Brandywine Realty Trust: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations.

The Philadelphia-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $47.2 million, or 27 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 29 cents per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had a loss of $157.4 million, or 91 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $130.2 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $136.3 million.

For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $198.3 million, or $1.15 per share. Revenue was reported as $514.7 million.

Brandywine Realty Trust expects full-year funds from operations in the range of 90 cents to $1 per share.

In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company's shares hit $4.74. A year ago, they were trading at $6.56.

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