Whitestone Reit (WSR) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Saturday, June 30, 2018

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Whitestone Reit
Ticker: WSR CIK: 1175535

Whitestone REIT Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

- Operating Portfolio Occupancy Expands 170 Basis Points to 91.5% from the Prior-Year Quarter-

- Net Income per Share of $.04-

-Same Store NOI Growth of 3.1% from the Prior-Year Quarter -

- Leasing Volume: 258,597 SF and $20.3 Million in Total Lease Value -

- GAAP Rental rates grow 9.7% on new and renewal leases (trailing twelve months) -

- Reaffirms 2018 Full Year Guidance -

HOUSTON, August 1, 2018 -

Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) today announced operating and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 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 are on a diluted per common share and operating partnership (“OP”) unit basis unless stated otherwise.

Second Quarter 2018 Compared to Second Quarter 2017:

Results in 2018 include impact of $1.9 million, or $0.04 per share, for professional fees and related expenses incurred in connection with our 2018 Annual Meeting.


•	9.5% growth in revenues to $33.1 million


•	Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT of $1.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, versus $2.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share


•	11.8% growth in net operating income (“NOI”) to $22.7 million


•	G&A Costs, excluding professional fees and related expenses incurred in connection with our 2018 Annual Meeting and acquisition expenses, incurred in 2017, improved to 14.4% of revenue, compared to 17.0%


•	Funds from Operations (“FFO”) were $9.0 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $8.5 million or $0.22 per diluted share


•	FFO, excluding professional fees and related expenses incurred in connection with our 2018 Annual Meeting and acquisition expenses, incurred in 2017, increased 16.8% to $10.8 million, or $0.26 per diluted share


•	FFO Core was $12.3 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to $11.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted share

Jim Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Whitestone REIT commented, “Whitestone continued to produce strong same store NOI growth as our leasing team continued to execute exceptionally well. The team leased 258,597 square feet in the second quarter bringing our first half of the year total to a company record for leasing of over 632,000 square feet to start 2018. Furthermore, we are particularly pleased to report significant progress in our long-term goals, making meaningful progress in improving our general and administrative cost as a percentage of revenue. As we look ahead, we expect to build on our positive first half results in our efforts to drive cashflow through our differentiated, E-Commerce Resistant business model to enhance long term, sustainable shareholder value.”

Real Estate Portfolio Update

Community Centered Properties^TM Portfolio Statistics:

As of June 30, 2018, Whitestone wholly owned 58 Retail Community Centered Properties^TM with 4.9 million square feet of gross leasable area ("GLA"). Whitestone’s properties 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

The following information was filed by Whitestone Reit (WSR) on Wednesday, August 1, 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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