Ventas Inc (VTR) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Sunday, September 30, 2018

Exhibit 99.1

Ventas Reports 2018 Third Quarter Results

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 26, 2018--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) today announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

“Ventas continued to deliver solid results in the third quarter. We grew property cash flows from our high-quality, balanced portfolio, further strengthened our financial position and drove positive investment momentum, including with existing best-in-class developer and operator relationships in our outpatient and medical office building footprint and university-based research platform,” said Debra A. Cafaro, Ventas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our talented team is sharply focused on executing on our key priorities, achieving our stated financial goals and positioning Ventas for a strong and profitable future.”

Third Quarter Performance

• Income from continuing operations per share was $0.29 compared to $0.44 in the same period in 2017. The change from the third quarter 2017 was principally due to the factors set forth below for normalized FFO, in addition to charges from the successful early refinancing of debt.
• Normalized Funds From Operations (“FFO”) per share was $0.99 compared to $1.04 in the same period in 2017. The change from the third quarter 2017 was principally due to the cumulative impact of using proceeds from asset divestitures and loan receivable collections to retire and reduce the Company’s debt balance. This impact was partially offset by growing property performance and the expected receipt of a $12 million, or $0.03 per share, fee in connection with Kindred Healthcare, Inc.’s “go private” transaction in July.
• Reported FFO per share, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit FFO”) was $0.88 compared to $1.02 in the same period in 2017. The change from the third quarter 2017 was principally due to the factors set forth above for income from continuing operations.
• For the third quarter 2018, the Company’s same-store total property portfolio (1,063 assets) cash NOI grew 1.3 percent compared to the same period in 2017. Same-store cash NOI growth by segment follows:

• The year-over-year changes in the Company’s quarterly same-store property results were driven by:
  • In the NNN portfolio, growth was due largely to in-place lease escalations.
  • For SHOP, performance was in-line with expectations and driven by the elevated number of new community openings in certain markets.
  • Office portfolio growth was principally due to excellent performance from Ventas’s university-based life science properties in addition to strong medical office building (“MOB”) in-place lease escalations and best-in-class tenant retention.