Investors
PRESS RELEASE
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2020 Results
“During the fourth quarter, we continued to successfully and aggressively execute on our long-term strategy to thoughtfully grow rental cash flows, diversify our tenant base and prudently fund our ongoing growth, expansion and dividend increases. Early in the quarter we completed the acquisition from Penn National of the land underlying the gaming facility now being constructed in
"These transactions were followed by the completion of an Exchange Agreement with Caesars whereby the real estate assets of
“Our strong fourth quarter and full year 2020 results reflect GLPI’s focus on our core business, our deep, long-term knowledge of the gaming sector, and our ability to position the Company for growth through the active management of all aspects of our business and capital structure. We remain committed to building and supporting relationships with the industry’s leading gaming operators, all of whom have fortified their balance sheets with capital and enhanced their operating models as a result of cost and other efficiencies. Our tenants' strength, combined with the sector's only investment-grade balance sheet, position GLPI to consistently grow its cash flows and build value for shareholders in 2021 and beyond. Finally, we intend to resume to all cash dividends this year.”
Recent Developments
- As of
December 31, 2020 , all of our tenants were current with respect to their rental obligations, inclusive of$4.6 million in rent collected during the fourth quarter fromCasino Queen which was deferred earlier in 2020. We collected all rent that was due in 2020.
- As of February 18, 2021, 47 of our 48 properties, (including those we own and operate in our taxable REIT subsidiaries) are open with safety protocols and capacity constraints.
- On
December 18, 2020 , the transaction contemplated by the previously announced Exchange Agreement with subsidiaries ofCaesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars") closed whereby, the real estate assets ofIsle Casino Hotel ,Waterloo ("Waterloo") and theIsle Casino Hotel ,Bettendorf ("Bettendorf") were transferred to GLPI in exchange for the transfer to Caesars of the real property assets of Tropicana Evansville, plus a cash payment of$5.7 million . The rent under the Caesars Amended and RestatedMaster Lease , to whichWaterloo andBettendorf were added, was increased by approximately$520,000 annually. This transaction resulted in a non-cash gain of$41.4 million , which has been excluded from FFO and AFFO (each defined below), that represented the excess of the fair value of the assets received over the carrying value of the assets transferred plus the cash payment made to Caesars.
- On
December 15, 2020 , the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell the operations ofHollywood Casino Baton Rouge ("HCBR") toCasino Queen for$28.2 million . GLPI will continue to own the real estate and will enter into an amended master lease withCasino Queen , which will include both their current DraftKings atCasino Queen property inEast St. Louis and the HCBR facility, for annual cash rent of$21.4 million with a new initial term of 15 years and four 5-year extensions. This rental amount will be increased annually by 0.5% for the first six years. Beginning with the seventh lease year through the remainder of the lease term, if the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") increases by at least 0.25% for any lease year then annual rent shall be increased by 1.25%, and if the CPI increase is less than 0.25% then rent will remain unchanged for such lease year. GLPI will complete the previously announced landside development project at HCBR and the rent under the master lease will be adjusted upon completion to reflect a yield of 8.25% on our project costs. GLPI will also have a right of first refusal withCasino Queen for other sale leaseback transactions for up to an incremental$50 million of rent over the next 2 years. Finally, upon the closing of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, GLPI will receive a one-time cash payment of$4 million in satisfaction of the outstanding loan toCasino Queen .
- On
December 15, 2020 , the Company announced thatPenn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) ("Penn") exercised its option to acquire the operations ofHollywood Casino Perryville for$31.1 million in cash. GLPI will enter into a new lease with Penn with an initial term of 20 years, with three 5-year renewal options, for the real estate assets associated with the property for an initial annual cash rent of$7.77 million ,$5.83 million of which will be subject to escalation provisions beginning in the second lease year through the fourth lease year and shall increase by 1.50% and then to 1.25% for the remaining lease term. The escalation provisions beginning in the fifth lease year are subject to CPI being at least 0.5% for the preceding lease year.
- Since re-opening in May and June, respectively, HCBR and
Hollywood Casino Perryville , the gaming properties GLPI owns and operates in its taxable REIT subsidiary, have generated strong financial results. Total fourth quarter net revenues and adjusted EBITDA from these properties exceeded prior-year levels by$1.3 million and$2.4 million , respectively.
- On
October 27, 2020 , the Company entered into a series of definitive agreements pursuant to which a subsidiary ofBally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) ("Bally's") will acquire 100% of the equity interests in the Caesars subsidiary that currently operates Tropicana Evansville and the Company will reacquire the real property assets of Tropicana Evansville from Caesars for a cash purchase price of approximately$340.0 million . The Company also entered into a real estate purchase agreement withBally's pursuant to which it will purchase the real estate assets of theDover Downs Hotel & Casino , located inDover, Delaware , which is currently owned and operated byBally's , for a cash purchase price of approximately$144.0 million . At the close of these transactions, which are expected to occur in mid-2021 subject to regulatory approvals, theTropicana Evansville and Dover Downs Hotel & Casino facilities will be added to a new master lease between GLPI andBally's (the “Bally's Master Lease”). The Company anticipates that theBally's Master Lease will have an initial term of 15 years, with no purchase option, followed by four five-year renewal options (exercisable byBally's ) on the same terms and conditions. Rent under theBally's Master Lease will be$40.0 million annually and is subject to an annual escalator of up to 2% determined in relation to the annual increase in the CPI.
- On
October 1, 2020 , the Company completed the acquisition from Penn of the land underlying its gaming facility under construction inMorgantown, Pennsylvania in exchange for$30.0 million in rent credits. TheMorgantown land is being leased back to Penn for$3.0 million of annual cash rent, provided, however, that (i) on the opening date and on each anniversary thereafter the rent shall be increased by 1.5% annually (on a prorated basis for the remainder of the lease year in which the gaming facility opens) for each of the following three lease years and (ii) commencing on the fourth anniversary of the opening date and for each anniversary thereafter, (a) if the CPI increase is at least 0.5% for any lease year, the rent for such lease year shall increase by 1.25% of rent as of the immediately preceding lease year, and (b) if the CPI increase is less than 0.5% for such lease year, then the rent shall not increase for such lease year. Penn also exercised the next scheduled five-year renewal options under each of its two master leases with the Company.
- In light of nationwide casino closures in 2020, the Company did not achieve any rent escalators during the year. The Company's leases contain variable rent which is reset on varying schedules depending on the lease. In the aggregate, the portion of cash rents that are variable represented approximately 15% of GLPI's 2020 full year cash rental income. Of that 15% variable rent, approximately 29% resets every five years which is associated with the Penn Master Lease and the
Casino Queen lease, 41% resets every two years and 30% resets monthly which is associated with the Penn Master Lease (of which approximately 51% is subject to a floor or$22.9 million annually forHollywood Casino Toledo ). Results for the three-month period endedDecember 31, 2020 benefited from the collection of prior quarters' deferred rent atCasino Queen of$4.6 million .
- The variable rent resets in the Boyd Master Lease, whose properties are leased by
Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) ("Boyd")) and the Amended PinnacleMaster Lease , whose properties are leased by Penn, reset for the two-year period endedApril 30, 2020 . As a result, reductions of$1.4 million and$5.0 million , respectively, will be incurred in annual variable rent on these respective leases throughApril 30, 2022 . For the Meadows Lease, whose property is leased by Penn, variable rent reset occurred inOctober 2020 and resulted in a$2.1 million annual decline. As detailed later in this release, the Company's next variable rent reset on its portfolio of leases does not occur untilMay 2022 .
Balance Sheet Update
- During the fourth quarter GLPI issued 9.2 million shares of common stock at
$36.25 per share, resulting in net proceeds of approximately$320.6 million . The Company expects to allocate these proceeds to the upcomingBally's transaction, working capital and general corporate purposes.
- The aggregate fourth quarter dividends paid on
December 24, 2020 , were comprised of$27.6 million in cash and$110.5 million in common stock (2,546,397 shares at$43.3758 per share).
