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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2018


EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
 
1-11718
 
36-3857664
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
 
60606
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(312) 279-1400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o





 





Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 29, 2018, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) issued a news release announcing our results of operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017.

The news release also contains detailed guidance assumptions on our projections for 2018. We project our Net income per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months ending March 31, 2018 and year ending December 31, 2018, to be between $0.65 and $0.71 and $2.40 and $2.50, respectively.

We also project our Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months ending March 31, 2018 and year ending December 31, 2018 to be between $1.00 and $1.06 and $3.80 and $3.90, respectively. We project our Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months ending March 31, 2018 and year ending December 31, 2018 to be between $1.00 and $1.06 and $3.80 and $3.90, respectively.

The projected 2018 per Common Share amounts represent a range of possible outcomes and the mid-point of each range reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual results could vary materially from these amounts if any of our assumptions are incorrect. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. The news release was also posted on our website, www.equitylifestyleproperties.com, on January 29, 2018.

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Adoption of 2018 Restricted Stock Award Program under 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

On January 29, 2018, the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors approved the 2018 Restricted Stock Award Program (the “2018 Restricted Stock Award Program”) for our named executive officers pursuant to the authority set forth in the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”).

2018 Awards

The 2018 Restricted Stock Award Program provides for restricted stock awards for the named executive officers with a three-year vesting period (the “2018 Awards”), with one-third vesting on December 28, 2018 and the remaining two-thirds vesting on each of December 28, 2019 and December 28, 2020, respectively (the “Extended Vesting Portion”). One-half of the Extended Vesting Portion of the 2018 Awards provide soley for time-based vesting and will vest in equal installments on December 28, 2019 and December 28, 2020. The remaining one-half of the Extended Vesting Portion of the 2018 Awards provide for performance-based vesting and will vest, subject to the satisfaction of the performance conditions to be established by the Compensation Committee, in equal installments on December 28, 2019 and December 28, 2020.

Transition Awards

Each of our named executive officers is also receiving a one-time transition award of time-based restricted stock (the “Transition Awards”) as a transition from our prior practice of granting annual restricted stock awards which vested in full on December 31 of the relevant grant year. These Transition Awards are intended to mitigate the impact of a reduction in the realized pay for our named executive officers in 2018 and 2019 resulting from the three-year vesting period for the 2018 Awards. Two-thirds of each Transition Award will vest on December 28, 2018, and the remaining one-third will vest on December 28, 2019. The Transition Awards are not subject to performance goals. The Compensation Committee does not view these awards as a continuing feature of the 2018 Restricted Stock Award Program, and there is no intent to replicate these Transition Awards in future years.












The 2018 Awards and Transition Awards for each named executive officer are as follows:
Name
Title
2018 Award
Transition Award
Marguerite Nader
President and Chief Executive Officer
19,500 Shares
19,500 Shares
Paul Seavey
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
16,000 Shares
16,000 Shares
Patrick Waite
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
16,000 Shares
16,000 Shares
Roger Maynard
Executive Vice President - Investments
8,750 Shares
8,750 Shares

The grant price for the 2018 Awards and the Transition Awards will be the stock price at the end of day on February 1, 2018. The 2018 Awards and Transition Awards are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Equity Plan and in the applicable award agreements.

Item 8.01    Other Events

On January 26, 2018, we announced the tax treatment of our 2017 common and preferred stock distributions. The following table summarizes the income tax treatment of our 2017 common distributions.

Common Stock (CUSIP No. 29472R108)
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Distribution
Per Share
Total Distribution Allocable to 2017
Long-Term Capital Gains Dividend
Ordinary
Taxable
Dividend
12/30/2016
1/13/2017
$0.425000
$0.425000
$0.128545
$0.296455
3/31/2017
4/14/2017
$0.487500
$0.487500
$0.147450
$0.340050
6/30/2017
7/14/2017
$0.487500
$0.487500
$0.147450
$0.340050
9/29/2017
10/13/2017
$0.487500
$0.487500
$0.147450
$0.340050
12/29/2017
1/12/2018
$0.487500
$0.487500
$0.147450
$0.340050
TOTALS
 
$2.375000
$2.375000
$0.718345
$1.656655

The common stock distribution with a record date of December 30, 2016 was allocated to 2017 for federal income tax purposes.

Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (CUSIP No. 29472R405)

Record
Date
Payable
Date
Distribution
Per Share (1)
Long-term Capital Gains Dividend
Ordinary
Taxable
Dividend
3/10/2017
3/31/2017
$0.421875
$0.127601
$0.294274
6/15/2017
6/30/2017
$0.421875
$0.127601
$0.294274
9/15/2017
10/2/2017
$0.421875
$0.127601
$0.294274
TOTALS
 
$1.265625
$0.382803
$0.882822
                                               
1. The distributions represent the distributions on each Depository Share (representing 1/100 of a share of Series C Preferred Stock). The Series C Preferred Stock was redeemed on September 25, 2017.

Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors as to the specific tax treatment of the distributions they received from us.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information included in Items 2.02 and 9.01 of this Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This report includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “project,” “intend,” “may be” and “will be” and similar





words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and may include, without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
our assumptions and guidance concerning 2018 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
our ability to manage counterparty risk;
in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential homebuyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial, credit and capital markets volatility;
results from home sales and occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable manufactured home financing and competition from alternative housing options including site-built single-family housing;
impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single-family housing and not manufactured housing;
effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
the effect of interest rates;
the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic “Revenue Recognition;
the outcome of pending or future lawsuits or actions brought against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
We are a fully integrated owner and operator of lifestyle-oriented properties and own or have an interest in 406 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 151,323 sites. We are a self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust ("REIT") with headquarters in Chicago.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The information contained in the attached exhibit is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Registrant's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

99.1 Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. press release dated January 29, 2018, “ELS Reports Fourth Quarter Results”






SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.

