certain items that are not added to net income in NAREIT's definition of FFO, such as acquisition expenses, equity based compensation expenses, and any other non-recurring or non-cash expenses, which are costs that do not relate to the operating performance of our properties, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and when calculating the quarterly incentive fee payable to our Manager only, we further adjust FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).

 

Our calculation of AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition expenses and pursuit costs that are required by GAAP to be expensed but may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. We also use AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee, if any, payable to our Manager.

 

Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

 

We have acquired interests in nine additional properties subsequent to March 31, 2014 and sold four properties that were owned during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The results presented in the table are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance (unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data).

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define recurring capital expenditures as expenditures that are incurred at every property and exclude development, investment, revenue enhancing and non-recurring capital expenditures.

 

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

We define non-recurring capital expenditures as expenditures for significant projects that upgrade units or common areas and projects that are revenue enhancing.

 

Same Store Properties

 

Same store properties are conventional multifamily residential apartments which were owned and operational for the entire periods presented.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We consider EBITDA to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our performance because it eliminates depreciation, income taxes, interest and non-recurring items, which permits investors to view income from operations unclouded by non-cash depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items. Below is a reconciliation of net income applicable to common shares to EBITDA.

 

   Three Month Ended 
   March 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $3,313   $(1,047)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   6,034    (141)
Interest expense   2,292    1,271 
Depreciation and amortization   2,765    1,292 
Amortization of share-based compensation   1,395    14 
Acquisition costs   449    14 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   -    (880)
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   -    1,006 
Gain on sale of unconsolidated joint venture interest   (11,307)   - 
           
EBITDA  $4,941   $1,529 

 

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