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Cousins Properties Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Cousins Properties reported fourth quarter and full year results, providing initial 2025 earnings guidance.

Cousins Properties reported a decrease in net income available to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily attributable to increased depreciation expense. However, Funds From Operations (FFO) increased compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. The company invested almost $1 billion into trophy lifestyle office properties in Sun Belt markets.

  • Net income available to common stockholders was $13.6 million, or $0.09 per share.
  • Funds From Operations (FFO) was $108.9 million, or $0.69 per share.
  • Same property net operating income (NOI) on a cash-basis increased 3.4%.
  • Executed 462,000 square feet of office leases, including 270,000 of new and expansion leases.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$225M

Previous: $197M+14.4%
EPS

$0.09

Previous: $0.65-86.7%
Office Percent Leased (period end)

91.6%

No prior period
Office Weighted Average Occupancy

89.2%

No prior period
Change in Cash-Basis Same Property NOI

3.4%

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

6.7%

No prior period
Net Leased during the Period (SF, in thousands)

462.0K

No prior period
Net Effective Rent (per SF)

$23.88

No prior period
In-Place Gross Rent (per SF)

$47.94

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$68.6M

Previous: -$81.3M+15.6%
Net Income

$13.8M

Previous: $18.9M-26.9%
Operating Income

$15.8M

Previous: $291K+5336.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Cousins Properties · Revenue · Quarterly

$225M

Q4 2024+14.4%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
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, 2025, Cousins Properties provides earnings guidance including net income between $0.25 and $0.35 per share and FFO between $2.73 and $2.83 per share.

Tailwinds

  • Guidance includes the disposition of our bankruptcy claim with SVB Financial Group, which we sold for $4.6 million in February 2025.
  • Guidance includes the assumed refinancing of the $250.0 million Senior Note that matures July 6, 2025.
  • Guidance does not include any operating property acquisitions.
  • Guidance does not include any operating property dispositions.
  • Guidance does not include any development starts.

Headwinds

  • Guidance reflects management’s current plans and assumptions as of the date of this earnings release.
  • Guidance is subject to the risks and uncertainties more fully described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
  • Actual results could differ materially from this guidance.
  • Net income guidance between $0.25 and $0.35 per share.
  • FFO guidance between $2.73 and $2.83 per share.

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 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+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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