By: /s/ Paul Seavey             
Paul Seavey
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: January 30, 2018



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CONTACT: Paul Seavey                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(800) 247-5279                          January 29, 2018

                                                        
ELS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
Continued Strong Performance; 2018 Guidance Update

CHICAGO, IL – January 29, 2018 Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise noted.
Financial Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2017     
For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, total revenues increased $16.0 million, or 7.5 percent, to $230.0 million compared to $214.0 million for the same period in 2016. Net income available for Common Stockholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 increased $8.0 million, or $0.08 per Common Share, to $45.0 million, or $0.51 per Common Share, compared to $37.0 million, or $0.43 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, total revenues increased $54.9 million, or 6.3 percent, to $925.3 million compared to $870.4 million for the same period in 2016. Net income available for Common Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2017 increased $25.9 million, or $0.25 per Common Share, to $189.9 million, or $2.17 per Common Share, compared to $164.0 million, or $1.92 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Portfolio Performance
For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, Funds from Operations (“FFO”) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $6.9 million, or $0.06 per Common Share, to $79.4 million, or $0.84 per Common Share, compared to $72.5 million, or $0.78 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $28.9 million, or $0.28 per Common Share, to $331.7 million or $3.55 per Common Share, compared to $302.8 million, or $3.27 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $7.4 million, or $0.07 per Common Share, to $82.6 million, or $0.88 per Common Share, compared to $75.2 million, or $0.81 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $29.4 million, or $0.29 per Common Share, to $335.9 million, or $3.60 per Common Share, compared to $306.5 million, or $3.31 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $12.4 million to $215.3 million compared to $202.9 million for the same period in 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $56.8 million to $875.9 million compared to $819.1 million for the same period in 2016. For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $5.3 million to $125.0 million compared to $119.7 million for the same period in 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $28.9 million to $508.8 million compared to $479.9 million for the same period in 2016.

 
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For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 6.2 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 4.7 percent compared to the same period in 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 5.8 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 5.0 percent compared to the same period in 2016.
Acquisition Activity
During the quarter, we completed the acquisition of Bethpage Camp Resort and Grey's Point Camp, two RV resorts located in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, having 1,034 and 728 sites, respectively. The aggregate purchase price of $134.4 million was funded with sales of shares of our common stock under our at-the-market ("ATM") equity offering program as discussed further below, proceeds from our revolving credit facility, and available cash.
Balance Sheet Activity
During the quarter, we sold 895,104 shares of common stock as part of our ATM equity offering program at a weighted average price of $87.88, resulting in net cash proceeds of $77.7 million.
On October 16, 2017, we entered into a $204.4 million secured facility with Fannie Mae, maturing in 2037 and bearing interest at 3.97 percent per annum. We used the proceeds to pay, in full, $202.2 million of loans including $2.7 million in early debt retirement costs. These loans were scheduled to mature in 2018.
On October 27, 2017, we entered into a new credit agreement, which amends and restates the terms of the obligations owed by us under the previous credit agreement dated as of July 17, 2014. Under the new credit agreement, we have access to a $400.0 million unsecured line of credit ("LOC") and a $200.0 million senior unsecured term loan. In conjunction with the new credit agreement, we also extended the maturity of our term loan to April 27, 2023.
Hurricane Irma
During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, we recorded expense of $4.3 million related to debris removal and cleanup following Hurricane Irma. In addition, we recorded insurance recovery revenue of $5.5 million, which includes insurance proceeds received as a result of our first claim submission.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, operations at our Florida Keys RV resorts were interrupted, therefore we designated them as Non-core properties. This change is reflected throughout the results presented in this release and in our Supplemental Financial Information package.
About Equity LifeStyle Properties    
We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with headquarters in Chicago. As of January 29, 2018, we own or have an interest in 406 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 151,323 sites.
For additional information, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (800) 247-5279 or at investor_relations@equitylifestyle.com.
Conference Call    
A live webcast of our conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Please visit the Investor Information section at www.equitylifestyleproperties.com for the link. A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks at this site.
Reporting Calendar
Quarterly financial results and related earnings conference calls for the next three quarters are expected to occur as follows:

 
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Release Date
 
Earnings Call
Fourth Quarter 2017
 
Monday, January 29, 2018
 
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
First Quarter 2018
 
Monday, April 23, 2018
 
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
Second Quarter 2018
 
Monday, July 23, 2018
 
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
Third Quarter 2018
 
Monday, October 22, 2018
 
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
Forward-Looking Statements    
In addition to historical information, this press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "project," "intend," "may be" and "will be" and similar words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and may include without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
our assumptions and guidance concerning 2018 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
our ability to manage counterparty risk;
in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential home buyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial, credit and capital markets volatility;
results from home sales and occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable manufactured home financing and competition from alternative housing options including site-built single-family housing;
impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single-family housing and not manufactured housing;
effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
the effect of interest rates;
the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic "Revenue Recognition";
the outcome of pending or future lawsuits or actions brought against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

 
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Investor Information



Equity Research Coverage (1)
Robert W. Baird & Company
Cantor Fitzgerald
Green Street Advisors
Drew T. Babin
Gaurav Mehta
Ryan Burke/Ryan Lumb
215-553-7816
212-915-1221
949-640-8780
dbabin@rwbaird.com
gmehta@cantor.com
rburke@greenstreetadvisors.com
 
 
rlumb@greenstreetadvisors.com
 
 
 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research
Citi Research
Wells Fargo Securities
Jeffrey Spector
Michael Bilerman/ Nick Joseph
Todd Stender
646-855-1363
212-816-1383
562-637-1371
jeff.spector@baml.com
michael.bilerman@citi.com
todd.stender@wellsfargo.com
 
nicholas.joseph@citi.com
 
 
 
 
BMO Capital Markets
Evercore ISI
 
John Kim
Steve Sakwa/ Samir Khanal
 
212-885-4115
212-446-5600
 
johnp.kim@bmo.com
steve.sakwa@evercoreisi.com
 
 
samir.khanal@evercoreisi.com

 
 
 
 























______________________
1.
Any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding our performance made by these analysts or agencies do not represent our opinions, forecasts or predictions. We do not by reference to these firms imply our endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations.

