Global Net Lease Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Core Insights - Global Net Lease, Inc. (GNL) successfully closed the first phase of a multi-tenant portfolio sale, generating $1.1 billion in gross proceeds and is on track to complete the remaining phases by the end of Q2 2025 [1][5] - The company reduced its net debt by $833 million in Q1 2025, improving its net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio to 6.7x [1][9] - GNL repurchased 7.9 million shares at an average price of $7.50, totaling $59 million as of May 2, 2025 [1][18] - The company reaffirmed its 2025 guidance for adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share in the range of $0.90 to $0.96 and net debt to adjusted EBITDA between 6.5x and 7.1x [6] Financial Performance - Revenue for Q1 2025 was $132.4 million, down from $147.9 million in Q1 2024, primarily due to asset dispositions [5][31] - The net loss attributable to common stockholders was $200.3 million in Q1 2025, compared to a net loss of $34.7 million in Q1 2024, largely due to the timing and purchase price allocation related to the multi-tenant portfolio sale [5][31] - Core Funds from Operations (Core FFO) for Q1 2025 was $35.0 million, down from $56.6 million in Q1 2024 [5][31] - Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) was $66.2 million, or $0.29 per share, compared to $75.0 million, or $0.33 per share in Q1 2024 [5][31] Portfolio and Asset Management - As of March 31, 2025, GNL's portfolio consisted of 1,045 net lease properties across ten countries, totaling 51.3 million rentable square feet [8] - The company has a closed plus disposition pipeline totaling $2.1 billion at a cash cap rate of 8.3% and a weighted average lease term of 5.2 years [5][13] - 60% of annualized straight-line rent comes from investment-grade or implied investment-grade tenants, indicating a strong tenant quality [10][5] Capital Structure and Liquidity - GNL had liquidity of $499.1 million and $1.4 billion of capacity under its revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2025 [9] - The company successfully reduced its net debt by $1.5 billion since Q1 2024, including the recent $833.2 million reduction [5][9] - The weighted average interest rate on total combined debt was 4.2%, with 91% of the debt being fixed rate [10][9]