Investment and Portfolio Overview - The company invested 210.0millionin27propertiesduringthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,ataweightedaverageinitialcashcapitalizationrateof5.7347.7 million[81] - The portfolio was approximately 99.8% leased with an ABR weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 10.5 years[79] - Approximately 97.3% of leases have contractual rent escalations, with an ABR weighted average minimum increase of 2.0%[79] - The company’s properties are diversified across 56 different industries, with no single tenant accounting for more than 2.1% of the ABR[79] - The industrial property type represents 46% of the total portfolio ABR, with manufacturing and distribution & warehouse making up 14.6% and 14.1% respectively[82] - Healthcare properties account for 19.1% of the total portfolio ABR, with clinical and healthcare services comprising 7.4% and 3.6% respectively[84] - Restaurant properties make up 15.0% of the total portfolio ABR, with casual dining and quick service restaurants at 7.8% and 7.2% respectively[84] - The portfolio includes properties located in 43 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, with no single geographic concentration exceeding 10.5% of the ABR[79] Tenant and Revenue Information - Total top 10 tenants contributed 59,529,000inannualbaserent(ABR),representing17.1104,215,000 in ABR, which is 30.0% of the total portfolio[86] - The largest tenant, Jack's Family Restaurants LP, has 43 properties with an ABR of 7,166,000,makingup2.15,391,000, representing 1.6% of the total portfolio[86] - The total square footage for the top 10 tenants is 4,215,000 square feet, which is 12.9% of the total portfolio[86] - The top 20 brands have a total ABR of 103,446,000,accountingfor29.85,034,000, representing 1.4% of the total portfolio[86] - The largest property type by ABR is Quick Service Restaurants, contributing 12,200,000acrossmultipletenants[86]−Thetotalnumberofpropertiesforthetop20tenantsis327,withatotalsquarefootageof7,815,000squarefeet[86]−TheABRforthetop10brandsis58,545,000, which is 16.8% of the total portfolio[86] Financial Performance - Total lease revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022, were 93,841,000,anincreaseof1.392,642,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021[99] - The company recognized a gain of 1,196,000onthesaleofrealestateduringthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,comparedto3,732,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, representing a decrease of 68.0%[104] - Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was 28,441,000,adecreaseof11.732,226,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021[106] - The company reported a net earnings per diluted share of 0.16forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,down15.80.19 for the three months ended December 31, 2021[106] - Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, totaled 48,162,000,anincreaseof3.246,649,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021[101] - Depreciation and amortization expenses increased to 34,290,000forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,up2.433,476,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021[101] - The company experienced a 1,126,000increaseinotherexpensesprimarilyduetoa1,100,000 unrealized foreign exchange loss on CAD borrowings[105] - The company anticipates significant lease expirations in 2030, with 100 properties and an ABR of 53,209,000,accountingfor15.3(1,326,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2022, a 100% decline compared to the previous period[99] - Lease revenues increased to 93.841millionforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,up13.582.698 million in the same period of 2021[108] - The net write-offs of accrued rental income increased by over 100%, from (442,000)in2021to(1.326 million) in 2022[108] - Net income rose to 28.441million,an18.723.960 million in the prior year[118] - The company reported a decrease in general and administrative expenses by 17.0%, from 10.633millionin2021to8.828 million in 2022[108] Debt and Liquidity - Total debt outstanding as of March 31, 2022, was 1.8billion,withaNetDebttoAnnualizedAdjustedEBITDAreratioof5.14x[121]−Thecompanyhasatotalof745propertiesintheU.S.,whichaccountsfor97.6733.9 million on its Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2022[128] - The company aims to maintain a Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre ratio below 6.0x on a sustained basis through the use of follow-on equity offerings and the ATM Program[126] - Cash and cash equivalents totaled 65.5millionasofMarch31,2022,anincreasefrom18.4 million at the same time in 2021[137] - The company had approximately 51.9millionofexpectedobligationsduethroughouttheremainderof2022,primarilyconsistingof48.4 million of interest expense[123] - The company has contractual obligations totaling approximately 2,187.2millionasofMarch31,2022,includinginterestexpensesandtenantimprovementallowances[132]−BorrowingsundertheRevolvingCreditFacilityandothervariable−ratedebttotaled863.6 million as of March 31, 2022, with 720.1millionswappedtoafixedrate[152]CashFlowandOperations−NetcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,was59,104, compared to 51,780forthesameperiodin2021,representinga14.5(207,678) for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to (67,661)forthesameperiodin2021,indicatingasignificantincreaseininvestmentoutflows[139]−Netcashprovidedbyfinancingactivitieswas186,352 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to (76,497)forthesameperiodin2021,showingasubstantialimprovementinfinancingcashflows[139]−FundsfromOperations(FFO)forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2022,was61,504, compared to 51,929forthesameperiodin2021,reflectinga18.484,440, compared to 81,453forthesameperiodin2021,indicatinga3.6337,759, compared to 325,812forDecember31,2021,showinga3.71.7 billion and a fair value of 1.6billionasofMarch31,2022[150]−A190.7 million[150] - The company expects a 1% increase or decrease in interest rates to correspond to a $1.4 million increase or decrease in annual interest expense[152] - The company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk due to investments in Canada, funded partially through Canadian dollar borrowings[153] - Unrealized foreign currency gains and losses from Canadian dollar borrowings do not impact cash flows from operations until settled[153] - The company has not engaged in transactions in derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments, except for interest rate swaps[152] - The company believes the foreign currency exchange rate risk on remaining cash flows is immaterial[153] - The company manages interest rate risk by entering into long-term fixed-rate debt and interest rate swaps[150] Accounting Policies and Estimates - There have been no significant changes to critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2022[148]