Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results

EDISON, N.J., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE: CLI) today reported its results for the second quarter 2015.

Recent highlights include:

• Reported funds from operations for the quarter of $0.46 per diluted share;
• Reported net income of $0.40 per diluted share;
• Sold a 203,000 square-foot office property for $80 million;
• Sold its interest in a multi-family joint venture property for $6.4 million; and
• Declared $0.15 per share quarterly common stock dividend.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Funds from operations (FFO) for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 amounted to $46.5 million, or $0.46 per share, as compared to $50.3 million, or $0.50 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, FFO equaled $89.6 million, or $0.89 per share, as compared to $80.5 million, or $0.81 per share, for the same period last year. For the quarter compared to last year, the decrease in FFO per share results primarily from lower NOI as a result of assets sold of $0.05 and lower revenue from decreased percent leased of $0.04, partially offset by increased net real estate tax appeal proceeds of $0.02, decreased acquisition related general and administrative costs of $0.02 and decreased interest expense of $0.01.

Net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 amounted to $35.4 million, or $0.40 per share, as compared to $51.1 million, or $0.58 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, net income to common shareholders equaled $32.9 million, or $0.37 per share, as compared to $35.8 million, or $0.40 per share, for the same period last year.

All per share amounts presented above are on a diluted basis.

Total revenues for the second quarter 2015 were $148.6 million, as compared to $160.3 million for the second quarter 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, total revenues amounted to $302.3 million, as compared to $329.9 million for the same period last year.

The Company had 89,195,529 shares of common stock, and 11,012,069 common operating partnership units outstanding as of June 30, 2015. The Company had a total of 100,207,598 common shares/common units outstanding at June 30, 2015.

Mitchell E. Rudin, chief executive officer, commented "We have been diligently assessing our operations and the opportunities available to us. While we are in the early stages of repositioning and reconstituting Mack-Cali, we are excited by the opportunities we see in the office assets and in the multi-family platform, both of which should begin to provide meaningful value as we commit additional resources to appropriately positioning each of the platforms. In addition, we look forward to enhancing our disclosure and sharing more of our plans in the coming weeks and months.  We recognize that our initiatives will take time; however, we will endeavor to make these changes, thoughtfully and efficiently with an eye towards maximizing value for our shareholders."

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

In June, the Company sold its commercial office property located at 14 Sylvan Way, in Mack-Cali Business Campus, Parsippany, New Jersey, for approximately $80.0 million. The three-story, 203,506-square-foot class A office building is fully leased to Wyndham.

Also in June, the Company sold its interest in The Highlands at Morristown Station in Morristown, New Jersey, realizing net proceeds of approximately $6.4 million. Mack-Cali had acquired its 25 percent subordinated interest in the 217-unit community in October 2012 as part of the Roseland acquisition for approximately $2 million. The sale represents an approximately 3.0-times multiple on the 2012 acquisition price. Mack-Cali's Roseland subsidiary will continue to manage the property.

Michael J. DeMarco, president and chief operating officer, commented "We have begun the long process of identifying properties for sale and the properties with upside potential over the next six to eight quarters. Our sole focus is to close completely the gap that exists between our stock price and our NAV."

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

Mack-Cali's consolidated commercial in-service portfolio was 82.3 percent leased at June 30, 2015, as compared to 84.3 percent leased at March 31, 2015.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company executed 138 leases at its consolidated in-service commercial portfolio totaling 1,377,100 square feet, consisting of 970,472 square feet of office space, 391,328 square feet of office/flex space and 15,300 square feet of industrial/warehouse space. Of these totals, 214,577 square feet were for new leases and 1,162,523 square feet were for lease renewals and other tenant retention transactions.

BALANCE SHEET/CAPITAL MARKETS

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had total indebtedness of approximately $2.0 billion, with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.67 percent. The Company had a total market capitalization of $3.9 billion and a debt-to-undepreciated assets ratio of 36.3 percent at June 30, 2015.  The Company had an interest coverage ratio of 2.7 times for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and an interest coverage ratio of 2.7 times for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

DIVIDENDS

In June, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share (indicating an annual rate of $0.60 per common share) for the second quarter 2015, which was paid on July 14, 2015 to shareholders of record as of July 6, 2015.

GUIDANCE/OUTLOOK

The Company expressed comfort with net income and FFO per diluted share for the full year 2015, as follows:

These estimates reflect management's view of current market conditions and certain assumptions with regard to rental rates, occupancy levels and other assumptions/projections. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

CONFERENCE CALL/SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

An earnings conference call with management is scheduled for today, July 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, which will be broadcast live via the Internet at:
http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=96021&eventID=5196679

The live conference call is also accessible by calling (719) 325-2448 and requesting the Mack-Cali conference call.

The conference call will be rebroadcast on Mack-Cali's website at https://www.mack-cali.com/investors/events beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2015 through July 29, 2015.

A replay of the call will also be accessible during the same time period by calling (719) 457-0820 and using the pass code 7712551.

Copies of Mack-Cali's Form 10-Q and Supplemental Operating and Financial Data are available on Mack‑Cali's website, as follows:

Second Quarter 2015 Form 10-Q:
https://www.mack-cali.com/media/765181/2ndquarter10q15.pdf

Second Quarter 2015 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data:
https://www.mack-cali.com/media/765184/2ndquartersp15.pdf

Second Quarter 2015 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data for Roseland Residential Platform:
https://www.mack-cali.com/media/765279/2ndquartersp15Roseland.pdf

In addition, these items are available upon request from:
Mack-Cali Investor Relations Department - Deidre Crockett
343 Thornall Street, Edison, New Jersey 08837-2206
(732) 590-1025

INFORMATION ABOUT FFO

Funds from operations ("FFO") is defined as net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest of unitholders, computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), excluding gains (or losses) from extraordinary items, sales of depreciable rental property, and impairments related to depreciable rental property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization. The Company believes that FFO per share is helpful to investors as one of several measures of the performance of an equity REIT. The Company further believes that as FFO per share excludes the effect of depreciation, gains (or losses) from sales of properties and impairments related to depreciable rental property (all of which are based on historical costs which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance), FFO per share can facilitate comparison of operating performance between equity REITs.

FFO per share should not be considered as an alternative to net income available to common shareholders per share as an indication of the Company's performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.  FFO per share presented herein is not necessarily comparable to FFO per share presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definition. However, the Company's FFO per share is comparable to the FFO per share of real estate companies that use the current definition of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). A reconciliation of net income per share to FFO per share is included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is a fully integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) providing management, leasing, development, construction and other tenant-related services for its class A real estate portfolio. Mack-Cali operates two highly successful platforms, the Mack-Cali office division and the Roseland apartment subsidiary.  Roseland is a premier real estate development and management company with a highly acclaimed reputation for creating exceptional residential communities in some of the most desirable settings across the Northeast. From elegant townhomes and brownstones to upscale rentals and vibrant mixed-use communities, Roseland's extraordinary portfolio of multi-family real estate properties represents the very best in quality, design excellence, and luxury living.

Additional information on Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and the commercial real estate properties and multi-family residential communities available for lease can be found on the Company's website at www.mack‑cali.com.

The information in this press release must be read in conjunction with, and is modified in its entirety by, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "10-Q") filed by the Company for the same period with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and all of the Company's other public filings with the SEC (the "Public Filings"). In particular, the financial information contained herein is subject to and qualified by reference to the financial statements contained in the 10-Q, the footnotes thereto and the limitations set forth therein. Investors may not rely on the press release without reference to the 10-Q and the Public Filings.

Statements made in this press release may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "plan," "potential," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate, and involve factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are advised to consider the factors listed above together with the additional factors under the heading "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.

SOURCE Mack-Cali Realty Corporation