Extra Space Storage - 10-Q quarterly report FY2010 Q2

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

or

For the transition period from                  to                 .

Commission File Number: 001-32269

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (801) 562-5556

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o  No  x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of July 30, 2010 was 87,449,479.

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STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain information set forth in this report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other information that is not historical information. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” or “intends” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. We may also make additional forward-looking statements from time to time. All such subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, by us or on our behalf, are also expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

All forward-looking statements, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends and estimate of future earnings, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs and projections will result or be achieved. All forward-looking statements apply only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in or contemplated by this report. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the risks referenced in “Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors” below and in “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such factors include, but are not limited to:

·                  adverse changes in general economic conditions, the real estate industry and the markets in which we operate;

·                  the effect of competition from new self-storage facilities or other storage alternatives, which could cause rents and occupancy rates to decline;

·                  potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;

·                  difficulties in our ability to evaluate, finance and integrate acquired and developed properties into our existing operations and to lease up those properties, which could adversely affect our profitability;

·                  the impact of the regulatory environment as well as national, state, and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those governing real estate investment trusts (“REITS”), which could increase our expenses and reduce our cash available for distribution;

·                  disruptions in credit and financial markets and resulting difficulties in raising capital at reasonable rates or at all, which could impede our ability to grow;

·                  increased interest rates and operating costs;

·                  reductions in asset valuations and related impairment charges;

·                  delays in the development and construction process, which could adversely affect our profitability;

·                  the failure of our joint venture partners to fulfill their obligations to us or their pursuit of actions that are inconsistent with our objectives;

·                  the failure to maintain our REIT status for federal income tax purposes;

·                  economic uncertainty due to the impact of war or terrorism, which could adversely affect our business plan; and

·                  difficulties in our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and management members.

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Extra Space Storage Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)

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Extra Space Storage Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

Amounts in thousands, except property and share data

1.              ORGANIZATION

Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), formed as a Maryland corporation on April 30, 2004 to own, operate, manage, acquire, develop and redevelop professionally managed self-storage facilities located throughout the United States. The Company continues the business of Extra Space Storage LLC and its subsidiaries, which had engaged in the self-storage business since 1977. The Company’s interest in its properties is held through its operating partnership, Extra Space Storage LP (the “Operating Partnership”), which was formed on May 5, 2004. The Company’s primary assets are general partner and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT. The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  To the extent the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it will not be subject to tax, with certain limited exceptions, on the taxable income that is distributed to its stockholders.

The Company invests in self-storage facilities by acquiring or developing wholly-owned facilities or by acquiring an equity interest in real estate entities.  At June 30, 2010, the Company had direct and indirect equity interests in 649 operating storage facilities located in 33 states and Washington, D.C.  In addition, the Company managed 140 properties for franchisees and third parties, bringing the total number of operating properties which it owns and/or manages to 789.

The Company operates in three distinct segments: (1) property management, acquisition and development; (2) rental operations; and (3) tenant reinsurance. The Company’s property management, acquisition and development activities include managing, acquiring, developing and selling self-storage facilities. On June 2, 2009, the Company announced the wind-down of its development activities.  As of June 30, 2010, there were seven development projects in process that the Company expects to complete by the end of the second quarter of 2011. The rental operations activities include rental operations of self-storage facilities. No single tenant accounts for more than 5% of rental income.  Tenant reinsurance activities include the reinsurance of risks relating to the loss of goods stored by tenants in the Company’s self storage facilities.

2.              BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2010. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued changes to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, “Consolidation,”  which amended guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and requires the performance of a qualitative rather than a quantitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Under this guidance, an entity would be required to consolidate a VIE if it has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.  This guidance is effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.  The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2010 and reviewed the terms for all joint ventures in relation to the new guidance.  As a result of this analysis, the Company determined that five joint ventures that were consolidated under the previous accounting guidance should be deconsolidated as of January 1, 2010.  The assets and liabilities associated with these joint ventures were removed from the Company’s financial statements and the Company’s investments in these joint ventures were recorded under the equity method of accounting during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

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value of tenant relationships based on the Company’s historical experience with turnover in its facilities. Debt assumed as part of an acquisition is recorded at fair value based on current interest rates compared to contractual rates.

