Table of Contents
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition period from ____ to ____
Commission file number 1-11314
LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
71-0720518
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
3011 Townsgate Road, Suite 220
Westlake Village, California 91361
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(805) 981-8655
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $.01 par value
LTC
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether 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 ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☑
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☑
The number of shares of common stock outstanding on April 28, 2025 was 45,930,567.
March 31, 2025
INDEX
PART I -- Financial Information
Page
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
3
Consolidated Statements of Income
4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
5
Consolidated Statements of Equity
6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
30
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
49
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II -- Other Information
Legal Proceedings
50
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
51
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
52
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except per share)
December 31, 2024
(unaudited)
(audited)
ASSETS
Investments:
Land
$
111,223
118,209
Buildings and improvements
1,146,891
1,212,853
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(383,853)
(405,884)
Operating real estate property, net
874,261
925,178
Properties held-for-sale, net of accumulated depreciation: 2025—$29,284; 2024—$1,346
42,458
670
Real property investments, net
916,719
925,848
Financing receivables, net of credit loss reserve: 2025—$3,615; 2024—$3,615
357,845
357,867
Mortgage loans receivable, net of credit loss reserve: 2025—$3,169; 2024—$3,151
314,358
312,583
Real estate investments, net
1,588,922
1,596,298
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve: 2025—$448; 2024—$477
44,338
47,240
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
17,602
30,602
Investments, net
1,650,862
1,674,140
Other assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
23,295
9,414
Debt issue costs related to revolving line of credit
1,218
1,410
Interest receivable
61,754
60,258
Straight-line rent receivable
20,685
21,505
Lease incentives
3,074
3,522
Prepaid expenses and other assets
14,621
15,893
Total assets
1,775,509
1,786,142
LIABILITIES
Revolving line of credit
148,850
144,350
Term loans, net of debt issue costs: 2025—$154; 2024—$192
99,846
99,808
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issue costs: 2025—$1,017; 2024—$1,058
433,483
440,442
Accrued interest
2,924
3,094
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
41,104
45,443
Total liabilities
726,207
733,137
EQUITY
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock: $0.01 par value; 60,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 2025—45,888; 2024—45,511
459
455
Capital in excess of par value
1,091,524
1,082,764
Cumulative net income
1,746,115
1,725,435
Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,905
3,815
Cumulative distributions
(1,879,101)
(1,851,842)
Total LTC Properties, Inc. stockholders’ equity
961,902
960,627
Non-controlling interests
87,400
92,378
Total equity
1,049,302
1,053,005
Total liabilities and equity
See accompanying notes.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Revenues:
Rental income
31,444
33,549
Interest income from financing receivables
7,002
3,830
Interest income from mortgage loans
9,179
12,448
Interest and other income
1,406
1,539
Total revenues
49,031
51,366
Expenses:
Interest expense
7,913
11,045
Depreciation and amortization
9,162
9,095
Provision for credit losses
3,052
24
Transaction costs
441
266
Property tax expense
3,107
3,383
General and administrative expenses
6,971
6,491
Total expenses
30,646
30,304
Other operating income:
Gain on sale of real estate, net
171
3,251
Operating income
18,556
24,313
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures
3,665
376
Net income
22,221
24,689
Income allocated to non-controlling interests
(1,541)
(459)
Net income attributable to LTC Properties, Inc.
20,680
24,230
Income allocated to participating securities
(163)
(165)
Net income available to common stockholders
20,517
24,065
Earnings per common share:
Basic
0.45
0.56
Diluted
Weighted average shares used to calculate earnings per common share:
45,333
42,891
45,683
43,032
Dividends declared and paid per common share
0.57
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(amounts in thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges before reclassification
(138)
1,414
Gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense
(772)
(1,036)
Comprehensive income
21,311
25,067
Less: Comprehensive income allocated to non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to LTC Properties, Inc.
19,770
24,608
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(amounts in thousands)
Capital in
Cumulative
Total
Non-
Common Stock
Excess of
Net
Accumulated
Stockholder's
Controlling
Shares
Amount
Par Value
Income
OCI
Distributions
Equity
Interests
Balance—December 31, 2023
43,022
430
991,656
1,634,395
6,110
(1,751,312)
881,279
34,988
916,267
Issuance of common stock
139
1
4,336
—
4,337
Issuance of restricted stock
160
2
(2)
Common Stock cash distributions ($0.57 per share)
(24,616)
Stock-based compensation expense
2,202
Fair market valuation adjustment for interest rate swap
378
Cash paid for taxes in lieu of common shares
(50)
(1,532)
Non-controlling interest contributions
Non-controlling interest distributions
(2,904)
Other
(29)
Balance—March 31, 2024
43,271
433
996,631
1,658,625
6,488
(1,775,928)
886,249
32,593
918,842
Balance—December 31, 2024
45,511
238
8,409
8,411
114
(1)
(27,259)
2,253
1,541
Vesting of performance-based stock units
163
(910)
(4,771)
(4,772)
Acquisitions of non-controlling interest
2,883
(4,033)
(1,150)
(2,486)
(11)
Balance—March 31, 2025
45,888
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
(171)
(3,251)
(3,665)
(376)
Income distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
3,699
112
Straight-line rental adjustment
578
550
Adjustment for collectability of straight-line rental income
243
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives
249
Amortization of lease incentives
199
233
Application of interest reserve
(52)
Amortization of debt issue costs
271
267
Other non-cash items, net
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Lease incentives funded
(1,395)
Increase in interest receivable
(2,951)
(2,220)
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable
(170)
996
Net change in other assets and liabilities
(5,423)
(9,832)
Net cash provided by operating activities
29,571
21,066
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in real estate properties
(315)
Investment in real estate capital improvements
(1,326)
(1,329)
Proceeds from sale of real estate, net
1,512
25,306
Investment in real estate mortgage loans receivable
(1,919)
(3,128)
Principal payments received on mortgage loans receivable
124
125
Proceeds from liquidation of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
13,000
Principal payments received on notes receivable
Net cash provided by investing activities
11,629
21,209
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings from revolving line of credit
15,000
10,300
Repayment of revolving line of credit
(10,500)
(35,500)
Principal payments on senior unsecured notes
(7,000)
(6,000)
Proceeds from common stock issued
8,485
4,453
Payments of common share issuance costs
(74)
(116)
Distributions paid to stockholders
Acquisitions of and distributions paid to non-controlling interests
(1,188)
(109)
Financing costs paid
(402)
Cash paid for taxes in lieu of shares upon vesting of restricted stock
Net cash used in financing activities
(27,319)
(53,551)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
13,881
(11,276)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
20,286
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
9,010
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid
7,812
9,782
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accretion of interest reserve recorded as mortgage loan receivable
Write-off of notes receivable
(2,693)
Decrease (increase) in fair value of interest rate swap agreements
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests
(2,448)
(439)
Transfer of joint venture partner's non-controlling interest to LTC
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests related to property sale
(2,305)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.
General
LTC Properties, Inc., a health care real estate investment trust (“REIT”), was incorporated on May 12, 1992 in the State of Maryland and commenced operations on August 25, 1992. We invest primarily in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we began utilizing the structure authorized by the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 (Commonly referred to as “RIDEA”) as permitted by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. We conduct and manage our business as one operating segment, rather than multiple operating segments, for internal reporting and internal decision-making purposes. Our primary objectives are to create, sustain and enhance stockholder equity value and provide current income for distribution to stockholders through real estate investments in seniors housing and health care properties managed by experienced operators. Our primary seniors housing and health care property classifications include skilled nursing centers (“SNF”), assisted living communities (“ALF”), independent living communities (“ILF”), memory care communities (“MC”) and combinations thereof. We also invest in other (“OTH”) types of properties, such as land parcels, projects under development (“UDP”) and behavioral health care hospitals. To meet these objectives, we attempt to invest in properties that provide opportunity for additional value and current returns to our stockholders and diversify our investment portfolio by geographic location, operator, property classification and form of investment.
We have prepared consolidated financial statements included herein without audit and in the opinion of management have included all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations governing the presentation of interim financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.
No provision has been made for federal or state income taxes. Our company qualifies as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As such, we generally are not taxed on income that is distributed to our stockholders.
Under RIDEA, a REIT may lease a "qualified healthcare property" on an arm's-length basis to a taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS") and generally the rent received from the TRS will be treated as “rents from real property.” A "qualified healthcare property" includes real property and any personal property that is, or is necessary or incidental to the use of, a hospital, nursing facility, assisted living facility, congregate care facility, qualified continuing care facility, or other licensed facility which extends medical or nursing or ancillary services to patients. Resident level rents and related operating expenses for these facilities will be reported in our consolidated financial statements and will be subject to federal and state income taxes as the operations of such facilities are included in TRS entities.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
2.
Real Estate Investments
Assisted living communities, independent living communities, memory care communities and combinations thereof are included in the assisted living property classification (collectively “ALF”).
Any reference to the number of properties or facilities, number of units, number of beds, number of operators and yield on investments in real estate are unaudited and outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm’s review of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Owned Properties. Our owned properties are leased pursuant to non-cancelable operating leases. Each lease is a triple net lease which requires the lessee to pay all taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, capital and non-capital expenditures and other costs necessary in the operations of the facilities. Many of the leases contain renewal options. The majority of our leases contain provisions for specified annual increases over the rents of the prior year.
The following table summarizes our investments in owned properties at March 31, 2025 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Average
Percentage
Number
Number of
Investment
Gross
of
SNF
ALF
per
Type of Property
Properties (1)
Beds
Units
Bed/Unit
Assisted Living
719,428
54.1
%
70
4,236
169.84
Skilled Nursing
598,423
45.0
6,113
236
94.25
Other (2)
12,005
0.9
118
1,329,856
100.0
121
6,231
4,472
Many of our existing leases contain renewal options that, if exercised, could result in the amount of rent payable upon renewal being greater or less than that currently being paid.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, a master lease covering two skilled nursing centers in Tennessee that was scheduled to mature on December 31, 2025, was amended extending the maturity to December 31, 2026. Additionally, the master lease purchase option window, which expired on December 31, 2024, was extended for another year to December 31, 2025. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, we terminated two existing leases with the same operator, and combined them into a single master lease. The new master lease has a five-year term with one 1-year extension option and four 5-year extension options. Annual cash rent is $2,547,000 for the first lease year escalating by 2% annually thereafter. In connection with the termination of these leases, we wrote-off straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances of $243,000 and $249,000, respectively.
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we terminated our Anthem Memory Care, LLC (“Anthem”) triple-net master leases and transitioned the 12 memory care communities covered under the master leases into our new seniors housing operating portfolio (“SHOP”) under the RIDEA structure. In anticipation of this event, we wrote-off Anthem’s working capital note of $2,693,000 and the related interest receivable of $371,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
9
We monitor the collectability of our receivable balances, including deferred rent receivable balances, on an ongoing basis. We write-off uncollectible operator receivable balances, including straight- line rent receivable and lease incentives balances, as a reduction to rental income in the period such balances are no longer probable of being collected. Therefore, recognition of rental income is limited to the lesser of the amount of cash collected or rental income reflected on a “straight-line” basis for those customer receivable balances deemed uncollectible. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we wrote-off straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances of $243,000 and $249,000, respectively, in connection with the termination of two existing leases with the same operator, and combining them into a master lease as discussed above. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we wrote-off lease incentive balance of $191,000, as a result of property sales.
We continue to take into account the current financial condition of our operators in our estimation of uncollectible accounts at March 31, 2025. We are closely monitoring the collectability of such rents and will adjust future estimations as appropriate as further information becomes known.
The following table summarizes components of our rental income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Rental Income
Contractual cash rental income
29,623
30,951
Variable cash rental income (2)
3,090
3,381
Straight-line rent
(578)
(550)
Adjustment of lease incentives and rental income
(492)
(3)
(199)
(233)
10
Some of our lease agreements provide purchase options allowing the lessees to purchase the properties they currently lease from us. The following table summarizes information about purchase options included in our lease agreements (dollar amounts in thousands):
Type
Option
Net Book
Window
State
Property
Properties
Investments (1)
Value
2024-2028
North Carolina
41,000
North Carolina/ South Carolina
ILF/ALF/MC
13
122,460
Tennessee
5,275
2,086
2025-2027
(4)
Florida
76,581
Ohio
54,812
50,814
2025-2029
(5)
ALF/MC
11
121,419
2026
South Carolina
11,680
7,788
2027
Georgia/South Carolina
32,266
24,623
2027-2029
(6)
Oklahoma
9,052
3,200
(7)
Texas
52,726
48,628
2029
Colorado/Kansas/Ohio/Texas
17
65,134
30,180
15,161
7,144
67
607,566
535,923
Properties Held -for-Sale. The following summarizes our held-for-sale properties as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Beds/units
Depreciation
At March 31, 2025
CA/FL/VA
896
71,742
(29,284)
At December 31, 2024
OK
29
2,016
(1,346)
Intangible Assets. We make estimates as part of our allocation of the purchase price of acquisitions to various components of acquisition based upon the fair value of each component. In determining fair value, we use current appraisals or other third-party opinions of value. The most significant components of our allocations are typically the allocation of fair value to land and buildings, and for certain of our acquisitions, in-place leases and other intangible assets. In the case of the value of in-place leases, we make the best estimates based on the evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease. Factors considered include estimates of carrying costs during the hypothetical expected lease-up periods, market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. The following is a summary of the carrying amount of intangible assets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Assets
Cost
Amortization
In-place leases
11,047
(6,969)
4,078
(6,758)
4,289
Tax abatement intangible
8,309
(1,271)
7,038
(1,097)
7,212
Improvements. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we invested in the following capital improvement projects (in thousands):
Assisted Living Communities
966
1,133
Skilled Nursing Centers
360
196
1,326
1,329
12
Properties Sold. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 we recorded a net gain on sale of real estate of $171,000 and $3,251,000, respectively. The following table summarizes property sales during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Sales
Carrying
Year
Beds/Units
Price
(Loss) Gain (1)
39
1,000
(96)
68
1,670
1,340
60
4,500
4,579
(319)
208
1,600
1,282
(356)
Wisconsin
110
20,193
16,195
3,986
n/a
(60)
26,293
22,056
(
Financing Receivables. As part of our acquisitions, we may invest in sale and leaseback transactions. In accordance with the accounting guidance, we must determine whether each sale and leaseback transaction qualifies as a sale. Generally, an option for the seller-lessee to repurchase a real estate asset precludes accounting for the transfer of the asset as a sale and the purchased assets should be presented as financing receivables.
We have entered into joint venture agreements and contributed into these JVs for the purchase of properties through sale and leaseback transactions. Concurrently, each of these JVs leased the purchased properties back to an affiliate of the seller and provided the seller-lessee with purchase options. Accordingly, these sale and leaseback transactions meet the accounting criteria to be presented as financing receivables. Furthermore, we determined that we exercise power over and receive benefits from each of these joint ventures. Therefore, we consolidated the joint ventures as Financing Receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and recorded the rental revenue from these joint ventures as Interest income from financing receivables on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following tables provide information regarding our investments in financing receivables (dollar amounts in thousands):
Interest
Rate
Maturity
Investments
7.25%
2022
2032
FL
62,256
299
256.12
2023
2033
NC
118,503
523
232.16
2034
NC/SC
64,450
234.15
37,985
217
188.94
361,460
283,194
31
1,562
14
Mortgage Loans. The following table sets forth information regarding our investments in mortgage loans secured by first mortgages at March 31, 2025 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Interest Rate
Loans (2)
Properties (3)
8.8%
4,000
1.2
92
43.48
7.8%
16,706
5.3
149.16
7.3%
10,750
3.4
45
238.89
MI
14,672
4.6
85
172.61
2028
IL
16,500
5.2
150
110.00
11.1% (4)
2043
180,699
56.9
1,749
103.32
10.0% (5)
2045
39,700
12.5
480
82.71
10.3% (5)
19,700
6.2
201
98.01
10.8% (5)
14,800
4.7
146
101.37
317,527
27
2,726
334
103.77
The following table summarizes our mortgage loan activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Originations and funding under mortgage loans receivable
1,919
3,128
Scheduled principal payments received
(124)
(125)
Mortgage loan premium amortization
Provision for loan loss reserve
(18)
(31)
Net increase in mortgage loans receivable
1,775
2,984
15
3.
