Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The use of the words “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc., or GAHR III, and its subsidiaries, including Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Holdings, LP, for periods prior to the Merger, as defined below, and American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (formerly known as Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., or GAHR IV) and its subsidiaries, including American Healthcare REIT Holdings, LP (formerly known as Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Holdings, LP), for periods following the Merger, except where otherwise noted. Certain historical information of GAHR IV is included for background purposes.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to promote understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The following discussion is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 25, 2022. Such condensed consolidated financial statements and information have been prepared to reflect our financial position as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, together with our results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
In connection with the Merger as discussed and defined below, GAHR IV was the legal acquiror of GAHR III, whereas GAHR III was the accounting acquiror of GAHR IV in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, and as discussed in Note 1, Organization and Description of Business, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Thus, the financial information set forth herein subsequent to the Merger reflects results of the Combined Company (as defined below), and the financial information set forth herein prior to the Merger reflects GAHR III’s results. For this reason, period to period comparisons may not be meaningful.
Forward-Looking Statements
Historical results and trends should not be taken as indicative of future operations. Our statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “expect,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “opinion,” “predict,” “potential,” “seek” and any other comparable and derivative terms or the negatives thereof. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans and strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations on a consolidated basis include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically; the company’s ability to recover from the continuing adverse effects of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, including its effects on the healthcare industry, senior housing and skilled nursing facilities and the economy in general; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts, or REITs; the availability of capital; changes in interest rates and foreign currency risk; uncertainty from the discontinuance of the London Inter-bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, and the transition to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR; competition in the real estate industry; changes in GAAP policies and guidelines applicable to REITs; the success of our investment strategy; the availability of financing; our ability to retain our executives and key employees; and unexpected labor costs and inflationary pressures. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to update any such statements that may become untrue because of subsequent events. Additional information concerning us and our business, including additional factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included herein and in our other filings with the SEC.
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Overview and Background
American Healthcare REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, owns a diversified portfolio of clinical healthcare real estate properties, focusing primarily on medical office buildings, skilled nursing facilities, senior housing, hospitals and other healthcare-related facilities. We also operate healthcare-related facilities utilizing the structure permitted by the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007, which is commonly referred to as a “RIDEA” structure (the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, authorizing the RIDEA structure were enacted as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008). Our healthcare facilities operated under a RIDEA structure include our senior housing operating properties, or SHOP (formerly known as senior housing — RIDEA), and our integrated senior health campuses. We have originated and acquired secured loans and may also originate and acquire other real estate-related investments on an infrequent and opportunistic basis. We generally seek investments that produce current income; however, we have selectively developed, and may continue to selectively develop, healthcare real estate properties. We qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Code for federal income tax purposes, and we intend to continue to qualify to be taxed as a REIT.
Merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc.
On October 1, 2021, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 23, 2021, or the Merger Agreement, GAHR III merged with and into Continental Merger Sub, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of GAHR IV, or Merger Sub, with Merger Sub being the surviving company, or the REIT Merger. On October 1, 2021, also pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary and operating partnership of GAHR IV, or GAHR IV Operating Partnership, merged with and into Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or our operating partnership, with our operating partnership being the surviving entity, or the Partnership Merger. We collectively refer to the REIT Merger and the Partnership Merger as the Merger. Following the Merger on October 1, 2021, our company, or the Combined Company, was renamed American Healthcare REIT, Inc. and our operating partnership, also referred to as the surviving partnership, was renamed American Healthcare REIT Holdings, LP. The REIT Merger qualified as a reorganization under, and within the meaning of, Section 368(a) of the Code. As a result of and at the effective time of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of GAHR III and GAHR IV Operating Partnership ceased.
At the effective time of the REIT Merger, each issued and outstanding share of GAHR III’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, converted into the right to receive 0.9266 shares of GAHR IV’s Class I common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Further, at the effective time of the Partnership Merger, (i) each unit of limited partnership interest in the surviving partnership outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Partnership Merger was converted automatically into the right to receive 0.9266 of a Partnership Class I Unit, as defined in the agreement of limited partnership, as amended, of the surviving partnership, and (ii) each unit of limited partnership interest in GAHR IV Operating Partnership outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Partnership Merger was converted automatically into the right to receive one unit of limited partnership interest of the surviving partnership of like class.
AHI Acquisition
Also on October 1, 2021, immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, GAHR III acquired a newly formed entity, American Healthcare Opps Holdings, LLC, or NewCo, which we refer to as the AHI Acquisition, pursuant to a contribution and exchange agreement dated June 23, 2021, or the Contribution Agreement, between GAHR III; our operating partnership; American Healthcare Investors, LLC, or AHI; Griffin Capital Company, LLC, or Griffin Capital; Platform Healthcare Investor T-II, LLC; Flaherty Trust; and Jeffrey T. Hanson, our former Chief Executive Officer and current Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Danny Prosky, our former Chief Operating Officer and current Chief Executive Officer and President, and Mathieu B. Streiff, our former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and current Chief Operating Officer, or collectively, the AHI Principals. NewCo owned substantially all of the business and operations of AHI, as well as all of the equity interests in (i) Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Advisor, LLC, or GAHR IV Advisor, a subsidiary of AHI that served as the external advisor of GAHR IV, and (ii) Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Advisor, LLC, or GAHR III Advisor, also referred to as our former advisor, a subsidiary of AHI that served as the external advisor of GAHR III. See “Operating Partnership and Former Advisor” below for a further discussion.
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, AHI contributed substantially all of its business and operations to the surviving partnership, including its interest in GAHR III Advisor and GAHR IV Advisor, and Griffin Capital contributed its then-current ownership interest in GAHR III Advisor and GAHR IV Advisor to the surviving partnership. In exchange for these contributions, the surviving partnership issued limited partnership units, or surviving partnership OP units. Subject to working capital and other customary adjustments, the total approximate value of these surviving partnership OP units at the time of consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement was approximately $131,674,000, with a reference value for purposes thereof of $8.71 per unit, such that the surviving partnership issued 15,117,529 surviving
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partnership OP units as consideration, or the Closing Date Consideration. Following the consummation of the Merger and the AHI Acquisition, the Combined Company became self-managed. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , such surviving partnership OP units are owned by AHI Group Holdings, LLC, or AHI Group Holdings, which is owned and controlled by the AHI Principals, Platform Healthcare Investor T-II, LLC, Flaherty Trust and a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffin Capital, or collectively, the NewCo Sellers.
