Sabra Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results; Introduces 2024 Guidance

02/27/2024

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (“Sabra,” the “Company” or “we”) (Nasdaq: SBRA) today announced its results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2023.

FOURTH QUARTER 2023 RESULTS AND RECENT EVENTS

  • Results per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2023 were as follows:
    • Net Income: $0.07
    • FFO: $0.30
    • Normalized FFO: $0.32
    • AFFO: $0.32
    • Normalized AFFO: $0.33
  • EBITDARM Coverage Summary:
    • Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care: 1.78x (1.72x excluding Provider Relief Funds)
    • Senior Housing - Leased: 1.28x
    • Behavioral Health: 1.85x
    • Specialty Hospitals & Other: 7.00x
  • During the fourth quarter of 2023, Sabra expanded its relationship with Ignite Medical Resorts through the $38.8 million acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities with a cash lease yield of 9.5%.
  • On February 1, 2024, Sabra’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on February 29, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2024.

2024 GUIDANCE

We are introducing 2024 earnings guidance ranges as follows (attributable to common stockholders, per diluted common share):

  • Net Income: $0.53 - $0.57
  • FFO: $1.33 - $1.37
  • Normalized FFO: $1.34 - $1.38
  • AFFO: $1.38 - $1.42
  • Normalized AFFO: $1.39 - $1.43

Earnings guidance above assumes no 2024 acquisition or disposition activity.

Commenting on the fourth quarter’s results, Rick Matros, CEO and Chair, said, “We are pleased with the continued progress toward stability and growth that we experienced in the fourth quarter of 2023. Occupancy and rent coverage continued to improve in our skilled nursing and senior housing platforms. We expanded our relationship with Ignite Medical Resorts, an operator who had outstanding success navigating through the pandemic. For the first time since the pandemic, Sabra has introduced full-year guidance as we look forward to a return to earnings growth. Achieving the midpoint of our Normalized FFO per share and Normalized AFFO per share guidance range would represent a year-over-year increase of 5% and 6%, respectively. We want to thank all of our stakeholders for their continued support.”

LIQUIDITY

As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $946.9 million of liquidity, consisting of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $41.3 million and available borrowings of $905.6 million under our revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2023, we also had $500.0 million available under the ATM program.

CONFERENCE CALL AND COMPANY INFORMATION

A conference call with a simultaneous webcast to discuss the 2023 fourth quarter results will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 10:00 am Pacific Time. The webcast URL is https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/290282806. The dial-in number for U.S. participants is (888) 596-4144. For participants outside the U.S., the dial-in number is (646) 968-2525. The conference ID number is 1382596. A digital replay of the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.sabrahealth.com. The Company’s supplemental information package for the fourth quarter will also be available on the Company’s website in the “Investors” section.

ABOUT SABRA

As of December 31, 2023, Sabra’s investment portfolio included 378 real estate properties held for investment (consisting of (i) 241 Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care facilities, (ii) 43 senior housing communities (“Senior Housing - Leased”), (iii) 61 senior housing communities operated by third-party property managers pursuant to property management agreements (“Senior Housing - Managed”), (iv) 18 Behavioral Health facilities and (v) 15 Specialty Hospitals and Other facilities), 14 investments in loans receivable (consisting of two mortgage loans and 12 other loans), five preferred equity investments and two investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. As of December 31, 2023, Sabra’s real estate properties held for investment included 37,834 beds/units, spread across the United States and Canada.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SAFE HARBOR

This release contains “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that do not relate to historical or current facts or matters are forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified, without limitation, by the use of “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “should” or comparable terms or the negative thereof. Examples of forward-looking statements include all statements regarding our expectations regarding earnings growth; and our other expectations regarding our future financial position (including our earnings guidance for 2024, as well as the assumptions set forth therein), results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, business strategy, growth opportunities, potential investments and dispositions, and plans and objectives for future operations and capital raising activity.

