Presidio Property Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2015 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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[X] |
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the period from _____ to _____ |
000-53673
(Commission file No.)
NetREIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland (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)
(760) 471-8536
(Registrant’s 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 [X] No ☐.
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 [X] No ☐
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):
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Large accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☐ |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No [X].
At May 15, 2015, registrant had issued and outstanding 16,941,250 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value.
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: |
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (unaudited) |
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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NetREIT, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2015 |
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ASSETS |
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Real estate assets and lease intangibles: |
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Land |
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40,918,758 |
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40,422,812 |
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Buildings and improvements |
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130,364,206 |
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128,719,410 |
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Tenant improvements |
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15,398,595 |
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13,164,998 |
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Lease intangibles |
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9,793,814 |
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9,793,814 |
Real estate assets and lease intangibles, cost |
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196,475,373 |
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192,101,034 |
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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(24,788,566) |
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(23,011,006) |
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Real estate assets and lease intangibles, net |
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171,686,807 |
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169,090,028 |
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Real estate assets held for sale, net |
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28,929,279 |
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29,107,675 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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4,475,600 |
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5,636,002 |
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Restricted cash |
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5,113,154 |
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4,086,498 |
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Deferred leasing and financing costs, net |
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5,318,825 |
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5,438,857 |
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Goodwill |
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2,423,000 |
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2,423,000 |
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Other assets, net |
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5,194,696 |
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4,842,878 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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223,141,361 |
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$ |
220,624,938 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Mortgage notes payable |
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111,282,132 |
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$ |
106,475,819 |
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Liabilities related to assets held for sale |
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17,096,794 |
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17,423,479 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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6,956,931 |
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6,631,804 |
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Dividends payable |
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1,006,534 |
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997,175 |
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Below-market rent, net |
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934,280 |
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960,328 |
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Mandatorily redeemable Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, $1,000 |
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liquidating preference; shares authorized: 40,000; shares issued and outstanding |
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at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
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16,600,000 |
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16,600,000 |
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Total liabilities |
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153,876,671 |
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$ |
149,088,605 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Equity: |
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Common stock series A, $0.01 par value, shares authorized: 100,000,000; |
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16,941,250 and 16,887,377 shares issued and outstanding |
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at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
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169,413 |
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168,874 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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144,315,350 |
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143,715,876 |
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Dividends in excess of accumulated losses |
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(86,817,227) |
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(83,150,866) |
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Total stockholders' equity before noncontrolling interest |
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57,667,536 |
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60,733,884 |
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Noncontrolling interest |
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11,597,154 |
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10,802,449 |
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Total equity |
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69,264,690 |
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71,536,333 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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223,141,361 |
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$ |
220,624,938 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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Revenues: |
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Rental income |
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5,343,684 |
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3,908,959 |
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Fee and other income |
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38,916 |
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10,294 |
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5,382,600 |
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3,919,253 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Rental operating costs |
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1,939,589 |
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1,260,562 |
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General and administrative |
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1,154,802 |
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1,124,856 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,861,546 |
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1,178,487 |
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Total costs and expenses |
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4,955,937 |
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3,563,905 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense-Series B preferred stock |
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Interest expense-mortgage notes |
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(1,432,163) |
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(1,049,082) |
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Interest and other income |
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14,604 |
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18,369 |
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Gain on sale of real estate and partnerships |
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78,496 |
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727,776 |
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Total other expense, net |
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(2,286,492) |
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(302,937) |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(1,859,829) |
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52,411 |
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Discontinued operations |
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Income from discontinued operations, net |
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30,304 |
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65,682 |
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Net (loss) income |
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(1,829,525) |
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118,093 |
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Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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(132,513) |
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(478,107) |
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Net loss attributable to NetREIT, Inc. common stockholders |
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(1,962,038) |
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(360,014) |
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Basic and diluted loss (income) per common share |
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Continuing operations |
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(0.11) |
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0.00 |
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Discontinued operations |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Net loss per common share |
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(0.12) |
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(0.02) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
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16,895,634 |
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16,705,516 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 |
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Dividends |
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Additional |
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In Excess of |
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Total |
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Common Stock |
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Paid-in |
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Accumulated |
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Stockholders’ |
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controlling |
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Total |
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Capital |
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Losses |
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Equity |
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Interest |
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Equity |
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Balance, December 31, 2014 |
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16,887,377 |
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$ |
168,874 |
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$ |
143,715,876 |
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$ |
(83,150,866) |
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$ |
60,733,884 |
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$ |
10,802,449 |
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$ |
71,536,333 |
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Net income (loss) |
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(1,962,038) |
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(1,962,038) |
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132,513 |
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(1,829,525) |
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Dividends declared/reinvested |
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72,710 |
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727 |
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697,061 |
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(1,704,323) |
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(1,006,535) |
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- |
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(1,006,535) |
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Common stock issued |
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2,163 |
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22 |
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49,977 |
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- |
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49,999 |
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- |
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49,999 |
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Common stock repurchased - related party |
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(21,000) |
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(210) |
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(147,564) |
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- |
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(147,774) |
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- |
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(147,774) |
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Contributions received from noncontrolling |
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interests , net of distributions paid |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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662,192 |
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662,192 |
Balance, March 31, 2015 |
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16,941,250 |
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$ |
169,413 |
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$ |
144,315,350 |
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$ |
(86,817,227) |
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$ |
57,667,536 |
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$ |
11,597,154 |
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$ |
69,264,690 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Three Months |
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Three Months |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net (loss) income |
$ |
(1,829,525) |
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$ |
118,093 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations |
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1,861,546 |
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1,178,487 |
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Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations |
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165,646 |
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167,269 |
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Stock compensation |
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125,080 |
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184,447 |
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Bad debt expense |
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- |
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44,981 |
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Gain on sales of real estate assets and partnerships, net |
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(78,496) |
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(727,776) |
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Amortization of financing costs |
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308,159 |
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84,050 |
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Amortization of above-market rent |
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59,069 |
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46,076 |
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Amortization of below-market rent |
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(26,048) |
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(7,012) |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
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Other assets |
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(372,043) |
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(183,696) |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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200,047 |
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(1,072,870) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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413,435 |
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(167,951) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Real estate acquisitions |
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(3,756,740) |
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(1,781,300) |
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Building and tenant improvements |
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(1,166,437) |
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(906,493) |
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Deferred leasing costs |
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(135,674) |
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(190,436) |
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Proceeds received from sale of real estate assets and partnerships |
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614,814 |
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2,570,553 |
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Increase in restricted cash |
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(1,026,656) |
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(6,710) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(5,470,693) |
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(314,386) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from mortgage notes payable, net of issuance costs |
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8,104,031 |
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1,055,700 |
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Repayment of mortgage notes payable |
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(3,774,416) |
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(1,708,638) |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
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49,999 |
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Contributions received from noncontrolling interests in excess of distributions paid |
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662,192 |
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(420,544) |
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Repurchase of common stock |
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(147,774) |
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(165,018) |
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Dividends paid to stockholders |
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(997,176) |
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(1,252,544) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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3,896,856 |
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(2,491,044) |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
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(1,160,402) |
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(2,973,381) |
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Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period |
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5,636,002 |
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10,207,001 |
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Cash and cash equivalents - end of period |
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4,475,600 |
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$ |
7,233,620 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid Series B preferred stock |
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551,723 |
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$ |
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Interest paid-mortgage notes payable |
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1,610,764 |
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$ |
1,172,542 |
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Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Reinvestment of cash dividends |
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697,788 |
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$ |
975,909 |
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Accrual of dividends payable |
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1,006,534 |
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$ |
1,269,148 |
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Conversion of partnership interests into common stock |
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- |
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$ |
165,018 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
4
NetREIT, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2015
Organization. NetREIT (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of California in January 1999 for the purpose of investing in real estate properties. Effective August 2010, NetREIT merged into NetREIT, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, with NetREIT, Inc. becoming the surviving Corporation. As a result of the merger, NetREIT is now incorporated in the State of Maryland. 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’s portfolio includes the following properties:
· Fourteen office buildings and one industrial building (“Office Properties”) which total approximately 1,152,000 rentable square feet,
· Five retail shopping centers (“Retail Properties”) which total approximately 230,000 rentable square feet,
· Seven self-storage facilities (“Self-Storage Properties”) which total approximately 652,000 rentable square feet, (the seven self-storage facilities were disposed of subsequent to March 31, 2015) and
· Sixty-four Model Homes owned by three affiliated limited partnerships (“Residential Properties”).
