$WPC
W. P. Carey Inc. Stock $wpc

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000102537819000035 Filed on August 02, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
Revenue	$305.2M	$201.1M
YoY Change	51.74%	-9.2%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.821M	$5.537M
YoY Change	-30.99%	-70.55%
Gross Profit	$301.4M	$195.6M
YoY Change	54.08%	-3.51%
Gross Profit Margin	98.75%	97.25%
Selling, General & Admin	$24.70M	$20.10M
YoY Change	22.89%	-2.43%
% of Gross Profit	8.2%	10.28%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$116.7M	$66.40M
YoY Change	75.75%	85.47%
% of Gross Profit	38.72%	33.95%
Operating Expenses	$138.3M	$84.50M
YoY Change	63.67%	1.2%
Operating Profit	$163.1M	$111.1M
YoY Change	46.79%	-6.81%
Interest Expense	$59.72M	$41.31M
YoY Change	44.56%	-2.19%
% of Operating Profit	36.62%	37.18%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$56.80M	-$6.255M
YoY Change	808.09%	-77.19%
Pretax Income	$69.24M	$85.69M
YoY Change	-19.19%	29.6%
Income Tax	$3.119M	$6.262M
% Of Pretax Income	4.5%	7.31%
Net Earnings	$66.04M	$75.68M
YoY Change	-12.74%	17.67%
Net Earnings / Revenue	21.64%	37.63%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.70
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$384.8K	$0.70
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	171.3M shares	108.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	171.5M shares	108.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$202.0M	$122.0M
YoY Change	65.57%	-29.07%
Cash & Equivalents	$202.3M	$122.4M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$103.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$387.0M	$200.0M
YoY Change	93.5%	-39.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$8.747B	$4.973B
YoY Change	75.89%	3.47%
Goodwill	$920.2M	$642.1M
YoY Change	43.32%	0.2%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$317.2M	$363.6M
YoY Change	-12.78%	10.01%
Other Assets	$59.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	43.9%
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.81B	$8.067B
YoY Change	71.14%	1.03%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$387.0M	$200.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.81B	$8.067B
Total Assets	$14.19B	$8.267B
YoY Change	71.68%	-0.61%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$367.0M	$245.0M
YoY Change	49.8%	-11.55%
Accrued Expenses	$91.00M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$637.0M	$356.0M
YoY Change	78.93%	-7.77%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.177B	$4.401B
YoY Change	40.35%	3.19%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$219.0M	$108.0M
YoY Change	102.78%	-12.2%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.396B	$4.509B
YoY Change	41.85%	2.76%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$637.0M	$356.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.396B	$4.509B
Total Liabilities	$7.201B	$4.954B
YoY Change	45.37%	1.93%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$171.0K	$107.0K
YoY Change	59.81%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.984B	$3.100B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$14.19B	$8.267B
YoY Change	71.68%	-0.61%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$66.04M	$75.68M
YoY Change	-12.74%	17.67%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$116.7M	$66.40M
YoY Change	75.75%	85.47%
Cash From Operating Activities	$185.4M	$126.0M
YoY Change	47.14%	-7.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$174.7M	-$213.2M
YoY Change	-18.06%	950.25%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$21.50M	$42.00M
YoY Change	-48.81%	2233.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$153.2M	-$171.3M
YoY Change	-10.57%	825.95%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-77.00M	1.900M
YoY Change	-4152.63%	-101.83%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	185.4M	126.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-153.2M	-171.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-77.00M	1.900M
Net Change In Cash	-44.80M	-43.40M
YoY Change	3.23%	-414.49%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$185.4M	$126.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$174.7M	-$213.2M
Free Cash Flow	$360.1M	$339.2M
YoY Change	6.16%	116.88%

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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	128711000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	129564000	USD
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	391904000	USD
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	125000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	147490000	USD
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	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-7503000	USD
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	wpc	Deferred Acquisition Revenue Received DeferredAcquisitionRevenueReceived	5620000	USD
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	wpc	Increase Decrease In Structuring Revenue Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInStructuringRevenueReceivable	2576000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	12589000	USD
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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Business and Organization<div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">W. P. Carey Inc. (“W. P. Carey”) is a REIT that, together with our consolidated subsidiaries, invests primarily in operationally-critical, single-tenant commercial real estate properties located in the United States and Northern and Western Europe on a long-term basis. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to companies on a triple-net lease basis, which generally requires each tenant to pay the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Founded in 1973, our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WPC.”</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code effective as of February 15, 2012. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income taxes on income and gains that we distribute to our stockholders as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We also own real property in jurisdictions outside the United States through foreign subsidiaries and are subject to income taxes on our pre-tax income earned from properties in such countries. Through our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), we also earn revenue as the advisor to certain publicly owned, non-traded investment programs. We hold all of our real estate assets attributable to our Real Estate segment under the REIT structure, while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries have been organized under TRSs.