UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
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 001-32559
Commission file number 333-177186
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MARYLAND
DELAWARE
20-0191742
20-0242069
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)
1000 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 501
BIRMINGHAM, AL
35242
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (205) 969-3755
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ 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 the 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
☒ (Medical Properties Trust, Inc. only)
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
☒ (MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. only)
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 ☒
Securities registered or to be 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, par value $0.001
MPW
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
As of May 3, 2019, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. had 394,424,343 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, outstanding.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of Medical Properties Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and MPT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, through which Medical Properties Trust, Inc. conducts substantially all of its operations. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” “Medical Properties,” “MPT,” or “the company” refer to Medical Properties Trust, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “our operating partnership” or “the operating partnership” refer to MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. AND MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1 Financial Statements
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
7
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. and Subsidiaries
8
9
10
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
11
12
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
13
Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
31
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
32
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
33
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
Item 1A Risk Factors
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5 Other Information
Item 6 Exhibits
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SIGNATURE
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Item 1. Financial Statements.
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Note 2)
Assets
Real estate assets
Land, buildings and improvements, intangible lease assets, and other
$
5,394,092
5,268,459
Mortgage loans
1,214,780
1,213,322
Net investment in direct financing leases
684,547
684,053
Gross investment in real estate assets
7,293,419
7,165,834
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(498,915
)
(464,984
Net investment in real estate assets
6,794,504
6,700,850
Cash and cash equivalents
995,548
820,868
Interest and rent receivables
24,788
25,855
Straight-line rent receivables
243,556
220,848
Equity investments
506,123
520,058
Other loans
365,402
373,198
Other assets
301,532
181,966
Total Assets
9,231,453
8,843,643
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Debt, net
4,023,568
4,037,389
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
188,956
204,325
Deferred revenue
9,979
13,467
Obligations to tenants and other lease liabilities
118,474
27,524
Total Liabilities
4,340,977
4,282,705
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 10,000 shares;
no shares outstanding
—
Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares;
issued and outstanding — 391,839 shares at March 31, 2019 and
370,637 shares at December 31, 2018
392
371
Additional paid-in capital
4,803,672
4,442,948
Retained earnings
141,427
162,768
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(67,892
(58,202
Treasury shares, at cost
(777
Total Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
4,876,822
4,547,108
Non-controlling interests
13,654
13,830
Total Equity
4,890,476
4,560,938
Total Liabilities and Equity
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
Revenues
Rent billed
108,598
128,011
Straight-line rent
20,651
15,791
Income from direct financing leases
17,280
17,681
Interest and other income
33,925
43,563
Total revenues
180,454
205,046
Expenses
Interest
50,551
57,023
Real estate depreciation and amortization
33,352
35,802
Property-related
3,066
2,184
General and administrative
23,451
17,818
Total expenses
110,420
112,827
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate, net
1,467
Earnings from equity interests
3,720
3,271
Other
204
(4,739
Total other income (expense)
3,924
(1
Income before income tax
73,958
92,218
Income tax benefit (expense)
2,333
(1,175
Net income
76,291
91,043
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(469
(442
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders
75,822
90,601
Earnings per common share — basic and diluted
0.20
0.25
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
380,551
364,882
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
381,675
365,343
Dividends declared per common share
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap
(3,772
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain
(5,918
16,088
Total comprehensive income
66,601
107,131
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to MPT common stockholders
66,132
106,689
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
Preferred
Common
Shares
Par
Value
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Loss
Treasury
Stock
Non-
Controlling
Interests
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
364,424
364
4,333,027
(485,932
(26,049
14,572
3,835,205
442
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
principles
1,938
Foreign currency translation gain
Stock vesting and amortization of stock-based
compensation
271
1
1,855
1,856
Redemption of MOP units
(816
Distributions to non-controlling interests
(620
Proceeds from offering (net of offering costs)
(94
Dividends declared ($0.25 per common share)
(91,411
Balance at March 31, 2018
364,695
365
4,333,972
(484,804
(9,961
14,394
3,853,189
Balance at December 31, 2018
370,637
469
Foreign currency translation loss
1,055
6,714
6,715
(645
20,147
20
354,010
354,030
(97,163
Balance at March 31, 2019
391,839
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
34,675
37,858
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount
1,827
1,789
Direct financing lease interest accretion
(2,337
(2,340
Straight-line rent revenue
(23,959
(20,377
Share-based compensation
Gain from sale of real estate, net
(1,467
Straight-line rent and other write-off, net of tax benefit
2,596
6,059
Other adjustments
2,249
(3,217
Changes in:
(1,193
(3,678
(9,940
(12,729
Net cash provided by operating activities
86,924
94,797
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions and other related investments
(6,492
Net proceeds from sale of real estate
148,809
Principal received on loans receivable
420
1,734
Investment in loans receivable
(1,185
(149,080
Construction in progress and other
(160,736
(8,399
Net cash used for investing activities
(167,993
(6,936
Financing activities
Revolving credit facilities, net
9,097
(33,590
Distributions paid
(95,419
(89,403
Lease deposits and other obligations to tenants
3,677
1,299
Proceeds from sale of common shares, net of offering costs
Debt issuance costs paid and other financing activities
(677
(1,549
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
270,708
(123,337
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for period
189,639
(35,476
Effect of exchange rate changes
(11,450
2,774
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
822,425
172,247
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
1,000,614
139,545
Interest paid
51,296
57,025
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities:
Distributions declared, unpaid
97,163
91,411
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are comprised of the following:
Beginning of period:
171,472
Restricted cash, included in Other assets
1,557
775
End of period:
138,314
5,066
1,231
MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Liabilities and Capital
91,461
108,574
Payable due to Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
97,105
95,361
4,340,587
4,282,315
General Partner — issued and outstanding — 3,918 units at March 31, 2019
and 3,706 units at December 31, 2018
49,478
46,084
Limited Partners:
Common units — issued and outstanding — 387,921 units at
March 31, 2019 and 366,931 units at December 31, 2018
4,895,626
4,559,616
LTIP units — issued and outstanding — 232 units at March 31, 2019
and 232 units at December 31, 2018
Total MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. capital
4,877,212
4,547,498
Total Capital
4,890,866
4,561,328
Total Liabilities and Capital
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
Net income attributable to MPT Operating Partnership partners
Earnings per units — basic and diluted
Weighted average units outstanding — basic
Weighted average units outstanding — diluted
Dividends declared per unit
Comprehensive income attributable to MPT Operating Partnership partners
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital
General
Limited Partners
Partner
LTIPs
Units
Unit
3,644
38,489
360,780
3,808,583
292
3,835,595
906
89,695
19
1,919
Unit vesting and amortization of unit-based
268
1,837
Conversion of LTIP units to common units
60
(60
Redemption of common units
(93
Distributions declared ($0.25 per unit)
(914
(90,497
3,647
38,518
361,048
3,810,628
232
3,853,579
3,706
366,931
758
75,064
68
1,044
6,647
201
3,540
19,946
350,490
(972
(96,191
3,918
387,921
Unit-based compensation
Proceeds from sale of units, net of offering costs
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are comprised of the following:
1. Organization
Medical Properties Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, was formed on August 27, 2003, under the Maryland General Corporation Law for the purpose of engaging in the business of investing in, owning, and leasing healthcare real estate. Our operating partnership subsidiary, MPT Operating Partnership, L.P., (the “Operating Partnership”) through which we conduct all of our operations, was formed in September 2003. Through another wholly-owned subsidiary, Medical Properties Trust, LLC, we are the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At present, we directly own substantially all of the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership and have elected to report our required disclosures and that of the Operating Partnership on a combined basis, except where material differences exist.