Financial Highlights
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in millions, except per share data) | 2020 Actual | 2019 Actual | 2020 Actual | 2019 Actual | |||||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | 300.2 | $ | 289.0 | $ | 1,153.2 | $ | 1,153.5 | |||||||
Income From Operations | $ | 241.5 | $ | 188.3 | $ | 809.3 | $ | 717.4 | |||||||
Net Income | $ | 169.3 | $ | 114.3 | $ | 505.7 | $ | 390.9 | |||||||
FFO (1) | $ | 184.1 | $ | 168.8 | $ | 684.4 | $ | 621.7 | |||||||
AFFO (2) | $ | 193.4 | $ | 188.6 | $ | 757.4 | $ | 743.2 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (3) | $ | 264.6 | $ | 260.5 | $ | 1,035.5 | $ | 1,040.3 | |||||||
Net income, per diluted common share | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.81 | |||||||
FFO, per diluted common share | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 3.11 | $ | 2.88 | |||||||
AFFO, per diluted common share | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 3.45 | $ | 3.44 |
(1) FFO is net income, excluding (gains) or losses from sales of property and real estate depreciation as defined by NAREIT.
(2) AFFO is FFO, excluding stock based compensation expense, the amortization of debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts, other depreciation, amortization of land rights, straight-line rent adjustments, losses on debt extinguishment, and loan impairment charges, reduced by capital maintenance expenditures.
(3) Adjusted EBITDA is net income, excluding interest, taxes on income, depreciation, (gains) or losses from sales of property, stock based compensation expense, straight-line rent adjustments, amortization of land rights, losses on debt extinguishment and loan impairment charges.
Dividend
On
The Company expects the dividends to be taxable to shareholders, regardless of whether a particular shareholder received a dividend in the form of cash or shares. The Company reserves the right to pay future dividends in cash or the Company's common stock, and the composition of future dividends with respect to cash and stock will be made by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
Portfolio Update
GLPI's primary business consists of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. As of
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | |||||||||||||||
Rental income | $ | 268,325 | $ | 251,136 | $ | 1,031,036 | $ | 996,166 | |||||||
Interest income from real estate loans | — | 7,316 | 19,130 | 28,916 | |||||||||||
Total income from real estate | 268,325 | 258,452 | 1,050,166 | 1,025,082 | |||||||||||
Gaming, food, beverage and other | 31,836 | 30,532 | 102,999 | 128,391 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 300,161 | 288,984 | 1,153,165 | 1,153,473 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
Gaming, food, beverage and other | 17,162 | 17,961 | 56,698 | 74,700 | |||||||||||
Land rights and ground lease expense | 7,098 | 8,866 | 29,041 | 42,438 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 16,844 | 17,169 | 68,572 | 65,385 | |||||||||||
(Gains) losses from dispositions of properties | (41,390 | ) | 42 | (41,393 | ) | 92 | |||||||||
Depreciation (1) | 58,940 | 56,690 | 230,973 | 240,435 | |||||||||||
Loan impairment charges | — | — | — | 13,000 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 58,654 | 100,728 | 343,891 | 436,050 | |||||||||||
Income from operations | 241,507 | 188,256 | 809,274 | 717,423 | |||||||||||
Other income (expenses) | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (70,485 | ) | (73,158 | ) | (282,142 | ) | (301,520 | ) | |||||||
Interest income | 78 | 184 | 569 | 756 | |||||||||||
Losses on debt extinguishment | — | — | (18,113 | ) | (21,014 | ) | |||||||||
Total other expenses | (70,407 | ) | (72,974 | ) | (299,686 | ) | (321,778 | ) | |||||||
Income before income taxes | 171,100 | 115,282 | 509,588 | 395,645 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision | 1,759 | 991 | 3,877 | 4,764 | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 169,341 | $ | 114,291 | $ | 505,711 | $ | 390,881 | |||||||
Earnings per common share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 2.31 | $ | 1.82 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.81 |
(1) Results for the year ended
Operations
(in thousands) (unaudited)
TOTAL REVENUES | ADJUSTED EBITDA | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Real estate | $ | 268,325 | $ | 258,452 | $ | 255,430 | $ | 253,762 | |||||||
TRS Segment | 31,836 | 30,532 | 9,122 | 6,735 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 300,161 | $ | 288,984 | $ | 264,552 | $ | 260,497 | |||||||
TOTAL REVENUES | ADJUSTED EBITDA | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Real estate | 1,050,166 | 1,025,082 | $ | 1,009,708 | $ | 1,009,239 | |||||||||
TRS Segment | 102,999 | 128,391 | $ | 25,748 | $ | 31,019 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 1,153,165 | $ | 1,153,473 | $ | 1,035,456 | $ | 1,040,258 | |||||||
General and Administrative Expense (1)
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Real estate general and administrative expenses | $ | 11,292 | $ | 11,333 | $ | 48,019 | $ | 42,713 | |||||||
TRS Segment general and administrative expenses | 5,552 | 5,836 | 20,553 | 22,672 | |||||||||||
Total reported general and administrative expenses | 16,844 | 17,169 | 68,572 | 65,385 |
(1) General and administrative expenses include payroll related expenses, insurance, utilities, professional fees and other administrative costs.
