Healthcare Realty Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

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Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $(44.9) million, or $(0.13) per diluted common share. Additionally, the Company announced its quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and operating partnership unit.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Normalized FFO per share totaled $0.39 for the quarter.

  • 89.3% same store occupancy as of quarter end, up from 89.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

  • $66 million of gross proceeds comprised of $28 million of first quarter asset sale transactions and a $38 million loan repayment received in April.

LEASING

  • Portfolio leasing activity that commenced in the first quarter totaled 1,450,000 square feet related to 377 leases:

    • 1,002,000 square feet of renewals

    • 448,000 square feet of new and expansion lease commencements

  • In the first quarter, the Company signed new leases totaling 370,000 square feet.

SAME STORE METRICS

  • Cash NOI for the first quarter increased 2.3% year over year.

  • Tenant retention for the first quarter was 84.8%, an increase from 81.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

  • MOB cash leasing spreads were 2.3% for the quarter.

BALANCE SHEET

  • Run rate net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 6.4 times.

  • In January 2025, the Company repaid $35 million of its term loans maturing in 2026.

LEADERSHIP

  • Peter A. Scott appointed as the Company's President & Chief Executive Officer effective April 15, 2025.

  • Mr. Scott is expected to be added to the Board of Directors following the Company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

  • Connie Moore, who served as Interim President and CEO of the Company from November 2024 until April 14, 2025, will continue to serve on the Board of Directors.

DIVIDEND

  • A common stock cash dividend in the amount of $0.31 per share will be paid on May 23, 2025, to Class A common stockholders of record on May 12, 2025. Additionally, the eligible holders of operating partnership units will receive a distribution of $0.31 per unit, equivalent to the Company's Class A common stock dividend.

GUIDANCE

  • The Company reaffirms its per share guidance, as outlined below, as well as the guidance provided on page 28 of the Supplemental Information:

 

2025 GUIDANCE

ACTUAL

 

LOW

HIGH

1Q 2025

Earnings per share

$(0.28)

$(0.20)

$(0.13)

NAREIT FFO per share

$1.44

$1.48

$0.35

Normalized FFO per share

$1.56

$1.60

$0.39

 

 

 

 

The 2025 annual guidance range reflects the Company's view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels, interest rates, and operating and general and administrative expenses. The Company's guidance does not contemplate impacts from gains or losses from
dispositions, potential impairments, or debt extinguishment costs, if any. There can be no assurance that the Company's actual results will not be materially higher or lower than these expectations. If actual results vary from these assumptions, the Company's expectations may change.