4Q 2017 Supplemental information
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Financial Highlights

(In millions, except Common Stock and OP Units outstanding and per share data, unaudited)
 
As of and for the Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2017
September 30,
2017
June 30, 2017
March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
Operating Information
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
230.0

$
241.6

$
221.3

$
232.4

$
214.0

Net income
$
48.0

$
54.9

$
44.5

$
63.1

$
42.4

Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
45.0

$
48.5

$
39.5

$
56.9

$
37.0

Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
106.7

$
111.5

$
100.8

$
118.9

$
101.4

FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2)
$
79.4

$
84.3

$
74.9

$
93.1

$
72.5

Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2)
$
82.6

$
85.1

$
75.1

$
93.2

$
75.2

Funds available for distribution (FAD) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2)
$
72.6

$
74.0

$
63.5

$
86.0

$
65.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock Outstanding (In thousands)
 and Per Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock and OP Units, end of the period
94,420

93,334

92,840

92,780

92,699

Weighted average Common Stock and OP Units outstanding - fully diluted
94,295

93,324

93,063

93,011

92,965

Net income per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.51

$
0.56

$
0.45

$
0.65

$
0.43

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.84

$
0.90

$
0.81

$
1.00

$
0.78

Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.88

$
0.91

$
0.81

$
1.00

$
0.81

Dividends per Common Share
$
0.488

$
0.488

$
0.488

$
0.488

$
0.425

 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
3,610

$
3,526

$
3,485

$
3,471

$
3,479

Total liabilities 
$
2,510

$
2,511

$
2,386

$
2,371

$
2,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
Market Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt
$
2,224

$
2,200

$
2,072

$
2,078

$
2,110

Total market capitalization (3)
$
10,629

$
10,141

$
10,224

$
9,364

$
8,930

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt / total market capitalization
20.9
%
21.7
%
20.3
%
22.2
%
23.6
%
Total debt + preferred stock / total market capitalization
20.9
%
21.7
%
21.6
%
23.6
%
25.2
%
Total debt / Adjusted EBITDA (4)
5.1

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.1

Interest coverage (5)
4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

Fixed charges + preferred distributions coverage (6)
4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7





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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD; and reconciliation of Consolidated net income to Adjusted EBITDA.
2.
See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to Non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders.
3.
See page 16 for market capitalization calculation as of December 31, 2017.
4.
Calculated using trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. We believe trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information for determining our ability to meet future debt service requirements.
5.
Interest coverage is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA by the interest expense incurred during the same period.
6.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of fixed charges. This ratio is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA by the sum of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends during the same period.


4Q 2017 Supplemental information
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Balance Sheet

(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
December 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(unaudited)
 
Assets
 
 
 
Investment in real estate:
 
 
 
Land
$
1,221,375

 
$
1,163,987

Land improvements
3,045,221

 
2,893,759

Buildings and other depreciable property
649,217

 
627,590

 
4,915,813

 
4,685,336

Accumulated depreciation
(1,516,694
)
 
(1,399,531
)
Net investment in real estate
3,399,119

 
3,285,805

Cash
31,085

 
56,340

Notes receivable, net
49,477

 
34,520

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
53,080

 
19,369

Deferred commission expense
31,443

 
31,375

Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net (1)
45,828

 
51,578

Total Assets
$
3,610,032

 
$
3,478,987

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
$
1,971,715

 
$
1,891,900

Term loan
198,302

 
199,379

Unsecured lines of credit
30,000

 

Accrued expenses and accounts payable (1)
80,744

 
89,864

Deferred revenue – upfront payments from right-to-use contracts
85,596

 
81,484

Deferred revenue – right-to-use annual payments
9,932

 
9,817

Accrued interest payable
8,387

 
8,379

Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits
79,267

 
76,906

Distributions payable
46,047

 
39,411

Total Liabilities
2,509,990

 
2,397,140

Equity:
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2017 and 9,945,539 shares authorized as of December 31, 2016; none issued and outstanding.

 

6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, no shares authorized as of December 31, 2017 and 54,461 shares authorized as of December 31, 2016; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 54,458 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016.

 
136,144

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 88,585,160 and 85,529,386 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
883

 
854

Paid-in capital
1,242,109

 
1,103,048

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
(211,980
)
 
(231,276
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
942

 
(227
)
Total Stockholders’ Equity
1,031,954

 
1,008,543

Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units
68,088

 
73,304

Total Equity
1,100,042

 
1,081,847

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
3,610,032

 
$
3,478,987

                                
1.
As of December 31, 2016, Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net includes insurance receivable of approximately $10.9 million, and Accrued expenses and accounts payable includes approximately $13.3 million litigation settlement payable related to resolution of the California lawsuits. These amounts were received and paid during the first quarter of 2017.

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Consolidated Income Statement

(In thousands, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Community base rental income
$
123,780

 
$
118,120

 
$
489,613

 
$
464,745

Rental home income
3,515

 
3,535

 
14,344

 
14,107

Resort base rental income
49,212

 
46,881

 
218,806

 
201,533

Right-to-use annual payments
11,665

 
11,445

 
45,798

 
45,035

Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
2,920

 
3,037

 
14,132

 
12,327

Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net
(342
)
 
(652
)
 
(4,108
)
 
(3,079
)
Utility and other income
24,181

 
19,937

 
93,252

 
81,427

Gross revenues from home sales
11,430

 
8,952

 
36,302

 
37,191

Brokered resale revenue and ancillary services revenues, net
(290
)
 
258

 
3,798

 
2,994

Interest income
2,038

 
1,793

 
7,580

 
6,845

Income from other investments, net
1,877

 
736

 
5,795

 
7,310

    Total revenues
229,986

 
214,042

 
925,312

 
870,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating and maintenance
73,000

 
65,238

 
294,119

 
268,249

Rental home operating and maintenance
1,698

 
2,009

 
6,610

 
6,883

Real estate taxes
13,024

 
13,502

 
55,010

 
53,036

Sales and marketing, gross
2,577

 
2,532

 
11,438

 
11,056

Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
18

 
(11
)
 
(354
)
 
(223
)
Property management
12,509

 
11,413

 
51,252

 
47,083

Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes
30,606

 
30,198

 
121,455

 
117,400

Amortization of in-place leases
103

 
1,234

 
2,231

 
3,373

Cost of home sales
11,122

 
8,949

 
36,513

 
37,456

Home selling expenses
885

 
1,027

 
4,186

 
3,575

General and administrative
8,398

 
7,688

 
31,737

 
31,004

Other expenses, including property rights initiatives (1)
334

 
2,950

 
1,148

 
4,986

Early debt retirement
2,785

 

 
2,785

 

Interest and related amortization
25,842

 
25,395

 
100,570

 
102,030

    Total expenses
182,901

 
172,124

 
718,700

 
685,908

Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
47,085

 
41,918

 
206,612

 
184,527

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
889


463


3,765


2,605

Consolidated net income
47,974

 
42,381

 
210,377

 
187,132

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(2,963
)
 
(3,099
)
 
(12,788
)
 
(13,869
)
Perpetual preferred stock dividends and original issuance costs
(18
)

(2,316
)

(7,685
)

(9,226
)
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
44,993


$
36,966


$
189,904


$
164,037












                                
1. Other expenses, including property rights initiatives includes net expense of $2.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, related to resolution of the California lawsuits.

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Fourth Quarter 2017 - Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended
 
December 31, 2017
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2017 Core (1)
$
122.7

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - Non-Core(2)
2.3

Property management and general and administrative (excluding transaction costs)
(20.5
)
Other income and expenses
4.0

Financing costs and other
(25.9
)
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
82.6

Transaction costs (4)
(0.4
)
Early debt retirement
(2.8
)
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
79.4

 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.88

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.84

 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
82.6

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate
(10.0
)
FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
72.6

 
 
Weighted average Common Stock and OP Units - fully diluted
94.3

 
 












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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Non-GAAP financial measures Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core, and reconciliation of income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management to income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures. See page 9 for details of the 2017 Core Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of Non-Core properties. See page 10 for details of the Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management for the Non-Core properties.
3.
See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to Non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders. See definitions of Non-GAAP financial measures of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and Non-revenue producing improvements in Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information.
4.
Included in General and administrative on the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.



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Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
   Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
44,993

 
$
36,966

 
$
189,904

 
$
164,037

Income allocated to Common OP Units
2,963

 
3,099

 
12,788

 
13,869

Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net (1)
342

 
652

 
4,108

 
3,079

Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (2)
18

 
(11
)
 
(354
)
 
(223
)
Depreciation on real estate assets
28,075

 
27,519

 
111,014

 
106,736

Depreciation on rental homes 
2,531

 
2,679

 
10,441

 
10,664

Amortization of in-place leases
103

 
1,234

 
2,231

 
3,373

Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures
362

 
324

 
1,533

 
1,292

   FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
79,387

 
72,462

 
331,665

 
302,827

Transaction costs (4)
400

 
292

 
724

 
1,217

Early debt retirement
2,785

 

 
2,785

 

Preferred stock original issuance costs (5)

 

 
757

 

Litigation settlement, net (6)

 
2,415

 

 
2,415

   Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(3)
82,572

 
75,169

 
335,931

 
306,459

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate
(10,010
)
 
(9,419
)
 
(39,833
)
 
(37,765
)
   FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
72,562

 
$
65,750

 
$
296,098

 
$
268,694

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available per Common Share - Basic
$
0.51

 
$
0.43

 
$
2.18

 
$
1.93

Net income available per Common Share - Fully Diluted
$
0.51

 
$
0.43

 
$
2.17

 
$
1.92

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Basic
$
0.85

 
$
0.78

 
$
3.57

 
$
3.29

FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Fully Diluted
$
0.84

 
$
0.78

 
$
3.55

 
$
3.27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Basic
$
0.88

 
$
0.81

 
$
3.61

 
$
3.33

Normalized FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Fully Diluted
$
0.88

 
$
0.81

 
$
3.60

 
$
3.31

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Common Stock - Basic
88,115

 
85,163

 
86,997

 
84,778

Average Common Stock and OP Units - Basic
93,949

 
92,361

 
93,030

 
91,982

Average Common Stock and OP Units - Fully Diluted
94,295

 
92,965

 
93,425

 
92,569








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1.
We are required by GAAP to defer, over the estimated customer life, recognition of non-refundable upfront payments from sales of new and upgrade right-to-use contracts. For 2017, the customer life is estimated to be 40 years and is based upon our experience operating the membership platform since 2008. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period upgrade sales, offset by amortization of prior period sales.
2.
We are required by GAAP to defer recognition of commissions paid related to the entry of right-to-use contracts. The deferred commissions will be amortized using the same method as used for the related non-refundable upfront payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts and upgrade sales. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period commissions on those contracts, offset by the amortization of prior period commissions.
3.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for Non-GAAP financial measure definitions of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and for a definition of Non-revenue producing improvements.
4.
Included in General and administrative on the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
5.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we redeemed our 6.75% Series C Preferred Stock for $136.1 million. In connection with the redemption, we recorded expense of $0.8 million for the original issuance costs associated with the Series C Preferred Stock.
6.
Litigation settlement, net of $2.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, related to resolution of the California lawsuits.

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Consolidated Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Community base rental income (2)
$
123.8

 
$
118.1

 
$
489.6

 
$
464.7

Rental home income
3.5

 
3.5

 
14.3

 
14.1

Resort base rental income (3)
49.2

 
46.9

 
218.8

 
201.5

Right-to-use annual payments
11.7

 
11.4

 
45.8

 
45.0

Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
2.9

 
3.0

 
14.1

 
12.3

Utility and other income (4)
24.2

 
20.0

 
93.3

 
81.5

    Property operating revenues
215.3

 
202.9

 
875.9

 
819.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes (4)
86.0

 
78.7

 
349.1

 
321.2

Rental home operating and maintenance
1.7

 
2.0

 
6.6

 
6.9

Sales and marketing, gross
2.6

 
2.5

 
11.4

 
11.1

    Property operating expenses
90.3

 
83.2

 
367.1

 
339.2

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1)
$
125.0

 
$
119.7

 
$
508.8

 
$
479.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total sites
71,109

 
70,992

 
71,064

 
70,629

Occupied sites
67,098

 
66,482

 
66,894

 
65,893

Occupancy %
94.4
%
 
93.6
%
 
94.1
%
 
93.3
%
Monthly base rent per site
$
615

 
$
592

 
$
610

 
$
588

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
34.6

 
$
32.7

 
$
133.2

 
124.3

Seasonal
7.8

 
6.9

 
36.2

 
31.5

Transient
6.8

 
7.3

 
49.4

 
45.7

     Total resort base rental income
$
49.2

 
$
46.9

 
$
218.8

 
$
201.5










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1.
See page 4 for the Consolidated Income Statement and see Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for Non-GAAP measure definitions and reconciliation of Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2.
See the manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages below within this table.
3.
See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.
4.
Includes impact for Hurricane Irma. Utility and other income includes insurance recovery revenues of $4.1 million and $7.2 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes includes debris removal and cleanup costs of $4.2 million and $7.5 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.


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2017 Core Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
 
 
Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31,
 
%
 
December 31,
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change (2)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change (2)
Community base rental income (3)
$
122.4

 
$
117.0

 
4.6
 %
 
$
484.5

 
$
462.3

 
4.8
 %
Rental home income
3.5

 
3.5

 
(0.6
)%
 
14.3

 
14.1

 
1.7
 %
Resort base rental income (4)
46.0

 
42.6

 
7.9
 %
 
199.9

 
188.8

 
5.9
 %
Right-to-use annual payments
11.6

 
11.4

 
1.7
 %
 
45.7

 
45.0

 
1.6
 %
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
2.9

 
3.0

 
(3.9
)%
 
14.1

 
12.3

 
14.6
 %
Utility and other income (5)
23.0

 
19.5

 
17.4
 %
 
90.3

 
80.2

 
12.7
 %
    Property operating revenues
209.4

 
197.0

 
6.2
 %
 
848.8

 
802.7

 
5.8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes (5)
82.4

 
75.3

 
9.5
 %
 
334.8

 
312.5

 
7.1
 %
Rental home operating and maintenance
1.7

 
2.0

 
(15.6
)%
 
6.6

 
6.9

 
(4.0
)%
Sales and marketing, gross
2.6

 
2.5

 
1.7
 %
 
11.4

 
11.1

 
3.4
 %
    Property operating expenses
86.7

 
79.8

 
8.6
 %
 
352.8

 
330.5

 
6.8
 %
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1)
$
122.7

 
$
117.2

 
4.7
 %
 
$
496.0

 
$
472.2

 
5.0
 %
Occupied sites (6)
66,201

 
65,726

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total sites
69,981

 
69,973

 
 
 
69,981

 
69,981

 
 
Occupied sites
66,099

 
65,597

 
 
 
65,942

 
65,377

 
 
Occupancy %
94.5
%
 
93.7
%
 
 
 
94.2
%
 
93.4
%
 
 
Monthly base rent per site
$
617

 
$
595

 
 
 
$
612

 
$
589

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
33.1

 
$
31.2

 
6.1
 %
 
$
128.0

 
$
121.1

 
5.6
 %
Seasonal
7.0

 
5.9

 
17.4
 %
 
29.8

 
27.4

 
9.0
 %
Transient
5.9

 
5.5

 
7.6
 %
 
42.1

 
40.3

 
4.5
 %
     Total resort base rental income
$
46.0

 
$
42.6

 
7.9
 %
 
$
199.9

 
$
188.8

 
5.9
 %



___________________________
1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Non-GAAP measures Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core. Core excludes the results of Sunshine Key and Fiesta Key RV Resorts.
2.
Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
3.
See the Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages included below within this table.
4.
See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.
5.
Includes impact for Hurricane Irma. Utility and other income includes insurance recovery revenues of $3.0 million and $6.0 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes includes debris removal and cleanup costs of $3.0 million and $6.3 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.
6.
Occupied sites as of the end of the period shown. Occupied sites have increased by 475 from 65,726 at December 31, 2016.

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Non-Core - Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2017
Community base rental income
$
1.4

 
$
5.1

Resort base rental income
3.2

 
18.9

Utility income and other property income (2)
1.3

 
2.9

  Property operating revenues
5.9

 
26.9

 
 
 
 
  Property operating expenses (2)
3.6

 
14.3

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
2.3

 
$
12.6




































______________________
1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of Non-Core properties.
2.
Includes impact for Hurricane Irma. Utility and other income includes insurance recovery revenues of $1.1 million for both the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes includes debris removal and cleanup costs of $1.2 million and $1.2 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.


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Income from Rental Home Operations

(In millions, except occupied rentals, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Manufactured homes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home
$
6.3

 
$
6.4

 
$
27.0

 
$
25.2

Used home
5.5

 
5.9

 
21.9

 
24.6

   Rental operations revenues (1)
11.8

 
12.3

 
48.9

 
49.8

Rental operations expense
1.7

 
2.0

 
6.6

 
6.9

   Income from rental operations
10.1

 
10.3

 
42.3

 
42.9

Depreciation on rental homes
2.5

 
2.7

 
10.4

 
10.7

   Income from rental operations, net of depreciation(2)
$
7.6

 
$
7.6

 
$
31.9

 
$
32.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Occupied rentals: (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New
2,533

 
2,375

 
 
 
 
Used
1,884

 
2,376

 
 
 
 
   Total occupied rental sites
4,417

 
4,751

 
 
 
 

 
As of
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cost basis in rental homes: (4)
Gross
 
Net of Depreciation
 
Gross
 
Net of Depreciation
New
$
132.5

 
$
105.8

 
$
126.5

 
$
103.5

Used
43.4

 
23.8

 
51.5

 
32.3

  Total rental homes
$
175.9

 
$
129.6

 
$
178.0

 
$
135.8












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1.
For the quarters ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, approximately $8.3 million and $8.8 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue are included in the Community base rental income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , approximately $34.6 million and $35.7 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue are included in the Community base rental income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8. The remainder of the rental operations revenue is included in the Rental home income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8.
2.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for the Non-GAAP measure definition of Income from rental operations, net of depreciation.
3.
Occupied rentals as of the end of the period in our Core portfolio. Included in the quarters ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are 268 and 183 homes rented through our ECHO joint venture, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the rental home investment associated with our ECHO joint venture totals approximately $9.1 million and $7.1 million, respectively.
4.
Includes both occupied and unoccupied rental homes. New home cost basis does not include the costs associated with our ECHO joint venture. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, our investment in the ECHO joint venture was approximately $15.6 million and $15.4 million, respectively.

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Total Sites and Home Sales

(In thousands, except sites and home sale volumes, unaudited)

Summary of Total Sites as of December 31, 2017
 
 
Sites
Community sites
71,100

Resort sites:
 
    Annuals
27,800

    Seasonal
11,200

    Transient
11,200

Membership (1)
24,100

Joint Ventures (2)
5,900

Total
151,300


Home Sales - Select Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Total New Home Sales Volume (3)
184

 
150

 
597

 
658

     New Home Sales Volume - ECHO joint venture
32

 
46

 
158

 
208

New Home Sales Gross Revenues(3)
$
9,035

 
$
6,574

 
$
25,759

 
$
26,074

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Used Home Sales Volume
326

 
278

 
1,280

 
1,266

Used Home Sales Gross Revenues
$
2,395

 
$
2,378

 
$
10,543

 
$
11,117

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brokered Home Resales Volume
221

 
207

 
880

 
792

Brokered Home Resale Revenues, net
$
310

 
$
314

 
$
1,235

 
$
1,198

















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1.
Sites primarily utilized by approximately 106,500 members. Includes approximately 5,800 sites rented on an annual basis.
2.
Joint venture income is included in the Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
3.
Total new home sales volume includes home sales from our ECHO joint venture. New home sales gross revenues does not include the revenues associated with our ECHO joint venture.


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2018 Guidance - Selected Financial Data (1)

Our guidance acknowledges the existence of volatile economic conditions, which may impact our current guidance assumptions. Factors impacting 2018 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community and resort sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under right-to-use contracts; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to retain and attract customers renewing or entering right-to-use contracts; (vii) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (viii) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; (ix) ongoing legal matters and related fees; and (x) costs to restore property operations and potential revenue losses following storms or other unplanned events.

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ending
 
Year Ending
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2018
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2018 Core (2)
$
138.2

 
$
527.2

Income from property operations - Non-Core (3)
1.3

 
9.3

Property management and general and administrative
(20.9
)
 
(84.5
)
Other income and expenses
4.2

 
15.5

Financing costs and other
(25.7
)
 
(103.5
)
Normalized FFO and FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (4)
97.1

 
364.0

    Depreciation on real estate and other
(29.5
)
 
(117.0
)
    Depreciation on rental homes
(2.5
)
 
(10.1
)
    Deferral of right-to-use contract sales revenue and commission, net
(1.1
)
 
(5.3
)
    Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(3.8
)
 
(13.7
)
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
60.2

 
$
217.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per Common Share - fully diluted (5)
$0.65 - $0.71

 
$2.40 - $2.50

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$1.00 - $1.06

 
$3.80 - $3.90

Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$1.00 - $1.06

 
$3.80 - $3.90

 
 
 
 
Weighted average Common Stock outstanding - fully diluted
94.6

 
94.7




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1.
Each line item represents the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes and reflects management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO per Common Share, FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, FFO per Common Share, Net income available for Common Stockholders and Net income per Common Share could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2.
See page 14 for 2018 Core Guidance Assumptions. Amount represents 2017 income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, from the 2018 Core properties of $133.4 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 3.6% and $505.5 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.3% for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2018, respectively.
3.
See page 14 for the 2018 Assumptions regarding the Non-Core properties.
4.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Normalized FFO and FFO.
5.
Net income per fully diluted Common Share is calculated before Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units.

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2018 Core Guidance Assumptions (1) 
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
 
First Quarter 2018
 
Year Ended
 
2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Growth Factors (2)
 
December 31, 2017
 
Growth Factors (2)
Community base rental income
$
120.7

 
4.5
 %
 
$
489.1

 
4.1
 %
Rental home income
3.6

 
(0.3
)%
 
14.3

 
(3.7
)%
Resort base rental income (3)
57.7

 
5.1
 %
 
211.1

 
4.7
 %
Right-to-use annual payments
11.3

 
1.2
 %
 
45.8

 
1.0
 %
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
3.2

 
(1.5
)%
 
14.1

 
1.1
 %
Utility and other income
21.9

 
(0.2
)%
 
92.0

 
(8.5
)%
    Property operating revenues
218.4

 
3.9
 %
 
866.4

 
2.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
80.7

 
4.3
 %
 
342.9

 
0.1
 %
Rental home operating and maintenance
1.6

 
(0.1
)%
 
6.6

 
(2.8
)%
Sales and marketing, gross
2.7

 
9.3
 %
 
11.4

 
4.3
 %
    Property operating expenses
85.0

 
4.3
 %
 
360.9

 
0.1
 %
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
133.4

 
3.6
 %
 
$
505.5

 
4.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
31.8

 
5.6
 %
 
$
131.7

 
5.1
 %
Seasonal
17.1

 
4.2
 %
 
33.6

 
2.9
 %
Transient
8.8

 
5.0
 %
 
45.8

 
5.0
 %
    Total resort base rental income
$
57.7

 
5.1
 %
 
$
211.1

 
4.7
 %


2018 Assumptions Regarding Non-Core Properties (1) 
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ending
 
Year Ending
 
March 31, 2018 (4)
 
December 31, 2018 (4)
Community base rental income
$
0.2

 
$
0.8

Resort base rental income
2.0

 
14.6

Utility income and other property income
0.9

 
3.7

  Property operating revenues
3.1

 
19.1

 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
1.8

 
9.8

  Property operating expenses
1.8

 
9.8

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
1.3

 
$
9.3


_____________________________________
1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of Core and Non-Core properties.
2.
Management’s estimate of the growth of property operations in the 2018 Core Properties compared to actual 2017 performance. Represents our estimate of the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding. Actual growth could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
3.
See Resort base rental income table included below within this table.
4.
Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome for the Non-Core properties. Actual income from property operations for the Non-Core properties could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.

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Right-To-Use Memberships - Select Data

(In thousands, except member count, number of Thousand Trails Camping Pass, number of annuals and number of upgrades, unaudited)

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018 (1)
Member Count (2)
96,130

 
102,413

 
104,728

 
106,456

 
108,100

Thousand Trails Camping Pass (TTC) Origination (3)
18,187

 
25,544

 
29,576

 
31,618

 
32,800

    TTC Sales
10,014

 
11,877

 
12,856

 
14,128

 
14,700

    RV Dealer TTC Activations
8,173

 
13,667

 
16,720

 
17,490

 
18,100

Number of annuals (4)
5,142

 
5,470

 
5,756

 
5,843

 
6,100

Number of upgrade sales (5)
2,978

 
2,687

 
2,477

 
2,514

 
2,600

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Right-to-use annual payments
$
44,860

 
$
44,441

 
$
45,036

 
$
45,798

 
$
46,300

Resort base rental income from annuals
$
12,491

 
$
13,821

 
$
15,413

 
$
16,841

 
$
18,400

Resort base rental income from seasonals/transients
$
13,894

 
$
15,795

 
$
17,344

 
$
18,231

 
$
19,900

Upgrade contract initiations (6)
$
13,892

 
$
12,783

 
$
12,312

 
$
14,130

 
$
14,300

Utility and other income
$
2,455

 
$
2,430

 
$
2,442

 
$
2,254

 
$
2,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 























________________________________
1.
Guidance estimate. Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual figures could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2.
Members have entered into right-to-use contracts with us that entitle them to use certain properties on a continuous basis for up to 21 days.
3.
TTCs allow access to any of five geographic areas in the United States.
4.
Members who rent a specific site for an entire year in connection with their right-to-use contract.
5.
Existing customers that have upgraded agreements are eligible for longer stays, can make earlier reservations, may receive discounts on rental units, and may have access to additional properties. Upgrades require a non-refundable upfront payment.
6.
Revenues associated with contract upgrades, included in Right-to-use contracts current period, gross, on our Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.

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Market Capitalization

(In millions, except share and OP Unit data, unaudited)

Capital Structure as of December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock/Units
% of Total Common Stock/Units
Total
% of Total
% of Total Market Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured Debt
 
 
$
1,994

89.7
%
 
 
Unsecured Debt
 
 
230

10.3
%
 
 
Total Debt (1)
 
 
$
2,224

100.0
%
20.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
88,585,160

93.8
%
 
 
 
 
OP Units
5,834,753

6.2
%
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock and OP Units
94,419,913

100.0
%
 
 
 
 
Common Stock price at December 31, 2017
$
89.02

 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value of Common Stock and OP Units
 
 
$
8,405

100.0
%
 
 
Total Equity
 
 
$
8,405

100.0
%
79.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Market Capitalization
 
 
$
10,629

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



























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1.    Excludes deferred financing costs of approximately $23.7 million.

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Debt Maturity Schedule

Debt Maturity Schedule as of December 31, 2017
(In thousands, unaudited)

Year
 
Secured Debt(1)
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
Unsecured Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate(1)
 
Total Debt
 
% of Total Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate(1)
 
2018
 
3,020

 
8.00
%
 

 

 
3,020

 
0.14
%
 
8.00
%
 
2019
 
197,226

 
6.27
%
 

 

 
197,226

 
9.00
%
 
6.27
%
 
2020
 
119,500

 
6.14
%
 

 

 
119,500

 
5.46
%
 
6.14
%
 
2021
 
187,065

 
5.01
%
 

 

 
187,065

 
8.54
%
 
5.01
%
 
2022
 
146,439

 
4.59
%
 

 

 
146,439

 
6.69
%
 
4.59
%
 
2023
 
108,642

 
5.10
%
 
200,000

 
2.96
%
 
308,642

 
14.09
%
 
3.77
%
 
2024
 

 
%
 

 

 

 
%
 
%
 
2025
 
105,572

 
3.45
%
 

 

 
105,572

 
4.82
%
 
3.45
%
 
2026
 

 
%
 

 

 

 
%
 
%
 
Thereafter
 
1,123,029

 
4.19
%
 

 

 
1,123,029

 
51.27
%
 
4.19
%
 
Total
 
$
1,990,493

 
4.63
%
 
$
200,000

 
2.96
%
 
$
2,190,493

 
100.0
%
 
4.49
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of Credit Borrowing(2)
 

 
 
 
30,000

 
2.37
%
 
30,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note Premiums
 
3,253

 
 
 

 
 
 
3,253

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt
 
1,993,746

 
 
 
230,000

 
 
 
2,223,746

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
(22,031
)
 
 
 
(1,698
)
 
 
 
(23,729
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt, net
 
1,971,715

 
4.69
%
(1) 
228,302

 
3.05
%
 
2,200,017

 
 
 
4.53
%
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Years to Maturity
 
13.0
 
 
 
5.2
 
 
 
12.2
 
 
 
 
 





















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1.     Reflects effective interest rate including amortization of note premiums and amortization of deferred loan cost for secured, unsecured and total debt.
2. Reflects outstanding balance on the Line of Credit as of December 31, 2017. The Line of Credit matures in October 2021.


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Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Other Terms

This document contains certain Non-GAAP measures used by management that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further discussed in the paragraphs below. We believe investors should review these Non-GAAP measures along with GAAP net income and cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, when evaluating an equity REIT’s operating performance. Our definitions and calculations of these Non-GAAP financial and operating measures and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable. These Non-GAAP financial and operating measures do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor do they represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our financial performance, or to cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO). We define FFO as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and actual or estimated losses from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairments, if any, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. We receive up-front non-refundable payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the upfront non-refundable payments and related commissions are deferred and amortized over the estimated customer life. Although the NAREIT definition of FFO does not address the treatment of non-refundable right-to-use payments, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust for the impact of the deferral activity in our calculation of FFO.
We believe FFO, as defined by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, is generally a measure of performance for an equity REIT. While FFO is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance for equity REITs, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP, and it should not be considered as an alternative to these indicators in evaluating liquidity or operating performance.
NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (NORMALIZED FFO). We define Normalized FFO as FFO excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; and d) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. Normalized FFO presented herein is not necessarily comparable to Normalized FFO presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same methodology for computing this amount.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION (FAD). We define FAD as Normalized FFO less non-revenue producing capital expenditures.
We believe that FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairments, if any, and actual or estimated gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. We further believe that Normalized FFO provides useful information to investors, analysts and our management because it allows them to compare our operating performance to the operating performance of other real estate companies and between periods on a consistent basis without having to account for differences not related to our operations. For example, we believe that excluding the early extinguishment of debt, property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions from Normalized FFO allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the sustainability of operating performance in future periods because these costs do not affect the future operations of the properties. In some cases, we provide information about identified non-cash components of FFO and Normalized FFO because it allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the impact of those items.
INCOME FROM PROPERTY OPERATIONS, EXCLUDING DEFERRALS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. We define Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management as rental income, utility income and right-to-use income less property operating and maintenance expenses, real estate tax, sales and marketing expenses, property management and the GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net. We believe that this Non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our manufactured home and RV communities.

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The following table reconciles Net income available for Common Stockholders to Income from property operations (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Net income available for Common Stockholders
 
$
44,993

 
$
36,966

 
$
189,904

 
$
164,037

 
Perpetual preferred stock dividends and original issuance costs
 
18

 
2,316

 
7,685

 
9,226

 
Income allocated to non-controlling interests - Common OP Units
 
2,963

 
3,099

 
12,788

 
13,869

 
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
(889
)
 
(463
)
 
(3,765
)
 
(2,605
)
 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
$
47,085

 
$
41,918

 
$
206,612

 
$
184,527

 
Right-to-use upfront payments, deferred, net
 
342

 
652

 
4,108

 
3,079

 
Gross revenues from home sales
 
(11,430
)
 
(8,952
)
 
(36,302
)
 
(37,191
)
 
Brokered resale revenues and ancillary services revenues, net
 
290

 
(258
)
 
(3,798
)
 
(2,994
)
 
Interest income
 
(2,038
)
 
(1,793
)
 
(7,580
)
 
(6,845
)
 
Income from other investments, net
 
(1,877
)
 
(736
)
 
(5,795
)
 
(7,310
)
 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
 
18

 
(11
)
 
(354
)
 
(223
)
 
Property management
 
12,509

 
11,413

 
51,252

 
47,083

 
Depreciation on real estate and rental homes
 
30,606

 
30,198

 
121,455

 
117,400

 
Amortization of in-place leases
 
103

 
1,234

 
2,231

 
3,373

 
Cost of homes sales
 
11,122

 
8,949

 
36,513

 
37,456

 
Home selling expenses
 
885

 
1,027

 
4,186

 
3,575

 
General and administrative
 
8,398

 
7,688

 
31,737

 
31,004

 
Other expenses, including property rights initiatives (1)
 
334

 
2,950

 
1,148

 
4,986

 
Early debt retirement
 
2,785

 

 
2,785

 

 
Interest and related amortization
 
25,842

 
25,395

 
100,570

 
102,030

 
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
 
124,974

 
119,674

 
508,768

 
479,950

 
Right-to-use contracts, deferred and sales and marketing, deferred, net
 
(360
)
 
(641
)
 
(3,754
)
 
(2,856
)
 
Property management
 
(12,509
)
 
(11,413
)
 
(51,252
)
 
(47,083
)
 
Income from property operations
 
$
112,105

 
$
107,620

 
$
453,762

 
$
430,011

 











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1. Other expenses, including property rights initiatives includes net expense of $2.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, related to resolution of the California lawsuits.

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EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (EBITDA) AND ADJUSTED EBITDA. EBITDA is defined as net income or loss before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; d) GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net; e) depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures; f) impairments, if any; and g) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide us with an understanding of one aspect of earnings before the impact of investing and financing charges. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity because the measures are widely used to measure a company’s operating performance and they are used by rating agencies and other parties, including lenders, to evaluate our creditworthiness.
The following table reconciles Consolidated net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Consolidated net income
 
$
47,974

 
$
42,381

 
$
210,377

 
$
187,132

 
Interest Income
 
(2,038
)
 
(1,793
)
 
(7,580
)
 
(6,845
)
 
Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes
 
30,606

 
30,198

 
121,455

 
117,400

 
Amortization of in-place leases
 
103

 
1,234

 
2,231

 
3,373

 
Depreciation on corporate assets
 
334

 
280

 
1,263

 
1,120

 
Interest and related amortization
 
25,842

 
25,395

 
100,570

 
102,030

 
EBITDA
 
102,821

 
97,695

 
428,316

 
404,210

 
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net
 
342

 
652

 
4,108

 
3,079

 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
 
18

 
(11
)
 
(354
)
 
(223
)
 
Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures
 
362

 
324

 
1,533

 
1,292

 
Transaction costs
 
400

 
292

 
724

 
1,217

 
Early debt retirement
 
2,785

 

 
2,785

 

 
Litigation Settlement, net
 
 
 
2,415

 
 
 
2,415

 
Preferred stock original issuance costs
 

 

 
757

 

 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
106,728

 
$
101,367

 
$
437,869

 
$
411,990

 
CORE. The Core properties include properties we owned and operated during all of 2016 and 2017. We believe Core is a measure that is useful to investors for annual comparison as it removes the fluctuations associated with acquisitions, dispositions and significant transactions or unique situations.
NON-CORE. The Non-Core properties include all properties that were not owned and operated in 2016 and 2017. This includes, but is not limited to, three properties acquired during 2017, four properties acquired during 2016, and Tropical Palms RV Resort. Non-Core properties also includes Sunshine Key and Fiesta Key RV Resorts.
INCOME FROM RENTAL OPERATIONS, NET OF DEPRECIATION. We use Income from rental operations, net of depreciation as an alternative measure to evaluate the operating results of our home rental program. Income from rental operations, net of depreciation, represents income from rental operations less depreciation expense on rental homes. We believe this
measure is meaningful for investors as it provides a complete picture of the home rental program operating results including the impact of depreciation which affects our home rental program investment decisions.
NON-REVENUE PRODUCING IMPROVEMENTS. Represents capital expenditures that will not directly result in increased revenue or expense savings and are primarily comprised of common area improvements, furniture, and mechanical improvements.
FIXED CHARGES. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of note premiums and debt issuance costs.


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