Equity Commonwealth Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Lag

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Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Third Quarter 2022 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: US$15.1m (up 9.0% from 3Q 2021).

  • Funds from operations (FFO): US$14.5m (up from US$265.0k loss in 3Q 2021).

  • FFO margin: 96% (up from net loss in 3Q 2021). The move to profitability was primarily driven by lower expenses.

  • FFO per share: US$0.1 (up from US$0.002 loss in 3Q 2021).

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All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Equity Commonwealth EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Fall Short

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 3.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst estimates.

Looking ahead, revenue is expected to decline by 26% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, while revenues in the REITs industry in the US are expected to grow by 6.8%.

Performance of the American REITs industry.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Equity Commonwealth (1 is significant!) that you need to be mindful of.

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