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Saul Centers, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 February 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose while net income fell: The company reported quarterly total revenue of $75.1 million, up from $67.9 million, and net income of $8.2 million, down from $10.4 million. Source
  • Hampden House reduced quarterly net income: Initial operations of Hampden House reduced quarterly net income by $5.1 million, including $2.8 million of lower capitalized interest, and reduced FFO by $3.6 million. Source
  • Same-property NOI fell on prior payment: Same property NOI fell 11.2% in the quarter, mainly because the 2024 Quarter included an $8.7 million non-recurring rental payment. Excluding that payment, same property NOI rose 4.2%. Source
  • Mixed-Use NOI up excluding prior payment: Mixed-Use same property NOI was $14.2 million, down 32.2%. Excluding the 2024 non-recurring rental payment, it was $22.9 million, up 9.2%. Source
  • Hampden House apartments still filling: As of February 23, 2026, 130 of the 366 Hampden House apartments, or 35.5%, were leased and occupied. Revenue is described as growing as occupancy increases. Source
  • Commercial occupancy edged lower: The commercial portfolio was 94.6% leased at December 31, 2025, compared with 95.2% a year earlier. Leasing spreads were not stated. Source
  • Portfolio of 62 properties: The company operates 62 properties, including 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and nine mixed-use properties, plus three non-operating land and development properties. Source

“while revenue continues to grow as occupancy increases”

Saul Centers, Inc., press release

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Hampden House opened on October 1, 2025, with 366 apartment units and 10,100 square feet of retail space adjacent to the Bethesda Metro Station. Source
  • New: The portfolio now has nine mixed-use properties and three non-operating land properties, versus eight mixed-use and four land properties in the prior release. Leasable area rose to about 10.6 million square feet from 10.2 million. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose while net income fell: The company reported quarterly total revenue of $75.1 million, up from $67.9 million, and net income of $8.2 million, down from $10.4 million. Source
  • Hampden House reduced quarterly net income: Initial operations of Hampden House reduced quarterly net income by $5.1 million, including $2.8 million of lower capitalized interest, and reduced FFO by $3.6 million. Source
  • Same-property NOI fell on prior payment: Same property NOI fell 11.2% in the quarter, mainly because the 2024 Quarter included an $8.7 million non-recurring rental payment. Excluding that payment, same property NOI rose 4.2%. Source
  • Full-year FFO per share declined: FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests was $96.7 million, or $2.76 per diluted share, for 2025, against $106.8 million, or $3.09 per diluted share, for 2024. Source
  • Full-year same-property NOI slipped: For 2025, same property revenue rose 0.6% while same property NOI fell 2.0%, with Shopping Center and Mixed-Use NOI both lower for the year. Source

Segments and regions

  • Shopping Center NOI grew in quarter: Shopping Center same property NOI was $35.8 million, up 1.3%, on higher commercial base rent, partly offset by lower property operating expense recoveries. Source
  • Mixed-Use NOI up excluding prior payment: Mixed-Use same property NOI was $14.2 million, down 32.2%. Excluding the 2024 non-recurring rental payment, it was $22.9 million, up 9.2%. Source
  • Most NOI from Washington area: The company reported that over 85% of property NOI comes from properties in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area. Source

“Exclusive of the non-recurring rental payment, Mixed-Use same property net operating income for the 2025 Quarter totaled $22.9 million, an increase of 9.2% compared to the 2024 Quarter.”

Saul Centers, Inc., press release

Hampden House and residential lease-up

  • Hampden House apartments still filling: As of February 23, 2026, 130 of the 366 Hampden House apartments, or 35.5%, were leased and occupied. Revenue is described as growing as occupancy increases. Source
  • Residential portfolio ex-Hampden 97.7%: Excluding the Hampden House apartments, the residential portfolio was 97.7% leased at December 31, 2025, compared with 82.8% a year earlier. Source
  • Twinbrook Quarter Phase I income rose: Net income for Twinbrook Quarter Phase I rose $2.0 million year over year in the quarter. For the full year, its initial operations reduced net income by $14.3 million. Source

Demand and leasing

  • Commercial occupancy edged lower: The commercial portfolio was 94.6% leased at December 31, 2025, compared with 95.2% a year earlier. Leasing spreads were not stated. Source
  • Lease termination fees lower for year: Excluding Twinbrook and Hampden, full-year net income rose $1.0 million despite lower lease termination fees of $2.6 million and lower expense recoveries of $2.5 million. Source

Costs and capitalized interest

  • Hampden House costs now expensed: Interest, real estate taxes, depreciation and other costs for the residential and most retail portions of Hampden House began to be expensed on October 1, 2025. Source
  • Property operating recoveries lower: Excluding Twinbrook and Hampden, quarterly net income was reduced by $1.1 million from lower property operating expense recoveries, net of expenses. Source

Capital and shareholder payouts

  • Term and construction loans increased: At December 31, 2025, the term loan facility payable was $138.9 million and construction loans payable were $254.7 million, up from $99.7 million and $198.6 million at year-end 2024. Source
  • Common shares outstanding rose: Common shares outstanding were 24,551,168 at December 31, 2025, up from 24,302,576 a year earlier. Source
  • Preferred dividends and payables reported: Preferred stock dividends were $2.8 million in the quarter and $11.2 million for the year. Dividends and distributions payable were $24.2 million at year-end, up from $23.5 million. Source

Portfolio composition

  • Portfolio of 62 properties: The company operates 62 properties, including 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and nine mixed-use properties, plus three non-operating land and development properties. Source
  • Hampden House excluded from same property: Hampden House was excluded from same property results because it was not in operation for the full comparable periods. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per share SourceQuarter $0.61 vs $0.63 prior-year quarter; full year $2.76 vs $3.09 diluted
Occupancy SourceCommercial 94.6% leased vs 95.2%; residential excluding Hampden House 97.7% vs 82.8%
Same-store NOI SourceQuarter down 11.2%; quarter up 4.2% excluding non-recurring payment; full year down 2.0%

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Hampden House interest, taxes and depreciation are expensed while lease-up continues, with occupancy at 35.5% at February 23, 2026. Source
  • Financial: Credit losses on operating lease receivables rose $0.3 million in the quarter, excluding Twinbrook and Hampden. Source
  • Demand: Lease termination fees were $2.6 million lower for the full year, and the company listed this among the items reducing results. Source
  • Operational: The 2024 Quarter included an $8.7 million non-recurring rental payment, which the company identified as the main cause of the year-over-year same property decline. Source

Other quarters

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