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Public Storage Reports Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Company Release -
8/02/2023 4:06 PM ET

GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) announced today operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

“Public Storage’s industry-leading platform was evident during the second quarter, with record customer move-in volume growth of 13.6%, stabilized same store NOI growth of 6.6%, and non-same store lease-up NOI growth of 20%. These factors led to an increase in our outlook for the back half of the year,” said Joe Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to invest in the industry’s leading digital platform and our operating model, while enhancing and growing our portfolio. As evidenced by our recent $2.2 billion Simply Self Storage acquisition, we remain uniquely positioned to deliver growth and value to our stakeholders.”

Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

  • Reported net income allocable to common shareholders of $3.00 per diluted share.
  • Reported core FFO allocable to common shareholders (“Core FFO”) of $4.28 per diluted share, an increase of 7.3% relative to the same period in 2022. Core FFO per diluted share increased 11.5% compared to the same period in 2022, excluding the contribution from our equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc., which we sold in July 2022.
  • Increased Same Store (as defined below) direct net operating income by 6.2%, resulting from a 6.3% increase in Same Store revenues.
  • Achieved 80.3% Same Store direct net operating income margin.
  • Acquired eleven self-storage facilities with 0.9 million net rentable square feet for $144.0 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2023, we acquired or were under contract to acquire eleven self-storage facilities with 0.8 million net rentable square feet, for $118.2 million. In addition, on July 24, 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”) to acquire BREIT Simply Storage LLC, a self-storage company that owns and operates 127 self-storage facilities (9.4 million square feet) and manages 25 self-storage facilities (1.8 million square feet) for third parties, for a cash acquisition price of $2.2 billion (the “Simply Acquisition”).
  • Completed various expansion projects with 0.2 million net rentable square feet costing $19.1 million. At June 30, 2023, we had various facilities in development and expansion with 4.8 million net rentable square feet estimated to cost $1.0 billion.
  • On July 24, 2023, in connection with the Simply Acquisition, issued $2.2 billion of unsecured senior notes in 2-, 5.5-, 10-, and 30-year tranches bearing annual rates of Compounded SOFR + 0.60%, 5.125%, 5.100%, and 5.350%, respectively.

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $528.3 million or $3.00 per diluted common share, compared to $603.4 million or $3.42 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of $75.1 million or $0.42 per diluted common share. The decrease is due primarily to (i) a $102.8 million decrease in foreign currency exchange gains primarily associated with our Euro denominated notes payable and (ii) a $39.0 million decrease in equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities due to the sale of our equity investment in PSB in July 2022, partially offset by (iii) a $63.1 million increase in self-storage net operating income.

The $63.1 million increase in self-storage net operating income in the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 is a result of a $41.4 million increase attributable to our Same Store Facilities and a $21.7 million increase attributable to our Non-Same Store Facilities (as defined below). Revenues for the Same Store Facilities increased 6.3% or $51.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher realized annual rent per occupied square foot, partially offset by a decline in occupancy. Cost of operations for the Same Store Facilities increased by 5.2% or $9.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to increased property tax expense and marketing expense. The increase in net operating income of $21.7 million for the Non-Same Store Facilities is due primarily to the impact of facilities acquired in 2021 and 2022 and the fill-up of recently developed and expanded facilities.

Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $995.8 million or $5.65 per diluted common share, compared to $1,067.5 million or $6.05 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of $71.7 million or $0.40 per diluted common share. The decrease is due primarily to (i) a $165.1 million decrease in foreign currency exchange gains primarily associated with our Euro denominated notes payable and (ii) a $76.4 million decrease in equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities due to our sale of PSB in July 2022, partially offset by (iii) a $155.2 million increase in self-storage net operating income and (iv) a $23.4 million increase in interest and other income.

