NYSE$WSR

Whitestone REIT · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Whitestone reported strong third quarter results driven by Same Store Net Operating Income growth, GAAP leasing spreads, and high occupancy.

Whitestone REIT announced strong Q3 2024 results, featuring a 4.6% increase in Same Store Net Operating Income, GAAP leasing spreads of 25.3%, and an occupancy rate of 94.1%. The company raised its SS NOI guidance and continued to strengthen its balance sheet, improving its Debt to EBITDAre ratio.

  • Same Store Net Operating Income grew by 4.6%.
  • GAAP leasing spreads reached 25.3%.
  • Occupancy rate stood at 94.1%.
  • Debt to EBITDAre ratio improved to 7.2 times.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$38.6M

Previous: $37.1M+4.0%
EPS

$0.15

Previous: $0.23-34.8%
EBITDAre

$21.6M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$65.6M

Previous: -$38.2M-71.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$58M

Previous: -$35.7M-62.3%
Net Income

$7.62M

Previous: $2.49M+206.7%
Operating Income

$19.8M

Previous: $15.7M+26.2%
Gross Profit

$31M

Previous: $29.9M+3.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.18M

Previous: $1.01M+17.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Whitestone · Revenue · Quarterly

$38.6M

Q3 2024+4%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Whitestone REIT updated its 2024 full-year guidance, including net income attributable to Whitestone REIT, same store net operating income growth, general and administrative expense, gain on sale of properties, interest expense, and proxy contest costs.

Tailwinds

  • Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT is projected to be between $24.602 million and $27.602 million.
  • Core FFO is expected to be between $50.985 million and $53.985 million.
  • Same store net operating income growth is guided to be between 3.75% and 4.75%.
  • Ending occupancy is projected to be between 93.8% and 94.8%.
  • Net Debt to EBITDAre Ratio is expected to be between 7.0x and 6.6x.

Headwinds

  • Bad debt as a percentage of revenue is expected to be between 0.60% and 1.10%.
  • General and administrative expense is projected to be between $22.057 million and $23.557 million.
  • Interest expense is expected to be between $33.4 million and $34.9 million.
  • Revised guidance includes estimated proxy contest costs of $1.757 million.
  • Revised guidance includes a gain on sale of properties that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

26 / 62 earnings

Positive

+7.5%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-12.0%

Q4 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%+0.2%+0.4%
Q4 2025+1.1%-0.5%+5.2%
Q3 2025+6.9%+9.5%+10.4%
Q1 2025-3.8%-2.1%-5.5%
Q4 2024+3.5%+5.0%+4.5%
Q3 2024-2.7%-1.4%+4.0%
Q2 2024-2.5%-8.5%-4.4%
Q1 2024+2.4%+2.3%+13.4%
Q4 2023-1.2%-0.8%-5.7%
Q3 2023+2.5%+12.4%+13.1%
Q2 2023-0.6%+0.2%-3.1%
Q1 2023-1.4%-1.1%-0.1%
Q4 2022-1.3%+0.5%-5.4%
Q3 2022-4.8%-1.4%+3.4%
Q2 2022-5.8%-6.5%-10.8%
Q1 2022+5.1%+0.7%+2.2%
Q4 2021+5.5%+13.0%+12.5%
Q3 2021-4.5%-7.4%-1.7%
Q2 2021+1.5%+7.2%+13.5%
Q1 2021-5.8%-5.2%-15.8%
Q4 2020-1.7%-1.7%-0.7%
Q3 2020-3.6%-7.0%+28.7%
Q2 2020-4.5%+6.3%-1.5%
Q1 2020+7.5%-7.3%+39.5%
Q4 2019-3.2%-3.9%-52.3%
Q3 2019+0.2%-0.4%-1.2%
Q2 2019-0.5%-6.1%-3.6%
Q1 2019-2.6%-0.4%-1.2%
Q4 2018-9.1%-15.4%-16.1%
Q3 2018+2.2%+0.1%+2.1%
Q2 2018-1.9%-1.4%+4.9%
Q1 2018+3.1%+8.9%+10.2%
Q4 2017-12.0%-12.0%-15.8%
Q3 2017+6.2%+5.4%+10.9%
Q2 2017-1.3%-1.5%-2.3%
Q1 2017-6.9%-2.7%-4.7%
Q4 2016-2.4%-1.6%-2.3%
Q3 2016-3.4%-3.9%+3.2%
Q2 2016-1.3%-0.1%-8.0%
Q1 2016+1.0%
Q4 2015+5.7%
Q3 2015+0.5%
Q2 2015-0.5%
Q1 2015-5.1%
Q4 2014+0.4%
Q3 2014+0.9%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014+0.0%
Q4 2013-1.1%
Q3 2013-1.9%
Q2 2013+1.5%
Q1 2013+2.3%
Q4 2012-2.4%
Q3 2012-3.2%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q1 2012+1.0%
Q1 2011+1.0%
Q4 2011+0.5%
Q2 2011+0.5%
Q3 2011+1.2%
Q4 2010-6.2%
Q3 2010+2.8%
Q2 2010
Q1 2010

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