UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 1-11718
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(312 ) 279-1400
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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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 ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 191,049,227 shares of Common Stock as of October 24, 2024.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Table of Contents
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| Index To Financial Statements | ||||||||
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Part I – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Investment in real estate: | |||||||||||
| Land | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Land improvements | |||||||||||
| Buildings and other depreciable property | |||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net investment in real estate | |||||||||||
| Cash and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||
| Deferred commission expense | |||||||||||
| Other assets, net | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Mortgage notes payable, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Term loans, net | |||||||||||
| Unsecured line of credit | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred membership revenue | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest payable | |||||||||||
| Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits | |||||||||||
| Distributions payable | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| Stockholders' Equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ( | ||||||||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units | |||||||||||
| Total Equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Annual membership subscriptions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Membership upgrade sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating and maintenance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Membership sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property management | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home selling expenses and ancillary operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes and other items | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable perpetual preferred stock dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available for Common Stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swaps | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable perpetual preferred stock dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Common Stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per Common Share – Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per Common Share – Fully Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – Fully Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock | Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Non-controlling Interests – Common OP Units | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of Common Stock or Common OP Units | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swap | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swap | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swaps | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (continued)
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock | Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of Common Stock or Common OP Units | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swap | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swap | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Stock | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock through employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation expenses related to restricted stock and stock options | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for Common OP Unitholders in the Operating Partnership | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment for fair market value of swaps | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | |||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of loan costs | |||||||||||
| Debt premium amortization | ( | ||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from insurance claims, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Compensation expense related to incentive plans | |||||||||||
| Revenue recognized from membership upgrade sales upfront payments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Commission expense recognized related to membership sales | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax benefit | ( | ||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Manufactured homes, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Notes receivable, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred commission expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other assets, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred membership revenue | |||||||||||
| Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Real estate acquisitions, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from insurance claims, net | |||||||||||
| Capital improvements | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from stock options and employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||
| Distributions: | |||||||||||
| Common Stockholders | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Common OP Unitholders | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Preferred Stockholders | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Share based award tax withholding payments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Principal payments and mortgage debt repayment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Mortgage notes payable financing proceeds | |||||||||||
| Line of credit repayment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Line of credit proceeds | |||||||||||
| Debt issuance and defeasance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Supplemental Information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cash paid for the purchase of manufactured homes | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Real estate acquisitions: | |||||||||||
| Investment in real estate | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Other assets, net | |||||||||||
| Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits | |||||||||||
| Real estate acquisitions, net | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (“ELS”), a Maryland corporation, together with MHC Operating Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and its other consolidated subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”), are referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”. We are a fully integrated owner of lifestyle-oriented properties (“Properties”) consisting of property operations and home sales and rental operations primarily within manufactured home (“MH”) and recreational vehicle (“RV”) communities and marinas. We provide our customers the opportunity to place manufactured homes and cottages, RVs and/or boats on our Properties either on a long-term or short-term basis. Our customers may lease individual developed areas (“Sites”) or enter into right-to-use contracts, also known as membership subscriptions, which provide them access to specific Properties for limited stays.
Our Properties are owned primarily by the Operating Partnership and managed internally by affiliates of the Operating Partnership. ELS is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, has exclusive responsibility and discretion in management and control of the Operating Partnership and held a 95.3 % interest as of September 30, 2024. As the general partner with control, ELS is the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidates, the Operating Partnership.
Equity method of accounting is applied to entities in which ELS does not have a controlling interest or for variable interest entities in which ELS is not considered the primary beneficiary, but with respect to which it can exercise significant influence over operations and major decisions. Our exposure to losses associated with unconsolidated joint ventures is primarily limited to the carrying value of these investments. Accordingly, distributions from a joint venture in excess of our carrying value are recognized in earnings.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. All adjustments to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are of a normal, recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for these interim periods. Revenues and expenses are subject to seasonal fluctuations and accordingly, quarterly interim results may not be indicative of full year results. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified on our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements to conform with current year presentation.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Revenue Recognition
Our revenue streams are predominantly derived from customers renting our Sites or entering into membership subscriptions. Leases with customers renting our Sites are accounted for as operating leases. The rental income associated with these leases is accounted for in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases, and is recognized over the term of the respective lease or the length of a customer’s stay. MH Sites are generally leased on an annual basis to residents who own or lease factory-built homes, including manufactured homes. RV and marina Sites are leased to those who generally have an RV, factory-built cottage, boat or other unit placed on the site, including those customers renting marina dry storage slips. Annual Sites are leased on an annual basis, including those Northern Properties that are open for the summer season. Seasonal Sites are leased to customers generally for to six months . Transient Sites are leased to customers on a short-term basis. We do not separate expenses reimbursed by our customers (“utility recoveries”) from the associated rental income as we meet the practical expedient criteria of ASC 842, Leases to combine the lease and non-lease components. We assessed the criteria and concluded that the timing and pattern of transfer for rental income and the associated utility recoveries are the same and, as our leases qualify as operating leases, we account for and present rental income and utility recoveries as a single component under Rental income in our Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. In addition, customers may lease homes that are located in our communities. These leases are accounted for as operating leases. Rental income derived from customers leasing homes is also accounted for in accordance with ASC 842, Leases and is recognized over the term of the respective lease. The allowance for credit losses related to the collectability of lease receivables is presented as a reduction to Rental income. Lease receivables are presented within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are net of an allowance for credit losses. The estimate for credit losses is a result of our ongoing assessments and evaluations of collectability, including historical loss experience, current market conditions and future expectations in forecasting credit losses.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Annual membership subscriptions and membership upgrade sales are accounted for in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Membership subscriptions provide our customers access to specific Properties for limited stays at a specified group of Properties. Payments are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the one-year period during which access to Sites at certain Properties is provided. Membership subscription receivables are presented within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are net of an allowance for credit losses. Membership upgrades grant certain additional access rights to the customer and require non-refundable upfront payments. The non-refundable upfront payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over 20 years. Financed upgrade sales (also known as contract receivables) are presented within Notes receivable, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are net of an allowance for credit losses.
Revenue from home sales is recognized when the earnings process is complete. The earnings process is complete when the home has been delivered, the purchaser has accepted the home and title has transferred. We have a limited program under which we purchase loans made by an unaffiliated lender to homebuyers at our Properties. Financed home sales (also known as chattel loans) are presented within Notes receivable, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are net of an allowance for credit losses.
(b) Restricted Cash
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, restricted cash consisted of $21.9 million and $25.7 million, respectively, primarily related to cash reserved for customer deposits and escrows for insurance and real estate taxes.
(c) Insurance Recoveries
(d) New Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which aims to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-07 on our consolidated financial statements.
In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, that requires registrants to provide climate-related disclosures in their annual reports and registration statements. On April 4, 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed implementation of the final rule pending the completion of judicial review. We are currently evaluating the impact of the rule on our disclosures.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 – Leases
Lessor
The leases entered into between a customer and us for rental of a Site are renewable upon the consent of both parties or, in some instances, as provided by statute. Long-term leases that are non-cancelable by the tenants are in effect at certain Properties. Rental rate increases at these Properties are primarily a function of increases in the Consumer Price Index, taking into consideration certain other factors. Additionally, periodic market rate adjustments are made as deemed appropriate. In addition, certain state statutes allow entry into long-term agreements that effectively modify lease terms related to rent amounts and increases over the term of the agreements. The following table presents future minimum rents expected to be received under long-term non-cancelable tenant leases, as well as those leases that are subject to long-term agreements governing rent payments and increases:
(amounts in thousands) | As of September 30, 2024 | |||||||
| 2024 | $ | |||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||
Lessee
We lease land under non-cancelable operating leases at 10 Properties expiring on various dates between 2028 and 2054. The majority of the leases have terms requiring fixed payments plus additional rents based on a percentage of gross revenues at those Properties. We also have other operating leases, primarily office space, expiring at various dates through 2033. For the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, total operating lease payments were $1.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, total operating lease payments were $5.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes our minimum future rental payments, excluding variable costs, which are discounted by our incremental borrowing rate to calculate the lease liability for our operating leases as of September 30, 2024:
| As of September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) | Ground Leases | Office and Other Leases | Total | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Thereafter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total undiscounted rental payments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less imputed interest | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities from our operating leases, included within and on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $24.4 million and $27.6 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2024. The weighted average remaining lease term for our operating leases was eight years and the weighted average incremental borrowing rate was 4.1 % as of September 30, 2024.
ROU assets and lease liabilities from our operating leases, included within and on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $23.6 million and $25.7 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023. The weighted average remaining lease term for our operating leases was eight years and the weighted average incremental borrowing rate was 3.9 % as of December 31, 2023.
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Note 4 – Earnings Per Common Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock (“Common Share”) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerators: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available for Common Stockholders – Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts allocated to non controlling interest (dilutive securities) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available for Common Stockholders – Fully Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominators: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – Basic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of Common OP Units for Common Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and restricted stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Common Shares outstanding and OP Units – Fully Diluted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per Common Share – Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per Common Share – Fully Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note 5 – Common Stock and Other Equity Related Transactions
Common Stockholder Distribution Activity
The following quarterly distributions have been declared and paid to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership unit (“OP Unit”) holders since January 1, 2023:
| Distribution Amount Per Share | For the Quarter Ended | Stockholder Record Date | Payment Date | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | April 14, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | July 14, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | September 30, 2023 | September 29, 2023 | October 13, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | December 31, 2023 | December 29, 2023 | January 12, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | March 31, 2024 | March 28, 2024 | April 12, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | June 30, 2024 | June 28, 2024 | July 12, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | September 30, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | October 11, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Exchanges
Subject to certain limitations, OP Unit holders can request an exchange of any or all of their OP Units for shares of Common Stock at any time. Upon receipt of such a request, we may, in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock, cause the Operating Partnership to pay cash. There were no OP units exchanged for Common Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 131,192 OP Units exchanged for an equal number of shares of Common Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Equity Offering Program
On February 28, 2024, we entered into a new at-the-market (“ATM”) equity offering program, pursuant to which we may sell, from time-to-time, shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $500.0 million. As of September 30, 2024, the full capacity of our ATM equity offering program remained available for issuance. In October 2024, we sold approximately 4.5 million shares of our common stock at a price of $70.00 from our at-the-market (“ATM”) offering program. See Note 14. Subsequent Events for additional information.
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Note 6 – Investment in Real Estate
Impairment
Following Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida on September 26, 2024, we recorded a $1.8 0.9 3.6
Note 7 – Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
The following table summarizes our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (investment and income/(loss) amounts in thousands):
| Investment as of | Income/(Loss) for the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment | Location | Number of Sites | Economic Interest (a) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meadows | Various | % | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lakeshore | Florida | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voyager | Arizona | % | (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECHO JV | Various | % | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RVC | Various | % | (d) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mulberry Farms | Arizona | % | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiawassee KOA JV | Georgia | % | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a)The percentages shown approximate our economic interest as of September 30, 2024. Our legal ownership interest may differ.
(b)Includes two joint ventures in which we own a 65 49 % interest.
(c)In March 2023, we sold our 33 % interest in the utility plant servicing Voyager RV Resort.
(d)Includes three joint ventures which include eight operating RV communities and one RV property under development.
We received approximately $15.4 million and $4.9 million in distributions from our unconsolidated joint ventures for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Approximately $7.0 million and $1.4 million of the distributions made to us exceeded our basis in our unconsolidated joint ventures for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and as such, were recorded as income from unconsolidated joint ventures.
Note 8 – Borrowing Arrangements
Mortgage Notes Payable
Our mortgage notes payable are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The following table presents the fair value of our mortgage notes payable:
| As of September 30, 2024 | As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage notes payable, excluding deferred financing costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The weighted average interest rate on our outstanding mortgage indebtedness, including the impact of loan cost amortization on mortgage indebtedness, as of September 30, 2024, was approximately 3.9 % per annum. The debt bears interest at stated rates ranging from 2.4 % to 5.1 % per annum and matures on various dates ranging from 2025 to 2041. The debt encumbered a total of 120 3,245.6 million and $3,194.1 million, as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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Note 8 - Borrowing Arrangements (continued)
Unsecured Debt
We previously entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which we have access to a $500.0 million unsecured line of credit (“LOC”) and a $300.0 million senior unsecured term loan (the “$300 million Term Loan”). We have the option to increase the borrowing capacity of the LOC by $200.0 million, subject to certain conditions. The LOC bears interest at a rate of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10 % plus 1.25 % to 1.65 % and requires an annual facility fee of 0.20 % to 0.35 %. The $300 million Term Loan has an interest rate of SOFR plus 0.10 % plus 1.40 % to 1.95 % per annum. For both the LOC and the $300 million Term Loan, the spread over SOFR is variable based on leverage throughout the respective loan terms. On July 18, 2024, we entered into a Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the LOC maturity date was extended to July 18, 2028, and this term can be extended for two additional six-month terms, subject to certain conditions. We also have an option to extend the maturity date on the $300 million Term Loan to April 16, 2027. All other material terms, including interest rate terms, remain the same. On October 3, 2024, we repaid the $300 million Term Loan. See Note 14. Subsequent Events for additional information.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we entered into a $200.0 million senior unsecured term loan agreement (the “$200.0 million Term Loan”). The maturity date is January 21, 2027, with an interest rate of SOFR plus 0.10 % plus 1.20 % to 1.70 %, depending on leverage levels.
The LOC had a balance of $32.5 million and $31.0 million outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, our LOC had a remaining borrowing capacity of $467.4 million.
As of September 30, 2024, we were in compliance in all material respects with the covenants in all our borrowing arrangements.
Note 9 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
We record all derivatives at fair value. Our objective in utilizing interest rate derivatives is to add stability to our interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. We do not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes.
In March 2021, we entered into a Swap Agreement (the “2021 Swap”), with a notional amount of $300.0 million allowing us to trade the variable interest rate associated with our $300.0 million Term Loan for a fixed interest rate. In March 2023, we amended the 2021 Swap agreement to reflect the change in the $300.0 million Term Loan interest rate benchmark from LIBOR to SOFR (see Note 8. Borrowing Arrangements). The 2021 Swap had a fixed interest rate of 0.41 % per annum. The 2021 Swap matured on March 25, 2024.
In April 2023, we entered into a Swap Agreement (the “2023 Swap”) with a notional amount of $200.0 million allowing us to trade the variable interest rate associated with our $200.0 million Term Loan for a fixed interest rate. The 2023 Swap has a fixed interest rate of 3.68 % per annum and matures on January 21, 2027. Based on the leverage as of September 30, 2024, our spread over SOFR was 1.20 % resulting in an estimated all-in interest rate of 4.88 % per annum.
In April 2024, we entered into three Swap Agreements (“2024 Swaps”) with an aggregate notional value of $300.0 million allowing us to trade the variable interest rate associated with our $300.0 million Term Loan (see Note 8. Borrowing Arrangements) for a fixed interest rate. The 2024 Swaps have a weighted average fixed interest rate of 4.65 % per annum and mature on April 17, 2026. Based on the leverage as of September 30, 2024, our spread over SOFR was 1.40 % resulting in an estimated weighted average all-in fixed interest rate of 6.05 % per annum. On October 3, 2024, we terminated the 2024 Swaps in connection with the repayment of the $300 million Term Loan. See Note 14. Subsequent Events for additional information.
Our derivative financial instruments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The following table presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments:
| As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | Balance Sheet Location | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swaps | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swaps | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
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Note 9 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging (continued)
The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instrument on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income:
| Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship | Amount of (gain)/loss recognized in OCI on derivative for the nine months ended September 30, | Location of (gain)/ loss reclassified from Accumulated OCI into income | Amount of (gain)/loss reclassified from Accumulated OCI into income for the nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swaps | $ | $ | ( | Interest Expense | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the next twelve months, we estimate that $0.4 million will be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a decrease to interest expense related to the 2023 Swap. This estimate may be subject to change as the underlying SOFR changes. On October 3, 2024, we terminated the 2024 Swaps and will reclassify $4.4 million from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as an increase to early debt termination expense. See Note 14. Subsequent Events for additional information. We determined that no adjustment was necessary for non-performance risk on our derivative obligation. As of September 30, 2024, we had not posted any collateral related to the 2023 Swap or 2024 Swaps.
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue from Membership Upgrade Sales and Deferred Commission Expense
The components of the change in deferred revenue from membership upgrades and deferred commission expense were as follows:
(amounts in thousands) | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership upgrade sales, beginning | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Membership upgrade sales | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue recognized from membership upgrade sales upfront payments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership grade sales | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue - upfront payments from membership upgrade sales, ending (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Deferred commission expense, beginning | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Deferred commission expense | ||||||||||||||
| Commission expense recognized | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in deferred commission expense | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred commission expense, ending | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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(a)Included in Deferred membership revenue on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Note 11 – Equity Incentive Awards
Our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) was adopted by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2014 and approved by our stockholders on May 13, 2014.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, 90,378 shares of restricted stock were awarded to certain members of our management team. Of these shares, 50 % are time-based awards, vesting in equal installments over a three-year period on February 4, 2025, February 3, 2026 and February 7, 2027, respectively, and have a grant date fair value of $3.0 million. The remaining 50 % are performance-based awards vesting in equal installments on February 4, 2025, February 3, 2026 and February 7, 2027, respectively, upon meeting performance conditions as established by the Compensation Committee in the year of the vesting period. They are valued using the closing price at the grant date when all the key terms and conditions are known to all parties. The 15,062 shares of restricted stock subject to 2024 performance goals have a grant date fair value of $1.0 million.
Our 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”) was adopted by our Board of Directors on February 6, 2024 and approved by our stockholders on April 30, 2024. The 2024 Plan replaces the 2014 Plan and is the sole plan available to us to provide equity incentive compensation to eligible participants as of its adoption. No further awards will be granted under the 2014 Plan. The 2024 Plan authorizes grants of options, restricted stock, and other forms of equity-based compensation, subject
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Note 11 – Equity Incentive Awards (continued)
to conditions and restrictions determined by the Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee (or our Board of Directors with respect to awards made to our independent directors) determines the terms and conditions of each award at the time of grant, including whether payment of awards may be subject to the achievement of performance goals, consistent with the provisions of the 2024 Plan. A maximum of 3,766,336 shares of common stock are available for grant under the 2024 Plan.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, we awarded to certain members of our Board of Directors 16,626 shares of restricted stock at a fair value of approximately $1.0 million and options to purchase 29,855 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $60.29 . These are time-based awards subject to various vesting dates between November 1, 2024 and April 30, 2027.
Stock-based compensation expense, reported in General and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, was $1.5 million and $1.8 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $5.0 million and $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense of $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense of $6.3 million recognized during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as a result of the passing of a member of our Board of Directors.
Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies
We are involved in various legal and regulatory proceedings (“Proceedings”) arising in the ordinary course of business. The Proceedings include, but are not limited to, legal claims made by employees, vendors and customers, and notices, consent decrees, information requests, additional permit requirements and other similar enforcement actions by governmental agencies relating to our utility infrastructure, including water and wastewater treatment plants and other waste treatment facilities and electrical systems. Additionally, in the ordinary course of business, our operations are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. Management believes these Proceedings taken together do not represent a material liability. In addition, to the extent any such Proceedings or audits relate to newly acquired Properties, we consider any potential indemnification obligations of sellers in our favor.
Beginning on August 31, 2023 through December 4, 2023, certain private party plaintiffs filed several putative class actions in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Datacomp Appraisal Systems, Inc. (“Datacomp”) and several owner/operators of manufactured housing communities, including ELS (the “Datacomp Litigation”), alleging that the community owner/operators used JLT Market Reports produced by Datacomp to conspire to raise manufactured home lot rents in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. ELS purchased Datacomp in connection with the MHVillage/Datacomp acquisition during the year ended December 31, 2021. On December 15, 2023, the plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated complaint captioned, In re Manufactured Home Lot Rents Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:23-cv-6715. Plaintiffs seek both injunctive relief and monetary damages, including attorneys’ fees. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss on January 29, 2024.
We believe that the Datacomp Litigation is without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend our interests in this matter. As of September 30, 2024, we have not made an accrual, as we are unable to predict the outcome of this matter or reasonably estimate any possible loss.
Note 13 - Reportable Segments
We have identified two reportable segments: (i) Property Operations and (ii) Home Sales and Rentals Operations. The Property Operations segment owns and operates land lease Properties and the Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment purchases, sells and leases homes at the Properties. The distribution of the Properties throughout the United States reflects our belief that geographic diversification helps insulate the portfolio from regional economic influences.
All revenues were from external customers and there is no customer who contributed 10% or more of our total revenues during the quarters or nine months ended September 30, 2024 or 2023.
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Note 13 – Reportable Segments (continued)
The following tables summarize our segment financial information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Quarter Ended September 30, 2024
| (amounts in thousands) | Property Operations | Home Sales and Rentals Operations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
| Operations revenues | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Operations expenses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Income from segment operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to consolidated net income: | |||||||||||||||||
| Corporate interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Capital improvements | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
| (amounts in thousands) | Property Operations | Home Sales and Rentals Operations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
| Operations revenues | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Operations expenses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Income from segment operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to consolidated net income: | |||||||||||||||||
| Corporate interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Capital improvements | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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Note 13 – Reportable Segments (continued)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
| (amounts in thousands) | Property Operations | Home Sales and Rentals Operations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
| Operations revenues | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Operations expenses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Income from segment operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to consolidated net income: | |||||||||||||||||
| Corporate interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net | |||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Capital improvements | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
| (amounts in thousands) | Property Operations | Home Sales and Rentals Operations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
| Operations revenues | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Operations expenses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Income from segment operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to consolidated net income: | |||||||||||||||||
| Corporate interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Capital improvements | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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Note 13 – Reportable Segments (continued)
The following table summarizes our financial information for the Property Operations segment for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Annual membership subscriptions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Membership upgrade sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from ancillary services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total property operations revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating and maintenance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Membership sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of ancillary services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ancillary operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property management | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total property operations expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from property operations segment | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes our financial information for the Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rental income (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenue from home sales and brokered resales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cost of home sales and brokered resales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income from home sales and rentals operations segment | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Rental income within Home Sales and Rentals Operations does not include base rent related to the rental home Sites. Base rent is included within property operations.
Note 14 – Subsequent Events
In October 2024, we sold approximately 4.5 million shares of our common stock at a price of $70.00 from our at-the-market (“ATM”) offering program. The net proceeds of $314.2 million were used to repay our $300.0 million unsecured term loan and to terminate the interest rate swaps, which fixed the interest rate of the term loan at 6.05 % until maturity in April 2026. The total expense to terminate the swaps and write off unamortized loan costs is $5.8 million.
Following Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on October 9, 2024, we have continued cleanup efforts at impacted properties. We believe that we have adequate insurance, subject to deductibles, including business interruption coverage, and at this time, we do not believe that Hurricane Milton will have a significant adverse impact on our results of operations or our financial condition on a consolidated basis.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“2023 Form 10-K”), as well as information in Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Overview and Outlook
We are a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. We are a fully integrated owner of lifestyle-oriented properties (“Properties”) consisting of property operations and home sales and rental operations primarily within manufactured home (“MH”) and recreational vehicle (“RV”) communities and marinas. As of September 30, 2024, we owned or had an ownership interest in a portfolio of 452 Properties located throughout the United States and Canada containing 172,870 individual developed areas (“Sites”). These Properties are located in 35 states and British Columbia, with more than 110 Properties with lake, river or ocean frontage and more than 120 Properties within ten miles of the coastal United States.
