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CBL Properties Reports Strong Results for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024

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Same-center NOI in 2024 increased 0.2% over the prior-year period

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., February 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. Results of operations as reported in the consolidated financial statements for these periods are prepared in accordance with GAAP. A description of each supplemental non-GAAP financial measure and the related reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure is located at the end of this news release.

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

1.87

 

 

$

0.17

 

Funds from Operations ("FFO")

 

$

2.42

 

 

$

1.80

 

 

$

6.40

 

 

$

6.59

 

FFO, as adjusted (1)

 

$

1.92

 

 

$

1.94

 

 

$

6.69

 

 

$

6.66

 

(1)

 

For a reconciliation of FFO to FFO, as adjusted, for the periods presented, please refer to the footnotes to the Company’s reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders to FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders on page 8 of this news release.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • In January 2025, CBL closed on the sale of Monroeville Mall in Monroeville, PA, for $34.0 million, all cash.

  • In December 2024, CBL closed on the acquisition of its partner’s 50% joint venture interests in three high-performing centers, CoolSprings Galleria in Nashville, TN, Oak Park Mall in Kansas City, KC, and West County Center in St. Louis, MO. The interests were acquired for a total cash consideration of $22.5 million. CBL also assumed its former partner's share of three non-recourse loans, secured individually by each of the assets, totaling $266.7 million.

  • Same-center NOI for 2024 increased 0.2% compared with the prior-year period, and FFO, as adjusted, per share increased to $6.69, compared with $6.66 for the prior-year period. CBL reported a decline in same-center NOI of 1.6% for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with the prior-year period, and FFO, as adjusted, per share of $1.92, compared with $1.94 for fourth quarter 2023. Results were in-line with the previously issued guidance range for 2024.

  • Nearly 4.5 million square feet of leases were executed in 2024, including nearly 1.4 million executed in the fourth quarter. Fourth quarter 2024 leasing results included comparable leases of approximately 859,000 square feet signed at roughly flat average rents versus the prior leases.

  • Portfolio occupancy was 90.3% as of December 31, 2024, a 100-basis-point-increase sequentially from September 30, 2024, and a 60-bps decline compared with portfolio occupancy of 90.9% as of December 31, 2023. Same-center occupancy for malls, lifestyle centers and outlet centers was 88.7% as of December 31, 2024, a 110-basis-point decline from 89.8% as of December 31, 2023. Anticipated bankruptcy related store closures representing over 290,000-square-feet negatively impacted mall occupancy by 184 basis points, compared with the prior-year quarter.

  • Same-center tenant sales per square foot for the fourth quarter 2024 increased approximately 1% as compared with the prior-year period. Same-center tenant sales per square foot for the 12-months ended December 31, 2024, of $418, were flat compared with the prior period.

  • As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $283.9 million of unrestricted cash and marketable securities.

  • CBL's Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.40 per common share for the quarter ending March 31, 2025, and a special cash dividend of $0.80 per common share.