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First Industrial Realty Trust Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

First Industrial reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.

First Industrial Realty Trust reported a diluted net income available to common stockholders per share (EPS) of $0.67 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.62 a year ago. The fourth quarter FFO was $0.63 per share/unit on a diluted basis, compared to $0.60 per share/unit a year ago. In service occupancy was 95.5% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • Cash Rental Rates Up 58.3% in 2023, Highest Annual Increase in Company History
  • 39% Cash Rental Rate Increase on Leases Signed To-Date Commencing in 2024
  • Cash Same Store NOI Growth of 8.4% for Full Year 2023
  • Leased 100% of the 644,000 Square-Foot and 50% of the 349,000 Square-Foot Old Post Road Buildings in Baltimore

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$157M

Previous: $145M+8.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.63

Previous: $0.60+5.0%
In-service occupancy

95.5%

Previous: 98.8%-3.3%
Net Income

$91.7M

Previous: $83.9M+9.2%
Operating Income

$90.8M

Previous: $86.2M+5.3%
Gross Profit

$116M

Previous: $107M+8.5%

Revenue & EPS history

First Industrial · Revenue · Quarterly

$157M

Q4 2023+8.8%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

First Industrial initiated 2024 NAREIT FFO Guidance at a range of $2.54 to $2.64 Per Share/Unit; $2.56 to $2.66 Per Share/Unit Excluding Accelerated Expense.

Tailwinds

  • Average quarter-end in service occupancy of 96.0% to 97.0%.
  • SS NOI growth on a cash basis before termination fees of 8.0% to 9.0%.
  • Includes the incremental costs expected in 2024 related to the Company’s completed and under construction developments as of December 31, 2023.
  • Company expects to capitalize $0.05 per share of interest in 2024.
  • General and administrative expense ("G&A") of $39.5 million to $40.5 million.

Headwinds

  • 2024 NAREIT FFO per share/unit guidance is impacted by $0.02 per share/unit of accelerated expense related to accounting rules that require the Company to fully expense the value of granted equity-based compensation for certain tenured employees.
  • This range assumes 2024 bad debt expense of $1.0 million and excludes $2.9 million of income related to the 1Q23 accelerated recognition of a tenant improvement reimbursement.
  • Guidance does not include the impact of any future investments, property sales, debt repurchases prior to maturity, debt issuances, or equity issuances post the date of this press release.
  • Company expects first quarter's G&A to be higher than each of the remaining quarters.
  • This includes approximately $3.0 million of accelerated expense related to accounting rules that require the Company to fully expense the value of granted equity-based compensation for certain tenured employees.

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

40 / 65 earnings

Positive

+4.9%

Q2 2015

Best reaction

-19.6%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.8%-1.4%-0.1%
Q4 2025+2.2%+2.9%+2.4%
Q3 2025+1.4%+3.4%+3.8%
Q2 2025+0.8%+3.1%+7.6%
Q1 2025+1.5%-1.1%+9.1%
Q4 2024+2.6%+2.3%+7.0%
Q3 2024-0.9%-1.1%-4.9%
Q2 2024+4.1%+6.5%+6.7%
Q1 2024-8.7%-9.2%-4.7%
Q4 2023+4.1%+5.1%+3.4%
Q3 2023-5.3%-7.0%-0.2%
Q2 2023-1.7%+0.3%-3.9%
Q1 2023+2.4%+1.1%+1.6%
Q4 2022+0.0%+0.2%-5.3%
Q3 2022-2.3%-2.0%+8.0%
Q2 2022+1.4%+3.5%+13.2%
Q1 2022+0.7%+0.2%-18.4%
Q4 2021-0.6%-1.9%-3.0%
Q3 2021+1.7%+2.2%+7.3%
Q2 2021-2.2%-0.8%+1.0%
Q1 2021-2.1%-1.3%+0.7%
Q4 2020+1.2%+1.6%+4.0%
Q3 2020+0.7%-0.7%+0.6%
Q2 2020+3.8%+6.1%+8.7%
Q1 2020+4.8%+12.5%+8.6%
Q4 2019+3.3%+3.6%-22.1%
Q3 2019+2.3%+3.2%+2.8%
Q2 2019+0.4%+1.4%+1.3%
Q1 2019+2.2%+2.5%+0.4%
Q4 2018+0.7%+1.0%+3.9%
Q3 2018+3.2%+2.0%+2.9%
Q2 2018+2.7%+1.9%+2.6%
Q1 2018+1.2%+3.6%+9.6%
Q4 2017-0.1%+1.3%-0.1%
Q3 2017-0.5%-0.3%+5.9%
Q2 2017+2.0%+2.2%+2.1%
Q1 2017+1.8%+1.0%+3.9%
Q4 2016-0.3%+1.2%-0.8%
Q3 2016-3.3%-3.0%-0.9%
Q2 2016+3.9%+3.0%-0.3%
Q1 2016+0.2%
Q4 2015+2.1%
Q3 2015-0.6%
Q2 2015+4.9%
Q1 2015-0.2%
Q4 2014-0.9%
Q3 2014+1.3%
Q2 2014+0.5%
Q1 2014-2.7%
Q4 2013+1.1%
Q3 2013-2.4%
Q2 2013+3.9%
Q1 2013+1.6%
Q4 2012+3.0%
Q3 2012+0.0%
Q2 2012+3.3%
Q1 2012-1.9%
Q4 2011-0.7%
Q3 2011-2.5%
Q2 2011-19.6%
Q1 2011-4.0%
Q4 2010-2.4%
Q3 2010+2.0%
Q2 2010+1.1%
Q1 2010-0.9%

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