Camden's Q1 FFO & Revenues Beat Estimates, '25 View Raised

Core Insights - Camden Property Trust (CPT) reported first-quarter 2025 core funds from operations (FFO) per share of $1.72, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.68, reflecting a year-over-year improvement of 1.2% [1] - The company has raised its full-year 2025 core FFO per share guidance range to between $6.63 and $6.93, with a midpoint increase of 3 cents to $6.78 [6] Financial Performance - Property revenues for the quarter reached $390.6 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $388 million, marking a 1.9% increase year-over-year [2] - Same-property revenues increased by 0.8% year-over-year to $376.3 million, while same-property expenses rose by 0.5% to $133 million, resulting in a same-property NOI increase of 0.9% to $243.4 million [3] - Same-property occupancy improved to 95.4%, up 40 basis points year-over-year and 10 basis points sequentially, although same-property effective blended lease rates declined by 0.1% year-over-year [3] Portfolio Activity - Camden has four communities under development, totaling 1,531 units at an estimated cost of $639 million [4] - In the first quarter, Camden acquired two apartment communities: Camden Leander in Austin, TX, with 352 units for $67.7 million, and Camden West Nashville in Nashville, TN, with 435 units for $131.3 million [4] Balance Sheet Position - As of March 31, 2025, CPT had approximately $26.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and nearly $746.7 million available under its unsecured credit facility [5] - The net debt-to-annualized adjusted EBITDAre ratio for the January-March period was 4.1 times, an increase from 3.8 times sequentially [5] Guidance and Expectations - For the second quarter of 2025, CPT expects core FFO per share in the range of $1.67-$1.71, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate at $1.68 [6] - The company anticipates same-property revenue growth of 0-2% and expense increases of 2.25-3.75%, projecting same-property NOI to range between negative 1.5% and positive 1.5% [7] Industry Performance - Essex Property Trust Inc. reported a first-quarter 2025 core FFO per share of $3.97, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.92, reflecting a 3.7% year-over-year improvement [9] - Equity Residential reported a first-quarter 2025 normalized FFO per share of 95 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 93 cents, with a 2.2% year-over-year increase [9][10]