UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2019

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland 001-36369 26-3136483
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

712 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(212) 843-1601
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
None.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

 

On February 14, 2019, Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or the Company, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018. Additionally, the Company is furnishing certain supplemental financial information, or the Supplemental Financial Information. Copies of the press release and the Supplemental Financial Information are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

As disclosed above in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on February 14, 2019, the Company issued the press release and Supplemental Financial Information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 announcing the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018 and certain other supplemental financial information. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth herein, in the press release is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits relating to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to Regulation FD.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release, dated February 14, 2019.
99.2   Supplemental Financial Information.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT, INC.
     
Dated: February 14, 2019 By: /s/Christopher J. Vohs
    Christopher J. Vohs
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release, dated February 14, 2019.
99.2   Supplemental Financial Information.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Announces Fourth Quarter 2018 Results

 

Total Revenues Grew 37% YoY to $50.0 Million -

Same Store Revenue Growth of 5.5% YoY -

 

New York, NY (February 14, 2019) – Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) (“the Company”), an owner of highly amenitized multifamily apartment communities, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

Fourth Quarter Highlights

 

Total revenues grew 37% to $50.0 million for the quarter from $36.6 million in the prior year period.

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2018 was ($0.55) per share, as compared to ($1.87) per share in the prior year period.

 

Property Net Operating Income (“NOI”) grew 32% to $26.8 million, from $20.2 million in the prior year period.

 

Same store revenue and NOI increased 5.5% and 7.6% respectively, as compared to the prior year period.

 

Core funds from operations attributable to common shares and units (“CFFO”) increased 47% to $6.3 million, from $4.3 million in the prior year period. CFFO per share is $0.20 for the fourth quarter as compared to $0.14 in the prior year period. Dividend payout on a CFFO basis improved to 81% during the fourth quarter.

 

Adjusted funds from operations attributable to common shares and units (“AFFO”) grew 48% to $5.6 million, from $3.8 million in the prior year period. AFFO per share is $0.18 for the quarter as compared to $0.13 in fourth quarter 2017.

 

Consolidated real estate investments, at cost, increased approximately $349.9 million to $1.8 billion, from December 31, 2017.

 

The Company invested approximately $39.7 million for an 85% interest in a multifamily community totaling 512 units with a total purchase price of $143.4 million.

 

The Company completed 339 value-add unit upgrades during the quarter.

 

Full Year 2018 Highlights

 

Total revenues grew 49% to $184.7 million for the year from $123.6 million in the prior year.

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for 2018 was ($1.82) per share, as compared to ($1.79) per share in the prior year.

 

Property NOI grew 40% to $94.5 million, from $67.3 million in the prior year.

 

     

 

 

Same store revenue and NOI increased 4.5% and 4.9% respectively, as compared to the prior year.

 

CFFO increased 49% to $24.8 million, from $16.7 million in the prior year. CFFO per share increased 29% to $0.80 for the year from $0.62 in the prior year.

 

AFFO grew 46% to $22.2 million, from $15.2 million in the prior year. AFFO per share grew 29% to $0.72 from $0.56 in the prior year.

 

For the full year, the Company made investments in eight properties with 2,309 total units for a total purchase price of $366.5 million.

 

The Company completed 1,186 value-add unit upgrades during the year.

 

“We are pleased to announce another strong quarter of operating results. Property NOI is up over 32% and same store NOI is up 7.6% over the prior year. These results demonstrate the ongoing successful execution of our strategic initiatives. We continue to realize attractive returns on our value-add unit renovation investments along with accretively growing our portfolio with well-located, high quality properties,” said Ramin Kamfar, Company Chairman and CEO. “We again covered our dividend and are pleased with our industry-leading performance. With a robust pipeline of opportunities, we remain committed to our investment strategy and are optimistic about our outlook.”

 

Financial Results

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $12.8 million, compared to $46.2 million in the prior year period. Net loss attributable to common stockholders included non-cash expenses of $17.7 million or $0.75 per share in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to $49.8 million or $2.02 per share for the prior year period.

 

CFFO for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $6.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $4.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in the prior year period. CFFO adds back non-cash, non-operating expenses such as accretion on the Company’s Series B preferred stock. CFFO was primarily driven by growth in property NOI of $6.6 million and interest income of $3.5 million arising from significant investment activity. This was primarily offset by a year-over-year increase in interest expense of $4.4 million, general and administrative expenses of $1.5 million, and preferred stock dividends of $1.9 million.

 

AFFO for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $5.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to $3.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share in the prior year period.

 

Total Portfolio Performance

 

$ In thousands, except average rental rates   4Q18     4Q17     Variance   FY18     FY17     Variance
T otal Revenues (1)   $ 50,001     $ 36,574       36.7 %   $ 184,716     $ 123,576       49.5 %
Property Operating Expenses   $ 17,493     $ 14,142       23.7 %   $ 67,997     $ 48,346       40.6 %
NOI   $ 26,795     $ 20,243       32.4 %   $ 94,464     $ 67,300       40.4 %
Operating Margin     60.5 %     58.9 %     160   bps     58.1 %     58.2 %     (10 ) bps
Occupancy Percentage     94.5 %     94.1 %     40   bps     94.1 %     94.3 %     (20 ) bps
Average Rental Rate   $ 1,280     $ 1,222       4.7 %   $ 1,251     $ 1,220       2.5 %

 

(1) Including interest income from related parties

 

     

 

 

For the fourth quarter of 2018, property revenues increased by 36.7% compared to the same prior year period primarily attributable to the increased size of the portfolio. Total portfolio NOI was $26.8 million, an increase of $6.6 million, or 32.4%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Property operating expenses were up primarily due to the increased size of the portfolio.

 

Property NOI margins expanded by 160 basis points to 60.5% of revenue for the quarter, compared to 58.9% of revenue in the prior year quarter.

 

Same Store Portfolio Performance

 

$ In thousands, except average rental rates   4Q18     4Q17     Variance   FY18     FY17     Variance
Revenues   $ 31,984     $ 30,313       5.5 %   $ 84,504     $ 80,828       4.5 %
Property Operating Expenses   $ 12,871     $ 12,558       2.5 %   $ 34,967     $ 33,585       4.1 %
NOI   $ 19,113     $ 17,755       7.6 %   $ 49,537     $ 47,243       4.9 %
Operating Margin     59.8 %     58.6 %     120   bps     58.6 %     58.4 %     20   bps
Occupancy Percentage     94.6 %     93.8 %     80   bps     94.1 %     94.4 %     (30 ) bps
Average Rental Rate   $ 1,285     $ 1,226       4.8 %   $ 1,300     $ 1,244       4.5 %

 

The Company’s same store portfolio for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 included 24 properties. For the fourth quarter of 2018, same store NOI was $19.1 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 7.6%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Same store property revenues increased by 5.5% compared to the same prior year period, primarily attributable to a 4.8% increase in average rental rates, as well as average occupancy increasing 80 basis points to 94.6%. Same store expenses increased $0.3 million, primarily due to $0.15 million related to payroll, $0.11 million in maintenance, and $0.09 million of increased real estate taxes.

 

Renovation Activity

 

The Company completed 1,186 value-add unit upgrades during the year, including 339 units during the fourth quarter.

 

Since inception within the existing portfolio, the Company has completed 1,666 value-add unit upgrades at an average cost of $4,824 per unit and achieved an average monthly rental rate increase of $104 per unit, equating to a 25.9% ROI on all unit upgrades leased as of December 31, 2018. The Company has identified approximately 4,800 remaining units within the existing portfolio for value-add upgrades with similar projected economics to the completed renovations. The Company expects to complete between 900 and 1,200 unit renovations in 2019.

 

Acquisition Activity

 

On November 15, 2018, the Company acquired an 85% interest in a 512-unit apartment community located in Lakewood, Colorado, known as Ashford Belmar. The total purchase price was approximately $143.4 million, funded in part by a $100.7 million mortgage loan secured by the Ashford Belmar property.

 

The Company also entered into three development joint ventures with unrelated third parties in the fourth quarter. The development joint ventures are for apartment communities with a total of 631 units in Leander, Texas, Austin, Texas, and Concord, North Carolina. The Company contributed approximately $9.5 million out of total preferred commitments of $40.0 million.

 

     

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

During the fourth quarter, the Company raised gross proceeds of approximately $43.7 million through the issuance of 43,656 shares of Series B preferred stock with associated warrants at $1,000 per unit. For the full year 2018, the Company raised gross proceeds of approximately $123.6 million through the issuance of 123,592 shares of Series B preferred stock.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $24.8 million of unrestricted cash on its balance sheet, approximately $48.3 million available among its revolving and term credit facilities, and $1.3 billion of debt outstanding.

 

Dividend

 

The Board of Directors authorized, and the Company declared, a quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of 2018 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.1625 per share on its Class A common stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of December 24, 2018, which was paid in cash on January 4, 2019. A portion of each dividend may constitute a return of capital for tax purposes.

 

On October 12, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized, and the Company declared, a monthly dividend of $5.00 per share of Series B preferred stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of October 25, 2018, November 23, 2018, and December 24, 2018 which were paid in cash on November 5, 2018, December 5, 2018, and January 4, 2019, respectively.

 

2019 Guidance

 

Based on the Company’s current outlook and market conditions, the Company anticipates 2019 CFFO in the range of $0.80 to $0.84 per share. For additional guidance details underlying earnings guidance, please see page 31 of Company’s Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Supplement available under Investor Relations on the Company’s website ( www.bluerockresidential.com ).

 

Conference Call

 

All interested parties can listen to the live conference call at 11:00 AM ET on Thursday, February 14, 2019 by dialing +1 (866) 843-0890 within the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-6597, and requesting the "Bluerock Residential Conference."

 

For those who are not available to listen to the live call, the conference call will be available for replay on the Company’s website two hours after the call concludes, and will remain available until March 14, 2019 at http://services.choruscall.com/links/brg190214.html , as well as by dialing +1 (877) 344-7529 in the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-0088 internationally, and requesting conference number 10127798.

 

The full text of this Earnings Release and additional Supplemental Information is available in the Investor Relations section on the Company’s website at http://www.bluerockresidential.com .

 

About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company’s objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value add improvements to properties and operations. The Company is included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. 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 13, 2018, 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.