Current Year Revenue Detail
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
PENN Master Lease | PENN Amended Pinnacle |
CZR Master Lease | BYD Master Lease | BYD Belterra Lease | PENN - Meadows Lease | Casino Queen Lease | PENN Morgantown Lease | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building base rent | $ | 69,851 | $ | 56,800 | $ | 15,554 | $ | 5,701 | $ | 18,911 | $ | 669 | $ | 3,953 | $ | 5,059 | $ | — | $ | 176,498 | |||||||||||||||
Land base rent | 23,493 | 17,814 | 5,896 | — | 2,946 | 474 | — | — | 750 | 51,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage rent | 20,904 | 6,695 | — | — | 2,461 | 454 | 2,261 | 3,164 | — | 35,939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash rental income | $ | 114,248 | $ | 81,309 | $ | 21,450 | $ | 5,701 | $ | 24,318 | $ | 1,597 | $ | 6,214 | $ | 8,223 | $ | 750 | $ | 263,810 | |||||||||||||||
Straight-line rent adjustments | $ | 2,232 | $ | (4,836 | ) | $ | 2,580 | $ | — | $ | 574 | $ | (304 | ) | $ | 572 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 818 | |||||||||||||
Ground rent in revenue | 532 | 1,421 | 1,312 | — | 401 | — | — | — | — | 3,666 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other rental revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total rental income | $ | 117,012 | $ | 77,894 | $ | 25,342 | $ | 5,701 | $ | 25,293 | $ | 1,293 | $ | 6,817 | $ | 8,223 | $ | 750 | $ | 268,325 | |||||||||||||||
Interest income from real estate loans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total income from real estate | $ | 117,012 | $ | 77,894 | $ | 25,342 | $ | 5,701 | $ | 25,293 | $ | 1,293 | $ | 6,817 | $ | 8,223 | $ | 750 | $ | 268,325 | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended |
PENN Master Lease | PENN Amended Pinnacle |
CZR Master Lease | BYD Master Lease | BYD Belterra Lease and Loan | PENN - Meadows Lease | Casino Queen Lease | PENN Morgantown Lease | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building base rent | $ | 279,406 | $ | 227,201 | $ | 62,156 | $ | 5,828 | $ | 75,643 | $ | 1,783 | $ | 15,811 | $ | 9,101 | $ | — | $ | 676,929 | |||||||||||||||
Land base rent | 93,969 | 71,256 | 15,916 | — | 11,785 | 1,263 | — | — | 750 | 194,939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage rent | 82,595 | 28,452 | 10,020 | — | 10,308 | 1,211 | 10,637 | 5,424 | — | 148,647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total cash rental income (1) | $ | 455,970 | $ | 326,909 | $ | 88,092 | $ | 5,828 | $ | 97,736 | $ | 4,257 | $ | 26,448 | $ | 14,525 | $ | 750 | $ | 1,020,515 | |||||||||||||||
Straight-line rent adjustments | $ | 8,926 | $ | (10,555 | ) | $ | (2,980 | ) | $ | — | $ | (1,448 | ) | $ | (808 | ) | $ | 2,289 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (4,576 | ) | ||||||||||
Ground rent in revenue | 2,317 | 5,770 | 5,299 | — | 1,519 | — | — | — | 14,905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other rental revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | — | — | 192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total rental income | $ | 467,213 | $ | 322,124 | $ | 90,411 | $ | 5,828 | $ | 97,807 | $ | 3,449 | $ | 28,929 | $ | 14,525 | $ | 750 | $ | 1,031,036 | |||||||||||||||
