Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report for the Period Ended March 31, 2024

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Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report for the Period Ended March 31, 2024

Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report for the Period Ended March 31, 2024

The financial report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, provides a concise overview of the company’s financial performance. The report highlights key events and developments, using clear and straightforward language to convey the main points. The focus is on brevity, ensuring that the information is easily digestible for readers.

Overview

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that conducts business through the Vornado Realty L.P. operating partnership, in which Vornado owns a 91% stake. Vornado competes with other real estate investors and its success depends on economic trends, tenant financial health, capital availability, and other factors.

In Q1 2024, Vornado had a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $9 million ($0.05 per share), compared to net income of $5 million ($0.03 per share) in Q1 2023. Funds from operations (FFO) plus assumed conversions was $104 million ($0.53 per share) in Q1 2024, down from $119 million ($0.61 per share) in Q1 2023. FFO was impacted by certain expense and income items in both periods.

Same store net operating income (NOI) decreased 4.8% at share and 5.0% on a cash basis compared to Q1 2023. By segment, New York same store NOI decreased 4.6% at share and 5.1% on a cash basis; THE MART decreased 10.0% at share and 3.3% on a cash basis; 555 California Street decreased 2.4% at share and 4.4% on a cash basis.

Financings

Vornado executed several financings in Q1 2024:

  • Amended $1.2 billion mortgage on 280 Park Ave to extend maturity to 2026-2028 at SOFR + 1.78%

  • $75 million refinancing of 435 Seventh Ave at SOFR + 2.10%, swapped to fixed 6.96%

  • Extended $915 million credit facility to 2029 at SOFR + 1.20%

Development

Development projects currently underway include:

  • PENN 2 renovation ($659M spent of $750M budget)

  • PENN District improvements ($53M spent of $100M budget)

  • Sunset Pier 94 Studios JV (Vornado share of budget $74M)

  • Potential office tower at 350 Park Ave site (Vornado budget $900M if built)

Leasing Activity

Property Square Feet Initial Rent Term
NY Office 250,000 $89.23 11.1 years
NY Retail 33,000 $253.83 3.8 years
THE MART 51,000 $64.02 4.5 years
315 Montgomery 29,000 $67.57 5.4 years

Square Feet and Occupancy

Portfolio 3/31/2024 SF 3/31/2024 Occupancy 12/31/2023 SF 12/31/2023 Occupancy
NY Office 15,909,000 89.3% 16,001,000 90.7%
NY Retail 1,685,000 75.0% 1,684,000 74.9%
NY Residential 745,000 97.5% 745,000 96.8%
Alexander’s 750,000 92.5% 755,000 92.6%
THE MART 3,679,000 77.6% 3,679,000 79.2%
555 California 1,274,000 94.5% 1,274,000 94.5%
Other 1,202,000 87.2% 1,202,000 91.9%
Total 25,244,000 25,340,000

Results of Operations

Revenues decreased $9.5 million or 2.1% compared to Q1 2023, primarily due to:

  • $13.7 million lower same store revenues
  • Partially offset by $3.3 million more development and redevelopment revenue

Expenses decreased $3.4 million or 0.9% primarily due to:

  • $2.5 million lower same store operating expenses
  • $1.3 million lower depreciation

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2024, Vornado had:

  • $1.1 billion of cash and restricted cash
  • $1.9 billion available on credit facilities, increased to $2.7 billion after an extension

Q1 2024 cash flow activities:

  • $31 million cash provided by operating activities
  • $129 million cash used in investing activities
  • $16 million cash used in financing activities

Development expenditures in Q1 2024 included $75 million for PENN 2 and $51 million for real estate additions.

FFO

FFO attributable to common shareholders was $104 million ($0.53 per share) in Q1 2024 compared to $119 million ($0.61 per share) in Q1 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the items impacting comparability listed in the Overview.