NYSE$CUZ

Cousins Properties Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported fourth quarter and full year 2020 results and provided initial 2021 earnings guidance.

Cousins Properties reported net income of $0.07 per share and FFO of $0.68 per share for Q4 2020. The company made significant investments in Charlotte and remains confident in its Sun Belt strategy.

  • Net income was $0.07 per share for the quarter and $1.60 for the year.
  • Funds from operations was $0.68 per share for the quarter and $2.78 for the year.
  • Same property net operating income on a cash basis decreased 3.3% for the quarter and increased 0.7% for the year.
  • Executed 387,611 square feet of office leases during the quarter and 1,421,213 square feet during the year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$183M

Previous: $194M-5.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.68

Previous: $0.73-6.8%
Office Percent Leased (period end)

92.7%

Previous: 94.6%-2.0%
Office Weighted Average Occupancy

92.4%

Previous: 91.1%+1.4%
Change in Cash-Basis Same Property NOI

-3.3%

Previous: 6.0%-155.0%
Change in Cash-Basis Second Generation Net Rent

8.9%

Previous: 12.6%-29.4%
Net Income

$11.3M

Previous: $119M-90.5%
Operating Income

$10.2M

Previous: $96.4M-89.4%
Gross Profit

$121M

Previous: $128M-5.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.29M

Previous: $15.6M-72.5%
Total Assets

$7.11B

Previous: $7.15B-0.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Cousins Properties · Revenue · Quarterly

$183M

Q4 2020-5.8%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

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

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

Forward guidance

For the year ending December 31, 2021, the Company expects to report net income in the range of $0.83 to $0.93 per share and FFO in the range of $2.76 to $2.86 per share. This guidance does not include any property acquisitions, property dispositions, or development starts during 2021. In addition, this guidance assumes physical occupancy remains significantly below normalized levels until the second half of 2021.

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 Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+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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