The AHI Acquisition was treated as a business combination for accounting purposes, with GAHR III as both the legal and accounting acquiror of NewCo. While GAHR IV was the legal acquiror of GAHR III in the REIT Merger, GAHR III was determined to be the accounting acquiror in the REIT Merger in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 805, Business Combinations , after considering the relative share ownership and the composition of the governing body of the Combined Company. Thus, the financial information set forth herein subsequent to the consummation of the Merger and the AHI Acquisition reflects results of the Combined Company, and the financial information set forth herein prior to the Merger and the AHI Acquisition reflects GAHR III’s results. For this reason, period to period comparisons may not be meaningful.
Operating Partnership and Former Advisor
We conduct substantially all of our operations through our operating partnership. Through September 30, 2021, we were externally advised by our former advisor pursuant to an advisory agreement, as amended, or the Advisory Agreement, between us and our former advisor. Our former advisor used its best efforts, subject to the oversight and review of our board of directors, or our board, to, among other things, provide asset management, property management, acquisition, disposition and other advisory services on our behalf consistent with our investment policies and objectives. Following the Merger and the AHI Acquisition, we became self-managed and are no longer externally advised. As a result, any fees that would have otherwise been payable to our former advisor are no longer being paid. Also, on October 1, 2021 and in connection with the AHI Acquisition, our operating partnership redeemed all 22,222 shares of our common stock owned by our former advisor and the 20,833 shares of our Class T common stock owned by GAHR IV Advisor in GAHR IV.
Prior to the Merger and the AHI Acquisition, our former advisor was 75.0% owned and managed by wholly owned subsidiaries of AHI, and 25.0% owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffin Capital, or collectively, our former co-sponsors. Prior to the AHI Acquisition, AHI was 47.1% owned by AHI Group Holdings, 45.1% indirectly owned by Digital Bridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), or Digital Bridge, and 7.8% owned by James F. Flaherty III. We were not affiliated with Griffin Capital, Digital Bridge or Mr. Flaherty; however, we were affiliated with our former advisor, AHI and AHI Group Holdings. Please see the “Merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc.” and “AHI Acquisition” sections above for a further discussion of our operations effective October 1, 2021. See Note 13, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests, and Note 14, Equity — Noncontrolling Interests in Total Equity, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a further discussion of the ownership in our operating partnership.
Public Offering
GAHR IV raised $754,118,000 through a best efforts initial public offering, or the initial offering, and issued 75,639,681 aggregate shares of its Class T and Class I common stock. In addition, during the initial offering, GAHR IV issued 3,253,535 aggregate shares of its Class T and Class I common stock pursuant to GAHR IV’s distribution reinvestment plan, as amended, or the DRIP, for a total of $31,021,000 in distributions reinvested. Following the deregistration of the initial offering, GAHR IV continued issuing shares of its common stock pursuant to the DRIP through a subsequent offering, or the 2019 GAHR IV DRIP Offering. GAHR IV commenced offering shares pursuant to the 2019 GAHR IV DRIP Offering on March 1, 2019, following the termination of the initial offering on February 15, 2019. On March 18, 2021, the GAHR IV board of directors authorized the suspension of the DRIP, effective as of April 1, 2021.
On October 4, 2021, our board authorized the reinstatement of the DRIP, as amended, or the AHR DRIP. We continue to offer up to $1 00,000,000 of shares of our common stock to be issued pursuant to the AHR DRIP under an existing Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, previously filed by GAHR IV. As of March 31, 2022, a total of $65,941,000 in distributions were reinvested that resulted in 6,981,086 shares of common stock being issued pursuant to the AHR DRIP. See Note 14, Equity — Distribution Reinvestment Plan, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a further discussion.
On March 24, 2022, our board, at the recommendation of the audit committee of our board, comprised solely of independent directors, unanimously approved and established an updated estimated per share net asset value, or NAV, of our common stock of $9.29. We provide this updated estimated per share NAV annually to assist broker-dealers in connection with their obligations under Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, Rule 2231 with respect to customer account statements. The updated estimated per share NAV is based on the estimated value of our assets less the estimated value of our liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis, calculated as of December 31, 2021. The
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valuation was performed in accordance with the methodology provided in Practice Guideline 2013-01, Valuations of Publicly Registered Non-Listed REITs, issued by the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, or the IPA, in April 2013, in addition to guidance from the SEC. See our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022 for more information on the methodologies and assumptions used to determine, and the limitations and risks of, our updated estimated per share NAV.
Our Real Estate Investments Portfolio
We currently operate through six reportable business segments: medical office buildings, integrated senior health campuses, skilled nursing facilities, SHOP, senior housing and hospitals. As of March 31, 2022, we owned and/or operated 182 properties, comprising 191 buildings, and 122 integrated senior health campuses including completed development projects, or approximately 19,461,000 square feet of gross leasable area, or GLA, for an aggregate contract purchase price of $4,299,872,000, including the fair value of the properties acquired in the Merger. In addition, as of March 31, 2022, we also owned a real estate-related debt investment purchased for $60,429,000.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The complete listing of our Critical Accounting Estimates was previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022, and there have been no material changes to our Critical Accounting Estimates as disclosed therein, except as noted below or included within Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interim Unaudited Financial Data
For a discussion of interim unaudited financial data, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Interim Unaudited Financial Data, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022.
Acquisition and Dispositions in 2022
For a discussion of our acquisition and dispositions of investments in 2022, see Note 3, Real Estate Investments, Net, and Note 4, Business Combination, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Factors Which May Influence Results of Operations
In connection with the Merger, GAHR IV was the legal acquiror and GAHR III was the accounting acquiror for financial reporting purposes, as discussed in Note 1, Organization and Description of Business, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Thus, the financial information set forth herein subsequent to the Merger reflects results of the Combined Company, and the financial information set forth herein prior to the Merger reflects GAHR III’s results. Furthermore, as a result of the closing of the AHI Acquisition on October 1, 2021, and following the Merger, our company is now self-managed and employs all the employees necessary to operate as a self-managed company. The impact of being a self-managed company on our results of operations is predominantly an increase in general and administrative costs related to employing the workforce necessary to operate as a self-managed company and cost savings associated with no longer paying advisory fees to our former advisor. For these reasons, period to period comparisons may not be meaningful.
