EX-99.1 2 uht-ex99_1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

 

 

Universal Corporate Center

 

 

 

 

367 S. Gulph Road

 

 

 

 

P.O. Box 61558

 

 

 

 

King of Prussia, PA 19406

 

 

 

 

(610) 265-0688

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

 

Charles Boyle

 

February 27, 2024

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(610) 768-3300

 

 

UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

REPORTS 2023 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

Consolidated Results of Operations - Three-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA - Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) announced today that for the three-month period ended December 31, 2023, net income was $3.6 million, or $.26 per diluted share, as compared to $5.6 million, or $.41 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2022.

As reflected on the attached Schedule of Non-GAAP Supplemental Information (“Supplemental Schedule”), our financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2023 included a loss on divestiture of approximately $232,000, or $.02 per diluted share, in connection with the sale of a vacant specialty facility located in Corpus Christi, Texas. This facility was divested in December, 2023, for net cash proceeds of approximately $3.9 million (as discussed below). After adjusting our reported results for this loss on divestiture, our adjusted net income was $3.8 million, or $.28 per diluted share for the three-month period ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $5.6 million, or $.41 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2022.

The decrease in our adjusted net income of $1.8 million, or $.13 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2023, as compared to the comparable quarter of 2022, consisted of the following: (i) a decrease of $1.2 million, or $.09 per diluted share, resulting from an increase in interest expense due to increases in our average borrowing rate and average outstanding borrowings; (ii) a decrease of $1.25 million, or $.09 per diluted share, related to a one-time settlement and release agreement executed during the fourth quarter of 2022 in connection with the specialty facility located in Chicago, Illinois; partially offset by; (iii) an increase of $332,000, or $.02 per diluted share, resulting from demolition expenses incurred during the fourth quarter of 2022 in connection with the facility located in Chicago, and; (iv) an increase of $349,000, or $.03 per diluted share, resulting from an aggregate net increase in the income generated at various properties.

As calculated on the Supplemental Schedule, our funds from operations ("FFO") were $11.4 million, or $.82 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2023, as compared to $12.4 million, or $.90 per diluted share during the fourth quarter of 2022. The decrease of $1.1 million, or $.08 per diluted share, was due primarily to the above-mentioned decrease in our adjusted net income during the fourth quarter of 2023, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, partially offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization expense.

Consolidated Results of Operations - Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2023, net income was $15.4 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, as compared to $21.1 million, or $1.53 per diluted share during the full year of 2022.

 


 

 

As reflected on the Supplemental Schedule, our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 included the above-mentioned loss on divestiture of real estate assets of approximately $232,000 recorded during the fourth quarter of 2023. After adjusting our reported results for this loss on divestiture, our adjusted net income was $15.6 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, during the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $21.1 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, during the year ended December 31, 2022.

The decrease in our adjusted net income of $5.5 million, or $.40 per diluted share, during the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the comparable period of 2022, was primarily due to: (i) a decrease of $6.2 million, or $.45 per diluted share, resulting from an increase in interest expense due to increases in our average borrowing rate and average outstanding borrowings; (ii) a decrease of $1.25 million, or $.09 per diluted share, related to a one-time settlement and release agreement executed during the fourth quarter of 2022 in connection with the specialty facility located in Chicago, Illinois; (iii) a net decrease of $802,000, or $.06 per diluted share, resulting from an increase in the demolition expenses incurred during 2023 and 2022 in connection with the property located in Chicago, partially offset by; (iv) a net increase of $2.8 million, or $.20 per diluted share, resulting from an aggregate net increase in the income generated at various properties, including a reduction of $762,000, or $.06 per diluted share, in the non-demolition related operating expenses incurred in connection with the property located in Chicago, Illinois.

As calculated on the Supplemental Schedule, our FFO were $44.6 million, or $3.23 per diluted share, during the twelve-month period of 2023, as compared to $48.8 million, or $3.54 per diluted share, during the twelve-month period of 2022. The decrease of $4.3 million, or $.31 per diluted share, was due primarily to the above-mentioned decrease in our adjusted net income during the twelve months of 2023, as compared to the twelve months of 2022, partially offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization expense.

"Despite a challenging year in 2023 as compared to 2022, due, in part, to the nonrecurring items related to our property located in Chicago, Illinois, I am proud of our strong portfolio of health care properties", said Alan B. Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President. "We look forward to 2024 with optimism as we strive to add high quality investments to our existing portfolio of properties while maintaining our fundamental goal of providing a safe and reliable dividend stream to our shareholders."

