StorageVault Reports 2024 First Quarter Results and Increases Dividend

StorageVault Canada Inc.
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TORONTO, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORAGEVAULT CANADA INC. (“StorageVault” or the “Corporation”) (SVI-TSX) reported the Corporation’s 2024 first quarter results and increases its dividend. Iqbal Khan, Chief Financial Officer, commented:

“Our national strategically located portfolio achieved same store NOI growth of 5.2%, AFFO growth of 6.6% per common share, while maintaining over 90% fixed rate debt. We are pleased to have announced the acquisition of two stores for $43 million earlier this week with quick closings that demonstrate the strength of our balance sheet and team. With the recent change to the capital gains inclusion rate, the ability to close quickly is critical. For the balance of the year, we will continue to be disciplined purchasers of assets, and will focus on controlling expenses, while maximizing revenues, NOI and free cash flow.”

2024 First Quarter Results
Revenue for the first quarter of 2024 increased to $71.4 million compared to $67.4 million in Q1 2023 and net operating income (“NOI”), a non-IFRS measure, grew to $44.2 million from $42.6 million for the comparative period. Our cash flow from operations increased year over year and when combined with our financing, acquisitions and expansions resulted in a cash balance of $14.3 million at the end of the quarter. The Q1 2024 net loss of $8.0 million (net loss of $2.9 million for Q1 2023) is impacted by the following non-cash and non-recurring items – $23.6 million of depreciation and amortization, $0.2 million in stock based compensation, $1.1 million interest accretion on convertible debentures, $2.0 million of unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, and deferred tax recovery of $1.8 million.

Revenue and NOI from Existing Self Storage stores increased by 5.9% and 5.2%, compared to the same period last year. Funds from operations (“FFO”), a non-IFRS measure, were $15.1 million for Q1 2024 compared to $14.8 million in Q1 2023, a 2.3% increase year over year. Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”), a non-IFRS measure, were $16.6 million for Q1 2024 compared to $15.8 million in Q1 2023, a 5.6% increase. On a per basic common share basis, FFO and AFFO increased by 3.3% and 6.6%, respectively.

For a reconciliation of the above NOI, FFO, and AFFO amounts to IFRS, please see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” and the reconciliation tables below, and the Corporation’s Management’s Discussion & Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2024 filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Increased Dividend
StorageVault is increasing its quarterly dividend by 0.5% beginning Q2 2024 to $0.002903 per common share.