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Power REIT - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

001-36312

(Commission File Number)

 

POWER REIT

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   45-3116572
(State of Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
301 Winding Road, Old Bethpage, NY   11804
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(212) 750-0371

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [X] Smaller reporting company [X]
Emerging growth company [  ]    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

1,872,939 common shares, $0.001 par value, outstanding at November 4, 2019.

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page No.
   
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1 – Financial Statements (Unaudited) 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) 4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) 6
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 7
   
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 12
   
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 14
   
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures 14
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
   
Item 1 – Risk Factors 15
   
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 15
   
Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities 15
   
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures 15
 
Item 5 – Other Information 15
 
Item 6 – Exhibits 15
    
SIGNATURE 16

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

POWER REIT AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   (Unaudited)     
   September 30, 2019   December 31, 2018 
ASSETS          
Land  $6,928,644   $6,788,067 
Land Improvements, net of accumulated depreciation   1,633,277    - 
Net investment in capital lease - railroad   9,150,000    9,150,000 
Total real estate assets   17,711,921    15,938,067 
           
Cash and cash equivalents   573,141    1,771,011 
Prepaid expenses   53,799    16,795 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization   3,648,740    3,826,595 
Other assets   342,044    342,668 
TOTAL ASSETS  $22,329,645   $21,895,136 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY          
Deferred revenue  $69,434   $32,851 
Security deposit   114,378    - 
Accounts payable   44,511    24,828 
Accounts payable - Related party   -    1,374 
Accrued interest   83,635    87,846 
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount   413,830    389,996 
Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount   8,780,522    9,167,336 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   9,506,310    9,704,231 
           
Series A 7.75% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Par Value $25.00 (175,000 shares authorized; 144,636 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)   3,492,149    3,492,149 
         
Commitments and Contingencies   -    - 
           
Equity:          
Common Shares, $0.001 par value (100,000,000 shares authorized; 1,872,939 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 1,870,139 at December 31, 2018)   1,873    1,870 
Additional paid-in capital   11,774,359    11,616,154 
Accumulated deficit   (2,445,046)   (2,919,268)
Total Equity   9,331,186    8,698,756 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  $22,329,645   $21,895,136 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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POWER REIT AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
REVENUE                    
Lease income from capital lease – railroad, net  $228,750   $228,750   $686,250   $686,250 
Rental income   334,532    262,527    859,587    787,582 
Misc. income   589    2,803    8,238    6,493 
TOTAL REVENUE   563,871    494,080    1,554,075    1,480,325 
                     
EXPENSES                    
Amortization of intangible assets   59,285    59,286    177,855    177,856 
General and administrative   94,144    104,043    312,192    301,871 
Property tax   5,537    5,521    16,650    13,790 
Depreciation Expense   17,711    -    17,711    - 
Interest expense   113,501    122,371    345,271    361,810 
TOTAL EXPENSES   290,178    291,221    869,679    855,327 
                     
NET INCOME   273,693    202,859    684,396    624,998 
                     
Preferred Stock Dividends   (70,058)   (70,058)   (210,174)   (210,174)
                     
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHARES  $203,635   $132,801   $474,222   $414,824 
                     
Income Per Common Share:                    
Basic and diluted  $0.11   $0.07   $0.25   $0.23 
                     
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:                    
Basic   1,872,939    1,827,804    1,871,093    1,827,494 
Diluted   1,885,488    1,827,804    1,871,093    1,827,494 
                     
Cash dividend per Series A Preferred Share  $0.48   $0.48   $1.45   $1.45 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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POWER REIT AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Quarters Ended September, 30, 2018 and 2019

 

               Retained     
   Common Shares   Additional Paid-in   Earnings/
(Accumulated
   Total Shareholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit)   Equity 
                     
