NASDAQ$LAND

Gladstone Land Corporation · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

Gladstone Land Corporation reported net income of $958,000 for the quarter, with AFFO reaching $3.5 million, or $0.17 per common share. The increase in AFFO was driven by higher lease revenues, partially offset by increased operating expenses. Total lease revenues increased by $2.5 million, primarily due to $1.5 million of participation rents and additional rents from recent acquisitions.

  • Net income for the quarter was approximately $958,000, compared to approximately $523,000 in the prior quarter.
  • AFFO for the quarter was approximately $3.5 million, an increase of approximately $589,000, or 19.9%, from the prior quarter.
  • AFFO per common share increased to approximately $0.17 for the current quarter, compared to $0.14 for the prior quarter.
  • Total lease revenues increased by approximately $2.5 million, or 22.5%, primarily driven by approximately $1.5 million of participation rents recorded during the current quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$13.5M

Previous: $8.03M+68.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.17

Previous: $0.13+27.8%
Farms Owned

111

No prior period
Acres Owned

86.5K

No prior period
Occupancy Rate

100.0%

No prior period
Net Income

$958K

No prior period
Operating Income

$6.52M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Gladstone Land · Revenue · Quarterly

$13.5M

Q4 2019+68%vs Q4 2018
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Gladstone Land · $1.2M total across 1 segment · Q4 2020

  • Participation Rents
    $1.2M

Forward guidance

Gladstone Land anticipates continued growth and success in 2020, driven by recent acquisitions and favorable lease terms.

Tailwinds

  • Expected high net yields from rents on 2019 acquisitions.
  • Low interest rates secured on related borrowings.
  • Considerable increases in rental rates on lease renewals.
  • Continued appreciation in the value of underlying farms.
  • Strong production and pricing from farms growing nuts.

Headwinds

  • Company’s ability to procure financing for investments.
  • Downturns in the current economic environment.
  • The performance of its tenants.
  • The impact of competition on its efforts to renew existing leases or re-lease real property.
  • Significant changes in interest rates.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

26 / 48 earnings

Positive

+8.7%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-10.0%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.3%-3.4%
Q4 2025+8.7%+5.6%-14.2%
Q3 2025+1.1%+8.1%-1.2%
Q1 2025+2.8%+1.6%+5.9%
Q4 2024+1.3%-0.9%-9.3%
Q3 2024-1.5%-7.5%-14.3%
Q2 2024-0.2%-1.0%-2.7%
Q1 2024+1.8%+3.2%+3.7%
Q4 2023-2.5%-3.5%-2.4%
Q3 2023-4.8%-4.6%-1.1%
Q2 2023+0.9%-1.0%-7.2%
Q1 2023-3.3%-1.8%+9.5%
Q4 2022-2.5%-6.8%-19.3%
Q3 2022+2.1%+7.3%-3.6%
Q2 2022-2.7%-1.6%-12.6%
Q1 2022-10.0%-14.2%-21.1%
Q4 2021-3.0%+4.0%+22.0%
Q3 2021+3.6%+9.2%+20.8%
Q2 2021-4.4%+0.0%-2.4%
Q1 2021+3.3%+10.6%+12.0%
Q4 2020+2.3%+2.4%+1.3%
Q3 2020-0.9%-2.5%+4.4%
Q2 2020-1.7%-0.5%-5.7%
Q1 2020+2.2%+0.7%+11.9%
Q4 2019+2.9%+0.6%-24.6%
Q3 2019+0.0%+0.9%+8.5%
Q2 2019+1.0%+1.6%+1.2%
Q1 2019-0.4%-0.6%-2.9%
Q4 2018+1.3%-0.9%+2.2%
Q3 2018+2.2%+3.2%+4.6%
Q2 2018-4.0%-0.2%+1.9%
Q1 2018+0.6%+1.6%+2.1%
Q4 2017-1.0%+2.2%+3.0%
Q3 2017-0.5%-0.4%-2.7%
Q2 2017+2.4%+5.4%-0.1%
Q1 2017-0.5%-0.5%+2.9%
Q4 2016+4.1%+4.6%-8.1%
Q3 2016+2.7%+6.3%+4.1%
Q2 2016-0.3%-0.7%+1.2%
Q1 2016-1.4%
Q4 2015+1.1%
Q3 2015+2.1%
Q2 2015+0.9%
Q1 2015+0.3%
Q4 2014+5.5%
Q4 2013-3.7%
Q2 2013+5.7%
Q4 2012+1.8%
Q2 2012
Q1 2012
Q4 2011
Q3 2011

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