Leasing
Leasing revenue from commercial, office, retail, multi-family, senior living, self-storage and other properties increased by 14% to a single quarter Company record of $16.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company (individually by the Company or through consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures) had 1,383 leasable multi-family and senior living units.
Rentable space as of March 31, 2025, consisted of approximately 1,180,000 square feet, of which approximately 1,114,000, or 94%, was leased, as compared to approximately 1,082,000 square feet as of March 31, 2024, of which approximately 1,046,000, or 97%, was leased. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an additional 31,500 square feet of leasable space under construction. The Company is focused on commercial leasing space at the Watersound Town Center, Watersound West Bay Center and the FSU/TMH Medical Campus. These three centers, and others in the planning stage, have the potential to more than double the Company’s total current leasable commercial space.
Corporate and Other Operating Expenses
The Company’s corporate and other operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025, decreased by $0.5 million to $6.6 million, as compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2024. Corporate and other operating expenses were approximately 7% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to approximately 8% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Investments, Liquidity and Debt
In the first quarter of 2025, the Company funded $32.7 million in capital expenditures. In addition, the Company paid $8.2 million in cash dividends, repurchased $5.7 million of the Company’s common stock, and repaid $2.5 million net amount of debt. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $94.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, as compared to $88.8 million as of December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $255.4 million invested in development property, which, when complete, will be added to operating property or sold.
As of March 31, 2025, the weighted average effective interest rate of outstanding debt decreased to 4.8% from 5.3% as of March 31, 2024, with an average remaining life that increased to 18.8 years from 17.0 years as of March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, 74% of the Company’s outstanding debt had a fixed or swapped interest rate. The remaining 26% of debt has interest rates that vary with SOFR. Company debt as of March 31, 2025, was approximately 28% of the Company’s total assets.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Additional information with respect to the Company’s results for the first quarter 2025 will be available in a Form 10-Q that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and can be found at www.joe.com and at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov. We recommend studying the Company’s latest Form 10-K and Form 10-Q before making an investment decision.