Reports 110.7% Year-over-Year Revenue Growth

VICI Properties;

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), an experiential real estate investment trust, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. All per share amounts included herein are on a per diluted common share basis unless otherwise stated.

First Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Highlights

  • Total revenues increased 110.7% year-over-year to $877.6 million
  • Net income attributable to common stockholders increased 115.8% year-over-year to $518.7 million and, on a per share basis, increased 47.9% year-over-year to $0.52
  • AFFO attributable to common stockholders increased 73.0% year-over-year to $528.6 million and, on a per share basis, increased 18.6% year-over-year to $0.53
  • Weighted average shares outstanding increased 45.9% year-over-year
  • Acquired four gaming properties in Alberta, Canada for C$271.9 million, representing the Company’s first international investment
  • Completed the previously announced acquisition of the remaining 49.9% interest in the MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay joint venture
  • Announced the expansion of existing partnership with Great Wolf Resorts through the origination of a construction loan of up to $287.9 million
  • Purchased $85.0 million of senior secured notes to fund the redevelopment of the Hard Rock Ottawa Casino
  • Entered into a triple-net lease agreement with Cherokee Nation Businesses related to the Gold Strike Casino Resort
  • Completed a forward equity offering with an aggregate gross offering value of approximately $1.0 billion

CEO Comments

Edward Pitoniak, Chief Executive Officer of VICI Properties, said, “The first quarter of 2023 continued the momentum VICI generated in 2022: expanding our platform, cultivating new and expanding existing partner relationships, and accessing liquidity opportunistically. We added a new partnership and tenant with PURE Canadian Gaming and announced our first international investment with the acquisition of PURE's four Canadian casinos. VICI’s international expansion opens up a new frontier of investment opportunities as VICI aims to be an owner of premier global experiential real estate. We expanded our existing relationship with MGM Resorts by acquiring the remaining 49.9% interest in the MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay joint venture, thereby accretively consolidating our ownership of two of the most economically productive assets on the Las Vegas Strip. We are proud to grow our American tribal gaming relationships, partnering with Cherokee Nation Entertainment, owned by the Cherokee Nation, one of the largest tribal nations in the U.S., as the operator of our Gold Strike property in Mississippi. We also announced a fourth loan investment with Great Wolf to fund the development of a resort adjacent to the Foxwoods Resort Casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Finally, in March, we continued to support Hard Rock, while incrementally expanding our international reach by purchasing senior secured notes related to the redevelopment of the Hard Rock Ottawa Casino. Our Q1 2023 activity highlights VICI’s focus on building off of our transformative 2022 and our relentless pursuit of attractive domestic and international growth opportunities both within and outside of gaming.”

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues were $877.6 million for the quarter, an increase of 110.7% compared to $416.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The year-over-year increase in total revenues was primarily related to revenue from the acquisitions of (i) MGM Growth Properties LLC, which closed on April 29, 2022, (ii) the land and real estate assets of the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, which closed on February 23, 2022, and (iii) the remaining 49.9% interest in the MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay JV (defined below), which closed on January 9, 2023. Total revenues for the quarter included $122.8 million of non-cash leasing and financing adjustments and $18.3 million of other income.

Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders

Net income attributable to common stockholders was $518.7 million for the quarter, or $0.52 per share, compared to $240.4 million, or $0.35 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Funds from Operations (“FFO”)

FFO attributable to common stockholders was $520.2 million for the quarter, or $0.52 per share, compared to $240.4 million, or $0.35 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”)

AFFO attributable to common stockholders was $528.6 million for the quarter, an increase of 73.0% compared to $305.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. AFFO per share was $0.53 for the quarter, an increase of 18.6% compared to $0.44 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2023 Acquisitions and Portfolio Activity

Acquisitions and Investments

On January 6, 2023, the Company acquired four real estate assets from PURE Canadian Gaming Corp. (“PURE”) in Alberta, Canada: PURE Casino Edmonton, PURE Casino Yellowhead, PURE Casino Calgary, and PURE Casino Lethbridge (collectively, the “PURE Portfolio”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$271.9 million (approximately US$200.8 million). The Company financed the acquisition with a combination of cash on hand and a C$140.0 million (approximately US$103.6 million) draw under its Revolving Credit Facility. Simultaneous with the acquisition, the Company entered into a triple-net master lease agreement with PURE covering the PURE Portfolio, which has an initial total annual rent of approximately C$21.8 million (approximately US$16.1 million), representing an implied acquisition cap rate of 8.0%.

