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Operating Activities
Same-community results exclude two communities previously noted that are undergoinglease-up or significant renovation and conversion, and the two Houston communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Same-community results also exclude certain conversion costs.
Same-community revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased 2.3% versus the fourth quarter of 2017. For full year 2018, same-community revenue decreased 0.5% from full year 2017.
Same-community operating expenses increased 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2018 versus the fourth quarter of 2017, and 2.6% for full year 2018 versus full year 2017, excluding conversion costs in all periods. On the same basis, labor costs, including benefits, increased 3.9% in the fourth quarter and 2.8% for the full year, utilities increased 2.5% in the fourth quarter and 3.6% for the full year, and food costs decreased 4.2% in the fourth quarter and 5.1% for the full year. Same-community net operating income decreased 10.9% in the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared with the fourth quarter of 2017, and decreased 5.6% for the full year of 2018 versus the full year of 2017.
Capital expenditures were $4.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $22.0 million for full year 2018.
Balance Sheet
The Company ended the year with $44.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash. As of December 31, 2018, the Company financed its owned communities with mortgages totaling $981.6 million at interest rates averaging 4.8%. The majority of the Company’s debt is at fixed interest rates except for three bridge loans totaling approximately $80 million, two of which mature in 2020 and the other in 2021, and approximately $50 million of long-term variable rate debt under the Master Credit Facility. The earliest maturity date for the Company’s fixed-rate debt is in 2022.
The Company’s cash on hand and cash flow from operations are expected to be sufficient for working capital and to fund the Company’s capital expenditures.
Q4 and Full Year 2018 Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call with senior management to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate, dial323-794-2588, and use confirmation code 6759095. A link to a simultaneous webcast of the teleconference will be available atwww.capitalsenior.com.
For the convenience of the Company’s shareholders and the public, the conference call will be recorded and available for replay starting February 28, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, until March 8, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call replay, call719-457-0820, confirmation code 6759095. The conference call will also be made available for playback via the Company’s corporate website athttps://www.capitalsenior.com/investor-relations/conference-calls/.