Property Divestiture:

In December, 2023, we sold the vacant specialty facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, for proceeds of approximately $3.9 million, net of closing costs. This divestiture generated a loss of approximately $232,000 which is included in our consolidated statements of income for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023. As a result of this divestiture, we will no longer incur the operating expenses recorded in connection with this facility which amounted to $254,000 and $302,000 during the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Property Acquisition:

In August, 2023, we acquired the McAllen Doctor's Center, a medical office building ("MOB") located in McAllen, Texas for a purchase price of approximately $7.6 million, including transaction costs. The building has approximately 79,500 rentable square feet and is 100% master leased to McAllen Hospitals, L.P, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS. The triple-net master lease is for twelve years and is

 


 

 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2035. McAllen Hospitals, L.P. has the option to renew the lease term for three consecutive ten-year terms. The initial annual base rent is approximately $624,000.

Construction Project - Sierra Medical Plaza I:

In March, 2023, construction was substantially completed on the Sierra Medical Plaza I, an 86,000 square foot MOB located in Reno, Nevada. This MOB is located on the campus of the Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center, a hospital that is owned and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, which was completed and opened during April, 2022. The master flex lease agreement in connection with this building, which commenced in March, 2023 and has a ten-year term scheduled to expire on March 31, 2033, covers approximately 68% of the rentable square feet of the MOB at an initial minimum rent of $1.3 million annually, plus a pro-rata share of the common area maintenance expenses. This master flex lease agreement is subject to reduction based upon the execution of third-party leases. The aggregate cost of the MOB is estimated to be approximately $35 million, approximately $29 million of which was incurred as of December 31, 2023.

Dividend Information:

The fourth quarter dividend of $.725 per share, or $10.0 million in the aggregate, was declared on December 7, 2023 and paid on December 29, 2023.

Capital Resources Information:

At December 31, 2023, we had $326.6 million of borrowings outstanding pursuant to the terms of our $375 million revolving credit agreement and $45.3 million of available borrowing capacity as of that date, net of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit.

Vacant Land/Specialty Facilities:

Demolition of the former specialty hospital located in Chicago, Illinois, was completed during 2023. Demolition costs, which were included in other operating expenses in our consolidated statements of income, amounted to approximately $1.5 million in the aggregate ($1.1 million of which were incurred during the first and second quarters of 2023 and $332,000 of which were incurred during the fourth quarter of 2022).

Including the demolition costs incurred during the twelve-months ended December 31, 2023, the operating expenses incurred by us in connection with this property were $128,000 and $1.7 million during the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Excluding the demolition costs, the operating expenses incurred in connection with this property were $128,000 and $529,000 during the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Including the demolition costs incurred during the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2022, the operating expenses incurred by us in connection with this property were $537,000 during the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 (or $205,000 excluding demolition costs), and approximately $1.6 million during the full year of 2022 (approximately $1.3 million excluding demolition costs). Also, as mentioned above, included in our net income during the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2022, was $1.25 million of revenues related to a one-time settlement and release agreement executed in connection with this property.

In addition, the aggregate operating expenses for the two vacant specialty facilities located in Evansville, Indiana, and Corpus Christi, Texas (which was divested during December, 2023), were approximately $83,000 and $123,000 during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and approximately $655,000 and $662,000 during the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 


 

 

We continue to market the two remaining above-mentioned vacant properties to third parties. Future operating expenses related to these properties, will be incurred by us during the time they remain owned and unleased.

General Information, Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors and Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human-service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral health care hospitals, specialty facilities, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments and childcare centers. We have investments or commitments in seventy-six properties located in twenty-one states.

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Numerous factors, including those disclosed herein, as well as the operations and financial results of each of our tenants, those related to healthcare industry trends and those detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as set forth in Item 1A-Risk Factors and in Item 7- Forward-Looking Statements in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023), may cause the results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements which reflect management’s view only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Many of the factors that could affect our future results are beyond our control or ability to predict, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future operations and financial results of our tenants, and in turn ours, could be materially impacted by various developments including, but not limited to, decreases in staffing availability and related increases to wage expense experienced by our tenants resulting from the nationwide shortage of nurses and other clinical staff and support personnel, the impact of government and administrative regulation of the health care industry; declining patient volumes and unfavorable changes in payer mix caused by deteriorating macroeconomic conditions (including increases in uninsured and underinsured patients as the result of business closings and layoffs); potential disruptions related to supplies required for our tenants’ employees and patients; and potential increases to other expenditures.

In addition, the increase in interest rates has substantially increased our borrowings costs and reduced our ability to access the capital markets on favorable terms. Additional increases in interest rates could have a significant unfavorable impact on our future results of operations and the resulting effect on the capital markets could adversely affect our ability to carry out our strategy.

We believe that, if and when applicable, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share (as reflected on the Supplemental Schedule), which are non-GAAP financial measures (“GAAP” is Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America), are helpful to our investors as measures of our operating performance. In addition, we believe that, when applicable, comparing and discussing our financial results based on these measures, as calculated, is helpful to our investors since it neutralizes the effect in each year of material items that are non-recurring or non-operational in nature including items such as, but not limited to, gains on transactions.

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a widely recognized measure of performance for Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). We believe that FFO and FFO per diluted share, which are non-GAAP financial measures, are helpful to our investors as measures of our operating performance. We compute FFO, as reflected on the attached Supplemental Schedules, in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we interpret the definition. FFO adjusts for the

 


 

 

effects of certain items, such as gains or losses on transactions that occurred during the periods presented. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, FFO should not be used as: (i) an indication of our financial performance determined in accordance with GAAP; (ii) an alternative to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP; (iii) a measure of our liquidity, or; (iv) an indicator of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions to shareholders. A reconciliation of our reported net income to FFO is reflected on the Supplemental Schedules included below.

To obtain a complete understanding of our financial performance these measures should be examined in connection with net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in this report or in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Since the items included or excluded from these measures are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance under GAAP, these measures should not be considered to be alternatives to net income as a measure of our operating performance or profitability. Since these measures, as presented, are not determined in accordance with GAAP and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Investors are encouraged to use GAAP measures when evaluating our financial performance.

 

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Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Consolidated Statements of Income

For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

(amounts in thousands, except share information)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Lease revenue - UHS facilities (a.)

 

$

8,326

 

 

$

7,663

 

 

$

32,623

 

 

$

29,954

 

  Lease revenue - Non-related parties

 

 

14,038

 

 

 

13,340

 

 

 

54,993

 

 

 

52,004

 

  Other revenue - UHS facilities

 

 

216

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

946

 

 

 

948

 

  Other revenue - Non-related parties

 

 

378

 

 

 

1,527

 

 

 

1,555

 

 

 

2,245

 

  Interest income on financing leases - UHS facilities

 

 

1,362

 

 

 

1,367

 

 

 

5,458

 

 

 

5,474

 

 

 

 

24,320

 

 

 

24,128

 

 

 

95,575

 

 

 

90,625

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7,254

 

 

 

6,511

 

 

 

27,733

 

 

 

26,557

 

  Advisory fees to UHS

 

 

1,366

 

 

 

1,310

 

 

 

5,323

 

 

 

5,097

 

  Other operating expenses

 

 

7,545

 

 

 

7,577

 

 

 

31,170

 

 

 

28,305

 

 

 

 

16,165

 

 

 

15,398

 

 

 

64,226

 

 

 

59,959

 

Income before equity in income of unconsolidated limited liability companies ("LLCs"), loss on divestiture and interest expense

 

 

8,155

 

 

 

8,730

 

 

 

31,349

 

 

 

30,666

 

  Equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs

 

 

254

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

1,207

 

 

 

1,191

 

  Loss on divestiture of real estate assets

 

 

(232

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(232

)

 

 

-

 

  Interest expense, net

 

 

(4,584

)

 

 

(3,347

)

 

 

(16,924

)

 

 

(10,755

)

Net income

 

$

3,593

 

 

$

5,631

 

 

$

15,400

 

 

$

21,102

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.41

 

 

$

1.12

 

 

$

1.53

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.41

 

 

$

1.11

 

 

$

1.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic

 

 

13,791

 

 

 

13,777

 

 

 

13,786

 

 

 

13,771

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted

 

 

13,823

 

 

 

13,802

 

 

 

13,814

 

 

 

13,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a.) Includes bonus rental on McAllen Medical Center, a UHS acute care hospital facility of $734 and $753 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $2,953 and $2,801 for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Schedule of Non-GAAP Supplemental Information (“Supplemental Schedule”)

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

(amounts in thousands, except share information)

(unaudited)

 

Calculation of Adjusted Net Income

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

Net income

 

$

3,593

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

5,631

 

 

$

0.41

 

Adjustment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus: Loss on divestiture of real estate assets

 

 

232

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Subtotal adjustments to net income

 

 

232

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

3,825

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

5,631

 

 

$

0.41

 

 

Calculation of Funds From Operations (“FFO”)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

Net income

 

$

3,593

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

5,631

 

 

$

0.41

 

Plus: Depreciation and amortization expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated investments

 

 

7,254

 

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

6,511

 

 

 

0.47

 

Unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

305

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

0.02

 

Plus: Loss on divestiture of real estate assets

 

 

232

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

FFO

 

$

11,384

 

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

12,441

 

 

$

0.90

 

Dividend paid per share

 

 

 

 

$

0.725

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.715

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Schedule of Non-GAAP Supplemental Information (“Supplemental Schedule”)

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

(amounts in thousands, except share information)

(unaudited)

 

Calculation of Adjusted Net Income

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

Net income

 

$

15,400

 

 

$

1.11

 

 

$

21,102

 

 

$

1.53

 

Adjustment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus: Loss on divestiture of real estate assets

 

 

232

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Subtotal adjustments to net income

 

 

232

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

15,632

 

 

$

1.13

 

 

$

21,102

 

 

$

1.53

 

 

 

Calculation of Funds From Operations (“FFO”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

 

Amount

 

 

Per
Diluted Share

 

Net income

 

$

15,400

 

 

$

1.11

 

 

$

21,102

 

 

$

1.53

 

Plus: Depreciation and amortization expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated investments

 

 

27,733

 

 

 

2.01

 

 

 

26,557

 

 

 

1.93

 

Unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

1,205

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

0.08

 

Plus: Loss on divestiture of real estate assets

 

 

232

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

FFO

 

$

44,570

 

 

$

3.23

 

 

$

48,843

 

 

$

3.54

 

Dividend paid per share

 

 

 

 

$

2.880

 

 

 

 

 

$

2.840

 

 

 


 

 

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in thousands, except share information)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and improvements and construction in progress

 

$

649,374

 

 

$

641,338

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(262,449

)

 

 

(248,772

)

 

 

 

386,925

 

 

 

392,566

 

Land

 

 

56,870

 

 

 

56,631

 

               Net Real Estate Investments

 

 

443,795

 

 

 

449,197

 

Financing receivable from UHS

 

 

83,279

 

 

 

83,603

 

               Net Real Estate Investments and Financing receivable

 

 

527,074

 

 

 

532,800

 

Investments in and advances to limited liability companies ("LLCs")

 

 

9,102

 

 

 

9,282

 

Other Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

8,212

 

 

 

7,614

 

Lease and other receivables from UHS

 

 

6,180

 

 

 

5,388

 

Lease receivable - other

 

 

8,166

 

 

 

8,445

 

Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $12.5 million and
   $15.4 million, respectively)

 

 

9,110

 

 

 

9,447

 

Right-of-use land assets, net

 

 

10,946

 

 

 

11,457

 

Deferred charges and other assets, net

 

 

17,579

 

 

 

23,107

 

               Total Assets

 

$

596,369

 

 

$

607,540

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit borrowings

 

$

326,600

 

 

$

298,100

 

Mortgage notes payable, non-recourse to us, net

 

 

32,863

 

 

 

44,725

 

Accrued interest

 

 

490

 

 

 

373

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

13,500

 

 

 

12,873

 

Ground lease liabilities, net

 

 

10,946

 

 

 

11,457

 

Tenant reserves, deposits and deferred and prepaid rents

 

 

11,036

 

 

 

10,911

 

               Total Liabilities

 

 

395,435

 

 

 

378,439

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares of beneficial interest,
   $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;
   none issued and outstanding

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common shares, $.01 par value;
   95,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 2023 - 13,823,899;
   2022 - 13,803,335

 

 

138

 

 

 

138

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

270,398

 

 

 

269,472

 

Cumulative net income

 

 

826,061

 

 

 

810,661

 

Cumulative dividends

 

 

(902,975

)

 

 

(863,181

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

7,312

 

 

 

12,011

 

     Total Equity

 

 

200,934

 

 

 

229,101

 

               Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

596,369

 

 

$

607,540