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

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2021 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000102537821000107 Filed on October 29, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
Revenue	$374.9M	$325.8M	$302.4M
YoY Change	21.96%	7.72%	-4.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$31.81M	$1.041M	$1.276M
YoY Change	17.83%	-18.42%	-73.34%
Gross Profit	$343.1M	$324.7M	$301.1M
YoY Change	22.35%	7.83%	-3.86%
Gross Profit Margin	91.51%	99.68%	99.58%
Selling, General & Admin	$25.68M	$24.11M	$24.00M
YoY Change	6.56%	0.46%	9.09%
% of Gross Profit	7.49%	7.43%	7.97%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$139.2M	$119.4M	$111.6M
YoY Change	21.69%	6.98%	-1.06%
% of Gross Profit	40.58%	36.77%	37.06%
Operating Expenses	$161.3M	$139.8M	$132.3M
YoY Change	19.51%	5.64%	0.68%
Operating Profit	$181.7M	$184.9M	$168.8M
YoY Change	24.98%	9.54%	-7.14%
Interest Expense	-$53.88M	$48.73M	$52.54M
YoY Change	-12.1%	-7.24%	-10.39%
% of Operating Profit	-29.65%	26.35%	31.12%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$25.31M	$9.208M	$15.23M
YoY Change	803.75%	-39.54%	-120.69%
Pretax Income	$104.7M	$146.9M	$155.4M
YoY Change	-26.29%	-5.45%	237.9%
Income Tax	$5.052M	$8.347M	$5.975M
% Of Pretax Income	4.83%	5.68%	3.84%
Net Earnings	$99.56M	$138.5M	$149.4M
YoY Change	-26.02%	-7.26%	261.39%
Net Earnings / Revenue	26.56%	42.53%	49.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$528.1K	$744.8K	$852.3K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	186.3M shares	185.4M shares	175.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		186.0M shares	175.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$165.4M	$129.7M	$152.0M
YoY Change	-33.56%	-14.68%	-54.22%
Cash & Equivalents	$165.4M	$129.7M	$152.2M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$8.269M	$11.67M	$11.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$175.5M	$143.4M	$167.0M
YoY Change	-40.3%	-14.16%	-68.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$10.47B	$10.25B	$9.410B
YoY Change	7.06%	8.89%	10.02%
Goodwill	$901.5M	$904.0M	$904.1M
YoY Change	-1.02%	-0.01%	-2.88%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$356.6M	$361.8M	$288.4M
YoY Change	25.82%	25.44%	-8.62%
Other Assets	$52.52M	$52.24M	$71.00M
YoY Change	-16.63%	-26.43%	24.56%
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.31B	$14.99B	$14.02B
YoY Change	6.18%	6.91%	3.4%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$175.5M	$143.4M	$167.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.31B	$14.99B	$14.02B
Total Assets	$15.48B	$15.14B	$14.19B
YoY Change	5.26%	6.66%	0.75%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$572.8M	$536.2M	$550.0M
YoY Change	26.74%	-2.5%	45.89%
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	$776.7M	$735.3M	$736.0M
YoY Change	-1.68%	-0.1%	13.93%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.792B	$6.675B	$6.234B
YoY Change	1.43%	7.07%	2.25%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$183.3M	$191.1M	$192.0M
YoY Change	-6.96%	-0.45%	-9.86%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.975B	$6.866B	$6.426B
YoY Change	1.19%	6.85%	1.84%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$776.7M	$735.3M	$736.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.975B	$6.866B	$6.426B
Total Liabilities	$7.897B	$7.748B	$7.300B
YoY Change	0.87%	6.14%	2.54%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$190.0K	$186.0K	$175.0K
YoY Change	8.57%	6.29%	1.74%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.582B	$7.385B	$6.888B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.48B	$15.14B	$14.19B
YoY Change	5.26%	6.66%	0.75%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$99.56M	$138.5M	$149.4M
YoY Change	-26.02%	-7.26%	261.39%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$139.2M	$119.4M	$111.6M
YoY Change	21.69%	6.98%	-1.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$301.1M	$226.6M	$216.5M
YoY Change	22.94%	4.69%	-13.16%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$328.1M	-$201.0M	-$136.4M
YoY Change	-4.63%	47.36%	16.38%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$185.4M	$33.62M	$60.90M
YoY Change	-326.62%	-44.8%	1745.45%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$513.5M	-$167.4M	-$75.50M
YoY Change	95.98%	121.7%	-33.71%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	251.2M	-93.08M	-127.8M
YoY Change	149.44%	-27.17%	-12880.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	301.1M	226.6M	216.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-513.5M	-167.4M	-75.50M
Cash From Financing Activities	251.2M	-93.08M	-127.8M
Net Change In Cash	38.81M	-33.82M	13.20M
YoY Change	-53.58%	-356.2%	-90.32%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$301.1M	$226.6M	$216.5M
Capital Expenditures	-$328.1M	-$201.0M	-$136.4M
Free Cash Flow	$629.2M	$427.7M	$352.9M
YoY Change	6.84%	21.18%	-3.71%

