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

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2020 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000102537820000047 Filed on July 31, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2
Revenue	$290.5M	$305.2M
YoY Change	-4.81%	51.74%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.411M	$3.821M
YoY Change	-36.9%	-30.99%
Gross Profit	$288.1M	$301.4M
YoY Change	-4.4%	54.08%
Gross Profit Margin	99.17%	98.75%
Selling, General & Admin	$20.40M	$24.70M
YoY Change	-17.41%	22.89%
% of Gross Profit	7.08%	8.2%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$110.7M	$116.7M
YoY Change	-5.14%	75.75%
% of Gross Profit	38.42%	38.72%
Operating Expenses	$127.9M	$138.3M
YoY Change	-7.52%	63.67%
Operating Profit	$160.2M	$163.1M
YoY Change	-1.76%	46.79%
Interest Expense	$52.18M	$59.72M
YoY Change	-12.62%	44.56%
% of Operating Profit	32.57%	36.62%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$9.352M	-$56.80M
YoY Change	-83.54%	808.09%
Pretax Income	$122.8M	$69.24M
YoY Change	77.35%	-19.19%
Income Tax	$7.595M	$3.119M
% Of Pretax Income	6.18%	4.5%
Net Earnings	$105.3M	$66.04M
YoY Change	59.45%	-12.74%
Net Earnings / Revenue	36.24%	21.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$606.9K	$384.8K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	173.4M shares	171.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	173.5M shares	171.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$137.0M	$202.0M
YoY Change	-32.18%	65.57%
Cash & Equivalents	$137.2M	$202.3M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$0.00	$103.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$148.0M	$387.0M
YoY Change	-61.76%	93.5%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$9.203B	$8.747B
YoY Change	5.21%	75.89%
Goodwill	$898.8M	$920.2M
YoY Change	-2.32%	43.32%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$284.6M	$317.2M
YoY Change	-10.25%	-12.78%
Other Assets	$67.00M	$59.00M
YoY Change	13.56%	43.9%
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.81B	$13.81B
YoY Change	0.02%	71.14%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$148.0M	$387.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.81B	$13.81B
Total Assets	$13.96B	$14.19B
YoY Change	-1.66%	71.68%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$516.0M	$367.0M
YoY Change	40.6%	49.8%
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	$700.0M	$637.0M
YoY Change	9.89%	78.93%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.122B	$6.177B
YoY Change	-0.89%	40.35%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$197.0M	$219.0M
YoY Change	-10.05%	102.78%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.319B	$6.396B
YoY Change	-1.2%	41.85%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$700.0M	$637.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.319B	$6.396B
Total Liabilities	$7.154B	$7.201B
YoY Change	-0.66%	45.37%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$174.0K	$171.0K
YoY Change	1.75%	59.81%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.801B	$6.984B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$13.96B	$14.19B
YoY Change	-1.66%	71.68%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q2	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$105.3M	$66.04M
YoY Change	59.45%	-12.74%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$110.7M	$116.7M
YoY Change	-5.14%	75.75%
Cash From Operating Activities	$160.4M	$185.4M
YoY Change	-13.48%	47.14%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$132.2M	-$174.7M
YoY Change	-24.33%	-18.06%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$39.70M	$21.50M
YoY Change	84.65%	-48.81%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$92.60M	-$153.2M
YoY Change	-39.56%	-10.57%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-151.1M	-77.00M
YoY Change	96.23%	-4152.63%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	160.4M	185.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-92.60M	-153.2M
Cash From Financing Activities	-151.1M	-77.00M
Net Change In Cash	-83.30M	-44.80M
YoY Change	85.94%	3.23%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$160.4M	$185.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$132.2M	-$174.7M
Free Cash Flow	$292.6M	$360.1M
YoY Change	-18.74%	6.16%

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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 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 April 13, 2020, two of the non-traded REITs that we advised, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI 1”) and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (“CWI 2”) (together, the “CWI REITs”), merged in an all-stock transaction, with CWI 2 as the surviving entity (the “CWI 1 and CWI 2 Merger”). Following the close of the CWI 1 and CWI 2 Merger, our advisory agreements with CWI 1 and CWI 2 were terminated, CWI 2 was renamed Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. (“WLT”), and we began to provide certain services to WLT pursuant to a transition services agreement. As a result, at </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2020</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to the following entities (</span><a href="#s294E37ABF0765BF6AB82EB38DD0785DE" 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;"> </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:18 – Global together with the CWI REITs as the “Managed REITs” (as used throughout this Report, the term “Managed REITs” does not include CWI 1 and CWI 2 after April 13, 2020); 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; we refer to the Managed REITs 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 CPA:18 – Global and CESH through the end of their respective life cycles (</span><a href="#s294E37ABF0765BF6AB82EB38DD0785DE" 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, 2020</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>1,216</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>142 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>352</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>10.7 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>98.9%</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. In addition, at </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2020</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>20</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties, including </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>19</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> self-storage properties and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>one</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> hotel, totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1.4 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 manage portfolios of real estate investments for the Managed Programs, for which we earn asset management revenue. We may 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 CPA:18 – Global’s 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="#s4B15E9B2706C5AF3AFD955002C2D1F9B" 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 interest in the operating partnership of CPA:18 – Global, through which we participate in its cash flows (</span><a href="#s294E37ABF0765BF6AB82EB38DD0785DE" 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, 2020</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Managed Programs owned all or a portion of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>50</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>65</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>99.3%</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The Managed Programs also had interests in </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>71</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties (totaling approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>5.7 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet in the aggregate) and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>16</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> active build-to-suit projects at the same date.</span></div>
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