 

     

 

 

Portfolio Summary

 

The following is a summary of our operating real estate and mezzanine/preferred investments as of December 31, 2018:

 

Consolidated Operating Properties   Location  

Number

of Units

   

Year Built/

Renovated (1)

   

Ownership

Interest

   

Average

Rent (2)

   

% Occupied

(3)

 
ARIUM at Palmer Ranch   Sarasota, FL     320       2016       100 %   $ 1,301       97 %
ARIUM Glenridge   Atlanta, GA     480       1990       90 %     1,195       93 %
ARIUM Grandewood   Orlando, FL     306       2005       100 %     1,384       95 %
ARIUM Gulfshore   Naples, FL     368       2016       100 %     1,261       98 %
ARIUM Hunter’s Creek   Orlando, FL     532       1999       100 %     1,387       95 %
ARIUM Metrowest   Orlando, FL     510       2001       100 %     1,368       94 %
ARIUM Palms   Orlando, FL     252       2008       100 %     1,335       92 %
ARIUM Pine Lakes   Port St. Lucie, FL     320       2003       85 %     1,267       95 %
ARIUM Westside   Atlanta, GA     336       2008       90 %     1,537       99 %
Ashford Belmar   Lakewood, CO     512       1988/1993     85 %     1,612       92 %
Ashton Reserve   Charlotte, NC     473       2015       100 %     1,116       93 %
Citrus Tower   Orlando, FL     336       2006       97 %     1,279       93 %
Enders Place at Baldwin Park   Orlando, FL     220       2003       92 %     1,762       97 %
James on South First   Austin, TX     250       2016       90 %     1,277       94 %
Marquis at Crown Ridge   San Antonio, TX     352       2009       90 %     1,006       93 %
Marquis at Stone Oak   San Antonio, TX     335       2007       90 %     1,425       94 %
Marquis at The Cascades   Tyler, TX     582       2009       90 %     1,201       96 %
Marquis at TPC   San Antonio, TX     139       2008       90 %     1,499       94 %
Outlook at Greystone   Birmingham, AL     300       2007       100 %     958       91 %
Park & Kingston   Charlotte, NC     168       2015       100 %     1,243       98 %
Plantation Park   Lake Jackson, TX     238       2016       80 %     1,408       93 %
Preston View   Morrisville, NC     382       2000       100 %     1,093       95 %
Roswell City Walk   Roswell, GA     320       2015       98 %     1,509       95 %
Sands Parc   Daytona Beach, FL     264       2017       100 %     1,323       97 %
Sorrel   Frisco, TX     352       2015       95 %     1,279       87 %
Sovereign   Fort Worth, TX     322       2015       95 %     1,347       95 %
The Brodie   Austin, TX     324       2001       93 %     1,271       95 %
The Links at Plum Creek   Castle Rock, CO     264       2000       88 %     1,428       94 %
The Mills   Greenville, SC     304       2013       100 %     1,019       96 %
The Preserve at Henderson Beach   Destin, FL     340       2009       100 %     1,350       94 %
Veranda at Centerfield   Houston, TX     400       1999       93 %     926       94 %
Villages of Cypress Creek   Houston, TX     384       2001       80 %     1,107       93 %
Wesley Village   Charlotte, NC     301       2010       100 %     1,326       93 %
Consolidated Operating Properties Subtotal/Average         11,286                     $ 1,280       94 %

 

Mezzanine/Preferred Investments   Location  

Planned

Number

of Units

                   

Pro Forma

Average Rent

(4)

         
Alexan CityCentre   Houston, TX     340                     $ 1,566 (2)        
Alexan Southside Place   Houston, TX     270                       2,012          
Arlo, formerly West Morehead   Charlotte, NC     286                       1,507          
Cade Boca Raton, formerly APOK Townhomes   Boca Raton, FL     90                       2,549          
Domain at The One Forty, formerly Domain   Garland, TX     299                       1,469          
Flagler Village   Fort Lauderdale, FL     385                       2,352          
Helios   Atlanta, GA     282                       1,486          
Leigh House, formerly Lake Boone Trail   Raleigh, NC     245                       1,271          
North Creek Apartments   Leander, TX     259                       1,358          
Novel Perimeter, formerly Crescent Perimeter   Atlanta, GA     320                       1,749          
Riverside Apartments   Austin, TX     222                       1,408          
Vickers Historic Roswell, formerly Vickers Village   Roswell, GA     79                       3,176          
Wayforth at Concord   Concord, NC     150                       1,707          
Whetstone Apartments   Durham, NC     204                       1,284 (2)        
Mezzanine and Preferred Investments Subtotal/Average     3,431                     $ 1,692          
                                             
Portfolio Properties Total/Average     14,717                     $ 1,377          

 

(1)  Represents date of last significant renovation or year built if there were no renovations.

(2) Represents the average effective monthly rent per occupied unit for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

(3) Percent occupied is calculated as (i) the number of units occupied as of December 31, 2018, divided by (ii) total number of units, expressed as a percentage.

(4) Alexan CityCentre, Alexan Southside Place, Helios, Leigh House, North Creek Apartments, Riverside Apartments, Wayforth at Concord, and Whetstone Apartments are preferred equity investments. Leigh House has the option to convert to indirect common interest in the property once the property reaches 70% occupancy. North Creek Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and Wayforth at Concord have the option to purchase the property at stabilization. Arlo, Cade Boca Raton, Domain at The One Forty, Flagler Village, Novel Perimeter, and Vickers Historic Roswell are mezzanine loan investments. Additionally, Arlo, Cade Boca Raton, Domain at The One Forty, and Vickers Historic Roswell have an option to purchase indirect property interest upon maturity.

     

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

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

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenues                                
Net rental income   $ 39,534     $ 30,568     $ 144,325     $ 102,806  
Other property revenues     4,754       3,817       18,136       12,840  
Interest income from related parties     5,723       2,189       22,255       7,930  
Total revenues     50,011       36,574       184,716       123,576  
Expenses                                
Property operating     17,493       14,142       67,997       48,346  
Property management fees     1,184       934       4,391       3,185  
General and administrative     5,623       3,292       19,553       7,541  
Management fees to related parties           993             12,726  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,233  
Management internalization           41,907             43,554  
Weather-related losses, net     107       336       288       1,014  
Depreciation and amortization     16,839       15,530       62,683       48,624  
Total expenses     41,283       77,153       155,028       168,223  
Operating income (loss)     8,728       (40,579 )     29,688       (44,647 )
Other income (expense)                                
Other income                       17  
Preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     2,435       2,472       10,312       10,336  
Gain on sale of real estate investments           123             50,163  
Gain on sale of real estate joint venture interests           24             10,262  
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs                 (2,277 )     (1,639 )
Interest expense, net     (16,935 )     (9,181 )     (52,998 )     (31,520 )
Total other (expense) income     (14,500 )     (6,562 )     (44,963 )     37,619  
Net loss     (5,772 )     (47,141 )     (15,275 )     (7,028 )
Preferred stock dividends     (9,642 )     (7,753 )     (35,637 )     (27,023 )
Preferred stock accretion     (1,829 )     (1,123 )     (5,970 )     (3,011 )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests                                
Operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Partially owned properties     (460 )     (400 )     (1,284 )     17,989  
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )     (9,776 )     (14,123 )     8,617  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
                                 
Net loss per common share – Basic   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )
                                 
Net loss per common share – Diluted   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )
                                 
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding     23,702,897       24,701,535       23,845,800       25,561,673  
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding     23,702,897       24,701,535       23,845,800       25,561,673  

 

     

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Fourth Quarter 2018

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

 

    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
ASSETS                
Net Real Estate Investments                
Land   $ 200,385     $ 169,135  
Buildings and improvements     1,546,244       1,244,193  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     55,050       38,446  
Construction in progress     989       985  
Total Gross Real Estate Investments     1,802,668       1,452,759  
Accumulated depreciation     (108,911 )     (55,177 )
Total Net Real Estate Investments     1,693,757       1,397,582  
Cash and cash equivalents     24,775       35,015  
Restricted cash     27,469       29,575  
Notes and accrued interest receivable from related parties     164,084       140,903  
Due from affiliates     2,854       2,003  
Accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets     14,395       9,689  
Preferred equity investments and investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     89,033       71,145  
In-place lease intangible assets, net     1,768       4,635  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547  
                 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY                
Mortgages payable   $ 1,206,136     $ 939,494  
Revolving credit facilities     82,209       67,670  
Accounts payable     1,486       1,652  
Other accrued liabilities     31,690       22,952  
Due to affiliates     726       1,575  
Distributions payable     12,073       14,287  
Total Liabilities     1,334,320       1,047,630  
8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 10,875,000 shares authorized; and 5,721,460 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     139,545       138,801  
6.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, 1,225,000 and 725,000 shares authorized; 306,009 and 184,130 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     272,842       161,742  
7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; and 2,323,750 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     56,485       56,196  
Equity                
Stockholders’ Equity                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 229,900,000 and 230,400,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively            
7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; 2,850,602 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017     68,705       68,705  
Common stock - Class A, $0.01 par value, 747,509,582 shares authorized; 23,322,211 and 24,218,359 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     233       242  
Common stock - Class C, $0.01 par value, 76,603 shares authorized; 76,603 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     1       1  
Additional paid-in-capital     307,938       318,170  
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings     (218,531 )     (164,286 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity     158,346       222,832  
Noncontrolling Interests                
Operating partnership units     27,613       42,999  
Partially owned properties     28,984       20,347  
Total Noncontrolling Interests     56,597       63,346  
Total Equity     214,943       286,178  
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547  

 

     

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The foregoing supplemental financial data includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our business and performance, 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, Core Funds from Operations, and Adjusted Funds from Operations

 

We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), core funds from operations (“CFFO”), and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT.

 

FFO attributable to common shares and units 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 NAREIT 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.

 

CFFO makes certain adjustments to FFO, removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations such as stock compensation expense, acquisition expenses, unrealized gains and losses on derivatives, losses on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs (includes prepayment penalties incurred and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and fair market value adjustments of assumed debt), non-cash interest, one-time weather-related costs, and preferred stock accretion. We believe that CFFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it excludes the effects of certain items which can create significant earnings volatility, but which do not directly relate to our core recurring property operations. As a result, we believe that CFFO can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and provides a more meaningful predictor of future earnings potential.

 

AFFO makes certain adjustments to CFFO in order to arrive at a more refined measure of the operating performance of our portfolio. There is no industry standard definition of AFFO and practice is divergent across the industry. AFFO adjusts CFFO for items that impact our ongoing operations, such as subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and while we were externally managed, when calculating the quarterly incentive fee paid to our former Manager only, we further adjusted FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).  We believe that AFFO is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental indicator of our operational performance.

 

Our calculation of CFFO and AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating CFFO and AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our CFFO and AFFO may not be comparable to CFFO and AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO, CFFO, and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition 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, CFFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO, CFFO, and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. While we were externally managed, we also used AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee paid to our former Manager in prior periods.

 

     

 

 

Neither FFO, CFFO, nor AFFO is equivalent to net income, including net income attributable to common stockholders, or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO, CFFO, 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, CFFO, nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income, including net income attributable to common stockholders, 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 five additional operating properties and three investments accounted for on the equity method of accounting subsequent to December 31, 2017. Therefore, the results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance.

 

     

 

 

The table below reconciles our calculations of FFO, CFFO and AFFO to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common shares   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Add back: Net loss attributable to operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Net loss attributable to common shares and units     (16,783 )     (55,617 )     (55,598 )     (55,051 )
                                 
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Real estate depreciation and amortization (1)     15,785       14,520       59,103       44,741  
Gain on sale of real estate investments           (123 )           (34,436 )
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net           (15 )           (6,414 )
FFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units     (998 )     (41,235 )     3,505       (51,160 )
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,091  
Non-cash interest expense     780       428       3,757       1,939  
Unrealized loss on derivatives     3,001             2,776        
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs                 2,226       1,551  
Weather-related losses, net     102       315       280       956  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization (1)     85       6       301       6  
Non-recurring income                       (16 )
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )     (253 )     (980 )     (1,243 )
Management internalization           41,907             43,554  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768       1,972       6,807       15,022  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
CFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units   $ 6,324     $ 4,282     $ 24,758     $ 16,711  
                                 
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Normally recurring capital expenditures     (735 )     (520 )     (2,569 )     (1,541 )
AFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units   $ 5,589     $ 3,762     $ 22,189     $ 15,170  
                                 
Per Share and Unit Information:                                
FFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ (0.03 )   $ (1.39 )   $ 0.11     $ (1.89 )
                                 
CFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ 0.20     $ 0.14     $ 0.80     $ 0.62  
                                 
AFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ 0.18     $ 0.13     $ 0.72     $ 0.56  
                                 
Weighted average common shares and units outstanding - diluted     31,113,092       29,710,465       30,995,249       27,032,354  

 

(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 – partially owned properties, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments.  