Our actual results may differ materially from those projected or contemplated by our forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, among others, the following: increased labor costs and historically low unemployment; increases in market interest rates and inflation; pandemics or epidemics, including COVID-19, and the related impact on our tenants, borrowers and Senior Housing - Managed communities; operational risks with respect to our Senior Housing - Managed communities; competitive conditions in our industry; the loss of key management personnel; uninsured or underinsured losses affecting our properties; potential impairment charges and adjustments related to the accounting of our assets; the potential variability of our reported rental and related revenues as a result of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases, as amended by subsequent ASUs; risks associated with our investment in our unconsolidated joint ventures; catastrophic weather and other natural or man-made disasters, the effects of climate change on our properties and a failure to implement sustainable and energy-efficient measures; increased operating costs and competition for our tenants, borrowers and Senior Housing - Managed communities; increased healthcare regulation and enforcement; our tenants’ dependency on reimbursement from governmental and other third-party payor programs; the effect of our tenants, operators or borrowers declaring bankruptcy or becoming insolvent; our ability to find replacement tenants and the impact of unforeseen costs in acquiring new properties; the impact of litigation and rising insurance costs on the business of our tenants; the impact of required regulatory approvals of transfers of healthcare properties; environmental compliance costs and liabilities associated with real estate properties we own; our tenants’, borrowers’ or operators’ failure to adhere to applicable privacy and data security laws, or a material breach of our or our tenants’, borrowers’ or operators’ information technology; our concentration in the healthcare property sector, particularly in skilled nursing/transitional care facilities and senior housing communities, which makes our profitability more vulnerable to a downturn in a specific sector than if we were investing in multiple industries; the significant amount of and our ability to service our indebtedness; covenants in our debt agreements that may restrict our ability to pay dividends, make investments, incur additional indebtedness and refinance indebtedness on favorable terms; adverse changes in our credit ratings; our ability to make dividend distributions at expected levels; our ability to raise capital through equity and debt financings; changes and uncertainty in macroeconomic conditions and disruptions in the financial markets; risks associated with our ownership of property outside the U.S., including currency fluctuations; the relatively illiquid nature of real estate investments; our ability to maintain our status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the federal tax laws; compliance with REIT requirements and certain tax and tax regulatory matters related to our status as a REIT; changes in tax laws and regulations affecting REITs; the ownership limits and takeover defenses in our governing documents and under Maryland law, which may restrict change of control or business combination opportunities; and the exclusive forum provisions in our bylaws.

Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could affect our business can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We do not intend, and we undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking information to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless required by law to do so.

TENANT AND BORROWER INFORMATION

This release includes information regarding certain of our tenants that lease properties from us and our borrowers, most of which are not subject to SEC reporting requirements. The information related to our tenants and borrowers that is provided in this release has been provided by, or derived from information provided by, such tenants and borrowers. We have not independently verified this information. We have no reason to believe that such information is inaccurate in any material respect. We are providing this data for informational purposes only.

NOTE REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This release includes the following financial measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: funds from operations (“FFO”), Normalized FFO, Adjusted FFO (“AFFO”), Normalized AFFO, FFO per diluted common share, Normalized FFO per diluted common share, AFFO per diluted common share and Normalized AFFO per diluted common share. These measures may be different than non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, and the presentation of these measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. An explanation of these non-GAAP financial measures is included under “Reporting Definitions” in this release, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures we consider most comparable are included on the Investors section of our website at https://ir.sabrahealth.com/investors/financials/quarterly-results.

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental and related revenues (1)

$

93,037

 

 

$

103,318

 

 

$

376,266

 

 

$

400,586

 

Resident fees and services

 

61,256

 

 

 

52,699

 

 

 

236,153

 

 

 

186,672

 

Interest and other income

 

9,104

 

 

 

8,968

 

 

 

35,095

 

 

 

37,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

163,397

 

 

 

164,985

 

 

 

647,514

 

 

 

624,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

42,876

 

 

 

49,927

 

 

 

183,087

 

 

 

187,782

 

Interest

 

27,940

 

 

 

27,898

 

 

 

112,964

 

 

 

105,471

 

Triple-net portfolio operating expenses

 

4,689

 

 

 

4,640

 

 

 

17,932

 

 

 

19,623

 

Senior housing - managed portfolio operating expenses

 

45,189

 

 

 

39,155

 

 

 

177,313

 

 

 

142,990

 

General and administrative

 

16,679

 

 

 

10,853

 

 

 

47,472

 

 

 

39,574

 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses and other reserves

 

(358

)

 

 

153

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

141

 

Impairment of real estate

 

7,268

 

 

 

21,440

 

 

 

14,332

 

 

 

94,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

144,283

 

 

 

154,066

 

 

 

553,291

 

 

 

589,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,541

)

 

 

(411

)

Other income (expense)

 

28

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

2,598

 

 

 

(1,097

)

Net loss on sales of real estate

 

(732

)

 

 

(7,430

)

 

 

(76,625

)

 

 

(12,011

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other expense

 

(704

)

 

 

(7,426

)

 

 

(75,568

)

 

 

(13,519

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before loss from unconsolidated joint ventures and income tax expense

 

18,410

 

 

 

3,493

 

 

 

18,655

 

 

 

21,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(761

)

 

 

(88,317

)

 

 

(2,897

)

 

 

(98,032

)

Income tax expense

 

(493

)

 

 

(124

)

 

 

(2,002

)

 

 

(1,242

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

17,156

 

 

$

(84,948

)

 

$

13,756

 

 

$

(77,605

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss), per:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic common share

$

0.07

 

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted common share

$

0.07

 

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic

 

231,224,840

 

 

 

230,986,260

 

 

 

231,203,391

 

 

 

230,947,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted

 

233,200,180

 

 

 

230,986,260

 

 

 

232,792,778

 

 

 

230,947,895

 

(1)

See page 5 for additional details regarding Rental and related revenues.

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Cash rental income

$

87,233

 

 

$

96,501

 

$

352,277

 

 

$

385,033

 

Straight-line rental income

 

1,693

 

 

 

1,219

 

 

 

5,392

 

 

 

8,261

 

Straight-line rental income receivable write-offs

 

(1,004

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,514

)

 

 

(17,068

)

Above/below market lease amortization

 

1,229

 

 

 

1,569

 

 

 

5,821

 

 

 

6,299

 

Above/below market lease intangible write-offs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

326

 

Operating expense recoveries

 

3,886

 

 

 

4,029

 

 

 

15,290

 

 

 

17,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental and related revenues

$

93,037

 

 

$

103,318

 

 

$

376,266

 

 

$

400,586

 

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Assets

 

 

 

Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,021,086 and $913,345 as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

$

4,617,261

 

 

$

4,959,343

 

Loans receivable and other investments, net

 

420,624

 

 

 

411,396

 

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

136,843

 

 

 

134,962

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

41,285

 

 

 

49,308

 

Restricted cash

 

5,434

 

 

 

4,624

 

Lease intangible assets, net

 

30,897

 

 

 

40,131

 

Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, net

 

133,806

 

 

 

147,908

 

Total assets

$

5,386,150

 

 

$

5,747,672

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Secured debt, net

$

47,301

 

 

$

49,232

 

Revolving credit facility

 

94,429

 

 

 

196,982

 

Term loans, net

 

537,120

 

 

 

526,129

 

Senior unsecured notes, net

 

1,735,253

 

 

 

1,734,431

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

136,981

 

 

 

142,259

 

Lease intangible liabilities, net

 

32,532

 

 

 

42,244

 

Total liabilities

 

2,583,616

 

 

 

2,691,277

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 231,266,020 and 231,009,295 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

2,313

 

 

 

2,310

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,494,755

 

 

 

4,486,967

 

Cumulative distributions in excess of net income

 

(1,718,279

)

 

 

(1,451,945

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

23,745

 

 

 

19,063

 

Total equity

 

2,802,534

 

 

 

3,056,395

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

5,386,150

 

 

$

5,747,672

 

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

13,756

 

 

$

(77,605

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

183,087

 

 

 

187,782

 

Non-cash rental and related revenues

 

(8,699

)

 

 

2,183

 

Non-cash interest income

 

(372

)

 

 

(2,285

)

Non-cash interest expense

 

12,265

 

 

 

11,094

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

7,917

 

 

 

7,453

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

1,541

 

 

 

411

 

Provision for loan losses and other reserves

 

191

 

 

 

141

 

Net loss on sales of real estate

 

76,625

 

 

 

12,011

 

Impairment of real estate

 

14,332

 

 

 

94,042

 

Other-than-temporary impairment of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

57,778

 

Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2,897

 

 

 

40,254

 

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

3,469

 

