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COPT Defense Properties · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

COPT Defense demonstrated strong performance driven by its Defense/IT investment strategy, exceeding FFO guidance and increasing the midpoint of 2024 FFO per share guidance.

COPT Defense Properties reported strong first quarter results, exceeding FFO per share guidance, increasing the midpoint of 2024 FFO per share guidance by $0.03 to $2.54, and demonstrating strong internal growth with same property cash NOI increasing by 6.1% for the Total Portfolio and 7.6% for the Defense/IT Portfolio. The company also committed $91 million of capital to new investments and acquired Franklin Center in Columbia Gateway for $15 million.

  • Diluted earnings per share was $0.29 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $0.70 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Diluted funds from operations per share, as adjusted for comparability, was $0.62 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $0.59 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • The company's Total Portfolio was 93.6% occupied and 94.9% leased, including the Defense/IT Portfolio that was 95.6% occupied and 96.8% leased.
  • Same property cash NOI increased 6.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$193M

Previous: $168M+15.4%
EPS

$0.29

Previous: $0.59-50.8%
Adjusted EBITDA Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

4.5

Previous: 5-10.0%
Net Debt to In-Place Adjusted EBITDA Ratio

6.1

Previous: 6.2-1.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$68.2M

Previous: -$76.8M+11.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$34.6M

Previous: $3.6M-1058.8%
Net Income

$33.7M

Previous: $80.4M-58.1%
Operating Income

$143M

Previous: $165M-13.3%
Gross Profit

$193M

Previous: $168M+15.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$123M

Previous: $15.2M+710.2%
Total Assets

$4.23B

Previous: $4.18B+1.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.65M

Previous: $1.73M+52.6%

Revenue & EPS history

COPT · Revenue · Quarterly

$193M

Q1 2024+15.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 15 of 15 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management is revising its full-year guidance for diluted EPS and diluted FFOPS, per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability, from the prior range of $1.15-$1.23, and $2.47-$2.55, respectively, to new ranges of $1.19-$1.25, and $2.51-$2.57, respectively. Management is establishing second quarter guidance for diluted EPS and diluted FFOPS per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability at $0.29-$0.31 and $0.62-$0.64, respectively.

Tailwinds

  • Revised full-year guidance for diluted EPS to a new range of $1.19-$1.25.
  • Revised full-year guidance for diluted FFOPS, per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability, to a new range of $2.51-$2.57.
  • Established second quarter guidance for diluted EPS at $0.29-$0.31.
  • Established second quarter guidance for diluted FFOPS per Nareit and as adjusted for comparability at $0.62-$0.64.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

42 / 69 earnings

Positive

+6.2%

Q2 2019

Best reaction

-6.4%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.7%-4.1%+0.5%
Q4 2025+1.4%+1.2%+0.2%
Q3 2025+3.8%+5.4%+12.5%
Q2 2025+0.3%+1.0%+10.3%
Q1 2025-4.2%-0.5%+3.0%
Q4 2024-0.8%-5.5%-8.7%
Q3 2024+0.7%-1.1%+1.7%
Q2 2024+2.9%+2.2%+4.3%
Q1 2024+3.0%+4.4%+4.8%
Q4 2023+4.3%+4.4%+8.0%
Q3 2023+0.2%-0.5%+5.9%
Q2 2023-0.8%-1.5%-4.2%
Q1 2023+4.8%+5.9%+2.1%
Q4 2022-1.4%-0.6%-9.9%
Q3 2022+3.1%+4.4%+8.2%
Q2 2022+4.3%+1.0%-2.4%
Q1 2022-2.1%-1.8%+0.5%
Q4 2021+0.4%+0.5%+11.8%
Q3 2021-0.4%-0.2%-4.4%
Q2 2021-0.2%-3.4%-3.4%
Q1 2021-0.3%+1.5%-1.9%
Q4 2020+0.9%+1.2%-2.0%
Q3 2020+2.3%+6.0%+24.2%
Q2 2020-0.6%+2.0%-6.0%
Q1 2020-6.4%-7.0%-6.6%
Q4 2019-2.9%-2.4%-7.7%
Q3 2019-2.5%-0.5%-1.9%
Q2 2019+6.2%+3.2%+5.4%
Q1 2019+0.9%+1.7%-0.2%
Q4 2018+1.8%+2.7%+4.4%
Q3 2018-6.3%-8.7%-14.1%
Q2 2018+2.4%+1.9%+4.1%
Q1 2018+2.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Q4 2017+1.3%-2.0%+1.2%
Q3 2017+3.2%+2.5%+0.3%
Q2 2017-1.0%-2.8%-3.0%
Q1 2017+0.4%+1.1%-0.1%
Q4 2016+3.0%+2.9%+2.4%
Q3 2016-3.2%-4.3%+6.5%
Q2 2016+1.2%-0.4%-4.1%
Q1 2016+0.0%
Q4 2015+3.1%
Q3 2015-3.1%
Q2 2015-3.5%
Q1 2015-4.6%
Q4 2014+0.8%
Q3 2014+2.0%
Q2 2014-0.8%
Q1 2014+0.1%
Q4 2013+3.6%
Q3 2013+3.4%
Q2 2013-4.6%
Q1 2013-0.3%
Q4 2012+0.4%
Q3 2012-3.0%
Q2 2012+0.4%
Q1 2012+0.5%
Q4 2008+0.3%
Q4 2011+0.3%
Q3 2011-5.2%
Q2 2011-1.2%
Q1 2010-1.4%
Q1 2011+1.5%
Q4 2010+0.5%
Q3 2010+1.0%
Q4 2009+1.0%
Q3 2009+1.0%
Q2 2009+3.5%
Q2 2010+3.5%

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