Financial Performance - Achieved net income attributable to common stockholders of 1.02perdilutedshare,a32.930.6 million in transition costs related to the Life Storage Merger[5] - Funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders was 1.89perdilutedshare,withCoreFFOat2.02 per diluted share, representing a 3.3% decrease compared to the same period last year[5] - Total revenues for Q4 2023 reached 797.774million,a57.3506.718 million in Q4 2022[35] - Net income attributable to common stockholders for Q4 2023 was 216.134million,comparedto204.260 million in Q4 2022, reflecting a 5.4% increase[35] - Same-store net operating income for the year ended December 31, 2023, was 1,186.120million,upfrom1,153.795 million in 2022, indicating a growth of 2.8%[36] - The company expects fully diluted earnings per share for the year ending December 31, 2024, to range between 3.84and4.14[37] Revenue and Occupancy - Same-store revenue increased by 0.8%, while same-store net operating income (NOI) decreased by 0.1% year-over-year[5] - Ending same-store occupancy was reported at 93.0% as of December 31, 2023, down from 94.1% a year earlier[5] - Same-store property revenues for Q4 2023 were 391,753,000,a0.8388,629,000 in Q4 2022; for the year, revenues were 1,562,286,000,up3.11,515,365,000[11] - Estimated same-store rental revenues for 2024 are projected to be between 1,640.500millionand1,683.000 million[38] Costs and Expenses - Total expenses for Q4 2023 were 464.306million,asignificantincreasefrom237.148 million in Q4 2022, primarily due to higher property operations and depreciation costs[35] - The company reported interest expense of 129.665millionforQ42023,comparedto72.922 million in Q4 2022, marking an increase of 77.5%[35] - The company incurred 66.732millionintransitioncostsrelatedtotheLifeStorageMergerfortheyearendedDecember31,2023[35]MergersandAcquisitions−ThecompanycloseditsmergerwithLifeStorage,Inc.inan11.6 billion all-stock transaction, adding over 1,200 stores to its platform[7] - The company reported a total cost of approximately 147.1millionfortheacquisitionofsevenoperatingstoresandsevenCertificateofOccupancystores[7]−ThecompanyemphasizestheimportanceofFundsFromOperations(FFO)asakeyperformancemetric,whichexcludesgainsorlossesonsalesofoperatingstoresandimpairmentwrite−downs[28]−CoreFFOispresentedtoexcludenon−corerevenuesandexpenses,includingcertaincostsassociatedwiththeLifeStorageMerger[29]ManagementandOperations−Added225stores(189storesnet)tothethird−partymanagementplatform,totaling1,809managedstoresasofDecember31,2023[7]−Thecompanymanagedatotalof1,809storesasofDecember31,2023,including1,337storesforthird−partyownersand472storesinunconsolidatedjointventures[17]−Thecompanyoriginated329.6 million in mortgage and mezzanine bridge loans and sold 181.0millioninmortgagebridgeloansduringtheyear[7]−Thecompanyoriginated129.2 million in bridge loans during Q4 2023, with outstanding balances of approximately 594.7millionatquarterend[16]FinancialPosition−Totalassetsincreasedto27,456,262,000 in 2023 from 12,167,458,000in2022,reflectingagrowthofapproximately12624,555,873,000 in 2023, compared to 9,997,978,000in2022,indicatingagrowthofabout14512,042,313,000 in 2023, up from 8,089,184,000in2022,whichisanincreaseofapproximately4914,750,388,000 in 2023 from 3,345,332,000in2022,markinganincreaseofaround341(379,015,000) in 2023 from (135,872,000)in2022[34]FutureOutlook−AnticipatesstrongerrevenuegrowthfromLifeStorageassetsin2024,despiteexpectedheadwindsfromlowernewcustomerrates[6]−ThecompanyexpectsCoreFFOfor2024torangebetween7.85 and 8.15pershare,withsame−storerevenuegrowthprojectedbetween−2.00248 million and 251millionfor2024[22]DebtandFinancing−Thepercentageoffixed−ratedebttototaldebtwas73.4600.0 million in Q4 2023, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.6% and a maturity of approximately 4.8 years[18][20] - The company has 800.0millionavailableforissuanceunderitsATMprogramand500.0 million authorized for stock repurchases as of December 31, 2023[19] Risks - The company faces risks including adverse changes in economic conditions and the potential failure to realize expected benefits from the Life Storage Merger[30] - The company’s same-store pool consists of 913 stores that are wholly-owned and stabilized, providing a clearer view of operating performance[31]