CSR Centerspace

MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerspace (NYSE: CSR) announced today its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The tables below show Net Income (Loss), Funds from Operations ("FFO")¹, and Core FFO¹, all on a per diluted share basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2024; Same-Store Revenues, Expenses, and Net Operating Income ("NOI")¹ over comparable periods; and Same-Store Weighted-Average Occupancy for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023.

Highlights

• During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Centerspace successfully executed the sale of two non-core apartment communities in Minnesota for an aggregate sales price of $19.0 million;
• Net loss decreased to $0.37 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2024, compared to Net income of $2.76 per diluted share for the same period of the prior year;
• Core FFO per diluted share increased 15.0% to $1.23 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $1.07 for the three months ended March 31, 2023;
• Same-store revenues increased by 3.5% for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023, driving a 7.5% increase in same-store NOI compared to the same period of the prior year;
• Centerspace repurchased 87,722 common shares for total consideration of $4.7 million and an average price of $53.62 per share; and
• Centerspace narrowed the 2024 financial outlook ranges for net income per diluted share and FFO per diluted share and raised the mid-point for Core FFO per diluted share. Refer to page S-15 in the Supplemental and Financial Operating Data within for additional detail.

Balance Sheet

At the end of the first quarter, Centerspace had $228.3 million of total liquidity on its balance sheet, consisting of $215.6 million available under the lines of credit and cash and cash equivalents of $12.7 million.

Revised 2024 Financial Outlook

Centerspace revised its 2024 financial outlook. For additional information, see S-15 of the Supplemental Financial and Operating Data for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 included at the end of this release. These ranges should be considered in their entirety. The table below reflects the revised outlook.

Additional assumptions:

• Same-store recurring capital expenditures of $1,075 per home to $1,150 per home
• Value-add expenditures of $25.0 million to $27.0 million
• Proceeds from dispositions of $19.0 million

Note: FFO and Core FFO are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information on their usage and presentation and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure, please refer to "2024 Financial Outlook" in the Supplemental Financial and Operating Data within.

Upcoming Events

Centerspace is scheduled to participate in the following conferences:

• BTIG 4th Annual Housing Ecosystem Conference which will be held in New York, NY, May 6-7, 2024;
• BMO 2024 Real Estate conference which will be held in New York, NY, May 8, 2024; and
• National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit") REITweek: 2024 Investor Conference which will be held in New York, NY, June 4-5, 2024.

Earnings Call

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Operating and Financial Data for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 included herein ("Supplemental Information"), is available in the Investors section on Centerspace's website at www.centerspacehomes.com or by calling Investor Relations at 701-837-7104. Non-GAAP financial measures and other capitalized terms, as used in this earnings release, are defined and reconciled in the Supplemental Financial and Operating Data, which accompanies this earnings release.  

About Centerspace

Centerspace is an owner and operator of apartment communities committed to providing great homes by focusing on integrity and serving others. Founded in 1970, as of March 31, 2024, Centerspace owned interests in 70 apartment communities consisting of 12,883 apartment homes located in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In 2022, Centerspace was named the National Apartment Association's Leading Organization in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. For more information, please visit www.centerspacehomes.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release and the accompanying Supplemental Operating and Financial Data are based on the company's current expectations and assumptions, and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements do not discuss historical fact, but instead include statements related to expectations, projections, intentions or other items related to the future. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "will," "assumes," "may," "projects," "outlook," "future," and variations of such words and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the results of operations, financial conditions, or plans expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Although the company believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be achieved. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact should be deemed forward-looking statements. As a result, reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors beyond the company's control and could differ materially from actual results and performance. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to those risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Centerspace's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, in its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and in other public reports. The company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue due to subsequent events.

Contact Information

Investor Relations
Josh Klaetsch
Phone: 701-837-7104
Email: IR@centerspacehomes.com  

Marketing & Media
Kelly Weber
Phone: 701-837-7104
Email: kweber@centerspacehomes.com

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