NYSE$ESS

Essex Property Trust Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced first quarter 2023 results and increased full-year guidance.

Essex Property Trust reported strong first quarter 2023 results, with Net Income per diluted share at $2.38, Total FFO per diluted share at $3.80, and Core FFO per diluted share at $3.65. The company exceeded its Core FFO guidance and increased its full-year outlook.

  • Net Income per diluted share for the first quarter of 2023 was $2.38, compared to $1.12 in the first quarter of 2022.
  • Core FFO per diluted share grew by 8.3% compared to the first quarter of 2022, exceeding the midpoint of the guidance range by $0.08 primarily due to favorable same-property revenues.
  • Same-property revenue and net operating income (“NOI”) growth of 7.6% and 9.2%, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2022 were achieved.
  • Full-year Core FFO per diluted share guidance increased by $0.03 at the midpoint to a range of $14.59 to $14.97.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$412M

Previous: $382M+8.0%
EPS (adj)

$3.65

Previous: $3.37+8.3%
FFO

$254M

Previous: $3.36+7551428471.4%
Apartment Homes

62.2K

Previous: 62.7K-0.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.79M

Previous: -$6.94M+45.4%
Free Cash Flow

$158M

Previous: $71.4M+120.9%
Net Income

$162M

Previous: $78.4M+106.2%
Operating Income

$187M

Previous: $110M+70.6%
Gross Profit

$339M

Previous: $313M+8.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$67.7M

Previous: $98.1M-31.0%
Total Assets

$12.3B

Previous: $12.8B-3.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.97M

Previous: $2.3M-14.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Essex Property Trust · Revenue · Quarterly

$412M

Q1 2023+8%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Essex Property Trust provided full-year 2023 guidance, increasing Net Income per diluted share and Core FFO per diluted share while reaffirming same-property growth ranges.

Tailwinds

  • Full-year Net Income per diluted share guidance increased by $0.98 at the midpoint to a range of $6.36 to $6.74.
  • Full-year Core FFO per diluted share guidance increased by $0.03 at the midpoint to a range of $14.59 to $14.97.
  • Same-property revenue growth on a GAAP basis is expected to be 4.40%.
  • Operating expenses growth on a cash-basis is expected to be 4.50% to 5.50%.
  • NOI growth on a cash-basis is expected to be 2.30% to 4.90%.

Headwinds

  • 2023 GDP Growth = +0.4%
  • Dec-23 unemployment rate = 4.7%, US Job Growth = -0.2% (TTM avg)
  • High mortgage rates shift rent/buy equation, supporting rental demand
  • 2023 Supply growth in ESS markets remains below 1%
  • Macro uncertainty remains elevated near-term, with inflation a key catalyst

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 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+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%

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