The Fort Worth Press - Gladstone Commercial Corporation Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2024

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / February 18, 2025 / Gladstone Commercial Corporation (Nasdaq:GOOD) ("Gladstone Commercial" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. A description of funds from operations, or FFO, FFO as adjusted for comparability, and Core FFO, all three non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles in the United States) financial measures, are located at the end of this press release. All per share references are to fully-diluted weighted average shares of common stock and Non-controlling OP Units, unless otherwise noted. For further detail, please also refer to both the quarterly financial supplement and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, which can be found on the Investors section of our website at www.gladstonecommercial.com.

Summary Information (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

Highlights of Fiscal Year 2024:

• Acquired properties: Purchased seven fully-occupied properties, with an aggregate of 316,727 square feet of rental space, for $26.8 million, at a weighted average cap rate of 10.99%;

• Sold properties: Sold seven non-core properties as part of our capital recycling strategy for $39.0 million;

• Collected 100% of 2024 base rent: Collected 100% of 2024 base rental charges owed to us throughout the year;

• Issued common stock under ATM Program: Issued 3.7 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $53.5 million;

• Issued Series F Preferred Stock: Issued 47,328 shares of our 6.00% Series F Preferred Stock for net proceeds of $1.1 million;

• Issued new debt: Borrowed $15.2 million in fixed rate mortgage debt at a weighted average interest rate of 5.60%, all with maturity dates of August 31, 2029;

• Issued senior unsecured notes: Issued $75.0 million in senior unsecured notes in a private placement at a fixed interest rate of 6.47% and a maturity date of December 18, 2029;

• Repaid debt: Repaid $32.5 million in fixed rate mortgage debt, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.59%, with cash on hand and borrowings from our line of credit;

• Extended mortgage debt maturity date: Extended the maturity date of a $7.4 million fixed rate note for an additional 1.3 years. As part of the extension, the interest rate became variable at SOFR + 2.25%;

• Leased vacant space: Leased 1,798,984 square feet of previously vacant space with lease terms ranging from 0.7 years to 7.2 years at three of our properties;

• Renewed leases: Renewed 1,141,225 square feet with remaining lease terms ranging from 5.3 years to 13.8 years at nine of our properties; and

• Paid distributions: Paid monthly cash distributions for the year totaling $1.20 per share on our common stock and Non-controlling OP Units, $1.656252 per share on our Series E Preferred Stock, $1.50 per share on our Series F Preferred Stock, $1.50 per share on our Series G Preferred Stock, and $1.05 per share on our senior common stock.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Results: FFO available to common shareholders and Non-controlling OP Unitholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, was $15.3 million, a 5.6% decrease when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, equaling $0.35 per share. Core FFO available to common shareholders and Non-controlling OP Unitholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, was $15.3 million, a 5.9% decrease when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, equaling $0.35 per share. Core FFO decreased primarily due to a settlement received during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 at one of our properties related to deferred maintenance.

Fiscal Year 2024 Results: FFO available to common stockholders and Non-controlling OP Unitholders for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $59.7 million, a 0.8% increase when compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, equaling $1.41 per share. Core FFO available to common stockholders and Non-controlling OP Unitholders for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $60.2 million, a 0.5% increase when compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, equaling $1.42 per share. Core FFO increased primarily due leasing activity during the year with significant increases in rental rates, a reduction to property operating expenses due to selling vacant properties, and a reduction to legal fee expense. This was partially offset by recognizing an Incentive Fee during 2024, which was contractually eliminated for all quarters in 2023.

Net income available to common stockholders and Non-controlling OP Unitholders for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 was $4.0 million and $11.2 million, or $0.09 and $0.27 per share, respectively, compared to net income (loss) available (attributable) to common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and year ended December 31, 2023 of $8.5 million and $(7.8) million, or $0.20 and $(0.19) per share, respectively. A reconciliation of Core FFO to net income (loss) for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 and the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, which we believe is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Core FFO, and a computation of basic and diluted Core FFO per weighted average share of common stock and Non-controlling OP Unit and basic and diluted net income per weighted average share of common stock and Non-controlling OP Unit is set forth in the Summary Information table above.

Subsequent to the end of the quarter:

• Issued common stock under ATM Program: Issued 205,651 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $3.3 million;

• Issued Series F Preferred Stock: Issued 6,500 shares of our 6.00% Series F Preferred Stock for net proceeds of $0.1 million; and

• Declared distributions: Declared monthly cash distributions for January, February, and March 2025, totaling $0.30 per share on our common stock and Non-controlling OP Units, $0.414063 per share on our Series E Preferred Stock, $0.375 per share on our Series F Preferred Stock, $0.375 per share on our Series G Preferred Stock, and $0.2625 per share on our senior common stock.

Comments from Gladstone Commercial's President, Buzz Cooper: "Our financial results reflect consistent performance and stabilized revenues from our tremendous same store property occupancy, rent collection and growth, accretive real estate investments made during 2024 and 2023, and our ability to renew tenants, as well as our deleveraging and capital recycling programs. We believe we had an excellent 2024, by investing $26.8 million in seven assets, all industrial, in our target markets at accretive cap rates. We have continued our capital recycling program, whereby we have sold non-core assets and used the proceeds to de-lever our portfolio, as well as acquire properties in our target growth markets. We successfully exited seven non-core assets during 2024, recognizing a capital gain of $10.3 million, and we have additional non-core assets we anticipate selling over the next one to two years that we believe will result in capital gains. We will continue to opportunistically sell non-core assets and redeploy the proceeds into stronger target growth markets with a focus on industrial investment opportunities. While we expect to face challenges due to the lingering effects of the pandemic, significant inflation with a corresponding increase in interest rates, and the geo-political and economic issues arising from international wars, we feel strongly about the depth of our tenant credit underwriting. We have collected 100% of 2024 cash rents. We anticipate our tenants will successfully navigate the current economic climate and will be able to continue operating successfully when economic normalcy returns fully. Despite economic uncertainty, during 2024, we were able to lease nearly 1.8 million vacant square feet with three tenants and renew more than 1.1 million square feet with nine tenants. We are actively marketing our remaining vacant space and currently anticipate positive outcomes. We expect to continue to have access to the debt and equity markets, as necessary, for added liquidity. We believe our same store rents, which have increased by approximately 2% annually in recent years, should continue to rise as we grow, and we will continue to primarily focus on investing in our target markets, with an emphasis on industrial properties and actively managing our portfolio."

Conference Call: Gladstone Commercial will hold a conference call on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its earnings results. Please call (866) 424-3437 (or (412) 902-1027) to enter the conference call. An operator will monitor the call and set a queue for questions. A conference call replay will be available beginning one hour after the call and will be accessible through February 26, 2025. To hear the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853 (or (201) 612-7415) and use playback conference number 13750256. The live audio broadcast of the Company's quarterly conference call will also be available on the investors section of our website, www.gladstonecommercial.com.

About Gladstone Commercial: Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning, and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. Including payments through January 2025, Gladstone Commercial has paid 241 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Prior to paying distributions on a monthly basis, Gladstone Commercial paid five consecutive quarterly cash distributions. Gladstone Commercial has never skipped or deferred a distribution since its inception in 2003. Further information can be found at www.gladstonecommercial.com.

About the Gladstone Companies: Information on the business activities of all the Gladstone family of funds can be found at www.gladstonecompanies.com.

Investor Relations: For Investor Relations inquiries related to any of the monthly distribution-paying Gladstone family of funds, please visit www.gladstonecompanies.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

FFO: The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP supplemental measure of operating performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, is net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and impairment losses on property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of its performance or to cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. The Company believes that FFO per share and unit provides investors with an additional context for evaluating its financial performance and as a supplemental measure to compare it to other REITs; however, comparisons of its FFO to the FFO of other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to potential differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such other REITs.

FFO as adjusted for comparability: FFO as adjusted for comparability is FFO adjusted for certain items that are not indicative of the results provided by the Company's operating portfolio and affect the comparability of the Company's period-over-period performance. These items include the adjustment for non-recurring expense adjustments related to the write off of offering costs pertaining to redeemed securities. Although the Company's calculation of FFO as adjusted for comparability differs from NAREIT's definition of FFO and may not be comparable to that of other REITs, the Company believes it is a meaningful supplemental measure of its operating performance. Accordingly, FFO as adjusted for comparability should be considered a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

Core FFO: Core FFO is FFO adjusted for certain items that are not indicative of the results provided by the Company's operating portfolio and affect the comparability of the Company's period-over-period performance. These items include the adjustment for acquisition related expenses, gains or losses from early extinguishment of debt and any other non-recurring expense adjustments. Although the Company's calculation of Core FFO differs from NAREIT's definition of FFO and may not be comparable to that of other REITs, the Company believes it is a meaningful supplemental measure of its operating performance. Accordingly, Core FFO should be considered a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

The Company's presentation of FFO, as defined by NAREIT, FFO as adjusted for comparability, or presentation of Core FFO, does not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of its performance or to cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions.

The statements in this press release regarding the forecasted stability of Gladstone Commercial's income, its ability, plans or prospects to re-lease its unoccupied properties, and grow its portfolio 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. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on Gladstone Commercial's current plans that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, Gladstone Commercial's ability to raise additional capital; availability and terms of capital and financing, both to fund its operations and to refinance its indebtedness as it matures; downturns in the current economic environment; the performance of its tenants; the impact of competition on its efforts to renew existing leases or re-lease space; and significant changes in interest rates.Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by its forward-looking statements are disclosed under the caption "Risk factors" of its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025.Gladstone Commercial cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.Gladstone Commercial undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

CONTACT:
Gladstone Commercial Corporation
(703) 287-5893

SOURCE: Gladstone Commercial Corporation

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D.Johnson--TFWP