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Sonida Senior Living, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 11 March 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Resident revenue grew 24%: Full-year resident revenue was $332.0 million, up $64.2 million or 24.0% from $267.8 million, with occupancy, rent rates and 19 acquired communities cited as drivers. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 24.5%: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $53.8 million, up $10.6 million or 24.5% from $43.2 million in 2024. Source
  • Net loss widened on deal costs: Q4 net loss attributable to Sonida stockholders was $29.8 million versus $5.5 million; full-year net loss was $72.5 million versus $3.3 million. Source
  • Same-store NOI rose 6.5% in Q4: Same-store community NOI was $16.3 million in Q4 2025 versus $15.3 million, growth of 6.5%; the margin was 27.6% against 27.3%. Source
  • RevPAR rose 5.7% in Q4: Q4 same-store revenue per available unit rose 5.7% to $3,834 year over year. Source
  • Q4 operating expenses rose $7.0 million: Q4 operating expenses were $66.2 million, up $7.0 million; $4.8 million came from acquired communities and $2.2 million from remaining owned communities. Source
  • CHP deal valued near $1.8 billion: The CHP acquisition covered 69 communities and was valued at about $1.8 billion; each CHP share received $2.32 in cash plus 0.1318 Sonida shares, subject to a collar. Source

“2025 was another defining year for Sonida, highlighted by significant growth in our acquisition portfolio and meaningful performance across our same-store communities”

Brandon Ribar, President and CEO

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The CHP acquisition, pending at the time of the third-quarter release, was completed on March 11, 2026. Source
  • New: The stock share of CHP consideration is now 68% and the cash share 32%, against 66% and 34% in the November 2025 description. Source
  • New: Revolving commitments rose to $405 million from the $150.0 million Credit Facility described in the prior release, with maturity extended to March 10, 2030. Source
  • Ended: Borrowings under the existing revolving credit facility were refinanced as part of the merger financing. Source
  • New: New term loans of $525 million in two equal tranches, maturing in 2029 and 2031, were obtained. Source
  • New: Two large shareholders funded $110 million of cash for the merger through a private placement of 4,113,688 shares at $26.74. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Resident revenue grew 24%: Full-year resident revenue was $332.0 million, up $64.2 million or 24.0% from $267.8 million, with occupancy, rent rates and 19 acquired communities cited as drivers. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 24.5%: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $53.8 million, up $10.6 million or 24.5% from $43.2 million in 2024. Source
  • Net loss widened on deal costs: Q4 net loss attributable to Sonida stockholders was $29.8 million versus $5.5 million; full-year net loss was $72.5 million versus $3.3 million. Source
  • Per-share loss widened: Diluted net loss per share was $(1.72) in Q4 2025 versus $(0.38), and $(4.22) for 2025 versus $(0.54) for 2024. Source

Same-store and acquired portfolios

  • Same-store NOI rose 6.5% in Q4: Same-store community NOI was $16.3 million in Q4 2025 versus $15.3 million, growth of 6.5%; the margin was 27.6% against 27.3%. Source
  • Full-year same-store NOI up 8.0%: Full-year same-store community NOI rose $4.8 million to $65.2 million, up 8.0%; the margin was 27.9% versus 27.4% for 2024. Source
  • Acquired communities added revenue: Non same-store communities produced $98.2 million of resident revenue in 2025 versus $47.4 million in 2024. Source

“We delivered approximately 22% total portfolio NOI expansion, driven by consistent gains across occupancy and rate”

Brandon Ribar, President and CEO

Rate and revenue per unit

  • Rate lifted Q4 revenue per occupied unit: Q4 same-store revenue per occupied unit rose 4.6% to $4,363 year over year. Source
  • RevPAR rose 5.7% in Q4: Q4 same-store revenue per available unit rose 5.7% to $3,834 year over year. Source
  • Occupancy and rate drove revenue: Management attributed the Q4 resident revenue increase to occupancy, average rent rates and communities acquired in 2024 and 2025. Source

Operating costs and labor

  • Q4 operating expenses rose $7.0 million: Q4 operating expenses were $66.2 million, up $7.0 million; $4.8 million came from acquired communities and $2.2 million from remaining owned communities. Source
  • Owned-community labor up $1.5 million: Remaining owned communities' costs rose $2.2 million, with labor up $1.5 million and other operating expenses up $0.7 million. Source
  • Full-year labor costs up $27.0 million: Full-year operating expenses rose $51.2 million to $253.2 million; community labor rose $27.0 million and other variable costs $12.8 million across 19 acquired communities. Source
  • G&A rose on acquisition staffing: Q4 G&A was $11.1 million versus $8.9 million; $1.4 million of added labor supported the 2024 and 2025 acquisitions. Source
  • Q4 transaction costs $9.0 million: Q4 transaction, transition and restructuring costs were $9.0 million versus $2.9 million, mainly legal, audit and financing costs for the CHP Merger. Source

“We expect our 2026 results of operations to be materially impacted by the CHP Merger as a result of acquiring 69 senior-housing communities.”

Sonida Senior Living, Inc., press release

Cash flow and liquidity

  • Operating cash flow turned positive: Operating cash flow was $24.4 million for 2025, after negative $1.8 million in 2024. Source
  • Investing outflows fell: Investing cash outflows were $70.7 million, down from $208.9 million, including $38.2 million of acquisitions and $33.3 million of capital expenditures. Source
  • Unrestricted cash $11.0 million: Unrestricted cash was $11.0 million at year end; revolver borrowings outstanding were $95.1 million. Source

CHP merger and financing

  • CHP deal valued near $1.8 billion: The CHP acquisition covered 69 communities and was valued at about $1.8 billion; each CHP share received $2.32 in cash plus 0.1318 Sonida shares, subject to a collar. Source
  • Merger borrowings drawn at funding: On the March 10, 2026 funding date, $245 million was drawn on the new revolver and $525 million on the term loans, alongside a $270 million bridge. Source
  • Bridge loan rate cap: A rate cap on $270 million of bridge debt, at 4.25% and a $35 thousand cost, runs for 12 months. Source
  • Term loan rate cap: A rate cap on the term loans, $262.5 million notional at 4.50% for 36 months, cost $0.6 million. Source

Impairments and other items

  • Held-for-sale community written down: Full-year impairments of $12.5 million included $4.7 million on a community held for sale, written to fair value net of disposal costs. Source
  • Retention credits added to other income: Other income in 2025 included $10.7 million of gross employee retention credits, offset by $2.3 million of transition costs at acquired communities. Source
  • Prior-year debt gain not repeated: Q4 2024 results included a $10.4 million gain on extinguishment of debt; the Q4 2025 table shows no such gain. Source

Shares and preferred stock

  • Shares outstanding slightly lower: Common shares outstanding were 18,770 thousand at December 31, 2025, down from 18,992 thousand a year earlier. Source
  • Sonida shareholders' equity fell to deficit: Total Sonida shareholders' equity was a deficit of $11 thousand at year end, versus $71.8 million; total equity was $5.0 million. Source
  • Preferred dividends reduce common holders: Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $76.4 million for 2025 after $5.6 million of Series A preferred dividends; Q4 was $31.2 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 11 March 2026

  • Bridge Loan to be replaced: Management expects to replace the bridge loan with property-level financing before it matures. Source
  • CHP results first in March quarter: CHP results will first appear in the consolidated financial information for the period ending March 31, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Same-store weighted average occupancy, Q4 2025 Source87.9%
Same-store community resident revenue Source$233.8 million (2025); $59.1 million (Q4 2025)

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Three owned communities were written down by $7.8 million in Q4 because their cash flow estimates fell on recurring net operating losses. Source
  • Financial: Management noted capital may not be obtained to meet requirements, including refinancing the $270 million Bridge Loan before it matures. Source
  • Financial: The bridge loan margin rises 0.25% at 90, 180 and 270 days after funding. Source
  • External: Management said economic changes could tighten credit markets, making debt, refinancing or property sales harder or on terms the Company does not accept. Source

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