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

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2012 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512339974 Filed on August 07, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
Revenue	$62.41M	$114.7M
YoY Change	-45.58%	68.88%
Cost Of Revenue	$23.50M	$19.50M
YoY Change	20.51%	14.04%
Gross Profit	$41.90M	$96.80M
YoY Change	-56.71%	86.15%
Gross Profit Margin	67.14%	84.41%
Selling, General & Admin	$21.90M	$24.60M
YoY Change	-10.98%	32.26%
% of Gross Profit	52.27%	25.41%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.200M	$7.300M
YoY Change	-1.37%	21.67%
% of Gross Profit	17.18%	7.54%
Operating Expenses	$28.40M	$53.51M
YoY Change	-46.92%	26.37%
Operating Profit	$13.50M	$43.29M
YoY Change	-68.82%	348.26%
Interest Expense	$7.128M	$5.355M
YoY Change	33.11%	42.23%
% of Operating Profit	52.8%	12.37%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$22.59M	$42.89M
YoY Change	-47.34%	907.85%
Pretax Income	$30.74M	$106.4M
YoY Change	-71.1%	246.5%
Income Tax	-$1.900M	$24.76M
% Of Pretax Income	-6.18%	23.28%
Net Earnings	$31.78M	$81.44M
YoY Change	-60.98%	247.57%
Net Earnings / Revenue	50.92%	71.02%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.78	$2.02
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.77	$1.99
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	40.05M shares	39.78M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	40.76M shares	40.24M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$40.00M	$26.00M
YoY Change	53.85%	-33.33%
Cash & Equivalents	$39.80M	$26.46M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$34.00M	$32.00M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$74.00M	$58.00M
YoY Change	27.59%	-14.71%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$579.0M	$628.0M
YoY Change	-7.8%	18.05%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$552.6M	$528.0M
YoY Change	4.65%	68.69%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.365B	$1.402B
YoY Change	-2.65%	32.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$74.00M	$58.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.365B	$1.402B
Total Assets	$1.439B	$1.460B
YoY Change	-1.44%	29.87%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$63.00M	$65.00M
YoY Change	-3.08%	41.3%
Accrued Expenses
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	$124.0M	$145.0M
YoY Change	-14.48%	36.79%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$580.0M	$576.0M
YoY Change	0.69%	52.38%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$580.0M	$576.0M
YoY Change	0.69%	52.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$124.0M	$145.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$580.0M	$576.0M
Total Liabilities	$703.3M	$720.9M
YoY Change	-2.45%	41.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$695.0M	$693.3M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.439B	$1.460B
YoY Change	-1.44%	29.87%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$31.78M	$81.44M
YoY Change	-60.98%	247.57%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.200M	$7.300M
YoY Change	-1.37%	21.67%
Cash From Operating Activities	$15.90M	$41.90M
YoY Change	-62.05%	84.58%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$300.0K	-$24.80M
YoY Change	-98.79%	-12.68%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$32.30M	-$112.1M
YoY Change	-128.81%	-18783.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	$31.90M	-$136.9M
YoY Change	-123.3%	392.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-38.30M	87.20M
YoY Change	-143.92%	626.67%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	15.90M	41.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	31.90M	-136.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	-38.30M	87.20M
Net Change In Cash	9.500M	-7.800M
YoY Change	-221.79%	-213.04%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$15.90M	$41.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$300.0K	-$24.80M
Free Cash Flow	$16.20M	$66.70M
YoY Change	-75.71%	30.53%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Business</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (“W. P. Carey” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors, “we”, “us” or “our”) provides long-term financing via sale-leaseback and build-to-suit transactions for companies worldwide and manages a global investment portfolio. We invest primarily in commercial properties domestically and internationally that are </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">generally</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> triple-net leased to single corporate tenants, which requires </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">each</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. We also earn revenue as the advisor to publicly</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owned, non-listed real estate investment trusts, which are sponsored by us under the Corporate Property Associates brand name (the “CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> invest in similar properties. At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to the following CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs: Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15”), CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global and Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global”). We are also the advisor to Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI” and, together with the CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs, the “REITs”), which we formed in March 2008 for the purpose of acquiring interests in lodging and lodging-related properties. At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we owned and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">/or</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> managed</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">more than</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">970</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties domestically and internationally. Our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">146</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties, substantially all of which were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">69</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, and totaled approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">11.4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet (on a pro rata basis) with an occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">94</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">%.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In addition, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">through </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">consolidated </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">subsidiaries, Carey Storage Management LLC (“Carey Storage”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and Livho, Inc. (“Livho”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">we ha</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">d interests in 21 self-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">storage properties</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and a hotel property, respectively, for an aggregate of approximately 0.8 million square feet (on a pro rata basis) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On February 17, 2012, we and CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 will merge with and into one of our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">newly formed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, W. P. Carey Inc.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">“Proposed Merger”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">). </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The closing of the Proposed Merger is subject to customary closing conditions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, including the approval of our shareholders and the stockholders of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Upon approval of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> the Proposed Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> immediately prior </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">thereto, we</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">intend </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">to reorganize as a real estate investment trust (the “Proposed REIT Reorganization”). The Proposed REIT Reorganization is an internal reorganization of our corporate structure into a real estate investment trust to hold substantially all of our real estate assets attributable to our Real Estate Ownership segment</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, including the assets </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">held by</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries will be organized under taxable real estate investment trust subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (“TRSs”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In July 2012, we entered into a number of agreements with the Estate of Wm</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Polk Carey</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (the “Estate”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, our Chairman and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">f</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ounder who passed away on January</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2, 2012, including a voting agreement</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (the “Voting Agreement”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> pursuant to which the Estate </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and W. P. Carey & Co.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Inc., a wholly-owned corporation of the Estate (“Hold</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">o” and together with the Estate, the “Estate Shareholders”) have</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> agreed, among other thing</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, to vote </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">their L</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">isted </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">shares</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> totaling </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">27.92</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% of our outstanding common stock on </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">July 16, 2012, the record date for the spe</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">cial meeting of our shareholders regarding</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Proposed REIT Reorganization and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Proposed Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, in favor of those transactions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (Note 16)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Primary Business Segments</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Investment Management </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— We structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the REITs, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset-based management and performance revenue. We earn asset-based management and performance revenue from the REITs based on the value of their real estate-related</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, self-storage-related</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and lodging-related assets under management. As funds available to the REITs are invested, the asset base from which we earn revenue increases. We may also earn incentive and disposition revenue and receive other compensation in connection with providing liquidity alternatives to the REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">'</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> shareholders.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Real Estate Ownership </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— We own and invest in commercial properties in the United States of America (“U.S.”) and the European Union that are then leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net lease basis. We may also invest in other properties if opportunities arise.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">We own interests in the REITs and account for these interests under the equity method of accounting. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In addition, we receive a percentage of distributions of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Available C</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ash</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">as defined in the respective advisory agreements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the operating partnerships of CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CWI</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, and earn deferred revenue from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our special member interest in CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global's operating partnership</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Effective April 1, 2012, we include </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">such </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">distributions and deferred revenue in our Real Estate Ownership segment. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
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	us-gaap	Error Corrections And Prior Period Adjustments Description ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsDescription	Out-of-Period Adjustment During the second quarter of 2012, we identified an error in the consolidated financial statements related to the misapplication of accounting guidance on the involuntary disposals of two parcels of land in the fourth quarter of 2010. We concluded that this adjustment, with a net impact on income from continuing operations and income attributable to W. P. Carey members of $1.8 million on our statement of operations for the second quarter of 2012, was not material to our results for the prior year period or for the period of adjustment. Accordingly, this change was recorded in the consolidated financial statements in the second quarter of 2012 as an out-of-period adjustment as follows: a reduction to Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities of $2.1 million and a reduction to Net investments in properties of $0.3 million on the consolidated balance sheet; and an increase in Gain on sale of real estate of $2.0 million, an increase in Property expenses of $0.4 million, an increase in Other real estate income of $0.2 million and an increase in Other interest income of $0.1 million on the consolidated statement of operations.
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	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Credit Quality Range Of Dates Ratings Updated FinancingReceivableCreditQualityRangeOfDatesRatingsUpdated	second quarter of 2012
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