OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On August 7, 2024, Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (NYSE: GHI) (the “Partnership”) announced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Financial Highlights
The Partnership reported the following results as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2024:
Net income of $0.19 per Beneficial Unit Certificate (“BUC”), basic and diluted
Cash Available for Distribution (“CAD”) of $0.27 per BUC
Total assets of $1.53 billion
Total Mortgage Revenue Bond (“MRB”) and Governmental Issuer Loan (“GIL”) investments of $1.22 billion
The Partnership reported the following results for the six months ended June 30, 2024:
Net income of $0.61 per BUC, basic and diluted
CAD of $0.50 per BUC
In June 2024, the Partnership announced that the Board of Managers of Greystone AF Manager LLC declared a regular quarterly distribution to the Partnership's BUC holders of $0.37 per BUC. The distribution was paid on July 31, 2024, to BUC holders of record as of the close of trading on June 28, 2024.
Management Remarks
“We saw steady performance from our investment portfolio during the second quarter,” said Kenneth C. Rogozinski, the Partnership’s Chief Executive Officer. “The volatility in the fixed income and multifamily capital markets continues to present both challenges and opportunities. We are staying focused on finding ways to take advantage of the significant investment opportunities that we see in the current market environment. We expect that these opportunities will provide attractive returns for our unitholders.”
Recent Investment and Financing Activity
The Partnership reported the following updates for the second quarter of 2024:
Advanced funds on MRB and taxable MRB investments totaling $83.5 million.
Advanced funds on GIL and property loan investments totaling $19.5 million.
Advanced funds to joint venture equity investments totaling $11.7 million.
Received proceeds from the sale of an MRB totaling $8.2 million.
The Partnership reported the following updates for the six months ended June 30, 2024:
Issued additional BUCs under the Partnership’s “at-the-market” program for gross proceeds of $1.5 million.
Issued Series B Preferred Units with a stated value of $17.5 million in exchange for previously issued Series A Preferred Units.
Issued Series B Preferred Units to a new investor for gross proceeds of $5.0 million.
Investment Portfolio Updates
The Partnership announced the following updates regarding its investment portfolio:
All affordable multifamily MRB and GIL investments are current on contractual principal and interest payments and the Partnership has received no requests for forbearance of contractual principal and interest payments from borrowers as of June 30, 2024.
The Partnership continues to execute its hedging strategy, primarily through interest rate swaps, to reduce the impact of recently volatile market interest rates. The Partnership received net payments under its interest rate swap portfolio of approximately $1.7 million and $3.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
Three joint venture equity investment properties have stabilized operations and three additional properties have begun leasing activities as of June 30, 2024. Six of the Partnership’s joint venture equity investments are currently under construction or in development, with none having experienced material supply chain disruptions for either construction materials or labor to date.
Earnings Webcast & Conference Call
The Partnership will host a conference call for investors on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Partnership’s Second Quarter 2024 results.
For those interested in participating in the question-and-answer session, participants may dial-in toll free at (877) 407-8813. International participants may dial-in at +1 (201) 689-8521. No pin or code number is needed.
It is recommended that you join 15 minutes before the conference call begins (although you may register, dial-in or access the webcast at any time during the call).
A recorded replay of the webcast will be made available on the Partnership’s Investor Relations website at http://www.ghiinvestors.com.
About Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP
Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP was formed in 1998 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act for the primary purpose of acquiring, holding, selling and otherwise dealing with a portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for affordable multifamily, seniors and student housing properties. The Partnership is pursuing a business strategy of acquiring additional mortgage revenue bonds and other investments on a leveraged basis. The Partnership expects and believes the interest earned on these mortgage revenue bonds is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. The Partnership seeks to achieve its investment growth strategy by investing in additional mortgage revenue bonds and other investments as permitted by its Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, dated December 5, 2022 (the “Partnership Agreement”), taking advantage of attractive financing structures available in the securities market, and entering into interest rate risk management instruments. Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP press releases are available at www.ghiinvestors.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of statements that include, but are not limited to, phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “future,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue,” or other similar words or phrases. Similarly, statements that describe objectives, plans, or goals also are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Partnership. The Partnership cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, implied, or projected by such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: defaults on the mortgage loans securing our mortgage revenue bonds and governmental issuer loans; the competitive environment in which the Partnership operates; risks associated with investing in multifamily, student, senior citizen residential properties and commercial properties; general economic, geopolitical, and financial conditions, including the current and future impact of changing interest rates, inflation, and international conflicts (including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war) on business operations, employment, and financial conditions; current financial conditions within the banking industry, including the effects of recent failures of financial institutions, liquidity levels, and responses by the Federal Reserve, Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to address these issues; uncertain conditions within the domestic and international macroeconomic environment, including monetary and fiscal policy and conditions in the investment, credit, interest rate, and derivatives markets; adverse reactions in U.S. financial markets related to actions of foreign central banks or the economic performance of foreign economies, including in particular China, Japan, the European Union, and the United Kingdom; the general condition of the real estate markets in the regions in which we operate, which may be unfavorably impacted by increases in mortgage interest rates, slowing economic growth, persistent elevated inflation levels, and other factors; changes in interest rates and credit spreads, as well as the success of any hedging strategies the Partnership may undertake in relation to such changes, and the effect such changes may have on the relative spreads between the yield on investments and cost of financing; persistent inflationary trends, spurred by multiple factors including expansionary monetary and fiscal policy, higher commodity prices, a tight labor market, and low residential vacancy rates, which may result in further interest rate increases and lead to increased market volatility; the Partnership’s ability to access debt and equity capital to finance its assets; current maturities of the Partnership’s financing arrangements and the Partnership’s ability to renew or refinance such financing arrangements; local, regional, national and international economic and credit market conditions; recapture of previously issued Low Income Housing Tax Credits in accordance with Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code; geographic concentration of properties related to investments held by the Partnership; changes in the U.S. corporate tax code and other government regulations affecting the Partnership’s business; and the other risks detailed in the Partnership’s SEC filings (including but not limited to, the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K). Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements.
