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U-Haul pany(UHAL_B) - 2025 Q3 - Quarterly Results
U-Haul panyU-Haul pany(US:UHAL_B)2025-02-05 21:11

Financial Performance - Net earnings available to shareholders for Q3 fiscal 2025 were $67.2 million, down from $99.2 million in the same period last year, with earnings per share for Non-Voting Shares at $0.35 compared to $0.51 in fiscal 2024[1] - For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2024, net earnings were $449.4 million, a decrease from $629.6 million year-over-year, with earnings per share at $2.31 compared to $3.22 in fiscal 2024[2] - Earnings from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 were $758,930,000, a decrease of 25.6% compared to $1,019,601,000 in fiscal 2023[15] - Earnings available to common stockholders for the quarter were $67,166,000, down from $99,224,000 in the previous year, indicating a decline of approximately 32.3%[21] - Basic and diluted earnings per share of Common Stock decreased to $0.30 from $0.46, a drop of about 34.8% year-over-year[21] - Net earnings available to common stockholders decreased to $449,381,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, down from $629,570,000 in the same period of 2023, representing a decline of approximately 28.6%[27] - Undistributed earnings per share of Voting Common Stock fell to $2.16, down from $3.09, indicating a decrease of about 30% year-over-year[27] - Non-Voting Common Stock's undistributed earnings per share also decreased to $2.31 from $3.22, reflecting a decline of approximately 28.3%[27] Revenue and Growth - Total consolidated revenue for Q3 fiscal 2025 was $1,388.6 million, compared to $1,339.5 million in Q3 fiscal 2024[11] - Self-storage revenues increased by $16.6 million, or 7.9%, with same-store occupancy at 92.4% and revenue per foot up by 3.0%[3] - Self-moving equipment rental revenues rose by $38.8 million, or 4.6%, marking the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement[3] - Total revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, increased to $1,388,558,000, up from $1,339,514,000 in the same quarter of 2023, representing a growth of approximately 3.6%[21] - Total revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, were $4,595,156,000, compared to $4,529,682,000 in the same period of 2023, showing a growth of approximately 1.4%[22] Expenses and Liabilities - Operating expenses for the quarter were $782,351,000, compared to $770,405,000 in the same quarter of 2023, reflecting an increase of approximately 1.2%[21] - Total liabilities increased to $12,698,832,000 from $11,886,313,000, marking an increase of about 6.8%[20] - Total depreciation expense for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 was $718,755,000, up from $604,237,000 in fiscal 2023[16] - Depreciation expenses for the quarter rose significantly to $246,091,000 from $173,648,000, an increase of about 41.7%[21] Assets and Investments - Total assets as of December 31, 2024, amounted to $20,330,165,000, an increase from $19,058,758,000 as of March 31, 2024, representing a growth of approximately 6.7%[20] - Total property, plant, and equipment, net increased to $15,044,034,000 as of December 31, 2024, compared to $13,423,957,000 as of March 31, 2024, reflecting a growth of approximately 12.1%[30] - The accumulated depreciation for total property, plant, and equipment increased to $5,954,369,000 as of December 31, 2024, compared to $5,484,016,000 as of March 31, 2024, indicating an increase of about 8.6%[30] Operational Highlights - Moving and Storage EBITDA increased by $47.8 million to $376.7 million compared to Q3 fiscal 2024, and for the trailing twelve months, it rose by $20.7 million to $1,614.1 million[3] - The company added 34 new storage locations during the third quarter, contributing 2.3 million net rentable square feet[3] - Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count for December 2024 was 79.9%, down from 82.9% in December 2023[16] - The end of December occupancy rate based on unit count was 78.1% in 2024, compared to 81.0% in 2023[16] - The average monthly number of occupied units increased to 605 in December 2024 from 571 in December 2023[16] - The average revenue per occupied square foot for the top 20 states was $16.98, with an overall occupancy rate of 78.6% for the third quarter of 2025[17] - The company operates 1,538 self-storage facilities with a total of 610,032 rentable square feet as of the third quarter of 2025[17] Cash Flow and Financing - Cash and credit availability in the Moving and Storage segment was $1,348.1 million as of December 31, 2024, down from $1,886.3 million at March 31, 2024[8] - Total debt as of December 31, 2024, was $6,929.6 million, with a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.7[12] - The company reported a net investment and interest income of $40,536,000 for the quarter, down from $57,457,000 in the previous year, indicating a decline of about 29.4%[21] Dividends - The company declared dividends of $0.15 per share for Non-Voting Common Stock, up from $0.13 per share in the previous year, marking a 15.4% increase[27] Accounting Changes - The company reclassified approximately $1 billion of property, plant, and equipment to Right of Use assets as part of the new accounting standard for leases adopted on April 1, 2019[29] - EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2024, was reported at $1,614,146,000, an increase from $1,593,446,000 for the same period in 2023, showing a growth of about 1.3%[32] - The company reported a net loss on disposals of real estate amounting to $12,047,000 for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2024[32]