We have operated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) since April 6, 2004 and elected REIT status upon the filing in September 2005 of the calendar year 2004 federal income tax return. Accordingly, we will generally not be subject to federal income tax in the United States (“U.S.”), provided that we continue to qualify as a REIT and our distributions to our stockholders equal or exceed our taxable income. Certain non-real estate activities we undertake are conducted by entities which we elected to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”). Our TRS entities are subject to both U.S. federal and state income taxes. For our properties located outside the U.S., we are subject to the local taxes of the jurisdictions where our properties reside and/or legal entities are domiciled; however, we do not expect to incur additional taxes in the U.S. as such income flows through our REIT.
Our primary business strategy is to acquire and develop real estate and improvements, primarily for long-term lease to providers of healthcare services, such as operators of general acute care hospitals, inpatient physical rehabilitation hospitals, and long-term acute care hospitals. We also make mortgage and other loans to operators of similar facilities. In addition, we may obtain profits or equity interests in our tenants, from time to time, in order to enhance our overall return. We manage our business as a single business segment. All of our properties are currently located in the U.S. and Europe.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information, including rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements.
For information about significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to these significant accounting policies other than the following:
On January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases”, (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). We adopted this standard using the modified retrospective approach and have elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, permits the following: no reassessment of whether existing contracts are or contain a lease; no reassessment of lease classification for existing leases; and no reassessment of initial direct costs for existing leases. Additionally, we made certain elections permitted in accordance with ASU 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): – Targeted Improvements.” which (1) permits entities to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at its adoption date instead of at the earliest comparative period presented in its financial statements and (2) permits lessors to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component in a contract if certain criteria are met.
The standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either financing or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method (for finance leases) or on a straight-line basis (for operating leases) over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will remain off balance sheet with lease expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, similar to previous guidance for operating leases. The standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to previous guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases.
For our leases in which we are the lessee, including ground leases on which certain of our facilities reside, along with corporate office and equipment leases, we recorded a right-of-use asset and offsetting lease liability of approximately $84 million upon adoption of this standard – resulting in no material cumulative effect adjustment. From a lessor perspective, we did not change the classification or accounting of our existing leases except, we are now grossing up our income statement for certain operating expenses, such as property taxes and insurance, that the tenants of our facilities are required to reimburse us for pursuant to our “triple-net” leases. See Note 10 for additional detail.
Recent Accounting Developments:
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" ("ASU 2016-13"). This standard requires a new forward-looking “expected loss” model to be used for our financing receivables, including direct financing leases and loan receivables, which the FASB believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2020. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications and Revisions
Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
3. Real Estate and Lending Activities
Acquisitions
We acquired the following assets (in thousands):
Three Months
Assets Acquired
Land
169
Building
5,327
Intangible lease assets — subject to amortization
996
Total assets acquired
6,492
On February 8, 2019, we acquired an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Germany for €5.7 million (including real estate transfer taxes). This acquisition was the final property to close as part of a four-hospital portfolio that we agreed to purchase for an aggregate amount of €23 million (including real estate transfer taxes). The property is leased to affiliates of Median Kliniken S.à.r.l. (“MEDIAN”), pursuant to a new 27-year master lease with annual escalators at the greater of 1% or 70% of the change in German consumer price index (“CPI”).
Development Activities
During the 2018 first quarter, we completed construction on a $25.5 million inpatient rehabilitation facility located in Flagstaff, Arizona. This facility opened on March 1, 2018 and is being leased to Ernest Health, Inc. (“Ernest”) pursuant to a stand-alone lease, with terms generally similar to the original master lease.
See table below for a status update on our current development projects (in thousands):
Property
Commitment
Costs Incurred as of
March 31, 2019
Estimated
Rent Commencement
Date
Circle Health (Birmingham, England)
44,241
34,705
3Q 2019
Circle Health Rehabilitation (Birmingham, England)
21,979
11,677
Surgery Partners (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
113,468
55,857
1Q 2020
179,688
102,239
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Disposals
On March 1, 2018, we sold the real estate of St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, Texas, for approximately $148 million to Steward Health Care System LLC (“Steward”). In return, we received a mortgage loan equal to the purchase price, with such loan secured by the underlying real estate. The mortgage loan had terms consistent with the other mortgage loans in the Steward portfolio. This transaction resulted in a gain of $1.5 million, offset by a $1.7 million non-cash charge to revenue to write-off related straight-line rent receivables on this property.
Leasing Operations (Lessor)
As noted earlier, we acquire and develop healthcare facilities and lease the facilities to healthcare operating companies under long-term net leases (typical initial fixed terms ranging from 10 to 15 years) and most include renewal options at the election of our tenants, generally in five year increments. More than 95% of our leases provide annual rent escalations based on increases in the consumer price index (or similar index outside the U.S.) and/or fixed minimum annual escalations ranging from 0.5% to 3.0%. Many of our domestic leases contain purchase options with pricing set at various terms but in no case less than our total investment. For five properties with a carrying value of $210 million, our leases require a residual value guarantee from the tenant. Our leases typically require the tenant to handle and bear most of the costs associated with our properties including repair/maintenance, property taxes, and insurance. We routinely inspect our properties to ensure the residual value of each of our assets is being maintained. Except for leases noted below as direct finance leases (“DFLs”), all of our leases are classified as operating leases.
