Whitestone Reit (WSR) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Saturday, March 31, 2018

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Whitestone Reit
Ticker: WSR CIK: 1175535

Whitestone REIT Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

-Operating Portfolio Occupancy Increases 233 Basis Points to 90.9% from the Prior-Year Quarter-

-Annualized Base Rent per Leased Squared Foot Grows 6.6% to $18.50 from the Prior-Year Quarter-

-Record Leasing Volume: 373,511 SF and $29.7 Million in Total Lease Value-

-Reaffirms 2018 Full Year Guidance-

HOUSTON, May 7, 2018 - Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) today announced operating and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. Whitestone is a pure-play community-centered retail REIT that acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high quality “E-Commerce Resistant” neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail centers principally located in the largest, fastest-growing and most affluent markets in the Sunbelt. Whitestone’s optimal mix of national, regional and local tenants provide daily necessities, needed services and entertainment to the communities in which they are located.

Highlights

All per share amounts presented in this news release are on a diluted per common share and operating partnership (“OP”) unit basis unless stated otherwise.

First Quarter 2018 Compared to First Quarter 2017:


•	18.9% growth in revenues to $33.6 million


•	Increase in net income attributable to Whitestone REIT to $3.0 million and $0.07 per share vs. $1.4 million and $0.04 per share


•	23.2% growth in net operating income (“NOI”) to $23.2 million


•	3.9% same store NOI growth in wholly owned portfolio. 4.2% same store NOI growth including consolidated partnership properties


•	37.1% increase in Funds from Operations (“FFO”) to $10.0 million or $0.24 per share vs. $7.3 million or $0.23 per share


•	23.9% increase in FFO Core to $12.6 million or $0.31 per share vs. $10.2 million or $0.32 per share


•	6.6% increase in Annualized Base Rent (“ABR”) per leased square foot to $18.50


•	13.4% increase in rental rates on new and renewal leases blended on a GAAP basis for the quarter and 9.1% for the trailing twelve months


•	Incurred professional fees of $0.7 million in 2018 for proxy contest

Jim Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Whitestone REIT commented, “2018 is off to a great start for Whitestone, evidenced by our best leasing quarter since the Company's public listing in 2010. Our team's efforts are delivering outstanding results including company records for leasing volume, total square footage leased, and total value of leases signed in the first quarter. We also ended the quarter approaching 91% occupancy in our community centered service oriented portfolio in high growth markets. Whitestone continues to drive long-term shareholder value through its differentiated, E-Commerce Resistant business model.”

Real Estate Portfolio Update

Community Centered Properties^TM Portfolio Statistics:

As of March 31, 2018, Whitestone wholly owned 58 Community Centered Properties^TM with 4.9 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). Whitestone’s Retail Community Centered Properties^TM are located in Austin (4), San Antonio (3), Chicago (1), Dallas-Fort Worth (7), Houston (16) and the greater Phoenix metropolitan area (27). In addition to being business friendly, the Texas and Arizona markets are among the top in the country in terms of size, economic strength and population growth. Between 2017 and 2022, all of these cities are expected to experience significant population growth, led by Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth each at +9.7%, San Antonio at +8.6%, Houston at +8.0% and Phoenix at +6.6% ⁽¹⁾. Whitestone believes that the Company’s properties in these markets are located on the best retail corners embedded in affluent communities. The Company also owns a majority interest in and manages 14 properties containing 1.5 million square feet of GLA through its investment in Pillarstone Capital REIT Operating Partnership, L.P. (“Pillarstone” or “Pillarstone OP”).

The following information was filed by Whitestone Reit (WSR) on Monday, May 7, 2018 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.

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