EARNINGS RELEASE
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Net income for 2022 includes non-cash after-tax gains from investment activity of $27.1 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.
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Net income in the prior year period included both gains of $0.55 per diluted share primarily related to retail real estate disposition activity and other activity which resulted in a net gain of $0.50 per diluted share.
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Comparable FFO was $4.454 billion, or $11.87 per diluted share as compared to $4.303 billion, or $11.44 per diluted share in the prior year period.
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Domestic property NOI increased 4.8% and portfolio NOI increased 5.7%, in each case, compared to the prior year period.
U.S. Malls and Premium Outlets Operating Statistics
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Occupancy was 94.9% at December 31, 2022, compared to 93.4% at December 31, 2021, an increase of 1.5%.
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Base minimum rent per square foot was $55.13 at December 31, 2022, compared to $53.91 at December 31, 2021, an increase of 2.3%.
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Reported retailer sales per square foot was $753, an increase of 5.6% for the trailing 12 months ended December 31, 2022.
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.
Construction continues on redevelopment projects including The Falls (Miami, FL), Northgate Station (Seattle, WA), Southdale Center (Edina, MN), St. John’s Town Center (Jacksonville, FL), Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto, CA) and Towne East Square (Wichita, KS).
Capital Markets and Balance Sheet Liquidity
The Company completed 20 non-recourse mortgage loans totaling approximately $2.3 billion (U.S. dollar equivalent), of which Simon’s share was $1.4 billion. The weighted average interest rate on these loans was 5.33%.
As of December 31, 2022, Simon had approximately $7.8 billion of liquidity consisting of $1.3 billion of cash on hand, including its share of joint venture cash, and $6.5 billion of available capacity under its revolving credit facilities.
Dividends
Today, Simon’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $1.80 for the first quarter of 2023. This is an increase of $0.15, or 9.1% year-over-year. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2023.
Simon’s Board of Directors declared the quarterly dividend on its 8 3/8% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: SPGPrJ) of $1.046875 per share, payable on March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 17, 2023.
2023 Guidance
The Company currently estimates net income to be within a range of $6.35 to $6.60 per diluted share and Comparable FFO to be within a range of $11.70 to $11.95 per diluted share for the year ending December 31, 2023.