2021 FIRST QUARTER PORTFOLIO AND RECENT ACTIVITY
Q1 2021 Portfolio Activity:
$611 Million of New Investments – In the first quarter of 2021, the Company completed approximately $594.5 million of acquisitions and $16.8 million in capital renovations and new construction projects consisting of the following:
$511 Million Acquisition – On January 20, 2021, the Company acquired 24 senior living facilities from Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PEAK) for $511.3 million including closing costs. The acquisition included the assumption of an in-place master lease with Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD). The master lease provides for 2021 contractual rent of $43.5 million with a 2.4% annual escalator and includes 24 facilities representing 2,552 operating units located in Arizona (1), California (1), Florida (1), Illinois (1), New Jersey (1), Oregon (6), Pennsylvania (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (6), Virginia (1), and Washington (4).
$83 Million Acquisition – On February 25, 2021, the Company acquired six skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) located in Florida from an unrelated third party for approximately $83.1 million. The six facilities with 716 beds were added to an existing operator’s master lease with an initial annual cash yield of 9.25% with 2.25% annual escalators.
$17 Million of Capital Investments – In the first quarter of 2021, the Company invested $16.8 million under its capital renovation and construction-in-progress programs.
Asset Sales and Impairments:
$188 Million in Asset Sales – In the first quarter of 2021, the Company sold 24 facilities for $188.3 million in cash, recognizing a gain of approximately $100.3 million. Twenty-one of these assets were previously classified as held for sale.
Impairments and Assets Held for Sale – During the first quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a net impairment charge of $28.7 million to reduce the net book value of four properties to their estimated fair values or expected selling prices.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had six properties classified as assets held for sale, totaling approximately $7.9 million.
BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $5.5 billion of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted-average annual interest rate of 4.26%. The Company’s indebtedness consisted of an aggregate principal amount of $4.9 billion of senior unsecured notes, a $50.0 million unsecured term loan, $367.7 million of secured debt and $135.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2021, total cash and cash equivalents were $51.4 million and the Company had $1.1 billion of undrawn capacity on its unsecured credit facility revolver.
CFO COMMENTS
Bob Stephenson, Omega’s Chief Financial Officer, commented, “In 2021, we continued to improve our balance sheet with a $700 million senior unsecured notes offering in March and a new $1.45 billion unsecured credit facility in April. With the proceeds from our notes offering, we were able to repay approximately $661 million of combined fixed and variable rate debt maturing in the next two years with 12-year fixed-rate paper. The 3.25% coupon was the lowest coupon ever issued by Omega.”