The following table summarizes future minimum lease payments to be received, excluding operating expense reimbursements, from tenants under noncancelable leases as of March 31, 2019 (in thousands):
Total Under
Operating Leases
DFLs
2019 (nine months only)
329,487
48,491
377,978
2020
438,596
66,008
504,604
2021
447,232
67,388
514,620
2022
452,173
68,796
520,969
2023
459,222
70,232
529,454
Thereafter
9,636,734
1,550,857
11,187,591
11,763,444
1,871,772
13,635,216
Direct Financing Leases
At March 31, 2019, leases on 14 Ernest facilities, ten Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Prime”) facilities, and two Alecto Healthcare Services LLC (“Alecto”) facilities are accounted for as DFLs. The components of our net investment in DFLs consisted of the following (in thousands):
As of
As of December 31, 2018
Minimum lease payments receivable
2,078,099
2,091,504
Estimated residual values
421,893
424,719
Less: Unearned income
(1,815,445
(1,832,170
On March 15, 2018, we entered into a new lease agreement of our long-term acute care facility in Boise, Idaho with a joint venture formed by Vibra Healthcare, LLC (“Vibra”) and Ernest. The new lease had an initial 15-year fixed term (ending March 2033) with three extension options of five years each. With this transaction, we incurred a non-cash charge of $1.5 million to write-off DFL unbilled interest associated with the previous lease to Ernest on this property.
Adeptus Health Transition Properties
As noted in previous filings, effective October 2, 2017, we had 16 properties transitioning away from Adeptus Health, Inc. (“Adeptus”) in stages over a two year period as part of Adeptus’ confirmed plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At March 31, 2019, nine of these properties have been re-leased at rates consistent with that of the previous Adeptus lease, and one property in the Dallas market was sold in April 2019. Of the six remaining facilities (representing less than 0.6% of our total assets at March 31, 2019), five remain vacant and the final property will be transitioned away from Adeptus on October 1, 2019.
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At March 31, 2019, Adeptus is current on its rent obligations to us. Although no assurances can be made that we will not recognize a loss in the future, we believe, at March 31, 2019, that the sale or re-leasing of the remaining six transition facilities will not result in any material loss or additional impairment.
Gilbert and Florence Facilities
In the first quarter of 2018, we terminated the lease at our Gilbert and Florence, Arizona facilities due to the tenant not meeting its rent obligations pursuant to the lease. As a result of the lease terminating, we recorded a charge of $1.1 million to reserve against the straight-line rent receivables. At March 31, 2019, all outstanding receivables due from the former tenant of Florence and Gilbert were completely reserved. On December 14, 2018, the Florence facility was re-leased to Steward pursuant to our original master lease with them with a term to begin in the second quarter of 2019. At March 31, 2019, our Gilbert facility is vacant. Although no assurances can be made that we will not have any impairment charges in the future, we believe our investment in the Gilbert facility (less than 0.2% of total assets at March 31, 2019), is fully recoverable.
Alecto Facilities
At March 31, 2019, we own four acute care facilities that are leased to Alecto and have a mortgage loan on a fifth property. With the decline in the operating results of the facility tenant, we recorded a charge to reserve against the straight-line rent and other receivables outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2019. At March 31, 2019, our total overall investment in these properties is approximately 1% of our total assets.
Loans
The following is a summary of our loans (in thousands):
1,580,182
1,586,520
Other loans typically consist of loans to our tenants for acquisitions and working capital purposes, and include our shareholder loan made to the joint venture with Primotop Holdings S.à.r.l. (“Primotop”) in the amount of €290 million.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
We monitor concentration risk in several ways due to the nature of our real estate assets that are vital to the communities in which they are located and given our history of being able to replace inefficient operators of our facilities if needed, with more effective operators:
1)
Facility concentration – At March 31, 2019, we had no investment in any single property greater than 4% of our total assets, which is consistent with December 31, 2018.
2)
Operator concentration – For the three months ended March 31, 2019, revenue from Steward and Prime of $86.6 million and $32.0 million, respectively, exceeded 10% of our total revenues. In comparison, Steward ($73.2 million), Prime ($31.8 million) and MEDIAN ($29.1 million), respectively, exceeded 10% of our total revenues for the first three months of 2018.
3)
Geographic concentration – At March 31, 2019, investments in the U.S. and Europe represented approximately 80% and 20%, respectively, of our total assets, which is consistent with December 31, 2018.
4)
Facility type concentration – For the three months ended March 31, 2019, approximately 86% of our revenues are from our general acute care facilities, while rehabilitation and long-term acute care facilities make up 10% and 4%, respectively. These percentages are similar to those for the first three months of 2018.
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4. Debt
The following is a summary of debt (dollar amounts in thousands):
Revolving credit facility(A)
37,802
28,059
Term loan
200,000
4.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022(B)
560,900
573,350
5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024
300,000
6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024
500,000
3.325% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025(B)
5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
1,400,000
4,059,602
4,074,759
Debt issue costs, net
(36,034
(37,370
(A)
Includes £29 million and £22 million of GBP-denominated borrowings that reflect the exchange rate at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(B)
These notes are Euro-denominated and reflect the exchange rate at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
As of March 31, 2019, principal payments due on our debt (which exclude the effects of any discounts, premiums, or debt issue costs recorded) are as follows (in thousands):
760,900
3,260,900
Covenants
Our debt facilities impose certain restrictions on us, including restrictions on our ability to: incur debts; create or incur liens; provide guarantees in respect of obligations of any other entity; make redemptions and repurchases of our capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase debt; engage in mergers or consolidations; enter into affiliated transactions; dispose of real estate or other assets; and change our business. In addition, the credit agreements governing our revolving credit and term loan agreement (“Credit Facility”) limit the amount of dividends we can pay as a percentage of normalized adjusted funds from operations, as defined in the agreements, on a rolling four quarter basis. At March 31, 2019, the dividend restriction was 95% of normalized adjusted funds from operations (“NAFFO”). The indentures governing our senior unsecured notes also limit the amount of dividends we can pay based on the sum of 95% of NAFFO, proceeds of equity issuances and certain other net cash proceeds. Finally, our senior unsecured notes require us to maintain total unencumbered assets (as defined in the related indenture) of not less than 150% of our unsecured indebtedness.
In addition to these restrictions, the Credit Facility contains customary financial and operating covenants, including covenants relating to our total leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio, secured leverage ratio, consolidated adjusted net worth, unsecured leverage ratio, and unsecured interest coverage ratio. The Credit Facility also contains customary events of default, including among others, nonpayment of principal or interest, material inaccuracy of representations and failure to comply with our covenants. If an event of default occurs and is continuing under the Credit Facility, the entire outstanding balance may become immediately due and payable. At March 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all such financial and operating covenants.
5. Common Stock/Partners’ Capital
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
In the 2019 first quarter, we sold 20.1 million shares of common stock under our at-the-market equity offering program, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $354 million.
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We sold an additional 2.5 million shares of common stock under our at-the-market equity offering program subsequent to March 31, 2019, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $45 million.
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
At March 31, 2019, the Company has a 99.9% ownership interest in the Operating Partnership, with the remainder owned by two other partners, who are employees.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued approximately 20.1 million units in direct response to the common stock at-the-market offerings by Medical Properties Trust, Inc. during the same period.
6. Stock Awards
We adopted the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) during the second quarter of 2013, which authorizes the issuance of common stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units and awards of interests in our Operating Partnership. The Equity Incentive Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. We have reserved 8,196,770 shares of common stock for awards under the Equity Incentive Plan. No shares remain available for future stock awards as of March 31, 2019. Share-based compensation expense totaled $6.7 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We have various assets and liabilities that are considered financial instruments. We estimate that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values. We estimate the fair value of our interest and rent receivables using Level 2 inputs such as discounting the estimated future cash flows using the current rates at which similar receivables would be made to others with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. The fair value of our mortgage loans and other loans are estimated by using Level 2 inputs such as discounting the estimated future cash flows using the current rates which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. We determine the fair value of our senior unsecured notes using Level 2 inputs such as quotes from securities dealers and market makers. We estimate the fair value of our revolving credit facility and term loan using Level 2 inputs based on the present value of future payments, discounted at a rate which we consider appropriate for such debt.
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, are subjective in nature, and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment. Settlement of such fair value amounts may not be possible and may not be a prudent management decision. The following table summarizes fair value estimates for our financial instruments (in thousands):
December 31, 2018
Asset (Liability)
Book
Fair
23,925
24,942
Loans(1)
1,465,182
1,552,687
1,471,520
1,490,758
(4,023,568
(4,170,310
(4,037,389
(3,947,795
(1)
Excludes mortgage loans related to Ernest since they are recorded at fair value and discussed below.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Our Ernest mortgage loans are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as we elected to account for these investments using the fair value option method in 2012 when we acquired an equity interest in and made an acquisition loan to Ernest. Such equity interest was sold and the acquisition loan was paid off in October 2018. We elected to account for these investments at fair value due to the size of the investments and because we believe this method was more reflective of current values. We have not made a similar election for other investments existing at March 31, 2019.
At March 31, 2019, the amounts recorded under the fair value option method were as follows (in thousands):
Asset Type
Original
Cost
Classification
115,000
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Our mortgage loans with Ernest are recorded at fair value based on Level 2 inputs by discounting the estimated cash flows using the market rates which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and the same remaining maturities.
During the first quarter of 2018, we recognized an unrealized loss on our investment in Ernest. There was no gain or loss recorded during the first three months of 2019.
8. Earnings Per Share/Unit
Our earnings per share were calculated based on the following (amounts in thousands):
Numerator:
Non-controlling interests’ share in net income
Participating securities’ share in earnings
(476
(195
Net income, less participating securities’ share in earnings
75,346
90,406
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average common shares
Dilutive potential common shares
1,124
461
Dilutive weighted-average common shares
Our earnings per common unit were calculated based on the following (amounts in thousands):
Basic weighted-average units
Dilutive potential units
Diluted weighted-average units
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
On January 31, 2019, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire a portfolio of eleven Australian hospitals currently operated by Healthscope Ltd. (“Healthscope”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $859 million, of which approximately $36.4 million was paid into escrow on February 4, 2019. Upon closing, these facilities will be leased to Healthscope pursuant to master lease agreements that have an average initial term of 20 years with annual fixed escalations and multiple extension options. In a related transaction, Brookfield Business Partners L.P. together with its institutional partners (“Brookfield”) has agreed to acquire up to 100% of Healthscope’s outstanding shares. Closing of our acquisition, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2019, is subject to Healthscope shareholder approval, customary real estate and regulatory approvals, the successful completion of the Brookfield transactions, and other closing conditions. In April 2019, we entered into an Australian term loan commitment in the amount of $1.2 billion Australian dollars for which closing and funding is contingent on the successful completion of the Healthscope transaction.
Contingencies
We are a party to various legal proceedings incidental to our business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to those proceedings is not presently expected to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
10. Leases (Lessee)
We have leased land on which certain of our facilities reside, along with corporate office and equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 5.3 years to 42.5 years, some of which may include options to extend the leases up to, or just beyond, the depreciable life of the properties that occupy the leased land. Renewal options that we are reasonably certain to exercise are recognized in our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.
Properties subject to ground leases are subleased to our tenants, except for three Adeptus transition properties.
The following is a summary of our lease expense (in thousands):
Ended March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost (1)
(2)
2,096
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Interest on lease liabilities
Interest expense
21
Sublease income
(900
Total lease cost
1,230
Includes short-term leases.
$1.6 million included in Property-related, with the remainder reflected in General and administrative expenses.
Fixed minimum payments due over the remaining lease term under non-cancelable leases of more than one year and amounts to be received in the future from non-cancelable subleases over their remaining lease term at March 31, 2019 are as follows (amounts in thousands):
Operating leases
Finance leases
Amounts to
be received
from
subleases
Net
payments
2019 (1)
4,598
93
(2,542
2,149
6,437
125
(3,456
3,106
6,606
126
(3,561
3,171
6,750
128
(3,715
3,163
6,815
129
(3,719
3,225
196,788
5,045
(95,320
106,513
Total undiscounted minimum lease payments
227,994
5,646
(112,313
121,327
Less: interest
(146,478
(3,717
Present value of lease liabilities
81,516
1,929
Represents remaining nine months of 2019.
Reflects certain ground leases, in which we are the lessee, that have longer initial fixed terms than our existing sublease to our tenants. However, we would expect to either renew the related sublease, enter into a lease with a new tenant or early terminate the ground lease to reduce or avoid any significant impact from such ground leases.
Supplemental balance sheet information is as follows (in thousands, except lease terms and discount rate):
Right of use assets:
Operating leases - real estate
Land, buildings and improvements,
intangible lease assets, and other
64,995
Finance leases - real estate
1,939
Real estate right of use assets, net
66,934
Operating leases - corporate
11,419
Total right of use assets, net
78,353
Lease liabilities:
Obligations to tenants and
other lease liabilities
Financing leases
Total lease liabilities
83,445
Weighted average remaining lease term:
32.2
37.7
Weighted average discount rate:
6.3
%
6.6
The following is supplemental cash flow information (in thousands):
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
1,459
Operating cash flows from finance leases
Financing cash flows from finance leases
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
1,042
11. Subsequent Events
On April 3, 2019, we closed on the acquisition of one acute care hospital in Poole, England for a purchase price of approximately £34.5 million. Upon closing, this facility was leased to BMI Healthcare, pursuant to an in-place lease with 14 years remaining on its term and fixed 2.5% annual escalators.
On April 11, 2019, we re-leased our Twelve Oaks facility to a new tenant, Advanced Diagnostics Health System, LLC, pursuant to a new 10-year lease, subject to four additional five-year extension options.
On April 12, 2019, we closed on the acquisition of one acute care hospital in Big Spring, Texas for a purchase price of $26 million. Upon closing, this facility was leased to Steward pursuant to the existing master lease agreement.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations are presented on a combined basis for Medical Properties Trust and MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. as there are no material differences between these two entities.
The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations should be read together with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in this Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Forward-Looking Statements.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “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. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results or future performance, achievements or transactions or events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods, and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such factors include, among others, the following:
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the political, economic, business, real estate, and other market conditions of the U.S. (both national and local), Europe (in particular Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy), and other foreign jurisdictions;
the competitive environment in which we operate;
the execution of our business plan;
financing risks, such as our ability to repay, refinance, restructure, or extend our indebtedness as it becomes due;
the risk that a condition to closing under the agreements governing any or all of our outstanding transactions that have not closed as of the date hereof (including the Healthscope transaction described in Note 9 to Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) may not be satisfied;
the possibility that the anticipated benefits from any or all of the transactions we enter into will take longer to realize than expected or will not be realized at all;
acquisition and development risks;
potential environmental contingencies and other liabilities;
adverse developments affecting the financial health of one or more of our tenants, including insolvency;
other factors affecting the real estate industry generally or the healthcare real estate industry in particular;
our ability to maintain our status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes;
our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
changes in foreign currency exchange rates;
changes in tax laws in the U.S., Europe or any other foreign jurisdictions in which we do business;
U.S. (both federal and state), European (in particular Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy) and other foreign countries’ healthcare and other regulatory requirements; and
U.S. national and local economic conditions, as well as conditions in Europe, Australia and any other foreign jurisdictions where we own or will own healthcare facilities, which may have a negative effect on the following, among other things:
the financial condition of our tenants, our lenders, or institutions that hold our cash balances, which may expose us to increased risks of default by these parties;
our ability to obtain equity or debt financing on attractive terms or at all, which may adversely impact our ability to pursue acquisition and development opportunities, refinance existing debt and our future interest expense; and
the value of our real estate assets, which may limit our ability to dispose of assets at attractive prices or obtain or maintain debt financing secured by our properties or on an unsecured basis.
Key Factors that May Affect Our Operations
Our revenue is derived from rents we earn pursuant to the lease agreements with our tenants, from interest income from loans to our tenants and other facility owners and from profits or equity interests in real estate joint ventures and other investments including interest held in certain of our tenants’ operations. Our tenants operate in the healthcare industry, generally providing medical, surgical and rehabilitative care to patients. The capacity of our tenants to pay our rents and interest is dependent upon their ability to conduct their operations at profitable levels. We believe that the business environment of the industry segments in which our tenants operate is generally positive for efficient operators. However, our tenants’ operations are subject to economic, regulatory and market conditions that may affect their profitability, which could impact our results. Accordingly, we monitor certain key factors, changes to which we believe may provide early indications of conditions that may affect the level of risk in our portfolio.
Key factors that we consider in underwriting prospective tenants and borrowers and in monitoring the performance of existing tenants and borrowers include the following:
admission levels and surgery/procedure/diagnosis volumes by type;
the current, historical and prospective operating margins (measured by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and facility rent) of each tenant or borrower and at each facility;
the ratio of our tenants’ or borrowers’ operating earnings both to facility rent and to facility rent plus other fixed costs, including debt costs;
changes in revenue sources of our tenants’ or borrowers’ revenue, including the relative mix of public payors (including Medicare, Medicaid/MediCal, managed care in the U.S. and pension funds in Germany) and private payors (including commercial insurance and private pay patients);
trends in tenants’ cash collections, including comparison to recorded net patient service revenues;
tenants’ free cash flows;
the effect of evolving healthcare legislation and other regulations on our tenants’ or borrowers’ profitability and liquidity; and
the competition and demographics of the local and surrounding areas in which the tenants or borrowers operate.
Certain business factors, in addition to those described above that directly affect our tenants and borrowers, will likely materially influence our future results of operations. These factors include:
trends in the cost and availability of capital, including market interest rates, that our prospective tenants may use for their real estate assets instead of financing their real estate assets through lease structures;
changes in healthcare regulations that may limit the opportunities for physicians to participate in the ownership of healthcare providers and healthcare real estate;
reductions in reimbursements from Medicare, state healthcare programs, and commercial insurance providers that may reduce our tenants’ or borrowers’ profitability and our lease rates;
competition from other financing sources; and
the ability of our tenants and borrowers to access funds in the credit markets.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, investments in real estate, purchase price allocation, loans, losses from rent and interest receivables, stock-based compensation, our fair value option election, and our accounting policy on consolidation. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, there were no material changes to these policies except for those described in Note 2 to Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Overview
We are a self-advised REIT focused on investing in and owning net-leased healthcare facilities across the U.S. and selectively in foreign jurisdictions. We have operated as a REIT since April 6, 2004, and accordingly, elected REIT status upon the filing of our calendar year 2004 federal income tax return. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. was incorporated under Maryland law on August 27, 2003, and MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. was formed under Delaware law on September 10, 2003. We conduct substantially all of our business through MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. We acquire and develop healthcare facilities and lease the facilities to healthcare operating companies under long-term net leases, which require the tenant to bear most of the costs associated with the property. We also make mortgage loans to healthcare operators collateralized by their real estate assets. In addition, we selectively make loans to certain of our operators through our taxable REIT subsidiaries, the proceeds of which are typically used for acquisitions and working capital. Finally, from time to time, we acquire a profits or other equity interest in our tenants that gives us a right to share in such tenant’s profits and losses.
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At March 31, 2019, our portfolio consisted of 276 properties leased or loaned to 29 operators, of which three are under development and 10 are in the form of mortgage loans.
