FREEHOLD, N.J., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UMH Properties, Inc.
(NYSE Alternext US: UMH) reported net income of $1,201,000 or $0.11 per share
for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $110,000 or $0.01 per
share for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and $2,407,000 or $0.22 per
share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $2,876,000
or $0.27 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
A summary of significant financial information for the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
9/30/08 9/30/07
Total Revenues $10,240,000 $9,971,000
Total Expenses $9,049,000 $9,884,000
Net Income $1,201,000 $110,000
Net Income per Share $.11 $.01
FFO(1) $2,209,000 $1,007,000
FFO per Share(1) $.20 $.09
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 10,916,000 10,606,000
For the Nine Months Ended
9/30/08 9/30/07
Total Revenues $29,015,000 $30,123,000
Total Expenses $26,638,000 $27,337,000
Net Income $2,407,000 $2,876,000
Net Income per Share $.22 $.27
FFO(1) $5,427,000 $5,482,000
FFO per Share(1) $.50 $.52
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 10,845,000 10,486,000
(1) Non-GAAP Information: Funds from Operations (FFO) is defined as net
income excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable assets,
plus depreciation. FFO per share is defined as FFO divided by the
weighted average shares outstanding. FFO and FFO per share should be
considered as supplemental measures of operating performance used by
real estate investment trusts (REITs). FFO and FFO per share exclude
historical cost depreciation as an expense and may facilitate the
comparison of REITs which have different cost bases. The items
excluded from FFO and FFO per share are significant components in
understanding and assessing the Company's financial performance. FFO
and FFO per share (1) do not represent cash flow from operations as
defined by generally accepted accounting principles; (2) should not be
considered as alternatives to net income or net income per share as
measures of operating performance or to cash flows from operating,
investing and financing activities; and (3) are not alternatives to
cash flow as a measure of liquidity. FFO and FFO per share, as
calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly entitled
measures reported by other REITs.
The Company's FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007 is calculated as follows:
Three Months Nine Months
9/30/08 9/30/07 9/30/08 9/30/07
Net Income $1,201,000 $110,000 $2,407,000 $2,876,000
Gain on Sales of
Depreciable Assets (9,000) (23,000) (30,000) (90,000)
Depreciation Expense 1,017,000 920,000 3,050,000 2,696,000
FFO $2,209,000 $1,007,000 $5,427,000 $5,482,000
The following are the cash flows provided by (used in) operating,
investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007:
9/30/08 9/30/07
Operating Activities $6,747,000 ($70,000)
Investing Activities (11,169,000) (13,583,000)
Financing Activities 4,507,000 12,818,000
Included in net income and funds from operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, are a non-cash writedown of $302,000 for a stock
investment that has declined in price and a $304,000 loss which was taken on
derivative positions in U.S. Treasuries intended to hedge against rising
interest rates. The Company has terminated the derivative positions in U.S.
treasuries. These two items negatively impacted earnings by approximately
$0.06 per share.
Samuel A. Landy, President, stated, "I am pleased with our third quarter
results. We continue to implement our business plan to provide quality,
affordable housing. While the U.S. economy is currently in the midst of a
recession, manufactured housing provides the basic need of affordable housing.
Historically, our property type has not been as adversely affected as others
during economic contraction. We believe that, given the end of sub-prime
conventional home lending, we should see increased demand for manufactured
housing."
UMH Properties, Inc., a publicly-owned real estate investment trust, owns
and operates twenty-eight manufactured home communities located in New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Tennessee. In addition, the Company owns a
portfolio of REIT securities.
SOURCE UMH Properties, Inc.
Contact: Rosemarie Faccone or Susan Jordan, both of UMH Properties, Inc., +1-732-577-9997