If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or if any of the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements proves to be incorrect, the developments and future events concerning the Partnership set forth in this press release may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. The Partnership assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless obligated to do so under the federal securities laws.
Real estate operating (exclusive of items shown below)
-
614,692
-
1,216,945
Provision for credit losses (Note 10)
19,692
(774,000
)
(786,308
)
(1,319,000
)
Depreciation and amortization
5,966
405,408
11,933
810,389
Interest expense
14,898,265
17,602,230
28,702,200
34,290,592
Net result from derivative transactions (Note 15)
(1,884,934
)
(8,613,747
)
(8,152,598
)
(7,330,611
)
General and administrative
4,821,427
5,109,419
9,751,815
10,182,006
Total expenses
17,860,416
14,344,002
29,527,042
37,850,321
Other Income:
Gain on sale of real estate assets
63,739
-
63,739
-
Gain on sale of mortgage revenue bond
1,012,581
-
1,012,581
-
Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated entities
6,986
7,326,084
56,986
22,693,013
Earnings (losses) from investments in unconsolidated entities
(14,711
)
-
(121,556
)
-
Income before income taxes
5,177,350
21,286,023
15,824,533
38,084,603
Income tax expense (benefit)
(786
)
(1,149
)
(1,984
)
6,209
Net income
5,178,136
21,287,172
15,826,517
38,078,394
Redeemable Preferred Unit distributions and accretion
(741,477
)
(799,182
)
(1,508,718
)
(1,545,832
)
Net income available to Partners
$
4,436,659
$
20,487,990
$
14,317,799
$
36,532,562
Net income available to Partners allocated to:
General Partner
$
44,297
$
1,010,088
$
142,608
$
3,489,146
Limited Partners - BUCs
4,323,465
19,323,960
14,048,562
32,814,794
Limited Partners - Restricted units
68,897
153,942
126,629
228,622
$
4,436,659
$
20,487,990
$
14,317,799
$
36,532,562
BUC holders' interest in net income per BUC, basic and diluted
$
0.19
$
0.84
**
$
0.61
*
$
1.43
**
Weighted average number of BUCs outstanding, basic
23,083,387
22,924,031
**
23,042,071
*
22,924,056
**
Weighted average number of BUCs outstanding, diluted
23,083,387
22,924,031
**
23,042,071
*
22,924,056
**
* The amounts indicated in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been adjusted to reflect the distribution completed on April 30, 2024 in the form of additional BUCs at a ratio of 0.00417 BUCs for each BUC outstanding as of March 28, 2024 (the “First Quarter 2024 BUCs Distribution”) on a retroactive basis.
** The amounts indicated in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been adjusted to reflect the First Quarter 2024 BUCs Distributions, a distribution completed on July 31, 2023 in the form of additional BUCs at a ratio of 0.00448 BUCs for each BUC outstanding as of June 30, 2023, a distribution completed on October 31, 2023 in the form of additional BUCs at a ratio of 0.00418 BUCs for each BUC outstanding as of September 29, 2023, and a distribution completed on January 31, 2024 in the form of additional BUCs at a ratio of 0.00415 BUCs for each BUC outstanding as of December 29, 2023 on a retroactive basis.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Measures - Cash Available for Distribution
The Partnership believes that Cash Available for Distribution (“CAD”) provides relevant information about the Partnership’s operations and is necessary, along with net income, for understanding its operating results. To calculate CAD, the Partnership begins with net income as computed in accordance with GAAP and adjusts for non-cash expenses or income consisting of depreciation expense, amortization expense related to deferred financing costs, amortization of premiums and discounts, fair value adjustments to derivative instruments, provisions for credit and loan losses, impairments on MRBs, GILs, real estate assets and property loans, deferred income tax expense (benefit) and restricted unit compensation expense. The Partnership also adjusts net income for the Partnership’s share of (earnings) losses of investments in unconsolidated entities as such amounts are primarily depreciation expenses and development costs that are expected to be recovered upon an exit event. The Partnership also deducts Tier 2 income (see Note 22 to the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements) distributable to the General Partner as defined in the Partnership Agreement and distributions and accretion for the Preferred Units. Net income is the GAAP measure most comparable to CAD. There is no generally accepted methodology for computing CAD, and the Partnership’s computation of CAD may not be comparable to CAD reported by other companies. Although the Partnership considers CAD to be a useful measure of the Partnership’s operating performance, CAD is a non-GAAP measure that should not be considered as an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP, or any other measures of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table shows the calculation of CAD (and a reconciliation of the Partnership’s net income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, to CAD) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (all per BUC amounts are presented giving effect to the BUCs Distributions on a retroactive basis for all periods presented):
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income
$
5,178,136
$
21,287,172
$
15,826,517
$
38,078,394
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net
(210,583
)
(6,020,265
)
(4,814,798
)
(2,584,298
)
Depreciation and amortization expense
5,966
405,408
11,933
810,389
Provision for credit losses (1)
189,000
(774,000
)
(617,000
)
(1,319,000
)
Amortization of deferred financing costs
459,933
392,983
827,351
1,398,750
Restricted unit compensation expense
558,561
587,177
890,882
937,136
Deferred income taxes
(776
)
(1,073
)
2,222
(2,055
)
Redeemable Preferred Unit distributions and accretion
(741,477
)
(799,182
)
(1,508,718
)
(1,545,832
)
Tier 2 Income allocable to the General Partner (2)
-
(878,407
)
-
(3,293,628
)
Recovery of prior credit loss (3)
(17,345
)
(17,345
)
(34,500
)
(34,312
)
Bond premium, discount and acquisition fee amortization, net of cash received
878,868
(47,046
)
838,393
(94,227
)
(Earnings) losses from investments in unconsolidated entities
14,711
-
121,556
-
Total CAD
$
6,314,994
$
14,135,422
$
11,543,838
$
32,351,317
Weighted average number of BUCs outstanding, basic
23,083,387
22,924,031
23,042,071
22,924,056
Net income per BUC, basic
$
0.19
$
0.84
$
0.61
$
1.43
Total CAD per BUC, basic
$
0.27
$
0.62
$
0.50
$
1.41
Cash Distributions declared, per BUC
$
0.37
$
0.364
$
0.738
$
0.728
BUCs Distributions declared, per BUC (4)
$
-
$
0.07
$
0.07
$
0.07
(1) The adjustments reflect the change in allowances for credit losses under the CECL standard which requires the Partnership to update estimates of expected credit losses for its investment portfolio at each reporting date. In connection with the final settlement of the bankruptcy estate of the Provision Center 2014-1 MRB in July 2024, the Partnership recovered approximately $169,000 of its previously recognized allowance credit loss which is not included as an adjustment to net income in the calculation of CAD.
(2) As described in Note 22 to the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements, Net Interest Income representing contingent interest and Net Residual Proceeds representing contingent interest (Tier 2 income) will be distributed 75% to the limited partners and BUC holders, as a class, and 25% to the General Partner. This adjustment represents 25% of Tier 2 income due to the General Partner.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, Tier 2 income allocable to the General Partner consisted of approximately $3.8 million related to the gains on sale of Vantage at Stone Creek and Vantage at Coventry in January 2023 and approximately $878,000 related to the gain on sale of Vantage at Conroe in June 2023, offset by a $1.4 million Tier 2 loss allocable to the General Partner related to the Provision Center 2014-1 MRB realized in January 2023 upon receipt of the majority of expected bankruptcy liquidation proceeds.
(3) The Partnership determined there was a recovery of previously recognized impairment recorded for the Live 929 Apartments Series 2022A MRB prior to the adoption of the CECL standard effective January 1, 2023. The Partnership is accreting the recovery of prior credit loss for this MRB into investment income over the term of the MRB consistent with applicable guidance. The accretion of recovery of value is presented as a reduction to current CAD as the original provision for credit loss was an addback for CAD calculation purposes in the period recognized.
(4) The Partnership declared the First Quarter 2024 BUCs Distribution payable in the form of additional BUCs equal to $0.07 per BUC for outstanding BUCs as of the record date of March 28, 2024.
MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Marotta Greystone 212-896-9149 Karen.Marotta@greyco.com
INVESTOR CONTACT: Andy Grier Investors Relations 402-952-1235