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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Business and Organization<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Founded in 1973, our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WPC.”</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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 (which was terminated on October 13, 2021). As a result, at September 30, 2021, we were the advisor to the following entities (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i7bf65371ccd94d20b7b96fed9426aa2f_43" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">):</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">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><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">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><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i7bf65371ccd94d20b7b96fed9426aa2f_43" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">).</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reportable Segments</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Real Estate</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> — 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 September 30, 2021, our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in 1,264 properties, totaling approximately 152 million square feet, substantially all of which were net leased to 358 tenants, with a weighted-average lease term of 10.6 years and an occupancy rate of 98.4%. In addition, at September 30, 2021, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 20 operating properties, including 19 self-storage properties and one hotel, totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Investment Management</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> — Through our TRSs, we manage the real estate investment portfolios 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 a liquidity event 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><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i7bf65371ccd94d20b7b96fed9426aa2f_55" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 7</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">) and (ii) special general partner interest in the operating partnership of CPA:18 – Global (through which we participate in its cash flows (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i7bf65371ccd94d20b7b96fed9426aa2f_43" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">)), in our Investment Management segment.</span></div>At September 30, 2021, the Managed Programs owned all or a portion of 58 net-leased properties (including certain properties in which we also have an ownership interest), totaling approximately 11.3 million square feet, substantially all of which were leased to 66 tenants, with an occupancy rate of approximately 98.8%. The Managed Programs also had interests in 66 operating properties (totaling approximately 5.1 million square feet in the aggregate) and four active build-to-suit projects at the same date.
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CY2021Q3	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Count VariableInterestEntitiesCount	12	variable_interest_entity
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CY2020Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Consolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesConsolidatedCount	5	variable_interest_entity
CY2021Q3	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Unconsolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesUnconsolidatedCount	8	variable_interest_entity
CY2020Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Unconsolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesUnconsolidatedCount	7	variable_interest_entity
	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reclassifications</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Asset management revenue and structuring and other advisory revenue are now included within Asset management and other revenue in the consolidated statements of income.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We currently present Non-operating income on its own line item in the consolidated statements of income, which was previously included within Other gains and (losses). Non-operating income primarily consists of realized gains and losses on derivative instruments, dividends from equity securities, and interest income on our cash deposits and loans to affiliates.</span></div>
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	us-gaap	Direct Financing Lease Interest Income DirectFinancingLeaseInterestIncome	48900000	USD
	us-gaap	Direct Financing Lease Interest Income DirectFinancingLeaseInterestIncome	56500000	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Assets Needed For Immediate Settlement Aggregate Fair Value AssetsNeededForImmediateSettlementAggregateFairValue	3000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Needed For Immediate Settlement Aggregate Fair Value AssetsNeededForImmediateSettlementAggregateFairValue	25600000	USD
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