Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Note 1 – Organization and Background
BRT Apartments Corp. (the "Company" or "BRT"), a Maryland corporation, owns and operates multi-family properties. The Company conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes.
Generally, the multi-family properties are acquired with joint venture partners in transactions in which the Company contributes a significant portion of the equity. At March 31, 2021, the Company: (a) wholly owns eight multi-family properties located in six states with an aggregate of 1,880 units, and a carrying value of $152,317,000 (including $16,800,000 classified as held for sale); and (b) has interests, through unconsolidated entities, in 31 multi-family properties located in nine states with an aggregate of 9,162 units and the carrying value of this net equity investment is $164,248,000. BRT's equity interests in these unconsolidated entities range from 32% to 90%. Most of the Company's properties are located in the Southeast United States and Texas.
The Company also owns and operates various other real estate assets. At March 31, 2021, the carrying value of the other real estate assets was $6,617,000.
Note 2 – Basis of Preparation
The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021, and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, reflect all normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim periods. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The consolidated audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Accordingly, these unaudited statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. For each venture, the Company evaluated the rights provided to each party in the venture to assess the consolidation of the venture. All investments in unconsolidated joint ventures have sufficient equity at risk to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support and, as a group, the holders of the equity at risk have power through voting rights to direct the activities of these ventures. As a result, none of these joint ventures are variable interest entities ("VIEs"). Additionally, the Company does not exercise substantial operating control over these entities, and therefore the entities are not consolidated. These investments are recorded initially at cost, as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, and subsequently adjusted for their share of equity in earnings, cash contributions and distributions. The distributions to each joint venture partner are determined pursuant to the applicable operating agreement and may not be pro-rata to the percentage equity interest each partner has in the applicable venture.
The joint venture that owns a property in Yonkers, New York, was determined not to be a VIE but is consolidated because the Company has controlling rights in such entity.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Substantially all of the Company's assets are comprised of multi- family real estate assets generally leased to tenants on a one-year basis. Therefore, the Company aggregates real estate assets for reporting purposes and operates in one reportable segment.
Note 3 - Equity
Equity Distribution Agreements
In November 2019, the Company entered into equity distribution agreements, as amended March 31, 2021, with three sales agents to sell up to an aggregate of $30,000,000 of its common stock from time-to-time in an at-the-market offering. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company sold 694,298 shares for an aggregate sales price of $12,293,000, before commissions and fees of $185,000 and offering related expenses of $31,000. From the commencement of this program through March 31, 2021, the Company has sold 806,261 shares for an aggregate sales price of $14,316,000 before commissions and fees of $314,000 and offering related expenses of $56,000. There were no shares sold subsequent to March 31, 2020.
Common Stock Dividend Distribution
The Company declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.22 per share, payable on April 7, 2021 to stockholders of record on March 24, 2021.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company's 2020 Incentive Plan permits the Company to grant: (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares awards and any one or more of the foregoing, for up to a maximum of 1,000,000 shares; and (ii) cash settled dividend equivalent rights in tandem with the grant of restricted stock units and certain performance based awards.
Restricted Stock Units
In June 2016, the Company issued restricted stock units (the "Units") to acquire up to 450,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the 2016 Amended and Restated Incentive Plan (the "2016 Incentive Plan"). The Units entitled the recipients, subject to continued service through the March 31, 2021 vesting date, to receive (i) the underlying shares if and to the extent certain performance and/or market conditions are satisfied at the vesting date, and (ii) an amount equal to the cash dividends (the "RSU Dividend Equivalents") paid from the grant date through the vesting date with respect to the shares of common stock underlying the Units if, when, and to the extent, the related Units vest . For financial statement purposes, because the Units were not participating securities, the shares underlying the Units are excluded in the outstanding shares reflected on the consolidated balance sheet and from the calculation of basic earnings per share. The shares underlying the Units are contingently issuable shares.
Expense is recognized over the five-year vesting period on the Units which the Company expects to vest. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the Company recorded $37,000 and $35,000, respectively, of compensation expense related to the amortization of unearned compensation with respect to the Units.
Subsequent to March 31, 2021, it was determined that the market conditions with respect to 250,000 shares underlying Units had been satisfied; such shares, with an aggregate market value of $4.2 million as of the vesting date, were issued and an aggregate of $ 775,000 of RSU Dividend Equivalents was paid. It was also determined that the performance conditions with respect to 200,000 shares underlying Units had not been satisfied; the 200,000 Units were forfeited.
