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Public Storage Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) announced today operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Highlights for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

  • Reported net income allocable to common shareholders of $2.52 per diluted share.

  • Reported core FFO allocable to common shareholders (“Core FFO”) of $3.42 per diluted share, an increase of 30.0% relative to the same period in 2020.

  • Increased Same Store (as defined below) direct net operating income by 20.8%, resulting from a 14.0% increase in Same Store revenues and a 6.2% decrease in Same Store direct cost of operations.

  • Achieved 79.1% Same Store direct net operating income margin, an increase of 4.5% relative to the year ended December 31, 2020.

  • Acquired 27 self-storage facilities with 2.2 million net rentable square feet for $0.3 billion. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, we acquired or were under contract to acquire 107 self-storage facilities across 16 states with 11.8 million net rentable square feet, for $2.3 billion.

  • Opened one newly developed facility and various expansion projects with 0.7 million net rentable square feet costing $85.5 million. At September 30, 2021, we had various facilities in development and expansion with 4.6 million net rentable square feet estimated to cost $730.6 million.

  • Issued €700.0 million of unsecured senior note bearing an annual rate of 0.500% and $143.8 million of 3.950% preferred equity, continuing to lower our in place cost of capital.

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $442.3 million or $2.52 per diluted common share, compared to $246.9 million or $1.41 per diluted common share in 2020 representing an increase of $195.4 million or $1.11 per diluted common share. The increase is due primarily to (i) a $148.7 million increase in self-storage net operating income (described below), (ii) a $82.8 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency exchange gains and losses associated with our Euro denominated debt, (iii) a $23.3 million increase due to the impact of the redemption of preferred shares in the three months ended September 30, 2020, partially offset by (iv) a $50.2 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense.

The $148.7 million increase in self-storage net operating income is a result of a $96.2 million increase in our Same Store Facilities (as defined below), and a $52.5 million increase in our Non-Same Store Facilities (as defined below). Revenues for the Same Store Facilities increased 14.0% or $87.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to 2020, due primarily to higher realized annual rent per available square foot and weighted average square foot occupancy. Cost of operations for the Same Store Facilities decreased by 4.6% or $8.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to 2020, due primarily to a 43.3% ($7.0 million) decrease in marketing expenses, an 8.4% ($2.6 million) decrease in on-site property manager payroll, and a change in property tax timing contributing to a 2.7% ($2.0 million) decrease in property tax expense. The increase in net operating income of $52.5 million for the Non-Same Store Facilities is due primarily to the impact of facilities acquired in 2020 and 2021 and the fill-up of recently developed and expanded facilities.

Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $1,174.4 million or $6.70 per diluted common share, compared to $806.2 million or $4.62 per diluted common share in 2020 representing an increase of $368.2 million or $2.08 per diluted common share. The increase is due primarily to (i) a $316.7 million increase in self-storage net operating income (described below), (ii) a $125.8 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency exchange gains and losses associated with our Euro denominated debt, partially offset by (iii) a $96.3 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense and (iv) a $25.8 million increase in general and administrative expense due primarily to increased share-based compensation expense.

The $316.7 million increase in self-storage net operating income is a result of a $216.9 million increase in our Same Store Facilities (as defined below), and a $99.8 million increase in our Non-Same Store Facilities (as defined below). Revenues for the Same Store Facilities increased 9.4% or $175.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to 2020, due primarily to higher realized annual rent per available square foot and weighted average square foot occupancy. Cost of operations for the Same Store Facilities decreased by 7.4% or $41.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to 2020, due primarily to (i) a 19.5% ($20.0 million) decrease in on-site property manager payroll, (ii) a 37.1% ($18.0 million) decrease in marketing expenses and (iii) a change in property tax timing contributing to our 6.2% ($13.4 million) decrease in property tax expense. The increase in net operating income of $99.8 million for the Non-Same Store Facilities is due primarily to the impact of facilities acquired in 2020 and 2021 and the fill-up of recently developed and expanded facilities.

Funds from Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, funds from operations (“FFO”) was $3.61 per diluted common share, as compared to $2.28 in the same period in 2020, representing an increase of 58.3%. FFO is a non-GAAP measure defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and generally represents net income before depreciation and amortization expense, gains and losses and impairment charges with respect to real estate assets. A reconciliation of GAAP diluted net income per share to FFO per share, and additional descriptive information regarding this non-GAAP measure, is attached.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, FFO was $9.69 per diluted common share, as compared to $7.18 in the same period in 2020, representing an increase of 35.0%.

We also present “Core FFO per share,” a non-GAAP measure that represents FFO per share excluding the impact of (i) foreign currency exchange gains and losses, (ii) charges related to the redemption of preferred securities, and (iii) certain other non-cash and/or nonrecurring income or expense items primarily representing, with respect to the periods presented below, the impact of loss contingency accruals, casualties, transactional due diligence, and advisory costs . We review Core FFO per share to evaluate our ongoing operating performance, and we believe it is used by investors and REIT analysts in a similar manner. However, Core FFO per share is not a substitute for net income per share. Because other REITs may not compute Core FFO per share in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology, or may not present such a measure, Core FFO per share may not be comparable among REITs.

The following table reconciles from FFO per share to Core FFO per share (unaudited):

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2021

2020

Percentage Change

2021

2020

Percentage Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share

$

3.61

 

$

2.28

 

58.3

%

$

9.69

 

$

7.18

 

35.0

%

Eliminate the per share impact of items excluded from Core FFO, including our equity share from investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

(0.23

)

0.24

 

 

(0.42

)

0.30

 

 

Preferred share redemption charge

 

0.13

 

 

0.10

 

0.22

 

 

Property losses and tenant claims due to casualties

0.03

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

Other items

0.01

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.01

)

(0.02

)

 

Core FFO per share

$

3.42

 

$

2.63

 

30.0

%

$

9.39

 

$

7.68

 

22.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Operations – Same Store Facilities

The Same Store Facilities consist of facilities that have been owned and operated on a stabilized level of occupancy, revenues, and cost of operations since January 1, 2019. Our Same Store Facilities decreased from 2,278 facilities at June 30, 2021 to 2,274 at September 30, 2021. The composition of our Same Store Facilities allows us to more effectively evaluate the ongoing performance of our self-storage portfolio in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and exclude the impact of fill-up of unstabilized facilities, which can significantly affect operating trends. We believe the Same Store information is used by investors and analysts in a similar manner. However, because other REITs may not compute Same Store Facilities in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology, or may not present such a measure, Same Store Facilities may not be comparable among REITs. The following table summarizes the historical operating results of these 2,274 facilities (148.7 million net rentable square feet) that represent approximately 80% of the aggregate net rentable square feet of our U.S. consolidated self-storage portfolio at September 30, 2021 (unaudited):

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

Percentage

Change

 

2021

 

2020

 

Percentage

Change

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except for per square foot data)

Revenues (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

$

694,589

 

 

$

609,150

 

 

14.0%

 

$

1,982,274

 

 

$

1,803,659

 

 

9.9%

Late charges and administrative fees

21,461

 

 

19,136

 

 

12.1%

 

60,558

 

 

64,004

 

 

(5.4)%

Total revenues

716,050

 

 

628,286

 

 

14.0%

 

2,042,832

 

 

1,867,663

 

 

9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct cost of operations (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property taxes (b)

69,573

 

 

71,533

 

 

(2.7)%

 

203,172

 

 

216,595

 

 

(6.2)%

On-site property manager payroll

28,116

 

 

30,701

 

 

(8.4)%

 

82,412

 

 

102,390

 

 

(19.5)%

Repairs and maintenance

13,078

 

 

12,954

 

 

1.0%

 

39,139

 

 

37,302

 

 

4.9%

Utilities

11,051

 

 

11,278

 

 

(2.0)%

 

31,102

 

 

31,665

 

 

(1.8)%

Marketing

9,143

 

 

16,131

 

 

(43.3)%

 

30,535

 

 

48,512

 

 

(37.1)%

Other direct property costs

18,851

 

 

17,071

 

 

10.4%

 

55,433

 

 

50,872

 

 

9.0%

Total direct cost of operations

149,812

 

 

159,668

 

 

(6.2)%

 

441,793

 

 

487,336

 

 

(9.3)%

Direct net operating income (c)

566,238

 

 

468,618

 

 

20.8%

 

1,601,039

 

 

1,380,327

 

 

16.0%

Indirect cost of operations (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisory payroll

(8,320)

 

 

(9,831)

 

 

(15.4)%

 

(27,768)

 

 

(31,786)

 

 

