Sienna Senior Living Inc. Reports 2019 Second Quarter Financial Results and Announces 2% Dividend Increase
“Our team delivered solid operating results in the second quarter, with the results highlighting the benefits of having a balanced portfolio of high quality retirement and long-term care residences,” said
Financial and Operating Highlights
Solid financial performance
- Revenue increased by 2.4% in Q2 2019 to
$166 million in Q2 2019, compared to Q2 2018; - Total and same property net operating income (“NOI”) increased by 1.4% in Q2 2019 to
$39.9 million , compared to Q2 2018, including 1.6% in the retirement segment (“Retirement”) and 1.2% in the long-term care segment (“LTC”).
Improved balance sheet
- Debt to gross book value lowered by 280 basis points (“bps”) to 46.6% year-over-year;
- Debt to Adjusted EBITDA decreased year-over-year to 6.7 years from 7.5 years;
- Weighted average cost of debt lowered by 20 bps to 3.7% year-over-year.
Enhanced operating platform
- Enhancements to marketing campaigns, improvements to the sales platform, leadership enhancements, and harmonization of the retirement residences’ operating platform;
- Upgrades to suites and amenity space in retirement residences acquired in 2018, as part of a
$5 million capital expenditure program; - Successful opening of a 55-suite expansion at Sienna’s Island Park Retirement Residence in
Campbellford, Ontario inJuly 2019 .
Dividend increase
- The Board of Directors has approved an increase in Sienna’s monthly dividend from
$0.0765 per share to$0.078 per share ($0.936 per share annualized). The increase will commence onSeptember 13, 2019 , payable to shareholders of record as atAugust 30, 2019 .
Financial and Operating Results:
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Retirement Same Property – Average occupancy | 88.4% | 91.6% | 89.7% | 91.8% |
Retirement Acquisitions – Average occupancy | n/a | n/a | 88.4% | n/a |
Retirement – Average total occupancy | 88.4% | 91.6% | 89.4% | 91.8% |
LTC – Average total occupancy | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.1% |
LTC – Average private occupancy | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.2% | 98.0% |
Revenue | $165,957 | $329,626 | ||
Operating expenses | $126,028 | $250,785 | ||
NOI(2) | $39,929 | $78,841 | ||
Net income | $2,230 | $2,672 | ||
Operating Funds from Operations (OFFO)(1)(2)(3) | $23,602 | $44,924 | ||
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)(1)(2)((3)4) | $24,428 | $47,811 | ||
Net income per share, diluted | $0.034 | $0.040 | ||
OFFO per share, diluted(2)(3) | $0.356 | $0.678 | ||
AFFO per share, diluted(2)(3)(4) | $0.368 | $0.721 | ||
Dividends declared per share | $0.230 | $0.459 | ||
Payout Ratio(5) | 62.5% | 55.6% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
Notes:
- NOI, OFFO and AFFO are not measures recognized under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS. NOI, OFFO and AFFO are supplemental measures of a company's performance, and management of the Company believes that NOI and OFFO are relevant measures of the Company’s earnings performance, and AFFO is a relevant measure of the Company’s ability to earn cash and pay dividends. The IFRS measurement most directly comparable to OFFO and AFFO is net income and cash flow from operating activities, respectively.
- The Company adopted IFRS 16, Leases ("IFRS 16") on
January 1, 2019 . The comparative period's non-IFRS measures have been restated to reflect IFRS 16 as if it was adopted onJanuary 1, 2017 . - OFFO and AFFO per share for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2019 include mark-to-market expense (recovery) adjustments on share-based compensation of$261 and$1,662 , respectively (2018 - ($514 ) and ($670 ), respectively). Excluding these mark-to-market adjustments on share-based compensation, OFFO and AFFO per share would increase (decrease) by$0.004 and$0.025 for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2019 , respectively (2018 - ($0.008 ) and ($0.011 ), respectively). - AFFO is impacted by the timing of maintenance capital expenditures.
- Payout Ratio is calculated using dividends declared per share divided by the basic AFFO per share for the respective periods.
2019 Second Quarter Summary
Occupancy decreases in Retirement resulted from a combination of higher resident attrition rates in the portfolio acquired last year and ongoing oversupply in the
Occupancy in LTC remained high at 98.3%.
NOI increased by 1.4% (or
Retirement achieved a 1.6% same property NOI growth in Q2 2019, compared to Q2 2018, largely driven by rental rate increases and lower labour expenses due to lower occupancy.
LTC delivered a 1.2% same property NOI growth in Q2 2019, compared to Q2 2018, predominantly resulting from inflationary funding increases. Average occupancy in LTC remained high at 98.3% in Q2 2019, consistent with Q2 2018.
Revenue increased by 2.4% (or
Operating expenses increased by 2.7% (or
The Company generated net income of
OFFO decreased by 3.0% (or
AFFO decreased by 6.5% (or
2019 Six Months Summary
NOI increased by 9.8% (or
Retirement had a solid operating performance and achieved a 3.8% year-over-year same property NOI growth, largely driven by rental rate increases and lower labour expenses which correlated with the occupancy decline in Retirement of 2.4% to 89.4% over the comparable prior year period.
LTC delivered 2.7% year-over-year same property NOI growth, predominantly resulting from inflationary funding increases. Average occupancy in LTC remained high at 98.3% year-over-year, a 0.2% increase over the comparable prior year period.
Revenue increased by 7.2% (or
Operating expenses increased by 6.4% (or
The Company generated net income of
OFFO increased by 4.6% (or
AFFO increased by 1.9% (or
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Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer
(905) 489-0787
Nitin.Jain@siennaliving.ca
Source: Sienna Senior Living