Whitestone REIT
Business
Whitestone REIT is a Maryland real estate investment trust that owns and operates commercial retail properties under a Community Centered Property® strategy. It markets, leases, redevelops and manages neighborhood and community retail centers, providing leasing and property management services to tenants such as specialty retailers, grocers, restaurants, medical, educational, financial services and entertainment. Its operations are conducted primarily through Whitestone REIT Operating Partnership, L.P., encompassing acquisition, redevelopment, re-tenanting and asset disposition activities. The company concentrates its portfolio in Texas and Arizona, focusing on Austin, Dallas‑Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix/Scottsdale and San Antonio markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental(1) | 159 | 151 | 146 | 138 | 124 | |
| Management, transaction, and other fees | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total revenues | 161 | 154 | 147 | 139 | 125 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | |
| Operating and maintenance | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | |
| Real estate taxes | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
| General and administrative | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 23 | |
| Total operating expenses | 107 | 104 | 100 | 93 | 91 | |
| Interest expense | 34 | 34 | 33 | 27 | — | |
| Extinguishment of debt cost | 798,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on sale of properties | −30 | −22 | −9 | −17 | −266,000 | |
| Loss on disposal of assets, net | 239,000 | 547,000 | 522,000 | 192,000 | 90,000 | |
| Gain on partnership redemption | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Interest, dividend and other investment income | −138,000 | −87,000 | −51,000 | −65,000 | −116,000 | |
| Total other expenses | 3 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 24 | |
| Income before equity investment in real estate partnership and income tax | 51 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 10 | |
| Deficit in earnings of real estate partnership | 0 | −28,000 | −3 | 239,000 | 609,000 | |
| Provision for income tax | −482,000 | −450,000 | −450,000 | −422,000 | −385,000 | |
| Net income | 51 | 37 | 19 | 36 | 12 | |
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 630,000 | 480,000 | 270,000 | 530,000 | 205,000 | |
| Net income attributable to Whitestone REIT | 50 | 37 | 19 | 35 | 12 | |
| Net income attributable to common shareholders, excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares (in dollars per share) | 0.98 | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.26 | |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share: (in dollars per share) | 0.95 | 0.72 | 0.38 | 0.71 | 0.26 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 45 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 46 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging activities | −5 | 3 | −3 | 13 | 8 | |
| Comprehensive income | 45 | 41 | 16 | 49 | 20 | |
| Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | −68,000 | 41,000 | −48,000 | 191,000 | 130,000 | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Whitestone REIT | 45 | 40 | 16 | 48 | 20 | |
| Rental revenues | 113 | 109 | 105 | 101 | 91 | |
| Recoveries | 47 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 33 | |
| Bad debt | −900,000 | −1 | −1 | −1 | 100,000 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | 1,354 | 1,248 | 1,221 | 1,199 | 1,197 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | −265 | −247 | −230 | −208 | −190 | |
| Total real estate assets | 1,089 | 1,002 | 992 | 991 | 1,007 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Restricted cash | 2 | 10 | 68,000 | 189,000 | 193,000 | |
| Escrows and deposits | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | |
| Accrued rents and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | 37 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 22 | |
| Unamortized lease commissions, legal fees and loan costs | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets(1) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| Finance lease right-of-use assets | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total assets | 1,171 | 1,135 | 1,113 | 1,103 | 1,102 | |
| Notes payable | 644 | 632 | 640 | 625 | 643 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses(2) | 46 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 46 | |
| Tenants' security deposits | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| Dividends and distributions payable | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Finance lease liabilities | 741,000 | 781,000 | 721,000 | 735,000 | 0 | |
| Total liabilities | 707 | 691 | 694 | 678 | 703 | |
| Commitments and contingencies: | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Preferred shares, $0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common shares, $0.001 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 51,088,833 and 50,690,163 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 51,000 | 51,000 | 50,000 | 49,000 | 48,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 641 | 638 | 628 | 625 | 623 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −184 | −206 | −217 | −212 | −224 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 391,000 | 6 | 3 | 6 | −7 | |
| Total Whitestone REIT shareholders' equity | 458 | 438 | 414 | 418 | 393 | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total equity | 464 | 444 | 420 | 424 | 399 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,171 | 1,135 | 1,113 | 1,103 | 1,102 | |
| (1) Operating lease right of use assets (net) | 539,000 | 59,000 | 109,000 | 124,000 | 222,000 | |
| (2) Operating lease liabilities | 539,000 | 58,000 | 112,000 | 129,000 | 231,000 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | |
| Amortization of deferred loan costs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bad debt | 877,000 | 1 | 951,000 | 1 | −90,000 | |
| Accretion of debt discount | 38,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Share-based compensation | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance leases | 93,000 | 87,000 | 94,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Building improvements received due to lease termination | 0 | −749,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Escrows and deposits | −1 | 7 | 2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Accrued rents and accounts receivable | −4 | −4 | −6 | −4 | 704,000 | |
| Receivable due from related party | 224,000 | −40,000 | −136,000 | −530,000 | −512,000 | |
| Unamortized lease commissions, legal fees and loan costs | −4 | −4 | −5 | −3 | −3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | −3 | −220,000 | 355,000 | −3 | 3 | |
| Payable due to related party | −42,000 | 0 | 16,000 | 564,000 | 872,000 | |
| Tenants' security deposits | 357,000 | 681,000 | 186,000 | 358,000 | 1 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 51 | 58 | 48 | 44 | 47 | |
| Acquisitions of real estate | −86 | −56 | −25 | −17 | −82 | |
| Additions to real estate | −24 | −22 | −17 | −14 | −10 | |
| Proceeds from sales of properties | 42 | 52 | 20 | 34 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property held in restricted cash (1031 exchange) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Escrowed loan repayment on behalf of real estate partnership | 0 | 0 | −14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receipt of funds from real estate partnership for loan repayment | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from partnership redemption | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −21 | −16 | −36 | −7 | −91 | |
| Distributions paid to common shareholders | −27 | −25 | −24 | −23 | −19 | |
| Distributions paid to OP unit holders | −348,000 | −321,000 | −332,000 | −346,000 | −331,000 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of offering costs | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| Payments of exchange offer costs | 0 | −81,000 | 0 | −335,000 | −63,000 | |
| Net proceeds from (payment of) revolving credit facility | −73 | −21 | 43 | −16 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from notes payable | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of notes payable | −18 | −66 | −31 | −3 | −3 | |
| Payments of loan origination costs | −7 | −789,000 | 0 | −4 | 0 | |
| Repurchase of common shares | −2 | −3 | −525,000 | −537,000 | −691,000 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings under unsecured term loan | 375 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repayment of borrowings under unsecured term loan | −285 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payment of finance lease liability | −40,000 | −26,000 | −14,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −37 | −31 | −13 | −47 | 32 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −8 | 11 | −2 | −10 | −10 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 24 | |
| Cash paid for taxes | 457,000 | 432,000 | 435,000 | 366,000 | 364,000 | |
| Disposal of fully depreciated real estate | 330,000 | 58,000 | 976,000 | 454,000 | 297,000 | |
| Financed insurance premiums | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Value of shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan | 112,000 | 36,000 | 75,000 | 67,000 | 60,000 | |
| Change in fair value of cash flow hedge | −5 | 3 | −3 | 13 | — | |
| Recognition of finance lease liability | 0 | 86,000 | 0 | 735,000 | 0 | |
| Accrued capital expenditures | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Receivable from partnership redemption | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Building improvements received due to lease termination | 0 | 749,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Recognition of operating lease liability | 606,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Receivable recognized for partnership interest redemption | 158,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Note payable assumed through property acquisition | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |