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HCP, INC. (ticker: HCP, exchange: NYSE Archipelago Exchange (.N)) News Release - 29-Jul-2004

Health Care Property Investors, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2004

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2004--Health Care Property Investors, Inc. (NYSE:HCP), a health care real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Net income applicable to common shares for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, totaled $36.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share of common stock. This compares with net income applicable to common shares of $20.3 million, or $0.17 per diluted share of common stock, for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.

Funds From Operations ("FFO") was $58.0 million, or $0.44 per diluted share of common stock, for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. This compares with FFO of $40.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted share of common stock, for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. Prior to asset impairment charges, FFO was $0.45 and $0.35 per diluted share for the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Company has revised its presentation of FFO for all periods to include the effect of asset impairment charges, consistent with recent clarifications from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). For the second quarter of 2004 and 2003, asset impairments reduced FFO by $2.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively. FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measurement used to evaluate the operating performance of real estate investment trusts.

    SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

    --  On June 1, 2004, the Company acquired two long-term care
        facilities with a total of 234 beds for approximately $16
        million. As previously announced, on April 30, 2004, the
        Company acquired seven long-term care facilities with a total
        of 700 beds for approximately $47 million. The nine
        facilities, all leased to the same operator, have an initial
        lease term of five years, with three five-year renewal
        options. The initial annual lease rate is approximately 9.3%,
        with annual rent escalators of 2%.

    --  On June 10, 2004, the Company acquired a 79,000-square-foot
        medical office building located in Las Vegas, for a
        purchase price of approximately $22 million at a
        capitalization rate of 9.7%. The medical office building is
        100% occupied.

    --  On July 15, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of
        American Retirement Corporation's ("ARC") interest in three
        continuing care retirement communities and one assisted living
        facility for $113 million, including transaction costs. The
        transaction was structured as a sale lease-back with ARC using
        a portion of the proceeds to repay its existing $82.6 million
        mezzanine loan to the Company. These facilities have an
        initial lease term of ten years, with three ten-year renewal
        options. The annual lease rate is 9%, with additional rents
        contingent on facility revenue exceeding certain thresholds.
        Additionally, the Company provided ARC with a new $5.7 million
        two-year mortgage loan at 9%, secured by three properties, and
        maintained its minority equity investment in two other ARC
        assets. The Company's cash investment in ARC-related entities,
        after transaction costs, increased by $36 million.

    --  On July 23, 2004, the Company announced that its Board of
        Directors declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of
        $0.4175 per share. The common stock dividend will be paid on
        August 19, 2004, to stockholders of record as of the close of
        business on August 4, 2004. This most recent dividend equals
        $1.67 on an annualized basis.

    --  On July 28, 2004, the Company agreed to acquire 11 assisted
        living facilities from Emeritus Corporation for $84 million,
        including $56 million of assumed debt, through a sale
        lease-back transaction. These facilities have an initial lease
        term of 15 years, with two ten-year renewal options. The
        initial annual lease rate is approximately 9.25%, with
        CPI-based escalators not exceeding 3% annually. These
        properties will be added to an existing master lease presently
        comprised of 25 properties. As part of this transaction, nine
        existing property leases will be extended by five years. The
        debt to be assumed currently bears interest at 6.5% and is
        based on LIBOR plus 4.15%, with a 6.5% floor, and contains a
        prepayment fee that declines over time. Emeritus will use $17
        million of the proceeds to repay mezzanine and other debt to
        the Company.

    --  The Company and GE Commercial Finance have agreed, subject to
        final documentation, to increase the size of their joint
        venture from $600 million to $1.1 billion total
        capitalization.

    FUTURE OPERATIONS

For the full year 2004, the Company presently expects net income applicable to common shares to range between $1.14 and $1.17 per diluted share, and expects FFO to range between $1.74 and $1.79 per diluted share, including the impact of impairment charges through June 30, 2004, but excluding the impact of future impairments, if any. Excluding asset impairment charges, the Company continues to expect FFO to range between $1.76 and $1.81 per diluted share. Asset impairment charges reduced FFO by $0.02 for the six months ended June 30, 2004.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Health Care Property Investors, Inc. has scheduled a conference call and webcast today, Thursday, July 29, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time) in order to present the Company's performance and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. The conference call is accessible by dialing 800-901-5231 (U.S.) and 617-786-2961 (International). The participant pass code is 42411448. The webcast is accessible via the Company's Internet web site at www.hcpi.com. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available after 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on July 29, 2004, through August 12, 2004, on the Company's web site.

Health Care Property Investors, Inc. (NYSE:HCP) is a self-administered real estate investment trust ("REIT") that invests directly or through joint ventures in health care facilities. As of June 30, 2004, the Company's portfolio of properties, including investments through joint ventures and mortgage loans, included 538 properties in 43 states and consisted of 30 hospitals, 178 long-term care facilities, 121 assisted living and continuing care retirement communities ("CCRCs"), 185 medical office buildings and 24 other health care facilities. For more information on Health Care Property Investors, Inc., visit the Company's web site at www.hcpi.com.

Statements in this news release and the supplement that are not historical may contain forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties, such as competition for the acquisition and financing of health care facilities, competition for lessees and mortgagors (including with respect to new leases and mortgages and the renewal or roll-over of existing leases); continuing operational difficulties in the long-term care and assisted living sectors; the Company's ability to acquire, sell or lease facilities and the timing of acquisitions, sales and leasings; changes in health care laws and regulations and other changes in the health care industry which affect the operations of the Company's lessees or mortgagors; changes in management; costs of compliance with building regulations; changes in tax laws and regulations; changes in the financial position of the Company's lessees and mortgagors; changes in rules governing financial reporting, including new accounting pronouncements; and changes in economic conditions, including changes in interest rates and the availability and cost of capital, which affect opportunities for profitable investments. Some of these risks are described from time to time in the SEC reports filed by the Company.

                 HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                   Summary Information (Unaudited)
                 In Thousands, Except Per Share Data

                                  Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,            June 30,
                                  2004     2003      2004      2003

Revenue                         $107,186  $92,417  $204,808  $177,730

 Net income applicable to
  common shares                  $36,302  $20,295   $77,854   $41,734

Basic earnings per share           $0.28    $0.17     $0.59     $0.35

Diluted earnings per share         $0.27    $0.17     $0.59     $0.34

Shares used to calculate
 diluted earnings per share      132,856  122,436   132,778   121,240

Funds from operations(1)         $57,998  $39,989  $111,975   $78,843

Diluted funds from operations
 per share(1)                      $0.44    $0.33     $0.84     $0.65

Impairments                       $2,462   $2,800    $3,437   $11,652

Per share impact of impairments
 on diluted funds from
 operations                        $0.01    $0.02     $0.02     $0.10

(1) The Company believes that Funds From Operations (FFO) and Diluted
    Funds From Operations per share are important supplemental
    measures of operating performance for a real estate investment
    trust. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for
    real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation (except on
    land), such accounting presentation implies that the value of real
    estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate
    values instead have historically risen and fallen with market
    conditions, presentations of operating results for a real estate
    investment trust that uses historical cost accounting for
    depreciation could be less informative. The term FFO was designed
    by the real estate investment trust industry to address this
    issue.

    The Company defines FFO as net income applicable to common shares
    (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
    principles), excluding gains (or losses) from real estate
    dispositions, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and
    after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments
    for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on
    the same basis. FFO does not represent cash generated from
    operating activities in accordance with generally accepted
    accounting principles, is not necessarily indicative of cash
    available to fund cash needs, and should not be considered as an
    alternative to net income. A reconciliation of net income
    applicable to common shares to FFO is provided herein.


                 HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
            Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
                 In Thousands, Except Per Share Data

                                  Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,           June 30,
                                  2004     2003      2004      2003

Revenues
Rental income                    $95,350  $82,724  $182,581  $157,895
Equity income from
 unconsolidated joint ventures       849       22     2,086       164
Interest and other income         10,987    9,671    20,141    19,671
                                 107,186   92,417   204,808   177,730

Expenses
Interest                          20,618   22,411    42,466    43,688
Real estate depreciation and
 amortization                     21,076   18,390    41,558    36,610
Operating expenses from medical
 office buildings                 10,192    7,415    19,241    14,735
General and administrative         8,394    5,662    15,698    10,904
Impairments                        1,216        -     1,216         -
                                  61,496   53,878   120,179   105,937

Income from operations            45,690   38,539    84,629    71,793
Minority interests                (3,289)  (2,264)   (6,153)   (4,259)

Income from continuing
 operations                       42,401   36,275    78,476    67,534

Discontinued operations
Operating income from
 discontinued operations             143    3,011     1,895     5,679
Gain (loss) on real estate
 dispositions and impairments       (960)  (2,372)    8,048    (8,635)
                                    (817)     639     9,943    (2,956)

Net income                        41,584   36,914    88,419    64,578
Dividends to preferred
 stockholders                     (5,282)  (4,848)  (10,565)  (11,073)
Preferred stock redemption
 charges                               -  (11,771)        -   (11,771)

Net Income applicable to common
 shares                          $36,302  $20,295   $77,854   $41,734

Basic earnings per share
  Income from continuing
   operations applicable to
   common shares                   $0.28    $0.16     $0.52     $0.37
  Discontinued operations              -     0.01      0.07     (0.02)
  Net Income applicable to
   common shares                   $0.28    $0.17     $0.59     $0.35

Diluted earnings per share
  Income from continuing
   operations applicable to
   common shares                   $0.28    $0.16     $0.51     $0.37
  Discontinued operations          (0.01)    0.01      0.08     (0.03)
  Net Income applicable to
   common shares                   $0.27    $0.17     $0.59     $0.34

Shares used to calculate
 earnings per share
  Basic                          131,653  121,456   131,196   120,307
  Diluted                        132,856  122,436   132,778   121,240


                 HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
            Funds From Operations Information (Unaudited)
                 In Thousands, Except Per Share Data

QUARTERLY RESULTS:                 Quarter Ended    Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,          June 30,
                                   2004     2003      2004     2003

Net income applicable to common
 shares                           $36,302  $20,295   $77,854  $41,734
Real estate depreciation and
 amortization                      21,076   18,390    41,558   36,610
Gain on real estate dispositions     (286)    (428)  (10,269)  (3,017)
Depreciation and amortization
 included in discontinued
 operations                           102    1,386       918    2,929
Joint venture FFO adjustments         804      346     1,914      587

Funds from operations(1)          $57,998  $39,989  $111,975  $78,843

Dividend on convertible
 partnership units                  2,195       --     2,195       --

Dilutive funds from operations    $60,193  $39,989  $114,170  $78,843

Diluted funds from operations per
 share(1)                           $0.44    $0.33     $0.84    $0.65

Shares used to calculate diluted
 FFO                              138,115  122,436   135,407  121,240

Impairments                        $2,462   $2,800    $3,437  $11,652

Per share impact of impairments on
 diluted funds from operations      $0.01    $0.02     $0.02    $0.10


FUTURE OPERATIONS:                                  Full Year 2004
                                                  Low            High

Diluted earnings per share                       $1.14          $1.17
Gain on sale                                     (0.08)         (0.08)
Real estate depreciation and amortization         0.66           0.68
Joint venture adjustments                         0.03           0.03
Dilutive impact of operating partnership
 units                                           (0.01)         (0.01)

Diluted funds from operations per share          $1.74          $1.79

Impairments per share(2)                          0.02           0.02

Diluted funds from operations per share,
  excluding impairment charges                    1.76           1.81

(1) The Company believes that Funds From Operations (FFO) and Diluted
    Funds From Operations per share are important supplemental
    measures of operating performance for a real estate investment
    trust. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for
    real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation (except on
    land), such accounting presentation implies that the value of real
    estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate
    values instead have historically risen and fallen with market
    conditions, presentations of operating results for a real estate
    investment trust that uses historical cost accounting for
    depreciation could be less informative. The term FFO was designed
    by the real estate investment trust industry to address this
    issue.

