Highwoods Properties Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Jul 26, 2012
Highwoods Properties Inc. (HIW, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

Highwoods Properties Inc has a market cap of $2.48 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.11 with a P/E ratio of 12.7 and P/S ratio of 5.1. The dividend yield of Highwoods Properties Inc stocks is 5.1%.

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Rental and other revenues from continuing operations were $16.1 million, or 14.0%, higher in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to the acquisitions of office properties in Pittsburgh, PA and Atlanta, GA in the third quarter of 2011 and an office property in Raleigh, NC in the second quarter of 2012, which collectively accounted for $12.5 million of the increase. In addition, same property revenues were $3.5 million higher in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to an increase in same property average occupancy and annualized GAAP rents per square foot from 89.9% and $18.54 in the second quarter of 2011 to 91.4% and $18.82 in the second quarter of 2012, respectively, higher operating expense recoveries due to higher operating expenses, higher net termination fees due to an early termination at an office property in Atlanta, GA and lower bad debts. We expect rental and other revenues for the remainder of 2012, adjusted for any discontinued operations and additional acquisition activity, to be higher compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to the contribution of acquisitions made in the third quarter of 2011, partly offset by slightly lower average occupancy in our same property portfolio as a result of the early termination discussed above.

Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was lower at 64.0% in the second quarter of 2012, as compared to 65.2% in the second quarter of 2011. Operating margin is expected to be similar for the remainder of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.

Rental and other revenues from continuing operations were $31.8 million, or 14.0%, higher in the first six months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to the acquisitions of office properties in Pittsburgh, PA and Atlanta, GA in the third quarter of 2011 and an office property in Raleigh, NC in the second quarter of 2012, which accounted for $24.6 million of the increase. Same property revenues were $6.7 million higher in the first six months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 primarily due to an increase in same property average occupancy and annualized GAAP rents per square foot from 90.1% and $18.38 in the first six months of 2011 to 91.1% and $18.73 in the first six months of 2012, higher operating expense recoveries and higher net termination fees.

Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was lower at 64.3% in the first six months of 2012, as compared to 64.8% in the first six months of 2011.

Rental and other revenues related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $17.3 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $33.8 million and $8.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Rental property and other expenses related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $8.3 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $16.8 million and $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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