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Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 29, 2025 01:48 PM ET Speaker0 Greetings. Welcome to the Piedmont Office Realty Trust First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. Please note this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to your host, Laura Moon. You may begin. Speaker1 Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. We apprec ...

Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 29, 2025 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Laura Moon - Chief Accounting Officer & EVPBrent Smith - President, CEO & DirectorGeorge Wells - Executive VP & COOChristopher Kollme - Executive Vice President of Investments & StrategySherry Rexroad - CFO & EVP Conference Call Participants Dylan Burzinski - Senior Analyst, OfficeNicholas Thillman - Senior Research Analyst Operator Greetings. Welcome to the Piedmont Office Realty Trust First Quarter twe ...

Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 29, 2025 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Laura Moon - Chief Accounting Officer & EVPBrent Smith - President, CEO & DirectorGeorge Wells - Executive VP & COOChristopher Kollme - Executive Vice President of Investments & StrategySherry Rexroad - CFO & EVP Conference Call Participants Dylan Burzinski - Senior Analyst, OfficeNicholas Thillman - Senior Research Analyst Operator Greetings. Welcome to the Piedmont Office Realty Trust First Quarter twe ...

Piedmont Office (PDM) reported $142.69 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.3%. EPS of $0.36 for the same period compares to -$0.22 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $141.54 million, representing a surprise of +0.81%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.86%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wal ...

Core Viewpoint - Piedmont Office (PDM) reported quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.36 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share, but down from $0.39 per share a year ago, indicating a slight decline in performance year-over-year [1][2] Financial Performance - The company posted revenues of $142.69 million for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.81%, although this is a decrease from year-ago revenues of $144.54 million [2] - Over the last four quarters, Piedmont Office has surpassed consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Stock Performance and Outlook - Piedmont Office shares have declined approximately 25.7% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's decline of 6.1% [3] - The company's future stock performance will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the sustainability of FFO expectations [3][4] Estimate Revisions and Market Position - The current estimate revisions trend for Piedmont Office is unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell), indicating expected underperformance in the near future [6] - The consensus FFO estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.35 on revenues of $141.43 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.43 on revenues of $564.95 million [7] Industry Context - The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry, to which Piedmont Office belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 31% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a challenging environment for the stock [8]

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Table of Contents For the Transition Period From to UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Commission file number 001-34626 ____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ FORM 10-Q Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (Mark One) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ____________________________________________________ ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) ...

Core Insights - Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. has released its financial and operational results for Q1 2025 [1] - A conference call is scheduled for April 29, 2025, to discuss the Q1 performance and recent events [2] - Piedmont's portfolio is valued at approximately $5 billion, consisting of around 16 million square feet of Class A office properties [3] Financial Performance - The financial results for Q1 2025 have been made available for review [1] - The management team will provide insights into the company's performance during the upcoming conference call [2] Company Overview - Piedmont is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on high-quality office properties primarily in the Sunbelt region [3] - The company holds an investment-grade rating from Moody's (Baa3) and Fitch (BBB-) [3] - Piedmont has been recognized as a 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence [3]