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Firm Capital Property Trust Reports Q3/2024 Results

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Firm Capital Property Trust
Firm Capital Property Trust

NAV GROWTH
STRONG 14% SEQUENTIAL AFFO GROWTH
DECLINING AFFO PAYOUT RATIO TO 100%
NO 2024 MORTGAGE MATURITIES REMAINING

TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firm Capital Property Trust (“FCPT” or the “Trust”), (TSX: FCD.UN) is pleased to report its financial results for the three, six and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

PROPERTY PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS
The portfolio consists of 64 commercial properties with a total gross leasable area (“GLA”) of 2,512,862 square feet, five multi-residential complexes comprised of 599 units and four Manufactured Home Communities comprised of 537 units. The portfolio is well diversified and defensive in terms of geographies and property asset types, with 49% of NOI (43% of asset value) comprised of grocery anchored retail followed by industrial at 27% of NOI (31% of asset value). In addition, the portfolio is well diversified in terms of geographies with 38% of NOI (41% of asset value) comprised of assets located in Ontario, followed by Quebec at 37% of NOI (32% of asset value).

TENANT DIVERSIFICATION
The portfolio is well diversified by tenant profile with no tenant currently accounting for more than 10.8% of total net rent. Further, the top 10 tenants are comprised of large national tenants and account for 30.9% of total net rent.

MANAGEABLE MORTGAGE MATURITY PROFILE GOING INTO 2025 AND 2026
The Trust was able to refinance or repay in full all 2024 mortgage maturities. Going forward, the Trust has only $18.2 million and $46.7 million or 5.7% and 14.7% of its total outstanding mortgages coming due in 2025 and 2026, respectively. Senior management is currently in active discussions with its lenders regarding the 2025 maturities and does not anticipate any refinancing issues to occur.

Q3/2024 HIGHLIGHTS

Key highlights for the three months ended September 30, 2024 are as follows:

  • Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) was approximately $4.8 million, 14% higher than the same period in 2023;

  • AFFO per Unit for Q3/2024 increased by 14% to $0.130 over Q3/2023.

  • AFFO Payout ratio decreased to 100% for Q2/2024 from 114% over the same period in 2023;

  • Net income was approximately $9.4 million, compared to a loss of $2.4 million recorded for the same period in 2023;

  • $7.82 Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Unit, a 1.4% increase over Q2/2024;

  • Net Operating Income (“NOI”) was approximately $9.7 million, an 8% increase from the same period in 2023;

  • Same Property NOI increased 6% over Q3/2023;

  • Commercial occupancy was 94.8%, Multi-Residential occupancy was 97.7% while Manufactured Homes Communities occupancy was 100.0%;

  • Conservative leverage profile with Debt / Gross Book Value (“GBV”) at 51.3%; and

  • The Trust declared and approved monthly distributions in the amount of $0.04333 per Trust Unit for Unitholders of record on January 31, 2025, February 28, 2025 and March 31, 2025, payable on or about February 17, 2025, March 17, 2025, and April 15, 2025, respectively.