Presidio Property Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the period from to
001-34049
(Commission file No.)
(Commission file No.)
NetREIT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA | 33-0841255 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1282 Pacific Oaks Place, Escondido, California 92029
(Address of principal executive offices)
(760) 471-8536
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(760) 471-8536
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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 o No þ.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate website, 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 o No o.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller Reporting Company þ | |||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ.
At April 30, 2009, registrant had issued and outstanding 7,560,569 shares of its common stock, no
par value. The information contained in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the
registrants Annual Report on Form 10.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION: |
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: |
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NetREIT
Condensed Balance Sheets
September 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Note 1) | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Real estate assets, net |
$ | 61,925,695 | $ | 41,917,510 | ||||
Lease intangibles, net |
1,087,202 | 851,615 | ||||||
Land purchase option |
1,370,000 | 1,370,000 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
1,028,086 | 703,587 | ||||||
Mortgages receivable and interest |
2,062,368 | 1,888,555 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
292,227 | 4,880,659 | ||||||
Restricted cash |
665,076 | 697,894 | ||||||
Tenant receivables, net |
113,191 | 42,636 | ||||||
Due from related party |
38,584 | 118,447 | ||||||
Deferred rent receivable |
168,062 | 112,268 | ||||||
Deferred stock issuance costs |
111,148 | 179,462 | ||||||
Deposits on potential acquisitions |
75,000 | | ||||||
Other assets, net |
837,405 | 349,608 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 69,774,044 | $ | 53,112,241 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Mortgage notes payable |
$ | 24,951,573 | $ | 22,420,316 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
1,148,327 | 844,549 | ||||||
Dividends payable |
395,755 | 296,790 | ||||||
Tenant security deposits |
262,418 | 272,681 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
26,758,073 | 23,834,336 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Undesignated preferred stock, no par value,
shares authorized: 8,995,000,
no shares issued and outstanding at September 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007 |
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Series A preferred stock, no par value,
shares authorized: 5,000, no shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007 |
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Convertible Series AA preferred stock,
no par value, $25 liquidating
preference, shares authorized: 1,000,000; 50,200
shares issued and
outstanding at September 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007,
liquidating value of $1,255,000 |
1,028,916 | 1,028,916 | ||||||
Common stock Series A, no par value,
shares authorized: 100,000,000; 5,797,227 and
3,835,958 shares issued
and outstanding at
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively |
47,915,505 | 31,299,331 | ||||||
Common stock Series B, no par value,
shares authorized: 1,000, no shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
433,204 | 433,204 | ||||||
Dividends paid in excess of accumulated earnings |
(6,361,654 | ) | (3,483,546 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
43,015,971 | 29,277,905 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
$ | 69,774,044 | $ | 53,112,241 | ||||
See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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NetREIT
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 1,469,945 | $ | 701,204 | $ | 3,909,656 | $ | 1,776,401 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Interest |
376,920 | 229,534 | 946,772 | 544,303 | ||||||||||||
Rental operating costs |
735,480 | 359,293 | 1,953,030 | 913,780 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
360,327 | 151,602 | 942,196 | 467,551 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
636,252 | 241,411 | 1,597,802 | 569,153 | ||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
2,108,979 | 981,840 | 5,439,800 | 2,494,787 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
84,981 | 137,815 | 257,473 | 277,548 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
| | 605,539 | 9,775 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures |
10,257 | 1,366 | 27,825 | 1,366 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
776 | | (10,313 | ) | 5,306 | |||||||||||
Total other income |
96,014 | 139,181 | 880,524 | 293,995 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations |
(543,020 | ) | (141,455 | ) | (649,620 | ) | (424,391 | ) | ||||||||
Discontinued operations: |
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Income from discontinued operations |
| 65,885 | | 197,424 | ||||||||||||
Net loss |
(543,020 | ) | (75,570 | ) | (649,620 | ) | (226,967 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
(21,963 | ) | (23,538 | ) | (65,888 | ) | (65,888 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (564,983 | ) | $ | (99,108 | ) | $ | (715,508 | ) | $ | (292,855 | ) | ||||
Loss attributable to common stockholders basic and diluted: |
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Loss from continuing operations |
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | ||||
Income from discontinued operations |
0.02 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||
Loss per common share |
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic and
diluted |
5,411,227 | 3,021,060 | 4,728,243 | 2,315,639 | ||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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NetREIT
Condensed Statement of Stockholders Equity
Nine months ended September 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
Series AA | Additional | Dividends Paid in Excess of |
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Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-in | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2007 |
50,200 | $ | 1,028,916 | 3,835,958 | $ | 31,299,331 | $ | 433,204 | $ | (3,483,546 | ) | $ | 29,277,905 | |||||||||||||||
Sale of common stock at $10 per share |
1,830,184 | 18,301,839 | 18,301,839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issuance costs |
(2,876,971 | ) | (2,876,971 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock |
(7,227 | ) | (61,827 | ) | (61,827 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of cash dividends |
71,913 | 683,590 | 683,590 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
17,136 | 101,979 | 101,979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants |
485 | 4,530 | 4,530 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends reinvested on restricted stock |
1,581 | 15,052 | 15,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock outstanding |
200 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
(649,620 | ) | (649,620 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid |
(1,386,751 | ) | (1,386,751 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends (declared)/reinvested |
46,997 | 445,982 | (841,737 | ) | (395,755 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30,
2008 |
50,200 | $ | 1,028,916 | 5,797,227 | $ | 47,915,505 | $ | 433,204 | $ | (6,361,654 | ) | $ | 43,015,971 | |||||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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NetREIT
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
September 30, 2008 | September 30, 2007 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (649,620 | ) | $ | (226,967 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash provided by operating activities (including discontinued operations): |
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,597,802 | 642,223 | ||||||
Stock compensation |
2,000 | |||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
(605,539 | ) | (9,775 | ) | ||||
Bad debts |
34,121 | |||||||
Distributions from real estate ventures in excess of earnings |
48,330 | |||||||
Equity in earnings of real estate ventures |
(27,825 | ) | (1,366 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Deferred rent receivable |
(55,794 | ) | (63,087 | ) | ||||
Tenant receivables |
(104,676 | ) | (39,567 | ) | ||||
Other assets |
(549,452 | ) | 470,145 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
302,440 | 144,944 | ||||||
Due from related party |
79,863 | (44,167 | ) | |||||
Tenant security deposits |
(10,263 | ) | 179,896 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
61,387 | 1,052,279 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Real estate investments |
(22,570,458 | ) | (23,284,209 | ) | ||||
Deposits on potential acquisitions |
(75,000 | ) | ||||||
Net proceeds received from sale of real estate |
1,028,083 | |||||||
Issuance of mortgages receivable |
(173,813 | ) | (398,246 | ) | ||||
Restricted cash |
32,818 | (442,676 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from short-term investments |
22,991 | 20,995 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(21,735,379 | ) | (24,104,136 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from mortgage notes payable |
10,447,500 | 14,675,750 | ||||||
Repayment of mortgage notes payable |
(7,916,243 | ) | (117,566 | ) | ||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock |
15,424,868 | 11,819,479 | ||||||
Repurchase of common stock |
(61,827 | ) | (38,459 | ) | ||||
Exercise of stock options |
101,979 | 82,558 | ||||||
Exercise of warrants |
4,530 | |||||||
Deferred stock issuance costs |
68,314 | (94,571 | ) | |||||
Dividends paid |
(983,561 | ) | (612,753 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
17,085,560 | 25,714,438 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(4,588,432 | ) | 2,662,581 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents: |
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Beginning of period |
4,880,659 | 5,783,283 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 292,227 | $ | 8,445,864 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | 899,961 | $ | 462,162 | ||||
Non cash investing and financing activities: |
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Reinvestment of cash dividend |
$ | 1,144,624 | $ | 670,068 | ||||
Reclassification of real estate to investment in real estate ventures |
$ | 345,005 | $ | 699,876 | ||||
Accrual of dividends |
$ | 395,755 | ||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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NetREIT
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
NetREIT (the Company) was incorporated in the State of California on January 28, 1999 for the
purpose of investing in real estate properties. The Company qualifies and operates as a
self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, (the Code) commenced operations with capital provided by its private placement offering
of its equity securities in 1999.
The Company invests in a diverse portfolio of real estate assets. The primary types of properties
the Company invests in include office, retail, self-storage properties and residential properties
located in the western United States. The Company also invests in mortgage loans.
As of September 30, 2008, the Company owned or had an equity interest in four office buildings
(Office Properties) which total approximately 298,000 rentable square feet, three retail shopping
centers and a single tenant retail property (Retail Properties) which total approximately 85,000
rentable square feet, one 39 unit apartment building (Residential Properties), and two self
storage facilities (Self Storage Properties) which total approximately 210,000 rentable square
feet.
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying interim condensed financial statements have been prepared
by the Companys management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (GAAP). Certain information and footnote disclosures required for
annual financial statements have been condensed or excluded pursuant to rules and regulations of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the opinion of management, the
accompanying interim condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal and
recurring nature that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the
interim periods presented. However, the results of operations for the interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.
These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Companys registration statement on Form 10 for the
year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2008 and subsequently amended. The
condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived from the audited financial statements
included in the Form 10.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Property Acquisitions. The Company accounts for its acquisitions of real estate in accordance with
Statement of Financial Standards (SFAS) No. 141,
Business Combinations (SFAS 141) which
requires the purchase price of acquired properties be allocated to the acquired tangible assets and
liabilities, consisting of land, building, tenant improvements, a land purchase option, long-term
debt and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and
below-market leases, the value of in-place leases, unamortized lease origination costs and tenant
relationships, based in each case on their fair values.
The Company allocates the purchase price to tangible assets of an acquired property (which includes
land, building and tenant improvements) based on the estimated fair values of those tangible
assets, assuming the building was vacant. Estimates of fair value for land, building and building
improvements are based on many factors including, but not limited to, comparisons to other
properties sold in the same geographic area and independent third party valuations. The Company
also considers information obtained about each property as a result of its pre-acquisition due
diligence, marketing and leasing activities in estimating the fair values of the tangible and
intangible assets and liabilities acquired.
The total value allocable to intangible assets acquired, which consists of unamortized lease
origination costs, in-place leases and tenant relationships, are allocated based on managements
evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenants lease and the Companys overall
relationship with that respective tenant. Characteristics considered by management in allocating
these values include the nature and extent of the existing business relationships with the tenant,
growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the remaining term of the lease and
the tenants credit quality, among other factors.
The value allocable to above or below market component of an acquired in-place lease is determined
based upon the present value (using a market discount rate) of the difference between (i) the
contractual rents to be paid pursuant to the lease over its remaining term, and (ii) managements
estimate of rents that would be paid using fair market rates over the remaining term of the
lease. The
amounts allocated to above or below market leases are included in lease intangibles, net in the
accompanying condensed balance sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis as an increase or
reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable term of the respective leases. As of
September 30, 2008, the unamortized balance of below market leases was $39,291. As of September 30,
2007, the Company did not have any deferred rent for above or below market leases.
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The land lease acquired with the World Plaza acquisition in 2007 has a fixed purchase price option
cost of $181,710 at the termination of the lease in 2062. In accordance with SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS 142) management valued the land option at its
residual value of $1,370,000, based upon comparable land sales adjusted to present value. The
difference between the strike price of the option and the recorded cost of the land purchase option
is approximately $1.2 million. Accordingly, management has determined that exercise of the option
is considered probable. The land purchase option was determined to be a contract based intangible
asset associated with the land. As a result, this asset has an indefinite life and is treated as a
non-amortizable asset. The amount is included as land purchase option on the accompanying condensed
balance sheets.
The value of in-place leases, unamortized lease origination costs and tenant relationships are
amortized to expense over the remaining term of the respective leases, which range from less than a
year to ten years. The amount allocated to acquire in-place leases is determined based on
managements assessment of lost revenue and costs incurred for the period required to lease the
assumed vacant property to the occupancy level when purchased. The amount allocated to
unamortized lease origination costs is determined by what the Company would have paid to a third
party to recruit a new tenant reduced by the expired term of the respective lease. The amount
allocated to tenant relationships is the benefit resulting from the likelihood of a tenant renewing
its lease. Amortization expense related to these assets was $151,094 and $24,572 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense related to these
assets was $391,179 and $51,835 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
Sales of Undivided Interests in Properties.
The Company accounts for profit recognition on sales of real estate in accordance with SFAS No. 66
Accounting for Sales of Real Estate (SFAS 66). Pursuant to SFAS 66, profits from sales will not
be recognized under the full accrual method by the Company until certain criteria are met. Profit
(the difference between the sales value and the proportionate cost of the partial interest sold)
shall be recognized at the date of sale if a sale has been consummated and the following:
a. The buyer is independent of the seller.
b. Collection of the sales price is reasonably assured.
c. The seller will not be required to support the operations of the property or its related
obligations to an extent greater than its proportionate interest.
Gains relating to transactions which do not meet the criteria for full accrual method of accounting
are deferred and recognized when the full accrual method of accounting criteria are met or by using
the installment or deposit methods of profit recognition, as appropriate in the circumstances.
Depreciation and Amortization of Buildings and Improvements. Land, buildings and improvements are
recorded at cost. Major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the
asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, while ordinary repairs
and maintenance are expensed as incurred. The cost of buildings and improvements are depreciated
using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from 30 to 55 years for
buildings, improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or term
of the tenant lease which range from 1 to 10 years, and 4 to 5 years for furniture, fixtures and
equipment. Depreciation expense, including discontinued operations, for buildings and improvements
for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, was $468,015 and $325,972, respectively.
Depreciation expense, including discontinued operations, for buildings and improvements for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, was $1,167,960 and $562,054, respectively.
Intangible Assets Lease intangibles represents the allocation of a portion of the purchase price
of a property acquisition representing the estimated value of in-place leases, unamortized lease
origination costs, tenant relationships and a land purchase option. Intangible assets are comprised
of finite-lived and indefinite-lived assets. In accordance with SFAS 142, indefinite-lived assets
are not amortized. Finite-lived intangibles are amortized over their expected useful lives. The
Company assesses its intangibles and goodwill for impairment at least annually.
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In accordance with SFAS 142, the Company is required to perform a test for impairment of goodwill
and other definite and indefinite lived assets at least annually, and more frequently as
circumstances warrant. The Company tests for impairment as of December 31. Based on the last
review, no impairment was deemed necessary at December 31, 2007.
Investments in Real Estate Ventures. The Company analyzes its investments in joint ventures to
determine whether the joint venture should be accounted for under the equity method of accounting
or consolidated into the financial statements based on standards set forth under
SFAS Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, Statement of
Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures and Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) Statement No. 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a
Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain
Rights. Based on the guidance set forth in SFAS Interpretation No. 46(R). The Company has
determined that the limited partners and/or tenants in common in its real estate ventures have
certain protective and substantive participation rights that limit the Companys control of the
investment. Therefore, the Companys share of its investment in real estate ventures have been
accounted for under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying condensed financial
statements.
Under the equity method, the Companys investment in real estate ventures is stated at cost and
adjusted for the Companys share of net earnings or losses and reduced by distributions. Equity in
earnings of real estate ventures is generally recognized based on the Companys ownership interest
in the earnings of each of the unconsolidated real estate ventures. For the purposes of
presentation in the statement of cash flows, the Company follows the look through approach for
classification of distributions from joint ventures. Under this approach, distributions are
reported under operating cash flow unless the facts and circumstances of a specific distribution
clearly indicate that it is a return of capital (e.g., a liquidating dividend or distribution of
the proceeds from the joint ventures sale of assets) in which case it is reported as an investing
activity.
Management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Companys investments in
unconsolidated real estate ventures may be impaired when events or circumstances indicate that
there may be an impairment. An investment is impaired if managements estimate of the fair value of
the investment is less than its carrying value. To the extent impairment has occurred, and is
considered to be other than temporary, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of
the investment over the fair value of the investment. No impairment charges were recognized for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 or 2007.
Provision for Loan Losses. The accounting policies require the Company to maintain an allowance
for estimated credit losses with respect to mortgage loans it has made based upon its evaluation of
known and inherent risks associated with its lending activities. Management reflects provisions
for loan losses based upon its assessment of general market conditions, its internal risk
management policies and credit risk rating system, industry loss experience, its assessment of the
likelihood of delinquencies or defaults, and the value of the collateral underlying its
investments. Actual losses, if any, could ultimately differ from these estimates. There have been
no provisions for loan losses at September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue from rent, tenant reimbursements, and other
revenue once all of the following criteria are met in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
Topic 13, Revenue Recognition:
| persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; |
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| delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; |
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| the amount is fixed or determinable; and |
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| the collectability of the amount is reasonably assured. |
In accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases (SFAS 13), as amended and interpreted,
minimum annual rental revenue is recognized in rental revenues on a straight-line basis over the
term of the related lease.
Certain of the Companys leases currently contain rental increases at specified intervals, and
generally accepted accounting principles require the Company to record an asset, and include in
revenues, deferred rent receivable that will be received if the tenant makes all rent payments
required through the expiration of the initial term of the lease. Deferred rent receivable in the
accompanying condensed balance sheets includes the cumulative difference between rental revenue
recorded on a straight-line basis and rents received from the tenants in accordance with the lease
terms. Accordingly, the Company determines, in its judgment, to what extent the deferred rent
receivable applicable to each specific tenant is collectible. The Company reviews material
deferred rent receivable, as it relates to straight-line rents, on a quarterly basis and takes into
consideration the tenants payment history, the
financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates
and economic conditions in the area in which the property is located. In the event that the
collectability of deferred rent with respect to any given tenant is in doubt, the Company records
an increase in the allowance for uncollectible accounts or records a direct write-off of the
specific rent receivable. No such reserves have been recorded as of September 30, 2008 or December
31, 2007.
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Discontinued Operations and Properties. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets (SFAS 144), the income or loss and net gain or loss
on dispositions of operating properties and the income or loss on all properties classified as held
for sale are reflected in the statements of operations as discontinued operations for all periods
presented. A property is classified as held for sale when certain criteria, set forth under SFAS
144, are met. At such time, the Company presents the respective assets and liabilities separately
on the balance sheets and ceases to record depreciation and amortization expense. As of September
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company did not have any properties classified as held for
sale.
The following is a summary of discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30,
2007:
Discontinued operations: | 2007 | |||
Rental income |
$ | 390,143 | ||
Rental operating expense |
124,915 | |||
Depreciation and amortization |
67,804 | |||
Total income from discontinued operations |
$ | 197,424 | ||
Earnings per share |
$ | .08 | ||
Impairment. The Company accounts for the impairment of real estate in accordance with SFAS 144
which requires that the Company review the carrying value of each property to determine if
circumstances that indicate impairment in the carrying value of the investment exist or that
depreciation periods should be modified. If circumstances support the possibility of impairment,
the Company prepares a projection of the undiscounted future cash flows, without interest charges,
of the specific property and determines if the investment in such property is recoverable. If
impairment is indicated, the carrying value of the property would be written down to its estimated
fair value based on the Companys best estimate of the propertys discounted future cash flows.
There have been no impairments recognized on the Companys real estate assets at September 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007.
Federal Income Taxes. The Company has elected to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust
(REIT) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, for federal income tax purposes. To qualify
as a REIT, the Company must distribute annually at least 90% of adjusted taxable income, as defined
in the Code, to its stockholders and satisfy certain other organizational and operating
requirements. As a REIT, no provision will be made for federal income taxes on income resulting
from those sales of real estate investments which have or will be distributed to stockholders
within the prescribed limits. However, taxes will be provided for those gains which are not
anticipated to be distributed to stockholders unless such gains are deferred pursuant to Section
1031. In addition, the Company will be subject to a federal excise tax which equals 4% of the
excess, if any, of 85% of the Companys ordinary income plus 95% of the Companys capital gain net
income over cash distributions, as defined.
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN
48). FIN 48 provides guidance for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, and provides guidance on recognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition
of tax positions. FIN 48 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The
Company adopted FIN 48 effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2007, and the adoption
had no impact on the Companys results of operations.
Earnings and profits that determine the taxability of distributions to stockholders differ from net
income reported for financial reporting purposes due to differences in estimated useful lives and
methods used to compute depreciation and the carrying value (basis) on the investments in
properties for tax purposes, among other things.
The Company believes that it has met all of the REIT distribution and technical requirements for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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Stock Options. In December 2004, the FASB approved the revision of SFAS No. 123 Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123), and issued the revised SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based
Payment (SFAS 123(R)). In April 2005, the effective date of adoption was changed from interim
periods ending after June 15, 2005 to annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. SFAS 123(R)
effectively replaces SFAS 123, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25. SFAS
123(R) was effective for awards that are granted, modified, or settled in cash for annual periods
beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the
modified prospective approach. Under the modified prospective approach, stock-based compensation
expense is recorded for the unvested portion of previously issued awards that remained outstanding
at January 1, 2006 using the same estimate of the grant date fair value and the same attribution
method used to determine the pro forma disclosure under SFAS 123. SFAS 123(R) also requires that
all share-based payments to employees after January 1, 2006, including employee stock options, be
recognized in the financial statements as stock-based compensation expense based on the fair value
on the date of grant.
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share. Basic earnings (loss) per common share (Basic EPS) is
computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) during the period.
Diluted earnings per common share (Diluted EPS) is similar to the computation of Basic EPS except
that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have
been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. In addition, in
computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, the numerator is adjusted to add back the
after-tax amount of interest recognized in the period associated with any convertible debt and
dividends on convertible preferred stock. The computation of Diluted EPS does not assume exercise
or conversion of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect on net earnings (loss) per
share.
The following is a reconciliation of the denominator of the basic earnings per common share
computation to the denominator of the diluted earnings per common share computations, for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average shares used for Basic EPS |
5,411,227 | 3,021,060 | 4,728,243 | 2,315,639 | ||||||||||||
Incremental shares from share-based
compensation |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Incremental shares from conversion of
NetREIT 01 LP Partnership |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Incremental shares from convertible
preferred and warrants |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Adjusted weighted average shares used for
Diluted EPS |
5,411,227 | 3,021,060 | 4,728,243 | 2,315,639 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average shares from share based compensation, shares from conversion of NetREIT 01 LP
Partnership and shares from convertible preferred and warrants with respect to a total of 958,177
shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, were excluded from
the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect was anti-dilutive. Weighted average
shares from share based compensation and shares from convertible preferred and warrants with respect to a total of 898,592 shares of common
stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, were excluded from the computation of
diluted earnings per share as their effect was anti-dilutive.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The Company calculates the fair value of financial
instruments using available market information and appropriate present value or other valuation
techniques such as discounted cash flow analyses. Those techniques are significantly affected by
the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. The derived
fair value estimates cannot always be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and in
many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instruments. Management believes
that the carrying values reflected in the accompanying condensed balance sheets reasonably
approximate the fair values for financial instruments.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include the
allocation of purchase price paid for property acquisitions between land, building and intangible
assets acquired including their useful lives; the allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based
on an evaluation of the tenants ability to pay and the provision for possible loan losses with
respect to mortgages receivable and interest. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Segments. SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information
(SFAS 131), establishes standards for the way that public entities report information about
operating segments in their financial statements. The Company acquires and operates income
producing properties including office properties, residential properties, retail properties and
self storage properties and invests in real estate assets, including real estate loans, and as a
result, the Company operates in five business segments. See Note 9 Segment Information.
Recent Issued Accounting Standards. In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring
fair value under U. S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The key changes to
current practice are (1) the definition of fair value, which focuses on an exit price rather than
an entry price; (2) the methods used to measure fair value, such as emphasis that fair value is a
market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, as well as the inclusion of an
adjustment for risk, restrictions, and credit standing and (3) the expanded disclosures about fair
value measurements, SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157, as
amended, was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SFAS 157 on January 1,
2008 and, effective for the third quarter 2008, adopted FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-3,
Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active
(FSP SFAS 157-3). The adoption of SFAS 157 and FSP SFAS 157-3 did not have a significant impact
on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring
related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to
facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurements attributes for similar
types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007. In adopting SFAS 159, the Company did not elect the fair
value option for any financial assets or liabilities. Therefore, the adoption of SFAS 159 did not
have a significant impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In November 2007, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 07-06, Accounting
for Sale of Real Estate Subject to the Requirements of SFAS 66 When the Agreement Includes a
Buy-Sell Clause (EITF 07-06). A buy-sell clause is a contractual term that gives both investors
of a jointly-owned entity the ability to offer to buy the other investors interest. EITF 07-06
applies to sales of real estate to an entity if the entity is both partially owned by the seller of
the real estate and subject to an arrangement between the seller and the other investor containing
a buy-sell clause. The EITF concluded the existence of a buy-sell clause does not represent a
prohibited form of continuing involvement that would preclude partial sale and profit recognition
pursuant to SFAS 66. The EITF cautioned the buy-sell clause could represent such a prohibition if
the terms of the buy-sell clause and other facts and circumstances of the arrangement suggest:
| the buyer cannot act independently of the seller or |
||
| the seller is economically compelled or
contractually required to reacquire the other
investors interest in the jointly owned entity. |
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EITF 07-06 was effective for new arrangements in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007,
and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of EITF 07-06 did not have a
significant impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS
141R), which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141R expands the definition of a business combination and
requires the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, including the issuance of equity
securities, to be determined on the acquisition date. SFAS 141R also requires that all assets,
liabilities, contingent considerations, and contingencies of an acquired business be recorded at
fair value at the acquisition date. In addition, SFAS 141R requires that acquisition costs
generally be expensed as incurred, restructuring costs generally be expensed in periods subsequent
to the acquisition date and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and
acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period impact income tax expense. SFAS
141R is effective for business combinations beginning January 1, 2009. The Company has evaluated
the impact that SFAS 141R will have on its future financial statements and believes that the impact
on expenses related to acquisitions will not be material as it is traditional for the property
seller to pay significant costs such as broker commissions.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidating
Financial Statementsan amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and
reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent,
the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling
interest, changes in a parents ownership interest and the valuation of retained noncontrolling
equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. In addition, SFAS 160 provides reporting
requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the
interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not
believe the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a significant impact on the Companys financial position
or results of operations.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets (FSP SFAS 142-3), which amends the factors that should be considered in
developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized
intangible asset under SFAS 142. FSP SFAS 142-3 is intended to improve the consistency between the
useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows
used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS 141R. FSP SFAS 142-3 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, as well as interim
periods within those fiscal years, and must be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired
after the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the
pronouncement will have on its results of operations.
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3. REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND LEASE INTANGIBLES
A summary of the nine properties 100% owned by the Company as of September 30, 2008 is as follows:
Real estate | ||||||||||||||
assets, net | ||||||||||||||
Square | Property | (in | ||||||||||||
Property Name | Date Acquired | Location | Footage | Description | thousands) | |||||||||
Havana/Parker
Complex |
June 2006 | Aurora, Colorado | 114,000 | Office | $ | 6,164.4 | ||||||||
Garden Gateway |
March 2007 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 115,052 | Office | 13,947.4 | |||||||||
World Plaza |
September 2007 | San Bernardino, California | 55,096 | Retail | 6,059.7 | |||||||||
Regatta Square |
October 2007 | Denver, Colorado | 5,983 | Retail | 2,085.2 | |||||||||
Sparkys Palm
Self-Storage |
November 2007 | Highland, California | 60,508 | Self Storage | 4,596.8 | |||||||||
Sparkys Joshua
Self-Storage |
December 2007 | Hesperia, California | 149,650 | Self Storage | 7,694.8 | |||||||||
Executive Office
Park |
July 2008 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 65,084 | Office | 9,709.9 | |||||||||
Waterman Plaza |
August 2008 | San Bernardino, California | 21,285 | Retail | 6,832.5 | |||||||||
Pacific Oaks Plaza |
September 2008 | Escondido, California | 16,037 | Office | 4,835.0 | |||||||||
Total real estate assets, net | $ | 61,925.7 | ||||||||||||
The following table sets forth the components of the Companys investments in real estate:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Land |
$ | 11,440,290 | $ | 6,940,554 | ||||
Buildings and other |
49,653,390 | 34,330,636 | ||||||
Tenant improvements |
2,818,002 | 1,746,852 | ||||||
63,911,682 | 43,018,042 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(1,985,987 | ) | (1,100,532 | ) | ||||
Real estate assets, net |
$ | 61,925,695 | $ | 41,917,510 | ||||
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company acquired three properties, which are
summarized below:
In July 2008, the Company acquired Executive Office Park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The
purchase price for the property was $10.1 million, including transaction costs. The Company
purchased the property for $3.5 million cash and with $6.6 million
borrowed under a line of credit the Company established on July 9, 2008. This property is comprised
of a condominium development consisting of four separate buildings situated on four legal parcels.
The property is developed as an office condominium complex. The property consists of a total of
65,084 rentable square feet situated on a total of 4.65 acres.
In August 2008, the Company acquired Waterman Plaza located in San Bernardino, California. The
purchase price for the property was $7.2 million, including transaction costs. The Company
purchased the property with $3.3 million cash and a new fixed rate mortgage note in the amount of
$3.9 million secured by this property. This property is a newly constructed retail/office building
consisting of approximately 21,285 square feet situated on a total of 2.7 acres with approvals to
construct an additional 2,500 square foot building.
In September 2008, the Company acquired Pacific Oaks Plaza, an office building located in
Escondido, California. The purchase price for the property was $4.9 million, including transaction
costs, all paid in cash. This property consists of approximately 16,000 square feet and is being
utilized as the Companys headquarters and, approximately 3,900 square feet of the building is
leased to an unrelated entity.
In accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, the Company allocated the purchase price
of the properties acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as follows:
Buildings and | Tenant | Total Purchase | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Land | other | Improvements | In-place Leases | Leasing Costs | Price | |||||||||||||||||||
Executive Office Park |
$ | 1,265,735 | $ | 7,747,826 | $ | 797,219 | $ | 195,518 | $ | 119,583 | $ | 10,125,881 | ||||||||||||
Waterman Plaza |
2,350,000 | 4,319,736 | 177,030 | 135,162 | 182,101 | 7,164,029 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pacific Oaks Plaza |
980,000 | 3,862,791 | 23,254 | 10,438 | 4,876,483 |
Property sales
Casa Grande
In March 2008, the Company sold an undivided 54.92% interest in Casa Grande Apartments located in
Cheyenne, Wyoming. The purchasers paid $1.0 million, net of transaction costs, in cash. For
financial reporting purposes, a gain of $0.6 million is included in the accompanying condensed
statement of operations in the line item gain on sale of real estate for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
The investors in Casa Grande properties are held as tenants in common and have been granted certain
protective and substantive participating rights that limit the Companys control over investment in
the property. As a result, the Companys remaining investment in this property is included on the
accompanying condensed balance sheets in investment in real estate ventures and accounted for under
the equity method.
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Lease Intangibles
The following table summarizes the net value of other intangible assets and the accumulated
amortization for each class of intangible asset:
September 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lease | Accumulated | Lease | Lease | Accumulated | Lease | |||||||||||||||||||
Intangibles | Amortization | Intangibles, net | Intangibles | Amortization | Intangibles, net | |||||||||||||||||||
In-place leases |
$ | 683,898 | $ | (105,033 | ) | $ | 578,865 | $ | 329,963 | $ | (50,116 | ) | $ | 279,847 | ||||||||||
Leasing costs |
586,014 | (139,728 | ) | 446,286 | 273,892 | (41,600 | ) | 232,292 | ||||||||||||||||
Tenant relationships |
365,817 | (264,475 | ) | 101,342 | 365,817 | (26,341 | ) | 339,476 | ||||||||||||||||
Below-market lease |
(40,298 | ) | 1,007 | (39,291 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,595,431 | $ | (508,229 | ) | $ | 1,087,202 | $ | 969,672 | $ | (118,057 | ) | $ | 851,615 | |||||||||||
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of the current year and each of the
five succeeding years is as follows:
Estimated Aggregate | ||||
Amortization | ||||
Expense | ||||
Three months ending December 31, 2008 |
$ | 155,388 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2009 |
294,386 | |||
2010 |
221,460 | |||
2011 |
143,763 | |||
2012 |
89,408 | |||
2013 and
thereafter |
182,797 | |||
$ | 1,087,202 | |||
The weighted average amortization period for the intangible assets, in-place leases, leasing costs,
tenant relationships and below-market leases acquired as of September 30, 2008 was 6.2 years.
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4. INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE VENTURES
The following table sets forth the components of the Companys investment in real estate ventures:
Investment balance at: | ||||||||||||
Equity | September 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
Percentage | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
7-11 Escondido |
51.40 | % | $ | 692,116 | $ | 703,587 | ||||||
Casa Grande Apartments |
44.6 | 335,970 | | |||||||||
$ | 1,028,086 | $ | 703,587 | |||||||||
As of December 31, 2007, the investment in 7-11 Escondido was held as a tenant in common with an
unrelated party. On April 21, 2008, the Company and the other tenant in common contributed their
respective equity ownership to NetREIT 01 LP, a California limited partnership. At any time on or
after September 30, 2008, the partner has an option to exchange its equity interest in the property
into shares of NetREIT common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.30 per share up to 77,369
shares. The Company has a put option to convert the partners equity interests in NetREIT 01 LP to
shares of Company common stock at $9.30 per share for up to 77,369 common shares upon the earlier
of April 21, 2013 or the completion of an initial public offering of shares to be registered under
the Securities Act of 1933.
The Companys share of earnings for these equity investments for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007, was $27,825 and $1,366, respectively.
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Condensed balance sheets of all entities included in investment in real estate ventures as of
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Real estate assets |
$ | 1,688,621 | $ | 703,587 | ||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,688,621 | $ | 703,587 | ||||
Liabilities |
$ | 660,535 | $ | | ||||
Owners equity |
1,028,086 | 703,587 | ||||||
Total liabilities and owners equity |
$ | 1,688,621 | $ | 703,587 | ||||
Condensed statements of operations of the two entities included in investment in real estate
ventures for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
Nine months ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 168,176 | $ | 13,815 | $ | 72,940 | $ | 13,815 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental operating costs |
73,768 | 414 | 35,845 | 414 | ||||||||||||
$ | 94,408 | $ | 13,401 | $ | 37,095 | $ | 13,401 | |||||||||
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5. MORTGAGES RECEIVABLE
In March 2007, the Company originated a mortgage loan in the amount of $500,000 collateralized by a
first deed of trust on land under development as a retirement home in Escondido, California. This
mortgage loan accrues interest at 15% per year. The mortgage loan unpaid principal and accrued
interest was due and payable on March 20, 2008. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the
principal and accrued interest was $472,641 and $413,368, respectively.
In October 2007, the Company originated a mortgage loan in the amount of $935,000 collateralized by
a second deed of trust on the same land under development above. This mortgage loan accrues
interest at 11.5% per year. The mortgage loan unpaid principal and accrued interest was due and
payable on October 1, 2008. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the principal and accrued
interest was $1,050,369 and $962,478, respectively.
In November 2007, the Company originated a mortgage loan in the amount of $500,000 collateralized
by a third deed of trust on the same land above. This mortgage loan accrues interest at 15% per
year. The mortgage loan unpaid principal and accrued interest was due and payable on November 19,
2008. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the principal and accrued interest was $539,358
and $512,709, respectively.
On July 29, 2008, all three loans were modified to extend the due dates to be uniformly due and
payable on December 31, 2008.
These loans, together with accrued interest, having a balance due of approximately $2.1 million
went into default on January 1, 2009. The Company has commenced acquiring title to the property and
will seek to sell the property in the near future. The Company does not anticipate incurring any
losses with respect to these loans.
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6. MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE
The following table sets forth the components of mortgage notes payable as of September 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Mortgage note payable in monthly
installments of $24,330 through
July 1, 2016, including interest
at a fixed rate of 6.51%,
collateralized by the
Havana/Parker Complex property. |
$ | 3,475,263 | $ | 3,520,170 | ||||
Mortgage note payable in monthly
installments of $71,412 through
April 5, 2014, including
interest at a fixed rate of
6.08%; collateralized by the
leases and office buildings of
the Garden Gateway Plaza
property. Certain obligations
under the note are guaranteed by
the executive officers. |
10,722,379 | 10,872,323 | ||||||
Mortgage note payable in monthly
installments of $27,088 through
February 1, 2012, including
interest at a fixed rate of
5.31%; collateralized by the
World Plaza property. |
3,556,431 | 3,656,363 | ||||||
Revolving line of credit
facility to borrow up to
$6,597,500, interest only
payments at a fixed rate of
6.25%; principal payable
December 10, 2009;
collateralized by the Executive
Office Park and Regatta Square
properties. |
3,347,500 | |||||||
Mortgage note payable in monthly
installments of $25,995 through
September 1, 2015, including
interest at a fixed rate of
6.5%; collateralized by the
Waterman Plaza property. |
3,850,000 | |||||||
Assumed mortgage note payable in
monthly installments of $39,302
through March 10, 2008,
including interest at a fixed
rate of 9.506%; collateralized
by the Sparkys Joshua
Self-Storage property. The
Company paid the loan off in its
entirety in January 2008. |
4,371,460 | |||||||
$ | 24,951,573 | $ | 22,420,316 | |||||
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain services and facilities are provided to the Company by C.I. Holding Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries (CI) a small shareholder in the Company and is approximately 35% owned by the
Companys executive management. A portion of the Companys general and administrative costs are
paid by CI and then reimbursed by the Company.
The Company has entered into a property management agreement with CHG Properties, Inc. (CHG), a
wholly owned subsidiary of CI, to manage all of its properties at rates of up to 5% of
gross income. During the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid CHG total
management fees of $64,668 and $29,196, respectively, and $175,344 and $68,236 during the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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During the term of the property management agreement, the Company has an option to acquire the
business conducted by CHG. The option is exercisable, without any consent of the property manager,
its board or its shareholders, with the approval of a majority of the Companys directors not
otherwise interested in the transaction. The option price is shares of the Company to be determined
by a predefined formula based on the net income of CHG during the 6-month period immediately
preceding the month in which the acquisition notice is delivered. The Company has no intention to
exercise the option to acquire CHG.
Prior to the sale of the Rancho Santa Fe Property in October 2007, the Company leased office space
in this property to CI under a lease that provided for monthly lease payments of $8,787 per month.
The Company received cash from accrued rental income from CI totaling $31,364 and $35,148 during
the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and received $85,655 and $71,584
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. At September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, CI owed the Company $20,909 and $118,447, respectively, relating to the above
lease.
8. STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Employee Retirement and Share-Based Incentive Plans
Stock Options.
Each of these options was awarded pursuant to the Companys 1999 Flexible Incentive Plan (the
Plan). The following table summarizes the stock option activity. The exercise price and number of
shares under option have been adjusted to give effect to stock dividends declared by the Company.
There have not been any stock options granted since June 2005.
The following table summarizes employee stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2007
and the nine months ended September 30, 2008:
Weighted | ||||||||
Average Exercise | ||||||||
Shares | Price | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2006 |
55,683 | $ | 7.06 | |||||
Options Exercised |
(13,182 | ) | $ | 6.36 | ||||
Balance, December 31, 2007 |
42,501 | $ | 7.28 | |||||
Options Exercised |
(17,136 | ) | $ | 5.95 | ||||
Options outstanding and exercisable,
September 30, 2008 |
25,365 | $ | 8.18 | |||||
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At September 30, 2008, the options outstanding and exercisable had exercise prices ranging from
$7.20 to $8.64, with a weighted average price of $8.18, and expiration dates ranging from June 2009
to June 2010 with a weighted average remaining term of 1.43 years.
The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying
stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. The aggregate intrinsic value of options
outstanding, all of which are exercisable, was $46,058 at September 30, 2008.
Share-Based Incentives. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors adopted a restricted
stock award program under the Plan in December 2006 for the purpose of attracting and retaining
officers, key employees and non-employee board members. The Board has granted nonvested shares of
restricted common stock on January 1, 2007 and 2008. The nonvested shares have voting rights and
are eligible for dividends paid to common shares. The share awards vest in equal annual
installments over the three or five year period from date of issuance. The Company recognized
compensation cost for these fixed awards over the service vesting period, which represents the
requisite service period, using the straight-line attribution expense method.
The value of the nonvested shares was calculated based on the offering price of the shares in the
most recent private placement offering of $10 adjusted for a 5% stock dividend since granted. The
value of granted nonvested restricted stock issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007 totaled $278,710 and $142,374, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30,
2008, 200 shares were vested. During the three months ended September 30, 2008 and the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, dividends of $5,624 and $15,052 were paid on the nonvested shares,
respectively. The nonvested restricted shares will vest in equal installments over the next two to
four and a quarter years.
Cash Dividends. Cash dividends declared per common share for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007 were $0.44 and $0.45, respectively. The dividend paid to stockholders of the Series
AA Preferred for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $21,963, and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 was $65,888 or an annualized portion of the 7% of the liquidation
preference of $25 per share.
Sale of Common Stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 the net proceeds from the
sale of 1,830,184 shares of common stock was $15,424,868.
9. SEGMENTS
The Companys five reportable segments consists of mortgage loan activities and the four types of
commercial real estate properties for which the Companys decision-makers internally evaluate
operating performance and financial results: Residential Properties, Office Properties, Retail
Properties, Self Storage Properties and Real Estate Loans. The Company also has certain corporate
level activities including accounting, finance, legal administration and management information
systems which are not considered separate operating segments.
The Companys chief operating decision maker evaluates the performance of its segments based upon
net operating income. Net operating income is defined as operating revenues (rental income, tenant
reimbursements and other property income) less property and related expenses (property expenses,
real estate taxes, ground leases and provisions for bad debts) and excludes other non-property
income and expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and general and
administrative expenses. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those
described in the Companys significant accounting policies (see Note 2). There is no intersegment
activity.
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The following tables reconcile the Companys segment activity to its combined results of operations
and financial position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and as of
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Office Properties: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 846,990 | $ | 622,444 | $ | 2,071,834 | $ | 1,563,254 | ||||||||
Property and related expenses |
425,409 | 324,711 | 1,081,513 | 819,045 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
421,581 | 297,733 | 990,321 | 744,209 | ||||||||||||
Residential Properties: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
| 54,288 | 49,517 | 161,645 | ||||||||||||
Property and related expenses |
| 28,871 | 25,456 | 88,071 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
| 25,417 | 24,061 | 73,574 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures |
3,000 | | 11,877 | | ||||||||||||
Retail Properties: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
319,693 | 24,472 | 871,029 | 51,502 | ||||||||||||
Property and related expenses |
130,515 | 5,711 | 324,806 | 6,664 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
189,178 | 18,761 | 546,223 | 44,838 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures |
7,257 | 1,366 | 15,948 | 1,366 | ||||||||||||
Self Storage Properties: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
303,262 | | 917,276 | | ||||||||||||
Property and related expenses |
179,556 | | 521,255 | | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
123,706 | | 396,021 | | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loan activity: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
67,923 | 7,062 | 192,068 | 14,354 | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation to Net Income
Available to Common
Stockholders: |
||||||||||||||||
Total net operating income, as
defined, for reportable
segments |
812,645 | 350,339 | 2,176,519 | 878,341 | ||||||||||||
Unallocated other income: |
||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
| | 605,539 | 9,775 | ||||||||||||
Total other income |
17,834 | 130,753 | 55,092 | 268,500 | ||||||||||||
Unallocated other expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
360,327 | 151,602 | 942,196 | 467,551 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
376,920 | 229,534 | 946,772 | 544,303 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
636,252 | 241,411 | 1,597,802 | 569,153 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations |
(543,020 | ) | (141,455 | ) | (649,620 | ) | (424,391 | ) | ||||||||
Income from discontinued operations |
65,885 | 197,424 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss |
(543,020 | ) | (75,570 | ) | (649,620 | ) | (226,967 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred dividends |
(21,963 | ) | (23,538 | ) | (65,888 | ) | (65,888 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss available for common stockholders |
$ | (564,983 | ) | $ | (99,108 | ) | $ | (715,508 | ) | $ | (292,855 | ) | ||||
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September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
(as restated) | ||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||
Office Properties: |
||||||||
Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
$ | 35,183,726 | $ | 20,787,078 | ||||
Total assets (2) |
36,367,757 | 21,899,523 | ||||||
Residential Property: |
||||||||
Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
| 777,569 | ||||||
Total assets (2) |
| 777,773 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
335,970 | |||||||
Retail Properties: |
||||||||
Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
16,806,241 | 9,760,526 | ||||||
Total assets (2) |
17,224,503 | 9,825,269 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
692,116 | 703,587 | ||||||
Self Storage Properties: |
||||||||
Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
12,392,930 | 12,813,952 | ||||||
Total assets (2) |
12,437,118 | 12,829,217 | ||||||
Mortgage loan activity: |
||||||||
Mortgage receivable and accrued interest |
2,062,368 | 1,888,555 | ||||||
Total assets |
2,062,368 | 1,888,555 | ||||||
Reconciliation to Total Assets: |
||||||||
Total assets for reportable segments |
69,119,832 | 47,923,924 | ||||||
Other unallocated assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
292,227 | 4,880,659 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net |
361,985 | 307,658 | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 69,774,044 | $ | 53,112,241 | ||||
(1) | Includes lease intangibles and the land purchase option related to property acquisitions. |
|
(2) | Includes land, buildings and improvements, current receivables, deferred rent receivables,
deferred leasing costs and other related intangible assets, all shown on a net basis. |
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Nine months ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Capital Expenditures: (1) |
||||||||
Office Properties: |
||||||||
Acquisition of operating properties |
$ | 14,963,070 | $ | 15,192,642 | ||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
262,952 | 394,684 | ||||||
Residential Property: |
||||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
| 18,581 | ||||||
Retail Properties: |
||||||||
Acquisition of operating properties |
7,164,030 | 7,641,858 | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
158,377 | 36,444 | ||||||
Self Storage Properties: |
||||||||
Acquisition of operating properties |
| | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
22,029 | | ||||||
Mortgage Loan Activity: |
||||||||
Loans originated |
173,813 | 398,246 | ||||||
Total Reportable Segments: |
||||||||
Acquisition of operating properties |
22,127,100 | 22,834,500 | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
443,358 | 449,709 | ||||||
Total real estate expenditures |
$ | 22,570,458 | $ | 23,284,209 | ||||
Total loan origination |
$ | 173,813 | $ | 398,246 | ||||
(1) | Total capital expenditures are equal to the same amounts disclosed for total reportable
segments. |
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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Acquisitions
On January 2, 2009, the Company acquired the Morena Office Center, an office building located in
San Diego, California. The purchase price for the property was $6.6 million, including transaction
costs. The Company purchased the property with $3.4 million cash and a $3.2 million draw on its
line of credit facility. This property consists of approximately 26,784 square foot building on
approximately 0.62 acres.
On February 5, 2009, Dubose Model Homes USA, L.P., a Texas limited partnership and the Company
entered into an agreement (Agreement) to form Dubose Acquisition Partners II, Ltd, a limited
partnership (the Partnership) pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Business Organizations
Code. The purpose of the Partnership is to acquire up to twenty-eight model homes from homebuilder
subsidiaries of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company or its affiliates with a potential for capital
appreciation, to rent said model homes, to sell such model homes, and to conduct such other
businesses which are incidental or necessary to the foregoing.
Dubose Model Homes USA, L.P. is the original general partner and the Company is a limited partner.
The Partnership will admit limited partners accepted by the general partner who purchase Units,
defined as a limited partnership interest in the partnership resulting from a capital contribution
of $19,250. Initially there will be 100 Units sold to the limited partners for aggregate initial
capital contributions of $1,925,000. The Company has elected to purchase 51 of the initial 100
Units at the price of $19,250 per Unit, for a total capital contribution of $981,750, and has
deposited such funds with the general partner. The 51 Units are currently a majority ownership,
and it is the intention of the Company to maintain a majority ownership of the Units at all times
during the Agreement.
Larry G. Dubose, a Director at NetREIT since June 2005, currently serves as President of the
General Partner, Dubose Model Homes USA, L.P., a company he founded in 1985. Mr. Dubose sold
Dubose Model Homes USA, L.P., in 2004 and does not currently maintain any ownership interest.
On February 5, 2009, the Company and Fontana Dialysis Building, LLC formed Fontana Medical Plaza,
LLC (FMP) which the Company is Managing Member and 51% owner. On February 19, 2009, FMP assumed
an agreement to purchase the Fontana Medical Plaza located in Fontana, California. The purchase
price for the property is $1,900,000, before transaction costs. The Company purchased the property
with $800,000 cash and a $1,100,000 draw on its line of credit facility. The property consists of
approximately 10,500 square feet and is currently unoccupied. The FMP has also assumed a lease
agreement for a tenant to occupy 100% of the building for ten years with three five year renewal
options. The new tenant is expected move in upon the completion of the tenant improvements expected
to be complete no later than July 2009. The lease agreement requires annual rent payments during
the first five years of $259,973 increasing by 12.5% on the fifth year anniversary and on each five
year anniversary thereafter.
On March 23, 2009, the Company acquired The Rangewood Medical Office Building (Rangewood) located
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The purchase price for the property was $2.7 million, including
transaction costs. The Company purchased the property with $230,000 cash and a $2,430,000 draw on
its line of credit facility. Rangewood is a 3-story, Class A medical office building of
approximately 18,222 rentable square feet. The building was constructed in 1998 and as of the date
of the acquisition, was 92% occupied.
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Property sales
In October 2008, the Company sold an undivided 25.3% of its interests in Sparkys Palm Self
Storage. The purchaser paid $1.4 million, net of transaction costs, in cash. For financial
reporting purposes, the gain of $0.1 million will be included in the statement of operations in the
line item gain on sale of real estate for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Companys remaining
investment in this property will be included on the balance sheet in investment in real estate
ventures and accounted for under the equity method.
In October 2008, the Company sold an undivided 5.99% of its interests in Garden Gateway. The
purchaser paid $1.0 million, of which $0.4 million was paid in cash and $0.6 million paid in the
form of a promissory note secured by the interest in the property. For financial reporting
purposes, the gain of $0.1 million will be included in the statement of operations in the line item
gain on sale of real estate for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Companys remaining
investment in this property will be included on the balance sheet in investment in real estate
ventures and accounted for under the equity method. The
deed of trust for the loan secured by Garden Gateway Plaza contains
the Companys covenant not to transfer an interest in the
property. The Company advised the real estate broker of its intent to
transfer an interest in the property at the time it negotiated this
sale. The Company contracted to transfer the undivided interest in
the property based on its belief that the lender had agreed to its
transfer. The Company has not yet received the lenders written
waiver of this restriction and has contacted the lender to resolve
this issue. If it does not give its waiver, the lender could claim
the Company breached this covenant and pursue one or more remedies,
including immediate payment of the entire loan balance. The Company
believes it to be in the lenders best interest not to do so and
believes it will resolve this issue in a satisfactory manner.
In December 2008, the Company sold an undivided 9.33% of its interests in its Sparkys Palm Self
Storage. The purchaser paid $0.5 million, net of transactions costs, in cash and $0.6 million paid
in the form of a promissory note secured by the interest in the property. For financial reporting
purposes, the gain of $0.04 million will be included in the statement of operations in the line
item gain on sale of real estate for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Companys remaining
investment in this property will be included on the balance sheet in investment in real estate
ventures and accounted for under the equity method.
In December 2008, the Company sold an undivided 25.0% of its interests in its Casa Grande
Apartments. The purchaser paid $0.5 million, net of transaction costs, in cash. For financial
reporting purposes, the gain of $0.3 million will be included in the statement of operations in the
line item gain on sale of real estate for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Companys remaining
investment in this property will be included on the balance sheet in investment in real estate
ventures and accounted for under the equity method.
In December 2008, the Company sold an undivided 13.4% of its interests in its Sparkys Palm Self
Storage. The purchaser paid $0.7 million, of which $0.4 million was paid in cash and $0.3 million
paid in the form of a promissory note secured by the interest in the property. For financial
reporting purposes, the gain of
$0.3 million will be included in the statement of operations in the line item gain on sale of real
estate for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Companys remaining investment in this property
will be included on the balance sheet in investment in real estate ventures and accounted for under
the equity method.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion relates to our condensed financial statements and should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Statements contained in this Managements Discussion and Analysis and Plan of Operation that are
not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to materially differ from those
projected. Some of the information presented is forward-looking in nature, including information
concerning projected future occupancy rates, rental rate increases, project development timing and
investment amounts. Although the information is based our current expectations, actual results
could vary from expectations stated in this report. Numerous factors will affect our actual
results, some of which are beyond our control. These include the timing and strength of national
and regional economic growth, the strength of commercial and residential markets, competitive
market conditions, and fluctuations in availability and cost of construction materials and labor
resulting from the effects of worldwide demand, future interest rate levels and capital market
conditions.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information, which speaks only as of the date
of this report. We assume no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent we are
required to do so in connection with our ongoing requirements under federal securities laws to
disclose material information. For a discussion of important risks related to our business, and an
investment in our securities, including risks that could cause actual results and events to differ
materially from results and events referred to in the forward-looking information Item 1A and Item
2 included in the Form 10, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Economic Outlook
Beginning in the Fall of 2007 and throughout 2008, the U.S. and global economy entered a serious
recession. The current economic environment is characterized by a severe residential housing slump,
depressed commercial real estate valuations, weak consumer confidence, rising unemployment and
concerns regarding stagflation, deflation and inflation. Numerous financial systems around the
world have become illiquid and banks have become less willing to lend to other banks and borrowers.
Uncertainty remains in terms of the depth and duration of these adverse economic conditions.
The conditions described above have created an environment of limited financing alternatives for
acquiring properties as lending institutions have cut back on making loans and tightened credit
standards. Continued market volatility could impact our ability to finance future property
acquisitions. In addition, this difficult economic environment may make it difficult for our
tenants to continue to meet their obligations to the Company.
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
NetREIT (which we sometimes refer to as we, us or the Company) operates as a
self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in the Pacific Oaks Plaza, in
the City of Escondido in San Diego County, California. We have been in a growth stage having
increased capital by approximately 83.0% to $43.0 million at September 30, 2008 from $23.5 million
at September 30, 2007. Our investment portfolio, consisting of real estate assets, net;
investments in real estate ventures; land purchase option; and mortgages receivable and interest,
increased by approximately 105.2% to $67.5 million at September 30, 2008 from $32.9 million at
September 30, 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 rental income increased by
approximately 116.7% to $3.9 million from $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
primarily due to the increase in the number of properties owned during those periods. The increase
in capital and the increase in the real estate investment portfolio was made possible by the
increase in net proceeds from the sale of common stock of approximately $19.2 million during the
twelve month period ended September 30, 2008.
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As of September 30, 2008, the Companys owned or had an interest in four office buildings (Office
Properties) which total approximately 298,000 rentable square feet, three retail shopping centers
and a 7-Eleven property (Retail Properties) which total approximately 85,000 rentable square
feet, two self-storage facilities (Self Storage Properties) which total approximately 210,000
rentable square feet and one 39 unit apartment building (Residential Properties). On a limited
basis, the Company also invests in mortgage loans.
Our properties are located primarily in Southern California and Colorado. These areas have above
average population growth. The clustering of our assets enables us to reduce our operating costs
through economies of scale by servicing a number of properties with less staff. We do not develop
properties but acquire properties that are stabilized or that we anticipate will be stabilized in
the first year following our acquisition of the property. A property is considered to be stabilized
once it has achieved an 80% occupancy rate for a full year as of January 1, or has been open for
three years. We are actively communicating with real estate brokers and other third parties to
locate properties for potential acquisitions in an effort to build our portfolio.
Most of our office and retail properties we currently own are leased to a variety of tenants
ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which do not have publicly rated
debt. We have in the past entered into, and intend in the future to enter into, purchase
agreements for real estate having net leases that require the tenant to pay all of the operating
expense (Triple Net Leases) or pay increases in operating expenses over specific base years. Most
of our leases are for terms of 3 to 5 years with annual rental increases built into the leases.
Our residential and self storage properties that we currently own are rented under short term
agreements of 6 months or less. Our self storage properties are located in markets that have
multiple self storage properties from which to choose. Competition will impact our property
results. Our operating results of these properties depend materially on our ability to lease
available self storage units, to actively manage unit rental rates, and on the ability of our
tenants to make required rental payments. We believe that we will continue to respond quickly and
effectively to changes in local and regional economic conditions by adjusting rental rates by
concentration of these properties in one region of Southern California. We depend on
advertisements, flyers, web sites, etc. to secure new tenants to fill any vacancies.
Current Developments and Trends
As mentioned above, real estate financing and sales markets are experiencing severe illiquidity,
disruptions and uncertainty. These are trends which we first began experiencing in the Fall of
2007. We expect this trend may continue throughout 2009 and possibly beyond.
We believe uncertainty in the real estate financing market will continue to make mortgage financing
more difficult to obtain, which may affect our ability to finance future property acquisitions.
Three of our six acquisitions during the 12 month period ended September 2008 were obtained for
cash and three were obtained with a financing and cash. Two involved new financing that we
obtained with satisfactory terms, however, we have experienced challenges in obtaining financing in
the amounts related to purchase price or the rates that were previously available. We acquired the
other property subject to the sellers existing mortgage financing.
Illiquidity in the credit markets and negative trends in many other sectors of the U.S. economy
have disrupted and depressed the real estate market, reducing the number of buyers and competition
for properties. We believe that these trends will continue to depress the real estate market sales
volumes and prices. This may present the Company opportunities to purchase properties at lower
prices provided the Company does not need to rely on new mortgage financing. We are currently
looking for properties we can acquire for cash or assume existing debt.
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Although long-term interest rates remain relatively low by historical standards, there has been a
significant increase in the credit spreads across the credit spectrum as banks and other
institutional lenders have adopted more conservative lending practices. Increases in credit
spreads or deterioration in individual tenant credit may lower the appraised values of properties.
We generally enter into three to five leases with our tenants to mitigate the impact that
fluctuations in interest rates have on the values of our portfolio.
Inflation rates in the United States have continued to rise. Increases in inflation generally will
have a negative impact on our properties to the extent that tenant leases do not provide for rent
increases in response to increase in inflation rates. To mitigate this risk, our leases generally
have fixed rent increases or increases based on formulas indexed to increases in the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) or other indices for the jurisdiction in which the property is located. To the
extent that the CPI increases, additional rental income streams may be generated from these leases
and thereby mitigate the impact of inflation.
Management Evaluation of Results of Operations
Management evaluates our results of operations with a primary focus on increasing and enhancing the
value, quality and quantity of its real estate portfolio. Management focuses its efforts on
improving underperforming assets through re-leasing efforts, including negotiation of lease
renewals, or selectively selling assets in order to increase value in our real estate portfolio.
The ability to increase assets under management is affected by our ability to raise capital and our
ability to identify appropriate investments.
Managements evaluation of operating results includes our ability to generate necessary cash flow
in order to fund distributions to our shareholders. As a result, managements assessment of
operating results gives less emphasis to the effects of unrealized gains and losses, which may
cause fluctuations in net income for comparable periods but have no impact on cash flows, and to
other non-cash charges such as depreciation and impairment charges. Managements evaluation of our
potential for generating cash flow includes an assessment of the long-term sustainability of our
real estate portfolio. During this growth stage, past funding of distributions to our shareholders
exceeded our cash flow from operations. We anticipate that as we acquire additional properties our
revenues will increase at a faster rate than our general and administrative expenses due to
efficiencies of scale. We therefore believe that distributions to our shareholders will be funded
by cash flow from operations.
Management focuses on measures of cash flows from investing activities and cash flows from
financing activities in its evaluation of our capital resources. Investing activities typically
consist of the acquisition or disposition of investments in real property or, to a limited extent,
mortgage receivables and the funding of capital expenditures with respect to real properties.
Financing activities primarily consist of the proceeds from sale of stock, borrowings and
repayments of mortgage debt and the payment of distributions to our shareholders.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The presentation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the
reporting period. Certain accounting policies are considered to be critical accounting policies,
as they require management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time
the estimate is made, and changes in the accounting estimate are reasonably likely to occur from
period to period. Management believes the following critical accounting policies reflect our more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements. For a
summary of all of our significant accounting policies, see note 2 to our condensed financial
statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
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Property Acquisitions. The Company accounts for its acquisitions of real estate in accordance with
Statement of Financial Standards (SFAS) No. 141,
Business Combinations (SFAS 141) which
requires the purchase price of acquired properties be allocated to the acquired tangible assets and
liabilities, consisting of land, building, tenant improvements, a land purchase option, long-term
debt and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and
below-market leases, the value of in-place leases, unamortized lease origination costs and tenant
relationships, based in each case on their fair values.
The Company allocates the purchase price to tangible assets of an acquired property (which includes
land, building and tenant improvements) based on the estimated fair values of those tangible
assets, assuming the building was vacant. Estimates of fair value for land, building and building
improvements are based on many factors including, but not limited to, comparisons to other
properties sold in the same geographic area and independent third party valuations. The Company
also considers information obtained about each property as a result of its pre-acquisition due
diligence, marketing and leasing activities in estimating the fair values of the tangible and
intangible assets and liabilities acquired.
The total value allocable to intangible assets acquired, which consists of unamortized lease
origination costs, in-place leases and tenant relationships, are allocated based on managements
evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenants lease and the Companys overall
relationship with that respective tenant. Characteristics considered by management in allocating
these values include the nature and extent of the existing business relationships with the tenant,
growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the remaining term of the lease and
the tenants credit quality, among other factors.
The value allocable to above or below market component of an acquired in-place lease is determined
based upon the present value (using a market discount rate) of the difference between (i) the
contractual rents to be paid pursuant to the lease over its remaining term, and (ii) managements
estimate of rents that would be paid using fair market rates over the remaining term of the
lease. The amounts allocated to above or below market leases are included in lease intangibles,
net in the accompanying condensed balance sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis as an
increase or reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable term of the respective
leases. As of September 30, 2008, the unamortized balance of below market leases was $39,291. As
of September 30, 2007, the Company did not have any deferred rent for above or below market leases.
The land lease acquired with the World Plaza acquisition in 2007 has a fixed purchase price option
cost of $181,710 at the termination of the lease in 2062. In accordance with SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS 142) management valued the land option at its
residual value of $1,370,000, based upon comparable land sales adjusted to present value. The
amount is included as land purchase option on the accompanying condensed balance sheets. The
difference between the strike price of the option and the recorded cost of the land purchase option
is approximately $1.2 million. Accordingly, management has determined that exercise of the option
is considered probable. The land purchase option was determined to be a contract based intangible
associated with the land. As a result, this asset has an indefinite life and is treated as a
non-amortizable asset.
The value of in-place leases, unamortized lease origination costs and tenant relationships are
amortized to expense over the remaining term of the respective leases, which range from less than a
year to ten years. The amount allocated to acquire in-place leases is determined based on
managements assessment of lost revenue and costs incurred for the period required to lease the
assumed vacant property to the occupancy level when purchased. The amount allocated to
unamortized lease origination costs is determined by what the Company would have paid to a third
party to recruit a new tenant reduced by the expired term of the respective lease. The amount
allocated to tenant relationships is the benefit resulting from the likelihood of a tenant renewing
its lease. Amortization expense related to these assets was $151,094 and $24,572 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense related to these
assets was $391,179 and $51,835 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
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Sales of Undivided Interests in Properties. The Company accounts for profit recognition on sales of
real estate in accordance with SFAS No. 66 Accounting for Sales of Real Estate (SFAS 66).
Pursuant to SFAS 66, profits from sales will not be recognized under the full accrual method by the
Company until certain criteria are met. Profit (the difference between the sales value and the
proportionate cost of the partial interest sold) shall be recognized at the date of sale if a sale
has been consummated and the following:
a. The buyer is independent of the seller.
b. Collection of the sales price is reasonably assured.
c. The seller will not be required to support the operations of the property or its related
obligations to an extent greater than its proportionate interest.
Gains relating to transactions which do not meet the criteria for full accrual method of accounting
are deferred and recognized when the full accrual method of accounting criteria are met or by using
the installment or deposit methods of profit recognition, as appropriate in the circumstances.
Depreciation and Amortization of Buildings and Improvements. Land, buildings and improvements are
recorded at cost. Major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the
asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, while ordinary repairs
and maintenance are expensed as incurred. The cost of buildings and improvements are depreciated
using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from 30 to 55 years for
buildings, improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or term
of the tenant lease which range from 1 to 10 years, and 4 to 5 years for furniture, fixtures and
equipment. Depreciation expense, including discontinued operations, for buildings and improvements
for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, was $468,015 and $325,972, respectively.
Depreciation expense, including discontinued operations, for buildings and improvements for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, was $1,167,960 and $562,054, respectively.
Intangible Assets Lease intangibles represents the allocation of a portion of the purchase price
of a property acquisition representing the estimated value of in-place leases, unamortized lease
origination costs, tenant relationships and a land purchase option. Intangible assets are comprised
of finite-lived and indefinite-lived assets. In accordance with SFAS 142, indefinite-lived assets
are not amortized. Finite-lived intangibles are amortized over their expected useful lives. The
Company assesses its intangibles and goodwill for impairment at least annually.
In accordance with SFAS 142, the Company is required to perform a test for impairment of goodwill
and other definite and indefinite lived assets at least annually, and more frequently as
circumstances warrant. The Company tests for impairment as of December 31. Based on the last
review, no impairment was deemed necessary at December 31, 2007.
Investments in Real Estate Ventures. The Company analyzes its investments in joint ventures to
determine whether the joint venture should be accounted for under the equity method of accounting
or consolidated into the financial statements based on standards set forth under
SFAS Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, Statement of
Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures and Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) Statement No. 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a
Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain
Rights. Based on the guidance set forth in SFAS Interpretation No. 46(R). The Company has
determined that the limited partners and/or tenants in common in its real estate ventures have
certain protective and substantive participation rights that limit the Companys control of the
investment. Therefore, the Companys share of its investment in real estate ventures have been
accounted for under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying financial statements.
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Under the equity method, the Companys investment in real estate ventures is stated at cost and
adjusted for the Companys share of net earnings or losses and reduced by distributions. Equity in
earnings of real estate ventures is generally recognized based on the Companys ownership interest
in the earnings of each of the unconsolidated real estate ventures. For the purposes of
presentation in the statement of cash flows, the Company follows the look through approach for
classification of distributions from joint ventures. Under this approach, distributions are
reported under operating cash flow unless the facts and circumstances of a specific distribution
clearly indicate that it is a return of capital (e.g., a liquidating dividend or distribution of
the proceeds from the joint ventures sale of assets) in which case it is reported as an investing
activity.
Management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Companys investments in
unconsolidated real estate ventures may be impaired when events or circumstances indicate that
there may be an impairment. An investment is impaired if managements estimate of the fair value of
the investment is less than its carrying value. To the extent impairment has occurred, and is
considered to be other than temporary, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of
the investment over the fair value of the investment. No impairment charges were recognized for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 or for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue from rent, tenant reimbursements, and other
revenue once all of the following criteria are met in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
Topic 13, Revenue Recognition:
| persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; |
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| delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; |
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| the amount is fixed or determinable; and |
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| the collectability of the amount is reasonably assured. |
In accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases (SFAS 13), as amended and interpreted,
minimum annual rental revenue is recognized in rental revenues on a straight-line basis over the
term of the related lease.
Certain of the Companys leases currently contain rental increases at specified intervals, and
generally accepted accounting principles require the Company to record an asset, and include in
revenues, deferred rent receivable that will be received if the tenant makes all rent payments
required through the expiration of the initial term of the lease. Deferred rent receivable in the
accompanying condensed balance sheets includes the cumulative difference between rental revenue
recorded on a straight-line basis and rents received from the tenants in accordance with the lease
terms. Accordingly, the Company determines, in its judgment, to what extent the deferred rent
receivable applicable to each specific tenant is collectible. The Company reviews material
deferred rent receivable, as it relates to straight-line rents, on a quarterly basis and takes into
consideration the tenants payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business
conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area in
which the property is located. In the event that the collectability of deferred rent with respect
to any given tenant is in doubt, the Company records an increase in the allowance for uncollectible
accounts or records a direct write-off of the specific rent receivable. No such reserves have been
recorded as of September 30, 2008 or December 31, 2007.
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THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPARISON OF OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not indicative
of those expected in future periods as we expect that rental income, interest income from real
estate loans receivable, earnings from real estate ventures, interest expense, rental operating
expense, general and administrative expense and depreciation and amortization will significantly
increase in future periods as a result of operations from assets acquired during 2007, 2008 and
2009 for an entire period and as a result of anticipated future acquisitions of real estate
investments.
RECENT EVENTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON RESULTS OF OPERATIONS COMPARISONS
Assets Purchased
In March 2007, the Company acquired Garden Gateway Plaza for $15.1 million, including transaction
costs. This property is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and consists of three individual
buildings situated on three separate properties within a multi-property campus. Included is a
multi-tenant two-story office/flex building and two single story office/flex buildings. The
property is comprised of 115,179 square feet on 12.0 acres. Results of operations for this
property is included for approximately six of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to
the full nine months in 2008.
In September 2007, the Company acquired World Plaza, a 55,096 square foot retail center in San
Bernardino, California for $7.7 million, including transaction costs. The purchase was funded by
assumption of an existing borrowing of $3.7 million and the remainder was funded with the Companys
funds on hand. The acquisition included a land lease with a fixed purchase price option cost of
$181,710 at termination of the lease in 2062. Results of operations for this property is included
for less than a month of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the full nine months
in 2008.
In October 2007, the Company acquired Regatta Square, a 5,983 square foot retail center in Denver,
Colorado for $2.2 million, including transaction costs. The purchase was funded with the Company
funds on hand. There are no results of operations for this property included for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to the full nine months in 2008.
In November 2007, the Company acquired Sparkys Palm Self-Storage, a 495 unit/60,508 square foot
self storage property in San Bernardino, California for $4.8 million, including transaction costs.
The purchase was funded with the Companys funds on hand. There are no results of operations for
this property included for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the full nine
months in 2008.
In December 2007, the Company acquired Sparkys Joshua Self-Storage, a 789 unit/149,650 square foot
self storage property in Hesperia, California for $8.0 million, including transaction costs. The
purchase was funded by assumption of an existing borrowing of $4.4 million and the remainder was
funded with the Companys funds on hand. There are no results of operations for this property
included for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the full nine months in 2008.
In July 2008, the Company acquired Executive Office Park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The
purchase price for the property was $10.1 million, including transaction costs. The Company
purchased the property for $3.5 million cash and with $6.6 million borrowed under a line of credit
the Company established on July 9, 2008. This property is comprised of a condominium development
consisting of four separate buildings situated on four legal parcels. The property is developed as
an office condominium complex. The property consists of a total of 65,084 rentable square feet
situated on a total of 4.65 acres. There are no results of operations for this property included
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to about two months in 2008.
In August 2008, the Company acquired Waterman Plaza located in San Bernardino, California. The
purchase price for the property was $7.2 million, including transaction costs. The Company
purchased the property with $3.3 million cash and a new fixed rate mortgage note in the amount of
$3.9 million secured by this property. This property is a newly constructed retail/office building
consisting of approximately 21,285 square feet situated on a total of 2.7 acres with approvals to
construct an additional 2,500 square foot building. There are no results of operations for this
property included for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the less than a month in
2008.
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In September 2008, the Company acquired the Pacific Oaks Plaza, an office building located in
Escondido, California. The purchase price for the property was $4.9 million, including transaction
costs, all paid in cash. This property consists of approximately 16,000 square feet and is being
utilized as the Companys headquarters, and approximately 3,900 square feet of the building is
leased to an unrelated entity. There are no results from operations in any of the periods presented
in 2007 and 2008.
Sales of Undivided Interests in our properties
The Company made no sales of real estate during the three months ended September 30, 2008. Sales
of undivided interest in earlier periods are described below by property:
Casa Grande Apartments
On March 17, 2008, the Company sold an undivided 54.9% interest in the Casa Grande Apartments
located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The purchasers paid $1,028,083, net of transaction costs, in cash.
For financial reporting purposes, a gain of $605,539 is included in the condensed statement of
operations in the line item gain on sale of real estate for the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
7-11 Escondido
In May 2007, the Company sold an undivided 48.6% of its interest in the 7-11, Escondido, California
property. The purchaser paid $689,444, net of transaction costs, in cash. For financial reporting
purposes, the gain of $9,775 is shown on the condensed statement of operations in the line item
gain on sale of real estate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The Companys remaining
investment in this property is included on the condensed balance sheets in investment in real
estate ventures and is being accounted for under the equity method.
The investors in the properties are held as limited partners or tenants in common and have been
granted certain protective rights that limit the Companys control over investment in the property.
As a result, the Companys remaining investment in these properties is included on the accompanying
condensed balance sheets in investment in real estate ventures and accounted for under the equity
method.
Financing
In October 2007, we commenced a private placement offering of $200 million of our common stock at
$10.00 per share. Net proceeds from the offering, after commissions, due diligence fees, and
syndication expenses, were approximately $15.4 million during the nine months ended September 30,
2008. In addition, we received approximately $1.0 million from proceeds on the sale of real
estate. The net proceeds from the offering and proceeds from sales of real estate plus $4.6 million
of cash were primarily used as follows: $7.9 million to pay down the mortgages; $12 million to
acquire three properties; and $1 million to pay dividends.
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Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2008 to the three months ended September 30,
2007
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, | Dollar | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
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Office Properties |
$ | 421,581 | $ | 297,733 | $ | 123,848 | 41.6 | % | ||||||||
Retail Properties |
189,178 | 18,761 | 170,417 | 908.4 | ||||||||||||
Residential Property |
| 25,417 | (25,417 | ) | * | |||||||||||
Self Storage Properties |
123,706 | | 123,706 | * | ||||||||||||
Mortgage Receivable |
67,923 | 7,062 | 60,861 | 861.8 | ||||||||||||
Total Portfolio |
$ | 802,388 | $ | 348,973 | $ | 453,415 | 129.9 | % | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders: |
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Net operating income, as defined for reportable segments |
$ | 802,388 | $ | 348,973 | $ | 453,415 | 129.9 | % | ||||||||
Other expenses: |
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General and administrative expenses |
360,327 | 151,602 | 208,725 | 137.7 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
376,920 | 229,534 | 147,386 | 64.2 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
636,252 | 241,411 | 394,841 | 163.6 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
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Total other income |
28,091 | 132,119 | (104,028 | ) | (78.7 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations |
(543,020 | ) | (141,455 | ) | (401,565 | ) | (283.9 | ) | ||||||||
Income from discontinued operations |
| 65,885 | (65,885 | ) | * | |||||||||||
Net loss |
(543,020 | ) | (75,570 | ) | (467,450 | ) | 618.6 | |||||||||
Preferred dividends |
21,963 | 23,538 | (1,575 | ) | (6.7 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (564,983 | ) | $ | (99,108 | ) | $ | (465,875 | ) | 470.1 | % | |||||
* | Result of calculation value is not meaningful |
Revenues
Rental revenue from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was
$1,469,945 compared to $701,204 for same period in 2007, an increase of $768,741, or 109.6%. The
increase in rental revenue in 2008 compared to 2007 is primarily attributable to:
| The five properties acquired by NetREIT in 2007, which generated $989,402 of
rent revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $428,021
in 2007 an increase of $561,381. |
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| Same property rents owned for the full three month periods year over year
decreased by $95,769 or 35.1% primarily due to a decrease attributable to the
partial sales of Casa Grande Apartments and 7-11 Escondido whereby revenues are no
longer included in our financial statements. Instead, the Companys share of net
earnings are included in the financial statements from the time of the sale (March
2008). Rent revenues were also down at our Havana/Parker Complex due to the loss
of a large tenant that went out of business. |
| The three properties acquired in 2008 generated $303,449 of rent revenue during
the three months ended September 30, 2008. |
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Rental revenue is expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical
periods, as a result of owning the assets acquired during late 2007 and those acquired in 2008 for
an entire year and anticipated future acquisitions of real estate assets.
Interest income from mortgage loans was a new activity for the Company beginning in the
2nd quarter of 2007 and accounted for approximately $67,923 of interest income during
the three months ended September 30, 2008. During the same period ended September 30, 2007, the
interest earned was $7,062, an increase of $60,861. The borrower went into default on January 1,
2009. The Company has commenced acquiring title to the property and will seek to sell the property
in the near future. The Company does not anticipate incurring any losses with respect to these
loans.
The remainder of the interest in 2008 is from cash equivalents which decreased to $17,058 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $130,523 for the same period in 2007, a decrease
of $113,465. The average balance of cash equivalents held during the three months of 2008 was
approximately $4.4 million compared to $10.6 million during the same period in 2007 and the rates
earned on short term investments of cash decreased from approximately 4% in 2007 to approximately
1% in 2008. The cash equivalent balance fluctuates depending on the closing dates of acquisitions
that are hard to anticipate.
Due to the low interest rates earned on short-term investments, we chose to pay down the Mile High
Credit Facility with funds we might otherwise have kept in short term investments. During the
three months ended September 30, 2008, we reduced the outstanding balance of this loan from its
original balance of $6.6 million in July 2008 to approximately $3.3 million at September 30, 2008
using the excess cash we had previously invested in short term investments in the past.
Rental Operating Expenses
Rental operating expense from continuing operations was $735,480 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 versus $359,293 for same period in 2007, an increase of $376,187, or 104.7%.
The increase in operating expense in 2008 compared to 2007 is primarily attributable to the same
reasons that rental revenue increased. Rental operating expense as a percentage of rental income
was 50.0% and 51.2% for the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Rental operating expenses are expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to
historical periods, as a result of owning the assets acquired during 2008 for an entire period and
anticipated future acquisitions of real estate assets.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by $147,386 or 64.2% during the three months ended September 30, 2008
compared to the same period in 2007 due to the higher average outstanding borrowings resulting from
financings associated with recent acquisitions. During the three months ended September 30, 2008,
the average mortgage loans on five of the properties was $23.4 million while at September 30, 2007,
the average mortgage loans on three properties was $15.7 million. We anticipate interest expense to
increase as a result of the increase in loan balances during 2007 and for an entire year 2008 and
the interest expense on financing future acquisitions.
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The following is a summary of our interest expense on loans, including the interest and
amortization of deferred financing costs reported in the discontinued operations on the condensed
statements of operations for the three months ended September 30:
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Interest on Havana/Parker Complex |
$ | 57,898 | $ | 57,141 | ||||
Interest on Garden Gateway Plaza |
163,238 | 166,239 | ||||||
Interest on Executive Office Park |
61,361 | | ||||||
Interest on World Plaza |
47,361 | 5,441 | ||||||
Interest on Waterman Plaza |
34,757 | | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
12,305 | 713 | ||||||
Interest Expense |
$ | 376,920 | $ | 229,534 | ||||
At September 30, 2008, the weighted average interest rate on our mortgage loans of $24,951,573 was
6.12%.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $208,725 to $360,327 during the three months ended
September 30, 2008 compared to $151,602 during the same three month period in 2007. In 2008,
general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue were 24.5% as compared to
21.6% in 2007. In comparing our general and administrative expenses with other REITs one should
take into consideration that we are a self administered REIT and, therefore, these expenses are
usually higher than for an externally advised REIT. This is primarily because all of our expenses
related to acquisitions, due diligence performed by our officers and employees is charged as
general and administrative expense as incurred rather than being capitalized as part of the cost of
real estate acquired.
The increase in general and administrative expenses during 2008 and 2007 was primarily due to the
additional staffing requirements and costs associated with the increase of our real estate
portfolio and legal and accounting costs due to the compliance requirements of being an SEC
registered company. During the three months in 2008, salaries and employment related expenses was
$175,856 compared to $90,399 during the same period in 2007, an increase of $85,457, or 94.5%. The
number of full-time employees at September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 8 and 5, respectively. Included
in the additions to personnel was a Controller and a Vice President-Operations who are higher
compensated personnel. In addition, our CEO and CFO, whose salaries increase in relation to
capital raised, increased to an annualized salary of $146,000 at September 30, 2008 from $98,000 at
September 30, 2007. We believe our recent increases in headcount, as reflected in our general and
administrative expenses, will satisfy our staffing needs through our expected growth over the next
twelve months. We anticipate an increase in staff and compensation costs increases with increases
in our capital and investment portfolio continue to increase, however, we anticipate that these
costs as a percentage of total revenue will decline.
Approximately $90,000 of the quarterly increase was related to our required registration under the
1934 Exchange Act (the 1934 Act) including outside consulting costs related to requirements of
the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002: audit and legal expenses, filing and transfer agent related fees.
We expect the fourth quarter audit and legal fees to be significantly greater as a result of our
compliance with these requirements.
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Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $564,983, or $0.10 loss per share, for the three
month period ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a loss of $99,108, or $0.03 loss per share,
during the same period in 2007. The increase in the loss is due primarily to the increase in
general and administrative expenses and depreciation expense. We anticipate that our general and
administrative expenses will not increase in the future to the same degree and we estimate that the
growth in our investment portfolio subsequent to September 30 will significantly reduce or
eliminate the deficit.
Net income from continuing operations before depreciation and amortization for the three month
period ended September 30, 2008 was $93,232 compared to $99,956 for the same three months in 2007.
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to the nine months ended September 30, 2007
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, | Dollar | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
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Office Properties |
$ | 990,321 | $ | 744,209 | $ | 246,112 | 33.1 | % | ||||||||
Retail Properties |
546,223 | 44,838 | 501,385 | 1,118.2 | % | |||||||||||
Residential Property |
24,061 | 73,574 | (49,513 | ) | (67.3 | )% | ||||||||||
Self Storage Properties |
396,021 | | 396,021 | * | ||||||||||||
Mortgage Receivable |
192,068 | 14,354 | 177,714 | 1,238.1 | % | |||||||||||
Total Portfolio |
$ | 2,148,694 | $ | 876,975 | $ | 1,271,719 | 145.0 | % | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income Available for
Common Stockholders: |
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Net operating income, as defined for
reportable segments |
$ | 2,148,694 | $ | 876,975 | $ | 1,271,719 | 145.0 | % | ||||||||
Other expenses: |
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General and administrative expenses |
942,196 | 467,551 | 474,645 | 101.5 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
946,772 | 544,303 | 402,469 | 73.9 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,597,802 | 569,153 | 1,028,649 | 180.7 | % | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
605,539 | 9,775 | 595,764 | 6,094.8 | % | |||||||||||
Total other income |
82,917 | 269,866 | (186,949 | ) | (69.3 | )% | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations |
(649,620 | ) | (424,391 | ) | (225,229 | ) | 53.1 | % | ||||||||
Income from discontinued operations |
197,424 | (197,424 | ) | * | ||||||||||||
Net loss |
(649,620 | ) | (226,967 | ) | (422,653 | ) | 186.2 | % | ||||||||
Preferred dividends |
65,888 | 65,888 | | * | ||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (715,508 | ) | $ | (292,855 | ) | $ | (422,653 | ) | 144.3 | % | |||||
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Revenues
Rental revenue from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was
$3,909,656 compared to $1,776,401 for same period in 2007, an increase of $2,133,255, or 120.1%.
The increase in rental revenue in 2008 compared to 2007 is primarily attributable to:
| The three properties acquired in 2008, which generated $303,449 of rent revenue
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. |
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| The five properties acquired in 2007 which generated $2,981,144 in 2008 compared
to $909,475 in 2007, an increase of $2,071,669. |
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| Same property rents generated on three properties during the nine months of 2008
and 2007 decreased by $241,863 or 72.9% due to a decrease in occupancy in our
Havana/Parker Complex of $103,094 and $168,176 decrease due to the sale of a
portion of two properties whereby revenues are no longer included in our financial
statements. Instead, the Companys share of net earnings are included in the
financial statements from the time of the sale (May 2007 & March 2008). The
decrease at the Havana/Parker Complex resulted basically from one large tenant that
ceased business. |
Rental revenue is expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical
periods, as a result of owning the assets acquired during late 2007 for an entire year and future
acquisitions of real estate assets. Four of the properties acquired in 2007 were purchased in the
third and fourth quarters of 2007.
Interest income from mortgage loans was a new activity in 2007. Interest income for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 was $192,068, compared to $14,354 during the same period ended September
30, 2007, an increase of $177,714. The borrower went into default on January 1, 2009. The Company
has commenced acquiring title to the property and will seek to sell the property in the near
future. The Company does not anticipate incurring any losses with respect to these loans.
The remainder of the interest income in 2008 is from cash equivalents which decreased to $65,405
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $263,194 for the same period in 2007. The
average balance of cash equivalents held during the nine months of 2008 was approximately $5.1
million compared to $8.0 million during the same period in 2007 and the rates earned on short-term
investments of cash decreased from approximately 4% in 2007 to approximately 1% in 2008. The cash
equivalent balance fluctuates depending on the closing dates of acquisitions that are hard to
anticipate. We expect to further pay down the Mile High Credit Facility with excess cash and
increase the loan as we close additional acquisitions thereby increasing the yield on excess cash
in the future.
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Rental Operating Expenses
Rental operating expense from continuing operations was $1,953,030 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 compared to $913,780 for same period in 2007, an increase of $1,039,250, or
113.7%. The increase in operating expense in 2008 compared to 2007 is primarily attributable to
the same reasons that rental revenue increased as explained above. However, the operating expense
as a percentage rental income was 50.0% for 2008 versus 51.4% in 2007. Rental operating expenses
are expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical periods, as a
result of owning the assets acquired during 2007 for an entire period and future acquisitions or
real estate assets.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by $402,469 or 73.9% during the nine months ended September 30, 2008
compared to the same period in 2007 due to the higher average outstanding borrowings and an average
increase in weighted average borrowing rate of .5%. We anticipate interest expense to increase as a
result of the increase in loan balances during 2007 for the entire year 2008 and the interest
expense on future acquisitions. In July 2008, we borrowed $6,597,500 on the Mile High Credit
Facility.
The following is a summary of our interest expense on loans, including the interest and
amortization of deferred financing costs reported in the discontinued operations on the condensed
statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30:
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Interest on Havana/Parker Complex |
$ | 173,183 | $ | 175,657 | ||||
Interest on Garden Gateway Plaza |
492,005 | 361,067 | ||||||
Interest on Executive Office Park |
61,362 | | ||||||
Interest on World Plaza |
143,416 | 5,441 | ||||||
Interest on Sparkys Joshua Self-Storage |
9,543 | | ||||||
Interest on Waterman Plaza |
34,757 | | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
32,506 | 2,138 | ||||||
Interest Expense |
$ | 946,772 | $ | 544,303 | ||||
At September 30, 2008, the weighted average interest rate on our mortgage loans of $24,951,573 was
6.12%.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $474,645 to $942,196 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 compared to $467,551 for the same period in 2007, an increase of 101.5%. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of
total revenue were 24% as compared to 26% for the same period in 2007. In comparing our general
and administrative expenses with other REITs one should take into consideration that we are a self
administered REIT and, therefore, general and administrative expenses are usually higher in
relation to revenues. Accordingly, all of our expenses related to acquisitions, due diligence
performed by our officers and employees is charged as general and administrative expense as
incurred rather than being capitalized as part of the cost of real estate asset acquired. The
increase in general and administrative expenses during 2008 and 2007 was primarily due to the
additional staffing requirements and costs associated with the increase of our real estate
portfolio and consulting, legal and accounting costs incurred to satisfy the registration and
reporting requirements of being registered under the 1934 Act.
During the nine months in 2008, salaries and compensation related expenses were $503,704 compared
to $316,509 during the same period in 2007, an increase of $187,195, or 59.1%. The number of
full-time employees at September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 8 and 5, respectively. We anticipate an
increase in staff and compensation costs as our capital and portfolio continue to increase, however
we anticipate that these costs as a percentage of total revenue will decline.
Approximately $240,000 of the increase in general and administrative expenses for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 was related to costs associated with
the requirements to register under the 1934 Act as a reporting company. These costs include outside
consulting costs related to requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002; consulting, audit and
legal expenses; and filing and transfer agent related fees. We expect the fourth quarter audit and
legal fees to be significantly greater as a result of our continuing compliance with these 1934 Act
requirements. Further, we expect that the trend of higher costs will level off following completion
of the 2008 audit.
Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $715,508, or $0.15 loss per share for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008, compared to a loss of $292,855, or $0.13 loss per share for the
same period in 2007. The increase in the loss is primarily related to increases in general and
administrative and depreciation expenses. We anticipate that general and administrative expenses
will not continue to increase at the same rate as historical expenses for reasons previously
stated. Additionally, we anticipate the additional revenues from properties acquired in 2008 as
well as the properties acquired in 2009 will reduce and/or eliminate future operating losses.
Net income from continuing operations before depreciation and amortization for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2008 was $948,182 compared to $144,762 for the same nine months in 2007.
Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Interest Coverage Ratio
Our interest coverage ratio for 2008 was 2.29 times and for 2007 was 2.82 times. Interest coverage
ratio is calculated as: the interest coverage amount (as calculated in the following table) divided
by interest expense, including interest recorded to discontinued operations. We consider interest
coverage ratio to be an appropriate supplemental measure of a companys ability to meet its
interest expense obligations. Our calculations of interest coverage ratio may be different from
the calculation used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited. This
information should not be considered as an alternative to any liquidity measures under generally
accepted accounted principles.
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The following is a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities on our statements of
cash flows to our interest coverage amount for the nine months ended September 30:
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 61,387 | $ | 712,279 | ||||
Interest and amortized financing expense |
946,772 | 544,303 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables and other assets |
709,922 | (24,759 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and
other liabilities |
372,040 | 280,673 | ||||||
Interest coverage amount |
$ | 2,090,121 | 1,512,496 | |||||
Divided by interest expense |
$ | 914,266 | $ | 536,724 | ||||
Interest coverage ratio |
2.29 | 2.82 | ||||||
Interest expense includes interest expense recorded to income from discontinued operations in our
statements of operations.
Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Our fixed charge coverage ratio for 2008 was 2.13 times and for 2007 was 2.51 times. Fixed charge
coverage ratio is calculated in exactly the same manner as interest coverage ratio, except that
preferred stock dividends are also added to the denominator. We consider fixed charge coverage
ratio to be an appropriate supplemental measure of a companys ability to make its interest and
preferred stock dividend payments.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At September 30, 2008, we had $292,227 in cash and cash equivalents compared to $4.9 million at
December 31, 2007. Due to the decrease in interest rates earned on money market accounts and short
term investments, we made arrangements with a bank to extend credit on the acquisition of the
Executive Office Park on a credit line of $6,597,500, whereby, we can reduce the loan with our
excess cash and draw on it when we need it for acquisitions. During the three months ended
September 30, 2008, we paid the loan down by approximately $3.3 million. If the market will allow,
we expect to obtain additional mortgages collateralized by some or all of our real property for
future acquisitions. We anticipate continuing issuing equity securities in order to obtain
additional capital. We expect the funds from operations; additional mortgages and securities
offerings will provide us with sufficient capital to make additional investments and to fund our
continuing operations for the foreseeable future.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was
approximately $21.7 million, compared to $24.1 million for the same period in 2007. The
significant investing activities during 2008 were the acquisition of three properties for
approximately $22.1 million. In 2008, the Company acquired Executive Office Park for $10.1 million,
Waterman Plaza for $7.2 million and the Pacific Oaks Plaza for $4.9 million. These properties were
acquired with the proceeds from the mortgage note of Waterman Plaza of $3.9 million and a draw on
the line of credit of $6.6 million for the Executive Office Park totaling approximately $10.5
million. The difference of $11.6 million was raised in the financing activities and cash on hand.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Companys significant investing activities
included the acquisition of two properties for approximately $22.8 million including Garden Gateway
Plaza for $15.1 million and World Plaza for $7.7 million. These two acquisitions were financed by
new mortgage financing of $11.0 million and the assumption of existing mortgage financing of $3.7
million. The difference of $8.1 million was funded from other financing activities or cash on hand.
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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was
approximately $17.1 million, compared to $25.7 million for the same nine months in 2007. The
financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are explained as follows:
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock was approximately $15.4 million and net proceeds from
mortgage notes issued and advance on the line of credit was approximately $10.4 million for a total
of $25.8 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company repaid the $4.4 million mortgage loan
on the Sparkys Joshua Self Storage, reduced the outstanding balance on the line of credit by
approximately $3.2 million and reduced other mortgage notes by $0.3 million for a total reduction
in mortgage liabilities of $7.9 million.
The other significant financing activity was dividend payments of approximately $1.0 million.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $61,387,
compared to $1,052,279 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease is primarily the
result of increases in tenant receivables and other assets in the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
Future Capital Needs
During 2008 and beyond, we expect to complete additional acquisitions of real estate. We intend to
fund our contractual obligations and acquire additional properties by borrowing a portion of
purchase price and collateralizing the mortgages with the acquired properties or from the net
proceeds of issuing additional equity securities. We may also use these funds for general
corporate needs. If we are unable to make any required debt payments on any borrowings we make in
the future, our lenders could foreclose on the properties collateralizing their loans, which could
cause us to lose part or all of our investments in such properties. In addition, we need
sufficient capital to fund our dividends in order to meet these obligations.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table provides information with respect to the maturities and scheduled principal
repayments of our secured debt and interest payments on our fixed-rate debt at September 30, 2008
and provides information about the minimum commitments due in connection with our ground lease
obligation and purchase commitment at September 30, 2008. Our secured debt agreements contain
covenants and restrictions requiring us to meet certain financial ratios and reporting
requirements. Non-compliance with one or more of the covenants or restrictions could result in the
full or partial principle balance of such debt becoming immediately due and payable. We were in
compliance with all our debt covenants and restrictions at September 30, 2008.
Payment Due | ||||||||||||||||||||
by Period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 1 | More than 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | 1 3 years | 3 5 Years | Years (After | |||||||||||||||||
(2008) | (2009-2010) | (2011-2012) | 2012) | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Principal
paymentssecured
debt |
$ | 117,116 | $ | 1,001,261 | $ | 7,383,747 | $ | 16,449,449 | $ | 24,951,573 | ||||||||||
Interest
paymentsfixed-rate
debt |
598,346 | 2,570,552 | 2,298,528 | 2,103,240 | 7,570,666 | |||||||||||||||
Ground lease
obligation (1) |
5,010 | 40,080 | 41,194 | 1,159,114 | 1,245,398 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 720,472 | $ | 3,611,893 | $ | 9,723,469 | $ | 19,711,803 | $ | 33,767,637 | ||||||||||
(1) | Lease obligation represents the ground lease payments due on World Plaza. The lease expires in
2062. |
Capital Commitments
We currently project that we could spend an additional $500,000 to $800,000 in capital
improvements, tenant improvements, and leasing costs for properties within our stabilized portfolio
during the next twelve months, depending on leasing activity. Capital expenditures may fluctuate
in any given period subject to the nature, extent and timing of improvements required to maintain
our properties, the term of the leases, the type of leases, the involvement of external leasing
agents and overall market conditions. We have impounds with lending institutions of $500,000,
included in restricted cash in the accompanying condensed balance sheet, reserved for these tenant
improvement, capital expenditures and leasing costs.
Tenant improvements and leasing costs may also fluctuate in any given year depending upon factors
such as the property, the term of the lease, the type of lease, the involvement of external leasing
agents and overall market conditions.
Other Liquidity Needs
We are required to distribute 90% of our REIT taxable income (excluding capital gains) on an annual
basis in order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, we intend to
continue to make, but have not contractually bound ourselves to make, regular quarterly
distributions to common stockholders and preferred stockholders from cash flow from operating
activities and gains from sale of real estate. All such distributions are at the discretion of our
Board. We may be required to use borrowings, if necessary, to meet REIT distribution requirements
and maintain our REIT status. We have historically distributed amounts in excess of the taxable
income resulting in a return of capital to our stockholders, and currently have the ability to not
increase our distributions to meet our REIT requirement for 2008. We consider market factors and
our historical and anticipated performance in addition to REIT requirements in determining our
distribution levels. On April 30, July 31 and October 31, 2008, we paid regular quarterly cash
dividends to stockholders of $0.147, $0.14775 and $0.1485 per common share, a total of $2.14
million of which $1.026 million was reinvested. This dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of
$0.594 per share. In addition, on April 10, July 10 and October 10, 2008, we paid the quarterly
distributions to our Series AA Preferred stockholders of $65,890 of which $9,600 was reinvested.
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We believe that we will have sufficient capital resources to satisfy our liquidity needs over the
next twelve-month period. We expect to meet our short-term liquidity needs, which may include
principal repayments of our debt obligations, capital expenditures, distributions to common and
preferred stockholders, and short-term acquisitions through retained cash flow from operations and
possibly from proceeds from the proceeds from the disposition of non-strategic assets.
We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, which will include additional properties
through additional issuance of common stock, long-term secured borrowings. We do not intend to
reserve funds to retire existing debt upon maturity. We presently expect to refinance such debt at
maturity or retire such debt through the issuance of common stock as market conditions permit.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2008, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations,
including contingent obligations.
Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Funds From Operations (FFO)
Management believes that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. We
compute FFO in accordance with the definition outlined by the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (NAREIT). NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) computed in accordance with
GAAP, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets (excluding amortization of deferred
financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets) reduced by gains or losses from sales
of depreciable operating property and extraordinary items, as defined by GAAP. Other REITs may use
different methodologies for calculating FFO, and accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to
other REITs.
Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from property dispositions
that are available for distribution to shareholders and extraordinary items, it provides a
performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from
trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, general and
administrative expenses and interest costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from
net income. In addition, management believes that FFO provides useful information to the
investment community about our financial performance when compared to other REITs since FFO is
generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs.
The following table presents our FFO, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007:
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (543,020 | ) | $ | (75,570 | ) | $ | (649,620 | ) | $ | (226,967 | ) | ||||
Adjustments: |
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Preferred stock dividends |
(21,963 | ) | (23,538 | ) | (65,888 | ) | (65,888 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation and
amortization of real
estate |
619,109 | 340,051 | 1,559,139 | 592,903 | ||||||||||||
Less Gain on sale of real
estate |
(605,539 | ) | (9,775 | ) | ||||||||||||
Funds From Operations |
$ | 54,126 | $ | 240,943 | $ | 238,092 | $ | 290,273 | ||||||||
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FFO should not be considered as alternative to net income (loss), as an indication of our
performance, nor is FFO indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability
to make distributions to our stockholders. In addition, FFO may be used to fund all or a portion
of certain capitalizable items that are excluded from FFO, such as capital expenditures and
payments of debt, each of which may impact the amount of cash available for distribution to our
stockholders.
Inflation
Since the majority of our leases require tenants to pay most operating expenses, including real
estate taxes, utilities, insurance, and increases in common area maintenance expenses, we do not
believe our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation would be
material.
Recently issued Accounting Standards. In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring
fair value under U. S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The key changes to
current practice are (1) the definition of fair value, which focuses on an exit price rather than
an entry price; (2) the methods used to measure fair value, such as emphasis that fair value is a
market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, as well as the inclusion of an
adjustment for risk, restrictions, and credit standing and (3) the expanded disclosures about fair
value measurements, SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157, as
amended, is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SFAS 157 on January 1,
2008 and, effective for the third quarter 2008, adopted FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-3,
Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active
(FSP SFAS 157-3). The adoption of SFAS 157 and FSP SFAS 157-3 did not have a significant impact
on the Companys financial position or results of operations since the Company does not record it
financial assets and liabilities at fair value.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring
related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to
facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurements attributes for similar
types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007. In adopting SFAS 159, the Company did not elect the fair
value option for any financial assets or liabilities. Therefore, the adoption of SFAS 159 did not
have a significant impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
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In November 2007, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 07-06, Accounting
for Sale of Real Estate Subject to the Requirements of SFAS 66 When the Agreement Includes a
Buy-Sell Clause (EITF 07-06). A buy-sell clause is a contractual term that gives both investors
of a jointly-owned entity the ability to offer to buy the other investors interest. EITF 07-06
applies to sales of real estate to an entity if the entity is both partially owned by the seller of
the real estate and subject to an arrangement between the seller and the other investor containing
a buy-sell clause. The EITF concluded the existence of a buy-sell clause does not represent a
prohibited form of continuing involvement that would preclude partial sale and profit recognition
pursuant to SFAS 66. The EITF cautioned the buy-sell clause could represent such a prohibition if
the terms of the buy-sell clause and other facts and circumstances of the arrangement suggest:
| the buyer cannot act independently of the seller or |
||
| the seller is economically compelled or
contractually required to reacquire the other
investors interest in the jointly owned entity. |
EITF 07-06 is effective for new arrangements in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of EITF 07-06 did not have a significant
impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS
141R), which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141R expands the definition of a business combination and
requires the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, including the issuance of equity
securities, to be determined on the acquisition date. SFAS 141R also requires that all assets,
liabilities, contingent considerations, and contingencies of an acquired business be recorded at
fair value at the acquisition dater. In addition, SFAS 141R requires that acquisition costs
generally be expensed as incurred, restructuring costs generally be expensed in periods subsequent
to the acquisition date and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and
acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period impact income tax expense. SFAS
141R is effective for business combinations beginning January 1, 2009. The Company has evaluated
the impact that SFAS 141R will have on its future financial statements and believes that the impact
on expenses related acquisitions will not be material as it is traditional for the property seller
to pay significant costs such as broker commissions.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidating
Financial Statementsan amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and
reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent,
the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling
interest, changes in a parents ownership interest and the valuation of retained noncontrolling
equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. In addition, SFAS 160 provides reporting
requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the
interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not
believe the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a significant impact on the Companys financial position
or results of operations.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets (FSP SFAS 142-3), which amends the factors that should be considered in
developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized
intangible asset under SFAS 142. FSP SFAS 142-3 is intended to improve the consistency between the
useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows
used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS 141R. FSP SFAS 142-3 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, as well as interim
periods within those fiscal years, and must be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired
after the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the
pronouncement will have on its results of operations.
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SEGMENTS DISCLOSURE.
The Companys reportable segments consist of mortgage activities and the four types of commercial
real estate properties for which the Companys decision-makers internally evaluate operating
performance and financial results: Residential Properties, Office Properties, Retail Properties
and Self Storage Properties. The Company also has certain corporate level activities including
accounting, finance, legal administration and management information systems which are not
considered separate operating segments.
The Companys chief operating decision maker evaluates the performance of its segments based upon
net operating income. Net operating income is defined as operating revenues (rental income, tenant
reimbursements and other property income) less property and related expenses (property expenses,
real estate taxes, ground leases and provisions for bad debts) and excludes other non-property
income and expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and general and
administrative expenses. There is no intersegment activity.
See the accompanying condensed financial statements for a Schedule of the Segment Reconciliation to
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
As discussed in Note 2, Restatement of previously issued financial statements in the Notes to
Financial Statements contained in our filings on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31 and June
30, 2008, we have restated our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for
the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2008 to correct certain errors relating to the application
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141Business Combinations (SFAS 141).
Pursuant to SFAS 141, the Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties to land,
buildings, tenant improvements and identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities
associated with in-place leases, unamortized leasing commissions, value of above or below market
leases, tenant relationships and value associated with a land purchase option based upon respective
market values. The Company determined that the initial process of estimating fair values for
acquired in-place leases did not include all components of such valuation and it did not value the
tenant relationships.
In addition, the Company did not properly account for its remaining interests in its 7-11 property
following the sale of an undivided 48.66% interest in the property. This accounting treatment is
based on standards set forth under SFAS Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities, Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate
Ventures and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Statement No. 04-5, Determining Whether a
General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar
Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights. Based on the guidance set forth in
SFAS Interpretation No. 46(R). Due to the protective and substantive participation rights of the
tenant in common, the ongoing accounting for the Companys investment should have been under the
equity method of accounting. In the previously issued financial statements, the Company had used
the proportional interest consolidation method.
Following such reconsideration, we have concluded that we did not correctly apply generally
accepted accounting principles as they related to accounting for acquisitions under SFAS 141 and
our investment in real estate ventures because our accounting staff did not have adequate training
or expertise on the proper application of the specific accounting principles at the time the
financial statements contained in the 2007 Form 10 were originally prepared and filed. As a result
of this inadequacy, we have further concluded that there was a material weakness in our internal
control over financial reporting with respect to the application of generally accepted accounting
principles as they related to accounting for acquisitions and, as a result, our disclosure controls
and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting were not effective as of
December 31, 2007. However, we have concluded that the lack of adequate training or expertise of
our accounting staff was limited to the application of SFAS 141 and accounting for investments in
real estate ventures and the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and
related inadequacy of our disclosure controls and procedures did not otherwise affect the
preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. In addition, because we did not identify the above-described material weakness until
the third quarter of 2008, we have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective in the periods covered by, and as asserted in, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the
periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008.
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During 2008, we made a number of improvements to our internal accounting resources through the
addition of a Vice President Finance with over 30 years experience in finance and accounting
including the application of SFAS 141 and accounting for investments in real estate ventures in an
effort to minimize financial reporting deficiencies in the future. The Company delayed filing the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 until this material weakness
was remediated. Therefore, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, have determined that the material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting and the related inadequacy in our disclosure controls and procedures that
existed as of September 30, 2008 have since been remedied.
The misapplication of SFAS 141 and accounting for investments in real estate ventures had no effect
to the total acquisition costs of the properties involved and there was no effect to cash. However,
the effect of the restatement for the property acquisitions was to increase depreciation and
amortization expense since the values have been reclassified to shorter lived assets. The effect of
the accounting for investments in real estate ventures was a reclassification of assets and
liabilities to the line item investment in real estate ventures on the condensed balance sheet and
to reclassify rental income and rental operating costs to equity in earnings of real estate
ventures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than the changes described
above under Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company sold 649,949 shares of its common
stock for an aggregate net proceeds of $5,070,252. These shares were sold at a price of $10.00 per
share in a private placement offering to a total of 178 accredited investors. Each issuee purchased
their shares for investment and the shares are subject to appropriate transfer restrictions. The
offering was made by the Company through selected FINRA member broker-dealer firms. The sales were
made in reliance on the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and
applicable state securities laws contained in Section 4(2) of the Act and Rule 506 promulgated
thereunder.
During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company also sold 40,376 shares of its common
stock to certain of its existing shareholders under its dividend reinvestment plan. The shares were
sold directly by the Company without underwriters to a total of 672 persons participating in the
plan. The Company sold these shares in reliance on the exemptions from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws set forth in Section 4(2) of the Act
and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. Each issuee purchased the shares for investment and the shares
are subject to appropriate transfer restrictions.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 2,278 shares at an average
exercise price of $7.20 upon the exercise of options by two employees.
All shares issued in these offerings were sold for cash consideration. The Company used the net
proceeds it received for the sale of these shares to acquire and/or maintain its real estate
investments.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not Applicable
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit | ||||
Number | Description | |||
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation filed January 28, 1999 (1) |
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3.2 | Certificate of Determination of Series AA Preferred Stock filed April 4, 2005 (1) |
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3.3 | Bylaws of NetREIT (1) |
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3.4 | Audit Committee Charter (1) |
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3.5 | Compensation and Benefits Committee Charter (1) |
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3.6 | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter (1) |
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3.7 | Principles of Corporate Governance of NetREIT (1) |
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4.1 | Form of Common Stock Certificate (1) |
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4.2 | Form of Series AA Preferred Stock Certificate (1) |
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10.1 | 1999 Flexible Incentive Plan (1) |
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10.2 | NetREIT Dividend Reinvestment Plan (1) |
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10.3 | Form of Property Management Agreement (1) |
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10.4 | Option Agreement to acquire CHG Properties (1) |
(1) | Previously filed as an exhibit to the Form 10 for the year ended December 31, 2007. |
31.1 | * | Certificate of the Companys Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, with respect to the registrants Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. |
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31.2 | * | Certification of the Companys Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrants
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2008. |
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32.1 | * | Certification of the Companys Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer) and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
* | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
Date: May 13, 2009 | NetREIT |
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By: | /s/ Jack K. Heilbron | |||
Name: | Jack K. Heilbron | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Kenneth W. Elsberry | |||
Name: | Kenneth W. Elsberry | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
31.1* |
Certificate of the Companys Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, with respect to the registrants Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. |
|
31.2* |
Certification of the Companys Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrants
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2008. |
|
32.1* |
Certification of the Companys Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer) and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
* | Filed herewith. |
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