Our investments in healthcare real estate, including mortgage and other loans, as well as any equity investments in our tenants are considered a single reportable segment. At March 31, 2019, all of our investments are located in the U.S. and Europe. Our total assets are made up of the following (dollars in thousands):
As of March 31,
% of
As of December 31,
Real estate owned (gross)
5,976,400
64.7
5,868,340
66.4
13.2
13.7
4.0
4.2
Construction in progress
1.1
84,172
1.0
1,572,632
17.0
1,304,611
14.7
Total assets
100.0
Additional Concentration Details
On a pro forma gross asset basis (as defined in the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), our concentration as of March 31, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Pro Forma Gross Assets by Operator
As of March 31, 2019
Operators
Total Pro Forma
Gross Assets
Percentage of
Total Pro Forma Gross Assets
Steward
3,879,006
37.9
3,823,625
38.0
Prime
1,145,909
11.2
1,124,711
MEDIAN
1,041,121
10.2
1,075,504
10.7
Healthscope
858,569
8.4
8.5
Ernest
504,546
4.9
500,397
5.0
LifePoint
502,072
Other operators
1,745,797
16.9
1,644,900
16.3
569,876
5.6
528,669
5.3
10,246,896
10,058,447
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Pro Forma Gross Assets by U.S. State and Country
U.S. States and Other Countries
Massachusetts
1,476,887
14.4
1,469,423
14.6
Texas
1,195,752
11.7
1,126,217
Utah
1,057,519
10.3
1,054,539
10.5
California
522,750
5.1
522,753
5.2
Arizona
488,198
4.8
483,778
All other states
2,666,821
25.9
2,630,231
26.1
Other domestic assets
552,005
5.4
482,992
Total U.S.
7,959,932
77.6
7,769,933
77.2
Germany
1,132,936
11.1
1,164,973
11.6
Australia
United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain
277,588
2.7
219,295
2.2
Other international assets
17,871
0.2
45,677
0.5
Total international
2,286,964
22.4
2,288,514
22.8
Grand total
On an individual property basis, we had no investment in any single property greater than 3.6% of our total pro forma gross assets as of March 31, 2019.
On an adjusted revenue basis (as defined in the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), concentration for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the prior year is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Adjusted Revenue by Operator
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Total Adjusted
Revenue
86,630
43.5
73,227
35.7
32,002
16.1
31,778
15.5
22,186
29,088
14.2
12,969
6.5
16,416
8.0
11,483
5.8
9,537
4.7
33,733
45,000
21.9
199,003
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Adjusted Revenue by U.S. State and Country
34,036
17.1
26,940
13.1
27,231
30,355
14.8
21,591
10.9
20,871
15,822
16,666
8.1
12,583
11,386
59,757
29.9
60,037
29.3
171,020
85.9
166,255
81.1
24,175
12.2
37,665
18.4
3,808
1.9
1,126
27,983
14.1
38,791
18.9
Adjusted Revenue by Facility Type
General acute care hospitals
157,700
79.2
145,797
71.1
Rehabilitation hospitals
34,159
17.2
50,159
24.5
Long-term acute care hospitals
7,144
3.6
9,090
4.4
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to March 31, 2018
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019, was $75.8 million, compared to $90.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This decrease is primarily due to expected lower revenues as a result of property sales post the 2018 first quarter including 71 properties sold to form the Primotop joint venture in the 2018 third quarter. This decrease is partially offset by additional revenue from new investments post the 2018 first quarter along with additional straight-line rent revenue recorded from the conversion of Steward mortgage loans to fee simple real estate throughout 2018. Funds from operations (“FFO”), after adjusting for certain items (as more fully described in Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures), was $117.8 million for the 2019 first quarter as compared to $131.5 million for the 2018 first quarter. Similar to net income, this decrease in FFO is primarily due to lower revenue from the property sales post March 31, 2018.
A comparison of revenues for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year over
Year
Change
60.2
62.4
-15.2
11.4
7.7
30.8
9.6
8.6
-2.3
18.8
21.3
-22.1
-12.0
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Our total revenue for the 2019 first quarter is down $24.6 million, or 12%, over the prior year. This decrease is made up of the following:
Operating lease revenue (includes rent billed and straight-line rent) – down $14.6 million over the prior year of which $35.1 million of lower revenues is due to property dispositions post March 31, 2018 (majority relates to the formation of the Primotop joint venture in the 2018 third quarter) and approximately $2.9 million is from unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations. This decrease is partially offset by $17.6 million of additional lease revenue (of which $4.3 million represents straight-line rent) related to the conversion of four Steward mortgage loans to fee simple assets in 2018, and $5.4 million of incremental revenue from acquisitions post March 31, 2018 along with expansion and development projects.
Income from direct financing leases – remained flat quarter over quarter.
Interest and other income – down $9.6 million from the prior year due to the following:
-
Interest from loans – down $10.9 million over the prior year of which $11.5 million is the result of lower interest revenue related to Steward mortgage loans converted to fee simple assets in 2018 and $4.4 million is from the payoff of our Ernest acquisition and other loans in the fourth quarter of 2018. This is partially offset by $4.2 million of interest revenue earned on the Primotop joint venture shareholder loan made in August 2018, $0.7 million from new loans made post the 2018 first quarter, and $0.2 million from our annual escalations in interest rates in accordance with loan provisions.
Other income – up $1.3 million due to the implementation of the lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019, whereby we are now reflecting certain payments made by our tenants, including ground lease payments and reimbursements of property taxes and insurance, as revenue. This revenue is offset by a corresponding expense in the “Property-related” line on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income.
Interest expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, totaled $50.6 million and $57.0 million, respectively. This decrease is primarily related to the lower average revolving debt balance during the 2019 first quarter compared to the 2018 first quarter as we paid down our revolver with proceeds from property sales post March 31, 2018.
Real estate depreciation and amortization during the first quarter of 2019 decreased to $33.4 million from $35.8 million in 2018, due to the property sales in 2018, partially offset by new investments made and the conversion of the four Steward mortgage loans to fee simple assets.
Property-related expenses totaled $3.1 million and $2.2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As noted above under the caption “Other income,” this increase was primarily due to the grossing up of certain expenses (such as ground lease, property taxes and insurance) as part of our implementation of the lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019.
General and administrative expenses totaled $23.5 million for the 2019 first quarter, which is a $5.6 million increase from the prior year first quarter. The majority of the increase relates to stock compensation expense from our performance-based awards. Given our strong performance in 2018 with a total shareholder return of 25% along with our current acquisition pipeline and expectations to close a substantial amount of acquisitions in 2019, we believe it is more likely that such performance awards will be earned and have adjusted our stock compensation expense accordingly.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we sold our St. Joseph’s property at a gain of $1.5 million. We have no dispositions in the first quarter of 2019. See Note 3 to Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further details.
In the first quarter of 2018, we incurred other expense of $4.7 million, which included non-cash and unrealized fair value adjustments on our Ernest investments that were sold or repaid in October 2018. No similar fair value adjustments were recorded in the 2019 first quarter.
Income tax expense typically includes U.S. federal and state income taxes on our TRS entities, as well as non-U.S. income based or withholding taxes on certain investments located in jurisdictions outside the U.S. The $2.3 million income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019, represents the benefit from straight-line rent and other write-offs on our TRS in the quarter. The benefit is partially offset by financial taxable income from our international investments. We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets are recorded to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such determination, all available positive and negative evidence is considered, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and recent financial performance. Based upon our review of all positive and negative evidence, including our three-year cumulative pre-tax book loss position in certain entities, we concluded that a full valuation allowance of $3 million should continue to be recorded against certain of our international net deferred tax assets at March 31, 2019. In the future, if we determine that it is more likely than not that we will realize our net deferred tax assets, we will reverse the applicable portion of the valuation allowance, recognize an income tax benefit in the period in which such determination is made, and incur higher income taxes in future periods as income earned.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Investors and analysts following the real estate industry utilize funds from operations, or FFO, as a supplemental performance measure. FFO, reflecting the assumption that real estate asset values rise or fall with market conditions, principally adjusts for the effects of GAAP depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, which assumes that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time. We compute FFO in accordance with the definition provided by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or Nareit, which represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (losses) on sales of real estate and impairment charges on real estate assets, plus real estate depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
In addition to presenting FFO in accordance with the Nareit definition, we also disclose normalized FFO, which adjusts FFO for items that relate to unanticipated or non-core events or activities or accounting changes that, if not noted, would make comparison to prior period results and market expectations less meaningful to investors and analysts.
We believe that the use of FFO, combined with the required GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of our operating results among investors and the use of normalized FFO makes comparisons of our operating results with prior periods and other companies more meaningful. While FFO and normalized FFO are relevant and widely used supplemental measures of operating and financial performance of REITs, they should not be viewed as a substitute measure of our operating performance since the measures do not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, which can be significant economic costs that could materially impact our results of operations. FFO and normalized FFO should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) as indicators of our financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our liquidity.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to MPT common stockholders to FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share data):
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
FFO information:
39,854
36,517
Funds from operations
115,200
125,456
Write-off of straight-line rent and other, net of tax benefit
Normalized funds from operations
117,796
131,515
Per diluted share data:
0.10
0.09
0.30
0.34
0.01
0.02
0.31
0.36
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Pro Forma Gross Assets
Pro forma gross assets is total assets before accumulated depreciation/amortization (adjusted for our unconsolidated joint ventures) and assumes all real estate binding commitments on new investments and unfunded amounts on development deals and commenced capital improvement projects as of the applicable reporting periods are fully funded, and assumes cash on hand is used in these transactions. We believe pro forma gross assets is useful to investors as it provides a more current view of our portfolio and allows for a better understanding of our concentration levels as our binding commitments close and our other commitments are fully funded. The following table presents a reconciliation of total assets to pro forma gross assets (in thousands):
Add:
Binding real estate commitments on new investments(1)
929,964
865,165
Unfunded amounts on development deals and commenced capital
improvement projects(2)
214,722
229,979
498,915
464,984
Incremental gross assets of our joint ventures(3)
367,390
375,544
Less:
(995,548
(720,868
Total pro forma gross assets
The 2019 column reflects a commitment to acquire 11 facilities in Australia along with the acquisition of two facilities in April 2019, while the 2018 column reflects a commitment to acquire 11 facilities in Australia along with the acquisition of one property in Germany in February 2019.
Includes $77.4 million and $94.1 million of unfunded amounts on ongoing development projects and $137.3 million and $135.9 million of unfunded amounts on capital improvement projects and development projects that have commenced rent, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(3)
Adjustment needed to reflect our share of our joint venture’s gross assets.
Adjusted revenue
Adjusted revenue is total revenues adjusted for our pro rata portion of similar revenues in our joint venture arrangements. We believe adjusted revenue is useful to investors as it provides a more complete view of revenue across all of our investments and allows for better understanding of our revenue concentration. The following table presents a reconciliation of total revenues to total adjusted revenue (in thousands):
For the Three
Months Ended March 31, 2019
Months Ended March 31, 2018
Revenue from properties owned through joint venture arrangements
18,549
Total adjusted revenue
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
2019 Cash Flow Activity
During the 2019 first quarter, we generated $86.9 million of cash flows from operating activities, primarily consisting of rent and interest from mortgage and other loans. We used these operating cash flows along with cash on-hand to fund our dividends of $95.4 million and certain investing activities including an initial deposit on the Healthscope acquisition discussed in Note 9, development costs on our construction projects and improvements to certain of our corporate assets.
In anticipation of future acquisitions in 2019, we sold 20.1 million shares of common stock under our at-the-market equity program in the first quarter generating net proceeds of approximately $354 million. Furthermore, in April 2019, we entered into a $1.2 billion Australian dollar term loan commitment that will close and fund once shareholder approval of the Healthscope acquisition is received.
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2018 Cash Flow Activity
During the 2018 first quarter, we generated $94.8 million of cash flows from operating activities, primarily consisting of rent and interest from mortgage and other loans. We used these operating cash flows along with cash on-hand to fund our dividends of $89.4 million and certain investing and financing activities (including a $33.6 million reduction in our revolving credit facility).
Short-term Liquidity Requirements:
As of March 31, 2019, we have no debt principal payments due in the next twelve months — see debt maturity schedule below. At May 3, 2019, our availability under our revolving credit facility plus cash on-hand approximated $2 billion. We believe this liquidity along with our current monthly cash receipts from rent and loan interest, quarterly distributions from our joint venture arrangements, availability under our at-the-market equity program, and expected proceeds from the Australian term loan commitment is sufficient to fund our operations, debt and interest obligations, our firm commitments (including expected funding requirements on our development projects), our $2.5 billion acquisition goal (including our commitment to acquire 11 properties in Australia for approximately $860 million), and dividends in order to comply with REIT requirements for the next twelve months.
Long-term Liquidity Requirements:
As of March 31, 2019, we have no debt principal payments due between now and January 2021 when our revolving credit facility comes due (which can be extended by one year). With our liquidity at May 3, 2019 of approximately $2 billion, along with our current monthly cash receipts from rent and loan interest, quarterly distributions from our joint venture arrangements, availability under our at-the-market equity program and expected proceeds from the Australian term loan commitment, we believe we have the liquidity available to us to fund our operations, debt and interest obligations, dividends in order to comply with REIT requirements, firm commitments (including expected funding requirements on our development projects) and our 2019 acquisition goal of $2.5 billion (including our commitment to acquire the Australian portfolio).
However, our acquisition pipeline is robust, so in order to fund acquisitions above our $2.5 billion goal for 2019 and beyond and to fund debt maturities coming due in later years, we will need additional capital, and we believe the following sources are generally available in the market and we may access one or a combination of them:
sale of equity securities;
amending or entering into new bank term loans,
placing new secured loans on real estate located in and outside the U.S.;
issuance of new USD or EUR denominated debt securities, including senior unsecured notes; and/or
proceeds from strategic property sales.
However, there is no assurance that conditions will be favorable for such possible transactions or that our plans will be successful.
As of March 31, 2019, principal payments due on our debt (which excludes the effects of any discounts, premiums, or debt issue costs recorded) are as follows (in thousands):
Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
We presented our contractual obligations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Except for changes to our purchase obligations, there have been no other significant changes during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
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The following table updates our contractual obligations schedule for updates to our purchase obligations (in thousands):
Contractual Obligations
Less Than
1 Year
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
After
5 Years
Purchase obligations(1)
1,161,935
44,353
1,206,288
Includes $930 million to fund the Healthscope transaction as described in Note 9 along with the two acquisitions completed in April 2019, and $214.7 million for future expenditures related to development projects along with funding for other capital improvement projects.
Distribution Policy
The table below is a summary of our distributions declared during the two year period ended March 31, 2019:
Declaration Date
Record Date
Date of Distribution
Distribution per Share
February 14, 2019
March 14, 2019
April 11, 2019
November 15, 2018
December 13, 2018
January 10, 2019
August 16, 2018
September 13, 2018
October 11, 2018
May 24, 2018
June 14, 2018
July 12, 2018
February 15, 2018
March 15, 2018
April 12, 2018
November 9, 2017
December 7, 2017
January 11, 2018
0.24
August 17, 2017
September 14, 2017
October 12, 2017
May 25, 2017
June 15, 2017
July 14, 2017
We intend to pay to our stockholders, within the time periods prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), all or substantially all of our annual taxable income, including taxable gains from the sale of real estate and recognized gains on the sale of securities. It is our policy to make sufficient cash distributions to stockholders in order for us to maintain our status as a REIT under the Code and to avoid corporate income and excise taxes on undistributed income. However, our Credit Facility limits the amount of dividends we can pay - see Note 4 in Item 1 to this Form 10-Q for further information.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Market risk includes risks that arise from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and other market changes that affect market sensitive instruments. We seek to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates by matching the terms of new investments with new long-term fixed rate borrowings to the extent possible. We may or may not elect to use financial derivative instruments to hedge interest rate or foreign currency exposure. For interest rate hedging, these decisions are principally based on our policy to match investments with comparable borrowings, but are also based on the general trend in interest rates at the applicable dates and our perception of the future volatility of interest rates. For foreign currency hedging, these decisions are principally based on how our investments are financed, the long-term nature of our investments, the need to repatriate earnings back to the U.S. and the general trend in foreign currency exchange rates.
In addition, the value of our facilities will be subject to fluctuations based on changes in local and regional economic conditions and changes in the ability of our tenants to generate profits, all of which may affect our ability to refinance our debt, if necessary. The changes in the value of our facilities would be impacted also by changes in “cap” rates, which is measured by the current base rent divided by the current market value of a facility.
Our primary exposure to market risks relates to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency. The following analyses present the sensitivity of the market value, earnings and cash flows of our significant financial instruments to hypothetical changes in interest rates and exchange rates as if these changes had occurred. The hypothetical changes chosen for these analyses reflect our view of changes that are reasonably possible over a one-year period. These forward looking disclosures are selective in nature and only address the potential impact from these hypothetical changes. They do not include other potential effects which could impact our business as a result of changes in market conditions. In addition, they do not include measures we may take to minimize our exposure such as entering into future interest rate swaps to hedge against interest rate increases on our variable rate debt.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
For fixed rate debt, interest rate changes affect the fair market value but do not impact net income to common stockholders or cash flows. Conversely, for floating rate debt, interest rate changes generally do not affect the fair market value but do impact net income to common stockholders and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant. At March 31, 2019, our outstanding debt totaled $4.0 billion, which consisted of fixed-rate debt of approximately $3.8 billion and variable rate debt of $0.2 billion. If market
interest rates increase by 1%, the fair value of our debt at March 31, 2019 would decrease by $6.5 million. Changes in the fair value of our fixed rate debt will not have any impact on us unless we decided to repurchase the debt in the open market.
If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt increase by 1%, the increase in annual interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $0.1 million per year. If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt decrease by 1%, the decrease in interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase future earnings and cash flows by $0.1 million per year. This assumes that the average amount outstanding under our variable rate debt for a year is $0.2 billion, the balance of such variable rate debt at March 31, 2019.
Foreign Currency Sensitivity
With our investments in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy, we are subject to fluctuations in the euro and British pound to U.S. dollar currency exchange rates. Increases or decreases in the value of the euro to U.S. dollar and the British pound to U.S. dollar exchange rates may impact our financial condition and/or our results of operations. Based solely on operating results to-date in 2019 and on an annualized basis, if the euro exchange rate were to change by 5%, our net income and FFO would change by approximately $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Based solely on operating results to-date in 2019 and on an annualized basis, if the British pound exchange rate were to change by 5%, our net income and FFO would change by approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
We have adopted and maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information contained in Note 9 “Commitments and Contingencies” of Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(a)
None.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Item 5. Other Information.
Item 6. Exhibits
ExhibitNumber
Description
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Medical Properties Trust, Inc.)
31.2*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Medical Properties Trust, Inc.)
31.3*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.)
31.4*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.)
32.1**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Medical Properties Trust, Inc.)
32.2**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.)
Exhibit 101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
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.
By:
/s/ J. Kevin Hanna
J. Kevin Hanna
Vice President, Controller, Assistant Treasurer, and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
of the sole member of the general partner
of MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Date: May 10, 2019