Equity Residential: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Equity Residential (EQR) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations.

The Chicago-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $376.1 million, or 96 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 97 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 net income of $171.7 million, or 45 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust, based in Chicago, posted revenue of $724.1 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $728 million.

For the current quarter ending in December, Equity Residential expects its per-share funds from operations to range from 99 cents to $1.01.

The company expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $3.77 to $3.83 per share.

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