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On October 31, 2018, one of the non-traded REITs that we advised, Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (“CPA:17 – Global”), merged with and into one of our wholly owned subsidiaries (the “CPA:17 Merger”) (</span><a href="#sC8B823EE67C6583092D5F31643306CF9" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</span></a><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). At </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to the following entities:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Corporate Property Associates 18 – Global Incorporated (“CPA:18 – Global”), a publicly owned, non-traded REIT that primarily invests in commercial real estate properties; we refer to CPA:17 – Global (until the closing of the CPA:17 Merger on October 31, 2018) and CPA:18 – Global together as the “CPA REITs;”</span></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI 1”) and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (“CWI 2”), two publicly owned, non-traded REITs that invest in lodging and lodging-related properties; we refer to CWI 1 and CWI 2 together as the “CWI REITs” and, together with the CPA REITs, as the “Managed REITs” (</span><a href="#sC8B823EE67C6583092D5F31643306CF9" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</span></a><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">); and</span></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Carey European Student Housing Fund I, L.P. (“CESH”), a limited partnership formed for the purpose of developing, owning, and operating student housing properties and similar investments in Europe (</span><a href="#sC8B823EE67C6583092D5F31643306CF9" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</span></a><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">); we refer to the Managed REITs (including CPA:17 – Global prior to the CPA:17 Merger) and CESH collectively as the “Managed Programs.”</span></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We no longer raise capital for new or existing funds, but currently expect to continue managing our existing Managed Programs through the end of their respective life cycles (</span><a href="#sC8B823EE67C6583092D5F31643306CF9" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</span></a><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">).</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Reportable Segments</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Real Estate</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — Lease revenues from our real estate investments generate the vast majority of our earnings. We invest primarily in commercial properties located in the United States and Northern and Western Europe, which are leased to companies on a triple-net lease basis. At </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,198</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>136.6 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, substantially all of which were net leased to </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>320</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with a weighted-average lease term of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>10.4 years</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and an occupancy rate of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>98.2%</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. In addition, at </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>26</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties, including </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>24</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> self-storage properties and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>two</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> hotels, totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2.0 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Investment Management</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — Through our TRSs, we structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the Managed Programs, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset management revenue. We may earn disposition revenue when we negotiate and structure the sale of properties on behalf of the Managed REITs, and we may also earn incentive revenue and receive other compensation through our advisory agreements with certain of the Managed Programs, including in connection with providing liquidity events for the Managed REITs’ stockholders. In addition, we include equity income generated through our (i) ownership of shares and limited partnership units of the Managed Programs (</span><a href="#sF8ECABF91E625D49A90D09B933EC18CC" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 7</span></a><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">) and (ii) special general partner interests in the operating partnerships of the Managed REITs, through which we participate in their cash flows (</span><a href="#sC8B823EE67C6583092D5F31643306CF9" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</span></a><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">), in our Investment Management segment.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">At </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, CPA:18 – Global owned all or a portion of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>54</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> net-leased properties (including certain properties in which we also have an ownership interest), totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>10.0 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, substantially all of which were leased to </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>87</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an occupancy rate of approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>97.8%</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. CPA:18 – Global and the other Managed Programs also had interests in </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>129</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties, totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>15.5 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet in the aggregate.</span></div>
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