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Centerspace: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 6 lowered, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Core FFO flat, net income positive: Core FFO per diluted share was $1.19, against $1.18 a year earlier. Net income was $3.19 per diluted share, against a $0.40 loss in the third quarter of 2024. Source
  • Revenue up 9.8%, led by non-same-store: Total revenue rose $6.4 million, or 9.8%, to $71.4 million. Same-store revenue grew 2.4% and same-store NOI grew 4.5%. Non-same-store revenue was $5.8 million, against $1.2 million. Source
  • Several full-year ranges lowered: Several full-year ranges were lowered, including diluted net income per share, same-store revenue, same-store expenses, value-add spending and disposition proceeds. Total NOI and same-store NOI low ends rose. Source
  • New lease rates fell, renewals rose: New lease rate growth was (1.7)% in the quarter. Renewal lease rate growth was 2.9%, against 2.6% in the second quarter and 3.0% a year earlier. Source
  • Railway Flats acquired in Loveland: Acquired Railway Flats, 420 homes in Loveland, Colorado, for an aggregate purchase price of $132.2 million, including $76.5 million of assumed mortgage debt. Source
  • Five St. Cloud communities sold: Five apartment communities in St. Cloud, Minnesota were sold for $124.0 million. The disposition covered 832 apartment homes in the three and nine months. Source

“Centerspace updated its 2025 financial outlook. For additional information, see S-17 of the Supplemental Financial and Operating Data for the quarter ended September 30, 2025”

Centerspace, press release

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net income per share, diluted Sourcefull year 2025$1.97 to $2.19Lowered from $2.50 to $2.76
Same-store revenue growth Sourcefull year 20252.00% to 2.50%Lowered from 2.00% to 3.00%
Same-store expenses growth Sourcefull year 20250.50% to 1.00%Lowered from 1.00% to 2.50%
Same-store NOI growth Sourcefull year 20253.00% to 3.50%Raised from 2.50% to 3.50%
FFO per share, diluted Sourcefull year 2025$4.73 to $4.82
Core FFO per share, diluted Sourcefull year 2025$4.88 to $4.96
Total net operating income Sourcefull year 2025$166,700 to $167,600 (in thousands)Raised from $165,650 to $167,250 (in thousands)
Weighted average diluted shares Sourcefull year 202519,800 to 19,825 (in thousands)Lowered from 19,875 to 19,900 (in thousands)
Same-store recurring capital expenditures per home Sourcefull year 2025$1,150 to $1,200 per homeKept
Value-add expenditures Sourcefull year 2025$14.0 million to $16.0 millionLowered from $16.0 million to $18.0 million
Proceeds from dispositions Sourcefull year 2025$210.0 million to $215.0 millionLowered from $210.0 million to $230.0 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: Full-year diluted net income per share range was lowered to $1.97 to $2.19 from $2.50 to $2.76. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Same-store revenue high end was lowered to 2.50% from 3.00%, and same-store expense range was lowered to 0.50% to 1.00%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Total NOI range was raised, with both ends above the previous range; same-store NOI low end rose to 3.00%. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Value-add expenditure assumption was lowered to $14.0 million to $16.0 million from $16.0 million to $18.0 million. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Disposition proceeds assumption high end was lowered to $215.0 million from $230.0 million. Source
  • Guidance kept: Same-store recurring capital expenditures assumption stayed at $1,150 to $1,200 per home. Source
  • New: Five apartment communities in St. Cloud, Minnesota were sold in the quarter for $124.0 million. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Core FFO flat, net income positive: Core FFO per diluted share was $1.19, against $1.18 a year earlier. Net income was $3.19 per diluted share, against a $0.40 loss in the third quarter of 2024. Source
  • Revenue up 9.8%, led by non-same-store: Total revenue rose $6.4 million, or 9.8%, to $71.4 million. Same-store revenue grew 2.4% and same-store NOI grew 4.5%. Non-same-store revenue was $5.8 million, against $1.2 million. Source
  • Several full-year ranges lowered: Several full-year ranges were lowered, including diluted net income per share, same-store revenue, same-store expenses, value-add spending and disposition proceeds. Total NOI and same-store NOI low ends rose. Source
  • Gain on sale lifted quarterly net income: The income statement shows a $79.5 million gain on sale of real estate and other investments in the quarter, against net income of $65.4 million. Source

Segments and regions

  • Minneapolis is largest NOI share: Minneapolis same-store NOI rose 3.4% to $11.1 million, and the region is 31.3% of same-store NOI, the largest share of any region. Source
  • North Dakota NOI up 8.6%: North Dakota same-store revenue rose 5.9% and same-store NOI rose 8.6% to $5.0 million, while same-store expenses rose 1.4%. Source
  • Denver NOI up on lower expenses: Denver same-store revenue fell 1.3% while same-store expenses fell 9.5%, lifting same-store NOI 3.6% to $7.7 million. Source
  • Non-same-store occupancy lower: Non-same-store communities averaged 87.5% occupancy, against 85.9% in the second quarter and 95.5% a year earlier. Non-same-store NOI was $3.3 million. Source

“The Company believes that measuring performance on a same-store basis is useful to investors because it enables evaluation of how a fixed pool of its communities are performing year-over-year.”

Centerspace, press release

Leasing, occupancy and pricing

  • Same-store occupancy 95.8%: Same-store weighted average occupancy was 95.8%, down from 96.1% in the second quarter and up from 95.6% a year earlier. Source
  • New lease rates fell, renewals rose: New lease rate growth was (1.7)% in the quarter. Renewal lease rate growth was 2.9%, against 2.6% in the second quarter and 3.0% a year earlier. Source
  • Blended growth and retention eased: Blended lease rate growth was 1.3%, against 2.4% in the second quarter. Retention was 59.9%, down from 60.2% in the second quarter. Source
  • Rent and revenue per home higher: Same-store average monthly rental rate was $1,629, up 1.2% from a year earlier. Average monthly revenue per occupied home was $1,823, up 2.2%. Source

Costs and expense control

  • Controllable costs rose 3.4%: Same-store controllable expenses rose 3.4% to $14.6 million in the quarter. Utilities rose 5.5% and repairs and maintenance rose 5.1%. Source
  • Insurance and property taxes fell: Same-store real estate taxes fell 5.5% in the quarter. Same-store insurance fell 12.6%, and total non-controllable expenses fell 7.6%. Source
  • Expense ratio to rent lower: Same-store property operating expenses, including real estate taxes, were 41.6% of scheduled rent, against 43.6% a year earlier. Source
  • General and administrative costs up: General and administrative expenses were $5.0 million in the quarter, up 21.8% from $4.1 million a year earlier. Source

“Centerspace uses this measure to assess whether or not the Company has been successful in increasing NOI (defined and reconciled below)”

Centerspace, press release

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Liquidity of $200.4 million: Total liquidity at quarter-end was $200.4 million, made up of $187.5 million available under lines of credit and $12.9 million of cash and cash equivalents. Source
  • Buybacks of 62,973 shares: The company repurchased 62,973 common shares for $3.5 million, at an average price of $54.86 per share. Source
  • Quarterly distribution held at $0.77: Common distribution per share and unit was $0.77, the same as in the second quarter. The payout ratio on Core FFO was 64.7%. Source
  • Restricted cash includes 1031 funds: Restricted cash rose to $52.9 million at quarter-end, including $50.9 million of 1031 funds held for exchanges under section 1031(b). Source

Acquisitions, dispositions and investment

  • Railway Flats acquired in Loveland: Acquired Railway Flats, 420 homes in Loveland, Colorado, for an aggregate purchase price of $132.2 million, including $76.5 million of assumed mortgage debt. Source
  • Five St. Cloud communities sold: Five apartment communities in St. Cloud, Minnesota were sold for $124.0 million. The disposition covered 832 apartment homes in the three and nine months. Source
  • Value-add spending lower: Same-store value-add spending was $3.3 million in the quarter, against $4.1 million a year earlier. Nine-month spending was $6.5 million, against $17.5 million. Source
  • Recurring capital spend per home: Same-store recurring capital expenditures were $350 per apartment home in the quarter, against $363 a year earlier. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 November 2025

  • UBS Conference in December: Centerspace is scheduled to participate in the UBS Conference, December 1-4, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per share, diluted Source$1.19
Core FFO per share, diluted Source$1.19
Same-store weighted average occupancy Source95.8%
Same-store NOI growth, year over year Source4.5%
New lease rate growth Source(1.7)%
Acquisitions Source$132.2 million, 420 homes
Dispositions Source$124.0 million, five communities
Net debt/Adjusted EBITDA Source7.90x

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Total debt to total market capitalization rose to 50.4% from 48.5% in the second quarter, the highest of the five quarters shown. Source
  • Financial: Interest expense was $13.0 million in the quarter, against $8.9 million a year earlier. The line of credit rate was 5.51%. Source
  • Financial: Impairment of real estate investments was $8.7 million in the third quarter and $14.5 million in the second quarter, totaling $23.2 million for nine months. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.