    The Company defines FFO as Net Income applicable to common shares
    (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
    principles), excluding gains (or losses) from real estate
    dispositions, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and
    after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments
    for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on
    the same basis. FFO does not represent cash generated from
    operating activities in accordance with generally accepted
    accounting principles, is not necessarily indicative of cash
    available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an
    alternative to net income.

(2) Represents actual impairment charges through June 30, 2004. Future
    impairments, if any, are excluded because they cannot by
    projected.


                 HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
               Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
                             In Thousands

                                     June 30,         December 31,
                                      2004                2003
Assets
Real estate investments:
Buildings and improvements             $2,745,553          $2,682,206
Accumulated depreciation                 (512,906)           (486,421)
                                        2,232,647           2,195,785

Construction in progress                   35,589              64,303
Land                                      277,835             283,352
                                        2,546,071           2,543,440

Loans receivable, net                     168,569             184,360
Loans to joint venture partners            80,380              83,253
Investments in and advances to
 unconsolidated joint ventures             72,339             172,450
Accounts receivable, net                   17,077              16,471
Cash and cash equivalents                  11,549              17,768
Other assets                               22,839              18,215

Total Assets                           $2,918,824          $3,035,957

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Bank notes payable                       $154,000            $198,000
Senior notes payable                    1,013,902           1,050,476
Mortgage notes payable                    124,769             158,808
Accounts payable and accrued
 expenses                                  54,813              55,055
Deferred revenue                           14,735              16,080
Minority interests in joint
 ventures                                  13,714              12,931
Minority interests convertible
 into common stock                        103,473             103,990
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock                           285,173             285,173
Common stock                              132,631             131,040
Additional paid-in capital              1,384,437           1,355,299
Cumulative net income                   1,267,468           1,179,049
Cumulative dividends                   (1,618,241)         (1,497,727)
Other equity                              (12,050)            (12,217)

Total Stockholders' Equity              1,439,418           1,440,617

Total Liabilities and
 Stockholders' Equity                  $2,918,824          $3,035,957


                 HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
           Supplemental Financial and Operating Information
                          As of June 30, 2004

INVESTMENTS

During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company
acquired properties with an aggregate cost of approximately $85
million and $133 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2004, the Company's total undepreciated investment
in properties, including investments through joint ventures and
mortgage loans, was approximately $3.3 billion.

OTHER INFORMATION

The following summarizes certain information for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (In thousands):

                                   Quarter Ended    Six Months Ended
                                   June 30, 2004      June 30, 2004
                                  2004     2003      2004      2003

Capitalized interest                $707     $120      $881      $281
Amortization of deferred
  financing costs                    688      701     1,655     1,321
Income from straight line
  rents and interest               1,854      954     3,693     1,726
Lease commissions and
  tenant and capital
  improvements on
  medical office buildings           193    1,454     1,318     2,808

                                   Quarter Ended    Six Months Ended
                                   June 30, 2004      June 30, 2004
                                    2004     2003      2004      2003

Rental Income:
  Triple net                     $67,920  $62,403  $130,563  $117,222
  Medical office buildings        27,430   20,321    52,018    40,673
                                 $95,350  $82,724  $182,581  $157,895


                 HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                Supplementary Financial Information -
          Portfolio Overview as of June 30, 2004 (Unaudited)
   Dollars In Thousands, Except Investment Per Bed/Unit/Square Foot

                        PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW(1)

                                         Hospitals Long-Term Assisted
                                                      Care    Living &
                                                               CCRCs

 Investment(3)                           $795,934  $733,986  $815,459

 Number of properties                          30       178       121
 Assets held for sale                           -         4         -