The following partnership activity occurred during the periods covered by these consolidated financial statements:
· The Company is the sole General Partner in three limited partnerships (NetREIT Palm Self-Storage LP, NetREIT Casa Grande LP and NetREIT Garden Gateway LP), all with ownership in real estate income producing properties. The Company refers to these entities collectively, as the “NetREIT Partnerships”.
· The Company is a limited partner in three partnerships that purchase and leaseback Model Homes from developers (“Dubose Model Home Investors #201, LP”, “Dubose Model Homes Investors #202, LP”, and “NetREIT Dubose Model Home REIT, LP”). The Company refers to these entities collectively, as the “Model Home Partnerships”.
· The Company had previously been a limited partner in a number of Model Home partnerships, the last of which (Dubose Acquisition Partners II, Dubose Model Home Income Fund #3, LTD., Dubose Model Home Income Fund #4, LTD., and Dubose Model Home Investors Fund #113, LP) sold all of their Model Home assets and were dissolved before the end of 2014. These entities were referred to as the “Income Funds”.
The Company has determined that the entities described above, where it owns less than 100%, should be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company directs their activities and believes that it controls these limited partnerships through NetREIT, the Parent Company.
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 is 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 are 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 is subject to a federal excise tax which equals 4% of the excess, if any, of 85% of the Company’s ordinary income plus 95% of the Company’s capital gain net income over cash distributions, as defined. The Company believes that it has met all of the REIT distribution and technical requirements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
5
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. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, because of net losses, all distributions were considered return of capital to the stockholders and therefore non-taxable.
The Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in its financial statements. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been assessed any significant interest or penalties for tax positions by any major tax jurisdictions.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies since it filed its audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 we adopted guidance for reporting of discontinued operations. For further information about the Company’s accounting policies, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Basis of Presentation . The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company's management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial statement and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures required for annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or excluded pursuant to rules and regulations of the 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 three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 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, 2015. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at year ended December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015.
Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries and entities the Company controls or of which it is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Real Estate Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
Real estate sold subsequent to the current period is classified as “real estate held for sale” at March 31, 2015 and for all prior periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company records the operating results related to real estate held for sale or disposed of as discontinued operations for all periods presented if the operations have been eliminated and the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the property following the sale.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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; valuation of long-lived assets, and the allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based on an evaluation of the tenants’ ability to pay. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
6
Reclassifications. Certain reclassifications have been made to the previously presented consolidated financial statements and condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of consolidated operations or equity.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or “FASB” issued an Accounting Standards Update “ASU” which modifies the guidance for consolidations. The standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or related financial statement disclosures.
In April 2015, the FASB issued an ASU which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities should apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. Upon transition, entities are required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in an accounting principle. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In January 2015, the FASB issued an ASU which eliminates the concept of extraordinary items. Extraordinary items are events and transactions that are distinguished by their unusual nature and by the infrequency of their occurrence. Eliminating the extraordinary classification simplifies income statement presentation by altogether removing the concept of extraordinary items from consideration. The standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or related financial statement disclosures
In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU which supersedes or replaces nearly all GAAP revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance establishes a new control-based revenue recognition model, changes the basis for deciding when revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time and will expand disclosures about revenue. This guidance was originally effective for annual reporting periods (including interim reporting periods within those periods) beginning after December 31, 2016, which for the Company is January 1, 2017; early adoption was not permitted. In April 2015, the FASB voted to propose a deferral of the effective date of the new standard by one year, but to permit companies to adopt one year earlier if they choose. The Company is assessing the impact of this ASU and date of adoption.
3. RECENT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, NetREIT Dubose and the other Model Home entities acquired twelve Model Home properties in various states and leased it back to the home builder. The purchase price for the properties was $3.8 million. The purchase price paid was through a cash payment of $1.5 million and a prommisory note of $2.3 million.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, NetREIT Dubose and the other Model Home entities disposed of two Model Home properties. The sales price, net of selling costs, aggregated approximately $615,000 and approximately $280,000 in mortgage notes payable were repaid in connection with these sales. The Company recognized a gain of $78,000 related to the sale of these Model Homes.
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Total |
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Land |
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and other |
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Purchase Price |
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Model Homes Properties |
$ |
565,000 |
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$ |
3,191,000 |
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$ |
3,756,000 |
The Company allocation of the properties sold during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows: |
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Buildings |
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Total |
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Land |
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and other |
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Selling Price |
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Model Home Properties |
$ |
69,000 |
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$ |
454,000 |
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$ |
523,000 |
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4. REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND LEASE INTANGIBLES |
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A summary of the properties owned by the Company as of March 31, 2015 is as follows: |
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Real estate |
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Date |
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assets, net |
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Property Name |
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Acquired |
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Location |
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(in thousands) |
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Havana/Parker Complex |
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June 2006 |
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Aurora, Colorado |
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$ |
2,204 |
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Garden Gateway Plaza |
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March 2007 |
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Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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12,090 |
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World Plaza |
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September 2007 |
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San Bernardino, California |
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6,775 |
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Regatta Square |
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October 2007 |
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Denver, Colorado |
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1,888 |
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Sparky’s Palm Self-Storage |
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November 2007 |
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Highland, California |
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4,238 |
* |
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Sparky’s Joshua Self-Storage |
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December 2007 |
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Hesperia, California |
|
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6,618 |
* |
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Executive Office Park |
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July 2008 |
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Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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8,282 |
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Waterman Plaza |
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August 2008 |
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San Bernardino, California |
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5,961 |
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Pacific Oaks Plaza |
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September 2008 |
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Escondido, California |
|
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4,273 |
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Morena Office Center |
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January 2009 |
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San Diego, California |
|
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5,414 |
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Rangewood Medical Office Building |
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March 2009 |
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Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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2,359 |
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Sparky’s Thousand Palms Self-Storage |
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August 2009 |
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Thousand Palms, California |
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|
5,335 |
* |
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Sparky’s Hesperia East Self-Storage |
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December 2009 |
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Hesperia, California |
|
|
2,367 |
* |
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Sparky’s Rialto Self-Storage |
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May 2010 |
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Rialto, California |
|
|
4,655 |
* |
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Genesis Plaza |
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August 2010 |
