LADERA RANCH, CA—(Marketwired – Sep 9, 2016) –
- Increased Same–Store Revenues by 18.3% for the Quarter and 20.3% Year–To–Date
- Increased Same–Store Average Physical Occupancy by 8.4% for the Quarter and 12.3% Year–To–Date
- Increased Same–Store Annualized Rent Per Occupied Square Foot by 7.1% for the Quarter and 4.2% Year–To–Date
Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (SSGT) announced operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.
“We are pleased to report our second quarter results,” commented H. Michael Schwartz, CEO of Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. “We are also particularly pleased with our year–over–year same–store occupancy and revenue growth.” Mr. Schwartz noted further, “These results validate the upside we saw in these properties and we look forward to similar continued operational improvements.”
Key Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016:
- Increased same–store revenues and net operating income (“NOI”) by 18.3% and 28%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015.
- Increased same–store average physical occupancy by approximately 8.4% to 89.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2016 from 80.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2015.
- Increased same–store annualized rent per occupied square foot by approximately 7.1% to $10.23 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $9.55 for the three months ended June 30, 2015.
Key Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016:
- Increased same–store revenues and NOI by 20.3% and 38.3%, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015.
- Increased same–store average physical occupancy by approximately 12.3% to 88.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from 76.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
- Increased same–store annualized rent per occupied square foot by approximately 4.2% to $9.11 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $8.75 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Acquisitions:
- On May 17, 2016, we acquired an industrial building located in Toronto, Canada from an unaffiliated third party for a total purchase price of approximately $2.3 million, plus closing costs and acquisition fees. We intend to convert the industrial building into a self storage facility resulting in a total of approximately 900 units and 85,000 rentable square feet.
- On May 26, 2016, we acquired a self storage facility located in Phoenix, Arizona from an unaffiliated third party for a total purchase price of approximately $7.2 million, plus closing costs and acquisition expenses. The facility has approximately 840 units and 94,000 rentable square feet.
Capital Transactions:
Redemption of Preferred Units
SSTI Preferred Investor, LLC invested an aggregate of approximately $17.5 million in our operating partnership in 2014 and 2015 in order to partially fund certain of our acquisitions and in exchange received approximately 700,000 Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”) in our operating partnership. In September of 2015 we redeemed $1.5 million, in each of June and July of 2016 we redeemed $1 million, in August of 2016 we redeemed $4 million and thus far during September of 2016 we have redeemed $2 million, respectively, of the Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Units. The amount currently outstanding is approximately $8 million.
KeyBank Facility
During the second quarter of 2016, we made principal payments totaling $4.3 million on the KeyBank Facility bringing our outstanding balance to approximately $36.6 million as of June 30, 2016.
Quarterly Dividend:
On June 9, 2016, our board of directors declared a daily distribution in the amount of $0.0010928962 per share on the outstanding shares of common stock, payable to both Class A and Class T stockholders of record of such shares as shown on our books as of the close of business on each day during the period commencing on July 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2016. The distribution to the Class T stockholders will be reduced by the stockholder servicing fee due from the Class T stockholders. Such distributions payable to each stockholder of record during a month will be paid the following month.
About Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc.:
SSGT is a public non–traded REIT that focuses on the acquisition, development, redevelopment and lease–up of self storage properties. The SSGT portfolio currently consists of 14 operating self storage facilities located in seven states comprising approximately 9,300 self storage units and approximately 1,100,000 net rentable square feet of storage space and two development properties to be comprised of approximately 1,700 self storage units and 170,000 net rental square feet of storage space once completed.
About SmartStop Asset Management, LLC:
SmartStop Asset Management, LLC is a diversified real estate company with a managed portfolio that currently includes approximately 58,000 self storage units and approximately 6.6 million rentable square feet and nearly $1 billion of real estate assets under management. The company is the asset manager for 87 self storage facilities located throughout the United States and Toronto, Canada. SmartStop Asset Management is the sponsor of SSGT and Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II), a public non–traded REIT focusing on stabilized self storage properties. The facilities offer affordable and accessible storage units for residential and commercial customers. In addition, they offer secure interior and exterior storage units as well as outside storage areas for vehicles, RVs and boats. Additional information is available at www.smartstopassetmanagement.com.