Balance at December 31, 2017   1,827,338   $1,827   $11,393,476   $(3,477,847)  $7,917,456 
Net Income   -    -    -    214,647    214,647 
Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock   -    -    -    (70,058)   (70,058)
Stock-Based Compensation   -    -    47,363    -    47,363 
Balance at March 31, 2018   1,827,338   $1,827   $11,440,839   $(3,333,258)  $8,109,408 
Net Income   -    -    -    207,492    207,492 
Cash dividends on Preferred Stock   -    -    -    (70,058)   (70,058)
Stock-based compensation   -    -    43,229    -    43,229 
Balance at June 30, 2018   1,827,338   $1,827   $11,484,068   $(3,195,824)  $8,290,071 
Net Income   -    -    -    202,859    202,859 
Cash dividends on Preferred Stock   -    -    -    (70,058)   (70,058)
Stock-based compensation   42,801    43    68,132    -    68,175 
Balance at September 30, 2018   1,870,139    1,870    11,552,200    (3,063,023)   8,491,047 

 

               Retained     
   Common Shares   Additional
Paid-in
   Earnings/
(Accumulated
   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit)   Equity 
                     
Balance at December 31, 2018   1,870,139   $1,870   $11,616,154   $(2,919,268)  $8,698,756 
Net Income   -    -    -    197,245    197,245 
Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock   -    -    -    (70,058)   (70,058)
Stock-Based Compensation   -    -    63,954    -    63,954 
Balance at March 31, 2019   1,870,139   $1,870   $11,680,108   $(2,792,081)  $8,889,897 
Net Income   -    -    -    213,458    213,458 
Cash dividends on Preferred Stock   -    -    -    (70,058)   (70,058)
Stock-based compensation   2,800    3    47,124    -    47,127 
Balance at June 30, 2019   1,872,939    1,873    11,727,232    (2,648,681)   9,080,424 
Net Income   -    -    -    273,693    273,693 
Cash dividends on Preferred Stock   -    -    -    (70,058)   (70,058)
Stock-based compensation   -    -    47,127    -    47,127 
Balance at September 30, 2019   1,872,939   $1,873   $11,774,359   $(2,445,046)  $9,331,186 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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POWER REIT AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2019   2018 
Operating activities          
Net Income  $684,396   $624,998 
           
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Amortization of intangible assets   177,855    177,856 
Amortization of debt costs   18,892    18,894 
Stock-based compensation   158,208    158,767 
Depreciation   17,711      
           
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
(Decrease)/Increase in accounts payable related party   (1,374)   198 
Decrease in other assets   624    45,028 
(Increase) in prepaid expenses   (37,004)   (7,147)
(Decrease)/Increase in accounts payable   19,683    (19,314)
Increase in securtiy deposit   114,378    - 
(Decrease) in accrued interest   (4,211)   (4,430)
Increase in deferred revenue   36,583    30,382 
Net cash provided by operating activities   1,185,741    1,025,232 
           
Investing activities          
Cash paid for land and land improvements   (1,791,565)   - 
Net cash used in investing activities  $(1,791,565)   - 
           
Financing Activities          
Principal payment on long-term debt   (381,872)   (354,370)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock   (210,174)   (210,174)
Net cash used in financing activities   (592,046)   (564,544)
           
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents   (1,197,870)   460,688 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   1,771,011    1,146,730 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $573,141   $1,607,418 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Interest paid  $330,590   $357,311 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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POWER REIT AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, as defined below, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the information set forth herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.

 

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2019.

 

Power REIT (the “Registrant” or the “Trust”, and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we”, “us”, the “Company” or “Power REIT”, unless the context requires otherwise) is a Maryland-domiciled real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) that owns a portfolio of real estate assets related to transportation, energy infrastructure and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in the United States. Power REIT is focused on making new acquisitions of real estate within the CEA sector related to food and cannabis production.

 

The Trust is structured as a holding company and owns its assets through five wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiaries that have been formed in order to hold real estate assets, obtain financing and generate lease revenue. As of September 30, 2019, the Trust’s assets consisted of approximately 112 miles of railroad infrastructure and related real estate which is owned by its subsidiary Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad (“P&WV”), approximately 601 acres of fee simple land leased to a number of solar power generating projects with an aggregate generating capacity of approximately 108 Megawatts (“MW”) and approximately 7.3 acres of land with 18,612 sf of greenhouses leased to a medical cannabis operator. Power REIT is actively seeking to grow its portfolio of real estate related to Controlled Environment Agriculture for food and cannabis production.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Trust paid quarterly dividends totaling approximately $210,000 ($0.484375 per share per quarter) on Power REIT’s 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.

 

The Trust was formed as part of a reorganization and reverse triangular merger of P&WV that closed on December 2, 2011. P&WV survived the reorganization as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust.

 

The Trust has elected to be treated for tax purposes as a REIT, which means that it is exempt from U.S. federal income tax if a sufficient portion of its annual income is distributed to its shareholders, and if certain other requirements are met. In order for the Trust to maintain its REIT qualification, at least 90% of its ordinary taxable annual income must be distributed to shareholders.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).”

 

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POWER REIT AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No 2016-02 “Leases” (Topic 842). The standard requires companies that lease valuable assets like aircraft, real estate, and heavy equipment to recognize on their balance sheets the assets and liabilities generated by contracts longer than a year. The standard also requires companies to disclose in the footnotes to their financial statements information about the amount, timing, and uncertainty for the payments they make for the lease agreements. This standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and the Company adopted the standard using the modified retrospective approach effective January 1, 2019. The lessor accounting model under ASC 842 is similar to existing guidance, however, it limits the capitalization of initial direct leasing costs, such as internally generated costs.

 

The Company elected all practical expedients permitted under ASC 842, other than the hindsight practical expedient. Accordingly, the Company will retain distinction between a finance lease (i.e., capital leases under existing guidance) and an operating lease and account for its existing operating leases as operating leases under the new guidance, without reassessing (a) whether the contracts contain a lease under ASC 842, (b) whether classification of the operating leases would be different in accordance with ASC 842c or (c) whether the unamortized initial direct costs before transition adjustments would have met the definition of initial direct costs in ASC 842 at lease commencement. The Company does not have a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718),” which expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. The adoption of ASU 2018-07 on January 1, 2019 did not have a significant impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include Power REIT and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Fair Value

 

Fair value represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Trust measures its financial assets and liabilities in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.

 

Level 1 – valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, or interest in open-end mutual funds that allow a company to sell its ownership interest back at net asset value on a daily basis. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets, liabilities or funds.

 

Level 2 – valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer, or broker markets, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active. Level 2 includes U.S. Treasury, U.S. government and agency debt securities, and certain corporate obligations. Valuations are usually obtained from third party pricing services for identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 – valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, such as option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In determining fair value, the Trust utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considering counterparty credit risk.

 

The carrying amounts of Power REIT’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, deposits, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of their relatively short-term maturities. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value since the related rates of interest approximate current market rates. There are no financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

3. ACQUISITIONS

 

On July 12, 2019, through two new wholly owned subsidiaries, PW CanRe of Co. Holdings, LLC and PW CO CanRE JAB, LLC, Power REIT completed the acquisition of two greenhouse properties in southern Colorado. One property was acquired for $1,075,000, is 2.11 acres and has an existing greenhouse and processing facility totaling 12,996 square feet. The other property was acquired for $695,000, is 5.2 acres and has an existing greenhouse and processing facility totaling 5,616 square feet. The total combined purchase price of $1,770,000 plus acquisition expenses of $21,565 was paid with existing working capital.

 

The acquisitions are accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASC 805-50. Power REIT has established a depreciable life for the greenhouses of 20 years. The Company recognized depreciation expense of approximately $17,700 related to the greenhouses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Concurrent with the closing on the acquisitions, Power REIT entered into leases with a tenant that is licensed for the production of medical marijuana at the facilities

 

The combined straight-line annual rent is approximately $331,000 although the rental payments are accelerated such that Power REIT will receive a full return of capital over the first 42 months of the lease. The tenant is responsible for paying all expenses related to the properties including maintenance, insurance and taxes. The term of each of the leases is 20 years and provides two options to extend for additional five-year periods. The leases also have financial guarantees from affiliates of the tenant.

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase consideration based on the fair values of the assets acquired:

 

Land  $140,577 
Assets subject to depreciation:     
Improvements (greenhouses)   1,650,988 
      
Total Assets Acquired  $1,791,565 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

On November 6, 2015, PWRS borrowed $10,150,000 pursuant to a bond offering (the “PWRS Bonds”). The PWRS Bonds are secured by land and intangibles owned by PWRS and have a total obligation of $10,150,000. The PWRS Bonds carry a fixed annual interest rate of 4.34% and matures in 2034. During 2015, the Trust capitalized approximately $441,000 of expenses related to the PWRS Bonds of which approximately $97,000 was paid in cash and approximately 344,000 was incurred through issuance of debt. This amount is amortized over the life of the PWRS Bonds. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31 2018, the balance of the PWRS Bonds was approximately $8,532,000 (net of unamortized debt costs of approximately $331,000) and $8,870,000 (net of unamortized debt costs of approximately $348,000), respectively.

 

On July 5, 2013, PWSS borrowed $750,000 from a regional bank (the “PWSS Term Loan”). The PWSS Term Loan carries a fixed interest rate of 5.0%, a term of 10-years and amortizes based on a twenty-year principal amortization schedule. In addition to being secured by PWSS’ real estate assets, the term loan is secured by a parent guarantee from the Trust. The balance of the PWSS Term Loan as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is approximately $585,000 (net of approximately $10,000 of capitalized debt costs which are being amortized over the life of the financing) and $605,000 (net of approximately $12,000 of capitalized debt costs which are being amortized over the life of the financing), respectively.

 

On December 31, 2012, as part of the Salisbury land acquisition, PWSS assumed existing municipal financing (“Municipal Debt”). The Municipal Debt has approximately 12 years remaining. The Municipal Debt has a simple interest rate of 5.0% that is paid annually, with the next payment due February 1, 2020. The balance of the Municipal Debt as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is approximately $77,000 and $83,000 respectively.

 

5. EQUITY AND LONG-TERM COMPENSATION

 

Summary of Stock Based Compensation Activity – Options

 

The summary of stock based compensation activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, with respect to the Trust’s stock options, was as follows:

 

Summary of Activity - Options            
             
       Weighted     
   Number of   Average   Aggregate 
   Options   Exercise Price   Intrinsic Value 
Balance as of December 31, 2018   106,000    7.96    - 
Plan Awards   -    -    - 
Options Exercised   -    -    - 
Balance as of September 30, 2019   106,000    7.96    - 
Options vested at September 30, 2019   106,000    7.96    231,080

 

The weighted average remaining term of the options is approximately 2.87 years.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Summary of Plan Activity – Restricted Stock

 

The summary of Plan activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, with respect to the Trust’s restricted stock, was as follows:

 

Summary of Activity - Restricted Stock        
         
   Number of   Weighted 
   Shares of   Average 
   Restricted   Grant Date 
   Stock   Fair Value 
Balance as of December 31, 2018   54,033    6.23 
Plan Awards   2,800    5.80 
Restricted Stock Vested   (25,433)   6.22 
Balance as of September 30, 2019   31,400    6.20 

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

During the first nine months of 2019, the Trust recorded approximately $158,000 of non-cash expense related to restricted stock and options granted compared to approximately $159,000 for the first nine months of 2018. As of September 30, 2019 there was approximately $195,000 of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense, which expense will be recognized through the second quarter of 2021 equating to a weighted average amortization period of approximately 2 years from the issuance date. The Trust does not currently have a policy regarding the repurchase of shares on the open market related to equity awards and does not currently intend to acquire shares on the open market.

 

Preferred Stock Dividends

 

During the first nine months of 2019, the Trust paid a total of approximately $210,000 of dividends to holders of Power REIT’s Series A Preferred Stock.

 

6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Trust and its subsidiaries have hired Cohen, LLP (“Morrison Cohen”) as their legal counsel with respect to general corporate matters and the litigation with NSC. The spouse of the Trust’s Chairman, CEO, Secretary and Treasurer is a partner at Morrison Cohen. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, Power REIT (on a consolidated basis) did not pay any legal fees and costs to Morrison Cohen.

 

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hudson Bay Partners, LP (“HBP”), an entity associated with the CEO of the company, David Lesser, provides the Trust and its subsidiaries with office space at no cost. Effective September 2016, the Board of Directors approved reimbursing an affiliate of HBP $1,000 per month for administrative and accounting support based on a conclusion that it would pay more for such support from a third party. A total of $9,000 was paid pursuant to this arrangement during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

David Lesser, CEO, paid expenses on behalf of the Company in the amount of $1,374 during 2018 which is disclosed as accounts payable – related party in the consolidated balance sheets. The amount is noninterest bearing, unsecured, and due on demand. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the accounts payable – related party was repaid.

 

Under the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, the Trust may enter into transactions in which trustees, officers or employees have a financial interest, provided however, that in the case of a material financial interest, the transaction is disclosed to the Board of Trustees or the transaction shall be fair and reasonable. After consideration of the terms and conditions of the retention of Morrison Cohen described herein, and the reimbursement to HBP described herein, the independent trustees approved such arrangements having determined such arrangement are fair and reasonable and in the interest of the Trust.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 28, 2019, the Registrant declared a quarterly dividend of $0.484375 per share on Power REIT’s 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock payable on December 15, 2019 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2019.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words “believe,” “expect,” “will,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “assume” or other similar expressions, or negatives of those expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All statements contained in this report regarding our future strategy, future operations, projected financial position, estimated future revenues, projected costs, future prospects, the future of our industries and results that might be obtained by pursuing management’s current or future plans and objectives are forward-looking statements.

 

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date of the filing of this report. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these matters or how they may affect us. Over time, our actual results, performance, financial condition or achievements may differ from the anticipated results, performance, financial condition or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such differences may be significant and materially adverse to our security holders. Our forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof, and we make no commitment to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information or subsequent events, circumstances or changes in expectations.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

Power REIT is a Maryland-domiciled REIT that owns a portfolio of real estate assets related to transportation, energy infrastructure and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in the United States. Power REIT is focused on making new acquisitions of real estate within the CEA sector related to food and cannabis production.

 

Power REIT is structured as a holding company and owns its assets through five wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiaries that have been formed in order to hold real estate assets, obtain financing and generate lease revenue. Power REIT was formed as part of a reorganization and reverse triangular merger of P&WV that closed on December 2, 2011. P&WV survived the reorganization as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. The Company’s investment strategy, which is focused on transportation, Controlled Environment Agriculture and energy infrastructure-related real estate, builds upon its subsidiary P&WV’s historical ownership of railroad real estate assets, which are currently triple-net leased to NSC.

 

As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K and accompanying Press Release dated July 15, 2019, Power REIT has expanded its focus on real estate acquisitions to include Controlled Environment Agriculture. CEA is an innovative method of growing plants that involves creating optimized growing environments for a given crop indoors. Power REIT intends to focus on CEA related real estate for growing food as well as cannabis.

 

On July 12, 2019, through two new wholly owned subsidiaries, PW CanRe of Co. Holdings, LLC and PW CO CanRE JAB, LLC, Power REIT completed the acquisition of two greenhouse properties in southern Colorado. One property was acquired for $1,075,000, is 2.11 acres and has an existing greenhouse and processing facility totaling 12,996 square feet. The other property was acquired for $695,000, is 5.2 acres and has an existing greenhouse and processing facility totaling 5,616 square feet. The total combined purchase price of $1,770,000 plus acquisition expenses of 21,565 was paid with existing working capital.

 

The acquisitions are accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASC 805-50. Power REIT has established a depreciable life for the greenhouses of 20 years. The Company recognized depreciation expense of approximately $17,700 related to the greenhouses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Concurrent with the closing on the acquisitions, Power REIT entered into leases with a tenant that is licensed for the production of medical marijuana at the facilities. The tenant is an affiliate of a company that is active in the Colorado cannabis market and currently has two indoor cultivation facilities and five dispensary locations. The leases require the tenant to maintain a medical marijuana license and operate in accordance with all Colorado and local regulations with respect to their operations and also prohibits the retail sale of its products from the properties.

 

The combined straight-line annual rent is approximately $331,000 although the rental payments are accelerated such that Power REIT will receive a full return of capital over the first 42 months of the lease. The tenant is responsible for paying all expenses related to the properties including maintenance, insurance and taxes. The term of each of the leases is 20 years and provides two options to extend for additional five-year periods. The leases also has financial guarantees from affiliates of the tenant.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Trust’s assets consisted of approximately 112 miles of railroad infrastructure and related real estate leased to a railway company which is owned by its subsidiary Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad (“P&WV”), approximately 601 acres of fee simple land leased to a number of solar power generating projects with an aggregate generating capacity of approximately 108 MW and approximately 7.3 acres of land with 18,612 sf of greenhouses leased to a medical cannabis operator. Power REIT is actively seeking to grow its portfolio of Controlled Environment Agriculture for food and cannabis production.

 

Revenue during the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 was approximately $1,546,000 and $1,474,000 respectively. Net income attributable to Common Shares during the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 was approximately $474,000 and 415,000. The difference between our 2019 and 2018 results were principally attributable to the following: an increase of $72,000 of income from newly acquired properties, an approximately $18,000 increase in depreciation expense, $10,000 increase in general and administrative expenses and $17,000 decrease in interest expense.

 

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The Trust’s cash outlays, other than acquisitions and dividend payments, are for general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses, which consist principally of legal and other professional fees, consultant fees, trustees’ fees, NYSE American listing fees, insurance, shareholder service company fees and auditing costs.

 

To meet its working capital and longer-term capital needs, Power REIT relies on cash provided by its operating activities, proceeds received from the issuance of equity securities and proceeds received from borrowings, which are typically secured by liens on acquired assets.

 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS – NON GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

We assess and measure our overall operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”) which management believes is a useful indicator of our operating performance. This report contains supplemental financial measures that are not calculated pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including the measure identified by us as Core FFO. Following is a definition of this measure, an explanation as to why we present it and, at the end of this section, a reconciliation of Core FFO to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

 

Core FFO: Management believes that Core FFO is a useful supplemental measure of the Company’s operating performance. Management believes that alternative measures of performance, such as net income computed under GAAP, or Funds From Operations computed in accordance with the definition used by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), include certain financial items that are not indicative of the results provided by the Company’s asset portfolio and inappropriately affect the comparability of the Company’s period-over-period performance. These items include non-recurring expenses, one-time upfront acquisition expenses that are not capitalized under ASC-805 and certain non-cash expenses, including stock-based compensation expense amortization and certain up front financing costs. Therefore, management uses Core FFO and defines it as net income excluding such items. Management believes that, for the foregoing reasons, these adjustments to net income are appropriate. The Company believes that Core FFO is a useful supplemental measure for the investing community to employ, including when comparing the Company to other REITs that disclose similarly adjusted FFO figures, and when analyzing changes in the Company’s performance over time. Readers are cautioned that other REITs may use different adjustments to their GAAP financial measures than we do, and that as a result, the Company’s Core FFO may not be comparable to the FFO measures used by other REITs or to other non-GAAP or GAAP financial measures used by REITs or other companies.

 

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CORE FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO)
(Unaudited)
     
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
                 
Core FFO Available to Common Shares  $334,055   $266,561   $846,888   $770,341 
                     
Core FFO per common share   0.18    0.15    0.45    0.42 
                     
Weighted Average shares outstanding (basic)   1,885,488    1,827,804    1,871,093    1,827,494 

 

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
                 
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
Net income Attributable to Common Shares  $203,635   $132,801   $474,222   $414,824 
Stock-based compensation   47,127    68,175    158,208    158,767 
Interest Expense - Amortization of Debt Costs   6,297    6,299    18,892    18,894 
Amortization of Intangible Asset   59,285    59,286    177,855    177,856 
Depreciation on Land Improvements   17,711    -    17,711    - 
Core FFO Available to Common Shares  $334,055   $266,561   $846,888   $770,341 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

As a smaller reporting company, the Trust is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a- 15(f) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. The design and operation of a control system must also reflect that there are resource constraints and management is necessarily required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls.

 

Our management assessed the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on our evaluation, we believe that our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2019 were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Risk Factors.

 

The Trust’s results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties as described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. You should carefully consider these risk factors in conjunction with the other information contained in this report. Should any of these risks materialize, the Trust’s business, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number    
     
Exhibit 31.1   Section 302 Certification for David H. Lesser
     
Exhibit 32.1   Section 906 Certification for David H. Lesser
     
Exhibit 101   Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

POWER REIT

 

/s/ David H. Lesser  

David H. Lesser

Chairman of the Board &

Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

Date: November 4, 2019

 

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