NYSE$COLD

Americold Realty Trust · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Americold's financial performance remained stable, driven by acquisition activity and organic growth.

Americold Realty Trust announced its Q3 2020 results, demonstrating the stability of its temperature-controlled warehouse business. The company reported a 6.7% increase in total revenue and a 12.1% increase in NOI, driven by acquisitions and organic growth. Strategic acquisitions and expansions are expected to contribute to long-term growth.

  • Total revenue increased by 6.7% to $497.5 million.
  • Total NOI increased by 12.1% to $135.3 million.
  • Global Warehouse segment revenue increased by 6.1% to $388.0 million.
  • Americold entered into an agreement to acquire Agro Merchants Group for $1.74 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$497M

Previous: $466M+6.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.28

Previous: $0.30-6.7%
Global Warehouse Avg Physical Occupancy

69.9%

No prior period
Global Warehouse Avg Economic Occupancy

77.2%

No prior period
Global Warehouse Pallet Positions

4.1M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$242M

Previous: -$151M-59.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$229M

Previous: -$124M-84.9%
Net Income

$12.4M

Previous: $27.1M-54.3%
Operating Income

$37.5M

Previous: $39.4M-4.9%
Gross Profit

$497M

Previous: $466M+6.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$174M

Previous: $310M-43.9%
Total Assets

$4.62B

Previous: $4.14B+11.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Americold · Revenue · Quarterly

$497M

Q3 2020+6.7%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Americold · $497M total across 3 segments · Q3 2020

  • Warehouse Services
    $388M
  • Third-Party Managed Services
    $75.3M
  • Transportation Services
    $34.1M

Forward guidance

The Company is tightening its AFFO per share guidance to $1.26-$1.29 from $1.24-$1.30 for 2020. Please note that this guidance includes the impact of the Halls acquisition, and assumes a year end closing for Agro.

Tailwinds

  • Guidance includes the impact of the Halls acquisition
  • Assumes a year end closing for Agro

Headwinds

  • SG&A expense from a range of $135-$140 million to $140-$143 million
  • Managed & Transportation segment NOI from a range of $28-$31 million to $30-$31 million
  • Deferred tax income benefit from a range of $2-$4 million to $4-$5 million
  • Non-real estate depreciation and amortization from a range of $70-$72 million to $71-$74 million; subject to the Halls acquisition purchase price allocation
  • Total maintenance capital expenditures from a range of $65-$73 million to $66-$70 million

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 Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

18 / 37 earnings

Positive

+16.9%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-9.9%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+15.1%+16.5%+15.7%
Q4 2025+15.7%+9.0%-6.3%
Q3 2025-7.3%-11.1%-15.8%
Q1 2025-5.6%-3.9%-6.5%
Q4 2024+6.2%+5.5%+1.3%
Q3 2024-9.9%-10.1%-8.4%
Q2 2024+0.4%-0.8%+0.6%
Q1 2024+5.6%+5.3%+16.4%
Q4 2023-7.7%-10.6%-11.1%
Q3 2023+0.0%-5.4%+7.1%
Q2 2023-1.4%-2.0%+2.6%
Q1 2023+6.1%+5.3%+3.3%
Q4 2022+3.8%+1.0%-8.8%
Q3 2022+14.4%+20.1%+24.0%
Q2 2022-4.0%-2.1%-10.4%
Q1 2022-1.9%-6.9%+8.2%
Q4 2021-0.3%+1.9%+1.4%
Q3 2021-0.6%-2.2%+7.6%
Q2 2021-3.1%-6.0%-1.9%
Q1 2021-0.6%-1.6%+0.2%
Q4 2020+3.2%+5.0%+4.8%
Q3 2020+1.1%-6.5%-7.6%
Q2 2020-3.5%-5.6%-7.4%
Q1 2020+16.9%+10.6%+19.2%
Q4 2019-5.2%-9.5%-18.1%
Q3 2019-7.1%-7.5%-2.5%
Q2 2019+4.4%+4.6%+8.7%
Q1 2019-4.7%-4.6%-2.1%
Q4 2016-1.8%+0.7%+7.6%
Q4 2018+3.0%-0.4%+5.8%
Q2 2017+1.3%+1.7%+4.4%
Q1 2017+1.3%+1.7%+4.4%
Q3 2017+1.3%+1.7%+4.4%
Q3 2018+5.7%+4.1%+11.7%
Q2 2018+0.6%+3.9%+9.6%
Q4 2017-0.0%+2.0%+1.2%
Q1 2018-0.0%+2.0%+1.2%

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