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
We have preferred equity investments in one joint venture and an acquisition, development and construction (“ADC”) loan . We determined that each of these JVs meet the accounting criteria to be considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”). We are not the primary beneficiary of the JVs as we do not have both: 1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the JVs’ economic performance, and 2) the right to receive benefits from the VIE or the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. However, we do have significant influence over the JVs. Therefore, we have accounted for the JVs using the equity method of accounting. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received $15,962,000, including a 13% exit IRR of $2,962,000, from the redemption of our preferred equity investment in a joint venture that owns a 267-unit independent and assisted living community in Washington. The following table provides information regarding our unconsolidated joint venture investments at March 31, 2025 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Contractual
Preferred
Cash
Return
Portion
Beds/ Units
SNF/ALF
Senior Loan
9.2
104
11,262
Washington
Preferred Equity
12.0
9.0
109
6,340
213
The following table summarizes our capital contributions, income recognized, and cash interest received related to our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Cash Income
Non-cash
Recognized
Earned
Income Accrued
294
145
ILF/ALF (1)
3,226
3,172
54
3,611
264
16
4.
Notes Receivable
Notes receivable consist of mezzanine loans and working capital loans. The following table summarizes our investments in notes receivable at March 31, 2025 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Type of
IRR
Loan
# of loans
8.0%
11.0
Mezzanine
25,000
0.0%
Working capital
17,000
7.4%
2030
500
7.6%
957
44,786
The following table is a summary of our notes receivable components as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Mezzanine loans
42,000
Working capital loans
2,786
5,717
Notes receivable credit loss reserve
(448)
(477)
The following table summarizes our notes receivable activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Principal payments received under notes receivable
(238)
Recovery of credit losses
Net decrease in notes receivable
(2,902)
(544)
5.
Lease Incentives
Our non-contingent lease incentive balances at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $3,074,000 and $3,522,000, respectively. The following table summarizes our lease incentives activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
1,395
(249)
Other adjustments
(191)
Net increase in non-contingent lease incentives
971
Non-contingent lease incentives represent payments made to our lessees for various reasons including entering into a new lease or lease amendments and extensions. Contingent lease incentives represent potential contingent earn-out payments that may be made to our lessees in the future, as part of our lease agreements. From time to time, we may commit to provide contingent payments to our lessees, upon our properties achieving certain rent coverage ratios. Once the contingent payment becomes probable and estimable, the contingent payment is recorded as a lease incentive. Lease incentives are amortized as a yield adjustment to rental income over the remaining life of the lease.
6.
Credit Loss Reserve
We apply Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (“ASC 326”), which requires a forward-looking “expected loss” model, to estimate our loan losses. We determined our Financing receivables, Mortgage loans receivable and Notes receivable line items on our Consolidated Balance Sheets are within the scope of ASC 326.
Financing receivables. We obtained controlling interests in JVs that acquired properties through sale and leaseback transactions. The JVs concurrently leased the purchased properties to affiliates of sellers and provided the sellers-lessees with purchase options. We consolidated the JVs as Financing receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. For more information regarding these transactions See Note 2. Real Estate Investments above. At March 31, 2025, we had investments in four JVs accounted for as financing receivables that owned 31 properties in three states. In addition to owning the properties through our controlling interests in the JVs, generally, these leases provide one or more of the following: security deposits, property tax impounds, repair and maintenance escrows and other credit enhancements such as corporate or personal guarantees or letters of credit.
Mortgage loans. As part of our strategy of making investments in properties used in the provision of long-term health care services, we provided mortgage loan financing on such properties. At March 31, 2025, we had nine mortgage loans secured by 27 properties in four states with six borrowers. In addition to a lien on the mortgaged properties, the loans are generally secured by non-real estate assets of the properties and contain certain other security provisions in the form of letters of credit and/or security deposits.
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Notes receivable. Our notes receivable consist of mezzanine loans and working capital notes. Security for these notes can include all or a portion of the following credit enhancements: secured second mortgage, pledge of equity interests and personal/corporate guarantees.
The following table summarizes our financial instruments within the scope of ASC 326 by year of origination (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year of origination (1)
Investment Type:
2021
Prior
Credit loss reserve
Financing receivables
163,460
3,615
Mortgage loans receivable
45,922
254,899
3,169
420
Working Capital loans
1,829
28
Total Notes Receivable
448
We monitor the credit quality of our financial instruments through a variety of methods determined by the underlying collateral or other protective rights, operator’s payment history and other internal metrics. Our monitoring process includes periodic review of financial statements for each facility, scheduled property inspections and review of covenant compliance, industry conditions and current and future economic conditions. The future economic conditions are based on the economic data from the Federal Reserve and reasonable assumptions for the future economic trends.
In determining the “expected” credit loss reserves on these instruments, we utilize the probability of default and discounted cash flow methods. Further, we stress-test the results to reflect the impact of unknown adverse future events including recessions.
The expected credit losses related to our financial instruments that are within the scope of ASC 326 are as follows (in thousands):
Recovery
Provision
Balance
due to
at
Payoffs/
Originations/
Description
12/31/2024
Write-offs
additional funding
3/31/2025
Credit Loss Reserve- Financing Receivables
Credit Loss Reserve- Mortgage Loans Receivable
3,151
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Credit Loss Reserve-Notes Receivable
477
We elected not to measure an allowance for expected credit losses on accrued interest receivable under the expected credit loss standard as we have a policy in place to reserve or write off accrued interest receivable in a timely manner through our quarterly review of the loan and property performance. Therefore, we elected the policy to write off accrued interest receivable by recognizing credit loss expense. As of March 31, 2025, the total balance of accrued interest receivable of $61,754,000 was not included in the measurement of expected credit loss. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we wrote-off Anthem’s interest receivable of $371,000 in connection with the transition to RIDEA as explained in Note 2. Real Estate Investments. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we did not recognize any write-off related to accrued interest receivable.
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Debt Obligations
Unsecured Credit Facility. Through the first quarter of 2024, we had an unsecured credit agreement (the “Original Credit Agreement”) that provided for an aggregate commitment of the lenders of up to $500,000,000 comprising of a $400,000,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Line of Credit”) and two $50,000,000 term loans (the “Term Loans”). The Term Loans mature on November 19, 2025 and November 19, 2026. The Revolving Line of Credit had a maturity date of November 19, 2025 and provided a one-year extension option at our discretion, subject to customary conditions. During the first quarter of 2024, we entered into an amendment to the Original Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) to accelerate our one-year extension option notice to January 4, 2024. Concurrently, we exercised our option to extend the maturity date to November 19, 2026. Other material terms of the Original Credit Agreement remained unchanged. The Credit Agreement permitted us to request increases to the Revolving Line of Credit and Term Loans commitments up to a total of $1,000,000,000 (the “Accordion”). As permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement, we exercised $25,000,000 of the available $500,000,000 Accordion feature of the Revolving Line of Credit during the third quarter of 2024. Accordingly, the aggregate commitment of the lenders under the Credit Agreement increased to $525,000,000, with $475,000,000 remaining available under the Accordion. The exercise of the Accordion did not materially change any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement, including its maturity date or covenant requirements.
Based on our leverage at March 31, 2025, the facility provides for interest annually at Adjusted SOFR plus 110 basis points and a facility fee of 15 basis points and the Term Loans provide for interest annually at Adjusted SOFR plus 125 basis points.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements. In connection with entering into the Term Loans described above, we entered into two receive variable/pay fixed interest rate swap agreements (the “Interest Rate Swaps”) with maturities of November 19, 2025 and November 19, 2026, respectively, that will effectively lock-in the forecasted interest payments on the Term Loans’ borrowings over their four and five year terms of the loans. The Interest Rate Swaps are considered cash flow hedges and are recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value in Prepaid expenses and other assets, with cumulative changes in the fair value of these instruments recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 we recorded a decrease of $910,000 and an increase of $378,000 in fair value of Interest Rate Swaps, respectively.
Information regarding our interest rate swaps measured at fair value, which are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy is presented below (dollar amounts in thousands):
Notional
Fair Value at
Date Entered
Maturity Date
Swap Rate
Rate Index
November 2021
November 19, 2025
2.52
1-month SOFR
50,000
931
1,305
November 19, 2026
2.66
1,974
2,510
100,000
Senior Unsecured Notes. We have senior unsecured notes held by institutional investors with interest rates ranging from 3.66% to 4.50%. The senior unsecured notes mature between 2026 and 2033.
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The senior unsecured notes and the Credit Agreement, including the Revolving Line of Credit and the Term Loans, contain financial covenants, which are measured quarterly, that require us to maintain, among other things:
At March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants. These debt obligations also contain additional customary covenants and events of default that are subject to a number of important and significant limitations, qualifications and exceptions.
The following table sets forth information regarding debt obligations by component as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Applicable
Available
Outstanding
for
Rate (1)
Borrowing
Revolving line of credit (2)
5.50%
276,150
280,650
Term loans, net of debt issue costs
2.59%
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issue costs
4.15%
4.21%
682,179
684,600
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, our debt borrowings and repayments were as follows (in thousands):
Borrowings
Repayments
Senior unsecured notes
(17,500)
(41,500)
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Non-controlling Interests. We have entered into partnerships to develop and/or own real estate. Given that our limited members do not have the substantive kick-out rights, liquidation rights, or participation rights, we have concluded that the partnerships are VIEs. As we exercise power over and receive benefits from the VIEs, we are considered the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, we consolidate the VIEs and record the non-controlling interests on the consolidated financial statements.
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As of March 31, 2025, we have the following consolidated VIEs (in thousands):
Consolidated
Non-Controlling
Purpose
Own real estate
58,010
3,015
OH
9,134
2,916
76,582
14,325
416,273
In 2018, we entered into a JV to develop, purchase and own seniors housing properties. The JV purchased land located in Oregon for the development of a 97-unit assisted living and memory care. Additionally, in a sale-leaseback transaction, the JV purchased an existing operational 89-unit independent living community adjacent to the 97-unit assisted living and memory care community. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we acquired our JV partner’s non-controlling interest for $1,150,000 resulting in us controlling full ownership of these communities. As a result, these VIEs are not listed in the table above.
Common Stock. Through part of the fourth quarter of 2024, we had separate equity distribution agreements (collectively, the “Original Equity Distribution Agreements”) to offer and sell, from time to time, up to $200,000,000 in aggregate offering price of shares of our common stock. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we terminated our Original Equity Distribution Agreements and entered into a new equity distribution agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) to offer and sell, from time to time, up to $400,000,000 in aggregate offering price of shares of our common stock. The Equity Distribution Agreement provides for sales of common shares to be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, which may include block trades, or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we sold 139,100 shares of common stock for $4,453,000 in net proceeds under our Original Equity Distribution Agreements. In conjunction with the sale of common stock, we incurred $116,000 of costs associated with this agreement which have been recorded in additional paid in capital as a reduction of proceeds received.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we sold 238,100 shares of common stock for $8,485,000 in net proceeds under our Equity Distribution Agreement. In conjunction with the sale of common stock, we incurred $74,000 of costs associated with this agreement which have been recorded in additional paid in capital as a reduction of proceeds received. At March 31, 2025, we had $381,745,000 available under the Equity Distribution Agreement. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we sold 30,400 shares of common stock for $1,072,000 in net proceeds under our Equity Distribution Agreement. Accordingly, subsequent to March 31, 2025, we had $380,659,000 available under the Equity Distribution Agreement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we acquired 138,010 shares and 49,540 shares, respectively, of common stock held by employees who tendered owned shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
Available Shelf Registration. We have an automatic shelf registration statement on file with the SEC, and currently have the ability to file additional automatic shelf registration statements, to provide us
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with capacity to publicly offer an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt, depositary shares, or units. We may from time to time raise capital under our automatic shelf registration statement in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be announced when and if the securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of the offering. Our shelf registration statement expires in November 2027.
Distributions. We declared and paid the following cash dividends (in thousands):
Declared
Paid
Common Stock (1)
27,259
24,616
In April 2025, we declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per share on our common stock for the months of April, May and June 2025, payable on April 30, May 30, and June 30, 2025, respectively, to stockholders of record on April 22, May 22, and June 20, 2024, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation. During 2021, we adopted and our shareholders approved the 2021 Equity Participation Plan (“the 2021 Plan”) which replaces the 2015 Equity Participation Plan (“the 2015 Plan”). Under the 2021 Plan, 1,900,000 shares of common stock have been authorized and reserved for awards, less one share for every one share that was subject to an award granted under the 2015 Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to adoption. In addition, any shares that are not issued under outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan because the shares were forfeited or cancelled after December 31, 2020 will be added to and again be available for awards under the 2021 Plan. Under the 2021 Plan, the shares were authorized and reserved for awards to officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The terms of the awards granted under the 2021 Plan and the 2015 Plan are set by our compensation committee at its discretion. Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, we entered into Performance Stock Unit Award Agreements, based upon absolute and relative total shareholder return, under the 2021 Plan.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, no stock options were granted or exercised. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 5,000 stock options expired and were cancelled. At March 31, 2025, we had no stock options outstanding and exercisable.
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The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Weighted Average Price
Outstanding, January 1
301,209
258,620
33.18
36.43
Granted
113,790
159,536
34.88
30.72
Vested
(136,292)
(114,782)
34.18
30.94
Cancelled
Outstanding, March 31
278,707
303,374
33.63
33.05
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, 163,221 units of performance-based stock units vested. No performance-based stock units vested during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, 19,694 performance-based stock units vested in connection with an employee retirement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we granted restricted stock and performance-based stock units under the 2021 Plan as follows:
No. of
Price per
Shares/Units
Share
Reward Type
Vesting Period
Restricted stock
ratably over 3 years
52,666
Performance-based stock units
TSR targets (1)
48,535
TSR targets (2)
214,991
69,610
31.84
62,914
292,060
Compensation expense recognized related to the vesting of restricted common stock and performance-based stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $2,253,000 and $2,202,000, respectively. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we recognized $700,000 of compensation expense in connection with the accelerated vesting of restricted common stock and performance-based stock units in connection with an employee retirement. Additionally, subsequent to March 31, 2025, we granted 5,626 shares of restricted stock, which vests in three years. Accordingly, the remaining compensation expense, excluding the compensation expense related to the accelerated vesting, to be recognized related to the future service period of unvested outstanding restricted common stock and performance-based stock units are as follows (in thousands):
Remaining
Compensation
Vesting Date
Expense
April-December 2025
6,055
5,658
2,899
322
14,934
9.
Commitments and Contingencies
At March 31, 2025, we had commitments as follows (in thousands):
Commitment
Funding
Funded
Real estate properties (Note 2. Real Estate Investments)
11,445
1,234
7,536
3,909
Accrued incentives and earn-out liabilities (Note 5. Lease Incentives)
8,500
Mortgage loans (Note 2. Real Estate Investments)
63,620
16,672
46,948
Joint venture investments (Note 3. Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures)
1,438
Notes receivable (Note 4. Notes Receivable)
560
85,563
3,153
24,208
61,355
Additionally, some of our lease agreements provide purchase options allowing the lessee to purchase the properties they currently lease from us. See Note 2. Real Estate Investments for a table summarizing information about our purchase options.
We are a party from time to time to various general and professional liability claims and lawsuits asserted against the lessees or borrowers of our properties, which in our opinion are not singularly or in the aggregate material to our results of operations or financial condition. These types of claims and
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lawsuits may include matters involving general or professional liability, which we believe under applicable legal principles are not our responsibility as a non-possessory landlord or mortgage holder. We believe that these matters are the responsibility of our lessees and borrowers pursuant to general legal principles and pursuant to insurance and indemnification provisions in the applicable leases or mortgages. We intend to continue to vigorously defend such claims.
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Major Operators
We have two operators that represent 10% or more of our combined rental revenue and interest income from mortgage loans. The following table sets forth information regarding our major operators as of March 31, 2025:
Percentage of
Operator
Revenues (1)
Assets (2)
Prestige Healthcare (3)
2,694
93
16.5
14.7
ALG Senior Living(4)
1,308
11.8
1,401
28.3
31.2
Our financial position and ability to make distributions may be adversely affected if Prestige Healthcare, ALG Senior Living or any of our lessees and borrowers face financial difficulties, including any bankruptcies, inability to emerge from bankruptcy, insolvency or general downturn in business of any such operator, or in the event any such operator does not renew and/or extend its relationship with us.
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11.
Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests
Less non-forfeitable dividends on participating securities
Effect of dilutive securities:
Participating securities (1)
Net income for diluted net income per share
Shares for basic net income per share
350
141
Total effect of dilutive securities
Shares for diluted net income per share
Basic net income per share
Diluted net income per share
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Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with the accounting guidance regarding the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities, entities are permitted to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the change in unrealized gains and losses reported in earnings. We did not elect the fair value option for any of our financial assets and financial liabilities.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates their fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. We do not invest our cash in auction rate securities. The carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
Fair
Financing receivables, net of credit loss reserve
363,584
363,228
Mortgage loans receivable, net of credit loss reserve
403,956
386,871
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve
51,022
53,549
397,318
402,394
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Segment Information
We use the management approach in determining the reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance as the source for determining our reportable segments. In making this determination, we:
During the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the CODM has been collectively identified as our Executive Chairman and Co-Presidents, who share the responsibility for allocating resources and assessing segment performance.
Our CODM evaluates the performance of our investments based on Net income attributable to LTC Properties, Inc. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we operated under one reportable segment. For more information see Segment Information within Note 2. Real Estate Investments above. The table below provides certain information on our segment information (unaudited, dollar amounts in thousands):
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Subsequent Events
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the following events occurred:
Real Estate. We transitioned a triple-net portfolio of 12 memory care communities operated by Anthem to our new RIDEA structure.
Debt. We repaid $18,900,000 under our unsecured revolving line of credit. Accordingly, we have $129,950,000 outstanding and $295,050,000 available for borrowing under our unsecured revolving line of credit.
Equity: We sold 30,400 shares of common stock for $1,072,000 in net proceeds under our Equity Distribution Agreements. Accordingly, we have $380,659,000 available under our Equity Distribution Agreements.
We declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per share on our common stock for the months of April, May and June 2025, payable on April 30, May 30, and June 30, 2025, respectively to stockholders of record on April 22, May 22, and June 20, 2024, respectively.
Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains 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, adopted pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not purely historical may be forward-looking. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by their use of forward-looking words, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates,” or the negative of those words or similar words. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect our future plans of operation, business strategy, results of operations and financial position. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, our dependence on our operators for revenue and cash flow; government regulation of the health care industry; changes in federal, state, or local laws limiting real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments in the health care sector; federal and state health care cost containment measures including reductions in reimbursement from third-party payors such as Medicare and Medicaid; required regulatory approvals for operation of health care facilities; a failure to comply with federal, state, or local regulations for the operation of health care facilities; the adequacy of insurance coverage maintained by our operators; our reliance on a few major operators; our ability to renew leases or enter into favorable terms of renewals or new leases; the impact of inflation, operator financial or legal difficulties; the sufficiency of collateral securing mortgage loans; an impairment of our real estate investments; the relative illiquidity of our real estate investments; our ability to develop and complete construction projects; our ability to invest cash proceeds for health care properties; a failure to qualify as a REIT; our ability to grow if access to capital is limited; and a failure to maintain or increase our dividend. For a discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements, please see the discussion under “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and in our publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any responsibility to update or revise any of these factors or to announce publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although our management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. The actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to the risks and uncertainties of such statements.
Executive Overview
Business and Investment Strategy
We are a REIT that invests in seniors housing and health care properties through sale-leasebacks, financing receivables, mortgage financing, joint ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. We create, sustain and enhance stockholder equity value and provide current income for distribution to stockholders through real estate investments in seniors housing and health care properties managed by experienced operators.
The following graph summarizes our gross investments as of March 31, 2025:
Our primary seniors housing and health care property classifications include skilled nursing centers (“SNF”), assisted living communities (“ALF”), independent living communities (“ILF”), memory care communities (“MC”) and combinations thereof. We also invest in other (“OTH”) types of properties, such as land parcels, projects under development (“UDP”) and behavioral health care hospitals. To meet these objectives, we attempt to invest in properties that provide opportunity for additional value and current returns to our stockholders and diversify our investment portfolio by geographic location, operator, property classification and form of investment.
We conduct and manage our business as one operating segment for internal reporting and internal decision-making purposes. For purposes of this quarterly report and other presentations, we generally include ALF, ILF, MC, and combinations thereof in the ALF classification. As of March 31, 2025, seniors housing and health care properties comprised approximately 99.4% of our gross investment portfolio. We have been operating since August 1992.
Substantially all of our revenues and sources of cash flows from operations are derived from rents from operating leases, interest earned on financing receivables, interest earned on outstanding loans receivable and income from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. Income from our investments represent our primary source of liquidity to fund distributions and are dependent upon the performance of the operators on their lease and loan obligations and the rates earned thereon. To the extent that the operators experience operating difficulties and are unable to generate sufficient cash to make payments to us, there could be a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition. To mitigate this risk, we monitor our investments through a variety of methods
determined by investment type, property type and operator. Our monitoring process includes periodic review of financial statements for each facility, periodic review of operator credit, scheduled property inspections and review of covenant compliance.
In addition to our monitoring and research efforts, we also structure our investments to help mitigate payment risk. Some operating leases and loans are credit enhanced by guaranties and/or letters of credit. In addition, operating leases are typically structured as master leases and loans are generally cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with other loans, operating leases or agreements between us and the operator and its affiliates.
Depending upon the availability and cost of external capital, we anticipate making additional investments in health care related properties. New investments are generally funded from cash on hand, proceeds from periodic asset sales, temporary borrowings under our unsecured revolving line of credit and internally generated cash flows. Our investments generate internal cash from rent, interest from financing receivables and interest receipts and principal payments on loan receivables and income from unconsolidated joint ventures. Permanent financing for future investments, which replaces funds drawn under our unsecured revolving line of credit, may be provided through a combination of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities and secured and unsecured debt financing. The timing, source and amount of cash flows provided by financing activities and used in investing activities are sensitive to the capital markets’ environment, especially to changes in interest rates. Changes in the capital markets’ environment may impact the availability of cost-effective capital.
We have evaluated and begun to enter into structures provided in the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 (commonly referred to as “RIDEA”) as permitted by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Under a typical RIDEA structure, we have certain oversight approval rights and the right to review operational and financial reporting information, but our third party managers will ultimately control the day-to-day operations of the property. Offering RIDEA structures represent a further aspect of our traditional strategy of investing through vehicles such as triple-net leases, mortgage loans, and structured finance. We believe that RIDEA structures provide us with additional investment opportunities. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we transitioned a triple-net portfolio of 12 memory care communities operated by Anthem Memory Care, LLC to our new seniors housing operating portfolio (“SHOP”) under the RIDEA structure. An additional property with New Perspective Senior Living, LLC (“New Perspective”) is expected to transition later during the second quarter of 2025. To develop and implement RIDEA structures, we may need to continue to commit financial and operational resources. While we anticipate that adding RIDEA transactions will be positive for our business model, our ability to succeed in this new focus will be determined by numerous factors, including our ability to identify suitable investments and our relationship with operators of RIDEA structures.
We believe our business model has enabled and will continue to enable us to maintain the integrity of our property investments, including in response to financial difficulties that may be experienced by operators. Traditionally, we have taken a conservative approach to managing our business, choosing to maintain liquidity and exercise patience until favorable investment opportunities arise.
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Real Estate Portfolio Overview
The following tables summarize our real estate investment portfolio as of March 31, 2025 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Rental
of Total
Owned Properties
Revenue
Revenues
34.7
13,075
28.1
28.9
15,475
33.1
0.6
297
Total Owned Properties
64.2
28,847
(3)
61.8
Interest Income
from Financing
Financing Receivables
Receivable
1,263
284,879
13.8
1,402
3.0
3.7
5,600
Total Financing Receivables
17.5
15.0
from Mortgage
Mortgage Loans
Loans
46,128
2.2
985
2.1
271,399
13.1
8,194
17.6
Total Mortgage Loans
15.3
19.7
and other
765
43,457
1,226
2.6
0.1
0.0
1,227
(4)
Income from
Unconsolidated
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Joint Ventures
0.3
0.5
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
0.8
439
(5)
Total Portfolio
187
9,360
6,943
2,071,231
46,694
Summary of Properties by Type
6,707
1,100,232
53.1
76
9,242
958,994
46.3
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As of March 31, 2025, we had $1.7 billion in net carrying value of investments, consisting of $916.7 million or 55.5% invested in owned and leased properties, $357.8 million or 21.7% invested in financing receivables, $314.4 million or 19.0% invested in mortgage loans secured by first mortgages, $44.3 million or 2.7% in notes receivable and $17.6 million or 1.1% in unconsolidated joint ventures.
Rental income, income from financing receivables and interest income from mortgage loans represented 64.1%, 14.3% and 18.7%, respectively, of Total revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2025. In most instances, our lease structure contains fixed annual rental escalations and/or annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. Certain leases have annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the gross operating revenues of the property. This revenue is not recognized until the appropriate contingencies have been resolved.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, a master lease covering two skilled nursing centers in Tennessee that was scheduled to mature on December 31, 2025, was amended extending the maturity to December 31, 2026. Additionally, the master lease purchase option window, which expired on December 31, 2024, was extended for another year to December 31, 2025. Additionally, we terminated two existing leases with the same operator, and combined them into a single master lease. The new master lease has a five-year term with one 1-year extension option and four 5-year extension options. Annual cash rent is $2.5 million for the first lease year escalating by 2.0% annually thereafter. The terms and economics of the new master lease is similar to those of the two leases that were terminated.
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we terminated our Anthem triple-net master leases and transitioned the 12 memory care communities covered under the master leases into our new SHOP portfolio under the RIDEA structure. In anticipation of this event, we wrote-off Anthem’s working capital note of $2.7 million and the related interest receivable of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded $0.6 million in straight-line rental adjustment reflecting higher cash rent received than recorded as rental income, and amortization of lease incentive cost of $0.2 million. During the first quarter of 2025, we wrote-off a straight-line rent receivable of $0.2 million and a lease incentive balance of $0.2 million in connection with the termination of two existing leases with the same operator, and combining them into a single master as discussed above. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received $32.7 million of cash rental income, which includes $3.1 million of operator reimbursements for real estate taxes. At March 31, 2025, the straight-line rent receivable balance on the consolidated balance sheet was $20.7 million.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded $7.0 million in Interest income from financing receivables which includes $6.7 million of interest received in cash and $0.3 million in financing receivables effective interest. At March 31, 2025, the financing receivables effective interest receivable which is included in the Interest receivable line item on our Consolidated Balance Sheets was $5.8 million.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded $9.2 million in Interest income from mortgage loans which includes $8.2 million of interest received in cash and $1.0 million in mortgage loans effective interest. At March, 31, 2025, the mortgage loans effective interest receivable which is included in the Interest receivable line item on our Consolidated Balance Sheets was $53.8 million.
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Update on Certain Operators
ALG Senior Living
We hold controlling interest in three joint ventures with ALG Senior Living (“ALG”). The joint ventures own 28 assisted living and memory care communities in North Carolina (27) and South Carolina (1) with a total of 1,263 units. The joint ventures lease these communities to affiliates of ALG under three 10-year master leases and has provided the lessee with the option to purchase these communities. In accordance with GAAP, the communities are recorded as Financing Receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, ALG operates a 45-unit assisted living and memory care community in North Carolina under a mortgage loan, which was scheduled to mature in January 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the mortgage loan maturity was extended to September 2025. ALG has paid their contractual rent and interest obligations through May 2025.
Prestige Healthcare
Prestige Healthcare (“Prestige”) operates 21 skilled nursing centers located in Michigan secured under four mortgage loans and two skilled nursing centers located in South Carolina under a master lease. Prestige is our largest operator based upon revenues and assets representing 16.5% of our total revenues and 14.7% of our total assets as of March 31, 2025.
Under one of the mortgage loans with Prestige secured by 14 properties, the minimum mortgage interest payment due to us is based on an annual current pay rate of 8.5% on the outstanding loan balance. The difference between the contractual interest rate and the current pay interest rate of 8.5% on the outstanding loan balance remains an obligation of Prestige and is payable through the application of security deposits we hold on behalf of Prestige or is payable at maturity
During the first quarter of 2025, we received full contractual cash interest of $5.0 million from Prestige through $3.8 million of cash receipts and application of $1.2 million of Prestige’s security. At March 31, 2025, Prestige’s security totaled $3.8 million and subsequently, we received $2.3 million in retroactive Medicaid payments from Prestige, which was added to the security deposits we hold. Beginning in 2025, 50% of Prestige’s excess cash flow will be added to our security, and used to pay contractual interest beyond the current pay amount. Our projections continue to indicate we will receive all contractual interest due in 2025.
Anthem Memory Care
Anthem operates 12 memory care communities located in California, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois and Ohio under a triple-net master lease. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we terminated our Anthem triple-net master leases and transitioned the 12 memory care communities covered under the master leases into our new SHOP portfolio under the RIDEA structure. In anticipation of this event, we wrote-off Anthem’s working capital note of $2.7 million and the related interest receivable of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Other Operators
We had a JV that owned two assisted living communities with a total of 186 units in Oregon. The communities were leased under two separate leases with the same operator, who was the non-controlling member of the JV. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we acquired the operator’s $4.0 million non-controlling interest in the JV for $1.2 million and terminated the two existing leases. In conjunction with the termination of these leases, we wrote-off $0.2 million straight-line rent receivable
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and $0.2 million lease incentive. Concurrently, we entered into a new combined master lease with the same operator. The new master lease has a five-year term with 1 one-year extension option and four 5-year extension options. Annual cash rent is $2.5 million for the first lease year escalating by 2% annually thereafter. Additionally, the master lease provides the operator with an earn-out of up to $4.0 million, contingent on achieving certain performance thresholds.
Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, we engaged a broker to sell seven skilled nursing centers under a master lease, following the operator’s election not to exercise the renewal option available under the master lease. The master lease covers skilled nursing centers in California (1), Florida (2) and Virginia (4) and matures in January 2026. At March 31, 2025, these centers met the criteria under GAAP as held-for-sale. Accordingly, these centers have been classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2025. The operator is obligated to pay rent on the portfolio through maturity and is current on rent obligations through May 2025.
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2025 Activities Overview
The following tables summarize our transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2025 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Investment in Improvement projects
Properties Held -for-Sale
Properties Sold
RIDEA Structure
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we transitioned a triple-net portfolio of 12 memory care communities operated by Anthem to our new SHOP portfolio under the RIDEA structure. An additional property with New Perspective is expected to transition later during the second quarter of 2025.
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Investment in Mortgage Loans Receivable
(1)
Preferred Equity Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received $16.0 million, including a 13% exit IRR of $3.0 million, from the redemption of our preferred equity investment in a joint venture that owns a 267-unit independent and assisted living community in Washington.
Investment in Notes Receivable
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Health Care Regulatory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) annually updates Medicare SNF prospective payment system rates and other policies. On July 31, 2024, CMS issued a final rule to update SNF rates and policies for the fiscal year 2025. CMS estimated that the updated payment rates would result in a net increase of 4.2%, or approximately $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs in fiscal year 2025. CMS stated that its impact figures do not incorporate the SNF Value-Based Purchasing (“VBP”) reductions for certain SNFs subject to the net reduction in payments under the SNF VBP, which are estimated to total $196.5 million in fiscal year 2025. The final rule also changes CMS’s enforcement policies as they relate to imposing civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) for health and safety violations in nursing homes. In the final rule, CMS expanded the type of CMPs that can be imposed to allow for more per instance and per day CMPs to be imposed, and to permit both types of penalties to be imposed concurrently. In addition, the final rule finalized updates to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (“QRP”) to better account for adverse social conditions that negatively impact individuals’ health or health care. Finally, for the SNF VBP program, CMS finalized several operational and administrative proposals. On April 11, 2025, CMS issued a proposed rule for updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for SNFs under the SNF Prospective Payment System (“PPS”) for fiscal year 2026. For fiscal year 2026, CMS proposed updating SNF PPS rates by 2.8% based on the proposed SNF market basket of 3.0%, plus a 0.6% market basket forecast error adjustment, and a negative 0.8% productivity adjustment. These impact figures do not incorporate the SNF VBP reductions for certain SNFs subject to the net reduction in payments under the SNF VBP. Those adjustments are estimated to total $196.5 million in FY 2025. CMS also proposed a series of operational and administrative proposals for the SNF VBP program. In addition, for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (“QRP”), CMS proposed to remove four standardized patient assessment data elements beginning October 1, 2025.
On April 22, 2024, CMS issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting final rule. The final rule set forth new comprehensive minimum staffing requirements. It finalized a total nurse staffing standard of 3.48 hours per resident day (“HPRD”), which must include at least 0.55 hours per resident day of direct registered nurse care and 2.45 hours per resident day of direct nurse aide care. It permitted facilities to use any combination of nurse staff (registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and licensed vocational nurse, or nurse aide) to account for the additional 0.48 hours per resident day needed to comply with the total nurse staffing standard. CMS also finalized enhanced facility assessment requirements and a requirement to have a registered nurse onsite 24 hours a day, seven days a week (“24/7”), to provide skilled nursing care. The final rule also provided a staggered implementation timeframe of the minimum nurse staffing standards and 24/7 registered nurse requirement based on geographic location as well as possible exemptions for qualifying facilities for some parts of these requirements based on workforce unavailability and other factors. The final rule was challenged in federal courts in Texas and Iowa. In the litigation proceeding in Texas, on April 7, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and vacated the 24/7 requirement and the HPRD requirements at 42 C.F.R. Section 483.35(b)(1) and 483.35(c). It is uncertain whether the judgement will be appealed.
There can be no assurance that these rules or future regulations modifying Medicare SNF payment rates or other requirements for Medicare and/or Medicaid participation will not have an adverse effect on the financial condition of our borrowers and lessees which could, in turn, adversely impact the timing or level of their payments to us. Failure by an operator to comply with regulatory requirements can, among other things, jeopardize a facility’s compliance with the conditions of participation under relevant federal and state healthcare programs. Further the ability of our operators to comply with applicable regulations, including minimum staffing requirements, can be adversely impacted by changes in the labor market and increases in inflation.
Key Performance Indicators, Trends and Uncertainties
We utilize several key performance indicators to evaluate the various aspects of our business. These indicators are discussed below and relate to concentration risk and credit strength. Management uses these key performance indicators to facilitate internal and external comparisons to our historical operating results in making operating decisions and for budget planning purposes.
Concentration Risk. We evaluate by gross investment our concentration risk in terms of asset mix, real estate investment mix, operator mix and geographic mix. Concentration risk is valuable to understand what portion of our real estate investments could be at risk if certain sectors were to experience downturns. Asset mix measures the portion of our investments that are real property or mortgage loans. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), an organization representing U.S. REITs and publicly traded real estate companies, classifies a company with 50% or more of assets directly or indirectly in the equity ownership of real estate as an equity REIT. Investment mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our various property classifications. Operator mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our top five operators. Geographic mix measures the portion of our real estate investment that relate to our top five states.
The following table reflects our recent historical trends of concentration risk (gross investment, in thousands):
3/31/25
12/31/24
9/30/24
6/30/24
3/31/24
Asset mix:
Real property
1,333,078
1,342,188
1,342,069
1,342,921
361,482
361,504
361,525
197,990
Mortgage Loan receivables
315,734
364,414
393,375
485,095
Notes receivable
47,717
48,173
58,995
60,551
Unconsolidated joint ventures
30,504
19,340
Real estate investment mix:
Assisted living communities
1,117,588
1,165,395
1,166,053
1,096,573
Skilled nursing centers
959,020
959,482
1,001,532
991,540
Other (1)
14,844
Under development
9,999
6,878
2,940
Operator mix:
295,629
307,308
249,882
Prestige Healthcare (1)
268,896
269,022
269,345
272,081
272,338
Encore Senior Living
195,355
195,276
191,988
187,645
183,345
HMG Healthcare, LLC
166,976
166,716
166,833
176,877
178,422
Anthem Memory Care, LLC
153,714
156,407
Remaining operators
990,661
1,005,563
1,055,000
1,086,150
1,065,503
Geographic mix:
318,584
318,133
323,737
328,428
320,214
301,650
301,468
301,142
300,893
234,918
Michigan
292,396
290,450
287,795
287,389
283,708
142,089
144,353
144,229
143,115
142,897
130,152
130,174
130,196
130,218
130,240
Remaining states
886,360
904,035
959,782
996,425
993,920
Credit Strength. We measure our credit strength both in terms of leverage ratios and coverage ratios. Our leverage ratios include debt to gross asset value and debt to market capitalization. The leverage ratios indicate how much of our Consolidated Balance Sheets capitalization is related to long-term obligations. Our coverage ratios include interest coverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio. The
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coverage ratios indicate our ability to service interest and fixed charges (interest). The coverage ratios are based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”) as defined by NAREIT. EBITDAre is calculated as net income available to common stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) real estate depreciation and amortization, (iv) impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, (v) gains or losses on the sale of depreciable real estate, and (vi) adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Leverage ratios and coverage ratios are widely used by investors, analysts and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. The following table reflects the recent historical trends for our credit strength measures:
Balance Sheet Metrics
Quarter Ended
Debt to gross asset value
31.1
34.5
37.6
(8)
38.9
Debt to market capitalization ratio
29.5
30.3
32.3
(6)
36.5
37.9
Interest coverage ratio (10)
5.0
x
(2)
4.2
(7)
(9)
3.5
Fixed charge coverage ratio (10)
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19,590
30,862
19,738
Less/Add: (Gain) loss on sale
(3,663)
Add: Impairment loss
6,953
Add: Interest expense
8,365
10,023
10,903
Add: Depreciation and amortization
9,194
9,054
9,024
EBITDAre
39,125
43,005
46,276
39,697
41,578
(Less)/Add : Non-recurring one-time items
405
(3,379)
(4,173)
1,022
(2,377)
Adjusted EBITDAre
39,530
39,626
42,103
40,719
39,201
Interest coverage ratio
Total fixed charges
Fixed charge coverage ratio
We evaluate our key performance indicators in conjunction with current expectations to determine if historical trends are indicative of future results. Our expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from our expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to
Management regularly monitors the economic and other factors listed above. We develop strategic and tactical plans designed to improve performance and maximize our competitive position. Our ability to achieve our financial objectives is dependent upon our ability to effectively execute these plans and to appropriately respond to emerging economic and company-specific trends.
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Operating Results (unaudited, in thousands)
Difference
(2,105)
(3,269)
(133)
(2,335)
3,132
(67)
(3,028)
(175)
276
(480)
(342)
(3,080)
(5,757)
3,289
(2,468)
(1,082)
(3,550)
(3,548)
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Funds From Operations Available to Common Stockholders
Funds from Operations (“FFO”) attributable to common stockholders, basic FFO attributable to common stockholders per share and diluted FFO attributable to common stockholders per share are supplemental measures of a REIT’s financial performance that are not defined by GAAP. Real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, but cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. We believe that by excluding the effect of historical cost depreciation, which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO facilitates comparisons of operating performance between periods.
We use FFO as a supplemental performance measurement of our cash flow generated by operations. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to net income available to common stockholders.
We calculate and report FFO in accordance with the definition and interpretive guidelines issued by NAREIT. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, means net income available to common stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or losses on the sale of real estate and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Our calculation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that have a different interpretation of the current NAREIT definition from us; therefore, caution should be exercised when comparing our FFO to that of other REITs.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income available to common stockholders to NAREIT FFO available to common stockholders (unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):
GAAP net income available to common stockholders
Less: Gain on sale of real estate, net
NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders
29,508
29,909
NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders per share:
Add: Participating securities
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Diluted NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders
29,671
30,074
Weighted average shares used to calculate NAREIT FFO per share:
Participating securities
278
277
628
418
Shares for diluted FFO per share
45,961
43,309
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
As of March 31, 2025, we had $681.2 million in liquidity as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):
Available under unsecured revolving line of credit
Available under Equity Distribution Agreement
381,745
Total Liquidity
681,190
We believe that our current cash balance, cash flow from operations available for distribution or reinvestment, our borrowing capacity and our potential ability to access the capital markets are sufficient to provide for payment of our current operating costs, meet debt obligations and pay common dividends at least sufficient to maintain our REIT status and repay borrowings at, or prior to, their maturity. The timing, source and amount of cash flows used in financing and investing activities are sensitive to the capital markets environment, especially to changes in interest rates. In addition inflation may adversely affect our operators’ business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition which could, in turn, adversely affect our financial position.
The operating results of the facilities will be impacted by various factors over which the operators/owners may have no control. Those factors include, without limitation, the health of the economy, inflation pressures, employee availability and cost, changes in supply of or demand for competing seniors housing and health care facilities, ability to hire and maintain qualified staff, ability to control other rising operating costs, and the potential for significant reforms in the health care industry and related occupancy challenges in the governmental regulations and financing of the health care industry or the impact of any other infectious disease and epidemic outbreaks. We cannot presently predict what impact these potential events may have, if any. We believe that adequate provision has been made for the possibility of loans proving uncollectible but we will continually evaluate the financial condition of the operations of our seniors housing and health care properties. In addition, we will monitor our borrowers and the underlying collateral for mortgage loans and will make future revisions to the provision, if considered necessary.
Depending on our borrowing capacity, compliance with financial covenants, ability to access the capital markets, and the payment of dividends may be negatively impacted. We continuously evaluate the availability of cost-effective capital and believe we have sufficient liquidity for our current dividend, corporate expenses and additional capital investments in 2025.
Our investments, principally our investments in owned properties, financing receivables and mortgage loans, are subject to the possibility of loss of their carrying values as a result of changes in market prices, interest rates and inflationary expectations. The effects on interest rates may affect our costs of financing our operations and the fair market value of our financial assets. Generally, our leases have agreed upon annual increases and our loans have predetermined increases in interest rates. Inasmuch as we may initially fund some of our investments with variable interest rate debt, we would be at risk of net interest margin deterioration if medium and long-term rates were to increase.
Our primary sources of cash include rent and interest receipts, borrowings under our unsecured credit facility, public and private issuances of debt and equity securities, proceeds from investment dispositions and principal payments on loans receivable. Our primary uses of cash include dividend distributions, debt service payments (including principal and interest), real property investments
(including acquisitions, capital expenditures and construction advances), loan advances and general and administrative expenses. These sources and uses of cash are reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as summarized below (in thousands):
Change
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
8,505
Investing activities
(9,580)
Financing activities
26,232
25,157
(10,872)
14,285
Unsecured Credit Facility. We have an unsecured credit agreement (the Credit Agreement”) that provides for an aggregate commitment of the lenders of up to $525.0 million comprised of a $425.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Line of Credit”) and two $50.0 million term loans (the “Term Loans”). The Term Loans mature on November 19, 2025 and November 19, 2026. The Revolving Line of Credit has a maturity date of November 19, 2026. The Credit Agreement permitted us to request increases to the Revolving Line of Credit and Term Loans commitments up to a total of $1.0 billion.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements. In connection with entering into the Term Loans as described above, we entered into two receive variable/pay fixed interest rate swap agreements (the “Interest Rate Swaps”) with maturities of November 19, 2025 and November 19, 2026, respectively, that will effectively lock-in the forecasted interest payments on the Term Loans’ borrowings over their four and five year terms of the loans. The Interest Rate Swaps are considered cash flow hedges and are recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, with changes in the fair value of these instruments recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded a decrease of $0.9 million in fair value of Interest Rate Swaps.
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As of March 31, 2025, the terms of the Interest Rate Swaps are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
The debt obligations by component as of March 31, 2025 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, our debt borrowings and repayments were as follows (in thousands):
At March 31, 2025, we had 45,887,855 shares of common stock outstanding, total equity on our balance sheet $1.0 billion and our equity securities had a market value of $1.6 billion. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we declared and paid $27.3 million of cash dividends.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we acquired 138,010 shares of common stock held by employees who tendered owned shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per share on our common stock for the months of April, May and June 2025, payable on April 30, May 30, and June 30, 2025, respectively, to stockholders of record on April 22, May 22, and June 20, 2025, respectively.
At-The-Market Program. We have an equity distribution agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) to offer and sell, from time to time, up to $400.0 million in aggregate offering price of shares of our common stock. The Equity Distribution Agreement provides for sales of common shares to be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, which may include block trades, or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we sold 238,100 shares of common stock for $8.5 million in net proceeds under our Equity Distribution Agreement. In conjunction with the sale of common stock, we incurred $74,000 of costs associated with this agreement which have been recorded in additional paid in capital as a reduction of proceeds received. At March 31, 2025, we had $381.7 million available under the Equity Distribution Agreement. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, we sold 30,400 shares of common stock for $1.1 million in net proceeds under our Equity Distribution Agreement. Accordingly, subsequent to March 31, 2025, we had $380.7 million available under the Equity Distribution Agreement.
Available Shelf Registrations. We have an automatic shelf registration statement on file with the SEC and currently have the ability to file additional automatic shelf registration statements to provide us with capacity to publicly offer an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt, depositary shares, or units. We may from time to time raise capital under our automatic registration statement in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be announced when and if the securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of the offering. Our shelf registration statement expires in November 2027.
Stock-Based Compensation. During the second quarter of 2021, we adopted and our shareholders approved the 2021 Equity Participation Plan (“the 2021 Plan”) which replaces the 2015 Equity Participation Plan (“the 2015 Plan”). Under the 2021 Plan, 1,900,000 shares of common stock have been authorized and reserved for awards, less one share for every one share that was subject to an award granted under the 2015 Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to adoption. In addition, any shares that
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are not issued under outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan because the shares were forfeited or cancelled after December 31, 2020 will be added to and again be available for awards under the 2021 Plan. Under the 2021 Plan, the shares were authorized and reserved for awards to officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The terms of the awards granted under the 2021 Plan and the 2015 Plan are set by our compensation committee at its discretion.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, 136,292 shares of restricted stock and 163,221 performance-based stock units vested. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, 13,362 shares of restricted stock and 19,694 performance-based stock units vested in connection with an employee retirement. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we awarded restricted stock and performance-based stock units as follows:
Award Type
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification as published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which require us to make estimates and assumptions regarding future events that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying footnotes. We base these estimates on our experience and assumptions regarding future events we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. We have described our most critical accounting policies in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates since December 31, 2024.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There were no material changes in our market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2025. For additional information, refer to Item 7A as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15d and 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are and may become from time to time a party to various claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, which in our opinion are not singularly or in the aggregate anticipated to be material to our results of operations or financial condition. Claims and lawsuits may include matters involving general or professional liability asserted against the lessees or borrowers related to our properties, which we believe under applicable legal principles are not our responsibility as a non-possessory landlord or mortgage holder. We believe that these matters are the responsibility of our lessees and borrowers pursuant to general legal principles and pursuant to insurance and indemnification provisions in the applicable leases or mortgages. We intend to continue to vigorously defend such claims and lawsuits.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
The additional risk factor below should be read in conjunction with the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Changes in federal, state, or local laws limiting REIT investments in the health care sector may adversely impact our ability to participate in the ownership of and investment in health care real estate.
Legislation potentially impacting REIT ownership and investment in the health care sector has recently been introduced or is under discussion at the federal and state level. These legislative proposals range from additional oversight to prohibitions on investors acquiring or increasing ownership, or operational or financial control, in a nursing home. Such legislation or similar laws or regulations, if enacted, may limit our opportunities to participate in the ownership of, or investment in, health care real estate. Changes in federal, state, or local laws or regulations limiting REIT investment in the health care sector, reducing health care related benefits for REITs, or requiring additional approvals for health care entities to do business with REITs, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operations.
Except as described in this Item 1A, there have been no other known material changes from the risk factors since December 31, 2024.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we did not make any unregistered sales of equity securities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we acquired shares of common stock held by employees who tendered owned shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations. Thee average prices paid per share for each month in the quarter ended March 31, 2025 are as follows:
Total Number
of Shares
Maximum
Purchased as
Part of
Shares that May
Publicly
Yet Be
Paid per
Announced
Purchased
Period
Plan
Under the Plan
January 1 - January 31, 2025
February 1 - February 28, 2025
60,141
34.17
March 1 - March 31, 2025
77,869
34.89
138,010
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or executive officers adopted, modified or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as such terms are defined under Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. EXHIBITS
3.1
LTC Properties, Inc. Articles of Restatement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 6, 2016)
3.2
Bylaws of LTC Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2023)
Certification of the Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.3
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant
Dated: May 5, 2025
By:
/s/ Caroline Chikhale
Caroline Chikhale
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)
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