NYSE$ESS

Essex Property Trust Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Essex Property Trust's Q4 2020 earnings were announced, reflecting challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic but showing signs of stabilization with improved same-property revenues.

Essex Property Trust announced its Q4 2020 earnings, which were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Net income per diluted share was $1.47, and core FFO per diluted share declined by 12.5% compared to Q4 2019. However, there were signs of stabilization with modestly improved same-property revenues on a sequential basis.

  • Net Income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $1.47, compared to $1.95 in the fourth quarter of 2019.
  • Core FFO per diluted share decreased by 12.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
  • Same-property gross revenue and net operating income (NOI) decreased by 8.0% and 12.7%, respectively, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
  • On a sequential basis, same-property gross revenue and NOI increased by 0.3% and 1.0%, respectively, compared to the third quarter of 2020.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$362M

Previous: $375M-3.5%
EPS (adj)

$3.02

Previous: $3.45-12.5%
FFO

$3.24

Previous: $3.54-8.5%
Net Income

$95.7M

Previous: $135M-29.2%
Operating Income

$112M

Previous: $117M-4.2%
Gross Profit

$243M

Previous: $266M-8.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$73.6M

Previous: $70.1M+5.1%
Total Assets

$12.9B

Previous: $12.7B+1.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.23M

Previous: $262K+1134.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Essex Property Trust · Revenue · Quarterly

$362M

Q4 2020-3.5%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Essex Property Trust provided its full-year 2021 guidance, anticipating continued challenges in the first half of the year followed by recovery in the latter half, with core FFO per diluted share expected to be in the range of $11.86 to $12.46.

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

+0.3%

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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