On January 9, 2023, the Company closed on the previously announced acquisition of the remaining 49.9% interest in the joint venture that owns the MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay (the “MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay JV”) from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”) for cash consideration of approximately $1.3 billion and the assumption of BREIT’s pro rata share of the existing $3.0 billion property-level debt. The MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay JV triple-net lease currently generates total annual rent of $309.9 million following the annual rent escalation as of March 1, 2023. The cash consideration was funded through a combination of cash on hand and proceeds from the settlement of outstanding forward sale agreements from the November 2022 equity offering and sales under the Company's ATM program.

On March 28, 2023, the Company purchased $85.0 million of senior secured notes issued by H.R. Ottawa, L.P, which owns and operates the Hard Rock Ottawa Casino. Hard Rock intends to use the proceeds to fund a portion of (i) the redevelopment and rebrand of the existing Rideau Carleton Raceway Casino, located in Ottawa, Canada, (ii) the development of an integrated "Hard Rock" branded hotel with approximately 150 rooms and (iii) the repayment of existing debt.

Other Portfolio Activity

On February 15, 2023, the Company entered into a triple-net lease agreement with Cherokee Nation Businesses (“CNB”) with respect to the real property associated with the Gold Strike Casino Resort (“Gold Strike”) in Tunica, Mississippi in connection with CNB’s previously announced acquisition of the operations of Gold Strike from MGM Resorts International ("MGM"). The Gold Strike lease has an initial annual base rent of $40.0 million with other economic terms substantially similar to the MGM master lease. Annual base rent payments under the MGM master lease were reduced by $40.0 million, to a total of $730.0 million, upon the closing of MGM's divestiture of the operations of Gold Strike and entry into the Gold Strike lease.

First Quarter 2023 Capital Markets Activity

On January 3, 2023, the Company drew down C$140.0 million (approximately US$103.6 million) under its Revolving Credit Facility to fund a portion of the purchase price of the PURE Portfolio acquisition.

In January 2023, the Company settled an aggregate 40,592,592 shares under its ATM and November 2022 forward sale agreements in exchange for approximately $1.3 billion of total cash proceeds used to fund VICI’s acquisition and investment activity.

On January 18, 2023, the Company completed a primary offering of 30,302,500 shares of common stock (inclusive of 3,952,500 shares sold pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) at a public offering price of $33.00 per share for an aggregate offering value of approximately $1.0 billion pursuant to forward sale agreements (the “January 2023 Forward Sale Agreements”). Subsequent to quarter-end, on April 4, 2023, the Company physically settled 3,200,000 shares under the January 2023 Forward Sale Agreements at a forward share price of $31.71 per share, in exchange for total net proceeds of approximately $101.5 million.

In March 2023, the Company entered into two forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $250.0 million. The interest rate swap transaction is intended to reduce the variability in future cash flows for a forecasted issuance of long-term debt over a maximum period ending December 2024.

The following table details the issuance of outstanding shares of common stock, including restricted common stock:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

Common Stock Outstanding

 

2023

 

2022

Beginning Balance January 1,

 

963,096,563

 

628,942,092

Issuance of common stock upon physical settlement of forward sale agreements

 

40,592,592

 

119,000,000

Issuance of restricted and unrestricted common stock under the stock incentive program, net of forfeitures

 

515,763

 

471,219

Ending Balance March 31,

 

1,004,204,918

 

748,413,311

The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in the calculation of basic earnings per share to the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

2022

Determination of shares:

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

 

1,001,526,645

 

684,341,045

Assumed conversion of restricted stock

 

1,072,530

 

580,886

Assumed settlement of forward sale agreements

 

1,232,150

 

2,992,752

Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

 

1,003,831,325

 

687,914,683

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $17.1 billion in total debt and approximately $3.6 billion in liquidity, comprised of $247.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, $960.4 million of estimated proceeds available upon settlement of the January 2023 Forward Sale Agreements and $2.4 billion of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility includes the option to increase the revolving loan commitments by up to $1.0 billion to the extent that any one or more lenders (from the syndicate or otherwise) agree to provide such additional credit extensions.

The Company’s outstanding indebtedness as of March 31, 2023 was as follows:

($ in millions)

March 31, 2023

Revolving Credit Facility

 

USD Borrowings

$

CAD Borrowings

 

103.6

5.625% Notes Due 2024

 

1,050.0

3.500% Notes Due 2025

 

750.0

4.375% Notes Due 2025

 

500.0

4.625% Notes Due 2025

 

800.0

4.500% Notes Due 2026

 

500.0

4.250% Notes Due 2026

 

1,250.0

5.750% Notes Due 2027

 

750.0

3.750% Notes Due 2027

 

750.0

4.500% Notes Due 2028

 

350.0

4.750% Notes Due 2028

 

1,250.0

3.875% Notes Due 2029

 

750.0

4.625% Notes Due 2029

 

1,000.0

4.950% Notes Due 2030

 

1,000.0

4.125% Notes Due 2030

 

1,000.0

5.125% Notes Due 2032

 

1,500.0

5.625% Notes Due 2052

 

750.0

Total Unsecured Debt Outstanding, Face Value

$

14,053.6

MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay CMBS Debt Due 2032

$

3,000.0

Total Debt Outstanding, Face Value

$

17,053.6

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

$

247.7

Net Debt

$

16,805.9

Dividends

On March 9, 2023, the Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.39 per share. The Q1 2023 dividend was paid on April 6, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2023 and totaled in aggregate approximately $391.6 million.

2023 Guidance

The Company is reaffirming AFFO guidance for the full year 2023. In determining AFFO, the Company adjusts for certain items that are otherwise included in determining net income attributable to common stockholders, the most comparable generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) financial measure. In reliance on the exception provided by applicable rules, the Company does not provide guidance for GAAP net income, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, or a reconciliation of 2023 AFFO to GAAP net income because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty the amount of the change in non-cash allowance for credit losses under ASU No. 2016-13 - Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASC 326”) for a future period. The non-cash change in allowance for credit losses under ASC 326 with respect to a future period is dependent upon future events that are entirely outside of the Company’s control and may not be reliably predicted, including its tenants’ respective financial performance, fluctuations in the trading price of their common stock, credit ratings and outlook (each to the extent applicable), as well as broader macroeconomic performance. Based on past results and, as disclosed in our historical financial results, the impact of these adjustments could be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company’s reported GAAP results. For more information, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

The Company estimates AFFO for the year ending December 31, 2023 will be between $2,115 million and $2,155 million, or between $2.10 and $2.13 per diluted share. Guidance does not include the impact on operating results from any pending or possible future acquisitions or dispositions, capital markets activity, or other non-recurring transactions.

The following is a summary of the Company’s full-year 2023 guidance:

For the Year Ending December 31, 2023 ($ in millions):

 

Low

 

High

Estimated Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)

 

$2,115

 

$2,155

Estimated Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) per diluted share

 

$2.10

 

$2.13

Estimated Weighted Average Share Count for the Year (in millions)

 

1,009.5

 

1,009.5

The above per share estimates reflect the dilutive effect of the pending 27,102,500 shares related to the January 2023 Forward Sale Agreements as calculated under the treasury stock method. VICI OP Units held by a third party are reflected as non-controlling interests and the income allocable to them is deducted from net income to arrive at net income attributable to common stockholders and AFFO; accordingly, guidance represents AFFO per share attributable to common stockholders based solely on outstanding shares of VICI common stock.

The estimates set forth above reflect management’s view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to the earnings impact of the events referenced in this release. The estimates set forth above may be subject to fluctuations as a result of several factors and there can be no assurance that the Company’s actual results will not differ materially from the estimates set forth above.

About VICI Properties

VICI Properties Inc. is an S&P 500® experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties’ geographically diverse portfolio consists of 49 gaming facilities across the United States and Canada comprising approximately 124 million square feet and features approximately 60,100 hotel rooms and more than 450 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and sportsbooks. Its properties are occupied by industry leading gaming and hospitality operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements. VICI Properties has a growing array of investing and financing partnerships with leading non-gaming experiential operators, including Great Wolf Resorts, Cabot, Canyon Ranch and Chelsea Piers. VICI Properties also owns four championship golf courses and 34 acres of undeveloped and underdeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties’ goal is to create the highest quality and most productive experiential real estate portfolio through a strategy of partnering with the highest quality experiential place makers and operators. 

VICI Properties Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Assets

 

 

 

Real estate portfolio:

 

 

 

Investments in leases - sales-type, net

$

22,579,820

 

$

17,172,325

Investments in leases - financing receivables, net

 

17,051,187

 

 

16,740,770

Investments in loans and securities, net

 

886,524

 

 

685,793

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

 

1,460,775

Land

 

153,560

 

 

153,560

Cash and cash equivalents

 

247,673

 

 

208,933

Short-term investments

 

 

 

217,342

Other assets

 

934,049

 

 

936,328

Total assets

$

41,852,813

 

$

37,575,826

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Debt, net

$

16,606,240

 

$

13,739,675

Accrued expenses and deferred revenue

 

221,283

 

 

213,388

Dividends and distributions payable

 

396,212

 

 

380,178

Other liabilities

 

954,543

 

 

952,472

Total liabilities

 

18,178,278

 

 

15,285,713

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

Common stock

 

10,042

 

 

9,631

Preferred stock

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

22,910,509

 

 

21,645,499

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

170,441

 

 

185,353

Retained earnings

 

220,254

 

 

93,154

Total VICI stockholders’ equity

 

23,311,246

 

 

21,933,637

Non-controlling interests

 

363,289

 

 

356,476

Total stockholders’ equity

 

23,674,535

 

 

22,290,113

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

41,852,813

 

$

37,575,826

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Note: As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our Investments in leases - sales-type, Investments in leases - financing receivables, Investments in loans and securities and Other assets (sales-type sub-leases) are net of $716.6 million, $689.5 million, $15.7 million and $17.0 million, respectively, and $570.4 million, $726.7 million, $6.9 million and $19.8 million, respectively. of Allowance for credit losses.

 

VICI Properties Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Revenues

 

 

 

Income from sales-type leases

$

478,394

 

 

$

326,735

 

Income from lease financing receivables, loans and securities

 

371,069

 

 

 

72,878

 

Other income

 

18,339

 

 

 

8,386

 

Golf revenues

 

9,845

 

 

 

8,626

 

Total revenues

 

877,647

 

 

 

416,625

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

15,005

 

 

 

9,466

 

Depreciation

 

814

 

 

 

776

 

Other expenses

 

18,339

 

 

 

8,386

 

Golf expenses

 

5,952

 

 

 

5,285

 

Change in allowance for credit losses

 

111,477

 

 

 

80,820

 

Transaction and acquisition expenses

 

(958

)

 

 

755

 

Total operating expenses

 

150,629

 

 

 

105,488

 

 

 

 

 

Income from unconsolidated affiliate

 

1,280

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(204,360

)

 

 

(68,142

)

Interest income

 

3,047

 

 

 

93

 

Other gains (losses)

 

1,963

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

528,948

 

 

 

243,088

 

Income tax expense

 

(1,087

)

 

 

(400

)

Net income

 

527,861

 

 

 

242,688

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(9,121

)

 

 

(2,305

)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

518,740

 

 

$

240,383

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.35

 

Diluted

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

1,001,526,645

 

 

 

684,341,045

 

Diluted

 