Restricted Stock
In January 2021, the Company granted 156,774 shares of restricted stock pursuant to the 2020 Incentive Plan. As of March 31, 2021, an aggregate of 763,369 shares of unvested restricted stock are outstanding pursuant to the 2020 Incentive Plan, the 2018 Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan") and the 2016 Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan"; and together with the 2018 Plan, the "Prior Plans"). No additional awards may be granted under the Prior Plans. The shares of restricted stock vest five years from the date of grant and under specified circumstances, including a change in control, may vest earlier. For financial statement purposes, the restricted stock is not included in the outstanding shares shown on the consolidated balance sheets until they vest, but are included in the earnings per share computation.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $501,000 and $403,000, respectively, of compensation expense related to the amortization of unearned compensation with respect to the restricted stock awards. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $6,304,000 and $4,411,000 has been deferred as unearned compensation and will be charged to expense over the remaining vesting periods of these restricted stock awards. The weighted average remaining vesting period of these shares of restricted stock is 2.9 years.
Stock Buyback
On September 12, 2019, the Board of Directors approved a repurchase plan authorizing the Company, effective as of October 1, 2019, to repurchase up to $5,000,000 of shares of common stock through September 30, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not repurchase any shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repurchased 39,093 shares of common stock at an average market price of $15.76 for an aggregate cost of $616,000.
Per Share Data
Basic earnings (loss) per share is determined by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders for the applicable period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during such period. The Units are excluded from the basic earnings per share calculation, as they are not participating securities. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock or resulted in the issuance of shares of common stock that share in the earnings of the Company. Diluted earnings per share is determined by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders for the applicable period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock deemed to be outstanding during such period. In calculating diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not include any shares underlying the Units as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (dollars in thousands, except share amounts):
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2021
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2020
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Numerator for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders
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$
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(3,765)
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$
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(4,831)
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Denominator:
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Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share—weighted average number of shares
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17,319,222
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16,932,252
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Basic loss per share
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$
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(0.22)
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$
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(0.29)
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Diluted loss per share
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$
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(0.22)
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$
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(0.29)
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Note 4 - Leases
Lessor Accounting
The Company owns one commercial rental property which is leased to two tenants under operating leases with current expirations ranging from 2024 to 2028, with tenant options to extend or terminate the leases. Revenues from such leases are reported as rental income, net, and are comprised of (i) lease components, which includes fixed lease payments and (ii) non-lease components which includes reimbursements of property level operating expenses. The Company does not separate non-lease components from the related lease components, as the timing and pattern of transfer are the same, and accounts for the combined component in accordance with ASC 842.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, concession agreements were entered into with the Company’s two commercial tenants. In accordance with the FASB Staff Q&A, Topics 842 and 840 - Accounting for Lease Concessions Related to the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic, a lessor may make an accounting policy election to (i) not evaluate whether such COVID-19 pandemic related rent-relief is a lease modification under ASC 842 and (ii) treat each tenant rent deferral or forgiveness as if it were contemplated as part of the existing lease contract. The Company elected to apply this accounting policy to the two lease agreements, based on the type of concession provided to the tenant, where the revised cash flows are substantially the same or less than the original lease agreement. As a result, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued total abatements of $75,000 for the two tenants.
Lessee Accounting
The Company is a lessee under a ground lease in Yonkers, NY which is classified as an operating lease. The ground lease expires September 30, 2024 and provides for one 21-year renewal option. As of March 31, 2021, the remaining lease term, including the renewal option, is 24.5 years.
The Company is a lessee under a corporate office lease in Great Neck, New York, which is classified as an operating lease. The lease expires on December 31, 2031 and provides a 5-year renewal option. As of March 31, 2021, the remaining lease term, including renewal options deemed exercised, is 15.8 years.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company's Right of Use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities were $2,719,000 and $2,767,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's ROU assets and lease liabilities were $2,652,000 and $2,674,000, respectively.
The discount rate applied to measure each ROU asset and lease liability is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”). The Company considers the general economic environment and its historical borrowing rate activity and factors in various financing and asset specific adjustments to ensure the IBR is appropriate to the intended use of the underlying lease. As the Company did not elect to apply the hindsight practical expedient, lease term assumptions determined under ASC 840 were carried forward and applied in calculating the lease liabilities recorded under ASC 842. The Company’s ground lease offers a renewal option which it assesses against relevant economic factors to determine whether it is reasonably certain of exercising or not exercising the option. Lease payments associated with renewal periods that the Company is reasonably certain will be exercised, if any, are included in the measurement of the corresponding lease liability and ROU asset.
