Douglas Emmett Inc 10-Q for FY2024 Q1
Douglas Emmett Inc (DEI)
10-Q
2024-05-10
For: 2024-03-31
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About this 10-Q
Douglas Emmett Inc filed this 10-Q on May 10, 2024, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (FY2024 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $244.97M
- down 2.9% from $252.39M a year earlier
- Net income
- $8.91M
- down 51.5% from net income of $18.37M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.05
- down 50.0% from $0.10 a year earlier
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
or
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission file number: 001-33106
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
(310 ) 255-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | ||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ||||||||||||
| 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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Class | Outstanding at | May 3, 2024 | |||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | shares | ||||||||||
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DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC. FORM 10-Q | ||||||||
| Table of Contents | ||||||||
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Glossary
Abbreviations used in this Report:
| AOCI | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification | ||||
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update | ||||
| BOMA | Building Owners and Managers Association | ||||
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| Code | Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended | ||||
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 | ||||
| DEI | Douglas Emmett, Inc. | ||||
| EPS | Earnings Per Share | ||||
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | ||||
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | ||||
| FCA | Financial Conduct Authority | ||||
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | ||||
| FFO | Funds From Operations | ||||
| Fund | Unconsolidated Institutional Real Estate Fund | ||||
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) | ||||
| JV | Joint Venture | ||||
| LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | ||||
| LTIP Units | Long-Term Incentive Plan Units | ||||
| NAREIT | National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts | ||||
| OCI | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||
| OP Units | Operating Partnership Units | ||||
| Operating Partnership | Douglas Emmett Properties, LP | ||||
| Partnership X | Douglas Emmett Partnership X, LP | ||||
| PCAOB | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) | ||||
| REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust | ||||
| Report | Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q | ||||
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission | ||||
| Securities Act | Securities Act of 1933, as amended | ||||
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | ||||
| TRS | Taxable REIT Subsidiary(ies) | ||||
| US | United States | ||||
| USD | United States Dollar | ||||
| VIE | Variable Interest Entity(ies) | ||||
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Glossary
Defined terms used in this Report:
| Annualized Rent | Annualized cash base rent (excludes tenant reimbursements, parking and other revenue) before abatements under leases commenced as of the reporting date and expiring after the reporting date. Annualized Rent for our triple net office properties (in Honolulu and one single tenant building in Los Angeles) is calculated by adding expense reimbursements and estimates of normal building expenses paid by tenants to base rent. Annualized Rent does not include lost rent recovered from insurance and rent for building management use. Annualized Rent includes rent for our corporate headquarters in Santa Monica. We report Annualized Rent because it is a widely reported measure of the performance of equity REITs, and is used by some investors as a means to determine tenant demand and to compare our performance and value with other REITs. We use Annualized Rent to manage and monitor the performance of our office and multifamily portfolios. | ||||
| Consolidated Portfolio | Includes all of the properties included in our consolidated results, including our consolidated JVs. | ||||
| Funds From Operations (FFO) | We calculate FFO in accordance with the standards established by NAREIT by excluding gains (or losses) on sales of investments in real estate, gains (or losses) from changes in control of investments in real estate, real estate depreciation and amortization (other than amortization of right-of-use assets for which we are the lessee and amortization of deferred loan costs), impairment write-downs of real estate and impairment write-downs of our investment in our unconsolidated Fund from our net income (loss) (including adjusting for the effect of such items attributable to our consolidated JVs and our unconsolidated Fund, but not for noncontrolling interests included in our Operating Partnership). FFO is a non-GAAP supplemental financial measure that we report because we believe it is useful to our investors. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 2 of this Report for a discussion of FFO. | ||||
| Leased Rate | The percentage leased as of the reporting date. Management space is considered leased. Space taken out of service during a repositioning or which is vacant as a result of a fire or other damage is excluded from both the numerator and denominator for calculating the Leased Rate. For newly developed buildings going through initial lease up, units are included in both the numerator and denominator as they are leased. We report Leased Rate because it is a widely reported measure of the performance of equity REITs, and is also used by some investors as a means to determine tenant demand and to compare our performance with other REITs. We use Leased Rate to manage and monitor the performance of our office and multifamily portfolios. | ||||
| Net Operating Income (NOI) | We calculate NOI as revenue less operating expenses attributable to the properties that we own and operate. NOI is calculated by excluding the following from our net income (loss): general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, other income, other expenses, income (loss) from unconsolidated Fund, interest expense, gains (or losses) on sales of investments in real estate and net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. NOI is a non-GAAP supplemental financial measure that we report because we believe it is useful to our investors. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 2 of this Report for a discussion of our Same Property NOI. | ||||
| Occupancy Rate | We calculate Occupancy Rate by excluding signed leases not yet commenced from the Leased Rate. Management space is considered occupied. Space taken out of service during a repositioning or which is vacant as a result of a fire or other damage is excluded from both the numerator and denominator for calculating the Occupancy Rate. For newly developed buildings going through initial lease up, units are included in both the numerator and denominator as they are occupied. We report Occupancy Rate because it is a widely reported measure of the performance of equity REITs, and is also used by some investors as a means to determine tenant demand and to compare our performance with other REITs. We use Occupancy Rate to manage and monitor the performance of our office and multifamily portfolios. | ||||
| Recurring Capital Expenditures | Building improvements required to maintain revenues once a property has been stabilized, and excludes capital expenditures for (i) acquired buildings being stabilized, (ii) newly developed space, (iii) upgrades to improve revenues or operating expenses or significantly change the use of the space, (iv) casualty damage and (v) bringing the property into compliance with governmental or lender requirements. We report Recurring Capital Expenditures because it is a widely reported measure of the performance of equity REITs, and is used by some investors as a means to determine our cash flow requirements and to compare our performance with other REITs. We use Recurring Capital Expenditures to manage and monitor the performance of our office and multifamily portfolios. | ||||
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Glossary
Defined terms used in this Report (continued): | |||||
| Rentable Square Feet | Based on the BOMA remeasurement and consists of leased square feet (including square feet with respect to signed leases not commenced as of the reporting date), available square feet, building management use square feet and square feet of the BOMA adjustment on leased space. We report Rentable Square Feet because it is a widely reported measure of the performance and value of equity REITs, and is also used by some investors to compare our performance and value with other REITs. We use Rentable Square Feet to manage and monitor the performance of our office portfolio. | ||||
| Rental Rate | We present two forms of Rental Rates - Cash Rental Rates and Straight-Line Rental Rates. Cash Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the rent paid by the Rentable Square Feet. Straight-Line Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the average rent over the lease term by the Rentable Square Feet. | ||||
| Same Properties | Our consolidated properties that have been owned and operated by us in a consistent manner, and reported in our consolidated results during the entire span of both periods being compared. We exclude from our same property subset any properties that during the comparable periods were: (i) acquired, (ii) sold, held for sale, contributed or otherwise removed from our consolidated financial statements, (iii) that underwent a major repositioning project or were impacted by development activity, or suffered significant casualty loss that we believed significantly affected the properties' operating results. We also exclude rent received from ground leases. | ||||
| Short-Term Leases | Represents leases that expired on or before the reporting date or had a term of less than one year, including hold over tenancies, month to month leases and other short-term occupancies. | ||||
| Total Portfolio | Includes our Consolidated Portfolio plus the properties owned by our Fund. | ||||
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This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by looking for words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “approximate”, “intend”, “plan”, “would”, “could”, “may”, “future” or other similar expressions in this Report. We claim the protection of the safe harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements used in this Report, or those that we make orally or in writing from time to time, are based on our beliefs and assumptions, as well as information currently available to us. Actual outcomes will be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors beyond our control or ability to predict. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect. As a result, our future results can be expected to differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. Accordingly, investors should use caution when relying on previously reported forward-looking statements, which were based on results and trends at the time they were made, to anticipate future results or trends. Some of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include the following:
•adverse economic, political or real estate developments affecting Southern California or Honolulu, Hawaii;
•competition from other real estate investors in our markets;
•decreasing rental rates or increasing tenant incentive and vacancy rates;
•reduced demand for office space, including as a result of remote work and flexible working arrangements that allow work from remote locations other than the employer’s office premises;
•defaults on, early terminations of, or non-renewal of leases by tenants;
•increases in interest rates;
•increases in operating costs, including due to inflation;
•insufficient cash flows to service our outstanding debt or pay rent on ground leases;
•difficulties in raising capital;
•inability to liquidate real estate or other investments quickly;
•adverse changes to rent control laws and regulations;
•environmental uncertainties;
•natural disasters;
•fire and other property damage;
•insufficient insurance, or increases in insurance costs;
•inability to successfully expand into new markets and submarkets;
•difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and failure to complete acquisitions successfully;
•failure to successfully operate acquired properties;
•risks associated with property development;
•risks associated with JVs;
•conflicts of interest with our officers and reliance on key personnel;
•changes in zoning and other land use laws;
•adverse results of litigation or governmental proceedings;
•failure to comply with laws, regulations and covenants that are applicable to our business;
•possible terrorist attacks or wars;
•possible cyber attacks or intrusions;
•adverse changes to accounting rules;
•weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting;
•failure to maintain our REIT status under federal tax laws; and
•adverse changes to tax laws, including those related to property taxes.
For further discussion of these and other risk factors see Item 1A. "Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in this Report. This Report and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Douglas Emmett, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited; In thousands, except share data) | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Investment in real estate, gross | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Investment in real estate, net | |||||||||||
| Ground lease right-of-use asset | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Tenant receivables | |||||||||||
| Deferred rent receivables | |||||||||||
| Acquired lease intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Interest rate contract assets | |||||||||||
| Investment in unconsolidated Fund | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Secured notes payable, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Ground lease liability | |||||||||||
| Interest payable, accounts payable and deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Security deposits | |||||||||||
| Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net | |||||||||||
| Dividends payable | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||
Common Stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Douglas Emmett, Inc. stockholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Total Equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office rental | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental revenues and tenant recoveries | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total office revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily rental | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total multifamily revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) income from unconsolidated Fund | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per common share – basic and diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): cash flow hedges | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(Unaudited; in thousands, except dividend per share data)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares of Common Stock | Beginning balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of OP Units for common stock | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of OP units for common stock | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Paid-in Capital | Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of OP Units for common stock | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of OP Units with cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow hedge adjustments | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Deficit | Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interests | Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow hedge adjustments | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of OP Units for common stock | ( | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of OP Units with cash | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statement continues on the next page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(Unaudited; in thousands, except dividend per share data)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Equity | Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow hedge adjustments | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of OP Units with cash | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared per common share | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited and in thousands)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Loss (income) from unconsolidated Fund | ( | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Net accretion of acquired lease intangibles | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Straight-line rent | |||||||||||
| Loan premium amortized and written off | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred loan costs amortized and written off | |||||||||||
| Amortization of stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
| Operating distributions from unconsolidated Fund | |||||||||||
| Change in working capital components: | |||||||||||
| Tenant receivables | |||||||||||
| Interest payable, accounts payable and deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Security deposits | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures for improvements to real estate | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Capital expenditures for developments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Insurance recoveries for damage to real estate | |||||||||||
| Acquisition of additional interest in unconsolidated Fund | ( | ||||||||||
| Capital distributions from unconsolidated Fund | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | |||||||||||
| Repayment of borrowings | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Loan cost payments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests in consolidated JVs | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid to common stockholders | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Repurchases of OP Units | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning balance | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited and in thousands)
| Reconciliation of Ending Cash Balance | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash (included in Other assets on our consolidated balance sheets) | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
Supplemental Cash Flows Information
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Capitalized interest paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash Investing Transactions | |||||||||||
| Accrual for real estate and development capital expenditures | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Capitalized stock-based compensation for improvements to real estate and developments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Removal of fully depreciated and amortized buildings, building improvements, tenant improvements and lease intangibles | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Removal of fully amortized acquired lease intangible assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Removal of fully accreted acquired lease intangible liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash Financing Transactions | |||||||||||
| Gain (loss) recorded in AOCI - consolidated derivatives | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Gain (loss) recorded in AOCI - unconsolidated Fund's derivatives (our share) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Dividends declared | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Exchange of OP Units for common stock | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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1. Overview
Organization and Business Description
Douglas Emmett, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT. We are one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties in Los Angeles County, California and Honolulu, Hawaii. Through our interest in our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, consolidated JVs and unconsolidated Fund, we focus on owning, acquiring, developing and managing a substantial market share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities. The terms "us," "we" and "our" as used in the consolidated financial statements refer to Douglas Emmett, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
At March 31, 2024, our Consolidated Portfolio consisted of (i) a 17.6 million square foot office portfolio, (ii) 4,528 multifamily apartment units and (iii) fee interests in two parcels of land from which we receive rent under ground leases. We also manage and own an equity interest in an unconsolidated Fund which, at March 31, 2024, owned an additional 0.4 million square feet of office space. We manage our unconsolidated Fund alongside our Consolidated Portfolio, and we therefore present the statistics for our office portfolio on a Total Portfolio basis. As of March 31, 2024, our portfolio consisted of the following (including ancillary retail space and excluding two parcels of land from which we receive rent under ground leases):
| Consolidated Portfolio | Total Portfolio | ||||||||||
| Office | |||||||||||
| Wholly-owned properties | |||||||||||
| Consolidated JV properties | |||||||||||
| Unconsolidated Fund properties | |||||||||||
| Multifamily | |||||||||||
| Wholly-owned properties | |||||||||||
| Consolidated JV properties | |||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are the consolidated financial statements of Douglas Emmett, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including our Operating Partnership and our consolidated JVs. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.
We consolidate entities in which we are considered to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE or have a majority of the voting interest of the entity. We are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of that VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We do not consolidate entities in which the other parties have substantive kick-out rights to remove our power to direct the activities, most significantly impacting the economic performance, of that VIE. In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, we consider factors such as ownership interest, management representation, authority to control decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of each party.
We consolidate our Operating Partnership through which we conduct substantially all of our business, and own, directly and through subsidiaries, substantially all of our assets, and are obligated to repay substantially all of our liabilities. The consolidated debt, excluding our consolidated JVs, was $3.76 four JVs through our Operating Partnership. We consolidate our Operating Partnership and our four JVs because they are VIEs and we or our Operating Partnership are the primary beneficiary for each.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2024, our consolidated VIE entities, excluding our Operating Partnership, had:
•aggregate consolidated assets of $3.82 billion (of which $3.45 billion related to investment in real estate), and
•aggregate consolidated liabilities of $1.89 billion (of which $1.81 billion related to debt).
As of December 31, 2023, our consolidated VIE entities, excluding our Operating Partnership, had:
•aggregate consolidated assets of $3.83 billion (of which $3.47 billion related to investment in real estate), and
•aggregate consolidated liabilities of $1.88 billion (of which $1.81 billion related to debt).
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC in conformity with US GAAP as established by the FASB in the ASC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with US GAAP may have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make their presentation not misleading. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include, in our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial information set forth therein. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the notes thereto. Any references to the number or class of properties, square footage, per square footage amounts, apartment units and geography, are outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm’s review of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
We have not made any changes to our significant accounting policies disclosed in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make certain estimates that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Rental revenues and tenant recoveries
We account for our rental revenues, and variable lease payments such as tenant recoveries and parking revenues, in accordance with Topic 842. We adopted a practical expedient which allows us to account for our rental revenues, tenant recoveries and parking revenues on a combined basis. Rental revenues and tenant recoveries from tenant leases are included in Rental revenues and tenant recoveries on our consolidated statements of operations. Tenant recoveries were $9.1 million and $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Parking revenues are included in Parking and other income on our consolidated statements of operations.
Collectibility
In accordance with Topic 842, we perform an assessment as to whether or not substantially all of the amounts due under a tenant’s lease agreement is deemed probable of collection. This assessment involves using a methodology that requires judgment and estimates about matters that are uncertain at the time the estimates are made, including tenant specific factors, specific industry conditions, and general economic trends and conditions.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
For leases where we have concluded it is probable that we will collect substantially all the lease payments due under those leases, we continue to record lease income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For leases where we have concluded that it is not probable that we will collect substantially all the lease payments due under those leases, we limit the lease income to the lesser of the income recognized on a straight-line basis or cash basis. We write-off tenant receivables and deferred rent receivables as a charge against rental revenues and tenant recoveries in the period we conclude that substantially all of the lease payments are not probable of collection. If we subsequently collect amounts that were previously written off then the amounts collected are recorded as an increase to our rental revenues and tenant recoveries in the period they are collected. If our conclusion of collectibility changes, we will record the difference between the lease income that would have been recognized on a straight-line basis and cash basis as a current-period adjustment to rental revenues and tenant recoveries.
Income Taxes
We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code. Provided that we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we are generally not subject to corporate-level income tax on the earnings distributed currently to our stockholders that we derive from our REIT qualifying activities. We are subject to corporate-level tax on the earnings that we derive through our TRS.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Changes to US GAAP are implemented by the FASB in the form of ASUs. We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. As of the date of this Report, the FASB has not issued any ASUs that we expect to be applicable and have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
3. Investment in Real Estate
The table below summarizes our investment in real estate:
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Land | $ | $ | |||||||||
Buildings and improvements(1) | |||||||||||
| Tenant improvements and lease intangibles | |||||||||||
Property under development(1) | |||||||||||
| Investment in real estate, gross | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Property under development balances transferred to Building and improvements for real estate placed into service was $3.2 million.
Property to be Removed from Service
During the second quarter of 2023, we removed our Barrington Plaza Apartments property in Los Angeles from the rental market.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
4. Ground Lease
We pay rent under a ground lease located in Honolulu, Hawaii, which expires on December 31, 2086. The rent is fixed at $733 thousand per year until February 28, 2029, after which it will reset to the greater of the existing ground rent or the market rent at the time.
As of March 31, 2024, the ground lease right-of-use asset carrying value was $7.4 million and the ground lease liability was $10.8 million.
Ground rent expense, which is included in Office expenses on our consolidated statements of operations, was $183
The table below, which assumes that the ground rent payments will continue to be $733 thousand per year after February 28, 2029, presents the future minimum ground lease payments as of March 31, 2024:
| Twelve months ending March 31: | (In thousands) | ||||
| 2025 | $ | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total future minimum lease payments | $ | ||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
5. Acquired Lease Intangibles
Summary of our Acquired Lease Intangibles
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Above-market tenant leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Above-market tenant leases - accumulated amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Above-market ground lease where we are the lessor | |||||||||||
| Above-market ground lease - accumulated amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Acquired lease intangible assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Below-market tenant leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Below-market tenant leases - accumulated accretion | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Impact on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
The table below summarizes the net amortization/accretion related to our above- and below-market leases:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net accretion of above- and below-market tenant lease assets and liabilities(1) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of an above-market ground lease asset(2) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Recorded as a net increase to office and multifamily rental revenues.
(2) Recorded as a decrease to office parking and other income.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
6. Investment in Unconsolidated Fund
Description of our Fund
As of March 31, 2024, we managed and owned an equity interest of 74.0 % in an unconsolidated Fund, Partnership X, through which we and other investors in the Fund owned two 0.4 million square feet. During 2023 we owned an equity interest of 33.5 % in the Fund. On December 31, 2023, we purchased an additional 20.2 % equity interest in the Fund which increased our equity interest in the Fund to 53.8 %. On February 29, 2024, we purchased an additional 20.2 % equity interest in the Fund which increased our equity interest in the Fund to 74.0 %.
Partnership X pays us fees and reimburses us for certain expenses related to property management and other services we provide, which are included in Other income on our consolidated statements of operations. We also receive distributions based on invested capital and on any profits that exceed certain specified cash returns to the investors. The table below presents the cash distributions we received from Partnership X:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Operating distributions received | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Capital distributions received | |||||||||||
| Total distributions received | $ | $ | |||||||||
Summarized Financial Information for Partnership X
The tables below present selected financial information for Partnership X. The amounts presented reflect 100 % (not our pro-rata share) of the amounts related to the Fund, and are based upon historical book value:
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
7. Other Assets
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| Indefinite-lived intangibles | |||||||||||
Deposit with lender(1) | |||||||||||
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total other assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1) In connection with the Barrington Plaza loan, we deposited cash into an interest-bearing collateral account with the lender. See our debt disclosures in Note 8 (note 4 to the table) for more detail regarding this loan and the related deposit.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
8. Secured Notes Payable, Net
| Description | Maturity Date(1) | Principal Balance as of March 31, 2024 | Principal Balance as of December 31, 2023 | Variable Interest Rate | Fixed Interest Rate(2) | Swap Maturity Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3)(5) | $ | $ | SOFR + | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae loan(3)(5) | SOFR + | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae loan(3)(4) | SOFR + | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae loan(3)(5) | SOFR + | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(6) | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated JVs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3)(9) | SOFR + | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term loan(3)(7) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae loan(3) | SOFR + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Consolidated Debt(8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unamortized loan premium, net(9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unamortized deferred loan costs, net(10) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Consolidated Debt, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Except as noted below, our loans: (i) are non-recourse, (ii) are secured by separate collateral pools consisting of one or more properties, (iii) require interest-only monthly payments with the outstanding principal due upon maturity, and (iv) contain certain financial covenants which could require us to deposit excess cash flow with the lender under certain circumstances unless we (at our option) either provide a guarantee or additional collateral or pay down the loan within certain parameters set forth in the loan documents. Certain loans with maturity date extension options require us to meet minimum financial thresholds in order to extend the loan maturity date.
(1)Maturity dates include extension options.
(2)Effective rate as of March 31, 2024. Includes the effect of interest rate swaps (if applicable) and excludes the effect of prepaid loan fees and loan premiums. See Note 10 for details of our interest rate swaps. See further below for details of our loan costs and loan premiums.
(3)The loan agreement includes a zero -percent SOFR floor. If the loan is swap-fixed then the related swaps do not include such a floor.
(4)The loan is secured by four residential properties. A portion of the loan totaling $472 million has a lender-required out-of-the-money interest rate cap at a weighted average of 8.99 % until July 2026. For the portion of the loan relating to Barrington Plaza, in connection with the removal of that property from the rental market during 2023, the lender is treating the debt as a construction loan and we signed a construction completion guarantee in January 2024. The lender also required a $13.3 million cash deposit, which we placed into an interest bearing collateral account during 2023. The lender will return the deposit at the earlier of August 2026 or when the loan is paid in full. The deposit is included in Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 7.
(5)The loan has a lender-required out-of-the-money interest rate cap at an interest rate of 7.84 % until August 2026.
(6)The loan requires monthly payments of principal and interest. The principal amortization is based upon a 30 -year amortization schedule.
(7)We guaranteed the portion of the loan principal that would need to be paid down in order to meet the minimum debt yield in the loan agreement. See Note 16.
(8)The table does not include our unconsolidated Fund's loan - see Note 16. See Note 13 for our debt fair value disclosures.
(9)Balances are net of accumulated amortization of $4.2 million and $4.1 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(10)Balances are net of accumulated amortization of $57.7 million and $56.0 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Debt Statistics
The table below summarizes our consolidated fixed and floating rate debt:
| (In thousands) | Principal Balance as of March 31, 2024 | Principal Balance as of December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate swapped to fixed rate loans | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate fixed rate loans | ||||||||||||||
| Aggregate capped rate loans | ||||||||||||||
| Aggregate floating rate loans | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The table below summarizes certain consolidated debt statistics as of March 31, 2024:
| Statistics for consolidated loans with interest fixed under the terms of the loan or a swap | ||||||||
| Principal balance (in billions) | $ | |||||||
| Weighted average remaining life (including extension options) | ||||||||
| Weighted average remaining fixed interest period | ||||||||
| Weighted average annual interest rate | ||||||||
Future Principal Payments
At March 31, 2024, the minimum future principal payments due on our consolidated secured notes payable were as follows:
| Twelve months ending March 31: | Including Maturity Extension Options(1) | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| 2025 | $ | |||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total future principal payments | $ | |||||||
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(1) Some of our loan agreements require that we meet certain minimum financial thresholds to be able to extend the loan maturity.
Loan Premium and Loan Costs
The table below presents loan premium and loan costs, which are included in Interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loan premium amortized and written off | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred loan costs amortized and written off | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loan costs expensed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
9. Interest Payable, Accounts Payable and Deferred Revenue
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Interest payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Total interest payable, accounts payable and deferred revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
10. Derivative Contracts
We make use of interest rate swap and cap contracts to manage the risk associated with changes in interest rates on our floating-rate debt and to satisfy certain lender requirements. When we enter into a floating-rate term loan, we generally enter into an interest rate swap agreement for the equivalent principal amount, for a period covering the majority of the loan term, which effectively converts our floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis during that time. We also enter into interest rate cap agreements from time to time to cap the interest rates on our floating rate loans. We may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to hedge certain economic risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or we elect to not apply hedge accounting. We do not speculate in derivatives and we do not make use of any other derivative instruments. See Note 8 regarding our debt and our consolidated JVs' debt that is hedged.
Derivative Summary
The table below summarizes our derivative contracts as of March 31, 2024:
| Number of Interest Rate Contracts | Notional (In thousands) | ||||||||||
| Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: | |||||||||||
Consolidated derivatives - swaps(1)(2)(3) | $ | ||||||||||
Consolidated derivatives - caps(2)(3) | $ | ||||||||||
Unconsolidated Fund's derivatives - swaps(2)(3)(4) | $ | ||||||||||
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(1)The notional amount reflects 100 %, not our pro-rata share, of our consolidated JVs' derivatives. See Note 8 for more information about our hedged consolidated debt.
(2)Our derivative contracts do not provide for right of offset between derivative contracts.
(3)See Note 13 for our derivative fair value disclosures.
(4)The notional amount reflects 100 %, not our pro-rata share, of our unconsolidated Fund's derivatives. See Note 6 for more information about our Fund, including our equity interest percentage. See "Guarantees" in Note 16 for more information about our Fund's hedged debt.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Counterparty Credit Risk
We are subject to credit risk from the counterparties on our interest rate swap and cap contract assets because we do not receive collateral. We seek to minimize that risk by entering into agreements with a variety of counterparties with investment grade ratings. The fair value of our interest rate swap and cap contract assets, including accrued interest and excluding credit risk adjustments, was as follows:
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
Consolidated derivatives(1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
Unconsolidated Fund's derivatives(2) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)The amounts reflect 100 %, not our pro-rata share, of our consolidated JVs' derivatives.
(2)The amounts reflect 100 %, not our pro-rata share, of our unconsolidated Fund's derivatives. For more information about our Fund, including our equity interest percentage, see Note 6.
Impact of Hedges on AOCI and the Consolidated Statements of Operations
The table below presents the effect of our derivatives on our AOCI and the consolidated statements of operations:
| (In thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: | |||||||||||
| Consolidated derivatives: | |||||||||||
Gains (losses) recorded in AOCI before reclassifications(1) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
Gains reclassified from AOCI to Interest Expense(1) | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Interest expense presented on the consolidated statements of operations | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Unconsolidated Fund's derivatives (our share)(2): | |||||||||||
Gains (losses) recorded in AOCI before reclassifications(1) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
Gains reclassified from AOCI to (Loss) income from unconsolidated Fund(1) | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| (Loss) income from unconsolidated Fund presented on the consolidated statements of operations | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
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(1)See Note 11 for our AOCI reconciliation.
(2)We calculate our share by multiplying the total amount for the Fund by our equity interest in the Fund. For more information about our Fund, including our equity interest percentage, see Note 6.
Future Reclassifications from AOCI
At March 31, 2024, our estimate of the AOCI related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges that will be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months is as follows:
| (In thousands) | |||||
| Consolidated derivatives: | |||||
| Gains to be reclassified from AOCI to Interest Expense | $ | ||||
Unconsolidated Fund's derivatives (our share)(1): | |||||
| Gains to be reclassified from AOCI to (Loss) income from unconsolidated Fund | $ | ||||
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(1) We calculate our share by multiplying the total amount for the Fund by our equity interest in the Fund. For more information about our Fund, including our equity interest percentage, see Note 6.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
11. Equity
Transactions
During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
•We acquired 166 thousand OP Units in exchange for issuing an equal number of shares of our common stock to the holders of the OP Units.
•We acquired 461 OP Units for $6 thousand in cash.
During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
•We repurchased 1.4 million shares of our common stock for $16.5 million in cash, excluding transaction costs, in open market transactions. The average purchase price was $11.50 per share.
•We acquired 5 thousand OP Units for $89 thousand in cash.
Noncontrolling Interests
Our noncontrolling interests consist of interests in our Operating Partnership and consolidated JVs which are not owned by us. As of March 31, 2024, noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership owned 33.7 million OP Units and fully-vested LTIP Units, which represented approximately 16.7 % of our Operating Partnership's total outstanding interests, and we owned 167.4 million OP Units (to match our 167.4 million shares of outstanding common stock), which represented approximately 83.3 % of our Operating Partnership's total outstanding interests.
A share of our common stock, an OP Unit and an LTIP Unit (once vested and booked up) have essentially the same economic characteristics, sharing equally in the distributions from our Operating Partnership. Investors who own OP Units have the right to cause our Operating Partnership to acquire their OP Units for an amount of cash per unit equal to the market value of one share of our common stock at the date of acquisition, or, at our election, exchange their OP Units for shares of our common stock on a one -for-one basis. LTIP Units have been granted to our employees and non-employee directors as part of their compensation. These awards generally vest over a service period and once vested can generally be converted to OP Units provided our stock price increases by more than a specified hurdle.
Changes in our Ownership Interest in our Operating Partnership
The table below presents the effect on our equity from net income attributable to common stockholders and changes in our ownership interest in our Operating Partnership:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Transfers from noncontrolling interests: | |||||||||||
| Exchange of OP Units with noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Repurchases of OP Units from noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Net transfers from noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Change from net income attributable to common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
AOCI Reconciliation(1)
The table below presents a reconciliation of our AOCI, which consists solely of adjustments related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Consolidated derivatives: | |||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ( | ||||||||||
| Reclassification of gains from AOCI to Interest Expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
Unconsolidated Fund's derivatives (our share)(2): | |||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ( | ||||||||||
| Reclassification of gains from AOCI to (Loss) income from unconsolidated Fund | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net current period OCI | ( | ||||||||||
| OCI attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ||||||||||
| OCI attributable to common stockholders | ( | ||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)See Note 10 for the details of our derivatives and Note 13 for our derivative fair value disclosures.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2016 Plan"), permits us to make grants of stock-based compensation awards to our directors, officers, employees and consultants. The plan is administered by the compensation committee of our board of directors. As of March 31, 2024, we had an aggregate of 16.6 million shares of common stock available for future awards. The table below presents our stock-based compensation expense:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized stock-based compensation | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
12. EPS
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator (In thousands): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allocation to participating securities: Unvested LTIP Units | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net income per common share - basic and diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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13. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Our estimates of the fair value of financial instruments were determined using available market information and widely used valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and determine an estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions or valuation methods may have a material effect on the estimated fair values. The FASB fair value framework hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity, and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market-based inputs. The hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 - inputs utilize unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - inputs are observable either directly or indirectly for similar assets and liabilities in active markets.
As of March 31, 2024, we did not have any fair value estimates of financial instruments using Level 3 inputs.
Financial instruments disclosed at fair value
Short term financial instruments
The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, tenant receivables, interest payable, accounts payable, security deposits and dividends payable approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
Secured notes payable
See Note 8 for the details of our secured notes payable. We estimate the fair value of our consolidated secured notes payable by calculating the credit-adjusted present value of the principal and interest payments for each secured note payable. The calculation incorporates observable market interest rates which we consider to be Level 2 inputs, assumes that the loans will be outstanding through maturity, and includes any maturity extension options. The table below presents the estimated fair value and carrying value of our secured notes payable, the carrying value includes unamortized loan premium and excludes unamortized deferred loan fees:
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Fair value | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Carrying value | $ | $ | |||||||||
Ground lease liability
See Note 4 for the details of our ground lease. We estimate the fair value of our ground lease liability by calculating the present value of the future lease payments disclosed in Note 4 using our incremental borrowing rate. The calculation incorporates observable market interest rates which we consider to be Level 2 inputs. The table below presents the estimated fair value and carrying value of our ground lease liability:
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Fair value | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Carrying value | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivative instruments
See Note 10 for the details of our derivatives. We present our derivatives on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value, on a gross basis, excluding accrued interest. We estimate the fair value of our derivative instruments by calculating the credit-adjusted present value of the expected future cash flows of each derivative. The calculation incorporates the contractual terms of the derivatives, observable market interest rates which we consider to be Level 2 inputs, and credit risk adjustments to reflect the counterparty's as well as our own non-performance risk. Our derivatives are not subject to master netting arrangements.
The table below presents the estimated fair value of our derivatives. We did not have any consolidated or unconsolidated derivatives in a liability position for the periods presented.
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| Derivative Assets: | |||||||||||
Fair value - consolidated derivatives(1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
Fair value - unconsolidated Fund's derivatives(2) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1) Consolidated derivatives, which reflect 100 %, not our pro-rata share, of our consolidated JVs' derivatives, are included in interest rate contracts on our consolidated balance sheets. The fair values exclude accrued interest which is included in interest payable on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Unconsolidated Fund's derivatives, which reflect 100 %, not our pro-rata share, of our unconsolidated Fund's derivatives. Our pro-rata share of the amounts related to the unconsolidated Fund's derivatives is included in our Investment in unconsolidated Fund on our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 6 for more information about our Fund, including our equity interest percentage, and see "Guarantees" in Note 16 regarding our Fund's derivatives.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
14. Segment Reporting
Segment information is prepared on the same basis that our management reviews information for operational decision-making purposes. We operate in two business segments: (i) the acquisition, development, ownership and management of office real estate and (ii) the acquisition, development, ownership and management of multifamily real estate. The services for our office segment primarily include rental of office space and other tenant services, including parking and storage space rental. The services for our multifamily segment include rental of apartments and other tenant services, including parking and storage space rental. Asset information by segment is not reported because we do not use this measure to assess performance or make decisions to allocate resources. Therefore, depreciation and amortization expense is not allocated among segments. General and administrative expenses and interest expense are not included in segment profit as our internal reporting addresses these items on a corporate level.
The table below presents the operating activity of our reportable segments:
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| Total profit from all segments | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The table below presents a reconciliation of the total profit from all segments to net income attributable to common stockholders:
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| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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15. Future Minimum Lease Rental Receipts
We lease space to tenants primarily under non-cancelable operating leases that generally contain provisions for a base rent plus reimbursement of certain operating expenses, and we own fee interests in two parcels of land from which we receive rent under ground leases. The table below presents the future minimum base rentals on our non-cancelable office tenant and ground leases for our consolidated properties at March 31, 2024:
| Twelve months ending March 31: | (In thousands) | ||||
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(1) Does not include (i) residential leases, which typically have a term of one year or less, (ii) holdover rent, (iii) other types of rent such as storage and antenna rent, (iv) tenant reimbursements, (v) straight-line rent, (vi) amortization/accretion of acquired above/below-market lease intangibles and (vii) percentage rents. The amounts assume that early termination options held by tenants will not be exercised.
16. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are currently in litigation with the insurance providers in 2020 for Barrington Plaza to recover certain costs associated with reconstruction. Excluding ordinary, routine litigation incidental to our business, we are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that we believe would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Concentration of Risk
Tenant Receivables
We are subject to credit risk with respect to our tenant receivables and deferred rent receivables related to our tenant leases. Our tenants' ability to honor the terms of their respective leases remains dependent upon economic, regulatory and social factors. We seek to minimize our credit risk from our tenant leases by (i) targeting smaller, more affluent office tenants, from a diverse mix of industries, (ii) performing credit evaluations of prospective tenants and (iii) obtaining security deposits or letters of credit from our tenants. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, no tenant accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues. See our revenue recognition policy in Note 2 for the charges to revenue for uncollectible amounts for tenant receivables and deferred rent receivables.
Geographic Risk
All of our properties, including our consolidated JVs and our unconsolidated Fund's properties, are located in Los Angeles County, California and Honolulu, Hawaii, and we are therefore susceptible to adverse economic and regulatory developments, as well as natural disasters, in those markets.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Derivative Counterparty Credit Risk
We are subject to credit risk with respect to our derivative counterparties. We do not post or receive collateral with respect to our derivative transactions. Our derivative contracts do not provide for right of offset between derivative contracts. See Note 10 for the details of our derivative contracts. We seek to minimize our credit risk by entering into agreements with a variety of counterparties with investment grade ratings.
Cash Balances
We have significant cash balances invested in a variety of short-term money market funds that are intended to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. These investments are not insured against loss of principal and there is no guarantee that our investments in these funds will be redeemable at par value. We also have significant cash balances in bank accounts with high quality financial institutions with investment grade ratings. Interest bearing bank accounts at each U.S. banking institution are insured by the FDIC up to $250 thousand.
Asset Retirement Obligations
Conditional asset retirement obligations represent a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement is conditional on a future event that may or may not be within our control. A liability for a conditional asset retirement obligation must be recorded if the fair value of the obligation can be reasonably estimated. Environmental site assessments have identified thirty-three buildings in our Consolidated Portfolio which contain asbestos, and would have to be removed in compliance with applicable environmental regulations if these properties are demolished or undergo major renovations. As of March 31, 2024, the obligations to remove the asbestos from properties which are currently undergoing major renovations, or that we plan to renovate in the future, are not material to our consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2024, the obligations to remove the asbestos from our other properties have indeterminable settlement dates, and we are unable to reasonably estimate the fair value of the associated conditional asset retirement obligations.
Contractual Commitments
Development Projects
In downtown Honolulu, we are converting a 25 story, 493,000 square foot office tower into approximately 493 apartments in phases over a number of years as the office space is vacated. As of March 31, 2024, we had an aggregate remaining contractual commitment for this development project and other development projects of approximately $19.9 million.
Other Contractual Commitments
As of March 31, 2024, we had an aggregate remaining contractual commitment for repositionings, capital expenditure projects and tenant improvements of approximately $11.8 million.
Guarantees
Loan Guarantees
In November 2023, we signed a guarantee for the $175.0 million consolidated JV loan which guarantees the portion of the loan principal that would need to be paid down to meet the minimum debt yield in the loan agreement. The loan matures in April 2029. The guarantee will remain in effect until either the guarantee obligation or the loan is paid in full. As of March 31, 2024, we estimate the risk of loss for this guarantee to be low. See Note 8 for more information regarding our debt.
During 2023, we removed our Barrington Plaza Apartments property in Los Angeles from the rental market. See Note 3, "Property to be Removed from Service." The reconstruction of this property is expected to take a number of years at a cost of several hundred million dollars. The lender is treating the $210.0 million Barrington Plaza loan, which matures in June 2027, as a construction loan, and we signed a construction completion guarantee in January 2024. The guarantee will remain in effect until either the construction is completed or the loan is paid in full. As of March 31, 2024, we estimate the risk of loss for this guarantee to be low. See Note 8 for more information regarding our debt.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Unconsolidated Fund Guarantees
Our unconsolidated Fund, Partnership X, has a $115.0 million floating-rate term loan that matures on September 14, 2028 . The loan carries interest at SOFR + 1.46 % (with a zero -percent SOFR floor), which has been effectively fixed at 2.19 % until October 1, 2026 with interest rate swaps (which do not have zero -percent SOFR floors). The loan is secured by two properties held by Partnership X and is non-recourse.
We have made certain environmental and other limited indemnities and guarantees covering customary non-recourse carve-outs for Partnership X's loan, and we have also guaranteed the related swaps. Partnership X has agreed to indemnify us for any amounts that we would be required to pay under these agreements. As of March 31, 2024, assuming that SOFR does not decrease below zero -percent, the maximum future interest payments for the swaps were $2.5 million. As of March 31, 2024, all of the obligations under the related loan and swap agreements have been performed in accordance with the terms of those agreements. As of March 31, 2024, we estimate the risk of loss for the various indemnities and guarantees to be low. See Note 6 for more information regarding Partnership X.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Forward Looking Statements disclaimer, and our consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Report. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our results of operations were impacted by various transactions - see "Debt and Equity Transactions, Development and Repositioning Projects, and Other Transactions" further below.
Business Description
Douglas Emmett, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT. Through our interest in our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, our consolidated JVs and our unconsolidated Fund, we are one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties in Los Angeles County, California and in Honolulu, Hawaii. We focus on owning, acquiring, developing and managing a substantial market share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities. As of March 31, 2024, our portfolio consisted of the following (including ancillary retail space and excluding two parcels of land from which we receive rent under ground leases):
Consolidated Portfolio(1) | Total Portfolio(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Office | |||||||||||||||||
| Class A Properties | 68 | 70 | |||||||||||||||
Rentable Square Feet (in thousands)(3) | 17,595 | 17,981 | |||||||||||||||
| Leased rate | 82.5% | 82.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Occupancy rate | 80.8% | 80.9% | |||||||||||||||
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| Properties | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Units | 4,528 | 4,528 | |||||||||||||||
| Leased rate | 98.9% | 98.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Occupancy rate | 96.9% | 96.9% | |||||||||||||||
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(1) Our Consolidated Portfolio includes the properties in our consolidated results. Through our subsidiaries, we wholly-own 52 office properties totaling 13.4 million square feet and 12 residential properties with 4,058 apartments. Through four consolidated JVs, we partially own an additional 16 office properties totaling 4.2 million square feet and two residential properties with 470 apartments. Our Consolidated Portfolio excludes two wholly-owned land parcels from which we receive ground rent from ground leases to the owners of a Class A office building and a hotel.
(2) Our Total Portfolio includes our Consolidated Portfolio as well as two properties totaling 0.4 million square feet owned by our unconsolidated Fund, Partnership X. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information about Partnership X.
(3) As of March 31, 2024, we removed 77,000 Rentable Square Feet for an office building we are converting to apartments. See "Development" further below.
(4) Unit totals exclude units vacated as part of removing Barrington Plaza from the rental market. The leased and occupancy rates exclude the impact of Barrington Plaza. See "Property to be Removed from Service" further below.
Revenues by Segment and Location
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, revenues from our Consolidated Portfolio were derived as follows:
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Debt and Equity Transactions, Development and Repositioning Projects, and Other Transactions
Debt and Equity Transactions
During the first quarter of 2024:
•We acquired an additional 20.2% of the equity in our unconsolidated Fund, Partnership X, which increased our ownership interest in the Fund to 74.0%.
•We acquired 166 thousand OP Units in exchange for issuing an equal number of shares of our common stock to the holders of the OP Units.
•We acquired 461 OP Units for $6 thousand in cash.
•In connection with the Barrington Plaza loan, we signed a construction completion guarantee. See "Property to be Removed from Service" further below for more information about Barrington Plaza.
See Notes 8, 10 and 11 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information regarding our debt, derivatives and equity, respectively.
Development
•1132 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii - "The Residences at Bishop Place"
In downtown Honolulu, we are converting a 25-story, 493 thousand square foot office tower into 493 rental apartments. This project is helping to address the severe shortage of rental housing in Honolulu and revitalize the central business district, where we own a significant portion of the Class A office space. As of March 31, 2024, we had delivered 91% of the planned units and leased 99% of the units delivered. The conversion of the final two floors occupied by office tenants will continue as those floors are vacated.
Repositionings
We often strategically purchase properties with large vacancies or expected near-term lease roll-over and use our knowledge of the property and submarket to reposition the property for the optimal use and tenant mix. In addition, we may reposition properties already in our portfolio. The work we undertake to reposition a building typically takes months or even years, and could involve a range of improvements from a complete structural renovation to a targeted remodeling of selected spaces. During the repositioning, the affected property may display depressed rental revenue and occupancy levels that impact our results and, therefore, comparisons of our performance from period to period.
Property to be Removed from Service
During the second quarter of 2023, we removed our Barrington Plaza Apartments property in Los Angeles from the rental market. A reconstruction of this property is expected to take a number of years at a cost of several hundred million dollars. We are currently in litigation with the insurance providers in 2020 for Barrington Plaza to recover certain costs associated with reconstruction. As of March 31, 2024, a significant majority of the tenants have vacated, and we expect the remainder to vacate shortly, although the schedule could be impacted by legal or regulatory actions. During any period when the property is unoccupied, we will not generate any revenue from it.
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Rental Rate Trends - Total Portfolio
Office Rental Rates
The table below presents the average annual rental rate per leased square foot and the annualized lease transaction costs per leased square foot for leases executed in our total office portfolio during the respective periods:
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average straight-line rental rate(1)(2)(4)(5) | $58.80 | $42.97 | $46.78 | $44.99 | $45.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annualized lease transaction costs(3)(4)(5) | $6.11 | $5.53 | $5.85 | $4.77 | $5.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)These average rental rates are not directly comparable from year to year because the averages are significantly affected from period to period by factors such as the buildings, submarkets, and types of space and terms involved in the leases executed during the respective reporting period. Because straight-line rent takes into account the full economic value during the full term of each lease, including rent concessions and escalations, we believe that it may provide a better comparison than ending cash rents, which include the impact of the annual escalations over the entire term of the lease.
(2)Reflects the weighted average straight-line Annualized Rent.
(3)Reflects the weighted average leasing commissions and tenant improvement allowances divided by the weighted average number of years for the leases. Excludes leases substantially negotiated by the seller in the case of acquired properties, leases for tenants relocated from space at the landlord's request, and non-comparable leases, such as retail leases.
(4)Our office rental rates were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, 2021 and 2022, although the lower rental rates for the respective periods were partly offset by lower tenant improvement costs.
(5)Our office rental rates and lease transaction costs were impacted by a large tenant lease renewal during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Office Rent Roll
The table below presents the rent roll for new and renewed leases per leased square foot executed in our total office portfolio:
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Rent Roll(1)(2)(3) | Expiring Rate(2) | New/Renewal Rate(2) | Percentage Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Rent | $54.60 | $55.66 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Straight-line Rent | $47.48 | $58.80 | 23.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Represents the average annual initial stabilized cash and straight-line rents per square foot on new and renewed leases signed during the period compared to the prior leases for the same space. Excludes leases with a term of twelve months or less, leases where the prior lease was terminated more than a year before signing of the new lease, leases for tenants relocated at the landlord's request, leases in acquired buildings where we believe the information about the prior agreement is incomplete or where we believe the base rent reflects other off-market inducements to the tenant, and other non-comparable leases.
(2)Our office rent roll can fluctuate from period to period as a result of changes in our submarkets, buildings and term of the expiring leases, making these metrics difficult to predict.
(3)Our office cash rent and straight-line rent roll were impacted by a large tenant lease renewal during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Multifamily Rental Rates
The table below presents the average annual rental rate per leased unit for new tenants:
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average annual rental rate - new tenants(1)(2) | $39,268 | $36,070 | $31,763 | $29,837 | $28,416 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) These average rental rates are not directly comparable from year to year because of changes in the properties and units included. For example:
(i) During 2020, the average was impacted by the addition of a significant number of units at our Bishop Place development in Honolulu, where the rental rates were higher than the average in our portfolio, and
(ii) During 2022, the average was impacted by the acquisition of 1221 Ocean Avenue, where the rental rates were higher than the average in our portfolio.
(iii) During 2023, the average was impacted by leasing of units at our newly developed West Los Angeles property, where the rental rates were higher than the average in our portfolio. Barrington Plaza was removed from this metric beginning with the third quarter of 2023.
(iv) During the first quarter of 2024, the average was impacted by leasing of units at our newly developed West Los Angeles property, where the rental rates were higher than the average in our portfolio.
(2) Our multifamily rental rates were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 but improved in 2021 and 2022.
Multifamily Rent Roll
The rent on leases subject to rent change during the three months ended March 31, 2024 (new tenants and existing tenants undergoing annual rent review) was 2.9% higher on average than the prior rent on the same unit after adjusting for rent concessions.
Occupancy Rates - Total Portfolio
The tables below present the occupancy rates for our total office portfolio and multifamily portfolio:
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Occupancy Rates(1) as of: | March 31, 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office portfolio(2) | 80.9% | 81.0% | 83.7% | 84.9% | 87.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multifamily portfolio(3)(5) | 96.9% | 96.7% | 98.1% | 98.0% | 94.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Occupancy Rates(1)(4): | March 31, 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office portfolio(2) | 80.9% | 82.6% | 84.2% | 85.7% | 89.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multifamily portfolio(3)(5) | 96.8% | 96.9% | 97.9% | 96.8% | 94.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Occupancy rates include the impact of property acquisitions, most of whose occupancy rates at the time of acquisition were below that of our existing portfolio.
(2)Our office occupancy rates were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, 2021 and 2022.
(3)Our Occupancy Rates may not be directly comparable from year to year, as they can be impacted by acquisitions, dispositions, development and redevelopment projects. Excludes units vacated as part of removing Barrington Plaza from the rental market until June of 2023 and excludes the impact of Barrington Plaza entirely starting in July 2023.
(4)Average occupancy rates are calculated by averaging the occupancy rates at the end of each of the quarters in the period and at the end of the quarter immediately prior to the start of the period.
(5)Our multifamily occupancy rates were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 but recovered during 2021 and 2022.
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Office Lease Expirations
As of March 31, 2024, assuming non-exercise of renewal options and early termination rights, we expect to see expiring square footage in our total office portfolio as follows:
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(1) Average of the percentage of leases at March 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023 with the same remaining duration as the leases for the labeled year had at March 31, 2024. Acquisitions are included in the prior year average commencing in the quarter after the acquisition.
Results of Operations
Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2024 to three months ended March 31, 2023
Our operating results were adversely impacted by the effects of inflation and higher interest rates during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Office rental revenue and tenant recoveries | $ | 169,726 | $ | 176,345 | $ | (6,619) | (3.8) | % | The decrease was primarily due to lower tenant recoveries and lower occupancy. The lower tenant recoveries was partly due to lower property taxes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office parking and other income | $ | 28,211 | $ | 27,013 | $ | 1,198 | 4.4 | % | The increase was primarily due to an increase in parking income due to higher parking rates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily revenue | $ | 47,032 | $ | 49,035 | $ | (2,003) | (4.1) | % | The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in revenues at our Barrington Plaza property, which we removed from service during the second quarter of 2023, and insurance proceeds received during the first quarter of 2023 for the 2020 Barrington Plaza fire. The decrease was partly offset by an increase in revenues from new units at our Landmark Los Angeles development project and our Residences at Bishop Place conversion project. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Office rental expenses | $ | 67,220 | $ | 72,768 | $ | 5,548 | 7.6 | % | The decrease was primarily due to lower property taxes, utility costs and repairs and maintenance expenses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily rental expenses | $ | 15,850 | $ | 16,888 | $ | 1,038 | 6.1 | % | The decrease was primarily due to: (i) a decrease in rental expenses at our Barrington Plaza property, which we removed from service during the second quarter of 2023, (ii) lower property taxes, and (iii) lower utility expenses. The decrease was partly offset by an increase in rental expenses from new units at our Residences at Bishop Place conversion project and higher property taxes at our Landmark Los Angeles development project. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | $ | 11,571 | $ | 10,940 | $ | (631) | (5.8) | % | The increase was primarily due to higher legal and advocacy expenses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | 95,769 | $ | 93,176 | $ | (2,593) | (2.8) | % | The increase was primarily due to higher depreciation and amortization expense related to office tenant lease terminations, and higher depreciation and amortization expense from our Residences at Bishop Place conversion project, partly offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense from our Barrington Plaza property. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Operating Income and Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | $ | 7,044 | $ | 3,283 | $ | 3,761 | 114.6 | % | The increase was primarily due to an increase in interest income due to higher interest rates and higher cash and cash equivalent balances. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | $ | (114) | $ | (520) | $ | 406 | 78.1 | % | The decrease was primarily due to transaction costs during the first quarter of 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) income from unconsolidated Fund | $ | (26) | $ | 289 | $ | (315) | (109.0) | % | The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the net income of our fund, Partnership X, which was primarily due to an increase in write-offs of uncollectible tenant receivables and the associated deferred rent receivables. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | (55,332) | $ | (45,511) | $ | (9,821) | (21.6) | % | The increase was primarily due to higher interest rates on our floating rate debt and higher debt. The increase was partly offset by interest capitalized for our Barrington Plaza property. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: FFO
Usefulness to Investors
We report FFO because it is a widely reported measure of the performance of equity REITs, and is also used by some investors to identify the impact of trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs from year to year, excluding impacts from changes in the value of our real estate, and to compare our performance with other REITs. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure for which we believe that net income (loss) is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. FFO has limitations as a measure of our performance because it excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate, and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations. FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income (loss) as a measure of our performance and should not be used as a measure of our liquidity or cash flow, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends. Other REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition and, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to the FFO of other REITs. See "Results of Operations" above for a discussion of the items that impacted our net income.
FFO Reconciliation to GAAP
The table below reconciles our FFO (the FFO attributable to our common stockholders and noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership - which includes our share of our consolidated JVs and our unconsolidated Fund's FFO) to net income attributable to common stockholders (the most directly comparable GAAP measure). Our FFO was adversely impacted by the effects of inflation and higher interest rates during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 8,909 | $ | 18,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | 95,769 | 93,176 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (2,778) | (2,211) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments attributable to unconsolidated Fund(1) | 1,011 | 745 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments attributable to consolidated JVs(2) | (12,855) | (11,471) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FFO | $ | 90,056 | $ | 98,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Adjusts for our share of Partnership X's depreciation and amortization of real estate assets.
(2)Adjusts for the net income and depreciation and amortization of real estate assets that is attributable to the noncontrolling interests in our consolidated JVs.
Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2024 to three months ended March 31, 2023
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, FFO decreased by $8.6 million, or 8.7%, to $90.1 million, compared to $98.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to higher interest expense, lower office occupancy and tenant recoveries, and the removal of our Barrington Plaza property from service during the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was partly offset by higher interest income, lower property taxes, new units from our multifamily development projects and higher parking income.
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Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Same Property NOI
Usefulness to Investors
We report Same Property NOI to facilitate a comparison of our operations between reported periods. Many investors use Same Property NOI to evaluate our operating performance and to compare our operating performance with other REITs, because it can reduce the impact of investing transactions on operating trends. Same Property NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure for which we believe that net income (loss) is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. We report Same Property NOI because it is a widely recognized measure of the performance of equity REITs, and is used by some investors to identify trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs and to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs. Same Property NOI has limitations as a measure of our performance because it excludes depreciation and amortization expense, and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations. Other REITs may not calculate Same Property NOI in the same manner. As a result, our Same Property NOI may not be comparable to the Same Property NOI of other REITs. Same Property NOI should be considered only as a supplement to net income (loss) as a measure of our performance and should not be used as a measure of our liquidity or cash flow, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends.
Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2024 to three months ended March 31, 2023
Our Same Properties for 2024 included 66 office properties, aggregating 17.1 million Rentable Square Feet, and 11 multifamily properties with an aggregate 3,569 units. The amounts presented below reflect 100% (not our pro-rata share). Our Same Property results were adversely impacted by the effects of inflation during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Favorable (Unfavorable) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | % | Commentary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office revenues | $ | 190,438 | $ | 196,148 | $ | (5,710) | (2.9)% | The decrease was primarily due to lower tenant recoveries and lower occupancy. The decrease in tenant recoveries was partly due to lower property taxes. The decrease was partly offset by higher parking income. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office expenses | (66,383) | (71,946) | 5,563 | 7.7% | The decrease was primarily due to lower property taxes, utility costs and repairs and maintenance expenses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office NOI | 124,055 | 124,202 | (147) | (0.1)% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily revenues | 35,672 | 35,672 | — | —% | Revenues remained flat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily expenses | (10,816) | (11,421) | 605 | 5.3% | The decrease was primarily due to lower property taxes and utility expenses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily NOI | 24,856 | 24,251 | 605 | 2.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total NOI | $ | 148,911 | $ | 148,453 | $ | 458 | 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation to GAAP
The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income attributable to common stockholders (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Same Property NOI:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 8,909 | $ | 18,373 | |||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (2,778) | (2,211) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | 6,131 | 16,162 | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 11,571 | 10,940 | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 95,769 | 93,176 | |||||||||||||||
| Other income | (7,044) | (3,283) | |||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 114 | 520 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss (income) from unconsolidated Fund | 26 | (289) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 55,332 | 45,511 | |||||||||||||||
| NOI | $ | 161,899 | $ | 162,737 | |||||||||||||
| Same Property NOI by Segment | |||||||||||||||||
| Same property office revenues | $ | 190,438 | $ | 196,148 | |||||||||||||
| Same property office expenses | (66,383) | (71,946) | |||||||||||||||
| Same Property Office NOI | 124,055 | 124,202 | |||||||||||||||
| Same property multifamily revenues | 35,672 | 35,672 | |||||||||||||||
| Same property multifamily expenses | (10,816) | (11,421) | |||||||||||||||
| Same Property Multifamily NOI | 24,856 | 24,251 | |||||||||||||||
| Same Property NOI | 148,911 | 148,453 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-comparable office revenues | 7,499 | 7,210 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-comparable office expenses | (837) | (822) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-comparable multifamily revenues | 11,360 | 13,363 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-comparable multifamily expenses | (5,034) | (5,467) | |||||||||||||||
| NOI | $ | 161,899 | $ | 162,737 | |||||||||||||
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Short-term liquidity
Our short-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary for our operating activities, development, repositioning projects, dividends, distributions and discretionary share repurchases. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we generated cash from operations of $139.0 million. As of March 31, 2024, we had $556.7 million of cash and cash equivalents. Our earliest term loan maturity is December 2024. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information regarding our debt. Excluding acquisitions and debt refinancings, we expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through cash on hand and cash generated by operations.
Long-term liquidity
Our long-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for acquisitions, development and debt refinancings. We do not expect to have sufficient funds on hand to cover these long-term cash requirements due to REIT federal tax rules which require that we distribute at least 90% of our income on an annual basis. We plan to meet our long-term liquidity needs through long-term secured non-recourse debt, the issuance of equity securities, including common stock and OP Units, as well as property dispositions and JV transactions.
We only use non-recourse debt secured by our properties. As of the date of this report, approximately 45% of our total office portfolio was unencumbered. To mitigate the impact of changing interest rates on our cash flows from operations, we generally enter into interest rate swap agreements with respect to our loans with floating interest rates. These swap agreements generally expire two years before the maturity date of the related loan, during which time we can refinance the loan without any interest penalty. We also enter into interest rate cap agreements from time to time to cap the interest rates on our floating rate loans. See Notes 8 and 10 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information regarding our debt and derivative contracts, respectively. See Item 3 "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" of this Report regarding the impact of interest rate increases on our future operating results and cash flows.
Certain Contractual Obligations
See the following notes to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for information regarding our contractual commitments:
•Note 4 - minimum future ground lease payments;
•Note 8 - minimum future principal payments for our secured notes payable, and the interest rates that determine our future periodic interest payments; and
•Note 16 - contractual commitments and guarantees.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Unconsolidated Fund Debt
Our Fund, Partnership X, has its own secured non-recourse debt and interest rate swaps. We have made certain environmental and other limited indemnities and guarantees covering customary non-recourse carve-outs related to that loan, and we have also guaranteed the interest rate swaps. Partnership X has agreed to indemnify us for any amounts that we would be required to pay under these agreements. As of March 31, 2024, all of the obligations under the respective loan and swap agreements have been performed in accordance with the terms of those agreements. See "Guarantees" in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information about our Fund's debt and swaps, and the respective guarantees.
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Cash Flows
Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2024 to three months ended March 31, 2023
Our operating cash flows were adversely impacted by the effects of inflation and higher interest rates during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Increase (Decrease) In Cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities(1) | $ | 139,024 | $ | 145,474 | $ | (6,450) | (4.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities(2) | $ | (62,448) | $ | (51,403) | $ | (11,045) | (21.5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities(3) | $ | (42,981) | $ | (60,929) | $ | 17,948 | 29.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Our cash flows from operating activities are primarily dependent upon the occupancy and rental rates of our portfolio, the collectibility of tenant receivables, the level of our operating and general and administrative expenses, and interest expense. The decrease in cash from operating activities of $6.5 million was primarily due to higher interest expense, lower office occupancy and tenant recoveries, and the removal of our Barrington Plaza property from service during the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was partly offset by higher interest income, lower property taxes, new units from our multifamily development projects and higher parking income.
(2) Our cash flows from investing activities is generally used to fund property acquisitions, developments and redevelopment projects, and Recurring and non-Recurring Capital Expenditures. The decrease in cash from investing activities of $11.0 million was primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures for improvements to real estate and an acquisition of an additional interest in our unconsolidated fund, Partnership X, partly offset by a decrease in capital expenditures for developments.
(3) Our cash flows from financing activities are generally impacted by our borrowings and capital activities, as well as dividends and distributions paid to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests, respectively. The increase in cash from financing activities of $17.9 million was primarily due to the repurchase of common stock during the first quarter of 2023 and a decrease in dividends paid to common stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have not made any changes to our critical accounting policies disclosed in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, and which requires us to make estimates of certain items, which affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. While we believe that our estimates are based upon reasonable assumptions and judgments at the time that they are made, some of our estimates could prove to be incorrect, and those differences could be material. Some of our estimates are subject to adjustment as we believe appropriate, based on revised estimates, and reconciliation to actual results when available.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Fixed-Rate Borrowings and Hedged Borrowings
As of March 31, 2024, the interest rates for 69% of our consolidated borrowings were fixed or swap-fixed with interest rate swaps, and 15% were capped with interest rate caps. As of March 31, 2024, the maximum amount the interest expense on our capped-rate borrowings could increase by is $14.5 million per year. Higher interest rates would cause an increase in our future interest expense on our capped-rate debt, which would reduce our future net income, cash flows from operations and FFO. Our interest rate swap agreements generally expire two years before the maturity date of the related loan, during which time we can refinance the loan without any interest penalty. After the interest rate swap agreements expire the related debt will be floating rate. Higher interests rates, to the extent they are higher than our swap-fixed rates when our interest rate swaps expire, would cause our future interest expense on our debt to increase, which would reduce our future net income, cash flows from operations and FFO. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information regarding our debt and our future interest rate swap expirations.
Our use of interest rate swaps and caps also exposes us to credit risk from the potential inability of our counterparties to perform under the terms of those agreements. We attempt to minimize this credit risk by contracting with a variety of financial counterparties with investment grade ratings. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information regarding our interest rate swaps and caps.
Unhedged Floating-Rate Borrowings
As of March 31, 2024, the interest rates for 16% of our consolidated borrowings were floating. As of March 31, 2024, the interest expense for our unhedged floating-rate borrowings would increase by $9.3 million per year for every one hundred basis point increase in the related benchmark interest rate. Higher interest rates would cause an increase in our future interest expense on our floating-rate debt, which would reduce our future net income, cash flows from operations and FFO. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Report for more information regarding our floating rate debt.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2024, the end of the period covered by this Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our CEO and CFO, regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on the foregoing, our CEO and CFO concluded, as of that time, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act (i) is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and our CFO, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Excluding ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business, we are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that we believe would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See "Legal Proceedings" in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We are not aware of any material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
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(1) Filed with Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 on October 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by this reference. (File number 333-135082).
(2) Filed with Form 8-K on September 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by this reference. (File number 001-33106).
(3) Filed with Form 8-K on October 30, 2006 and incorporated herein by this reference. (File number 001-33106).
(4) Filed with Form 8-K on April 9, 2018 and incorporated herein by this reference. (File number 001-33106).
(5) In accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8212, these exhibits are being furnished, and are not being filed as part of this Report on Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document, and are not being incorporated by reference into any Securities Act registration statement.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ JORDAN L. KAPLAN | |||||||||||
| Jordan L. Kaplan | ||||||||||||||
| President and CEO | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR | |||||||||||
| Peter D. Seymour | ||||||||||||||
| CFO | ||||||||||||||
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CEO Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Jordan L. Kaplan, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Douglas Emmett, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ JORDAN L. KAPLAN | ||||||||
| Jordan L. Kaplan | |||||||||||
| President and CEO | |||||||||||
EXHIBIT 31.2
CFO Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Peter D. Seymour, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Douglas Emmett, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR | ||||||||
| Peter D. Seymour | |||||||||||
| CFO | |||||||||||
EXHIBIT 32.1
OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATIONS
CEO Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
(i)the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ JORDAN L. KAPLAN | ||||||||
| Jordan L. Kaplan | |||||||||||
| President and CEO | |||||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
EXHIBIT 32.2
OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATIONS
CFO Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
(i)the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR | ||||||||
| Peter D. Seymour | |||||||||||
| CFO | |||||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.