Q4 2025 National Health Investors Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- National Health Investors Inc (NHI) reported a solid fourth quarter with normalized FFO per share growth of 8.9% compared to the previous year.
- The SHOP platform significantly contributed to the quarter's success, with total NOI increasing by 125% year over year.
- NHI announced investments of $392 million in 2025, surpassing initial guidance and marking the most active year since 2016.
- The company has a strong acquisition pipeline for 2026, with over $488 million in potential deals and $111 million under signed letters of intent.
- NHI's financial strength is supported by a robust balance sheet, with leverage less than 4 times net debt to adjusted EBITDA, providing flexibility for growth.
- Interest income declined by 19% in the fourth quarter due to loan payoffs and pay downs.
- The 2026 guidance includes a modest normalized FFO per share growth of 1.2% at the midpoint, reflecting non-recurring benefits from 2025.
- NHI plans to dispose of approximately $111 million in nonstrategic assets, which could impact growth by an estimated 1.5% this year.
- The same-store NOI for the 15 legacy holiday properties declined by less than 1% year over year.
- Cash G&A expenses increased by 39.9% compared to the previous year, indicating higher operational costs.
Greetings, and welcome to the NHI fourth-quarter 2025 earnings webcast and conference call. (Operator Instructions) And please note, this conference is being recorded.
I will now turn the conference over to your host, Mr. Dana Hambly, VP of Finance and Investor Relations. Sir, the floor is yours.
Thank you, and welcome to the National Health Investors conference call to review the results for the fourth quarter of 2025. On the call today are Eric Mendelson, President and CEO; Kevin Pascoe, Chief Investment Officer; John Spaid, Chief Financial Officer; and David Travis, Chief Accounting Officer.
The results as well as notice of the accessibility of this conference call were released after the market closed yesterday and a press release that's been covered by the financial media. Any statements in this conference call, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHI cautions investors that any forward-looking statements may involve risks or
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