We invest in properties in sought-after locations near retirement and vacation destinations and urban areas across the United States with a focus on delivering an exceptional experience to our residents and guests that results in delivery of value to stockholders. Our business model is intended to provide an opportunity for increased cash flows and appreciation in value. We seek growth in earnings, Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) and cash flows by enhancing the profitability and operation of our Properties and investments. We accomplish this by attracting and retaining high quality customers to our Properties, who take pride in our Properties and in their homes and efficiently managing our Properties by increasing occupancy, maintaining competitive market rents and controlling expenses. We also actively pursue opportunities that fit our acquisition criteria and are currently engaged in various stages of negotiations relating to the possible acquisition of additional properties.
We believe the demand from baby boomers for MH and RV communities will continue to be strong over the long term. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 daily through 2029. These individuals, seeking an active lifestyle, will continue to drive the market for second-home sales as vacation properties, investment opportunities or retirement retreats. We expect it is likely that over the next decade, we will continue to see high levels of second-home sales and that manufactured homes and cottages in our Properties will continue to provide a viable second-home alternative to site-built homes. We also believe the Millennial and Generation Z demographic will contribute to our future long-term customer pipeline. After conducting a comprehensive study of RV ownership, according to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (“RVIA”), data suggested that RV sales are expected to benefit from an increase in demand from those born in the United States from 1980 to 2003, or Millennials and Generation Z, over the coming years. We believe the demand from baby boomers and these younger generations will continue to outpace supply for MH and RV communities. The entitlement process to develop new MH and RV communities is extremely restrictive. As a result, there have been limited new communities developed in our target geographic markets.
We generate the majority of our revenues from customers renting our Sites or entering into right-to-use contracts, also known as membership subscriptions, which provide them access to specific Properties for limited stays. MH Sites are generally leased on an annual basis to residents who own or lease factory-built homes, including manufactured homes. Annual RV and marina Sites are leased on an annual basis to customers who generally have an RV, factory-built cottage, boat or other unit placed on the site, including those Northern properties that are open for the summer season. Seasonal RV and marina Sites are leased to customers generally for one to six months. Transient RV and marina Sites are leased to customers on a short-term basis. The revenue from seasonal and transient Sites is generally higher during the first and third quarters. We consider the transient revenue stream to be our most volatile as it is subject to weather conditions and other factors affecting the marginal RV customer’s vacation and travel preferences. We also generate revenue from customers renting our marina dry storage. Additionally, we have interests in joint venture Properties for which revenue is classified as Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
The following table shows the breakdown of our Sites by type (amounts are approximate):
| Total Sites as of September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
| MH Sites | 73,000 | |||||||
| RV Sites: | ||||||||
| Annual | 34,400 | |||||||
| Seasonal | 11,800 | |||||||
| Transient | 17,000 | |||||||
| Marina Slips | 6,900 | |||||||
Membership (1) | 26,000 | |||||||
Joint Ventures (2) | 3,800 | |||||||
| Total | 172,900 | |||||||
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(1)Primarily utilized to service approximately 117,400 members. Includes approximately 5,900 Sites rented on an annual basis.
(2)Includes approximately 2,000 annual Sites and 1,800 transient Sites.
In our Home Sales and Rentals Operations business, our revenue streams include home sales, home rentals and brokerage services and ancillary activities. We generate revenue through home sales and rental operations by selling or leasing manufactured homes and cottages that are located in Properties owned and managed by us. We believe renting our vacant homes represents an attractive source of occupancy and an opportunity to convert the renter to a homebuyer in the future. Additionally, home sale brokerage services are offered to our residents who may choose to sell their homes rather than relocate them when moving from a Property. At certain Properties, we operate ancillary facilities, such as golf courses, pro shops, stores and restaurants.
In the manufactured housing industry, options for home financing, also known as chattel financing, are limited. Chattel financing options available today include community owner-funded programs or third-party lender programs that provide subsidized financing to customers and often require the community owner to guarantee customer defaults. Third-party lender programs have stringent underwriting criteria, sizable down payment requirements, short term loan amortization and high interest rates. We have a limited program under which we purchase loans made by an unaffiliated lender to homebuyers at our Properties.
In addition to net income computed in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), we assess and measure our overall financial and operating performance using certain Non-GAAP supplemental measures, which include: (i) FFO, (ii) Normalized FFO, (iii) Income from property operations, (iv) Income from property operations, excluding property management, and (v) Core Portfolio income from property operations, excluding property management (operating results for Properties owned and operated in both periods under comparison). We use these measures internally to evaluate the operating performance of our portfolio and provide a basis for comparison with other real estate companies. Definitions and reconciliations of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are included below in this discussion.
Results Overview
| (amounts in thousands) | Quarters Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income per fully diluted Common Share | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.03 | 7.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| FFO per fully diluted Common Share and OP Unit | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.04 | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Normalized FFO per fully diluted Common Share and OP Unit | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.04 | 4.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income per fully diluted Common Share | $ | 1.45 | $ | 1.19 | $ | 0.26 | 21.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| FFO per fully diluted Common Share and OP Unit | $ | 2.27 | $ | 2.01 | $ | 0.26 | 12.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Normalized FFO per fully diluted Common Share and OP Unit | $ | 2.16 | $ | 2.04 | $ | 0.12 | 5.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
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1.Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
Core property operating revenues increased 4.4% and Core income from property operations, excluding property management increased 5.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Core property operating revenues increased 4.9% and Core income from property operations, excluding property management increased 6.2% compared to the same period in 2023.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
We continue to focus on the quality of occupancy growth by increasing the number of manufactured homeowners in our Core Portfolio. Our Core Portfolio average occupancy includes both homeowners and renters in our MH communities and was 95.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 94.9% for each of the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, our Core Portfolio occupancy increased by 107 sites, which included an increase in homeowner occupancy of 111 sites and a decrease in rental occupancy of 4 compared to June 30, 2024. While we continue to focus on increasing the number of manufactured homeowners in our Core Portfolio, we also believe renting our vacant homes represents an attractive source of occupancy and an opportunity to potentially convert the renter to a new homebuyer in the future. We continue to expect there to be fluctuations in the sources of occupancy depending on local market conditions, availability of vacant sites and success with converting renters to homeowners. As of September 30, 2024, we had 2,012 occupied rental homes in our Core MH communities.
RV and marina base rental income in our Core Portfolio increased 1.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, driven primarily by an increase in Annual RV rental income. Core RV and marina base rental income from annuals represents 68.0% of total Core RV and marina base rental income and increased 6.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023 due to an 8.3% increase in rate, offset by a 2.1% decrease in occupancy. Core seasonal and transient RV and marina base rental income decreased 13.3% and 6.1%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023 due to loss of occupancy from Hurricane Ian workers at our Florida properties and returning competitor supply, weather disruptions in the Northeast and normalized demand following the COVID pandemic.
We closed 174 new home sales during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to 285 new home sales during the quarter ended September 30, 2023, a decrease of 38.9%. The decrease in new home sales during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by the Florida and Arizona markets, where we had fewer sales locations than the same period in 2023.
Our gross investment in real estate increased $149.6 million to $7,855.9 million as of September 30, 2024 from $7,706.3 million as of December 31, 2023, primarily due to capital improvements during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The following chart lists the Properties acquired from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 and Sites added through expansion opportunities at our existing Properties:
| Location | Type of Property | Transaction Date | Sites | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Sites as of January 1, 2023 (1) | 171,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition Properties: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Red Oak Shores Campground | Ocean View, New Jersey | RV | March 28, 2023 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expansion Site Development: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sites added (reconfigured) in 2023 | 994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sites added (reconfigured) in 2024 | 405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Sites as of September 30, 2024 (1) | 172,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Sites are approximate.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations include certain Non-GAAP financial measures that in management’s view of the business are meaningful as they allow investors the ability to understand key operating details of our business both with and without regard to certain accounting conventions or items that may not always be indicative of recurring annual cash flows of the portfolio. These Non-GAAP financial measures as determined and presented by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, and include income from property operations and Core Portfolio, FFO and Normalized FFO.
We believe investors should review Income from property operations and Core Portfolio, FFO and Normalized FFO, along with GAAP net income and cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, when evaluating an equity REIT’s operating performance. A discussion of Income from property operations and Core Portfolio, FFO and Normalized FFO, and a reconciliation to net income are included below.
