EX-99.1 2 k17380exv99w1.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 2, 2007 exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
     
CONTACT:
  Kenneth R. Howe, Chief Financial Officer
 
  (248) 737-4190
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2007 OPERATING RESULTS
 
Second Quarter 2007 Highlights:
    Diluted FFO per share of $0.62
 
    $0.49 per share quarterly dividend paid July 12, 2007
     FARMINGTON HILLS, MI (August 2, 2007) — Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. For the second quarter, Funds from Operations (FFO) was $5,165,000 compared with FFO in the second quarter of 2006 of $4,953,000. FFO per diluted share was $0.62 compared with $0.59 for the second quarter of 2006. Net income was $3,603,000, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared with net income for the second quarter of 2006 of $3,462,000, or $0.45 per diluted share. Total revenues increased 2.6% to $8,378,000, compared with total revenues of $8,167,000 in the second quarter of 2006. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is included in the financial table accompanying this press release.
     For the six months ended June 30, 2007, FFO was $10,304,000 compared with FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $9,823,000. FFO per diluted share was $1.23 compared with $1.18 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Net income was $7,208,000, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared with net income for the comparable period last year of $6,849,000, or $0.89 per diluted share. Total revenues increased 2.4% to $16,841,000, compared with total revenues of $16,440,000 for the comparable period last year.
     “We are pleased with the operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and expect continued growth of our funds from operations as our development projects in Barnesville, Georgia, Macomb Township, Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan and East Lansing, Michigan are completed,” said Richard Agree, President and Chairman of Agree Realty Corporation.
Dividend
     The Company paid a cash dividend of $0.49 per share on July 12, 2007 to shareholders of record on June 29, 2007. The dividend is equivalent to an annualized dividend of $1.96 per share and represents a payout ratio of 79.0% of FFO for the quarter.

 


 

Portfolio
     At June 30, 2007, the Company’s total assets were $227,678,000 and its portfolio consisted of 61 properties located in 15 states and totaling 3,369,724 square feet. The portfolio was 99.7% leased at the end of the quarter.
     During the second quarter of 2007, the Company completed the development of a single tenant property located in Livonia, Michigan. The tenant in the Livonia project opened for business on June 22, 2007.
     At June 30, 2007, the Company’s construction in progress balance totaled approximately $7,167,000 and it capitalized $160,000 of construction period interest during the second quarter 2007.
Lease Expirations
     The following table, as of June 30, 2007, sets forth lease expirations for the next 10 years for the Company’s freestanding properties and community shopping centers, assuming that none of the tenants exercise renewal options.
                                         
            Gross Leasable Area     Annualized Base Rent  
    Number of                            
Expiration   Leases     Square     Percent of             Percent of  
Year   Expiring     Footage     Total     Amount     Total  
2007
    2       8,000       0.2 %   $ 71,000       0.2 %
2008
    20       253,075       7.5 %     977,450       3.2 %
2009
    20       193,326       5.8 %     975,311       3.2 %
2010
    22       384,035       10.4 %     2,131,495       6.9 %
2011
    26       233,524       7.0 %     1,665,679       5.4 %
2012
    13       74,560       2.2 %     590,252       1.9 %
2013
    5       90,718       2.7 %     799,731       2.6 %
2014
    3       172,958       5.1 %     824,206       2.7 %
2015
    10       646,442       19.2 %     4,612,462       15.0 %
2016
    5       80,945       2.4 %     1,664,513       5.4 %
Thereafter
    43       1,257,521       37.5 %     16,501,624       53.5 %
 
                             
Total
    169       3,359,104       100.0 %   $ 30,813,723       100.0 %
 
                             

 


 

Annualized Base Rent of Properties
     The following is a breakdown of base rents in effect at June 30, 2007 for each type of retail tenant:
                 
Retail Tenant   Annualized Base Rent     Percent of Total Base Rent  
 
               
National
  $ 27,553,471       89 %
Regional
    2,149,704       7 %
Local
    1,110,548       4 %
 
           
Total
  $ 30,813,723       100 %
 
           
Major Tenants
     The following is a breakdown of base rents in effect at June 30, 2007 for each of the Company’s major tenants:
                 
Major Tenant   Annualized Base Rent     Percent of Total Base Rent  
 
               
Borders (18 properties)
  $ 9,861,727       32 %
Walgreen (19 properties)
    7,058,599       23 %
Kmart (12 properties)
    3,847,911       12 %
 
