UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| [X] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
OR
| [ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number 1-16755
ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 84-1592064 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. employer | |
| incorporation or organization) | identification no.) |
9200 E Panorama Circle, Suite 400
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(303) 708-5959
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing for the past 90 days.
| Yes | X | No | ||||||||||
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At August 8, 2002, there were approximately 178,551,000 of the Registrant’s Common Shares outstanding.
Table of Contents
| Page | ||||
| Item | Description | Number | ||
| PART 1 | ||||
| 1. | Financial Statements | |||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2002 (unaudited) and December 31, 2001
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3 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings — Three and six months ended June 30,
2002 and 2001 (unaudited)
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4 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity — Six months ended June 30,
2002 (unaudited)
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5 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six months ended June 30, 2002 and
2001 (unaudited)
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6 | |||
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | 7 | |||
| Independent Accountants’ Review Report | 16 | |||
| 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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17 | ||
| 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 24 | ||
| PART II | ||||
| 2. | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds | 25 | ||
| 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 25 | ||
| 6. | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | 25 |
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Archstone-Smith Trust
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Real estate |
$ | 8,707,304 | $ | 8,276,004 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
488,428 | 406,784 | |||||||||
| 8,218,876 | 7,869,220 | ||||||||||
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities |
476,043 | 437,365 | |||||||||
Net investments |
8,694,919 | 8,306,585 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
10,808 | 7,027 | |||||||||
Restricted cash in tax-deferred exchange escrow |
58,657 | 120,421 | |||||||||
Other assets |
133,151 | 115,882 | |||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 8,897,535 | $ | 8,549,915 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Unsecured credit facilities |
$ | 480,714 | $ | 188,589 | |||||||
Long-Term Unsecured Debt |
1,523,516 | 1,333,890 | |||||||||
Mortgages payable |
2,158,064 | 2,330,533 | |||||||||
Dividends payable |
4,368 | 89,326 | |||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
237,890 | 212,030 | |||||||||
Total liabilities |
4,404,552 | 4,154,368 | |||||||||
Minority interest |
596,208 | 594,403 | |||||||||
Shareholders’ equity: |
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Convertible Preferred Shares |
220,646 | 225,351 | |||||||||
Perpetual Preferred Shares |
148,633 | 148,763 | |||||||||
Common Shares (176,832,471 shares in 2002 and 174,516,970 shares in 2001) |
1,768 | 1,745 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
3,600,138 | 3,548,089 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(7,841 | ) | (5,517 | ) | |||||||
Employee share purchase notes |
(3,753 | ) | (4,442 | ) | |||||||
Distributions in excess of net earnings |
(62,816 | ) | (112,845 | ) | |||||||
Total shareholders’ equity |
3,896,775 | 3,801,144 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ | 8,897,535 | $ | 8,549,915 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Rental revenue |
$ | 263,233 | $ | 153,552 | $ | 519,895 | $ | 322,033 | |||||||||
Income from unconsolidated entities |
7,814 | 992 | 12,590 | 1,748 | |||||||||||||
Other income |
1,499 | 3,543 | 3,008 | 6,745 | |||||||||||||
| 272,546 | 158,087 | 535,493 | 330,526 | ||||||||||||||
Expenses: |
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Rental expenses |
69,301 | 35,359 | 135,132 | 74,078 | |||||||||||||
Real estate taxes |
24,517 | 13,161 | 48,929 | 28,467 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation on real estate investments |
50,008 | 28,649 | 96,787 | 60,513 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense |
50,900 | 31,833 | 99,151 | 65,883 | |||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
10,400 | 6,128 | 20,285 | 11,806 | |||||||||||||
Provision for possible loss on investments |
— | 500 | — | 9,909 | |||||||||||||
Other expenses |
704 | 455 | 2,516 | 1,032 | |||||||||||||
| 205,830 | 116,085 | 402,800 | 251,688 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings from operations |
66,716 | 42,002 | 132,693 | 78,838 | |||||||||||||
Less: Minority interest |
11,892 | 1,956 | 20,971 | 3,912 | |||||||||||||
Plus: Gain on dispositions of real estate investments |
23,263 | 35,470 | 24,544 | 70,521 | |||||||||||||
Net
earnings before discontinued operations and extraordinary items |
78,087 | 75,516 | 136,266 | 145,447 | |||||||||||||
Plus: Earnings from discontinued operations, net |
14,913 | 820 | 15,829 | 1,584 | |||||||||||||
Less: Extraordinary items — loss on early
extinguishments of debt, net of minority interest |
9,074 | — | 9,070 | — | |||||||||||||
Net earnings |
83,926 | 76,336 | 143,025 | 147,031 | |||||||||||||
Less: Preferred Share dividends |
8,681 | 4,904 | 17,440 | 11,211 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to Common Shares — Basic |
$ | 75,245 | $ | 71,432 | $ | 125,585 | $ | 135,820 | |||||||||
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding — Basic |
176,181 | 120,984 | 175,657 | 121,569 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding — Diluted |
191,895 | 126,724 | 177,169 | 127,306 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings per Common Share — Basic: |
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Net earnings before discontinued operations and
extraordinary items |
$ | 0.39 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 1.10 | |||||||||
Discontinued operations, net |
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.02 | |||||||||
Extraordinary items, net |
$ | (0.05 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 0.43 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 1.12 | |||||||||
Net earnings per Common Share — Diluted: |
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Net earnings before discontinued operations and
extraordinary items |
$ | 0.39 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 1.09 | |||||||||
Discontinued operations, net |
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||||
Extraordinary items, net |
$ | (0.05 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 0.42 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 1.10 | |||||||||
Distributions paid per Common Share |
$ | 0.425 | $ | 0.410 | $ | 0.850 | $ | 0.820 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Convertible | Perpetual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred | Preferred | Employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares at Aggregate | Shares at Aggregate | Common | Accumulated | Share | Distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liquidation | Liquidation | Shares at | Additional Paid-in | Other Comprehensive | Purchase | In Excess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preference | Preference | Par Value | Capital | Loss | Notes | Of Net Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2001 |
$ | 225,351 | $ | 148,763 | $ | 1,745 | $ | 3,548,089 | $ | (5,517 | ) | $ | (4,442 | ) | $ | (112,845 | ) | $ | 3,801,144 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive earnings: |
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Net earnings |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 143,025 | 143,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred share dividends |
— | — | — | — | — | — | (17,440 | ) | (17,440 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of
cash flow hedges |
— | — | — | — | (2,153 | ) | — | — | (2,153 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding loss
on available-for-sale securities |
— | — | — | — | (171 | ) | — | — | (171 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive earnings
attributable to Common Shares |
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Common Share dividends |
— | — | — | — | — | — | (75,556 | ) | (75,556 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from dividend
reinvestment plan |
— | — | 7 | 18,519 | — | — | — | 18,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net |
(4,705 | ) | (130 | ) | 16 | 33,530 | — | 689 | — | 29,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at June 30, 2002 |
$ | 220,646 | $ | 148,633 | $ | 1,768 | $ | 3,600,138 | $ | (7,841 | ) | $ | (3,753 | ) | $ | (62,816 | ) | $ | 3,896,775 | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||
Operating activities: |
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Net
earnings before discontinued operations and extraordinary items |
$ | 136,266 | $ | 145,447 | ||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings before discontinued operations and
extraordinary items to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
94,720 | 65,110 | ||||||||
Earnings from discontinued operations, net |
15,829 | 1,584 | ||||||||
Extraordinary items — loss on early extinguishments of debt, net |
(9,070 | ) | — | |||||||
Gains on dispositions of real estate investments |
(41,218 | ) | (70,521 | ) | ||||||
Provision for possible loss on investments |
— | 9,909 | ||||||||
Minority interest |
21,927 | 3,912 | ||||||||
Change in other assets |
(18,316 | ) | (7,869 | ) | ||||||
Change in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
8,345 | (5,343 | ) | |||||||
Other, net |
3,285 | (1,924 | ) | |||||||
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |
211,768 | 140,305 | ||||||||
Investing activities: |
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Real estate investments |
(320,262 | ) | (127,410 | ) | ||||||
Change in investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities, net |
(30,732 | ) | 18,774 | |||||||
Proceeds from dispositions, net of closing costs |
134,296 | 806,615 | ||||||||
Change in tax-deferred exchange escrow |
61,764 | (257,661 | ) | |||||||
Other, net |
(7,947 | ) | (7,367 | ) | ||||||
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities |
(162,881 | ) | 432,951 | |||||||
Financing activities: |
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Proceeds from long term unsecured debt, net of issuance costs |
198,570 | — | ||||||||
Payments on long term unsecured debt |
(12,500 | ) | (12,500 | ) | ||||||
Principal prepayment of mortgages payable |
(356,559 | ) | (28,808 | ) | ||||||
Regularly scheduled principal payments on mortgages payable |
(5,150 | ) | (2,301 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from (payments on) unsecured credit facilities, net |
292,125 | (193,719 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from Common Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan |
18,526 | 10,606 | ||||||||
Repurchase of Common Shares |
— | (50,000 | ) | |||||||
Redemption of Series B Preferred Shares |
— | (104,670 | ) | |||||||
Cash dividends paid on Common Shares |
(149,867 | ) | (99,844 | ) | ||||||
Cash dividends paid on Preferred Shares |
(17,440 | ) | (11,211 | ) | ||||||
Cash dividends paid to minority interests |
(24,783 | ) | (3,912 | ) | ||||||
Other, net |
11,972 | 3,188 | ||||||||
Net cash flow used in financing activities |
(45,106 | ) | (493,171 | ) | ||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
3,781 | 80,085 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
7,027 | 9,077 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 10,808 | $ | 89,162 | ||||||
Significant non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Assumption of mortgages payable upon purchase of apartment communities |
$ | 195,637 | $ | — | ||||||
Apartment communities exchanged for ownership interest in a joint venture |
$ | — | $ | 23,808 | ||||||
Transfer of mortgage payable to a joint venture upon disposition of
apartment communities |
$ | — | $ | 17,321 | ||||||
A-1 Common Units redeemed for Common Shares |
$ | 15,422 | $ | — | ||||||
B Common Units issued for real estate |
$ | 8,730 | $ | — | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2002 and 2001
(Unaudited)
(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Smith Merger
In October 2001, Archstone Communities Trust (“Archstone”) converted into an UPREIT structure and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Archstone-Smith Trust (“Archstone-Smith”). Through a series of transactions, Archstone-Smith and Archstone merged with Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc. and Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, L.P., respectively. Archstone-Smith is the successor registrant to Archstone. See Note 1 in our 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2001 Form 10-K”) for a more complete description of the reorganization and the Smith Merger.
Business
Our business is conducted primarily through our majority owned subsidiary Archstone-Smith Operating Trust (the “Operating Trust”). We are structured as an UPREIT, under which all property ownership and business operations are conducted through the Operating Trust. We are the sole trustee and own approximately 87.6% of the Operating Trust. As used herein, “we”, “our” and the “company” refers to the Operating Trust and Archstone-Smith, collectively, except where the context otherwise requires.
Interim Financial Reporting
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Archstone-Smith are unaudited and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements have been omitted. While our management believes the disclosures presented are adequate for interim reporting, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in Archstone-Smith’s 2001 Form 10-K. See the glossary in our 2001 Form 10-K for all defined terms not defined herein.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of Archstone-Smith’s financial statements for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and the related notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period they are determined to be necessary.
Discontinued Operations
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which became effective on January 1, 2002. For properties accounted for under SFAS 144, the results of operations for properties sold during the period or classified as held for sale at the end of the current period are required to be classified as discontinued operations in the current and prior periods. The property specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include net operating income, depreciation expense, minority interest and interest expense (actual interest expense for encumbered properties and a pro-rata allocation of interest expense for any unencumbered portion up to our weighted average leverage ratio). The net gain or loss on the eventual disposal of the held for sale properties are also required to be classified as discontinued operations. Properties classified as held for sale at December 31, 2001 continue to be accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 121 and APB 30 and are not included in discontinued operations.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
New Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145 “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” We are required to adopt SFAS 145 on January 1, 2003. SFAS 145 significantly limits the treatment of losses associated with early extinguishment of debt as an extraordinary item. SFAS 145 also impacts certain sale-leaseback transactions. Upon adoption, we do not believe any future early extinguishments will qualify for extraordinary item treatment and do not anticipate that SFAS 145 will have a material impact on our financial position, net earnings or cash flows.
In July 2002 the FASB issued SFAS 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” We are required to adopt SFAS 146 on January 1, 2003. SFAS 146 requires that expenses associated with restructuring charges be accrued as liabilities in the period in which the liability is incurred. We do not anticipate the adoption of SFAS 146 will have a material impact on our financial position, net earnings or cash flows.
Reclassifications
Certain 2001 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2002 presentation.
Per Share Data
Following is a reconciliation of basic EPS to diluted EPS for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of numerator between basic and diluted net earnings per
Common Share (1): |
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Net earnings attributable to Common Shares — Basic |
$ | 75,245 | $ | 71,432 | $ | 125,585 | $ | 135,820 | |||||||||
Dividends on Convertible Preferred Shares |
5,581 | 1,773 | — | 3,563 | |||||||||||||
Minority interest — convertible operating partnership units |
458 | 389 | 135 | 778 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to Common Shares — Diluted |
$ | 81,284 | $ | 73,594 | $ | 125,720 | $ | 140,161 | |||||||||
Reconciliation of denominator between basic and diluted net earnings per
Common Unit (1): |
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Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding — Basic |
176,181 | 120,984 | 175,657 | 121,569 | |||||||||||||
Assumed conversion of Convertible Preferred Shares into
Common Shares |
13,187 | 4,339 | — | 4,360 | |||||||||||||
Assumed conversion of convertible operating partnership units |
871 | 949 | — | 949 | |||||||||||||
Assumed exercise of options |
1,656 | 452 | 1,512 | 428 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding — Diluted |
191,895 | 126,724 | 177,169 | 127,306 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Excludes the impact of potentially dilutive equity securities during periods in which they are anti-dilutive. |
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(2) Real Estate
Investments in Real Estate
Equity investments in real estate, at cost, were as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2002 | December 31, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investment | Units | Investment | Units | |||||||||||||||||
Apartment Communities: |
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Operating communities |
$ | 8,240,828 | 77,200 | $ | 7,809,444 | 77,170 | ||||||||||||||
Communities under construction (1) |
294,782 | 2,120 | 358,367 | 2,812 | ||||||||||||||||
Development communities In Planning (1)
|
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Owned
|
132,581 | 3,902 | 76,611 | 1,402 | ||||||||||||||||
Under control (2) |
— | 536 | — | 991 | ||||||||||||||||
Total development communities In Planning |
132,581 | 4,438 | 76,611 | 2,393 | ||||||||||||||||
Total apartment communities |
8,668,191 | 83,758 | 8,244,422 | 82,375 | ||||||||||||||||
Retail, hotel and other |
39,113 | 31,582 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total real estate |
$ | 8,707,304 | $ | 8,276,004 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Unit information is based on management’s estimates and has not been audited or reviewed by our independent auditors. | |
| (2) | Our investment as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 for developments Under Control was $2.3 million and $4.9 million, respectively and is reflected on the “other assets” caption of our Balance Sheets. |
The change in investments in real estate, at cost, consisted of the following (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2001 |
$ | 8,276,004 | ||||
Apartment communities: |
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Community acquisitions |
328,226 | |||||
Acquisition-related capital expenditures |
5,873 | |||||
Redevelopment capital expenditures |
77,955 | |||||
Recurring capital expenditures |
14,098 | |||||
Development expenditures, excluding land acquisitions |
113,964 | |||||
Dispositions |
(108,816 | ) | ||||
Net apartment community activity |
431,300 | |||||
Balance at June 30, 2002 |
$ | 8,707,304 | ||||
At June 30, 2002, we had unfunded contractual commitments related to real estate investment activities aggregating approximately $120.1 million, of which $101.1 million related to communities under construction.
At June 30, 2002, we had one property held for sale with aggregate carrying value of $39.5 million that was accounted for under SFAS 121 since it was held for sale at December 31, 2001. The estimated proceeds less anticipated costs to sell were greater than the net book value and therefore no provision for possible loss was recorded. The property-level earnings, after mortgage interest and depreciation and minority interest, from the community at June 30, 2002, which is included in our earnings from operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 were $1.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(3) Discontinued Operations
At June 30, 2002, we had one operating apartment community, one parcel of land and one retail property classified as held for sale under the provisions of SFAS 144. Accordingly, the net earnings for these properties are classified as discontinued operations. The following is a summary of net earnings from discontinued operations (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Net Operating Income |
$ | 1,021 | $ | 1,910 | $ | 3,251 | $ | 3,759 | ||||||||
Depreciation on real estate investments |
(196 | ) | (493 | ) | (696 | ) | (982 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(465 | ) | (597 | ) | (1,141 | ) | (1,193 | ) | ||||||||
Minority interest |
(2,121 | ) | — | (2,259 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate investments |
16,674 | — | 16,674 | — | ||||||||||||
| $ | 14,913 | $ | 820 | $ | 15,829 | $ | 1,584 | |||||||||
Assets classified as held for sale, pursuant to both SFAS 121 and SFAS 144 at June 30, 2002, had aggregate carrying value of $64.0 million with $12.7 million of secured debt. For assets held for sale pursuant to SFAS 144, the estimated proceeds less anticipated costs to sell were greater than the net book value and therefore no provision for possible loss was recorded.
We sold two operating communities during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 that were not classified as held for sale at December 31, 2001 and are accounted for under SFAS 144. Accordingly, the gains on sale are included in discontinued operations. Additionally, we sold four operating communities during the six-month period ending June 30, 2002, which were held for sale at December 31, 2001 and, in accordance with SFAS 144, the gains on these dispositions are not classified as discontinued operations.
(4) Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities
We have investments in entities that we account for using the equity method. Following is a summary of these investments (in thousands):
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | |||||||
Ameriton |
$ | 278,342 | $ | 244,654 | ||||
CES |
134,845 | 133,878 | ||||||
SMC |
5,518 | 1,894 | ||||||
Real estate joint ventures |
57,338 | 56,939 | ||||||
| $ | 476,043 | $ | 437,365 | |||||
We have a $10 million committed unsecured credit facility with Ameriton to facilitate working capital advances, with $8.7 million available at June 30, 2002. We also have an uncommitted unsecured credit facility with Ameriton, with $119.1 million of available capacity at June 30, 2002. Advances to Ameriton under this uncommitted facility are made solely at our discretion.
We have an uncommitted unsecured credit facility with CES, with $59.0 million of available capacity at June 30, 2002. Advances to CES under this facility are made solely at our discretion.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(5) Borrowings
Unsecured Credit Facilities
The following table summarizes our $700 million unsecured revolving credit facility borrowings (in thousands, except for percentages):
| As of and for the | As of and for the | |||||||
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
| June 30, 2002 | December 31, 2001 | |||||||
Total unsecured revolving credit facility |
$ | 700,000 | $ | 700,000 | ||||
Borrowings outstanding at end of period |
465,000 | 173,000 | ||||||
Weighted average daily borrowings |
180,383 | 52,575 | ||||||
Maximum borrowings outstanding during the period |
$ | 465,000 | $ | 250,000 | ||||
Weighted average daily nominal interest rate |
2.14 | % | 5.31 | % | ||||
Weighted average daily effective interest rate (1) |
3.56 | % | 9.76 | % | ||||
| (1) | The higher effective interest rate during 2001 was due to the amortization of fixed credit facility fees over the relatively low average outstanding balance during the year. |
We also have a short-term unsecured borrowing agreement which provides for maximum borrowings of $100 million. The agreement bears interest at an overnight rate that ranged from 2.44% to 2.87% during the six months ended June 30, 2002. At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, there were $15.7 million and $15.6 million of borrowings outstanding under this agreement, respectively.
Long-Term Unsecured Debt
During February 2002, the Operating Trust issued $200 million of long-term unsecured senior notes due in February 2012 for net proceeds of $198.6 million. These notes bear interest at a coupon rate of 6.5% annually, with an effective interest rate of 6.6%. The net proceeds were used to repay outstanding balances on our unsecured credit facilities.
Following is a summary of our Long-Term Unsecured Debt (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Effective | Balances at | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupon | Interest | June 30, | Balances at | Remaining | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of Debt | Rate (1) | Rate (2) | 2002 | December 31, 2001 | Life (Years) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term unsecured senior notes |
7.38 | % | 7.55 | % | $ | 1,442,882 | $ | 1,255,537 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Unsecured tax-exempt bonds |
1.98 | % | 2.20 | % | 80,634 | 78,353 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total/average |
7.10 | % | 7.27 | % | $ | 1,523,516 | $ | 1,333,890 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Represents a fixed rate for the long-term unsecured notes and a variable rate for the unsecured tax-exempt bonds. | |
| (2) | Represents the effective interest rate, including interest rate hedges, loan cost amortization and other ongoing fees and expenses, where applicable. |
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Mortgages Payable
Our mortgages payable generally feature either monthly interest and principal payments or monthly interest-only payments with balloon payments due at maturity. Following is a summary of our mortgages payable (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Principal Balance (2) at | |||||||||||||
| Effective Interest | |||||||||||||
| Type of Mortgage | Rate (1) | June 30, 2002 | December 31, 2001 | ||||||||||
Fannie Mae secured debt |
5.98 | % | $ | 541,406 | $ | 661,764 | |||||||
Freddie Mac secured line of credit |
— | — | 163,768 | ||||||||||
Conventional fixed rate |
6.60 | % | 1,262,345 | 1,266,569 | |||||||||
Tax-exempt fixed rate |
7.18 | % | 7,116 | 7,216 | |||||||||
Tax-exempt floating rate |
2.27 | % | 324,105 | 207,716 | |||||||||
Other |
5.12 | % | 23,092 | 23,500 | |||||||||
Total/average mortgage debt |
5.78 | % | $ | 2,158,064 | $ | 2,330,533 | |||||||
| (1) | Includes the effect of fair value hedges, credit enhancement
fees, and other related costs, where applicable as of June 30, 2002. |
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| (2) | Includes net fair market value adjustment recorded in connection
with the Smith Merger of $77.9 million and $83.5 million at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. |
The change in mortgages payable during the six months ended June 30, 2002 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2001 |
$ | 2,330,533 | |||
Regularly scheduled principal amortization |
(5,150 | ) | |||
Mortgage assumptions related to property acquisitions |
195,637 | ||||
Prepayments, final maturities and other |
(362,956 | ) | |||
Balance at June 30, 2002 |
$ | 2,158,064 | |||
We repaid or refinanced an aggregate of $348.4 million in mortgages payable during the six-month period ended June 30, 2002 in order to release the mortgages and free up $683.2 million of previously encumbered assets and increase our unencumbered asset pool. Due to the costs associated with early retirement of this debt, we recorded an extraordinary item of $9.1 million, net of $1.3 million of minority interest, for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002.
Other
Our debt instruments generally contain certain covenants common to the type of facility or borrowing, including financial covenants establishing minimum debt service coverage ratios and maximum leverage ratios. We were in compliance with all financial covenants pertaining to our debt instruments during the six-month period ended June 30, 2002.
For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, the total interest paid on all outstanding debt was $107.6 million and $75.0 million, respectively. We capitalize interest incurred during the construction period as part of the cost of apartment communities under development. Interest capitalized during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 was $11.9 million and $10.2 million, respectively.
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(6) Minority Interest
Minority interest consists of the following at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 (in thousands):
| June 30, 2002 | December 31, 2001 | |||||||
A-1 Common Units |
$ | 501,681 | $ | 499,876 | ||||
DownREIT Perpetual Preferred Units |
73,180 | 73,180 | ||||||
DownREIT OP Units |
18,747 | 18,747 | ||||||
Other minority interests |
2,600 | 2,600 | ||||||
| $ | 596,208 | $ | 594,403 | |||||
Operating Trust Units
As of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, we owned an 87.6% and 87.3% majority interest in the Operating Trust, respectively. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2002, 700,632 A-1 Common Units were redeemed for Common Shares. In April 2002, the Operating Trust issued 339,727 Class B common units of beneficial interest ("B Common Units") as partial consideration for a community acquisition. B Common Units have identical rights and preferences as A-1 Common Units with the exception of the accrual of distributions. B Common Units are only entitled to a partial distribution payment for the pro-rata number of days in the quarter for which such units are outstanding. B Common Units automatically convert to A-1 Common Units after the distribution record date for the quarter in which the B Common Units were issued. In April 2002, Archstone-Smith issued 60,000 unregistered Common Shares in exchange for 60,000 B Common Units previously issued.
(7) Distributions to Shareholders
The following table summarizes the quarterly cash dividends paid per share on Common and Preferred Shares during the three-months ended March 31 and June 30, 2002 and the annualized dividend we expect to pay for 2002:
| Quarterly | Annualized | |||||||
| Cash Dividend | Cash Dividend | |||||||
| Per Share | Per Share | |||||||
Common Shares |
$ | 0.425 | $ | 1.70 | ||||
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares |
$ | 0.572 | $ | 2.29 | ||||
Series C Preferred Shares(1) |
$ | 0.539 | $ | 2.16 | ||||
Series D Preferred Shares |
$ | 0.547 | $ | 2.19 | ||||
Series H Preferred Shares |
$ | 0.839 | $ | 3.36 | ||||
Series I Preferred Shares |
$ | 1,915.00 | $ | 7,660.00 | ||||
Series J Preferred Shares(2) |
$ | 0.839 | $ | 3.36 | ||||
Series K Preferred Shares |
$ | 0.839 | $ | 3.36 | ||||
Series L Preferred Shares |
$ | 0.839 | $ | 3.36 | ||||
| (1) | We expect to redeem all Series C Preferred Shares in the third quarter of 2002 (See Note 9). | |
| (2) | Series J Preferred Shares were converted into Common Shares on July 13, 2002 (See Note 9). |
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(8) Segment Data
We define our garden communities and high-rise properties each as individual operating segments. We have determined that each of our garden communities and each of our high-rise properties have similar economic characteristics and also meet the other criteria, which permit the garden communities and high-rise properties to be aggregated into two reportable segments. We rely primarily on NOI for purposes of making decisions about allocation of resources and assessing segment performance.