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Income from Property Operations and Core Portfolio
We use income from property operations, income from property operations, excluding property management, and Core Portfolio income from property operations, excluding property management, as alternative measures to evaluate the operating results of our Properties. Income from property operations represents rental income, membership subscriptions and upgrade sales, utility and other income less property and rental home operating and maintenance expenses, real estate taxes, membership sales and marketing expenses and property management expenses. Income from property operations, excluding property management, represents income from property operations excluding property management expenses. Property management represents the expenses associated with indirect costs such as off-site payroll and certain administrative and professional expenses. We believe exclusion of property management expenses is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our properties, excluding items that are not directly related to the operation of the properties. For comparative purposes, we present bad debt expense within Property operating and maintenance in the current and prior periods. We believe that this Non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our properties.
Our Core Portfolio consists of our Properties owned and operated during all of 2023 and 2024. Core Portfolio income from property operations, excluding property management, is useful to investors for annual comparison as it removes the fluctuations associated with acquisitions, dispositions and significant transactions or unique situations. Our Non-Core Portfolio includes all Properties that were not owned and operated during all of 2023 and 2024, including six properties in Florida impacted by Hurricane Ian and two properties in California that were impacted by storm and flooding events.
FFO and Normalized FFO
We define FFO as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of properties, depreciation and amortization related to real estate, impairment charges and adjustments to reflect our share of FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated 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 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.
We define Normalized FFO as FFO excluding non-operating income and expense items, such as gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties, defeasance costs, transaction/pursuit costs and other, and 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.
We believe that FFO and Normalized FFO are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe that by excluding the effect of gains or losses from sales of properties, depreciation and amortization related to real estate and impairment charges, which are based on historical costs and 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 normal operations. For example, we believe that excluding the early extinguishment of debt and other miscellaneous non-comparable items from 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.
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 flows 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.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
The following table reconciles net income available for Common Stockholders to income from property operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computation of Income from Property Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available for Common Stockholders | $ | 82,821 | $ | 76,969 | $ | 271,023 | $ | 222,260 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable perpetual preferred stock dividends | — | — | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units | 4,042 | 3,772 | 13,230 | 10,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | 86,863 | 80,741 | 284,261 | 233,249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | (5,874) | (661) | (6,736) | (2,158) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit | — | — | (239) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain)/Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | 1,798 | 949 | 1,798 | 3,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services | (30,839) | (44,795) | (98,457) | (115,841) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (2,430) | (2,276) | (7,018) | (6,623) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | (2,192) | (2,333) | (6,860) | (6,897) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property management | 20,165 | 19,887 | 59,311 | 58,710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 50,934 | 50,968 | 153,386 | 152,934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of home sales, brokered resales and ancillary services | 22,051 | 33,471 | 71,668 | 85,880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home selling expenses and ancillary operating expenses | 7,336 | 7,164 | 20,955 | 21,258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 9,274 | 9,895 | 30,248 | 38,163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net (1) | 591 | — | (20,422) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 1,402 | 1,338 | 4,120 | 4,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | 30 | 68 | 30 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | 36,497 | 33,434 | 106,077 | 99,144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from property operations, excluding property management | 195,606 | 187,850 | 592,122 | 565,655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property management | (20,165) | (19,887) | (59,311) | (58,710) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from property operations | $ | 175,441 | $ | 167,963 | $ | 532,811 | $ | 506,945 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 includes debris removal and cleanup costs related to Hurricane Ian of $1.3 million and Hurricane Helene of $1.0 million and insurance recovery revenue for Hurricane Ian of $1.7 million including $0.5 million for reimbursement of capital expenditures related to Hurricane Ian. Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes debris removal and cleanup costs related to Hurricane Ian of $2.5 million and Hurricane Helene of $1.0 million and insurance recovery revenue for Hurricane Ian of $24.0 million including $21.5 million for reimbursement of capital expenditures related to Hurricane Ian.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
The following table presents a calculation of FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unitholders and Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unitholders for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computation of FFO and Normalized FFO: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available for Common Stockholders | $ | 82,821 | $ | 76,969 | $ | 271,023 | $ | 222,260 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income allocated to non-controlling interests – Common OP Units | 4,042 | 3,772 | 13,230 | 10,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 50,934 | 50,968 | 153,386 | 152,934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,309 | 1,141 | 3,560 | 3,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain)/Loss on unconsolidated joint ventures | — | — | — | (416) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain)/Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net | 1,798 | 949 | 1,798 | 3,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders | 140,904 | 133,799 | 442,997 | 392,697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax benefit | — | — | (239) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | 30 | 68 | 30 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction/pursuit costs and other (1) | — | — | 383 | 207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance proceeds due to catastrophic weather event (2) | (451) | — | (21,464) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation (3) | — | — | — | 6,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders | $ | 140,483 | $ | 133,867 | $ | 421,707 | $ | 399,292 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – Fully Diluted | 195,510 | 195,440 | 195,507 | 195,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
(2)Represents insurance recovery revenue for reimbursement of capital expenditures related to Hurricane Ian.
(3)Represents accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense of $6.3 million recognized during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 as a result of the passing of a member of our Board of Directors.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
Results of Operations
This section discusses the comparison of our results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 and our operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023. Our Core Portfolio consists of our Properties owned and operated during all of 2023 and 2024. Our Non-Core Portfolio includes all Properties that were not owned and operated during all of 2023 and 2024, including six properties in Florida impacted by Hurricane Ian and two properties in California that were impacted by storm and flooding events. For the comparison of our results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 and discussion of our operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, refer to Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on January 23, 2024.
Comparison of the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 to the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
Income from Property Operations
The following table summarizes certain financial and statistical data for our Core Portfolio and total portfolio:
| Core Portfolio | Total Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MH base rental income (1) | $ | 178,121 | $ | 167,781 | $ | 10,340 | 6.2 | % | $ | 178,295 | $ | 167,937 | $ | 10,358 | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rental home income (1) | 3,383 | 3,541 | (158) | (4.5) | % | 3,396 | 3,553 | (157) | (4.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RV and marina base rental income (1) | 110,919 | 109,473 | 1,446 | 1.3 | % | 113,357 | 112,819 | 538 | 0.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual membership subscriptions | 16,611 | 16,727 | (116) | (0.7) | % | 16,714 | 16,673 | 41 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Membership upgrade sales (2) | 4,173 | 3,751 | 422 | 11.3 | % | 4,173 | 3,744 | 429 | 11.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utility and other income (1) | 34,342 | 31,564 | 2,778 | 8.8 | % | 36,932 | 35,840 | 1,092 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating revenues | 347,549 | 332,837 | 14,712 | 4.4 | % | 352,867 | 340,566 | 12,301 | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property operating and maintenance (1)(3) | 125,847 | 123,803 | 2,044 | 1.7 | % | 128,688 | 126,238 | 2,450 | 1.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes | 20,408 | 18,650 | 1,758 | 9.4 | % | 20,731 | 19,017 | 1,714 | 9.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental home operating and maintenance | 1,387 | 1,762 | (375) | (21.3) | % | 1,394 | 1,765 | (371) | (21.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Membership sales and marketing (4) | 6,431 | 5,696 | 735 | 12.9 | % | 6,448 | 5,696 | 752 | 13.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating expenses, excluding property management | 154,073 | 149,911 | 4,162 | 2.8 | % | 157,261 | 152,716 | 4,545 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from property operations, excluding property management (5) | 193,476 | 182,926 | 10,550 | 5.8 | % | 195,606 | 187,850 | 7,756 | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property management | 20,165 | 19,887 | 278 | 1.4 | % | 20,165 | 19,887 | 278 | 1.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from property operations(5) | $ | 173,311 | $ | 163,039 | $ | 10,272 | 6.3 | % | $ | 175,441 | $ | 167,963 | $ | 7,478 | 4.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Rental income consists of the following total portfolio income items in this table: 1) MH base rental income, 2) Rental home income, 3) RV and marina base rental income and 4) Utility income, which is calculated by subtracting Other income on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income from Utility and other income in this table. The difference between the sum of the total portfolio income items and Rental income on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income is bad debt expense, which is presented in Property operating and maintenance expense in this table.
(2)Membership upgrade sales revenue is net of deferrals of $5.9 million and $7.0 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
(3)Includes bad debt expense for all periods presented.
(4)Membership sales and marketing expense is net of sales commission deferrals of $1.2 million for both the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
(5)See Part I. Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis—Non-GAAP Financial Measures for definitions and reconciliations of these Non-GAAP measures to Net Income available for Common Shareholders.
Total portfolio income from property operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, increased $7.5 million, or 4.5%, from the quarter ended September 30, 2023, driven by an increase of $10.3 million, or 6.3%, from our Core Portfolio, offset by a decrease of $2.8 million from our Non-Core Portfolio. The increase in income from property operations from our Core Portfolio was primarily due to higher property operating revenues, primarily in MH base rental income, RV and marina base rental income and utility and other income, partially offset by an increase in property operating and maintenance expenses and real estate taxes.
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Property Operating Revenues
MH base rental income in our Core Portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 increased $10.3 million, or 6.2%, from the same period in 2023, which reflects 5.8% growth from rate increases and 0.4% from occupancy gains. The average monthly base rental income per Site in our Core Portfolio increased to approximately $861 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 from approximately $813 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The average occupancy for our Core Portfolio was 95.0% and 94.9% for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
RV and marina base rental income is comprised of the following:
| Core Portfolio | Total Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarters Ended September 30, | Quarters Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual | $ | 75,435 | $ | 71,036 | $ | 4,399 | 6.2 | % | $ | 77,548 | $ | 74,125 | $ | 3,423 | 4.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasonal | 7,163 | 8,261 | (1,098) | (13.3) | % | 7,347 | 8,462 | (1,115) | (13.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transient | 28,321 | 30,176 | (1,855) | (6.1) | % | 28,462 | 30,232 | (1,770) | (5.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RV and marina base rental income | $ | 110,919 | $ | 109,473 | $ | 1,446 | 1.3 | % | $ | 113,357 | $ | 112,819 | $ | 538 | 0.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RV and marina base rental income in our Core Portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 increased $1.4 million, or 1.3%, from the same period in 2023, driven primarily by an increase in Annual RV and marina base rental income. The increase in Annual RV and marina base rental income of 6.2% was partially offset by decreases in Seasonal and Transient RV and marina base rental income of 13.3% and 6.1%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
Utility and other income in our Core Portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 increased $2.8 million, or 8.8%, from the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $2.0 million and $0.8 million increase in utility income and pass-through income, respectively. The utility recovery rate (utility income divided by utility expenses) for 2024 and 2023 was approximately 47% and 43%, respectively.
Property Operating Expenses
Property operating expenses, excluding property management, in our Core Portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 increased $4.2 million, or 2.8%, from the same period in 2023, driven by increases in property operating and maintenance expenses of $2.0 million and real estate taxes of $1.8 million. Core property operating and maintenance expenses were higher in 2024, primarily due to an increase in insurance of $1.3 million and utility expense of $0.7 million. The increase in insurance of $1.3 million is due to higher insurance premiums following our property and casualty insurance renewal in the second quarter of 2024. Real estate taxes were higher in 2024, primarily in the Florida portfolio, driven by higher real estate tax assessments in 2023.
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Home Sales and Other
The following table summarizes certain financial and statistical data for our Home Sales and Other Operations:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except home sales volumes) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from new home sales | $ | 15,500 | $ | 27,684 | $ | (12,184) | (44.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of new home sales | 13,655 | 24,068 | (10,413) | (43.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from used home sales | 883 | 1,020 | (137) | (13.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of used home sales | 685 | 932 | (247) | (26.5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenue from brokered resales and ancillary services | 14,456 | 16,091 | (1,635) | (10.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of brokered resales and ancillary services | 7,711 | 8,471 | (760) | (9.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home selling and ancillary operating expenses | 7,336 | 7,164 | 172 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home sales volumes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New home sales | 174 | 285 | (111) | (38.9) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Used home sales | 60 | 84 | (24) | (28.6) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brokered home resales | 135 | 160 | (25) | (15.6) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross revenues from new home sales decreased $12.2 million and Cost of new home sales decreased $10.4 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to lower sales volume and lower average cost of home sales.
Rental Operations
The following table summarizes certain financial and statistical data for our MH Rental Operations:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands, except rental unit volumes) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rental operations revenue (1) | $ | 8,515 | $ | 9,406 | $ | (891) | (9.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rental home operating and maintenance expenses | 1,387 | 1,762 | (375) | (21.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation on rental homes (2) | 2,390 | 2,727 | (337) | (12.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross investment in new manufactured home rental units | $ | 220,134 | $ | 249,568 | $ | (29,434) | (11.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross investment in used manufactured home rental units | $ | 11,197 | $ | 12,606 | $ | (1,409) | (11.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment in new manufactured home rental units | $ | 180,787 | $ | 218,955 | $ | (38,168) | (17.4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment in used manufactured home rental units | $ | 6,972 | $ | 8,906 | $ | (1,934) | (21.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of occupied rentals – new, end of period | 1,795 | 2,086 | (291) | (14.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of occupied rentals – used, end of period | 217 | 259 | (42) | (16.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Consists of Site rental income and home rental income. Approximately $5.1 million and $5.9 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, of Site rental income is included in MH base rental income in the Core Portfolio Income from Property Operations table. The remainder of home rental income is included in Rental home income in our Core Portfolio Income from Property Operations table.
(2)Presented in Depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Rental operations revenues were $0.9 million, or 9.5%, lower during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in the number of occupied rentals.
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Miscellaneous Other Income and Expenses
The following table summarizes other income and expenses, net:
| Quarters Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands, expenses shown as negative) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | (50,934) | $ | (50,968) | $ | 34 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 2,430 | 2,276 | 154 | 6.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | 2,192 | 2,333 | (141) | (6.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (9,274) | (9,895) | 621 | 6.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | (1,402) | (1,338) | (64) | (4.8) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | (30) | (68) | 38 | 55.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | (36,497) | (33,434) | (3,063) | (9.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income and expenses, net | $ | (93,515) | $ | (91,094) | $ | (2,421) | (2.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other income and expenses, net increased $2.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to higher interest and related amortization as a result of an increase in interest rates, partially offset by lower general and administrative expenses.
Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net
During the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, we recognized expenses of approximately $2.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, related to debris removal and cleanup costs related to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Helene. We recognized an offsetting insurance recovery revenue accrual for Hurricane Ian of $1.3 million and $1.8 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, related to the expected insurance recovery. During the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, we also recognized insurance recovery revenue in excess of expenses and business interruption proceeds for Hurricane Ian of approximately $0.5 million and zero, respectively, within Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net. The debris and cleanup costs and offsetting recovery accrual and reimbursement of capital expenditures are reflected in Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net
Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net was $0.8 million higher during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a write down of certain assets of $1.8 million as a result of Hurricane Helene, compared to $0.9 million related to storm events in 2023.