 

     

 

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate ("EBITDAre")

 

NAREIT defines earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate ("EBITDAre") (September 2017 White Paper) as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating properties, and impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties.

 

We consider EBITDAre 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 unobscured by non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items.

 

Adjusted EBITDAre represents EBITDAre further adjusted for non-comparable items and it is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as income tax payments, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and other fixed charges.

 

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are not recognized measurements under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

Below is a reconciliation of net loss attributable to common stockholders to EBITDAre (unaudited and dollars in thousands).

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )     (9,776 )     (14,123 )     8,617  
Preferred stock dividends     9,642       7,753       35,637       27,023  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
Interest expense, net     16,935       9,181       52,998       31,520  
Depreciation and amortization     16,754       15,524       62,382       48,618  
Gain on sale of real estate investments     -       (123 )     -       (50,163 )
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net     -       (24 )     -       (10,262 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs     -       -       2,277       1,639  
EBITDAre   $ 27,917     $ (22,583 )   $ 102,382     $ 14,324  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,233  
Management internalization     -       41,907       -       43,554  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85       6       301       6  
Weather-related losses, net     107       336       288       1,014  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768       1,972       6,807       15,022  
Non-recurring income     -       -       -       (17 )
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )     (253 )     (980 )     (1,243 )
Adjusted EBITDAre   $ 29,634     $ 21,404     $ 108,914     $ 75,893  

 

     

 

 

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; 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 a supplemental measure of our financial performance.

 

Certain amounts in prior periods, including related to tenant reimbursements for utility expenses amounting to zero and $3.0 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, have been reclassified to other property revenues from property operating expenses, to conform to the current period.  In addition, property management fees have been reclassified from property operating expenses.

 

     

 

 

The following table reflects net loss attributable to common stockholders together with a reconciliation to NOI and to same store and non-same store contributions to consolidated NOI, as computed in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented (unaudited and amounts in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common shares   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Add back: Net loss attributable to operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Net loss attributable to common shares and units     (16,783 )     (55,617 )     (55,598 )     (55,051 )
Add common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Depreciation and amortization     15,785       14,520       59,103       44,741  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85       6       301       6  
Non-cash interest expense     780       428       3,757       1,939  
Unrealized loss on derivatives     3,001       -       2,776       -  
Property management fees     1,118       873       4,151       2,915  
Management fees to related parties     -       993       -       12,726  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,091  
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs     -       -       2,226       1,551  
Corporate operating expenses     5,552       3,292       19,416       7,541  
Management internalization     -       41,907       -       43,554  
Weather-related losses, net     102       315       280       956  
Preferred dividends     9,642       7,753       35,637       27,023  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
Less common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Other income     -       -       -       16  
Preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     2,435       2,472       10,312       10,336  
Interest income from related parties     5,723       2,189       22,255       7,930  
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net     -       15       -       6,414  
Gain on sale of real estate investments     -       123       -       34,436  
Pro-rata share of properties' income     12,990       10,813       45,568       34,871  
Add:                                
Noncontrolling interest pro-rata share of partially owned property income     774       707       2,629       3,112  
Total property income     13,764       11,520       48,197       37,983  
Add:                                
Interest expense     13,031       8,723       46,267       29,317  
Net operating income     26,795       20,243       94,464       67,300  
Less:                                
Non-same store net operating income     7,682       2,488       44,927       20,057  
Same store net operating income (1)   $ 19,113     $ 17,755     $ 49,537     $ 47,243  

 

(1) Same store portfolio for the three months ended December 31, 2018 consists of 24 properties, which represent 7,962 units. Same store portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018 consists of 16 properties, which represent 5,151 units.

 

Contact

Investors:

(888) 558.1031
investor.relations@bluerockre.com

 

Media:

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(208) 475.2380

jhoffman@bluerockre.com

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

 

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Fourth Quarter 2018
Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)

 

Table of Contents

 

Fourth Quarter Earnings Release 3
   
Financial and Operating Highlights 17
   
Share and Unit Information 18
   
EBITDAre and Interest Information 19
   
Financial Statistics 20
   
Recent Acquisitions and Investments 21
   
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures and Notes and Accrued Interest Receivable from Related Parties 22
   
Portfolio Information 23
   
Renovation Table 24
   
Mezzanine/Preferred Investments 25
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 26
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations 27
   
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations (FFO), Core Funds from Operations (CFFO), and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) 28
   
Mortgages Payable Summary Information 29
   
2019 Outlook 31
   
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures 32

 

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 13, 2018, 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.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

   

 

For Immediate Release

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Announces Fourth Quarter 2018 Results

 

Total Revenues Grew 37% YoY to $50.0 Million -

Same Store Revenue Growth of 5.5% YoY -

 

New York, NY (February 14, 2019) – Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) (“the Company”), an owner of highly amenitized multifamily apartment communities, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

Fourth Quarter Highlights

 

Total revenues grew 37% to $50.0 million for the quarter from $36.6 million in the prior year period.

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2018 was ($0.55) per share, as compared to ($1.87) per share in the prior year period.

 

Property Net Operating Income (“NOI”) grew 32% to $26.8 million, from $20.2 million in the prior year period.

 

Same store revenue and NOI increased 5.5% and 7.6% respectively, as compared to the prior year period.

 

Core funds from operations attributable to common shares and units (“CFFO”) increased 47% to $6.3 million, from $4.3 million in the prior year period. CFFO per share is $0.20 for the fourth quarter as compared to $0.14 in the prior year period. Dividend payout on a CFFO basis improved to 81% during the fourth quarter.

 

Adjusted funds from operations attributable to common shares and units (“AFFO”) grew 48% to $5.6 million, from $3.8 million in the prior year period. AFFO per share is $0.18 for the quarter as compared to $0.13 in fourth quarter 2017.

 

Consolidated real estate investments, at cost, increased approximately $349.9 million to $1.8 billion, from December 31, 2017.

 

The Company invested approximately $39.7 million for an 85% interest in a multifamily community totaling 512 units with a total purchase price of $143.4 million.

 

The Company completed 339 value-add unit upgrades during the quarter.

 

Full Year 2018 Highlights

 

Total revenues grew 49% to $184.7 million for the year from $123.6 million in the prior year.

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for 2018 was ($1.82) per share, as compared to ($1.79) per share in the prior year.

 

Property NOI grew 40% to $94.5 million, from $67.3 million in the prior year.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

 

Same store revenue and NOI increased 4.5% and 4.9% respectively, as compared to the prior year.

 

CFFO increased 49% to $24.8 million, from $16.7 million in the prior year. CFFO per share increased 29% to $0.80 for the year from $0.62 in the prior year.

 

AFFO grew 46% to $22.2 million, from $15.2 million in the prior year. AFFO per share grew 29% to $0.72 from $0.56 in the prior year.

 

For the full year, the Company made investments in eight properties with 2,309 total units for a total purchase price of $366.5 million.

 

The Company completed 1,186 value-add unit upgrades during the year.

 

“We are pleased to announce another strong quarter of operating results. Property NOI is up over 32% and same store NOI is up 7.6% over the prior year. These results demonstrate the ongoing successful execution of our strategic initiatives. We continue to realize attractive returns on our value-add unit renovation investments along with accretively growing our portfolio with well-located, high quality properties,” said Ramin Kamfar, Company Chairman and CEO. “We again covered our dividend and are pleased with our industry-leading performance. With a robust pipeline of opportunities, we remain committed to our investment strategy and are optimistic about our outlook.”

 

Financial Results

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $12.8 million, compared to $46.2 million in the prior year period. Net loss attributable to common stockholders included non-cash expenses of $17.7 million or $0.75 per share in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to $49.8 million or $2.02 per share for the prior year period.

 

CFFO for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $6.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $4.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in the prior year period. CFFO adds back non-cash, non-operating expenses such as accretion on the Company’s Series B preferred stock. CFFO was primarily driven by growth in property NOI of $6.6 million and interest income of $3.5 million arising from significant investment activity. This was primarily offset by a year-over-year increase in interest expense of $4.4 million, general and administrative expenses of $1.5 million, and preferred stock dividends of $1.9 million.

 

AFFO for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $5.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to $3.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share in the prior year period.

 

Total Portfolio Performance

 

$ In thousands, except average rental rates   4Q18     4Q17     Variance   FY18     FY17     Variance
T otal Revenues (1)   $ 50,001     $ 36,574       36.7 %   $ 184,716     $ 123,576       49.5 %
Property Operating Expenses   $ 17,493     $ 14,142       23.7 %   $ 67,997     $ 48,346       40.6 %
NOI   $ 26,795     $ 20,243       32.4 %   $ 94,464     $ 67,300       40.4 %
Operating Margin     60.5 %     58.9 %     160   bps     58.1 %     58.2 %     (10 ) bps
Occupancy Percentage     94.5 %     94.1 %     40   bps     94.1 %     94.3 %     (20 ) bps
Average Rental Rate   $ 1,280     $ 1,222       4.7 %   $ 1,251     $ 1,220       2.5 %

 

(1) Including interest income from related parties

 

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For the fourth quarter of 2018, property revenues increased by 36.7% compared to the same prior year period primarily attributable to the increased size of the portfolio. Total portfolio NOI was $26.8 million, an increase of $6.6 million, or 32.4%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Property operating expenses were up primarily due to the increased size of the portfolio.

 

Property NOI margins expanded by 160 basis points to 60.5% of revenue for the quarter, compared to 58.9% of revenue in the prior year quarter.

 

Same Store Portfolio Performance

 

$ In thousands, except average rental rates   4Q18     4Q17     Variance   FY18     FY17     Variance
Revenues   $ 31,984     $ 30,313       5.5 %   $ 84,504     $ 80,828       4.5 %
Property Operating Expenses   $ 12,871     $ 12,558       2.5 %   $ 34,967     $ 33,585       4.1 %
NOI   $ 19,113     $ 17,755       7.6 %   $ 49,537     $ 47,243       4.9 %
Operating Margin     59.8 %     58.6 %     120   bps     58.6 %     58.4 %     20   bps
Occupancy Percentage     94.6 %     93.8 %     80   bps     94.1 %     94.4 %     (30 ) bps
Average Rental Rate   $ 1,285     $ 1,226       4.8 %   $ 1,300     $ 1,244       4.5 %

 

The Company’s same store portfolio for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 included 24 properties. For the fourth quarter of 2018, same store NOI was $19.1 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 7.6%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Same store property revenues increased by 5.5% compared to the same prior year period, primarily attributable to a 4.8% increase in average rental rates, as well as average occupancy increasing 80 basis points to 94.6%. Same store expenses increased $0.3 million, primarily due to $0.15 million related to payroll, $0.11 million in maintenance, and $0.09 million of increased real estate taxes.

 

Renovation Activity

 

The Company completed 1,186 value-add unit upgrades during the year, including 339 units during the fourth quarter.

 

Since inception within the existing portfolio, the Company has completed 1,666 value-add unit upgrades at an average cost of $4,824 per unit and achieved an average monthly rental rate increase of $104 per unit, equating to a 25.9% ROI on all unit upgrades leased as of December 31, 2018. The Company has identified approximately 4,800 remaining units within the existing portfolio for value-add upgrades with similar projected economics to the completed renovations. The Company expects to complete between 900 and 1,200 unit renovations in 2019.

 

Acquisition Activity

 

On November 15, 2018, the Company acquired an 85% interest in a 512-unit apartment community located in Lakewood, Colorado, known as Ashford Belmar. The total purchase price was approximately $143.4 million, funded in part by a $100.7 million mortgage loan secured by the Ashford Belmar property.

 

The Company also entered into three development joint ventures with unrelated third parties in the fourth quarter. The development joint ventures are for apartment communities with a total of 631 units in Leander, Texas, Austin, Texas, and Concord, North Carolina. The Company contributed approximately $9.5 million out of total preferred commitments of $40.0 million.

 

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Balance Sheet

 

During the fourth quarter, the Company raised gross proceeds of approximately $43.7 million through the issuance of 43,656 shares of Series B preferred stock with associated warrants at $1,000 per unit. For the full year 2018, the Company raised gross proceeds of approximately $123.6 million through the issuance of 123,592 shares of Series B preferred stock.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $24.8 million of unrestricted cash on its balance sheet, approximately $48.3 million available among its revolving and term credit facilities, and $1.3 billion of debt outstanding.

 

Dividend

 

The Board of Directors authorized, and the Company declared, a quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of 2018 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.1625 per share on its Class A common stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of December 24, 2018, which was paid in cash on January 4, 2019. A portion of each dividend may constitute a return of capital for tax purposes.

 

On October 12, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized, and the Company declared, a monthly dividend of $5.00 per share of Series B preferred stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of October 25, 2018, November 23, 2018, and December 24, 2018 which were paid in cash on November 5, 2018, December 5, 2018, and January 4, 2019, respectively.

 

2019 Guidance

 

Based on the Company’s current outlook and market conditions, the Company anticipates 2019 CFFO in the range of $0.80 to $0.84 per share. For additional guidance details underlying earnings guidance, please see page 31 of Company’s Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Supplement available under Investor Relations on the Company’s website ( www.bluerockresidential.com ).

 

Conference Call

 

All interested parties can listen to the live conference call at 11:00 AM ET on Thursday, February 14, 2019 by dialing +1 (866) 843-0890 within the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-6597, and requesting the "Bluerock Residential Conference."

 

For those who are not available to listen to the live call, the conference call will be available for replay on the Company’s website two hours after the call concludes, and will remain available until March 14, 2019 at http://services.choruscall.com/links/brg190214.html , as well as by dialing +1 (877) 344-7529 in the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-0088 internationally, and requesting conference number 10127798.

 

The full text of this Earnings Release and additional Supplemental Information is available in the Investor Relations section on the Company’s website at http://www.bluerockresidential.com .

 

About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company’s objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value add improvements to properties and operations. The Company is included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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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 13, 2018, 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.

 

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Portfolio Summary

 

The following is a summary of our operating real estate and mezzanine/preferred investments as of December 31, 2018:

 

Consolidated Operating Properties   Location  

Number

of Units

   

Year Built/

Renovated (1)

   

Ownership

Interest

   

Average

Rent (2)

   

% Occupied

(3)

 
ARIUM at Palmer Ranch   Sarasota, FL     320       2016       100 %   $ 1,301       97 %
ARIUM Glenridge   Atlanta, GA     480       1990       90 %     1,195       93 %
ARIUM Grandewood   Orlando, FL     306       2005       100 %     1,384       95 %
ARIUM Gulfshore   Naples, FL     368       2016       100 %     1,261       98 %
ARIUM Hunter’s Creek   Orlando, FL     532       1999       100 %     1,387       95 %
ARIUM Metrowest   Orlando, FL     510       2001       100 %     1,368       94 %
ARIUM Palms   Orlando, FL     252       2008       100 %     1,335       92 %
ARIUM Pine Lakes   Port St. Lucie, FL     320       2003       85 %     1,267       95 %
ARIUM Westside   Atlanta, GA     336       2008       90 %     1,537       99 %
Ashford Belmar   Lakewood, CO     512       1988/1993     85 %     1,612       92 %
Ashton Reserve   Charlotte, NC     473       2015       100 %     1,116       93 %
Citrus Tower   Orlando, FL     336       2006       97 %     1,279       93 %
Enders Place at Baldwin Park   Orlando, FL     220       2003       92 %     1,762       97 %
James on South First   Austin, TX     250       2016       90 %     1,277       94 %
Marquis at Crown Ridge   San Antonio, TX     352       2009       90 %     1,006       93 %
Marquis at Stone Oak   San Antonio, TX     335       2007       90 %     1,425       94 %
Marquis at The Cascades   Tyler, TX     582       2009       90 %     1,201       96 %
Marquis at TPC   San Antonio, TX     139       2008       90 %     1,499       94 %
Outlook at Greystone   Birmingham, AL     300       2007       100 %     958       91 %
Park & Kingston   Charlotte, NC     168       2015       100 %     1,243       98 %
Plantation Park   Lake Jackson, TX     238       2016       80 %     1,408       93 %
Preston View   Morrisville, NC     382       2000       100 %     1,093       95 %
Roswell City Walk   Roswell, GA     320       2015       98 %     1,509       95 %
Sands Parc   Daytona Beach, FL     264       2017       100 %     1,323       97 %
Sorrel   Frisco, TX     352       2015       95 %     1,279       87 %
Sovereign   Fort Worth, TX     322       2015       95 %     1,347       95 %
The Brodie   Austin, TX     324       2001       93 %     1,271       95 %
The Links at Plum Creek   Castle Rock, CO     264       2000       88 %     1,428       94 %
The Mills   Greenville, SC     304       2013       100 %     1,019       96 %
The Preserve at Henderson Beach   Destin, FL     340       2009       100 %     1,350       94 %
Veranda at Centerfield   Houston, TX     400       1999       93 %     926       94 %
Villages of Cypress Creek   Houston, TX     384       2001       80 %     1,107       93 %
Wesley Village   Charlotte, NC     301       2010       100 %     1,326       93 %
Consolidated Operating Properties Subtotal/Average         11,286                     $ 1,280       94 %

 

Mezzanine/Preferred Investments   Location  

Planned

Number

of Units

                   

Pro Forma

Average Rent

(4)

         
Alexan CityCentre   Houston, TX     340                     $ 1,566 (2)        
Alexan Southside Place   Houston, TX     270                       2,012          
Arlo, formerly West Morehead   Charlotte, NC     286                       1,507          
Cade Boca Raton, formerly APOK Townhomes   Boca Raton, FL     90                       2,549          
Domain at The One Forty, formerly Domain   Garland, TX     299                       1,469          
Flagler Village   Fort Lauderdale, FL     385                       2,352          
Helios   Atlanta, GA     282                       1,486          
Leigh House, formerly Lake Boone Trail   Raleigh, NC     245                       1,271          
North Creek Apartments   Leander, TX     259                       1,358          
Novel Perimeter, formerly Crescent Perimeter   Atlanta, GA     320                       1,749          
Riverside Apartments   Austin, TX     222                       1,408          
Vickers Historic Roswell, formerly Vickers Village   Roswell, GA     79                       3,176          
Wayforth at Concord   Concord, NC     150                       1,707          
Whetstone Apartments   Durham, NC     204                       1,284 (2)        
Mezzanine and Preferred Investments Subtotal/Average     3,431                     $ 1,692          
                                             
Portfolio Properties Total/Average     14,717                     $ 1,377          

 

(1)  Represents date of last significant renovation or year built if there were no renovations.

(2) Represents the average effective monthly rent per occupied unit for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

(3) Percent occupied is calculated as (i) the number of units occupied as of December 31, 2018, divided by (ii) total number of units, expressed as a percentage.

(4) Alexan CityCentre, Alexan Southside Place, Helios, Leigh House, North Creek Apartments, Riverside Apartments, Wayforth at Concord, and Whetstone Apartments are preferred equity investments. Leigh House has the option to convert to indirect common interest in the property once the property reaches 70% occupancy. North Creek Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and Wayforth at Concord have the option to purchase the property at stabilization. Arlo, Cade Boca Raton, Domain at The One Forty, Flagler Village, Novel Perimeter, and Vickers Historic Roswell are mezzanine loan investments. Additionally, Arlo, Cade Boca Raton, Domain at The One Forty, and Vickers Historic Roswell have an option to purchase indirect property interest upon maturity. 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

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

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenues                                
Net rental income   $ 39,534     $ 30,568     $ 144,325     $ 102,806  
Other property revenues     4,754       3,817       18,136       12,840  
Interest income from related parties     5,723       2,189       22,255       7,930  
Total revenues     50,011       36,574       184,716       123,576  
Expenses                                
Property operating     17,493       14,142       67,997       48,346  
Property management fees     1,184       934       4,391       3,185  
General and administrative     5,623       3,292       19,553       7,541  
Management fees to related parties           993             12,726  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,233  
Management internalization           41,907             43,554  
Weather-related losses, net     107       336       288       1,014  
Depreciation and amortization     16,839       15,530       62,683       48,624  
Total expenses     41,283       77,153       155,028       168,223  
Operating income (loss)     8,728       (40,579 )     29,688       (44,647 )
Other income (expense)                                
Other income                       17  
Preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     2,435       2,472       10,312       10,336  
Gain on sale of real estate investments           123             50,163  
Gain on sale of real estate joint venture interests           24             10,262  
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs                 (2,277 )     (1,639 )
Interest expense, net     (16,935 )     (9,181 )     (52,998 )     (31,520 )
Total other (expense) income     (14,500 )     (6,562 )     (44,963 )     37,619  
Net loss     (5,772 )     (47,141 )     (15,275 )     (7,028 )
Preferred stock dividends     (9,642 )     (7,753 )     (35,637 )     (27,023 )
Preferred stock accretion     (1,829 )     (1,123 )     (5,970 )     (3,011 )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests                                
Operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Partially owned properties     (460 )     (400 )     (1,284 )     17,989  
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )     (9,776 )     (14,123 )     8,617  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
                                 
Net loss per common share – Basic   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )
                                 
Net loss per common share – Diluted   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )
                                 
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding     23,702,897       24,701,535       23,845,800       25,561,673  
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding     23,702,897       24,701,535       23,845,800       25,561,673  

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

Fourth Quarter 2018

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

 

    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
ASSETS                
Net Real Estate Investments                
Land   $ 200,385     $ 169,135  
Buildings and improvements     1,546,244       1,244,193  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     55,050       38,446  
Construction in progress     989       985  
Total Gross Real Estate Investments     1,802,668       1,452,759  
Accumulated depreciation     (108,911 )     (55,177 )
Total Net Real Estate Investments     1,693,757       1,397,582  
Cash and cash equivalents     24,775       35,015  
Restricted cash     27,469       29,575  
Notes and accrued interest receivable from related parties     164,084       140,903  
Due from affiliates     2,854       2,003  
Accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets     14,395       9,689  
Preferred equity investments and investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     89,033       71,145  
In-place lease intangible assets, net     1,768       4,635  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547  
                 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY                
Mortgages payable   $ 1,206,136     $ 939,494  
Revolving credit facilities     82,209       67,670  
Accounts payable     1,486       1,652  
Other accrued liabilities     31,690       22,952  
Due to affiliates     726       1,575  
Distributions payable     12,073       14,287  
Total Liabilities     1,334,320       1,047,630  
8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 10,875,000 shares authorized; and 5,721,460 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     139,545       138,801  
6.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, 1,225,000 and 725,000 shares authorized; 306,009 and 184,130 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     272,842       161,742  
7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; and 2,323,750 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     56,485       56,196  
Equity                
Stockholders’ Equity                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 229,900,000 and 230,400,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively            
7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; 2,850,602 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017     68,705       68,705  
Common stock - Class A, $0.01 par value, 747,509,582 shares authorized; 23,322,211 and 24,218,359 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     233       242  
Common stock - Class C, $0.01 par value, 76,603 shares authorized; 76,603 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     1       1  
Additional paid-in-capital     307,938       318,170  
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings     (218,531 )     (164,286 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity     158,346       222,832  
Noncontrolling Interests                
Operating partnership units     27,613       42,999  
Partially owned properties     28,984       20,347  
Total Noncontrolling Interests     56,597       63,346  
Total Equity     214,943       286,178  
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547  

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The foregoing supplemental financial data includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our business and performance, 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, Core Funds from Operations, and Adjusted Funds from Operations

 

We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), core funds from operations (“CFFO”), and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT.

 

FFO attributable to common shares and units 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 NAREIT 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.

 

CFFO makes certain adjustments to FFO, removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations such as stock compensation expense, acquisition expenses, unrealized gains and losses on derivatives, losses on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs (includes prepayment penalties incurred and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and fair market value adjustments of assumed debt), non-cash interest, one-time weather-related costs, and preferred stock accretion. We believe that CFFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it excludes the effects of certain items which can create significant earnings volatility, but which do not directly relate to our core recurring property operations. As a result, we believe that CFFO can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and provides a more meaningful predictor of future earnings potential.

 

AFFO makes certain adjustments to CFFO in order to arrive at a more refined measure of the operating performance of our portfolio. There is no industry standard definition of AFFO and practice is divergent across the industry. AFFO adjusts CFFO for items that impact our ongoing operations, such as subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and while we were externally managed, when calculating the quarterly incentive fee paid to our former Manager only, we further adjusted FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).  We believe that AFFO is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental indicator of our operational performance.

 

Our calculation of CFFO and AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating CFFO and AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our CFFO and AFFO may not be comparable to CFFO and AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO, CFFO, and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition 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, CFFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO, CFFO, and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. While we were externally managed, we also used AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee paid to our former Manager in prior periods.

 

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Neither FFO, CFFO, nor AFFO is equivalent to net income, including net income attributable to common stockholders, or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO, CFFO, 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, CFFO, nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income, including net income attributable to common stockholders, 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 five additional operating properties and three investments accounted for on the equity method of accounting subsequent to December 31, 2017. Therefore, the results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

 

The table below reconciles our calculations of FFO, CFFO and AFFO to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common shares   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Add back: Net loss attributable to operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Net loss attributable to common shares and units     (16,783 )     (55,617 )     (55,598 )     (55,051 )
                                 
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Real estate depreciation and amortization (1)     15,785       14,520       59,103       44,741  
Gain on sale of real estate investments           (123 )           (34,436 )
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net           (15 )           (6,414 )
FFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units     (998 )     (41,235 )     3,505       (51,160 )
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,091  
Non-cash interest expense     780       428       3,757       1,939  
Unrealized loss on derivatives     3,001             2,776        
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs                 2,226       1,551  
Weather-related losses, net     102       315       280       956  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization (1)     85       6       301       6  
Non-recurring income                       (16 )
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )     (253 )     (980 )     (1,243 )
Management internalization           41,907             43,554  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768       1,972       6,807       15,022  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
CFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units   $ 6,324     $ 4,282     $ 24,758     $ 16,711  
                                 
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Normally recurring capital expenditures     (735 )     (520 )     (2,569 )     (1,541 )
AFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units   $ 5,589     $ 3,762     $ 22,189     $ 15,170  
                                 
Per Share and Unit Information:                                
FFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ (0.03 )   $ (1.39 )   $ 0.11     $ (1.89 )
                                 
CFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ 0.20     $ 0.14     $ 0.80     $ 0.62  
                                 
AFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ 0.18     $ 0.13     $ 0.72     $ 0.56  
                                 
Weighted average common shares and units outstanding - diluted     31,113,092       29,710,465       30,995,249       27,032,354  

 

(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 – partially owned properties, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments.  

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate ("EBITDAre")

 

NAREIT defines earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate ("EBITDAre") (September 2017 White Paper) as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating properties, and impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties.

 

We consider EBITDAre 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 unobscured by non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items.

 

Adjusted EBITDAre represents EBITDAre further adjusted for non-comparable items and it is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as income tax payments, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and other fixed charges.

 

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are not recognized measurements under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

Below is a reconciliation of net loss attributable to common stockholders to EBITDAre (unaudited and dollars in thousands).

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )     (9,776 )     (14,123 )     8,617  
Preferred stock dividends     9,642       7,753       35,637       27,023  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
Interest expense, net     16,935       9,181       52,998       31,520  
Depreciation and amortization     16,754       15,524       62,382       48,618  
Gain on sale of real estate investments     -       (123 )     -       (50,163 )
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net     -       (24 )     -       (10,262 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs     -       -       2,277       1,639  
EBITDAre   $ 27,917     $ (22,583 )   $ 102,382     $ 14,324  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,233  
Management internalization     -       41,907       -       43,554  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85       6       301       6  
Weather-related losses, net     107       336       288       1,014  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768       1,972       6,807       15,022  
Non-recurring income     -       -       -       (17 )
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )     (253 )     (980 )     (1,243 )
Adjusted EBITDAre   $ 29,634     $ 21,404     $ 108,914     $ 75,893  

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

 

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; 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 a supplemental measure of our financial performance.

 

Certain amounts in prior periods, including related to tenant reimbursements for utility expenses amounting to zero and $3.0 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, have been reclassified to other property revenues from property operating expenses, to conform to the current period.  In addition, property management fees have been reclassified from property operating expenses.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

 

The following table reflects net loss attributable to common stockholders together with a reconciliation to NOI and to same store and non-same store contributions to consolidated NOI, as computed in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented (unaudited and amounts in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common shares   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Add back: Net loss attributable to operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Net loss attributable to common shares and units     (16,783 )     (55,617 )     (55,598 )     (55,051 )
Add common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Depreciation and amortization     15,785       14,520       59,103       44,741  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85       6       301       6  
Non-cash interest expense     780       428       3,757       1,939  
Unrealized loss on derivatives     3,001       -       2,776       -  
Property management fees     1,118       873       4,151       2,915  
Management fees to related parties     -       993       -       12,726  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,091  
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs     -       -       2,226       1,551  
Corporate operating expenses     5,552       3,292       19,416       7,541  
Management internalization     -       41,907       -       43,554  
Weather-related losses, net     102       315       280       956  
Preferred dividends     9,642       7,753       35,637       27,023  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
Less common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Other income     -       -       -       16  
Preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     2,435       2,472       10,312       10,336  
Interest income from related parties     5,723       2,189       22,255       7,930  
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net     -       15       -       6,414  
Gain on sale of real estate investments     -       123       -       34,436  
Pro-rata share of properties' income     12,990       10,813       45,568       34,871  
Add:                                
Noncontrolling interest pro-rata share of partially owned property income     774       707       2,629       3,112  
Total property income     13,764       11,520       48,197       37,983  
Add:                                
Interest expense     13,031       8,723       46,267       29,317  
Net operating income     26,795       20,243       94,464       67,300  
Less:                                
Non-same store net operating income     7,682       2,488       44,927       20,057  
Same store net operating income (1)   $ 19,113     $ 17,755     $ 49,537     $ 47,243  

 

(1) Same store portfolio for the three months ended December 31, 2018 consists of 24 properties, which represent 7,962 units. Same store portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018 consists of 16 properties, which represent 5,151 units.

 

Contact

Investors:

(888) 558.1031
investor.relations@bluerockre.com

 

Media:

Josh Hoffman

(208) 475.2380

jhoffman@bluerockre.com

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Financial and Operating Highlights
For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

    Three Months Ended           Year Ended        
    December 31,           December 31,        
OPERATING INFORMATION   2018     2017     % Change     2018     2017     % Change  
                                     
Total revenue   $ 50,011     $ 36,574       36.7 %   $ 184,716     $ 123,576       49.5 %
                                                 
Total assets   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547       19.4 %   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547       19.4 %
                                                 
Property NOI (1)   $ 26,795     $ 20,243       32.4 %   $ 94,464     $ 67,300       40.4 %
                                                 
Property NOI margins     60.5 %     58.9 %     2.7 %     58.1 %     58.2 %     (0.2 )%
                                                 
Net loss per common share - Diluted   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )     -     $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )     -  
                                                 
CFFO attributable to common shares and units per share (2)   $ 0.20     $ 0.14       42.9 %   $ 0.80     $ 0.62       29.0 %
                                                 
AFFO attributable to common shares and units per share (2)   $ 0.18     $ 0.13       38.5 %   $ 0.72     $ 0.56       28.6 %

 

 

 

(1) See page 35 for the Company's definition of this non-GAAP measurement and reasons for using it.

 

(2) See page 32 for the Company's definition of this non-GAAP measurement and reasons for using it.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Share and Unit Information
Fourth Quarter 2018
(Unaudited)

 

Weighted Average Common Stock and Units Outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2018        
Class A Common Stock     23,626,294  
Class C Common Stock     76,603  
Weighted Average Common Stock Outstanding, Diluted     23,702,897  
LTIP Units     1,159,359  
OP Units     6,250,836  
Weighted Average Common Stock and Total Units Outstanding, Diluted     31,113,092  
         
Outstanding Common Stock and Units at December 31, 2018     31,581,685  
         
Outstanding 8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at December 31, 2018     5,721,460  
         
Outstanding 6.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock at December 31, 2018     306,009  
         
Outstanding 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at December 31, 2018     2,323,750  
         
Outstanding 7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock at December 31, 2018     2,850,602  

 

The following table reflects the impact of various LTIP Unit issuances, share repurchases, and other share/unit changes subsequent to September 30, 2018:

 

Share Type   Shares and
units
outstanding
September 30,
2018
    LTIP
Issuances
    LTIP
conversions
to OP Units
    Share
Repurchases
    Other     Shares and
units
outstanding
December 31,
2018
    Ownership %  
Class A Common Stock     23,672,080       -       -       (417,324 )     67,455       23,322,211       73.85 %
Class C Common Stock     76,603       -       -       -       -       76,603       0.24 %
Total share equivalents     23,748,683       -       -       (417,324 )     67,455       23,398,814       74.09 %
OP Units     6,230,667       -       156,671       -       (496 )     6,386,842       20.22 %
LTIP Units     1,829,150       123,550       (156,671 )     -       -       1,796,029       5.69 %
Total noncontrolling interest     8,059,817       123,550       -       -       (496 )     8,182,871       25.91 %
Total shares, OP and LTIP Units     31,808,500       123,550       -       (417,324 )     66,959       31,581,685       100.00 %

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
EBITDAre and Interest Information
Fourth Quarter 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

    Consolidated  
    Three Months Ended  
    December 31, 2018  
Q4 EBITDAre CALCULATION        
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )
Preferred stock dividends     9,642  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829  
Interest expense, net     16,935  
Depreciation and amortization     16,754  
EBITDAre (1)   $ 27,917  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85  
Weather-related losses, net     107  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768  
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )
Adjusted EBITDAre   $ 29,634  
         
Modified Q4 EBITDAre calculation (2)        
Adjusted EBITDAre   $ 29,634  
Adjustment     471  
Modified Q4 EBITDAre   $ 30,105  
Modified Q4 EBITDAre annualized   $ 120,420  
         
Modified Q4 interest calculation (2)(3)        
Interest Expense   $ 13,031  
Adjustment     545  
Modified Q4 interest expense   $ 13,576  
Modified Q4 interest expense annualized   $ 54,304  

 

(1) See page 34 for a reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to EBITDAre and the Company's definition of EBITDAre and reasons for using it.

 

(2) Adjustment to EBITDAre and interest expense represents the estimated impact over the full period of the following activity assuming the transactions had occurred on October 1, 2018: (i) acquisition of Ashford Belmar, (ii) preferred investments in North Creek Apartments and Riverside Apartments, and (iii) amended agreements and additional investments at Alexan CityCentre, Alexan Southside, Cade Boca Raton, Helios, Leigh House, and Vickers Historic Roswell. Actual results may differ significantly from the presented, adjusted amounts including annualized amounts.

 

(3) Interest expense excludes non-cash interest expense.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Financial Statistics
Fourth Quarter 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

    Consolidated    
    Three Months Ended    
    December 31, 2018    
         
Interest Coverage Ratio          
Modified Q4 EBITDAre *   $ 30,105    
Modified Q4 interest expense (4) *   $ 13,576    
Interest Coverage Ratio     2.22 x
           
Quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio          
Modified Q4 interest expense (4) *   $ 13,576    
Preferred stock dividends   $ 9,642    
Total fixed charges   $ 23,218    
Modified Q4 EBITDAre *   $ 30,105    
Modified Q4 EBITDAre fixed charge coverage ratio     1.30 x
           
Net Debt / Modified EBITDAre Ratio          
Total debt (1)   $ 1,297,585    
Less: cash (3)   $ (52,244 )  
Net debt (total debt less cash)   $ 1,245,341    
Modified Q4 EBITDAre, (annualized)*   $ 120,420    
Net Debt / Modified EBITDAre Ratio     10.34
           
Leverage as a Percentage of assets          
Total debt (1)   $ 1,297,585    
Total undepreciated assets (2)   $ 2,127,046    
Total Debt / Total Undepreciated Assets     61.0 %  
Net Debt / Net Undepreciated Assets (less cash)     60.0 %  
           
Leverage as a Percentage of Enterprise Value          
Total market cap (5)   $ 849,854    
Total debt (1)   $ 1,297,585    
Total Enterprise Value   $ 2,147,439    
Total Debt / Total Enterprise Value     60.4 %  
Net Debt / Total Enterprise Value     58.0 %  

 

(1) Total debt excludes amortization of fair market value adjustments of $2.2 million and deferred financing costs of $11.4 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 non-cash interest expense.

 

(5) Total market cap is calculated by using common shares, preferred shares, and equivalents (OP Units/LTIP Units) multiplied by the December 31, 2018 closing share prices.

 

* Adjustment to EBITDAre and interest expense represents the estimated impact over the full period of the following activity assuming the transactions had occurred on October 1, 2018: (i) acquisition of Ashford Belmar, (ii) preferred investments in North Creek Apartments and Riverside Apartments, and (iii) amended agreements and additional investments at Alexan CityCentre, Alexan Southside, Cade Boca Raton, Helios, Leigh House, and Vickers Historic Roswell. 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

(Unaudited)
 
Summary of Recent Acquisitions and Investments

 

Property   Location   Date of
Investment
  Year Built/
Renovated (1)
    Number
of Units
    Indirect
Ownership
Interest in
Property
    Purchase
Price (in
millions)
    Average
Rent (2)
 
                                       
The Links at Plum Creek   Castle Rock, CO   3/26/2018     2000       264       88 %   $ 61.1     $ 1,428  
                                                 
Sands Parc   Daytona Beach, FL   5/01/2018     2017       264       100 %     46.2       1,323  
                                                 
Plantation Park   Lake Jackson, TX   6/14/2018     2016       238       80 %     35.6       1,408  
                                                 
Veranda at Centerfield   Houston, TX   7/26/2018     1999       400       93 %     40.2       926  
                                                 
North Creek Apartments (3)   Leander, TX   10/29/2018     2020       259       *       17.9       1,358  
                                                 
Wayforth at Concord (3)   Concord, NC   11/09/2018     2021       150       *       6.5       1,707  
                                                 
Ashford Belmar   Lakewood, CO   11/15/2018     1988/1993     512       85 %     143.4       1,612  
                                                 
Riverside Apartments (3)   Austin, TX   12/06/2018     2020       222       *       15.6       1,408  
                                                 
Total/Average                     2,309             $ 366.5     $ 1,347  

 

(1) All dates are for the year construction was completed or expects to be completed, or the date that a significant renovation has or will be completed.

 

(2) Represents the average effective monthly rent per occupied unit for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The average rent for the development projects represents the average pro forma effective monthly rent per occupied unit for all expected units upon stabilization.

 

(3) Property is a development project. Purchase price represents estimated preferred equity investment committed for the development.

 

* The Company has made a preferred equity investment with an option to purchase the property upon stabilization. The preferred investment earns a preferred return.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures and Notes and Accrued Interest Receivable from Related Parties
For the Three Months Ended and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

Multifamily Community Name   Investment
Balance as of
October 1, 2018
    Change     Investment
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
    Return as of
December 31,
2018
    AFFO Earned
for the Three
Months Ended
December 31,
2018
    AFFO Earned
for the Year
Ended
December 31,
2018
 
Preferred and Equity Investments                                                
Alexan CityCentre   $ 10,277     $ 928     $ 11,205       (1)   $ 447     $ 1,668  
Alexan Southside     22,376       425       22,801       6.5 %     606       3,201  
Helios     18,868       321       19,189       7.0 %     502       2,459  
Leigh House, formerly Lake Boone Trail     12,917       402       13,319       (2)     506       1,910  
North Creek Apartments     -       5,892       5,892       (3)     108       108  
Riverside Apartments     -       3,600       3,600       (3)     31       31  
Wayforth at Concord     -       -       -       (4)     -       -  
Whetstone Apartments     12,932       -       12,932       (5)     -       -  
Other     96       (1)     95       (6)     -       -  
    $ 77,466     $ 11,567     $ 89,033             $ 2,200     $ 9,377  
                                                 
Mezzanine Loans (6)                                                
Arlo, formerly West Morehead   $ 24,883     $ 10     $ 24,893       15.0 %   $ 929     $ 3,687  
Cade Boca Raton, formerly APOK Townhomes     11,361       493       11,854       15.0 %     435       1,694  
Domain at The One Forty, formerly Domain     20,528       8       20,536       15.0 %     767       3,042  
Flagler Village     75,408       28       75,436       12.9 %     2,427       9,249  
Novel Perimeter, formerly Crescent Perimeter     20,859       8       20,867       15.0 %     779       3,091  
Vickers Historic Roswell, formerly Vickers Village     10,202       296       10,498       15.0 %     386       1,492  
    $ 163,241     $ 843     $ 164,084             $ 5,723     $ 22,255  

 

(1) The preferred investment includes $6.5 million earning a 15% return and $4.7 million earning a 20% return.

 

(2) The preferred investment includes $11.9 million earning a 15% return and $1.4 million earning a 20% return.

 

(3) The preferred investment is currently earning an 8.5% current return and a 4.0% accrued return.

 

(4) Once funded, the preferred investment will earn a 9.0% current return and a 4.0% accrued return.

 

(5) Commencing April 1, 2017, the preferred income is being accrued. As of December 31, 2018, $12.2 million is earning a 6.5% accrued return and $0.7 million is earning a 20% accrued return.

 

(6) The Company also holds an equity method investment with 0.5% common ownership.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Portfolio Information
Fourth Quarter 2018
(Unaudited)

 

Multifamily Community Name   Location   Number
of Units
    Year Built/
Renovated (1)
    Average
Rent (2)
    Revenue per
Occupied
Unit (3)
    Average
Occupancy
 
Consolidated Operating Properties:                                            
ARIUM at Palmer Ranch   Sarasota, FL     320       2016     $ 1,301     $ 1,452       94.5 %
ARIUM Glenridge   Atlanta, GA     480       1990       1,195       1,350       91.0 %
ARIUM Grandewood   Orlando, FL     306       2005       1,384       1,499       95.9 %
ARIUM Gulfshore   Naples, FL     368       2016       1,261       1,390       95.9 %
ARIUM Hunter’s Creek   Orlando, FL     532       1999       1,387       1,546       93.3 %
ARIUM Metrowest   Orlando, FL     510       2001       1,368       1,552       94.6 %
ARIUM Palms   Orlando, FL     252       2008       1,335       1,459       92.8 %
ARIUM Pine Lakes   Port St. Lucie, FL     320       2003       1,267       1,439       92.9 %
ARIUM Westside   Atlanta, GA     336       2008       1,537       1,689       97.9 %
Ashford Belmar   Lakewood, CO     512       1988/1993     1,612       1,757       93.2 %
Ashton Reserve   Charlotte, NC     473       2015       1,116       1,246       92.9 %
Citrus Tower   Orlando, FL     336       2006       1,279       1,409       93.1 %
Enders Place at Baldwin Park   Orlando, FL     220       2003       1,762       1,849       95.0 %
James on South First   Austin, TX     250       2016       1,277       1,430       94.5 %
Marquis at Crown Ridge   San Antonio, TX     352       2009       1,006       1,119       93.5 %
Marquis at Stone Oak   San Antonio, TX     335       2007       1,425       1,511       95.6 %
Marquis at The Cascades   Tyler, TX     582       2009       1,201       1,297       97.2 %
Marquis at TPC   San Antonio, TX     139       2008       1,499       1,607       94.9 %
Outlook at Greystone   Birmingham, AL     300       2007       958       1,167       93.3 %
Park & Kingston   Charlotte, NC     168       2015       1,243       1,331       96.4 %
Plantation Park   Lake Jackson, TX     238       2016       1,408       1,483       96.5 %
Preston View   Morrisville, NC     382       2000       1,093       1,199       95.2 %
Roswell City Walk   Roswell, GA     320       2015       1,509       1,727       94.6 %
Sands Parc   Daytona Beach, FL     264       2017       1,323       1,462       97.5 %
Sorrel   Frisco, TX     352       2015       1,279       1,377       89.1 %
Sovereign   Fort Worth, TX     322       2015       1,347       1,478       94.3 %
The Brodie   Austin, TX     324       2001       1,271       1,435       96.8 %
The Links at Plum Creek   Castle Rock, CO     264       2000       1,428       1,572       93.8 %
The Mills   Greenville, SC     304       2013       1,019       1,150       95.1 %
The Preserve at Henderson Beach   Destin, FL     340       2009       1,350       1,484       95.5 %
Veranda at Centerfield   Houston, TX     400       1999       926       1,045       93.8 %
Villages of Cypress Creek   Houston, TX     384       2001       1,107       1,201       95.2 %
Wesley Village   Charlotte, NC     301       2010       1,326       1,413       95.2 %
                                             
Total Consolidated Operating Properties         11,286             $ 1,280     $ 1,412       94.5 %
                                             
Mezzanine/Preferred Investments:                                            
Alexan CityCentre   Houston, TX     340             $ 1,566     $ 1,648       92.4 %
Alexan Southside Place   Houston, TX     270               2,012 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Arlo, formerly West Morehead   Charlotte, NC     286               1,507 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Cade Boca Raton, formerly APOK Townhomes   Boca Raton, FL     90               2,549 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Domain at The One Forty, formerly Domain   Garland, TX     299               1,469 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Flagler Village   Fort Lauderdale, FL     385               2,352 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Helios   Atlanta, GA     282               1,486 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Leigh House, formerly Lake Boone Trail   Raleigh, NC     245               1,271 (4)      N/A        N/A  
North Creek Apartments   Leander, TX     259               1,358 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Novel Perimeter, formerly Crescent Perimeter   Atlanta, GA     320               1,749 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Riverside Apartments   Austin, TX     222               1,408 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Vickers Historic Roswell, formerly Vickers Village   Roswell, GA     79               3,176 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Wayforth at Concord   Concord, NC     150               1,707 (4)      N/A        N/A  
Whetstone Apartments   Durham, NC     204               1,284       1,471       95.6 %
                                             
Total Mezzanine/Preferred Investments         3,431             $ 1,692     $ 1,585       93.6 %
                                             
Total Portfolio         14,717             $ 1,377     $ 1,420       94.5 %

 

(1) Represents date of last significant renovation or year built if there were no renovations.

(2) Represents the average effective monthly rent per occupied unit for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

(3) Revenue per occupied unit is total revenue divided by average number of occupied units for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

(4) Represents the average pro forma effective monthly rent per occupied unit for all expected units upon stabilization. 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Renovation Table
As of December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

Units and Investment

 

    2018     To Date  
    Completed     Completed     Total     Unrenovated Units  
    in 4Q     Year-to-date     Completed     Remaining  
Number of Renovations     339       1,186       1,666       4,796  
Renovation Cost per Unit   $ 4,827     $ 4,695                  

 

Returns

 

    Cost     Monthly Rent     Return on      
    per Unit     Premium     Investment        
Weighted Average Returns to Date   $ 4,824     $ 104       25.9 %      

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Mezzanine/Preferred Investments

As of December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

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 2 of this document for a discussion of risks and uncertainties.

 

                                  Actual/Estimated Dates for
Multifamily Community Name   Actual/
Planned
Number
of Units
    Total Actual/
Estimated
Construction
Cost (in
millions)
    Cost to
Date (in
millions)
    Actual/
Estimated
Construction
Cost Per
Unit
    Total
Available
Financing
(in millions)
    Construction
Start
  Initial
Occupancy
  Construction
Completion
  Stabilized
Operations (3)
Whetstone Apartments (1)     204     $ 37.0     $ 37.0     $ 181,373     $ 26.3     N/A   3Q14   3Q15   4Q16
Alexan CityCentre (1)     340     $ 83.5     $ 80.7     $ 245,588     $ 55.1     4Q14   2Q17   4Q17   3Q18
Helios (1)     282     $ 51.8     $ 50.4     $ 183,688     $ 39.5     4Q15   2Q17   4Q17   4Q18
Alexan Southside Place (1)     270     $ 49.4     $ 47.0     $ 182,963     $ 31.6     4Q15   4Q17   1Q18   2Q19
Leigh House (1)     245     $ 40.2     $ 39.4     $ 164,082     $ 25.2     2Q16   3Q17   3Q18   1Q19
Vickers Historic Roswell (2)     79     $ 31.5     $ 29.9     $ 398,734     $ 18.0     2Q16   2Q18   3Q18   1Q20
Domain at The One Forty (2)     299     $ 52.6     $ 48.6     $ 175,920     $ 36.7     1Q17   2Q18   4Q18   4Q19
Arlo (2)     286     $ 60.0     $ 54.9     $ 209,790     $ 41.8     4Q16   2Q18   2Q19   1Q20
Cade Boca Raton (2)     90     $ 29.5     $ 27.7     $ 327,778     $ 18.7     2Q17   4Q18   2Q19   1Q20
Novel Perimeter (2)     320     $ 71.0     $ 68.4     $ 221,875     $ 44.7     4Q16   3Q18   2Q19   1Q20
Flagler Village (2)     385     $ 135.4     $ 66.5     $ 351,688     $ 70.4     1Q18   2Q20   3Q20   2Q22
North Creek Apartments (1)     259     $ 44.0     $ 7.0     $ 169,884     $ 23.6     4Q18   4Q19   3Q20   1Q21
Riverside Apartments (1)     222     $ 37.9     $ 6.2     $ 170,721     $ 20.2     2Q19   3Q20   4Q20   2Q21
Wayforth at Concord (1)     150     $ 33.5     $ 2.8     $ 223,333     $ 22.3     4Q18   1Q20   2Q21   2Q21

 

(1) Represents a preferred equity investment. Leigh House has the option to convert to indirect common interest in the property once the property reaches 70% occupancy.  North Creek Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and Wayforth at Concord have the option to purchase the property at stabilization.

 

(2) Represents a mezzanine loan investment. Arlo, Cade Boca Raton, Domain at The One Forty, and Vickers Historic Roswell have an option to purchase indirect property interest upon maturity. 

 

(3) We defined stabilized occupancy as attainment of 90% physical occupancy.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Fourth Quarter 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
ASSETS                
Net Real Estate Investments                
Land   $ 200,385     $ 169,135  
Buildings and improvements     1,546,244       1,244,193  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     55,050       38,446  
Construction in progress     989       985  
Total Gross Real Estate Investments     1,802,668       1,452,759  
Accumulated depreciation     (108,911 )     (55,177 )
Total Net Real Estate Investments     1,693,757       1,397,582  
Cash and cash equivalents     24,775       35,015  
Restricted cash     27,469       29,575  
Notes and accrued interest receivable from related parties     164,084       140,903  
Due from affiliates     2,854       2,003  
Accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets     14,395       9,689  
Preferred equity investments and investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     89,033       71,145  
In-place lease intangible assets, net     1,768       4,635  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547  
                 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY                
Mortgages payable   $ 1,206,136     $ 939,494  
Revolving credit facilities     82,209       67,670  
Accounts payable     1,486       1,652  
Other accrued liabilities     31,690       22,952  
Due to affiliates     726       1,575  
Distributions payable     12,073       14,287  
Total Liabilities     1,334,320       1,047,630  
8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 10,875,000 shares authorized; and 5,721,460 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     139,545       138,801  
6.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, 1,225,000 and 725,000 shares authorized; 306,009 and 184,130 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     272,842       161,742  
7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; and 2,323,750 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     56,485       56,196  
Equity                
Stockholders’ Equity                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 229,900,000 and 230,400,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively            
7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; 2,850,602 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017     68,705       68,705  
Common stock - Class A, $0.01 par value, 747,509,582 shares authorized; 23,322,211 and 24,218,359 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     233       242  
Common stock - Class C, $0.01 par value, 76,603 shares authorized; 76,603 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017     1       1  
Additional paid-in-capital     307,938       318,170  
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings     (218,531 )     (164,286 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity     158,346       222,832  
Noncontrolling Interests                
Operating partnership units     27,613       42,999  
Partially owned properties     28,984       20,347  
Total Noncontrolling Interests     56,597       63,346  
Total Equity     214,943       286,178  
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY   $ 2,018,135     $ 1,690,547  

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
(Dollars in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenues                                
Net rental income   $ 39,534     $ 30,568     $ 144,325     $ 102,806  
Other property revenues     4,754       3,817       18,136       12,840  
Interest income from related parties     5,723       2,189       22,255       7,930  
Total revenues     50,011       36,574       184,716       123,576  
Expenses                                
Property operating     17,493       14,142       67,997       48,346  
Property management fees     1,184       934       4,391       3,185  
General and administrative     5,623       3,292       19,553       7,541  
Management fees to related parties           993             12,726  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,233  
Management internalization           41,907             43,554  
Weather-related losses, net     107       336       288       1,014  
Depreciation and amortization     16,839       15,530       62,683       48,624  
Total expenses     41,283       77,153       155,028       168,223  
Operating income (loss)     8,728       (40,579 )     29,688       (44,647 )
Other income (expense)                                
Other income                       17  
Preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     2,435       2,472       10,312       10,336  
Gain on sale of real estate investments           123             50,163  
Gain on sale of real estate joint venture interests           24             10,262  
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs                 (2,277 )     (1,639 )
Interest expense, net     (16,935 )     (9,181 )     (52,998 )     (31,520 )
Total other (expense) income     (14,500 )     (6,562 )     (44,963 )     37,619  
Net loss     (5,772 )     (47,141 )     (15,275 )     (7,028 )
Preferred stock dividends     (9,642 )     (7,753 )     (35,637 )     (27,023 )
Preferred stock accretion     (1,829 )     (1,123 )     (5,970 )     (3,011 )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests                                
Operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Partially owned properties     (460 )     (400 )     (1,284 )     17,989  
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )     (9,776 )     (14,123 )     8,617  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
                                 
Net loss per common share - Basic   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )
                                 
Net loss per common share – Diluted   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (1.82 )   $ (1.79 )
                                 
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding     23,702,897       24,701,535       23,845,800       25,561,673  
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding     23,702,897       24,701,535       23,845,800       25,561,673  

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Reconciliation of Funds from Operations (FFO), Core FFO (CFFO), and Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) Attributable to Common Shares and Units
For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for share and per share data)

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common shares   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Add back: Net loss attributable to operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Net loss attributable to common shares and units     (16,783 )     (55,617 )     (55,598 )     (55,051 )
                                 
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Real estate depreciation and amortization (1)     15,785       14,520       59,103       44,741  
Gain on sale of real estate investments           (123 )           (34,436 )
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net           (15 )           (6,414 )
FFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units     (998 )     (41,235 )     3,505       (51,160 )
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,091  
 Non-cash interest expense     780       428       3,757       1,939  
 Unrealized loss on derivatives     3,001             2,776        
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs                 2,226       1,551  
Weather-related losses, net     102       315       280       956  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization (1)     85       6       301       6  
Non-recurring income                       (16 )
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )     (253 )     (980 )     (1,243 )
Management internalization           41,907             43,554  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768       1,972       6,807       15,022  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
CFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units   $ 6,324     $ 4,282     $ 24,758     $ 16,711  
                                 
Common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Normally recurring capital expenditures     (735 )     (520 )     (2,569 )     (1,541 )
AFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units   $ 5,589     $ 3,762     $ 22,189     $ 15,170  
                                 
Per Share and Unit Information:                                
FFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ (0.03 )   $ (1.39 )   $ 0.11     $ (1.89 )
                                 
CFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ 0.20     $ 0.14     $ 0.80     $ 0.62  
                                 
AFFO Attributable to Common Shares and Units - diluted   $ 0.18     $ 0.13     $ 0.72     $ 0.56  
                                 
Weighted average common shares and units outstanding - diluted     31,113,092       29,710,465       30,995,249       27,032,354  

 

(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 – partially owned properties, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Mortgages Payable Summary Information
As of December 31, 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

Mortgages Payable

 

Property   Outstanding
Principal
    Interest Rate     Fixed/ Floating   Maturity Date
ARIUM at Palmer Ranch   $ 41,348       4.41 %   Fixed   May 1, 2025
ARIUM Glenridge     49,500       3.68 %   L + 1.33% subject to Cap (1)   September 1, 2025
ARIUM Grandewood     39,385       4.05 %   (2)   July 1, 2025
ARIUM Hunter’s Creek     72,294       3.65 %   Fixed   November 1, 2024
ARIUM Metrowest     64,559       4.43 %   Fixed   May 1, 2025
ARIUM Palms     30,320       3.75 %   L + 1.40% subject to Cap (1)   September 1, 2025
ARIUM Pine Lakes     26,950       3.95 %   Fixed   November 1, 2023
ARIUM Westside     52,150       3.68 %   Fixed   August 1, 2023
Ashford Belmar     100,675       4.53 %   Fixed   December 1, 2025
Ashton Reserve I     30,878       4.67 %   Fixed   December 1, 2025
Ashton Reserve II     15,213       3.85 %   L + 1.50% subject to Cap (1)   August 1, 2025
Citrus Tower     41,438       4.07 %   Fixed   October 1, 2024
Enders Place at Baldwin Park (3)     23,822       4.30 %   Fixed   November 1, 2022
James on South First     26,500       4.35 %   Fixed   January 1, 2024
Marquis at Crown Ridge     28,634       3.96 %   L + 1.61% subject to Cap (1)   June 1, 2024
Marquis at Stone Oak     42,725       3.96 %   L + 1.61% subject to Cap (1)   June 1, 2024
Marquis at The Cascades I     32,899       3.96 %   L + 1.61% subject to Cap (1)   June 1, 2024
Marquis at The Cascades II     22,960       3.96 %   L + 1.61% subject to Cap (1)   June 1, 2024
Marquis at TPC     16,826       3.96 %   L + 1.61% subject to Cap (1)   June 1, 2024
Outlook at Greystone     22,105       4.30 %   Fixed   June 1, 2025
Park & Kingston (4)     18,432       3.41 %   Fixed   April 1, 2020
Plantation Park     26,625       4.64 %   Fixed   July 1, 2028
Preston View     41,657       3.85 %   L + 1.50% subject to Cap (1)   August 1, 2025
Roswell City Walk     51,000       3.63 %   Fixed   December 1, 2026
Sorrel     38,684       4.64 %   L + 2.29% subject to Cap (1)   May 1, 2023
Sovereign     28,227       3.46 %   Fixed   November 10, 2022
The Brodie     34,825       3.71 %   Fixed   December 1, 2023
The Links at Plum Creek     40,000       4.31 %   Fixed   October 1, 2025
The Mills     26,298       4.21 %   Fixed   January 1, 2025
The Preserve at Henderson Beach     35,602       4.65 %   Fixed   January 5, 2023
Veranda at Centerfield     26,100       3.60 %   L + 1.25% subject to Cap (1)   July 26, 2023
Villages of Cypress Creek     26,200       3.23 %   Fixed   October 1, 2022
Wesley Village     40,545       4.25 %   Fixed   April 1, 2024
Total     1,215,376                  
Fair value adjustments     2,204                  
Deferred financing costs, net     (11,444 )                
Total   $ 1,206,136                  
Weighted Average Interest Rate     4.06 %                

 

(1) In December 2018, one month LIBOR in effect was 2.35%. One month LIBOR at December 31, 2018 was 2.50%. LIBOR rate is subject to a LIBOR rate cap of 2.50% until at earliest July 1, 2021.

(2) The principal balance includes a $19.7 million advance at a fixed rate of 4.35% and a $19.7 million advance at a variable rate of 3.75% as of December 31, 2018.

(3) The principal balance includes a $16.2 million loan at a fixed rate of 3.97% and a $7.6 million supplemental loan at a fixed rate of 5.01%.

(4) The principal balance includes a $15.3 million loan at a fixed rate of 3.21% and a $3.2 million supplemental loan at a fixed rate of 4.34%.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Mortgages Payable Summary Information Continued
As of December 31, 2018
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

Mortgages Payable Maturity Schedules

 

Year   Fixed Rate     Floating Rate     Total     % of Total  
2019   $ 4,530     $ 2,835     $ 7,365       0.61 %
2020     27,109       3,644       30,753       2.53 %
2021     11,251       4,654       15,905       1.31 %
2022     85,568       5,904       91,472       7.53 %
2023     153,084       68,131       221,215       18.20 %
Thereafter     568,644       280,022       848,666       69.82 %
    $ 850,186     $ 365,190     $ 1,215,376       100.00 %
Fair Value Adjustments     2,204       -       2,204          
Subtotal   $ 852,390     $ 365,190     $ 1,217,580          
Deferred Financing Costs, net     (7,611 )     (3,833 )     (11,444 )        
Total   $ 844,779     $ 361,357     $ 1,206,136          

 

    Amounts     % of Total     Weighted
Average Interest
Rates
    Weighted
Average
Maturities
(years)
 
Secured Fixed Rate Debt   $ 852,390       70.0 %     4.12 %     5.8  
Secured Floating Rate Debt (1)     365,190       30.0 %     3.92 %     5.8  
Total/Average   $ 1,217,580       100.0 %     4.06 %     5.8  

 

(1) 100% of the floating rate debt is subject to a LIBOR rate cap of 2.50% until at earliest July 1, 2021.

 

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Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
2019 Projected Guidance
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands except for per share data)

  

    2019 Outlook (3)  
    Low     High  
             
Core Funds From Operations Attributable to Common Shares and Units per share   $ 0.80     $ 0.84  
                 
Same Store NOI Growth     3.0 %     4.0 %
Property management fee as a % of revenue     2.7 %     2.7 %
General and administrative expenses (1)     10,300       10,000  
Income from preferred equity & mezzanine investments     33,500       33,500  
Normally recurring capital expenditures (2)     2,500       2,300  
                 
Value-add Upgrades                
Forecasted unit count     900       1,200  
Return on investment     20 %     20 %
                 
Dispositions                
Total Gross Asset Value     200,000       400,000  
                 
Non-Controlling Interest, Preferred Stock and Share Count Assumptions                
Noncontrolling interest % of CFFO - Partially owned properties     5.0 %     4.7 %
Series B Raise     135,000       185,000  
Preferred stock dividends     44,000       45,300  
Estimated weighted average diluted common shares and units outstanding     31,500       31,500  

 

Amounts in thousands except per share.

 

(1) General and administrative expenses exclude non-cash expenses, such as depreciation and non-cash equity compensation.

 

(2) Normally recurring capital expenditures exclude development, investment, revenue enhancing and non-recurring capital expenditures.

 

(3) The Company has not reconciled projected Core Funds From Operations Attributable to Common Shares and Units per share (“CFFO”) guidance to the corresponding GAAP financial measure because it does not provide guidance for various reconciling items. The Company is unable to provide guidance for these reconciling items since certain items that impact net income are outside of its control and cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures are not available.

 

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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, Core Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations, Attributable to Common Shares and Units

We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), core funds from operations (“CFFO”), and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT.

 

FFO attributable to common shares and units 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 NAREIT 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.

 

CFFO makes certain adjustments to FFO, removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations such as stock compensation expense, acquisition expenses, unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, losses on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs (includes prepayment penalties incurred and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and fair market value adjustments of assumed debt), non-cash interest, one-time weather-related costs, and preferred stock accretion. We believe that CFFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it excludes the effects of certain items which can create significant earnings volatility, but which do not directly relate to our core recurring property operations. As a result, we believe that CFFO can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and provides a more meaningful predictor of future earnings potential.

 

AFFO makes certain adjustments to CFFO in order to arrive at a more refined measure of the operating performance of our portfolio. There is no industry standard definition of AFFO and practice is divergent across the industry. AFFO adjusts CFFO for items that impact our ongoing operations, such as subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and while we were externally managed, when calculating the quarterly incentive fee paid to our former Manager only, we further adjusted FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).  We believe that AFFO is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental indicator of our operational performance.

 

Our calculation of CFFO and AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating CFFO and AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our CFFO and AFFO may not be comparable to CFFO and AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO, CFFO, and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition 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, CFFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO, CFFO, and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. While we were externally managed, we also used AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee paid to our former Manager in prior periods.

 

Neither FFO, CFFO, nor AFFO is equivalent to net income, including net income attributable to common stockholders, or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO, CFFO, 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, CFFO, nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income, including net income attributable to common stockholders, 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 five additional operating properties and three investments accounted for on the equity method of accounting subsequent to December 31, 2017. The results presented 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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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)

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate ("EBITDAre")

 

NAREIT defines earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate ("EBITDAre") (September 2017 White Paper) as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating properties, and impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties.

 

We consider EBITDAre 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 unobscured by non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization, the cost of debt or non-recurring items.

 

Adjusted EBITDAre represents EBITDAre further adjusted for non-comparable items and it is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as income tax payments, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and other fixed charges.

 

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are not recognized measurements under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

The reconciliations of net loss attributable to common stockholders to EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are presented in the table below:

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (4,458 )     (9,776 )     (14,123 )     8,617  
Preferred stock dividends     9,642       7,753       35,637       27,023  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
Interest expense, net     16,935       9,181       52,998       31,520  
Depreciation and amortization     16,754       15,524       62,382       48,618  
Gain on sale of real estate investments     -       (123 )     -       (50,163 )
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net     -       (24 )     -       (10,262 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs     -       -       2,277       1,639  
EBITDAre   $ 27,917     $ (22,583 )   $ 102,382     $ 14,324  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,233  
Management internalization     -       41,907       -       43,554  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85       6       301       6  
Weather-related losses, net     107       336       288       1,014  
Non-cash equity compensation     1,768       1,972       6,807       15,022  
Non-recurring income     -       -       -       (17 )
Non-cash preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     (280 )     (253 )     (980 )     (1,243 )
Adjusted EBITDAre   $ 29,634     $ 21,404     $ 108,914     $ 75,893  

 

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

 

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; 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 a supplemental measure of our financial performance.

 

We have acquired interests in five additional operating properties and three investments accounted for on the equity method of accounting subsequent to December 31, 2017. Therefore, the results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance.

 

The following table reflects net loss attributable to common stockholders together with a reconciliation to NOI and to same store and non-same store contributions to consolidated NOI, as computed in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented:

 

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Net loss attributable to common shares   $ (12,785 )   $ (46,241 )   $ (42,759 )   $ (45,679 )
Add back: Net loss attributable to operating partnership units     (3,998 )     (9,376 )     (12,839 )     (9,372 )
Net loss attributable to common shares and units     (16,783 )     (55,617 )     (55,598 )     (55,051 )
Add common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Depreciation and amortization     15,785       14,520       59,103       44,741  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     85       6       301       6  
Non-cash interest expense     780       428       3,757       1,939  
Unrealized loss on derivatives     3,001       -       2,776       -  
Property management fees     1,118       873       4,151       2,915  
Management fees to related parties     -       993       -       12,726  
Acquisition and pursuit costs     37       19       116       3,091  
Loss on extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs     -       -       2,226       1,551  
Corporate operating expenses     5,552       3,292       19,416       7,541  
Management internalization     -       41,907       -       43,554  
Weather-related losses, net     102       315       280       956  
Preferred dividends     9,642       7,753       35,637       27,023  
Preferred stock accretion     1,829       1,123       5,970       3,011  
Less common stockholders and operating partnership units pro-rata share of:                                
Other income     -       -       -       16  
Preferred returns and equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures     2,435       2,472       10,312       10,336  
Interest income from related parties     5,723       2,189       22,255       7,930  
Gain on sale of joint venture interests, net     -       15       -       6,414  
Gain on sale of real estate investments     -       123       -       34,436  
Pro-rata share of properties' income     12,990       10,813       45,568       34,871  
Add:                                
Noncontrolling interest pro-rata share of partially owned property income     774       707       2,629       3,112  
Total property income     13,764       11,520       48,197       37,983  
Add:                                
Interest expense     13,031       8,723       46,267       29,317  
Net operating income     26,795       20,243       94,464       67,300  
Less:                                
Non-same store net operating income     7,682       2,488       44,927       20,057  
Same store net operating income (1)   $ 19,113     $ 17,755     $ 49,537     $ 47,243  

 

(1) Same store portfolio for the three months ended December 31, 2018 consists of 24 properties, which represent 7,962 units. Same store portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018 consists of 16 properties, which represent 5,151 units.

 

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