 Number of beds/units/square feet(4)(5)     3,483    21,545    13,072
                                              Beds      Beds     Units

 Investment per bed/unit/square foot(6)  $229,000   $34,000   $62,000

 Occupancy data:(4)(7)
      Current quarter                          63%       81%       82%
      First quarter 2004                       61%       80%       80%

 Cash flow coverage after management
  fees(4)(7)(8)(9)                            2.4x      1.3x      1.2x


                                      Medical     Other    HCP Medical
                                       Office                Office
                                      Building              Portfolio,
                                      MOP.(Excl.            LLC ("HCP
                                         HCP)                MOP")(2)

 Investment(3)                        $732,392   $210,266     $52,932

 Number of properties                       89         24          96
 Assets held for sale                        -          3           1

 Number of beds/units/square
  feet(4)(5)                         5,141,000  1,441,000   5,244,000
                                          Sq Ft      Sq Ft       Sq Ft

 Investment per bed/unit/square
  foot(6)                                 $144       $146         $89

 Occupancy data:(4)(7)
      Current quarter                       91%       100%         87%
      First quarter 2004                    94%       100%         87%

 Cash flow coverage after management
  fees(4)(7)(8)(9)                         N/A        N/A         N/A

(1) All amounts exclude assets held for sale unless otherwise
    indicated.
(2) The Company is the managing member of HCP Medical Office
    Portfolio, LLC, an unconsolidated joint venture, and has a 33%
    interest therein.
(3) Represents the historical cost of the Company's real estate
    investments and the net book value of our unconsolidated joint
    ventures and secured loans receivable.
(4) Information for the Company's hospital, long-term care, and
    assisted and retirement living facilities was derived from
    information provided by its lessees without verification.
(5) Hospital and long-term care facilities are measured by bed count.
    Assisted and retirement living facilities are apartment-like
    facilities and are stated in units (studio, one or two bedroom
    apartments). Medical office buildings and other health care
    facilities are measured in square feet.
(6) Excludes facilities under construction.
(7) Excludes facilities under construction, newly completed facilities
    under start up, vacant facilities and facilities where data is not
    available or meaningful.
(8) Results exclude data related to nine hospitals leased to
    HealthSouth until greater assurances about HealthSouth's financial
    information is received.
(9) Includes imputed management fees of 2% to 5%.


                          TENANT OVERVIEW(1)

PORTFOLIO BY OPERATOR/TENANT:

                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                   June 30, 2004

 Operator/Tenant                                Percentage of Revenue
                                                   Less Operating
                                                     Expenses(2)

 Tenet Healthcare                                                14.3%
 American Retirement Corp.                                        9.7%
 Emeritus Corporation                                             5.9%
 HealthSouth Corporation                                          4.9%
 Kindred Healthcare, Inc.                                         4.3%
 HCA Inc.                                                         3.6%
 Not-for-profit investment grade tenants                          1.4%
 Other publicly traded operators or guarantors                   10.6%
 Other non-public operators and tenants                          45.3%
                                                                100.0%


                      SAME PROPERTY OVERVIEW(1)

SAME PROPERTY GROWTH:

Comparable Facilities for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
vs. June 30, 2003

Investment properties, excluding medical office buildings
Number of same properties                                         284
Revenue percentage increase                                       1.0%

Medical office buildings, excluding HCP MOP
Number of same properties                                          71
Occupancy percentage at June 30, 2004                              94%
Revenue percentage decrease                                      -0.3%

(1) All amounts exclude assets sold and assets held for sale.
(2) Since the tenant is responsible for operating expenses under a
    triple-net lease, management believes revenues are not comparable
    between property types without deducting operating expenses for
    properties leased under gross or modified gross leases. Revenue
    excludes non-property specific revenue and equity income from
    unconsolidated joint ventures.

CONTACT: Health Care Property Investors, Inc.
Talya Nevo-Hacohen/Laura Catalino, 562-733-5100

SOURCE: Health Care Property Investors, Inc.