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| STRATEGIC STORAGE GROWTH TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2016 |
December 31, 2015 |
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| ASSETS | ||||||||||
| Real estate facilities: | ||||||||||
| Land | $ | 16,942,870 | $ | 13,180,000 | ||||||
| Buildings | 49,502,058 | 42,338,012 | ||||||||
| Site improvements | 5,534,169 | 4,811,387 | ||||||||
| 71,979,097 | 60,329,399 | |||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (2,098,356 | ) | (1,157,113 | ) | ||||||
| 69,880,741 | 59,172,286 | |||||||||
| Construction in process | 1,447,445 | 30,808 | ||||||||
| Real estate facilities, net | 71,328,186 | 59,203,094 | ||||||||
| Real estate held for sale, net | 12,203,109 | — | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,883,413 | 6,600,046 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 1,514,085 | 1,871,423 | ||||||||
| Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization | 569,833 | 801,005 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization | 768,810 | 1,454,140 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 89,267,436 | $ | 69,929,708 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Secured debt | $ | 41,563,996 | $ | 38,300,000 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,336,416 | 1,028,660 | ||||||||
| Due to affiliates | 565,817 | 252,997 | ||||||||
| Distributions payable | 158,573 | 20,700 | ||||||||
| Distributions payable to preferred unitholders in our Operating Partnership | 1,364,446 | 1,042,394 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 44,989,248 | 40,644,751 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||
| Redeemable common stock | 339,728 | 10,706 | ||||||||
| Preferred equity in our Operating Partnership | 14,936,370 | 15,884,852 | ||||||||
| Equity: | ||||||||||
| Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. equity: | ||||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 | — | — | ||||||||
| Class A Common stock, $0.001 par value; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 4,688,934 and 2,676,239 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively | 4,689 | 2,676 | ||||||||
| Class T Common stock, $0.001 par value; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 280,503 and 18,086 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively | 281 | 18 | ||||||||
| Additional paid–in capital | 40,700,261 | 20,735,425 | ||||||||
| Distributions | (645,901 | ) | (37,073 | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (11,088,142 | ) | (7,283,029 | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 82,969 | — | ||||||||
| Total Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. equity | 29,054,157 | 13,418,017 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership | (52,067 | ) | (28,618 | ) | ||||||
| Total equity | 29,002,090 | 13,389,399 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 89,267,436 | $ | 69,929,708 | ||||||
| STRATEGIC STORAGE GROWTH TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Self storage rental revenue | $ | 2,229,763 | $ | 1,191,517 | $ | 4,284,944 | $ | 2,108,843 | ||||||||||
| Ancillary operating revenue | 19,828 | 50,238 | 37,532 | 84,565 | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 2,249,591 | 1,241,755 | 4,322,476 | 2,193,408 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating expenses | 1,093,115 | 527,919 | 2,003,047 | 951,209 | ||||||||||||||
| Property operating expenses – affiliates | 245,286 | 137,088 | 464,112 | 271,882 | ||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 459,151 | 289,222 | 1,041,032 | 589,335 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 488,469 | 247,436 | 990,964 | 447,572 | ||||||||||||||
| Intangible amortization expense | 342,666 | 342,415 | 734,985 | 622,126 | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisition expenses – affiliates | 244,325 | 49,317 | 550,236 | 234,698 | ||||||||||||||
| Other property acquisition expenses | 81,329 | 26,565 | 149,215 | 95,574 | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,954,341 | 1,619,962 | 5,933,591 | 3,212,396 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (704,750 | ) | (378,207 | ) | (1,611,115 | ) | (1,018,988 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (401,610 | ) | (161,605 | ) | (841,878 | ) | (294,055 | ) | ||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs expense | (162,630 | ) | (56,950 | ) | (336,227 | ) | (113,030 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other | (10,843 | ) | 5,995 | (10,614 | ) | 978 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | (1,279,833 | ) | (590,767 | ) | (2,799,834 | ) | (1,425,095 | ) | ||||||||||
| Less: Distributions to preferred unitholders in our Operating Partnership | (490,151 | ) | (498,128 | ) | (974,206 | ) | (912,936 | ) | ||||||||||
| Less: Accretion of preferred equity costs | (21,551 | ) | (94,260 | ) | (51,518 | ) | (179,027 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership | 8,015 | 28,237 | 20,445 | 59,247 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. common stockholders | $ | (1,783,520 | ) | $ | (1,154,918 | ) | $ | (3,805,113 | ) | $ | (2,457,811 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss per Class A share—basic and diluted | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (1.36 | ) | $ | (0.98 | ) | $ | (2.94 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss per Class T share—basic and diluted | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.98 | ) | $ | — | ||||||||
| Weighted average Class A shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 4,315,350 | 849,398 | 3,741,820 | 835,019 | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Class T shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 205,915 | — | 127,882 | — | ||||||||||||||
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING NOI
Net Operating Income (“NOI”)
NOI is a non–GAAP measure that we define as net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, generated from properties before corporate general and administrative expenses, asset management fees, interest expense, depreciation, amortization, acquisition expenses and other non–property related expenses. We believe that NOI is useful for investors as it provides a measure of the operating performance of our operating assets because NOI excludes certain items that are not associated with the operation of the properties. Additionally, we believe that NOI is a widely accepted measure of comparative operating performance in the real estate community. However, our use of the term NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount.