National Storage Affiliates(NSA) - 2023 Q4 - Annual Results

Financial Performance - Reported net income of $108.1 million for Q4 2023, an increase of 114.5% compared to Q4 2022, with diluted earnings per share of $0.72[5] - Net income attributable to common shareholders for Q4 2023 was $63.9 million, compared to $27.9 million in Q4 2022, with diluted earnings per share rising to $0.72 from $0.31[35] - Net income for Q4 2023 was $108,056, a 114% increase from $50,377 in Q4 2022[46] - For the year ended December 31, 2023, total revenue reached $214,292 million, resulting in a net income of $29,949 million[66] - Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023, was $670,527,000, representing a 2.4% increase compared to $654,529,000 in 2022[76] Funds From Operations (FFO) and Core FFO - Core funds from operations (Core FFO) for Q4 2023 were $83.6 million, or $0.68 per share, a decrease of 4.2% per share compared to Q4 2022[5] - Funds From Operations (FFO) attributable to common shareholders was $83.37 million for Q4 2023, a decrease of 7.8% compared to $89.89 million in Q4 2022[39] - Core FFO per share for the year ended December 31, 2023, was $2.69, down from $2.81 in 2022, reflecting a decline of 4.3%[43] - NSA uses FFO and Core FFO as key performance indicators to evaluate operational performance, excluding items like gains from property sales and depreciation[93] Revenue and Occupancy - Same store total revenues increased by 2.4% for full year 2023, driven by a 6.1% increase in average annualized rental revenue per occupied square foot[13] - Same store net operating income (NOI) decreased by 1.6% in Q4 2023, driven by a negligible increase in total revenues and a 4.8% rise in property operating expenses[5] - Same store period-end occupancy was 86.0% as of December 31, 2023, a decrease of 410 basis points compared to December 31, 2022[5] - Average annualized rental revenue per occupied square foot increased to $16.05 in Q4 2023, up 3.6% from $15.49 in Q4 2022[73] - The average occupancy rate across the same store pool was 87.2% in Q4 2023, down from 91.0% in Q4 2022, reflecting a 3.8% decrease[73] Property Acquisitions and Sales - Acquired 20 wholly-owned self storage properties for approximately $229.5 million during full year 2023, with $113.2 million in preferred shares and $67.3 million in OP equity[8] - Entered into an agreement to sell 71 self storage properties for approximately $540.0 million, with 32 properties sold in December 2023 and 39 properties classified as held for sale[5] - The company plans to acquire self-storage properties with a budget ranging from $100 million to $300 million in 2024[22] - The company reported a gain on the sale of self-storage properties of $63.91 million in 2023, compared to $5.47 million in 2022[39] Debt and Financing - Debt financing rose to $3.66 billion in 2023, an increase of 3% from $3.55 billion in 2022[37] - Total liabilities increased to $3.81 billion in 2023, compared to $3.68 billion in 2022, marking a rise of 3.3%[37] - The weighted average effective interest rate of maturing debt is 3.35%[57] - Net debt to annualized current quarter adjusted EBITDA is 6.1x[60] Dividends and Share Repurchase - The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share, a 1.8% increase from Q4 2022, with total dividends for 2023 at $2.23 per share, reflecting a 3.7% increase from 2022[20] - Repurchased 8,836,639 common shares for approximately $310.2 million under the share repurchase program during full year 2023[8] - In Q4 2023, NSA repurchased 852,771 shares for approximately $27.4 million, totaling 8,836,639 shares repurchased for about $310.2 million in the full year[19] Operational Metrics - The company held ownership interests in 1,050 self-storage properties as of December 31, 2023, with approximately 68.6 million rentable square feet[29] - Total stores operated as of December 31, 2023, reached 1,050, with a total of 541,696 units and 68,610,915 rentable square feet, maintaining an occupancy rate of 85.3%[47] - The company reported interest expenses of $45,441 for Q4 2023, compared to $34,633 in Q4 2022, reflecting a 31.5% increase[46] Future Guidance - For 2024, NSA's Core FFO per share guidance is estimated between $2.40 and $2.56, compared to $2.69 for 2023[22] - Total revenue growth for 2024 is projected to decline by 4.0% to 0.0%, while property operating expenses are expected to grow by 3.0% to 5.0%[22]