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| We have increased occupancy by about 1%, and we're also well above plan in our underwriting |
| And so we're very happy about that |
| So we're well past halfway done and like the opportunity to do more and increase our opportunity to be competitive |
| As anticipated, our results were fueled by unprecedented organic property growth in our SHOP portfolio, which grew same-store cash NOI over 18% last year |
| And so we had a really strong run of getting our portfolio refreshed |
| We finished the year on a high note in the fourth quarter, delivering $0.76 of normalized FFO, representing 7% year-over-year growth and reporting accelerating same-store SHOP occupancy |
| Debra Cafaro And I'm glad you asked it, too, because I think with Ventas really giving FFO guidance into '24, that really is in the top 10 of all REITs, that we are aiming to have an improved multiple that benefits and reward shareholders, and it represents a cost of capital that could be very effective as we build on the organic growth story and layer on attractive investments focused on senior housing |
| We raised over $4 billion in attractively priced capital, took effective portfolio actions, invested CapEx in our assets to position our portfolio to capture demand in strong markets, made meaningful progress toward our ambitious ESG goals, successfully integrated a $1.6 billion portfolio and expanded our VIM business |
| As a result, we delivered over 15% 1-year total return to shareholders, posted 2 years in a row of TSR outperformance versus the health care REIT and broader REIT indices and achieved upper quartile performance for the last 3 years among health care REITs |
| As durable demand fuels the multiyear growth opportunity in senior housing, we believe Ventas offers an attractive combination of growth and value |
| And I think the consensus view at that point continues to be that's a good investment |
| Because our asset classes are benefiting from demographic demand that is strong and getting stronger, we are pleased to project another consecutive year of normalized FFO growth in the mid-single digits and the third consecutive year of same-store SHOP cash NOI growth in the double digits |
| There's good demand in these markets |
| In 2024, we expect to benefit from steady growth from our outpatient medical research and triple net lease portfolios |
| In Brookdale's case, our communities are enjoying positive operating trends, and they have significant net absorption potential |
| So we think there's good support for this growth, and we're executing, and it's not -- it should help the '25 number, and then the demand is such that the runway should be even longer |
| In SHOP, January is already starting positively, with 200 basis points in year-over-year same-store occupancy growth |
| In 2024, we expect year-over-year normalized FFO and SHOP same-store cash NOI growth to accelerate in the second half, with a SHOP NOI exit run rate that should support continued SHOP growth in 2025 and beyond |
| This highly positive context is supportive of growing our senior housing presence through both organic and inorganic growth |
| In pursuit of delivering consistent superior performance, our strategy is to, one, continue to deliver compelling profitable organic growth in senior housing; two, capture value-creating external growth focused on senior housing; and three, drive strong execution and cash flow generation throughout our high-quality portfolio that serves a large and growing aging demographic |
| Our optimism for a long, durable growth opportunity in SHOP is founded on compelling supply/demand dynamics, led by a step function in growth of the over-80 population in 2024 and yet again in 2027, the lowest construction starts in senior housing since 2009 and our advantaged platform that has the team, tools, financial strength, data and operators to drive organic performance |
| The Ventas platform should also enable us to invest successfully |
| And that NOI, the point we're making is it's a good launching pad for 2025 growth when you run that through and then you start adding more occupancy on top of that |
| So that gives us the confidence that we'll be able to grow occupancy |
| I'm pleased to share our strong results for 2023, discuss our advantaged position across commercial real estate, driven by large and growing demographic demand and introduce full year 2024 guidance as the senior housing multiyear growth opportunity continues to power our expectations |
| And we're really happy with the results so far |
| We have favorable trends in the Brookdale situation, and in Kindred, we hope to have favorable trends as you look out to 2025 |
| So we have a good run of occupancy growth, and also, move-ins have been really strong as well |
| Our 5% projected normalized FFO growth favorably distinguishes Ventas across the REIT universe |
| With an attractive valuation and the growth engine of senior housing, we are focused on enabling exceptional environments for a large and growing aging population and creating value for our shareholders |
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| But when you blend the 2, obviously, it hampers our growth a little bit, and it's being hampered by a very high-quality, high-performing portfolio, and the U.S |
| I'm wondering kind of what gives you that confidence, because I may be wrong, but I think the occupancy comp will get harder and the expense comp also gets harder |
| In Kindred's situation, rent coverage remains challenged, and it's too early to say what the ultimate outcome in 2025 will be |
| But what really dawned on us, quite frankly, is it's not high enough |
| To what degree can we -- does that offer an opportunity for -- I don't know, if something were to materialize during the year, it sort of allows you to maintain your guidance? I'm -- there's a lot of movement in your presentation that's really difficult to model, let's put it that way |
| It's only really 23 assets in total, so I think that, that makes it kind of manageable |
| So I'm just wondering what gives you the confidence of acceleration, number one |
| And that flows through between NAREIT and FFO normalized [indiscernible] adjustment, and that's impossible to predict |
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