NYSE$CUZ

Cousins Properties Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported first quarter 2022 results.

Cousins Properties reported a net income available to common stockholders of $28.0 million, or $0.19 per share, and FFO of $99.4 million, or $0.67 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

  • Net income available to common stockholders was $28.0 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to $29.1 million, or $0.20 per share, for first quarter 2021.
  • Funds From Operations (FFO) was $99.4 million, or $0.67 per share, compared to $102.0 million, or $0.69 per share, for first quarter 2021.
  • Same property net operating income (NOI) on a cash-basis increased 0.1%.
  • Executed 324,000 square feet of office leases, including 224,000 square feet of new and expansion leases, representing 69% of total leasing activity.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$187M

Previous: $190M-1.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.67

Previous: $0.69-2.9%
Office Percent Leased (period end)

90.0%

Previous: 89.9%+0.1%
Office Weighted Average Occupancy

87.0%

No prior period
Change in Cash-Basis Second Generation Net Rent

15.4%

Previous: 10.5%+46.7%
Free Cash Flow

$28M

Previous: $29.1M-3.9%
Net Income

$28M

Previous: $29.1M-3.9%
Operating Income

$120M

Previous: $123M-2.9%
Gross Profit

$122M

Previous: $123M-0.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$7M

Previous: $14.6M-52.0%
Total Assets

$7.36B

Previous: $7.11B+3.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Cousins Properties · Revenue · Quarterly

$187M

Q1 2022-1.4%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cousins Properties · $2.51M total across 2 segments · Q2 2022

  • Fee Income
    $2.31M
  • Other Revenues
    $201K

Forward guidance

Full year 2022 earnings guidance remains unchanged from the previous quarter.

Tailwinds

  • Net income in the range of $0.75 to $0.83 per share.
  • FFO in the range of $2.70 to $2.78 per share.
  • Guidance includes settlement, during the first half of 2022, of forward contracts outstanding for 2.6 million shares of common stock sold under the Company's ATM program.
  • Gross proceeds of approximately $105 million will fund the Company's recent acquisition of Heights Union on a leverage neutral basis.
  • Guidance reflects management’s current plans and assumptions as of the date of this report, and it is subject to the risks and uncertainties more fully described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Headwinds

  • Guidance does not include any speculative operating property acquisitions.
  • Guidance does not include operating property dispositions.
  • Guidance does not include development starts.
  • Actual results could differ materially from this guidance.
  • It is subject to the risks and uncertainties more fully described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

38 / 64 earnings

Positive

+9.7%

Q1 2010

Best reaction

-6.9%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.3%+4.0%+7.0%
Q4 2025-1.2%-10.8%-10.5%
Q3 2025+0.0%+0.7%+0.3%
Q1 2025+1.4%-0.4%+1.1%
Q4 2024+1.8%-0.7%-4.8%
Q3 2024+0.9%-1.4%+1.5%
Q2 2024+9.5%+9.3%+12.3%
Q1 2024-1.1%-0.8%-0.9%
Q4 2023+4.9%+8.7%+8.6%
Q3 2023+1.5%+1.5%+12.3%
Q2 2023+1.1%-0.8%-7.0%
Q1 2023+4.5%+0.5%-4.9%
Q4 2022+0.2%+1.2%-16.7%
Q3 2022+1.1%+0.5%+10.0%
Q2 2022+2.0%-0.9%-7.8%
Q1 2022-4.5%-4.3%-7.6%
Q4 2021-1.9%-1.9%+2.6%
Q3 2021+0.7%-0.5%-2.0%
Q2 2021+0.4%-0.8%-1.3%
Q1 2021+0.4%+1.0%+1.6%
Q4 2020-0.9%+0.6%+6.9%
Q3 2020+0.0%+2.4%+33.5%
Q2 2020+0.5%+1.6%-0.9%
Q1 2020-6.4%-8.8%+0.1%
Q4 2019-0.5%+0.8%-10.5%
Q3 2019+4.4%+4.1%+6.1%
Q2 2019-3.6%-2.8%-7.6%
Q1 2019+0.7%+0.9%-2.7%
Q4 2018+3.4%+2.9%+7.7%
Q3 2018+2.5%+2.1%+0.1%
Q2 2018+0.8%-1.7%-0.4%
Q1 2018+1.1%+4.2%+7.0%
Q4 2017-1.8%-0.2%+1.7%
Q3 2017-1.3%-1.8%-1.6%
Q2 2017+1.6%+5.9%+4.2%
Q1 2017+0.4%+0.1%+0.8%
Q4 2016-0.9%+0.2%-6.9%
Q3 2016-5.8%-7.1%+1.0%
Q2 2016-3.2%-1.6%-0.7%
Q1 2016-1.3%
Q4 2015-2.1%
Q3 2015+2.6%
Q2 2015+4.6%
Q1 2015+3.6%
Q4 2014+3.5%
Q3 2014-0.1%
Q2 2014-2.5%
Q1 2014+0.8%
Q4 2013+2.1%
Q3 2013+2.1%
Q2 2013-3.5%
Q1 2013-2.5%
Q4 2012+1.9%
Q3 2012+1.7%
Q2 2012+1.3%
Q1 2012-1.7%
Q4 2011-3.1%
Q3 2011+8.6%
Q2 2011-6.9%
Q1 2011-2.7%
Q4 2010-1.2%
Q3 2010-0.8%
Q2 2010-1.3%
Q1 2010+9.7%

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