Interest income from real estate loans | — | — | — | 16,976 | — | 2,154 | — | — | — | 19,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total income from real estate | $ | 467,213 | $ | 322,124 | $ | 90,411 | $ | 22,804 | $ | 97,807 | $ | 5,603 | $ | 28,929 | $ | 14,525 | $ | 750 | $ | 1,050,166 |
(1) Cash rental income for the PENN leases is inclusive of rent credits recognized in connection with the
Reconciliation of Net income (GAAP) to FFO, FFO to AFFO, and AFFO to Adjusted EBITDA
CONSOLIDATED
(in thousands, except per share and share data) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 169,341 | $ | 114,291 | $ | 505,711 | $ | 390,881 | |||||||
(Gains) losses from dispositions of property | (41,390 | ) | 42 | (41,393 | ) | 92 | |||||||||
Real estate depreciation (1) | 56,141 | 54,426 | 220,069 | 230,716 | |||||||||||
Funds from operations | $ | 184,092 | $ | 168,759 | $ | 684,387 | $ | 621,689 | |||||||
Straight-line rent adjustments | (818 | ) | 8,644 | 4,576 | 34,574 | ||||||||||
Other depreciation (2) | 2,799 | 2,264 | 10,904 | 9,719 | |||||||||||
Amortization of land rights | 2,961 | 3,020 | 12,022 | 18,536 | |||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | 2,471 | 2,858 | 10,503 | 11,455 | |||||||||||
Stock based compensation | 3,352 | 3,845 | 20,004 | 16,198 | |||||||||||
Losses on debt extinguishment | — | — | 18,113 | 21,014 | |||||||||||
Loan impairment charges | — | — | — | 13,000 | |||||||||||
Capital maintenance expenditures (3) | (1,501 | ) | (761 | ) | (3,130 | ) | (3,017 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted funds from operations | $ | 193,356 | $ | 188,629 | $ | 757,379 | $ | 743,168 | |||||||
Interest, net | 70,407 | 72,974 | 281,573 | 300,764 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,759 | 991 | 3,877 | 4,764 | |||||||||||
Capital maintenance expenditures (3) | 1,501 | 761 | 3,130 | 3,017 | |||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | (2,471 | ) | (2,858 | ) | (10,503 | ) | (11,455 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 264,552 | $ | 260,497 | $ | 1,035,456 | $ | 1,040,258 | |||||||
Net income, per diluted common share | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.81 | |||||||
FFO, per diluted common share | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 3.11 | $ | 2.88 | |||||||
AFFO, per diluted common share | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 3.45 | $ | 3.44 | |||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 227,842,874 | 215,962,065 | 219,772,725 | 215,786,023 |
(1) Real estate depreciation expense for the year ended
(2) Other depreciation includes both real estate and equipment depreciation from the Company's taxable REIT subsidiaries, as well as equipment depreciation from the REIT subsidiaries.
(3) Capital maintenance expenditures are expenditures to replace existing fixed assets with a useful life greater than one year that are obsolete, worn out or no longer cost effective to repair.
Reconciliation of Net income (GAAP) to FFO, FFO to AFFO, AFFO to Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA to Cash Net Operating Income
REAL ESTATE and CORPORATE (REIT)
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 168,585 | $ | 112,763 | $ | 508,060 | $ | 382,184 | |||||||
(Gains) losses from dispositions of property | (41,402 | ) | — | (41,402 | ) | 8 | |||||||||
Real estate depreciation | 56,141 | 54,426 | 220,069 | 230,716 | |||||||||||
Funds from operations | $ | 183,324 | $ | 167,189 | $ | 686,727 | $ | 612,908 | |||||||
Straight-line rent adjustments | (818 | ) | 8,644 | 4,576 | 34,574 | ||||||||||
Other depreciation (1) | 480 | 496 | 1,972 | 1,992 | |||||||||||
Amortization of land rights | 2,961 | 3,020 | 12,022 | 18,536 | |||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | 2,471 | 2,858 | 10,503 | 11,455 | |||||||||||
Stock based compensation | 3,352 | 3,845 | 20,004 | 16,198 | |||||||||||
Losses on debt extinguishment | — | — | 18,113 | 21,014 | |||||||||||
Loan impairment charges | — | — | — | 13,000 | |||||||||||
Capital maintenance expenditures (2) | (31 | ) | (18 | ) | (186 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted funds from operations | $ | 191,739 | $ | 186,034 | $ | 753,731 | $ | 729,655 | |||||||
Interest, net (3) | 65,949 | 70,372 | 265,597 | 290,360 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 182 | 196 | 697 | 657 | |||||||||||
Capital maintenance expenditures (2) | 31 | 18 | 186 | 22 | |||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | (2,471 | ) | (2,858 | ) | (10,503 | ) | (11,455 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 255,430 | $ | 253,762 | $ | 1,009,708 | $ | 1,009,239 |
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 255,430 | $ | 253,762 | $ | 1,009,708 | $ | 1,009,239 | |||||||
Real estate general and administrative expenses | 11,292 | 11,333 | 48,019 | 42,713 | |||||||||||
Stock based compensation | (3,352 | ) | (3,845 | ) | (20,004 | ) | (16,198 | ) | |||||||
Cash net operating income (4) | $ | 263,370 | $ | 261,250 | $ | 1,037,723 | $ | 1,035,754 |
(1) Other depreciation includes both real estate and equipment depreciation from the Company's taxable REIT subsidiaries, as well as equipment depreciation from the REIT subsidiaries.
(2) Capital maintenance expenditures are expenditures to replace existing fixed assets with a useful life greater than one year that are obsolete, worn out or no longer cost effective to repair.
(3) Interest, net is net of intercompany interest eliminations of
(4) Cash net operating income is rental and other property income, inclusive of rent credits recognized in connection with the
Reconciliation of Net income (GAAP) to FFO, FFO to AFFO, and AFFO to Adjusted EBITDA
TRS Segment
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 756 | $ | 1,528 | $ | (2,349 | ) | $ | 8,697 | ||||||
Losses from dispositions of property | 12 | 42 | 9 | 84 | |||||||||||
Funds from operations | $ | 768 | $ | 1,570 | $ | (2,340 | ) | $ | 8,781 | ||||||
Other depreciation (1) | 2,319 | 1,768 | 8,932 | 7,727 | |||||||||||
Capital maintenance expenditures (2) | (1,470 | ) | (743 | ) | (2,944 | ) | (2,995 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted funds from operations | $ | 1,617 | $ | 2,595 | $ | 3,648 | $ | 13,513 | |||||||
Interest, net | 4,458 | 2,602 | 15,976 | 10,404 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,577 | 795 | 3,180 | 4,107 | |||||||||||
Capital maintenance expenditures (2) | 1,470 | 743 | 2,944 | 2,995 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 9,122 | $ | 6,735 | $ | 25,748 | $ | 31,019 |
(1) Other depreciation includes both real estate and equipment depreciation from the Company's taxable REIT subsidiaries, as well as equipment depreciation from the REIT subsidiaries.
(2) Capital maintenance expenditures are expenditures to replace existing fixed assets with a useful life greater than one year that are obsolete, worn out or no longer cost effective to repair.
