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2012 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000092108212000063 Filed on October 30, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
Revenue	$126.3M	$120.5M	$117.3M
YoY Change	1.91%	2.72%	1.5%
Cost Of Revenue	$42.60M	$45.90M	$44.00M
YoY Change	-6.37%	4.32%	1.62%
Gross Profit	$74.40M	$77.50M	$73.20M
YoY Change	-5.22%	5.87%	1.39%
Gross Profit Margin	58.9%	64.34%	62.42%
Selling, General & Admin	$9.100M	$9.700M	$12.20M
YoY Change	18.18%	-20.49%	37.08%
% of Gross Profit	12.23%	12.52%	16.67%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$40.50M	$38.70M	$36.30M
YoY Change	2.53%	6.61%	5.83%
% of Gross Profit	54.44%	49.94%	49.59%
Operating Expenses	$44.80M	$92.67M	$93.72M
YoY Change	-2.61%	-1.12%	115.46%
Operating Profit	$29.60M	$77.51M	$73.23M
YoY Change	-8.92%	5.84%	155.17%
Interest Expense	-$19.60M	$23.61M	$24.27M
YoY Change	-6.67%	-2.72%	-220.15%
% of Operating Profit	-66.22%	30.46%	33.14%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$1.916M	$1.505M
YoY Change		27.31%
Pretax Income	$10.20M	$9.052M	$776.0K
YoY Change	-15.7%	1066.49%	-90.87%
Income Tax	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Net Earnings	$15.61M	$35.80M	$8.244M
YoY Change	21.47%	334.21%	-6.03%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.36%	29.72%	7.03%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.18	$0.44	$0.10
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.18	$0.43	$0.10
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	78.53M shares	76.59M shares	72.49M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		80.50M shares	76.40M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$13.80M	$9.100M	$11.10M
YoY Change	23.21%	-18.02%	-47.14%
Cash & Equivalents	$13.78M	$9.086M	$11.09M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$44.50M	$40.50M	$38.90M
YoY Change	20.92%	4.11%	-2.26%
Inventory	$191.3M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$132.5M	$133.8M	$125.8M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$382.1M	$183.4M	$175.8M
YoY Change	115.15%	4.32%	1.5%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.692B	$2.759B	$2.720B
YoY Change	3.51%	1.44%	7.43%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$66.80M	$78.41M	$99.90M
YoY Change	-33.44%	-21.52%	59.84%
Other Assets	$183.7M	$170.7M	$152.5M
YoY Change	18.98%	11.93%	91.1%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.968B	$3.026B	$2.996B
YoY Change	-1.17%	1.01%	10.76%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$382.1M	$183.4M	$175.8M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.968B	$3.026B	$2.996B
Total Assets	$3.350B	$3.210B	$3.172B
YoY Change	5.33%	1.2%	10.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$129.1M	$152.1M	$127.7M
YoY Change	-13.12%	19.11%	13.31%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$129.1M	$152.1M	$127.7M
YoY Change	-13.12%	19.11%	13.31%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.889B	$1.779B	$1.894B
YoY Change	1.05%	-6.09%	26.13%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$43.00M	$27.80M	$32.80M
YoY Change	-34.85%	-15.24%	-2.38%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.932B	$1.806B	$1.927B
YoY Change	-0.18%	-6.25%	25.51%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$129.1M	$152.1M	$127.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.932B	$1.806B	$1.927B
Total Liabilities	$2.061B	$1.958B	$2.165B
YoY Change	-1.09%	-9.54%	21.89%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$897.4M	-$878.0M
YoY Change	6.1%
Common Stock	$803.0K	$785.0K
YoY Change	10.61%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.160B	$1.124B	$1.007B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.350B	$3.210B	$3.172B
YoY Change	5.33%	1.2%	10.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$15.61M	$35.80M	$8.244M
YoY Change	21.47%	334.21%	-6.03%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$40.50M	$38.70M	$36.30M
YoY Change	2.53%	6.61%	5.83%
Cash From Operating Activities	$55.40M	$44.70M	$48.50M
YoY Change	-6.58%	-7.84%	13.58%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$34.30M	-$29.30M	-$38.30M
YoY Change	0.59%	-23.5%	36.3%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$109.8M	-$26.40M	-$62.90M
YoY Change	8346.15%	-58.03%	-1114.52%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$144.0M	-$55.80M	-$101.2M
YoY Change	306.78%	-44.86%	364.22%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	93.40M	13.60M	54.50M
YoY Change	-492.44%	-75.05%	-253.09%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	55.40M	44.70M	48.50M
Cash From Investing Activities	-144.0M	-55.80M	-101.2M
Cash From Financing Activities	93.40M	13.60M	54.50M
Net Change In Cash	4.800M	2.500M	1.800M
YoY Change	4700.0%	38.89%	-112.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$55.40M	$44.70M	$48.50M
Capital Expenditures	-$34.30M	-$29.30M	-$38.30M
Free Cash Flow	$89.70M	$74.00M	$86.80M
YoY Change	-3.96%	-14.75%	22.6%

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	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	5253000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments Of Stock Issuance Costs PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	3928000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	75510000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	158200000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	5392000	USD
	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	1881000	USD
	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	3926000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Redemption Premium PreferredStockRedemptionPremium	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	13609000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Carrying Amount Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	105995000	USD
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	hiw	Payments On Financing Obligations PaymentsOnFinancingObligations	1316000	USD
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CY2012Q3	hiw	Receivables Arising From Straight Lining Of Rents Allowance ReceivablesArisingFromStraightLiningOfRentsAllowance	1076000	USD
CY2011Q4	hiw	Receivables Arising From Straight Lining Of Rents Allowance ReceivablesArisingFromStraightLiningOfRentsAllowance	1294000	USD
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CY2012Q3	hiw	Tax Increment Financing Bond Fair Value Disclosure TaxIncrementFinancingBondFairValueDisclosure	15270000	USD
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	hiw	Weighted Average Noncontrolling Interest Limited Partnership Units Outstanding Diluted WeightedAverageNoncontrollingInterestLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted	3738000	shares
	hiw	Weighted Average Noncontrolling Interest Limited Partnership Units Outstanding Diluted WeightedAverageNoncontrollingInterestLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted	3782000	shares
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	hiw	Write Off Fully Amortized Deferred Financing And Leasing Costs WriteOffFullyAmortizedDeferredFinancingAndLeasingCosts	13683000	USD
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	hiw	Write Off Fully Depreciated Real Estate Assets WriteOffFullyDepreciatedRealEstateAssets	36918000	USD
	hiw	Write Off Fully Depreciated Real Estate Assets WriteOffFullyDepreciatedRealEstateAssets	39039000	USD
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	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
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	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC.
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