(12.6)%

Centralized management costs

(13,757)

 

 

(11,464)

 

 

20.0%

 

(39,990)

 

 

(36,510)

 

 

9.5%

Share-based compensation (d)

(3,720)

 

 

(3,105)

 

 

19.8%

 

(13,772)

 

 

(9,425)

 

 

46.1%

Net operating income (e)

$

540,441

 

 

$

444,218

 

 

21.7%

 

$

1,519,509

 

 

$

1,302,606

 

 

16.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin (before indirect costs, depreciation and amortization expense)

79.1%

 

74.6%

 

6.0%

 

78.4%

 

73.9%

 

6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin (before depreciation and amortization expense)

75.5%

 

70.7%

 

6.8%

 

74.4%

 

69.7%

 

6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average for the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square foot occupancy

96.8%

 

95.5%

 

1.4%

 

96.5%

 

94.3%

 

2.3%

Realized annual rental income per (f):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupied square foot

$

19.30

 

$

17.16

 

12.5%

 

$

18.42

 

$

17.16

 

7.3%

Available square foot

$

18.68

 

$

16.39

 

14.0%

 

$

17.77

 

$

16.18

 

9.8%

At September 30:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square foot occupancy

 

 

 

 

 

 

95.7%

 

94.6%

 

1.2%

Annual contract rent per occupied square foot (g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19.56

 

$

17.67

 

10.7%

(a)

 

Revenues and cost of operations do not include tenant reinsurance and merchandise sales and expenses generated at the facilities.

(b)

 

Property tax expense for 2021 will be expensed ratably through the year, as described in more detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our September 30, 2021 Form 10-Q. We expect decreases through the third quarter to be offset by an increase in the fourth quarter of 2021, resulting in an approximate increase of 4.8% for the year ending December 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

(c)

 

Direct net operating income ("Direct NOI"), a subtotal within NOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of supervisory payroll, centralized management costs, and share-based compensation in addition to depreciation and amortization expense. We utilize direct net operating income in evaluating property performance and in evaluating property operating trends as compared to our competitors.

(d)

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, share-based compensation expense increased 19.8% and 46.1%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily due to the absence of comparable performance-based share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the accelerated compensation costs recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 associated with modifying our share-based compensation plans in July 2020, to allow immediate vesting upon retirement.

(e)

 

See attached reconciliation of self-storage NOI to net income.

(f)

 

Realized annual rent per occupied square foot is computed by dividing annualized rental income, before late charges and administrative fees, by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period. Realized annual rent per available square foot (“REVPAF”) is computed by dividing annualized rental income, before late charges and administrative fees, by the total available rentable square feet for the period. These measures exclude late charges and administrative fees in order to provide a better measure of our ongoing level of revenue. Late charges are dependent upon the level of delinquency, and administrative fees are dependent upon the level of move-ins. In addition, the rates charged for late charges and administrative fees can vary independently from rental rates. These measures take into consideration promotional discounts, which reduce rental income.

(g)

 

Annual contract rent represents the agreed upon monthly rate that is paid by our tenants in place at the time of measurement. Contract rates are initially set in the lease agreement upon move-in, and we adjust them from time to time with notice. Contract rent excludes other fees that are charged on a per-item basis, such as late charges and administrative fees, does not reflect the impact of promotional discounts, and does not reflect the impact of rents that are written off as uncollectible.

The following table summarizes selected quarterly financial data with respect to the Same Store Facilities (unaudited):

 

For the Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 31

 

June 30

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

Entire Year

 

(Amounts in thousands, except for per square foot data)

Total revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

646,897

 

$

679,885

 

$

716,050

 

 

 

 

2020

$

625,818

 

$

613,559

 

$

628,286

 

$

637,256

 

$

2,504,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

180,768

 

$

166,946

 

$

175,609

 

 

 

 

2020

$

188,922

 

$

192,067

 

$

184,068

 

$

146,394

 

$

711,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

66,481

 

$

67,118

 

$

69,573

 

 

 

 

2020

$

72,692

 

$

72,370

 

$

71,533

 

$

41,164

 

$

257,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repairs and maintenance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

13,008

 

$

13,053

 

$

13,078

 

 

 

 

2020

$

12,698

 

$

11,650

 

$

12,954

 

$

13,461

 

$

50,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

14,558

 

$

6,834

 

$

9,143

 

 

 

 