Note 5 ‑ Real Estate Properties
Real estate properties, excluding a property held for sale, consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
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March 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Land
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$
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23,317
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$
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25,585
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Building
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141,143
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154,854
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Building improvements
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8,395
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10,590
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Real estate properties
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172,855
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191,029
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Accumulated depreciation
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(30,777)
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(30,837)
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Total real estate properties, net
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$
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142,078
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$
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160,192
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A summary of real estate property owned, excluding a property held for sale, is as follows (dollars in thousands):
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December 31, 2020
Balance
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Capitalized Costs and Improvements
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Depreciation
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Reclassified to Held for Sale
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March 31, 2021
Balance
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Multi-family
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$
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153,604
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$
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223
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$
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(1,509)
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$
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(16,800)
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$
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135,518
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Land - Daytona, FL
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4,379
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—
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—
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—
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4,379
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Retail shopping center and other
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2,209
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—
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(28)
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—
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2,181
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Total real estate properties
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$
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160,192
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$
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223
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$
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(1,537)
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$
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(16,800)
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$
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142,078
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Note 6 - Impairment Charges
The Company reviews each real estate asset owned, including those held through investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, for impairment when there is an event or a change in circumstances indicating that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
The Company measures and records impairment charges, and reduces the carrying value of owned properties, when indicators of impairment are present and the expected undiscounted cash flows related to those properties are less than their carrying amounts. For its unconsolidated joint venture investments, the Company measures and records impairment losses, and reduces the carrying value of the equity investment when indicators of impairment are present and the expected discounted cash flows related to the investment is less than the carrying value.
In cases where the Company does not expect to recover its carrying value on properties held for use, the Company reduces its carrying value to fair value, and for properties held for sale, the Company reduces its carrying value to the fair value less costs to sell. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, no impairment charges were recorded.
Note 7 – Real Estate Property Held For Sale
In March 2021, the Company entered into a contract to sell Kendall Manor, a property located in Houston, TX, for $24,500,000 with a net book value of $16,800,000. The buyer's right to terminate the contract expired on March 17, 2021. At March 31, 2021, the Company reclassified the net book value of the property's land, building and building improvements as Property held-for-sale in the accompanying balance sheet. It is anticipated that the sale of this property will be completed in May 2021.
Note 8 - Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represents funds held for specific purposes and are therefore not available for general corporate purposes. The restricted cash reflected on the consolidated balance sheets represents funds that are held by the Company specifically for capital improvements at certain multi-family properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures.
Note 9 – Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures
At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company held interests in unconsolidated joint ventures (the "Unconsolidated Properties"), that own 31 multi-family properties. The condensed balance sheets below present information regarding such properties (dollars in thousands):
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March 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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ASSETS
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Real estate properties, net of accumulated depreciation of $155,455 and $145,600
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$
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1,064,820
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$
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1,075,178
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Cash and cash equivalents
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14,900
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16,939
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Other assets
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27,667
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29,392
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Total Assets
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$
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1,107,387
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$
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1,121,509
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Liabilities:
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Mortgages payable, net of deferred costs of $5,311 and $5,537
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$
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828,591
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$
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829,646
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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15,099
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20,237
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Total Liabilities
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843,690
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849,883
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Commitments and contingencies
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Equity:
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Total unconsolidated joint venture equity
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263,697
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271,626
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Total Liabilities and Equity
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$
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1,107,387
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$
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1,121,509
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BRT's interest in joint venture equity
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$
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164,248
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$
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169,474
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As of the indicated dates, real estate properties of our unconsolidated joint ventures consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
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March 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Land
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$
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148,341
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$
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148,341
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Building
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1,027,979
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1,029,739
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Building improvements
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43,955
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42,698
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Real estate properties
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1,220,275
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1,220,778
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Accumulated depreciation
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(155,455)
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(145,600)
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Total real estate properties, net
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$
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1,064,820
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$
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1,075,178
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At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate on the mortgages payable is 3.96% and 3.96%, respectively, and the weighted average remaining term to maturity is 7.42 years and 7.67 years, respectively.