Other than the effects of the Merger and the AHI Acquisition discussed above, and the COVID-19 pandemic discussed below, as well as other national economic conditions affecting real estate generally, we are not aware of any material trends or uncertainties that may reasonably be expected to have a material impact, favorable or unfavorable, on revenues or income from the acquisition, disposition, management and operation of our properties. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results or performance, see Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022.
COVID-19
Our residents, tenants, operating partners and managers, our industry and the U.S. economy continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. The timing and extent of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is dependent upon many factors, including the rate of vaccination, the emergence and severity of COVID-19 variants, the continued effectiveness of the vaccines against those variants, the frequency of booster vaccinations and the duration and implications of continued restrictions and safety measures. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still impacting the healthcare system to a certain extent, it continues to present challenges for us as an owner and operator of healthcare facilities, making it difficult to ascertain the long-term impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on real estate markets in which we own and/or operate properties and our portfolio of investments. COVID-19 is particularly dangerous among the senior population and results in heightened risk to our senior housing and skilled nursing facilities, and we continue
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to work diligently to maintain aggressive protocols at such facilities as well as actively collaborate with our tenants, operating partners and managers to respond and take action to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have evaluated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business thus far and incorporated information concerning such impacts into our assessments of liquidity, impairment and collectability from tenants and residents as of March 31, 2022. We will continue to monitor such impacts and will adjust our estimates and assumptions based on the best available information.
Since March 2020, we have taken actions to strengthen our balance sheet and preserve liquidity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including reducing the stockholder distribution rate and temporarily suspending our share repurchase plan. We believe that the long-term stability of our portfolio of investments will return once the virus has been controlled. Each type of real estate asset we own has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to varying degrees.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant decline in resident occupancies at our senior housing facilities, SHOP, integrated senior health campuses and skilled nursing facilities, and an increase in COVID-19 related operating expenses with more costly short-term hires due to the shortage of healthcare personnel. Therefore, our focus at such properties continues to be on resident occupancy recovery and operating expense management. While resident occupancies at our integrated senior health campuses and skilled nursing facilities have gradually improved to near pre-pandemic levels, our SHOP have been slower to recover. Based on information available to management as of April 29, 2022, resident occupancy at our SHOP has declined by approximately 11.5% since February 2020, prior to COVID-19 shutdowns.
To date, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been significant, rapidly evolving and may continue into the future. The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is based on data currently available to us and will likely change as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses. Future actions that may be taken by state and local governments to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 variants that may emerge could disrupt our business, activities and operations, the extent to which are highly uncertain. We continue to closely monitor COVID-19 developments and are continuously assessing the implications to our business, residents, tenants, operating partners, managers and our portfolio of investments. We cannot predict with reasonable certainty when demand for healthcare services at our senior housing and skilled nursing facility segments will return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
The lasting effect of the COVID-19 pandemic over the next 12 months could be significant and will largely depend on future developments, including COVID-19 vaccination and booster rates; the long term efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters; and the potential emergence of new, more transmissible or severe variants, which cannot be predicted with confidence at this time. See the “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections below, for a further discussion.
Scheduled Lease Expirations
Excluding our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses, as of March 31, 2022, our properties were 92.7% leased and during the remainder of 2022, 6.5% of the leased GLA is scheduled to expire. Our leasing strategy focuses on negotiating renewals for leases scheduled to expire during the next twelve months. In the future, if we are unable to negotiate renewals, we will try to identify new tenants or collaborate with existing tenants who are seeking additional space to occupy. As of March 31, 2022, our remaining weighted average lease term was 7.1 years, excluding our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses.
Our combined SHOP and integrated senior health campuses were 77.8% leased as of March 31, 2022. Substantially all of our leases with residents at such properties are for a term of one year or less.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Our operating results are primarily comprised of income derived from our portfolio of properties and expenses in connection with the acquisition and operation of such properties. Our primary sources of revenue include rent generated by our leased, non-RIDEA properties, and resident fees and services revenue from our RIDEA properties. Our primary expenses include property operating expenses and rental expenses. In addition, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021, following the AHI Acquisition that resulted in our company being self managed, general and administrative expenses include payroll and other corporate operating expenses but no longer include advisory fees to our former advisor. In general, and under a normal operating environment without the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect amounts related to our portfolio of operating properties to increase in the future due to fixed annual rent escalations on our portfolio of properties. The ability to compare one period to another is also impacted by the closing of the AHI Acquisition and the increase in size of our real estate portfolio as a result of the Merger. See Note 1, Organization and Description of Business, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a further discussion.
We segregate our operations into reporting segments in order to assess the performance of our business in the same way that management reviews our performance and makes operating decisions. As of March 31, 2022, we operated through six reportable business segments: medical office buildings, integrated senior health campuses, skilled nursing facilities, SHOP, senior housing and hospitals.
Except where otherwise noted, the changes in our consolidated results of operations for 2022 as compared to 2021 are primarily due to the acquisition of GAHR IV’s portfolio of 87 properties, comprising 92 buildings, or approximately 4,799,000 square feet of GLA, as a result of the Merger on October 1, 2021, the disruption to our normal operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and grant income received. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, we owned and/or operated the following types of properties:
March 31,
2022 2021
Number of
Buildings/
Campuses Aggregate
Contract
Purchase Price Leased
% Number of
Buildings/
Campuses Aggregate
Contract
Purchase Price Leased
%
Integrated senior health campuses 122 $ 1,795,199,000 (1) 120 $ 1,732,058,000 (1)
Medical office buildings 105 1,249,658,000 89.7 % 63 657,885,000 89.1 %
SHOP 47 708,050,000 (2) 20 433,891,000 (2)
Senior housing 20 169,885,000 100 % 9 89,535,000 100 %
Skilled nursing facilities 17 237,300,000 100 % 6 119,500,000 100 %
Hospitals 2 139,780,000 100 % 2 139,780,000 100 %
Total/weighted average(3) 313 $ 4,299,872,000 92.7 % 220 $ 3,172,649,000 91.7 %
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(1) The leased percentage for the resident units of our integrated senior health campuses was 80.0% and 70.7% as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2) The leased percentage for the resident units of our SHOP was 71.9% and 70.3% as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(3) Leased percentage excludes our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses.
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Revenues and Grant Income
Our primary sources of revenue include rent generated by our leased, non-RIDEA properties, and resident fees and services revenue from our RIDEA properties. The amount of revenues generated by our properties depends principally on our ability to maintain the occupancy rates of currently leased space and to lease available space at the then existing rental rates. We also receive grant income. Revenues and grant income by reportable segment consisted of the following for the periods then ended:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Resident Fees and Services Revenue
Integrated senior health campuses $ 281,012,000 $ 233,226,000
SHOP 37,962,000 19,800,000
Total resident fees and services revenue 318,974,000 253,026,000
Real Estate Revenue
Medical office buildings 37,837,000 20,023,000
Skilled nursing facilities 6,393,000 3,667,000
Senior housing 5,298,000 3,570,000
Hospitals 2,415,000 2,763,000
Total real estate revenue 51,943,000 30,023,000
Grant Income
Integrated senior health campuses 5,096,000 8,229,000
SHOP 118,000 —
Total grant income 5,214,000 8,229,000
Total revenues and grant income
$ 376,131,000 $ 291,278,000
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, resident fees and services revenue primarily consisted of rental fees related to resident leases, extended health care fees and other ancillary services, and real estate revenue primarily consisted of base rent and expense recoveries. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, $14,113,000 in resident fees and services revenue for our SHOP was due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger. The remaining increase in resident fees and services revenue was primarily attributable to improved occupancy and higher reimbursement rates from both Medicare and Medicaid programs for our integrated senior health campuses and SHOP. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, $22,332,000 of real estate revenue was primarily due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized $5,214,000 and $8,229,000, respectively, of grant income at our integrated senior health campuses and SHOP related to government grants received through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, economic stimulus programs.
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Property Operating Expenses and Rental Expenses
Property operating expenses and property operating expenses as a percentage of resident fees and services revenue and grant income, as well as rental expenses and rental expenses as a percentage of real estate revenue, by reportable segment consisted of the following for the periods then ended:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Property Operating Expenses
Integrated senior health campuses
$ 253,150,000 88.5 % $ 228,639,000 94.7 %
SHOP 34,010,000 89.3 % 16,503,000 83.3 %
Total property operating expenses
$ 287,160,000 88.6 % $ 245,142,000 93.8 %
Rental Expenses
Medical office buildings
$ 14,313,000 37.8 % $ 7,537,000 37.6 %
Skilled nursing facilities 686,000 10.7 % 369,000 10.1 %
Hospitals 109,000 4.5 % 134,000 4.8 %
Senior housing 179,000 3.4 % 15,000 0.4 %
Total rental expenses
$ 15,287,000 29.4 % $ 8,055,000 26.8 %
Integrated senior health campuses and SHOP typically have a higher percentage of direct operating expenses to revenue than medical office buildings, hospitals, and leased senior housing and skilled nursing facilities due to the nature of RIDEA — type facilities where we conduct day-to-day operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, rental expenses increased by $6,542,000 and property operating expenses increased by $14,460,000 for our SHOP due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger. Further, the remaining increase in total property operating expenses was due to an increase in labor costs at our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses.
General and Administrative
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, general and administrative expenses were $11,119,000 compared to $7,257,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $3,862,000 was primarily the result of an increase of: (i) $6,468,000 in payroll and compensation costs for the acquired employees as a result of the AHI Acquisition; (ii) $1,319,000 in professional and legal fees; and (iii) $958,000 in corporate operating expenses. Such increases were partially offset by a decrease in our asset management and property management oversight fees of $5,678,000 as a result of the AHI Acquisition.
Business Acquisition Expenses
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded business acquisition expense of $173,000 and $1,248,000, respectively. The decrease in such expenses primarily related to a $1,195,000 decrease in third-party advisory costs and fees to our special committee related to the Merger and the AHI Acquisition.
Depreciation and Amortization
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation and amortization was $42,311,000 and $25,723,000, respectively, which primarily consisted of depreciation on our operating properties of $34,422,000 and $24,190,000, respectively, and amortization of our identified intangible assets of $7,125,000 and $1,113,000, respectively. The increase in depreciation and amortization of $16,588,000 was primarily the result of the increase in depreciable assets in our portfolio as a result of the Merger resulting in depreciation and amortization expense of $14,954,000.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense, including gain or loss in fair value of derivative financial instruments, consisted of the following for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Interest expense:
Lines of credit and term loans and derivative financial instruments $ 7,549,000 $ 7,594,000
Mortgage loans payable
9,544,000 8,585,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs:
Lines of credit and term loans 809,000 1,075,000
Mortgage loans payable
441,000 339,000
Amortization of debt discount/premium, net
(17,000) 203,000
Gain in fair value of derivative financial instruments (500,000) (1,821,000)
Loss on extinguishments of debt 4,591,000 2,288,000
Interest on finance lease liabilities 74,000 118,000
Interest expense on financing obligations and other liabilities
334,000 163,000
Total $ 22,825,000 $ 18,544,000
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, interest expense was $22,825,000 compared to $18,544,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in interest expense was primarily related to a decrease in the gain in fair value recognized on our derivative financial instruments of $1,321,000 and an increase in loss on debt extinguishment of $2,303,000. See Note 8, Mortgage Loans Payable, Net, and Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loans, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a further discussion on debt extinguishments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In the normal course of business, our material cash requirements consist of payment of operating expenses, capital improvement expenditures, interest on our indebtedness, distributions to our stockholders and repurchases of our common stock . Our sources of funds primarily consist of operating cash flows and borrowings.
Absent our requirements to make distributions to maintain our REIT qualification, we do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements that we expect would materially affect our liquidity and capital resources.