1,003,831,325

 

 

 

687,914,683

 

 

VICI Properties Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO, FFO per Share, AFFO, AFFO per Share and Adjusted EBITDA

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

518,740

 

 

$

240,383

 

Real estate depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

Joint venture depreciation and non-controlling interest adjustments

 

1,426

 

 

 

 

FFO attributable to common stockholders

 

520,166

 

 

 

240,383

 

Non-cash leasing and financing adjustments

 

(122,834

)

 

 

(35,564

)

Non-cash change in allowance for credit losses

 

111,477

 

 

 

80,820

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

3,467

 

 

 

2,630

 

Transaction and acquisition expenses

 

(958

)

 

 

755

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount

 

19,682

 

 

 

15,977

 

Other depreciation

 

783

 

 

 

746

 

Capital expenditures

 

(988

)

 

 

(454

)

Other (gains) losses (1)

 

(1,963

)

 

 

 

Joint venture non-cash adjustments and non-controlling interest adjustments

 

(227

)

 

 

202

 

AFFO attributable to common stockholders

 

528,605

 

 

 

305,495

 

Interest expense, net

 

181,631

 

 

 

52,072

 

Income tax expense

 

1,087

 

 

 

400

 

Joint venture adjustments and non-controlling interest adjustments

 

(1,021

)

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to common stockholders

$

710,302

 

 

$

357,967

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.35

 

Diluted

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.35

 

FFO per common share

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.35

 

Diluted

$

0.52

 

 

$

0.35

 

AFFO per common share

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.45

 

Diluted

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.44

 

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

1,001,526,645

 

 

 

684,341,045

 

Diluted

 

1,003,831,325

 

 

 

687,914,683

 

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(1)

Represents non-cash foreign currency remeasurement adjustments.

 

VICI Properties Inc.

Revenue Breakdown

(In thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Contractual revenue from sales-type leases

 

 

 

Caesars Regional Master Lease (excluding Harrah's NOLA, AC, and Laughlin) & Joliet Lease

$

132,952

 

 

$

122,729

Caesars Las Vegas Master Lease

 

113,619

 

 

 

105,556

MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay Lease

 

69,922

 

 

 

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Lease

 

63,125

 

 

 

25,298

Greektown Lease

 

12,830

 

 

 

12,830

Hard Rock Cincinnati Lease

 

11,176

 

 

 

11,010

EBCI Lease

 

8,247

 

 

 

8,125

Century Master Lease

 

6,865

 

 

 

6,376

Margaritaville Lease

 

6,394

 

 

 

5,924

Income from sales-type leases non-cash adjustment (1)

 

53,264

 

 

 

28,887

Income from sales-type leases

 

478,394

 

 

 

326,735

 

 

 

 

Contractual income from lease financing receivables

 

 

 

MGM Master Lease

 

187,500

 

 

 

Harrah's NOLA, AC, and Laughlin

 

42,966

 

 

 

39,663

JACK Entertainment Master Lease

 

17,423

 

 

 

16,690

Mirage Lease

 

22,500

 

 

 

Gold Strike Lease

 

5,000

 

 

 

Foundation Master Lease

 

6,063

 

 

 

PURE Master Lease

 

3,809

 

 

 

Income from lease financing receivables non-cash adjustment (1)

 

69,577

 

 

 

6,666

Income from lease financing receivables

 

354,838

 

 

 

63,019

 

 

 

 

Contractual interest income

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes

 

108

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans

 

10,264

 

 

 

9,030

Mezzanine Loans

 

5,866

 

 

 

818

Income from loans non-cash adjustment (1)

 

(7

)

 

 

11

Income from loans

 

16,231

 

 

 

9,859

Income from lease financing receivables and loans

 

371,069

 

 

 

72,878

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

18,339

 

 

 

8,386

Golf revenues

 

9,845

 

 

 

8,626

Total revenues

$

877,647

 

 

$

416,625

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(1)

Amounts represent non-cash adjustments to recognize revenue on an effective interest basis in accordance with GAAP.