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LTC Properties Inc.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 2 new, 10 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue and net income both rose: Total revenues were $95.4 million against $49.0 million a year earlier. Net income available to common stockholders was $23.4 million, against $20.5 million, and diluted EPS was $0.48 versus $0.45. Source
  • Core FFO per share rose to $0.69: Diluted Core FFO per share was $0.69 against $0.65. Core FFO excludes non-recurring items, including a $765,000 credit loss recovery on loan payoffs and $1.6 million of exit IRR income. Source
  • NOI by segment totalled $56.4 million: Net operating income was $56.4 million: $43.4 million from the real estate investment portfolio, $12.7 million from SHOP and $0.4 million from non-segment and corporate. Source
  • Skilled nursing share fell to 33%: Skilled nursing was 33% of gross investments, down from 46% at year-end 2024. Seniors housing communities make up 66% of gross real estate investments. Source
  • Interest expense rose to $10.8 million: Interest expense was $10.8 million against $7.9 million, and depreciation and amortization was $12.0 million against $9.2 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow was $30.8 million: Net cash provided by operating activities was $30.8 million for the quarter, against $29.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • SHOP strategy framed as growth driver: Management said its SHOP strategy is intended to create a higher-growth profile company with better risk-adjusted returns to drive shareholder value. Source

“Our capabilities, reputation and culture are resonating with sellers and operators”

Clint Malin, LTC’s Co-CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Diluted earnings per common share SourceFull year 2026$1.80 to $1.84Kept
Diluted Core FFO per share SourceFull year 2026$2.75 to $2.79Kept
Diluted Core FAD per share SourceFull year 2026$2.82 to $2.86Kept
Gross investments SourceFull year 2026$400.0 million to $800.0 millionKept
Asset sales and loan payoffs SourceFull year 2026$265.9 millionKept
SHOP NOI, including expected net investments SourceFull year 2026$65.1 million to $77.2 millionKept
SHOP NOI, core 27-property portfolio SourceFull year 2026$53.0 million to $57.0 millionNew
Core SHOP NOI growth at midpoint SourceFull year 2026 versus 2025 proforma NOI14.0%
SHOP occupancy growth at midpoint SourceFull year 2026150 basis points
SHOP revenue per occupied room (REVPOR) at midpoint SourceFull year 20265.0% increase
SHOP expenses per occupied room (EXPOR) at midpoint SourceFull year 20262.5% increase
SHOP margin at midpoint SourceFull year 202627.5%
SHOP FAD capital expenditures SourceFull year 2026$4.6 million to $4.9 million, or $1,500 per unitKept
SHOP non-FAD capital expenditures SourceFull year 2026$10.0 millionRaised from $9.0 million
General and administrative costs SourceFull year 2026$31.7 million to $33.9 millionKept
Transaction costs SourceFull year 2026$1.9 million to $2.4 millionKept
SHOP share of gross investments SourceYear-end 202645%Kept
Additional SHOP acquisitions SourceFull year 2026$600 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: Full-year 2026 guidance for diluted EPS, Core FFO per share and Core FAD per share was reaffirmed at the same ranges. Source
  • New: Two communities in Georgia and South Carolina were converted from triple-net leases into SHOP, with master leases terminated and a new operator engaged. Source
  • New: A seniors housing community in Illinois was acquired in SHOP for $9.2 million, with a year-one cap rate of 9% and a management agreement with a new operator. Source
  • New: A $12.6 million mortgage loan secured by a Texas skilled nursing center was paid off; the loan is accounted for as an unconsolidated joint venture. Source

Results and earnings per share

  • Revenue and net income both rose: Total revenues were $95.4 million against $49.0 million a year earlier. Net income available to common stockholders was $23.4 million, against $20.5 million, and diluted EPS was $0.48 versus $0.45. Source
  • Core FFO per share rose to $0.69: Diluted Core FFO per share was $0.69 against $0.65. Core FFO excludes non-recurring items, including a $765,000 credit loss recovery on loan payoffs and $1.6 million of exit IRR income. Source
  • FAD per share fell, Core FAD rose: Diluted FAD per share was $0.74 against $0.76. Diluted Core FAD per share was $0.72 against $0.70, with Core FAD excluding the non-recurring items reconciled in the release. Source

Segment NOI and SHOP operations

  • NOI by segment totalled $56.4 million: Net operating income was $56.4 million: $43.4 million from the real estate investment portfolio, $12.7 million from SHOP and $0.4 million from non-segment and corporate. Source
  • SHOP revenue against operating expenses: Resident fees and services were $49.6 million, and seniors housing operating expenses were $36.9 million, leaving the $12.7 million of SHOP NOI. Source
  • SHOP share and property age: SHOP was 29% of gross investments, and the average age of SHOP properties is under 10 years, against 9 years in the fourth-quarter release. Source

“These SHOP acquisitions, combined with approximately $265 million of skilled nursing divestitures, will result in 40% of LTC’s annualized NOI coming from SHOP by year-end.”

Pam Kessler, LTC’s Co-CEO

Portfolio mix and asset sales

  • Skilled nursing share fell to 33%: Skilled nursing was 33% of gross investments, down from 46% at year-end 2024. Seniors housing communities make up 66% of gross real estate investments. Source
  • Florida skilled nursing portfolio sold: Three Florida skilled nursing centers were sold for $64.0 million, accounted for as a financing receivable, with an 8.5% exit IRR of $1.8 million. Source
  • Georgia SHOP portfolio acquired: A three-property Georgia portfolio was acquired in SHOP for $108.0 million at a 7% year-one cap rate and an expected unlevered IRR in the low teens. Source

Costs, interest and other income

  • Interest expense rose to $10.8 million: Interest expense was $10.8 million against $7.9 million, and depreciation and amortization was $12.0 million against $9.2 million. Source
  • Total expenses rose with SHOP: Total expenses were $70.6 million against $30.6 million, with seniors housing operating expenses of $36.9 million, which the company reports as SHOP costs. Source
  • Credit recovery and lower JV income: Credit losses moved to a $0.7 million recovery from a $3.1 million provision a year earlier. Income from unconsolidated joint ventures was $0.3 million against $3.7 million. Source
  • G&A and property tax higher: General and administrative expenses were $8.6 million against $7.0 million. Triple-net lease property tax expense was $2.4 million against $3.1 million. Source

Cash flow, liquidity and dividends

  • Operating cash flow was $30.8 million: Net cash provided by operating activities was $30.8 million for the quarter, against $29.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • Property investment and capital improvements: Investment in real estate properties was $108.2 million in the quarter, with capital improvements of $2.7 million. Source
  • Liquidity stood at $583.0 million: Proforma liquidity was $583.0 million, including $373.0 million available on the revolver with $227.0 million outstanding, $17.6 million of cash and $192.4 million under the ATM. Source
  • Revolver balance rose over the quarter: The revolving line of credit balance was $283.0 million at March 31, 2026, up from $252.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Dividend held at $0.57: Dividends declared and paid were $0.57 per common share, the same as in the prior-year quarter. Source

Strategy and SHOP investment

  • SHOP strategy framed as growth driver: Management said its SHOP strategy is intended to create a higher-growth profile company with better risk-adjusted returns to drive shareholder value. Source
  • Second-quarter acquisitions larger than February: Second-quarter SHOP acquisitions are now stated at $250 million, against the additional $157 million the February release expected to close over 60 days.
  • Acquisitions and conversions ramp this year: Management said nearly $570 million of SHOP acquisitions and conversions began last year and ramp up this year, with a further $600 million projected at the guidance midpoint. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 May 2026

  • Second-quarter SHOP acquisitions: An additional $250 million of SHOP acquisitions is anticipated to close in the second quarter, after $9 million closed in April 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Diluted Nareit FFO per share Source$0.72
Diluted Core FFO per share Source$0.69
Diluted Core FAD per share Source$0.72
Diluted FAD per share Source$0.74
SHOP NOI Source$12.7 million
Acquisitions Source$108.0 million (Georgia SHOP portfolio)
Dispositions Source$64.0 million (Florida skilled nursing portfolio)

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said first-quarter SHOP NOI was in line with the guidance it gave, and reiterated full-year 2026 SHOP guidance. 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.