2020

$

14,782

 

$

17,599

 

$

16,131

 

$

13,505

 

$

62,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVPAF:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

16.86

 

$

17.77

 

$

18.68

 

 

 

 

2020

$

16.12

 

$

16.01

 

$

16.39

 

$

16.62

 

$

16.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average realized annual rent per occupied square foot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

$

17.63

 

$

18.32

 

$

19.30

 

 

 

 

2020

$

17.33

 

$

17.00

 

$

17.16

 

$

17.46

 

$

17.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average occupancy levels for the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

95.6%

 

97.0%

 

96.8%

 

 

 

 

2020

93.0%

 

94.2%

 

95.5%

 

95.2%

 

94.5%

Property Operations – Non-Same Store Facilities

In addition to the 2,274 Same Store Facilities, we have 404 facilities that were not stabilized with respect to occupancies, revenues, or cost of operations since January 1, 2019 or that we did not own as of January 1, 2019, including 232 facilities that were acquired, 68 newly developed facilities, 71 facilities that have been expanded or are targeted for expansion, and 33 facilities that are unstabilized due to the impact of casualties and other factors (collectively, the “Non-Same Store Facilities”). Operating data, metrics, and further commentary with respect to these facilities, including detail by vintage, are included in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under “Self-Storage Operations” in our September 30, 2021 Form 10-Q.

Investing and Capital Activities

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we acquired 27 self-storage facilities (nine in Texas, three in South Carolina, two each in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, and one each in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon and Virginia) with 2.2 million net rentable square feet for $326.8 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we acquired 126 self-storage facilities (39 in Maryland, 13 in Virginia, 12 in Texas, six each in Idaho and South Carolina, five each in Arizona, California, Nebraska and North Carolina, four each in Georgia and Indiana, three in Florida, two each in Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and Washington, and one each in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) with 10.3 million net rentable square feet for $2.8 billion.

The preceding discussion of properties acquired, includes our acquisition of the ezStorage portfolio on April 28, 2021, consisting of 48 properties (4.1 million net rentable square feet) for an acquisition cost of $1.8 billion, which includes 47 self-storage facilities and a property that is under construction. For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, these facilities generated revenues of $22.7 million, NOI of $17.8 million (including Direct NOI of $18.4 million) and square footage occupancy of 93.8%.

Subsequent to September 30, 2021, we acquired or were under contract to acquire 107 self-storage facilities across 16 states with 11.8 million net rentable square feet, for $2.3 billion. These include a portfolio of 56 properties (7.5 million net rentable square feet) currently operated under the brand name of All Storage that we are under contract to purchase for $1.5 billion. These properties are located in submarkets with strong demand drivers and other desirable characteristics across Dallas-Ft. Worth (52 properties) and Oklahoma City. The acquisition, which is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, is expected to close in two separate tranches, with seven self-storage facilities closing in November 2021 and 49 self-storage facilities closing in December 2021.

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we opened one newly developed facility and various expansion projects (0.7 million net rentable square feet - 0.4 million in Florida, 0.2 million in California and 0.1 million in Texas) costing $85.5 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we opened four newly developed facilities and various expansion projects (1.2 million net rentable square feet - 0.6 million in Florida, 0.2 million each in California and Virginia and 0.1 million each in Colorado and Texas) costing $171.1 million. At September 30, 2021, we had various facilities in development (1.7 million net rentable square feet) estimated to cost $272.8 million and various expansion projects (2.9 million net rentable square feet) estimated to cost $457.8 million. Our aggregate 4.6 million net rentable square foot pipeline of development and expansion facilities includes 1.4 million in California, 0.7 million in Florida, 0.4 million Maryland, 0.3 million each in New Jersey, Texas and Washington, 0.2 million each in Michigan, Minnesota and New York and 0.6 million in other states. The remaining $502.2 million of development costs for these projects is expected to be incurred primarily in the next 18 to 24 months.

On August 17, 2021, we issued our 3.950% series Q Preferred Shares for gross proceeds of $143.8 million.

On September 9, 2021, we completed a public offering of €700.0 million ($817.6 million in net proceeds) of Euro denominated Senior Unsecured Notes, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 0.500% and maturing on September 9, 2030.

Distributions Declared

On October 27, 2021, our Board of Trustees declared a regular common quarterly dividend of $2.00 per common share. The Board also declared dividends with respect to our various series of preferred shares. All the dividends are payable on December 30, 2021 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2021.

Outlook for the Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2021

The following table outlines the Company’s Core FFO per share estimate and certain underlying assumptions for the year ending December 31, 2021:

 

Guidance Ranges for 2021

 

Low

High

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Same Store:

 

 

Revenue growth

9.50%

10.50%

Expense growth

0.00%

0.50%

Net operating income growth

13.10%

14.70%

 

 

 

Acquisitions

$5,000,000

Development openings

$215,000

Non-Same Store net operating income

$270,000

$280,000

Ancillary net operating income

$137,000

$141,000

General and administrative expense

$96,000

$99,000

Interest expense

$94,000

$96,000

Preferred dividends

$185,000

Capital expenditures

Approximately $250,000

 

 

 

Core FFO per share

$12.50

$12.80

Forward-looking Core FFO per share measures exclude estimates for the impact of (i) foreign currency exchange gains and losses, (ii) charges related to the redemption of preferred securities, and (iii) certain other significant non-cash and/or nonrecurring income or expense items such as loss contingency accruals, casualties, transactional due diligence, and advisory costs. Public Storage is unable to provide a reconciliation of Core FFO per share guidance measures to corresponding U.S. GAAP measures on forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the overall high variability of most of the foregoing items that have been excluded. The items that are being excluded are difficult to predict and a reconciliation could result in disclosure that would be imprecise or potentially misleading. Material changes to any one of these items could have a significant effect on our guidance and future U.S. GAAP results.

Third Quarter Conference Call

A conference call is scheduled for November 2, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. (PDT) to discuss the third quarter earnings results. The domestic dial-in number is (866) 342-8591, and the international dial-in number is (203) 518-9713 (conference ID number for either domestic or international is PSAQ321). A simultaneous audio webcast may be accessed by using the link at www.publicstorage.com under “About Us, Investor Relations, News and Events, Event Calendar.” A replay of the conference call may be accessed through November 9, 2021 by calling (800) 839-5679 (domestic), (402) 220-2566 (international) or by using the link at www.publicstorage.com under “About Us, Investor Relations, News and Events, Event Calendar.”

About Public Storage

Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage facilities. At September 30, 2021, we had: (i) interests in 2,678 self-storage facilities located in 39 states with approximately 186 million net rentable square feet in the United States, (ii) an approximate 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self-Storage SA (Euronext Brussels:SHUR) which owned 247 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately 13 million net rentable square feet operated under the “Shurgard” brand and (iii) an approximate 42% common equity interest in PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB) which owned and operated approximately 28 million rentable square feet of commercial space at September 30, 2021. Our headquarters are located in Glendale, California.

This press release, our Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2021, and additional information about Public Storage are available on our website, www.publicstorage.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to our 2021 outlook and all underlying assumptions, our expected acquisition, disposition, development and redevelopment activity, supply and demand for our self-storage facilities, information relating to operating trends in our markets, expectations regarding operating expenses, including property tax changes, our strategic priorities, expectations with respect to financing activities, rental rates, cap rates and yields, leasing expectations, our credit ratings, and all other statements other than statements of historical fact. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management. All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements which may be identified by the use of the words “outlook,” “guidance,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “should,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors and risks that may impact future results and performance include, but are not limited to, those described in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2021 and in our other filings with the SEC including: general risks associated with the ownership and operation of real estate, including changes in demand, risk related to development, expansion and acquisition of self-storage facilities, potential liability for environmental contamination, natural disasters and adverse changes in laws and regulations governing property tax, real estate and zoning; risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies in the markets in which we operate, including risks related to current economic conditions and the economic health of our customers; risks associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic (the "COVID Pandemic”) or similar events, including but not limited to illness or death of our employees or customers, negative impacts to the economic environment and to self-storage customers which could reduce the demand for self-storage or reduce our ability to collect rent, and/or potential regulatory actions to (i) close our facilities if we were determined not to be an “essential business” or for other reasons, (ii) limit our ability to increase rent or otherwise limit the rent we can charge or (iii) limit our ability to collect rent or evict delinquent tenants; the risk that there could be an out-migration of population from certain high-cost major markets, if it is determined that the ability to “work from home,” which has become more prominent during the COVID Pandemic, could allow certain workers to live in less expensive localities, which could negatively impact the occupancies and revenues of our properties in such major high-cost markets; the risk that more jurisdictions will reinstitute COVID Pandemic restrictions, which were previously eased, in response to increases in infections, including as a result of variants such as the Delta variant, or if additional pandemics occur; the risk that we could experience a change in the move-out patterns of our long-term customers due to economic uncertainty and the increases in unemployment resulting from changes in the macro environment, which could lead to lower occupancies and rent “roll down” as long-term customers are replaced with new customers at lower rates; risk of negative impacts on the cost and availability of debt and equity capital as a result of the COVID Pandemic, which could have a material impact upon our capital and growth plans; the risk that the COVID Pandemic could adversely impact our ability to retain and hire employees, including as a result of vaccine or testing mandates; the impact of competition from new and existing self-storage and commercial facilities and other storage alternatives; the risk that our existing self-storage facilities may be at a disadvantage in competing with newly developed facilities with more visual and customer appeal; risks related to increased reliance on Google and Sparefoot as customer acquisition channels; difficulties in our ability to successfully evaluate, finance, integrate into our existing operations and manage properties that we acquire directly or through the acquisition of entities that own and operate self-storage facilities or to consummate announced acquisitions in the expected timeframe or at all; risks associated with international operations including, but not limited to, unfavorable foreign currency rate fluctuations, changes in tax laws and local and global economic uncertainty that could adversely affect our earnings and cash flows; risks related to our participation in joint ventures; the impact of the legal and regulatory environment, as well as national, state and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those governing environmental issues, taxes, our tenant reinsurance business, and labor, including risks related to the impact of new laws and regulations; risks of increased tax expense associated either with a possible failure by us to qualify as a REIT, or with challenges to the determination of taxable income for our taxable REIT subsidiaries; risks due to ballot initiatives or other actions that could remove the protections of Proposition 13 with respect to our real estate and result in substantial increases in our assessed values and property tax bills in California; changes in United States federal or state tax laws related to the taxation of REITs and other corporations; security breaches, including ransomware, or a failure of our networks, systems or technology could adversely impact our operations or our business, customer and employee relationships or result in fraudulent payments; risks associated with the self-insurance of certain business risks, including property and casualty insurance, employee health insurance and workers compensation liabilities; difficulties in raising capital at a reasonable cost; delays and cost overruns on our projects to develop new facilities or expand our existing facilities; difficulties in our ability to hire and retain skilled management and staff; ineffective succession planning for our CEO, executive management and our other key employees; ongoing litigation and other legal and regulatory actions which may divert management’s time and attention, require us to pay damages and expenses or restrict the operation of our business; and economic uncertainty due to the impact of war or terrorism. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this press release, are qualified in their entirety by this statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, new estimates, or other factors, events or circumstances after the date of these forward-looking statements, except when expressly required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not rely on any forward-looking statements in this press release, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, neither as predictions of future events nor guarantees of future performance.

PUBLIC STORAGE

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

Self-storage facilities

$

840,510

 

$

683,949

 

$

2,333,850

 

$

2,022,692

 

Ancillary operations

54,421

 

50,596

 

157,658

 

143,840

 

 

894,931

 

734,545

 

2,491,508

 

2,166,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Self-storage cost of operations

216,999

 

209,179

 

631,699

 

637,229

 

Ancillary cost of operations

19,735

 

15,174

 

52,044

 

44,081

 

Depreciation and amortization

188,552

 

138,333

 

508,139

 

411,851

 

General and administrative

31,682

 

18,262

 

78,996

 

53,234

 

Interest expense

23,736

 

14,282

 

60,980

 

42,048

 

 

480,704

 

395,230

 

1,331,858

 

1,188,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other increases (decreases) to net income:

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

3,356

 

7,192

 

9,321

 

18,976

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities

32,860

 

21,240

 

81,382

 

62,863

 

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

40,906

 

(41,900

)

73,584

 

(52,250

)

Gain on sale of real estate

279

 

 

13,683

 

1,117

 

Net income

491,628

 

325,847

 

1,337,620

 

1,008,795

 

Allocation to noncontrolling interests

(1,537

)

(980

)

(4,067

)

(2,849

)

Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders

490,091

 

324,867

 

1,333,553

 

1,005,946

 

Allocation of net income to:

 

 

 

 

Preferred shareholders – distributions

(46,237

)

(53,892

)

(138,500

)

(158,849

)

