Phillips Edison & Company Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Increases Full Year Earnings Guidance

Core Viewpoint - Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) reported solid financial and operational results for Q2 2025, with an increase in full-year earnings guidance, reflecting strong demand in its grocery-anchored portfolio [1][3][21]. Financial Results - For Q2 2025, net income attributable to stockholders was $12.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to $15.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share in Q2 2024 [4]. - For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net income attributable to stockholders totaled $39.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, up from $32.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share in the same period of 2024 [4]. - Nareit FFO for Q2 2025 increased by 9.8% to $86.0 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to $78.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share in Q2 2024 [5][6]. - Core FFO for Q2 2025 rose by 10.3% to $88.2 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to $80.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share in Q2 2024 [7]. Operational Highlights - Same-center NOI grew by 4.2% to $114.5 million in Q2 2025, compared to $109.8 million in Q2 2024 [8]. - The company reported a strong leased portfolio occupancy of 97.4% as of June 30, 2025, slightly down from 97.5% a year earlier [10]. - The company executed 276 leases totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet in Q2 2025, compared to 277 leases totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet in Q2 2024 [12]. Portfolio Overview - As of June 30, 2025, PECO's wholly-owned portfolio consisted of 303 properties totaling approximately 34.0 million square feet, an increase from 286 properties totaling approximately 32.6 million square feet a year earlier [9]. - The company completed $287 million in acquisitions to date in 2025, with a full-year acquisition guidance range of $350 million to $450 million [3][5]. Balance Sheet Highlights - As of June 30, 2025, PECO had approximately $972 million in total liquidity, including $9.2 million in cash and cash equivalents [18]. - The company's outstanding debt had a weighted-average interest rate of 4.4% and 95.0% of total debt was fixed-rate [19]. 2025 Guidance - PECO increased its 2025 earnings guidance, projecting net income per share of $0.61 to $0.64, Nareit FFO per share of $2.50 to $2.54, and Core FFO per share of $2.55 to $2.60 [21][22].