Material Cash Requirements
Capital Improvement Expenditures
A capital plan for each investment is established upon acquisition that contemplates the estimated capital needs of that investment, including costs of refurbishment, tenant improvements or other major capital expenditures. The capital plan also sets forth the anticipated sources of the necessary capital, which may include operating cash generated by the investment, capital reserves, a line of credit or other loan established with respect to the investment, other borrowings or additional equity investments from us and joint venture partners. The capital plan for each investment is adjusted through ongoing, regular reviews of our portfolio or as necessary to respond to unanticipated additional capital needs. As of March 31, 2022, we had $16,673,000 of restricted cash in loan impounds and reserve accounts to fund a portion of such capital expenditures. Based on the budget for the properties we own as of March 31, 2022, we estimate that our discretionary expenditures for capital and tenant improvements could require up to $96,038,000 for the remaining nine months of 2022.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table provides information with respect to: (i) the maturity and scheduled principal repayment of our secured mortgage loans payable and our lines of credit and term loans; (ii) interest payments on our mortgage loans payable, lines of credit and term loans; (iii) ground and other lease obligations; and (iv) financing obligations as of March 31, 2022:
Payments Due by Period
2022 2023-2024 2025-2026 Thereafter Total
Principal payments — fixed-rate debt
$ 61,521,000 $ 106,157,000 $ 184,034,000 $ 510,768,000 $ 862,480,000
Interest payments — fixed-rate debt
19,960,000 46,823,000 38,564,000 202,140,000 307,487,000
Principal payments — variable-rate debt
60,431,000 483,681,000 385,339,000 569,104,000 1,498,555,000
Interest payments — variable-rate debt (based on rates in effect as of March 31, 2022)
27,483,000 50,914,000 32,030,000 2,561,000 112,988,000
Ground and other lease obligations
14,522,000 37,520,000 34,041,000 163,815,000 249,898,000
Financing obligations 13,837,000 5,366,000 3,048,000 16,241,000 38,492,000
Total
$ 197,754,000 $ 730,461,000 $ 677,056,000 $ 1,464,629,000 $ 3,069,900,000
Distributions and Share Repurchases
For information on distributions, see the “Distributions” section below. For information on our share repurchase plan, see Note 14, Equity — Share Repurchase Plan, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Credit Facilities
On January 19, 2022, we terminated our credit agreement, as amended, for our line of credit and term loans with an aggregate maximum principal amount of $530,000,000, or the 2018 Credit Facility, and, through our operating partnership, entered into an agreement that superseded and replaced our amended credit facility with a maximum principal amount of $480,000,000, or the 2019 Credit Facility, with a credit facility with an aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $1,050,000,000, or the 2022 Credit Facility. See Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loans, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a further discussion. In addition, we are subject to an amended and restated loan agreement regarding a senior secured revolving credit facility with an aggregate maximum principal amount of $360,000,000, or the 2019 Trilogy Credit Facility. Our total capacity to pay operating expenses, capital improvement expenditures, interest, distributions and repurchases is a function of our current cash position, our borrowing capacity on our lines of credit and term loans, as well as any future indebtedness that we may incur.
As of March 31, 2022, our aggregate borrowing capacity under the 2022 Credit Facility and the 2019 Trilogy Credit Facility was $1,410,000,000. As of March 31, 2022, our aggregate borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities was $1,239,134,000 and we had an aggregate of $170,866,000 available on such facilities. We believe that the resources described above will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the foreseeable future.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth changes in cash flows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash — beginning of period $ 125,486,000 $ 152,190,000
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 22,360,000 (5,255,000)
Net cash used in investing activities (27,367,000) (106,841,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1,307,000) 89,605,000
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2,000) 7,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash — end of period $ 119,170,000 $ 129,706,000
The following summary discussion of our changes in our cash flows is based on our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.
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Operating Activities
The change from net cash used in operating activities to net cash provided by operating activities of $27,615,000 was primarily due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger on October 1, 2021, thereby increasing our net operating income during the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the prior year period. In general, cash flows from operating activities is affected by the timing of cash receipts and payments. See the “Results of Operations” section above for a further discussion.
Investing Activities
The decrease in net cash used in investing activities of $79,474,000 was primarily due to a $58,664,000 decrease in property acquisitions, a $12,826,000 increase in proceeds from dispositions of real estate and an $8,340,000 decrease in developments and capital expenditures during the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the prior year period.
Financing Activities
The change from net cash provided by financing activities to net cash used in financing activities of $90,912,000 was primarily due to a decrease in net borrowings under our mortgage loans payable of $82,661,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the prior year period, as well as the $15,010,000 payment of distributions to our common stockholders and $4,134,000 payment to repurchase our common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in net borrowings under our lines of credit and term loans of $13,900,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the prior year period. The change in distributions paid to common stockholders was due to the suspension of all stockholder distributions on May 29, 2020 in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which the board of directors of GAHR III subsequently reinstated in June 2021. The change in share repurchases was due to the suspension of the GAHR III share repurchase plan from May 31, 2020 through October 4, 2021, when the partial reinstatement of our share repurchase plan was approved by our board.
Distributions
The following information represents distributions of GAHR IV for the period before the consummation of the Merger between GAHR III and GAHR IV on October 1, 2021. Since October 1, 2021, the information included below represents the distributions of the Combined Company.
Prior to March 31, 2020, the GAHR IV board authorized a daily distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on May 1, 2016 and ending on March 31, 2020. The daily distributions were calculated based on 365 days in the calendar year and were equal to $0.001643836 per share of our Class T and Class I common stock, which was equal to an annualized distribution rate of $0.60 per share. These distributions were aggregated and paid in cash or shares of our common stock pursuant to the DRIP on a monthly basis, in arrears, only from legally available funds.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects to our business and operations, at the end of the first quarter of 2020, the GAHR IV board decided to take steps to protect our capital and maximize our liquidity in an effort to strengthen our long-term financial prospects by reducing our distribution payments to stockholders. Consequently, the GAHR IV board authorized a daily distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on April 1, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2021, which was calculated based on 365 days in the calendar year and was equal to $0.001095890 per share of our Class T and Class I common stock. Such daily distribution was equal to an annualized distribution rate of $0.40 per share. The distributions were aggregated and paid in cash or shares of our common stock pursuant to the DRIP on a monthly basis, in arrears, only from legally available funds.
The GAHR IV board of directors also authorized distributions to our Class T and Class I stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 17, 2021, equal to $0.0328767 per share of our common stock, which was equal to an annualized distribution of $0.40 per share. Further, our board authorized record date distributions to our Class T and Class I stockholders of record as of each monthly record date from October 2021 through June 2022, equal to $0.033333333 per share of our common stock, which is equal to an annualized distribution rate of $0.40 per share. The distributions were or will be paid in cash or shares of our common stock pursuant to the DRIP. Beginning with the third quarter of 2022, distributions, if any, shall be authorized by our board on a quarterly basis, in such amounts as our board shall determine, and each quarterly record date for purposes of such distributions shall be determined and declared by our board in the last month of each calendar quarter until such time as our board changes such policy. Stockholders who have elected to participate in our DRIP will continue to have their distributions reinvested to purchase additional shares of our common stock, but on a quarterly basis beginning with any third quarter 2022 distribution declared.
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On March 18, 2021, in connection with the GAHR IV special committee's strategic alternative review process, the GAHR IV board of directors authorized the suspension of the DRIP, effective as of April 1, 2021. As a result, beginning with the April 2021 distributions, which were paid in May 2021, there were no further issuances of shares pursuant to the DRIP, and stockholders who were participants in the DRIP received cash distributions instead. On October 4, 2021, our board authorized the reinstatement of the DRIP and as a result, beginning with the October 2021 distribution, which was paid in November 2021, stockholders who previously enrolled as participants in the DRIP (including former GAHR III stockholders who participated in the GAHR III distribution reinvestment plan) received distributions in shares of our common stock pursuant to the terms of the DRIP, instead of cash distributions.
The amount of the distributions paid to our common stockholders was determined quarterly or monthly, as applicable, by our board and was dependent on a number of factors, including funds available for payment of distributions, our financial condition, capital expenditure requirements and annual distribution requirements needed to maintain our qualification as a REIT under the Code. We have not established any limit on the amount of borrowings that may be used to fund distributions, except that, in accordance with our organizational documents and Maryland law, we may not make distributions that would: (i) cause us to be unable to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or (ii) cause our total assets to be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus senior liquidation preferences.
GAHR III did not pay any distributions for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The distributions paid for the three months ended March 31, 2022, along with the amount of distributions reinvested pursuant to the AHR DRIP, and the sources of our distributions as compared to cash flows from operations were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Distributions paid in cash $ 15,010,000
Distributions reinvested 11,304,000
$ 26,314,000
Sources of distributions:
Cash flows from operations $ 22,360,000 85.0 %
Proceeds from borrowings 3,954,000 15.0
$ 26,314,000 100 %
As of March 31, 2022, any distributions of amounts in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits have resulted in a return of capital to our stockholders, and all or any portion of a distribution to our stockholders may have been paid from borrowings.
GAHR III did not pay any distributions for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The distributions paid for the three months ended March 31, 2022, along with the amount of distributions reinvested pursuant to the AHR DRIP, and the sources of our distributions as compared to funds from operations attributable to controlling interest, or FFO, a non-GAAP financial measure, were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Distributions paid in cash $ 15,010,000
Distributions reinvested 11,304,000
$ 26,314,000
Sources of distributions:
FFO attributable to controlling interest $ 26,314,000 100 %
Proceeds from borrowings — —
$ 26,314,000 100 %
For a further discussion of FFO, including a reconciliation of our GAAP net loss to FFO, see “Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations” below.
Financing
We anticipate that our overall leverage will not exceed 50.0% of the combined fair market value of all of our properties, and other real estate-related investments, as determined at the end of each calendar year. For these purposes, the market value of each asset will be equal to the contract purchase price paid for the asset or, if the asset was appraised subsequent to the date of purchase, then the market value will be equal to the value reported in the most recent independent appraisal of the asset. Our
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policies do not limit the amount we may borrow with respect to any individual investment. As of March 31, 2022, our aggregate borrowings were 46.9% of the combined market value of all of our real estate and real estate-related investments.
Mortgage Loans Payable, Net
For a discussion of our mortgage loans payable, see Note 8, Mortgage Loans Payable, Net, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Lines of Credit and Term Loans
For a discussion of our lines of credit and term loans, see Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loans, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
REIT Requirements
In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we are required to distribute to our stockholders a minimum of 90.0% of our annual taxable income, excluding net capital gains. Existin g Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, guidance includes a safe harbor pursuant to which publicly offered REITs ca n satisfy the distribution requirement by distributing a combination of cash and stock to stockholders. In general, to qualify under the safe harbor, each stockholder must elect to receive either cash or stock, and the aggregate cash component of the distribution to stockholders must represent at least 20.0% of the total distribution . In the event that there is a shortfall in net cash available due to factors including, without limitation, the timing of such distributions or the timing of the collection of receivables, we may seek to obtain capital to pay distributions by means of secured and unsecured debt financing through one or more unaffiliated third parties. We may also pay distributions from cash from capital transactions including, without limitation, the sale of one or more of our properties.
Commitments and Contingencies
For a discussion of our commitments and contingencies, see Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Debt Service Requirements
A significant liquidity need is the payment of principal and interest on our outstanding indebtedness. As of March 31, 2022, we had $1,121,901,000 of fixed-rate and variable-rate mortgage loans payable outstanding secured by our properties. As of March 31, 2022, we had $1,239,134,000 outstanding and $170,866,000 remained available under our lines of credit. The weighted average effective interest rate on our outstanding debt was 2.72% per annum as of March 31, 2022. See Note 8, Mortgage Loans Payable, Net and Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loans, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
We are required by the terms of certain loan documents to meet various financial and non-financial covenants, such as leverage ratios, net worth ratios, debt service coverage ratios and fixed charge coverage ratios. Except as explained below, as of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all such covenants and requirements on our mortgage loans payable and our lines of credit and term loans. While the extent and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business is subsiding, any potential future deterioration of operations in excess of management's projections as a result of COVID-19 could impact future compliance with these covenants. If any future covenants are violated, we anticipate seeking a waiver or amending the debt covenants with the lenders when and if such event should occur. However, there can be no assurances that management will be able to effectively achieve such plans. Some of our mortgage loan agreements include a standard loan term requiring lender approval for a change of control event, which was triggered upon the closing of the Merger. All of our mortgage lenders and loan servicers approved such event, except for the servicers of two of our mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of $14,137,000, for which approvals were received in April 2022.
Inflation
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, inflation has not significantly affected our operations; however, the annual rate of inflation in the United States reached 8.3% in April 2022, the highest rate in more than four decades, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, and while we believe inflation has not significantly impacted our operations, we have experienced, and continue to experience, increases in the cost of labor, services and personal protective equipment and therefore continued inflationary pressures could impact our profitability in future periods. There are provisions in the majority of our tenant leases that will protect us from the impact of inflation. These provisions include negotiated rental increases, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges and real estate tax and insurance reimbursements. However, due to the long-term nature of the anticipated leases, among other factors, the leases may not reset frequently enough to cover inflation.
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Related Party Transactions
For a summary of related party transactions, see Note 15, Related Party Transactions, to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements , and Note 15, Related Party Transactions, to the consolidated financial statements that are a part of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022.
Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations
Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group, has promulgated a measure known as funds from operations, a non-GAAP measure, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of funds from operations is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental performance measure, and our management uses FFO to evaluate our performance over time. FFO is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP.
We define FFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on funds from operations approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, or the White Paper. The White Paper defines funds from operations as net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of certain real estate assets and impairment writedowns of certain real estate assets and investments, plus depreciation and amortization related to real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. While impairment charges are excluded from the calculation of FFO as described above, investors are cautioned that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect funds from operations. Our FFO calculation complies with NAREIT’s policy described above.
Historical accounting for real estate involves the use of GAAP. Any other method of accounting for real estate such as the fair value method cannot be construed to be any more accurate or relevant than the comparable methodologies of real estate valuation found in GAAP. Nevertheless, we believe that the use of FFO, which excludes the impact of real estate-related depreciation and amortization and impairments, provides a further understanding of our performance to investors and to our management, and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses and interest costs, which may not be immediately apparent from net income (loss).
However, FFO and modified funds from operations attributable to controlling interest, or MFFO, as described below, should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income (loss) or in its applicability in evaluating our operating performance. The method utilized to evaluate the value and performance of real estate under GAAP should be construed as a more relevant measure of operational performance and considered more prominently than the non-GAAP FFO and MFFO measures and the adjustments to GAAP in calculating FFO and MFFO.
The IPA, an industry trade group, has standardized a measure known as modified funds from operations, which the IPA has recommended as a supplemental performance measure for publicly registered, non-listed REITs and which we believe to be another appropriate supplemental performance measure to reflect the operating performance of a publicly registered, non-listed REIT having the characteristics described above. MFFO is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP, and MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance on value if we do not continue to operate with a limited life and targeted exit strategy, as currently intended. We believe that, because MFFO excludes expensed acquisition fees and expenses that affect our operations only in periods in which properties are acquired and that we consider more reflective of investing activities, as well as other non-operating items included in FFO, MFFO can provide, on a going forward basis, an indication of the sustainability (that is, the capacity to continue to be maintained) of our operating performance after the period in which we are acquiring our properties and once our portfolio is in place. By providing MFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that assists investors and analysts to better assess the sustainability of our operating performance after the initial offering stage has been completed and our properties have been acquired. We also believe that MFFO is a recognized measure of sustainable operating performance by the publicly registered, non-listed REIT industry. Further, we believe MFFO is useful in comparing the sustainability of our operating performance after our offering stage and acquisitions are completed with the sustainability of the operating performance of other real estate companies that are not as involved in acquisition activities. Investors are cautioned that MFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of our operating performance after the initial offering stage has been completed and properties have been acquired, as it excludes expensed acquisition fees and expenses that have a negative effect on our initial operating performance during the periods in which properties are acquired.
We define MFFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the Practice Guideline 2010-01, Supplemental Performance Measure for Publicly Registered, Non-Listed REITs: Modified Funds from Operations , or the Practice Guideline, issued by the IPA in November 2010. The Practice Guideline defines modified funds from operations as funds from operations further
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adjusted for the following items included in the determination of GAAP net income (loss): expensed acquisition fees and costs; amounts relating to deferred rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases and liabilities (which are adjusted in order to reflect such payments from a GAAP accrual basis to closer to an expected to be received cash basis of disclosing the rent and lease payments); accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income (loss); gains or losses included in net income (loss) from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan; unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting; and after adjustments for consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, with such adjustments calculated to reflect modified funds from operations on the same basis. Our MFFO calculation complies with the IPA’s Practice Guideline described above.
Our management uses MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it in order to evaluate our performance against other publicly registered, non-listed REITs which intend to have limited lives with short and defined acquisition periods and targeted exit strategies shortly thereafter. As noted above, MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance if we do not continue to operate in this manner. We believe that our use of MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it allow us to present our performance in a manner that reflects certain characteristics that are unique to publicly registered, non-listed REITs, such as their limited life, limited and defined acquisition period and targeted exit strategy, and hence, that the use of such measures may be useful to investors.
Presentation of this information is intended to provide useful information to investors as they compare the operating performance of different REITs, although it should be noted that not all REITs calculate funds from operations and modified funds from operations the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. Furthermore, FFO and MFFO are not necessarily indicative of cash flow available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indication of our performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operations, which is an indication of our liquidity, or indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. FFO and MFFO should be reviewed in conjunction with other measurements as an indication of our performance. MFFO may be useful in assisting management and investors in assessing the sustainability of operating performance in future operating periods, and in particular, after the offering and acquisition stages are complete. FFO and MFFO are not useful measures in evaluating net asset value because impairments are taken into account in determining net asset value but not in determining FFO and MFFO.
Neither the SEC, NAREIT nor any other regulatory body has passed judgment on the acceptability of the adjustments that we use to calculate FFO or MFFO. In the future, the SEC, NAREIT or another regulatory body may decide to standardize the allowable adjustments across the publicly registered, non-listed REIT industry and we would have to adjust our calculation and characterization of FFO or MFFO.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized government grants as grant income or as a reduction of property operating expenses, as applicable, and within loss from unconsolidated entities. Such amounts were granted through federal and state government programs, such as through the CARES Act, and which were established for eligible healthcare providers to preserve liquidity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See the “Results of Operations” section above for a further discussion. The government grants helped mitigate some of the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our financial condition and results of operations. Without such relief funds, the COVID-19 pandemic would have had a material adverse impact to our FFO and MFFO. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, FFO would have been approximately $28,244,000 and $4,458,000, respectively, excluding government grants recognized. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, MFFO would have been approximately $32,722,000 and $4,707,000, respectively, excluding government grants recognized.