The $155.2 million increase in self-storage net operating income in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 is a result of a $105.7 million increase attributable to our Same Store Facilities and a $49.5 million increase attributable to our Non-Same Store Facilities. Revenues for the Same Store Facilities increased 8.0% or $126.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher realized annual rent per occupied square foot, partially offset by a decline in occupancy. Cost of operations for the Same Store Facilities increased by 5.4% or $20.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to increased property tax expense, repairs and maintenance expenses, marketing expense, and other direct property costs. The increase in net operating income of $49.5 million for the Non-Same Store Facilities is due primarily to the impact of facilities acquired in 2021 and 2022 and the fill-up of recently developed and expanded facilities.

Funds from Operations

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and FFO per share are non-GAAP measures defined by Nareit. We believe that FFO and FFO per share are useful to REIT investors and analysts in measuring our performance because Nareit’s definition of FFO excludes items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating and financial performance. FFO represents net income before depreciation and amortization, which is excluded because it 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. FFO also excludes gains or losses on sale of real estate assets and real estate impairment charges, which are also based upon historical costs and are impacted by historical depreciation. FFO and FFO per share are not a substitute for net income or earnings per share. FFO is not a substitute for net cash flow in evaluating our liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because it excludes investing and financing activities presented on our consolidated statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute these measures differently, so comparisons among REITs may not be helpful.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, FFO was $4.29 per diluted common share as compared to $4.58 for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of 6.3%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, FFO was $8.24 per diluted common share, as compared to $8.41 in the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of 2.0%.

We also present “Core FFO” and “Core FFO per share,” non-GAAP measures that represent FFO and 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 contingency resolution, due diligence costs incurred in pursuit of strategic transactions, unrealized gain on private equity investments, and our equity share of deferred tax benefits of a change in tax status and severance of a senior executive from our equity investees. We review Core FFO and Core FFO per share to evaluate our ongoing operating performance, and we believe they are used by investors and REIT analysts in a similar manner. However, Core FFO and Core FFO per share are not substitutes for net income and net income per share. Because other REITs may not compute Core FFO or Core FFO per share in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology, or may not present such measures, Core FFO and Core FFO per share may not be comparable among REITs.

The following table reconciles net income to FFO and Core FFO and reconciles diluted earnings per share to FFO per share and Core FFO per share (unaudited):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

Percentage
Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

Percentage
Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and Core FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income allocable to common shareholders

$

528,259

 

 

$

603,381

 

 

(12.5

)%

 

$

995,847

 

 

$

1,067,505

 

 

(6.7

)%

Eliminate items excluded from FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

220,971

 

 

 

217,373

 

 

 

 

 

440,758

 

 

 

438,168

 

 

 

Depreciation from unconsolidated real estate investments

 

9,155

 

 

 

17,566

 

 

 

 

 

17,684

 

 

 

34,386

 

 

 

Depreciation allocated to noncontrolling interests and restricted share unitholders

 

(1,732

)

 

 

(1,533

)

 

 

 

 

(3,205

)

 

 

(3,190

)

 

 

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

 

(72

)

 

 

(29,306

)

 

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

(53,184

)

 

 

FFO allocable to common shares

$

756,581

 

 

$

807,481

 

 

(6.3

)%

 

$

1,451,012

 

 

$

1,483,685

 

 

(2.2

)%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)

 

1,096

 

 

 

(101,723

)

 

 

 

 

27,956

 

 

 

(137,100

)

 

 

Other items

 

(4,093

)

 

 

(1,781

)

 

 

 

 

(6,226

)

 

 

766

 

 

 

Core FFO allocable to common shares

$

753,584

 

 

$

703,977

 

 

7.0

%

 

$

1,472,742

 

 

$

1,347,351

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share to FFO per Share and Core FFO per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

3.00

 

 

$

3.42

 

 

(12.3

)%

 

$

5.65

 

 

$

6.05

 

 

(6.6

)%

Eliminate amounts per share excluded from FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1.29

 

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

 

 

2.59

 

 

 

2.66

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.30

)

 

 

FFO per share

$

4.29

 

 

$

4.58

 

 

(6.3

)%

 

$

8.24

 

 

$

8.41

 

 

(2.0

)%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.58

)

 

 

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

(0.78

)

 

 

Other items

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

Core FFO per share

$

4.28

 

 

$

3.99

 

 

7.3

%

 

$

8.36

 

 

$

7.64

 

 

9.4

%

Exclude the contribution from our equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc. to Core FFO per share

 

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.30

)

 

 

Core FFO per share, excluding the impact of PS Business Parks, Inc.

