LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 1 a Year of Notable Execution and Solid Results
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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Company Overview Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a diversified portfolio of real estate assets consisting primarily of equity investments in single-tenant net-leased commercial properties across the United States. Lexington seeks to expand its portfolio through build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions and other transactions, including acquisitions. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO1 193 Properties 8.6 Years Weighted-Average Lease Term2 43.3 Million Square Feet 96% Leased 40 U.S. States 76% Built-In Lease Escalations $4.7 Billion in Gross Assets $0.70 Current Annualized Dividend, Per Common Share 1. As of December 31, 2016. 2. Cash basis for consolidated properties. | Dear Fellow Shareholders 2016 marked a turning point for Lexington Realty Trust in our pursuit of creating a best-in- class net-lease REIT. In recent years, we have worked hard at reshaping and improving the quality of our portfolio and the results are beginning to show. As perpetual investors in Lexington, we have a long-term view, and, therefore, are very focused on building a better portfolio not just for today, but for the future. We look to certain key metrics to measure our progress. The process has been mindful and delib- erate, however, a busy 2016 has brought us closer to a pure play, long-term leased single-tenant 800 EAST CANAL STREET | RICHMOND, VIRGINIA industrial and office REIT. OFFICE PROPERTY PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION CONTINUES Portfolio and Balance Sheet Metrics 20131 20162 Status Office Exposure3 ........................................................................ 61% 53% G Industrial Exposure3 ................................................................... 25% 40% A Multi-Tenant Exposure3 .............................................................. 8% 4% G % of Revenue from Long-Term Leases4 ................................ 32% 37% A Average Lease Duration(years)5 ............................................. 8.2 8.6 A Unencumbered Net Operating Income (NOI) ..................... 55% 74% A Weighted-Avg. Debt Maturity (years) .................................... 7.0 8.3 A Weighted-Avg. Interest Rate ................................................... 4.7% 4.1% G 1. As of December 31, 2013. 2. As of December 31, 2016. 3. As a percentage of GAAP rent, excluding termination income, for consolidated properties owned as of each respective year end. 4. Leases with remaining term of 10 years or longer. As a percentage of GAAP rent, excluding termination income and parking operations, for leases in place as of each respective year end. 5. Cash basis for consolidated properties owned as of each respective year end. Average lease duration for 2013 adjusted to reflect NY land leases through the first purchase option date. LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 1 A Year of Notable Execution and Solid Results 2 LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Market volatility was a consistent theme in York City land investments, a mix of non-core assets 2016. Whether it was a result of Brexit, fear of rising and assets where we were able to extract good value. interest rates or the Presidential election, it was We believe this effort further enhanced our portfolio a year that often surprised investors. Despite this, and reduced the complexity of the Lexington story. REITs, along with other major indices, finished the year on a positive note. Lexington was no exception, and we ended the year outperforming the broader FAVORABLE PRICING ON TRANSACTION ACTIVITY indices as well as our net-lease peers. We took 2016 Disposition and Acquisition Volume* advantage of our share buyback plan earlier in 2016 and our ATM later in the year at what we believe $800 8% 6.8% were opportune times in the market. We believe our 700 $663M 7% compelling valuation in 2016, attractive dividend yield 600 6% 5.1% and carefully laid-out business plan spurred new and 500 5% $390M current investor interest. Furthermore, demonstrable 400 4% (Millions) execution in all areas of our business paid off and 300 3% led to a successful 2016 for our shareholders. 200 2% Capitalization Rates 100 1% 0 0% STRONG PERFORMANCE Dispositions Acquisitions Cash Cap Rates 2016 Total Return Performance* * For the year ended December 31, 2016. There can be no assurance that past capitalization rates will be attained in the future. Includes assets 50% disposed of that were either vacant or not stabilized. Does not include 45% non-consolidated property sales. Acquisition volume includes closed/ completed transactions. 40% 30% ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT ACTIVITY WITH AN 20% 20% 18% INDUSTRIAL FOCUS We experienced healthy activity on the invest- 10% 9% 10% ment front in 2016, and favorable pricing on sales allowed us to capture attractive reinvestment 0% LXP Russell Net-Lease S&P MSCI spreads. Investment activity totaled $390 million 2000 Peers 500 REIT (Average) Index at GAAP and cash cap rates of 7.6% and 6.8%, Source: SNL Financial respectively, with an approximate weighted-average *As of December 31, 2016. lease term of 18 years. The majority of 2016 invest- ment activity was in the industrial sector, where we SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF DISPOSITION believe fundamentals are quite strong. Our opti- PROGRAM mism on economic prospects going forward has With a primary goal of improving and simplifying our led us to underwrite new investments with greater portfolio, Lexington was a net-seller in 2016. We confidence in the prospects for capital appreciation. suc cess fully completed our announced disposition Accordingly, we expect new investment activity to program, with total consolidated asset sales of $663 include a mix of higher-yielding long-term leased million at GAAP and cash cap rates of 10.2% and office and industrial build-to-suit opportunities, 5.1%, respectfully. This included the sale of our New coupled with 7-10 year leased industrial purchases. LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 3 STRONG OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Historical Occupancy and Leasing Volume 8,000 100% 97.3% 97.6% 96.8% 95.9% 96.4% 96.0% 6,000 1501 NOLAN RYAN EXPESSWAY | ARLINGTON, TEXAS 95% INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 93.4% 4,000 SOLID OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Robust 2016 leasing activity of 4.7 million square feet 90% 2,000 led to increasing rents on lease renewals on both a (SF in 000’s) Leasing Volume GAAP and cash basis of 3% and 2%, respectively. 0 85% The portfolio was 96% leased at year-end and 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 within the range we anticipated it would be at this same time last year. We are very focused on man- aging lease expirations, with a great deal of work Scheduled Rental Increases* on 2017 expirations behind us. Our asset manage- 2.9% ment team continues working through existing port- folio vacancies and managing our shorter duration 13.6% lease portfolio with particular emphasis on 2018 n Annual Increases n Flat and 2019 expirations. We expect our weighted- 21.1% 62.4% n Other Scheduled average lease term of 8.6 years to grow as we sell Increases shorter-term leased properties and replace them n Stepdowns with longer-term leased assets. At the end of 2016, 76% of our lease revenue had some type of built-in escalations and expirations were fairly well balanced. * Based on consolidated cash rent for the 12 months ended December 31, 2016 for single-tenant leases. Excludes parking operations. 1020 W. AIRPORT ROAD | ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 4 LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST 2016 ANNUAL REPORT MAXIMUM BALANCE SHEET FLEXIBILITY WITH STRONG CREDIT METRICS Capital Structure1, 2 Credit Metrics2 Adjusted Company FFO Payout Ratio ....................... 60.5% 2.8% 11.0% n Common Equity Unencumbered Assets ........................................ $3.31 billion n Mortgage Debt Unencumbered Net Operating Income ..................... 73.5% 11.1% n Preferred Equity Debt/Gross Assets ......................................................... 39.8% 56.6% 2.1% n Unsecured Term Debt Secured Debt/Gross Assets ........................................ 15.8% n Leverage (Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA) ......................... 5.2x 16.4% Trust Preferred n Unsecured Bond Debt Credit Facilities Availability ............................. $395.4 million Development/Gross Assets ............................................ 2.4% 1. Data includes OP Units and reflects a common share price of $10.67 at March 3, 2017. 2. As of December 31, 2016. IMPROVED BALANCE SHEET STRONG EARNINGS We worked hard this past year on improving our Lexington ended the year with net income attribut- balance sheet, ending the year at 5.2x net debt able to common shareholders of $0.37 per diluted to Adjusted EBITDA, our lowest leverage level common share and Adjusted Company Funds in recent years. During 2016, we added $255 From Operations (FFO) of $1.14 per diluted com- million of longer-term, secured fixed-rate debt mon share.3 While 2017 Adjusted Company FFO at a weighted-average interest rate of 4.3% and per share is expected to decrease compared to weighted-average term to maturity of 19 years. 2016 primarily as a result of assets sales, we are We also retired $374 million of higher interest rate very focused on producing strong net income and secured debt and repaid $177 million outstanding Adjusted Company FFO per share in relation to our on our $400 million revolving credit facility. Moving dividend and share price. into 2017, we believe we have exceptional balance sheet flexibility and continue to be mindful of the ATTRACTIVE DIVIDEND YIELD value of operating with low leverage. Current Dividend Yield 7% 6.6% DIVIDEND INCREASE 6% 5.5% We raised our common share dividend in 2016 5% for the first time since 2014. The new annualized 4.3% 4% dividend of $0.70 per common share represents 3% 2.9% a $0.02 per common share annual increase. 2.3% 2.0% 2% 1.4% 1% 0% LXP All Net- All Off/Ind Dow S&P Russell Lease REITs REITs Jones 500 2000 REITs Source: KeyBanc and Bloomberg as of March 3, 2017. LXP’s current dividend yield reflects common share price of $10.67 at March 3, 2017.