Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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We’ve got now operators that are strong in their existing markets, and we think that bodes really well for the individual properties
We’re talking to folks where we have relationships, and we’re – so that part of the business is – I think, is yielding really good dialogue and good opportunities
And so we’re excited about the prospects of the types of facilities that we like and getting pricing and yields that are attractive to us on that side
While the GenesisCare bankruptcy process was protracted, we are proud with how our team managed our properties to these successful outcomes
We are seeing very good acquisition activity and continue to have many properties under review and have term sheets out on several properties with indicative returns of 9% to 10%
And so we’re happy about that
We’re happy about that
To wrap up, I am excited about the opportunities we see for CHCT in 2024 and beyond
But again, I think we have got good resources and good capital alternatives before we look very closely at asset sales beyond what we have already identified
So I would say on balance, based on what we’ve seen the operators are going to be just as strong, if not stronger, and we’re excited about diversifying that portfolio away from a single operator
I am pleased to report that total revenue grew from $25.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $29.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, representing 14.9% annual growth over the same period last year
We are going to own these assets for a long period of time, and those yields, I think are very attractive long-term yields that we are excited about
And so to me, that sort of indicates that you’ve got a good business there and an attractive business, it just was not in the right hands
This equates to an annualized dividend of $1.83 per share and we are proud to have raised our dividend every quarter since our IPO
And then as they start declining, you are going to see an incredible leveraging of the asset base and growth of AFFO and FFO
And so if anything, we’re excited about it because you’ve got now regional operators that are strong in these current markets that are going to be operating a similar radiation oncology-type practice and business
These updates were designed to address issues raised during last year’s say-on-pay advisory vote while maintaining the company’s strong alignment with shareholders
And look, we hope later this year and into next year, it’s a more favorable interest rate environment
The Asheville MOB continues to be for lease or sale and we are seeing good activity at that facility
And we have been wanting those client relationships to get more active, and we’ve got some good dialogue and prospects for additional deals through those client relationships
FFO increased from $13.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $14.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 or 9.5% growth year-over-year
You talked about the seven remaining deals going to be assigned, you’re pleased with the new operators
These traditional capital sources, combined with proceeds from selected asset sales, like the Fort Myers property I mentioned earlier, will provide sufficient capital for continued growth at attractive yields throughout 2024
But hopefully, we are at least in the interest rate environment, that’s flat to stable and maybe later this year starting to decline, which we will benefit from
We have great support from our banks for that facility
Jim Kammert Very good
Consider that $24 million per unit is a good average
So we think that, that will, over time, yield more opportunities for us from an acquisition standpoint
Are you likely to be sort of flat in terms of operator strength, a little bit of a hit to where GenesisCare was before it hit the wall, a little bit better? How are you guys thinking about when this is all said and done in 90 days, where those assets are going to be operator strength-wise versus what they were a year or 18 months ago? Dave Dupuy Look, we feel very good about the operators that are coming in to operate these facilities
And we appreciate everyone’s support, and I hope everyone has a great day
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

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There was also some expense reimbursement that isn’t as visible, but that obviously impacted the loss of that reimbursement in the fourth quarter
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, AFFO decreased by 2.1%, from $16.4 million in the third quarter of 2023
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, FFO decreased slightly from $15 million in the third quarter of 2023
And so unfortunately, during that same period of time, even though we have been acquiring assets, our spread has compressed rather meaningfully
And on a per diluted common share basis over these periods, FFO declined from $0.58 to $0.57 per share
And on a per diluted common share basis over these periods, AFFO declined from $0.63 to $0.61 per share
I will note that revenue loss from GenesisCare Fort Myers in the fourth quarter did impact both FFO and AFFO sequentially
And so that’s unfortunate, but that’s kind of the reality of what we are seeing
So two of our nine leases with GenesisCare were rejected as part of the bankruptcy process
If your stock price is soft, are you more apt to sell assets to kind of makeup that equity piece as you continue to make acquisitions? And vice versa acquisitions, or I am sorry, dispositions are not attractive if your cost of equity for the ATM is good
But it sounds like you guys were made whole here, like there is no loss to shareholders
And I’m wondering, second part of that is, are more tenants/owners calling CHCT given the lingering challenges in the credit markets? I mean is your opportunity said, widening, in other words? Thank you
And so a lot of that acquisition growth that would have flown – that would have moved through our AFFO and FFO lines have been impacted as a result of that
Again, I think as we look at the interest rate outlook, we feel like some of the headwinds that everyone has experienced over the last 12 months, 18 months have at least subsided and we seem to be in a more stable interest rate environment
There is no real economic downside, like it sounds like everything worked out the way you guys anticipate
   

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