 

 

 

Other non-cash items

 

(3,704

)

 

 

2,167

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, net

 

(11,078

)

 

 

(6,443

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

8,344

 

 

 

(13,250

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

300,571

 

 

 

315,733

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Acquisition of real estate

 

(78,530

)

 

 

(92,204

)

Origination and fundings of loans receivable

 

(11,418

)

 

 

(23,812

)

Origination and fundings of preferred equity investments

 

(11,023

)

 

 

(8,021

)

Additions to real estate

 

(84,855

)

 

 

(54,473

)

Escrow deposits for potential investments

 

 

 

 

(780

)

Repayments of loans receivable

 

9,274

 

 

 

5,272

 

Repayments of preferred equity investments

 

5,460

 

 

 

5,376

 

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

(5,235

)

 

 

(142,910

)

Net proceeds from the sales of real estate

 

247,622

 

 

 

87,304

 

Net proceeds from sales-type lease

 

25,490

 

 

 

 

Deposits for potential sale of real estate

 

 

 

 

8,000

 

Insurance proceeds

 

5,801

 

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

544

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

103,130

 

 

 

(216,248

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Net (repayments of) borrowings from revolving credit facility

 

(104,338

)

 

 

204,046

 

Proceeds from term loans

 

12,188

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on term loans

 

 

 

 

(63,750

)

Principal payments on secured debt

 

(1,979

)

 

 

(17,516

)

Payments of deferred financing costs

 

(18,142

)

 

 

(20

)

Payment of contingent consideration

 

(17,900

)

 

 

(2,500

)

Issuance of common stock, net

 

(2,682

)

 

 

(4,810

)

Dividends paid on common stock

 

(277,447

)

 

 

(277,157

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(410,300

)

 

 

(161,707

)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(6,599

)

 

 

(62,222

)

Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(614

)

 

 

268

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

53,932

 

 

 

115,886

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

46,719

 

 

$

53,932

 

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(in thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

102,409

 

$

97,723

Income taxes paid

$

1,670

 

 

$

1,657

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

Decrease in loans receivable and other investments due to acquisition of real estate

$

4,644

 

 

$

14,311

 

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO), NORMALIZED FFO,

ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (AFFO) AND NORMALIZED AFFO

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Net income (loss)

$

17,156

 

 

$

(84,948

)

 

$

13,756

 

 

$

(77,605

)

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets

 

42,876

 

 

 

49,927

 

 

 

183,087

 

 

 

187,782

 

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of real estate assets related to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2,192

 

 

 

6,239

 

 

 

8,697

 

 

 

22,095

 

Net loss on sales of real estate

 

732

 

 

 

7,430

 

 

 

76,625

 

 

 

12,011

 

Net gain on sales of real estate related to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(220

)

Impairment of real estate

 

7,268

 

 

 

21,440

 

 

 

14,332

 

 

 

94,042

 

Other-than-temporary impairment of unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

57,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,778

 

FFO

$

70,224

 

 

$

57,866

 

 

$

296,497

 

 

$

295,883

 

Write-offs of cash and straight-line rental income receivable and lease intangibles

 

1,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,519

 

 

 

15,831

 

Lease termination income

 

 

 

 

(139

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,477

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

411

 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses and other reserves

 

(358

)

 

 

153

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

141

 

Deferred tax valuation allowance related to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

19,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,613

 

Support payments paid to joint venture manager (1)

 

 

 

 

6,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,250

 

Other normalizing items (2)

 

4,551

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

1,546

 

 

 

3,428

 

Normalized FFO

$

75,447

 

 

$

84,705

 

 

$

302,294

 

 

$

345,080

 

FFO

$

70,224

 

 

$

57,866

 

 

$

296,497

 

 

$

295,883

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

2,449

 

 

 

2,086

 

 

 

7,917

 

 

 

7,453

 

Non-cash rental and related revenues

 

(1,918

)

 

 

(2,787

)

 

 

(8,699

)

 

 

2,183

 

Non-cash interest income

 

8

 

 

 

(602

)

 

 

(372

)

 

 

(2,285

)

Non-cash interest expense

 

3,086

 

 

 

2,794

 

 

 

12,265

 

 

 

11,094

 

Non-cash portion of loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

411

 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses and other reserves

 

