Core Insights - Cousins Properties (CUZ) reported second-quarter 2025 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 70 cents, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate and reflecting a 2.9% year-over-year increase [1][10] - The company experienced healthy new and expansion leasing activity, but faced a decline in weighted average occupancy and increased interest expenses, impacting growth [2][6] - Rental property revenues rose 12.4% year-over-year to $237.7 million, although it fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $242.5 million [3] Financial Performance - Total revenues increased by 12.7% year-over-year to $240.1 million [3] - Same-property rental property revenues on a cash basis decreased by 0.6% year-over-year to $192.1 million, while same-property operating expenses fell by 3.7% to $69.0 million, resulting in a 1.2% increase in same-property net operating income [5] - The weighted average occupancy for the same-property portfolio was 88.4%, a slight decline from the previous year [5] Leasing Activity - CUZ executed leases for 334,000 square feet of office space in Q2, with 268,000 square feet attributed to new and expansion leases, accounting for 80% of total leasing activity [4][10] Balance Sheet and Debt - At the end of Q2 2025, CUZ had cash and cash equivalents of $416.8 million, a significant increase from $7.3 million at the end of 2024 [7] - The net debt-to-annualized EBITDAre ratio was 5.11, up from 4.87 in the prior quarter, while fixed charges coverage (EBITDAre) decreased to 3.73X from 4.05X [7] 2025 Outlook - CUZ revised its 2025 FFO per share guidance to a range of $2.79 to $2.85, up from the previous range of $2.75 to $2.83, with the new midpoint indicating a 4.8% growth rate year-over-year [8][10]