Preferred shareholders – redemptions

 

(23,313

)

(16,989

)

(38,382

)

Restricted share units

(1,527

)

(746

)

(3,678

)

(2,546

)

Net income allocable to common shareholders

$

442,327

 

$

246,916

 

$

1,174,386

 

$

806,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share:

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share – Basic

$

2.53

 

$

1.41

 

$

6.72

 

$

4.62

 

Net income per common share – Diluted

$

2.52

 

$

1.41

 

$

6.70

 

$

4.62

 

Weighted average common shares – Basic

174,926

 

174,503

 

174,787

 

174,481

 

Weighted average common shares – Diluted

175,806

 

174,626

 

175,398

 

174,606

 

 

PUBLIC STORAGE

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

ASSETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

$

958,247

 

$

257,560

 

Real estate facilities, at cost:

 

 

Land

4,864,520

 

4,375,588

 

Buildings

15,592,003

 

12,997,039

 

 

20,456,523

 

17,372,627

 

Accumulated depreciation

(7,598,496

)

(7,152,135

)

 

12,858,027

 

10,220,492

 

Construction in process

228,379

 

188,079

 

 

13,086,406

 

10,408,571

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities

779,272

 

773,046

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

258,949

 

204,654

 

Other assets

201,812

 

172,715

 

Total assets

$

15,284,686

 

$

11,816,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

$

5,773,190

 

$

2,544,992

 

Preferred shares called for redemption

 

300,000

 

Accrued and other liabilities

474,198

 

394,655

 

Total liabilities

6,247,388

 

3,239,647

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

Public Storage shareholders’ equity:

 

 

Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 160,600 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (151,700 at December 31, 2020) at liquidation preference

4,015,000

 

3,792,500

 

Common Shares, $0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,048,260 shares issued and outstanding (174,581,742 shares at December 31, 2020)

17,505

 

17,458

 

Paid-in capital

5,808,943

 

5,707,101

 

Accumulated deficit

(771,114

)

(914,791

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(52,980

)

(43,401

)

Total Public Storage shareholders’ equity

9,017,354

 

8,558,867

 

Noncontrolling interests

19,944

 

18,032

 

Total equity

9,037,298

 

8,576,899

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

15,284,686

 

$

11,816,546

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC STORAGE

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Computation of Funds from Operations and Funds Available for Distribution

(Unaudited – amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Computation of FFO per Share:

 

 

 

 

Net income allocable to common shareholders

$

442,327

 

$

246,916

 

$

1,174,386

 

$

806,169

 

Eliminate items excluded from FFO:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

187,611

 

137,526

 

505,218

 

409,484

 

Depreciation from unconsolidated real estate investments

19,209

 

17,492

 

54,485

 

52,607

 

Depreciation allocated to noncontrolling interests and restricted share unitholders

(1,318

)

(954

)

(3,413

)

(2,853

)

Gains on sale of real estate investments, including our equity share from investments

(12,572

)

(3,174

)

(31,156

)

(12,415

)

FFO allocable to common shares (a)

$

635,257

 

$

397,806

 

$

1,699,520

 

$

1,252,992

 

Diluted weighted average common shares

175,806

 

174,626

 

175,398

 

174,606

 

FFO per share (a)

$

3.61

 

$

2.28

 

$

9.69

 

$

7.18

 

Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share to FFO per Share:

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

2.52

 

$

1.41

 

$

6.70

 

$

4.62

 

Eliminate amounts per share excluded from FFO:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

1.17

 

0.88

 

3.17

 

2.63

 

Gains on sale of real estate investments, including our equity share from investments

(0.08

)

(0.01

)

(0.18

)

(0.07

)

FFO per share (a)

$

3.61

 

$

2.28

 

$

9.69

 

$

7.18

 

Computation of Funds Available for Distribution ("FAD"):

 

 

 

FFO allocable to common shares

$

635,257

 

$

397,806

 

$

1,699,520

 

$

1,252,992

 

Eliminate effect of items included in FFO but not FAD:

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense in excess of cash paid

13,171

 

8,115

 

37,247

 

11,831

 

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

(40,906

)

41,900

 

(73,584

)

52,250

 

Impact of preferred share redemption charges, including equity investment share

 

23,313

 

16,989

 

38,382

 

Less: Capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities

(83,025

)

(30,441

)

(177,641

)