Following are reconciliations of each reportable segment’s (i) revenues to consolidated revenues; (ii) Net Operating Income to consolidated earnings from operations; and (iii) assets to consolidated assets, for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Reportable apartment communities segment
revenues: |
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Garden communities |
$ | 166,632 | $ | 152,582 | $ | 332,504 | $ | 320,055 | |||||||||
High-rise properties |
95,655 | — | 185,994 | — | |||||||||||||
Other non-reportable operating segment revenues |
10,259 | 5,505 | 16,995 | 10,471 | |||||||||||||
Total segment and consolidated revenues |
$ | 272,546 | $ | 158,087 | $ | 535,493 | $ | 330,526 | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Reportable apartment communities segment NOI: |
||||||||||||||||||
Garden communities |
$ | 111,528 | $ | 104,062 | $ | 222,975 | $ | 217,510 | ||||||||||
High-rise properties |
56,983 | — | 111,503 | — | ||||||||||||||
Other non-reportable operating segment NOI |
904 | 970 | 1,356 | 1,978 | ||||||||||||||
Total segment NOI |
169,415 | 105,032 | 335,834 | 219,488 | ||||||||||||||
Reconciling items: |
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Income from unconsolidated entities |
7,814 | 992 | 12,590 | 1,748 | ||||||||||||||
Other income |
1,499 | 3,543 | 3,008 | 6,745 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation on real estate investments |
(50,008 | ) | (28,649 | ) | (96,787 | ) | (60,513 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense |
(50,900 | ) | (31,833 | ) | (99,151 | ) | (65,883 | ) | ||||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
(10,400 | ) | (6,128 | ) | (20,285 | ) | (11,806 | ) | ||||||||||
Provision for possible loss on investments |
— | (500 | ) | — | (9,909 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other expenses |
(704 | ) | (455 | ) | (2,516 | ) | (1,032 | ) | ||||||||||
Consolidated
earnings from operations |
$ | 66,716 | $ | 42,002 | $ | 132,693 | $ | 78,838 | ||||||||||
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||
Reportable operating communities segments assets: |
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Garden communities |
$ | 4,659,481 | $ | 4,649,564 | |||||
High-rise properties |
3,520,282 | 3,188,074 | |||||||
Other non-reportable operating segment assets |
39,113 | 31,582 | |||||||
Total segment assets |
8,218,876 | 7,869,220 | |||||||
Reconciling items: |
|||||||||
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities entities |
476,043 | 437,365 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
10,808 | 7,027 | |||||||
Restricted cash in tax deferred exchange escrow |
58,657 | 120,421 | |||||||
Other assets |
133,151 | 115,882 | |||||||
Consolidated
total assets |
$ | 8,897,535 | $ | 8,549,915 | |||||
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Archstone-Smith Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(9) Subsequent Events
We have publicly announced our intention to redeem our Series C Preferred Shares. The Series C Preferred Shares will be redeemed at liquidation value plus accrued dividends on August 20, 2002. Additionally, we converted 684,931 Series J Preferred Shares into 1,352,739 Common Shares on July 13, 2002.
On August 9, 2002, we priced a $300 million offering of long-term unsecured senior notes that is expected to close on August 15, 2002. When issued, the notes will have a five-year maturity and are expected to bear a coupon rate of 5.0 % annually with an effective interest rate of 5.2%. We will use the proceeds to repay outstanding balances on our unsecured credit facilities.
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
of Archstone-Smith Trust:
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Archstone-Smith Trust (successor registrant to Archstone Communities Trust) as of June 30, 2002, and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, the condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of Archstone-Smith Trust’s management.
We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the consolidated balance sheet of Archstone-Smith Trust as of December 31, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 6, 2002, except as to Note 17, which is as of February 15, 2002, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 26, 2002,
except
as to Note 9,
which
is as of August 9, 2002
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following information should be read in conjunction with our 2001 Form 10-K as well as the financial statements and notes included in Item 1 of this report.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Information concerning expected investment balances, expected funding sources, planned investments, forecasted dates and revenue and expense growth assumptions are examples of forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, forecasted or implied in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Our operating results depend primarily on income from apartment communities, which is substantially influenced by supply and demand for apartment units, operating expense levels, property level operations and the pace and price at which we can develop, acquire or dispose of apartment communities. Capital and credit market conditions, which affect our cost of capital, also influence operating results. See our 2001 Form 10-K “Item 1. Business” for a more complete discussion of risk factors that could impact our future financial performance.
The Company
Archstone-Smith is a public equity REIT that is engaged primarily in the acquisition, development, management and operation of apartment communities throughout the United States. The company is structured as an UPREIT, under which all property ownership and business operations are conducted through the Operating Trust and their subsidiaries and affiliates. We are the sole trustee and own 87.6% of the Operating Trust’s Common Units.
Results of Operations
Overview
Our basic net earnings attributable to Common Shares increased 5.3% during the three-month period ended June 30, 2002 and decreased 7.5% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase in net earnings for the three-month period as compared to the decrease in net earnings for the six-month period is principally attributable to minority interest, the timing of gains from sale of apartment communities, discontinued operations and extraordinary items. Our basic net earnings attributable to Common Shares were also impacted by increases in minority interest and preferred share dividends as a result of the Smith Merger.
Earnings from operations increased 58.8% and 68.3% for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2001. These increases are primarily attributable to:
| (i) | An increase in overall NOI due to the acquisition of properties in the Smith Merger; | ||
| (ii) | Increased NOI due to the acquisition of operating communities and the continued lease-up and Stabilization of development communities; and, | ||
| (iii) | Increased income from Ameriton as well as unconsolidated entities acquired in the Smith Merger. |
These increases were partially offset by:
| (i) | The loss of garden community NOI in the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 due to the $1.2 billon of apartment community dispositions in 2001 and $140 million of dispositions in 2002. | ||
| (ii) | Same-Store NOI reduction of (2.8%) and (1.0%) during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2001; | ||
| (iii) | Higher depreciation, interest, real estate taxes and general and administrative expenses due principally to the Smith Merger; and, | ||
| (iv) | One-time merger-related costs of $1.4 million incurred during the first quarter of 2002. |
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Our strongest markets during the current periods include the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and Southern California. The San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago will continue to present the greatest challenges in NOI growth in the near term.