The condensed income statement below presents information regarding the Unconsolidated Properties (dollars in thousands):
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2021
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2020
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Revenues:
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Rental and other revenue
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$
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32,672
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$
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30,843
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Total revenues
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32,672
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30,843
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Expenses:
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Real estate operating expenses
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15,703
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14,532
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Interest expense
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8,522
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8,757
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Depreciation
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10,385
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10,357
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Total expenses
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34,610
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33,646
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Total revenues less total expenses
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(1,938)
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(2,803)
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Other equity earnings
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9
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8
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Impairment charges
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(2,323)
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—
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Insurance recoveries
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2,323
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Net loss from joint ventures
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$
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(1,929)
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$
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(2,795)
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BRT's equity in loss from joint ventures
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$
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(1,345)
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$
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(1,815)
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During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recognized $2,300,000 of impairment charges at three of our equity investments located in Texas due to storm damage and also recognized $2,300,000 of insurance recoveries related to the impairment charges resulting from the Texas ice storm damage. There were no comparable charges in the corresponding period of the prior year.
On April 20, 2021, the Company sold its joint venture interest in Anatole Apartments, a property located in Daytona Beach, FL. The Company will recognize a gain of approximately $2,200,000 on the sale in the quarter ending June 30, 2021.
On May 4, 2021, the Company purchased an additional 14.69% interest in Civic Center I and Civic Center II - Southaven, MS, from its existing joint venture partner for $6,031,000. After giving effect to this purchase, the Company owns 74.69% of the equity interest in these properties.
On May 7, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the 41.9% interest owned by its joint venture partners in the entity that owns Bells Bluff, a 402-unit multi-family property located in West Nashville, TN. The purchase price for the interest, after giving effect to the joint venture partners' carried interest, is approximately $28,000,000, subject to working capital and certain other adjustments. After giving effect to this purchase, Bells Bluff will be wholly-owned by the Company.
The completion of this purchase is subject to customary closing conditions, including the refinancing of the $47,200,000 floating rate (i.e., 2.975% at March 31, 2021) mortgage debt on the property.
Note 10 – Debt Obligations
Debt obligations consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
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March 31, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Mortgages payable
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$
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130,196
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$
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130,997
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Junior subordinated notes
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37,400
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37,400
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Deferred financing costs
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(810)
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(880)
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Total debt obligations, net of deferred costs
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$
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166,786
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$
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167,517
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Mortgages Payable
The weighted average interest rate on the Company's mortgages payable at March 31, 2021 was 4.15% and the weighted average remaining term to maturity is 4.13 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 interest expense, which includes amortization of deferred financing costs, was $1,429,000 and $1,475,000, respectively.
Credit Facility
The Company's credit facility with an affiliate of Valley National Bank, as amended and modified from time-to-time, allows the Company to borrow, subject to compliance with borrowing base requirements and other conditions, up to $15,000,000 to facilitate the acquisition of multi-family properties and for working capital (including dividend payments) and operating expenses. The facility is secured by the cash available in certain cash accounts maintained by the Company at Valley National Bank, matures April 2023 and bears an adjustable interest rate of 50 basis points over the prime rate, with a floor of 4.25%. The interest rate in effect as of March 31, 2021 is 4.25%. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, interest expense, which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and unused fees, was $17,000 and $15,000. Deferred financing costs of $2,000 and $12,000, are recorded in other assets on the Consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There is an unused facility fee of 0.25% per annum on the difference between the outstanding loan balance and maximum amount then available under the facility. At March 31, 2021, the Company is in compliance in all material respects with its obligation under the facility. At March 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, there was no outstanding balance on the facility.
Junior Subordinated Notes
At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal balance of the Company's junior subordinated notes was $37,400,000, before deferred financing costs of $312,000 and $317,000, respectively. The interest rate on the outstanding balance resets quarterly and is based on three months LIBOR + 2.00%. The rate in effect at March 31, 2021 and 2020 was or 2.21% and 3.77%, respectively. The notes mature April 30, 2036.
The junior subordinated notes require interest only payments through the maturity date of April 30, 2036, at which time repayment of the outstanding principal and unpaid interest become due. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, which includes amortization of deferred financing costs, was $214,000 and $370,000, respectively.
Note 11 – Related Party Transactions
The Company has retained certain of its executive officers and Fredric H. Gould, a director, among other things, to participate in the Company's multi-family property analysis and approval process (which includes service on an investment committee); provide investment advice; and provide long-term planning and consulting with executives and employees with respect to other business matters, as required. The aggregate fees incurred and paid for these services in each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $350,000.
