EX-99.1 2 a11-11044_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

iStar Financial Inc.

 

1114 Avenue of the Americas

 

New York, NY 10036

News Release

(212) 930 - 9400

 

 

COMPANY CONTACTS

[NYSE: SFI]

 

 

David M. DiStaso

Jason Fooks

Chief Financial Officer

Investor Relations

 

iStar Financial Announces First Quarter 2011 Results

 

·                  Net income allocable to common shareholders for the first quarter 2011 was $67.4 million or $0.71 per diluted common share.

 

·                  Company completed new $2.95 billion senior secured credit facilities to refinance secured bank debt due in June 2011 and 2012 and repay a portion of unsecured debt.

 

·                  Company recorded $12.3 million of loan loss provisions and impairments for the quarter versus $95.4 million for the same period last year.

 

NEW YORK - April 28, 2011 - iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

 

First Quarter 2011 Results

 

iStar reported net income allocable to common shareholders for the first quarter of $67.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted common share, compared to a loss of ($25.4) million, or ($0.27) per diluted common share, for the first quarter 2010. Results this quarter include $106.6 million of net gains on early extinguishment of debt compared to $38.7 million recorded in the first quarter last year. In addition, the Company recorded $12.3 million of loan loss provisions and impairments, a decrease from $95.4 million for the same period last year.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $94.9 million, compared to $173.2 million for the same period last year. The year-over-year decrease is primarily due to lower revenues from a smaller overall asset base, resulting from loan repayments and sales, as well as the sale of a portfolio of net lease assets during the second quarter of 2010. The decrease was partially offset by increased earnings from equity method investments. Please see the financial tables that follow the text of this press release for details regarding the Company’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

 



 

During the first quarter, the Company generated $260.4 million of proceeds from its portfolio, primarily comprised of $213.4 million in principal repayments, $20.6 million from loan sales and $25.7 million from sales of other real estate owned (OREO) assets. Additionally, the Company funded a total of $43.9 million of investments.

 

Capital Markets

 

As previously announced, during the quarter the Company entered into a new $2.95 billion senior secured credit agreement including a $1.50 billion A-1 term loan tranche due June 28, 2013 and a $1.45 billion A-2 term loan tranche due June 30, 2014. Proceeds from the new financing were primarily used to refinance the Company’s secured bank facilities due in June 2011 and 2012 and to repay $175.0 million of the Company’s unsecured credit facility due in June 2011.

 

“While our focus on streamlining the portfolio and paring leverage will continue, the successful refinancing of our credit facilities means we can now also begin looking forward and taking advantage of our depth of experience and the scale of the portfolio,” said Jay Sugarman, iStar’s chairman and chief executive officer.

 

Additionally, as previously announced, during the quarter the Company redeemed its remaining $312.3 million principal amount of its 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 and recognized a gain on early extinguishment of debt of $109.0 million. The Company also repaid the remaining $107.8 million of its 5.8% senior unsecured notes due March 2011. The Company’s weighted average effective cost of debt for the quarter was 4.01%, while leverage was 2.2x at March 31, 2011, versus 2.4x at the end of the prior quarter. Please see the financial tables that follow the text of this press release for a calculation of the Company’s leverage.

 

Portfolio Overview

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company’s total portfolio had a carrying value of $8.40 billion, gross of general loan loss reserves. The portfolio was comprised of $4.41 billion of loans and other lending investments, $1.77 billion of net lease assets, $1.65 billion of owned real estate and $557.0 million of other investments.

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company’s $3.11 billion of performing loans and other lending investments had a weighted average last dollar loan-to-value ratio of 79.7% and a maturity of 3.4 years. The performing loans consisted of 54.7% floating rate loans that generated a weighted average effective yield for the quarter of 6.4%, or approximately 615 basis points over the average one-month LIBOR rate for the quarter, and 45.3% fixed rate loans that generated a weighted average effective yield for the quarter of 8.9%. The weighted average risk rating of the Company’s performing loans was 3.37, an improvement from 3.51 in the prior quarter. Included in the performing loan balance was $146.2 million of watch list assets, a decrease from $190.6 million in the prior quarter.

 

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At March 31, 2011, the Company’s non-performing loans (NPLs) had a carrying value of $1.30 billion, net of $676.5 million of specific reserves. This was a decrease from $1.35 billion, net of $667.8 million of specific reserves, at the end of the prior quarter.

 

At the end of the quarter, the Company’s $1.77 billion of net lease assets, net of $331.7 million of accumulated depreciation, were 89.1% leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of 12.4 years. The weighted average risk rating of the Company’s net lease assets was 2.69, an improvement from 2.72 in the prior quarter. For the quarter, the Company’s occupied net lease assets generated a weighted average effective yield of 9.6% and the total net lease assets generated a weighted average effective yield of 8.4%.

 

At the end of the quarter, the Company’s $1.65 billion owned real estate portfolio was comprised of $790.6 million of OREO and $862.9 million of real estate held for investment (REHI). The Company’s OREO assets are considered held for sale based on management’s current intention to market and sell the assets in the near term, while management’s current intent and strategy is to hold, operate or develop its REHI assets over a longer term. During the quarter, the Company took title to properties with a carrying value of $96.1 million. This resulted in $14.7 million of charge-offs against the Company’s reserve for loan losses on the $110.8 million gross carrying value of the loans these assets collateralized prior to foreclosure. For the quarter, the Company generated $7.5 million of revenue, incurred $17.8 million of net expenses and funded $7.0 million of capital expenditures associated with its owned real estate portfolio.

 

For the first quarter, the Company recorded $10.9 million in loan loss provisions versus $54.2 million in the prior quarter. At March 31, 2011, loan loss reserves totaled $804.1 million or 15.8% of total gross carrying value of loans. This compares to loan loss reserves of $814.6 million or 15.1% of total gross carrying value of loans at December 31, 2010.

 

Annual Meeting

 

The Company will host its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at The Harvard Club of New York City, located at 35 West 44th Street, New York, New York 10036 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. ET. All shareholders are cordially invited to attend.

 

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[Financial Tables to Follow]

 

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iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) is a fully-integrated finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry. The Company provides custom-tailored investment capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate and invests directly across a range of real estate sectors. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), has invested more than $35 billion over the past two decades. Additional information on iStar Financial is available on the Company’s website at www.istarfinancial.com.

 

iStar Financial will hold a quarterly earnings conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today, April 28, 2011. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties through iStar Financial’s website, www.istarfinancial.com, under the “Investor Relations” section. To listen to the live call, please go to the website’s “Investor Relations” section at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the iStar Financial website.

 

(Note: Statements in this press release which are not historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although iStar Financial Inc. believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from iStar Financial Inc.’s expectations include the Company’s ability to generate liquidity and to repay indebtedness as it comes due, additional loan loss provisions, the amount and timing of asset sales (including OREO assets), increases in NPLs, repayment levels, the Company’s ability to reduce its indebtedness, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with its debt covenants, economic conditions, the availability of liquidity for commercial real estate transactions and other risks detailed from time to time in iStar Financial Inc.’s SEC reports.)

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

60,768

 

$

116,616

 

Operating lease income

 

42,139

 

43,505

 

Other income

 

8,675

 

13,199

 

Total revenues

 

$

111,582

 

$

173,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

69,634

 

$

87,216

 

Operating costs - net lease assets

 

4,560

 

3,701

 

Operating costs - REHI and OREO

 

17,788

 

12,778

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

15,933

 

15,747

 

General and administrative (1)

 

24,400

 

27,216

 

Provision for loan losses

 

10,881

 

89,469

 

Impairment of assets

 

1,490

 

5,921

 

Other expense

 

13,774

 

4,905

 

Total costs and expenses

 

$

158,460

 

$

246,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before other items

 

$

(46,878

)

$

(73,633

)

Gain on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

106,604

 

38,728

 

Earnings from equity method investments

 

24,932

 

11,430

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

84,658

 

$

(23,475

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(756

)

7,333

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

83,902

 

$

(16,142

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(430

)

546

 

Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc.

 

$

83,472

 

$

(15,596

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred dividends

 

(10,580

)

(10,580

)

Net (income) loss allocable to HPUs and Participating Securities (2)

 

(5,472

)

768

 

Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders

 

$

67,420

 

$

(25,408

)

 


(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, includes $4,155 and $4,730 of stock-based compensation expense, respectively.

 

(2) HPU holders are current and former Company employees who purchased high performance common stock units under the Company’s High Performance Unit Program. Participating Security holders are Company employees and directors who hold unvested restricted stock units and common stock equivalents under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plans.

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Earnings Per Share Information

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS INFORMATION FOR COMMON SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to iStar Financial Inc. (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.74

 

$

(0.35

)

Diluted

 

$

0.72

 

$

(0.35

)

Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc. (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.73

 

$

(0.27

)

Diluted

 

$

0.71

 

$

(0.27

)

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

92,458

 

93,923

 

Diluted

 

94,609

 

93,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS INFORMATION FOR HPU SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to iStar Financial Inc. (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

139.40

 

$

(65.53

)

Diluted

 

$

136.47

 

$

(65.53

)

Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc. (1) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

138.00

 

$

(51.20

)

Diluted

 

$

135.07

 

$

(51.20

)

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

15

 

15

 

 


(1) Excludes preferred dividends and net (income) loss from noncontrolling interests. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, also excludes income from continuing operations allocable to Participating Security holders of $3,438 and $3,366 on a basic and dilutive basis, respectively, and net income allocable to Participating Security holders of $3,402 and $3,331, on a basic and dilutive basis, respectively.

 

(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2011, net income allocable to HPU holders was $2,070 and $2,026, on a basic and dilutive basis, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, net income (loss) allocable to HPU holders was ($768) on both a basic and dilutive basis.

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and other lending investments, net

 

$

4,314,170

 

$

4,587,352

 

Net lease assets, net

 

1,774,989

 

1,784,509

 

Real estate held for investment, net

 

862,930

 

833,060

 

Other real estate owned

 

790,643

 

746,081

 

Other investments

 

556,966

 

532,358

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

318,426

 

504,865

 

Restricted cash

 

61,116

 

13,784

 

Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net

 

22,619

 

24,408

 

Deferred operating lease income receivable

 

65,173

 

62,569

 

Deferred expenses and other assets, net

 

119,531

 

85,528

 

Total assets

 

$

8,886,563

 

$

9,174,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

172,709

 

$

134,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt obligations, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

3,160,996

 

3,265,845

 

Secured credit facilities

 

2,913,739

 

 

Unsecured credit facilities

 

574,282

 

745,224

 

Secured term loans

 

192,233

 

1,861,314

 

Other debt obligations

 

98,160

 

98,150

 

Secured notes

 

 

421,837

 

Secured revolving credit facilities

 

 

953,063

 

Total debt obligations, net

 

$

6,939,410

 

$

7,345,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

7,112,119

 

$

7,479,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total iStar Financial Inc. shareholders’ equity

 

1,726,713

 

1,648,135

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

47,731

 

46,524

 

Total equity

 

$

1,774,444

 

$

1,694,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

8,886,563

 

$

9,174,514

 

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Supplemental Information

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

ADJUSTED EBITDA (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

83,902

 

$

(16,142

)

Add: Interest expense

 

69,634

 

103,265

 

Add: Income taxes

 

11,052

 

1,042

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization

 

15,726

 

21,753

 

Add: Joint venture depreciation and amortization

 

4,688

 

1,883

 

Add: Provision for loan losses

 

10,881

 

89,469

 

Add: Impairment of assets

 

1,464

 

5,942

 

Add: Stock-based compensation expense

 

4,155

 

4,730

 

Add: Loss (gain) on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

(106,604

)

(38,728

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

94,898

 

$

173,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Interest Coverage

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (D)

 

$

94,898

 

Interest expense and preferred dividends (E)

 

80,214

 

Adjusted EBITDA / Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends (D) / (E)

 

1.2x

 

 


(1) Adjusted EBITDA should be examined in conjunction with net income (loss) as shown in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the Company’s performance, or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is this measure indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs or available for distribution to shareholders. It should be noted that the Company’s manner of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the calculations of similarly-titled measures by other companies. Impairment of assets excludes adjustments from discontinued operations of ($26) for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Interest expense, depreciation and amortization and impairment of assets excludes adjustments from discontinued operations of $16,049, $6,245 and $21, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Supplemental Information

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

OPERATING STATISTICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Average Common Book Equity

 

 

 

Average total book equity

 

$

1,687,424

 

Less: Average book value of preferred equity

 

(506,176

)

Average common book equity (A)

 

$

1,181,248

 

 

 

 

 

Net income allocable to common shareholders, HPU holders and Participating Security holders

 

$

72,892

 

Annualized (B)

 

$

291,568

 

Return on Average Common Book Equity (B) / (A)

 

24.7

%

 

 

 

 

Expense Ratio

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses - annualized (C) 

 

$

97,600

 

Average total assets (D) 

 

$

9,030,539

 

Expense Ratio (C) / (D)

 

1.1

%

 

 

 

 

Leverage

 

 

 

Book debt, net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (A)

 

$

6,620,984

 

Sum of book equity, accumulated depreciation and loan loss reserves (1) (B)

 

$

2,953,944

 

Leverage (A) / (B)

 

2.2x

 

 


(1) Calculations include $375,430 of accumulated depreciation, $97,300 of general loan loss reserves and $706,770 of specific loan loss reserves, as stated.

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Supplemental Information

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance-based commitments

 

$

128,370

 

Discretionary fundings

 

157,218

 

Strategic investments

 

37,102

 

Total Unfunded Commitments

 

$

322,690

 

 

 

 

 

UNENCUMBERED ASSETS / UNSECURED DEBT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unencumbered assets (A)

 

$

5,816,459

 

Unsecured debt (B)

 

$

3,864,592

 

Unencumbered Assets / Unsecured Debt (A) / (B)

 

1.5x

 

 

LOANS AND OTHER LENDING INVESTMENTS CREDIT STATISTICS

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Carrying value of NPLs /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of total carrying value of loans

 

$

1,304,836

 

30.4

%

$

1,351,410

 

29.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPL asset specific reserves for loan losses /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of gross carrying value of NPLs (1)

 

$

676,543

 

34.1

%

$

667,779

 

33.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total reserve for loan losses /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of total gross carrying value of loans (1)

 

$

804,070

 

15.8

%

$

814,625

 

15.1

%

 


(1) Gross carrying value represents iStar’s carrying value of loans, gross of loan loss reserves.

 

 

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iStar Financial Inc.

Supplemental Information

(In millions)

(unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 (1)

 

Asset Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

% of Total

 

First Mortgages / Senior Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,829

 

45.6

%

Net Lease Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,775

 

21.2

%

Real Estate Held for Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

863

 

10.3

%

Other Real Estate Owned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

791

 

9.4

%

Mezzanine / Subordinated Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

582

 

6.9

%

Other Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

557

 

6.6

%

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,397

 

100.0

%

 

Geography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

% of Total

 

West

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,911

 

22.8

%

Northeast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,708

 

20.3

%

Southeast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,236

 

14.7

%

Various

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

873

 

10.4

%

Southwest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

801

 

9.5

%

Mid-Atlantic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

763

 

9.1

%

Central

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

434

 

5.2

%

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

356

 

4.2

%

Northwest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

315

 

3.8

%

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,397

 

100.0

%

 

Property Type

 

Performing
Loans & Other

 

Net Lease
Assets

 

NPLs

 

REHI

 

OREO

 

Total

 

% of Total

 

Apartment / Residential

 

$

918

 

$

 

$

519

 

$

11

 

$

528

 

$

1,976

 

23.6

%

Land

 

336

 

56

 

268

 

669

 

108

 

1,437

 

17.1

%

Retail

 

584

 

161

 

198

 

48

 

44

 

1,035

 

12.3

%

Office

 

215

 

441

 

52

 

17

 

17

 

742

 

8.8

%

Industrial / R&D (2)

 

113

 

503

 

21

 

50

 

6

 

693

 

8.3

%

Entertainment / Leisure

 

159

 

431

 

78

 

 

1

 

669

 

8.0

%

Hotel

 

352

 

131

 

75

 

43

 

15

 

616

 

7.3

%

Mixed Use / Mixed Collateral

 

241

 

32

 

94

 

25

 

72

 

464

 

5.5

%

Other (3)

 

745

 

20

 

 

 

 

765

 

9.1

%

Total

 

$

3,663

 

$

1,775

 

$

1,305

 

$

863

 

$

791

 

$

8,397

 

100.0

%

 


(1) Based on carrying value of the Company’s total investment portfolio, gross of general loan loss reserves.

(2) Performing loans and other includes $16 million of other investments.

(3) Performing loans and other includes $541 million of other investments.

 

-end-

 

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