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Public Storage
2015 Annual Report WA 92/3
OR MN NH 39 47 NY WI 2 MA 25 15 MI 65 RI 3 CT 15 43 PA NV NE 29 NJ OH 57 27 UT 1 IL IN DE 5 CA CO 31 31 7 126 VA MD 61/6 KS MO 421/47 66 KY 90/17 21 38 7 NC TN 85 AZ OK 27 44 8 SC 53 HI MS AL GA SWEDEN 11 1 22 107 30 TX LA DENMARK 270/23 11 10 FL UNITED NETHERLANDS 274/3 KINGDOM 61 24 BELGIUM
21 GERMANY 16 FRANCE 55
PROPERTIES (as of December 31, 2015)
Number Net Rentable Number Net Rentable of Properties Square Feet of Properties Square Feet
Public Storage Public Storage (cont.) Alabama 22 890,000 Tennessee 27 1,528,000 Arizona 44 2,816,000 Texas 270 18,182,000 California 421 28,357,000 Utah 7 440,000 Colorado 66 4,240,000 Virginia 90 5,468,000 Connecticut 15 966,000 Washington 92 6,179,000 Delaware 5 324,000 Wisconsin 15 968,000 Florida 274 18,353,000 Georgia 107 7,029,000 2,277 148,052,000 Hawaii 11 801,000 Shurgard Europe Illinois 126 7,952,000 Indiana 31 1,926,000 Belgium 21 1,263,000 Kansas 21 1,268,000 Denmark 10 572,000 Kentucky 7 330,000 France 55 2,879,000 Louisiana 11 777,000 Germany 16 889,000 Maryland 61 3,699,000 Netherlands 61 3,110,000 Massachusetts 25 1,691,000 Sweden 30 1,640,000 Michigan 43 2,755,000 United Kingdom 24 1,259,000 Minnesota 47 3,313,000 217 11,612,000 Mississippi 1 63,000 Missouri 38 2,236,000 Self-storage totals 2,494 159,664,000 Nebraska 1 46,000 Nevada 27 1,818,000 PS Business Parks, Inc. New Hampshire 2 132,000 California 47 11,233,000 New Jersey 57 3,630,000 Florida 3 3,866,000 New York 65 4,527,000 Maryland 6 2,352,000 North Carolina 85 5,894,000 Texas 23 5,088,000 Ohio 31 1,922,000 Oklahoma 8 428,000 Virginia 17 4,040,000 Oregon 39 2,040,000 Washington 3 1,390,000 Pennsylvania 29 1,993,000 99 27,969,000 Rhode Island 3 155,000 Grand Totals 2,593 187,663,000 South Carolina 53 2,916,000 SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
Operating Revenue $ 2,381,696 $ 2,177,296 $ 1,964,942 $ 1,826,186 $ 1,718,818
Operating Expenses: Cost of operations 635,502 613,324 559,759 550,805 554,814 Depreciation and amortization 426,008 437,114 387,402 357,781 357,969 General and administrative 88,177 71,459 66,679 56,837 52,410 Asset impairment charges — — — — 2,186 1,149,687 1,121,897 1,013,840 965,423 967,379 Operating income 1,232,009 1,055,399 951,102 860,763 751,439 Interest and other income 16,544 17,638 33,979 33,293 43,708 Interest expense (610) (6,781) (6,444) (19,813) (24,222) Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities 50,937 88,267 57,579 45,586 58,704 Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) 306 (7,047) 17,082 8,876 (7,287) Gain on real estate sales and debt retirement 18,503 2,479 4,233 1,456 10,801 Income from continuing operations 1,317,689 1,149,955 1,057,531 930,161 833,143 Discontinued operations — — — 12,874 3,316 Net income 1,317,689 1,149,955 1,057,531 943,035 836,459 Net income allocated to noncontrolling equity interests (6,445) (5,751) (5,078) (3,777) (12,617) Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders $ 1,311,244 $ 1,144,204 $ 1,052,453 $ 939,258 $ 823,842
Per Common Share: Distributions $ 6.50 $ 5.60 $ 5.15 $ 4.40 $ 3.65 Net income - diluted $ 6.07 $ 5.25 $ 4.89 $ 3.90 $ 3.29 Weighted average common shares - diluted 173,510 173,138 172,688 171,664 170,750
Balance Sheet Data: Total assets $ 9,778,232 $ 9,818,676 $ 9,876,266 $ 8,793,403 $ 8,932,562 Total debt $ 319,016 $ 64,364 $ 839,053 $ 468,828 $ 398,314 Total preferred equity $ 4,055,000 $ 4,325,000 $ 3,562,500 $ 2,837,500 $ 3,111,271 Public Storage shareholders’ equity $ 9,170,641 $ 9,480,796 $ 8,791,730 $ 8,093,756 $ 8,288,209 Permanent noncontrolling interests’ equity $ 26,997 $ 26,375 $ 27,125 $ 29,108 $ 22,718
Cash Flow Information: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,732,601 $ 1,592,093 $ 1,430,339 $ 1,285,659 $ 1,203,452 Net cash used in investing activities $ (440,105) $ (198,331) $ (1,412,393) $ (290,465) $ (81,355) Net cash used in financing activities $ (1,375,605) $ (1,225,415) $ (16,160) $ (1,117,305) $ (1,438,546)
1 To the Shareholders of Public Storage:
Public Storage’s businesses generated improved operating results in 2015. Our management teams produced excellent results for shareholders and our competitive position and financial strength improved. We are well positioned for 2016. Here are the key figures for our businesses. They are presented as if Public Storage owned 100% of each to better understand the business results.
(Amounts in millions) Revenues1 2015 2014 2013 U.S. self-storage $ 2,236 $ 2,050 $ 1,850 European self-storage 210 189 183 Commercial properties 388 393 374 Ancillary businesses 175 154 141 Total $ 3,009 $ 2,786 $ 2,548
Net Operating Income (NOI)1
2015 2014 2013 U.S. self-storage $ 1,649 $ 1,483 $ 1,326 European self-storage 121 109 105 Commercial properties 264 262 250 Ancillary businesses 121 108 102 Total $ 2,155 $ 1,962 $ 1,783 Public Storage’s share $ 1,936 $ 1,750 $ 1,579
Overall, our combined revenues increased to $3.0 billion from $2.8 billion. Most of this incremental revenue flowed to the bottom line resulting in a higher NOI of $193 million and free cash flow per 1 share of $8.66, up 12% from $7.73 in 2014.
Key 2015 Highlights U.S. self-storage s 3TRONG ORGANIC GROWTH FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR 3AME STORE REVENUE AND PROPERTY ./) INCOME grew by 6.5% and 8.5%, respectively, compared with last year’s revenue and NOI growth of 5.5% and 6.9%, respectively.