MAC's Q4 results reflect better occupancy and base rent re-leasing spreads, though lower same-center NOI and higher expenses affected the performance.
The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Samantha Greening - Director, IR Jack Hsieh - President & CEO Dan Swanstrom - SEVP & CFO Doug Healey - SEVP, Leasing Brad Miller - SVP, Portfolio Management Conference Call Participants Floris Van Dijkum - Compass Point Craig Mailman - Citi Linda Tsai - Jefferies Andrew Reale - Bank of America Securities Vince Tibone - Green Street Alexander Goldfarb - Piper Sandler Haendel St. Juste - Mizuho Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2024 Macerich Earnings Conference Call.
Although the revenue and EPS for Macerich (MAC) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Macerich (MAC) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.47 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $0.56 per share a year ago.
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Macerich (MAC), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended December 2024.
MAC is set to benefit from a premium shopping center portfolio, efforts to support omnichannel retailing and balance-sheet strengthening amid higher tenant bankruptcies.
Macerich has rallied heavily over the last year as market enthusiasm builds over its Path Forward Plan. The REIT is currently trading for 13.5x times its annualized third-quarter FFO and offers a modest 3.31% dividend yield. The November equity offering should be accretive, but revenue is set to dip in future quarters on asset sales and givebacks.
MAC's premium shopping centers portfolio is likely to gain from healthy retail demand, aiding higher leasing activity and focus on omnichannel retailing.
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More people are living at American malls as real estate developers knock down department stores and construct apartment buildings in their place. At least 192 U.S. malls planned to add housing to their footprint as of January 2022, and at least 33 had constructed apartments since the pandemic began.
MAC's Q3 performance reflects a year-over-year increase in interest expenses. However, same-center NOI, including lease termination income, rises.
The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 5, 2024 11:00 PM ET Company Participants Samantha Greening - Director of IR Jack Hsieh - President, CEO and Director Doug Healey - SEVP of Leasing Scott Kingsmore - SEVP, CFO and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Spector - Bank of America Securities Floris van Dijkum - Compass Point Craig Mailman - Citi. Samir Khanal - Evercore Alexander Goldfarb - Piper Sandler Michael Mueller - JPMorgan Linda Tsai - Jefferies Caitlin Burrows - Goldman Sachs Haendel St Juste - Mizuho Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by.