NYSE$ESS

Essex Property Trust Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Essex Property Trust's Q4 2024 performance was marked by significant net income growth, driven by gains on real estate sales and co-investment remeasurements, alongside strong Core FFO per diluted share growth exceeding original guidance, primarily due to favorable same-property revenue growth.

Essex Property Trust reported a substantial increase in net income per diluted share for Q4 2024, alongside growth in Core FFO per diluted share, exceeding original guidance. Same-property revenues and NOI also saw growth, contributing to the company's strong performance.

  • Net Income per diluted share increased to $4.00, significantly higher compared to $1.02 in Q4 2023, driven by gains on sale of real estate and co-investment remeasurements.
  • Core FFO per diluted share grew by 2.3% compared to Q4 2023, exceeding the high-end of the Company’s original guidance range.
  • Same-property revenues and NOI grew by 2.6% and 1.7%, respectively, compared to Q4 2023.
  • The Company acquired Beaumont, a 344-unit apartment home community in Woodinville, WA for $136.1 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$454M

Previous: $422M+7.8%
EPS (adj)

$3.92

Previous: $3.83+2.3%
FFO

$3.69

No prior period
Core FFO

$3.92

No prior period
Same-Property Revenue Growth

3.8%

No prior period
Same-Property NOI Growth

3.8%

No prior period
Financial Occupancy

95.9%

No prior period
Net Income

$302M

Previous: $70.3M+328.9%
Operating Income

$304M

Previous: $130M+133.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Essex Property Trust · Revenue · Quarterly

$454M

Q4 2024+7.8%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Essex Property Trust anticipates a healthy but moderating U.S. economy with the West Coast gaining relative strength. The company expects blended rate growth of 3.0% at the midpoint, driven by higher job growth and muted supply growth. Source: Essex

Tailwinds

  • Blended rate growth of 3.0% at the midpoint
  • New Lease Rate Growth of 2.5% (2.0% to 3.0%)
  • Renewal Rate Growth of 3.5% (3.0% to 4.0%)
  • Total NOI from Consolidated Communities expects growth between $1,293,000 to $1,320,000
  • 2025 guidance excludes inestimable projected gain on sale of real estate and land, gain on sale of marketable securities, loss on early retirement of debt, political/legislative costs, and promote income until they are realized within the reporting period presented in the report.

Headwinds

  • Preferred Equity Redemptions expects a decrese of ($0.19)
  • 2025 Refinancings expects a decrease of ($0.15)
  • 2024 Subordinated Loan Redemptions expects a decrease of ($0.05)
  • Interest Expense before capitalized interest expects increase between ($253,300 ) and ($250,200 )
  • Corporate-level property management expenses expects a decrease between ($48,000 ) and ($49,000 )

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

+0.3%

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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