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures was $5.2 million higher during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a distribution from an unconsolidated joint venture that refinanced a secured loan and distributed proceeds, of which $5.1 million exceeded our basis in the joint venture.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Income from Property Operations
The following table summarizes certain financial and statistical data for the Core Portfolio and the total portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Core Portfolio | Total Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MH base rental income (1) | $ | 529,589 | $ | 498,443 | $ | 31,146 | 6.2 | % | $ | 530,102 | $ | 498,906 | $ | 31,196 | 6.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rental home income (1) | 10,262 | 11,097 | (835) | (7.5) | % | 10,299 | 11,130 | (831) | (7.5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RV and marina base rental income (1) | 327,109 | 317,444 | 9,665 | 3.0 | % | 336,887 | 326,280 | 10,607 | 3.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual membership subscriptions | 49,162 | 48,644 | 518 | 1.1 | % | 49,298 | 48,832 | 466 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Membership upgrade sales (2) | 12,160 | 10,824 | 1,336 | 12.3 | % | 12,170 | 10,863 | 1,307 | 12.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utility and other income (1) | 96,873 | 90,483 | 6,390 | 7.1 | % | 106,390 | 107,029 | (639) | (0.6) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating revenues | 1,025,155 | 976,935 | 48,220 | 4.9 | % | 1,045,146 | 1,003,040 | 42,106 | 4.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property operating and maintenance (1)(3) | 361,081 | 354,461 | 6,620 | 1.9 | % | 369,201 | 361,282 | 7,919 | 2.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate taxes | 60,520 | 54,955 | 5,565 | 10.1 | % | 61,617 | 56,165 | 5,452 | 9.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental home operating and maintenance | 4,313 | 3,879 | 434 | 11.2 | % | 4,335 | 3,883 | 452 | 11.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Membership sales and marketing (4) | 17,836 | 16,030 | 1,806 | 11.3 | % | 17,871 | 16,055 | 1,816 | 11.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property operating expenses, excluding property management | 443,750 | 429,325 | 14,425 | 3.4 | % | 453,024 | 437,385 | 15,639 | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from property operations, excluding property management (5) | 581,405 | 547,610 | 33,795 | 6.2 | % | 592,122 | 565,655 | 26,467 | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property management | 59,311 | 58,711 | 600 | 1.0 | % | 59,311 | 58,710 | 601 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from property operations (5) | $ | 522,094 | $ | 488,899 | $ | 33,195 | 6.8 | % | $ | 532,811 | $ | 506,945 | $ | 25,866 | 5.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Rental income consists of the following total portfolio income items: 1) MH base rental income, 2) Rental home income, 3) RV and marina base rental income and 4) Utility income, which is calculated by subtracting Other income on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income from Utility and other income in this table. The difference between the sum of the total portfolio income items and Rental income on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income is bad debt expense, which is presented in Property operating maintenance expense in this table.
(2)Membership upgrade sales revenue is net of deferrals of $14.2 million and $17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
(3)Includes bad debt expense for all periods presented.
(4)Membership sales and marketing expense is net of sales commission deferrals of $2.4 million and $2.7 million the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
(5)See Part I. Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis—Non-GAAP Financial Measures for definitions and reconciliation of these Non-GAAP measures to Net Income available for Common Shareholders.
Total Portfolio income from property operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased $25.9 million, or 5.1%, from the same period in 2023, driven by an increase of $33.2 million, or 6.8%, from our Core Portfolio, offset by a decrease of $7.3 million from our Non-Core Portfolio. The increase in income from property operations from our Core Portfolio was primarily due to higher property operating revenues, primarily in MH base rental income, RV and marina base rental income and utility and other income, partially offset by an increase in property operating and maintenance expenses and real estate taxes.
Property Operating Revenues
MH base rental income in our Core Portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased $31.1 million, or 6.2%, from the same period in 2023, which reflects 6.0% growth from rate increases and 0.2% from occupancy gains. The average monthly base rental income per Site increased to approximately $854 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from approximately $805 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The average occupancy for the Core Portfolio was 94.9% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
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RV and marina base rental income is comprised of the following:
| Core Portfolio | Total Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual | $ | 222,782 | $ | 208,377 | $ | 14,405 | 6.9 | % | $ | 229,596 | $ | 216,163 | $ | 13,433 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasonal | 43,159 | 45,132 | (1,973) | (4.4) | % | 44,857 | 45,908 | (1,051) | (2.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transient | 61,168 | 63,935 | (2,767) | (4.3) | % | 62,434 | 64,209 | (1,775) | (2.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RV and marina base rental income | $ | 327,109 | $ | 317,444 | $ | 9,665 | 3.0 | % | $ | 336,887 | $ | 326,280 | $ | 10,607 | 3.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RV and marina base rental income in our Core Portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased $9.7 million, or 3.0%, from the same period in 2023 primarily due to an increase in Annual RV and marina base rental income, partially offset by a decrease in Seasonal and Transient RV base rental income. The increase in Annual RV and marina base rental income was $14.4 million, or 6.9%. The decrease in Seasonal RV and marina base rental income was $2.0 million, or 4.4%. The decrease in Transient RV and marina base rental income was $2.8 million, or 4.3%.
Utility and other income in our Core Portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased $6.4 million, or 7.1%, from the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in utility income and pass-through income. The utility recovery rate (utility income divided by utility expenses) for 2024 and 2023 was approximately 47% and 45%, respectively. The increase in pass-through income was due to increases in real estate tax pass-throughs to customers in Florida.
Property Operating Expenses
Property operating expenses, excluding property management, in our Core Portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased $14.4 million, or 3.4%, from the same period in 2023, driven by increases in property operating and maintenance expenses of $6.6 million and real estate taxes of $5.6 million. Core property operating and maintenance expenses were higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to increases in insurance of $3.8 million and higher utility expenses of $2.5 million. The increase in insurance was due to higher insurance premiums following our property and casualty insurance renewal in the second quarter of 2024. The real estate taxes were driven by higher real estate assessments in our Florida portfolio in 2023.
Home Sales and Other
The following table summarizes certain financial and statistical data for Home Sales and Other Operations:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands, except home sales volumes) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from new home sales | $ | 55,906 | $ | 69,036 | $ | (13,130) | (19.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of new home sales | 48,703 | 61,542 | (12,839) | (20.9) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenues from used home sales | 2,961 | 3,229 | (268) | (8.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of used home sales | 2,329 | 2,987 | (658) | (22.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross revenue from brokered resales and ancillary services | 39,590 | 43,576 | (3,986) | (9.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of brokered resales and ancillary services | 20,636 | 21,351 | (715) | (3.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home selling and ancillary operating expenses | 20,955 | 21,258 | (303) | (1.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home sales volumes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New home sales | 620 | 687 | (67) | (9.8) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Used home sales | 173 | 252 | (79) | (31.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brokered home resales | 396 | 495 | (99) | (20.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross revenues from new home sales decreased $13.1 million and Cost of new home sales decreased $12.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to lower sales volume and lower average cost of home sales.
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Rental Operations
The following table summarizes certain financial and statistical data for MH Rental Operations:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands, except rental unit volumes) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rental operations revenue (1) | $ | 26,170 | $ | 29,491 | $ | (3,321) | (11.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rental home operating and maintenance expenses | 4,313 | 3,879 | 434 | 11.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation on rental homes (2) | 7,450 | 8,275 | (825) | (10.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross investment in new manufactured home rental units | $ | 220,134 | $ | 249,568 | $ | (29,434) | (11.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross investment in used manufactured home rental units | $ | 11,197 | $ | 12,606 | $ | (1,409) | (11.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment in new manufactured home rental units | $ | 180,787 | $ | 218,955 | $ | (38,168) | (17.4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment in used manufactured home rental units | $ | 6,972 | $ | 8,906 | $ | (1,934) | (21.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of occupied rentals – new, end of period | 1,795 | 2,086 | (291) | (14.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of occupied rentals – used, end of period | 217 | 259 | (42) | (16.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Consists of Site rental income and home rental income in our Core Portfolio. Approximately $15.9 million and $18.4 million of Site rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are included in MH base rental income within the Core Portfolio Income from Property Operations table. The remainder of home rental income is included in Rental home income within the Core Portfolio Income from Property Operations table.
(2)Presented in Depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Rental operations revenues were $3.3 million or 11.3% lower during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in the number of occupied rentals.
Miscellaneous Other Income and Expenses
The following table summarizes other income and expenses, net:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands, expenses shown as negative) | 2024 | 2023 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | (153,386) | $ | (152,934) | $ | (452) | (0.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 7,018 | 6,623 | 395 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from other investments, net | 6,860 | 6,897 | (37) | (0.5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (30,248) | (38,163) | 7,915 | 20.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | (4,120) | (4,187) | 67 | 1.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Early debt retirement | (30) | (68) | 38 | 55.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and related amortization | (106,077) | (99,144) | (6,933) | (7.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income and expenses, net | $ | (279,983) | $ | (280,976) | $ | 993 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other income and expenses, net decreased $1.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to lower general and administrative expense primarily as a result of accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation expense in 2023 partially offset by higher interest and related amortization as a result of higher interest rates.
Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, we recognized expenses of approximately $3.5 million and $12.1 million, respectively, related to debris removal and cleanup costs related to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Helene. We recognized an offsetting insurance recovery revenue accrual for Hurricane Ian of $2.5 million and $12.1 million, respectively, related to the expected insurance recovery. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, we also recognized insurance recovery revenue in excess of expenses and business interruption proceeds for Hurricane Ian of approximately $21.5 million and zero, respectively, within Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net. The debris and cleanup costs and offsetting recovery accrual and reimbursement of capital expenditures are reflected in Casualty-related charges/(recoveries), net on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net
Loss on sale of real estate and impairment, net was $1.8 million lower during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a higher write down of $3.6 million in 2023 related to flooding events at certain properties in California and Florida compared to Hurricane Helene in 2024 of $1.8 million.
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures was $4.6 million higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a distribution from an unconsolidated joint venture which refinanced a secured loan and distributed proceeds of which $5.1 million exceeded our basis in the joint venture.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Our primary demands for liquidity include payment of operating expenses, dividend distributions, debt service, including principal and interest, capital improvements on Properties, home purchases and property acquisitions. We expect similar demand for liquidity will continue for the short-term and long-term. Our primary sources of cash include operating cash flows, proceeds from financings, borrowings under our unsecured line of credit (the “LOC”) and proceeds from issuance of equity and debt securities, including issuances under our ATM equity offering program (as defined below).
One of our stated objectives is to maintain financial flexibility. Achieving this objective allows us to take advantage of strategic opportunities that may arise. When investing capital, we consider all potential uses, including returning capital to our stockholders or the conditions under which we may repurchase our stock. These conditions include, but are not limited to, market price, balance sheet flexibility, alternative opportunistic capital uses and capital requirements. We believe effective management of our balance sheet, including maintaining various access points to raise capital, managing future debt maturities and borrowing at competitive rates, enables us to meet this objective. Accessing long-term low-cost secured debt continues to be our focus.
On February 28, 2024, we entered into a new at-the-market (“ATM”) equity offering program, pursuant to which we may sell, from time-to-time, shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $500.0 million. As of September 30, 2024, the full capacity of our ATM equity offering program remained available for issuance. In October 2024, we sold approximately 4.5 million shares of our common stock at a price of $70.00 from our at-the-market (“ATM”) offering program. See Note 14. Subsequent Events for additional information.
As of September 30, 2024, we had available liquidity in the form of approximately 413.5 million shares of authorized and unissued common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10.0 million shares of authorized and unissued preferred stock registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We anticipate entering into a new at-the-market (“ATM”) equity offering program within the near future, pursuant to which we may sell, from time-to-time, shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an aggregate offering price capacity of at least $500.0 million.
We also utilize interest rate swaps to add stability to our interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The changes in the fair value of the designated derivative are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified into earnings on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. For additional information regarding our interest rate swaps, see Part I. Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 9. Derivative Instruments and Hedging.
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements, including principal payments, capital improvements and dividend distributions for the next twelve months, generally through available cash, net cash provided by operating activities, issuances of equity under our ATM equity offering program and our LOC. As of September 30, 2024, our LOC had a borrowing capacity of $467.4 million.
We expect to meet certain long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled debt maturities, property acquisitions and capital improvements, using long-term collateralized and uncollateralized borrowings including the existing LOC and the issuance of debt securities or the issuance of equity including under our ATM equity offering program.
The following table summarizes our cash flows activity:
| For the nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 491,404 | $ | 418,658 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (151,906) | (237,519) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (329,037) | (143,806) | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and restricted cash | $ | 10,461 | $ | 37,333 | |||||||
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased $72.7 million to $491.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $418.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to net increases in manufactured homes, net and accounts payable and other liabilities.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
The following table summarizes our purchase and sale activity of manufactured homes:
| For the nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of manufactured homes | $ | (36,003) | $ | (90,477) | ||||||||||
| Sale of manufactured homes | 47,382 | 58,497 | ||||||||||||
| Manufactured homes, net | $ | 11,379 | $ | (31,980) | ||||||||||
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased $85.6 million to $151.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $237.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was due to a decrease in capital expenditures of $55.5 million, an increase of $13.6 million in Hurricane Ian proceeds in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 and an increase in distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures of $10.4 million.
Capital Improvements
The following table summarizes capital improvements:
| For the nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
Asset preservation (1) | $ | 33,086 | $ | 41,246 | |||||||
Improvements and renovations(2) | 22,728 | 29,505 | |||||||||
Property upgrades and development (3) | 103,711 | 132,310 | |||||||||
Site development (4) | 9,838 | 22,596 | |||||||||
| Total property improvements | 169,363 | 225,657 | |||||||||
| Corporate | 6,266 | 5,515 | |||||||||
| Total capital improvements | $ | 175,629 | $ | 231,172 | |||||||
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(1)Includes upkeep of property infrastructure including utilities and streets and replacement of community equipment and vehicles.
(2)Includes enhancements to amenities such as buildings, common areas, swimming pools and replacement of furniture and site amenities.
(3)Includes $12.3 million of restoration and improvement capital expenditures related to Hurricane Ian for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
(4)Includes capital expenditures to improve the infrastructure required to set manufactured homes.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities increased $185.2 million to $329.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $143.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in mortgage note financing proceeds of $463.8 million and an increase in distributions to common stockholders of $18.5 million, partially offset by a lower line of credit, net repayment of $199.5 million and lower principal payments and mortgage debt repayment of $100.8 million.
Contractual Obligations
Significant ongoing contractual obligations consist primarily of long-term borrowings, interest expense, operating leases, LOC maintenance fees and ground leases. For a summary and complete presentation and description of our ongoing commitments and contractual obligations, see Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Contractual Obligations in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2024, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Refer to Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2023 Form 10-K for a discussion of our critical accounting policies. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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,” “estimate,” “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 that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in a forward-looking statement due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
•our ability to control costs and real estate market conditions, our ability to retain 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 attract and retain customers entering, renewing and upgrading membership subscriptions;
•our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
•our ability to manage counterparty risk;
•our ability to renew our insurance policies at existing rates and on consistent terms;
•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, including an adequate supply of homes at reasonable costs, 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;
•impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or other highly infectious or contagious diseases on our business operations, our residents, our customers, our employees and the economy generally;
•effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
•our ability to execute expansion/development opportunities in the face of changes impacting the supply chain or labor markets;
•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;
•the effect of potential damage from natural disasters, including hurricanes and other weather-related events, which could result in substantial costs to our business;
•our ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
•the effect of inflation and interest rates;
•the effect from any breach of our, or any of our vendors’, data management systems;
•the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
•the potential impact of, and our ability to remediate, material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting;
•the outcome of pending or future lawsuits or actions brought by or 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 Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2023 Form 10-K and Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors herein.
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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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We disclosed a quantitative and qualitative analysis regarding market risk in Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our 2023 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in the assumptions used or results obtained regarding market risk since December 31, 2023.
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurances to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information relating to us that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as of September 30, 2024. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II – Other Information
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
See Part I. Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies accompanying the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A.Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the Item 1A. Risk Factors discussed in our 2023 Form 10-K other than those disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5.Other Information
During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, none of the Company’s directors or officers adopted terminated
Item 6.Exhibits
10.1 (a) | |||||
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The following documents are incorporated by reference
(a) Included as an exhibit to our Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2024.
(b) Included as an exhibit to our Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2021.
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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. | ||||||||
Date: October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Marguerite Nader | ||||||
| Marguerite Nader | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
Date: October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Paul Seavey | ||||||
| Paul Seavey | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Paul Seavey certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Paul Seavey | ||||||
| Paul Seavey | ||||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Marguerite Nader, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Marguerite Nader | ||||||
| Marguerite Nader | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Paul Seavey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
1. the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Date: October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Paul Seavey | ||||||
| Paul Seavey | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. and will be retained by Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Marguerite Nader, President and Chief Executive Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
1. the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Date: October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Marguerite Nader | ||||||
| Marguerite Nader | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. and will be retained by Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.