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Assets | |||||||
Real estate investments, net | $ | 7,287,158 | $ | 7,100,555 | |||
Property and equipment, used in operations, net | 80,618 | 94,080 | |||||
Assets held for sale | 61,448 | — | |||||
Tropicana, |
304,831 | — | |||||
Real estate loans | — | 303,684 | |||||
Right-of-use assets and land rights, net | 769,197 | 838,734 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 486,451 | 26,823 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 2,098 | 4,228 | |||||
— | 16,067 | ||||||
Other intangible assets | — | 9,577 | |||||
Deferred tax assets | 5,690 | 6,056 | |||||
Other assets | 36,877 | 34,494 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 9,034,368 | $ | 8,434,298 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 375 | $ | 1,006 | |||
Accrued expenses | 398 | 6,239 | |||||
Accrued interest | 72,285 | 60,695 | |||||
Accrued salaries and wages | 5,849 | 13,821 | |||||
Gaming, property, and other taxes | 146 | 944 | |||||
Lease liabilities | 152,203 | 183,971 | |||||
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | 5,754,689 | 5,737,962 | |||||
Deferred rental revenue | 333,061 | 328,485 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 359 | 279 | |||||
Other liabilities | 39,985 | 26,651 | |||||
Total liabilities | 6,359,350 | 6,360,053 | |||||
Shareholders’ equity | |||||||
Preferred stock ( |
— | — | |||||
Common stock ( |
2,325 | 2,147 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 4,284,789 | 3,959,383 | |||||
Retained deficit | (1,612,096 | ) | (1,887,285 | ) | |||
Total shareholders’ equity | 2,675,018 | 2,074,245 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 9,034,368 | $ | 8,434,298 |
Debt Capitalization
The Company had
Years to Maturity | Interest Rate | Balance | |||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
Unsecured |
2.4 | —% | — | ||||
Unsecured Term Loan A-2 Due May 2023 (1) | 2.4 | 1.65% | 424,019 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
2.8 | 5.38% | 500,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
3.7 | 3.35% | 400,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
4.4 | 5.25% | 850,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
5.3 | 5.38% | 975,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
7.4 | 5.75% | 500,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
8.0 | 5.30% | 750,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
9.0 | 4.00% | 700,000 | ||||
Senior Unsecured Notes Due |
10.0 | 4.00% | 700,000 | ||||
Finance lease liability | 5.7 | 4.78% | 860 | ||||
Total long-term debt | 5,799,879 | ||||||
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | (45,190 | ) | |||||
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts | 5,754,689 | ||||||
Weighted average | 6.2 | 4.63% |
(1) The rate on the term loan facility and revolver is LIBOR plus 1.50%.
(2) Total debt net of cash totaled
Rating Agency Update - Issue Rating
Rating Agency | Rating | |
BBB- | ||
Fitch | BBB- | |
Moody's | Ba1 |
Properties
Description | Location | Date Acquired | Tenant/Operator |
PENN Master Lease (19 Properties) | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
Riverside, MO | PENN | ||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
1st |
PENN | ||
Amended Pinnacle |
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Ameristar Black Hawk | PENN | ||
PENN | |||
Ameristar Council Bluffs | PENN | ||
L'Auberge Baton Rouge | PENN | ||
PENN | |||
L'Auberge |
PENN | ||
PENN | |||
Ameristar Vicksburg | PENN | ||
PENN | |||
PENN | |||
Plainridge, MA | PENN | ||
CZR Master Lease (6 Properties) | |||
CZR | |||
Tropicana Laughlin | CZR | ||
CZR | |||
Belle of |
CZR | ||
CZR | |||
CZR | |||
BYD Master Lease (3 Properties) | |||
BYD | |||
Ameristar Kansas City | BYD | ||
BYD | |||
Single Asset Leases | |||
Belterra Park Gaming & Entertainment Center | BYD | ||
Lumière Place | CZR | ||
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino | PENN | ||
PENN | |||
TRS Segment | |||
GLPI | |||
GLPI | |||
PENN |
Lease Information
PENN Master Lease | PENN Amended Pinnacle |
Caesars Amended and Restated |
BYD Master Lease | Belterra Park Lease operated by BYD | PENN-Meadows Lease | Lumière Place Lease operated by CZR | PENN - Morgantown Lease | ||||||||||
Property Count | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Number of States Represented | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Commencement Date | |||||||||||||||||
Lease Expiration Date | |||||||||||||||||
Remaining Renewal Terms | 15 (3x5 years) | 20 (4x5 years) | 20 (4x5 years) | 25 (5x5 years) | 25 (5x5 years) | 19 (3x5years, 1x4 years) | 20 (4x5 years) | 20 (4x5 years) | 30 (6x5 years) | ||||||||
Corporate Guarantee | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
Technical Default Landlord Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
Default Adjusted Revenue to Rent Coverage (1) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | N/A | ||||||||
Competitive Radius Landlord Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||||||||
Escalator Details | |||||||||||||||||
Yearly Base Rent Escalator Maximum | 2 | % | 2 | % | N/A | 2 | % | 2 | % | 5% (2) | 2 | % | 2 | % | 1.5 | % | |
Coverage as of Tenants' latest Earnings Report (3) | 1.39 | 1.29 | 1.01 | 1.49 | 1.68 | 0.98 | N/A | 0.69 | N/A | ||||||||
Minimum Escalator Coverage Governor | 1.8 | 1.8 | N/A | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 (4) | 1.8 | N/A | ||||||||
Yearly Anniversary for Realization | N/A | TBD | |||||||||||||||
Percentage Rent Reset Details | |||||||||||||||||
Reset Frequency | 5 years | 2 years | N/A | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | N/A | 5 years | N/A | ||||||||
Next Reset | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(1) | In support of our tenants, compliance with this ratio has been waived for all periods impacted by COVID-19. |
(2) | Meadows yearly escalator is 5% until a breakpoint when it resets to 2%. |
(3) | Information with respect to our tenants' rent coverage was provided by our tenants as of |
(4) | For the first five lease years after which time the ratio increases to 1.8. |
Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
FFO, FFO per diluted common share, AFFO, AFFO per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash NOI, which are detailed in the reconciliation tables that accompany this release, are used by the Company as performance measures for benchmarking against the Company’s peers and as internal measures of business operating performance, which is used for a bonus metric. The Company believes FFO, FFO per diluted common share, AFFO, AFFO per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash NOI provide a meaningful perspective of the underlying operating performance of the Company’s current business. This is especially true since these measures exclude real estate depreciation and we believe that real estate values fluctuate based on market conditions rather than depreciating in value ratably on a straight-line basis over time. Cash NOI is rental and other property income, inclusive of rent credits recognized in connection with the
FFO, FFO per diluted common share, AFFO, AFFO per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash NOI are non-GAAP financial measures that are considered supplemental measures for the real estate industry and a supplement to GAAP measures. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding (gains) or losses from sales of property and real estate depreciation. We have defined AFFO as FFO excluding stock based compensation expense, the amortization of debt issuance costs, bond premiums and original issuance discounts, other depreciation, the amortization of land rights, straight-line rent adjustments, losses on debt extinguishment, and loan impairment charges reduced by capital maintenance expenditures. We have defined Adjusted EBITDA as net income excluding interest, taxes on income, depreciation, (gains) or losses from sales of property, stock based compensation expense, straight-line rent adjustments, the amortization of land rights, losses on debt extinguishment and loan impairment charges. For financial reporting and debt covenant purposes, the Company includes the amounts of non-cash rents earned in FFO, AFFO, and Adjusted EBITDA. Finally, we have defined Cash NOI as Adjusted EBITDA for the REIT excluding real estate general and administrative expenses and including stock based compensation expense and (gains) or losses from sales of property.
FFO, FFO per diluted common share, AFFO, AFFO per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash NOI are not recognized terms under GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures: (i) do not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP; (ii) should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities; and (iii) are not alternatives to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. In addition, these measures should not be viewed as an indication of our ability to fund all of our cash needs, including to make cash distributions to our shareholders, to fund capital improvements, or to make interest payments on our indebtedness. Investors are also cautioned that FFO, FFO per share, AFFO, AFFO per share, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash NOI, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other real estate companies, including REITs, due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions. Our presentation of these measures does not replace the presentation of our financial results in accordance with GAAP.
About
GLPI is engaged in the business of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements, pursuant to which the tenant is responsible for all facility maintenance, insurance required in connection with the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties, taxes levied on or with respect to the leased properties and all utilities and other services necessary or appropriate for the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “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, including our expectations regarding our receipt of rent payments in future periods, the impact of future transactions and expected future dividend payments. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of future events, strategies or risks and uncertainties. Such forward looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about GLPI and its subsidiaries, including risks related to the following: the effect of pandemics such as COVID-19 on GLPI as a result of the impact of such pandemics on the business operations of GLPI’s tenants and their continued ability to pay rent in a timely manner or at all; GLPI’s ability to successfully consummate the announced transactions with
Contact | |
Investor Relations | |
610/378-8232 | 212/835-8500 |
glpi@jcir.com |
Source: Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.