(358

)

 

 

153

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

141

 

Deferred tax valuation allowance related to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

19,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,613

 

Other adjustments related to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

131

 

 

 

(1,099

)

 

 

502

 

 

 

(5,155

)

Other adjustments (3)

 

141

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

365

 

 

 

2,474

 

AFFO

$

73,763

 

 

$

78,068

 

 

$

310,207

 

 

$

331,812

 

Cash portion of lease termination income

 

 

 

 

(139

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,477

)

Write-off of cash rental income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71

 

Support payments paid to joint venture manager (1)

 

 

 

 

6,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,250

 

Other normalizing items (2)

 

4,536

 

 

 

827

 

 

 

1,485

 

 

 

1,077

 

Normalized AFFO

$

78,299

 

 

$

85,126

 

 

$

311,692

 

 

$

342,733

 

Amounts per diluted common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

0.07

 

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.34

)

FFO

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

1.27

 

 

$

1.28

 

Normalized FFO

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

$

1.49

 

AFFO

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

1.33

 

 

$

1.43

 

Normalized AFFO

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

1.33

 

 

$

1.47

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

233,200,180

 

 

 

230,986,260

 

 

 

232,792,778

 

 

 

230,947,895

 

FFO and Normalized FFO

 

233,200,180

 

 

 

232,059,703

 

 

 

232,792,778

 

 

 

231,851,542

 

AFFO and Normalized AFFO

 

234,021,772

 

 

 

232,868,137

 

 

 

233,883,279

 

 

 

232,784,543

 

(1)

Funding for support payments did not require capital contributions from Sabra but rather were funded with proceeds received by our Enlivant unconsolidated joint venture from TPG for the issuance of senior preferred interests.

(2)

Other normalizing items for FFO and AFFO for the three months ended December 31, 2023 include a $3.8 million catch-up adjustment related to changes in performance-based assumptions on management's compensation. Other normalizing items for FFO and AFFO for the year ended December 31, 2023 include $3.7 million of gain on insurance proceeds and $1.6 million of transition expenses related to the transition of 14 Senior Housing - Managed communities to new operators. Other normalizing items for FFO for the year ended December 31, 2022 include $2.2 million of foreign currency transaction loss related to our Canadian borrowings. In addition, other normalizing items for FFO and AFFO include triple-net operating expenses, net of recoveries and certain adjustments for amounts recorded in the current period that relate to a prior period.

(3)

Other adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $2.2 million of foreign currency transaction loss related to our Canadian borrowings.

REPORTING DEFINITIONS

Behavioral Health

Includes behavioral hospitals that provide inpatient and outpatient care for patients with mental health conditions, chemical dependence or substance addictions and addiction treatment centers that provide treatment services for chemical dependence and substance addictions, which may include inpatient care, outpatient care, medical detoxification, therapy and counseling.

EBITDARM

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent and management fees (“EBITDARM”) for a particular facility accruing to the operator/tenant of the property (not the Company), for the period presented. The Company uses EBITDARM in determining EBITDARM Coverage. EBITDARM has limitations as an analytical tool. EBITDARM does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future cash requirements for facility capital expenditures or contractual commitments. In addition, EBITDARM does not represent a property’s net income or cash flows from operations and should not be considered an alternative to those indicators. The Company utilizes EBITDARM to evaluate the core operations of the properties by eliminating management fees, which may vary by operator/tenant and operating structure, and as a supplemental measure of the ability of the Company’s operators/tenants and relevant guarantors to generate sufficient liquidity to meet related obligations to the Company.

EBITDARM Coverage

Represents the ratio of EBITDARM to cash rent for owned facilities (excluding Senior Housing - Managed communities) for the period presented. EBITDARM Coverage is a supplemental measure of a property’s ability to generate cash flows for the operator/tenant (not the Company) to meet the operator’s/tenant’s related cash rent and other obligations to the Company. However, its usefulness is limited by, among other things, the same factors that limit the usefulness of EBITDARM. EBITDARM Coverage includes only Stabilized Facilities and excludes facilities for which data is not available or meaningful.

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”)*

The Company believes that net income as defined by GAAP is the most appropriate earnings measure. The Company also believes that funds from operations, or FFO, as defined in accordance with the definition used by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), and adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO (and related per share amounts) are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of the Company’s operating performance. 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. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market and other conditions, presentations of operating results for a real estate investment trust that uses historical cost accounting for depreciation could be less informative. Thus, Nareit created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for real estate investment trusts that excludes historical cost depreciation and amortization, among other items, from net income, as defined by GAAP. FFO is defined as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from real estate dispositions and the Company’s share of gains or losses from real estate dispositions related to its unconsolidated joint ventures, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, net of amounts related to noncontrolling interests, plus the Company’s share of depreciation and amortization related to its unconsolidated joint ventures, and real estate impairment charges of both consolidated and unconsolidated entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity. AFFO is defined as FFO excluding merger and acquisition costs, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash rental and related revenues, non-cash interest income, non-cash interest expense, non-cash portion of loss on extinguishment of debt, provision for loan losses and other reserves, non-cash lease termination income and deferred income taxes, as well as other non-cash revenue and expense items (including ineffectiveness gain/loss on derivative instruments, and non-cash revenue and expense amounts related to noncontrolling interests) and the Company’s share of non-cash adjustments related to its unconsolidated joint ventures. The Company believes that the use of FFO and AFFO (and the related per share amounts), combined with the required GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of the Company’s operating results among investors and makes comparisons of operating results among real estate investment trusts more meaningful. The Company considers FFO and AFFO to be useful measures for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance because, by excluding the applicable items listed above, FFO and AFFO can help investors compare the operating performance of the Company between periods or as compared to other companies. While FFO and AFFO are relevant and widely used measures of operating performance of real estate investment trusts, they do not represent cash flows from operations or net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to those measures in evaluating the Company’s liquidity or operating performance. FFO and AFFO also do not consider the costs associated with capital expenditures related to the Company’s real estate assets nor do they purport to be indicative of cash available to fund the Company’s future cash requirements. Further, the Company’s computation of FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to FFO and AFFO reported by other real estate investment trusts that do not define FFO in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition or define AFFO differently than the Company does.

Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO*

Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO represent FFO and AFFO, respectively, adjusted for certain income and expense items that the Company does not believe are indicative of its ongoing operating results. The Company considers Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO to be useful measures to evaluate the Company’s operating results excluding these income and expense items to help investors compare the operating performance of the Company between periods or as compared to other companies. Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO do not represent cash flows from operations or net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to those measures in evaluating the Company’s liquidity or operating performance. Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO also do not consider the costs associated with capital expenditures related to the Company’s real estate assets nor do they purport to be indicative of cash available to fund the Company’s future cash requirements. Further, the Company’s computation of Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO may not be comparable to Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO reported by other real estate investment trusts that do not define FFO in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition or define FFO and AFFO or Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO differently than the Company does.

Senior Housing

Senior Housing communities include independent living, assisted living, continuing care retirement and memory care communities.

Senior Housing - Managed

Senior Housing communities operated by third-party property managers pursuant to property management agreements.

Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care

Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care facilities include skilled nursing, transitional care, multi-license designation and mental health facilities.

Specialty Hospitals and Other

Includes acute care, long-term acute care and rehabilitation hospitals, facilities that provide residential services, which may include assistance with activities of daily living, and other facilities not classified as Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care, Senior Housing or Behavioral Health.

Stabilized Facility

At the time of acquisition, the Company classifies each facility as either stabilized or non-stabilized. In addition, the Company may classify a facility as non-stabilized after acquisition. Circumstances that could result in a facility being classified as non-stabilized include newly completed developments, facilities undergoing major renovations or additions, facilities being repositioned or transitioned to new operators, and significant transitions within the tenants’ business model. Such facilities are typically reclassified to stabilized upon the earlier of maintaining consistent performance or 24 months after the date of classification as non-stabilized. Stabilized Facilities generally exclude (i) facilities held for sale, (ii) strategic disposition candidates, (iii) facilities being transitioned to a new operator, (iv) facilities being transitioned from being leased by the Company to being operated by the Company and (v) leased facilities acquired during the three months preceding the period presented.

*Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations, definitions and important discussions regarding the usefulness and limitations of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures used in this release can be found at https://ir.sabrahealth.com/investors/financials/quarterly-results.

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Source: Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.