COPT Defense Q1 FFO per share rose to $0.62; GAAP EPS fell to $0.29 from $0.70
COPT Defense Properties reported first-quarter 2024 results on April 25, 2024, in an earnings release furnished as Exhibit 99.1. Total revenues rose to $193.3 million from $167.5 million a year earlier, and FFO per share rose to $0.62 from $0.59, but diluted EPS fell to $0.29 from $0.70 because the year-earlier quarter included a $49.4 million gain on sales of real estate.
Key points
- Total revenues were $193.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, up from $167.5 million in the first quarter of 2023.
- Diluted FFO per share (Nareit) was $0.62, compared with $0.59 a year earlier.
- Diluted EPS was $0.29, compared with $0.30 in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $0.70 in the first quarter of 2023.
- Same Property cash NOI rose 6.1% year over year to $91.6 million; the total portfolio was 93.6% occupied and the Defense/IT Portfolio was 96.8% leased.
The filing
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