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Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (BNL)·Q3 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q3 2025 delivered clean operating execution: lease revenues rose to $114.167M, AFFO of $74.3M ($0.37/share), 99.5% occupancy, and 100% rent collection; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.14 .
- Guidance raised: full‑year 2025 AFFO/share increased to $1.49–$1.50 (from $1.48–$1.50), with investment volume midpoint lifted by $100M to $650–$750M; dispositions guided to $75–$100M; core G&A maintained at $30–$31M .
- Estimates comparison: revenue beat consensus in Q3 (Actual $114.167M vs $112.261M*), while GAAP EPS ($0.14) and FFO/share ($0.36) were below consensus ($0.165* and $0.384*), reflecting higher interest expense and impairments; revenue also beat in Q2, missed in Q1* . Values retrieved from S&P Global.
- Strategic/capital catalysts: return to public IG bond market with $350M 5.00% notes (7x oversubscribed), $904M revolver availability, declared $0.29 dividend; management emphasized optionality to monetize build‑to‑suit assets and disciplined use of ATM as cost of capital becomes constructive .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
What Went Well
- “We invested $204 million in an attractive pipeline of accretive acquisitions and development projects, collected 100% of our rents… and secured 1.2% sequential quarterly growth in contractual rental obligations,” enabling a guidance raise to $1.49–$1.50 AFFO/share .
- Build‑to‑suit pipeline scaling: 8 in‑process developments, weighted average initial cash cap ~7.5% and straight‑line ~8.9%; active, committed pipeline expected to add ~$28M of ABR through end of 2026 (6.7% ABR growth) .
- Tenant credit resolutions: “successfully navigated through At Home and Claire’s bankruptcy… all leases assumed and no concessions,” with no anticipated lost rent in 2025 and Claire’s paid for 2025 .
What Went Wrong
- GAAP net income down 26.3% YoY to $27.1M ($0.14/share) driven by a $10.1M increase in interest expense and a $5.9M increase in impairment provision .
- Core G&A increased 8.7% YoY to $7.4M (core) in Q3 on performance‑based incentives; total G&A $10.0M (+14.4% YoY) .
- FFO/share ($0.36) and GAAP EPS ($0.14) trailed consensus* amid higher interest costs and ongoing impairment activity; leverage ratios ticked up vs prior year, with Net Debt/Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre at 5.7x (pro forma 5.4x) . Values retrieved from S&P Global.
Financial Results
Notes: EBITDAre Margin % computed from EBITDAre / Lease Revenues using cited values.
Segment/Portfolio Mix (ABR, Q3 2025)
Key KPIs
Guidance Changes
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- CEO: “We invested $204 million… collected 100% of our rents… resolved both the At Home and Claire’s situations… and secured 1.2% sequential quarterly growth in contractual rental obligations… we are raising our full‑year 2025 guidance to $1.49 to $1.50 of AFFO per share” .
- COO: “Our active, committed build‑to‑suit pipeline will deliver approximately $28 million of additional ABR between Q4 of this year and through the end of 2026, representing 6.7% growth” .
- CFO: “We generated adjusted funds from operations of $74.3 million, or $0.37 per share… pro forma leverage of 5.4x net debt… and over $900 million available on our revolver… we raised $350 million of 5% senior unsecured notes due November 2032” .
Q&A Highlights
- Build‑to‑suit monetization: Management prefers to hold assets long‑term but will sell selectively to prove value creation and fund growth; potential 1031 redeployment to maintain tax efficiency .
- Equity issuance via ATM: Will be driven by opportunity set and incremental cost of capital rather than headline share price; evaluating as pipeline builds .
- Lease expirations/backfill: ~10% ABR through 2027 with “nothing material”; re‑leasing outcomes around ~108% in executed cases; only ~3% in 2026 .
- Acquisition market: Product volumes constrained; competition intense; cap rates have plateaued; BNL targets ≥7% caps aligning with cost of capital .
- Transitional capital projects: Retail JV in St. Louis (Home Depot‑anchored center) optionality to monetize; Pennsylvania industrial land preferred equity at 7.8% with heavy power/water, potential build‑to‑suit or sale/refi .
Estimates Context
Bold highlights: Q3 Revenue beat (Actual > Consensus); Q3 EPS and FFO/share misses (Actual < Consensus).
Values retrieved from S&P Global.
- Indicates S&P Global consensus estimate values.
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Industrial‑led growth engine: Build‑to‑suit pipeline offers embedded ABR growth (6.7% through 2026) with accretive yields (~7.5% cash/8.9% straight‑line), and optionality to monetize at stabilized valuations—supportive of NAV accretion and capital recycling .
- Credit clean‑up de‑risked 2025 cash flows: At Home and Claire’s leases assumed, no concessions, 100% rent collection; supports raised AFFO guidance and dividend coverage .
- Mixed print vs Street: Revenue beat, but EPS and FFO/share misses suggest higher interest and impairment drag—estimate models likely to tweak interest expense and impairment assumptions; monitor estimate revisions near Investor Day .
- Balance sheet flexibility improved: $350M IG notes and ~$904M revolver capacity provide funding runway; management remains disciplined (target ≤6x leverage) and opportunistic on ATM usage .
- Sourcing edge: >2/3 of acquisitions sourced via direct relationships amid competitive market—supports sustained deployment at ≥7% caps aligned to cost of capital .
- Near‑term catalysts: Additional LOIs converting to commitments, potential build‑to‑suit announcements to reach ~$500M by year‑end, and Dec. 2 Investor Day; watch for monetization decisions and any ATM activity .
- Medium‑term thesis: Multi‑year reshoring and logistics tailwinds plus disciplined capital allocation should underpin AFFO growth trajectory and potential multiple expansion from below‑average earnings multiple cited by management .