Slumping Ventas
Investors did not like what they heard about Ventas for the third quarter, despite an earnings beat. So, when we first heard that Ventas was announcing that third quarter earnings were going to exceed estimates, we thought, ho-hum, so what else is new, they always beat estimates. The press release was glowing about all the accomplishments during the quarter. They revised guidelines for the full year slightly upward. I didn’t get a chance to listen in live to the earnings call, but I did notice how the share price dropped by 5%. What, on an earnings beat? And then it dropped a little more. It was the revenue miss and concerns about growth that sent investors to the exits. Since then, there... Read More »Private investor sees potential
A pair of skilled nursing facilities in Texas that pulled in more than $12.5 million in total revenue but only retained approximately $500,000 in EBITDA (an operating margin of just 4%) presented an appetizing turnaround opportunity to buyers when it was put on the market. Owned by a public REIT and leased to a third party operator with which the REIT had a larger relationship, the properties included a 160-bed facility in Houston and a 149-bed facility in Mesquite. In addition to their low occupancy (collectively at 75%) and quality mix (at just 15%), the facilities also had age going against them, with the Houston facility built in 1970 and the Mesquite facility in 1977. However, to a... Read More »ARC goes strategic
Before its three most recently announced deals, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust was one of the larger buyers in the long-term care industry, averaging about $52 million per transaction since its first transaction in the sector at the end of 2012. However, it has been a different story so far in 2015, with the REIT averaging about $13 million per transaction. The three recent deals highlight this possible shift even more so, including $10.2 million, or $255,000 per unit, for a 40-unit memory care community in Brookings, Oregon, $4.8 million, or $97,450 per unit, for a 49-unit assisted living community in Richmond, Kentucky, and $6 million, or $206,900 per unit, for a 29-unit memory... Read More »Historic deal in Washington State
The state of Washington saw its most expensive (on a per-unit basis) seniors housing transaction ever (according to our data going back to 1991), when a portfolio of three assisted living/memory care communities with 161 units sold for $58.5 million, or $363,000 per unit. The next closest deal value we have seen in Washington was the $298,600 per unit price for a portfolio of four assisted living communities bought by American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust back in June 2014. The Seattle properties were 84% occupied, and have the potential to expand their memory care programs. That is what the publicly traded REIT buyer plans to do at least, with the help of a national seniors housing... Read More »Schedule a demo
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