TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 05, 2025--
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: GRT.UN; NYSE: GRP.U) ("Granite" or the "Trust") announced today its condensed consolidated combined results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and a distribution increase of 4.41% effective with the December 2025 distribution.
THIRD QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights for the three month period ended September 30, 2025 are set out below:
Financial:
-- Granite's net operating income ("NOI") was $127.1 million in the third
quarter of 2025 compared to $119.6 million in the prior year period, an
increase of $7.5 million primarily as a result of contractual rent
adjustments and consumer price index based increases, renewal and
re-leasing activity, the acquisition of two income-producing properties
in the United States in the second quarter of 2025, and the lease
commencement of two completed expansion projects in Canada and
Netherlands during 2024;
-- Constant currency same property NOI - cash basis(4) increased by 5.2% for
the third quarter of 2025;
-- Funds from operations ("FFO")(1) was $89.9 million ($1.48 per unit) in
the third quarter of 2025 compared to $85.2 million ($1.35 per unit) in
the third quarter of 2024;
-- Adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO")(2) was $77.0 million ($1.26 per
unit) in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $76.6 million ($1.22 per
unit) in the third quarter of 2024;
-- During the three month period ended September 30, 2025, the Canadian
dollar weakened against the Euro and the US dollar relative to the prior
year period. The impact of foreign exchange on FFO and AFFO for the three
month period ended September 30, 2025, relative to the same period in
2024, was favourable by $0.04 per unit for each measure;
-- AFFO payout ratio(3) was 67% for the third quarter of 2025 compared to
68% in the third quarter of 2024;
-- In-place occupancy as at September 30, 2025 was 96.8%, representing an
increase of 100 basis points relative to in-place occupancy as at June
30, 2025. Committed occupancy as at November 5, 2025 is 97.1%;
-- Net leverage ratio as at September 30, 2025 was 35%, representing an
increase of 300 basis points relative to December 31, 2024. The increase
was primarily driven by the classification of certain assets as held for
sale, which reduced investment properties by $370.7 million, as well as
increased unsecured debt of $78.0 million, from draws on the credit
facility to fund, in the short-term, unit repurchases under the normal
course issuer bid ("NCIB"). If the assets held for sale were included in
the fair value of investment properties, net leverage ratio would be 34%;
-- Granite recognized $34.6 million in net fair value losses on investment
properties in the third quarter of 2025, primarily attributable to the
expansion in the discount and terminal capitalization rates at select
properties in the United States and Europe due to market conditions. The
value of investment properties was increased by unrealized foreign
exchange gains of $156.5 million in the third quarter of 2025 primarily
resulting from the relative weakening of the Canadian dollar against the
Euro and the US dollar as at September 30, 2025 compared to June 30,
2025;
-- Granite's net income attributable to unitholders in the third quarter of
2025 was $68.0 million in comparison to $111.6 million in the prior year
period primarily due to an unfavourable change in the fair value
adjustments on investment properties of $77.2 million, and a $2.2 million
increase in interest expense and other financing costs, partially offset
by a $26.5 million increase in income tax recovery, a $7.5 million
increase in net operating income as noted above, and a $2.0 million
favourable change in fair value losses on financial instruments; and
-- On November 5, 2025, Granite increased its targeted annualized
distribution by 4.41% to $3.55 ($0.2958 per month) per unit from $3.40
($0.2833 per month) per unit to be effective upon the declaration of the
distribution in respect of the month of December 2025 and payable in
mid-January 2026.
Operations:
-- As at September 30, 2025, six income producing properties located in the
United States and Netherlands were classified as assets held for sale
with a fair value of $370.7 million;
-- During the third quarter of 2025, Granite achieved average rental rate
spreads of 88% over expiring rents representing approximately 1,846,000
square feet of new leases and renewals taking effect in the quarter; and
-- During the third quarter of 2025, Granite executed a lease commencing in
the first quarter of 2026 for the remaining vacant unit comprising
approximately 148,000 square feet at its completed phase I development in
Houston, Texas for a 126 month term with a global automotive accessories
manufacturer and distributor.
GRANITE'S FINANCIAL, OPERATING AND PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September
September 30, 30,
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(in millions,
except as noted) 2025 2024 2025 2024
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Revenue $153.0 $141.9 $ 456.9 $ 421.1
Net operating
income ("NOI") $127.1 $119.6 $ 376.2 $ 350.8
NOI - cash
basis(4) $124.7 $116.2 $ 368.7 $ 341.2
Constant currency
same property
NOI - cash
basis(4) 5.2% 6.2% 4.8% 4.2%
Net income
attributable to
unitholders $ 68.0 $111.6 $ 206.9 $ 276.9
Funds from
operations
("FFO")(1) $ 89.9 $ 85.2 $ 266.4 $ 251.2
Adjusted funds
from operations
("AFFO")(2) $ 77.0 $ 76.6 $ 240.5 $ 228.4
Diluted FFO per
unit(1) $ 1.48 $ 1.35 $ 4.32 $ 3.97
Diluted AFFO per
unit(2) $ 1.26 $ 1.22 $ 3.90 $ 3.61
Monthly
distributions
paid per unit $ 0.85 $ 0.83 $ 2.55 $ 2.48
AFFO payout
ratio(3) 67% 68% 65% 68%
As at September
30, 2025 and
December 31,
2024 2025 2024
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Fair value of
investment
properties $9,102.5 $9,397.3
Assets held for
sale(10) $ 370.7 $ --
Cash and cash
equivalents $ 127.9 $ 126.2
Total debt(5) $3,335.5 $3,087.8
Net leverage
ratio(6) 35% 32%
Number of
income-producing
properties 134 138
Gross leasable
area ("GLA"),
square feet 60.9 63.3
Occupancy, by GLA 96.8% 94.9%
Committed
occupancy, by
GLA(9) 97.1% 95.0%
Magna as a
percentage of
annualized
revenue(8) 27% 26%
Magna as a
percentage of
GLA 20% 19%
Weighted average
lease term in
years, by GLA 5.5 5.7
Overall
capitalization
rate(7) 5.6% 5.3%
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The above disclosure includes certain non-GAAP performance measures and non-GAAP ratios (see "NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES, RATIOS AND RECONCILIATIONS"). A more detailed discussion of Granite's condensed consolidated combined financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is contained in Granite's Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Position ("MD&A") and the unaudited condensed consolidated combined financial statements for those periods and the notes thereto, which are available through the internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval Plus ("SEDAR+") and can be accessed at www.sedarplus.ca and on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR"), which can be accessed at www.sec.gov.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE + RESILIENCE (ESG+R)
Granite completed its sixth annual GRESB Real Estate Assessment in the third quarter of 2025. GRESB's 2025 results were published in October 2025 and Granite ranked 1st out of 7 in the Northern America | Industrial | Listed | Tenant Controlled peer group. Granite's overall score increased by 1 point compared to the prior year. In GRESB's 2025 Public Disclosure Report, which evaluates the level of ESG disclosure by listed property companies and REITs, Granite was ranked 1st in the United States of America Industrial sector comprised of 10 reporting entities. Granite continues to implement strategic initiatives to enhance its ESG+R Program into 2026 and beyond.
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