On June 2, 2009, the Company announced the wind-down of its development activities.  As a result of this decision, the Company reviewed its properties under construction, unimproved land and its investments in development joint ventures for potential impairments.  This review included the preparation of updated models based on current market conditions, obtaining appraisals and reviewing recent sales and list prices of undeveloped land and mature self storage facilities.  Based on this review, the Company identified certain assets as being impaired.  The impairments relating to long lived assets where the Company intends to complete the development and hold the asset are the result of the estimated future undiscounted cash flows being less than the current carrying value of the assets.  The Company compared the carrying value of certain undeveloped land and seven vacant condominiums that the Company intends to sell to the fair value of similar undeveloped land and condominiums.  For the assets that the Company intends to sell, where the current estimated fair market value less costs to sell was below the carrying value, the Company reduced the carrying value of the assets to the current fair market value less selling costs and recorded an impairment charge.  These assets are classified as held for sale.  The impairments relating to investments in development joint ventures are the result of the Company comparing the estimated current fair value to the carrying value of the investment.  For those investments in development joint ventures where the current estimated fair market value was below the carrying value, the Company reduced the investment to the current fair market value through an impairment charge.  Losses relating to changes in fair value have been included in unrecovered development and acquisition costs on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, other financial instruments included in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, variable rate notes payable, lines of credit and other liabilities reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 approximate fair value. The fair values of the Company’s notes receivable and fixed rate notes payable are as follows:

3.              NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average common shares outstanding including unvested share based payment awards that contain a non-forfeitable right to dividends or dividend equivalents. Diluted net income (loss) per common share measures the performance of the Company over the reporting period while giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the period. The denominator includes the weighted average number of basic shares and the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares that were dilutive had been issued and is calculated using either the treasury stock or if-converted method. Potential common shares are securities (such as options, warrants, convertible debt, exchangeable Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Operating Partnership units (“Preferred OP units”) and exchangeable Operating Partnership units (“OP units”)) that do not have a current right to participate in earnings but could do so in the future by virtue of their option or conversion right. In computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, net income (loss) is adjusted to add back any changes in earnings in the period associated with the convertible security. The numerator also is adjusted for the effects of any other non-discretionary changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares. In computing diluted earnings per share, only potential common shares that are dilutive, those which reduce earnings per share, are included.

The Company’s Operating Partnership has $87,663 of exchangeable senior notes issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 that also can potentially have a dilutive effect on its earnings per share calculations. The exchangeable senior notes are exchangeable by holders into shares of the Company’s common stock under certain circumstances per the terms of the indenture governing the exchangeable senior notes. The exchangeable senior notes are not exchangeable unless the price of the Company’s common stock is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable exchange price for a specified period during a quarter, or unless certain other events occur. The exchange price was $23.45 per share at June 30, 2010, and could change over time as described in the indenture. The price of the

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4.              REAL ESTATE ASSETS

The components of real estate assets are summarized as follows:

Real estate assets held for sale include five parcels of vacant land and seven vacant condominiums.

On January 21, 2010, the Company entered into a joint venture with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Harrison Street”).  Harrison Street contributed $15,750 in cash to the joint venture in return for a 50% ownership interest.  The Company contributed 19 wholly-owned properties at a fair market value of approximately $132,000 and received $15,750 in cash and a 50% ownership interest in the joint venture.  There was no step up in basis for the 50% ownership retained by the Company.  The joint venture assumed $101,000 of existing debt which is secured by the properties. The properties are located in California, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.  The Company deconsolidated the 19 properties and will continue to manage the properties in exchange for a management fee.

The transaction met all of the criteria for sale accounting and profit recognition under the partial sale criteria of ASC 360-40, “Real Estate Sales,”except for a provision in the agreement that was deemed to be a seller “guarantee.”  Accordingly, the Company was required to assess the substance of the transaction to determine, first whether it was a sale, and second, whether there could be any partial profit recognition.  Based on its review of the terms of the arrangement and a review of the property operating projections, the Company concluded that the transaction qualified as a sale and could potentially qualify for some profit recognition under the cost recovery or installment methods; however, because there are preferences on cash distributions, the Company can only recognize profit to the extent that the $15,750 invested by Harrison Street exceeded 100% of the Company’s basis.  Since the Company’s basis was in excess of the $15,750, there was no profit recognition even though the transaction qualified for sale accounting.   The Company recorded the deferred gain of $3,951 as a reduction of its investment in the joint venture with Harrison Street.  The Company applied the guidance under ASC 810 and concluded that the joint venture with Harrison Street should be accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

5.              PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisitions of operating properties for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and does not include purchases of raw land or improvements made to existing assets:

The Company treats property acquisitions as businesses and records the assets and liabilities at their fair values as of the acquisition date.  Acquisition-related transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

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6.              INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE VENTURES

Investments in real estate ventures consisted of the following:

In these joint ventures, the Company and the joint venture partner generally receive a preferred return on their invested capital. To the extent that cash/profits in excess of these preferred returns are generated through operations or capital transactions, the Company would receive a higher percentage of the excess cash/profits than its equity interest.

In accordance with ASC 810, the Company reviews all of its joint venture relationships quarterly to ensure that there are no entities that require consolidation.  As of June 30, 2010, there were no entities that were required to be consolidated as a result of this review.

On June 15, 2010, the Company paid $193 to obtain an additional 7.2% percentage interest in ESSM, increasing the Company’s interest in the venture from 41.0% to 48.2%.

On June 28, 2010, the Company contributed $6,660 to ESW as a result of a capital call related to the joint venture’s repayment of its $16,650 loan.

The components of equity in earnings of real estate ventures consist of the following:

Equity in earnings (losses) of ESW II, HSRE, SP I and SPB II and a minority owned property in Annapolis, Maryland includes the amortization of the Company’s excess purchase price of $26,075 of these equity investments over its original basis. The excess basis is amortized over 40 years.

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Variable Interests in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures:

The Company has interests in four unconsolidated joint ventures with unrelated third parties which are VIEs ( the”VIE JVs”).  The Company holds 18-70% equity interests in the VIE JVs, and has 50% of the voting rights in each of the VIE JVs.  Qualification as a VIE was based on the determination that the equity investments at risk for each of these joint ventures was not sufficient based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis performed by the Company.  The Company performed a qualitative analysis for these joint ventures to determine which party was the primary beneficiary of each VIE.  The Company determined that since the powers to direct the activities most significant to the economic performance of these entities are shared equally by the Company and its joint venture partners, there is no primary beneficiary.  Accordingly, these interests are recorded using the equity method.

The VIE JVs each own a single pre-stabilized self-storage property.  These joint ventures are financed through a combination of (1) equity contributions from the Company and its joint venture partners, (2) mortgage notes payable and (3) payables to the Company for working capital.  The payables to the Company are generally amounts owed for expenses paid on behalf of the joint ventures by the Company as manager.  The Company performs management services for the VIE JVs in exchange for a management fee of approximately 6% of cash collected by the properties.  The Company has not provided financial or other support during the periods presented to the VIE JVs that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide.

The Company guarantees the mortgage notes payable for the VIE JVs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss for these joint ventures as of June 30, 2010 is the total of the guaranteed loan balances, the payables due to the Company and the Company’s investment balances in the joint ventures.  The Company believes that the risk of incurring a loss as a result of having to perform on the loan guarantees is unlikely and therefore no liability has been recorded related to these guarantees. Also, repossessing and/or selling the self-storage facility and land that collateralize the loans could provide funds sufficient to reimburse the Company. Additionally, the Company believes the payables to the Company are collectible.  The following table compares the liability balance and the maximum exposure to loss related to the VIE JVs as of June 30, 2010:

The Company had no consolidated VIEs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

7.              OTHER ASSETS

The components of other assets are summarized as follows:

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8.              NOTES PAYABLE

The components of notes payable are summarized as follows:

Certain mortgage and construction loans with variable rate debt are subject to interest rate floors starting at 4.5%.

Real estate assets are pledged as collateral for the notes payable. Also, certain of these notes payable are cross-collateralized with other properties.  Although the majority of the $837,166 of fixed and variable rate mortgage and construction loans payable are non-recourse, $391,172 of such mortgage loans are recourse due to guarantees or other security provisions.  The Company is subject to certain restrictive covenants relating to the outstanding notes payable. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants at June 30, 2010.

9.              DERIVATIVES

GAAP requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value.  The accounting for changes in fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship.  A company must designate each qualifying hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in foreign operation.

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations.  The primary risk managed by using derivative instruments is interest rate risk.  Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with Company’s fixed and variable-rate borrowings.  The Company designates certain interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of variable-rate borrowings and the remainder as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings.

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10.       NOTES PAYABLE TO TRUSTS

During July 2005, ESS Statutory Trust III (the “Trust III”), a newly formed Delaware statutory trust and a wholly-owned, unconsolidated subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, issued an aggregate of $40,000 of preferred securities which mature on July 31, 2035. In addition, the Trust III issued 1,238 of Trust common securities to the Operating Partnership for a purchase price of $1,238. On July 27, 2005, the proceeds from the sale of the preferred and common securities of $41,238 were loaned in the form of a note to the Operating Partnership (“Note 3”). Note 3 has a fixed rate of 6.91% through July 31, 2010, and then will be payable at a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 2.40% per annum. The interest on Note 3, payable quarterly, will be used by the Trust III to pay dividends on the trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities may be redeemed by the Trust with no prepayment premium after July 27, 2010.

During May 2005, ESS Statutory Trust II (the “Trust II”), a newly formed Delaware statutory trust and a wholly-owned, unconsolidated subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, issued an aggregate of $41,000 of preferred securities which mature on June 30, 2035. In addition, the Trust II issued 1,269 of Trust common securities to the Operating Partnership for a purchase price of $1,269. On May 24, 2005, the proceeds from the sale of the preferred and common securities of $42,269 were loaned in the form of a note to the Operating Partnership (“Note 2”). Note 2 had a fixed rate of 6.67% through June 30, 2010, and then will be payable at  a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 2.40% per annum effective until maturity. The interest on Note 2, payable quarterly, will be used by the Trust II to pay dividends on the trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities may be redeemed by the Trust with no prepayment premium after June 30, 2010.

During April 2005, ESS Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”), a newly formed Delaware statutory trust and a wholly-owned, unconsolidated subsidiary of the Operating Partnership issued an aggregate of $35,000 of trust preferred securities which mature on June 30, 2035. In addition, the Trust issued 1,083 of trust common securities to the Operating Partnership for a purchase price of $1,083. On April 8, 2005, the proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred and common securities of $36,083 were loaned in the form of a note to the Operating Partnership (the “Note”). The Note has a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum. Effective June 30, 2010, the Trust entered into a interest rate swap that fixes the interest rate to be paid at 5.62% and matures on June 30, 2015.  The interest on the Note, payable quarterly, will be used by the Trust to pay dividends on the trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities may be redeemed by the Trust with no prepayment premium after June 30, 2010.

The Trust, Trust II and Trust III are VIEs because the holders of the equity investment at risk (the trust preferred securities) do not have the power to direct the activities of the entities that most significantly affect the entities’ economic performance because of their lack of voting or similar rights.  Because the Operating Partnership’s investment in the trusts’ common securities was financed directly by the trusts as a result of its loan of the proceeds to the Operating Partnership, that investment is not considered to be an equity investment at risk.  The Operating Partnership’s investment in the trusts is not a variable interest because equity interests are variable interests only to the extent that the investment is considered to be at risk, and therefore the Operating Partnership cannot be the primary beneficiary of the trusts.  Since the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the trusts, they have not been consolidated.  A debt obligation has been recorded in the form of notes as discussed above for the proceeds, which are owed to the Trust, Trust II and Trust III by the Company.  The Company has also recorded its investment in the trusts’ common securities as other assets.

The Company has not provided financing or other support during the periods presented to the trusts that it was not previously contractually obligated to provide.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the trusts is equal to the total amount of the notes discussed above less the amounts of the Company’s investments in the trusts’ common securities.  The net amount is the notes payable that the trusts owe to third parties for their investments in the trusts’ preferred securities.  Following is a tabular comparison of the liabilities the Company has recorded as a result of its involvements with the trusts to the maximum exposure to loss the Company is subject to related to the trusts as of June 30, 2010: