Vornado Realty Trust's shares are up more than 60% as the REIT recorded a strong fiscal 2024 fourth quarter earnings beat, despite a slight FFO dip. VNO's Series O preferreds trade at a significant discount to their liquidation value with a 7.5% yield on cost due to the high risk-free rate and perceived office property risks. Manhattan's office leasing market is robust, with VNO's occupancy projected to exceed 90% by 2025, bolstered by NYU's master lease and Penn 2's leasing.
Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 11, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Steven Borenstein - Senior Vice President & Corporate Counsel Steven Roth - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Michael Franco - President & Chief Financial Officer Glen Weiss - Executive Vice President, Office Leasing & Co-Head, Real Estate Conference Call Participants Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Jeff Spector - Bank of America Dylan Burzinski - Green Street Capital Floris van Dijkum - Compass Point Michael Griffin - Citi Vikram Malhotra - Mizuho Securities Michael Lewis - Truist Securities Alexander Goldfarb - Piper Sandler Ronald Kamdem - Morgan Stanley Anthony Paolone - JPMorgan Nick Yulico - Scotiabank Brendan Lynch - Barclays Operator Good morning and welcome to the Vornado Realty Trust Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Betsy [ph] and I will be your operator for today's call.
VNO's Q4 results reflect better-than-anticipated revenues on decent leasing activity. However, total same-store NOI declines across the portfolio.
Although the revenue and EPS for Vornado (VNO) 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.
Vornado (VNO) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.61 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.63 per share a year ago.
Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Vornado (VNO), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended December 2024.
Tenants' healthy demand for premier office spaces and portfolio-repositioning initiatives is well-poised to support VNO's performance.
VNO's premium assets in select high-rent markets, portfolio-repositioning efforts and healthy balance sheet augur well for growth.
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VNO's premium assets in select high-rent markets and portfolio-repositioning efforts augur well despite ongoing choppiness in the office real estate market.
Tenants' healthy demand for premier office spaces and portfolio-repositioning initiatives is well-poised to support VNO's performance.
Manhattan is experiencing a generational wave of office-to-residential conversions that are taking the supply of office space off the market. Vornado Series O Preferreds are trading at just under 66 cents on the dollar. Leasing is strong, with VNO expecting its portfolio occupancy rate to rise on the back of recent leases.