NYSE$ESS

Essex Property Trust Inc · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced first quarter 2020 results and withdrew full-year guidance due to the economic disruption and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essex Property Trust reported a strong start to 2020, with Net Income per diluted share of $4.76 and Core FFO per diluted share growth of 7.7% compared to Q1 2019. However, due to the unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has withdrawn its full-year guidance.

  • Reported Net Income per diluted share for the first quarter of 2020 of $4.76, compared to $1.81 in the first quarter of 2019, largely attributable to a gain on remeasurement of co-investments.
  • Grew Core FFO per diluted share by 7.7% compared to the first quarter of 2019, exceeding the midpoint of the first quarter guidance range by $0.07 per share.
  • Achieved same-property gross revenue and net operating income (“NOI”) growth of 3.2% and 3.9%, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2019.
  • Acquired its joint venture partner’s 45.0% interest in a land parcel and six communities representing 2,020 apartment homes, together valued at approximately $1.0 billion on a gross basis, recognizing $6.5 million of promote income related to this transaction.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$392M

Previous: $356M+10.1%
EPS (adj)

$3.48

Previous: $3.23+7.7%
FFO

$3.44

Previous: $3.34+3.0%
Apartment Homes

62.5K

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$484M

Previous: -$45M-975.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$155M

Previous: $80.5M-292.8%
Net Income

$329M

Previous: $126M+162.0%
Operating Income

$131M

Previous: $116M+13.1%
Gross Profit

$328M

Previous: -$58.8M+658.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$272M

Previous: $107M+154.0%
Total Assets

$13.5B

Previous: $12.6B+6.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.41M

Previous: $2.07M-32.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Essex Property Trust · Revenue · Quarterly

$392M

Q1 2020+10.1%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Due to the economic disruption and inherent uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is withdrawing its full-year guidance.

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 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

35 / 67 earnings

Positive

+6.9%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-6.3%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.9%-1.2%+1.9%
Q4 2025-0.4%+3.9%+1.0%
Q3 2025+1.2%+3.8%+6.7%
Q1 2025+1.5%+4.8%+3.2%
Q4 2024+3.0%+1.4%+5.1%
Q3 2024-1.9%-7.6%+4.4%
Q2 2024-2.7%-1.5%+4.2%
Q1 2024-1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Q4 2023-0.6%-0.2%+5.3%
Q3 2023-1.8%+1.7%+2.1%
Q2 2023-0.9%+1.9%-0.9%
Q1 2023+6.7%+5.4%+2.1%
Q4 2022+3.8%+3.2%-0.0%
Q3 2022-6.3%-6.0%-10.1%
Q2 2022+1.3%+4.6%+3.6%
Q1 2022-1.8%-5.4%-18.7%
Q4 2021-0.5%-2.5%+2.6%
Q3 2021+2.1%+1.5%+6.7%
Q2 2021-0.9%-1.0%-3.1%
Q1 2021-3.3%-2.1%-1.8%
Q4 2020+4.0%+4.5%+6.7%
Q3 2020+1.1%+11.1%+28.0%
Q2 2020-2.9%+1.1%+0.1%
Q1 2020+1.9%-0.7%+7.4%
Q4 2019+1.2%+1.0%-8.1%
Q3 2019-1.4%-2.3%-6.1%
Q2 2019+1.0%+4.1%+6.6%
Q1 2019+0.5%+0.3%+5.1%
Q4 2018+0.9%+2.1%+3.8%
Q3 2018+3.1%-0.0%+5.0%
Q2 2018-2.6%+1.0%+2.4%
Q1 2018-1.0%+0.3%-1.0%
Q4 2017-0.2%+4.1%+8.5%
Q3 2017-3.3%-3.3%-5.9%
Q2 2017-0.9%-1.5%-0.6%
Q1 2017+1.4%+3.1%+6.3%
Q4 2016+0.6%+1.0%+4.0%
Q3 2016+0.9%+2.8%+2.6%
Q2 2016+6.9%+5.8%+1.5%
Q1 2016-1.9%
Q4 2015-3.7%
Q3 2015-1.2%
Q2 2015+1.1%
Q1 2015+2.2%
Q4 2014+0.9%
Q3 2014+3.0%
Q2 2014-0.6%
Q1 2014+2.0%
Q4 2013+3.6%
Q3 2013-0.8%
Q2 2013-1.9%
Q1 2013-1.4%
Q4 2012+0.6%
Q3 2012-1.1%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+1.3%
Q4 2011-1.8%
Q3 2011+0.4%
Q2 2011+3.4%
Q1 2010+2.8%
Q1 2011+2.4%
Q4 2010+5.3%
Q4 2008+5.3%
Q3 2009-2.7%
Q3 2010-2.7%
Q2 2009+0.8%
Q2 2010+0.8%

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro