2009 Guidance Update
Management is providing revised guidance for both FFO per share-diluted and EPS for 2009. The revised guidance reflects the impact of the recently completed joint ventures and non-core asset sales. The reconciliation from the prior guidance is reflected below:
Low End High End
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Previous FFO per share guidance $4.25 $4.55
Impact of joint ventures
completed in 3Q 2009 (1) (.12) (.12)
Impact of sales of non core assets
during 2009(2) (.05) (.05)
Impairment charge incurred in 2Q 2009(3) (.28) (.28)
Potential offering of 12 million
common shares (.13) (.13)
Impact of reducing expected same
center EBITDA to -1.0% to -1.50% (.10) (.10)
Other factors including impact of
issuing stock dividends (.07) (.07)
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Revised FFO per share estimate
for 2009: $3.50 $3.80
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(1) Includes recently announced joint ventures involving the following
properties: Queens Center, FlatIron Crossings Mall , Freehold Raceway
Mall , and Chandler Fashion Center.
(2) Year-to-date, the company has completed the sale of non core assets in
the amount of $95MM. These assets were unencumbered.
(3) Reflects a 2Q2009 impairment charge of $27 million on assets held for
sale and which were sold in 3Q2009.
The following table provides the reconciliation of the range of estimated EPS to estimated FFO per diluted-share.
For the year ending December 31, 2009 Low End High End
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Estimated EPS $1.40 $1.70
Less gain on sale of depreciated
assets (1.37) (1.37)
Depreciation and amortization
including pro rata share of joint ventures 3.47 3.47
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Revised estimated diluted FFO per
share $3.50 $3.80
Plus: Interest Expense 3.61 3.61
Plus: Non real estate depreciation,
amortization of loan costs, income
taxes, impairment charges and
less gain on sale of undepreciated
assets .39 .39
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Net operating income per share $7.50 $7.80
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The Company's 2009 earnings guidance is based upon its internal forecasting and planning process and on many assumptions including management's current view of market and economic conditions, including those specifically impacting the regional mall business. Due to the uncertainty in the timing and economics of dispositions and acquisitions of assets and joint venture interests, the guidance ranges do not include any potential impact from such future dispositions or acquisitions.
Note: This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Stockholders are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to vary materially from those anticipated, expected or projected. Such factors include, among others, general industry, economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for retail space or retail goods, availability and creditworthiness of current and prospective tenants, anchor or tenant bankruptcies, closures, mergers or consolidations, lease rates and terms, interest rate fluctuations, availability, terms and cost of financing and operating expenses; adverse changes in the real estate markets including, among other things, competition from other companies, retail formats and technology, risks of real estate development and redevelopment, acquisitions and dispositions; the liquidity of real estate investments, governmental actions and initiatives (including legislative and regulatory changes); environmental and safety requirements; and terrorist activities which could adversely affect all of the above factors. The reader is directed to the Company's various filings with the
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SOURCE The
Arthur Coppola, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or Thomas E. O'Hern, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, both of The Macerich Company, +1-310-394-6000