(126,070

)

FAD (a)

$

524,497

 

$

440,693

 

$

1,502,531

 

$

1,229,385

 

Distributions paid to common shareholders and restricted share units

$

351,226

 

$

349,836

 

$

1,051,376

 

$

1,049,472

 

Distribution payout ratio

67.0%

79.4%

70.0%

85.4%

Distributions per common share

$

2.00

 

$

2.00

 

$

6.00

 

$

6.00

 

(a)

 

FFO and FFO per share are non-GAAP measures defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and, along with the non-GAAP measure FAD, are considered helpful measures of REIT performance by REITs and many REIT analysts. FFO represents GAAP net income before depreciation and amortization, real estate gains or losses and impairment charges, which are excluded because they are based upon historical costs and assume that building values diminish ratably over time, while we believe that real estate values fluctuate due to market conditions. FAD represents FFO adjusted to exclude certain non-cash charges and to deduct capital expenditures. We utilize FAD in evaluating our ongoing cash flow available for investment, debt repayment and common distributions. We believe investors and analysts utilize FAD in a similar manner. FFO and FFO per share are not a substitute for net income or earnings per share. FFO and FAD are not substitutes for GAAP net cash flow in evaluating our liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because they exclude investing and financing activities presented on our statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute these measures differently, so comparisons among REITs may not be helpful.

PUBLIC STORAGE

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Reconciliation of Self-Storage Net Operating Income to

Net Income

(Unaudited – amounts in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage revenues for:

 

 

 

 

Same Store Facilities

$

716,050

 

$

628,286

 

$

2,042,832

 

$

1,867,663

 

Acquired facilities

62,187

 

11,001

 

124,751

 

28,103

 

Developed and expanded facilities

55,100

 

38,375

 

145,960

 

108,449

 

Other Non-Same Store facilities

7,173

 

6,287

 

20,307

 

18,477

 

Self-storage revenues

840,510

 

683,949

 

2,333,850

 

2,022,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage cost of operations for:

 

 

 

 

Same Store Facilities

175,609

 

184,068

 

523,323

 

565,057

 

Acquired facilities

20,064

 

4,880

 

45,918

 

13,630

 

Developed and expanded facilities

19,059

 

17,735

 

55,572

 

51,016

 

Other Non-Same Store facilities

2,267

 

2,496

 

6,886

 

7,526

 

Self-storage cost of operations

216,999

 

209,179

 

631,699

 

637,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage NOI for:

 

 

 

 

Same Store Facilities

540,441

 

444,218

 

1,519,509

 

1,302,606

 

Acquired facilities

42,123

 

6,121

 

78,833

 

14,473

 

Developed and expanded facilities

36,041

 

20,640

 

90,388

 

57,433

 

Other Non-Same Store facilities

4,906

 

3,791

 

13,421

 

10,951

 

Self-storage NOI (a)

623,511

 

474,770

 

1,702,151

 

1,385,463

 

Ancillary revenues

54,421

 

50,596

 

157,658

 

143,840

 

Ancillary cost of operations

(19,735

)

(15,174

)

(52,044

)

(44,081

)

Depreciation and amortization

(188,552

)

(138,333

)

(508,139

)

(411,851

)

General and administrative expense

(31,682

)

(18,262

)

(78,996

)

(53,234

)

Interest and other income

3,356

 

7,192

 

9,321

 

18,976

 

Interest expense

(23,736

)

(14,282

)

(60,980

)

(42,048

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities

32,860

 

21,240

 

81,382

 

62,863

 

Gain on sale of real estate

279

 

 

13,683

 

1,117

 

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

40,906

 

(41,900

)

73,584

 

(52,250

)

Net income on our income statement

$

491,628

 

$

325,847

 

$

1,337,620

 

$

1,008,795

 

(a)

 

Net operating income or “NOI” is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense, which is based upon historical costs and assumes that building values diminish ratably over time, while we believe that real estate values fluctuate due to market conditions. We utilize NOI in determining current property values, evaluating property performance, and in evaluating operating trends. We believe that investors and analysts utilize NOI in a similar manner. NOI is not a substitute for net income, operating cash flow, or other related GAAP financial measures, in evaluating our operating results. This table reconciles from NOI for our self-storage facilities to the net income presented on our income statement.

 

Contacts

Ryan Burke

(818) 244-8080, Ext. 1141

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