Management of certain properties owned by the Company and certain joint venture properties is provided by Majestic Property Management Corp. ("Majestic Property"), a company wholly owned by Fredric H. Gould. Certain of the Company's officers and directors are also officers and directors of Majestic Property. Majestic Property may also provide real estate
brokerage and construction supervision services to these properties. These fees amounted to $7,000 and $8,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Pursuant to a shared services agreement between the Company and several affiliated entities, including Gould Investors
L.P., the owner and operator of a diversified portfolio of real estate and other assets, and One Liberty Properties, Inc., a NYSE
listed equity REIT, the (i) services of the part time personnel that perform certain executive, administrative, legal, accounting
and clerical functions and (ii) certain facilities and other resources, are provided to the Company. The allocation of expenses
for the facilities, personnel and other resources shared by, among others, the Company and Gould Investors, is computed in
accordance with such agreement and is included in general and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of
operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, allocated general and administrative expenses reimbursed by the Company to Gould Investors pursuant to the shared services agreement aggregated $172,000 and $226,000, respectively. Fredric H. Gould is executive officer and sole stockholder of Georgetown Partners, Inc., the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P.("Gould Investors"). Mr Gould is also the vice chairman of the board of directors of One Liberty Properties and certain of the Company's officers and directors are also officers or directors of One Liberty Properties and Georgetown Partners.
Note 12 – Fair Value Measurements
Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable (included in other assets), accounts payable and accrued liabilities: The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for these instruments approximate their fair value due to the short term nature of these accounts.
Junior subordinated notes: At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the estimated fair value of the notes is lower than their carrying value by approximately $8,596,000 and $8,670,000, respectively, based on a market interest rate of 4.19% and 4.22%, respectively.
Mortgages payable: At March 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgages payable is greater than their carrying value by approximately $265,000, assuming market interest rates between 3.43% and 4.09%. At December 31, 2020, the estimated fair value of the Company's mortgages payable was greater than their carrying value by approximately $3,831,000, assuming market interest rates between 2.87% and 3.28%. Market interest rates were determined using rates which the Company believes reflects institutional lender yield requirements at the balance sheet dates.
Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value.
Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value
The Company’s fair value measurements are based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, there is a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. Level 1 assets/liabilities are valued based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, Level 2 assets/liabilities are valued based on quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, on quoted prices in less active or inactive markets, or on other “observable” market inputs, and Level 3 assets/liabilities are valued based significantly on “unobservable” market inputs. The Company does not currently own any financial instruments that are classified as Level 3.
Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
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Carrying and Fair Value
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Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy
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Financial Liabilities:
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Interest rate swap
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Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
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Derivative financial instruments: Fair values are approximated using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of the derivatives. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, and implied volatilities. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, this derivative is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivative fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with it utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative position and determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivative. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuation is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Note 13 – Derivative Financial Instruments
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company's objective in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (dollars in thousands):
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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The following table presents the effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
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The Company estimates an additional $18,000 will be reclassified from other comprehensive loss as an increase to interest expense over the next twelve months.
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
The agreement between the Company and its derivative counterparties provides that if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations.
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position including interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements was $20,000 and $25,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has not posted any collateral related to this agreement and was not in breach of any agreement provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions, it could have been required to settle it obligations under the agreement termination value of $20,000 and $25,000, at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 respectively.
Note 14 – New Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). ASU 2020-04 contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, lease, derivatives and other contracts. This guidance in ASU 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company has elected to apply hedge accounting expedients related to probability and the assessments of effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows to assume that the index upon which future hedged transactions will be based matches the index on the corresponding derivatives. Application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which removes, modifies, and adds certain disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements in ASC Topic 820. This guidance is effective for public companies in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to
Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This update provides specific guidance for transactions for acquiring goods
and services from nonemployees and specifies that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The amendments also clarify that Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (i) financing to the issuer or (ii) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”) establishing ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“ASC 326”), as amended by subsequent ASUs on the topic. ASU 2016-13 changes how entities will account for credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The guidance replaces the current “incurred loss” model with an “expected loss” model that requires consideration of a broader range of information to estimate expected credit losses over the lifetime of the financial asset. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements.
Note 15 – Subsequent Events
Subsequent events have been evaluated and any significant events, relative to our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021, that warrant additional disclosure, have been included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.