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The following is a reconciliation of net income or loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to FFO and MFFO for the periods presented below:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Net loss
$ (897,000) $ (16,273,000)
Add:
Depreciation and amortization related to real estate — consolidated properties 42,311,000 25,723,000
Depreciation and amortization related to real estate — unconsolidated entities 426,000 806,000
Less:
(Gain) loss on dispositions of real estate investments — consolidated properties (756,000) 335,000
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (2,059,000) 4,426,000
Depreciation, amortization and gain/loss on dispositions — noncontrolling interests (6,409,000) (4,765,000)
FFO attributable to controlling interest
$ 32,616,000 $ 10,252,000
Business acquisition expenses(1) $ 173,000 $ 1,248,000
Amortization of above- and below-market leases(2)
505,000 36,000
Amortization of closing costs(3) 56,000 47,000
Change in deferred rent(4)
(1,026,000) (334,000)
Loss on debt extinguishments(5) 4,591,000 2,288,000
Gain in fair value of derivative financial instruments(6) (500,000) (1,821,000)
Foreign currency loss (gain)(7) 1,387,000 (415,000)
Adjustments for unconsolidated entities(8) 105,000 171,000
Adjustments for noncontrolling interests(8) (813,000) (971,000)
MFFO attributable to controlling interest
$ 37,094,000 $ 10,501,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted
262,516,815 179,627,778
Net loss per common share — basic and diluted $ — $ (0.09)
FFO attributable to controlling interest per common share — basic and diluted $ 0.12 $ 0.06
MFFO attributable to controlling interest per common share — basic and diluted $ 0.14 $ 0.06
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(1) In evaluating investments in real estate, we differentiate the costs to acquire the investment from the operations derived from the investment. Such information would be comparable only for publicly registered, non-listed REITs that have completed their acquisition activity and have other similar operating characteristics. By excluding business acquisition expenses that have been deducted as expenses in the determination of GAAP net income or loss, we believe MFFO provides useful supplemental information that is comparable for each type of real estate investment and is consistent with management’s analysis of the investing and operating performance of our properties. Business acquisition expenses include payments to our former advisor or its affiliates and third parties.
(2) Under GAAP, above- and below-market leases are assumed to diminish predictably in value over time and amortized, similar to depreciation and amortization of other real estate related assets that are excluded from FFO. However, because real estate values and market lease rates historically rise or fall with market conditions, including inflation, interest rates, the business cycle, unemployment and consumer spending, we believe that by excluding charges relating to the amortization of above- and below-market leases, MFFO may provide useful supplemental information on the performance of the real estate.
(3) Under GAAP, closing costs are amortized over the term of our debt security investment as an adjustment to the yield on our debt security investment. This may result in income recognition that is different than the contractual cash flows under our debt security investment. By adjusting for the amortization of the closing costs, MFFO may provide useful supplemental information on the realized economic impact of our debt security investment, providing insight on the expected contractual cash flows of such investment, and aligns results with management’s analysis of operating performance.
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(4) Under GAAP, as a lessor, rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related lease (including rent holidays). As a lessee, we record amortization of right-of-use assets and accretion of lease liabilities for our operating leases. This may result in income or expense recognition that is significantly different than the underlying contract terms. By adjusting such amounts, MFFO may provide useful supplemental information on the realized economic impact of lease terms, providing insight on the expected contractual cash flows of such lease terms, and aligns results with management’s analysis of operating performance.
(5) The loss associated with the early extinguishment of debt primarily relates to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees, write-off of unamortized debt discount or premium, penalties, or other fees incurred. We believe that adjusting for such non-recurring losses provides useful supplemental information because such charges (or losses) may not be reflective of on-going business transactions and operations and is consistent with management’s analysis of our operating performance.
(6) Under GAAP, we are required to include changes in fair value of our derivative financial instruments in the determination of net income or loss. We believe that adjusting for the change in fair value of our derivative financial instruments to arrive at MFFO is appropriate because such adjustments may not be reflective of on-going operations and reflect unrealized impacts on value based only on then current market conditions, although they may be based upon general market conditions. The need to reflect the change in fair value of our derivative financial instruments is a continuous process and is analyzed on a quarterly basis in accordance with GAAP.
(7) We believe that adjusting for the change in foreign currency exchange rates provides useful information because such adjustments may not be reflective of on-going operations.
(8) Includes all adjustments to eliminate the unconsolidated entities’ share or noncontrolling interests’ share, as applicable, of the adjustments described in notes (1) – (7) above to convert our FFO to MFFO.
Net Operating Income
Net operating income, or NOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined as net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, generated from properties before general and administrative expenses, business acquisition expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, gain or loss on dispositions, impairment of real estate investments, income or loss from unconsolidated entities, foreign currency gain or loss, other income and income tax benefit or expense.
NOI is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP and may not be a useful measure in measuring operational income or cash flows. Furthermore, NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indication of our performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operations, as an indication of our liquidity, or indicative of cash flow available to fund our cash needs including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. NOI should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income (loss) or in its applicability in evaluating our operating performance. Investors are also cautioned that NOI should only be used to assess our operational performance in periods in which we have not incurred or accrued any business acquisition expenses.
We believe that NOI is an appropriate supplemental performance measure to reflect the performance of our operating assets because NOI excludes certain items that are not associated with the operations of the properties. We believe that NOI is a widely accepted measure of comparative operating performance in the real estate community. However, our use of the term NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized government grants as grant income or as a reduction of property operating expenses, as applicable. The government grants helped mitigate some of the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our financial condition and results of operations. Without such relief funds, the COVID-19 pandemic would have had a material adverse impact to our NOI. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, NOI would have been approximately $68,470,000 and $29,852,000, respectively, excluding government grants recognized.
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To facilitate understanding of this financial measure, the following is a reconciliation of net income or loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to NOI for the periods presented below:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Net loss
$ (897,000) $ (16,273,000)
General and administrative 11,119,000 7,257,000
Business acquisition expenses 173,000 1,248,000
Depreciation and amortization 42,311,000 25,723,000
Interest expense 22,825,000 18,544,000
(Gain) loss on dispositions of real estate investments (756,000) 335,000
(Income) loss from unconsolidated entities (1,386,000) 1,771,000
Foreign currency loss (gain) 1,387,000 (415,000)
Other income
(1,260,000) (272,000)
Income tax expense 168,000 163,000
Net operating income $ 73,684,000 $ 38,081,000
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