$

4.28

 

 

$

3.84

 

 

11.5

%

 

$

8.36

 

 

$

7.34

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares

 

176,212

 

 

 

176,312

 

 

 

 

 

176,181

 

 

 

176,325

 

 

 

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, 2021. The composition of our Same Store Facilities allows us to more effectively evaluate the ongoing performance of our self-storage portfolio in 2021, 2022, and 2023 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 (for all periods presented) of these 2,344 facilities (155.2 million net rentable square feet) that represent approximately 75% of the aggregate net rentable square feet of our U.S. consolidated self-storage portfolio at June 30, 2023 (unaudited):

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Revenues (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

$

836,124

 

 

$

788,684

 

 

6.0

%

 

$

1,655,058

 

 

$

1,535,817

 

 

7.8

%

Late charges and administrative fees

 

28,381

 

 

 

24,738

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

56,615

 

 

 

49,393

 

 

14.6

%

Total revenues

 

864,505

 

 

 

813,422

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

1,711,673

 

 

 

1,585,210

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct cost of operations (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property taxes

 

77,211

 

 

 

74,504

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

153,895

 

 

 

147,562

 

 

4.3

%

On-site property manager payroll

 

31,514

 

 

 

30,575

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

64,044

 

 

 

62,320

 

 

2.8

%

Repairs and maintenance

 

14,665

 

 

 

13,679

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

32,676

 

 

 

29,588

 

 

10.4

%

Utilities

 

10,067

 

 

 

10,611

 

 

(5.1

)%

 

 

22,633

 

 

 

22,561

 

 

0.3

%

Marketing

 

14,469

 

 

 

9,086

 

 

59.2

%

 

 

30,022

 

 

 

20,805

 

 

44.3

%

Other direct property costs

 

22,073

 

 

 

20,911

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

45,297

 

 

 

41,641

 

 

8.8

%

Total direct cost of operations

 

169,999

 

 

 

159,366

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

348,567

 

 

 

324,477

 

 

7.4

%

Direct net operating income (b)

 

694,506

 

 

 

654,056

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

1,363,106

 

 

 

1,260,733

 

 

8.1

%

Indirect cost of operations (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisory payroll

 

(8,502

)

 

 

(9,059

)

 

(6.1

)%

 

 

(17,700

)

 

 

(18,979

)

 

(6.7

)%

Centralized management costs

 

(15,211

)

 

 

(14,440

)

 

5.3

%

 

 

(31,108

)

 

 

(31,203

)

 

(0.3

)%

Share-based compensation

 

(2,731

)

 

 

(3,880

)

 

(29.6

)%

 

 

(5,870

)

 

 

(7,868

)

 

(25.4

)%

Net operating income (c)

$

668,062

 

 

$

626,677

 

 

6.6

%

 

$

1,308,428

 

 

$

1,202,683

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

80.3

%

 

 

80.4

%

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

79.6

%

 

 

79.5

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin (before depreciation and amortization expense)

 

77.3

%

 

 

77.0

%

 

0.4

%

 

 

76.4

%

 

 

75.9

%

 

0.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average for the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square foot occupancy

 

93.7

%

 

 

95.7

%

 

(2.1

)%

 

 

93.5

%

 

 

95.6

%

 

(2.2

)%

Realized annual rental income per (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupied square foot

$

22.99

 

 

$

21.23

 

 

8.3

%

 

$

22.82

 

 

$

20.69

 

 

10.3

%

Available square foot

$

21.54

 

 

$

20.32

 

 

6.0

%

 

$

21.33

 

 

$

19.79

 

 

7.8

%

At June 30:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square foot occupancy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93.2

%

 

 

94.8

%

 

(1.7

)%

Annual contract rent per occupied square foot (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.34

 

 

$

21.80

 

 

7.1

%

(a)

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

(b)

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.

