WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elme Communities (the “Company”) (NYSE: ELME), a multifamily REIT with communities in the Washington DC metro area and the Sunbelt, reported financial and operating results today for the quarter ended June 30, 2023:
Financial Results
Net loss was $2.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted shareNAREIT FFO was $18.8 million, or $0.21 per diluted shareCore FFO was $21.4 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, up 14% from the prior year period driven by rental rate growthNet Operating Income (NOI) was $36.3 million, up 11% from the prior year period driven by rental rate growth
Operational Highlights
Same-store multifamily NOI increased by 10.9% compared to the prior year periodEffective blended Lease Rate Growth was 3.7% during the quarter for our same-store portfolio, comprised of effective new Lease Rate Growth of 0.4% and effective renewal Lease Rate Growth of 6.4%Average effective monthly rent per home increased 8.1% compared to the prior year periodSame-store retention was 63% while achieving strong renewal lease rate growthSame-store multifamily Average Occupancy was 95.6% during the quarter, up 10 basis points from the prior quarterSame-store multifamily Ending Occupancy was 95.9% as of June 30, 2023
Liquidity Position
Available liquidity was more than $680 million as of June 30, 2023, consisting of availability under the Company's revolving credit facility and cash on handAnnualized second quarter net debt to EBITDA was 4.8xThe Company has no debt maturities until 2025, no secured debt, and minimal floating rate debt
Transformation Update
Completed the successful transition of community-level operations to Elme management for our entire multifamily portfolioRetained 93% of our community-level team members during the internalization processCompleted the installation of smart home packages, which consist of smart locks, smart thermostats, leak detectors and smart plugs at 30% of our multifamily communities as of July 28, 2023.