           
Total
  $ 19,920,805       67 %
 
           
Outstanding Shares and Operating Partnership Units
     For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company’s fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 7,691,475 and 7,692,133, respectively. The basic weighted average shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 were 7,643,026 and 7,643,026, respectively.
     As of June 30, 2007, there were 673,547 operating partnership units outstanding.
     Agree Realty Corporation owns, manages and develops properties located in 15 states which are primarily single tenant properties and neighborhood community shopping centers and are leased to major retail tenants.
     The Company considers portions of the information contained in this release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s expectations, plans and beliefs concerning future events. Although these forward-looking statements are based on good faith beliefs, reasonable assumptions and the Company’s best judgment reflecting current information, certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward—looking statements. Such factors are detailed from time to time in reports filed or furnished by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward—looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
     For additional information, visit the Company’s home page on the Internet at http://www.agreerealty.com

 


 

Agree Realty Corporation
Operating Results (in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30     June 30  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Revenues:
                               
Minimum rents
  $ 7,643     $ 7,430     $ 15,330     $ 14,963  
Percentage rent
    2       13       16       27  
Operating cost reimbursements
    726       710       1,482       1,422  
Other income
    7       14       13       28  
 
                       
Total Revenues
    8,378       8,167       16,841       16,440  
 
                       
Expenses:
                               
Real estate taxes
    467       462       924       902  
Property operating expenses
    436       381       947       928  
Land lease payments
    169       195       338       391  
General and administration
    976       1,022       1,972       2,073  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,263       1,203       2,497       2,406  
Interest expense
    1,151       1,139       2,328       2,292  
 
                       
Total Expenses
    4,462       4,402       9,006       8,992  
 
                       
Income before minority interest
    3,916       3,765       7,835       7,448  
Minority interest
    313       303       627       599  
 
                       
Net Income
  $ 3,603     $ 3,462     $ 7,208     $ 6,849  
 
                       
Net Income Per Share — Dilutive
  $ 0.47     $ 0.45     $ 0.94     $ 0.89  
 
                       
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations to Net Income: (1)
                               
Net income
  $ 3,603     $ 3,462     $ 7,208     $ 6,849  
Depreciation of real estate assets
    1,236       1,178       2,444       2,355  
Amortization of leasing costs
    13       10       25       20  
Minority interest
    313       303       627       599  
 
                       
Funds from Operations
  $ 5,165     $ 4,953     $ 10,304     $ 9,823  
 
                       
Funds from Operations Per Share — Dilutive
  $ 0.62     $ 0.59     $ 1.23     $ 1.18  
 
                       
Weighted average number of shares and OP units outstanding — dilutive
    8,365       8,335       8,366       8,334  
 
                       
 
(1)   FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT) to mean net income computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Management uses FFO as a supplemental measure to conduct and evaluate the Company’s business because there are certain limitations associated with using GAAP net income by itself as the primary measure of the Company’s operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate

 


 

    values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, management believes that the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting is insufficient by itself.
     FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as the primary indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Further, while the Company adheres to the NAREIT definition of FFO, its presentation of FFO is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs due to the fact that not all REITs use the same definition.

 


 

Agree Realty Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2007  
Assets
               
Land
  $ 80,419     $ 77,537  
Buildings
    193,323       189,117  
Accumulated depreciation
    (50,793 )     (48,353 )
Property under development
    1,762       1,594  
Cash and cash equivalents
    162       464  
Rents receivable
    404       732  
Deferred costs, net of amortization
    1,338       1,441  
Other assets
    1,063       983  
     
Total Assets
  $ 227,678     $ 223,515  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities
               
Mortgages payable
  $ 47,078     $ 48,291  
Notes payable
    26,200       20,500  
Deferred revenue
    11,759       12,104  
Dividends and distributions payable
    4,123       4,112  
Other liabilities
    2,152       2,210  
     
Total Liabilities
    91,312       87,217  
     
Total minority interest
    5,845       5,879  
Stockholders’ Equity
               
Common stock
    1       1  
Additional paid-in capital
    141,766       141,277  
Accumulated deficit
    (11,246 )     (10,859 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    130,521       130,419  
 
           
 
  $ 227,678     $ 223,515