(c)

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

(d)

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.

(e)

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.

Property Operations – Non-Same Store Facilities

In addition to the 2,344 Same Store Facilities, we have 544 facilities that were not stabilized with respect to occupancies, revenues, or cost of operations since January 1, 2021 or that we did not own as of January 1, 2021, including 322 facilities that were acquired, 49 newly developed facilities, 87 facilities that have been expanded or are targeted for expansion, and 86 facilities that are unstabilized because they are undergoing fill-up or were damaged in casualty events (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 “Analysis of Net Income – Self-Storage Operations” in our June 30, 2023 Form 10-Q.

Investing and Capital Activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we closed the acquisition of eleven self-storage facilities (seven in South Carolina and one each in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Virginia) with 0.9 million net rentable square feet for $144.0 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we closed the acquisition of 16 self-storage facilities (seven in South Carolina, two each in Florida and Virginia, and one each in Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, and North Carolina) with 1.2 million net rentable square feet for $190.8 million.

On July 24, 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement with BREIT to acquire BREIT Simply Storage LLC, a self-storage company that owns and operates 127 self-storage facilities (9.4 million square feet) and manages 25 self-storage facilities (1.8 million square feet) for third parties, for a cash acquisition price of $2.2 billion. The 127 wholly-owned facilities are geographically diversified across 18 states and located in markets with population growth that has been approximately double the national average since 2018. Approximately 65% of the facilities are located in high-growth Sunbelt markets. The acquisition, which is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, is currently expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.

Subsequent to June 30, 2023, we acquired or were under contract to acquire eleven self-storage facilities across six states with 0.8 million net rentable square feet, for $118.2 million.

During 2021, we acquired a portfolio of 48 properties (4.1 million net rentable square feet) operated under the brand name of ezStorage for $1.8 billion. As of June 30, 2023, we have completed the expansion projects on four facilities of this portfolio for $26.4 million, adding 169,000 net rentable square feet of storage space. These facilities generated revenues of $51.7 million, NOI of $40.4 million (including Direct NOI of $41.7 million), and average square footage occupancy of 85.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

During 2021, we acquired a portfolio of 56 properties (7.5 million net rentable square feet) operated under the brand name of All Storage for $1.5 billion. These facilities generated revenues of $43.1 million, NOI of $27.4 million (including Direct NOI of $28.9 million), and average square footage occupancy of 78.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we completed various expansion projects (0.2 million net rentable square feet in California) costing $19.1 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we opened three newly developed facilities and completed various expansion projects (0.6 million net rentable square feet – 0.2 million in California and 0.1 million each in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) costing $84.4 million. At June 30, 2023, we had various facilities in development (2.5 million net rentable square feet) estimated to cost $554.0 million and various expansion projects (2.3 million net rentable square feet) estimated to cost $473.0 million. Our aggregate 4.8 million net rentable square foot pipeline of development and expansion facilities includes 1.5 million in California, 0.9 million in Texas, 0.4 million in Nevada, 0.3 million each in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, and Maryland, 0.2 million in Washington, and 0.6 million in other states. The remaining $577.0 million of development costs for these projects are expected to be incurred primarily in the next 18 to 24 months.

In connection with the Simply Acquisition, on July 24, 2023, we completed a public offering of $400 million, $500 million, $700 million, and $600 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes bearing interest at an annual rate of Compounded SOFR + 0.60% (reset quarterly), 5.125%, 5.100%, and 5.350%, respectively, and maturing on July 25, 2025, January 15, 2029, August 1, 2033, and August 1, 2053, respectively.

Distributions Declared

On August 2, 2023, our Board of Trustees declared a regular common quarterly dividend of $3.00 per common share. The Board also declared dividends with respect to our various series of preferred shares. All the dividends are payable on September 28, 2023 to shareholders of record as of September 13, 2023.

Outlook for the Year Ending December 31, 2023

Set forth below are our current expectations with respect to full year 2023 Core FFO per share and certain underlying assumptions including the proposed Simply Acquisition and the issuance of $2.2 billion of U.S. Dollar denominated unsecured senior notes on July 24, 2023. In reliance on the exception provided by applicable SEC rules, we do not provide guidance for GAAP net income per share, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, or a reconciliation of 2023 Core FFO per share to GAAP net income per share because we are unable to reasonably predict the following items which are included in GAAP net income: (i) gains or losses on sales of real estate investments, (ii) foreign currency exchange gains and losses, (iii) charges related to the redemption of preferred securities, and (iv) certain other significant non-cash and/or nonrecurring income or expense items. The actual amounts for any and all of these items could significantly impact our 2023 GAAP net income and, as disclosed in our historical financial results, have significantly impacted GAAP net income in prior periods.

 

Guidance Ranges for 2023

 

Low

High

 

($ Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Same Store:

 

 

Revenue growth

3.25%

5.00%

Expense growth

4.75%

6.75%

Net operating income growth

2.20%

5.10%

 

 

 

Acquisitions

$2,600,000

Development openings

$375,000

Non-Same Store net operating income

$555,000

$565,000

Ancillary net operating income

$169,000

$172,000

General and administrative expense

$100,000

$106,000

Interest expense

$200,000

Preferred dividends

$195,000

Capital expenditures

$450,000

 

 

 

Core FFO per share

$16.40

$16.80

Core FFO per share growth from 2022 Core FFO per share

3.0%

5.5%

Core FFO per share growth from 2022 Core FFO per share, excluding the impact of PS Business Parks, Inc.

5.2%

7.8%

 

 

 

Incremental Non-Same Store NOI to stabilization (2024 and beyond)

$190,000

Second Quarter Conference Call

A conference call is scheduled for August 3, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (PT) to discuss the second quarter earnings results. The domestic dial-in number is (800) 579-2543, and the international dial-in number is (785) 424-1789 (conference ID number for either domestic or international is PSAQ223). 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 August 10, 2023 by calling (800) 938-2806 (domestic), (402) 220-9034 (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 June 30, 2023, we had: (i) interests in 2,888 self-storage facilities located in 40 states with approximately 206 million net rentable square feet in the United States and (ii) a 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (Euronext Brussels:SHUR), which owned 266 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately 15 million net rentable square feet operated under the Shurgard® brand. Our headquarters are located in Glendale, California.

This press release, our Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2023, a financial supplement, 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. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to our 2023 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, expectations regarding the impacts from inflation and a potential future recession, 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 and 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. Risks and uncertainties 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 21, 2023 and in our other filings with the SEC. These include changes in demand for our facilities, impacts of natural disasters, adverse changes in laws and regulations including governing property tax, evictions, rental rates, minimum wage levels, and insurance, adverse economic effects from the COVID-19 Pandemic, international military conflicts, or similar events impacting public health and/or economic activity, increases in the costs of our primary customer acquisition channels, adverse impacts to us and our customers from inflation, unfavorable foreign currency rate fluctuations, changes in federal or state tax laws related to the taxation of REITs, security breaches, including ransomware, or a failure of our networks, systems, or technology. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release or as of the dates indicated in the statements. All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this press release, are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result 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 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT DATA

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage facilities

$

1,056,120

 

 

$

973,286

 

 

$

2,088,304

 

 

$

1,890,301

 

Ancillary operations

 

63,650

 

 

 

58,759

 

 

 

125,698

 

 

 

115,189

 

 

 

1,119,770

 

 

 

1,032,045

 

 

 

2,214,002

 

 

 

2,005,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage cost of operations

 

257,678

 

 

 

237,989

 

 

 

526,293

 

 

 

483,483

 

Ancillary cost of operations

 

22,202

 

 

 

17,210

 

 

 

41,878

 

 

 

32,725

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

222,133

 

 

 

218,708

 

 

 

443,783

 

 

 

440,836

 

General and administrative

 

25,434

 

 

 

28,831

 

 

 

50,978

 

 

 

51,900

 

Interest expense

 

38,079

 

 

 

32,941

 

 

 

74,180

 

 

 

66,065

 

 

 

565,526

 

 

 

535,679

 

 

 

1,137,112

 

 

 

1,075,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other increases (decreases) to net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

18,452

 

 

 

10,279

 

 

 

37,086

 

 

 

13,658

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities

 

9,565

 

 

 

48,525

 

 

 

15,560

 

 

 

91,949

 

Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain

 

(1,096

)

 

 

101,723

 

 

 

(27,956

)

 

 

137,100

 

Net income

 

581,165

 

 

 

656,893

 

 

 

1,101,580

 

 

 

1,173,188

 

Allocation to noncontrolling interests

 

(3,136

)

 

 

(3,043

)

 

 

(5,843

)

 

 

(5,395

)

Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders

 

578,029

 

 

 

653,850

 

 

 

1,095,737

 

 

 

1,167,793

 

Allocation of net income to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shareholders – distributions

 

(48,673

)

 

 

(48,673

)

 

 

(97,351

)

 

 

(97,038

)

Restricted share units

 

(1,097

)

 

 

(1,796

)

 

 

(2,539

)

 

 

(3,250

)

Net income allocable to common shareholders

$

528,259

 

 

$

603,381

 

 

$

995,847

 

 

$

1,067,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share – Basic

$

3.01

 

 

$

3.44

 

 

$

5.68

 

 

$

6.09

 

Net income per common share – Diluted

$

3.00

 

 

$

3.42

 

 

$

5.65

 

 

$

6.05

 

Weighted average common shares – Basic

 

175,484

 

 

 

175,229

 

 

 

175,428

 

 

 

175,200

 

Weighted average common shares – Diluted

 

176,212

 

 

 

176,312

 

 

 

176,181

 

 

 

176,325

 

 

PUBLIC STORAGE

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

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

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

ASSETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

$

651,665

 

 

$

775,253

 

Real estate facilities, at cost:

 

 

 

Land

 

5,315,098

 

 

 

5,273,073

 

Buildings

 

19,365,416

 

 

 

18,946,053

 

 

 

24,680,514

 

 

 

24,219,126

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(8,966,878

)

 

 

(8,554,155

)

 

 

15,713,636

 

 

 

15,664,971

 

Construction in process

 

449,931

 

 

 

372,992

 

 

 

16,163,567

 

 

 

16,037,963

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities

 

276,778

 

 

 

275,752

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

212,022

 

 

 

232,517

 

Other assets

 

256,294

 

 

 

230,822

 

Total assets

$

17,560,326

 

 

$

17,552,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

$

6,894,167

 

 

$

6,870,826

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

507,588

 

 

 

514,680

 

Total liabilities

 

7,401,755

 

 

 

7,385,506

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

Public Storage shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 174,000 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (174,000 at December 31, 2022) at liquidation preference

 

4,350,000

 

 

 

4,350,000

 

Common Shares, $0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,492,886 shares issued and outstanding (175,265,668 shares at December 31, 2022)

 

17,549

 

 

 

17,527

 

Paid-in capital

 

5,940,945

 

 

 

5,896,423

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(167,404

)

 

 

(110,231

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(75,146

)

 

 

(80,317

)

Total Public Storage shareholders’ equity

 

10,065,944

 

 

 

10,073,402

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

92,627

 

 

 

93,399

 

Total equity

 

10,158,571

 

 

 

10,166,801

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

17,560,326

 

 

$

17,552,307

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC STORAGE

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computation of Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”)

(Unaudited – amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

FFO allocable to common shares

$

756,581

 

 

$

807,481

 

 

$

1,451,012

 

 

$

1,483,685

 

Eliminate effect of items included in FFO but not FAD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense in excess of cash paid

 

11,485

 

 

 

15,292

 

 

 

12,398

 

 

 

18,646

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)

 

1,096

 

 

 

(101,723

)

 

 

27,956

 

 

 

(137,100

)

Less: Capital expenditures in real estate facilities

 

(100,804

)

 

 

(114,214

)

 

 

(194,544

)

 

 

(205,558

)

FAD (a)

$

668,358

 

 

$

606,836

 

 

$

1,296,822

 

 

$

1,159,673

 

Distributions paid to common shareholders

$

526,478

 

 

$

350,225

 

 

$

1,052,869

 

 

$

700,394

 

Distribution payout ratio

 

78.8

%

 

 

57.7

%

 

 

81.2

%

 

 

60.4

%

Distributions per common share

$

3.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

6.00

 

 

$

4.00

 

(a)

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. FAD is not a substitute for GAAP net cash flow in evaluating our liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because it excludes investing and financing activities presented on our statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute this measure 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 June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage revenues for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same Store Facilities

$

864,505

 

 

$

813,422

 

 

$

1,711,673

 

 

$

1,585,210

 

Acquired facilities

 

98,575

 

 

 

77,085

 

 

 

193,797

 

 

 

146,388

 

Newly developed and expanded facilities

 

64,705

 

 

 

56,177

 

 

 

126,736

 

 

 

107,261

 

Other non-same store facilities

 

28,335

 

 

 

26,602

 

 

 

56,098

 

 

 

51,442

 

Self-storage revenues

 

1,056,120

 

 

 

973,286

 

 

 

2,088,304

 

 

 

1,890,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage cost of operations for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same Store Facilities

 

196,443

 

 

 

186,745

 

 

 

403,245

 

 

 

382,527

 

Acquired facilities

 

31,836

 

 

 

26,597

 

 

 

64,715

 

 

 

50,814

 

Newly developed and expanded facilities

 

19,235

 

 

 

16,230

 

 

 

38,588

 

 

 

32,680

 

Other non-same store facilities

 

10,164

 

 

 

8,417

 

 

 

19,745

 

 

 

17,462

 

Self-storage cost of operations

 

257,678

 

 

 

237,989

 

 

 

526,293

 

 

 

483,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-storage NOI for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same Store Facilities

 

668,062

 

 

 

626,677

 

 

 

1,308,428

 

 

 

1,202,683

 

Acquired facilities

 

66,739

 

 

 

50,488

 

 

 

129,082

 

 

 

95,574

 

Newly developed and expanded facilities

 

45,470

 

 

 

39,947

 

 

 

88,148

 

 

 

74,581

 

Other non-same store facilities

 

18,171

 

 

 

18,185

 

 

 

36,353

 

 

 

33,980

 

Self-storage NOI (a)

 

798,442

 

 

 

735,297

 

 

 

1,562,011

 

 

 

1,406,818

 

Ancillary revenues

 

63,650

 

 

 

58,759

 

 

 

125,698

 

 

 

115,189

 

Ancillary cost of operations

 

(22,202

)

 

 

(17,210

)

 

 

(41,878

)

 

 

(32,725

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(222,133

)

 

 

(218,708

)

 

 

(443,783

)

 

 

(440,836

)

General and administrative expense

 

(25,434

)

 

 

(28,831

)

 

 

(50,978

)

 

 

(51,900

)

Interest and other income

 

18,452

 

 

 

10,279

 

 

 

37,086

 

 

 

13,658

 

Interest expense

 

(38,079

)

 

 

(32,941

)

 

 

(74,180

)

 

 

(66,065

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities

 

9,565

 

 

 

48,525

 

 

 

15,560

 

 

 

91,949

 

Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain

 

(1,096

)

 

 

101,723

 

 

 

(27,956

)

 

 

137,100

 

Net income on our income statement

$

581,165

 

 

$

656,893

 

 

$

1,101,580

 

 

$

1,173,188

 

(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 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.

 

Ryan Burke
(818) 244-8080, Ext. 1141

Source: Public Storage

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