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Public Storage 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jul 30, 2024)

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Earnings & Results·Exhibits & Filings
Filing Date
Filed July 30, 2024
Period End
July 30, 2024
In the record · 2016–202610-K1110-Q328-K159

PSA filed 11 annual reports (10-K), 32 quarterly reports (10-Q) and 159 current reports (8-K) between 2016 and 2026.

  1. Leadership change8-K · Apr ’17Apr ’17
  2. Leadership change8-K · Jul ’19Jul ’19
  3. Material agreement8-K · Jan ’22Jan ’22
  4. Material agreement8-K · Sep ’26Sep ’26

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed July 30, 2024. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

Public Storage reported Q2 2024 results that were mixed.

Core FFO per diluted share was $4.23a, down 1.2% from $4.28 a year earlier, and GAAP net income per diluted share fell to $2.66 from $3.00. FFO per share rose slightly to $4.30 from $4.29. The decline in GAAP earnings was driven mainly by a $61.2 million increase in depreciation and amortization and a $35.2 million increase in interest expense.

These were partly offset by a $27.8 millionb rise in self-storage NOI and a $13.5 million increase in foreign currency gains. Same Store revenue fell 1.0% year over year, with lower realized rent per occupied square foot and a decline in occupancy. Same Store cost of operations rose 0.9%, and the Same Store NOI margin was 79.3%.

Management cut its 2024 outlook. Core FFO per share guidance is now $16.50 to $16.85c, down from $16.60 to $17.20. Same Store revenue growth guidance was lowered to (1.5)% to (0.5)% from (1.0)% to 1.0%, and Same Store NOI growth guidance is now (3.0)% to (1.3)%.

CEO Joe Russell attributed the change to customer move-in rents, which were pressured by industry-wide competition. He also said the company saw early signs of stabilization across its portfolio. Capital activity was active during the quarter.

Public Storage repurchased $200 milliond of common shares at an average price of $275, and it completed a $1.0 billion senior notes offering in April 2024. Development remains a major part of the growth plan: the pipeline includes 3.8 million net rentable square feet with an estimated cost of $738.7 million. Investors will want to weigh the lower guidance and the rise in interest and depreciation costs against the company's continued development, acquisitions, and buybacks.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

  1. Core FFO per diluted share was $4.23 for Q2 2024, down 1.2% from $4.28 in Q2 2023. FFO per share was $4.30, up 0.2% year over year.
  2. GAAP net income allocable to common shareholders was $2.66 per diluted share, versus $3.00 a year earlier, a decline of $0.34. The drop reflects higher depreciation and amortization of $61.2 million and higher interest expense of $35.2 million.
  3. The 2024 Core FFO per share guidance was lowered to $16.50–$16.85 from $16.60–$17.20. The midpoint declined by about $0.44 per share.
  4. Same Store revenue guidance for 2024 was cut to (1.5)%–(0.5)%, from (1.0)%–1.0%. Same Store NOI growth guidance is now (3.0)%–(1.3)%, down from (2.4)%–0.7%.
  5. Same Store revenue fell 1.0% in Q2 2024, driven by lower realized rent per occupied square foot and occupancy of 93.0%, down from 93.5% a year earlier. Same Store cost of operations rose 0.9%, mainly due to property taxes.
  6. The company repurchased $200 million of its common shares at an average price of $275 per share during the quarter, and it issued $1.0 billion of senior notes in April 2024 with a $700 million floating-rate tranche and a $300 million fixed-rate tranche.
  7. The development pipeline totals 3.8 million net rentable square feet, with an estimated cost of $738.7 million. The company opened two new facilities in Q2 2024, which added 0.4 million square feet at a cost of $84.9 million.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Why did Public Storage lower its 2024 Core FFO guidance?

    Management attributed the cut to customer move-in rents, which were pressured by industry-wide competition during the quarter. The lower Same Store revenue outlook, now (1.5)% to (0.5)%, reflects this pressure. Management also said it is seeing early signs of stabilization across its portfolio.

  2. Why did GAAP earnings fall even though FFO was roughly flat?

    FFO excludes real estate depreciation, which rose $61.2 million year over year. Interest expense also increased $35.2 million, and these higher costs offset gains. Foreign currency gains of $13.5 million and a $27.8 million increase in self-storage NOI partly offset the increases. Because FFO excludes depreciation, the same higher depreciation charge drives the GAAP decline without affecting FFO as much.

  3. How is Public Storage using its capital?

    The company repurchased $200 million of common shares at an average of $275 in Q2 2024, a signal of management's confidence in its outlook. It also completed a $1.0 billion senior notes offering in April 2024, of which $700 million is floating-rate notes due 2027 and $300 million is 5.350% notes due 2053. Public Storage also acquired two facilities for $22.0 million and is developing a pipeline of 3.8 million square feet with about $358.0 million of remaining development costs expected over the next 18 to 24 months.

  4. What do the Same Store results reveal about the business?

    Same Store revenue fell 1.0% in Q2 2024, and occupancy declined to 93.0% from 93.5%. Realized annual rent per occupied square foot dropped 0.6% to $22.54. Costs rose 0.9%, mainly from property taxes, and the Same Store NOI margin was 79.3%. The results suggest that pricing and occupancy pressure is the main near-term challenge.

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