Crombie REIT Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results and Distribution Increase

Core Insights - Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust reported strong second quarter results for 2025, highlighting operational excellence and disciplined capital management, which led to significant growth in funds from operations (FFO) and an increase in distributions to unitholders [2][3][4] Operational Highlights - Committed occupancy reached 97.2%, with economic occupancy at 96.4%, reflecting increases of 80 basis points and 50 basis points, respectively, compared to the same quarter in 2024 [7] - Renewals of 270,000 square feet were completed at rents 10.8% above expiring rates, with a weighted average rent increase of 11.9% for the renewal term [12] - The company acquired four grocery-anchored retail properties totaling 146,000 square feet for $21.205 million and a parcel of land for development valued at $11.5 million [7] Financial Highlights - Property revenue increased by 6.4% to $123.774 million compared to $116.361 million in Q2 2024 [8] - FFO per Unit rose to $0.34, a 6.3% increase from $0.32 in the previous year, while AFFO per Unit increased by 7.1% to $0.30 [8][14] - The company achieved a credit rating upgrade to BBB with a stable trend from Morningstar DBRS, previously rated BBB(low) with a positive trend [6] Distribution and Payout - Crombie announced an increase in annual distributions to $0.90 per Unit, effective for unitholders of record on August 31, 2025, reflecting a 1.12% increase from the previous rate [13][33] Portfolio Metrics - As of June 30, 2025, Crombie's portfolio included 306 properties with a gross leasable area of approximately 18.8 million square feet, including joint ventures [9][53] - The fair value of unencumbered investment properties was reported at $3.863 billion, up from $2.687 billion in June 2024 [22] Debt and Financial Condition - The debt to gross fair value ratio improved to 42.0%, down from 42.6% in the previous year, indicating a stronger balance sheet [22][46] - Available liquidity was reported at $677.655 million, a decrease of 4.1% from the previous year [22]