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San Diego, California |
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8,512 |
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Dakota Bank Buildings |
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May 2011 |
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Fargo, North Dakota |
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10,369 |
|
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Yucca Valley Retail Center |
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September 2011 |
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Yucca Valley, California |
|
|
7,846 |
|
|
Sparky’s Sunrise Self-Storage |
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December 2011 |
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Hesperia, California |
|
|
2,134 |
* |
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Port of San Diego Complex |
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December 2011 |
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San Diego, California |
|
|
13,979 |
|
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Shoreline Medical Building |
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May 2012 |
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Half Moon Bay, California |
|
|
5,959 |
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The Presidio |
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November 2012 |
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Aurora, Colorado |
|
|
6,636 |
|
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Sparky's Lancaster Self-Storage |
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May 2013 |
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Lancaster, CA |
|
|
3,579 |
* |
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Bismarck |
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March 2014 |
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Fargo, ND |
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4,855 |
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Union Terrace Building |
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August 2014 |
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Lakewood, CO |
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8,815 |
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Centennial Tech Center |
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December 2014 |
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Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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15,671 |
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Arapahoe Service Center |
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December 2014 |
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Centennial, CO |
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11,733 |
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Union Town Center |
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December 2014 |
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11,297 |
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NetREIT, Inc properties |
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|
|
|
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183,844 |
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Model Home properties |
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2009-2015 |
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AZ, CA, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TX |
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16,772 |
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Total real estate assets and lease intangibles, net |
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$ |
200,616 |
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* |
The self-storage facilities, aggregating $28,929,279, were sold on April 10, 2015 and shown on the |
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balance sheet as real estate held for sale. Refer to Note 6. |
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5. LEASE INTANGIBLES
The following table summarizes the net value of other intangible assets and the accumulated amortization for each class of intangible asset:
|
March 31, 2015 |
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December 31, 2014 |
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Lease |
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Accumulated |
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Lease |
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Lease |
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Accumulated |
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Lease |
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intangibles |
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amortization |
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Intangibles, net |
|
intangibles |
|
amortization |
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Intangibles, net |
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In-place leases |
$ |
4,255,565 |
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$ |
(2,038,772) |
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$ |
2,216,793 |
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$ |
4,255,565 |
|
$ |
(1,842,782) |
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$ |
2,412,783 |
Leasing costs |
|
3,228,415 |
|
|
(1,335,466) |
|
|
1,892,949 |
|
|
3,228,415 |
|
|
(1,214,967) |
|
|
2,013,448 |
Above-market leases |
|
1,977,113 |
|
|
(1,262,194) |
|
|
714,919 |
|
|
1,977,113 |
|
|
(1,202,821) |
|
|
774,292 |
Tenant relationships |
|
332,721 |
|
|
(332,721) |
|
|
- |
|
|
332,721 |
|
|
(332,721) |
|
|
- |
|
$ |
9,793,814 |
|
$ |
(4,969,153) |
|
$ |
4,824,661 |
|
$ |
9,793,814 |
|
$ |
(4,593,291) |
|
$ |
5,200,523 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Aggregate approximate amortization expense for the Company's lease intangible assets is as follows: $ 934,000 (2015), 853,000 |
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(2016), $853,000 (2017), $688,000 (2018), $485,000 (2019) and $1,865,000 (thereafter). The weighted average period for the |
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intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 was 5.9 years. |
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6. REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014 include the operations of its Sparky’s Self-Storage Portfolio located in Southern California. The following summary presents the major components of real estate held for sale and liabilities related to real estate held for sale as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
|
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|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
Real estate assets |
$ |
32,624,770 |
|
$ |
32,637,520 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation |
|
(3,695,491) |
|
|
(3,529,845) |
|
Real estate assets, net |
|
28,929,279 |
|
|
29,107,675 |
|
Other assets |
|
969,197 |
|
|
895,831 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
29,898,476 |
|
$ |
30,003,506 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage notes payable |
$ |
16,833,662 |
|
$ |
17,260,387 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
263,132 |
|
|
163,092 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
$ |
17,096,794 |
|
$ |
17,423,479 |
The following table summarizes certain revenue and expenses related to these properties for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenues |
$ |
789,483 |
|
$ |
783,707 |
Fee and other income |
|
103,494 |
|
|
76,880 |
Rental operating expenses |
|
(480,960) |
|
|
(406,757) |
Depreciation |
|
(165,646) |
|
|
(167,269) |
Interest expense |
|
(216,067) |
|
|
(220,879) |
Discontinued operations before non-controlling interests |
$ |
30,304 |
|
$ |
65,682 |
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7. MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE |
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Mortgage notes payable consisted of the following: |
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|
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Principal as of |
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Loan |
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Interest |
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|
|
|
March 31, |
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December 31, |
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Mortgage note property |
Notes |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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Type |
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Rate (1) |
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Maturity |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Havana/Parker Complex |
|
|
$ |
2,500,000 |
|
$ |
2,500,000 |
|
Fixed |
|
6.51% |
|
7/1/16 |
|
Garden Gateway Plaza |
|
|
|
6,923,108 |
|
|
6,963,381 |
|
Fixed |
|
5.00% |
|
4/5/20 |
|
Waterman Plaza |
|
|
|
3,344,766 |
|
|
3,368,146 |
|
Fixed |
|
6.50% |
|
9/1/15 |
|
Sparky’s Thousand Palms |
(2) |
|
|
4,061,637 |
|
|
4,092,100 |
|
Variable |
|
5.50% |
* |
3/1/34 |
|
Sparky's Hesperia East |
(3) |
|
|
825,643 |
|
|
830,883 |
|
Variable |
|
4.75% |
* |
12/18/22 |
|
Sparky's Rialto |
(4) |
|
|
2,106,389 |
|
|
2,119,037 |
|
Fixed (reset) |
|
4.75% |
* |
5/3/18 |
|
Genesis Plaza |
|
|
|
4,459,019 |
|
|
4,491,588 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.65% |
|
9/1/15 |
|
Executive Office Park |
(5) |
|
|
4,361,410 |
|
|
4,379,854 |
|
Fixed (reset) |
|
5.80% |
|
7/1/25 |
|
Dakota Bank Buildings |
|
|
|
10,950,293 |
|
|
10,993,386 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.74% |
|
7/6/24 |
|
Yucca Valley Retail Center |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
2,982,411 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.30% |
|
4/11/25 |
|
Rangewood Medical Office Building |
|
|
|
1,076,476 |
|
|
1,092,778 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.95% |
|
1/1/19 |
|
Regatta Square |
|
|
|
1,206,908 |
|
|
1,214,799 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.95% |
|
1/1/19 |
|
Port of San Diego Complex |
|
|
|
10,306,389 |
|
|
10,368,228 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.75% |
|
3/5/20 |
|
Morena Office Center |
(6) |
|
|
2,336,155 |
|
|
2,351,805 |
|
Fixed (reset) |
|
4.50% |
|
1/1/21 |
|
Pacific Oaks Plaza |
(6) |
|
|
1,588,559 |
|
|
1,599,204 |
|
Fixed (reset) |
|
4.50% |
|
6/1/21 |
|
Shoreline Medical Building |
(6) |
|
|
3,816,816 |
|
|
3,846,697 |
|
Fixed (reset) |
|
5.10% |
|
6/1/22 |
|
Sparky's Palm, Joshua and Sunrise |
|
|
|
7,951,878 |
|
|
7,986,522 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.70% |
* |
12/6/22 |
|
The Presidio |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.54% |
|
12/1/24 |
|
Sparky's Lancaster |
|
|
|
1,888,116 |
|
|
1,903,982 |
|
Fixed |
|
5.00% |
* |
6/1/20 |
|
Bismarck Office Building |
|
|
|
3,303,603 |
|
|
3,321,198 |
|
Fixed |
|
6.12% |
|
10/1/16 |
|
Union Terrace Building |
|
|
|
6,600,000 |
|
|
6,600,000 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.50% |
|
9/5/24 |
|
Centennial Tech Center |
|
|
|
10,250,000 |
|
|
10,250,000 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.34% |
|
12/5/24 |
|
Arapahoe Service Center |
|
|
|
8,500,000 |
|
|
8,500,000 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.34% |
|
1/5/25 |
|
Union Town Center |
|
|
|
8,440,000 |
|
|
8,440,000 |
|
Fixed |
|
4.28% |
|
1/5/25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal, NetREIT, Inc. properties |
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|
|
118,797,165 |
|
|
116,195,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Model Home mortgage notes |
|
|
|
9,581,761 |
|
|
7,703,299 |
|
Fixed |
|
(7) |
|
2015-19 |
|
Mortgage Notes Payable, total |
|
|
$ |
128,378,926 |
|
$ |
123,899,298 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) |
Interest rates as of March 31, 2015 |
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(2) |
Interest at variable rate ranging from 5.50%-10.50%. |
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(3) |
Interest at a variable rate indexed to the 5 year interest rate swap. |
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(4) |
Interest subject to reset; thereafter, monthly payments of $11,982, including interest at rate indexed to 5-year Treasury Rate + 3%. |
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(5) |
Interest rate is subject to reset on July 1, 2018. |
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(6) |
Interest rate subject to resetting on the 3rd and 6th loan anniversary. |
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(7) |
Each Model Home has a standalone mortgage note at interest rates ranging from 4.9% to 5.8% (at March 31, 2015). |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Mortgage notes payable, aggregating $16,833,662 were paid off in connection with the sale of the self-storage facilities on |
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The Company is in compliance with all conditions and covenants of its mortgage notes payable.
Scheduled principal payments of mortgage notes payable for the years ending December 31 were as follows as of March 31, 2015:
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NetREIT, Inc. |
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Model Homes |
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Principal |
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Notes Payable |
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Notes Payable |
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Payments |
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Nine months remaining in 2015 |
$ |
9,058,278 |
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$ |
643,724 |
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$ |
9,702,002 |
Years ending December 31: |
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2016 |
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7,347,969 |
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534,865 |
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7,882,834 |
2017 |
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1,902,235 |
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1,172,647 |
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3,074,882 |
2018 |
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6,069,489 |
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1,921,589 |
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7,991,078 |
2019 |
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2,951,652 |
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1,172,173 |
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4,123,825 |
Thereafter |
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91,467,540 |
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4,136,765 |
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95,604,305 |
Total |
$ |
118,797,163 |
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$ |
9,581,763 |
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$ |
128,378,926 |
8. SERIES B MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
In August 2014, the Company closed on a private placement offering of its mandatorily redeemable Series B Preferred Stock. The financing, which will be funded in installments, should be completed no later than the one year anniversary of the initial investment. At the conclusion of the funding period, the Company expects to generate a total capital contribution of $40.0 million which is to be used for Series B Preferred investor approved property acquisitions. Certain specified management decisions must be approved in advance by the Series B Preferred investor and upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Preferred Stock investor has certain additional rights. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had issued 16,600 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock for $16,600,000. The Company has classified the Series B Preferred Stock as a liability in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” which states that mandatorily redeemable financial instruments should be classified as liabilities and the related dividend payments and amortization of issuance costs are treated as a component of interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The Series B preferred stock has a $0.01 par value and a $1,000 liquidation preference. The Series B preferred stock shall be redeemed through a cash payment of the face value of the shares outstanding at redemption. The preferred return on the funds invested is 14% (10% shall be paid on a monthly basis and the remaining 4% shall accrue and compound monthly payable at the redemption date). The Series B Preferred Stock is scheduled to be redeemed by the third anniversary of the closing date; however, the Company has the right to extend the redemption for up to two additional years. The Company incurred approximately $2.7 million in legal and underwriting costs related to this transaction. These costs have been recorded as deferred financing costs on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and will be amortized over the term of the agreement. Amortization expense totaling approximately $290,000 was included in interest expense-series B preferred stock for the three months ended March 31, 2015 in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Preferred Stock. The Company is authorized to issue up to 8,990,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix the number of shares of any series of the Preferred Stock, to determine the designation of any such series, and to determine or alter the rights granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of preferred stock including the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price, and liquidation preference.
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Common Stock. The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of Series A Common Stock (“Common Stock”) $0.01 par value and 1,000 shares of Series B Common Stock $0.01 par value. The Common Stock and the Series B Common Stock have identical rights, preferences, terms and conditions except that the Series B Common Stockholders are not entitled to receive any portion of Company assets in the event of Company liquidation. There have been no Series B Common Stock shares issued. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote. The Common Stock is not subject to redemption and it does not have any preference, conversion, exchange or pre-emptive rights. The articles of incorporation contain a restriction on ownership of the Common Stock that prevents one person from owning more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of common stock.
In October 2006, the Company commenced a private placement offering of its common stock. Through December 31, 2011 when the offering was closed, the Company conducted a self-underwritten private placement offering and sale of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $10 per share. This offering was made only to accredited investors (and up to thirty-five non-accredited investors) pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No public or private market currently exists for the securities sold under this offering.
In March 2010, the Company purchased certain tangible and intangible personal property from Dubose Model Homes USA (DMHU), including rights to certain names, trademarks and trade secrets, title to certain business equipment, furnishings and related property used in its previous business of purchasing model homes for investment in new residential housing tracts and initially leasing the model homes back to the developer. In connection with an earn-out provision included in the purchase agreement, the Company issued approximately 39,000 shares of common stock to the selling shareholders of DMHU in February 2013.
Cash Dividends. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 the Company paid cash dividends, net of reinvested stock dividends, of $997,090 and $1,276,000, respectively, or at a rate $0.471 and $0.543 per share, respectively, on an annualized basis. As the Company reported net taxable losses in both of these periods, and on a cumulative basis, these cash dividends represent a return of capital to the stockholders rather than a distribution of earnings.
The Company did not pay any cash dividends on its Convertible Series 6.3% Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2015 as the preferred stock was redeemed in August 2014. The Company paid cash dividends on its Convertible Series 6.3% Preferred Stock of approximately $26,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The dividends were paid to a subsidiary that is consolidated into the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and, as a result, have been eliminated in consolidation.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The Company has adopted a distribution reinvestment plan that allows stockholders to have dividends and other distributions otherwise distributable to them invested in additional shares of Company common stock. The Company has registered 1,500,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan. The dividend reinvestment plan became effective on January 23, 2012. The purchase price per share is 95% of the price the Company was formerly selling its shares for $9.50 per share. No sales commission or dealer manager fee will be paid on shares sold through the dividend reinvestment plan. The Company may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Any such amendment, suspension or termination will be effective upon a designated dividend record date and notice of such amendment, suspension or termination will be sent to all Participants at least thirty (30) days prior to such record date. As of March 31, 2015, the second year under the plan, approximately $11.9 million, or approximately 1,259,000 shares of common stock have been issued under the dividend reinvestment plan to date.
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company leases a portion of its corporate headquarters at Pacific Oaks Plaza in Escondido, California to an entity 100% owned by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and another related party. Rental income recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 totaled $7,000 and $7,000, respectively.
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In January 2014, the former limited partner of NetREIT 01, LP, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company (the "Partnership") that owns the Presidio, exercised its option to convert approximately 52.8% of its ownership interests in the Partnership in exchange for approximately 21,000 shares of Company common stock. After conversion, the Company’s interest in the Partnership increased to approximately 89%. The Company purchased these shares from the limited partner at a price that was determined when the Partnership was formed, which, adjusted for stock dividends, was $7.858 per share. The stock purchase transaction was subject to the Company's related party transaction policy, which required a review of the transaction by the non-interested parties of the Audit Committee and a subsequent vote by the Company's Board of Directors (and was formally approved in December 2013). Effective April 2014, the former limited partner elected to convert all of its remaining interest in the Partnership in exchange for 18,807 shares of Company common stock. The Company bought these shares back in January 2015 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $148,000 at which time the Company’s interest in the Partnership increased to 100%.
The limited partner of NetREIT 01, LP is the Allen Trust DTD 7-9-1999. William H. Allen, a Director of the Company and Chairman of the Audit Committee, is a beneficiary and a trustee of this trust. The Partnership was formed approximately one year before Mr. Allen became a Board Member.
The Company’s reportable segments consist of the four types of commercial real estate properties for which the Company’s decision-makers internally evaluate operating performance and financial results: Residential Properties, Industrial and Office Properties, Retail Properties; and Self-Storage Properties (sold on April 10, 2105). 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 accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 2. There is no intersegment activity.
The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based upon net operating income (“NOI”), which is a non-GAAP supplemental financial measure. The Company defines NOI for its segments as operating revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements and other operating income) less property and related expenses (property operating expenses, real estate taxes, insurance, asset management fees, impairments and provision for bad debt) less interest expense. NOI excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of an asset such as non-property income and expenses, depreciation and amortization, real estate acquisition fees and expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses. The Company uses NOI to evaluate the operating performance of the Company’s real estate investments and to make decisions about resource allocations.
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The following tables reconcile the Company’s segment activity to its results of operations and financial position as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
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March 31, |
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2014 |
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Office/Industrial Properties: |
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Rental income |
$ |
4,008,818 |
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$ |
2,607,246 |
Property and related expenses |
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(1,580,965) |
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(1,039,090) |
Net operating income, as defined |
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2,427,853 |
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1,568,156 |
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Residential Properties: |
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Rental income |
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357,903 |
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671,186 |
Property and related expenses |
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(11,238) |
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(6,735) |
Net operating income, as defined |
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346,665 |
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664,451 |
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Retail Properties: |
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Rental income |
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1,015,878 |
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640,826 |
Property and related expenses |
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(347,385) |
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(214,732) |
Net operating income, as defined |
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668,493 |
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426,094 |
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Self-Storage Properties (discontinued operations): |
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Rental income |
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892,977 |
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860,587 |
Property and related expenses |
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(862,674) |
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(794,905) |
Net operating income, as defined |
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30,303 |
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65,682 |
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Reconciliation to net (loss) income: |
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Total net operating income, as defined, for reportable segments |
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3,473,314 |
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2,724,383 |
General and administrative expenses |
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(1,154,802) |
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(1,124,856) |
Depreciation and amortization |
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(1,861,546) |
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(1,345,756) |
Interest expense |
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(2,379,592) |
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(1,049,082) |
Interest income |
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14,604 |
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18,369 |
Gain on sales of real estate and partnerships, net |
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78,496 |
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727,776 |
Net (loss) income |
$ |
(1,829,526) |
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(49,166) |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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Office/Industrial Properties: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
$ |
121,138,911 |
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$ |
122,351,316 |
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Total assets (2) |
$ |
130,059,818 |
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$ |
130,185,089 |
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Residential Properties: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
$ |
12,603,823 |
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$ |
13,133,827 |
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Total assets (2) |
$ |
13,810,493 |
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$ |
13,588,922 |
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Retail Properties: |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
$ |
33,766,924 |
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$ |
33,141,294 |
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$ |
36,805,479 |
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$ |
34,712,223 |
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Self-Storage Properties (real estate held for sale): |
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Land, buildings and improvements, net (1) |
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28,929,279 |
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$ |
29,107,675 |
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Total assets (2) |
$ |
29,898,476 |
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$ |
30,003,506 |
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Total assets for reportable segments |
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210,574,266 |
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208,489,740 |
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4,475,600 |
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5,636,002 |
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Other assets, net |
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8,091,495 |
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6,499,196 |
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Total Assets |
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223,141,361 |
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220,624,938 |
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Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment |
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Office/Industrial Properties: |
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Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
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1,118,854 |
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678,304 |
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Residential Properties: |
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Acquisition of operating properties |
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3,756,740 |
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1,781,300 |
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Retail Properties: |
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Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
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41,333 |
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194,781 |
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Self-Storage Properties (real estate held for sale): |
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Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
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6,250 |
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33,408 |
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Totals: |
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Acquisition of operating properties, net |
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3,756,740 |
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1,781,300 |
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements |
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1,166,437 |
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906,493 |
Total real estate investments |
$ |
4,923,177 |
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$ |
2,687,793 |
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12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On February 6, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions (the “Purchase Agreement”) to sell 100% of its Sparky’s Self-Storage Portfolio, as defined in the Purchase Agreement, for a net sales price of approximately $34 million to an unaffiliated third party purchaser (the “Buyer”). The Self-Storage Portfolio is a portfolio of seven self-storage properties located in San Bernardino County, California. The sale closed on April 10, 2015 and the Company received net proceeds of approximately $17 million after payment of the debt.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion relates to our financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Statements contained in this “Management’s 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, 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. See Item 1A for a discussion of material risks.
OVERVIEW
The Company operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT. The Company invests in a diverse portfolio of real estate assets including industrial, office, residential, retail, self-storage and model home leased residential properties located primarily in the western United States. As of December 31, 2014, including properties held for sale, the Company owned or had an equity interest in:
· Fourteen office buildings and one industrial building (“Office Properties”) which total approximately 1,152,000 rentable square feet,
· Five retail shopping centers (“Retail Properties”) which total approximately 230,000 rentable square feet,
· Seven self-storage facilities (“Self-Storage Properties”) which total approximately 652,000 rentable square feet, ( the seven self-storage facilities were disposed of subsequent to March 31, 2015) and
· Sixty-four Model Homes owned by three affiliated limited partnerships (“Residential Properties”).
NetREIT’s office, retail and industrial properties are located primarily in Southern California and Colorado, with two properties located in North Dakota. Our Model Home properties are located in seven states. We do not develop properties but acquire properties that are stabilized or that we anticipate will be stabilized within two or three years of acquisition. We consider a property to be stabilized once it has achieved an 80% occupancy rate for a full year as of January 1 of such year, or has been operating for three years. Our geographical clustering of assets enables us to reduce our operating costs through economies of scale by servicing a number of properties with less staff, but it also makes us more susceptible to changing market conditions in these discrete geographic areas.
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Most of our office and retail properties 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 (Net, Net, Net Leases) or pay increases in operating expenses over specific base years. Most of our office leases are for terms of 3 to 5 years with annual rental increases built into such leases. In general, we have experienced decreases in rental rates in many of our submarkets due to recessionary conditions and other related factors when leases expire and are extended. During 2013 and 2012, the changes in rental rates have affected our operating results due to the older leases being extended at market rates lower than the old rates. We cannot give any assurance that as the older leases expire or as we add new tenants that rental rates will be equal to or above the current market rates. Also, decreased demand and other negative trends or unforeseeable events that impair our ability to timely renew or re-lease space could have a negative effect on our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
Our Model Homes are typically leased for 2 to 3 years to the home developer on a triple net lease. Under a triple net lease, the tenant is required to pay all operating, maintenance and insurance costs and real estate taxes with respect to the leased property.
Our self-storage properties are rented pursuant to rental agreements that are typically for no longer than six months in duration. The self-storage properties are located in markets having other self-storage properties. Competition with these other properties will impact the operating results of these properties, which depends materially on our ability to timely lease vacant self-storage units, to actively manage unit rental rates, and our tenants’ ability to make required rental payments. To be successful, we must be able to continue to respond quickly and effectively to changes in local and regional economic conditions by adjusting rental rates of these properties within their regional market in Southern California. We depend on websites, advertisements, flyers, etc. to secure new tenants to fill any vacancies.
We seek to diversify our portfolio by commercial real estate segments to reduce the adverse effect of a single under-performing segment, geographic market and/or tenant. We further supplement this at the tenant level through our credit review process, which varies by tenant class. For example, our commercial and industrial tenants tend to be corporations or individual owned businesses. In these cases, we typically obtain financial records, including financial statements and tax returns (depending on the circumstance), and run credit reports for any prospective tenant to support our decision to enter into a rental arrangement. We also typically obtain security deposits from these commercial entities. Our Model Home business partners are also typically substantial home developers with established credit histories. These tenants are subjected to financial review and analysis prior to us entering into a sales-leaseback transaction. Our ownership of the underlying property provides a further means to avoiding significant credit losses. Our self-storage tenants, on the other hand, are typically individuals or smaller businesses, and the underlying transaction size is much smaller due to the short-term nature of the rental agreements. We do not perform credit reviews for this customer class, instead relying on the small transaction size to avoid significant credit losses. Our agreements also give us the right to auction off the storage locker contents in instances in which payment has not been forthcoming.
SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS IN 2015 AND 2014
Preferred Stock Financing - In August 2014, the Company closed on an offering of our Series B Preferred Stock. The financing, which will be funded in installments, should be completed no later than the one-year anniversary of the initial investment. We issued 16,600 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock for $16.6 million during 2014. These shares have a $0.01 par value and a $1,000 per share liquidation preference. The Series B Preferred Stock shall be redeemed through a cash payment equal to the face value of the shares outstanding at redemption. The return on these funds is 14% - 10% to be paid on a monthly basis, and the remaining 4% shall accrue and compound monthly and be payable at the redemption date. We expect to receive the remaining capital contribution of $23.4 million from this financing by the conclusion of the funding period. The proceeds of this financing are to be used for Series B Preferred investor approved property acquisitions. The Series B Preferred Stock is scheduled to be redeemed by the third anniversary of the closing date; however, we can extend the redemption date by up to two additional years.
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Acquisitions - we acquired the following properties during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014:
· NetREIT acquired three (3) Model Home properties in Wisconsin, Illinois and Arizona on March 26, 2015 and lease them back to the home builder. The purchase price for the properties totaled $0.9 million, consisting of cash payments of $0.4 million and promissory notes of $0.5 million. Due to the late date of purchase during the quarter the affect on operations during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is nominal
· NetREIT Dubose and Dubose Model Home Investors #202 LP acquired nine (9) Model Home properties in Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin and Arizona on March 26, 2015 (and leased them back to the home builders). The purchase price for the properties totaled $2.8 million, consisting of cash payments of $1.1 million and promissory notes of $1.7 million. Due to the late date of purchase during the quarter the affect on operations during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is nominal.
· NetREIT acquired 410,000 square feet in five office buildings between April and December of 2014 that had a significant impact on the operations during their first quarter of operations.
Dispositions - We review our portfolio of investment properties for value appreciation potential on an on-going basis, and dispose of any properties that no longer satisfy our requirements in this regard. The proceeds from any such property sale, after repayment of any associated mortgage, are available for investing in properties that we believe will have a much greater likelihood of future price appreciation.
· NetREIT Dubose sold two Model Home properties (upon the maturity of leases) for $615,000.
· On April 10, 2015, the Company sold all seven of the Sparky’s Self Storage facilities as a package for a net sales price of $34 million that had been acquired during 2007 through 2013. These properties were treated as real estate held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and as discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
Debt transactions - During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company refinanced approximately $3.0 million of existing debt with new debt of approximately $6.0 million, providing additional cash to invest in new acquisitions. The new debt bears interest at an average rate of 4.3%, compared to 5.6% on the old debt, and, due to a three year interest-only provision, we were able to only increase our debt service costs on the refinanced obligations by approximately $29,000 per year. Although our aggregate debt outstanding increased due to acquisitions of new properties and the refinancing of existing debt, the weighted average interest rate of our non-Model Home property mortgages decreased to 4.82% at March 31, 2015 from 5.1% at March 31, 2014.
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
The United States continues to be the path of a slow recovery from the recession that began in 2008. The current economic environment has shown decreases in residential housing foreclosures and shadow inventory and a decreasing supply of homes available for purchase resulting in an increase in single-family home prices, housing starts and building permits. In addition, unemployment rates have decreased over the last several years. On the commercial side vacancy rates have decreased but are still higher than pre-recessionary levels. U.S. corporations, earnings and stock market investments and activity have rebounded. We believe that the pace of the overall recovery will likely continue to be slow and disjointed as many sections of the country have not seen job growth. Full recovery will need increasing job growth, but even then it will not be consistent across industries, geographies or periods of the year causing an uneven tempo of growth.
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Increases in the size of the U.S. debt, slow economic recovery concerns, and uncertain surrounding the continue raising of the U.S. Government federal debt ceiling raise the possibility of additional credit-rating downgrades by rating agencies. The possibility of further downgrades to the U.S. government’s sovereign credit rating, or its perceived creditworthiness, and/or the impact of the current crisis in Europe with respect to the ability of certain European Union countries to continue to service their sovereign debt obligations are inherently unpredictable and could adversely affect the U.S. and global financial markets and economic conditions. Although the United States Federal Reserve Bank has started to scale back the quantitative easing and their intent is to keep interest rates low through 2015, these credit ratings concerns could cause interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may have a negative effect on our ability to access both the debt and equity markets on favorable terms. Continued adverse economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to make new investments is highly dependent upon our ability to procure external financing. Our principal source of external financing includes the issuance of equity securities and mortgages secured by properties. The market for mortgages has improved although the interest rates increase during 2014 but are still low compared to pre-recessionary rates. We continue to obtain mortgages from the CMBS market, life insurance companies and regional banks.
MANAGEMENT EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s evaluation of operating results includes an assessment of our ability to generate cash flow necessary to pay operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, debt service and to fund distributions to our stockholders. As a result, Management’s assessment of operating results gives less emphasis to the effects of unrealized gains and losses and other non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization and impairment charges, which may cause fluctuations in net income for comparable periods but have no impact on cash flows. Management’s evaluation of our potential for generating cash flow includes assessments of our recently acquired properties, our non-stabilized properties, long-term sustainability of our real estate portfolio, our future operating cash flow from anticipated acquisitions, and the proceeds from the sales of our real estate assets.
In addition, Management evaluates our portfolio and individual properties results of operations with a primary focus on increasing and enhancing the value, quality and quantity of properties in our real estate holdings. Properties that have reached goals in occupancy and rental rates are evaluated for potential added value appreciation and, if lacking such potential, are sold with the equity reinvested in properties that have better potential without foregoing cash flow. Management focuses its efforts on improving underperforming assets through re-leasing efforts, including negotiation of lease renewals and rental rates.
The ability to increase assets under management is affected by our ability to raise borrowings and/or capital, coupled with our ability to identify appropriate investments.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014.
Same-Property Operating Results
The table below presents the 2015 and 2014 operating results for the Company’s commercial rental properties owned as of January 1, 2014, thereby excluding the impact on our results of operations from the real estate properties acquired during 2014. The table below excludes model home operations and income from discontinued operations from the self-storage portfolio. The Company believes that this type of non-GAAP financial measure, when considered with our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors to better understand the Company’s operating results. Properties are included in this analysis if they were owned and operated for the entirety of both periods being compared. Further, same-property operating results is a measure for which there is no standard definition and, as such, it is not consistently defined or reported on among the Company’s peers, and thus may not provide an adequate basis for comparison between REITs.
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Three months ended March 31, |
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Variance |
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Same - property operating results: |
2015 |
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2014 |
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$ |
% |
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Rental revenues - Commercial properties |
$ |
3,251,562 |
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$ |
3,170,164 |
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$ |
81,398 |
2.57% |
Rental operating costs – Commercial properties |
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1,287,233 |
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1,274,945 |
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12,288 |
0.96% |
General and administrative – Commercial properties |
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926,399 |
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864,126 |
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62,273 |
7.21% |
Net operating income |
$ |
1,037,930 |
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$ |
1,031,093 |
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$ |
6,837 |
0.66% |
Our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are not indicative of those expected in future periods as we expect that rental income, interest expense, rental operating expense, general and administrative expense and depreciation and amortization will significantly increase in future periods as a result of the assets acquired over the last year and as a result of anticipated growth through future acquisitions of real estate related investments.
The following discussion over our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 relates to continuing operations.
Revenues. Total revenue was $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $3.9 for the same period in 2014, an increase of $1.4 million or 38.5 %. The increase in rental income as reported in 2015 as compared to 2014 reflects:
· A net increase in industrial and office properties rental income of $1.8 million as a result of the five property acquisitions we made during 2014.
· Revenues from rentals of Model Homes decreased to $400,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 from $700,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The decrease in rental revenues arose as a result of a reduction in the number of Model Homes that we owned in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter. We owned 64 Model Homes at March 31, 2015, which 12 were acquired on March 26, 2015, compared to 79 homes at March 31, 2014.
Rental Operating Costs. Rental operating costs were $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2014, an increase of approximately $700,000 or 53.9%. Costs associated with properties acquired during 2014 accounted for substantially all of this increase.
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Rental operating costs as a percentage of rental and fee income was 36.0% and 32.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, primarily due to the decline in Model Home rental revenues. Model Home rental operating costs as a percentage of rental and fee income was 5.3% and 2.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Model Home rental operating costs are typically low as the leasees pay for all of the expenses related to the homes, including taxes and insurance. Although Model Home operating costs remained relatively consistent as a percentage of revenues, the decrease in the scope of Model Home business translated into an increase in our overall rental operating costs as a percentage of rental and fee income.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses increased approximately $30,000 or 3% during three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. These expenses are semi-fixed and do not necessarily correlate more to total revenue. These expenses correlate more to the administrative functions required for the different types of properties. With the sale of the self-storage facilities, which segment was the most administrative intense, we anticipate that our general and administrative will remain fairly constant as we acquire more office, retail and industrial properties in the future.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense totaled approximately $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to approximately $1.3 million for the same period in 2014, representing an increase of approximately $700,000 or 50.6%. Depreciation costs associated with properties acquired during 2014 accounted for substantially all of this increase.
