EARNINGS RELEASE
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Net income for the first nine months of 2022 includes a non-cash unrealized loss of $63.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, from a mark-to-market in fair value of equity instruments.
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Net income in the prior year period included both gains of $0.54 per diluted share primarily related to retail real estate disposition activity and other activity which resulted in a net gain of $0.53 per diluted share.
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Comparable FFO was $3.270 billion, or $8.71 per diluted share as compared to $3.133 billion, or $8.32 per diluted share in the prior year period, growth of 4.7%.
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Domestic property NOI increased 4.4% and portfolio NOI increased 5.5%, in each case, compared to the prior year period.
U.S. Malls and Premium Outlets Operating Statistics
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Occupancy was 94.5% at September 30, 2022, compared to 92.8% at September 30, 2021, an increase of 1.7%.
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Base minimum rent per square foot was $54.80 at September 30, 2022, compared to $53.91 at September 30, 2021, an increase of 1.7%.
Development Activity
On October 20, 2022, Fukaya-Hanazono Premium Outlets® (Fukaya City, Tokyo, Japan) opened with 296,300 square feet of high-quality, name brand stores. Fukaya-Hanazono Premium Outlets is the tenth Premium Outlet® Center in Japan.
During the third quarter, construction started on a significant expansion at Busan Premium Outlets (Busan, South Korea). Construction continues on Paris-Giverny Designer Outlet, a new international development project in Normandy, France projected to open in the first quarter of 2023.
Construction also continues on other redevelopment projects, including The Falls (Miami, FL), Northgate Station (Seattle, WA), Phipps Plaza (Atlanta, GA), Roosevelt Field (Garden City, NY), Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto, CA) and Towne East Square (Wichita, KS).
Capital Markets and Balance Sheet Liquidity
The Company was active in the credit markets through the first nine months of the year.
The Company completed 16 non-recourse mortgage loans totaling approximately $1.8 billion (U.S. dollar equivalent), of which Simon’s share was $1.1 billion. The weighted average interest rate on these loans was 4.78%.
As of September 30, 2022, Simon had approximately $8.6 billion of liquidity consisting of $1.2 billion of cash on hand, including its share of joint venture cash, and $7.4 billion of available capacity under its revolving credit facilities.
Dividends
Simon’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $1.80 on November 1, 2022, for the fourth quarter of 2022. This is an increase of $0.15, or 9.1% year-over-year and an increase of $0.05, or 2.9%, from the previous quarter. The dividend will be payable on December 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on December 9, 2022.