Presidio Property Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 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, 2009
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the period from to
000-53673
(Commission file No.)
(Commission file No.)
NetREIT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization |
33-0841255 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1282 Pacific Oaks Place, Escondido, California 92029
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(760) 471-8536
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(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 (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller Reporting Company þ |
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 November 9, 2009, registrant had issued and outstanding 8,735,209 shares of its common stock, no
par value.
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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION: |
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: |
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NetREIT and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
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Real estate assets, net |
$ | 59,489,585 | $ | 43,375,860 | ||||
Lease intangibles, net |
798,333 | 699,749 | ||||||
Land purchase option |
1,370,000 | 1,370,000 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
17,454,404 | 16,455,043 | ||||||
Mortgages receivable |
920,215 | 3,052,845 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,905,772 | 4,778,761 | ||||||
Restricted cash |
217,883 | 673,507 | ||||||
Deposits at bankrupt institutions, net |
520,000 | 520,000 | ||||||
Tenant receivables, net |
133,144 | 99,180 | ||||||
Due from related party |
13,259 | 39,432 | ||||||
Other assets, net |
3,161,110 | 1,366,503 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 85,983,705 | $ | 72,430,880 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Mortgage notes payable |
$ | 25,405,661 | $ | 21,506,957 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
1,625,823 | 1,729,675 | ||||||
Dividends payable |
593,486 | 754,576 | ||||||
Tenant security deposits |
265,353 | 217,021 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
27,890,323 | 24,208,229 | ||||||
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, 2009 and December 31,
2008 |
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Series A preferred stock, no par value, shares authorized: 5,000, no shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 |
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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, 2009 and December 31, 2008;
liquidating value of $1,255,000 |
1,028,916 | 1,028,916 | ||||||
Common stock Series A, no par value, shares authorized: 100,000,000;
8,593,599 and 6,766,472 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively |
71,474,775 | 56,222,663 | ||||||
Common stock Series B, no par value, shares authorized: 1,000, no shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
433,204 | 433,204 | ||||||
Dividends paid in excess of accumulated deficit |
(14,843,513 | ) | (9,462,132 | ) | ||||
Total Netreit stockholders equity |
58,093,382 | 48,222,651 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest |
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Total stockholders equity |
58,093,382 | 48,222,651 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
$ | 85,983,705 | $ | 72,430,880 | ||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NetREIT and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 1,340,938 | $ | 1,469,945 | $ | 3,885,731 | $ | 3,909,656 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Interest |
261,678 | 376,920 | 712,857 | 946,772 | ||||||||||||
Rental operating costs |
678,801 | 735,480 | 1,874,689 | 1,953,030 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
507,156 | 360,327 | 1,576,618 | 942,196 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
555,749 | 636,252 | 1,556,216 | 1,597,802 | ||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses |
2,003,384 | 2,108,979 | 5,720,380 | 5,439,800 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
16,271 | 84,981 | 67,859 | 257,473 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
| | | 605,539 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (losses) of real estate ventures |
5,722 | 10,257 | (50,382 | ) | 27,825 | |||||||||||
Other expense |
| 776 | | (10,313 | ) | |||||||||||
Total other income |
21,993 | 96,014 | 17,477 | 880,524 | ||||||||||||
Net loss |
(640,453 | ) | (543,020 | ) | (1,817,172 | ) | (649,620 | ) | ||||||||
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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Net loss attributable to NetREIT |
(640,453 | ) | (543,020 | ) | (1,817,172 | ) | (649,620 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
(21,963 | ) | (21,963 | ) | (65,888 | ) | (65,888 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to NetREIT common stockholders |
$ | (662,416 | ) | $ | (564,983 | ) | $ | (1,883,060 | ) | $ | (715,508 | ) | ||||
Loss per share available to common stockholders basic and diluted |
$ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding basic and diluted |
8,252,493 | 5,411,227 | 7,621,672 | 4,782,243 | ||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NetREIT and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity
Nine months ended September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Dividends Paid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series AA Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional | in Excess of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 |
50,200 | $ | 1,028,916 | 6,766,472 | $ | 56,222,663 | $ | 433,204 | ($9,462,132 | ) | $ | 48,222,651 | ||||||||||||||||
Sale of common stock at $10 per share |
1,636,270 | 16,362,709 | 16,362,709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issuance costs |
(2,941,225 | ) | (2,941,225 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock |
(21,221 | ) | (170,000 | ) | (170,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
9,766 | 77,702 | 77,702 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants |
60 | 630 | 630 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock |
200 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling
interest |
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Net loss attributable to NetREIT |
(1,817,172 | ) | (1,817,172 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid/reinvested |
129,551 | 1,229,618 | (2,280,045 | ) | (1,050,427 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends (declared)/reinvested |
72,501 | 690,678 | (1,284,164 | ) | (593,486 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2009 |
50,200 | $ | 1,028,916 | 8,593,599 | $ | 71,474,775 | $ | 433,204 | ($14,843,513 | ) | $ | 58,093,382 | ||||||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NetREIT and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2008 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (1,817,172 | ) | $ | (649,620 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,556,216 | 1,597,802 | ||||||
Gain on sale of real estate |
| (605,539 | ) | |||||
Bad debt expense |
123,504 | 34,121 | ||||||
Distributions from real estate ventures |
406,307 | 48,330 | ||||||
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures |
50,382 | (27,825 | ) | |||||
Stock Compensation |
2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Deferred rent receivable |
(73,700 | ) | (55,794 | ) | ||||
Tenant receivables |
(157,468 | ) | (104,676 | ) | ||||
Due from related party |
26,173 | 79,863 | ||||||
Other assets |
54,143 | (549,452 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(103,853 | ) | 302,440 | |||||
Tenant security deposits |
48,332 | (10,263 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
114,864 | 61,387 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Real estate assets |
(17,730,767 | ) | (22,570,458 | ) | ||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
(1,456,050 | ) | | |||||
Return of (deposits on) potential acquisitions |
367,498 | (75,000 | ) | |||||
Net proceeds received from sale of real estate |
| 1,028,083 | ||||||
Interest on mortgages receivable |
| (173,813 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from short-term investments |
| 22,991 | ||||||
Restricted cash |
455,624 | 32,818 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(18,363,695 | ) | (21,735,379 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from mortgage notes payable |
14,051,617 | 10,447,500 | ||||||
Repayment of mortgage notes payable |
(10,152,914 | ) | (7,916,243 | ) | ||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock |
13,421,484 | 15,424,868 | ||||||
Repurchase of common stock |
(170,000 | ) | (61,827 | ) | ||||
Exercise of stock options |
77,702 | 101,979 | ||||||
Exercise of warrants |
630 | 4,530 | ||||||
Deferred stock issuance costs |
(47,673 | ) | 68,314 | |||||
Dividends paid |
(1,805,004 | ) | (983,561 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
15,375,842 | 17,085,560 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(2,872,989 | ) | (4,588,432 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents: |
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Beginning of period |
4,778,761 | 4,880,659 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 1,905,772 | $ | 292,227 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | 667,201 | $ | 899,961 | ||||
Non cash investing and financing activities: |
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Reinvestment of cash dividend |
$ | 1,920,296 | $ | 1,144,624 | ||||
Reclassification of real estate to investment in real estate ventures |
$ | | $ | 345,005 | ||||
Accrual of dividends payable |
$ | 593,486 | $ | 395,755 | ||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NetREIT
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization. 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) and 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.
As of September 30, 2009, the Company owned or had an equity interest in seven office buildings
(Office Properties) which total approximately 354,000 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 and one investment in a partnership with
residential real estate assets (Residential Properties), and three self-storage facilities
(Self-Storage Properties) which total approximately 313,000 rentable square feet.
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated 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 consolidated 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 condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal
and recurring nature that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial
position, results of our operations, and cash flows as of and for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008. 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, 2009. These
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008. The condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2008 has been derived
from the audited financial statements included in the Form 10-K.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of NetREIT and its subsidiary, Fontana Medical Plaza, LLC (FMP). As used herein, the
Company refers to NetREIT and FMP, collectively. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company classifies the noncontrolling interest in FMP as part of consolidated net loss ($0 for
all periods presented) and includes the accumulated amount of noncontrolling interest as part of
stockholders equity ($0 for all periods presented). If a change in ownership of a consolidated
subsidiary results in loss of control and deconsolidation, any retained ownership interest will be
remeasured with the gain or loss reported in the statement of operations.
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Property Acquisitions. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting provisions
pertaining to business combinations. These new provisions, accounted for prospectively, require the
Company to recognize acquired assets and liabilities in a purchase transaction at fair value as of
the acquisition date. In addition, the accounting treatment for certain items, including
acquisition costs, are expensed as incurred. Adoption of the new provisions has not had a
significant effect to the periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements
and the Company does not anticipate that the provisions will have a significant effect on future
operations.
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 generally 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 consolidated 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.
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 $113,716 and $151,094 for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization expense related to these
assets was $282,612 and $391,179 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
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. Management valued the land option at its
residual value of $1,370,000, based upon comparable land sales adjusted to present value.
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Sales of Undivided Interests in Properties.
Profits from sales of undivided interests in properties 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 related to these assets was $426,941 and $468,015 for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Depreciation expense related to these
assets was $1,245,919 and $1,167,960 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
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. 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.
The Company is required to perform a test for impairment of intangible 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, 2008.
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. 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 consolidated 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.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue from rent, tenant reimbursements, and other
revenue once all of the following criteria are met:
| 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. |
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,
included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated 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
collectibility of tenant receivables and/or 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. The balance in allowance for uncollectible
accounts was $118,000 as of September 30, 2009. No such allowance was recorded as of December 31,
2008.
Discontinued Operations and Properties. 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 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, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the
Company did not have any properties classified as held for sale.
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Impairment. Management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Companys
investments in real estate assets and 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. 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 and unconsolidated real estate ventures at September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008.
Federal Income Taxes. The Company has elected to be taxed as a 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.
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, 2009 and for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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.
Weighted average shares from share based compensation, shares from conversion of NetREIT 01 LP
Partnership, NetREIT Casa Grande LP Partnership and shares from convertible preferred and warrants
totaling 1,085,526 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect was anti-dilutive.
Weighted average shares from share based compensation, shares from conversion of NetREIT 01 LP
Partnership and shares from convertible preferred and warrants totaling 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.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The Companys financial instruments include cash and cash
equivalents, mortgages receivable, short term investments, tenant receivables, accounts payable,
accrued expenses and other liabilities, and mortgage notes payable. Considerable judgment is
required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. The Companys estimates of
fair value are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a
current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies
may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. Cash and cash equivalents, short
term investments, tenant receivables, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
are carried at amounts that approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities. The
carrying amounts of the Companys mortgages receivable and mortgage notes payable approximate fair
value since the interest rates on these instruments are equivalent to rates currently offered to
the Company.
The Company does not have any assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring
basis and, as of September 30, 2009 and December 30, 2008, did not have any assets or liabilities
that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Our Company policy establishes a
three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These
tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical financial
instruments in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active
markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as instruments that
have little to no pricing observability as the reporting date.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) 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.
Reclassifications. Certain amounts in 2008 have been reclassified to conform with the 2009
presentation. Total equity and net loss are unchanged due to these reclassifications.
Segments. 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 and; as a result, the Company operates in four business segments. The Company,
on a limited basis has invested in mortgage loans that have also been reported as a segment. See
Note 9 Segment Information.
Recent Issued Accounting Standards. Effective September 30, 2009, the Company adopted the FASBs
new Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) as the single source of authoritative accounting
guidance under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Topic. The ASC does not
create new accounting and reporting guidance, rather it reorganizes GAAP pronouncements into
approximately 90 topics within a consistent structure. All guidance in the ASC carries an equal
level of authority. Relevant portions of authoritative content, issued by the SEC, for SEC
registrants, have been included in the ASC. After the effective date of the Codification, all
nongrandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the ASC is superseded and deemed
nonauthoritative. Adoption of the Codification also changed how the Company references GAAP in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Effective June 30, 2009, the Company adopted new guidance to the Subsequent Events Topic of the
FASB ASC. The Subsequent Events Topic establishes general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the statement of financial condition date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Companies are required to disclose
the date through which subsequent events were evaluated as well as the date the financial
statements were issued or available to be issued. Adoption of this guidance did not have any
impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company evaluated
subsequent events through the filing date of our quarterly 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 13, 2009.
In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance under the Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures Topic of the ASC. This update relates to determining fair values when there is no
active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. This update
provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for
the asset or liability have significantly decreased. Also included is guidance on identifying
circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The adoption of this guidance had no
impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance under the Financial Instruments Topic of the
ASC. This update requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim
reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements. This update also requires interim
financial reporting disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting
periods. This update is applicable to public companies only. The adoption of this guidance had no
impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements.
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3. REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND LEASE INTANGIBLES
A summary of the eleven properties owned by the Company as of September 30, 2009 is as follows:
Real estate | ||||||||||||||
Property | assets, net | |||||||||||||
Property Name | Date Acquired | Location | Square Footage | Description | (in thousands) | |||||||||
Havana/Parker Complex |
September2006 | Aurora, Colorado | 114,000 | Office | $ | 6,510.2 | ||||||||
World Plaza |
September 2007 | San Bernardino, California | 55,096 | Retail | 5,855.8 | |||||||||
Regatta Square |
October 2007 | Denver, Colorado | 5,983 | Retail | 2,041.2 | |||||||||
Sparkys Joshua Self-Storage |
December 2007 | Hesperia, California | 149,650 | Self-Storage | 7,525.0 | |||||||||
Executive Office Park |
July 2008 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 65,084 | Office | 9,284.4 | |||||||||
Waterman Plaza |
August 2008 | San Bernardino, California | 21,285 | Retail | 6,725.9 | |||||||||
Pacific Oaks Plaza |
September 2008 | Escondido, California | 16,037 | Office | 4,752.4 | |||||||||
Morena Office Center |
January 2009 | San Diego, California | 26,784 | Office | 6,267.3 | |||||||||
Fontana Medical Plaza |
February 2009 | Fontana, California | 10,500 | Office | 1,932.6 | |||||||||
Rangewood Medical Office Building |
March 2009 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 18,222 | Office | 2,451.5 | |||||||||
Sparkys Thousand Palms Self-Storage |
August 2009 | Thousand Palms, California | 113,126 | Self-Storage | 6,143.3 | |||||||||
Total real estate assets, net | $ | 59,489.6 | ||||||||||||
The following table sets forth the components of the Companys investments in real estate:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Land |
$ | 10,792,361 | $ | 7,710,502 | ||||
Buildings and other |
49,352,253 | 35,497,050 | ||||||
Tenant improvements |
1,953,510 | 1,530,927 | ||||||
62,098,124 | 44,738,479 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(2,608,539 | ) | (1,362,619 | ) | ||||
Real estate assets, net |
$ | 59,489,585 | $ | 43,375,860 | ||||
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company acquired four properties, which
are summarized below:
In January 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 a building of approximately 26,784 rentable square
feet.
In February 2009, the Company and Fontana Dialysis Building, LLC formed Fontana Medical Plaza, LLC
(FMP) which the Company is Managing Member and 51% owner. FMP assumed an agreement to purchase
the Fontana Medical Plaza located in Fontana, California. The purchase price for the property was
$1.9 million. 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 rentable square feet.
In March 2009, the Company acquired The Rangewood Medical Office Building (Rangewood) located in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. The purchase price for the property was $2.6 million, including
transaction costs. The Company purchased the property with $200,000 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.
In August 2009, NetREIT (Company) completed the acquisition of Sparkys Thousand Palms
Self-Storage (Formerly known as Monterey Palms Self-Storage) (Thousand Palms) located in Thousand
Palms, California. The purchase price for the Property was $6.2 million. The Company paid the
purchase price through a cash payment of $1.5 million which was applied to closing costs and fees
and to an existing loan secured by Thousand Palms, and assumed a nonrecourse, variable interest
rate, Promissory Note with a principal balance after the closing of $4.7 million.
The Company allocated the purchase price of the properties acquired during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 as follows:
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buildings | Tenant | In-place | Leasing | Tenant | Purchase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Land | and other | Improvements | Leases | Costs | Relationships | Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Morena Office Center |
$ | 1,333,000 | $ | 4,833,141 | $ | 242,324 | $ | 80,861 | $ | 85,647 | | $ | 6,574,973 | |||||||||||||||
Fontana Medical
Plaza |
556,858 | 1,362,942 | | | | | 1,919,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rangewood Medical
Office Building |
572,000 | 1,750,731 | 152,683 | 113,542 | 41,044 | | 2,630,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sparkys Thousand
Palms Self-Storage |
620,000 | 5,530,000 | | | | 50,000 | 6,200,000 |
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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, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated | Lease | Accumulated | Lease | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lease intangibles | amortization | intangibles, net | Lease intangibles | amortization | intangibles, net | |||||||||||||||||||
In-place leases |
$ | 635,658 | $ | (216,075 | ) | $ | 419,583 | $ | 459,657 | $ | (83,231 | ) | $ | 376,426 | ||||||||||
Leasing costs |
522,344 | (163,569 | ) | 358,775 | 416,011 | (69,088 | ) | 346,923 | ||||||||||||||||
Tenant relationships |
242,812 | (196,979 | ) | 45,833 | 192,812 | (180,617 | ) | 12,195 | ||||||||||||||||
Below-market lease |
(40,298 | ) | 14,440 | (25,858 | ) | (40,160 | ) | 4,365 | (35,795 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1,360,516 | $ | (562,183 | ) | $ | 798,333 | $ | 1,028,320 | $ | (328,571 | ) | $ | 699,749 | |||||||||||
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of the current year, each of
the succeeding five years and thereafter is as follows:
Estimated | ||||
Aggregate | ||||
Amortization | ||||
Expense | ||||
Three months ending December 31, 2009 |
$ | 86,230 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2010 |
258,663 | |||
2011 |
144,885 | |||
2012 |
117,234 | |||
2013 |
60,817 | |||
2014 |
36,134 | |||
Thereafter |
94,370 | |||
$ | 798,333 | |||
The weighted average amortization period for the intangible assets, including in-place leases,
leasing costs, tenant relationships and below-market leases acquired as of September 30, 2009 was
5.8 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:
Equity | September 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
Percentage | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
Garden Gateway Plaza |
94.0 | % | $ | 12,783,930 | $ | 13,232,571 | ||||||
Sparkys Palm Self-Storage |
52.0 | 2,337,032 | 2,380,484 | |||||||||
7-Eleven Escondido |
51.4 | 691,627 | 694,458 | |||||||||
Casa Grande Apartments |
20.1 | 141,495 | 147,530 | |||||||||
Dubose Acquisition Partners II & III, Ltd |
51.0 | 1,500,320 | | |||||||||
$ | 17,454,404 | $ | 16,455,043 | |||||||||
In 2009, the Company has invested a total of $1,456,050 in Dubose Acquisition Partners II & III,
Ltd (Dubose Partnerships). The Dubose Partnerships, which are related party transactions, have
been formed for the purpose of purchasing model homes on a sale leaseback transaction with a
potential for capital appreciation as well as rental income from the properties.
In April 2009, the Company formed NetREIT Casa Grande Partnership LP. The Company is the managing
general partner and one of the three other tenants in common in the property became a limited
partner. Both parties contributed their investment in Casa Grande to the partnership. The limited
partner has the right to exchange its investment in the partnership into 78,215 shares of common
stock of NetREIT in exchange for its investment in the partnership through September 30, 2013, the
expiration date of the agreement. The Company has a put option to convert the partners equity
share in NetREIT Casa Grande Partnership LP to shares of Company common stock at $9.30 per share
for up to 78,215 shares upon the earlier of September 30, 2013 or, if sooner, the first anniversary
following completion of an initial public offering of shares to be registered under the Securities
Act of 1933.
The Companys share of earnings from these equity investments for the three months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008 was $5,722 and $10,257, respectively. The Companys share of losses from these
equity investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $50,382 and the Company had
equity in earnings of $27,825 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
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Condensed balance sheets of all entities included in investment in real estate ventures as of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are as follows:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Real estate assets and lease intangibles |
$ | 18,093,827 | $ | 17,107,835 | ||||
Total assets |
$ | 18,093,827 | $ | 17,107,835 | ||||
Liabilities |
$ | 639,423 | $ | 662,792 | ||||
Owners equity |
17,454,404 | 16,445,043 | ||||||
Total liabilities and owners equity |
$ | 18,093,827 | $ | 17,107,835 | ||||
Condensed statements of operations of the entities included in investment in real estate
ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 794,105 | $ | 72,940 | $ | 2,312,826 | $ | 168,176 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental operating costs |
297,777 | 35,845 | 808,253 | 73,768 | ||||||||||||
$ | 496,328 | $ | 37,095 | $ | 1,504,573 | $ | 94,408 | |||||||||
5. MORTGAGES RECEIVABLE
Mortgages receivable, together with accrued interest, having a balance due of approximately
$2.1 million went into default on January 1, 2009. At December 31, 2008, the Company suspended
accruing interest on these loans. In May 2009, the Company acquired title to the property that was
securing the mortgages receivable. The property was acquired at a book value of $2.1 million. The
property is not an income producing property, is not an integral component of the Companys real
estate asset portfolio and, therefore, is included in other assets in the condensed consolidated
balance sheet at September 30, 2009.
In connection with acquiring title to this property, the Company has entered into an exclusive
option to sell the property to the original borrower. The selling price is equal to the face value
of the notes, all accrued interest through the date the Company acquired title to the property, all
costs incurred to maintain the property including taxes and insurance plus additional charges equal
to 1.75% of the outstanding balance per month from June 2009 through the date the option is
exercised. The selling price was set at approximately $2.3 million as of the closing date and
increases by a minimum of approximately $41,000 monthly, plus reimbursable expenses, until 18
months from the date the Company acquired title at which time the exclusive option to sell the
property expires. The Company does not anticipate incurring any losses with respect to this
property.
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In connection with the sale of two properties in the fourth quarter of 2008 to unrelated tenants in
common, the Company received mortgage notes receivable totaling $920,215 with interest rates
ranging from 6.25% to 6.50% and due dates of October 15, 2009 for $603,841 and October 1, 2013 for
$316,374. The loans call for interest only payments and both loans were current as of September 30,
2009. Both notes are secured by the mortgagees interest in the property.
6. MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE
The following table sets forth the components of mortgage notes payable as of September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
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. |
$ | 3,410,731 | $ | 3,459,374 | ||||
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 executive
officers of the Company. |
10,135,635 | 10,670,864 | ||||||
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. |
3,416,856 | 3,522,227 | ||||||
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. |
| 20,000 | ||||||
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. |
3,786,432 | 3,834,492 | ||||||
Mortgage note payable in monthly
installments of $28,842 through March 1,
2034, including interest at a variable
rate ranging from 5.5% to 10.5%; with a
current rate of 5.5% collateralized by the
Thousand Palms property. |
4,656,007 | | ||||||
$ | 25,405,661 | $ | 21,506,957 | |||||
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In October 2008, the Company sold an undivided 5.99% interest in the Garden Gateway Plaza and,
as a result, is in default of a covenant on its Garden Gateway loan. Prior to completing the sale,
the Company sought the approval and waiver from the lender. The approval was not finalized before
completing the sale. As a result, the loan is callable by the lender at any time. The Company has
communicated this default to the lender and is attempting to obtain a waiver on this default. In
its latest response, the lender has requested an assumption fee, with respect to the transfer of
the undivided 5.99% interest, of one percent (approximately $107,000) and our reimbursement of its
legal expenses. The Company is current with respect to payments due under the loan, is performing
on all other conditions and covenants of the loan and does not believe the resolution of this
matter will have a significant impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
The Company is in compliance with all conditions and covenants of its other loans.
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain services and facilities are provided to the Company by C.I. Holding Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries (CI), a less than 1% shareholder in the Company, which 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, 2009 and 2008, the Company paid CHG total
management fees of $88,300 and 64,668, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, the Company paid CHG total management fees of $250,866 and $175,344, respectively.
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 nine 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.
Beginning in November 2008, the Company took occupancy of Pacific Oaks Plaza in Escondido,
California and leased a portion of the building to affiliates. Total rent charged and paid by these
affiliates for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was approximately $12,486. Total rent
charged and paid by these affiliates for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was approximately
$37,460.
In 2009, the Company has invested in two limited partnerships where the General Partner is Dubose
Model Homes USA LP (Dubose Model Homes). Larry Dubose, a director of the Company, serves as
President of Dubose Model Homes. The General Partner does not have an economic interest in either
partnership and will not make any capital contributions. The General Partner receives fees for due
diligence and a management fee for accounting and administrative services. Total fees paid to
Dubose Model Homes by the partnerships for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were
approximately $38,000.
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8. STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Share-Based Incentive Plans
Stock Options.
Each of these options was awarded pursuant to the Companys 1999 Flexible Incentive Plan (the
Plan). 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
September 2005.
The following table summarizes employee stock option activity for the nine months ended September
30, 2009:
Weighted | ||||||||
Average Exercise | ||||||||
Shares | Price | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 |
20,253 | $ | 8.31 | |||||
Options Exercised |
(9,766 | ) | $ | 7.96 | ||||
Options outstanding and exercisable,
September 30, 2009 |
10,487 | $ | 8.64 | |||||
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At September 30, 2009, the options outstanding and exercisable had an exercise price of $8.64. The
expiration date of the remaining options outstanding is June 2010.
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 $14,280 at September 30, 2009.
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 beginning in January 2007. The nonvested shares have voting rights and are
eligible for dividends paid to common shares. The share awards vest in equal annual installments
over a 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, 2009
and 2008 totaled $418,900 and $278,710, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, dividends of $30,204 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,
2009 and 2008 were $0.45 and $0.44, respectively. The dividend paid to stockholders of the
Series AA Preferred for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $21,963. The dividend paid to
stockholders of the Series AA Preferred for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 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, 2009, the net proceeds from the
sale of 1,636,270 shares of common stock was $13,421,484. 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.
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9. SEGMENTS
The Companys five reportable segments consists of the four types of commercial real estate
properties and mortgage loan activities for which the Companys decision-makers internally evaluate
operating performance and financial results: Residential Properties, Office Properties, Retail
Properties, Self-Storage Properties and, on a limited basis, Mortgage 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 consolidated results of
operations and financial position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
and as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Office Properties: |
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Rental income |
$ | 745,507 | $ | 846,990 | $ | 2,212,645 | $ | 2,071,834 | ||||||||
Property and related expenses |
467,951 | 425,409 | 1,237,043 | 1,081,513 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
277,556 | 421,581 | 975,602 | 990,321 | ||||||||||||
Equity in losses from real estate ventures |
(53,676 | ) | | (196,337 | ) | | ||||||||||
Residential Properties: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
| | | 49,517 | ||||||||||||
Property and related expenses |
| | | 25,456 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
| | | 24,061 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures |
30,665 | 3,000 | 68,355 | 11,877 | ||||||||||||
Retail Properties: |
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Rental income |
384,446 | 319,693 | 1,136,995 | 871,029 | ||||||||||||
Property and related expenses |
94,506 | 130,515 | 333,622 | 324,806 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
289,940 | 189,178 | 803,373 | 546,223 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures |
10,408 | 7,257 | 30,424 | 15,948 | ||||||||||||
Self Storage Properties: |
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Rental income |
210,985 | 303,262 | 536,091 | 917,276 | ||||||||||||
Property and related expenses |
116,344 | 179,556 | 304,024 | 521,255 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income, as defined |
94,641 | 123,706 | 232,067 | 396,021 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures |
18,325 | | 47,176 | | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loan activity: |
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Interest income |
14,903 | 67,923 | 44,217 | 192,068 | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation to Net Loss Available to Common
Stockholders: |
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Total net operating income, as defined, for
reportable
segments |
682,762 | 812,645 | 2,004,877 | 2,176,519 | ||||||||||||
Unallocated other income: |
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Gain on sale of real estate |
| | | 605,539 | ||||||||||||
Total other income |
1,368 | 17,834 | 23,642 | 55,092 | ||||||||||||
Unallocated other expenses: |
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General and administrative expenses |
507,156 | 360,327 | 1,576,618 | 942,196 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
261,678 | 376,920 | 712,857 | 946,772 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
555,749 | 636,252 | 1,556,216 | 1,597,802 | ||||||||||||
Net loss |
(640,453 | ) | (543,020 | ) | (1,817,172 | ) | (649,620 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred dividends |
(21,963 | ) | (21,963 | ) | (65,888 | ) | (65,888 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss available for common stockholders |
$ | (662,416 | ) | $ | (564,983 | ) | $ | (1,883,060 | ) | $ | (715,508 | ) | ||||
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2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Assets: |
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Office Properties: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
$ | 31,585,802 | $ | 21,088,756 | ||||
Total assets (2) |
32,429,820 | 22,397,320 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
12,783,930 | 13,232,571 | ||||||
Residential Property: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
| | ||||||
Total assets(2) |
| | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
1,658,345 | 147,530 | ||||||
Retail Properties: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
16,358,036 | 16,692,805 | ||||||
Total assets(2) |
16,549,830 | 17,104,905 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
691,627 | 694,458 | ||||||
Self-Storage Properties: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
13,714,084 | 7,664,048 | ||||||
Total assets(2) |
13,774,201 | 7,875,137 | ||||||
Investment in real estate ventures |
2,337,033 | 2,380,484 | ||||||
Mortgage loan activity: |
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Mortgage receivable and accrued interest |
920,215 | 3,052,845 | ||||||
Total assets |
920,215 | 3,052,845 | ||||||
Reconciliation to Total Assets: |
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Total assets for reportable segments |
81,145,001 | 66,885,250 | ||||||
Other unallocated assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
1,905,772 | 4,778,761 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net |
2,932,932 | 766,869 | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 85,983,705 | $ | 72,430,880 | ||||
(1) | Includes lease intangibles and the land purchase option related to property acquisitions. |
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(2) | Includes land, buildings, building 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, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Capital Expenditures: (1) |
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Office Properties: |
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Acquisition of operating properties |
$ | 11,124,800 | $ | 14,963,070 | ||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
398,834 | 262,952 | ||||||
Residential Property: |
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Acquisition of operating properties (2) |
1,456,050 | | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
| | ||||||
Retail Properties: |
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Acquisition of operating properties |
| 7,164,030 | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
| 158,377 | ||||||
Self-Storage Properties: |
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Acquisition of operating properties |
6,200,000 | | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
7,133 | 22,029 | ||||||
Mortgage Loan Activity: |
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Loans originated |
| 173,813 | ||||||
Total Reportable Segments: |
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Acquisition of operating properties |
17,324,800 | 22,127,100 | ||||||
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
405,967 | 443,358 | ||||||
Total real estate expenditures |
$ | 17,730,767 | $ | 22,570,458 | ||||
Total loan origination |
$ | | $ | 173,813 | ||||
Total investment in real estate ventures |
$ | 1,456,050 | $ | | ||||
(1) | Total consolidated capital expenditures are equal to the same amounts disclosed for total
reportable segments. |
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(2) | Included in investments in real estate ventures. |
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10. Subsequent Events
In October 2009, NetREIT and five former tenants in common of Casa Grande Apartments and Palm
Self-Storage contributed their respective ownership interests in these properties into NetREIT Casa
Grande LP and NetREIT Palm LP. In exchange for the contribution of property, the owners became
limited partners of these partnerships and NetREIT became the general partner. The partners have an
option to exchange their equity interest in the partnership for up to 336,323 shares of Company
common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.30 per share. The Company has a put option to
convert the partners equity interests in these limited partnerships to shares of Company common
stock at $9.30 per share for up to 336,323 shares.
In October 2009, William H. Allen, as trustee for the Allen Trust, authorized the conversion of
33.3% of the Trusts interest in the NetREIT LP 01 partnership into 25,790 shares of NetREIT common
stock. In November 2009, the Company purchased these shares from the Allen Trust for $9.30 per
share for a total of $239,844. Mr. Allen was elected to the Board of Directors at our annual
shareholder meeting on October 16, 2009.
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
The following discussion relates to our condensed consolidated 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 of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 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 on 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
7 included in the Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Global Economic Outlook
Throughout 2008 and continuing through the third quarter of 2009, the U.S. and global economy has
been in a 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
borrowers. While recent economic data reflects an improvement of the economy and credit markets,
the cost and availability of credit continues to be adversely affected. We do not know if the
adverse conditions affecting real estate will again intensify or the full extent to which the
economic disruption will continue to affect us. Continued market volatility could impact our
liquidity, financial condition and our ability to finance future property acquisitions. If these
market conditions continue, they may further limit our ability to timely refinance maturing
liabilities and access to the capital markets to meet liquidity needs. A consumer-led economic
slowdown has had a meaningful impact on most retailers, causing many companies, both national and
local, to cease or curtail operations or declare bankruptcy. We have seen these economic
conditions broadly across all of our markets.
California Economic Outlook
The State of Californias economy has been affected in a similar manner, if not more so. In
addition, California reported a significant budget deficit that could further impact and aggravate
the current recessionary conditions with the state. If the California State Legislature enacts new
tax legislation that adversely impacts businesses operating in California, including us and our
tenants, it could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
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At September 30, 2009 we own, or have an equity interest in, 12 offices buildings, 3 retail
properties, one vacant land property and 3 self-storage facilities in the State of California. On
September 30, 2009 approximately 41% of our in real estate investments were located in the State of
California.
REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS
The value of our properties may be adversely affected by the general economic conditions and the
resulting impact on market conditions or a downturn in tenants businesses. The demand for office
and retail properties or decreases in market rental rates due to the economic slowdown could also
have a negative impact on the value of our properties, including the value of related tenant
improvements. If we are required under GAAP accounting to write down the carrying value of any of
our properties to the lower of cost or market due to impairment, or as a result of early lease
terminations, our financial condition and results of operation would be negatively affected.
LEASING ACTIVITY AND RENTAL RATES
Net rental income is affected by our ability to maintain the occupancy rates and to lease currently
available space and space that may become available due to unscheduled lease terminations. The
amount of rental income also depends on our ability to maintain or increase rental rates in the
submarkets that we own property. Negative trends in either occupancy or in rental rates could
adversely affect our rental income in future periods. These macro-trends have made it more
difficult for us to achieve one of our objectives on the short-term basis of growing our business
through maintaining and/or increasing occupancy rates and putting downward pressure on existing
rents at new leases and renewals. The following tables set forth certain information regarding the
changes in rental rates and leases on occupancy of same-store properties that were owned the
entire periods during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Three Months ended | Nine Months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Rental | Rental | |||||||||||||||
Rates | Occupancy | Rates | Occupancy | |||||||||||||
Office Properties |
(2.4 | )% | 0.3 | % | (2.4 | )% | (1.4 | )% | ||||||||
Residential Properties (1) |
(7.5 | ) | 4.9 | (2.1 | ) | 2.5 | ||||||||||
Retail Properties |
(6.1 | ) | 2.2 | (8.2 | ) | 2.3 | ||||||||||
Self-Storage Properties (2) |
6.8 | (8.9 | ) | 0.7 | 5.0 |
(1) | This represents only 2 apartments in a building with a total of 39 apartments. |
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(2) | Both of these properties were not stabilized when we acquired them. Rent rate specials
were offered to increase occupancy which affect this years rental income that could be mitigated if
the tenants continue after the special ends. |
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OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
NetREIT (which we sometimes refer to as we, us or the Company) operates as a
self-administered 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
42.7% to $55.5 million at September 30, 2009 from $38.9 million at September 30, 2008. Our
investment portfolio, consisting primarily of real estate assets, net; lease intangibles, net; a
land purchase option; and investments in real estate ventures, increased by approximately 67.4% to
$73.0 million at September 30, 2009 from $43.8 million at September 30, 2008. 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 $24.5 million during the twelve
month period ended September 30, 2009.
As of September 30, 2009, the Company owned or had an equity interest in seven office buildings
(Office Properties) which total approximately 354,000 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 and one investment in a partnership with
residential real estate assets (Residential Properties), and three self-storage facilities
(Self-Storage Properties) which total approximately 313,000 rentable square feet.
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 year amounts.
Most of our leases are for terms of three to five 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 six 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.
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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 to continue throughout the remainder of 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 four acquisitions during the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 were obtained
for cash and draws on our existing line of credit. The fourth was acquired with cash and the
assumption of an existing mortgage loan.
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.
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 year leases with our tenants to mitigate the impact that
fluctuations in interest rates have on the values of our portfolio.
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.
General economic conditions and the resulting impact on market conditions or a downturn in our
tenants businesses may adversely affect the value of our assets. Periods of economic slowdown or
recession in the U.S., declining demand for leased properties and/or market values of real estate
assets could have a negative impact on the value of our assets, including the value of our
properties and related building and tenant improvements. If we were required under GAAP to write
down the carrying value of any of our properties due to impairment, or if as a result of an early
lease termination we were required to remove and dispose of material amounts of tenant improvements
that are not reusable to another tenant, our financial condition and results of operations would be
negatively affected.
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.
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Managements evaluation of operating results includes our ability to generate necessary cash flows
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 flows 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 flows 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 flows 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 consolidated financial
statements. For a summary of all of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to our
condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Property Acquisitions. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting provisions
pertaining to business combinations. These new provisions, accounted for prospectively, require the
Company to recognize acquired assets and liabilities in a purchase transaction at fair value as of
the acquisition date. In addition, the accounting treatment for certain items, including
acquisition costs, are expensed as incurred. Adoption of the new provisions has not had a
significant effect to the periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements
and the Company does not anticipate that the provisions will have a significant effect on future
operations.
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 generally 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.
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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 consolidated 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.
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 $113,716 and $151,094 for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization expense related to these
assets was $282,612 and $391,179 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Estimates of the fair values of the tangible and intangible assets require us to estimate market
lease rates, property-operating expenses, carrying costs during lease-up periods, discount rates,
market absorption periods, and the number of years the property will be held for investment. The
use of inappropriate estimates would result in an incorrect assessment of our purchase price
allocation, which would impact the amount of our net income.
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. 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 consolidated 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. The land purchase option was determined to be a
contract based intangible associated with the land. This asset has an indefinite life and is
treated as a non-amortizable asset.
Sales of Undivided Interests in Properties. 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.
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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.
The Company did not have any sales of interests in its real estate in the three or nine months
ended September 30, 2009. The Company did not have any sales of interests in its real estate in the
three months ended September 30, 2008. The Company had 2 partial sales of interests in properties
in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. In both cases, the criteria for meeting the full
accrual method were met.
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 related to these assets was $426,941 and $468,015 for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Depreciation expense related to these
assets was $1,245,919 and $1,167,960 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
We have to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives of our depreciable assets. These
assessments have a direct impact on our net income, because, if we were to shorten the expected
useful lives of our investments in real estate, we would depreciate these investments over fewer
years, resulting in more depreciation expense and lower net income on an annual basis throughout
the expected useful lives of these investments. We consider the period of future benefit of an
asset to determine its appropriate useful life. We take several factors into consideration when
assigning the useful life associated with building and improvements. Our acquisitions are subject
to a great deal of due diligence before we complete a purchase. As a part of the due diligence we
have expert third parties perform site inspections and, in most cases, we will also have the
property appraised by a third party expert. Through these efforts and managements judgment we
determine what the expected remaining useful life to be at the time we acquire the property.
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. Indefinite-lived assets are not amortized.
Finite-lived intangibles are amortized over their expected useful lives. The Company assesses its
intangibles for impairment at least annually.
The Company is required to perform a test for impairment of intangible 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, 2008.
Projections of future cash flows require us to estimate the expected future operating income and
expenses related to the real estate and its related intangible assets and liabilities as well as
market and other trends. The use of inappropriate assumptions in our future cash flows analyses
would result in an incorrect assessment of future cash flows and fair values of the real estate and
its related intangible assets and liabilities and could result
in the overstatement of the carrying values of our real estate and related intangible assets and
liabilities and an overstatement of our net income.
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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. 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 consolidated 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.
Impairment. Management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Companys
investments in real estate assets and 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. 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 and unconsolidated real estate ventures at September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue from rent, tenant reimbursements, and other
revenue once all of the following criteria are met:
| 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. |
Minimum annual rental revenue is recognized in rental revenues on a straight-line basis over the
term of the related lease.
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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, included in other assets in the accompanying
condensed consolidated 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 collectibility of tenant receivables and/or
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. The balance of allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable was $118,000 as of
September 30, 2009. No such allowance was recorded as of December 31, 2008.
THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPARISON OF OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 are not indicative
of those expected in future periods as we expect that rental income, earnings from real estate
ventures, interest expense, rental operating expenses and depreciation and amortization will
significantly increase in future periods as a result of operations from assets acquired during 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 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. Results of operations for this property are included for
approximately two and a half months of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008
compared to inclusion for the full three and nine months in 2009.
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. Results of operations for this property are
included for approximately one and a half months of the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2008 compared to inclusion for the full three and nine months in 2009.
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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. Results of
operations for this property are included for less than one month in the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2008 compared to inclusion for the full three and nine months in 2009.
In January 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. There are no results of operations for this property included for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to inclusion for the entire three months
and substantially all of the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
In February 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 was $1,900,000. 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 November 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. There are no results of operations for this property in either the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.
In March 2009, the Company acquired The Rangewood Medical Office Building (Rangewood) located in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. The purchase price for the property was $2.6 million. The Company
purchased the property with $200,000 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. There are no results of operations for this property included for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the entire three months ended September 30, 2009 and
approximately one week and three months in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
In August 2009, the Company acquired Sparkys Thousand Palms Self-Storage (formerly known
as Monterey Palms Self-Storage) (Thousand Palms) located in Thousand Palms, California. The
purchase price for the Property was $6.2 million. The Company paid the purchase price through a
cash payment of $1.5 million which was applied to closing costs and fees and to an existing loan
secured by Thousand Palms, and assumed a nonrecourse, variable interest rate, Promissory Note with
a principal balance after the closing of $4.7 million. The Property consists of nine (9) single
story, Class A buildings, constructed of reinforced concrete masonry and metal construction with
113,126 rentable square feet comprised of 549 storage units which range in size from 25 to 300
square feet, and 94 enclosed RV and boat storage units that range in size from 150 to 600 square
feet. The Property was built in 2007 and as of the date of acquisition was approximately 47%
occupied.
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Sales of Undivided Interests in our properties
The Company made no sales of real estate during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Sales of undivided interests in earlier periods are described below by property:
The investors in the properties described below are held as limited partners or tenants in common
and have been granted certain protective and participating 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 consolidated balance sheets in investment in
real estate ventures and accounted for under the equity method. Under the equity method, the
results from operations of the properties are accounted for on a net basis where the Companys
share of net operating income from the properties are included in the condensed consolidated
statement of operations under the caption equity in earnings (losses) of real estate ventures.
Casa Grande Apartments
In March 2008, the Company sold an undivided 54.9% interest in the Casa Grande Apartments located
in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The purchasers paid approximately $1.0 million, net of transaction costs, in
cash. For financial reporting purposes, a gain of $.6 million is included in the condensed
consolidated statement of operations in the line item gain on sale of real estate for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008.
In December 2008, the Company sold an additional undivided 25.0% interest in the 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 was recognized in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Since the date of the first sale in March 2008, the Company began accounting for the property using
the equity method. As a result, rental income and rental operating expenses are not included in the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and included for two and a half months in the nine months
ended September 30, 2008. Rental income and rental operating costs are not included in the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Instead, the net results of the property are included in
the condensed consolidated statement of operations under the caption equity in earnings of real
estate ventures.
As of September 30, 2009, the Companys remaining investment in the property was 20.1%.
In April 2009, NetREIT and one of the tenants in common formed the NetREIT Casa Grande LP (NetREIT
Casa), a California limited partnership with NetREIT as the General Partner. In October 2009, the
other remaining tenants in common with interests in Casa Grande Apartments contributed their tenant
in common interests for limited partner interests in NetREIT Casa. Beginning in October 2009,
balances and activity from NetREIT Casa will be consolidated into balances and activity
with NetREIT. The equity method of accounting for the Companys investment in this property will no
longer apply.
Sparkys Palm Self-Storage
In October 2008, the Company sold an undivided 25.3% interest in the 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 was recognized in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
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In December 2008, the Company sold an additional undivided 9.33% interest in the Sparkys Palm
Self-Storage. The purchaser paid $0.5 million, net of transactions costs in cash. For financial
reporting purposes, the gain of $0.04 million was recognized in the quarter ended December 31,
2008.
In December 2008, the Company sold a further undivided 13.4% interest in the Sparkys Palm
Self-Storage. The purchaser paid $0.7 million, of which $0.4 million was paid in cash and a $0.3
million promissory note was issued secured by the interest in the property. For financial reporting
purposes, the gain of $0.1 million was recognized in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Since the date of the first sale in October 2008, the Company began accounting for the property
using the equity method. As a result, rental income and rental operating expenses are included for
the full three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and are not included in the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009. Instead, the net results of the property are included in the
condensed consolidated statement of operations under the caption equity in earnings of real estate
ventures.
As of September 30, 2009, the Companys remaining investment in the property was 52.0%.
In October 2009, NetREIT and the other tenants in common with interests in Sparkys Palm
Self-Storage formed the NetREIT Palm Self-Storage LP, (NetREIT Palm) a California limited
partnership with NetREIT as the General Partner. All parties contributed their tenant in common
interests for interests in NetREIT Palm. From the effective date of the agreement, balances and
activity from NetREIT Palm will be consolidated into balances and activity with
NetREIT. The equity method of accounting for the Companys investment in this property will no
longer apply.
Garden Gateway Plaza
In October 2008, the Company sold an undivided 5.99% interest in the Garden Gateway Plaza. The
purchaser paid $1.0 million, of which $0.4 million was paid in cash and a $0.6 million promissory
note was issued secured by the interest in the property. For financial reporting purposes, the gain
of $0.1 million was recognized in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Since the date of sale in October 2008, the Company began accounting for the property using the
equity method. As a result, rental income and rental operating expenses are included for the full
three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and are not included in the full three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009. Instead, the net results of the property are included in the
condensed consolidated statement of operations under the caption equity in earnings of real estate
ventures.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 to the Three Months Ended September 30,
2008
Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Rental Income and Rental Operating Costs before net down
for Properties Accounted for Under the Equity Method:
The Company currently has four properties that it has sold partial interests in and the investors
have certain protective and participating rights of ownership that prevents the Company from
reporting the results of operations from these properties on a gross rental income and rental
operating cost basis. Instead, under the equity method used for GAAP purposes, the Company reports
only its share of net income based upon its pro rate share of its investment in the less than
wholly owned property.
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Management has chosen to provide an integrated analysis that includes a non-GAAP supplemental
measure because we manage our real estate portfolio in this manner and we consider this computation
to be an
appropriate supplemental measure of comparable period to period rental income and rental operating
costs. Accounting for rental income and rental operating costs changed to the equity method at the
point in time that we sold partial undivided interests in these four properties. Our calculations
of grossed-up rental income and rental operating costs may be different from calculations used by other companies. This
information should not be considered as an alternative to the equity method under GAAP.
The following table reflects the adjustments made to reconcile from the equity method used to the
actual results had the Company reported based on total gross rental income and rental operating
costs of all properties including properties less than 100% owned.
Three months ended September 30, 2009 | Three months ended September 30, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Method | Equity Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As Reported | Adjustments | Grossed-up | As Reported | Adjustments | Grossed-up | |||||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 1,340,938 | $ | 641,367 | $ | 1,982,305 | $ | 1,469,945 | $ | 72,940 | $ | 1,542,885 | ||||||||||||
Rental operating costs |
678,801 | 270,559 | 949,360 | 735,480 | 35,845 | 771,325 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income |
$ | 662,137 | $ | 370,808 | $ | 1,032,945 | $ | 734,465 | $ | 37,095 | $ | 771,560 | ||||||||||||
Revenues
Rental income for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $1,340,938 compared to $1,469,945
for same period during 2008, a decrease of $129,007, or 8.8%. However, on a grossed-up basis,
rental income increased to $1,982,305 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to
$1,542,885 for the same period in 2008, an increase of $439,420, or 28.5%. The change in rental
income as reported in 2009 compared to 2008 is primarily attributable to:
| A decrease in rental income as reported due to partial sales of properties owned
which was excluded from rental income, resulting in a decrease of reported rental
income of $543,989 in the three months ended September 30, 2009. |
| The properties acquired by NetREIT prior to the end of 2007 and included for full
three month periods generated $560,494 of rental income during the three months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to $622,507 for the three months ended September 30,
2008, a decrease of $62,013. Rental income decreased by approximately 4% due to
occupancy rates and another 6% due to decreases in rental rates. The balance of the
decline was due to other non-recurring events. |
| Properties acquired after June 30, 2008 contributed an additional $170,258 in
rental income in the three months ended September 30, 2009. |
| Properties acquired in 2009 contributed an additional $306,737 in rental income in
the three months ended September 30, 2009. |
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Rental income is expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical
periods, resulting from owning the assets acquired in 2008 and early 2009 for an entire year and
anticipated future acquisitions of real estate assets.
Interest income from mortgage loans accounted for $14,903 of total interest income for the three
months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $67,923 for the three months ended September 30, 2008,
a decrease of $53,020. One of the borrowers, with an aggregate principal balance of $1.9 million,
went into default on January 1, 2009. As a result of the default, the Company suspended the accrual
of additional interest income on the loans at December 31, 2008. The Company acquired title to the
property in May 2009 and has entered into an exclusive option to sell the property back to the
borrower. The selling price is equal to the face value of the notes, all accrued interest through
the date the Company acquired title to the property, all costs incurred to maintain the property
including taxes and insurance plus additional charges equal to 1.75% of the outstanding balance per
month from June 2009 through the date the option is exercised. The selling price was set at
approximately $2.3 million as of the closing date and increases by a minimum of approximately
$41,000 monthly, plus reimbursable expenses, until 18 months from the date the Company acquired
title at which time the exclusive option to sell the property expires. The Company does not
anticipate incurring any losses with respect to this property.
Due to the low interest rates earned on short-term investments, the Company has been using
available funds to pay down its line of credit facility with funds we might otherwise have kept in
short term investments. For the three months ended September 30, 2009, we made principal payments
on the outstanding balance of this loan of $1.1 million using the excess cash we had normally
invested in short term investments in the past.
Rental Operating Costs
Rental operating costs were $678,801 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to
$735,480 for same period in 2008, a decrease of $56,679, or 7.7%. The decrease in rental operating
costs in 2009 compared to 2008 is primarily attributable to the same reasons that rental income
increased. Due to the partial sales of undivided interests in four of the properties, rental
operating costs of $270,559 were excluded for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to
$35,845 excluded in the same period in 2008. Rental operating costs on a grossed-up basis as a
percentage of grossed-up rental income was 47.9% and 50.0% for the three month periods ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in rental operating costs as a percentage
of rental income is primarily attributable to the addition of the Morena Office Center in January
2009. For the quarter, Morenas operating costs as a percentage of income was 23.9%.
Rental operating costs are expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical
periods, as a result of owning recently acquired assets for entire periods and anticipated future
acquisitions of real estate assets.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased by $115,242 or 30.6%, to $261,678 for the three month period ended
September 30, 2009 compared to $376,920 for the same period in 2008. The primary reason for the
decrease is attributable to interest expense on the Garden Gateway property that has been
reclassified to equity in earnings (losses) of real estate ventures. For the three months ended
September 30, 2009, interest on the Garden Gateway loan was $156,137. During the three months ended
September 30, 2009, the average balance of the mortgage loans on five of the properties was $24.1
million while the average for the same three months in 2008 on three properties was $23.4 million.
We anticipate interest expense to increase as a result of the increase in loan balances during 2008
and for an entire year 2009 and the interest expense on financing future acquisitions.
The following is a summary of our interest expense on loans included in the condensed consolidated
statement of operations for the three months ended September 30:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Interest on Havana/Parker Complex |
$ | 56,830 | $ | 57,898 | ||||
Interest on Garden Gateway Plaza |
| 163,238 | ||||||
Interest on line of credit facility |
6,449 | 61,361 | ||||||
Interest on World Plaza |
45,517 | 47,361 | ||||||
Interest on Waterman Plaza |
61,618 | 34,757 | ||||||
Interest on Sparkys Thousand Palms Self-Storage |
29,806 | | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
61,458 | 12,305 | ||||||
Interest Expense |
$ | 261,678 | $ | 376,920 | ||||
At September 30, 2009, the weighted average interest rate on our mortgage loans of $25,405,661
was 5.99%.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $146,829 to $507,156 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, compared to $360,327 for the same period in 2008. In 2008, general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of total grossed-up revenue, including rental income from
joint ventures, was 25.6%, compared to 23.4% for the same period in 2008. In comparing our general
and administrative expenses with other REITs you should take into consideration that we are a self
administered REIT.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2009, our salaries and employee related expenses increased
$70,821 to $218,907 compared to $148,086 for the same three months in 2008. The increase in salary
and employee expenses in 2009 was primarily attributable to the Company hiring a general counsel in
late December 2008 and a vice president-finance in late February 2009. Further, non-cash
compensation related to restricted stock grants to employees was approximately $15,000 additional
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. We
anticipated 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 in future periods.
Insurance expenses increased by approximately $10,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009
compared to the same period in 2008 due to the additional personnel, the addition of key man life
insurance, the addition of directors and officers liability insurance and general insurance rate
increases.
Legal, accounting and public company related expenses increased by approximately $14,000, to $134,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2009,
compared to $120,000 during the same period in 2008. The increase is due to the additional costs
associated with completing the restatement of financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2007 and the first two quarters of 2008 as well as the additional efforts involved with complying
with SEC rules and regulations.
Directors compensation expense that consisted of non-cash amortization of restricted stock grants
was approximately $24,000 higher for the three months ended September 30, 2009 over the same period
in 2008.
Net Loss Attributable to NetREIT Common Stockholders
Net loss attributable to NetREIT common stockholders was $662,416, or $0.08 loss per share, for the
three month period ended September 30, 2009, compared to loss of $564,983, or $0.10 loss per share,
during the same period in 2008. The increase in net loss is due primarily due to the increase in
general and administrative expenses and an increase in 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 past and continued growth in our investment portfolio will significantly reduce
or eliminate the loss.
The net loss attributable to NetREIT common stockholders of $640,453 for the three month period
ended September 30, 2009 included depreciation and amortization expense of $756,684, including
depreciation and amortization expense on real estate ventures. The net loss of $543,020 for the
same three months in 2008 included depreciation and amortization expense of $646,170, including
depreciation and amortization expense on real estate ventures. Without these non cash charges, net
income attributable to NetREIT common stockholders would have been $116,231 and $103,150,
respectively.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 to the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2008
Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Rental Income and Rental Operating Costs before net down
for Properties Accounted for Under the Equity Method:
The Company currently has four properties that it has sold partial interests in and the investors
have certain protective and participating rights of ownership that prevents the Company from
reporting the results of
operations from these properties on a gross rental income and rental operating cost basis. Instead,
under the equity method, the Company reports only its share of net income based upon its pro rate
share of its investment in the less than wholly owned property.
Management has chosen to provide an integrated analysis that includes a non-GAAP supplemental
measure because we manage our real estate portfolio in this manner and we consider this computation
to be an appropriate supplemental measure of comparable period to period rental income and rental
operating costs. Accounting for rental income and rental operating costs changed to the equity
method at the point in time that we sold partial undivided interests in these four properties. Our
calculations of grossed-up rental income may be different from calculations used by other
companies. This information should not be considered as an alternative to the equity method under
GAAP.
The following table reflects the adjustments made to reconcile from the equity method used to the
actual results had the Company reported based on total gross rental income and rental operating
costs of all properties including properties less than 100% owned.
Nine months ended September 30, 2009 | Nine months ended September 30, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Method | Equity Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As Reported | Adjustments | Grossed-up | As Reported | Adjustments | Grossed-up | |||||||||||||||||||
Rental income |
$ | 3,885,731 | $ | 1,925,730 | $ | 5,811,461 | $ | 3,909,656 | $ | 168,176 | $ | 4,077,832 | ||||||||||||
Rental operating costs |
1,874,689 | 798,803 | 2,673,492 | 1,953,030 | 73,767 | 2,026,797 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income |
$ | 2,011,042 | $ | 1,126,927 | $ | 3,137,969 | $ | 1,956,626 | $ | 94,409 | $ | 2,051,035 | ||||||||||||
Rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $3,885,731 compared to
$3,909,656 for same period in 2008, a decrease of $23,925, or 0.6%. However, on a grossed-up
basis, rental income increased to $5,811,461 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared
to $4,077,832 for the same period in 2008, an increase of $1,733,629, or 42.5%. The increase in
rental income as reported in 2009 compared to 2008 is primarily attributable to:
| A decrease in rental income as reported due to partial sales of properties owned
which excluded from rental income resulted in a decrease of reported rental income of
$1,680,760 in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. |
| The properties acquired by NetREIT prior to the end of 2007 and included for full
nine month periods generated $1,688,131 of rental income during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to $1,925,447 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, a decrease of $237,316. Rental income decreased by approximately 6% due to
occupancy rates and another 6% due to decreases in rental rates. The balance of the
decline was due to other non-recurring events. |
| Properties acquired after June 30, 2008 contributed an additional $1,894,151 in
rental income in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. |
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Rental income is expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical
periods, as a result of owning the assets acquired in 2008 and early 2009 for an entire year and
anticipated future acquisitions of real estate assets.
Interest income from mortgage loans accounted for $44,217 of total interest income for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $192,068 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
a decrease of $147,851. As discussed above, a borrower with an aggregate principal balance of $1.9
million went into default on January 1, 2009. As a result of the default, the Company suspended the
accrual of additional interest income on the loans at December 31, 2008. The Company acquired title
to the property in May 2009 and has entered into an exclusive option to sell the property back to
the borrower. The selling price is equal to the face value of the notes, all accrued interest
through the date the Company acquired title to the property, all costs incurred to maintain the
property including taxes and insurance plus additional charges equal to 1.75% of the outstanding
balance per month from September 2009 through the date the option is exercised. The selling price
was set at approximately $2.3 million as of the closing date and increases by a minimum of
approximately $41,000 monthly, plus reimbursable expenses, until 18 months from the date the
Company acquired title at which time the exclusive option to sell the property expires. The
Company does not anticipate incurring any losses with respect to this property.
Due to the low interest rates earned on short-term investments, the Company has been using
available funds to pay down its line of credit facility with funds we might otherwise have kept in
short term investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we made principal payments
on the outstanding balance of this loan of $9.4 million using the excess cash we had normally
invested in short term investments in the past.
Rental Operating Costs
Rental operating costs were $1,874,689 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to
$1,953,030 for same period in 2008, a decrease of $78,341, or 4.0%. The decrease in rental
operating costs in 2009 compared to 2008 is primarily attributable to the partial sales of
undivided interests in four of the properties, rental operating costs of $798,803 were excluded for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $73,767 excluded in the same period in 2008.
Rental operating costs on a grossed-up basis as a percentage of grossed-up rental income was
46.0% and 49.7% for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Rental
operating costs are expected to continue to increase in future periods, as compared to historical
periods, as a result of owning recently acquired assets for entire periods and anticipated future
acquisitions of real estate assets.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense was $712,857 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 compared to
$946,772 for the same period in 2008. The primary reason for the decrease in interest expense of
$233,915, or 24.7%is the reclassification of interest expense on the Garden Gateway property that
has been reclassified to equity in earnings (losses) of real estate ventures. For the nine months
ended
September 30, 2009, interest expense on the Garden Gateway loan was $478,659.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the average balance of the mortgage loans on five
of the properties was $24.2 million while the average for the same nine months in 2008 on four
properties was $19.7 million.
We anticipate interest expense to increase as a result of the
increase in loan balances during 2008 and for an entire year 2009 and the interest expense on
financing future acquisitions.
The following is a summary of our interest expense on loans included in the condensed consolidated
statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Interest on Havana/Parker Complex |
$ | 169,438 | $ | 173,183 | ||||
Interest on Garden Gateway Plaza |
| 492,005 | ||||||
Interest on line of credit facility |
104,594 | 61,362 | ||||||
Interest on World Plaza |
137,955 | 143,416 | ||||||
Interest on Waterman Plaza |
185,639 | 34,757 | ||||||
Interest on Sparkys Joshua Self-Storage |
| 9,543 | ||||||
Interest on Sparkys Thousand Palms Self-Storage |
29,806 | | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
85,425 | 32,506 | ||||||
Interest Expense |
$ | 712,857 | $ | 946,772 | ||||
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $1,576,618 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
compared to $942,196 for the same period in 2008 which represented an increase of $634,422. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of
total grossed-up revenue was 27.1%, compared to 23.1% for the same period in 2008. In comparing our
general and administrative expenses with other REITs you should take into consideration that we are
a self administered REIT.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our salaries and employee related expenses increased
$198,468 to $633,445 compared to $434,977 for the same nine months in 2008. The increase in salary
and employee expenses in 2009 was primarily attributable to the Company hiring a general counsel in
late December 2008 and a vice president-finance in late February 2009. Further, non-cash
compensation related to restricted stock grants to employees was approximately $44,000 additional
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 2008. Insurance expenses increased
by approximately $63,000 due to the additional personnel, the addition of key man life insurance,
the addition of directors and officers liability insurance and general insurance rate increases. We
anticipated an increase in staff, compensation and insurance costs as our capital and portfolio
continue to increase. However, we anticipate that these costs as a percentage of total revenue will
decline in future periods.
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Legal, accounting and public company related expenses for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 were $421,189, compared to $296,573 during the same period in 2008, an increase of $124,616,
or 42.0%. The increase is due to the additional costs associated with the restatement of financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the first two quarters of 2008 completed in the
second quarter of 2009 as well as the additional efforts involved with complying with SEC rules and
regulations.
Our occupancy and office related expenses increased approximately $79,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. The increase is attributed to additions in
personnel and the building costs associated with the September 2008 acquisition of the Companys
corporate headquarters.
Directors compensation expense that consisted of non-cash amortization of restricted stock grants
was approximately $73,000 additional expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 over the
same period in 2008.
Acquisition costs related to property acquisitions were approximately $39,000 in 2009 as a result
of the change related to accounting for business combinations requiring such expenses be expensed
when incurred rather than capitalized as additional purchase price of the property acquired.
Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders
The net loss attributable to NetREIT common stockholders was $1,883,060, or $0.25 loss per share,
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, compared to a loss of $715,508, or $0.15 loss
per share, during the same period in 2008. The increase in net loss is the result of a gain on
sale of real estate of $605,539 recognized during 2008, as well as increases 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
past and continued growth in our investment portfolio will significantly reduce or eliminate the
loss.
The net loss attributable to NetREIT common stockholders of $1,817,172 for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2009 included depreciation and amortization expense of $2,197,768, including
depreciation and amortization expense included in real estate ventures. The net loss attributable
to NetREIT common stockholders of $649,620 for the same nine months in 2008 included depreciation
and amortization expense of $1,619,549, including depreciation and amortization expense on real
estate ventures. Without these non cash charges, net income attributable to NetREIT common
stockholders would have been $380,596 and $969,929, respectively.
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Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Interest Coverage Ratio
Our interest coverage ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 1.65 times and for the
same period in 2008 was 1.47 times. Interest coverage ratio is calculated as: the interest
coverage amount (as calculated in the following table) divided by interest expense. 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.
The following is a reconciliation of net cash used in operating activities on our statements of
cash flows to our interest coverage amount for the nine months ended September 30:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 114,864 | $ | 61,387 | ||||
Interest and amortized financing expense |
712,857 | 946,772 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables and other assets |
150,852 | 630,059 | ||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
55,519 | (292,177 | ) | |||||
Interest coverage amount |
$ | 1,034,092 | $ | 1,346,041 | ||||
Divided by interest expense |
$ | 627,432 | $ | 914,266 | ||||
Interest coverage ratio |
1.65 | 1.47 | ||||||
Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Our fixed charge coverage ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 1.49 and for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 was 1.37 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.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Liquidity Sources
Our general strategy is to maintain a conservative balance sheet, through maintaining a low
leverage ratio, and to seek to create a capital structure that allows for financial flexibility and
diversification of capital resources. We manage our capital structure to reflect a long-term
investment approach. We believe our conservative leverage position provides us with financial
flexibility and enhances our
ability to obtain additional sources of liquidity as needed.
We believe that our current projected liquidity requirements for 2009 will be satisfied using
proceeds from sale of common stock, cash flow generated from operating activities from the
currently owned properties and projected acquisitions and, depending upon market conditions,
proceeds from disposition of non-strategic assets.
In September 2009, the Company terminated its line of credit facility that was due to expire in
December 2009. The Company is searching for a new source of similar financing and/our obtaining a
term loan using one of our unencumbered properties to pledge as collateral. We currently own seven
properties with a net book value of $34.3 million that are not pledged as collateral for a secured
loan at September 30, 2009.
Future Capital Needs
During 2009 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 to
generate sufficient capital to fund our dividends in order to meet our current dividend policy.
Private Placement Offering
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 $13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009.
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Capitalization
As of September 30, 2009, our total debt as a percentage of total capitalization was 22.6% and our
total debt and liquidation value of our preferred equity as a percentage of total market
capitalization was 23.7%, which was calculated based on the offering price per share of our common
stock of $10.00 under the current private placement offering.
Aggregate | ||||||||||||
Principal | ||||||||||||
Shares at | Amount or $ | % of Total | ||||||||||
September 30, | Value | Market | ||||||||||
2009 | Equivalent | Capitalization | ||||||||||
Debt: |
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Total debt |
$ | 25,405,661 | 22.6 | % | ||||||||
Equity: |
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Convertible Series AA preferred stock (1) |
50,200 | $ | 1,255,000 | 1.1 | % | |||||||
Common stock outstanding (2) |
8,593,599 | 85,935,599 | 76.3 | % | ||||||||
Total equity |
$ | 87,190,599 | 77.4 | % | ||||||||
Total Market Capitalization |
$ | 112,596,260 | ||||||||||
(1) | Value based on $25.00 per share liquidation preference |
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(2) | Value based on $10.00 per share the current price of shares being sold under the current
private placement offering. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At September 30, 2009, we had $1.9 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $4.8 million at
December 31, 2008. We previously had a secured credit arrangements with a bank to extend credit on
the acquisition of the Executive Office Park on a credit line of $6,597,500. We were able to reduce
this loan balance with our excess cash and draw on it when we needed it for other acquisitions.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we took out advances of approximately $9.4 million
to partially fund operations, property acquisitions and investments in real estate ventures and we
paid the balance due on the loan from funds from operations and from the net proceeds received from
the sale of equity securities. The Company terminated its agreement with the lender in September
2009 after learning that the lender did not intend to renew the loan at maturity in December 2009.
The lenders non-renewal decision was due to its strategic decision to end this type of lending
activity to improve its risk based capital ratios. If the market will allow, we expect to obtain
additional mortgages, including a new line of credit, collateralized by some or all of our real
property for future acquisitions. We anticipate to continue 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
Our net cash used in investing activities is generally used to acquire new properties and for
non-recurring capital expenditures.
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
approximately $18.4 million, compared to $21.7 million used in investing activities for the same
period in 2008. The significant investing activities during 2009 were the acquisition of four
properties for approximately $17.3 million. In 2009, the Company acquired the Morena Office Center
for $6.6 million, the Fontana Medical Plaza for $1.9 million, the Rangewood Medical Office Building
for $2.6 million and Sparkys Thousand Palms Self-Storage for $6.2 million. These properties were
acquired with the cash on hand, assumption of an existing mortgage secured by the property acquired
and draws on the line of credit of $7.8 million. Investing activities also included an investment
in a real estate limited partnership of approximately $1.5 million and approximately $400,000 spent
on building improvements.
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Financing Activities
Our net cash flow for financing activities is generally impacted by our capital raising activities
net of dividends and distributions paid to common and preferred stockholders.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
approximately $15.4 million, compared to $17.1 million in for the same nine months in 2008. The
financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 consisted of net draws on the
line of credit facility net of principal repayments on all loans of $0.7 million, the assumption of
an existing loan of approximately $4.7 million and net proceeds from the sale of common stock of
$13.4 million reduced by dividends paid of $1.8 million.
Our sale of a 5.99% interest in Garden Gateway Plaza resulted in our breach of our covenant not to
transfer an interest in this property under the Garden Gateway Plaza loan documents. We sold this
undivided interest without first receiving the lenders consent or waiver. In late August 2009, we
submitted our written request to the lender for its consent and waiver both for this transfer and
our proposed transfer of the entire property to a newly formed limited partnership, for which we
would be sole general partner and the majority limited partner. In its latest response, the lender
has requested an assumption fee, with respect to the transfer of the undivided 5.99% interest, of
one percent (approximately $107,000) and our reimbursement of its legal expenses. We are awaiting
the lenders consent and waiver. Based on the lenders response thus far, we are not certain of
what the total cost associated with the default will be although we expect to resolve this matter
at a cost that should not exceed $125,000. We believe it is in the lenders best interests not to
declare a default and accelerate payment of this otherwise fully performing loan. In the event we
cannot reach agreement and the lender does accelerate payment of the loan, we believe we have the
financial resources to pay the loan. We could do so by using our cash on hand and, as necessary,
funds from additional financing secured by one or more of our other unencumbered properties.
Operating Activities
Our cash flow from operating activities is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our
portfolio, the rental rates achieved on our leases, the collectibility of rent and recoveries from
our tenants and the level of operating expenses and other general and administrative costs.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
$114,864, compared to $61,387 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in cash
provided by operating activities is primarily due to an increase in non-cash charges for bad debts,
an increase in distributions received from real estate ventures in excess of earnings, and offset
by net use in cash in working capital related accounts.
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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, 2009
and provides information about the minimum commitments due in connection with our ground lease
obligation at September 30, 2009.
Payment Due by | ||||||||||||||||||||
Period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less than | More than | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 1 3 years | 3 5 Years | 5 Years | |||||||||||||||||
(2009) | (2010-2011) | (2012-2013) | (After 2013) | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Principal paymentssecured debt |
$ | 152,471 | $ | 1,305,011 | $ | 4,201,724 | $ | 19,746,455 | $ | 25,405,661 | ||||||||||
Interest paymentsfixed-rate debt |
316,427 | 2,459,723 | 2,023,295 | 1,074,238 | 5,873,683 | |||||||||||||||
Interest paymentsvariable-rate debt (1) |
60,244 | 499,295 | 476,916 | 2,803,721 | 3,840,176 | |||||||||||||||
Ground lease obligation (2) |
20,040 | 40,080 | 43,064 | 1,137,204 | 1,240,388 | |||||||||||||||
Totals |
$ | 549,182 | $ | 4,304,109 | $ | 6,744,999 | $ | 24,761,618 | $ | 36,359,908 | ||||||||||
(1) | For purposes of this presentation the rate used was the current effective rate of the
loan. |
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(2) | Lease obligation represents the ground lease payments due on World Plaza. The lease expires in
2062. |
The Company sold an undivided 5.99% interest in the Garden Gateway Plaza and, as a result, is in
default of a covenant on its Garden Gateway loan. See also Liquidity Sources Financing
Activities above.
The Company is in compliance with all conditions and covenants of its other loans.
Capital Commitments
We currently project that we could spend an additional $100,000 to $400,000 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. As of September 30, 2009, we have impounds with lending
institutions of approximately $217,883, included in restricted cash in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets, reserved for these tenant improvement, capital expenditures and
leasing costs.
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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 and proceeds from equity sales, 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 2009. We consider
market factors, our historical and anticipated performance from recent and projected acquisitions
in addition to REIT requirements in determining our distribution levels. On February 4, 2009 we
paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.1491 per share plus a special dividend of $0.10 as the
quarterly dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. On April 30, 2009 and July 31, 2009 we
paid regular quarterly cash dividends to stockholders of $0.15 per share for the quarters ended
March 31 and June 30, 2009. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company accrued a
dividend at the rate of $0.15 per share. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a total of
$3.9 million in dividends have been paid to holders of common stock. Approximately $2.1 million of
the dividends paid was reinvested into shares of common stock and $1.8 million of the dividends
paid were paid in cash. The current dividend rate is the equivalent of an annual rate of
approximately $0.60 per share. In addition, on January 10, April 10, July 10 and October 10, 2009,
we paid the quarterly distributions to our Series AA Preferred stockholders of $87,850 of which
approximately $13,000 was reinvested.
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 investments 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 and 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.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2009, 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, 2009 and
2008:
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (640,453 | ) | $ | (543,020 | ) | $ | (1,817,172 | ) | $ | (649,620 | ) | ||||
Adjustments: |
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Preferred stock dividends |
(21,963 | ) | (21,963 | ) | (65,888 | ) | (65,888 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of
real estate (including
depreciation expense of real
estate ventures) |
756,683 | 646,170 | 2,197,768 | 1,619,549 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of finance charges |
61,458 | 12,305 | 85,425 | 32,506 | ||||||||||||
Less: gain on sale of real estate |
| | | (605,539 | ) | |||||||||||
$ | 155,725 | $ | 93,492 | $ | 400,133 | $ | 331,008 | |||||||||
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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. Effective September 30, 2009, the Company
adopted the FASBs new Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) as the single source of
authoritative accounting guidance under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Topic. The ASC does not create new accounting and reporting guidance, rather it reorganizes GAAP
pronouncements into approximately 90 topics within a consistent structure. All guidance in the ASC
carries an equal level of authority. Relevant portions of authoritative content, issued by the
SEC, for SEC registrants, have been included in the ASC. After the effective date of the
Codification, all nongrandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the ASC is
superseded and deemed nonauthoritative. Adoption of the Codification also changed how the Company
references GAAP in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Effective June 30, 2009, the Company adopted new guidance to the Subsequent Events Topic of the
FASB ASC. The Subsequent Events Topic establishes general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the statement of financial condition date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Companies are required to disclose
the date through which subsequent events were evaluated as well as the date the financial
statements were issued or available to be issued. Adoption of this guidance did not have any
impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company evaluated
subsequent events through the filing date of our quarterly 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 13, 2009.
In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance under the Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures Topic of the ASC. This update relates to determining fair values when there is no
active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. This update
provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for
the asset or liability have significantly decreased. Also included is guidance on identifying
circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The adoption of this guidance had no
impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance under the Financial Instruments Topic of the
ASC. This update requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim
reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements. This update also requires interim
financial reporting disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting
periods. This update is applicable to public companies only. The adoption of this guidance had no
impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements.
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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 makers evaluate 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 consolidated financial statements for a Schedule of the Segment
Reconciliation to Net Income Available to Common Stockholders.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4T. | Controls and Procedures |
NetREIT maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the Companys Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including its Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure based closely on the definition of disclosure controls and procedures in Rule
13a-14(c). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide
only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily
was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls
and procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the
end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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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, 2009, the Company sold 515,865 shares of its
common stock for an aggregate net proceeds of $3,654,351. These shares were sold at a price of
$10.00 per share in a private placement offering to a total of 137 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, 2009, the Company also sold 72,733 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 1,147 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.
During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued 4,330 shares at an average
exercise price of $8.64 upon the exercise of options by two employees and one of the Companys
Directors.
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.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(d) | ||||||||||||||||
Maximum | ||||||||||||||||
Number (or | ||||||||||||||||
Approximate | ||||||||||||||||
(c) | Dollar Value) | |||||||||||||||
Total Number of | of | |||||||||||||||
Shares (or Units) | Shares (or | |||||||||||||||
Purchased as | Units) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Part of | that May Yet Be | ||||||||||||||
Total Number | (b) | Publicly | Purchased | |||||||||||||
of | Average | Announced | Under | |||||||||||||
Shares | Price Paid | Plans or | the Plans or | |||||||||||||
Period | Purchased | per Share | Programs (1) | Programs (1) | ||||||||||||
July 1, 2009 July 31, 2009 |
14,221 | $ | 7.03 | |||||||||||||
Total |
14,221 | $ | 7.03 | |||||||||||||
(1) | The Company does not have a formal policy with respect to a stock repurchase program. |
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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Exhibit | ||||
Number | Description | |||
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) |
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10.5 | Employment Agreement as of April 20, 1999 by and between the Company and Jack K. Heilbron (2) |
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10.6 | Employment Agreement as of April 20, 1999 by and between the Company and Kenneth W. Elsberry (2) |
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10.7 | Loan Assumption and Security Agreement, and Note Modification Agreement Thousand Palms
Self-Storage(3) |
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10.8 | Promissory Note Thousand Palms Self-Storage (3) |
(1) | Previously filed as an exhibit to the Form 10 for the year ended December 31, 2007. |
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(2) | Previously filed as an exhibit to the Amended Form 10 filed June 26, 2009 |
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(3) | Filed as an Exhibit to Form 8-K filed August 27, 2009 |
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, 2009. |
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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,
2009. |
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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 |
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: November 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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