Asset Impairments. We review the carrying value of each of our real estate properties annually to determine if circumstances indicate an impairment in the carrying value of these investments exists. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, management did not believe any impairment reserve was required.
Interest Expense. Interest expense, including amortization of deferred finance charges, increased by approximately $1.3 million, or 126.8%, to approximately $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2014. The increase in interest expense was primarily the result of the dividends paid and accrued on the Series B Preferred Stock issued in August 2014, which due to the mandatory redemption is treated as a liability for financial reporting purposes. Dividends paid and accrued totaled $717,000 and the amortization of the deferred offering costs associated with that transaction totaled $229,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Additionally, we incurred additional interest costs of $476,000 as a result of our 2014 acquisitions. The weighted average interest rate on our outstanding debt was 4.9% as of March 31, 2015 compared to 5.2% as of March 31, 2014.
Gain on Sale of Real Estate Assets and Partnerships, net. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had gains from the sales of two Model Homes of approximately $78,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company had gains from the sales of six Model Homes totaling $425,000. In addition, in 2014 the Company also recognized gains from the liquidation of its interests in the two limited partnerships totaling approximately $303,000.
Discontinued Operations. Revenues and expenses from the self-storage portfolio remained relatively consistent for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, total revenues increased 32,000 or 3.76% to $893,000 compared to $861,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 which was expected as occupancy remained consistent. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, rental operating costs increased $74,000 or 18.24% to $480,000 compared to $406,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The primary increase in rental operating costs was related to on-site management due to annual salary increases and an increase in legal expense due to the sale of the portfolio. Interest expense increased 2% and depreciation expense increased 8%.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
As discussed above under Economic Environment, during 2014 and 2015, there have been signs of economic improvement and stabilization in the equity markets. We expect the market turbulence could continue in the commercial real estate arena due to the uncertainties previously discussed. We believe that as a result of the trends, new mortgage financing will continue remain less favorable in terms of loan amount to value as pre-recession days, which may negatively impact our ability to finance future acquisitions. Long-term interest rates remain relatively low by historical standards but we anticipate that interest rates will increase during the next couple years. On the other hand, we believe the negative trends in the mortgage markets for smaller properties and in some geographic locations have reduced property prices and may, in certain cases, reduce competition for those properties.
Our future sources of liquidity include existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, new mortgages on our unencumbered properties, refinancing of existing mortgages, future installments of our Series B Preferred Stock (as described below) and the possible sale of additional equity/debt securities. Our available liquidity at March 31, 2015 included cash and cash equivalents of $4.5 million, as well as our potential borrowing capacity under potential credit facilities such as a revolving line of credit or from mortgages on unencumbered properties and refinancing of mortgages with low debt to value. We do not have a revolving line of credit at the current time, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to consummate a line of credit in the near future, but we have been exploring the possibilities of obtaining such a line of credit. We also do not have any commitments or other arrangements with any financial institution to borrow any amounts in the form of mortgages on currently unencumbered properties or through refinancing existing mortgages and we cannot be certain that a financial institution would ultimately provide such financing, but we estimate that such borrowings represent additional borrowing capacity of approximately $11.1 million. During 2014, for example, we refinanced approximately $10.9 million of existing debt with new debt of approximately $17.1 million. The new debt bears interest at an average rate of 4.7% compared to 5.7% on the old debt. During 2015, we refinanced an existing mortgage with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $3.0 million with interest at 5.6% with a new mortgage of $6.0 million with interest at 4.31%.
Our future capital needs include paying down existing borrowings, maintaining our existing properties, funding tenant improvement, paying lease commissions and the payment of a competitive distribution to our stockholders. We also are actively seeking investments that are likely to produce income in order to pay distributions as well as long-term gains for our stockholders. To ensure that we are able to effectively execute these objectives, we routinely review our liquidity requirements and continually evaluate all potential sources of liquidity.
Our short term liquidity needs include paying our current operating costs, satisfying the debt service requirements of our existing mortgages and funding for our distributions to stockholders. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, our principal debt service and the cash portion of the distributions to our shareholders’ was $3.1 million, while the net cash provided by our operating activities totaled $0.4 million. The remainder of the distribution was covered by proceeds from sales of real estate assets. We believe that the cash flow from our existing portfolio, and our anticipated acquisitions (when operational for the full term) will be sufficient to fund our near term operating costs, fund the debt service costs on our existing mortgages, and fund the cash portion of distribution to stockholders at the current rate. However, if our cash flow from operating activities is not sufficient to fund our short term liquidity needs, including the payment of cash dividends at current rates to our stockholders, we will fund a portion of these needs from additional borrowings of secured or unsecured indebtedness or we will reduce the rate of distribution to the stockholders.
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Our long-term liquidity needs include proceeds necessary to grow and maintain our portfolio of investments. We believe that the $23.4 million available from the sale of preferred stock as discussed below, along with the potential financing capital available to us in the future is sufficient to fund our long-term liquidity needs. We are continually reviewing our existing portfolio for properties that have met maximized short and long term potential with the intent of selling those properties and reinvesting the proceeds in properties that have equivalent or better short term benefits and better long term potential. We expect to obtain additional cash in connection with refinancing of maturing mortgages and assumption of existing debt collateralized by some or all of our real property in the future to meet our long-term liquidity needs. If we are unable to arrange a line of credit, borrow on unencumbered properties, or sell securities to the public we may not be able to acquire additional properties to meet our long-term objectives.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At March 31, 2015, we had approximately $4.5 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to approximately $5.6 million at March 31, 2014. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in bank accounts at third party institutions and consist of invested cash and cash in our operating accounts. During 2014 and 2013, we did not experience any loss or lack of access to our cash or cash equivalents. Approximately $2.0 million of our cash balance is intended for capital expenditures on existing Properties. We intend to use the remainder of our existing cash and cash equivalents for acquisitions, general corporate purposes and distributions to our stockholders.
Series B Preferred Stock
In August 2014, the Company closed on an offering of our Series B Preferred Stock. We expect to receive a total capital contribution of $40.0 million from this financing by the conclusion of the funding period. An initial investment of $16.6 million was made during 2014, and an additional investment of $23.4 million is available on or before the one year anniversary of the initial investment. We believe that the remaining proceeds from this offering will allow us to increase the size of our property portfolio. We will continue to seek acquisitions or properties for equity in a DownREIT structure. Our ability to access equity markets is dependent on a number of factors including general market conditions for the REIT industry and market perception of our Company.
Secured Debt
As of March 31, 2015, NetREIT had mortgage notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $119.4 million, collateralized by a total of 26 properties with loan terms at issuance ranging from 3 to 30 years. The weighted-average interest rate on the mortgage notes payable as of March 31, 2015 was approximately 4.9%, and our debt to book value on these properties was approximately 65.0%.
As of March 31, 2015, NetREIT Dubose, and related entities, had 60 fixed-rate mortgage notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $9.0 million, collateralized by a total of 60 Model Home properties. These loans generally have a term at issuance of three to five years. The average loan balance outstanding and the weighted-average interest rate on these mortgage loans are $150,300 and 5.2%, respectively, as of March 31, 2015. Our debt to net book value on these properties is approximately 57.0%. The Company has guaranteed these promissory notes. The balloon principal payments on the notes payable are in 2016 and 2019, and are typically tied to the end of the lease and the sale of the Model Home properties securing the debt.
Despite the disruptions in the debt market discussed in "Overview" above, we have been able to refinance maturing debts before scheduled maturity dates and we have also not experienced any unusual difficulties financing our acquisitions.
Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014.
Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities was essentially unchanged in comparison to the prior period – cash flow from operations of $413,435 for 2015 compared to cash flow from operations of $167,141 for 2014. We anticipate that with the five acquisitions during December 2014 and the future anticipated acquisitions, the cash provided by operating activities will cover the cash portion of our distributions to stockholders in the future.
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Investing Activities: Net cash used in investing activities was $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to net cash used of $0.3 million during the same period in 2014. Approximately $2.0 million of the increase in net cash used in the current period was due to the acquisitions of twelve model homes for $3.8 million compared to 6 model homes for $1.8 million during same period in 2014. Approximately $1.0 million was due to increase in restricted cash primarily due to impounds required by the Yucca Retail refinance. The remaining approximate $2.0 million was due to more proceeds in prior year with sale of six model homes compared to only two sales of model homes in 2015.
We anticipate that the acquisitions of both the non-Model Home properties and of Model Homes will increase during 2015 and thereafter. Future acquisitions by the Company will depend on funds available from cash on hand and the proceeds from the issuance of our Series B Preferred Stock and from the sale of existing properties. Future acquisitions of Model Homes will depend on the availability of Model Homes from developers at acceptable prices.
We currently project that we could spend up to $2.0 million on capital improvements, tenant improvements and leasing costs for properties within our portfolio during remainder of 2015. Capital expenditures may fluctuate in any given period subject to the nature, extent, and timing of improvements required to the properties. We may spend more on gross capital expenditures during 2015 as compared to 2014 due to rising construction costs and the anticipated increase in property acquisitions in 2015. 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.
Financing Activities: Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $3.9 million compared to cash used of $2.5 million for the comparable prior in 2014. The increase in cash flow in the current period of $6.4 million was primarily attributable to net inflow of $4.9 million from new mortgage and debt refinancing activity and $1.0 million net cash flow from non-controlling interests in affiliated model home partnerships. During 2015, $1.4 million new capital was contributed to model home entities by non-controlling interest compared to none in 2014, offset by an increase of approximately $0.3 million distributions to all non-controlling interests.
We anticipate mortgaging one unencumbered property and increasing mortgages balances in connection with refinancing debt maturing in 2015 on several other properties (during the next two years) to provide additional funds for financing activities. These properties have an estimated market value of approximately $29.1 million and mortgage obligations of $7.8 million, which we believe will allow us to increase our net borrowings by approximately $11.1 million. In addition, we expect that we will generate approximately $23.4 million from the planned issuance of Series B Preferred Stock. Based on a leverage of 70% we anticipate acquire approximately $115.0 million of new properties. We are also pursuing other sources of capital either through a line of credit facility or the possible sale of additional equity/debt securities to provide resources to pursue future acquisitions.
On April 10, 2015, we consummated the sale of 100% of our Sparky’s Self-Storage Portfolio. The net sales prices was approximately $34 million and resulted in a gain on sale of approximately $4.9 million. After payoff of mortgage deb the net cash flow was approximately $17 million. We anticipate reinvesting the funds in new commercial properties during 2015.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2015, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations, including contingent obligations.
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Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measures:
Funds From Operations (“FFO”)
Management believes that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. We compute FFO using the definition outlined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) 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 and 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 stockholders 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. However, FFO should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our operating performance since it does not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties which are significant economic costs and could materially impact our results from operations.
The following table presents our FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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Net loss |
$ |
(1,962,038) |
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$ |
(360,014) |
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Adjustments: |
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Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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132,513 |
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478,107 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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2,027,192 |
|
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1,345,756 |
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Gain on sale of real estate assets and partnerships |
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(78,496) |
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(727,776) |
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FFO |
$ |
119,171 |
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$ |
736,073 |
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No conclusion or comparisons should be made from the presentation of these figures. |
Modified Funds From Operations (“MFFO”)
We define MFFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the Investment Program Association’s (“IPA”) Guideline 2010-01, Supplemental Performance Measure for Publicly Registered, Non-Listed REIT Modified Funds From Operations, or the Practice Guideline, issued by the IPA in November 2010. The Practice Guideline defines MFFO as FFO further adjusted for the following items, as applicable, included in the determination of GAAP net income: acquisition fees and expenses; amounts relating to deferred rent receivables and amortization of above-market and below-market leases and liabilities (which are adjusted in order to reflect such payments from a GAAP accrual basis to a cash basis of disclosing the rent and lease payments); accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; nonrecurring impairments of real estate-related investments (i.e., infrequent or unusual, not reasonably likely to recur in the ordinary course of business); mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; nonrecurring gains or losses included in net income from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan, unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and after adjustments for consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, with such adjustments calculated to reflect MFFO on the same basis. The accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments, nonrecurring unrealized gains and losses on hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings, unrealized gains and losses resulting from consolidations, as well as other listed cash flow adjustments are adjustments made to net income in calculating the cash flows provided by operating activities and, in some cases, reflect gains or losses which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized.
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Our MFFO calculation complies with the IPA’s Practice Guideline described above. In calculating MFFO, we exclude acquisition related expenses, amortization of above-market and below-market leases, deferred rent receivables and the adjustments of such items related to noncontrolling interests. Under GAAP, acquisition fees and expenses are characterized as operating expenses in determining operating net income. These expenses are paid in cash by us. All paid and accrued acquisition fees and expenses will have negative effects on returns to investors, the potential for future distributions, and cash flows generated by us, unless earnings from operations or net sales proceeds from the disposition of other properties are generated to cover the purchase price of the property, these fees and expenses and other costs related to such property. The acquisition of properties, and the corresponding acquisition fees and expenses, is the key operational feature of our business plan to generate operational income and cash flow to fund distributions to our stockholders. Further, under GAAP, certain contemplated non-cash fair value and other non-cash adjustments are considered operating non-cash adjustments to net income in determining cash flow from operating activities. In addition, we view fair value adjustments of impairment charges and gains and losses from dispositions of assets as non-recurring items or items which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized, and which are not reflective of on-going operations and are therefore typically adjusted for when assessing operating performance. In particular, we believe it is appropriate to disregard impairment charges, as this is a fair value adjustment that is largely based on market fluctuations and assessments regarding general market conditions which can change over time. An asset will only be evaluated for impairment if certain impairment indications exist and if the carrying, or book value, exceeds the total estimated undiscounted future cash flows (including net rental and lease revenues, net proceeds on the sale of the property, and any other ancillary cash flows at a property or group level under GAAP) from such asset. Investors should note, however, that determinations of whether impairment charges have been incurred are based partly on anticipated operating performance, because estimated undiscounted future cash flows from a property, including estimated future net rental and lease revenues, net proceeds on the sale of the property, and certain other ancillary cash flows, are taken into account in determining whether an impairment charge has been incurred. While impairment charges are excluded from the calculation of MFFO as described above, investors are cautioned that due to the fact that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows and the relatively limited term of our operations, it could be difficult to recover any impairment charges.
The following table presents our MFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
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March 31, |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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Funds from operations |
$ |
119,171 |
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$ |
736,073 |
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Adjustments: |
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Straight line rent adjustment |
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(214,860) |
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(79,040) |
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Above market and below market rents |
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(33,324) |
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(39,064) |
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Lease commission amortization |
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97,560 |
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96,206 |
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Finance charge amortization |
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308,159 |
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84,050 |
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Acquisition costs |
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30,271 |
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15,593 |
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MFFO |
$ |
306,977 |
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$ |
813,818 |
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not required
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
NetREIT maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's 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 March 31, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
None.
Not Required
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
1. The Company does not have a formal policy with respect to a stock repurchase program and typically restricts repurchases to hardship cases only.
2. See note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of the related party transaction.
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Item 6. EXHIBITS.
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31.1 |
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Certificate of the Company's Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. |
31.2 |
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Certification of the Company's Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. |
31.3 |
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Certification of the Company's Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. |
32.1 |
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Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
Instance Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 14, 2015 |
NetREIT, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Jack K. Heilbron |
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Name: Jack K. Heilbron |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/s/ Kenneth W. Elsberry |
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Name: Kenneth W. Elsberry |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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By: |
/s/ Heather L. Pittard |
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Name: Heather L. Pittard |
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Title: Principal Accounting Officer |
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