NYSE$PSA

Public Storage · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record financial results driven by significant portfolio growth and industry-leading customer experience transformation.

Public Storage reported strong Q4 2021 results, with a significant increase in net income and core FFO per share compared to the same period in 2020. The company benefited from growth in both Same Store and Non-Same Store Facilities, driven by higher realized rent and occupancy.

  • Net income allocable to common shareholders was $3.17 per diluted share.
  • Core FFO allocable to common shareholders increased by 20.8% to $3.54 per diluted share.
  • Same Store direct net operating income increased by 12.2% due to a 13.7% rise in Same Store revenues.
  • The company acquired 106 self-storage facilities with 11.5 million net rentable square feet for $2.3 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$870M

Previous: $699M+24.4%
EPS (adj)

$3.54

Previous: $2.93+20.8%
Net Income

$622M

Previous: $352M+76.5%
Operating Income

$430M

Previous: $377M+14.1%
Gross Profit

$687M

Previous: $554M+24.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$735M

Previous: $258M+185.2%
Total Assets

$17.4B

Previous: $11.8B+47.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$12.2M

Previous: $11.8M+2.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Public Storage · Revenue · Quarterly

$870M

Q4 2021+24.4%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Public Storage · $54.6M total across 1 segment · Q4 2021

  • Ancillary Operations
    $54.6M+10.1%

Forward guidance

Public Storage provided guidance for the year ending December 31, 2022, including estimates for Same Store revenue and expense growth, acquisitions, development openings, and Core FFO per share.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue growth between 12.00% and 15.00%.
  • Net operating income growth between 13.40% and 18.00%.
  • Acquisitions of $1,000,000.
  • Development openings of $250,000.
  • Core FFO per share between $14.75 and $15.65.

Headwinds

  • Expense growth between 6.00% and 8.00%.
  • General and administrative expense between $105,000 and $111,000.
  • Interest expense between $152,000 and $160,000.
  • Preferred dividends of $195,000.
  • Capital expenditures of $300,000.

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 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

33 / 73 earnings

Positive

+5.4%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-8.6%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.2%-1.3%+1.0%
Q4 2025+2.7%+2.3%+1.8%
Q3 2025-2.8%-4.6%-5.1%
Q2 2025-5.8%-2.4%+2.1%
Q1 2025-0.1%-0.8%+2.7%
Q4 2024+1.7%+0.1%-3.8%
Q3 2024-0.7%+0.4%+5.1%
Q2 2024-2.3%+3.0%+12.9%
Q1 2024-1.1%+1.1%+2.0%
Q4 2023+2.5%+1.2%+0.1%
Q3 2023+0.1%+6.2%+8.1%
Q2 2023+2.7%+1.3%-1.3%
Q1 2023+1.2%+3.7%+0.6%
Q4 2022-2.2%-1.9%-5.6%
Q3 2022-8.6%-10.3%-4.6%
Q2 2022+0.9%+4.4%+1.4%
Q1 2022-1.4%-6.4%-7.5%
Q4 2021+2.9%+5.6%+8.6%
Q3 2021+1.7%-2.8%-2.0%
Q2 2021-1.4%-2.0%+6.4%
Q1 2021+1.6%+1.1%+2.7%
Q4 2020+0.4%-4.3%+0.9%
Q3 2020-2.0%-5.7%-4.7%
Q2 2020-2.6%+0.6%+5.3%
Q1 2020-1.3%-3.9%+8.6%
Q4 2019+0.8%-7.7%-17.1%
Q3 2019-4.0%-5.7%-8.8%
Q2 2019+0.0%+2.8%+8.0%
Q1 2019+2.6%+2.5%+7.6%
Q4 2018+4.1%+5.3%+8.7%
Q3 2018-0.3%-3.3%+2.8%
Q2 2018-3.5%-0.9%-2.4%
Q1 2018+3.1%+4.1%+7.6%
Q4 2017+1.1%+3.7%+3.7%
Q3 2017-2.8%-0.6%+1.3%
Q2 2017-4.5%-1.0%-1.9%
Q1 2017-5.6%-8.1%-4.1%
Q4 2016-0.3%+0.1%-2.1%
Q3 2016-4.8%+0.6%-3.1%
Q2 2016-4.7%-4.6%-10.6%
Q1 2016-4.0%
Q4 2015+5.4%
Q3 2015-1.7%
Q2 2015-0.2%
Q1 2015+0.8%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q3 2014+2.9%
Q2 2014-1.5%
Q1 2014-2.8%
Q4 2013-0.0%
Q3 2013+0.8%
Q2 2013+0.9%
Q1 2013-0.8%
Q4 2012-0.0%
Q3 2012+1.6%
Q2 2012-1.7%
Q1 2012-3.4%
Q4 2011-1.5%
Q3 2011+1.5%
Q2 2011+2.2%
Q1 2011+0.6%
Q4 2010-2.8%
Q3 2010-3.3%
Q2 2010+1.2%
Q1 2009+5.3%
Q1 2010-0.8%
Q4 2009+3.6%
Q4 2007+3.6%
Q3 2008+3.6%
Q3 2009+3.6%
Q2 2009-6.1%
Q2 2008-6.1%
Q4 2008-6.1%

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