Apartment Community Operations
The following tables summarize the performance of our garden and high-rise apartments for each period (in thousands, except for units and percentages):
Garden Communities
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Rental revenues |
$ | 166,632 | $ | 153,552 | $ | 332,504 | $ | 322,033 | ||||||||
Property operating expenses |
55,104 | 48,520 | 109,529 | 102,545 | ||||||||||||
Net Operating Income |
$ | 111,528 | $ | 105,032 | $ | 222,975 | $ | 219,488 | ||||||||
Operating margin (Net Operating Income/rental revenues) |
66.9 | % | 68.4 | % | 67.1 | % | 68.2 | % | ||||||||
Average occupancy during period |
96.0 | % | 95.4 | % | 95.6 | % | 95.6 | % | ||||||||
Average number of operating units |
55,391 | 52,524 | 55,802 | 56,768 | ||||||||||||
High-Rise Properties(1)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Rental revenues |
$ | 95,655 | n/a | $ | 185,994 | n/a | ||||||||||
Property operating expenses |
38,672 | n/a | 74,491 | n/a | ||||||||||||
Net Operating Income |
$ | 56,983 | n/a | $ | 111,503 | n/a | ||||||||||
Operating margin (Net Operating Income/rental revenues) |
59.6 | % | n/a | 60.0 | % | n/a | ||||||||||
Average occupancy during period |
95.8 | % | n/a | 95.6 | % | n/a | ||||||||||
Average number of operating units |
21,679 | n/a | 21,475 | n/a | ||||||||||||
| (1) | High-rise properties were acquired in the Smith Merger on October 31, 2001. As a result, they are not included in Archstone-Smith’s results of operations for periods presented in 2001. |
The following table reflects revenue, expense and NOI growth for Same-Store communities (representing 57,240 units) that were fully operating during the six months ended June 30 for each respective comparison period:
| Same-Store Net | ||||||||||||||
| Same-Store | Same-Store | Operating | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | Expense | Income Growth/ | ||||||||||||
| Growth/ (Reduction) | Growth/ (Reduction) | (Reduction) | ||||||||||||
2002(1) |
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Garden |
(0.6 | %) | 4.5 | % | (2.8 | %) | ||||||||
High-Rise |
4.0 | % | 5.2 | % | 3.4 | % | ||||||||
Total |
0.8 | % | 4.7 | % | (1.0 | %) | ||||||||
2001 |
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Garden |
7.1 | % | 5.0 | % | 8.2 | % | ||||||||
High-Rise |
n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||
Total |
7.1 | % | 5.0 | % | 8.2 | % | ||||||||
| (1) | Same-Store includes results for assets acquired in the Smith Merger for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001. |
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NOI for the entire apartment portfolio increased for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 compared to the same period in 2001. This increase in NOI results principally from the inclusion of the NOI from properties acquired in the Smith Merger in our consolidated results of operations.
NOI for our garden communities increased $6.5 million and $3.5 million, for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively, primarily due to:
| (i) | The inclusion of NOI from the 13 garden communities acquired in the Smith Merger; and, | ||
| (ii) | The continued successful lease-up and Stabilization of apartment communities. |
These increases were partially offset by:
| (i) | The loss of garden community NOI due to dispositions of operating communities in 2001 and 2002; and | ||
| (ii) | Same-Store NOI declined during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, as compared to the same periods in the prior year principally as a result of our declining Same-Store revenue growth, an increase in real estate taxes and an increase in insurance costs incurred upon renewal of our property insurance policies in June 2001. |
The 2.8% decline in Same-Store NOI for the three-months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in the prior year is primarily due to a continued deterioration experienced in the broader economy. This decrease resulted from both flat revenues and higher expenses therefore lowering our overall operating margins. This second quarter 2002 Same-Store NOI decline also contributed to our negative Same-Store NOI results for the six-months ended June 30, 2002 compared to the same period in the prior year.
We have experienced a 0.8% increase in Same-Store NOI growth during the three-months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2002. This quarter over quarter increase is primarily a result of increased revenue in certain core markets.
As a result of the financial challenges experienced by property and casualty insurance companies, the property and casualty insurance markets have continued to impose significant premium increases. In connection with the renewal of our insurance policies in July 2002, we have reviewed our overall risk management strategy in order to optimize our coverage, while managing our overall costs and our portfolio wide risk profile. As a result of effectively managing the policy renewal process, we anticipate that our total property and casualty insurance costs will increase by approximately 25% for the remainder of 2002 and the first two quarters of 2003 as compared to the same periods in the previous years.
Income from Unconsolidated Entities
Income from unconsolidated entities increased for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as compared to same periods in 2001 primarily due to:
| (i) | Equity in the earnings from Ameriton increased approximately $3.2 million and $3.9 million for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2001 principally due to higher NOI from operating communities and a gain from the sale of an operating community; | ||
| (ii) | We recorded $3.1 million and $4.3 million in income from CES and SMC for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively. These entities were acquired in the Smith Merger; and, | ||
| (iii) | We had a $0.6 million and $2.7 million increase in our share of the income from real estate joint ventures for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively. These increases are primarily due to the formation of three operating community joint ventures during 2001 and three joint ventures acquired in the Smith Merger. |
Other Income
Other income decreased for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same periods in 2001, principally as a result of lower interest income due to lower cash account balances because of reduced disposition activity, coupled with lower interest rates.
Depreciation Expense
The increase in depreciation expense for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001 is principally attributable to the additional depreciation expense associated with the properties acquired in the Smith Merger. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in depreciation expense associated with the significant disposition volume of garden communities during 2001 and 2002.
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Interest Expense
The increase in net interest expense for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as compared to 2001 is primarily attributable to the incremental debt assumed in the Smith Merger. These increases are partially offset by our relatively low average cost of variable rate debt during 2002 as compared to recent years.
General and Administrative Expenses
The increase in general and administrative expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001 relates primarily to the incremental overhead incurred in connection with the Smith Merger. In addition, the amortization of capitalized costs associated with our new revenue management program called Lease Rent Optimizer, which began in December 2001, increased these expenses in 2002.
Minority interests and Preferred Share dividends
Minority interests and preferred share dividends increased for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in the prior year. These increases are primarily the result of the dividend payments to the preferred shares and minority interest allocations on A-1 Common Units that were issued in connection with the Smith Merger.
Discontinued Operations
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which became effective on January 1, 2002. For properties accounted for under SFAS 144, the results of operations for properties sold during the period or classified as held for sale at the end of the current period are required to be classified as discontinued operations in the current and prior periods. The property specific components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include net operating income, depreciation expense, minority interest and interest expense (actual interest expense for encumbered properties and a pro-rata allocation of interest expense for any unencumbered portion up to our weighted average leverage ratio). The net gain or loss on the eventual disposal of the held for sale properties are also required to be classified as discontinued operations. The property classified as held for sale at December 31, 2001 continues to be accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 121 and APB 30 and is not included in discontinued operations.
We had one operating apartment community, one retail property and one parcel of land classified as held for sale at June 30, 2002. The results are included in discontinued operations. Additionally, we sold two properties during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002. The results of operations and the gain on the sale of these properties are also included in discontinued operations. We sold four operating properties during the six-month period that were held for sale at December 31, 2001 and, in accordance with SFAS 144, the results of operations and the gains on sale of the properties are not included in discontinued operations.
Impact of Disposition Activities
We disposed of four and six apartment communities during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively. These dispositions represented gross proceeds of $119.1 million and $139.4 million for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively. Aggregate net gains, included in gain on disposition of real estate and discontinued operations, of $39.9 million and $41.2 million were recorded for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively.
Our total anticipated disposition volume for all of 2002 is expected to be approximately $300 to $500 million.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are committed to maintaining a strong balance sheet and preserving our financial flexibility, which we believe enhances our ability to capitalize on attractive investment opportunities as they become available. We believe our liquidity and financial condition are sufficient to meet all of our cash flow needs during 2002 and for the foreseeable future. See our Statements of Cash Flows for a summary of operating, investing and financing activities for the six-months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $71.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001. This increase is principally due to a significant increase in earnings from operations before gains on dispositions due to the Smith Merger, which was partially offset by lost NOI from the significant disposition activity in 2001. See “Results of Operations” for a more complete discussion of the factors impacting our operating performance.
Investing and Financing Activities
For the six-months ended June 30, 2002, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities decreased $595.8 million as compared to the same period in 2001. The decrease is principally the result of a $672.3 million reduction in the proceeds on disposition of apartment communities, a $192.9 million increase in investments in real estate and a $49.5 million increase in advances to unconsolidated investees. This was partially offset by a decrease in cash flows from restricted cash in tax-deferred exchange escrows.
Cash flows used in financing activities decreased by $448.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001. The decrease is primarily attributable to the issuance of $200 million in senior unsecured notes in February 2002, the $485.8 million increase in the net proceeds provided by our credit facilities and a $50.0 million repurchase of Common Shares during the six months ended June 30, 2001 compared to no shares repurchased during the same period in 2002. These increases were partially offset by principal payments on mortgages payable that increased $330.6 million and dividends on Common Shares, Preferred Shares and minority interests that increased $77.1 million.
Included above in the cash flows from financing activities are the payment of $149.9 million, $17.4 million and $24.8 million in dividends and distributions to Common Shares, Preferred Shares and minority interests, respectively, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2002.
Our most significant non-cash investing and financing activities during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 included: (i) the assumption of mortgages payable upon the purchase of apartment communities; (ii) the contribution of apartment communities and related transfer of a mortgage liability in exchange for an ownership interest in a joint venture; and, (iii) the redemption of minority interests for Common Shares.
Scheduled Debt Maturities and Interest Payment Requirements
Our long-term debt is structured to create a relatively level principal maturity schedule, without significant repayment obligations in any year, to mitigate future liquidity issues and refinancing risk. As of June 30, 2002, we have approximately $96.8 million of long-term debt maturing during the remainder of 2002, $246.7 million maturing during 2003 and $138.1 million maturing during 2004.
We currently have $800 million in total borrowing capacity under our unsecured credit facilities, with $400.9 million outstanding and $399.1 million of available capacity at August 8, 2002. Archstone’s unsecured credit facilities, Long-Term Unsecured Debt and mortgages payable had effective interest rates of 7.27%, 3.36% and 5.78%, respectively, as of June 30, 2002. These rates give effect to the impact of interest rate swaps and caps, as applicable.
We were in compliance with all financial covenants pertaining to our debt instruments during the six-month period ended June 30, 2002.
Shareholder Dividend Requirements
Based on anticipated distribution levels for 2002 and the number of shares and units outstanding as of June 30, 2002, we anticipate that we will pay distributions and dividends of $190.7 million in the aggregate during the remainder of 2002. This amount represents distribution and dividends on our Common Shares, all Preferred Shares and all minority interests, including A-1 Common Units.
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Planned Investments
Following is a summary of unfunded planned investments as of June 30, 2002 (dollar amounts in thousands). The amounts labeled “Discretionary” represent future investments that we plan to make, although there is not a contractual commitment to do so. The amounts labeled “Committed” represent the approximate amount that we are contractually committed to fund for communities under construction and redevelopment.
| Planned Investments | |||||||||||||
| Units | Discretionary | Committed | |||||||||||
Communities under redevelopment |
4,008 | $ | 24,853 | $ | 18,989 | ||||||||
Communities under construction |
2,120 | — | 101,074 | ||||||||||
Communities In Planning and owned |
3,902 | 749,028 | — | ||||||||||
Communities In Planning and Under Control |
536 | 70,396 | — | ||||||||||
Community acquisitions under contract |
623 | 87,000 | — | ||||||||||
Total |
11,189 | $ | 931,277 | $ | 120,063 | ||||||||
In addition to the planned investments noted above, we expect to make smaller capital investments relating to planned expenditures on recently acquired communities and on redevelopment and recurring expenditures to improve and maintain our more established operating communities.
We anticipate completion of most of the communities that are currently under construction and the planned operating community improvements during the remainder of 2002 and 2003 and expect to start construction on approximately $350 to $450 million, based on Total Expected Investment, during 2002. No assurances can be given that communities Archstone-Smith does not currently own will be acquired or that planned developments will actually occur. In addition, actual costs incurred could be greater or less than our current estimates.
Funding Sources
We anticipate financing our planned investment and operating needs primarily with cash flow from operating activities, disposition proceeds from our capital recycling program and borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities, prior to arranging long-term financing. Consistent with Archstone-Smith’s performance in 2001, we anticipate that net cash flow from operating activities during 2002 will be sufficient to fund anticipated dividend/distribution requirements and scheduled debt principal payments. To fund planned investment activities, we had $399.1 million in available capacity on our unsecured credit facilities and $58.3 million of cash on hand at August 8, 2002. In addition, we expect to complete a total of $300 to $500 million of operating community dispositions during 2002.
In February 2002, the Operating Trust issued $200 million in long-term unsecured senior notes from its shelf registration statement. In May 2002, Archstone-Smith filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to register $500 million in equity securities, which can be issued in the form of Common or Preferred Shares. In May 2002, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to register an additional $422.8 million (for a total of $800 million) in debt securities that can be issued in the form of long-term unsecured senior notes. These registration statements were declared effective in June 2002. On August 9, 2002, the Operating Trust priced a $300 million offering of long-term unsecured senior five-year notes that is expected to close on August 15, 2002. Upon closing the offering on August 15, 2002, Archstone-Smith and the Operating Trust will collectively have $1.0 billion available in shelf registered securities which can be issued subject to our ability to effect offerings on satisfactory terms based on prevailing market conditions.
Other Contingencies and Hedging Activities
We are party to various claims and routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. When considering the company’s insurance coverage and other aspects of our risk management program, we do not believe that the results of any such claims and litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.
Our involvement with derivative financial instruments is limited and we do not use them for trading or other speculative purposes. We occasionally utilize interest rate swaps and caps as interest rate hedges to lower our overall borrowing costs.
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Critical Accounting Policies
We define critical accounting policies as those accounting policies that require our management to exercise their most difficult, subjective and complex judgments. Our critical accounting policies are described in our 2001 Form 10-K.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Investments in entities that are not controlled through majority voting interest are not consolidated and are reported as investments in unconsolidated entities. Our investments in unconsolidated entities include a $57.3 million investment in real estate joint ventures, $278.3 million investment in Ameriton, $134.8 million investment in CES and $5.5 million investment in SMC at June 30, 2002. In connection with our investments in Ameriton, we have extended a $10 million committed unsecured credit facility with $8.7 million of available capacity at June 30, 2002. Additionally, we have extended uncommitted unsecured credit facilities with Ameriton and CES whereby advances are made solely at our discretion. Ameriton and CES had $119.1 million and $59.0 million, respectively, of available capacity as of June 30, 2002.
We have extended guarantees of certain obligations (such as performance bonds), which are customary to the type of business in which we engage. Archstone-Smith, our subsidiaries and investees have not been required to perform on these guarantees, nor do we anticipate being required to perform on such guarantees. Since we believe that our risk of loss under these contingencies is remote, no accrual for potential loss has been made in the accompanying financial statements. See “Contractual Commitments” for a summary of the performance bonds we have guaranteed.
Contractual Commitments
The following table summarizes information contained in Management’s Discussion and Analysis and in our financial statements in this Form 10-Q regarding contractual commitments at June 30, 2002 (amounts in millions):
| 2003 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | and 2004 | and 2006 | 2007 thru 2083 | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Scheduled long-term debt maturities |
$ | 96.8 | $ | 384.8 | $ | 669.1 | $ | 2,530.8 | $ | 3,681.5 | |||||||||||
Unsecured credit facilities |
15.7 | 465.0 | — | — | 480.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Ameriton credit facility |
8.7 | — | — | — | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Development and redevelopment expenditures |
120.1 | — | — | — | 120.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Performance bond guarantees(1) |
60.6 | 68.8 | — | — | 129.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Lease Commitments(2) |
4.4 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 105.3 | 124.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 306.3 | $ | 926.4 | $ | 675.8 | $ | 2,636.1 | $ | 4,544.6 | |||||||||||
| (1) | Archstone-Smith, our subsidiaries and investees have not been required to perform on these guarantees, nor do we anticipate being required to perform on such guarantees. Since we believe that our risk of loss under these contingencies is remote, no accrual for potential loss has been made in the accompanying financial statements. | |
| (2) | Lease commitments relate principally to ground lease payments as of December 31, 2001. There have been no material changes since that date. |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our capital structure includes the use of both fixed and floating rate debt and we are exposed to the impact of changes in interest rates. We also use interest rate swap and interest rate cap derivative financial instruments in order to modify interest rate characteristics of our debt in an effort to minimize our overall borrowing costs. We do not utilize these derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. We use the services of third party consultants to assist us in evaluating our interest rate risk and counter-party credit risk.
As a result of our balance sheet management philosophy, we have managed our debt maturities to create a relatively level principal maturity schedule, without significant repayment obligations in any year. Additionally, if market conditions do not permit us to replace maturing debt at comparable interest rates, we are not exposed to significant portfolio level interest rate volatility due to the management of our maturity schedules. There have been no material changes to our market risk profile since December 31, 2001. See Item 7a in our 2001 Form 10-K for detailed information about the qualitative and quantitative disclosures about our market risk.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
In April 2002, the Operating Trust issued 339,727 B Common Units as partial consideration for the purchase of the operating community in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and rules thereunder. The B Common Units automatically convert into A-1 Common Units on August 16, 2002. The A-1 Common Units so issued will be redeemable for cash or, at Archstone-Smith's option, Common Shares. In April 2002, Archstone-Smith issued 60,000 Common Shares under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules thereunder in exchange for 60,000 B Common Units previously issued.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the annual shareholder’s meeting held on May 21, 2002, our shareholders re-elected the following individuals to serve on the board.
| Abstentions and | ||||||||
| Name | Shares Voted in Favor | Non-Votes | ||||||
James A. Cardwell |
149,094,544 | 2,496,647 | ||||||
Robert P. Kogod |
149,094,544 | 2,496,647 | ||||||
James H. Polk, III |
149,094,544 | 2,496,647 | ||||||
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
| 12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| 12.2 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends | |
| 15.1 | Letter from KPMG LLP dated August 13, 2002 regarding unaudited financial information | |
| 99.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 99.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K: None
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST | ||||
| BY: | /s/ R. SCOT SELLERS | |||
| R. Scot Sellers Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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| BY: | /s/ CHARLES E. MUELLER, JR. | |||
| Charles E. Mueller, Jr. Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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| BY: | /s/ MARK A. SCHUMACHER | |||
| Mark A. Schumacher Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Date: August 14, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| 12.2 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends | |
| 15.1 | Letter from KPMG LLP dated August 13, 2002 regarding unaudited financial information | |
| 99.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 99.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |